REGULAR MEETING
SEYMOUR CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 18, 2010

A regular City Council Meeting was held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2010, at the Portwood Arts and Civic Center, 800 E. Morris Street, Seymour, Texas 76380.

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
by Mayor Ronald Reeves at 7:00 p.m.

Council Present:
Council Member Donald Coltharp, Council Member David Horton,
Council Member Billy Henricks and MPT Sid Winn.

Council Member Nan Gilbert-Mathis arrived at 7:18 p.m.

Council Absent:
none

Counsel Present:
none

Pledge of Allegiance
was led by Mayor Reeves.

Staff Present:
City Secretary Conchita Torrez, Economic Development Director John Studer, Finance Director Mary Griffin, Utility Clerk Nita Hons, Water Tech. Robert Torrez Sr, Department Head Supervisors Greg Shumate, Brad Tilley, Rick Garcia and Adam Sturgeon.

Participants and Guests:
Marvin Griffin, Fred Harvey, Danny Brown, Jill Holmes, Chris Henry, Shan Slaggle and Rusty Stafford with TxDOT. Also, Judy Wheeler with Hostas Insurance, Deana Dalton and Jennifer Loving with Loving Insurance, Russele Bland and David Adams with Caprock Insurance, John Stallings Jr. and James Phillips with Jacob and Martin, Ltd.

Presentation from TxDOT Representatives Mr. Danny Brown, Mr. Chris Henry
and Jill Holmes to the City of Seymour, regarding City of Seymour Park.

Mr. Danny Brown stated that the Seymour Park Stream Rehabilitation Project that was constructed by the Texas Department of Transportation in 2008 had won two different awards.
1) was runner –up for the 2009 TxDot Environmental Achievement Award and the second award was for the FHWA’S 2009 Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives Award and Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives Award.

Mr. Brown went on to say that the first is an internal award all 25 TxDOT districts
compete for each year. The second, is a national award for which you can either win on the Human Environment side or on the Ecosystem side. This project received joint recognition for both categories.

We wanted to share these awards with the City of Seymour, because this project could not have been successful without the cooperation of the City. You allowed us to work in your City Park, which we understand was no small inconvenience to the citizens of Seymour who regularly use the park. We know that City officials received numerous complaints for work in the park concerning needed maintenance, however, mowing restrictions are an important part of meeting our regulatory obligations and reestablishing the ecosystem that allowed this to be an award winning project.

Despite winning these awards, the Seymour Park Stream Rehabilitation project was also essential to the construction of the US 277 Reroute in Seymour. We would not have been able to obtain the necessary permits to construct our bridges and culverts along on US 277 without this stream rehab project.

So again, congratulations for being a part of this project that has won both state and national awards.

Mayor Reeves accepted the awards.

MPT Winn also stated to Mr. Brown and staff that the City of Seymour was fortunate to have two members of TxDOT (Shan Slaggle and Rusty Stafford) be not only a part of our community, but, a great asset as well.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR:

No announcements were made by Mayor Reeves.

CITIZENS QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS:
At this time, interested citizens are encouraged to indicate their interest in speaking, and upon being recognized by the Mayor, approach the podium to express your comments. Please speak clearly and speak directly into the microphone. Citizens may speak on any matter other than personnel matters or matters under litigation, for a length of time not to exceed five minutes, please. Neither Council action nor discussion may take place on any matter, until such matter has been placed on an agenda and posted in accordance with law.

No questions or comments were given by any citizen at the meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA:
Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are generally enacted in one motion. The exception to this rule is that a Council Member may request one or more items to be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action.

1. CONSIDER APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS FOLLOWS:

a.) Approve Thursday, January 21, 2010, Regular Meeting Minutes.


b.) Approve City Council Report for City bills paid in January, 2010.

c.) Accept REPORTS
1. Monthly Investment Report
2. lst National Bank accounts report summary
3. Employee List
4. Golf Course Membership total report

d.) Authorize City Staff to advertise for annual “Spring Clean Up Week”, beginning, Saturday, April 3, 2010, through Saturday, April 10, 2010.

e.) Discuss and take action to change the March 2010,
Regular Agenda from the third Thursday, March 18th , to the fourth Thursday, March 25th , to accommodate the S.I.S.D. School Spring Break Schedule, which is March 16th through March 20th .

f.) Approve the General Election Order for
Saturday, May 8, 2010, for the City of Seymour City Council Positions; Councilmember Place #1, Councilmember Place #3 and Councilmember Place #5, for a Two Year Term.

g.) Approve Resolution No. 1311, to appoint Election Judges and Clerks for Saturday, May 8, 2010, City of Seymour General Election.

h.) Discuss, and take action to accept the Annual Police Contact Data Report, known as the Racial Profile Report, from Chief of Police Tommy Duncan.

End of Consent Agenda

Motion:
Motion made by Council Member Coltharp, seconded by Council Member Horton,
to accept the consent agenda as presented by City Secretary.

Vote on Motion:
passed unanimously.

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