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June 23rd,
2009
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I.
Announcements
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The City Council of Mt. Enterprise,
Texas, convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 23rd,
2009 in the Council Chambers of City Hall,
103 W. Gregg Street,
Mt. Enterprise, Texas.
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Mayor Graves
called the Council Meeting to order at 7:37 p.m.
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Council Present:
Mayor Graves, Councilmember’s Gaylan Hearn,
Debra Odom and Brandon Jones arrived at 7:37 p.m.
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Council Absent:
Johnny
Fryman, Richard Chapman
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City Employee’s
Present:
City Secretary Rosena J. Becker-Ross, City Marshal
David Collins
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City Employee’s
Absent:
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Citizen’s
Present:
David Godwin from the Auditor’s Office, Lorri Little
from Henderson Daily News
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Mayor Graves gave the Invocation
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II.
General Public Comments –
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III.
Council Comments – Mayor
Graves brought it to the Council’s attention that Mr.
Rudisill would like to meet with the Mayor and a couple
of Councilmember’s on the property site for a few
minutes.
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IV.
Consent Items –
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The following
items were acted on by one motion. No separate
discussion or action occurred on any of these items
unless a Councilmember so requests.
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a.
Approval of Minutes for
the Regular Meeting of March 24th, 2009,
April 21st, 2009 & May 19th, 2009
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The minutes from
the Regular Meeting of March 24th, 2009,
April 21st, 2009 & May 19th were
approved
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b.
Approval of monthly
reports ( April and May) for Court, Clerks, Police,
Wastewater and Financials
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Reports for
April & May were approved.
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MOTION:
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to approve Consent Agenda
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Hearn /
Councilmember Odom
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Motion carries a vote
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AYES:
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3
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NOES:
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0
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V.
Regular Agenda
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a.
Discussion and
Approval of Accepting Resignation Letter submitted by
Councilmember Chapman (HLG)
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MOTION:
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to approve accepting Councilmember
Richard Chapman’s Resignation letter dated May 23rd,
2009
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Jones /
Councilmember Hearn
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Motion carries a vote
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3
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NOES:
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0
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b.
Discussion and
Approval of Fiscal Year 2008 Audit (HLG)
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MOTION:
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to approve Fiscal Year 2008 Audit
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Hearn /
Councilmember Jones
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Motion carries a vote
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3
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0
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c.
Discussion and
Consideration of Pinnell Logging Costs (HLG)
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MOTION:
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to remove from agenda no motion needs
to be approved
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Odom /
Councilmember Hearn
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Motion carries a vote
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0
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NOES:
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0
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d.
Discussion and
Approval of City Marshal expenses for taking police car
to Nacogdoches (HLG)
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MOTION:
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to approve paying City Marshal
expenses for taking police car to
Nacogdoches
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Jones /
Councilmember Hearn
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Motion carries a vote
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3
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0
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e.
Discussion and
Consideration of land donated to the City (HLG)
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MOTION:
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to respectfully decline the offer at
this time due to being too far along in the engineering
stages and to mail a letter
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Hearn /
Councilmember Jones
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Motion carries a vote
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3
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0
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f.
Tabled Item:
Discussion and Consideration of City Clean-Up (DJO)
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MOTION:
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Moved into Executive Session 8:03 p.m.
– Regular
Session convened at 8:18 p.m. to table until the June
meeting (approve starting if they have not made an
attempt to be fined $50 per day and increased per day to
be enforced by City Marshal as designated in our City
Ordinance and for City Marshal to follow-up with places
that were sent letters and progress that have been made
but the ones who have not made any progress to his
discretion are to be fined $50 per day) (At the last
meeting Mrs. Debra would like to have the letters that
are to be sent out be brought back up to the council
before mailing)
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Odom /
Councilmember Hearn
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Motion carries a vote
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3
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0
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VI.
Convene into Executive
Session
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Entered into Executive Session at 7:31
p.m. pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071
Consultation with Attorney
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a.
Discussion and
Consideration of City Clean-Up (DJO)
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MOTION:
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to table along with revising city
clean-up letters pertaining to procedures and put back
on the Agenda for next month
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Motion/Second:
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Councilmember Odom /
Councilmember Hearn
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Motion carries a vote
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3
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NOES:
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0
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VII.
Reconvene into Regular
Session at 8:18 p.m. and Consider Action, If Any, On
Items Discussed During Executive Session
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Councilmember Jones made a motion to
reconvene into Regular Session, 2nd by
Councilmember Hearn at 8:18 p.m. pursuant to Texas
Government Code Section 551.071 and 551.074 to take any
action regarding executive session.
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VIII.
Discussion Items
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IX.
Mayor Graves
adjourned the meeting at 8:31 p.m. without objection.
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