Regular Meeting Minutes City of Bevil Oaks March17,2022  1. Call to Order @ 6:00 pm 2. Pledge of Alegance/Invocation a. The United States Flag God, one and indivisible."  b. The Texas state flag: "Honor the Texas flag; Ipledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under  3. Roll Call- All present except Councilman Mullins and Councilman Smith  4. Conflict of Interest Statement- None  5. Citizen Comments (3 minutes each) - An opportunity for the citizens to address Council on agenda items or concerns not on the agenda - those wishing to speak must complete the comment card, present the comment card to the 6. Review/Approve Consent Items- Approved- M/M/2/C- Councilwoman Mitchel/Counciman Emmons  City Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting, and observe a 3-minute time limit  a. Financial Reports for City of Bevil Oaks b. Financial Reports for Water Report by Utility Specialties d. Previous Meeting Minutes  7. Review/Approve Action Items  a. Consideration/Discussion/Approval of ordinance variance request by resident for the late consideration/Discussion/Approval of resident being reimbursed for tire that was damaged due to the bricks that were placed in the pothole on Sweetgum. Denied- consideration/Discussion/Approva of Appointment of Council Officers- Approved- M/M/2/C- Councilman Merendino/Councimon Emmons Councilwoman Vautrot no longer Mayor Pro-Tem Councilwoman Mitchell New Mayor Pro-Tem- 2- yes1-no Councilman Mullins stays City Secretary- Unanimous Yes  and disconnect fee. Denied-  d. Consideration/Discussion/Approval of Resolution to place City Golf cart up for sale and/or auction it off. Approved- M/M/2/C- Councilman MerendnoCOunclwomon Mitchell consideration/Discussion/Approval of Resolution for the change in office hours- Approved- Consideration/Disceusion/Approval of Drought Contingency Plan that is currently in place.  M/MI2/C-COunclmon Merendino/Councimon Emmons Approved- M/M/2/C- Councilman Emmons/Counctimon Merendino  8. Discussion  a. CenterPoint Energy - Notice of CenterPoint Energy's 2022 GRIP Filing for the Beaumont/East b. Discussion on how Council receives their packets at the Council meetings, via email only VS.  Texas Division paper & email  Paper Copy- Councilman Merendino Electronic Copy- Everyone else  9. Reports  a. Councilwoman Vautrot - Grounds and Maintenance  Councilwoman Vautrot- Minor curfew is 10 pm. Minors don't need to be out after this time.  Councilwoman Vautrot- speaks at about keeping things clean.    b. Councilman Merendino - Flood Prevention Project  Mayor Emmons- Speaks about the work that DD6 is doing on Davida  Councilman Merendino- asks when the County will be out to clean out the ditches on Davida. Mayor Emmons- states that the County will be out to clean the ditches once DD6 gets through Councilman Emmons- we have not heard back from FEMA on the capped improvement project. Asked the engineers if there was any way that we could put the work off for the roads due to the rise in costs of materials. States that we would not be able to do that due to having  with their part.  Councilman Emmons - Roads and Drainage  adeadline to spend the money that the City obtained from the Grant.  d. Councilman Smith - Emergency Management- Not Present Councilman Mullins - Water & Sewer- Not Present Councilwoman Mitchell - Water Rates Project  Councilwoman Mitchell- looking at several different things. Waiting on replies back from the Mayor Emmons- Permit payments are only accepted in the form of check or money order right now, but we are in the process of getting the system set upt to take credit card payments. It will take al little bit to get the software set up to take those payment, but it will soon be an Mayor Emmons- Council needs to start thinking about going out for new professionals, such as CPA, to see if they want to look into getting someone else to cover those particular Mayor Emmons- She has been working with DD6 and the County on things that willl benefit Mayor Emmons- Will be designating the Civic Center as an Emergency Shelter for. Jefferson  CPA to help get the answers that she needs to work on the study.  Mayor Emmons - Permit Payments & other various Items  option services. Bevil Oaks. County.  Adjourn Meeting @ 7:10 pm  Borlovov Emmons Mayor, Barbara Emmons  Attest: Dougy Mulline  City Secretary, Doug Mullins