CITY OF NEVADA 424EFM6NEVADA, TX75173 1972-853-0027  Vbwaie  MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, May 21, 2024 7:00PM at City Hall Mayor - Benito Ponce  Council Member Place 1 -Mike Laye Council Member Place 3 - Kerrie Longoria  Council Member Place 4 - Clayton Laughter  Council Member Place 2 - Donald Deering Council Member Place 5-] Frank Hudson  City Staff:  Citizens:  City Secretary, Morgan Kowaleski City Attorney,Jim Shepherd  Russell Newton, Bruce Mathews  REGULAR MEETING  1. Call to Order and Declaration of Ouorum-  Time: 7:01 PM 2. Invocation-  Mayor Ponce and Council Member Deering were absent.  Mr. Bruce Mathews led the invocation.  3. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America =  Ipledge. Allegiance to thej flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic. for which it  stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice, for all. Those in attendance pledged allegiance to the United States of America.  Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag  Honor the Texas flag, I Ipledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one. state under God, one and indivisible.  Those in attendance pledged allegiance to the Texas Flag.  4. Public Comment- None.    REPORTS  5. Reports:  a. City Secretary Report-  MyGov - Had our kickoff meeting on April 29th and we have been working with MyGov to provide them with all the required information for them to build the templates for the permitting, Revize - Final training with Revize is scheduled for May 28th. After the training is complete the School openings - CISD has invited the staff & council to attend ribbon cutting for two oftheir  online forms, code enforcement, etc.  website will be turned over to the City for final changes before it goes live.  new campuses:  Ellis Elementary - July 18th at 6PM  Community Trails Middle School - July 22nd at 6PM.  Xtreme Green Event - Our Xtreme Green Event with CWD is scheduled for June 18, from 8AM -12PM. This event has been advertised on our Facebook page, website, and with flyers. Ifany oft the Council members can volunteer their time to help verify addresses, please let me know as  soon as possible. b. City Attorney Report- N/A  Code Enforcement Report- Dennis Wagner. d. P&ZI Report- N/A EDC Report- N/A  The council reviewed an updated Code Enforcement report from Code Enforcement Officer,  Financial Report (2nd Council Meeting)-  The Council reviewed the monthly Financial Report. Council Member Longoria requested that  City Secretary Kowaleski verify the current electricity rate.  Mayor Pro Tem Report- because ofthe roll back election. h. Mayor's Report/Status-  Council Member Longoria provided an update on the status of the tax refunds from the County  N/A N/A  NVFD Report (2d Council Meeting)-  2    CONSENT AGENDA  6. Approval of] Previous Meeting Minutes - May 7,2024- seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.  Council Member Laye made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Council Member Hudson  REGULAR AGENDA  7. Discuss and take any appropriate action on the variance request submitted to the City ofNevada - Council Member Laughter made a motion to table this agenda item until further information could be provided to the council. Council MemberLongoria seconded the motion. Motion carried with a 3:1 vote.  IN FAVOR: Longoria, Laughter, Hudson. IN OPPOSITION: Laye  8. Discuss and take any appropriate action on amending Ordinance 18-06(Animal Ordinance)- Council Member Laye made a motion to table this agenda item at the recommendation of City Attorney Shepherd, until the clarification of new laws pertaining to animal ordinances. Council Member Laughter 9. Discuss and consider action on amending Ordinance No. 0052124-A (Schedule of Fees) - Council Member Longoria made a motion to table this agenda item until the next city council meeting, when a final version of suggested changes can be reviewed for approval. Council MemberLaye seconded 10. Discuss and consider appropriate action on Ordinance 0052124-B (Adopting a Tax Rate for 2023 Council Member Laughter made a motion to approve Ordinance 0052124-B (Adopting a Tax Rate for 2023 After the May 4th, 2024, Rollback Election.) Council Member Laye seconded the motion. Motion  seconded motion. Motion carried unanimously.  the motion. Motion carried unanimously. After the May 4, 2024, Rollback Election)-  carried unanimously. 11. Future Agenda Items =  Future agenda items shall be designated by the Mayor. In addition, ai motion and a second from any two Councilpersons shall be sufficient to add an agenda item for a future meeting. Staff and counsel shall have prior consent of the Mayor to add an agenda  item for a future meeting. 1. Fence Variance 2. Animal Ordinance 3. Schedule of Fees 4. Budget 5.  12. Executive Session N/A  3    13. Regular Session: Reconvene from Executive Session- - 14. Ifrequired, act on items reviewed in Executive Session =  15. Adourmment/Closing. Time: 7:55 PM  Bbh  Benito Ponce, Mayor  TN  Morgan Kowaleski/City Secretary  4