Thegfeart flake Palestine  COFFEE CITY,TEXAS  7019 Pleasant Ridge Road CR4217* Coffee City, TX 75763 Phone: (903) 876-3414 * Fax: (903)8 873-2433  CITY OF COFFEE CITY City Council Meeting Minutes January 8, 2024 @ 6 pm 7019 Pleasant Ridge Rd Coffee City, TX 75763  NOTICE ISI HEREBY GIVEN OF A COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNICL OF COFFEE CITY. TOBE HELDON MONDAY.JANUARY 8, 2023, at 6:00 PM ATTHE COFFE CITY, CITY HALL, 70191 PLEASANT RIDGE RD, COFFEE CITY, TEXAS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERATION OF THEI FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS. THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THEI RIGHTTOI MEET IN A CLOSED SESSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM: SHOULD THEI NEED. ARISE AND APPLICABLE PURSANT TO. AUTHORIZATION BY TITLE: 5, CHAPTER 551, OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENTCODE.  Council Members  Jeff Blackstone - Mayor (P) Ruthie Seward - Place 1 (P)  Carrie Ousley Place 3(P) Keith Skender- - Place 4 (P) Ollie Harmon - Place 5( (P)  Marquis Castleberry - Mayor Pro-Tem (P)  Jeff] Blackstone spoke and stated that before he started the formal meeting together and wanted to let anyone that was not aware that they had lost someone that was really important and who sacrificed al lot oft time for the community and to take a moment for us all toj pay our condolences to Fire Chiefand that he will be missed and  hard to replace and our prayers go out tol his family. We can take just ai moment.  1. Calll Meeting to Order:  Jeff Blackstone called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM. 2. Roll Call and Announce if quorum is present:  Mary McDonald. announced. roll call and a quorum was present.  3. Opening remarks:  4. Consider and Act upon approving items 5 &6.  Ruthie Seward made ai motion to approve items 5 & 6, December 2023 financials and. December 11, 2023  Council meeting minutes. Ollie Harmon seconds the motion. Motion carries.  5. Approving City financials for December 2023.  6. Approving meeting minutes for the December 11, 2023 Council Meeting.  7. Municipal Court Report:  Mary. McDonald, gave the municipal court report. She stated that $15,711.49 was collected, $13673.39  went to the state and $8,944.37 to the general fund.  8. EDC Report:    Vicki Castleberry gave the EDC report. She. stated that they are ini the process off finalizing the bids for the welcome signs along with the logo) for the strip center. Mr. Blackstone asked if the logo was, going to goon 9. Consider and Act upon the EDC & City moving forward with the gifted property located at the Ruthie Seward asked ifthey had. spoken with. the city attorney and Mrs. Castleberry asked. Mary McDonald ifthe attorney was attending the meeting and. she stated that he was not but he had already spoken with Ray Ver Hey regarding the property. Mr. Ver Hey spoke up and stated that he did speak with the city attorney and he was fine with agreement and the changes that city council wanted inj place. He stated that the revised agreement was inj front oft them and the attorney. saidi it needed to be made public upon approval. Mrs. Seward asked about the taxes for the property and ifthey have been paid and ifnot would the city be responsible for paying. The owner oft the property. stated that the tax payment would be going out the next week SO it would be paid and the city wouldn't have to. Carrie Ousley made ai motion to approve the EDC & City moving. forward with the gifted property located at the corner ofHWY 155 and FM3 3506. Marquis  the roof line and Mrs. Castleberry confirmed that it would.  corner ofl HWY 155 and FM: 3506.  Castleberry, seconds the motion. Motion carries.  10. Open Forum:  Open Forum is limited toi items currently on the agenda. Speakers must sign in 5 minutes before the beginning oft the meeting. Speakers will be given 3 minutes to speak.  Any person that is unable to attend and wishes to. submit questions to the council can e-mail the Chuck Jones spoke during open forum. Mr. Jones stated that hel had a couple things he would council to consider and the first being to lower the flags at city hall to half-staff until Chris' service and the other thing was possible naming the EDC park area after him. Mr. Blackstone stated that they could  questions to the Citys Secretary at cisecretaryQctpolcofeecinycom  definitely lower the flag and they could discuss the property naming.  11. Adjournment:  Ollie Harmon made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Carrie Ousley seconds the motions. Motion carries  and meeting adjourned at 6:16. PM.  The City Council oft the City of Coffee City reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course ofthis meeting to discuss any matters listed on the agenda, as authorized by the Texas Government Code, including, but not limited to, Section 551.071 (Deliberation about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), 418.175-183 (Deliberations about Homeland Security Issues) and as authorized by the Texas Tax Cod, including, but not limited to, Section 321.3022 (Sales Tax Information). ICERTIFY THAT. A COPY OF THE MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA BY THE COFFEE CITY, CITY COUNCIL WAS POSTED AT THE CITY HALL PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD AND THE CITY  CERTIFICATION  WEBSITE ON FRIDAY,JANUARY 5, 2024 BY 5:001 PM.  JEFF BLACKSTONE MAYOR  JRAL  CITYSECRETARY  hlhne