City of Rerlsater  YOUR Hometown!  CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 20, 2024  Present: Clay Parker, Mayor Leo Whelchel, Mayor Pro-Tem Councilmembers: Paula Coggin Donovan Owens Ronnie Starkey Kelly Gerber City Staff:  Guests:  Brian Strickland RWRD Kyle Dooley RWRD Richard King RRCU Vickie Bryan- -RRCU Amber Flores RRCU  Dessie Whelchel, City Administrator/ /Finance Director Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present  Tanya Duhon, City Secretary  With a quorum of the Council members present, the regular meeting of the Redwater City Council was called to order by Mayor Parker at 06:03 pm on Monday, May 20, 2024, in the Community Center at Redwater City Hall, 120 Redwater Blvd. W,  Redwater, TX. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance led by Paula Coggin.  Presentations and Recognitions  (a)  Oath of Office to be administered to re-elected Council Members  Clay Parker, Kelly Gerber, and Ronnie Starkey took the Oath of Office as administered by City Administrator/ Brian Strickland of Riverbend Water Resources District System Improvement Program to present an update - both Kyle Dooley and Brian Strickland updated the council that another 14-18-month design period before constructing Vickie Bryan of Red River Credit Union to discuss services and resident PSA on new ATM/ATM site - Richard King, Vickie Bryan and Amber Flores introduced themselves to the council and presented the plans for the new  Finance Director, Dessie Whelchel, and signed their Statement of Elected Officer forms.  (b) (c)  begins replacing 50-year-old infrastructure  ATM/ATM site on Dragonstone Blvd and what services would be available to customers  Public Comments - Open Forum  None. Reports  (a) City Adminsrator/Finance Director Dessie Whelchel    REDWATER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY20,2024  Monthly Financial Reports - Council reviewed monthly financial reports included in Council Packet  Consent Agenda MOTION: (a) (b)  Upon a motion made by Councilmember Whelchel and a second by Councilmember Coggin, the Council voted  five (5) for and none (0) opposed to approve and adopt the consent agenda as follows:  Approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on April 08, 2024 Approval of accounts payable for April 2024  The motion carried.  Authorizations by Council  (a) MOTION: (b) MOTION: (c) MOTION:  Elect Council Member to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore for term of one year  Upon a motion made by Councilmember Owens, and a second by Councilmember Kelly, the Council voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to elect Leo Whelchel to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore for the term of one year. Approve calling the private road into the mobile home park owned by Sheila Skinner "Ruby Lane" Upon a motion made by Councilmember Starkey, and a second by Councilmember Coggin, the Council voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to calling the private road into the mobile home park owned by Sheila Skinner Consider and take action on customer at 410 Cotton Ford Rd, Maud, TX 75567, with an unauthorized Upon a motion made by Councilmember Starkey, and a second by Councimember Owens, the Council voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to allowing the customer at 410 Cotton Ford Rd, Maud, TX 75567, with an unauthorized water connection 6 weeks to be in compliance with city ordinance. The motion carried.  The motion carried.  "Ruby Lane". The motion carried.  water connection  Executive Session  Council adjourned into closed session at 06:41 pm in accordance with the Texas Government Code 551.074: Personnel  Matters; Discussion regarding dismissal of City Secretary due to lack of confidence  Reconvene  Council reconvened into open session at 07:00 pm  Tabled the item  Other Business  (a) Set date, time, and place for annual Christmas Party December 07, 2024, at 06:00pm at Silver Star Smokehouse  Adjournment MOTION:  Upon a motion made by Councilmember Whelchel and a second by Councilmember Owens, the Council voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the regular meeting of the Redwater City Council at 07:05 pm on  Monday, May 20, 2024. The motion carried.  2    REDWATER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY20,2024  These minutes approved on the 18th day of June 2024.  dao Ll -Clay Parker,MAYOR PCY LCo wreiche ATTEST:  ON ahon Tanya Duhon,CITY: SECRETARY  3