THE CITY OFI EASTLAND CITY COMMISSION MEETING January 22, 2019  EASTLAND, TEXAS EASTLAND, COUNTY  $ $  The City Commission oft the City of Eastland, Texas, met in Open Session atl Eastland City Hall: as scheduled, and notice was posted 721 hours ini advance and prior to the meeting.  CITY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:  Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner City Manager City Secretary City Secretary (in training) City Finance Director Director of Planning/Zoning Codel Enforcement Officer Chief of Police  Larry Vernon John Bird Richard Rossander Zac Darr Frank Saylors Ron Duncan Shirley Stuart Romal Holley Leslie Zander Billl Dolen Terry Simmons Davidl Hullum  CITY COMMISSIONERS. ABSENT: PERSONNEL PRESENT:  Guests: Cecil Funderburgh, Steve Gerdes, Don Griffin, H. V.O'Brien, Laura Hobbs, Tom  Bailey, Ben Bird  MEETINGCALLEDTO: ORDER  Chairman Larry Vernon called the meeting to order at 6:00p p.m. II. INVOCATION ANDI PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  Commissioner Zac Darr offered thei invocation and City Manager Ron Duncan led the Pledge of III. PUBLICCOMMENT ON ANY: SUBJECT NOTI LISTED ON THIS AGENDA  Allegiance.  (Limited to Five Minutes Per Speaker)  There were no comments.  IV. APPROVEI MINUTES OFTHE DECEMBER 17,2018N MEETING  Commissioner John Birdi made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Richard Rossander, to approve the minutes oft the meeting held on December 17, 2018. Motion prevailed by the following vote:  Ayes: Nays: None Absent: Commissioner: Saylors V. FINANCIAL REPORT  Commissioners Rossander, Bird, Darr  City Manager Ron! Duncan reported that the! Sales' Taxi is continuing on a positive trend.    Cily Commission Mecting  January 22, 2019:  VI. THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS MAY DISCUSS ANDTAKE ACTION  ONTHEI FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS:  EASTLAND: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED  BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOM BAILEY  Chairman Larry Vernon introduced' Tom Bailey who reviewed thei handout of the EEDI Annual Mr. Bailey reported that the $500,000Texas Community Block Development grant has been approved for the Rural Health Clinic. He also spoke about the addition oft the Nursing Home to the Woodlands Retirement Center. The EEDI will be assisting in funding some of thei infrastructure, Mr. Bailey also talked about Blake Fulenwider buying property from EEDIt to build: a new dealershipr near the Interstate. Mr. Bailey also talked about the EEDI purchasing more property on Mr. Bailey thene explained about thel Red Star Pipeline being aj joint effort between the City of Eastland and the Eastland Industrial Foundation. Thisi isi ins support of the new and improved Mr. Bailey discussed thej joint efforts being put forth tol help remodel the old Victor Cornelius building into a new satellite campus of Ranger College. Ranger College owns the two-story portion oft this building along with the parking lot. Central Texas Opportunities and' Workforce Solutions have expressed ani interest in occupying offices int this building. Eastland Memorial Hospital has also approached the idea ofa a nurses traing program being held in this building. Mr. Bailey: also explained about the future oft the Morgan Building property. He spoke about Ronnie Harris bringingi in Kevcol Industries, a recycling equipment repair shop. He willbe refurbishing the northe end oft the building by exchanging his employees laborf for the materials Mr. Bailey concluded his presentation! by expounding about the great opportunities that the airport andi its updated terminal bring to the community. Thej jobf fairt that was held there in 2018 wasj just the beginning. He finished by presenting the sales tax revenue and projecting an upward trend with all of the new businesses and new jobs coming to town. All projects combined should create  Report  specifically, puttingi int the street named University Drive. the norths servicer road for future development.  complex being! built ont the site of the current Red Star' Truck Stop.  provided by EEDI.  between 70-80 new jobs in 2019. No: action was required.  2. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SUPPORT OF FUTURE. PROJECT PROPOSED BY Chairman! Larry Vernon introduced. Steve Gerdes oft the ECWSD. Mr. Gerdes explained that they are currently building the new water treatment plant which iss scheduled to go online around the first Mr. Gerdes gavei information about a proposed project which will consist of the following: convert the existing temporary potassium permanganate feed system to: a permanent feed system: and add: af flow meter at the raw water pump station toi improve the water accountability: and Relocate the current chlorine dioxide application point from the present location near the raw water pump station to: a point closer tot the WTP: along the raw water pipeline and relocate the Permanently remove the existing underground concrete clearwells from service and utilize the new above-ground clearwell that was installed in: an earlier phase of the current DWSRF project. Installation of aeration stripping with venting the head space inside the new above-ground  EASTLAND COUNTY WATER SUPPLYI DISTRICT  ofN March.  allow for flow pacing oft the potassium permanganate feed system.  chlorine dioxide generator tot the WTP.  2    City Commission Mecting  January 22, 2019  clearwell tor remove volatilized' TTHMs from the tank head space and prevent TTHMs from resolubizing in the moisture inside the tank head space and returning to the treated water. Mr. Gerdes provided and explained the application tot the TWDB and the amortization schedule for review. Mr. Gerdes encouraged the City to take advantage of the terms of the  proposed loan that is outlined. No action was required.  3. DISCUSS. AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDINANCE NO 18-844, INCORPORATING, ALL AMENDMENTS' TO' THE: ZONING ORDINANCE INTOAG COMPREHENSIVE: ZONING ORDINANCE ONTHE SECONDI READING  Commissioner John Bird made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Richard Rossander, to: approve the second reading of Ordinance 18-844. Motion prevailed by the following vote:  Ayes: Nays: None Absent: Commissioner Saylors  Commissioners Rossander, Bird, Darr  4. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION TO CHANGE SIGNATURE CARDS Finance Director Leslie Zander explained that the bank needs al letter authorizing them to remove Shirley Stuart from the City Hall accounts and replacing her with Romal Holley and removing Roma Holley from thel Policel Department accounts and replacing her with' Temil Nichols effective Commissioner. John Birdr made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Richard Rossander, to approve  ATI FIRST FINANCIAL BANK  February 8, 2019  the changes to these accounts. Motion prevailed by the following vote:  Ayes: Nays: None Absent: Commissioner Saylors  Commissioners Rossander, Bird, Darr  5. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER AND ALTERNATE Director of Planning and Development Bill Dolen recommended Norman Owen to be appointed to the Board of Adjustment effective immediately and Shirley Stuart be appointed as an alternate Commissioner Richard Rossander made: a motion, seconded by Commissioner John Bird, to appove Norman Owent tol be appointed effective immediately: and! Shirley Stuart be appointed as: an alternate  MEMBER OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT  effective February 14,2019  effective! February 14,2019. Motion prevailed by the following vote:  Ayes: Nays: None Absent: Commissioner Saylors  Commissioners Rossander, Bird, Darr  6. DISCUSS. AND CONSIDER SUPPORT OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPCOMING EVENTS AS REQUESTED! BY LAURA HOBBS, EXECUTIVE Chairman Larry Vernoni introduced Executive Director Laural Hobbs, who began! byi inviting everyone tot the groundbreaking ceremony: for the nursing home addition tot the Woodlands on  DIRECTOR  Thursday at noon.  3    City Commission Mecting  January 22.2019  Mrs. Hobbs asked permission toi include a Winefest, tol be held inside the Lyric" Theateri in conjunction with) Rip's Ribs Cookoff, on April 13,2019. She explained how it would work, by adhering tot the rules set out by the' Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). Each wine vendor willl have a certificate specific to the event issued from' TABC. Mrs. Hobbs said that this would be: a "tasting only" and would not be full glasses of wine. No one will be allowed tol leave the premises withi it. The liability would be the Chamber of Commerce and the Center for the. Arts, which owns the Lyric Theater. This still has to go before the Board for the Center for the Arts. Mrs. Hobbs also wants tol host a Sanctioned Corn Hole' Tournament along with the cookoff as Commissioner Richard Rossander made a motion, seconded by Commissioner John Bird, to appove this request for permission toi include the Winefest along with a Corn Hole' Tournament at the Rip's  something else for people to do while waiting for the cookoff.  Ribs Cookoff on April 13, 2019. Motion prevailed by the following vote:  Ayes: Nays: None Absent: Commissioner Saylors  Commissioners Rossander, Bird, Darr  Mrs. Hobbs alsoi informed the commission that the Chamber would like toi implement an' "Adopt-a- Block" Campaign to take place in! March. This willl be ani initiative to start a mass clean up dayi in the middle of March. The Chamber would be: asking various service organizations and groups to Commissioner Richard Rossander made a motion, seconded by Commissioner John Bird, to appove this request for permission tos schedule an "Adopt-a-Block" clean upi in March. Motion prevailed by  helpo clean an: area on ora around Main Street.  the following vote: Ayes: Nays: None Absent: Commissioner Saylors  Commissioners Rossander, Bird, Darr  VII. CITY MANAGER'S BRIEFING  2019 Streets/ The City, in conjunction with EEDI, Eastland Community Foundation and Eastland Industrial Foundation will: assist withi infrastructure as part oft the major expansion project of the Woodlands Assisted Living Facility and the Trinity Nursing System. University Drive, which will serve this expansion, will bet the last street ont the left as youl head west towards Cisco on Hwy 6. Cost estimates have been received: and this will be moving forward as soon as possible. Mental Health Transport Officer/ The" Texas Department of Health Grant has been approved fort the MHMR officer position whichi isi now in operation. Former Sheriff Deputy. Joshl Nichols began working this month andi is assigned to the Ciscol Police Department but provides services tol Eastland Eastland Municipal Airport Game Fence/ Construction of the Game Fence surrounding Eastland Waste Water Treatment Plant/ We are in the process of receiving sealed bids for construction of the 2018 Water System Improvements/ This project isi int thej process of receiving the final validation of  and Ranger as well.  Municipal Airport should begin next month. improvements tot the Waste Water Treatment Plant.  the surveyed route this week.  Pump Station Thep pumps station repairs are almost complete. VIII. CODE COMPLIANCE REPORT  Codel Enforcement Officer Terry Simmons presented the Code Compliance Report for December.  4    Ciy Commission Meeting  Janary 22, 2019  Her reported there were 46 open cases at the beginning of the month, 14 new cases were opened and 26 cases were closed, ending the month with 34 open cases. He also issued one annual notice.  IX. MONTHLYF POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT  Copies oft the written Police Department Report were included int the meeting packets. Chief Hullum spoke about a meeting that took place on December 16, 2018. The local police chiefs Chief Hullum also addressed upcoming traffic concerns at the intersection of the frontage roads and  met together to discuss common procedures and protocols.  E.1 Main Street.  X. ADIOURNMENT 7:19p.m. Motion passed unanimously.  Commissioner Zac Darr made: a motion, seconded by Commissioner. John Bird, to adjourn at  APPROVED  Larry Vernon, Chairman Board of City Commissioners  ATTEST  Roma Holley, City Secretary  5