GUNERI 105N N.4th Street, P.0.J BOX. 349Gunter, TX 75058-0349 903-433-5185 Fax: 903-433-8039 MINUTES Gunter City Council Regular Meeting Thursday,June 20, 2024 6:00pm Meeting Opened. At 6:01 p.m.  EST.1901  Members Present: Mayor. Karen Souther, Cyndy Davis, Alan Richins, David Self, Wade Staff Present: Eric Wilhite. Director of Planning & Development, Detra Gaines City, Secretary, Adam Adams Director of Parks & Public Services, Courtney Morris City Attorney  Burtsfield, Mayor. Pro Tem William Stevens  Pursuant to Chapter 551 ofthe Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given ofal Regular Meeting of the City Council oft the City of Gunter, Texas to be held on June 20, 2024, at 6:001 p.m. in the Gunter Public Safety Building located at 105) N 4th Street, Gunter, Texas, at Pursuant. to, Section 551.127, Texas Government Code, one or more Councilmembers or employees may attend this meeting remotely using videoconjerencing technology. The video and audio. feed of the videoconferencing equipment can be viewed and heard by the public at the address posted above as the Welcome to the City Council Meeting. Please sign the Sign-In-Sheet as a record of attendance. Ifyou wish to speak on an open-session agenda item, please fill out the OpinionSpeaker. Registration Form and turn it in to the City Secretary before the meeting starts. A card to speak at a public hearing may be CALL' TO ORDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor will call the meeting to order; establish a quorum ifpresent, and declare notice is legally posted pursuant to the Open. Meetings Act. During the course oft the meeting, members ofthe audience wishing to. speak must be recognized by  which time the following will be discussed and considered:  location of the meeting.  submitted any time before the public hearing is closed.  the Presiding Officer.)  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  1. CITIZEN COMMENTS [The City Council invites citizens to speak to the Council on topics not already scheduled for public hearing or on1 the agenda. Citizens may address the Council fora maximum of three minutes. Citizen comments shall be made from the podium. Please state your name and address for the record. The Council is unable to: respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this section that are: not on the agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen's inquiry or to recite existing policy in Citizen comments were, given by Tiffany Drake regarding her bid for State House  response to the inquiry.]  Representative in District 62.    2. CONSENT AGENDA [Routine Council Business, the Consent Agenda is approved by a single majority vote. Items may be removed for open discussion by a request from a A. Consider approval ofMinutes from May 16, 2024, Regular Meeting, May 30, 2024, B. Consider approval of the Gunter Police Department Activity Report for May 2024. David Self made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda items A and B as presented.. Alan Richins seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0  Councilmember.,  Workshop, and May 30, 2024, Special Meeting.  3. Mayor's Report  TCEQUpdate  REGULAR AGENDA  4. Discussion with Director of Planning & Development Eric Wilhite, regarding possible The presentation was given by Eric Wilhite. Director of Planning & Development 5. Discuss, consider, and act upon an Interlocal Agreement between the Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG) and the City of Gunter for the purpose of9-1-1 Addressing. Wade. Burtsfield. made the motion to Table Interlocal. Agreement with TCOG. Cyndy 6. Discuss, consider, and act upon authorizing the Mayor to enter into Interlocal Agreements with Grayson County Precinct #1 and Precinct #3 for the purposes of road repairs, road reconstruction, road maintenance, ditch mowing, tree trimming, and tree David Self made the motion to. Approve authorizing the Mayor to enter into. Interlocal Agreements with Grayson County Precinct #1 and. Precinct #3J for the purpose of various road repairs and maintenance with spending authority limit of $6,000.00. 7. Discuss, consider, and act upon Senate Bill 2038 petition for release from the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) received from VGC Gunter on June 10, 2024. Cyndy. Davis made the motion to Deny petlonforrdlese/rom the City of Gunter's  zoning code update and revisions.  regarding possible zoning code updates and revisions.  Davis seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0  removal within the city limits of Gunter as needed.  Wade. Burtsfield. seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0  ETJ. Failed due to no: second. No action taken    8. Discuss, consider, and act upon accepting al Letter of Resignation from Kristy Padgett  EDC Place 5, and Lloyd Whitaker TIRZ: 1 Place 6.  William Stevens made the motion to Accept Letter of Resignation from. Kristy. Padgett EDC. Place 5, and. Lloyd Whitaker TIRZ. 1 Place 6. Alan Richins seconded. the motion. 9. Discuss, consider, and act upon an Ordinance calling a November 5, 2024, Special Election for the purpose of authorizing the readoption ofal local sales and use tax in the City of Gunter at the rate of one-halfo of one percent (0.50%) toj provide revenue for Citizen comments were given by. Don. Anderson regarding sales tax within the Cityo of Wade. Burtsfield made the motion to Approve Ordinance #2024-06-20-01 calling a November 5, 2024, Special. Election for the purpose ofauthorizing the readoption ofa local Sales and Use Tax in the City of Gunter) for the purpose of street maintenance and repairs. Cyndy. Davis seconded. the motion. Motion passed 5-0 (Roll Call) Cyndy Davis, Alan Richins, David, Self, Wade. Burtsfield and William Stevens  Motion passed. 5-0  maintenance and: repair ofi municipal streets. (Roll Call)  Gunter.  10. COUNCIL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SESSION  Mayor. Karen Souther Opened. Executive Session at 6:52 p.m. and requested Eric Pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, The Council will convene into executive session (closed meeting) to discuss the following: 551.071 Private consultation with the City's attorney on any item listed on the agenda or authorized by law.  Wilhite. Director of Planning & Development to attend.  a. City Secretary New Employment Contract  b. Discuss BNSF litigation  Mayor Karen Souther Closed. Executive Session at 7:40 p.m.  RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION  Ina accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council will reconvene into Open Session to consider action, ifany, on matters discussed in Executive Session.  COUNCIL BUSINESS- OPEN SESSION  11. Discuss, consider, and possibly take action for any Executive Session items.  No action taken    12. Discuss, consider, and act on determining agenda items tol bej placed on future City Council meeting agendas and direct the City Secretary as to which future agendas the  item should be placed upon.  Request Special Meeting. for. June 27, 2024 @9:30 a.m. Bring back petilensfordense/romt the ETJ Review Emergency Management. Plan Review local. signs that have been abandoned Discuss a videographer Workshop with Chamber ofCommerce  Website updates  ADJOURN Adjourned.At 7:46 p.m.  Karen Souther, Mayor  ALIIU OF GU  L6  ATTEST: DA. Detra Gaines, City Secretary