MINUTES  THE CITY OF LOMETA COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN CITYHALL 100ESAN: SABA ST, LOMETATX76853 512-752-3331 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022  7P.M.  THES SUBJECTS' TO BE DISCUSSED, CONSIDERED, OR ACTED UPON ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Stephen Brister Hicks called the meeting to order at 7:01p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Stephen Brister Hicks led council and guest in  pledging allegiance to the. American and' Texas Flag. III. INVOCATION: Chief Cantu led council and guesti inj prayer.  IV. ROLLCALL:  1. Mayor, Stephen Brister Hicks 2. Councilmember, Doug Brister 3. Councilmember, James Dickison 4. Councilmember, Marsha Laughlin 5. Councilmember, Ronnie Cartwright 6. Councilmember, Johnny Towerton  PRESENT PRESENT ABSENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT  V. REVIEW. AND ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR' THE FEBRUARY 7, 2022 REGULAR MEETING. A motion was made by Doug Brister with a second by Marsha Laughlin to accept the minutes for the February 2022 regular meeting. Motion passed by VI. REVIEW, RATIFY AND ACCEPT THE BILLSI PAID DURING THE MONTH OF  unanimous vote.  FEBRUARY 2022. A motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright with a second by Marsha Laughlin to accept the bills for the month February 2022. Motion passed by unanimous  vote. VII. OPEN FORUM:  Citizens are welcome tos speak abouta anys subject matter, even ifiti is not ont thea agenda, for up to three (3) minutes during open forum. Ifyou need more time, please contact the City Secretary in advance. Pleasel keepi in mind that council action cannot and will not be taken during openf forum. For such ani item, the Council maye either: (1) make a statement ofi fact, (2) make a statement concerning the policy regarding the item or (3) propose that the 1. Alex Witherspoon, a city employee, talked to council about purchasing a street sweeper and/or additional equipment and provided paperwork to council on the equipment he found. He stated while they are doing the best with what they can tol keep up on maintenance of the streets, that this 2. Bob Butler: spoke about ther regional park and streets. He stated after thinking about the APRA funds and how they could be used either fort the expansion of the RV park VS. street repairs and maintenance. he began to think ofi iti int terms or revenue: fort the city and long term financial gain and felt that he wanted tos see the Lometa Regional Park benefit more than the streets at this point in time. He expressed that he'da also like to: see thel baseball fields become TTA compliant to allow for other cities thei incentive and opportunity to play  item be placed on af future agenda.  would help further the maintenance departments efforts.  against Lometa.    MINUTES  VIII. BUSINESS Note: Agendai items do not have tol bet taken ini the: same order: as shown on the  meeting notice.  OLD BUSINESS  1. Discuss and take action by determining what the role of the Maintenance Department will be related to trash and brush pick-up with the possibility ofimplememtingamonetaiy, charge for pick-upa and establishing a dedicated day forpickup.Amotion was madel by Ronnie Cartwright with: a second by Doug Brister to table this indefinitely. Motion passed by unanimous vote. 2. Discuss and take action by passing Resolution 12062021 regarding a finance contract for the purpose of procuring "Vehicles". A motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright with a second by Marsha Laughlin to table this 3. Discuss and take action relating to the addition ofs sewage ini the RV Park area within Lometa Regional Park with thei intention ofu using the. ARPA Funds. A motion was made by] Johnny Towerton and a second by Ronnie Cartwright toj place an AD in the Lampasas Dispatch to accept bids due by March 31,2022 for the RV Park sewage. Motion passed by unanimous vote.  indefinitely. Motion passed by unanimous vote.  NEW BUSINESS  EXECUTIVE SESSION:  The City Council will convene into Executive Session in Accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney  Ar motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright with a second by Doug Brister at 9:19pm to go into executive session to discuss line items 4 and 8. Council took al break from executive session from 8:56pm to 9:03pm. Executive ended at 9:57pm and the regular meeting resumed. 4. Discuss and take. action by approving the Revised Employee Handbook, effective March 7, 2022. A motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright witha a second by Marsha Laughlin to table this item to the April 2022 meeting. Motion 5. Discussion and update regarding resigned Officer Rocha's then on-duty automobile accident and TML intergovernmental Risk Pool assignment of fault. This line item was skipped due to being added again on this agenda when it was resolved at the February 2022 regular meeting. No action taken. 6. Discuss and take action regarding improvements wanting to bei made by Lion's Club to the Lometa Regional Park's stage area. A motion was made by Johnny Towerton with a second by Doug Brister to table this item to the April  passed by unanimous vote.  2022 meeting.    MINUTES  7. Discuss and consider: amendments to Ordinances No. 01092012 Nuisance, Ordinance No. 08042016 RVs within city limits and Ordinance No. 05122015-2 International Building Code. No action taken.  8. Discuss and take action regarding the 41 municipal court bank accounts and amounts to deposit and rediscuss the estimated amounts from the CPA Audit forl FY2020-2021.A1 motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright witha a second by Marsha Laughlin advising the City Attorney to contact Kevin Shahan.  Motion passed by unanimous vote.  9. Discuss and take action regarding the CDBG Streets and Drainage Grant. A motion was made by Johnny' Towerton with a second by Ronnie Cartwrightto geta a new estimate from Taborand. Associates for the CDBG Streets and Drainage  Grant. Motion passed by unanimous vote.  10. Discussion and take action by talking with Monique Park abouta community project related to a' Texas Targeted Community Grant program. No action taken. The council was informed of the program and the letter of intent that was filed for this program. Awards willl be May 2, 2022. No action 11. Discuss and take action by passing Ordinance No. 03072022 to replace expired Ordinance No. 10122018 relating to curfew. A motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright with a second by Marsha Laughlin to table this item to the April 2022 meeting for a public hearing before amending this ordinance. Motion  taken.  passed by unanimous vote.  X. REPORTS: MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS, WHEN NECESSARY,  MAYOR: COUNCIL MEMBERS: CHIEF OF POLICE: Monthly Reports CITY SECRETARY: MUNICIPAL COURT: Monthly Reports FIREI DEPARTMENT: Monthly Run Reports  XI. ADJOURN: A motion was made by Ronnie Cartwright with a second by Doug Bristerto  adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m. Motion passed by unanimous vote.  APPROVED: SarBase.ie Mayor Stephen Brister Hicks Date: April 4, 2022  ATTEST:  DR   Lindsey Grant, City Secretary