974  CITY OF DIMMITT Regular Meeting January 15, 2024 Castro County Dimmitt, TX  Regular Meeting January 15, 2024  The City ofI Dimmitt Council members met in ai regular session in the Council Chambers at City Hall as  scheduled. andj posted 721 hours before the meeting.  Mayor--- Mayor] Pro-Tem-- Council: member--- Council member- Council member--- Council: member-- Council member-- Council: member- City Attorney-- City Manager- City Secretary--  Scott Sheffy Steve] Buckley Gloria Hernandez John Nino Chad Okamoto Sergio Navarro(absent) Janiel Bugarin(absent) Dewayne Espinosa Underwood: Law Firm(absent) Daniel. Jackson Elaine Kern  Item No.1. Calli meeting to order.  Mayor Scott Sheffy called the meeting of January 15,2024 to order at 6:30j p.m. Mayor Scott Sheffy indicated that the council members hadp previously received and reviewed the minutes from December 18, 2023, regular meeting. Council member Stevel Buckley made ai motion to approve thet minutes. Council member Chad Okamoto Jilll Perez and Scott Mescort spoke on! behalf oft their pet ducks, asking the council to consider changing the ordinance not claiming ducks as livestock. Michael Keith also spoke during public comments onl his grievance with the Police Department. Mayor Scott Sheffy and City Manager Daniel Jackson feel the city finances are ont track.  Item) No.2. Consider and approve the minutes from December 18, 2023, regular meeting.  seconded. The motion was voted ona and passed unanimously.  Item No.3. Hear public comments.  Item No.4. Discussion ofc current financials.  Item No.5. Consider actiont to approve Order of Election for City of Dimmitt Election! May 4,2024.  Election toi include: Council Member- District1 Council! Member- District2 Council Member- District3 Council Member- District 4  Council member John) Ninor made ai motion to accept the Order of Election) May 4,2024. Council member Dewayne Espinosa seconded. The motion was voted on and passed City Manager reported to the Council members the city has two citizens asking for water service outside ofCity limits. Council members discussed what alli it would entail top provide water service, including double check valve and paying a tap fee. Council member Chad Okamoto: made a motion to approve action. Council member Dewayne Espinosa seconded. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. Only one bid was submitted for the 2011. John) Deere backhoe. The sealed bid was opened and the bidder wasl Maricela & Felipe Flores ofI Dimmitt, Texas. The bid was for $35,000. Council member Steve Buckley made ai motion to approve thes submitted bid. Council member Chad Okamoto seconded. The motion was voted on and  unanimously.  Item No.6. Discuss and consider action ont two applicants for water service outside of City Limits.  Item No.7. Discuss and consider action on bids received for the 2011 John) Deere backhoe.  passed unanimously.    975  Item No.8. Adjourn into executive session in accordance with the Texas Municipal  Government Code Section 551.072 and 551.074.  Tex. Gov't Code $551.072 deliberation on the purchase, exchange, lease, Tex. Gov'tCode $551.074 discussion of! personnel matters, which may include, but is not] limited to, the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal ofap public officer or employee. Dimmitt Police Department personnel  or valve ofr realj property.  Adjourned into executive: session at 6:50p.m.  Item No.9. Reconvene into open session and consider action, ifnecessary, on executive  session.  Reconvened 7:28 p.m. Noi further actiont taken.  Item No.10. City Manager's Report.  City] Manager Daniel Jackson reminded all the upcoming Council Members oft the first day toi file. January 17, 2024, and the last day to file is February 16, 2024. Mr. Jackson reported" TECQI has approved well #101 for temporary use. We are working on getting allt the equipment on the well tor makes sure iti is running smoothly, and we willr run more tests. Mr. Jackson also reported the drought contingency plan has been submitted tot the engineers at Parkhill, Smith & Cooper. The drought contingency plan was drafted in 2011,itiso out TXDOT has started taking bids from contractors for the super twol highway project on 385 from Vega tol Littlefield. Mr.. Jackson explained we have contractors contacting the city to inquire on water rates and the cost to1 rent a meter to put ont the firel hydrants. Mr. Jackson received an email from Texas Parks and' Wildlife, the City ofI Dimmitt splash park willl ber recommended: for funding on. January 25, 2024.1 Mr. Jackson reported this isa $650,000 project, the grant isa one-to-one match. The $50,000 willl be the administrative cost. The city's cost willl be $300,000.. But while doing the application, Mr. Jackson was ablet tos secure $150,000 from the Dimmitt Community Foundation. The City's cost will only be $150,000. Texas Parks and Wildlife board will need to approve the funding.  of date, wer need to update and file with" TECQ.  Item No.11. Adjourn.  Adjourned 7:40 p.m.  Bluu Wwl City Secretary Elaine Kern  dus