CITY OF CHICO REGULAR. MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL February 6, 2024- - 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 400 S. Hovey, Chico, Texas 76431  MINUTES  1. Invocation - Mayor Colleen Selft to givel Invocation.  2. Pledge of Allegiance (U.S. &1 Texas) was led by Mayor Colleen Self.  3. Roll Call & Establish Quorum - City Secretary Rhonda Richey calledr roll ande established: a quorum.  Jack Souther- - present Mayor Pro Tem. Jimmy Counts - present Ronnie McGuire -1 present Mayor Colleen Self - present Hannah Huffman- - present Jamie Gunstanson- present  4. Call Meeting to Order- Mayor Colleen Self called the meeting to ordera ate 6:34p.m.  Motion by. Jimmy Counts and seconded by Hanah Huffman to enteri into Executive. Session at 6:35p.m.  Alli in Favor. Motion Carried 5-0. 5. EXECUTIVE: SESSION:  a. PERSONNEL MATTERS: Pursuant to Chapter 551.074, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, dismissal, or  resignation ofa ap public officer or employee - Administrative Assistant.  Motion by Hannah Huffman and seconded by) Jimmy Counts tor return to open: session ate 6:44p.  All ini favor. Motion Carried.5-0  6. Consider/Act oni items discussed in Executive Session (Item 5. above).  a. 5.a. Administrative Assistant- - Create Position & Appointment  Motion by Jimmy Counts and seconded by Hannah Huffman to create the position of Administrator 7. Citizen Comments- (State law prohibits the City Council from considering or deliberations on any item not listed on the posted City Council. Agenda. A person may address the Council on items not on the printed agenda and on the printed agenda. Comments arel limited tot three (3) minutes. The Councilr may not comment or deliberate regarding such statements or comments during this period. Any discussion of the subjects must be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a future meeting. Items are considered: to be routine and will be enactedi in one motion, without discussion, unless a Council Member requests a: specific item be discussed and voted on separately. a. Approval of Minutes - January gth, 2024, & January 23rd, 2024 Regular Meetings. Motion by Jimmy Counts seconded by Hannah Huffman to approve Regular Meeting Minutes from Januarys 9, andJ January2 23, 2024 anda approval top pay bills. Alli in favor. Motion Carried! 5-0. 9. Discuss/Consider/Act: on Adoption of a Dangerous Building Ordinance. Take necessary/appropriate Motion byJ Jamie Gunstanson ands secondedl by Ronniel McGuirei tos submit Ordinance No.1-24-20241 for Dangerous and Substandard Buildings for review tot the city attorney and make corrections ifr needed, then bring the Ordinance backf for Council approval. Alli ini favor. Motion Carried. 5-0.  Assistant anda appoint Pat Dillon. Alli ini favor. Motion Carried5 5-0.  Sec. 551.042 of Open Meetings Act). No Citizens present.  8. CONSENT AGENDA  b. Accounts Payable/Approval of Bills.  action.    ORDINANCE NO.1-24-2024  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHICO, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 150, BY REPEALING SECTION: 150.60, DANGEROUS AND SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS, OF THE CITY OFC CHICO, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND ADOPTING A NEW ORDINANCE REGARDING DANGEROUS AND SUBSTANDARDI BUILDINGS;! ESTABLISHING: STANDARDS! FORA ALLI BUILDINGS ANDSTRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR THE DECLARATION OF SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ASA A PUBLIC NUISANCE; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, MORTGAGEES, AND LIENHOLDERS OF SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SUBSTANDARD BUILDING OR STRUCTURE; PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT OFI NUISANCES; PROVIDINGI FORTHE RECOVERY OFC COSTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW; REPEALING ALL PUBLICATION OF1 THE CAPTION THEREOF; ANDI PROVIDING FOR ANI EFFECTIVE DATE.  CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A  CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR  10. Discuss/Consider/Act on an Ordinance Ordering the May 4, 2024, General Election. Take  necessaly/approprate action.  ORDINANCE NO.2-6-2024  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICO, TEXAS ORDERING THE MAY 4, 2024, GENERAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR THE POLLING PLACE; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION JUDGES AND EARLY VOTING CLERK; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; PROVIDING FORTHE: METHOD OF VOTING; PROVIDINGFORSEVERABILITYAND Motion by. Jimmy Counts ands seconded by Hannah Huffman to approve Ordinance No.2-6-2024 calling 11. Discuss/Consider/Act on Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Water Well Contract with Hall Resources, LLC dba THI Water Well and the Water Supply Line Contract with Patterson Professional Materials were presented to the Council with costs to drill the water well and layt the water supplyl line. The cost of the water well is approximately $500,000.00 and the water supply line approximately $300,000.00. There will be talks with Government Capital about borrowing monies to help with the Motion by. Jamie Gunstanson and seconded by Jimmy Counts to authorize the Mayor to execute the Water Well contract with Halll Resources andi the water: supplyl line with Patterson Professional Services 12. Discuss/Consider/Act. on Solicitations of Request for Qualifications for City Engineer. Take Mayor Colleen Self stated that she has askedt the current citye engineer questions about the new water well and he only came back witha a replyt that the city needst to take care oft the: sewer plant themselves from now on. Mayor Self believes that they could be upset because of some questions that she has asked abouti the new water well and received no answers: and some questions about their invoicing. We will havet to continue with thec current engineers fort the water well project because they contracted the bid, but Mayor Self stated that personally she would like to solicit for a new city engineer, but that Mayor Pro-Tem. Jimmy Counts stated that Mayor Selfi is the one that must deal with the engineers and ifs shei is having difficulty withi the current engineers, then the city needs tol look fora a new citye engineer. Councilman Ronnie McGuire stated that if the current engineer is upset because the Mayor is asking  PROVIDING. ANI EFFECTIVEI DATE. the General Election. Alli inf favor. Motion Carried! 5-0. Services. Take necessary/appropriate action.  costs.  There was discussion again about! borrowing more than needed.  as previously discussed. Alli int favor. Motion Carried5-0. necessa/appropriate action.  So we're going to needa ar new city engineer to help us with thes sewer plant.  would! bei for the council to decide.  questions thati isa problem.    The question was asked ifa any oft the City Council members had a City Engineer firmi inr mind or had any Motion by. Jimmy Counts ands seconded by Ronnie McGuire tos solicita a new City Engineer.  recommendations top please givet tot the Mayor or City Secretary.  Alli inf favor. Motion carried! 5-0.  13. Discuss/Consider/Act: ont the needa and authorization to revise and amend. Appendix 1: Fee Schedule of Pat Dillon reported thate even though the City has started the update process with the building permit fees. There are other fees that may not be high enough to cover the costs of some oft the things that have. Or feest that have been puti into the ordinances long agot to discourage some types of businesses, that now are more welli thought of. So there needs to! be some changes /updates made. Motion by. Jimmy Counts and: seconded byl Hannah Huffmani to authorize the staff to make changes and 14. Discuss/Consider/Act on needed Maintenance, Repair, & Equipment Replacement of the City's Water  the City of Chico's Code of Ordinances. Take necessaly/appropriate action.  our own people do or perhaps contract people that we must  bring the changes backt tot the City Council for approval.  Alli inf favor. Motion Carried! 5-0.  Wells & Wastewater Treatment Plant. Take necessany/appropriate. action.  a. Water Wells b. Wastewater Treatment Plant  Mayor Self reported that there was sewage backed up over the weekend into the creek by Allsups. Mayor Self contacted Chico Auto Parts who gave! hera contact of Diamond 4M Oilfield & Environmental. They came on Saturday morning with two trucks and hauled 16 loads of sewage back to the sewer Al Line going to a manhole was stopped up that caused the back up. City employees were able to get 15. Discuss/Consider/Act: on any and all matters relating to the Chico Volunteer Fire Department.  plant. the line un-stopped.  a. Purchase of Vehicle(s), Equipment, or Gear, or Renewal of Loans or Leases. b.A Authorize Filing of Grant Application(s) for Vehicle(s), Equipment, or Gear. Authorize For Sale or Trade Vehicle(s), Equipment, or Gear.  Kim Adams, CCVFD: 1st Assistant Chief was present tor report ont the Fire Department discussions to insulate one oft the Fire station buildings with sprayf foam insulation that currently has no insulation ini it. Andi to run electricity for 51 new plugs. She presented three quotes. The CCVFD voted tot take the! bid from CCI Metal Buildings at $9,100.00 (whoi is local) Ift thej job goes over $10,000.00, the CCVFD will bring it back before the council for approval before proceeding. Mayror Pro-Tem. Jimmy Counts asked ift the CCVFD had voted on it andi ifs sO youl have done your Motion by. Jimmy Counts and seconded by Ronnie McGuire to approve thel bid from CCI Metal 16.1 Discuss/Consider/Ac: on any and all matters relating tot the City's Hazard Mitigation Plan. No  due diligence.  Buildings. Alli int favor. Motion Carried. 5-0.  action taken.  17. Discussion of Information Reports - No Action:  a. Police - Mayor Pro-tem Jimmy Counts asked about doing updates tot the PD tol help draw officers here to do reports and help be a presence ini townt to help deter some C. Director of Public Works e. Streets Coordinator g. Animal Control Officer  issues.  b. Fire Department d. Water & Sewer Operations f.Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector h. City Administration Report(s)    I. Mayor -I reports that the Park Boardi is goingt to ask the EDC for moneyt to purchase cameras for the park because of children being dropped offt there and fights happening  between the children.  18. Adjourn Meeting. Motion by Hannah Huffman ands seconded by Ronnie McGuire to adjourn the  meeting at7:43 p.m. All int favor. Motion Carried! 5-0.  ColonSel Colleen Self, Major  Rhonda-Richey,  lh