Minutes Flatonia City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021  Present: Mayor Councilpersons  Bryan Milson Catherine Steinhauser Mark Eversole Dennis Geesaman Ginny Sears Allen Kocian Sarah Novo- City Manager Angela Beck- City Attorney Lee Dick -Chief, Flatonia Police Department Jack Pavlas - Director, Utility Department Heather Ambrose - City Secretary Cheryl Sedlar Melanie Berger - Flatonia Argus Pamela Stolarski Karen Milson Stuart Mica  City Staff  Public  Mayor Milson called the Regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  Mayor Milson led the invocation, the pledge to the American Flag and the pledge to the Texas  Flag. No citizen participation.  Reports  Police Department. Activity Report December 2020 Utility Department Activity Report December 2020  Consent Agenda  Ginny Sears made a motion to approve the minutes ofthel December 8, 2020 Regular Council meeting. Allan Kocian seconded the motion. None  opposed. Motion carried.  Deliberation Agenda 1.1.2021.1  Cathy Steinhauser made a motion to approve the second reading of Resolution authorizing the Flatonia Economic Development Corporation toj purchase 1.37 acres (consisting of3 tracts) in the M. Muldoon League, A-14, Fayette County, Texas, commonly known as 11071 E. US Highway 90, Flatonia, Texas, from the Grifaldo family in accordance with the terms set out in Exhibit A. Mark Eversole seconded the motion. None opposed.  Motion carried.    1.1.2021.2  Dennis Geesaman made ai motion to approve City Manager appointment ofHeather Ambrose as the City Secretary of the City of] Flatonia. Catherine Steinhauser seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion Catherine Steinhauer made a motion to call and order the General Election to be held on May 1,2021 for the City of Flatonia for the purpose of electing three councilmembers. Ginny Sears seconded the motion. None Dennis Geesaman made a motion to engage Goldman Notz as auditors for the FY 2020 Audit. Allan Kocian seconded the motion. Mark Eversole opposed. Motion carried. Staffadvised that audits are typically solicited in April, and a new City Manager beginning in March oft this year was not conducive to putting forth an RFQ for auditing services in this FY. Direction to staff was to solicit auditing firms for the FY21 Audit. Catherine Steinhauser made ai motion to approve a resolution authorizing the ChiefofPolice to submit for a grant from the Criminal Justice Division for the purchase of3 police patrol vehicles. Ginny Sears seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  carried.  1.1.2021.3  opposed. Motion carried.  1.1.2021.4  1.1.2021.5  1.1.2021.6  No action on report from City Manager. Catherine Steinhauser requested an update on Streets list, Transportation Facilities and Traffic on the next  Manager report.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 P.M.  Bryan Mayor Attest  Approved this 9th day of February 2021.  BE  Seo aur Heather Ambrose City Secretary