Minutes  City Council - Special Session Meeting- - Budget Workshop #2  CITY OF SIMONTON August 13, 2024  This is a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the City Council - Special Session Meeting - Budget  Workshop #2 held on August 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.  1. Call to Order at 6:00 p.m.  A quorum was present with the following City Council Members in attendance:  Laurie Boudreaux, Kelli Matula, Courtney Cox, Faith Haley, Justin Boudreau, and Burns Turner  City Staff present: City Secretary Nanci Mohr Public Present: Dan McJunkin 2. Invocation and Pledge  Mayor Boudreaux gave thei invocation.  Mayor) Boudreaux led the assembly int the Pledge ofA Allegiance.  3. Public Comments  In accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act and Texas Government Code 551.007, City Council may not discuss or take action on any item NOT listed on the Agenda. Each member of the public  wishing to, speak must sign-up prior to the meeting and is limited to. 3 minutes.  There were no speakers to address the City Council. 4. New Business - Review of 2024-2025 Proposed Budget  Mayor Boudreaux gave a detailed explanation of each new section of the Proposed Budget. She stated that EDC A, EDC B and roads were funded by a percentage oft the sales taxes, and that Fort After al lengthy discussion regarding general ledgercoding, Council Member Courtney Cox requested a1 monthly summary of city operational costs. Council Member Courtney Cox asked what would happen ifthe encumbered costs werei removed from the budget worksheets. Mayor Boudreaux stated Council Member Burns Turner stated that there have been no road: repairs that hei is aware of and that we are just "sitting in line" waiting for Fort Bend County to fix them. He stated that he does not want to accumulate money while we are waiting for Fort Bend County. Council Member Justin Boudreau asked if Fort Bend County will do the complete road repair when it is our turn. Mayor Boudreaux stated yes, they will do the repair work requested up to the amount of funds that are Council Member Burns Turner requested a status on the CDBG grant application. Mayor Boudreaux stated that grant money is allocated towards low-income projects first, then it can be opened up for urgent need, but that we won'tknow ifwe will: receive grant money until the spring of2 2025 or later.  Bend County anticipates an increase in costs for road repair.  that the Council has already approved those amounts for projects.  available.    After a discussion of the percentage ofinterest for each oft the CDs and when the CDs were opened, the Mayor stated that it would be irresponsible not to put the money in interest-bearing accounts to Council Member Courtney Cox stated that she wants Fort Bend County to "move us up the list" on Mayor Boudreaux asked each Council Member to speak to their personal list of priorities. Council Member Kelli Matula stated zoning, then roads, then code enforcement are her highest priorities. Council Member Justin Boudreau agreed. Council Member Courtney Cox stated that zoning is a necessity but requests a cheduleplanproposal. Mayor Boudreaux stated that we cannot request a proposal without public bid under the rules. Council Member consensus on zoning. Council Member Courtney Cox stated that she would like ditch mowing to resume. Mayor Boudreaux stated that the most-recent cost was $86,000 per year, and that the property owner is Council then agreed as a whole to transfer the $36,000 budgeted for code enforcement into zoning Council Member Justin Boudreau requested information regarding the life expectancy of roads. Mayor Boudreaux stated that we need to create an updated priority list of which roads need to be repaired first. Mayor Boudreaux agreed toj provide detail ofi road tax balance: since last roadwork was 5. Ther next City Council Special Session Meeting - Budget Workshop #3 is on August 27,2024 at 6:00  make the most money possible for the projects.  road repairs. A lengthy comparison oft tax rates ensued.  ultimately responsible for mowing on the right-of-way.  as zoning is a much higher priority.  paid by the City. p.m. 6. Adjournment  The Mayor adjourned the City Council Meeting at 8:01 p.m. without objection.  Respectfully submitted, Launeh MayorLaurie Boudreaux  SIMON  babeoug  Be