GUNERI 1051 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 349 Gunter, TX 75058-0349 903-433-5185 Fax: 903-433-8039 AGENDA Gunter City Council Special Meeting Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:00 p.m.  EST.1901  Pursuant to Chapter 551 ofthe Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given ofa Special Meeting oft the City Council ofthe City of Gunter, Texas tol be held on September 25, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. ini the Gunter Public Safety Building located at 105N4th Street, Gunter, Texas, Pursuant to, Section 551.127, Texas Government Code, one or more Councilmembers or employees may attend this meeting remotely using videoconferencing technology. The video and audio. feed of the videoconferencing equipment can be viewed and heard by the public at the address posted above as the Welcome to the City Council Meeting. Please sign the Sign-In-Sheet as a record of attendance. Ifyou wish to speak on an open-session agenda item, please fill out the Opinion/Speaker Registration Form and turn it in to the City Secretary before the meeting starts. Acard to speak at a public hearing may be CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING [Mayor will call the meeting to order, establish a quorum if present, and declare notice is legally posted pursuant to the Open Meetings Act. During the course oft the meeting, members oft the audience wishing to speak must be recognized by  at which time the following will be discussed and considered:  location of the meeting.  submitted any time before the public hearing is closed.  the Presiding Officer.7  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  1. CITIZEN COMMENTS [The City Council invites citizens to speak to the Council on topics not already scheduled for public hearing or on the agenda. Citizens may address the Council fora maximum ofthree minutes. Citizen comments shall be made from the podium. Please state your name and address for the record. The Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that arel brought up during this section that are: not on the agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen's inquiry or to recite existing policy in AGENDA ITEM COMMENTS [The city council allows citizens to speak before an agenda item. Comments must be on topic. Citizens may address the Council for a maximum oft three minutes. Comments shall be made from the podium. Please state your name and address for the record. The Open Meetings Act Section 551.007 allows, but does not require, the City Council  response to the inquiry.]  members to respond.]  SPECIAL AGENDA    2. COUNCIL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SESSION  Pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, The Council will convene into A. S 551.071: Consultation with the City. Attorney on ai matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of] Professional Conduct oft the State Bar ofTexas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act regarding pending or contemplated litigation; or a settlement offer re:  executive session (closed meeting) to discuss the following:  a. - BNSF Litigation RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION  Ina accordance with" Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council will reconvene into Open Session to consider action, ifany, on matters discussed inl Executive Session.  3. Discuss, consider, and act upon any Executive Session items.  4. Discuss, consider, and act on determining agenda items to bej placed on future City Council meeting agendas and direct the City Secretary as to which future agendas the  item should be placed upon.  ADJOURN  I,ther undersigned authority, dol hereby certify thatt the: abovel Notice of City Councill Meeting ofthe City ofGunter, Texas is at true and correct copy of said) Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the window of City Hall ofs said Gunter, Texas, aj place convenient to the public, and said Notice was posted on or before September 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. and remained sO posted continuously for at least seventy-two hours  immediately preceding the date ofs said meeting. D4 Detra Gaines, City Secretary  Ifduring the course oft the meeting covered! by this notice, the City Council should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session oft the City Council ora a consultation" with the: attorney fort the Citys should bel held ori is required, then such closed or executive meeting ors session or consultation" with attomey as authorized! by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.001 et. seq, willl bel held! by the City Council att the date, hour and place giveni int this notice ast the City Council may conveniently meeti ins such closed ore executive meeting ors session ord consult with the attorney for the City concerning: any and alls subjects and for any and allj purposes permitted by the Act, including, but not  limitedt to, the following sections and purposes: Texas Government Code Section:  551.0711 Private consultation witht the City'sa attorney on any item listed ont the agenda or authorized by law. 551.0721 Fort the purpose of discussing thep purchase, exchange, lease or value ofreal property. 551.0731 Fort the purpose of considering ar negotiated contract for aj prospective gift or donation. ore employee ort to hear complaints or charges against aj public officer or employee. 551.0761 To consider the deployment, specific occasions for implementation, ofs security personnel or devices. 551. .0841 Fort thej purpose ofe excluding witnesses during examination ofa another witness. 551.0871 Fort thep purposes ofc considering economic development negotiations. 5185 two working days priort tot the meeting sot that appropriate arrangements can be made.  551.0741 For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal ofap public officer Persons with disabilities who plant to attend this meeting and whor may need: assistance should contact Detra Gaines, City Secretary, at (903)433-