Town ofOak Valley 2211 Oak Valley Lane Corsicana, Texas 75110 September 10, 2024 MINUTES  Inattendance  Mayor Max Taylor. Aldermen - Randy Burkey, Norma Finnen, Kim Ogden,  Kendall Walker and Leon Ward. Secretary - Kelli Burkey. Mayor Max Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM.  Randy Burkey gave the invocation.  Agenda:  Review and Approval of Previous Town Hall Meeting Minutes: Minutes for August were reviewed and approved.  Motion made to accept August Minutes by Randy Burkey and seconded by  Norma Finnen. Motion carried and approved by majority vote.  Financial Reports / Bills to be paid:  Financiall Reports were discussed and reviewed as follows:  GENERAL ACCOUNT: Mayor Max Taylor will be scheduling a  Budget Workshop soon. 1. State Comptroller deposit $592.40 3. Lawn Care $395.00 - August expense $1,837.50, Open Records Request $1,150.30.  2. Contract Labor $100.00 - August secretary/treasurer. 4. Legal - T.O.A.S.E. $4,387.80 - Annexation $1,400, General  5. Misc $250.00 - Donation to Navarro Co VFD Assoc in honor of Chris Fields (read Thank You note that we received for donation). 6. Parks & Recreation Dept $34.64 - 2 new swings for playground area. 7. Roads & Bridges Dept $4,220.70 - Nav Co Precinct 4 for 38.37 tons  of cold mix for potholes.  8. Ending balance for August $63,477.60.  1    GRANT ACCOUNT: 1. No activity for August  2. Ending balance for August, $11,795.73 MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT: 1. Interest Deposit $1.54 2. Ending balance for August, $7,266.78  Bills to be paid were discussed and reviewed as follows:  GENERAL ACCOUNT:  1. Check for $100.00 to Kelli Burkey for secretana/reasurer services. 2. Mowing - Simply Green Lawn Care & Irrigation for $395.00 3. Corbet Water Supply electronic debit of $36.64 4. Think Energy electronic debit of $17.42 (security light account) 5. Think Energy electronic debit of $495.39 (building account) 6. Yahoo Mail Plus electronic debit of $5.00 (mail forwarding 7. Richard Tate - $100 for property nspeclonsRenspections 8. T.O.A.S.E. Law Firm for $1,050 (July billing re: Annexation) 9. T.O.A.S.E. Law Firm for $962.50 (July billing re: General) 10. T.O.A.S.E. Law Firm for $914.70 (July billing re: Open Records 11. Rebecca Chandler $112.00 for NNO sign updates from Jerry's  service)  Request)  Custom Graphics.  NNO BUDGET/EXPENSES:  1. To date $112 has been spent for NNO sign updates against the $500  budget.  Motion made to approve all Financial Reports by Norma Finnen and seconded by Kim Ogden. Motion carried and approved by majority vote.  2    Public Works Reports:  Building & Permits: Leon Ward -  Brandon Landrum, 101 Post Oak Dr, requested a permit for new residential construction ($100 fee). Brandon presented his plans to the council for review/approval. The .6 acre tract already has septic and therefore is grandfathered. When new construction is complete, the existing mobile home will be removed. Brandon will be working  with his uncle, a Master Electrician, on the electrical.  After review, motion was made to grant waiver to allow new residential structure with existing septic and trailer removal by Leon Ward and seconded by Randy Burkey. Motion carried and approved  by majority vote.  Linda Bennett, 1881 Pin Oak - requested a storage unit permit. Unit will be a 40' container which falls in the 500 sq ft or less schedule for as $15fee. Permit approved by Leon Ward and fee paid by check on Jarrett Greer, 2552 Oak Valley Ln - requested a permit for shipping container storage. Permit approved by Leon Ward and $15 fee paid Andy & Wendy Pitz, 151 Oak Valley Ln - requested a permit for 900 sqf ft carport/F RV cover. Permit approved by Leon Ward and $25 fee  9/10/24, no vote required.  via PayPal on 9/5/24.  paid via PayPal on 8/30/24.  Road & Bridges Report:  CDBG-Drainage Improvement Project Update - Mayor Max Taylor explained that in order to close out the grant project, we will hold a required public hearing. It is scheduled for next Monday the 16th at 5 PM. This is an opportunity for anyone to speak and give feedback on Re-Building of Oak Valley Bridge & Thoroughfares Update - Commissioner David Brewer discussed the status of our new roads. He is still preparing to do the work with the donated asphalt zipper equipment. However, there will be a delay due to the county's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) work on other county roads that must be done by year end. Due to this work schedule change, it will  the project.  3    probably be November before the Oak Valley roads can be done. However, the county crew should be able to repair the wooden bridge Mayor Max Taylor updated that he is still waiting on 3 bids for  on Oak Valley Ln in the next week or two. removing the tree on Pin Oak Lane.  Commerce Report:  Mayor Max Taylor  Planned Annexation Update - The letters to potential annexation property owners are ready to go out. Riot's David Schatz will consider giving a letter of support to be included in the annexation letters. Code Enforcement Update - Adam Mintz issued a citation for illegal dumping off of Water Oak & Red Oak and there has been an arrest  made.  Volunteer Fire Department Report:  None  Navarro County Sheriff's Dept. Report: Oak Valley Ladies Night Out Report:  None  Update by Lynette Horton - Lynette announced that she will be resigning  from ladies night, however will do pop-ups on occasion.  NNO - Committee is moving along and is excited to host the event on the Town Hall/Community Center property. Plans include free snow cones from 6-7 PM, corn hole, emergency vehicles from the firestation, police dept and ambulance. Mayor Max Taylor recommended collecting feedback from  residents on ideas for future uses of our building.  4    Open Forum -  Kelli Burkey asked if Oak Valley would have another Community Garage Sale in 2024. After discussion, it was determined that it would be best to  wait until next year due to the upcoming road work.  Johnny Allen, 2955 Liberty Dr, inquired about city limit signs. Also about the possibility of zoning our roads for weight limits. These will be issues we  can look into after roads and annexation is completed.  Meeting adjourned at 6:58 PM.  Next meeting scheduled for October 8, 2024  5