CITY OF ELKHART CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING  THESITYOF EEKHART  MEETING MINUTES  Monday, August 3, 2020  6:15 pm  City Hall  A.  CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE, AND INVOCATION  With a quorum present, the Regular Meeting of the City of Elkhart City Council was called to order by Mayor Jennifer McCoy at 6:15 p.m. at City Hall, 110 West Parker Street,  Elkhart, Texas 75839. Present:  Mayor. Jennifer McCoy, Mayor Pro Tem Raymond Dunlap, Councilmember Lucia Butler, Councilmember James Warren, Councilmember Daryll Faulk, Councilmember Chuck Conner, Public Works Director Eric Clark, Code Enforcement Officer Biff Knight, Billing Clerk John Miller, City Secretary Ami Ashworth, Emergency Management Coordinator Randy McCoy,  Palestine Chamber of Commerce Tish Shade.  Pledge of allegiance was followed by the invocation given by Councilmember Raymond  Dunlap. PUBLIC COMMENT None  B. C.  PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS REPORT  Public Works Director Eric Clark gave an update on completed, pending, and future  projects. REGULAR SESSION  D.  1. Discuss and take action, if any, to Consider and Act on the adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-0001, annexing 26.87 acres of land lying partly in the NEWTON LEWIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 482, and the RUEBEN BROWN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO.: 13, ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, and being all of that Tract No. 1 called 25.486 acres save and except 1.545 acres from Gayle Zellers to R. Lowery Investments, Inc. on February 18, 2002 and recorded in Volume 1711, Page 672 of the Official Public Records of Anderson County, Texas (hereinafter shown as volume/page, OPR), and being all of that Tract No. 20 called 2.888 acres in 1711/672, OPR. Motion was made by Councilmember Butler, seconded by Councilmember Faulk to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-0001, annexing 26.87 acres of land lying partly in the NEWTON LEWIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 482, and the RUEBEN BROWN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 13, ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, and being all of that Tract No. 1 called 25.486 acres save and except 1.545 acres from Gayle Zellers to R. Lowery Investments, Inc. on February 18, 2002 and recorded in' Volume 1711, Page 672 oft the Official Public Records of Anderson County,  1    CITY OF ELKHART CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING  MEETING MINUTES  EERHART  Monday, August3, 2020  6:15 pm  City Hall  Texas (hereinafter shown as volume/page, OPR), and being all of that Tract No. 20 called 2.888 acres in 1711/672, OPR. Upon vote, the motion carried 5-0.  Ayes: Nays: None  Councilmember Dunlap, Butler, Warren, Faulk, Conner  2. Discuss and take action, if any, approving the recommendation oft the Selection Review Committee to award by resolution Traylor and Associates for administrative services for the City's2 2020TXCDBG-FAST Fund Grant Application Preparation and Motion was made by Councilmember Conner, seconded by Councilmember Butler approving the recommendation of the Selection Review Committee to award by resolution Traylor and Associates for administrative services for the City's 2020 TxCDBG-FAST Fund Grant Application Preparation and Project Administration. Upon  Project Administration.  vote, the motion carried 5-0.  Aye: Nay:  Councilmember Dunlap, Butler, Warren, Faulk, Conner  None  3. Discuss and take action, if any, on purchasing a Boomaxe.  Motion was made by Councilmember Butler, seconded by Councilmember Faulk to approve the purchase of a Boomaxe. Upon vote, the motion carried 5-0. 4. Discuss and take action, if any, on joining the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. Motion was made by Counciimember Butler, seconded by Councilmember Conner toj join the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. Upon vote, the motion carried 5-0.  E. F. G.  MAYOR'S REPORT  Mayor McCoy gave an update on Finances and community projects. Emergency Management Coordinator Randy McCoy gave an update. Mayor McCoy convened into closed session at 7:13 p.m.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT  CLOSED SESSION  2    CITY OF ELKHART CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING  THECITYOF ELKHART Monday, August 3, 2020  MEETING MINUTES  6:15 pm  City Hall  Council convened into closed Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of office personnel. Mayor McCoy reconvened into regular session at! 9:03 p.m.  H.  RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION  Motion was made by Councilmember Butler, seconded by Counciimember Warren to promote. John Miller to Billing Clerk position at the rate of $14.00/hour with Health Benefits. Councilmember Butler further motioned to name Kelly Knight our Special Projects Coordinator/Code Enforcement Officer, under the supervision of Public Works  Director. Upon vote, the motion carried 5-0.  I. J.  COUNCIL COMMENTS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of July 06, 2020  Motion was made by Councilmember Conner, seconded by Councilmember Warren to  accept the minutes. Upon vote, the motion carried 5-0.  K.  ADJOURN 9:19 p.m.  Motion was made by Councilmember Butler, seconded by Councilmember Dunlap to adjourn meeting. Upon vote, motion carried unanimously 5-0, dismissing the meeting at  LaLs Ami Ashworth, City Secretary  ou  g  Ske  3