R Flice, Tis  WORKSHOP OF THE GOVERNING BODY  RICE, TEXAS Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:00 PM Rice City Hall 305 N. Dallas Street Rice, TX 75155 AGENDA  1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Troy Foreman Sheila Teague Rosa Vasquez Nick White Donnie P. Fisher Christi Campbell 3. Pledge of Allegiance  The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  "I pledge allegiance to the Flag oft the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one. Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."  4. Texas Pledge of Allegiance  The Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas State Flag  "Honor the Texas flag; Ij pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and  indivisible.  5. Prayer 6. Public Forum 7. Agenda Items  a. Discuss Tax. Abatement- John Boswell will discuss this topic to help plan  growth in Rice.  b. Discuss City vision:    1Year 5Year  Discuss road maintenance plan: equipment and materials  d. Discuss staffing  . Discuss Rice Water Supply  8. Adjourn  Ihereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall, City of Rice, Texas, a place readily accessible to the  general public at all times, on the  day of  2024 by  5:00j p.m., and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the  scheduled time of said meeting.  Name  Title    R T  7a. Discuss Tax Abatement: John Boswell will be present    R Te  7b Discuss the Vision for Rice  lyear  5year    R iceTa  7c. Discuss road maintenance plan:  Equipment Dump bed trailer-  Materials:  Oil Sand = Bryan and Bryan from Oakwood- $72 a ton. They do not deliver Joey Watson, delivers our road base, found a company out of Malakoff that sells oil  sand for $68 a ton. He will deliver 24-25' Tons for $2250. Millings - Thomas Dozier $375 per load (10-12Tons)  Joey Watson buys smaller millings and is $600 for 24-25 Tons delivered Road Base = we get county prices from Joey Watson $600 a load of 24-257 Tons Asphalt Cold pack - order 50-pound bags from Rock Asphalt for $30 a bag  Can get Asphalt Cold pack in 1500-pound totes for $500  Home Depot Grainger  50# $30.00 (too much oil)  50# 36.01 2000 # $681.22 50# $37.19  Zoro    R HiceTi  7d. Discuss staffing/personne!    R Hice,Tisa  7e. Discuss Rice Water Supply    Outlook Re: Workshop  From Vicki Fisher Visher@ricetygov> Date Thu 10/31/2024944AM.  To Joey Smith smthricewatersupply@gmail.com>  The improvements to our system will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for the reply.  VickiFisher City Administrator 305 North Dallas Rice, TX 75155 903-326-7500 visher@ricetx.gov  From:. Joey Smith smthricewatersupply@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 20249 9:42A AM To: Vicki Fisher Visher@ricetxgov> Subject: Re: Workshop Good morning,  Inr regards to me attending a work: shop I couldn't say much. All water and sewer taps must apply for service so that the Rice Water Supply's engineer can do al hydraulic study to make sure there is adequate GPM and pressure. When hei informs us of the results we pass it along to the home builder or developer. The City of Ennis directs customers that are in our areal byt their Planning and Zoning department. The City of Corsicana Economic development and Planning and: zoning directs prospective developers to our office when the areai is in our service area. Navarro and Ellis county clerks both direct new customers to our office. The City Secretary of Alma directs home builders and commercial properties to our office when al location isi in our area. Iwould like to add that Rice Water Supply and Sewer Service Corporation is in the process of adding an additional 300,000 GST to our system. Wel have also been approved for a 41 million dollar loan from USDA to improve aging water lines in the system. Ihope this helps with what you need. Ijust need to stress that every tap whether iti is domestic use or commercial has to start with al hydraulic  study so that the water company knows exactly what needs to be served.  Thanks in advance, Joey Smith  On Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 11:50:00 AM CDT, Vicki Fisher visher@ncetx.gov> wrote: Rice City Council is having a workshop on November 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm.  One item on the agenda is a vision of the future for Rice. That will include a 1-year plan and a! 5-year plan. We would like for a representative of the Rice Water Supply Company to be present to answer questions council members might have regarding the water and sewer availability.    Do you think someone can be heret fori that item? After that discussion, they can leave, if they would  like. Thanks  Vicki Fisher City Administrator 305 North Dallas Rice, TX 75155 903-326-7500 Vfisher@ricetx.govy    R  8.  Adjourn