GUNIERI 105N.4 4th Street, P.O. Box 349 Gunter, TX75058-0349 903-433-5185 Fax: 903-433-8039 MINUTES Gunter City Council Special Meeting Wednesday, October 30, 2024 6:00 p.m. Meeting Opened. At 6:09, p.m.  EST.1901  Members Present: Mayor Karen Souther, Cyndy. Davis, Alan Richins, David Self, Wade  Burtsfield, Mayor. Pro Tem William Stevens  Staff Present: Director of Parks & Public. Services Adam. Adams  Pursuant to Chapter 551 oft the Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given ofa Special Meeting oft the City Council ofthe City ofGunter, Texas to bel held on October 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Gunter Public Safety Building located at 105N4th Street, Gunter, Texas, at 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 ai record of attendance. Ifyou wish tos speak on an open-session agenda item, please fill out the Opinion/Speaker Registration Form and turn iti in to the CitySecretary before the meeting starts. A card to speak at a public hearing may be CALLTO ORDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING [Mayor will call the meeting to order, establish a quorum ifpresent, 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  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.)  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  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 members to respond.]  SPECIAL. AGENDA  1. Staff update/discussion on the following items: a. TDA Community Block Grant  b. Gunter ISD surplus property liquidation process    2. COUNCIL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Karen Souther Opened. Executive Session at 6:18 executive session (closed meeting) to discuss the following:  Pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, The Council will convene into A. $551.071: Consultation with the City Attorney on a matter in which the duty oft 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:  a. BNSF Litigation  b. Texas Ethics Commission Complaints  Mayor. Karen Souther Closed Executive Session at 6:53 p.m.  RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION  Ina accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council will reconvene into Open Session to consider action, if any, on: matters discussed in Executive  Session.  3. Discuss, and take appropriate action on any Executive Session item.  NoAction  ADJOURN Adjourned. At 7:09 p.m.  Katen Souther, Mayor  R  UN  ATTEST:  ER,  Detra Gaines, Secretary Db  City