CITY OF RANGER REGULAR MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES Al Regular Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of] Ranger, Texas, was held on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall, 400 West Main Street Ranger, Texas. The following subjects were discussed, to wit: Honorable Joe Pilgrim CommissionerLary, Monroe Commissioner Brittni Boykin Commissioner John Casey Commissioner Vicki Gerdes City Manager Chad Roberts City Secretary Savannah Fortenberry Public Works Director Robert Alvarez Agenda Item 01: Call to Order- Mayor Pilgrim COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF PRESENT: Mayor Place 1 Place 2- Absent Place 3 Place 4 Roll Call/Quorum Check- Savannah Fortenberry Invocation ofPrayer- Gary Murphy Pledge of Allegiance to United States Flag- Mayor Pilgrim Pledge of Allegiance to Texas Flag- Mayor Pilgrim PUBLICI HEARING: Presentation and Public Comment on the Draft Eastland County Multi- jurisdictional FEMA Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. *Opened at 5:32pm and closed at 5:33pm. Agenda Item 02: Citizen's Presentation: 1.1 No Participation. Agenda Item 03: Announcements from City Council or Staff- 1. Commissioner Gerdes thanked Chad Roberts and the Police Department on the wonderful job they are doing. 2. Public Works Director, Robert Alvarez, introduced Andrew Lopez as the new. Public Works Supervisor and congratulated him on the wonderful jobl hel has done. 3. Mayor Pilgrim addressed Mr. Koerner and went into detail involving the City Manager/Police Chief position regarding the letter that was sent to the. Attorney General for a ruling on combining both positions. Mayor Pilgrim stated that the ruling would bei in on or before August 19, 2019 and the City is doing it Agenda Item 04: Diseuss/Consider: the approval to submit the Draft Eastland County Multi- jurisdictional FEMA Hazard Mitigation Action Plan to TDEM and FEMA for final review. - the right way. Chad Roberts, City Manager CITY OF RANGER COUNCIL MEETING MNUTES-MARCNIZZOY CONTINUED *Motion made by Commissioner Casey to submit the Draft Eastland County Multi-jurisdictional FEMA Hazard Mitigation Action Plan to' TDEM and FEMA for final review and Commissioner Agenda Item 05: Discuss/Consider: approval of the city council meeting minutes for the regular meeting on February 11,2 2019 and the called meeting on February 25, 2019.-S Savannah *Motion made by Commissioner Casey for the approval oft the city council meeting minutes for the regular meeting on February 11,2019 and the called meeting on February 25, 2019 and Agenda Item 06: Discuss/Consider: the approval of additional expenditures ofHotel/Motel Tax Funds not to exceed $6,000 for the Ranger Centennial 3-Day Celebration to be held April 5, *Motion made by Commissioner Monroe to approve expenditures ofHotel/Motel" Tax Funds not to exceed the additional $6,000 for the Ranger Centennial 3-Day Celebration to be held April 5, 2019 through April 7, 2019 and Commissioner Casey 2nd the motion. All Ayes and Motion Agenda Item 07: Discuss/Consider: the approval ofa construction plan and the use of city services for new restrooms to bel located in Willow Park. - Clinton Eaton, Citizen *Motion made by Commissioner Monroe to approve the construction plan and the use of city services for new restrooms to bel located in Willow Park and Commissioner Casey 2nd the Agenda Item 08: Discuss/Consider: approval to increase all City Official bonds to a minimum oftwenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) and to become effective upon renewal. - *Motion made by Commissioner Casey for the approval to increase all City Official bonds to a minimum oft twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) and tol become effective upon renewal and Agenda Item 09: Discuss/Consider: approval to open and award a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Bank Depository Services and authorize the Mayor to enter into a two-year agreement for the *Motion made by Commissioner Casey for the approval to award the sole Request for Proposals (RFP) for Bank Depository Services from First Financial Bank Request, and authorize the Mayor to enter into a two-year agreement for the City of Ranger and Commissioner Gerdes 2nd the Agenda Item 10: Discuss/Consider: to award a bid or proposal for the purchase ofar new backhoe loader tractor as a budgeted expenditure item and authorize the Mayor to enteri into negotiations for a reduced purchase price with the allowable trade-in or auction of one or two Monroe 2nd the motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. Fortenberry, City Secretary Commissioner Gerdes 2nd the motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. 2019 through April 7, 2019.- - Gerald Gunstanson, Centennial Group Passed. motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. Chad Roberts, City Manager Commissioner Gerdes 2nd the motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. City of Ranger. - Chad Roberts, City Manager motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. existing city owned backhoes. - Chad Roberts, City Manager CITY OF RANGER COUNCIL MEETING MNUTIS-MARCNTEZOP CONTINUED *Motion made by Commissioner Monroe for the approval to award a bid or proposal for the purchase ofar new backhoe loader tractor as a budgeted expenditure item and authorize the Mayor to enter into negotiations for a reduced purchase price with the allowable trade-in or auction of one or two existing city owned backhoes and Commissioner Casey 2nd the motion. All Agenda Item 11: Discuss/Consider: Consent Items; the Approval of Monthly Department Ayes and Motion Passed. Reports: Finance Report- Manager Chad Roberts Library Report- Librarian Diana McCullough REDC 4A Report- President Rick Hughes REDC 4B Report- President Steve Gerdes Municipal Court Report-Judge' Tammy Archer Fire/EMS Report- Chief Darrel Fox Police Department- Sergeant Rafael Ortega Public Works Report- Director Robert Alvarez Animal Shelter Report- Max Burton *Motion made by Commissioner Casey for the approval of all the Consent Items; Monthly Department Reports, Commissioner Gerdes 2nd the motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. Agenda Item 12: Diseuss/Consider: Adjournment- 6:24pm *Motioned by Commissioner Casey to adjourn and Commissioner Monroe 2nd the motion. All Ayes and Motion Passed. These minutes were approved on the gh day of4 April, 2019 CITY OF Joe ATTEST: p aomla sonleuay Savannah Fortenberry, City Secrétary BOR OF RAN