1 Dity of Howe, 7exas AGENDA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 21, 2025, 6:00 pm Summit Gardens - City Council Chambers 100 E. O'Connell Street, Howe, Texas 75459 Citizens may appear" before the City Council to address items not listed on the agenda, in accordance with procedural rules as determined by the meeting Chair and bysubmitting a "Public Comment Form' * to the mayor no later than the conclusion of Agenda Item (Call to Order). CALL: MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE TO FLAGS CITIZEN COMMENTS: The City Council invites citizens to speak to the Council on topics not already scheduled for public hearing or on the agenda. Citizens may address the Council, for a maximum oft two minutes. The Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this section that are not on the agenda, other than to make statement ofspecific factual information in response to a citizen's inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry. MAYOR COMMENTS: Recognition of Essential Workers. Howe Hump Day Networking Breakfast will be on Wednesday February 5, 2025, from 8 am to 9 am, at Summit Gardens. May election information. CONSENT ITEMS: These items consist of non-controversial, or "housekeeping" items required by law. Items may be considered individual by any Council member making such request prior to a motion and vote on the Consent Items: 1. Discuss, consider, and act upon consent items which are marked by an *. * Minutes of Regular Council Meeting December 17, 2024 Bills being paid for the month Detailed check register report Statement of Revenue and Expenditures Independent Financial - Secured Deposits, December 31, 2024 * Recap and Standings - December 2024 ELECTION ITEMS * Joint Election Contract with Howe ISD Notice of General Election Order of Election May 3, 2025 GRAYSON COUNTY TAX-ASSESSOR REPORTS * 2024 Certified Annual Tax Report * 2025 Tax Roll Values ACTION ITEMS: 2. Discuss, consider, and act upon Final Plat for W. Stephens Addition, being a replat of Lots 10, 12, 14, and 16, save and except the east 10 feet of all lots, Block 1, Ella W. Mills Addition, Vol. 126, Pg. 128, D.R.G.C.T. Being in an Addition to the City ofl Howe, Grayson County, Texas. Containing 0.645 acres of land. Agenda City of Howe January 21, 2025 2 3. Discuss, consider, and act upon the renewal of the lease/purchase agreement between the City of Howe and Independent Financial for the Howe Police Department Ford F-150 for in the amount of $21,000 plus interest due February 20, 2025, and authorize City Administrator, Monte Walker, to execute and sign all documents pertaining to the renewal. 4. Discuss, consider, and act upon the renewal oft the lease/purchase agreement between the City of Howe and Independent Financial for two (2). Ambulances in the amount not over $40,000 due March 10, 2025, and authorize City Administrator, Monte Walker, to execute and sign all documents pertaining to the renewal. 5. Discuss, consider, and act upon a one-year Interlocal Agreement between the City ofl Midlothian, Texas and the City of Howe, Texas for a purchasing program for Howe Fire & Rescue which allows each party to purchase goods and services under each other's competitively bid contracts pursuant to Subchapter F, Chapter 271 ofthe Tex. Loc. Govt. Code. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-0001 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ONCOR; AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF ELEVEN CENTS PER CAPITA TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FUND REGULATORY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC. Public Hearing for Resolution 2025-0001 6. Discuss, consider, and act upon Resolution 2025-0001 DISCUSSION ITEMS 7. Departmental Reports a. Howe Police Department b. Howe Fire Department C. Public Works d. City Secretary e. City Administrator ADJOURNMENT: Respectfully submitted, Karla McDonald, Mayor City of Howe I the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the City Council of the City of Howe, is a true and correct copy of said Notice: and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on a bulletin board, located at a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times at HOWE CITYHALL located at 116 EAST HANING STREET, Howe, Texas a place convenient to the public, and said Notice was posted no later than the 17th day of January, 2025 at 5:30 P.M. and remained SO posted for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Dated this 17th day of. January 2025 M City Secretary Michelle Hewitt Dallue Agenda City of Howe January 21, 2025