MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUMAS, TEXAS REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Brinkmann at 11:30 A.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Brinkmann Mayor Mike Barr Commissioner Tommy Brooks Commissioner Pat L. Sims Mayor Pro Tem Justin Willis Commissioner STAFF PRESENT: Slater Elza City Attorney Mark Hall City Manager Bethanie Kemp City Secretary Javier Pena Building Official Shannon Wallace Finance Director Rick Pippins Chief of Police Monica Trevino Human Resource Director Ronald Pray Fire Chief Connie Martinez Administrative Assistant Clayton Williams Police Lieutenant Isidro Renteria Public Works Director Jose Escamilla Street Department Supervisor Mike Shockey Fire Captain Jose Fuentes Gas Department Supervisor Tommy Gonzales Police Lieutenant OTHERS PRESENT: Brandon Cox, Sam Reese, Yesenia Padron, Chasidy Shockey, Irving Viscaino, Ricky Casanova, Humberto Balderrama, Jorge Cruz NEWS MEDIA PRESENT: John Key During attending citizens and their business, Fire Chief, Ron Pray, lets the Commission know that Fire Captain, Mike Shockey, will be promoted to Fire Chiefupon ChiefPray's departure with the city. Chief Pray explains that Captain Shockey has almost 25 years with the Dumas Fire Department, and is his choice as interim Fire Chief in any ofhis absences. Irving Viscaino presents a proposal to the Commission about an upcoming event, Damion Maldonado Soccer Showdown Event, happening on March 29-30, 2025, as well as requests for Utley Park soccer fields. He explains that the purpose for this event is to raise money for a child who has some health issues and is needing assistance with the cost of the medical treatment he is getting and will need in the future. He goes on to explain his wishes for a soccer complex at Utley Park. Mayor Brinkmann lets Mr. Viscaino know that he would need to get with the Park Board and discuss the plans he has presented at this meeting with them, and it can be presented to the Commission at a later date. A motion was made by Mayor Brinkmann, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Sims, and passed unanimously to approve the event, Damion Maldonado Soccer Showdown Event, but decline the submitted plan for Utley Park at this time. A motion was made by Commissioner Brooks, seconded by Commissioner Barr, and passed unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented, with the following items: February 4, 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting Minutes, and the Bills to be Paid. Mayor Brinkmann opened the Formal Session Sam Reese with Xcel Energy lets the Commission know they are requesting a 10-foot easement along Wayne Smith Blvd for a single-phase underground primary in order to feed the new location for Jaramillo's Beef. Jerky shop. Mr. Reese goes into further detail on the location of the easement. A motion was made by Commissioner Brooks, seconded by Commissioner Barr and passed unanimously to approve the 10-foot easement between Xcel Energy and Jaramillo's Beef Jerky, as presented. Fire Chief, Ron Pray, lets the Commission know that the Fire Department currently has 5 hotspots and 8 iPads that are needing to be replaced. He explains that he has researched the best option for the city moving forward, and he was able to get a considerably cheaper quote than what the city is paying now with their current provider. He goes on to say that this quote was given by T-Mobile for Government. He states that they were sent some demo units, and during the testing ofthe units, they did work better out in the field by the lake and other spotty areas than the current provider. He goes on to explain that this is already a budgeted item, but with the carrier change, it would need the Commission's approval. This would be a month-to-month charge rather than a contract. A motion was made by Commissioner Barr, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Sims, and passed unanimously to approve the carrier change and purchase of new iPads and hotspots for the Fire Department, as presented. Building Official, Javier Pena, reminds the Commission that the TextMyGov permitting software was approved a little over a year ago, but he was present to give an update on the status of the software implementation. He explains all of the upcoming trainings that will be going on, both virtual and hands-on. He states that after all trainings are completed, the software will go live, this should happen around March 15th. He reminds the Commission that there has been no money paid into this yet, the first payment will be due after the software goes live. With this item being approved in a past meeting, there was no action taken. Gas Department Supervisor, Jose Fuentes, lets the Commission know that the city had a failing gas chilling unit, soi itis necessary to replace it urgently. He explains that this unit is between 12 and 15 years old. He explains that he did some research on pricing for rebuilding this unit, and the company that came back with the cheapest quote was Crubal Weld Solutions for a quote of $63,800.00. He explains that he also looked into getting a temporary unit, but never received an answer from them, and the time frame on getting a brand-new unit was going to be approximately 5 months down the line at a price of $88,500.00. He goes on to explain that with Crubal Weld Solutions rebuilding the unit, they will be able to have it back to the city in 2-3 weeks' time. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Sims, seconded by Commissioner Barr, and passed unanimously to approve the gas chiller unit rebuild process with Crubal Weld Solutions. Mayor Brinkmann convened into Executive Session at 12:13 p.m. in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 = Consultation with Attorney and Section 55.074 - Personnel Matters. Mayor Brinkmann reconvened into Open Session at 12:50 p.m. There were no decisions made. There being no further business on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Brinkmann. Meeting adjourned. Bob Brinkmann, Mayor ATTEST: Mark Hall, City Manager