1 AGENDA 2 FORNEY CITY COUNCIL 3 Tuesday, March 4, 2025 4 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting 5 City Hall Annex/Council Chambers, 101 E. Main Street, Forney, Texas 75126 6 7 8 I. CALL TO ORDER 9 10 Present were Mayor Jason Roberson, Mayor Pro Tem Cecil Chambers and Council 11 Members: James Traylor, Jay Weatherford, Zahnd Schlensker, Sarah Salgado, Greg Helm. 12 Also present were City Manager Charles Daniels and City Attorney Jon Thatcher. 13 14 II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - COUNCIL MEMBER GREG HELM 15 16 Pastor Brad Carroll from Community Life Church delivered the Invocation and Council 17 Member Helm led the Pledge of Allegiance 18 19 III. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS 20 21 1. Presentation on the 2024 Racial Profiling Final Report by Dr. Alex del Carmen 22 PRESENTED] 23 24 The tem was presented by Dr. Alex Del Carmen from Del Carmen Consulting, LLC, and 25 discussion followed. No action taken as the item was for presentation purposes only. 26 27 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 28 29 1. Consider approval of the Minutes of the February 18, 2025 (Regular) City Council 30 Meeting. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 31 32 Council Member Weatherford moved to approve the Minutes with no changes. Council 33 Member Salgado seconded the motion. Motion carried. 34 35 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 36 Schlensker, Helm 37 NAYS (0): None 38 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 39 40 V. OPEN FORUMICITIZEN COMMENTS 41 42 The following individual addressed the City Council: 43 44 Ms. Million Heir-Williams City Council Minutes - March 4, 2025 Page 1 45 VI. CONSENT AGENDA 46 47 The Consent Agenda, consisting of Item V.1, was presented for consideration. The item was 48 not pulled for individual consideration. 49 50 Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Mayor Pro 51 Tem Chambers seconded the motion. 52 53 1. Consider approval of the acceptance of public improvements for the Marriott Towneplace 54 Suites project. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 55 [APPROVED] 56 57 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 58 Schlensker, Helm 59 NAYS (0): None 60 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 61 62 VII. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS 63 64 1. Discuss and consider board and commission appointment: Planning and Zoning 65 Commission. (Staff has no recommendation on the item.) 66 APPOINTMENT MADE] 67 68 The item was presented. 69 70 The one remaining applicants was called, introduced himself, and, as applicable, answered 71 questions posed by members of the City Council. 72 73 No discussion followed. 74 75 See Exhibit A for nomination and voting record/appointment results. 76 77 VIII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 78 79 Department Reports (Fire, Police, Municipal Court, Finance) 80 Citizen Complaints - Actions taken or to be taken 81 0 Upcoming Special Events 82 o Personnel Changes 83 o Commendations 84 o Public Works/Streets Projects, Repairs or Construction 85 Park Issues 86 Inspection Issues 87 CIP Projects 88 89 Updates were provided with no direction provided by City Council. 90 91 IX. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS COUNCIL COMMENTS 92 93 Announcement provided by Council Member Schlensker. City Council Minutes March 4, 2025 Page 2 94 X. EXECUTIVE SESSION [2d Floor Conference Room] 95 96 Mayor Roberson announced the City Council would convene to Executive Session at 6:59 97 p.m. consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as 98 otherwise allowed by law as follows. 99 100 1. Consult with legal counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement 101 offer and/or matters in which a duty of the attorney to the governmental body under Texas 102 Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with 103 Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (Tex. Gov't Code $551.071): 104 [DELIBERATED) 105 106 a. Settlement and release agreement regarding Firefighter compensation for paramedic 107 school and certification. 108 109 No action was taken in Executive Session. 110 111 XI. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION 112 IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE CITY 113 COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION, 114 IF ANY, ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 115 116 The City Council returned to the Council Chambers, after which Mayor Roberson adjourned 117 the Executive Session at 7:32 p.m. and reconvened the regular meeting. 118 119 No action was taken in Executive Session. 120 121 ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION 122 123 Executive Session Item: 124 XI.1.a. Settlement and release agreement regarding Firefighter compensation for paramedic 125 school and certification. 126 127 Council Member Traylor moved to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the 128 Settlement and Release Agreements for firefighter compensation for paramedic school and 129 certification. Council Member Schlensker seconded the motion. Motion carried. 130 131 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 132 Schlensker, Helm 133 NAYS (0): None 134 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 135 136 XII. ADJOURNMENT 137 138 With no further business to consider, Mayor Roberson adjourned the regular meeting at 139 7:32 p.m. City Council Minutes March 4, 2025 Page 3 140 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORNEY, 141 TEXAS, this day of EIRARAh 2025. 142 143 144 6 1 145 ATTEST: Jason Roberson, Mayor 146 147 an Laz 148 Rosa Rios, City Secretary Ry < City Council Minutes March 4, 2025 Page 4 March 4, 2025 Council Meeting - FORNEY Agenda Item VII.1 Exhibit A Board & Commission Appointments SPECIAL VOTNGRECORD BOARD SEATI NO. REAPPOINTEE APPOINTWENTT TERN QUALIFICATIONS om aling lenb ber ray Cour FANT) Sicne Vote Results AYES/6 Mayori Pro TemChambersa andCouncilN Members: Planninga andz Zoning 5 Lawronoel MoCal July 1,2023 through June3 30, 2025 NA Council Member Council Member Sagado Mayor Prol TemChambers Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, Schiensker, Helm Commission (New) (Unexpired Term) Salgado NAYS (0): None NOT VOTINGASNOT TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson