AGENDA Lefors City Council Regular Meeting March 13, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. Lefors Civic Center I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION III. CITIZENS COMMENTS: All persons wishing to address the Council under this the meeting and shall be limited to a 5-minute agenda topic shall. sign in at participate in any discussion and cannot vote presentation. The Council may not emergency, the earliest time the Council on thes subject you present. Absent an at the next City Council meeting. Once council might discuss and vote on your topic will be more comments from the public will be allowed. begins their business meeting, no IV. CONSENT AGENDA The purpose ofthe consent agenda is to streamline an open multiple items with one vote. fCouncil desires to meeting by approving agenda, they may do. SO within the Consent discuss an item on the consent Agenda. (a) Minutes- City Council regular meeting minutes dated February 13, 2023 (b) Bills (c) Department Reports V. NON-ACTION ITEMS 1. Proclamation by Mayor Ray to declare April 2023 Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. VI. ACTION ITEMS 1. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action amendment to the regarding an InterlocalContract for administrative services for the City of Lefors' 2022 Texas Community Development Block Grant - Community Project #CDV21-0173. Development Fund 2. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on a resolution designating the Mayor to act as the designated authorized official in order to execute contractual and environmental documents between the Texas Department of Agriculture and the City for the 2022 Texas Community Development Block Grant - Community Development Fund program; and for the Mayor and City Secretary to act as authorized signatories to certify the payment request form required for requesting funds approved in the 2022 Texas Community Development Block Grant Community Development Fund project#CDV21-0173. 3. Discuss, consider, and adopt a Resolution Regarding Civil and the adoption ofthe following policies: Rights Excessive Force Policy Section 504 Policy Against Discrimination and Grievance Procedures Citizen Participation Plan and Grievance Procedures Code of Conduct Fair Housing Policy 4. Discuss, consider, and adopt a proclamation designating April 2023 as Fair Housing Month in the City ofLefors. 5. Consideration of Resolution 2023-0313-1, a resolution denying Southwestern Public Service Company's proposed rate increase and authorizing the City's continued participation with other cities in the alliance of Xcel Municipalities (AXM). 6. Consideration of purchasing a Sticker Burr Roller for City Park. VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Personnel (Texas Government Code $551.074 Personnel Matters) VIII. ADJOURN The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this agenda. Executive Session Disclosure. Statement: The City Council reserves the executive. session at any time during the course ofthis meeting right to adjourn into above whenever it is considered necessary and legally to discuss any ofthe matters listed authorized by the Texas Government Code $551.071 justified under the Open MeetingsAct, as (Deliberations about Real Property), and $551.074 (Consultation with Attorney), $551.072 (Personnel Matters) The Council reserves the right to retire into executive.session this agenda whenever it is considered. necessary and concerning any ofthe items listed on Act. legallyjustified under the Open Meetings Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who need contact Lindy Forsyth at 806/835-2200 one may assistance should arrangements may be made. working day prior to the meeting SO that appropriate I hereby certify that the above shown notice was posted at the Lefors City Hall, 101 N. Court, Lefors, Texas 79054, at the designated place for official notice at 5:00 on the 10th day of March 2023. dhndkp Lindy TRMC bnpn Forfyth, City Secrétary Removed from Bulletin board: Date: Time: By: Texas Government Code$551.146 DISCLOSURE OF CERTIFIED AGENDA OR TAPE RECORDING OF CLOSED MEETING; OFFENSE; PENALTY; CIVIL LIABILITY. (a). An individual, corporation, or partnership that without lawful authority knowingly discloses to a member ofthe public the certified agenda or tape recording ofa meeting that was lawfully closed to the public under this chapter: (1) commits an offense; and (2) is liable to a person injured or" damaged by the disclosure for (A) actual damages, including damages for personal injury or damage, lost defamation, or" mental or other emotional distress; (B) reasonable attorneyfees and court costs; and (C) at the discretion ofthe trier offact, exemplary damages. (b) An under Subsection (a) (1) is a Class B misdemeanor. (c). It is a defense to prosecution under offense Subsection (a)(1) and an affirmative defense to a civil action under Subsection (a)(2) that(1) the defendant had good reason to believe the disclosure was lawful; or (2) the disclosure was the result mistake offact concerning the nature or content ofthe certified agenda or tape recording. ofa