AGENDA 2 FORNEY CITY COUNCIL 3 Tuesday, April 1, 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 JAMES 15 TRAYLOR 16 17 Pastor Marty Reid with Trinity Family Church delivered the Invocation and Council Member 18 Traylor led the Pledge of Allegiance. 19 20 III. PROCLAMATIONS I PRESENTATIONS 21 22 1. Prociamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month - April 2025 23 PRESENTED] 24 25 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 26 27 1. Consider approval of the Minutes of the March 18, 2025 (Regular) City Council Meeting. 28 (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 29 30 Council Member Helm moved to approve the Minutes with no changes. Council Member 31 Weatherford seconded the motion. Motion carried. 32 33 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 34 Schlensker, Helm 35 NAYS (0): None 36 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 37 38 Council Member Salgado arrived at 6:33 p.m. 39 40 V. OPEN FORUMICITIZEN COMMENTS 41 42 The following individuals addressed the City Council: 43 44 Ms. Tera Mansfield 45 Mr. Dustin Jones 46 Ms. Jennifer Crim 47 Mr. Daniel Murphy 48 Mr. Kenneth Hill 49 Note: Originally called as first speaker but requested to speak after all registered 50 speakers with no objection voiced by the City Council. City Council Minutes April 1, 2025 Page 1 51 VI. CONSENT AGENDA 52 53 The Consent Agenda, consisting of Item V.1-5, was presented for consideration. No items 54 were pulled for individual consideration. 55 56 Council Member Traylor moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Council 57 Member Schlensker seconded the motion. 58 59 1. Consider approval of the acceptance of public improvements for the FISD Themer Middle 60 School project. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 61 [APPROVED) 62 63 2. Consider approval of the acceptance of public improvements for the FISD Willett 64 Elementary School project. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 65 [APPROVED] 66 67 3. Consider approval of the acceptance of public improvements for the Planet Fitness 68 project. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 69 [APPROVED] 70 71 4. Consider approval of the acceptance of public improvements for the Trailhouse Park 72 Access Roads Phase 2 project. (Staff recommends approval of the item.) 73 [APPROVED] 74 75 5. Consider approval of the authorization to allow staff to seek Request for Proposals for a 76 consultant to conduct a Staffing Model Analysis and produce a Staffing Plan and all related 77 issues (Staff recommends approval of this item.) 78 [APPROVED] 79 80 Motion carried. 81 82 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 83 Schlensker, Helm 84 NAYS (0): None 85 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 86 87 VII. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS 88 89 1. Discuss and consider approval of an Ordinance amending Ordinance 24-41, transferring 90 funds from the General Fund Balance to the Fire Department Salaries and Benefits and 91 authorizing the addition of six (6) firefighters to the Fire Department. (Staff recommends 92 approval of the item..) 93 [APPROVED; ASSIGNED ORDINANCE NO. 25-03] 94 95 The item was presented, and discussion followed. 96 97 Following discussion, Council Member Traylor moved to approve the item as presented. 98 Council Member Salgado seconded the motion. The Ordinance caption was read as follows: City Council Minutes April 1, 2025 Page 2 100 ORDINANCE NO. 25-03 101 102 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORNEY, 103 TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 24-41, WHICH APPROVED AND 104 ADOPTED A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 105 BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, BY 106 TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO THE 107 FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES AND BENEFITS; AUTHORIZING THE 108 ADDITION OF SIX FIREFIGHTERS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 109 PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING 110 ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 111 112 Motion carried. 113 114 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 115 Schlensker, Helm 116 NAYS (0): None 117 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 118 119 2. Discuss and consider approval of an Ordinance adopting a homestead exemption to the 120 ad valorem taxation on the residential homestead exemption of an individual who is 121 disabled or is sixty-five years of age or older and setting the amount of the exemption 122 pursuant to Section 11.13(d) of the Texas Tax Code. (Staff has no recommendation on the 123 item.) 124 [APPROVED; ASSIGNED ORDINANCE NO. 25-04] 125 126 The item was presented, and discussion followed. 127 128 Council Member Weatherford moved to approve the item with homestead exemptions as 129 follows: 130 131 $65,000 for individuals 65 years of age or older; and 132 $35,000 for individuals who are disabled. 133 134 Council Member Traylor seconded the motion. The Ordinance caption was read as follows: 135 136 ORDINANCE NO. 25-04 137 138 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORNEY, TEXAS ADOPTING A 139 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO THE AD VALOREM TAXATION OF THE 140 CITY OF FORNEY ON THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF 141 AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISABLED OR SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR 142 OLDER FOR AN AMOUNT OF $3,000 OF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE 143 RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD UNLESS A LARGER AMOUNT IS SPECIFIED 144 IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 145 146 Discussion continued. City Council Minutes April 1, 2025 Page 3 147 Mayor Roberson republished the motion by Council Member Weatherford, seconded by 148 Council Member HelmTraylor, as noted above for this item. 149 150 Motion carried. 151 152 AYES (6): Mayor Pro Tem Chambers and Council Members: Traylor, Weatherford, Salgado, 153 Schlensker, Helm 154 NAYS (0): None 155 NOT VOTING AS NO TIE VOTE (1): Mayor Roberson 156 157 VIII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 158 159 Department Reports (Fire, Police, Municipal Court, Finance) 160 Citizen Complaints - Actions taken or to be taken 161 o Upcoming Special Events 162 Personnel Changes 163 Commendations 164 Public Works/Streets Projects, Repairs or Construction 165 Park Issues 166 Inspection Issues 167 CIP Projects 168 169 Updates were provided with no direction provided by City Council. 170 171 City Council was informed of a Budget Workshop was scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 172 to start at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers and asked they advise the City Secretary by 173 Monday, April 14, 2025 if the start time would not work for them. Accordingly, the start time 174 would be adjusted based on the availability of the majority. 175 176 The formal announcement of the promotion of John Holcomb to Fire Chief was made with 177 congratulations following. 178 179 IX. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS COUNCIL COMMENTS 180 181 None. 182 183 X. EXECUTIVE SESSION 184 185 Mayor Roberson announced the City Council would convene to Executive Session at 186 7:16 p.m. consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as 187 otherwise allowed by law as follows. 188 189 1. Discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental 190 body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have 191 locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which 192 the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate 193 the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. (Tex. Gov't Code 194 551.087): 195 [DELIBERATED) City Council Minutes April 1, 2025 Page 4 195 a. Project All the Things 196 b. Project Anthem 197 NOTE: Mayor Roberson departed from the Executive Session following deliberation 198 of this item and for the remainder of the meeting due to other obligations, with Mayor 199 Pro Tem Chambers taking over as Presiding Officer. 200 C. Texas Health Resources* 201 202 No action was taken in Executive Session. 203 204 XI. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION 205 IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE CITY 206 COUNCIL WILL REÇONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION, 207 IF ANY, ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 208 209 The City Council returned to the Council Chambers, after which Mayor Pro Tem Chambers 210 adjourned the Executive Session at 7:58 p.m. and reconvened the regular meeting. 211 212 XII. ADJOURNMENT 213 214 With no further business to consider, Mayor Pro Tem Chambers adjourned the regular 215 meeting at 7:59 p.m. 216 217 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORNEY, 218 TEXAS, this W day of 2025. 219 220 221 ey A l / / 222 ATTEST: Jason Roberson, Mayor 223 224 225 Rosa Rios, City Secretary * * City Council Minutes - April 1, 2025 Page 5