CITY OF SANCTUARY P. O. BOX 125, Azle Texas 76098 817-221-6016 cityofsanctuaryts@yahoo.com MINUTES FOR THE SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 4, 2025, 6:30 pm, AT SANCTUARY CITY HALL, 1920 BERKELEY DRIVE, AZLE TEXAS, 76020 I. Call to Order: Mayor Sommers called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. II. Roll Call: The Mayor and all Aldermen were present. III. Pledge ofAllegiance IV. Approval of Last Meeting's Minutes: Motion to accept as written was made by Alderman Gunter, Motion seconded by Alderman Valdez; Motion carried. V. Public Discussion: None. VI. Regular Items: Discussion and/or Vote A. Alderwoman Fohl made a Motion to redesignate Alderman Cliff Scallan as the Mayor Pro tem for another year; Alderwoman Cozad seconded the Motion: Motion carried. B. Alderman Scallan made a Motion to renew Tri County Reporter as the City Publication of record; Alderman Valdez seconded the Motion; Motion carried. C. Alderwoman Fohl made a Motion to renew The National Bank ofTexas as the City Bank Depository; Alderman Valdez seconded the Motion; Motion carried. D. The Council discussed sponsoring a city-wide garage sale this year. Mayor Sommers will place the question to the residents on the Facebook page to see if there is a preference to have one on June 14th, Sept. 6th or Oct. 4th and will report back at our next meeting. E. Mayor Sommers discussed the various changes that are still being worked on for the newly revised City Zoning Map. As soon as they are completed, he will bring the proposed new map before the Council to get final approval. F. Due to a scheduling conflict Alderwoman Cozad requested the March City Council meeting be rescheduled. Alderman Scallan made a Motion to change the March meeting to March 11, 2025; Alderman Gunter seconded the Motion; Motion carried. VII. Council Concerns. Alderwoman Fohl said that several people have commented on the increasing number ofvehicles that are parked on the road in the evening and at times, it is difficult to get by. Alderwoman Cozad said she has had the same concerns expressed to her. Alderwoman Fohl also mentioned that in the past, a semi-annual postcard would be mailed out to remind the residents of simple guidelines to keep the neighborhood working at its best for everyone and asked that the city consider doing those type of mail outs again. Mayor Sommers asked the Audit members for a date that everyone could meet at the office to perform the audit. It was tentatively agreed that Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at 2 pm would work. Alderman Scallan will confirm after checking his calendar. VIII. City Secretary Report: City Sales Tax collected for the month ofOctober. 2024 was $2,739.60, for the month of November 2024 it was $2,616.46, for the month of December 2024 it was $2,081.86 and for the month of. January 2025 it was $3,659.16. P&Ls for November, December and January were presented. The water bill for November was estimated and was too high. That is being looked into. There were no other questions. IX. Executive Session: None X. Adjournment: Alderman Scallan made a Motion to adjourn; Alderman Gunter seconded the Motion: the Motion carried. Mayor Sommers adjourned the meeting at 7:22 pm. dun Mayor Sommers 4 A LA 1 Chris Stewart, City Secretary