City of East Bernard Board of Alderman Minutes of Regular Meeting 19 May 2025 Present: Lance Rejsek, Mayor David Tomchesson, Alderman Pos 1 Richie Domel, Alderman Pos 2 Andrew Webster, Alderman Pos 3 Ryan Woodward, Alderman Pos 4 Brad Crist, Alderman Pos 5 Renee Norton, City Secretary Absent: CALL TO ORDER With a quorum of the Board members present, Mayor Lance Rejsek called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025 in the Union Room of the Prosperity Bank Building. INVOCATION Joel Torres gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLI EGIANCE Mayor Rejsek led the pledge of allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. MAYOR'S REPORT The following is the mayor's report for the May 2025 meeting. The City Swimming Pool is set to open on Saturday, May 24th. Join us for a fun-filled day from noon to 6 PM, featuring hotdogs, drinks, and snow cones. The city will be soliciting to secure bids for debris removal services to be utilized in the event of a disaster. CITY SECRETARY'S REPORT The following is the Secretary's report for the month of May 2025. Our team has been working hard preparing the pool. The space has been cleaned, our lifeguards are now certified, and the picket fence has been replaced. We're excited fori the opening day on May 24th! Local businesses have been incredibly generous with their donations for opening day! FEMA has requested clarification regarding some of the invoices submitted by the monitoring company. I've reached out to the company to resolve these questions. The Animal Welfare Committee held its first meeting this month! During the discussion, members proposed asking for donations for dog houses and water bowls. The community's response has been overwhelmingly positive! CONSTABLE'S REPORT Not present. SWEAR IN ALDERMAN Judge Glenn Russell swore in David Tomchesson, Andrew Webster, and Brad Crist with their terms ending in May of 2026. DISCUSSION TO REVIEW AND AWARD SUBMITTED BIDS FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT POLICE TRUCK INVITATION FOR BIDS. Mayor Rejsek presented the sole bid packet received from Traditions Chevrolet to each Alderman for review. Following the review, Alderman Webster made a motion to award the bid to Traditions Chevrolet, seconded by Alderman Tomchesson. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER NECESSARY ACTION TO BE TAKEN REGARDING THE CULVERT ON CABINET ROAD. Mayor Rejsek presented that the bridge on Cabinet Road has gotten worse. Mr. King, who was in attendance, with Construction presented two different culvert options to fix the bridge. Alderman Woodward made a motion to approve up King to $50,000 using the box culverts, seconded by Alderman Tomchesson. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 28,2025 MEETING. Mayor Rejsek asked if there were any corrections or concerns about the minutes as read. There was no discussion of the minutes. Alderman Tomchesson made a motion, seconded by Alderman Domel to approve the April 28, 2025 minutes. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. DISCUSS AND RATIFY PURCHASE OF PENTAIR SPEED PUMP 115/208-230V FOR SPLASH PAD. Mayor Rejsek provided the invoice for repairs to the broken splash pad pump. Alderman Woodward made a motion to seconded by Alderman Tomchesson. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. approve, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL QUOTE FOR THE LEAN TO FOR THE DOG KENNELS. Mayor Rejsek presented three quotes to put a lean to over the dog kennels. Alderman Woodward suggested using tarps to save money. Alderman Tomchesson made a motion to approve the quote from Priority Roofing for $5,900, seconded by Alderman Domel. The motion was carried 3-2 with Alderman Woodward and Alderman Crist voting against. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL QUOTE FOR JOHN ALBERT CURB REPAIR. Mayor Rejsek presented two quotes to repair the curb on John Albert Dr. Alderman Crist asked if we could get one more bid. Alderman Woodward made a motion to table, seconded by Alderman Tomchesson. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CITY OF EAST BERNARD'S APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS 2025 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SET-ASIDE (TA) CALL FOR PROJECTS. Mayor Rejsek presented the resolution for the Transportation Alternative set-aside call for projections. Alderman Tomchesson made a motion to approve, seconded by Alderman Crist. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. ADJOURNMENT Alderman Webster made a motion, seconded by Alderman Tomchesson to adjourn the Regular session. The motion was carried by unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m. These minutes are approved on the 23rd day of June, A.D. 2025. ATTEST APPROVED: LANCE REJSEK eAceN Rem MAYOR RENEE NORTON CITY SECRETARY