Texarkana Texas City Council Meets Tonight

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The Texas side leaders meet tonight at 6pm at City Hall.

Here is the complete agenda for the meeting:

I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE LED BY MAYOR BOB BRUGGEMAN

III. SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR WARD 3 AND WARD 5

IV. MAYOR’S REMARKS AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Upcoming City Council Meetings:
Monday, December 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, January 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, January 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Events:
November 26th 7th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Spring Lake Park

V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Insurance Services Office (ISO) Fire Protection Rating for Texarkana – by Hugh Gibson (Zoom)
Small Business Saturday Proclamation – November 28, 2020

VI. OPEN FORUM: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Per Council rules, comment time is limited to five minutes, or ten minutes if using a translator. Before
comments are made, a speaker must complete an information sheet and give to the City Secretary. If your
comment pertains to an agenda item with a scheduled public hearing or public comment, the Council requires
that you make your comment at that time; you do not need to complete an information sheet.

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Council Members Annual Board Appointments Review
Agenda City Council November 23, 2020
Council Appointments Review Sheet

VII. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
Consent Items
1. Consider approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held on
November 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM.

2. Consider approval of the minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council held on
November 16, 2020 at 12:00 PM.
November 3, 2020 – Special Election Canvass Documents

3. Resolution No. 2020-119 setting the 2021 City Council meeting dates and official
city holiday closings. Public Hearing:Council Vote: November 23, 2020

4. Ordinance No. 2020-139 ordering and declaring as adopted the petition-initiated
ballot measure amending the City Charter by adding new Section 17 to Article XVII,
titled “Collective Bargaining Impasse”. Public Hearing: Council Vote: November 23, 2020

Action Items

5. Resolution No. 2020-126 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Azavar Audit Solutions, Inc. for hotel occupancy tax and short-term rental audits,
hotel tax administration services, sales tax audits, and franchise fee audits.
Public Hearing: Council Vote: November 23, 2020

6. Resolution No. 2020-129 appointing a Mayor Pro Tem for the term beginning
December 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 2021, or until superseded by new
council member appointments. Public Hearing: Council Vote: November 23, 2020

7. Resolution No. 2020-136 approving a one-time additional at risk pay pertaining to the
COVID-19 public health emergency for all eligible and essential personnel.
Public Hearing: Council Vote: November 23, 2020

8. Resolution No. 2020-138 supporting The Texarkanan (former Texarkana National
Bank building) redevelopment project, authorizing use of additional EPA cleanup
funds to any person or entity allying with Texarkana Renewal Properties, LLC for
the project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all loan documents
or other documents necessary for the project. Public Hearing: November 23, 2020
Council Vote: November 23, 2020

VIII. FIRST BRIEFINGS
1. Ordinance No. 2020-130 rezoning a 127.238-acre tract of land (Tracts 2B, 2B1, 2C, 2F, 2G) in the J. E. Janes HRS, A-307, located in the 2500 block of Buchanan Road. Single Family-2 to Industrial-2. Craig Kaufman, representing Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust, LLC., owner. Public Hearing: December 14, 2020 Council Vote: December 14, 2020

2. Ordinance No. 2020-131 granting a Specific Use Permit to allow permanent cosmetics
and microblading on Lot 1, Parcel 1, Block 2, Galleria Oaks #1 Addition, located in a
tenant space at 5510 Summerhill Road. Mark Van Herpen, representing Medwell
Properties LLC, owner. Amanda Ross, agent. Public Hearing: December 14, 2020 Council Vote: December 14, 2020

3. Ordinance No. 2020-132 rezoning an approximate 3.75-acre tract of land (Tract 173) in
the George Brinlee HRS, A-18, located in the 5800 block of St. Michael Drive. General
Retail to Commercial-Planned Development. NLR Warehouse, LP and Fred Kahler, Inc.,
owners. Richard Reynolds, agent. Public Hearing: December 14, 2020 Council Vote: December 14, 2020

4. Ordinance No. 2020-134 rezoning an approximate 1.228-acres being Tracts 62B, 62C,
62D, Flower Acres Addition, located at 3311 Kidd Lane. Single Family-2 to Single
Family-3. Jeffrey and Peggy Robey, owners. (A 3/4 vote of the City Council is required
to approve this request.) Public Hearing: December 14, 2020 Council Vote: December 14, 2020

5. Ordinance No. 2020-135 granting a Specific Use Permit to allow the location of a
double-wide HUD code manufactured home on an approximate 1.228-acres being Tracts
62B, 62C, 62D, Flower Acres Addition, located at 3311 Kidd Lane. Jeffrey and Peggy
Robey, owners. (A 3/4 vote of the City Council is required to approve this request.)
Public Hearing: December 14, 2020 Council Vote: December 14, 2020

6. Resolution No. 2020-140 approving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
2019 Comprehensive Assessment Performance Evaluation Report. Public Hearing: December 14, 2020
Council Vote: December 14, 2020

IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS

X. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Staff Updates
COVID-19 – by Fire Chief Eric Schlotter

XI. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS
1. City Council
2. City Staff

XII. ADJOURNMENT

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