The Sealy City Council met Tuesday January 26, 2016 at 6:00 PM at City Hall to discuss city business.  The following video is of those proceedings.

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. U. S. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Texas Pledge of Allegiance

5. Roll Call and Certification of a Quorum.

6. Proclamations and Special Recognitions.

7. Discussion and possible action to approve the agenda.

8. Petition(s) and/or Request(s) from the Public.

9. Approval of minutes for the City Council meeting held December 8, 2015.

10. Presentation by Natasha Turner of The Center Foundation regarding the annual Spring Fest to be held at Willow River Farms on Sunday, March 6, 2016.

11. Announcement of a tourism matching grant awarded by Visit Houston and Houston First for the promotion of tourism in Sealy and Austin County.

12. Discussion and possible action to approve an ordinance of which the caption reads:

AN ORDINANCE CREATING A TOURISM COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SEALY, TEXAS, TO BE COMPOSED OF SEVEN (7) VOTING MEMBERS PLUS EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS; SETTING THE TERMS OF SUCH COMMISSION AND IDENTIFYING ORGANIZATIONAL GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. (This is the first of two readings.)

13. Discussion and possible action related to the “In God We Trust” decals that have been donated for use on the City of Sealy police patrol vehicles.

14. Discussion and possible action regarding the creation of a City Youth Government Day for the City of Sealy.

15. Discussion and possible action related to the creation of a summer intern program for high school and college students.

16. Discussion and possible action related to the annexation of pocket communities and utility districts.

17. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A closed meeting will be held concerning the following item(s):
a. Deliberation regarding real property. {This item is authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.072.}

18. Reconvene into regular session and consider action, IF ANY, on items discussed in Executive Session.

19. City Manager’s report:

a. National Fire Protection Association specifications related to historic structures
b. Restricted and/or no parking along Columbus Rd (FM 1094)
c. Update to Code of Ordinances
d. Update on community branding initiative
e. Improvements to the intersection of Rexville Road and Roosevelt Road
f. Compensatory time and flex time
g. Exempt and non-exempt status of city employees
h. Gas transmission line relocation reimbursement agreement
i. Agreement with Town Park Center regarding the relocation of the gas transmission line
j. City council procedures handbook
k. Gift deed
l. Soccer/cemetery agreement
m. Governance ordinance
n. Limb and right-of-way ordinance
o. Job description updates and pay range
p, Certification pay
q, Approved pay scale
r. Camera surveillance system
s, Consolidated Internet service for all c~y facHities
t. New lime dock system
u, Mark A. Chapman YMCA Indoor Recreational Facility
v. Justified Automated Collections Kiosk (J-A-C-K)

20. Request(s) for future agenda items and comment(s).

21. Adjournment