The Sealy City Council met Tuesday March 22, 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 Recognition’s
a. Child Abuse Prevention Month April 2016
b. Autism Awareness Month April 2016
7. Discussion and possible action to approve the agenda
8. Petitions and/or Requests from the Public.
9 Approval of the minutes for the following city council meeting(s):
a. March 8, 2016
10. Presentation by Workforce Solutions regrading a proposed career fair (a.k.a. job fair) in collaboration with the Sealy Economic Development Corporation to be held at the Liedertafel Hall on dates to be determined followed by discussion and possible action by city council.
11. Discussion and possible action concerning a request from Helping One Another Incorporated of Austin County HOA for the City to waive the costs associated with the installation of culverts at 915 Frydek Road.
12. Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution in which the caption reads:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEALY TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SAID CITY AND YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION YMCA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING OF AN INDOOR RECREATION CENTER AT THE JACQUELINE A CRYAN MEMORIAL PARK
13. Discussion and possible action to authorize Joiner Architects to prepare plans specifications and bid documents for the construction of the Mark A Chapman Indoor Recreation Facility.
14. Discussion and possible action to authorize city staff to have a survey prepared for the drainage between Front Street and Fowlkes Street.
15. Discussion and possible action authorizing city staff to obtain cost estimates to complete the drainage project and erosion prevention between Front Street and Fowlkes Street.
16. Discussion and possible action to authorize staff to implement and activate a Tyler Technologies INCODE utility billing notification system for past due accounts.
17. Discussion and possible action to authorize the city manager to approve certain matters pertaining to events sponsored/held by the Sealy Main St Advisory Board.
18. Discussion and possible action to approve and authorize new employee positions as follows:
a. Water/Wastewater System Foreman
b. Public Utilities Superintendent
c. Gas System Foreman
d. Parks and Building Services Superintendent
e. Assistant Chief of Police
19. Discussion and possible action regarding planning and implementation of future annexations.
20. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A closed meeting will be held concerning the following item:
a. Personnel Matters (to deliberate the appointment employment evaluation reassignment duties discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee.) City Manager. {This item is authorized by the Texas Government Code Section 551.074.}
21. Reconvene into regular session and consider action IF ANY on item sdiscussed in Executive Session.
22. City Managers report:
a. Restricted and/or no parking along Columbus Rd FM 1094
b. Update on community branding initiative
c. Compensatory time and flex time
d. Exempt and non exempt status of city employees
e. City council procedures handbook
f. Job description updates and pay range
g. Middle lane parking on Main Street Planning Commission
h. Limb and right-of-way ordinance
i. Creation of City Youth Government Day
j. Creation of summer intern program for high school and college students
k. Police station drainage
l. Sealy ISD/City co-op project
m. Weekly developers meeting
n. Gas line relocation agreements Regency DeSoto Pipeline and Town Park LLC
o. Employee recognition program
p. Purchase of skid steer or compact track and boom shredder
q. Walking trail at BPW Park
r. Development of standard processes for the development of policies procedures ordinances and resolutions
s. Standardization of board and commission appointments
t. National Incident Management training
23. Requests for future agenda items and comment(s).
24. Adjournment.
