Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: B. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda. C. Emergency Items if posted. D. Request by the Town Council for items to be placed on a future agenda for discussion, and recognition of excused absences. E. Presentation of monthly updates from department heads concerning law enforcement activities, municipal court, customer service, emergency medical services, fire department response, fire prevention activities, emergency management, ongoing economic development projects, building permits, code enforcement activities, library activities, human resources updates, information technology report, revenue and expenditure report, street construction status, sanitation services, highway construction status, utility operations, parks and recreation activities, as well as facility and fleet updates. F. Council to highlight items on the agenda needing further discussion or comments prior to the regular session.
2. Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop. 3. Pledge to the Flags: A. United States Flag B. Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
Presentations: A. Presentation: Keep Little Elm Beautiful to make presentation to Parks & Recreation in the amount of $5,250.00. The money will be used to purchase bench in Little Elm Park, as well as a shower at beach and a station to rinse off boat at the boat ramp.
Public Comments: Persons may address the Town Council on any issue. This is the appropriate time for citizens to address the Council on any concern whether on this agenda or not. In accordance with the State of Texas Open Meeting Act, the council may not comment or deliberate such statements during this period, except as authorized by Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Town Council and require little or no deliberation. There will not be a separate discussion of these items and the agenda will be enacted by one vote. If the Council expresses a desire to discuss a matter listed, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately: A. Minutes of the December 1, 2015 Workshop and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Appoint Therese Hoofhagle, Mike Green, Donald Wade Johnson, Stephanie Lewis, and Kristina Lee to the Animal Shelter Advisory Board. (Director of Development Services Jason Laumer) C. Adopt The Little Elm Town Council Governance Policy. (Town Manager Matt Mueller) D. Approve Denton County Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Fire Protection Services and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Agreement for the same. (Fire Chief Brian Roach) E. Approve Denton County Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Ambulance Service and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Agreement for the same. (Fire Chief Brian Roach) F. Final Payment with the release of retainage to Texas KT Contracting-Concrete Series, LLC of McKinney, Texas in the amount of $186,364.57 for construction of the 2015 Street Maintenance Improvements. (Director of Development Services Jason Laumer) G. Approve Contract between the Town of Little Elm and Community Waste Disposal for Commercial and Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) H. Approve Town of Little Elm, Texas and Little Elm Economic Development Program & Performance Agreement. (EDC Executive Director Jennette Killingsworth)
Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1305 an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "Town of Little Elm, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2015", providing for the payment of said certificates of obligation by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the Town and a limited pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of the Town's Waterworks and Sewer System; providing the terms and conditions of such certificates and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of said certificates; including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; the approval and distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1306 an Ordinance of the Town Council of Little Elm, Texas ("Town"), authorizing certain budget amendments pertaining to the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
C. Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1307 an Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, providing for Refuse Rates; providing for a repealing clause; providing for a severability clause; and providing an effective. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall) 8. FYI: (All matters are provided to the Town Council for informational purposes only) A. Town Secretary Monthly Report for November 2015. B. Development Services Monthly Report for November 2015. C. Public Works Monthly Report for November 2015. D. Police Department Monthly Reports for November 2015. E. Fire Department Monthly Reports for November 2015. F. Parks, Recreation and Library Monthly Reports for November 2015. G. Notice of the Rachael Green Sustainability Leadership Award. 11. Adjourn Work Shop and Regular Meeting.
Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: B. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda. C. Emergency Items if posted. D. Request by the Town Council for items to be placed on a future agenda for discussion, and recognition of excused absences. E. Presentation of monthly updates from department heads concerning law enforcement activities, municipal court, customer service, emergency medical services, fire department response, fire prevention activities, emergency management, ongoing economic development projects, building permits, code enforcement activities, library activities, human resources updates, information technology report, revenue and expenditure report, street construction status, sanitation services, highway construction status, utility operations, parks and recreation activities, as well as facility and fleet updates. F. Council to highlight items on the agenda needing further discussion or comments prior to the regular session.
2. Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop. 3. Pledge to the Flags: A. United States Flag B. Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
Presentations: A. Presentation: Keep Little Elm Beautiful to make presentation to Parks & Recreation in the amount of $5,250.00. The money will be used to purchase bench in Little Elm Park, as well as a shower at beach and a station to rinse off boat at the boat ramp.
Public Comments: Persons may address the Town Council on any issue. This is the appropriate time for citizens to address the Council on any concern whether on this agenda or not. In accordance with the State of Texas Open Meeting Act, the council may not comment or deliberate such statements during this period, except as authorized by Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Town Council and require little or no deliberation. There will not be a separate discussion of these items and the agenda will be enacted by one vote. If the Council expresses a desire to discuss a matter listed, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately: A. Minutes of the December 1, 2015 Workshop and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Appoint Therese Hoofhagle, Mike Green, Donald Wade Johnson, Stephanie Lewis, and Kristina Lee to the Animal Shelter Advisory Board. (Director of Development Services Jason Laumer) C. Adopt The Little Elm Town Council Governance Policy. (Town Manager Matt Mueller) D. Approve Denton County Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Fire Protection Services and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Agreement for the same. (Fire Chief Brian Roach) E. Approve Denton County Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Ambulance Service and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Agreement for the same. (Fire Chief Brian Roach) F. Final Payment with the release of retainage to Texas KT Contracting-Concrete Series, LLC of McKinney, Texas in the amount of $186,364.57 for construction of the 2015 Street Maintenance Improvements. (Director of Development Services Jason Laumer) G. Approve Contract between the Town of Little Elm and Community Waste Disposal for Commercial and Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) H. Approve Town of Little Elm, Texas and Little Elm Economic Development Program & Performance Agreement. (EDC Executive Director Jennette Killingsworth)
Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1305 an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "Town of Little Elm, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2015", providing for the payment of said certificates of obligation by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the Town and a limited pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of the Town's Waterworks and Sewer System; providing the terms and conditions of such certificates and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of said certificates; including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; the approval and distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1306 an Ordinance of the Town Council of Little Elm, Texas ("Town"), authorizing certain budget amendments pertaining to the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
C. Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1307 an Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, providing for Refuse Rates; providing for a repealing clause; providing for a severability clause; and providing an effective. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall) 8. FYI: (All matters are provided to the Town Council for informational purposes only) A. Town Secretary Monthly Report for November 2015. B. Development Services Monthly Report for November 2015. C. Public Works Monthly Report for November 2015. D. Police Department Monthly Reports for November 2015. E. Fire Department Monthly Reports for November 2015. F. Parks, Recreation and Library Monthly Reports for November 2015. G. Notice of the Rachael Green Sustainability Leadership Award. 11. Adjourn Work Shop and Regular Meeting.