1. NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND TOWN COUNCIL/TOWN STAFF ATTENDANCE. 2. Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: B. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda.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.
Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop.
Consent Agenda: 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 July 7, 2020 Workshop and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Minutes of the June 30, 2020 Joint Special Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) C. Resolution No. 0721202002 a Reimbursement Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt from the Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation. Series 2020. (Chief Financial Officer Kelly Wilson) D. Approve Town’s Comprehensive Financial Management Policy. (Chief Financial Officer Kelly Wilson) G. Resolution No. 0721202003 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Road Bonds by the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) H. Resolution No. 0721202004 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Utility Bonds by the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) I. Ordinance No. 1557 an Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm, Texas adopting a new Personnel Policies and repealing all prior Ordinances , Resolutions, and Council Actions related to same; and providing an effective date. (Assistant to the Town Manager Caitlan Biggs) J. Approval of Construction Contract to Keller North America for the emergency repair of a retaining wall near Bluewater Drive in the Sunset Pointe Subdivision, in amount not to exceed $75,000 and to authorize the Town Manager to execute the construction contract. (Town Engineer Wesley Brandon)
Approve waiver of all fees associated with the review, building permit, and building inspection, for an estimated total of $6,060.05 for the construction of the Operation Finally Home project home being built by Highland Homes at 1016 Parkstone in Union Park. (Director of Development Services Fred Gibbs)
Resolution No. 0721202001 a Resolution by the Town of Little Elm approving the application for grant funds from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Watersmart Drought Response Program; Drought Resiliency Projects Program for the Fiscal Year 2021 for the Town’s Water Reuse Infrastructure Project. (Town Engineer Wesley Brandon)
6. Council will convene in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code: A. Executive Session with Town Attorney under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and municipal authority to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. B. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. C. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. D. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. E. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development. 7. Reconvene into Open Session: Discussion and consideration to take any action necessary as the result of the Executive Session. A. Reconvene into open session to discuss and take action, if deemed appropriate, on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Town’s response thereto, including the consideration of an emergency declaration ordinance. B. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. C. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. D. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. E. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development. 8. Adjourn Work Shop and Regular Meeting.
1. NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND TOWN COUNCIL/TOWN STAFF ATTENDANCE. 2. 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.
Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop.
Consent Agenda: 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 July 7, 2020 Workshop and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Minutes of the June 30, 2020 Joint Special Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) C. Resolution No. 0721202002 a Reimbursement Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt from the Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation. Series 2020. (Chief Financial Officer Kelly Wilson) D. Approve Town’s Comprehensive Financial Management Policy. (Chief Financial Officer Kelly Wilson) G. Resolution No. 0721202003 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Road Bonds by the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) H. Resolution No. 0721202004 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Utility Bonds by the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) I. Ordinance No. 1557 an Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm, Texas adopting a new Personnel Policies and repealing all prior Ordinances , Resolutions, and Council Actions related to same; and providing an effective date. (Assistant to the Town Manager Caitlan Biggs) J. Approval of Construction Contract to Keller North America for the emergency repair of a retaining wall near Bluewater Drive in the Sunset Pointe Subdivision, in amount not to exceed $75,000 and to authorize the Town Manager to execute the construction contract. (Town Engineer Wesley Brandon)
Approve waiver of all fees associated with the review, building permit, and building inspection, for an estimated total of $6,060.05 for the construction of the Operation Finally Home project home being built by Highland Homes at 1016 Parkstone in Union Park. (Director of Development Services Fred Gibbs)
Resolution No. 0721202001 a Resolution by the Town of Little Elm approving the application for grant funds from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Watersmart Drought Response Program; Drought Resiliency Projects Program for the Fiscal Year 2021 for the Town’s Water Reuse Infrastructure Project. (Town Engineer Wesley Brandon)
6. Council will convene in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code: A. Executive Session with Town Attorney under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and municipal authority to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. B. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. C. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. D. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. E. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development. 7. Reconvene into Open Session: Discussion and consideration to take any action necessary as the result of the Executive Session. A. Reconvene into open session to discuss and take action, if deemed appropriate, on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Town’s response thereto, including the consideration of an emergency declaration ordinance. B. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. C. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. D. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. E. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development. 8. Adjourn Work Shop and Regular Meeting.