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[I. COMMENCEMENT ]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE EIGHTH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF KLUT CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, KLU, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL PRESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1.
CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, 5 5 1 0 7 2 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY, 5 5 1 0 7 3 DELIBERATION ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
5 5 1 0 7 4 PERSONNEL MATTERS.
5 5 1 0 7 6 DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 1 0 8 7.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 1 8 7 5 8 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA MEETING PACKAGE AND VIDEO LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.KLUTEXAS.GOV.
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED IN PERSON AND WILL OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC.
COMMENTS ITEMS. TO REGISTER TO SPEAK OR TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE EMAIL CITY CLERK ROSIE POINT AT ROSIE@KLUTTEXAS.GOV.
AT LEAST TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, A RECORDING OF THE VIDEO MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUESTS TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.
MR. BOND, WOULD YOU CARE TO BUS US? WE THANK YOU FOR THE US LORD.
THANK YOU FOR US ALL THE BLESSINGS.
YOU, YOU IN THIS, ON THEES OUT COMMUNITY.
JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.
ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.
NEXT TIME WILL BE ROLL CALL CALVIN SHIFFLET.
[II. CITIZENS/VISITORS COMMENTS ]
FIRST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS SUSAN VISITOR'S COMMENTS.AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATING TO AGENDA AND NON NON AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKERS ARE ADVISED THAT COMMENTS CANNOT BE RECEIVED ON MATTERS WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING.
ONCE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED, SPEAKERS ARE REGISTERED, REQUIRED, ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE AND MUST LIMIT THEIR PRESENTATION TO FIVE MINUTES.
WE HAVE A REQUEST TONIGHT FROM MR. ERIC BERG.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL.
UM, WE, AS YOU KNOW, WE SOLD THE PROPERTY TWO YEARS AGO.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THING WE EVER DID, BUT WE ARE STILL TECHNICALLY THE KLUT VFW AND IF YOU GO ON FACEBOOK, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.
HOPE YOU DON'T GET OFFENDED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE, WE ARE THE ONLY VFW CHAPTER LEFT.
WE SERVICE, UH, FREEPORT AND ANGLETON AND LAKE JACKSON AND THIS WHOLE BRAZOSPORT AREA.
SO, UH, I UNDERSTAND, UH, Y'ALL ARE CONSIDERING A PERMITTING PROCESS FOR TABLE SETUPS FOR FUNDRAISING, AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S IN THE WORKS AND I AM TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT.
WE, I SET UP TABLES FOR THE WARRIORS REFUGE, WHICH IS IN WEST COLUMBIA.
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FOR VETERANS.UM, AND I HAVE BROCHURES HERE, IF YOU WILL, WOULD LIKE THAT.
UH, THERE ARE 70 VETERANS THAT ARE HOUSED THERE AND, UM, I RAISE MONEY FOR THEM WITH A LITTLE TABLE.
WE HAVE LITTLE TABLE ITEMS AND STUFF, AND YOU MIGHT SEE ME AT THE Q MARK ONCE A MONTH DOWN ON 2 88, UH, 2 88 B.
UM, I DO OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN INCLUDE, LIKE THE SHELL STATION, AND I'M TRYING TO GET INTO THIS STATION UP HERE, BUT I ONLY COME ONCE A MONTH AND FOR ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE HOURS, AND I HAVE PERMISSION AND I HOPE THAT IF YOU DO A PERMITTING PROCESS THAT THE FEE IS VERY LOW OR MAYBE EVEN AN EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS GROUPS.
UH, I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER THAT IF, UH, IF THE LAWYERS SAY YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME SORT OF, IF YOU DO IT FOR THE GIRL SCOUTS, YOU GOTTA DO IT FOR THE VETERANS.
IF THEY SAY THAT, I'M TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT, BUT I HOPE YOU'LL KEEP THE FEE VERY NOMINAL, LIKE $5 OR MAYBE $10.
I COULD COME TO THE WINDOW ONCE A MONTH AND, AND GET A PERMIT.
THAT WOULD BE JUST COMPLETELY FINE WITH ME.
UM, BUT IT, OF COURSE, IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF YOU EXEMPTED US VETERANS GROUPS ALTOGETHER.
UH, WITH THE VFW, WE DO A GUN RAFFLE, UH, ONCE A YEAR, AND IT'S ACTUALLY COMING UP HERE IN A FEW WEEKS.
SO OBVIOUSLY I DON'T HAVE THE GUNS ON THE TABLE, BUT I, WE DO HAVE INFORMATION, SO I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER THE, THE EXEMPTION FOR THE VETERANS IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN.
ANYONE ELSE? NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP.
[III. CONSENT AGENDA ]
OKAY.UH, NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE OR GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.
THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS BE REMOVED.
IT'S CONSENT AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE ACTION.
TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSIST OF MINUTES.
JANUARY 25TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL PERSON MADDOX.
ANY OUT OF D TO B REMOVED? ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[IV. RECOGNITIONS]
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE RECOGNITIONS.AND WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT THE CLASS OF 2024 CLU ART CONTEST WINNERS.
UH, WILL, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT TO ANNOUNCE 'EM AND HAVE 'EM ALL? JUST HAVE THE ONES COME TO THE FRONT AND THEN WE'LL, I'LL COME UP AND KEEP EVERYBODY UNTIL GET A BIG FIX SEPARATE.
FIRST, UH, FIRST WINTER JANUARY IS KEAN KEAN.
KEAN LONGFORD IN THE NINTH GRADE.
ARE WE DOING ON SEPARATE, JUST ONE BIG PICTURE? YEAH, WE CAN DO ONE BIG PICTURE UP TO YOU GUYS.
JUST DO ONE BIG, DEPENDS AND BE GARCIA STAND UP AND THEN MARK WOULD BE, MAY WOULD BE MAG
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JUNE WOULD BE GONZALEZ THIRD JULY WOULD BE ISABEL FIFTH, SEPTEMBER WILL BE, AND OCTOBER WILL BE.NOVEMBER WOULD BE TRINITY HALL OF 11TH GRADE.
[V. BUSINESS ITEMS ]
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE BUSINESS ITEMS. AND I WAS INFORMED THAT WE WILL NEED TO MOVE OUT OF A, TO A TO ANOTHER SCHEDULED MEETING BECAUSE, UH, CHIEF FITCH COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.SO WE WILL MOVE THIS ONE TO THE NEXT MEETING AND HE'LL PRESENT, MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
NOW, DO YOU NEED A MOTION TO TABLE OR NO? I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK IT, THERE'S NO ACTION.
ALTHOUGH LT WAS GONNA SING THE ACTUAL REPORT IN SHIP FORCE.
THEN THE, THEN THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM B WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DOCK RESOLUTION NUMBER OH FOUR DASH 2024 APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
IT WILL BE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH FOUR DASH 2024 DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE HOUSTON AREA, GALVESTON COUNCIL 2024
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEING RESOLVED BY THE BARR CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS.THAT WHOEVER IS BE AND IS HEREBY DESIGNATED A REPRESENTATIVE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR OF 2024.
FURTHER, THAT THE OFFICIAL ALTERNATE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE AS THE VOTING REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BE, SHOULD THE HEARING AND ABOVE NAMED REPRESENTATIVE BECOMING ELIGIBLE OR SHOULD HE OR SHE RESIGN IS, AND THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL BE NOTIFIED OF THE DESIGNATION OF THE HEARING AND ABOVE NAMED REPRESENTATIVE AND ALL THE PAST, THIS EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 TO BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND TESTIFIED BY ROSIE POVI CITY CLERK IN THE PAST, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TIM.
SO UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO VOLUNTEER
I WOULD CONSIDER A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT, UH, MYSELF AS A REPRESENTATIVE AND MR. AZAR AS THE ALTERNATE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILPERSON VAUGHN, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND.
COUNCILMAN LOPEZ PENDING NO DISCUSSION.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH FIVE DASH 2024 REAPPOINTING CJ SNIPES AS A CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ON THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD, AND IT WOULD BE CITY OF CL RESOLUTION NUMBER OH FIVE DASH 2024 FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD.
WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS THE CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY DESIRES TO FILL SUCH POSITION FOR A TWO YEAR TERM NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS FIRST, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU DOES HEREBY REAPPOINT CJ SNIPES TO FILL THE GOVERNMENT CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE POSITION ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD TO EXPIRE FEBRUARY, 2026.
READ PASSED AND APPROVED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 AD AND IT WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND THE TESTIFY BY ROSIE POINT.
BUT CITY CLERK, WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE DUTIES? I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU UH, IT'S IT'S VERY RIGOROUS.
UM, TYPICALLY OUR MEETINGS LAST OF ABOUT EIGHT TO EIGHT AND A HALF MINUTES.
UH, THAT SAID, CHIEF ETTE SLATE OR MYSELF RELATE.
UM, TYPICALLY WE REVIEW THE ACTUAL ACTIVITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, VERIFY THAT THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING, VERIFY THAT THEY'VE KEPT UP WITH THEIR TRAINING AND PARTICIPATION HOURS.
AND THEN WE APPROVED THE REPORTS TO BE SENT OFF TO THE STATE, WHICH MAINTAINS THE PENSION FUND FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
THERE'S A SECRET HANDSHAKE AND, UH,
YES, THEY ALL, THEY ALL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN THEY'RE IN THERE.
THE, UH, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON IT? UH, THE BOARD? UH, THERE ARE FIVE OF US.
SO YOU D ON, UH, AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS EITHER CURRENT OR FORMER FIREFIGHTERS.
SO ANDY SLI IS THE CHAIR AS SECRETARY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THERE'S WAS SOME RETIRED MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, BUT WE DO, YEAH, WE HAVE ONE RETIREE, OR ACTUALLY TWO RETIREES.
TWO ACTIVE MEMBER OR ONE ACTIVE MEMBER.
WELL, TWO, IF YOU COUNT ANDY AND THEN MYSELF, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR, THE RESOLUTION OH FIVE DASH 2024 BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND COUNCIL PERSON.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
IT'S UNANIMOUS DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB.
SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE TO LEARN THE SECRET HANDSHAKE.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SIX DASH 2024 OPPOSING THE CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES PLAN FACILITY IN BRAZORIA COUNTY.
IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SIX DASH 2024 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES.
WHEREAS BURG LLC PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 538 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED OFF COUNTY ROAD TWO BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS THE APPROXIMATELY 538 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED OFF COUNTY ROAD TWO BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS, IS COVERED IN THOUSANDS OF TREES AND IS LOW LYING LAND CONTAINING OR ADJACENT TO THE SAN BERNARD RIVER TRIBUTARIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
AND WHEREAS CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES TENANTS TO CONSTRUCT A FACILITY IN BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS
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TO HAVE PURPOSE BR NON-HUMAN PRIMATE LABORATORY ANIMALS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP SAFE AND EFFECTIVE NEW MEDICINE.AND WHEREAS THE PROJECT IS DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT BASED ON CURRENT INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED, AND WHEREAS CONVENTIONAL WATER TREATMENT CANNOT BREAK DOWN PHARMACEUTICALS INCLUDING ANTIBIOTICS, AND WHEREAS WE CANNOT ACCESS THE BENEFITS OF THE ENDEAVOR AGAINST THE LIST OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF BRAZO COUNTY COMMERS COURT AND WHEREAS THIS TYPE OF FACILITY DOES NOT FIT INTO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CL TEXAS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE GRAVITY OF CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES TO HOUSE PURPOSE BRED NON-HUMAN PRIMATE LABORATORY ANIMALS.
CITY OF KLU RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT FEDERAL STATE GOVERNMENTS DO NOT ISSUE PERMITS FOR THIS FACILITY LOCATED IN WI WITHIN BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS RED PASS AND ADOPTED THE SAFE DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024, SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSA PORT CITY CLERK.
NO MONKEY, NO, NO MONKEY FORM.
UH, I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, I WAS AT THE EDA MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THIS.
IT WAS PRETTY, IT'S UNUSUAL, UH, FOR THE EDA ABLE TO COME OUT AGAINST A BUSINESS VENTURE, BUT THE CONCERNS RELATING TO THIS ONE, I THINK OUTWEIGH THE MAGNITUDE OF ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT.
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS, IS JUST THE SECRECY AND THE LACK OF, UH, CLARITY PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY THAT'S LOOKING TO DO THIS.
UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS 40,000 ANIMALS ON THE SITE, WHICH IS NOT CONDUCIVE.
THEY'D BE MOVING IN AND OUT, BUT IT'S, UH, THERE'S JUST A WHOLE LOT WE DON'T KNOW.
AND THEREFORE, THE EDA DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT COULD SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FELT THE SAME WAY AND THEY'VE ASKED US TO, TO JOIN THEM AND MAKE IT ALMOST UNANIMOUS IN THE COUNTY TO, TO REJECT OR TO, UH, DISCOURAGE THIS PROJECT.
WELL, I MEAN, I, THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT I SEE IS THERE'S, THERE'S NO SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS IN THAT AREA UP THERE AT ALL.
SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT THEY DO WOULD'VE TO BE SEPARATE TYPE SYSTEMS AND, AND YOU, YOU'RE NOT, LIKE I SAID, ANY KIND OF DRUGS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR GROUND CONTAMINATION.
UH, SO YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A TESTING LABORATORY, NOT A, NOT JUST A BREATHING LABORATORY MOTION FOR THAT.
I MOTION, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL, CHRIS, THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SIX DASH 2024.
I SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
WE JUST REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION ON IT AT ALL.
AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE, THEY'RE NOT GIVING INFORMATION.
NO, BECAUSE I MEAN, I'M, YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S MOSTLY JUST CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND THEY'RE POSSIBLY DOING THIS OR THAT AND, AND THEY'RE, UH, THE REQUEST FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND THE COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS JUST BASICALLY, UH, BEEN MET WITH, UH, LESS THAN MORE OPAQUE RESPONSE THAN, THAN VISIBLE OR TANGIBLE RESPONSE.
AND THE, I MEAN, BUT THIS ISSUE, I MEAN, AND THEN IT'S NOT EVEN UP TO THE STATE, RIGHT? IT'S UP TO, TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, FEDERAL AGENCIES, FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES DO HAVE SOME PURVIEW.
TCQ AND TPWD ALSO HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS.
SO, SO IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD BE FORCED TO ACCEPT IT IN BRAZORIA COUNTY? THAT'S THE QUESTION.
I THINK IF THE FEDS AND THE STATE TELL KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL UNANIMOUS IN OUR OPPOSITION, I THINK IT STANDS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF BEING REJECTED.
WELL, I MEAN, THEY COULD DO ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO.
I MEAN, WE'VE, ALL WE HAVE CONTROL OVER IS WHAT OUR LITTLE BITTY DOMAIN RIGHT HERE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BUT IF THEY TELL US WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING HERE, WE CAN JUST ABOUT HAVE TO DO IT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SEVEN DASH 2024, ADOPTING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO THE CITY'S PURCHASING, PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT POLICY.
AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SEVEN DASH 2024.
THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS APPROVAL REVISIONS TO THE CITY'S PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT POLICY, WHEREAS THE CITY OF CL PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED A PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT POLICY IN 2018, WHEREAS THE POLICY HAS
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BEEN REVIEWED AS STAFF WISHES TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE REGARDING INTERLOCAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVES NOW, THEREFORE WILL BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF CLOUT, TEXAS.THAT SECTION THREE, PARAGRAPH C IS HEREBY ADDED AND TO READ WHEN FEDERAL FUNDS ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, SERVICES OR CONSTRUCTION, THE PURCHASING FUNCTION WILL BE CENTRALIZED THROUGH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OR PURCHASING OFFICER.
THE PROCUREMENT WILL FOLLOW FEDERAL PROCEDURES AND PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES IS DETAILED IN TWO CFR 200.2018 DASH 200.327.
READ PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024, SIGNED BY MYSELF THAT TESTED BY ROSIE POINT CITY CLERK AND TALKING ABOUT THE FEDS BEING ABLE TO TELL US WHAT TO DO.
IT BASICALLY TELLS US THAT WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THE RULES THAT WE WERE ALREADY FOLLOWING, BUT IT SPECIFIES NOW IN THIS SECTION THAT WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THOSE RULES AS WELL.
WHEN IT, WHEN IT SAYS CENTRALIZED TO THE PR, UH, TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OR PURCHASING OFFICER, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY GET TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE WITHOUT GOING TO THE CITY MANAGER? NOT WELL, UH, THEY WOULD BRING THE PO TO ME, BUT BASICALLY IT SAYS THAT THEY'RE GONNA MAKE THE DECISION ON THE PURCHASE, NOT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR THE GRANT MANAGER OR THE ASSOCIATE TO CONSULTANT THAT WE HAVE.
IT STILL WILL GO THROUGH, FOLLOW THE NORMAL, OUR NORMAL PROCUREMENT IS I SIGN OFF ON IF IT'S ABOVE A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THEN IT GOES TO THEM TO MAKE THE PURCHASE.
THIS JUST REAFFIRMS THAT THAT'S HAPPENING AND IT'S NOT A PROJECT MANAGER OFF SITE OR SOMEBODY ELSE MAKING THAT DECISION.
THIS IS JUST RELATING TO FEDERAL FUNDS.
BUT, SO FOR LIKE OUR GLO HAZMAT PROJECT, IF WE NEEDED TO ORDER PIPE, IT WOULDN'T BE SOMEBODY AT CSRS.
THEY WOULD SUGGEST IT, THEY WOULD TELL US WHAT WE NEEDED TO ORDER, BUT WE WOULD BE ACTUALLY MAKING THE PURCHASE.
THEY HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR WHAT KIND OF PIPE OR WHAT KIND OF CONCRETE OR WHAT KIND OF DIRT WHERE IT COMES FROM.
WE HAD TO HAVE THEM TEAR ALL THAT UP AND REPLACE IT WITH AMERICAN STEEL.
YEAH, THOSE, THESE ARE THE KIND OF PROVISIONS THAT THEY PUT SOME CHINESE REBAR IN INSTEAD, WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT.
WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THEIR MONEY, THEY, THEY WANT YOU TO SPEND IT THE WAY THEY YEAH, THEY SPEND IT.
AND HONESTLY, THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE, THE LESSER EXTRANEOUS STRINGS THAT THEY ATTACH TO THEIR MONEY OR TO THEIR FUNDING.
BUT THAT PROBLEM, LIKE I SAID, WITH OUR UPCOMING DRAINAGE PROJECT, IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE IN THE POLICY SO THAT WE, AT LEAST WE, WE HAVE IT IN OUR POLICY THAT WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES AND THIS ALSO PARLAYS INTO ANOTHER GRANT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEEK RIGHT NOW FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, WHICH WOULD ADD MONEY TOWARDS FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
WELL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR, THAT RESOLUTION OH SEVEN DASH 2024 BE ADOPTED AS WRITTEN.
SECOND BY COUNCIL PERSON BOND.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
[VI. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ]
NEXT ITEM WILL BE NOTICING ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.TENTATIVE DRAWING FOR PLACE ON THE BALLOT, FEBRUARY THE 22ND, 2024 AT 6:30 PM JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024 AT 7:00 PM PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2024 AT THE CLUE EVENT CENTER FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.
JESUS, UH, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM AND A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ADJOURN.
MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS? I BY COUNCIL, GUESS NOBODY WANTS TO LEAVE
I GUESS WE'RE TRYING TO STAY HERE A LITTLE LONGER PENDING? NO, PENDING.