• Will be attending a SWAK meeting in Belton at Central Texas Council of Governments upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Events schedule for 2022. Would like to get with Council to see about the possibility of scheduling one for San Saba for 2023; they have funds available to assist with the event;
• The City's annual Christmas Party will be December 8th and we would like to invite the Council and their spouses to attend;
• We received the specs for the new sign the Chamber is planning to install and it meets all City specifications;
• Barbara is preparing a letter to send to Omnitrax Railroad due to nuisances including rodents, unsanitary or unsightly conditions, and the increasing possible fire danger posed by the condition of the tracks being a fire hazard due to the weeds;
• Still looking into prospective ideas for the Health Services Center; and
• Met with Buck Gilcrease with the Ministerial Alliance to discuss issues we have recently experienced with transients.
Other Reports
Scott Glaze, Public Works Director reported:
• The Parks Department guys have started working on the Christmas lights at Mill Pond Park;
• We had to make some adjustments to the standpipe water tank improvements, where we had planned to use the VFD pumps. It is going to take about six months to get the pumps and we can't afford to put it off that long due to it throwing us into the peak season so, we are back to plan A and will be using the pop-off valves.
Michael Wadsworth, Code Enforcement Officer reported:
• Chase Pecan will be seeking a Variance to the City's Ordinances to install a new building that will be greater in height than 50 ft.; and
• Tony Jacobs, Sr. will be bringing in plans to build a new restaurant and meat market.
John Bauer, Police Chief reported:
• Expect delays in response time for accidents, or Game Warden related issues, since we currently only have one Trooper and one Game Warden who are covering this whole area, the Border situation is going to affect us all and we may not notice it right now here, but it is coming; there are already limited resources in the grocery stores, there are currently one-thousand Troopers at the border.
Mayor Ken Jordan adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.