Consent Agenda
City Manager’s Report given at City Council Meeting held April 11, 2023: City Manager Scott Edmonson gave a brief report on the following activities in the City of San Saba:
• Met with Texas A&M Rural Med Clinic Team, and they explained that they are going to make visiting rural Communities a requirement as part of the student’s enrollment
• San Saba Chamber of Commerce will not be hosting the July 4th Fireworks event this year but will be making a donation toward the event.
• Scott Glaze and Bruce Stewart will be collecting donations from local businesses.
• The Chamber is looking to host a new event, Blues, Brews, and Bluebonnets this next Spring.
• LCRA was here for Steps Forward grant doing projects at the Golf Course.
• KSSB City-wide cleanup will be Saturday.
• Due to an accident that occurred with a deer, the Police Department is down one vehicle again.
• Emergency Purchase Money for the Sanitation Department’s Backhoe should be here any day.
• There will be an Eclipse meeting tomorrow in the Council Chambers.
• Thursday at 11:00 at Mill Pond Park, the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center will be hosting their Annual Go Blue Day Balloon release, and everyone is invited.
• Will be bringing a gun Ordinance to the City Council for approval that will include rejecting the use of bows and crossbows within the City limits.
• Thursday morning there will be a meeting with Chase Pecan. (City Manager Edmonson turned it over to Jesse Hunt, Water/ Wastewater Supervisor.) Jesse explained to the City Council that they will consider approving a preliminary agreement with Chase Pecan to allow discharge into the City’s sewer system. The City had issues with the residual they discharged into the system previously and they installed into discharge ponds. They now have installed a clarifier system, and the water is clear as drinking water. There will be a zero tolerance that bypasses the complete system process for the discharge of the pretreatment clarifier and will be shut down until the clarifier is completely back on-line.
Other Reports
Scott Glaze, Public Works Director, reported:
• The Water Wheel at Mill Pond Park is back in place, and Norman did a great job repairing it.
• The Parks Department used Randy Baxter’s excavator to clean our the little creek and the Amphitheater at Risien Park, and it looks great.
• The contractors for ATMOS are moving along on the new installation of the gas lines for Chase Pecan.
Other items at the April 11th City Council Meeting: Public Comments Brian Rogers signed up to speak regarding the Discussion/ Action Items Number one, two and three. The City Council and City Manager addressed and answered each item.
Presentations
Robert Hensley, Water/Wastewater City Employee, was selected as Employee of the Month for April. Jesse Hunt, Water/ Wastewater Department Supervisor, and Mayor Pro-Tem Robert Whitten presented Robert with a plaque with his name on it and a gift certificate to a local restaurant.
Continued - Police Chief John Bauer and Sergeant Charlie Boyce presented Justice of the Peace/Municipal Judge Sharon Blossman with an Appreciation Award and Gift Certificate to a local restaurant for her hard work and dedication. He commended her for the long hours she works and her efforts she put forth in assisting the Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, and Game Warden in the County-wide Warrant Round-up. Judge Blossman is an asset to our community.
The City Council unanimously approved the following: approved minutes from the March 20, 2023, City Council meeting; Approved Resolution No. 202310 waive noise ordinance onApril 29, 2023 at Joe Ragsdale Pavilion for Flossie Woodward; Approved Resolution No. 2023-11 waiving noise ordinance onApril 22, 2023, at Mill Pond Park Gazebo for Sara Martinez; Approved Resolution No. 2023-12 waiving noise ordinance on May 6, 2023, at Mill Pond Park Gazebo for Tammy Martin;Approved Resolution No. 2023-13 waiving noise ordinance on April 20, 2023, at Risien Park for the Catkins Ball.
Discussion/Action Items The First Action Item was to Discuss, consider and approve Resolution No. 2023-14, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Saba, Texas, approving (I) The Resolution of the Board of Directors of the San Saba Economic Development Corporation (“Corporation”) Regarding a Loan in the Amount of $177,982.63; (II) A Sales Tax Remittance Agreement Between the City and the Corporation; (III) Resolving Other Matters Incident and Related to the Loan; and (IV) the Authority of the Mayor to Execute, on Behalf of the City, a General Certificate of the City and the Sales Tax Remittance Agreement. Resolution was passed unanimously.
The Second Action Item was to Discuss, consider, and approve Ordinance No. 2023-03 an Ordinance of the City of San Saba, Texas, Establishing Regulation for the Use of Cargo, Shipping Containers and Accessory Building within the City of San Saba; Requiring a Permit for the Placement of Such Containers; Providing Standards for Use and Development of Storage Containers; Repealing all Ordinances or Sections in Conflict therewith; Providing a Severability Clause; Providing for a Penalty of Fine not to Exceed the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for Each Offense; and Providing an Effective Date. Resolution was passed unanimously.
The third Discussion/Action Item was to Discuss, consider, and approve Ordinance No. 202324, an Ordinance of the City of San Saba, Texas, Amending Ordinance No. 2022-01 and setting fees for various City service and consolidating those fees for convenience; amending various City Ordinances; and Containing a Severability Clause and an Effective Date. Resolution was passed unanimously.
The Fourth Discussion/Action Item was to Discuss, consider, and approve Commercial Bulk WaterApplication form. The Commercial Bulk WaterApplication was unanimously approved as presented.
The next City Council meeting is June 13, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. All are welcome.
Information provided by Sabrina Maultsby, City Secretary