The Littlefield City Council will conduct a regular business meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in the City Council Chambers, 525 Phelps Avenue, where they will consider a 16-item agenda.
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comments on All Agenda Items
5. Introduction of New City Employees
6. Consider and Approve Minutes from the July 28th Meeting.
7. Consider and Approve Monthly Departmental Reports: Police Dept.; Fire Dept.; EMS; Code Enforcement; Animal Control; Landfill; Water/Wastewater; Streets and Parks; Municipal Court; Monthly Financial Reports; Sales Tax Collection; PropertyTax Collection reports; LEDC A and B minutes, if boards met.
8. Public Hearing regarding approving the budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
9. Consider the approval of an ordinance approving the budget for fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021, and making appropriations for each department, project, account, and debt, and declaring an emergency.
10. Consider the approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Littlefield, Texas, amending Resolution Number 2020-0128 Polling locations and dates and Election Judge and additional Early Voting Clerks; Amending Resolution 2020-0409 Early Voting Dates; Amending established deadline to receive applications for ballots by mail; Designating Early Voting Dates.
11. Consider the approval of the Wastewater Farm Lease.
12. Update Regarding the Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation and the Proposal to Adopt an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Certificates of Obligation. This item and Ordinance are to be Discussed during a Meeting Anticipated to take place on Sept. 22nd, 2020.
13. Call a Special City Council Meeting for Sept. 14, 2020, regarding proposals for the Aquatic Center.
14. Consider CRS Covid-19 Report Presented. 15. Consider the approval of a
15. Consider the approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Littlefield, Texas, Approving a Negotiated Settlement Between the Executive Committee of Cities Served by Atmos West Texas (“Cities”) and Atmos Energy Corp., West Texas Division Regarding the Company’s 2020 Rate Review Mechanism Filing; Declaring Existing Rates to be Unreasonable; Adopting Tariffs That Reflect Rate Adjustments Consistent With the Negotiated Settlement; Finding the Rates to be set by the Attached Settlement Tariffs to be Just and Reasonable and in the Public Interest; Approving an Attached Exhibit Establishing a Benchmark for Pensions and Retiree Medical Benefits; Approving an Attached Exhibit Regarding Amortization of Regulatory Liability; Requiring the Company to Reimburse Cities’ Reasonable Ratemaking Expenses; Determining that this Resolution was Passed in Accordance with the Requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; Adopting a Savings Clause; Declaring an Effective Date; and Requiring Delivery of this Resolution to the Company and the Cities’ Legal Counsel. 16. Adjourn
16. Adjourn
Executive Session Disclosure Statement: The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices or Security Audit) and 551.087 (Economic Development).