2018_10.09_CC_Minutes - SpecialKENNEDALE
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KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING 1 OCTOBER 9, 2018
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE
WORK SESSION - 5:30 PM
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Brian Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Present: Mayor Brian Johnson; Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Lee, Place 3; Rockie Gilley, Place 1;
Chris Pugh, Place 2; Linda Rhodes, Place 4; Jan Joplin, Place 5; Absent: NONE
Staff: City Manager George Campbell, City Secretary Leslie Galloway, Finance Director Brady Olsen, Police Chief
Tommy Williams, Police Captain Darrell Hull, Backflow Customer Service Inspector (CSI) Dennis Brown, Director of
Planning and Economic Development Melissa Dailey; Consultants: Craig Barnes of Shield Engineering and Andrew
Friedman of SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc.
II. DECISION ITEMS
A. Ordinance authorizing the issuance of $760,000 in principal amount of City of Kennedale,
Texas Tax Note, Series 2018; securing the payment thereof by authorizing the levy of an
annual ad valorem tax; and approving and authorizing the execution of a paying
agent /registrar agreement, a purchase letter, and all other instruments and procedures
related thereto
Finance Director Brady Olsen and Andrew Friedman, Managing Director at SAMCO Capital
Markets, gave a brief overview of the proposed issuance of Tax Note, Series 2018, and
were available for questions from Council.
Motion To Approve. Action Approve, Moved By Mayor Pro Tem Lee, Seconded By Pugh.
Motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Johnson closed the Regular Session and opened the Work Session at 5:48 p.m.
III. WORK SESSION
A. Discuss infrastructure projects for potential inclusion in a Capital Improvement Program
(CIP)
Craig Barnes, President of Shield Engineering Group, presented an updated prioritized list
of identified capital improvement projects. He and City Manager George Campbell
responded to questions from Council, which was followed by some discussion.
Councilmember Pugh left the meeting at 6:10 p.m.; Mayor Johnson left the meeting at 6.'25 p.m.
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B. Discuss appointments to a Charter Amendment Committee
This item was taken out of order; it was considered following item III. C.
After some discussion, the Council decided that the Mayor and each Councilmember would
submit to staff one final nominee for this committee, and directed staff to place consideration
of appointment of these nominees on the Tuesday, October 16 Regular Meeting agenda.
C. Conduct interviews of applicants for appointment to Advisory Boards and Commissions
This item was taken out of order. it was considered following item III.A.
At this time, the City Council interviewed Troy Brannon, Thelma Kobeck, Allen Ray, and
Darold Tippey. Council then directed staff as to which applicants should be scheduled for
future interviews.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Motion To Adjourn. Action Adjourn, Moved By Mayor Pro Tem Lee, Seconded By Rhodes.
Motion passed Unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
BRIAN JOHNSON, M
YOR LESLIE GALLOWAY, CITY SECRETARY
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