PUBLIC NOTICE

THE BONHAM CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF

REGULAR MEETING

DATE OF MEETING: November 11, 2024

TIME OF MEETING: 5:30 P.M. – Regular Meeting
LOCATION OF MEETING: Bonham City Hall – 514 Chestnut

Bonham, Texas

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Call to Order

1. Consider and take action to approve the minutes of the October 14th regular meeting.

2. Consider and take action to accept the financial report for the month ending October 31, 2024.

3. Citizens Opportunity to Speak: [The City Council invites people with comments or observations to briefly address the Council for the limited purpose of determining whether the matter should be referred to staff for study and response and/or be placed on a future meeting agenda. Local practice limits comments to three (3) minutes or less. State law prohibits the City Council from considering deliberations on any item not listed on the posted City Council Agenda.]

4. Presentation of plaque to Employee of the Quarter.

5. Consider and take action to appoint the Associate Judge in waiting as the full-time City of Bonham Municipal Court Judge.

6. Consider and take action to approve the purchase of a VAC-CON 3-yard combination machine.

7. Consider and take action to approve a resolution regarding a finance agreement for the purpose of financing the purchase of a VAC-CON 3-yard combination machine.

8. Consider and take action to award a bid for Elevated Ground Storage Tanks Rehabilitation Project HEI #158078.

9. Consider and take action on a resolution by the City Council of the City of Bonham, Texas designating authorized signatories for contractual documents and documents for requesting funds pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient Communities Program.

10. Consider and take action on a Resolution accepting a Petition to create the Powder Creek Ranch Public Improvement District and setting a Public Hearing under Section 372.009 of the Texas Local Code for December 9, 2024.

11. First Reading of a Resolution approving a loan agreement between the Bonham Economic Development Corporation and Government Capital Corporation to finance land acquisition. 

12. Second Reading of a Resolution approving a loan agreement between the Bonham Economic Development Corporation and Government Capital Corporation to finance land acquisition.

13. Consider and take action on a Resolution approving a loan agreement between the Bonham Economic Development Corporation and Government Capital Corporation to finance land acquisition.

14. Hold public hearing and consider and take action on an ordinance to rezone 4.3 acre located at the southeast corner of Katy Boulevard and E. 6 th Street from General Business District (B) to Planned Development Duplex Residential Dwelling District (PD-D) property ID# 77232.

15. Hold public hearing and consider and take action on an ordinance amending Article 8.08 (Sex Offender Residency) and Article 8.09 (Loitering) of the Bonham Code of Ordinances to provide for child safety zone and amend definitions and prohibited conduct.

16. Consider and take action to approve an engagement letter between the City of Bonham and Nichols Jackson for legal services.

17. Discussion regarding a possible name change for the Fannin County Multipurpose Complex.

18. Consider and take action to amend the City of Bonham personnel policy to adopt a Prohibited
Technologies Policy prohibiting certain information technology as provided in Chapter 620 of the
Texas Government Code.

19. Adjourn

In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves the right to convene in Executive Session, as deemed necessary, to seek legal advice from its
attorney on any item identified in this agenda, as permitted by law, or to consult with its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

The Bonham City Council hereby expresses its intention of considering, deliberating, and taking action on any item listed on this agenda unless specifically stated otherwise.