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Bonham City Council regular meeting May 12
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May 10, 2025
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 PUBLIC NOTICE

THE BONHAM CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF

REGULAR MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: May 12, 2025

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 canvass returns of May 3, 2025 election.

2. Oath of Office for Council Members Elect administered by City of Bonham Municipal Court Judge Michael Evans.

3. Consider and take action to select Mayor Pro tem.

4. Oath of Office for Mayor Pro tem administered by City of Bonham Municipal Court Judge Michael Evans.

5. Presentation for outgoing City Councilmen

6. Consider and take action to approve the minutes of the April 14 th regular meeting.

7. Consider and take action to accept the financial report for the month ending April 30, 2025.

8. 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.]

9. Update from Chief Hughes on Mission Critical Partners Assessment.

10. Hold public hearing and consider and take action on an Ordinance to consider the adoption of water, wastewater, and roadway impact fees and associated rules and regulations.

11. Consider and take action to adopt a Resolution to approve a Bonham Economic Development Corporation Resolution authorizing the issuance of a promissory note to finance ground and elevated water storage tank maintenance.

12. Consider and take action to adopt a Resolution approving a Development Agreement with Fieldside Development, LLC for a 200-acre development.

13. Pursuant to chapter 551, Texas Government Code, the Councill will convene into closed executive session to discuss the following:

(A.) §551.072: Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property concerning 36.702 acres of land, a part of the Mary Caldwell Survey Abstract Number 180, a part of the Joel Anderson Survey Abstract Number 12 and a part of the William McCarty Survey Abstract Number 706, lying and being situated on the North side of Lake Bonham in Fannin County, Texas.

14. Reconvene in open public session and take possible action on the matter discussed during closed session.

15. 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.