Bonham, Texas – The Bonham City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, June 9 at Bonham City Hall. All council members were present. Mayor HL Compton called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
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Mayor Compton acknowledged the severe storms that hit Bonham Sunday night, June 9. He praised all of the city crews for their work that started at 10:00 p.m. last night and only stopped recently, in order for everyone to get some rest and get back to work tomorrow.
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Council approved the minutes of the May 12, 2025 regular meeting.
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Council accepted the financial report for the month ending May 31, 2025. Sarah Osburn said there was no sales tax report for May yet and the city continues to track at 3% while the city budget included a 7% estimate.
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Citizens Opportunity to Speak
Mary Kay Wilson said that the city council is wonderful and everyone with the city does a great job. She was especially thankful for City Manager Sean Pate.
Fire Chief Chris Hughes said he wanted to echo what Mayor Compton said. He said that the weather event last night caused much damage, but so many different groups have come together to clean up. Hughes said the National Weather Service will be in Bonham Tuesday to determine what weather happened. Hughes praised Oncor for being ahead of schedule in getting power back on. Hughes said that local nursing homes were getting generators and were getting power back. Hughes praised everyone who is pitching in and said that everything has gone rather smoothly for the amount of damage the city has.
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Clark was praised for his fantastic commitment to his work at the library, for opening doors for enhanced funding, for celebrating Native American heritage and going above and beyond in his duties. The room erupted in loud applause for Clark.
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Council accepted the audit and financial statements as prepared by McClanahan & Holmes, LLP for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. April Hatfield with McClanahan and Holmes reported a clean opinion. Mayor Compton noted that Osburn helped make the audit process much better and Hatfield agreed.
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Council approved an agreement between the City of Bonham and KSA Engineers, Inc. for professional services for the 2025 WLAF Bonham Water System Improvements. Sean Pate, City Manager, reviewed history for this project and outlined what water system improvements this project will cover. Pate pointed out that 70% of the costs will be covered by grant and only 30% from city funds.
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Council reappointed two individuals to the Airport Advisory Board, as they were the only ones to apply.
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Council authorized city staff to release a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Engineering Services relating to Capital Improvement Projects at Jones Field Airport. Osburn pointed out that this is special money for projects that are on the master plan for the city and the airport.
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Council authorized staff to coordinate the disposal of various assets through GovDeals online auction services.
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Council held a public hearing and approved an ordinance amending Ordinance 1429 providing for a fee schedule for solid waste collection services inside the city and at Lake Bonham. City staff went through the annual assessment of the various rates for solid waste collection. Osburn noted that there would be a 49 cent increase for polycarts at residences. Osburn noted that Sanitation Solutions has been a great partner today with all the storm debris removal. Their contract is in place until 2027.
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Council held a public hearing and approved an ordinance to rezone 5.0± acres located on the east side of Albert Broadfoot Street, 80± feet north of County Road 1565 from Light Industrial District (LI) to Heavy Industrial District (HI). Portion of Property ID #121478. Ross Altobelli said this would rezone 5 acres near the airport. P&Z approved this at their last meeting. Altobelli noted that this would have no impact to airport, as this property is to the west of the runway.
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Council approved a resolution to approve a Revised Site Plan, Vector Bonham Facility Expansion. Portion of Property ID #121478.
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Council adopted a Resolution approving a Development Agreement with KS1 Investments, LLC for a 366.313-acre development. BEDCO Director Joey Grisham reviewed some bullet points of this project. He described it as a unique development off Highway 56, which will include mixed use, commercial, single family and multi-family. The development will also include lots of improvements to sewer lines and streets, dedication of an 8-acre site for future school and a regional park. Grisham said that Martin and team worked hard on this. Council member Allen Sanderson asked what the average lot size would be. Martin said there would be a range of sizes, and the smallest would be townhomes. Another person asked what the price range would be. Martin said that if all goes according to plan, the initial costs would be around $350k and over time, many of the single family homes would eventually cost around $500k. Martin also said that Phase 1 would include only 205 single-family lots.
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Pursuant to chapter 551, Texas Government Code, the Council convened into closed executive session at 5:56 p.m. to discuss the following: deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for which deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the city with a third party.
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Council reconvened in open public session at 6:10 p.m. Council approved negotiations for real estate. Meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
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The Roy Floyd Center (old Armory) will be open at 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10 for those who need a place to cool off.
