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Citizen Opportunity to Speak: No one asked to speak.
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Council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes of the October 12 regular meeting and financial reports for the month ending October 31, 2026.
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Council approved awarding the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Management and Operations of the Larry Shockley Sports Complex to the Bonham Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) and authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney, establishing the parties' respective responsibilities for facility operations, scheduling, maintenance, storage, and improvements.
City Manager Sean Pate stated that only one proposal was received. Staff have visited with the representatives from BBSA and recommended the council approve this agreement. Under this agreement, BBSA will manage concessions, events and the master schedule. The city will maintain ownership, do the mowing and be responsible for major improvements to the facilities. This agreement will run through Sept 30, 2027.
This agreement included no payments for either party for this contract. Any concessions that BBSA chooses to run, they will manage and keep all funds raised. Likewise, any tournaments that BBSA hosts, they will manage the funds. BBSA cannot sublease the facilities or any of the services they are responsible for.
Pate said that the staff will be creating a new form to be used in the event that another group wants to rent the facilities.
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Council approved a Resolution to approve a gravel parking lot and drive approach for County Village Investment, LLC. Property ID# 109750.
Ross Altobelli said that city ordinances usually calls for parking and driveways to be concrete or pavement, but the ordinance also allows for the council to grant exceptions to this requirement. Altobelli said that the applicant submitted a site plan that has been reviewed and approved by staff. This property is owned by Spanky Carter and will involve a business to make vehicles ready to sell at a nearby used car lot. This automotive repair business will not be open to the public but rather will be used exclusively by the nearby used car lot. The staff recommended approval with some stipulations, including that this waiver is limited to the specific area and any future expansions or changes would have to come back to council for approval. The property is currently fenced in and the business will expand the fenced in area.
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Council approved a Resolution to allow some specific exceptions to the city’s Landscape Regulations for Country Village Investment, LLC. Property ID# 109750. Altobelli said that Carter requested to not do some of the required landscaping for this business.
Altobelli noted that this business is on a large property near the airport and the building is set back a significant distance from the road and is not open to the public. Staff recommended approval of this waiver with some specific stipulations, including that this waiver is only for the current business and no changes will be allowed unless approved by the council.
Carter said he will be landscaping the front of the property that faces the road, but he will not do landscaping on the side of the property that is adjacent the reel company.
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Council approved an Ordinance amending Division 1 (Generally), Division 2 (Fire Chief), Division 3 (Fire Mashall), and adding Division 5 (Excessive False Fire Alarms and Associated Fees) within Article 5.02 (Fire Department) of Chapter 5 (Fire Prevention and Protection) within the Bonham Code of Ordinances.
Fire Chief Chris Hughes stated that this ordinance has not been updated since 1912. The proposed changes will update and simplify this ordinance. He noted that the old version said that the fire chief was responsible for horses and wagons. He also spoke about the false alarms and said that last year there were 15 false alarms. Only two of those would have been affected by the new ordinance, but those have already been addressed, as the systems were repaired.
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Meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
