N O T I C E
A regular monthly meeting of the Town of New Hope Board of Aldermen/Town Council will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the New Hope Town Hall, 121 Rockcrest Road, New Hope, Collin County, TX 75071, in accordance with the following:
A G E N D A
Item 1. Call to order and Roll call.
Persons wishing to address the Town Council are requested to complete the Public Comment form and submit it to the Town Secretary, preferably prior to the start of the meeting.
General Comments : A person may address the Council on subjects not listed on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each, which cannot be given to other speakers. The General Comment session is limited to a total of 45 minutes. The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from deliberating on any item not on the agenda. Any discussion of the subject must be limited to a statement of fact, a statement of policy, or a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a future meeting.
Public Testimony: A person wishing to address the Council on listed agenda items will be called upon by the presiding officer. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each, which cannot be given to other speakers. Public comment for each listed agenda item is limited to 15 minutes total time. The Council reserves the right to table any item and/or call a Special Meeting to address items to provide enough time for public comment
Item 2. Consent items:
• Minutes of previous meeting(s)
• Treasurer’s report(s)
Item 3. Discuss and take action to approve Resolution No. 2020-002-R, a resolution relating to approving financing by the New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation for Education Revenue Bonds (Cumberland Academy) Series 2020A and Taxable Education Revenue Bonds (Cumberland Academy) Series 2020B and related matters.
Item 4. Report from Road Commissioner Terry Sanner regarding road repairs, maintenance and expenditures
Item 5. Report from Code Enforcement Officer Bob Matthews regarding violations, presented by Code Enforcement Liaison Andy Reitinger.
Item 6. Report from Park Commissioner Sandra Sanner regarding repairs, maintenance and expenditures of Town Park.
Item 7. Report from P&Z Commissioner Jess Herbst regarding P&Z meeting updates and status of possible revisions to the CZO.
Item 8. Report from Media and Communications Committee Chair Jennifer Gray regarding MCC recent meeting updates.
Item 9. Report from Events Planning and Coordination Committee Chair Kimberly Barrow regarding National Night Out 2020.
Item 10. Discuss and take action to approve Resolution No. 2020-003-R, amending the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020; and providing an effective date.
Item 11. Discuss and take action on New Hope Policy and Procedure Manual to include the
following new policies and procedures as listed in the Table of Contents under General:
New Hope Town Hall and Pat Fowler Park Allocation and Use Policy
Document Identification, Presentation and Management
Item 12. Discuss and take action to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-002, Tall Grass and Weed Ordinance.
Item 13. Discuss and take action to adopt Ordinance No. 2020-003, amending, ratifying, and reaffirming Sections 5 and 8 of Ordinance No. 2020-001 regarding the Town’s General Election on May 2, 2020, and to approve a related Joint General and Special Election Services Contract with the Collin County Elections Administrator.
Item 14. Items for future discussion.
Item 15. Set or confirm date(s) for next Town Council meeting and workshop(s) in March, 2020.
Item 16. Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the Town’s website and the front door of the Town of New Hope Town Hall, at 121 Rockcrest Road, New Hope, Texas, facing the outside, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and that said Notice was posted on the date and time below, and remained posted at least 72 hours before such meeting was convened.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND POSTED THIS DAY OF FEBURARY 22, 2020 AT12:00 P.M.
/s/ Rita Petty
Rita Petty, Town Secretary
Town of New Hope, Collin County, Texas
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF NEW HOPE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ENTER INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, AS AMENDED, FOR ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.