City of Petersburg Council Meeting Minutes The Petersburg city

City of PetersburgCouncil
Meeting Minutes
The Petersburg
city councilmet in a specialmeetingMondayMay
16,2016@ 6:3()p.t,.at city Hall, I 524 MainStreet.
Presentwere:Mayor: Darin Greene;NewlyElected
t4uyo., SusieMartinez;ci'uncilMembers:lustine
Turner,Jenny
Livar' GilbertGonzales,carroll Leon, Larry Martinez,
and Newly ElectedRosaMarroquin;city Manager:
Ronald
Heggerneier;
and City Secretary,
Kayla Monroe.
Guestspresentwerechristy Griggs,AllisorrGriggs,
LucretiaThurman,Nora Gonzalez,Francis Lopez,Lacy
Mayfield,
RandalMayfield,Max Maldonado,
Jessevu.qr!7, susi" vu.qu ez,MaryGonzales,
camilla Hernandez,
Benjie
Hernandez,
Nelly Moralez,Fnily Moralez,AlyssaMoralez,
Logan Marlir-tez,Daniel
Martinez,Gloria Hernandez,
Martina Juarez'YeseniaAlvarado,sara Lopez,Marylou
Garza,RaulLopez,yovahn Marroquin,Jimrny
Gregoreyk,
lsaac'luarez'JuanHernandez,RafaelNava' James
Tr.,l.r, FaustinoSanchezJr., RhondaLedbetter,
Velrna
Solorzano.
JoelSolorzano'
ArrgelSidhu,StevenJo'es, Parnela
Layton,Kevin Layton,christinaHernandez,
Lexi Henrandez,
.loleen
Marquez,TJ MarqLrez,
paura
cherise L,eon,
Martin, l,*ry u,uiir. arrdLeo'ard Neir.
Meetingcalledto orderat 6:40p.m.
Prayerled by CouncilwomanLivar.
Pledgeled by Councilman
Gonzales.
2 0 16 . 0 5I. 6 . 0I - A n n o u n c e m e n N
t se: x t m e e t i n g
J u n e1 4 ,2 0 16 .
- A' councilmanLeon moved
2016'05'16'02
to approvethe minuteswith the followingcorrection:
ItemNo.
2016'04'12'09
councilrnanMarti'ez seconded
the motiorr,not councilmanGonzales.
councilrnan
Martinez
seconded
the
rnotiorr.All votedfor the motion.Motion carried.
B' councilrnanLeon movedto approvethe Financial
Staternerrt.
councilwomanTunrerseconded
the
rnotion.All votedfor the motion.Motioncarried.
c' councilnlanGonzalesIrovedto approvethe April n P/AR
reports.councilwomanl.ivarsecorrded
the
rnotion.All votedfor the ntotion.Motioncarried.
2016'05'I 6'03 - councilwotnanLivar movedto accept
the Electioncanvaasas presented
by the city Secretary.
councifman Martirez secondedthe motion.AIr voted'for
the motion.
2016'05'l6'04 - The city Secretary
issuedthe certificateof Elections
to the Newly ElectedMayor,SusieMartinez;Reelectedcouncilrnancarroll Leon,arrdNewly Electedcouncilwornan
RosaMarroquin.
2016'05'16.05- TheNewly Electedofficialscompleted
the Staternent
of
officer.
2016'05'16.06- TheNewly Electedofficialstook the Oath
of office and
assumed
theirduties.
Councilwent intoa recess
at 7:00p.m.and reco'venedat 7:10p.m.
2016'05'l6'07 - Mayor Martinezopenednominations
for Mayor Pro-tem.councirrnan
Gonzalesnorninated
councilma'
Leon'councilmanLeonnominated
councilrnanGonzales.
councilrnanMarrineznorni'ated
councilwoman
Livar.
councilmanLeonmovedtlratnominations
seize.councilmanGonzales
seconded
the rnotion.Mayor Marti'ez took a vote
and they wereas follows:
CouncilmanMartinezvotedfor JennyLivar.
Courrcilwornan
Livar votedlor JerlryLivar.
CouncilwomanMarroquinvotedfoiJenny Livar.
Councilman
Leonvotedfor Councilrnan
Conzales.
CouncilmanGonzalesvotedfor CouncilmanLeon.
Councilwomarr
Livar is votedin as Mayor pro_tem3_l_l
2 0 1 6 . 0 5 . 1 6 .-0 8N o p u b l i cc o m m e r l t .
2 0 1 6 ' 0 5 ' 1 6 ' 0 9 - AP' r e s e n t ebdy c h i e f T h u r m a nS. t a t e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e 4 r
callsg
, v i o l a t i o n s , a n Id a c c i d e n S
t .e e
attached.
B. Presented
by TJ Marquez.SeeAttached.
c' Presented
by Kevin Layton.Statedthat they had severalcalls,
Abernathyhad to respondto one and
olle wastransported
but tlrenturnedover to Abernathy.He saii that it will
be about 120daysuntil we receivethe new
ambulanceandtalkedaboLrtoptionsfor the old ambuiance.
Statedthat a cardiacrnonitorwas not includedin the grant,
but
a Irewstretcherwas' He alsostatedthat he hired his son
and wastold he could not do that due to nepotism.
councilman
Leon requested
a reviewof tlre personnelpoliciesand councilwoman
Livar requested
to seehow the EMS areemployees
of the City.
D' Presented
by Lacy Mayfield. Statedthat the SummerReadingprogram
will go from June7- Jurre30.
They are alsogiving a rewardfor Box Toos.
E. presented
by RorraldFieggemeier.
l. water salesare down rerativeto the budgetbut Lrpfronr
trristirne rastyear.
2 . W e a r e 3 / o obhe h i n do n A d V a l o r e mc o l l e c t i o n s .
3' Salestax collectiollsare rtpettoughto offsetwhat we are
dowrron watersales.They are up
$2600for the year.
4' Therewas danrageto the fountainin the Plaza.The bottorn
bowl was found lying on the
grourrd'Do not know what happened.Looking into
differentoptionson eitlrerrepairor replacement.
5' Thereis a darnagedvehicledue to an accidenton Main Street.
we haverequested
a.other
truck frorn Atmos.
6. Ron gavean updateon CommunityCenterfunds.
7' Ron statedthat he did not find any ordinanceor resolutionpertaining
to smokingin City
buildings,but he did posta no-smoki'gsign i'trre cornmunity
center.
8' Ron presented
tlrepreliminaryassessed
valuationandstatedthatwe will be downgl0.2g0 in
taxes.
9. Ron presented
the recomrnended
budgetand tax adoptioncalendar.
10.Ron gavean updateon the yearto datebudgetand iecornmendatio's.
I l. RandyMayfieldgavean updateandexprairied
the currentTCEe vioration.
councilrnanGonzales
movedto acceptthe reportsas presented.
councilwomanMarroquinsecorrded
the motion.All
votedfor the motion.Motioncarried.
2016'05'16'I0 - councilwomanLivar nrovedto authorize
the city Secretary
to pay$34.00to Alfred,sAuto care out of
line iterl 4536.CouncilmanMartirtezseconded
the rnotiorr.
All votedforthe motion.Motioncarried.
2016'05'16'lI - councilwomanLivar rnovedto authorize
the city Secretary
to pay$2,715.12
to wylie Marruf-acturing
out of line itenr4616'Courrcilman
Gonzales
seconded
the rnotion.All votedfor the motion.Motioncarried.
2016'05'l6'12 * councilwomanLivar movedto tableitem until
the nextmeetingfor furtherreview.councilmanLeon
seconded
the rnotion.All votedfor the motion.Motion carried.
2016'05'16'l3 - council talkedwith the city Manageraboutdifferent
optionsfor the new communitycentercontract.
No actiorrwastakenon this item.
* councilwomanLivar rnovedto table
2016'05'16'14
tlrisiternuntilthenextmeeting.councilmanMartinezseconded
the
motion.AII votedfor the motion.Motion carried.
20 I 6'05' I 6' I 5 - councilwornanLivar movedto cancelthe meeting
setfor TuesdayMay I 7,20i 6.councilwoma'
Marroqr-rin
seconded
the motio'. All votedfor the motion.Motioncarried.
MeetirrgadjoLrrrred
at 8:30 p.rn.
yor, SusieMart{nez
ATTEST:
, KaylaMonroe