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THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE ____________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORKSHOP JACKSONVILLE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM 315 S. RAGSDALE THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 12:00 PM DUE TO THE COVID 19 OUTBREAK, SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS AND SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY ATTEND THE MEETING VIA CONFERENCE CALL OR VIDEO STREAM AND VOTE AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD Randy Gorham, Mayor Rob Gowin, Mayor Pro-tem - District 4 Hubert Robinson - District 1 Jeff Smith – District 2 Tim McRae –District 3 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION – *THIS MEETING WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION YOU MAY DO SO IN PERSON 4. FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES 5. REVIEW AND DISCUSS AGENDA FOR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020. NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN – ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED OR ADDED TO THIS LIST BY CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY OR CITY SECRETARY AS NEEDED ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL POSTING OF MEETING AGENDA A. CALL TO ORDER B. INVOCATION C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE US & TEXAS FLAGS D. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION – E. CONSENT - APPROVAL OF MINUTES, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 9, 2020; BUDGET WORKSHOPS JULY 31 AND AUGUST 1, 2020; AGENDA WORKSHOP AUGUST 6, 2020 F. CONSENT – APPROVE THE PLACING OF A PLAQUE NEXT TO THE MAGNOLIA TREE IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION RECOGNIZING ITS HISTORICAL RELEVANCE G. CONSENT – PASS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN H. SECOND READING OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES I. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES 1 THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE August 6, 2020 Page 2 J. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVING THE 2020-2021 JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUDGET – BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED BY JEDCO PRESIDENT JAMES HUBBARD K. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF A DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION GRANT L. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO APPLY FOR A CORONA RELIEF FUND GRANT AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER GREG SMITH AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY FOR GRANT M. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION A RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR AN OPTIONAL 99 YEAR LEASE FOR THE CONCESSION AREA LAKE LEASES N. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CITY TOWING COMPANIES O. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WITH POSSIBLE ACTION A REQUEST BY JOHN HARGETT TO REPLAT LOTS 10 & 11 SUMMIT SUBDIVISION INTO ONE LOT. P. OPEN FORUM FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL Q. CITY MANAGER REPORT R. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM-PER OPEN MEETINGS ACT-PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION: o 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEYS o 551.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY S. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION FOR ANY ACTION IF NECESSARY T. ADJOURN U. OTHER ITEMS TO BE ADDED AS NEEDED 6. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION 7. ADJOURN Posted this the 3RD day of August 2020. 12:00 PM CERTIFICATION I certify that this notice was posted at City Hall for public viewing on the date and time designated above. ______________________________ Greg Lowe, City Secretary All items on the agenda are for possible discussion and action. The Jacksonville City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071(Consultation with Attorneys); 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property); 511.073 (Deliberations about gifts and donations); 551.074 (Personnel Matters); 551.076(Deliberations about security devises); and 551.087(Deliberations regarding economic development negotiations).The City of Jacksonville is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation and equal access to communications will be provided to those who provide notice to the City Secretary at (903)339-3390 at least 48 hours in advance. 2 CLEAR Jacksonville City Council AGENDA ITEM REPORT AGENDA DATE: 8/6 & 8/11 ITEM NUMBER: #4 5H & I DEPARTMENT: JEDCO PREPARED BY: James Hubbard INITIATED BY: James Hubbard EXHIBITS: FINDINGS/CURRENT ACTIVITY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The purpose of this resolution is to seek City Council approval of three (3) economic development projects. Each of these projects was unanimously approved by the Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. Below is a summary of each project as listed in Section 2 of the attached resolution: a) Reimbursement of an amount not to exceed $100,000 to PI Holdings, Inc. - DBA Plastic Holdings, Inc. for capital investment and physical expansion at 1476 N. Bolton expected to create and retain primary jobs. TheRECOMMENDED Jacksonville ACTION Economic: Development Corporation (JEDCO) is working with Plastics Holdings, Inc. to bring business from their California operation to Jacksonville. Additional production and capacity will require a $1.2 million+ capital investment in the expansion of the plant, storage space, Approval and equipment. New processes are expected to create a minimum of 12 jobs. b)BID An AND amount AWARD not: to exceed $200,000 to fund the Operation Facelift matching grant programs in Fiscal Year 2020-2021. This amount is to fund individual projects within the three Operation Facelift programs: Facade (max $5,000/project), Demolition (max $10,000/project), Downtown Redevelopment ($50,000/project). BUDGET DATA: c) An amount not to exceed $75,000 as a required match for a Texas Department of Agriculture Expenditures Required Up to $375,000 Downtown Revitalization Grant of up to $500,000. Current Budget FY 19/20 JEDCO Budget The City and the Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO) have partnered in pursuitFunding of a Texas Department of Agriculture Downtown RevitalizationDEPARTMENT Grant. APPROVED As required, BUDGET the City has engaged a grant administrator and design engineer to assist with the grant application and BUDGET JUSTIFICATION: potential project. This amount is to fund the required 15% match in pursuit of a $500,000 grant. Page 1 3 Revised 4/18 Page 2 of 2 BACKGROUND: . POLICY/GOAL CONSIDERATION: LEGAL: 4 RESOLUTION NO. 08-2020-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS APPROVING PROJECTS OF THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT MAY INCLUDE LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, EXPENDITURES, TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IMPROVEMENTS FOUND BY THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROMOTE NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation (“EDC”) is a Type-B economic development corporation; and WHEREAS, Section 505.158, Texas Local Government Code, requires that a Type B Corporation authorized by a city with a population of 20,000 or less that approves a project requiring an expenditure of $10,000 or more may not undertake the project until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution authorizing the project after giving the resolution two separate readings; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the EDC has approved projects requiring an expenditure of $10,000 or more; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds these projects will promote new or expanded business enterprises in and near the City of Jacksonville; and WHEREAS, the action authorized by this Resolution is in furtherance of the public interest, for the good government, peace, order, trade and commerce of the City and necessary and proper for carrying out of the authority granted by law to the City and the EDC. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The recitals contained in the preamble of this Resolution are determined to be true and correct and are hereby adopted as a part of this Resolution. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Jacksonville hereby approves and authorizes the following projects for which the EDC may authorize expenditures provided all other statutory requirements are followed: a) Reimbursement of an amount not to exceed $100,000 to PI Holdings, Inc. – DBA Plastics Holdings, Inc. for capital investment and physical expansion at 1476 N. Bolton expected to create and retain primary jobs. b) An amount not to exceed $200,000 to fund the Operation Facelift matching grant programs in Fiscal Year 2020-2021. 5 c) An amount not to exceed $75,000 as a required match for a Texas Department of Agriculture Downtown Revitalization Grant of up to $500,000. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Resolution are severable and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Resolution shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this Resolution, because the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. SECTION 4. All resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed insofar as they conflict herewith. SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately after passage hereof. SECTION 6. This Resolution is read and adopted at a meeting that was open to the public and notice of the time, place and purpose of said meetings was given as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. FIRST READING by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Texas at first reading on the _6_ day of August, 2020 at __:____ P.M. FINALLY PASSED AND APPROVED on its Second and Final Reading by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Texas at second reading on the _11_ day of August, 2020 at __:____ P.M.