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6611 W. Cross Creek Bend Lane, PO Box 279 Fulshear, Texas 77441 Phone: 281-346-1796 ~ Fax: 281-346-2556 www.FulshearTexas.gov | |
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| CITY COUNCIL: |
| | MAYOR: Donald McCoy | MAYOR PRO-TEM: Joel Patterson | COUNCIL MEMBER: Kent Pool | | COUNCIL MEMBER: Jason Knape | COUNCIL MEMBER: Abhijeet Utturkar | COUNCIL MEMBER: Patrick Powers | COUNCIL MEMBER: Sarah B. Johnson
| COUNCIL MEMBER: Christina Baron |
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| STAFF: |
| | ACTING CITY MANAGER: Zachary Goodlander | CITY SECRETARY: Mariela Rodriguez | CITY ATTORNEY: Byron Brown |
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES July 30, 2024 | |
| | | | | | | | | | A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR MCCOY AT THE FULSHEAR MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, 6611 W. CROSS CREEK BEND LN, FULSHEAR, TEXAS 77441 AT 4:00 PM.
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| | | | | | | | | | A QUORUM WAS PRESENT. CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: DON MCCOY SARAH JOHNSON PATRICK POWERS CHRISTINA BARON JOEL PATTERSON JASON KNAPE KENT POOL @ 4:05PM ABHIJEET UTTURKAR @ 4:23PM STAFF PRESENT: MARIELA RODRIGUEZ KATIE LEWIS JOSH GREEN ZACH GOODLANDER HEIDI TAYLOR MEREDITH DUSEK SHARON VALIANTE KENNY SEYMOUR MARIAH GALLEGOS ERIN TUREAU TIFFANY STODDER CLIFF BROUHARD MORGAN DAILY JESUS ESCOBAR KIMBERLY KOPECKY JOSH BROTHERS OTHERS PRESENT: TAJANA SURLAN AND 5 OTHERS THAT DID NOT SIGN IN.
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| | | | | | | | | | INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAYOR MCCOY.
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| | | | | | | | | IV. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. FLAG | |
| | | | | | | | | | I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. | |
| | | | | | | | | V. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG | |
| | | | | | | | | | HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE | |
| | | | | | | | | | THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG WAS LED BY MAYOR MCCOY.
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| | | | | | | | | | THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL RELATING TO AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKERS ARE ADVISED THAT COMMENTS CANNOT BE RECEIVED ON MATTERS WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING ONCE THE HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED. SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE AND MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE (3) MINUTES. | |
| | | | | | | | | | TAJANA SURLAN COMMENTED ON COUNCIL MAKING A WISE DECISION ON TONIGHTS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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| | | | | | | | | | A. | EXECUTIVE SESSION – PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT (CHAPTER 551, GOVERNMENT CODE), DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWERS. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: BARON, JOHNSON, KNAPE, PATTERSON, POWERS NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: POOL, UTTURKAR
MOTION APPROVED
MAYOR MCCOY ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 4:04 PM.
MAYOR MCCOY RECONVENED THE MEETING AT 4:25 PM. THERE WAS NO ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: BARON, JOHNSON, KNAPE, PATTERSON, POOL, POWERS, UTTURKAR NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:
MOTION APPROVED MAYOR MCCOY ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 4:26 PM.
MAYOR MCCOY RECONVENED THE MEETING AT 9:28 PM.
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| | | | | | | | | VIII. | ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING NEXT TUESDAY AUGUST 6TH AT 5:30PM FOR CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UTTURKAR. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: BARON, JOHNSON, KNAPE, PATTERSON, POOL, POWERS, UTTURKAR NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:
MOTION APPROVED
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| | | | | | | | | | A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL TO ADJOURN. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: BARON, JOHNSON, KNAPE, PATTERSON, POOL, POWERS, UTTURKAR NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:
MOTION APPROVED
MAYOR MCCOY ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 9:29 PM. | |
| | | | | | | | | | _____________________________________________ AARON GROFF, MAYOR ATTEST:
_____________________________________________ MARIELA RODRIGUEZ, CITY SECRETARY | |
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