NovusAGENDA

6611 W. Cross Creek Bend Lane, PO Box 279

Fulshear, Texas 77441

Phone: 281-346-1796 ~ Fax: 281-346-2556

	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
	STAFF:
ACTING CITY MANAGER: Zachary Goodlander	CITY SECRETARY: Mariela Rodriguez	CITY ATTORNEY: Byron Brown

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

August 6, 2024


	I.	CALL TO ORDER


		A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR MCCOY AT THE CITY OF FULSHEAR MUNICIPAL COMPLEX 6611 WEST CROSS CREEK BEND LANE, FULSHEAR TEXAS AT 5:30PM.


	II.	QUORUM AND ROLL CALL


		A QUORUM WAS PRESENT. CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: DON MCCOY KENT POOL SARAH B JOHNSON PATRICK POWERS CHRISTINA BARON JOEL PATTERSON ABHIJEET UTTURKAR JASON KNAPE STAFF PRESENT: MARIELA RODRIGUEZ KATIE LEWIS ZACH GOODLANDER BYRON BROWN JOSH GREEN KIMBERLY KOPECKY SHARON VALIANTE JESSIKA VILLARREAL HEIDY MEREDITH DUSEK


	III.	INVOCATION


		INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.


	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.


	VI.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS


		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.


		JOHN DOWDALL, RESIDENT OF BOIS D' ARC, SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF ZACH GOODLANDER FOR CITY MANAGER.


	VII.	EXECUTIVE SESSION


		A.	CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT (CHAPTER 551, GOVERNMENT CODE), CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY NOT CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEY EXCEPT: (1) WHEN THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT: (A) PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION; OR (B) A SETTLEMENT OFFER; OR (2) ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551, GOVERNMENT CODE


			A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. 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 SPECIAL MEETING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:34PM. MAYOR MCCOY RECONVENED THE SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:58PM


		B.	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
			CITY MANAGER


			A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ACCORDING TO SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS 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 THE SPECIAL MEETING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:59PM. MAYOR MCCOY RECONVENED THE SPECIAL MEETING AT 7:48PM.


	VIII.	ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION


			NO ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.


	IX.	ADJOURNMENT

A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNAPE TO ADJOURN. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. 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 7:49PM

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AARON GROFF, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MARIELA RODRIGUEZ, CITY SECRETARY