10/19/2020-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020
7:00 PM
HISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING 403 N 7TH STREET
SANGER, TEXAS
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor Thomas Muir, Mayor Pro Tem Gary Bilyeu; Councilmember David Clark; Councilmember
Marissa Barrett, Councilmember Allen Chick, Councilmember Dennis Dillon
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
Councilmember Allen Chick.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Interim City Manager Jeriana Staton; City Attorney Hugh Coleman; Economic Development
Director, Shani Bradshaw; Josh Bishop, Police Department; Laura Klenke, Social Media Librarian;
Audrey Tolle, Director of Library Services; Parttime City Secretary Cheryl Price.
1.Call Meeting to Order, Establish a Quorum, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance..
There being a quorum present, Mayor Muir called the Regular City Council Meeting to Order on
Monday, October 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The Invocation was given by Mayor Muir. The Pledge of
Allegiance was led by Councilmember Barrett.
2.CONSENT AGENDA:
a.Approval of Minutes
1.City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 09212020
Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for September 21, 2020.
2.City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 10052020
Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for October 5, 2020.
b.Board and Commission Appointments
Appoint Board Member to Vacant Position on Library Board:
Erica Kaufman
c.Interlocal Cooperation Agreement With Denton County For Library Services
Approve and Authorize the Mayor to Execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for
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MINUTESCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETINGMONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 20207:00 PMHISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING 403 N 7TH STREETSANGER, TEXASCOUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Thomas Muir, Mayor Pro Tem Gary Bilyeu; Councilmember David Clark; CouncilmemberMarissa Barrett, Councilmember Allen Chick, Councilmember Dennis DillonCOUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:Councilmember Allen Chick.STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:Interim City Manager Jeriana Staton; City Attorney Hugh Coleman; Economic DevelopmentDirector, Shani Bradshaw; Josh Bishop, Police Department; Laura Klenke, Social Media Librarian;Audrey Tolle, Director of Library Services; Parttime City Secretary Cheryl Price. 1.Call Meeting to Order, Establish a Quorum, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance..There being a quorum present, Mayor Muir called the Regular City Council Meeting to Order onMonday, October 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The Invocation was given by Mayor Muir. The Pledge ofAllegiance was led by Councilmember Barrett. 2.CONSENT AGENDA:a.Approval of Minutes1.City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 09212020Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for September 21, 2020.2.City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 10052020Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for October 5, 2020. b.Board and Commission AppointmentsAppoint Board Member to Vacant Position on Library Board:Erica Kaufman
c.Interlocal Cooperation Agreement With Denton County For Library Services
Approve and Authorize the Mayor to Execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for
Library Services with Denton County to Provide Funding of $16,900 to the City of Sanger
Public Library.
A motion was made by Councilmember Clark to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The
motion was seconded by Councilmember Dillon. The motion carried unanimously (40;
Councilmember Chick absent).
3.Consider Any Items Removed from Consent Agenda.
No items were removed.
REGULAR AGENDA
4.Economic Development Update
Director of Economic Development Shani Bradshaw was recognized and presented an update to the
Council. She provided an update for the Sanger Development Corporation (4B), summarizing the
"Sanger Strong Business Relief Grant" and noted that eight applications were received and seven
were awarded grants from a range of of $1000 to $2,000, with the total of grants issued being
$10,000. The 4B is also working on a "Property Enhancement and Sign Grant Program", which is
being reviewed and is proposed to be up for approval by the 4B Board at the October 27th
meeting; and if approved, will be presented to City Council for approval in November. If Council
approves it in November, the opening of the program would be proposed to begin on the first of
December. Ms. Bradshaw summarized Updates for The Sanger Industrial Corporation (4A). She
noted that on September 9th, 2020 they approved a 2020 Action Plan which would guide the
EDC's actions through the next three years. This process included a Discover Phase; a SWOT
Analysis; Goals and Objectives; Prioritization; Implementation; Tracking; and, a new Mission
Statement which is "To retain strengthen and diversify our local economy while capitalizing on our
location in north central Texas." A copy of the 2020 Action Plan for the Sanger Industrial
Development Corporation was provided to the City Council.
There was brief discussion regarding the action plan and the business grants. Mayor Muir noted that
it was a good idea to do the 4A Action Plan, and suggested that the 4B Board come up with a
similar plan. This idea was also echoed by other Council Members. It was noted that there are
plans to have joint meetings with the Council and the 4A and 4B Boards in the future.
Ms. Bradshaw provided a business update and noted that Safe Spook would be celebrated in
conjunction with Sellabration on Saturday October 31, 2020. Mayor Muir thanked Ms. Bradshaw
for the updates.
5.INFORMATION ITEMS:
a.City Manager Applicant Information
Interim City Manager Jeriana Staton advised that she has received 30 applications for City
Manager. She summarized that each Council Member will receive the application information and a
scoring page for each applicant. Also included in the packets is the Job Description and flyer which
was used for advertisement of the position. She advised that each Councilmember will need to
score each applicant and that the next step will be to set up a convenient date and time for a special
meeting for Council discussion of the applicants.
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MINUTESCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETINGMONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 20207:00 PMHISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING 403 N 7TH STREETSANGER, TEXASCOUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Thomas Muir, Mayor Pro Tem Gary Bilyeu; Councilmember David Clark; CouncilmemberMarissa Barrett, Councilmember Allen Chick, Councilmember Dennis DillonCOUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:Councilmember Allen Chick.STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:Interim City Manager Jeriana Staton; City Attorney Hugh Coleman; Economic DevelopmentDirector, Shani Bradshaw; Josh Bishop, Police Department; Laura Klenke, Social Media Librarian;Audrey Tolle, Director of Library Services; Parttime City Secretary Cheryl Price. 1.Call Meeting to Order, Establish a Quorum, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance..There being a quorum present, Mayor Muir called the Regular City Council Meeting to Order onMonday, October 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The Invocation was given by Mayor Muir. The Pledge ofAllegiance was led by Councilmember Barrett. 2.CONSENT AGENDA:a.Approval of Minutes1.City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 09212020Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for September 21, 2020.2.City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 10052020Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for October 5, 2020. b.Board and Commission AppointmentsAppoint Board Member to Vacant Position on Library Board:Erica Kaufmanc.Interlocal Cooperation Agreement With Denton County For Library ServicesApprove and Authorize the Mayor to Execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement forLibrary Services with Denton County to Provide Funding of $16,900 to the City of SangerPublic Library. A motion was made by Councilmember Clark to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Themotion was seconded by Councilmember Dillon. The motion carried unanimously (40;Councilmember Chick absent). 3.Consider Any Items Removed from Consent Agenda.No items were removed. REGULAR AGENDA4.Economic Development UpdateDirector of Economic Development Shani Bradshaw was recognized and presented an update to theCouncil. She provided an update for the Sanger Development Corporation (4B), summarizing the"Sanger Strong Business Relief Grant" and noted that eight applications were received and sevenwere awarded grants from a range of of $1000 to $2,000, with the total of grants issued being$10,000. The 4B is also working on a "Property Enhancement and Sign Grant Program", which isbeing reviewed and is proposed to be up for approval by the 4B Board at the October 27thmeeting; and if approved, will be presented to City Council for approval in November. If Councilapproves it in November, the opening of the program would be proposed to begin on the first ofDecember. Ms. Bradshaw summarized Updates for The Sanger Industrial Corporation (4A). Shenoted that on September 9th, 2020 they approved a 2020 Action Plan which would guide theEDC's actions through the next three years. This process included a Discover Phase; a SWOTAnalysis; Goals and Objectives; Prioritization; Implementation; Tracking; and, a new MissionStatement which is "To retain strengthen and diversify our local economy while capitalizing on ourlocation in north central Texas." A copy of the 2020 Action Plan for the Sanger IndustrialDevelopment Corporation was provided to the City Council.There was brief discussion regarding the action plan and the business grants. Mayor Muir noted thatit was a good idea to do the 4A Action Plan, and suggested that the 4B Board come up with asimilar plan. This idea was also echoed by other Council Members. It was noted that there areplans to have joint meetings with the Council and the 4A and 4B Boards in the future. Ms. Bradshaw provided a business update and noted that Safe Spook would be celebrated inconjunction with Sellabration on Saturday October 31, 2020. Mayor Muir thanked Ms. Bradshawfor the updates. 5.INFORMATION ITEMS:a.City Manager Applicant InformationInterim City Manager Jeriana Staton advised that she has received 30 applications for CityManager. She summarized that each Council Member will receive the application information and ascoring page for each applicant. Also included in the packets is the Job Description and flyer whichwas used for advertisement of the position. She advised that each Councilmember will need toscore each applicant and that the next step will be to set up a convenient date and time for a special
meeting for Council discussion of the applicants.
After brief discussion of a few dates as to when Councilmembers could attend, it was noted that the
meeting for review of the applications would be a scheduled on a Work Session with an Executive
Session (closed to the public) for City Council November 2nd, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
City Attorney Hugh Coleman advised that in regards to hiring an employee to be appointed by
Council; that the names of the applicants are public information; however, there is information
contained in the applications which is confidential by law. Because this is an employment matter and
the Council will get to deliberate who the City will hire, the materials that are provided to
Councilmembers are confidential for the process of considering who to hire; after the Council
decides who to hire, portions of the applications will become public. It was requested that
Councilmembers keep the applications confidential while in their possession and after deliberation all
information including working notes and rubrics must be returned to staff for record retention.
Interim City Manager Jeriana Staton advised that as the packets are provided, staff requests that a
Confidentiality Statement be signed by each Councilmember.
b.Disbursements 092020
Disbursements for September 2020.
No discussion.
c.Atmos Energy Rider GCR
Atmos Energy Rider GCR Rate Filing Under Docket No. 10170 October 2020 Billing
Periods
No discussion.
6.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Councilmember Dillon requested a future update on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
7.ADJOURN.
There being no further agenda items for discussion, Mayor Muir adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m.
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