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I. CALL TO ORDER

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

V. CONSENT AGENDA

VI.1. Remove from the Table and discuss and consider approval of an Ordinance amending Planned Development Overlay District Ordinance No. 1072, to allow primary uses identified as used auto sales, auto paint, and minor auto repair. The property consists of 6.56 acres of land located south of Park Creek Avenue and west of U.S. Highway 80. (Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the item.)

VI.2. Consider approval of a Resolution formally designating 401 Pinson Rd. as City Hall and 101 E. Main St. as the City Hall Annex. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.3. Discuss and Consider Action approving the new utility rates recommended by the updated rate study provided by the City’s consultant Newgen Strategies and Solutions, LLC. (Staff recommends approval of this item).

VI.4. Discuss and consider approval of a Resolution establishing additional criteria for eligibility of certain FEDC economic development program grants and incentives. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.5. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving an expenditure under Section 501.073 Texas Local Government Code and an Economic Incentive and Performance Agreement between the Forney Economic Development Corporation and Stash’s Table & Fable, LLC for an Entrepreneur Empowerment Grant. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.6. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving an expenditure under Section 501.073 Texas Local Government Code and an Economic Incentive and Performance Agreement between the Forney Economic Development Corporation and Stash’s Table & Fable, LLC for Façade/Interior Incentive. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.7. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving an expenditure under Section 501.073 Texas Local Government Code and an Economic Incentive and Performance Agreement between the Forney Economic Development Corporation and The Acai Bar, LLC. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.8. Discuss and consider an Ordinance ordering a Special Election to be held November 5, 2024 to allow the qualified voters to consider the creation of the Forney Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs, the adoption of a proposed sales and use tax at a rate of 1/4 of 1%, and to maintain the same overall sales tax rate in the City, the reduction of the sales and use tax currently levied for the Forney Economic Development Corporation from a rate of 1/2 of 1% to 1/4 of 1% ; designating the places at which said election is to be held; appointing the Early Voting Clerk; providing for posting and publication of Notice; and providing an effective date. (Staff has no recommendation on the item.)

VI.9. Discuss and consider an Ordinance amending Chapter 1, “General Provisions,” of the City of Forney Code of Ordinances by amending Section 1.04.001, “Absences to be limited,” by referring the governance of Board, Commission, and Committee member attendance to the Rules of Procedure for the City Council and the Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City of Forney, Texas, and amending the Rules of Procedure for the City Council and the Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City of Forney, Texas, adopted pursuant to Section 3.10 of the City of Forney Home Rule Charter. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VII. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS | COUNCIL COMMENTS

IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION

X. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION

Aug 06, 2024 City Council

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I. CALL TO ORDER

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

V. CONSENT AGENDA

VI.1. Remove from the Table and discuss and consider approval of an Ordinance amending Planned Development Overlay District Ordinance No. 1072, to allow primary uses identified as used auto sales, auto paint, and minor auto repair. The property consists of 6.56 acres of land located south of Park Creek Avenue and west of U.S. Highway 80. (Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the item.)

VI.2. Consider approval of a Resolution formally designating 401 Pinson Rd. as City Hall and 101 E. Main St. as the City Hall Annex. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.3. Discuss and Consider Action approving the new utility rates recommended by the updated rate study provided by the City’s consultant Newgen Strategies and Solutions, LLC. (Staff recommends approval of this item).

VI.4. Discuss and consider approval of a Resolution establishing additional criteria for eligibility of certain FEDC economic development program grants and incentives. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.5. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving an expenditure under Section 501.073 Texas Local Government Code and an Economic Incentive and Performance Agreement between the Forney Economic Development Corporation and Stash’s Table & Fable, LLC for an Entrepreneur Empowerment Grant. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.6. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving an expenditure under Section 501.073 Texas Local Government Code and an Economic Incentive and Performance Agreement between the Forney Economic Development Corporation and Stash’s Table & Fable, LLC for Façade/Interior Incentive. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.7. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving an expenditure under Section 501.073 Texas Local Government Code and an Economic Incentive and Performance Agreement between the Forney Economic Development Corporation and The Acai Bar, LLC. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VI.8. Discuss and consider an Ordinance ordering a Special Election to be held November 5, 2024 to allow the qualified voters to consider the creation of the Forney Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs, the adoption of a proposed sales and use tax at a rate of 1/4 of 1%, and to maintain the same overall sales tax rate in the City, the reduction of the sales and use tax currently levied for the Forney Economic Development Corporation from a rate of 1/2 of 1% to 1/4 of 1% ; designating the places at which said election is to be held; appointing the Early Voting Clerk; providing for posting and publication of Notice; and providing an effective date. (Staff has no recommendation on the item.)

VI.9. Discuss and consider an Ordinance amending Chapter 1, “General Provisions,” of the City of Forney Code of Ordinances by amending Section 1.04.001, “Absences to be limited,” by referring the governance of Board, Commission, and Committee member attendance to the Rules of Procedure for the City Council and the Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City of Forney, Texas, and amending the Rules of Procedure for the City Council and the Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City of Forney, Texas, adopted pursuant to Section 3.10 of the City of Forney Home Rule Charter. (Staff recommends approval of the item.)

VII. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS | COUNCIL COMMENTS

IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION

X. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION

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