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[1:09] » that they make good and sound decisions.
Let us also pray for those who have lost
[1:14] their lives and for the damage and
destruction that has been done in
[1:18] central Texas as we continue to try to
make them whole again.
[1:24] Thank you.
>> Amen.
[1:33] » It's okay.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:38] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
[1:44] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[1:53] » Thank you, sir.
>> Yes, sir.
[1:56] » Item four, roll call. City clerk. Mayor
>> Bourne.
[2:01] Question
>> here. Council member McAdam
[2:04] » here. Council Mols
>> here. Council McGee here. Like to
[2:08] welcome everybody to tonight's meeting.
Item six. Do we have any reports?
[2:14] » No, sir.
>> No reports.
[2:17] » Mr. Loftton.
>> So, the first thing I'd like to do is
[2:22] I'd like to talk about the uh floods and
stuff that we're experiencing in
[2:28] central Texas.
and the BFW as
[2:35] we are collecting up items. Um, we've
put that information out there both on
[2:40] our Facebook page and through text and
phone calls to all the dealers. We're
[2:44] doing that uh throughout our whole
district. We are collecting things for
[2:51] BFW4820.
Uh, in fact, that's where I just came
[2:54] from is picking up some stuff and
dropping off where it's a lot of the
[2:58] normal things. is going to be gloves,
weed eaters, things that the actual
[3:03] first responders can use. Um, and then
we have a hub at BFW Post 1806 in
[3:11] Bulmont. And they're going to be open
from 8 to 5 uh all this week to receive
[3:17] items. And I would ask that if you heard
it here that you let them know because
[3:22] we have metrics that we have to follow
in our business and community service
[3:27] numbers and stuff and they don't need to
get all the credit if y'all give them a
[3:31] half a million dollars. [laughter]
I'm just saying it might happen.
[3:35] » Yeah.
>> Um but with that in mind, we are out
[3:38] there working towards that. Also, uh I
was out of town at training on the
[3:44] Thursday during our regular meeting, but
we did get a motion passed and our post
[3:48] uh donated $500 towards that effort as
well as uh the actual physical items.
[3:56] So, that's all I have to say about that
and you can get with me afterwards uh if
[4:00] you want to ask more questions. So, also
I want to talk about the Korean War
[4:05] armistice and I'm going to give you the
short version since I had to add some
[4:08] more stuff in this evening. Um, July
27th will mark the 72nd year of the
[4:14] Korean the signing of the Korean War
Armistice Agreement and it was signed on
[4:20] July 27th 1953 in the village of Goran
John. So,
[4:26] um, and that stopped 3 years of war
fighting. And a lot of us don't know a
[4:31] lot about that, but when you consider
that 5.8 million people served there and
[4:37] that 36,000
people were killed and over 110,000
[4:42] wounded, then it matters. And then one
of the things that the vet for wars does
[4:46] is we keep those memories and and
experiences alive.
[4:52] war broke out on the 38th parl in in
June of 1950 and the United States and
[4:59] everything and other United Nations
member nations sent to support South
[5:04] Korea and um and their result was tested
in places like Pork Chop Hill,
[5:11] Heartbreak Ridge,
um the show uh reservoir and other other
[5:17] places that were only known by grid
coordinates, you by people who were
[5:22] fighting there. But today in our
nation's capital, there's a grand wall
[5:26] uh that's known as the Korean War
Veterans Memorial, and it stands as a
[5:31] testament to to their sacrifice etched
with the words freedom is not free,
[5:36] which is why I'm here, because I I want
to make sure y'all don't forget that. Uh
[5:41] it's it's we live in a time where
sometimes people do. today. Um,
[5:48] our armed forces continue to proudly
serve side by side uh with our Korean
[5:53] War counterparts. In fact, our senior
vice uh commander Nina Martinez did
[5:59] serve in Korea and a lot of people
think, well, why is that a combat riv?
[6:03] Because it's still going on. Uh things
happen over there all the time.
[6:09] uh and it and it provides a vigil for
peace and stability in both Asia and the
[6:15] rest of the world. So, we just wanted to
make make sure y'all knew that this
[6:20] evening and that's all I have, Mr.
Mayor.
[6:22] » Thanks, sir.
>> Yes, sir.
[6:26] » I didn't mess up your job for you, sir.
>> Item seven, citizen comments.
[6:31] » Any citizen comments? Is there anybody
out in the hallway?
[6:35] » No.
[clears throat]
[6:37] Item number eight, deliberate act to
approve the minutes of the June 23rd,
[6:40] 2025 city council meeting.
>> Make a motion we deliberate and act
[6:45] approving minutes of June 23rd, 2025
city council meeting.
[6:51] » I think Ray got you that time.
>> Have a motion and a second to deliver
[6:56] and act to approve the minutes of the
June 23rd, 2025 city meeting. Do I have
[7:00] any questions?
>> No questions. Vote on the motion. Mayor
[7:04] votes I. Mayor Pro Tim Canus.
>> Hi,
[7:06] » Council Member Holmes.
>> Hi,
[7:08] » Council Member Gay.
>> Council member McAdams.
[7:10] » Hi.
>> Motion passes.
[7:17] Item number nine, deliberate and act on
resolution 2025-07
[7:21] adopting the procurement policies and
procedures in the 2 CFR 200 317
[7:29] 2 CFR 200.327 and appendix 2 to
supplement the city of Gro's purchasing
[7:34] policy.
>> Make a motion we deliberate and act on
[7:37] resolution.
[7:42] » Second. I have a motion and a second to
deliberate and act on resolution
[7:46] 2025-07.
On question, Mr. Kuth,
[7:50] » Mayor Castle, first I apologize the
[7:55] T is not being
projected on the screen. I downloaded
[8:01] something wrong. That's I'm trying to
bring it up. It's not
[8:06] moving very
well.
[8:10] Say that
we're thinking.
[8:14] Um this
resolution um
[8:21] is required so that we are can accept um
federal grants. The federal procurement
[8:30] regulations are required for us to
follow
[8:35] and this is just
we don't have to do it but if we want to
[8:41] accept the money from the federal
government we have to observe the
[8:45] policies and it's not too much different
from what we're already doing.
[8:49] » Was this a change in their procedures
that required this? No sir, we have not
[8:55] adopted it in the past.
[9:01] » Okay.
>> So, Mr. Curry, these these slight
[9:05] changes there would require any outside
assistance beyond what we normally need
[9:10] for procurement purposes?
>> No sir.
[9:16] for the federal grants that we have
where we're using
[9:19] um the grant consultant. The consultant
will do the paperwork end of it, but in
[9:24] terms of our internal purchasing
processes that will we don't need
[9:31] additional assistance with that part.
[9:37] [clears throat]
[9:40] » Anybody else? Any other questions?
Other questions about on the motions?
[9:45] Mayor votes I. Mayor Proin Canas.
>> Hi.
[9:47] » Council member Holmes.
>> Council Gay. Council member McCabs.
[9:51] » Hi.
>> Motion passes.
[9:57] » Item 10, deliberate act on the July
14th, 2025 invoice list.
[10:05] » 14, 2025 invoice list.
>> Second that. [clears throat]
[10:12] A motion and a second deliberate act on
the July 14, 2025 invoice list. On the
[10:16] question,
[10:21] fairly good size invoice list tonight.
First one is City Bank for our PE cards,
[10:28] $13,583.39.
[10:32] City of Port Arthur for landfill of our
sledge, $5,525.
[10:39] Cover supply for a push camera. This is
uh so we can video of sewer lines $7,020
[10:46] $20 GFL environmental sledge the water
dewatering
[10:54] for the the belt press of the wastewater
plant $93,4357
[11:01] Jefferson County appraisal district
third quarterly a third quarter payment
[11:05] $18,867.92
[11:08] LMBA for raw water $27,600.
Moody Brothers Wizard 4,000 digital
[11:17] weight indicator 7,315
[11:21] that's at the water plant.
Um, VBSDX chlorine and SRO2 for the
[11:30] wastewater plant disinfection 9,64620.
[11:35] Texas Emergency Vehicle Solutions
accessory installation for two patrol
[11:40] vehicles $5,500.
Texas Regional Title, these are for
[11:45] title searches that were done for the
codes hearings, the demolition
[11:49] buildings,
$9,000. Texas pack and load wire
[11:53] harnesses for replacement in the garbage
truck. $6,226.35.
[12:00] Uh two for tress
high service pump number one rebuild and
[12:06] high service pump number two replacement
motor. One is $5,500. The second one is
[12:12] 9,9 $9,97.92.
And lastly, Wexbank fuel for the fleet,
[12:20] $14,34011.
[12:23] Grand total is $232,62546.
[12:34] Um,
>> any questions?
[12:36] » The uh the high service pump, is that
for waste water or just water pump?
[12:45] your push camera. Is that was that a
budgeted item or
[12:50] » No,
no, it wasn't. Actually, we were we
[12:54] ended up running across the wheel on
Milwaukee uh battery operated. Our other
[13:00] camera had it was keep giving us more
and more problems and we're putting more
[13:05] money into it. This uh particular camera
actually went on uh it was on a sale
[13:11] item and we were actually able to get a
location one uh three when we purchased
[13:17] the camera we've used and it so far
we've been able to tie it in with our
[13:21] cell phones and it's worked really well.
>> It's more of a backpack unit also so we
[13:27] can carry it inside the truck not in the
back of a pickup truck. So it's
[13:33] bad for the use it today. The other one
didn't have a wand, did it?
[13:38] » It was also half the price. Yeah, about
half the price.
[13:44] » Only [clears throat] a title search.
Was that a Is that a normal
[13:51] » I don't know title search?
>> No. online.
[13:57] » We we needed to do that to make certain
that all potential uh interests on the
[14:03] properties were notified that we were
about to take action. Of course, some of
[14:08] those grant funds too, right? Part of
that.
[14:13] » Well, the Yeah, part of our Well, all
the first 100,000 of the demolition
[14:20] project will be paid for through part of
those
[14:27] [clears throat]
of the sludge dewatering.
[14:31] Are any of the repairs that we're going
to do to the sewer plant, is that is
[14:35] that going to help with that cost?
Is that something that's going to
[14:39] continue to have to be done even after
we make some repairs?
[14:42] » Yeah, slugs always have they always have
to get rid of the sludge that comes from
[14:47] the water plant also come from the waste
that's actually in the water.
[14:52] » Okay.
And we are about to change
[14:58] um
vendors on the on the
[15:04] on the garbage on the the hauling and
that'll save us about $7 or $800 a
[15:08] month. Good.
Then my last for the the wex does that
[15:13] the fuel man does or for the wax bank
sorry does that include diesel as well?
[15:17] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[15:23] » Any other questions?
No other questions to vote on the
[15:27] motion. Mayor votes I. Mayor Pro Tim
Canus. Hi. Council member Holmes. Hi.
[15:32] » Council member Gay.
>> Council member McAdams.
[15:34] » Hi.
>> Motion passes.
[15:40] » Item 11. City Council will hold an
executive session pursuant to the
[15:43] provisions of chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code in accordance with the
[15:47] authority contained in section 551.072.
deliberation regarding real property
[15:55] and we will
enter executive session at 5:15
[16:03] on I need to fill
That's
[38:58] Yeah,
>> you got it unmuted.
[39:03] » Refine back at open session at 5:38.
[39:09] » I think I forgot to put that on there.
>> Yeah.
[39:12] » Okay. Uh item number 12, council member
comments.
[39:21] » Okay, great. Good short meeting. We will
adjourn at 5:38. Thank y'all.