Hello Friends!
worst is behind us. I know that a lot of people have endured power outages during this time, so we were able to add an agenda item for Monday's meeting so that Council and staff can discuss the recurring power outages. Council and city staff are aware of these issues and take them very seriously. I'm not sure what options are available to us, as Oncor is the owner of the power lines; however, we will see if there's anything we as the city can do to prevent this from happening in the future - especially in the Garden Valley / Indian Hills area. *** If you have any questions that I can address during this time, please let me know ASAP so that I can write them down and ask staff on Monday evening. ***
Thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement to run for re-election. With your help, I was able to get the signatures needed for my petition to be placed on the ballot for Place 3 (my current position) and submitted my paperwork before the winter storm came through. Here is the link to view who your current candidates are for all three Places. https://www.waxahachie.com/departments/city_secretary/elections.php
If you would like to run for City Council, there is still time to pick up a packet from the City Secretary's office and to turn it in. The deadline to have everything submitted is February 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM (but it's always good to get it in before the last second because the City Secretary has to verify your signatures and if you don't have enough valid signatures on your petition, you would not be able to have a place on the ballot.)
We have a few meetings going on this week. One of which is the Park Board meeting from last week which was cancelled due to the weather and moved to this upcoming week. To see if any city meetings are posted after this newsletter goes out, please refer to the city's calendar here: https://www.waxahachie.com/calendar.php
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Monday, February 7, 2022
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6:30 PM - City Council Briefing Session
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
This briefing is being held to discuss items for the 7:00 PM regular Council meeting. Residents are welcome to attend the briefing session to hear the discussion between staff and Council; however, these sessions are not live-streamed at this time.
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7:00 PM - City Council Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
Agenda Packet: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/153881/2-7-22_City_Council_Agenda_Packet.pdf
This is a relatively short agenda this evening, but there are a couple of items I'd like to point out:
4 - Public Comments: Persons may address the City Council for up to 5 minutes on any issues, whether on the agenda or not. In accordance with the State of TX Open Meetings Act, the Council may not comment or deliberate such statements during this period, except as authorized by Section 551.042, Texas Government Code.
5c - Event application for Sweethearts and Orphans Car Show on March 5, 2022. They are requesting street closure of Franklin St. (South side of the courthouse) and College St., from Franklin to Main. This is a fantastic event; however, with all the construction downtown right now, I am not completely sure if we should be shutting down any more streets. I will discuss with staff during the briefing session. Being on the consent agenda, they didn't have any concerns with this request, so I'll find out why at that time.
5g - Consumer Price Index adjustment to the Garbage and Trash Collection effective April 1, 2022. Due to increased costs, they are formally requesting to adjust current rates with a 4.77% increase. The impact will be an adjustment in the residential base rate for trash and recycling combined to increase by 25 cents per home. The other changes are listed out in a chart that you can see in the agenda packet, linked above. One example is the fee for pink tags will go up 3 cents each. While it's never great to see the cost of services go up, this seems like a reasonable request and is allowed in their contract.
8 - Consider proposed ordinance ordering an election to be held on May 7, 2022 for the purpose of electing at-large Council member Places 1, 2 & 3 and providing for a contract for election services with Ellis County Elections Administration. This is just routine, but I wanted to share so you could see part of the Council election process as it happens.
12 - Discuss recurring power outages. I pretty much covered this item in the beginning of the newsletter; however, if you would like to address this issue at the meeting, please speak during the Public Comments portion at the beginning of the meeting, as this is listed as "Discuss" on the agenda. The health and safety of all our residents is our main priority, so we are going to see what can be done.
13 & 14 - Convene into Executive Session for consultation with attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation and reconvene and take any necessary action.
Those are the most notable items for this agenda. Residents are welcome to attend the meeting, but you can also watch the live-stream at the following link: https://www.waxahachie.com/government/city_council/city_council_meeting_live_stream.php
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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5:30 PM - (CPAC) Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
****** NEIGHBORHOOD TOWN HALL MEETING ********
This meeting will be held from 5:30 - 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Objectives include: updating the community on progress to date, including a summary of assessment results and core principles that will be used to guide future development in the city.
Here is the website with all of the information regarding the current Comprehensive Plan that we are working on and there are places to add your input. https://cityofwaxahachie.mysocialpinpoint.com/city-of-waxahachie-comprehensive-plan/home/
***** I would highly encourage any and all who can make it, to do so. ******
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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3:00 PM - Park Board Regular Meeting (Rescheduled from last week)
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
Agenda Packet: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/153768/2-10-22_Park_Board_Agenda_Packet.pdf
4 - Discuss park events and activities
5 - Hear update on park projects
6 - Discuss Lions Park Master Plan
7 - Discuss lake parks projects
This is an open meeting, so residents are welcome to attend; however, it will not be live-streamed at this time.
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4:00 PM - Mid-Way Regional Airport Joint Airport Board Regular Meeting
Upstairs Common Area of Mid-Way Regional Airport
131 Airport Dr., Midlothian, Texas
5 - Consider contract with Don Jackson Construction for 2 sets of box hangars with contract for a ground lease
6 - Consider request for proposal for new upgrades for self-serve equipment
7 - Consider Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In for 2022
8 - Report from tenant relations committee member, Larry Huntley, on the February 12th tenant meeting
9 - Report from airport manager, Darrell Phillips, on the economic development committee's joint meeting.
10 - Election of officers
11 - Appoint sub-committees
You are welcome to attend this meeting in person. There's a lot going on at our airport! This meeting will not be live-streamed.
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****** I want to take a minute to both thank and recognize the folks that help keep our city running every day - no matter the weather. We have all of our first responders, and several departments (my apologies if I leave anyone off): streets, utilities, water and wastewater who all get out there in the elements to ensure residents are safe, have water to drink and are able to flush the toilet... to name just a few. We also have administration and staff who work 24 hours a day, especially during major events, to coordinate efforts and make sure the citizens are taken care of. I'm so thankful and grateful to all of these folks who work so hard to help make Waxahachie the city it is. They deserve to be recognized for going above and beyond for all of us! THANK YOU!!!*****
I hope that everyone has a great rest of your weekend and a wonderful (and warmer) week ahead!!
Your Friendly Councilmember,
Melissa Olson, CMO
(text) 817-507-5162
molson@waxahachie.com
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