1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OPEN FORUM. Open Forum is an opportunity for citizens to speak about items not listed on the agenda. In order to address City Council please complete the Open Forum Form and submit it to the City Secretary prior to the start of the meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, City Council shall not discuss, deliberate, or make any decisions on items discussed during Open Forum. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. Open Forum is limited to the first 5 citizens who submit an Open Forum Form.
Items included under Consent Agenda require little or no deliberation by Council. Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager or his designee to proceed with conclusion of each in accordance with staff recommendations as reflected in the minutes of this meeting. A. Consider approval of minutes for July 12, 2022 and July 19, 2022 regular meetings. (City Secretary) B. Presentation of Investment Report for quarter ended June 30, 2022. (Director of Finance) C. Consider approval of a contract between the City of Nacogdoches and Stephen F. Austin Police Department to enable the University Police Department to receive authorized criminal justice information through their computer-aided dispatch system. (Interim Chief of Police)
Public Hearing: Consider a request for a Specific Use Permit, to operate a Tattoo Salon/Body Piercing Studio in a B-2, General Business District, on Lots 6-A, 7 and 8, City Block 68, located at 3701, 3703 and 3705 North Street in the Northview Plaza Shopping Center. This request has been made by Steven Buelow. Case Number SUP2022-03. (City Planner)
Public Hearing: Consider an ordinance to establish a school zone on Business State Highway 21 for Carpenter Elementary School. (Project Engineer)
Receive presentation on the 2022 Texas Blueberry Festival. (Wayne Mitchell, Chamber of Commerce and Grace Handler, Blueberry Festival Committee)
Consider approval of an ordinance to establish a freeze on ad valorem (property) taxes for residence homesteads of individuals sixty-five (65) years of age or older or a disabled person. (Director of Finance)
Consider approval of an amendment to ordinance Sec. 94-81 to increase the exemption to ad valorem (property) taxes for residence homesteads of persons over sixty-five (65) years of age in the City of Nacogdoches. (Director of Finance)
Consider approval of an amendment to ordinance Sec. 94-82 to increase the exemption to ad valorem (property) taxes for residence homesteads of disabled persons in the City of Nacogdoches. (Director of Finance)
Presentation of proposed 2022-2023 budget and calculated property tax rates.(Director of Finance)
6H. Set public hearing dates for both budget and tax rate. (Director of Finance) 7. ADJOURN.
1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OPEN FORUM. Open Forum is an opportunity for citizens to speak about items not listed on the agenda. In order to address City Council please complete the Open Forum Form and submit it to the City Secretary prior to the start of the meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, City Council shall not discuss, deliberate, or make any decisions on items discussed during Open Forum. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. Open Forum is limited to the first 5 citizens who submit an Open Forum Form.
Items included under Consent Agenda require little or no deliberation by Council. Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager or his designee to proceed with conclusion of each in accordance with staff recommendations as reflected in the minutes of this meeting. A. Consider approval of minutes for July 12, 2022 and July 19, 2022 regular meetings. (City Secretary) B. Presentation of Investment Report for quarter ended June 30, 2022. (Director of Finance) C. Consider approval of a contract between the City of Nacogdoches and Stephen F. Austin Police Department to enable the University Police Department to receive authorized criminal justice information through their computer-aided dispatch system. (Interim Chief of Police)
Public Hearing: Consider a request for a Specific Use Permit, to operate a Tattoo Salon/Body Piercing Studio in a B-2, General Business District, on Lots 6-A, 7 and 8, City Block 68, located at 3701, 3703 and 3705 North Street in the Northview Plaza Shopping Center. This request has been made by Steven Buelow. Case Number SUP2022-03. (City Planner)
Public Hearing: Consider an ordinance to establish a school zone on Business State Highway 21 for Carpenter Elementary School. (Project Engineer)
Receive presentation on the 2022 Texas Blueberry Festival. (Wayne Mitchell, Chamber of Commerce and Grace Handler, Blueberry Festival Committee)
Consider approval of an ordinance to establish a freeze on ad valorem (property) taxes for residence homesteads of individuals sixty-five (65) years of age or older or a disabled person. (Director of Finance)
Consider approval of an amendment to ordinance Sec. 94-81 to increase the exemption to ad valorem (property) taxes for residence homesteads of persons over sixty-five (65) years of age in the City of Nacogdoches. (Director of Finance)
Consider approval of an amendment to ordinance Sec. 94-82 to increase the exemption to ad valorem (property) taxes for residence homesteads of disabled persons in the City of Nacogdoches. (Director of Finance)
Presentation of proposed 2022-2023 budget and calculated property tax rates.(Director of Finance)
6H. Set public hearing dates for both budget and tax rate. (Director of Finance) 7. ADJOURN.