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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02 February 21, 2024 Regular Meeting MinutesFebruary 21, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TROPHY CLUB MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS February 21, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 Board of Directors, of Denton and Tarrant Counties, met in a regular session meeting on February 21, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the Boardroom of the Administration Building, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, Texas 76262. The meeting was held within the boundaries of the District and was open to the public. STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTIES OF DENTON AND TARRANT § BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Kevin R. Carr Ben Brewster Doug Harper William C. Rose Jim Thomas STAFF PRESENT: Alan Fourmentin Laurie Slaght Mike McMahon Steven Krolczyk Stefanie Albright GUESTS PRESENT: Brandon Wright LuAnne Oldham Dennis Sheridan Jason Wise Marion Hawker Connie White Sara Miniatas Marsha Pyeatt Carol Tombari President Vice President Secretary/Treasurer Director Director General Manager District Secretary Operations Manager Finance Manager General Legal Counsel Town Manager, Town of Trophy Club Town Council Member Town Council Member Fire Chief 1130 Sunset Drive 119 Trophy Club Drive 248 Oak Hill Drive 306 Lakewood Drive 303 Meadow Lake Drive CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM President Carr announced the date of February 21, 2024, called the meeting to order and announced a quorum present at 6:30 p.m. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments REPORTS & UPDATES 1. Staff Reports a. Capital Improvement Projects b. Operations Reports c. Finance Reports 1 of 4 February 21, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes General Manager Fourmentin presented the monthly reports and answered questions related thereto. CONSENT AGENDA 2. Consider and act to approve the Consent Agenda. a. January 17, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes Motion made by Director Rose and seconded by Director Thomas to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. REGULAR SESSION 3. Discussion and possible action regarding class and compensation study. Matt Weatherly with Public Sector Personnel Consultants provided the board with the methodology used to create the employee compensation package and answered questions related thereto. Direction was provided for Matt to continue gathering the requested data and provide that information to the Board at the April meeting. 4. Discussion and possible action regarding use of District Annex building. (Thomas) Director Thomas stated that one of the reasons he ran for the board was to make better use of the annex building and we have plenty of money to allow the town to use the building. Marion Hawker introduced her team which includes Sara Miniatas, Marsha Pyeatt, Carol Tombari, and Connie White with input from Marsha Pyeatt. Ms. Hawker provided an overview of their ideas for the annex building and estimated cost that would be incurred and answered related questions from the board. Motion made by Director Rose and seconded by Director Thomas to have the General Manager move forward with the citizen group to assess the development of the Annex as a Community Center in conjunction with the Town Manager. Motion carried unanimously. The Board recessed at 8:41 p.m. The Board reconvened into regular session at 8:52 p.m. 5. Discussion regarding updates to the Town of Trophy Club website. (Brewster) Motion made by Director Rose and seconded by Director Brewster to continue utilizing the District Facebook page to put out information as well as coordinating with the town and provide information that may be used in TC Alerts. Motion carried unanimously. 2 of 4 February 21, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes 6. Discussion and possible action regarding Aerial Sewer Line crossing. (Thomas) Motion made by Director Rose and seconded by Director Harper to have the General Manager contact the Corp of Engineers concerning the mitigation of the tree at the aerial sewer line. Motion carried unanimously. 7. Discussion and possible action regarding adjustments to winter sewer averaging related to the January weather event. (Carr) Discussion only, no action taken. 8. Consider and act to approve Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services with Denton County for the May 4, 2024, General Election. Item is tabled 9. Consider and take appropriate action relating to cancelation of May 4, 2024, Director Election: a. Accept Certification of Unopposed Candidates. Aceptar certification de candidatos ,inicos. Mot. Chap nhan cherng nhan cua cac &ng cer vien khong bi phan do"i b. Adopt Order No. 2024-0221 Canceling Election. Adoptar una Orden de cancelacion. Thong qua lenh ht y biiu c& Motion made by Director Thomas and seconded by Director Rose to accept certification of unopposed candidates and adopt Order No. 2024-0221 canceling the May 4, 2024, General Election. Motion carried unanimously. 10. Discussion and review of District legal services. (Brewster/Carr) Motion by Director Carr and seconded by Director Brewster to have the General Manager seek resumes from five law firms for general legal counsel services. For: Carr, Brewster, Harper, and Thomas Oppose: Rose Motion passed 4-1 11. Future agenda items: Board Members may provide requests for discussion items for a future agenda in accordance with the board's approved bylaws. No further discussion will be held related to topics proposed until they are posted on a future agenda in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. 3 of 4 February 21, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes 12. Next Regular Meeting date —Thursday, March 28, 2024 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA, AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY), 551.072 (DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY), 551.073 (DELIBERATIONS ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS), 551.074 (PERSONNEL MATTERS), 551.076 (DELIBERATIONS ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES), AND/OR 418.183 (HOMELAND SECURITY). ADJOURN President Carr called the meeting adjourned at 10:11 p.m. Kevin R. 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