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City of Stephenville
Special City Council Meeting
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM
The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 5:30 PM, in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 298 West Washington Street, for the purpose of a Special City Council
Meeting, with notice of said meeting, giving the date, time, place and subject thereof, having been posted as
prescribed by Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, with the following
members present, to wit:
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mark McClinton
Justin Haschke —via teleconference
Nick Robinson - via teleconference
Brady Pendleton —via teleconference
Ricky Thurman
Alan Nix
Gerald Cook —via teleconference
Brandon Huckabee —via teleconference
COUNCIL ABSENT: Doug Svien
OTHERS ATTENDING: Allen L. Barnes, City Manager
Staci L. King, City Secretary
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
I. Call to Order
Mayor Pro Tern Mark McClinton called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
II. Consider Award of General Land Office Contract for Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project
MOTION by Alan Nix, second by Ricky Thurman, to award a contract to TTG Utilities, LP in the
amount of $1,706,264 for the Groesbeck Neighborhood Drainage System Improvements Project
contingent upon GLO approval.
MOTION CARRIED by unanimous vote.
III. Consider Approval of Order of Special Election for November 3, 2020
MOTION by Alan Nix, second by Justin Haschke, to approve an Order of Special Election for
November 3, 2020 for the purpose of a ballot proposition authorizing the City Council to impose a
2% tax on hotel rooms to fund a Sports Venue Project in accordance with Chapter 334 of the
Texas Local Government Code.
MOTION CARRIED by unanimous vote.
IV. Consider Approval of Expansion of the City's Personal Services Business Loan/Grant Program to
Include Locally -Owned Downtown Businesses
Allen Barnes, City Manager, proposed that the city's loan/grant program be expanded to include
businesses in the city's Downtown District. Mr. Barnes had spoken to several business owners in
the area who had expressed their difficulty in recovering from the pandemic. He stated that there
were still funds available in the loan/grant program allocation.
Council member Brady Pendleton voiced his desire to abstain from the item due to a conflict of
interest.
Concerns were raised over limiting this program to the Downtown District only. Discussion was
also held regarding how to define "locally -owned" as there are franchises that are locally owned
but are part of a national chain.
MOTION by Ricky Thurman to approve the expansion of the city's Personal Services Business
Loan/Grant Program to include locally owned downtown businesses.
MOTION DIES for a lack of second.
Staff was asked to bring the program back for council approval once additional details and criteria
were established.
V. Adjourn
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City Of Stephenville
Special City Council Meeting - 11 Aug 2020