City Council

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 300 N. CAMPBELL AND VIRTUALLY

Agenda — 38 items

1. 1 Teleconference phone number: 1-915-213-4096 Toll free number: 1-833-664-9267 Conference ID: 114-005-447#
2. 2 Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of El Paso will be conducted on August 20, 2024 at 9:00 A.M. Members of the public may view the meeting via the following means: Via the City’s website. http://www.elpasotexas.gov/videos Via television on City15, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofelpasotx/videos In compliance with the requirement that the City provide two-way communication for members of the public, members of the public may communicate with Council during public comment, and regarding agenda items by calling the following number: 1-915-213-4096 or Toll free number: 1-833-664-9267
3. 3 At the prompt please enter Conference ID: 114-005-447# The public is strongly encouraged to sign up to speak on items on this agenda before the start of this meeting on the following links: For Call to the Public: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dfad29e838da41fd86052bb264abd397 To Speak on Agenda Items: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7086be5f4ed44a239290caa6185d0bdb A quorum of City Council must participate in the meeting.
4. 4 ROLL CALL
5. 5 INVOCATION BY EL PASO POLICE SENIOR CHAPLAIN DAVID MAYFIELD
6. 6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
7. 7 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
8. 8 CONSENT AGENDA - REQUEST TO EXCUSE ABSENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
9. 1. REQUEST TO EXCUSE ABSENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS 24-1162
10. 10 CALL TO THE PUBLIC – PUBLIC COMMENT:
11. 11 Call to the Public will begin at 12:00 p.m. Requests to speak must be received by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the meeting. Sixty minutes in total will be devoted for Call to the Public. This time is reserved for members of the public who would like to address the City Council on items that are not on the City Council Agenda. Members of the public may communicate with Council during public comment, and regarding agenda items by calling 1-915-213-4096 or toll free number 1-833-664-9267 at the prompt please enter the following Conference ID: 114-005-447# A sign-up form is available on line for those who wish to sign up in advance of the meeting at: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dfad29e838da41fd86052bb264abd397
12. 12 REGULAR AGENDA - PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER BUSINESS RELATED TO THE FY 2025 BUDGET AND FY 2025 TAX LEVY:
13. 13 Goal 6: Set the Standard for Sound Governance and Fiscal Management
14. 2. Discussion and action on a Resolution that the Proposed Budget, as amended, for the City of El Paso, filed by the City Manager with the City Clerk on July 15, 2024, is hereby approved and adopted by the City Council as the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025, which begins on September 1, 2024 and ends on August 31, 2025. 24-1114 Approve Pass
15. 3. Discussion and action to ratify the property tax reflected in the Annual Budget for FY 2024 - 2025 for the City of El Paso. 24-1115 Approve Pass
16. 4. Discussion and action on an Ordinance levying FY 2024 - 2025 taxes. 24-1116 Approve Pass
17. 5. Discussion and action to approve the El Paso County 911 District FY 2024 - 2025 Budget to be presented by Scott Calderwood, Director. 24-1117 Approve Pass
18. 4. Discussion and action on an Ordinance levying FY 2024 - 2025 taxes. 24-1116 Approve Pass
19. 18 REGULAR AGENDA - OTHER BUSINESS:
20. 19 Goal 5: Promote Transparent and Consistent Communication Amongst All Members of the Community
21. 6. Discussion and action on the appointment of the El Paso City Manager in accordance with City Charter Section 5.1. 24-1105
22. 21 EXECUTIVE SESSION
23. 22 The City Council of the City of El Paso may retire into EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to Section 3.5A of the El Paso City Charter and the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, to discuss any of the following: (The items listed below are matters of the sort routinely discussed in Executive Session, but the City Council of the City of El Paso may move to Executive Session any of the items on this agenda, consistent with the terms of the Open Meetings Act and the Rules of City Council.) The City Council will return to open session to take any final action and may also, at any time during the meeting, bring forward any of the following items for public discussion, as appropriate.
24. 6. Discussion and action on the appointment of the El Paso City Manager in accordance with City Charter Section 5.1. 24-1105
25. 23 Section 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY Section 551.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY Section 551.073 DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFTS Section 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS Section 551.076 DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS Section 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS Section 551.089 DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED MEETING
26. 24 Goal 6: Set the Standard for Sound Governance and Fiscal Management
27. 25 Discussion and action on the following:
28. EX1. Joseph Pickett v. City of El Paso; 384th District Court; Cause No. 2020DCV3514 (551.071) 24-1161 Approve Pass
29. 27 ADJOURN
30. 28 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
31. 29 ALL REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS ARE PLACED ON THE INTERNET ON THURSDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE ADDRESS BELOW:
32. 32 Note
33. 33 Note
34. 34 Rollcall
35. 35 Note
36. 36 Note
37. 37 Note
38. 38 Note

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