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Watch: City Council Meeting Sept 7th 2022

Property owners outside of Deer Park have requested the city annex their land into the city limits. Architects have been selected to determine what can be done about the city hall building. Cannabis, law enforcement, and the library park were also topics of discussion. 

Watch the video at the bottom or click a link to view a portion of the meeting interesting to you. 

Key Points:

  • 00:00 – Call to Order & Roll Call
  • 00:25 – Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
  • 01:15 – Approval of Agenda & Meeting Minutes
  • 01:45 – New Business – Request For Annexation
  • 21:55 – New Business – Dalton Well Building
  • 23:40 – New Business – EDA Award Cedar Rd
  • 26:35 – New Business – Architect Services Agreement
  • 33:00 – Ordinances – Zone Map Amendment(First Reading)
  • 33:25 – Ordinances – Deferral Process Mitigation Fees(Waive Three Reading Process)
  • 40:25 – Resolutions – ADA Self Evaluation & Access Plan
  • 45:20 – Resolutions – Admin Fee For Deferral of Fees
  • 46:15 – Consent Agenda
  • 47:30 – Mayor’s Report/City Attorney – Cannabis Ban
  • 56:50 – Council Member Reports – Jason Upchurch
  • 1:03:00 – Council Member Reports – Caleb Stapp
  • 1:07:55 – Comments from Audience

 

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