HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 01/20/2026 - RegularMINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SESSION
HELD ON
JANUARY 20, 2026
The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to
order at 6:30 p.m. on the 201h day of January 2026, at City Hall, 6053 Main Street, The
Colony, Texas, with the following roll call:
Richard Boyer, Mayor
Present
Judy Ensweiler, Councilmember
Present
Robyn Holtz, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
Present
Brian Wade, Councilmember
Present
Dan Rainey, Councilmember
Present
Perry Schrag, Councilmember
Present
Joel Marks, Mayor Pro Tem
Absent (Personal)
And with 6 council members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
1.0 ROUTINEANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS and PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Call to Order
Mayor Richard Boyer called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
1.2 Invocation
Pastor Taylor Smith with First United Methodist Church delivered the invocation.
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag was recited.
1.4 Salute to the Texas Flag
The Salute to the Texas Flag was recited.
1.5 Receive a presentation from the Library announcing the James W. Althaus Volunteer of
the Year Award.
Library Director Megan Charters and Access Services Lead Tammy Beauchamp presented
the Volunteer of the Year Award to Akhil Tumati.
1.6 Items of Community Interest
1.) Mayor Richard Boyer congratulated Councilmember Wade and Jacqueline Egert for
being the winners of the United Way Dancing with Our Stars. This marks the third time the
City of The Colony has won this event.
2.) Assistant City Manager Tim Miller announced to the public bad weather coming in and
that the City is prepared with a response team to address any outages and road conditions
in the community.
1 These items are strictly public service announcements. Expressions of thanks, congratulations or condolences; information
regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognition of city officials, employees or other citizens; reminders about upcoming
events sponsored by the City or other entity that are scheduled to be attended by a city official or city employee. No action
will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items.
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1.7 Receive presentation from the Library regarding upcoming events and activities.
Library Director Megan Charters provided upcoming events and activities to the council.
2.0 CITIZENINPUT
None
3.0 WORK SESSION
3.1 Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. (Council)
None
4.0 CONSENT AGENDA
Motion to approve all items from the Consent Agenda - Judy Ensweiler, Councilmember;
second by Perry Schrag, Councilmember, motion carried with all ayes.
4.1 Consider approving City Council Regular Session meeting minutes from January 6, 2026.
4.2 Consider approving an updated Stewart Creek Park (SCP) Park Host agreement between
the City and the Park Host.
5.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5.1 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to award a
purchase to Delta Fire & Safety in the amount of $135,367.75 for the purchase of firefighter
protective gear, utilizing BuyBoard contract #698-23.
Fire Chief Scott Thompson presented the proposed resolution to council.
Council provided discussion on the item.
Motion to approve - Judy Ensweiler, Councilmember; second by Dan Rainey, Councilmember,
motion carried with all ayes.
RESOL UTION NO. 2026-005
Executive Session was convened at 6:51 p. m.
6.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION
6.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Sections 551.072 and
551.087 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate regarding purchase, exchange, lease
or value of real property and commercial or financial information the city has received
from a business prospect(s), and to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to
a business prospect(s).
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Regular Session was reconvened at 7:3 Op. m.
7.0 EXECUTIVE SESSIONACTION
7.1 A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding purchase, exchange, lease or value
of real property and commercial or financial information the city has received from a
business prospect(s), and the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect(s).
No Action
ADJOURNMENT
With there being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
APPROVED:
Richard Boyer, Mayor
City of The Colony, Te:
AM,
Tina Stewart, TRMC, CMC, City Secretary