Bonham City Council Regular Meeting
November 9, 2026 – 5:30 PM
Bonham City Hall – City Council Chambers
514 Chestnut St Bonham, TX 75418

• Call to Order/Invocation

1. Citizen Opportunity to Speak: – All comments shall be made from the podium.  Please state your name and address for the record.  Citizens’ comments are governed by the City of Bonham Code of Ordinances Sec. 1.02.031.  Local practice limits comments to a maximum of three (3) minutes:

(a) Citizen Comments:  The City Council invites people with comments or observations to briefly address the City Council on topics not already scheduled for public hearing or on the agenda for the limited purpose of determining whether the matter should be referred to staff for study and response and/or be placed on a future meeting agenda.  The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the City Council from discussing, considering, or deliberating on any item not listed on the posted City Council Agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen’s inquiry or to recite existing policies.

(b) Agenda Item Comments: The City Council invites people to speak to the Council when an agenda item is presented by City Staff.  The Texas Open Meetings Act allows, but does not require, the City Council members to respond to citizen comments on an agenda item.

2. Consent Agenda

All items listed under the consent agenda are considered routine and are recommended to the City Council for a single vote approval.  If discussion of any item on the consent agenda is desired, the item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for a separate vote.

A. Consider and take action to approve the minutes of the October 12th regular meeting.

B. Consider and take action to accept the financial report for the month ending October 31, 2026

Regular Agenda

3. Consider and take possible action to award the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Management and Operations of the Larry Shockley Sports Complex to the Bonham Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney, establishing the parties' respective responsibilities for facility operations, scheduling, maintenance, storage, and improvements.

4. Consider and take action on a Resolution to approve a request to allow for a gravel parking lot and drive approach.  Applicant: County Village Investment, LLC. Property ID# 109750.

5. Consider and take action on a Resolution appealing the decision of the city manager or his designee on the denial of exceptions to the city’s Landscape Regulations. Applicant: Country Village Investment, LLC. Property ID# 109750.

6. Consider and take action on an Ordinance amending Division 1 (Generally), Division 2 (Fire Chief), Division 3 (Fire Mashall), and adding Division 5 (Excessive False Fire Alarms and Associated Fees) within Article 5.02 (Fire Department) of Chapter 5 (Fire Prevention and Protection) within the Bonham Code of Ordinances. Applicant: Chris Huges, Fire Chief.

7. Adjourn

In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves the right to convene in Executive Session, as deemed necessary, to seek legal advice from its attorney on any item identified in this agenda, as permitted by law, or to consult with its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act.