8301 WESTVIEW
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77055
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
7:00 P M
TAB
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P M
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Invocation (Council Member Wolfe)
1.2 Roll Call
2. CITIZENS COMMENTS/PUBLIC FORUM (Time Limit- 5 minutes)
Citizens wishing to comment only on Agenda items for this meeting. (Other Citizens comments will be heard at the end of the meeting.)
3. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
3.1 Engineers Report: Status of Ridgeley Construction
Authorization of Payment Applications .............................................................. 1
4. ACTION ITEMS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON):
4.1 Authorizing payment of AAA Asphalt Paving, Inc.'s Pay Application No. 12 for work related to the Ridgeley Drive Paving & Drainage Improvements Project (Package 3) in the amount of $189,614.11 HDR/C&M ....................................................................................... 2
(City Engineer is excused of further attendance at this council barring further Council questions)
4.2Approving ordinance providing for the holding of a general election on May 9, 2009 for the purpose of electing three (3) council members (positions 3,4 and 5) for a term of two (2) years, and providing details relating to the holding of such elections....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, PROVIDING
FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL ELECTIION ON MAY 19, 2009, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING three (3) COUNCILMEMBERS (positions 3, 4, and 5)
FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS AND PROVIDING DETAILS RELATING TO THE
HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTIONS.
4.3 Setting a date for a WORKSHOP session on Water and Sewer rates................... 4
4.4 Consideration and possible action on assessing trash collection for non taxable entities ($25.00) per month effective January 1, 2009.................................................................. 5
4.5 Approval of repairs or replacement of fire hydrants reported by Village Fire Department as having defects. ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
4.6 Approval of payment of Severn Trent invoice for sewer repair at the Korean Church in the amount of $2,535.28..................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.7 Appropriating $40,000 for Ridgeley Drive Esthetic Improvements (Whiting). 8
(City Attorney is excused of further attendance at this council meeting barring further Council questions)
3. REPORTS TO COUNCIL (continued)
3.2 Police........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
2008 Racial Profiling Report
3.3 Fire Commissioner............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
6. DISCUSSION
6.1 Issuance of a Specific Use Permit to Houston Mennonite Church for use of temporary buildings for an office.......................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.2 Changes to Fee Schedule for utility deposits on rental property (Susan Blevins)...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
3.4 Building Official...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(City Building Official is excused of further attendance at this council barring further Council questions.)
3.5 Treasurer............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.6 Mayor and Council:.......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Border: Ridgeley Project Ribbon-cutting, COH Contract Water Meeting
Belt Harris
Whiting: Bridle Spur update, Ridgeley Project Citizens Committee update
6.6 HVCEFFC (Conduit Bonds).............................................................................................................................................. 16
6.8 City Secretary........................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
FEMA & Harris County
Election
Financial Disclosure
7. CONSENT AGENDA
The consent agenda is a meeting method many government councils use to help make meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters within the consent agenda have been distributed to each member of the City Council for review and study, and are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion of the Council with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of City Council. The expenditures listed in the consent agenda are items already approved in the current city budget.
7.1 Disbursements: Summary, Deposits..................................................................................................................... 18
Professional Service Invoices
7.2 Approval of minutes of the Council Meeting of January 20, 2009............................. 19
7.3 Approval of minutes of the Public Hearing of January 20, 2009................................. 20
8. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS how does this compare to #11
9. ADDITIONAL CITIZENS COMMENTS (Any subjects you wish to address) (Time Limit- 5 minutes)
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
11. ADJOURNMENT
Posted February 13, 2009 at 2:00 p.m._by Susan Blevins, City Secretary
NOTE: IN THE EVENT A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCILIS NOT PRESENT, THE REPORTING MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT WILL MEET AS A SUB-COMMITTEE, FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSE ONLY, REGARDING THE ABOVE AGENDA ITEM(S).
City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above as authorized by Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), and 551.086 (Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters). Following the executive session, if any, City Council may act in open session on any item discussed in the executive session.
I, Susan Blevins, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting and Agenda for the City Council of the City of Hilshire Village was posted in a place convenient and readily accessible at all times to the general public in compliance with Chapter 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, on _________, 2008 at ________ a,m, p.m.
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