8301 WESTVIEW
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77055
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
PUBLIC HEARING & SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
6:00 P M
TAB
October 1, 2009
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: 6:00 P M
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Invocation (Connie Castro)
1.2 Roll Call
2. CITIZENS COMMENTS/PUBLIC FORUM (Time Limit- 5 minutes)
3. DISCUSSION
3.1 Public Hearing on the Cityís Proposed 2009 total Rollback Tax Rate of $0.552646/$100 valuation, an increase of $0.024051 versus the 2008 rate of $0.528595/$100 valuation for 2009............................................................................... 1
3.2 2010 General Fund and Utility Fund Budget ............................................................................................................................................. 2
4. ACTION ITEMS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON):
4.1 Approving an ordinance amending FYE 2009 Budget....................................................................................................... 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 624 PASSED AND APPROVED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITYíS GENERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009, BY APPROVING ìBUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 1î TO THE ìORIGINAL GENERAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE, VILLAGE, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2009î; PROVIDING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AND/OR TRANSFER OT CERTAIN FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.
4.2 Authorizing Severn Trent to perform a water valve inventory and assessment per Severn Trentís proposal for time and material not to exceed $5,000........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Authorizing HDR/CMI to update water valve data and mapping.
4.4 Authorizing AAA Asphalt Paving, Inc to perform repairs to the pavement at Hilshire Oaks Court and Ridgeley Drive in the amount of $4,404.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.5 Approving an ordinance establishing 2008 tax year and each subsequent tax year a homestead exemption. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WITHIN THE CITY OF HILSHIRE
VILLAGE, TEXAS, A TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE 2008 TAX YEAR
AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR OF $40,000 OF THE APPRAISED
VALUE OF RESIDENCE HOMESTEADS FOR PERSONS 65 YEARS
OF AGE OR OLDER; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING
TO THE SUBJECT.
4.6 Approving an ordinance establishing 2008 tax year and each subsequent tax year a disabled exemption. 7
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WITHIN THE CITY OF HILSHIRE
VILLAGE, TEXAS, A TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE 2008 TAX YEAR
AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR OF $40,000 OF THE APPRAISED
VALUE OF RESIDENCE HOMESTEADS OF PERSONS, WHO ARE DISABLED,
AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT
4.7 Authorizing payment of Lopez Utilities Contractor, LLC invoice in the amount of $5,200.00 for repairs to the Sanitary Sewer Line and extra service reconnect and clean out at 8010 Burkhart. .......................... 8
4.8 Approving an amendment to Ordinance Number 599 to read ìCity Council may impose a fee for the collection of garbage, trash, recycling, yard debris, rubbish, industrial waste and junkî. .................................... 9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, BY DELETING FROM CHAPTER 6 ALL OF ARTICLE 6.210 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW ARTICLE 6.210 TO READ CITY COUNCIL MAY IMPOSE A FEE FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, TRASH, RECYCLING, YARD DEBRIS, RUBBISH, INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND JUNK; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSTISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
5. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION: 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)
Pending Lawsuit filed by Grady and Cathleen Farris against Richard and Sharon Fink, the Cityís Engineer, HDR/Claunch and Miller, City Building Official, Ted Lazarides, and the Mayor, Robin Border, .............................................................. 10
6. ADDITIONAL CITIZENS COMMENTS (Any subjects you wish to address) (Time Limit- 5 minutes)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
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 SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 at 3 p.m.
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