1. CALL TO ORDER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

1.1 Invocation (Anderson)

1.2. Roll Call

1.3. Approval of minutes of Regular Meeting of July 17, 2007........................................................................... 1

                                            Special Meeting of July 31, 2007

 

2. CITIZENS COMMENTS/PUBLIC FORUM (Time Limit- 5 minutes)

Citizens wishing to comment or present to Council, please sign in at desk.

 

3. REPORTS TO COUNCIL 

 

3.1 Police.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

3.2 Fire Commissioner.................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3.3 Treasurer.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

3.4 Engineers........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

3.5 Building Official........................................................................................................................................................................... 6

3.6 Mayor and Council

Border: police contract issues for budget consideration.......................................................... 7

3.7 HVCEFFC (Conduit Bonds) ............................................................................................................................................. 8

3.8 City Secretary............................................................................................................................................................................... 9

 

4. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON:

 

4.1 Authorizing CMI to complete the Pine Chase Outfall Project. (CMI)................................................. 11

 

4.2 Establishing guidelines and procedures addressing the treatment of obstacles in the Ridgeley drive right-of-way during construction process, and setting a Special City Council Meeting date of 6 Sep 07 to award  construction bids. (CMI)....................................................... 12

 

4.3 Adopting an Ordinance permitting driveway & pedestrian access. (Anderson). ....................... 13

 

4.4 Awarding the bid for, and approving an Ordinance providing for debt repayment, of a $1,000,000 Tax Note.......................................................................................................................14

 

4.5 Establishing an effective date by which time City email addresses will be used for communication. (Henault)

 

4.6 Changing the start time of regular City Council Meetings to 6 o¹clock PM. (Henault)

 

4.7 Amending the definitions for Detached Garages and Accessory Buildings in the City Code. (Anderson)            15

 

4.8 Reviewing Preliminary City Budget FYE 2008 and set 6 Sep 07 date for Budget Workshop. (Border)                  16

 

4.9 Setting a new water rate commensurate with COH increase effective 1 September. (Henault)                  17

 

4.10 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a three year police contract with Spring Valley limiting annual cost increases.        18

 

4.11 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Sanderson, Knox and Belt for conducting the Fiscal Year Audit of the City.      19

 

5. DISCUSSION

 

5.1. Selection of ONE member of Board of Directors of Harris County Appraisal District (December 17th deadline)               20  

                          

6. CONSENT AGENDA

 

6.1 Disbursements: Summary, Deposits......................................................................................................................... 22

6.2 Professional Service Invoices

6.3 City Operations

 

7. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

(Comments should be in regard, and limited, to the items discussed in the preceding portions of the Agenda)

 

8. ADDITIONAL CITIZENS COMMENTS (Time Limit- 5 minutes)

 

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

10. ADJOURNMENT

 

Posted_______________at__________ by Claudia Bammel, City Secretary

 

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, Claudia Bammel, 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 _________, 2007 at ________ a,m, p.m.

 

______________________________ 

Claudia Bammel, City Secretary

 

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