8301 WESTVIEW
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77055
TUESDAY, November 18, 2008
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
7:00 P M
REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P M
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Invocation (Council Member Anderson)
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. 9 for work related to the Ridgeley Drive Paving & Drainage Improvements Project (Package 3) in the amount of $150,441.25-HDR/C&M 2
(City Engineer is excused of further attendance at this council barring further Council questions)
4.2 Approval of the change to Ordinance Number 606 to read a property owner will be allowed one driveway access of up to sixteen (16) feet in width even if the width of the driveway exceeds 50% of the number of feet where the property right-of-way meets the paved street............................................................................................................................ 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ìBUSINESS AND COMMERCE,î OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE BY DELETING SECTION 4.623 OF ARTICLE 4.600, PERMITTING DRIVEWAY AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 4.623; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR
Existing section 4.623
Subject to the provisions of this Article, a property owner may cause or permit the construction, installation or placement of driveway, pedestrian walkway, and related culvert facilities within public drainage right-of-way for purposes of providing a driveway access, not to exceed twenty-two (22) feet in width with a minimum width of ten (10) feet, and a walkway for pedestrian access, not to exceed four (4) feet in width. If a property owner proposes to construct a circular driveway, then such property owner shall be allowed two points of driveway access, not to exceed a total of twenty-eight (28) feet in width; otherwise, such access shall be limited to one point of driveway access and one point of pedestrian access. There must be at least ten feet (10) of open ditch without a culvert between the inner access points of any circular driveway. The pedestrian access may not be contiguous to any driveway or circular driveway. The total number of feet of the width of the driveway and any walkway may not exceed 50% of the total number of feet where the property right of way meets the paved street. A property owner will be allowed one driveway access of twenty-two (22) feet in width even if the width of the driveway exceeds 50% of the number of feet where the property right-of-way meets the paved street. A driveway access may have an additional three (3) foot turning radius added to each side of the driveway access where it meets the paved surface of the street only. The length of the culvert under any driveway and walkway may not exceed the width of the driveway and/or walkway. All driveway, pedestrian, and related culvert facilities shall be approved by the City Building Official and conform to all City standards and regulations. It is the intention of the City that the integrity of the cityís open ditch drainage system shall be maintained.
Proposed section 4.623
Subject to the provisions of this Article, a property owner may cause or permit the construction, installation or placement of driveway, pedestrian walkway, and related culvert facilities within public drainage right-of-way for purposes of providing a driveway access, not to exceed twenty-two (22) feet in width with a minimum width of ten (10) feet, and a walkway for pedestrian access, not to exceed four (4) feet in width. If a property owner proposes to construct a circular driveway, then such property owner shall be allowed two points of driveway access, not to exceed a total of twenty-eight (28) feet in width; otherwise, such access shall be limited to one point of driveway access and one point of pedestrian access. There must be at least ten feet (10) of open ditch without a culvert between the inner access points of any circular driveway. The pedestrian access may not be contiguous to any driveway or circular driveway. The total number of feet of the width of the driveway and any walkway may not exceed 50% of the total number of feet where the property right of way meets the paved street. A property owner will be allowed one driveway access of up to sixteen (16) feet in width even if the width of the driveway exceeds 50% of the number of feet where the property right-of-way meets the paved street. A driveway access may have an additional three (3) foot turning radius added to each side of the driveway access where it meets the paved surface of the street only. The length of the culvert under any driveway and walkway may not exceed the width of the driveway and/or walkway. All driveway, pedestrian, and related culvert facilities shall be approved by the City Building Official and conform to all City standards and regulations. It is the intention of the City that the integrity of the cityís open ditch drainage system shall be maintained.
4.3 Approval of the change to Ordinance Number to read ìNet building areaî shall mean the enclosed building area taken at grade level of the main building including the second floor if any, exclusive of garage, carport, covered porches, breezeways and accessory buildings................................................................................................................................ 4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY, THE SAME BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING A DEFINITION IN SECTION 12.02b-03 BUILDING AREA NET BY ADDING A SECTION TO THE SENTENCE, PROVIDING FOR; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
Proposed addition:
ìARTICLE 02:00 DEFINITIONS
02: B-03 BUILDING AREA, NET
ìBuilding area, net: ìNet building areaî shall mean the enclosed building area taken at grade level of the main building, including the second floor if any, exclusive of garage, carport, covered porches, breezeways and accessory buildings
(City Attorney is excused of further attendance at this council meeting barring further Council questions)
5. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
5.1 Police.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Activity Report for September 2008 (Including Hurricane Ike)
5.2 Fire Commissioner.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
5.3 Building Official.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
(City Building Official is excused of further attendance at this council barring further Council questions.)
5.3 Treasurer....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4th Quarter Investment Report
5.5 Mayor and Council:........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Border:
Whiting: Bridle Spur update, Ridgeley Project Citizens Committee update
........... 5.6 HVCEFFC (Conduit Bonds) ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.8 City Secretary..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
FEMA Meeting
7. ACTION ITEMS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON
8. 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.
8.1 Disbursements: Summary, Deposits............................................................................................................................................................... 12
Professional Service Invoices
8.2 Approval of minutes of Council Meeting of October 20, 2008................................................................................... 13
8.3 Approval of minutes of the Special Council Meeting November 5, 2008................................................. 14
9. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
10 ADDITIONAL CITIZENS COMMENTS (re: meeting agenda items) (Time Limit- 5 minutes)
11. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS (re: meeting agenda items)
12. ANNOUNCEMENTS
13. ADJOURNMENT
Posted__ at__________ 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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