CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE

REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P M

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1 Invocation (Council Member Castro)

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

3.1Engineers........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

4. ACTION ITEMS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON):

4.1 "Authorizing payment of AAA Asphalt Paving, Inc.'s Pay Application No. 6 for work related to the Ridgeley Drive Paving & Drainage Improvements Project (Package 3) in the amount of $186,366.27 - CMI." .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

4.2 To approve a unit pricing addition authorizing 24" culverts as opposed to open ditch on a portion of the south side of Ridgeley just east of Mallie Court and on two sections of culvert along West Burkhart.

4.3 To allow Mr. Teas, 1202 Ridgeley Drive, a permit to replace his existing parking

pad. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

(City Engineer is dismissed unless Council has any questions)

4.4 Approving an Ordinance governing the size and number of drive and

sidewalk Crossings of the City Right-of-Way for each residential lot (Anderson) ................................................. 4

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 ADDING A NEW SECTION 4.623 OF ARTICLE 4.600, PERMITTING DRIVEWAY AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ìOFFENSES AND NUISANCES,î OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE BY DELETING ARTICLE 7.400 THEREOF, AND SUBSTITUING THEREFOR A NEW ARTICLE 7.400, PROHIBITING BLOCKAGE OF DRAINAGE DITCHES; 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 SEVERABILITY

4.5 An Ordinance to change election of council members back to general election wherein highest vote getters become elected to vacant council positions, rather than continue the current practice of candidates running for a particular place or open council position. (Denninger) ......................................................................................... 5

4.6 Amending Chapter 12, Section 02:G-03, further defining ìDetached Garageî to provide a three (3) foot distance requirement from the main building, and to provide standards for a covered walkway between structures; and Section 11:07.02, to provide a three (3) foot distance requirement between a residential accessory building and the main building, and to provide standards for a covered walkway between structures. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, ìZONING REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS,î BY DELETING ALL OF SECTION 02:G-03 OF ARTICLE 02:00 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW SECTION 02:G-03 OF ARTICLE 02:00, PROVIDING A NEW DEFINITION FOR ìDETACHED GARAGE,î ESTABLISHING A THREE (3) FOOT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FROM THE MAIN BUILDING, AND PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR A COVERED WALKWAY BETWEEN STRUCTURES; BY DELETING ALL OF SECTION 11:07:02 OF ARTICLE 11:07 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW SECTION 11:07:02 OF ARTICLE 11:07, ESTABLISHING A THREE (3) FOOT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT BETWEEN A RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY BUILDING AND THE MAIN BUILDING, AND PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR A COVERED WALKWAY BETWEEN STRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

(City Attorney is dismissed unless Council has any questions)

5. REPORTS TO COUNCIL

5.1 Police.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

5.2 Fire Commissioner.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

5.3 Treasurer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

5.4 Building Official................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

5.5 Mayor and Council:.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Border: Met with Mary Cureau and Steve Peters with Amegy Bank to discuss

Bank charges.

Met with Mayor White and other Mayors regarding Surface Water.

Whiting: Bridle Spur update, Ridgeley Project Citizens Committee update

........... 5.6 HVCEFFC (Conduit Bonds) ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

5.8 City Secretary..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

6. 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.

6.1 Disbursements: Summary, Deposits............................................................................................................................................................... 15

Professional Service Invoices

6.2 To enact a Proclamation for National Night Out to be held on October 7 from

7 P M to 8 P M in Glenhilshire Cul de Sac. ......................................................................................................................................... 16

6.3 Approval of minutes of Regular Meeting of July 15, 2008.............................................................................................. 17

6.4 Approval of minutes of Regular Meeting of May 20, 2008.............................................................................................. 18

7. DISCUSSION

7.1 Reviewing Preliminary City Budget FYE 2008 and setting Sept 2, 2008, 6:00 P.M. date as a second Budget Workshop. (Border)........................................................................................................................................................................... 19

7.2 The computation of net building area pursuant to Section 11:03 Dwelling Unit of the Hilshire Village Ordinances to include any and all floors of a dwelling unit (Anderson)

7.3 The computation of net building area pursuant to Section 11:03

Dwelling Unit of the Hilshire Village Ordinances as applied to the permit for construction at 1225 Archley (Anderson)

8. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

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

10. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS

11. ANNOUNCEMENTS

12. ADJOURNMENT

Posted__ at__________ by Susan Blevins, 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, 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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