REGULAR MEETING: 6:00 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

3.1 Border: Update regarding the agreements that were negotiated and put into

effect by the Mayor during and after Hurricane IKE .................................................................... 4

Update on Harris County Flood Control District partial funding for Ridgeley Project Culvert A

            Met with Larry Burnside with Texas Municipal League Risk Pool

                        Met with Brad Tutunijan with CenterPoint regarding Franchise Agreement

Efforts to extend the FEMA 100% reimbursement window

 

3.2 City Secretaryís Report regarding budget changes........................................................ 5

 

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

 

4.1 Approving ordinance granting Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, its successors and assigns the right, privilege and Franchise for a period of thirty years       6

AN ORDIANCE GRANTING TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC,

LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND

FRANCHISE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND TO USE, LICENSE,

OR EXPLOIT THE COMPANYíS FACILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-

WAY TO CONDUCT AND ELECTRIC DELIVERY BUSINESS IN THE CITY AND

FOR SUCH OTHER BUSINESS PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY MAY DESIRE

FROM TIME TO TIME, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE

GRANTING OF ACESS TO THOSE FACILITIES FOR THE DELIVERY OF

BROADBAND OVER POWER LINES OR SIMILAR SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY

OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS

 

4.2 Approving the extension of the City Clerk Position to a permanent part time position effective October 1, 2008.    7

 

4.3 Amending a vacation schedule for Employees.................................................................. 8 

 

4.4 Amending a benefits package for Employees.................................................................... 9

 

4.5 Approving the payment of a Mayorís telecom expense of $90.00 per month.................. 10

                                   

4.6 Approving the Cityís 2008/2009 Budget.............................................................................. 2

 

5. 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.

 

5.1 Disbursements: Summary, Deposits.............................................................................. 11

Professional Service Invoices

 

5.2 Approval of minutes of the Emergency Meeting of September 11, 2008........................ 12

 

5.3 Approval of a Proclamation of Gratitude to Diversified Electric...................................... 13

 

6. DISCUSSION

 

6.1 The Cityís Proposed Rollback Tax Rate for 2009 in the amount of ................................. 3

 

7. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

 

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

 

9. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS

 

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

11. ADJOURNMENT

 

Posted__ at__________ by Susan Blevins, City Secretary

 

NOTE: IN THE EVENT A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT PRESENT, THE REPORTING COMMISSION 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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