JANUARY 20, 2009
REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P M
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Invocation (Mayor Pro Tem 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
3.1 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. 11 for work related to the Ridgeley Drive Paving & Drainage Improvements Project (Package 3) in the amount of $ 12,061.79-HDR/C&M .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
4.2 Acceptance of Project and Approving final payment of Metro City Construction's Pay Application No. 5 - Final for work related to the Ridgeley Drive Utility Improvements Project in the amount of $58,703.21 (Package 2) HDR|C&M............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
4.3 Authorizing Additional Repair Work throughout the City of Hilshire Village by Change Order to AAA Asphalt Paving, Inc.'s Ridgeley Drive Paving & Drainage Improvement Project (Package 3) - HDR|C&M"
(City Engineer is excused of further attendance at this council barring further Council questions)
4.4 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. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
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.
4.5 Authorizing a one year extension of the Monarch Schoolís Specific Use Permit ending on July 31, 2009............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
5. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
5.1 Police.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
5.2 Fire Commissioner.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
6. DISCUSSION
6.1 The granting of the variances regarding the rear setback lines at 1225 Pine Chase and 8001 Anadell and the hearing of the Board of Adjustments that was held on 1/7/09. (Anderson)
(City Attorney is excused of further attendance at this council meeting barring further Council questions)
6.2 The work performed by, and prospective payment to, Severn Trent at Korean Seventh Day Adventist Church (on Westview) wherein repairs were made to mitigate a sewer discharge blockage.
5. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
5.3 Building Official.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
(City Building Official is excused of further attendance at this council barring further Council questions.)
6.4 Treasurer....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.5 Mayor and Council:.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Border: FEMA MEETING REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT
FEMA MEETING REGARDING MITIGATION
CDBG letter to state
Whiting: Bridle Spur update, Ridgeley Project Citizens Committee update
6.6 HVCEFFC (Conduit Bonds) ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.8 City Secretary..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
FEMA & HARRIS COUNTY
7. 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.
7.1 Disbursements: Summary, Deposits............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Professional Service Invoices
7.2 Approval of minutes of Council Meeting of December 23, 2008........................................................................... 14
7.3 PROCLAMATION: Proclamation to declare March as Youth Art Month in Hilshire Village on behalf of Texas Art Education Association and the Spring Branch ISD. ............................................................................................. 15
5. ACTION ITEMS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON
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 January 16, 2009 at 4:00 P. M._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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