8301 WESTVIEW
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77055
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
7:00 P M
TAB
September 15,
2009
REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P M
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Invocation (Connie Castro)
1.2 Roll Call
2. CITIZENS COMMENTS/PUBLIC FORUM (Time Limit- 5 minutes) (any topic)
3. REPORTS TO COUNCIL
3.1 Police......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Incident Report for August
Up to date incident report
3.2 Fire Commissioner................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Discussion of previous Fire Commissioner meeting
3.3 City Secretary............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Complaint & Issues Report
Utilities-Severn Trent Billing
Open Records Request
Move – ins & outs
3.4 Engineers Report: Water Pressure Issues
Water Valve Inventory
Ditch Cleaning on Glourie and Pine Chase
All other Engineering Issues handled during the month
......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4. ACTION ITEMS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON):
4.1 Approving the cleaning of ditches on 1300 Block of Glourie and 1200 Block of Pine Chase Drive............................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Authorization to Perform a Water Valve Inventory and Assessment, per HDR|C&Mís Proposal dated September 11, 2009 - HDR|C&M" .......................................... 6
(If there are no objections from Council the City Engineer is excused at this time.)
4.3 ěDesignatingî the Utility Account (funds cannot be used for anything outside of utility requirements) .................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.4 Approving the Cityís Proposed 2009 total Rollback Tax Rate of $0.552646/$100 an increase of $0.024051 versus the 2008 rate of $0.528595/$100 valuation................................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.5 Approving an ordinance to create a place system for City Council election........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF HILSHIRE TO PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION OF THE
CITYíS ALDERMAN SHALL BE BY A PLACE SYSTEM; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
4.6. Approving a resolution to enter into an electronic lockbox payment system with Severn Trent and Compass Bank...........................................................................................
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1 Modification to the entry at Hilshire Oaks......................................................................................... 10
5.2 CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION: 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)
Pending Lawsuit filed against Mayor Robin Border, City Building Official, Ted Lazarides, the Cityís Engineer, HDR/Claunch and Miller, and other residents of Hilshire Village ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
5.3 2010 General Fund and Utility Fund Budget ............................................................................. 12
(If there are no objections from Council the City Attorney is excused at this time.)
6. REPORTS TO COUNCIL)
6.1 Building Official......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Permits and inspections issued
(If there are no objections from Council the City Building Official is excused at this time.)
6.2 Treasurer............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Investments –TXPOOL
6.3 Mayor and Council: ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
MAYOR:
Whiting: Bridle Spur update, Ridgeley Project Citizens Committee updates
Davis: Utilities update............................................................................................................................... 16
6.4 HVCEFFC (Conduit Bonds)............................................................................................................................... 17
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..................................................................................................... 18
Professional Service Invoices
7.2 Approval of minutes of the Council Meeting of August 18, 2009................ 19
7.3 Approval of the minutes of the Special Council Meeting and Budget Workshop of August 25, 2009................................................................................................................................................. 20
7.4 To enact a Proclamation for Texas Night Out to be held on October 6, 2009 from
6 P.M. to 8 P.M. to be sponsored by the Hilshire Village Civic Club, with temporary closure of the Glenhilshire Cul de Sac ............................................................................... . 21
7.5 To enact a Proclamation for Halloween Night to be held on October 31, 2009 from 5:30-7:30 P.M to be sponsored by the Hilshire Village Civic Club, with temporary closure of Burkhart and Guinea....................................................................... 22
7.6 Approving the Investment Policy and Resolution............................................................... 23
8. ADDITIONAL CITIZENS COMMENTS (Any subjects you wish to address) (Time Limit- 5 minutes)
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
10. ADJOURNMENT
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 SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 at 3 p.m.
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