CITY COUNCIL Monday, February 22, 2021 |
Telephonic Meeting | Special Session | 6:00 PM |
LOCAL DIAL-IN NUMBER: 346-248-7799
TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-475-4499
Meeting ID: 890 5714 3127
Agenda |
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| Mayor
Andrew S. Friedberg
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| Mayor Pro Tem
Gus E. Pappas
| Council Member
Neil Verma
| Council Member
Catherine Lewis
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| Council Member
Nathan Wesely | Council Member
Michael Fife | Council Member
Jim Hotze |
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SPECIAL SESSION - 6:00 P.M.
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC MEETING
Pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, on March 16, 2020, the Governor of the State of Texas granted the Office of the Attorney General's request for the temporary suspension of certain provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act to allow for telephonic or videoconference meetings of governmental bodies that are accessible to the public in an effort to reduce in-person meetings that assemble large groups of people, as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Accordingly, this Special Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, will be conducted telephonically in furtherance of this important and necessary objective to protect the public health and welfare in our community.
Members of the public will be entitled to participate and address the City Council in the telephonic meeting, at the time for personal/audience comments. Any person desiring to address the City Council must submit their request via e-mail to City Clerk Tracy L. Dutton at tdutton@bellairetx.gov.
The request must be received prior to the posted start time of the meeting and include the speaker's full name and the phone number from which they will be calling in to participate in the meeting.
Speakers will be recognized in the order in which their requests are received.
The local dial-in number to participate remotely in the telephonic meeting is 346-248-7799. The toll-free dial-in number is 1-888-475-4499. Meeting ID: 890 5714 3127.
Members of the public may view a live broadcast of the meeting by visiting the City's website at /Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1179, U-Verse Channel 99, Comcast Channel 16, and the City's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bellairetx.gov/.
An electronic copy of the agenda packet for this Special Session is posted online at
A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be posted online at |
SPECIAL MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Neil Verma, Council Member. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Neil Verma, Council Member.
1. U.S. Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
2. Pledge to the Texas Flag:
Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. |
E. | Personal/Audience Comments.
Any person desiring to address the City Council must sign up, prior to the posted start time of the meeting, by e-mail to City Clerk Tracy L. Dutton, tdutton@bellairetx.gov. When signing up, all speakers shall provide their full name and the phone number from which they will be calling (for the call moderator to be able to identify them).
Each speaker shall have a time limit of up to five (5) minutes, with no extension, and with notice after four (4) minutes that one (1) minute is left. In the event of pressing business before the City Council or matters requiring its immediate attention or action, the City Council may, prior to the opening of audience comments, set a different maximum time limit for each speaker by a vote of four (4) members of the City Council.
The purpose of this item is to allow the residents of Bellaire and other interested persons an opportunity to address the City Council on agenda issues and on non-agenda issues that are a matter of the jurisdiction of the City Council (i.e., City policy and legislative issues). Non-agenda issues regarding daily operational or administrative matters should be first dealt with at the administrative level by calling City Hall at (713) 662-8222 during business hours.
[Note: The Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, prohibits the City Council from fully discussing, debating, or considering subjects for which public notice has not been given on the agenda. Issues that cannot be referred to the City Staff for action may be placed on the agenda of a future City Council Session.] |
F. | Reports and Presentations: |
| City Manager's Report to provide information concerning City operations and projects, to include: COVID-19 updates, City operations/personnel updates, communication activity, and future Council meeting information - Submitted by Brant Gary, Interim City Manager. |
G. | New Business. |
1. | Consent Agenda.
Items set out in the consent agenda are considered routine and are recommended for approval by the passage of a single motion, without discussion or debate, that the consent agenda be adopted. Upon request of any member of City Council, items shall be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. |
a. | Approval of Minutes:
Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of the minutes of the Regular Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Monday, November 16, 2020 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
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b. | Adoption of Ordinances: |
1. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, appointing Robert C. Richter, Jr., as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Bellaire, Texas, for a two-year term commencing on the 6th day of March 2021 and ending on the 5th day of March 2023, for the purpose of serving as Prosecutor in the Municipal Court of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
2. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, appointing E. Stanley Topek as Deputy Assistant City Attorney for the City of Bellaire, Texas, for a two-year term commencing on the 7th day of March 2021 and ending on the 6th day of March 2023, for the purpose of serving as Deputy Prosecutor in the Municipal Court of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
2. | Adoption of Ordinances: |
a. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, appointing Lisa A. Wesely as Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Bellaire, Texas, for a two-year term commencing on the 5th day of March 2021 and ending on the 4th day of March 2023 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
b. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing the Interim City Manager of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute a change order with Reliance Construction Services, L.P., for the performance of emergency work performed pursuant to an existing contract, in an amount not to exceed $87,458.45 - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works. |
c. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing the Interim City Manager of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute a change order with ARKK Engineers, LLC, for the completion of design services for the improvement of Linden Alleyway performed pursuant to an existing contract, in an amount not to exceed $37,890.00 - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works. |
d. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute and attest, respectively, a contract for professional facilitation services for a City Council consensus-building exercise - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the City Council. |
e. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, designating one (1) member to serve on the Evelyn's Park Conservancy Board as the City's representative to fill a vacancy for a term commencing on February 22, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the City Council. |
3. | Item for Individual Consideration. |
| Consideration of and possible action to refer to the Planning and Zoning Commission a review of Chapter 24, Planning and zoning, Article V, Zoning regulations, Division 2, Zoning district regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to determine whether such zoning district regulations are in alignment with the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Bellaire, Texas, and a request for recommendations regarding the scope, methodology and expectations of a Comprehensive Plan Review - Submitted by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, and Nathan Wesely, Council Member. |
H. | Community Interest Items from the Mayor and Council.
It is the intent of this item to provide members of the City Council the opportunity to make a report about items of community interest, which may include expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognition of City officials, employees, or other citizens or entities; reminders of upcoming events sponsored by the City or another entity that is scheduled to be attended by a City official or City employee; and announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in Bellaire that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.
No action may be taken on a reported item of community interest, and no possible action discussed except a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.
See Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Section 551.0415. |
I. | Adjourn. |
CLOSED MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Retire into Closed Meeting:
Retire into closed meeting pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting, to receive legal advice concerning matters within the attorney-client privilege including pending or contemplated litigation regarding MM Bellaire One LLC v. City of Bellaire; and
Continue in closed meeting pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Section 551.072, Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting, to deliberate a possible real estate transaction.
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D. | Reconvene in Open Meeting:
Reconvene in open meeting and take action, if any, on items discussed in the closed meeting. |
E. | Adjourn. |
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