CITY COUNCIL Monday, May 17, 2021 |
Council Chamber and Telephonic | Regular Session | 6:00 PM |
FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL 7008 S. RICE AVENUE BELLAIRE, TX 77401
LOCAL DIAL-IN NUMBER: 346-248-7799
TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-475-4499
Meeting ID: 889 2376 6551
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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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REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 P.M.
NOTICE OF POSSIBLE TELEPHONIC PARTICIPATION
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.
As that temporary suspension remains in effect, notice is hereby given that individual members of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, may choose to participate in this Regular Session telephonically rather than in person.
Additionally, members of the public will be entitled to participate and address the City Council, either telephonically or in person, at the time for personal/audience comments. Any person desiring to address the City Council telephonically 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, 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 and the toll-free dial-in number is 1-888-475-4499.
Meeting ID: 889 2376 6551.
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=1096, 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 Regular Session is posted online at
A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be posted online at |
PRE-BUDGET WORKSHOP |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Presentations: |
1. | Presentation of the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department Budget Overview for the City of Bellaire, Texas, for the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 2021, and ending on September 30, 2022 - Submitted by Karl Miller, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities. FY 2022 Parks, Recreation and Facilities Budget Overview - Pdf |
2. | Presentation of the Public Works Department Budget Overview for the City of Bellaire, Texas, for the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 2021, and ending on September 30, 2022 - Submitted by Michael Leech Director of Public Works. |
D. | Adjourn. |
REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Jim Hotze, Council Member. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Jim Hotze, 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. | Recognition of Proclamations: |
1. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, proclaiming June 9, 2021, as "National Time Out Day" in the City of Bellaire, Texas, to bring greater awareness to the safe surgery practice of taking a "time out" before operative and other invasive procedures - Requested by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). |
2. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, proclaiming the week of May 16-22, 2021, as Emergency Medical Services Week in the City of Bellaire, Texas, in recognition of the value and accomplishments of Bellaire's emergency medical services providers - Requested by Deacon Tittel, Fire Chief. |
3. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, proclaiming the week of May 16-22, 2021, as National Public Works Week in the City of Bellaire, Texas, and encouraging all residents to acquaint themselves with the issues that are involved in providing our public works and to recognize the contributions that public works professionals make every day to our health, safety, comfort and quality of life - Requested by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works. |
4. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, recognizing and congratulating Recreation Superintendent Ryan Smith, recipient of the Texas Recreation and Park Society's 2021 Jerry D. Garrett Memorial Young Professional Award, and expressing our great appreciation for his exemplary service to the City and citizens of Bellaire, Texas - Requested by Karl Miller, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities. |
5. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, recognizing and congratulating the Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department, recipient of the Texas Recreation and Park Society's 2021 Texas Gold Medal Award, and expressing our great appreciation to the Department and to each of its employees for their exemplary service to the Bellaire community - Requested by Karl Miller, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities. |
F. | Personal/Audience Comments.
Any person desiring to address the City Council telephonically 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, 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).
To address the City Council in person, please complete a blue speaker form (located at the entrance to the Council Chamber) and submit it to City Clerk Tracy L. Dutton prior to the time for personal/audience comments.
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.] |
G. | Reports and Presentations: |
1. | 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. |
2. | FY 2021 Second Quarter Report for the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
H. | 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, March 15, 2021 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
b. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions: |
1. | Consideration of and possible action on a request from the Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department to purchase one (1) vehicle, and 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 any and all documentation associated with the purchase of one (1) 2021 Ford F-150 truck, as funded in the FY 2021 budget, from Caldwell Country Ford in an amount not to exceed $27,500.00 - Submitted by Buster Adams, Parks Superintendent. |
2. | 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 to execute and attest, respectively, a Second Amendment to Pin Oak Middle School License Agreement with the Houston Independent School District for a term commencing on May 17, 2021, and expiring on June 3, 2031 - Submitted by Ryan Smith, Recreation Superintendent. |
3. | 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 to execute and attest, respectively, a First Amendment to Horn Elementary School Athletic Fields License Agreement with the Houston Independent School District for a term commencing on May 17, 2021, and expiring on June 3, 2031 - Submitted by Ryan Smith, Recreation Superintendent. |
4. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, adopting a Citizen Participation Plan and Grievance Procedures, a Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 Policy, an Excessive Force Policy, a Section 5 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Policy and Grievance Procedures, a Code of Conduct Policy, and a Fair Housing Policy, in relation to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Grants - Submitted by Bryan Carroll, Assistant Director of Development Services. |
2. | Item for Individual Consideration. |
| Consideration of and possible action concerning the setting of a minimum term of rental or lease for single-family homes to six (6) months, with an exception for family members or previous/former owners - Prepared and submitted by Jim Hotze and Catherine Lewis, Council Members. |
I. | 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. |
J. | Adjourn. |
WORKSHOP (NORTH BELLAIRE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT) |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Discussion: |
| Discussion regarding a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to amend various sections within Chapter 24, Planning and Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas, including the replacement of the Technical Research Park District with a new zoning district to be titled North Bellaire Special Development District. |
D. | Adjourn. |
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