CITY COUNCIL Monday, May 2, 2022 |
Council Chamber | Regular Session | 6:00 PM |
FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL 7008 S. RICE AVENUE BELLAIRE, TX 77401
Agenda |
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| Mayor
Andrew S. Friedberg
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| Mayor Pro Tem
Winfred C. Frazier
| Council Member
Catherine Lewis
| Council Member
Ross Gordon
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| Council Member
Nathan Wesely | Council Member
Brian Witt | Council Member
Jim Hotze |
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REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 P.M. |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Winfred C. Frazier, Mayor Pro Tem. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Winfred C. Frazier, Mayor Pro Tem.
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 the month of May 2022 as Older Americans Month in the City of Bellaire, Texas, in recognition of older adults and the people who support them as essential and valuable members of our community - Requested by Victoria Arevalo, Recreation Supervisor, Parks, Recreation and Facilities. |
2. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, proclaiming the week of May 15-21, 2022, as National Public Works Week in the City of Bellaire, Texas, with the theme, "Ready and Resilient," and encouraging all residents to join with the American Public Works Association and government agencies in paying tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers and employees, and in recognizing the substantial contributions they make to protecting our public health, safety and quality of life - Requested by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works and Development Services. |
3. | Issuance of a proclamation by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor, proclaiming the week of May 15-21, 2022, as Police Week in the City of Bellaire, Texas, as we proudly salute the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in communities across the nation - Requested by Onesimo Lopez, Chief of Police. |
WORKSHOP |
A. | Flood Risk Management Planning. |
| Discussion on flood risk management objectives and priorities - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the City Council. |
B. | Adjourn. |
REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Personal/Audience Comments.
To address the City Council, please complete a sign-up sheet (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.] |
B. | Reports and Presentations: |
1. | City Manager's Report to provide information concerning City operations and projects, to include: City operations/personnel updates, communication activity, and future Council meeting information - Submitted by Deacon Tittel, Interim City Manager. |
2. | Fiscal Year 2022 Second Quarter Report for the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
3. | Presentation of proposed updates to three sections of Chapter 24, Planning and Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to better conform to the Comprehensive Plan - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works and Development Services. |
4. | Presentation of a proposed Employee Retention Program - Submitted by Deacon Tittel, Interim City Manager. |
C. | 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 21, 2022, and of the Special Session held on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
b. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions: |
| 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 and the City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, a Contract and Agreement for City Engineer Services with ARKK Engineers, LLC, for the provision of professional city engineer services in the amount of $37,500.00 for a period commencing on May 8, 2022, and ending on November 7, 2022 - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works and Development Services. |
2. | Items for Individual Consideration. |
a. | Consideration of and possible action to provide direction to staff regarding a proposal to add the position of Paramedic to the existing Pay Plan for the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Deacon Tittel, Interim City Manager. |
b. | Consideration of and possible action to direct the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a review and update of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Nathan Wesely, Council Member |
c. | Consideration of and possible action to create an animal control advisory committee - Submitted by Nathan Wesely, Council Member. |
d. | Review and possible action regarding direction to staff on standing requests to be included in the Weekly Memo produced by the City Manager's Office - Submitted by Nathan Wesely, Council Member. |
D. | 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. |
E. | Adjourn. |
City of Bellaire Texas |
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