CITY COUNCIL Monday, September 12, 2022 |
Council Chamber and Council Conference Room | 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. |
REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Catherine Lewis, Council Member. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Catherine Lewis, 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.
To address the City Council, please complete a 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.] |
F. | Reports and Presentations: |
1. | City Manager's Report to provide information regarding City operations, services, events, and upcoming agenda items - Submitted by Sharon Citino, City Manager. |
2. | Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending July 31, 2022 - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending July 31, 2022 - Pdf |
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, August 15, 2022, and of the Special Sessions held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, Tuesday, August 23, 2022, and Monday, August 29, 2022 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. City Council - Aug 15 2022 - Minutes City Council - Aug 16 2022 - Minutes |
b. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions: |
i. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing an application for grant funding through the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program, FY2023 - Submitted by Onesimo Lopez, Chief of Police. |
ii. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, a Standard Form of Agreement with Hou-Scape, Inc., for landscape maintenance services for City parks, medians and rights of way, for an initial one-year term in an amount not to exceed $20,806.00 per month with up to four optional annual renewals with an annual price increase not to exceed the lesser of the consumer price index, all items category, or 5% - Submitted by Karl Miller, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities. |
2. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions. |
| Consideration of and possible action on the selection of Trustees for Places 6-9 to serve on the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) Board of Trustees for a six-year term commencing on October 1, 2022 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the TMLIRP. |
3. | Items for Individual Consideration. |
a. | Consideration of and possible action to call a joint workshop and joint public hearing before the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission, or other action, concerning zoning code specifications for multifamily use, minimum and maximum building heights, setbacks, lot coverage, and floor-area ratios for the CMU, UV-D, and UV-T zoning districts, to review parameters not prescribed by the Comprehensive Plan - Submitted by Catherine Lewis, Council Member. |
b. | Consideration of and possible action to provide direction to staff concerning a proposal and estimate for the installation of additional sidewalk in Paseo Park between South Rice Avenue and Third Street, along the southern edge of the park adjacent to Bellaire Boulevard - Submitted by Correy Woods, Assistant Director of Public Works. |
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 in the Council Conference Room:
Retire into closed meeting pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting, regarding matters within the attorney-client privilege. |
D. | Reconvene in Open Meeting in the Council Chamber:
Reconvene in open meeting and take action, if any, on items discussed in the closed meeting. |
E. | Adjourn. |
BUDGET WORKSHOP #6 |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg - Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Budget Discussion: |
| Discussion and presentation regarding the fiscal year 2023 proposed budget for the City of Bellaire, Texas, with a focus on responding to the budget questions previously asked by Council Members - Requested by Sharon Citino, City Manager. |
D. | Adjourn. |
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