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CITY COUNCIL

Monday, February 6, 2023

 

Council Chamber

Regular Session (State of the City)

7:00 PM

 

FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL

7008 S. RICE AVENUE

BELLAIRE, TX  77401

 

 

 

 Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mayor

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Andrew S. Friedberg

 

 

 

 

Mayor Pro Tem

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Winfred C. Frazier

 

Council Member

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Catherine Lewis

 

Council Member

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Ross Gordon

 

 

 

Council Member

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Nathan Wesely

Council Member

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Brian Witt

Council Member

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Jim Hotze

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR SESSION (STATE OF THE CITY) - 7:00 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 - Nathan Wesely, Council Member.

 

 

D.

Pledges to the Flags - Nathan Wesely, 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.

Annual Board and Commission Reports.

 

 

a.

Boards and Commissions Governed by State Law:

 

 

i.

Annual Report of the Board of Adjustment of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Jerry Borowick, Board Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

ii.

Annual Report of the Building and Standards Commission of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Christina Stone, Commission Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

iii.

Annual Report of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Weldon Taylor, Commission Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

b.

Boards Governed by City Charter, Ordinance or Resolution:

 

 

i.

Annual Report of the Culture and Arts Board of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Angie Levinthal, Board Vice Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

ii.

Annual Report of the Environmental Sustainability Board of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Phil Robertson, Board Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

iii.

Annual Report of the L.I.F.E. Advisory Board of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Patricia Parrack, Board Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

iv.

Annual Report of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Presented by Jonathan Ishee, Board Chair.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

 

 

2.

Annual State of the City Address - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor.

 

 

G.

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.

 

 

H.

Adjourn.

 

 

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