CITY COUNCIL Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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. |
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 - 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. | 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. | Quarterly Report from the Evelyn's Park Conservancy Board - Presented by Terry Leavitt-Chavez, Park Director, Evelyn's Park. |
3. | Monthly Update Presentation by Ardurra Group Incorporated regarding progress on the City's Regional Drainage Improvement Program - Submitted by Joshua Pascua, Capital Projects and Grants Manager. |
4. | Presentation of the fiscal year 2022 annual audit and annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) by Whitley Penn, LLP, certified public accountants, and consideration of and possible action on the acceptance of the fiscal year 2022 annual audit and ACFR - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
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 Special and Regular Sessions of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Monday, March 6, 2023 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
b. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions: |
i. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, verifying and acknowledging its annual review of the City's Investment Policy and Investment Strategies as codified in Chapter 2, Administration, Article I, In General, Section 2-10, Investment Policy, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
ii. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, temporarily suspending the application of Chapter 6, Animals and Fowl, Article II, Keeping Dogs and Cats, Section 6-43, Dogs and cats prohibited on parks and playgrounds, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas, for the purpose of allowing dogs in Evelyn's Park, 4400 Bellaire Boulevard, Bellaire, Texas, during an event titled "Bark in the Park" hosted by the Evelyn's Park Conservancy on Sunday, May 28, 2023 - Submitted by Cheryl Bright, Community Relations Administrator, on behalf of the Evelyn's Park Conservancy Board. |
iii. | 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 to execute any and all documentation associated with the purchase of replacement IT hardware as budgeted in the FY2023 General Fund, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00 – Submitted by Jorge Aguirre, Director of Information Technology. |
iv. | 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 to execute any and all documentation associated with the purchase of cybersecurity tools and associated with a software subscription as budgeted in the FY2023 General Fund, in an amount not to exceed $15,078.26 – Submitted by Jorge Aguirre, Director of Information Technology. |
2. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions. |
| Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, amending Article 4, Agenda Procedure, Section B, Agenda Requests, of the Rules of Procedure of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to conform the deadline for agenda requests to the current agenda management process - Submitted by Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
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. |
WORKSHOP |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Light Ordinance Recommendations: |
| Review and discuss draft outdoor lighting regulations recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Travis Tanner, Director of Development Services. |
D. | Noise Ordinance Recommendations: |
| Review and discuss draft noise regulations recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Travis Tanner, Director of Development Services. |
E. | Adjourn. |
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