CITY COUNCIL Monday, February 5, 2024 |
Council Chamber and BLIFE Activity Room | Regular Session (State of the City) | 5:00 PM |
FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL 7008 S. RICE AVENUE BELLAIRE, TX 77401
Agenda |
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| Mayor
Gus E. Pappas
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| Mayor Pro Tem
Winfred C. Frazier
| Council Member
Catherine Lewis
| Council Member
Ross Gordon
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| Council Member
Cindy Cohen Taylor | Council Member
Brian Witt | Council Member
Jackie Georgiou |
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REGULAR SESSION (STATE OF THE CITY) - 5:00 P.M. |
A. | Call to Order and Announcement of a Quorum - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
B. | Board Interviews (BLIFE Activity Room). |
| Interview, discussion, and evaluation of applicants interested in serving as the citizen member of the Audit Finance Board and in filling a vacancy on the Culture and Arts Board and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the City Council. |
| [NOTE: THE BOARD INTERVIEWS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONCLUDE, AND THE REGULAR SESSION TO CONTINUE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M.] |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Cindy Cohen Taylor, Council Member. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Cindy Cohen Taylor, Council Member. |
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 - Presented by Jerry Borowick, Board Chair. |
ii. | Annual Report of the Building and Standards Commission - Presented by Elan Tavor, Commission Vice Chair. |
iii. | Annual Report of the Planning and Zoning Commission - Presented by Michael (Mike) Baker, Commission Chair. |
b. | Boards Governed by City Charter, Ordinance, or Resolution: |
i. | Annual Report of the Culture and Arts Board - Presented by Gay Mayeux, Board Chair. |
ii. | Annual Report of the Environmental Sustainability Board - Presented by Phil Robertson, Board Chair. |
iii. | Annual Report of the L.I.F.E. Advisory Board - Presented by Pat Tracey, Board Chair. |
iv. | Annual Report of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - Presented by Jonathan Ishee, Board Chair. |
2. | Annual State of the City Address - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
G. | New Business.
The City Council will discuss and consider the following items: |
1. | Ordinance appointing a citizen member to the Audit Finance Board for a term commencing on February 5, 2024, and ending on January 31, 2025 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the City Council. |
2. | Ordinance appointing one member to the Culture and Arts Board to fill a partial, unexpired term commencing on February 5, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2024 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
3. | Ordinance appointing one member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to fill a partial, unexpired term commencing on February 5, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
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. |