CITY COUNCIL Monday, February 19, 2024 |
Council Chamber and Council Conference Room | Regular Session | 7:00 PM |
FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL 7008 S. RICE AVENUE BELLAIRE, TX 77401 Agenda |
Mayor
Gus E. Pappas | ||
Mayor Pro Tem
Winfred C. Frazier | Council Member
Catherine Lewis | Council Member
Ross Gordon |
Council Member
Cindy Cohen Taylor | Council Member
Brian Witt | Council Member
Jackie Georgiou |
REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 P.M. |
REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Call to Order and Announcement of a Quorum - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
B. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Brian Witt, Council Member. |
C. | Pledges to the Flags - Brian Witt, Council Member. |
D. | 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.] |
E. | Reports and Presentations: |
1. | Presentation by Ron Gailey with OnPointe Insights on the 2024 Citizen Satisfaction Survey results - Submitted by Cheryl Bright, Community Relations Administrator. |
2. | City Manager's Report to provide information regarding City operations, services, events, and upcoming agenda items - Submitted by Sharon Citino, City Manager. |
3. | Fiscal Year 2024 First Quarter Report for the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
4. | Monthly Update Presentation by Ardurra Group, Inc. regarding progress on the City's Regional Drainage Improvement Program - Submitted by Joshua Pascua, Capital Projects and Grants Manager. |
F. | New Business. |
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. |
1. | Approval of Minutes: |
Approval of the minutes of the Regular Sessions of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Monday, January 22, 2024, and on Monday, February 5, 2024, and of the Joint Special Session of the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. City Council - Jan 22 2024 - Minutes City Council - Feb 05 2024 - Minutes City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission - Jan 31 2024 - Minutes |
2. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions: |
a. | Resolution accepting a donation of a pole camera and kinetic breaching tool from the Bellaire Police & Fire Foundation to enhance the operations of the Bellaire Police Department – Submitted by Onesimo Lopez, Chief of Police. |
b. | Ordinance 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 City Code to allow 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, March 24, 2024 - Submitted by Cheryl Bright, Community Relations Administrator, on behalf of the Evelyn's Park Conservancy Board. |
c. | Ordinance amending Chapter 9, Buildings, Section 9-5, Duty of contractors and other persons performing construction work within the city, of the City Code to require a temporary pole and electrical meter at new building construction sites and clarify the allowable hours for construction activities within the City - submitted by Christian Somers, Assistant Director of Development Services/Building Official. |
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. |
CLOSED MEETING |
A. | Call to Order and Announcement of a Quorum - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
B. | Retire into Closed Meeting in the Council Conference Room: Retire into closed meeting pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings; Section 551.072, Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting, to deliberate pending or contemplated litigation regarding zoning enforcement. |
C. | Reconvene in Open Meeting in the Council Chamber: Reconvene in open meeting and take action, if any, on items discussed in the closed meeting. |
D. | Adjourn. |