CITY COUNCIL Monday, March 4, 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 - Jackie Georgiou, Council Member. |
C. | Pledges to the Flags - Jackie Georgiou, Council Member. |
D. | Special Recognition. |
Recognition of the 2024 Bellaire Citizens Academy Graduates - Presentation by Sharon Citino, City Manager. |
E. | Approval of Minutes. |
Approval of the minutes of the Regular Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Monday, February 19, 2024 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
F. | 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.] |
G. | 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 Ended January 31, 2024 - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending January 31, 2024 - Pdf |
H. | New Business. |
1. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions. Consideration of and possible action on the following: |
a. | Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article VII, Boards and Commissions, Section 2-124, Culture and arts board, subsection (c), Membership and appointment, of the City Code, by increasing the composition of the board from seven to nine members - Submitted by Ross Gordon and Brian Witt, Council Members, and Winfred C. Frazier, Mayor Pro Tem. |
b. | Ordinance appointing Mona Sharique to the Culture and Arts Board of the City of Bellaire, Texas, for a term commencing on March 4, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2024 - Submitted by Ross Gordon and Brian Witt, Council Members, and Winfred C. Frazier, Mayor Pro Tem. |
c. | Ordinance appointing Aditi Pemmaraju to the Culture and Arts Board of the City of Bellaire, Texas, for a term commencing on March 4, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025 - Submitted by Ross Gordon and Brian Witt, Council Members, and Winfred C. Frazier, Mayor Pro Tem. |
d. | Ordinance amending various sections within Chapter 9, Buildings, Article XI, Trees, of the City Code, and adopting a Criteria Manual for Urban Forest to enhance tree protection criteria - Submitted by Travis Tanner, Director of Development Services. |
e. | Ordinance amending the City of Bellaire's Fiscal Year 2024 Schedule of Fees and Charges to include Tree Disposition Plan Review and Inspection Fees - Submitted by Travis Tanner, Director of Development Services. |
2. | Item for Individual Consideration. |
Discussion and possible action regarding the start time for Regular Sessions of the City Council and scheduling of Workshops - Submitted by Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
I. | 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. |
J. | 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, Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting, to deliberate real estate matters. |
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. |