CITY COUNCIL Monday, April 15, 2024 |
Council Chamber and Council Conference Room | Regular Session | 6:00 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 - 6:00 P.M. |
A. | Call to Order and Announcement of a Quorum - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
B. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Ross Gordon, Council Member. |
C. | Pledges to the Flags - Ross Gordon, Council Member. |
WORKSHOP |
A. | Employee Classification and Compensation Study: |
Workshop to discuss the results of the employee classification and compensation studies conducted by Paypoint HR, LLC - Submitted by Melanie Glaze, Director of Human Resources. |
B. | Adjourn. |
REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Call to Order and Announcement of a Quorum - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor. |
B. | Approval of Minutes. |
Approval of the minutes of the Special Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Thursday, March 28, 2024, and of the Regular Session held on Monday, April 1, 2024 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
C. | 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.] |
D. | 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. | Presentation by department directors on the status of Strategic Plan tasks to be performed during the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 - Submitted by Sharon Citino, City Manager. |
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. |
E. | 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. | Resolution accepting a donation of swiftwater training and associated personal protective equipment from the Bellaire Police and Fire Foundation to enhance the operations of the Bellaire Fire Department and the Bellaire Police Department - Submitted by Deacon Tittel, Fire Chief. |
b. | Ordinance adopting a Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2027 - Submitted by Sharon Citino, City Manager. |
2. | Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions. |
Ordinance amending the budget of the City of Bellaire for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2024, by reclassifying the position of Recreation Supervisor II - Athletics and Camps to Recreation Supervisor I - Athletics and adding a new position of Recreation Supervisor I - Camps - Submitted by Karl Miller, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities. |
3. | Item for Individual Consideration. |
a. | Consideration of increasing the size of the governing board for the Evelyn's Park Conservancy from eight to 12 members, beginning July 1, 2024 - Submitted by Sharon Citino, City Manager, on behalf of the Evelyn's Park Conservancy. |
b. | Reconsideration of action taken by the City Council on April 1, 2024, with respect to the Comprehensive Plan - Submitted by Brian Witt, Council Member. |
F. | 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. |
G. | 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 551.071, Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting, to seek legal advice regarding the use of government property. |
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. |