CITY COUNCIL Monday, October 21, 2019 |
Council Chamber and Council Conference Room | 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
Gus E. Pappas
| Council Member
Trisha S. Pollard
| Council Member
Michael Fife
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| Council Member
Neil Verma | Council Member
Pat B. McLaughlan | Council Member
David R. Montague |
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REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 P.M. |
[NOTE: THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 7:00 P.M., FOLLOWING A CLOSED MEETING AS SET FORTH BELOW.] |
CLOSED MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Retire into Closed Meeting in the Council Conference Room:
Retire into closed meeting pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Section 551.074, Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, and duties of the:
1. Presiding Judge, Associate Judge, and Prosecutor of the Municipal Court; and 2. City Clerk
of the City of Bellaire, Texas. |
D. | Reconvene in Open Meeting in the Council Chamber:
Reconvene in open meeting and take action, if any, on items discussed in the closed meeting. |
E. | Adjourn. |
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M. |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Pat B. McLaughlan, Council Member. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Pat B. McLaughlan, Council Member.
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. | Approval of Minutes.
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Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of the minutes of the Special Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Monday, August 26, 2019 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
F. | Personal/Audience Comments.
To address the City Council, please complete a sign-up sheet (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. | Report: |
| City Manager's Report regarding communication, field and personnel updates, calendar reminders, and notes of appreciation - Submitted by Paul A. Hofmann, City Manager. |
H. | New Business. |
| Adoption of Ordinances: |
1. | 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 of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute any and all documentation necessary for the purchase a new EMS unit and unit equipment, as funded in the FY 2020 budget, for an amount not to exceed $280,000.00 with the existing reserve EMS unit as a trade-in - Submitted by Deacon Tittel, Fire Chief. |
2. | 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 and the City Clerk of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute and attest, respectively, a Contract and Agreement for City Engineer Services with ARKK Engineers, LLC, for the provision of professional city engineer services in the amount of $75,000.00 for a one-year period commencing on November 6, 2019, and ending on November 5, 2020 - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works. |
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. |
City of Bellaire Texas |
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