CITY COUNCIL Monday, August 17, 2020 |
Telephonic Meeting | Regular Session | 6:00 PM |
TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-475-4499
Meeting ID: 994 5999 8443
Agenda |
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| Mayor
Andrew S. Friedberg
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| Mayor Pro Tem
Gus E. Pappas
| Council Member
Neil Verma
| Council Member
Catherine Lewis
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| Council Member
Nathan Wesely | Council Member
Michael Fife | Council Member
Jim Hotze |
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REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 P.M. |
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC MEETING
Pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, on March 16, 2020, the Governor of the State of Texas granted the Office of the Attorney General's request for the temporary suspension of certain provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act to allow for telephonic or videoconference meetings of governmental bodies that are accessible to the public in an effort to reduce in-person meetings that assemble large groups of people, as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Accordingly, this Regular Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, will be conducted telephonically in furtherance of this important and necessary objective to protect the public health and welfare in our community.
Members of the public will be entitled to participate and address the City Council in the telephonic meeting, at the time for personal/audience comments. Any person desiring to address the City Council must submit their request via e-mail to City Clerk Tracy L. Dutton at tdutton@bellairetx.gov.
The request must be received prior to the start of the meeting and include the speaker's full name and the phone number from which they will be calling in to participate in the meeting.
Speakers will be recognized during personal/audience comments in the order their requests are received.
Members of the public may view a live broadcast of the meeting by visiting the City's website: /Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1052, U-Verse Channel 99, Comcast Channel 16, and the City's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bellairetx.gov/.
The toll-free dial-in number to participate remotely in the telephonic meeting is 1-888-475-4499, Meeting ID: 994 5999 8443. An electronic copy of the agenda packet for this Regular Session is posted online at
A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be posted online at /Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1052.
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A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor Pro Tem. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Gus E. Pappas, Mayor Pro Tem.
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. |
PUBLIC HEARING (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO OPERATE DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW FOR RESTAURANT AND CATERING BUSINESS) |
A. | Reading of the Notice of Public Hearing - Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
B. | Summary of Public Hearing Procedure - Brant Gary, Interim City Manager. |
C. | Presentation of Proposal: |
| Public hearing on an application filed by Bagel Realty, LLC, for a specific use permit to operate a drive-through window for a restaurant and catering business located at 5422 Bellaire Boulevard, Bellaire Texas, as provided for in Section 24-536 B. (2) c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas, in the Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) Zoning District - Submitted by ChaVonne Sampson, Director of Development Services. |
D. | Public Comment.
Any person desiring to address the City Council must sign up, prior to the posted start time of the meeting, by e-mail to City Clerk Tracy L. Dutton, tdutton@bellairetx.gov. When signing up, all speakers shall provide their full name and the phone number from which they will be calling (for the call moderator to be able to identify them).
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. Questions from the public shall be addressed to the Mayor, and the Mayor and members of the City Council may refer such questions to the staff as appropriate.
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E. | Questions from the Mayor and City Council. |
F. | Close of the Public Hearing.
As the City Council's final deliberation of the proposal is scheduled for the same date following the Public Hearing, public comment on the proposal, whether oral or written, will not be received following the close of the Public Hearing.
See Rules of Procedure of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, as of October 10, 2016.
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G. | Adjourn. |
REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Personal/Audience Comments.
Any person desiring to address the City Council must sign up, prior to the posted start time of the meeting, by e-mail to City Clerk Tracy L. Dutton, tdutton@bellairetx.gov. When signing up, all speakers shall provide their full name and the phone number from which they will be calling (for the call moderator to be able to identify them).
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. | Report. |
| City Manager's Report to provide information concerning City operations and projects, to include: COVID-19 updates, City operations/personnel updates, communication activity, and future Council meeting information - Submitted by Brant Gary, Interim City 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.
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a. | Approval of Minutes: |
| Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of the minutes of the Regular Session of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Monday, July 20, 2020 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
b. | Adoption of Ordinance: |
| Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing the Interim City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute and attest, respectively, an Agreement Between Harris County and City of Bellaire Relating to Joint Elections to be held November 3, 2020 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
2. | Adoption of Ordinances: |
a. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, granting a specific use permit to Bagel Realty, LLC, to operate a restaurant and catering business located at 5422 Bellaire Boulevard, Bellaire, Texas, in the Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) Zoning District - Submitted by ChaVonne Sampson, Director of Development Services. |
b. | Consideration of and possible action on the adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, authorizing restaurants within non-residential zoning districts of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to temporarily use parking spaces to provide outdoor seating for restaurant customers, pursuant to Chapter 24, Planning and Zoning, Article V, Zoning Regulations, Section 24-505, Temporary Uses, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas - Submitted by ChaVonne Sampson, Director of Development Services. |
3. | Items for Individual Consideration: |
a. | Consideration of and possible action on a request from the Bellaire Police Department to make a grant application to the Bellaire Police and Fire Foundation for funding of an Automated License Plate Reader pilot project, as well as approval to accept any subsequent funding - Submitted by Onesimo Lopez, Assistant Chief of Police. |
b. | Consideration of and possible action on a request from the Bellaire Police Department to make a grant application to the Bellaire Police and Fire Foundation for the funding of a Police Department Management Study/Assessment, as well as approval to accept any subsequent funding - Submitted by Byron Holloway, Chief of Police. |
c. | Discussion and possible action regarding imposing credit card fees to utility customers and community development users - Submitted by Nathan Wesely, Council Member. |
d. | Discussion and possible action regarding a curb reconstruction moratorium - Submitted by Nathan Wesely, Council Member. |
e. | Discussion and possible action regarding a recruitment plan for the city manager position and authorization to enter into agreements facilitating the search for a city manager - Submitted by Nathan Wesely, 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.
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G. | Adjourn. |
BUDGET WORKSHOP #2 |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Budget Discussion: |
| Discussion and presentation regarding the FY 2021 proposed budget for the City of Bellaire, Texas, with a focus on responding to the budget questions previously asked by Council Members - Requested by Brant Gary, Interim City Manager. |
D. | Adjourn. |
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