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CITY COUNCIL

Monday, August 31, 2020

 

Telephonic Meeting

Special Session

6:00 PM

 

 

TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBER:

1-888-475-4499

 

Meeting ID:

927 9360 5514

 

 

 

Revised

Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mayor

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Andrew S. Friedberg

 

 

 

 

Mayor Pro Tem

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Gus E. Pappas

 

Council Member

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Neil Verma

 

Council Member

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Catherine Lewis

 

 

 

Council Member

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Nathan Wesely

Council Member

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Michael Fife

Council Member

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Jim Hotze

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL SESSION - 6:00 P.M. - REVISED AGENDA

 

 

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 Special 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 may view a live broadcast of the meeting by visiting the City's website:  /Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1081, 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 access the telephonic meeting is 1-888-475-4499, Meeting ID: 927 9360 5514. An electronic copy of the agenda packet for this Special Session is posted online at

/document/22236.

 

A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be posted online at

/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=1081.

 

 

 

A.

Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor.

 

 

B.

Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor.

 

 

C.

Pledges to the Flags.

 

 

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.

 

I.

BUDGET WORKSHOP #2 (ADJOURNED AUGUST 17, 2020)

 

 

A.

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.

FY 2020 Budget Workshop #2 - Pdf

 

 

B.

Adjourn.

 

II.

CLOSED MEETING

 

 

A.

Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor.

 

 

B.

Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor.

 

 

C.

Retire into Closed Meeting:

 

 

Retire into closed meeting pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting, to receive legal advice concerning pending or contemplated litigation involving A Status Construction, LLC.

 

 

D.

Reconvene in Open Meeting:

 

 

Reconvene in open meeting and take action, if any, on items discussed in the closed meeting.

 

 

E.

Adjourn.

 

 

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