CITY COUNCIL Monday, September 14, 2020 |
Telephonic Meeting | Regular Session | 7:00 PM |
TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-475-4499
Meeting ID: 987 0843 6944
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 - 7:00 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=1054, 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: 987 0843 6944. 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=1054.
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REGULAR MEETING |
A. | Call to Order - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
B. | Announcement of a Quorum - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
C. | Inspirational Reading and/or Invocation - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor. |
D. | Pledges to the Flags - Andrew S. Friedberg, Mayor.
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: |
| 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, August 3, 2020 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk. |
F. | 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.]
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G. | Certified 2020 Tax Roll and Property Tax Rates: |
1. | Presentation, consideration, and acceptance of the submittal of the "Certified 2020 Tax Roll and the 2020 Property Tax Rates in the City of Bellaire, Texas" - Presented and submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
2. | Consideration of and possible action regarding the taking of a record vote for the City of Bellaire, Texas, for the 2020 Tax Year by proposing a tax rate of $0.4473 per $100 valuation and authorizing the City Clerk and Chief Financial Officer to publish a "Notice of 2020 Tax Year Proposed Property Tax Rate for the City of Bellaire" - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. |
H. | Reports and Presentations: |
1. | 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. |
2. | Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending July 31, 2020 - Submitted by Terrence Beaman, Chief Financial Officer. Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ending July 31, 2020 - Pdf |
I. | Unfinished Business. |
| 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 of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to execute any and all documentation necessary for the purchase of a 2020 Freightliner 114SD TRA with Vac-Con Model V250HN/1000 (a Vactor Truck), as funded in the FY 2020 budget, from Houston Freightliner for an amount not to exceed $299,573.00 - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works. |
J. | New Business. |
| Items for Individual Consideration: |
1. | Consideration of and possible direction to staff concerning a proposal from the Environmental Sustainability Board to register yard/landscape contractors operating in the City of Bellaire - Submitted by Michael Leech, Director of Public Works, on behalf of the Environmental Sustainability Board. |
2. | Consideration of and possible action on the selection of Trustees for Places 1-4 to serve on the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) Board of Trustees for a six-year term commencing on October 1, 2020 - Submitted by Tracy L. Dutton, City Clerk, on behalf of the TMLIRP. |
3. | Consideration of and possible action by the City Council of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to authorize the City Manager of the City of Bellaire, Texas, to sign all application materials for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program and any other documents necessary to effectuate such application to apply for financial assistance to abandon the existing wastewater facilities and provide for alternate service options - Submitted by ChaVonne Sampson, Director of Development Services |
K. | 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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L. | Adjourn. |
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 matters within the attorney-client privilege including pending or contemplated litigation. |
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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