CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the City Council of Hunters Creek Village, Texas, to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall at #1 Hunters Creek Place, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items.

Call to order and the roll of elected and appointed officers will be taken. 

1.                  PUBLIC COMMENTS.  At this time, any person with city-related business may speak to the Council.  In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a member of the public comments or inquires about a subject that is not specifically identified on the agenda, a member of council or a staff member may only respond by giving a statement of specific factual information or by reciting existing policy.  The City Council may not deliberate or vote on the matter. 

2.                  REPORTS

            a.         Fire Commissioner

b.                  Police Commissioner

c.                  City Treasurer

(i)                 Monthly Investment Report

(ii)               2005 Annual Financial Report

d.                  Assistant to Mayor and Council – Doug Williams

e.                  City Engineer

(i.)               Pifer Road Drainage Improvements;

(ii.)             Memorial Drive Phase III and Phase IV design & engineering plans;

(iii.)           Piney Point Village’s Soldier’s Creek Relief Project; and

(iv.)            SBC construction permit

f.                    City Secretary

(i.)               Updating city-wide email listing

(ii.)             TXDot I-10 sound barrier wall

(iii.)           Monthy budget report 

3.                  PUBLIC HEARING.  A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving testimony for or against the following proposed amendment to Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hunters Creek Village, the same being the City’s comprehensive zoning ordinance by adding a new sub-paragraph to Sub-Section 6-4 b. thereof; providing for an exception to the minimum required yards for conforming lots legally created and lying within a subdivision which were in existence on March 25, 1955, where yard requirements/building lines were established by recorded deed restrictions or a recorded plat.

4.         CONSENT AGENDA.  The following items are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion.  There will not be a separate discussion on these items unless a Councilmember requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

a.         Approval of the Minutes of the March 27 2006, March 31, 2006, April 11, 2006, and April 18, 2006 meetings.

b.         Approval of the appointment of Paul Addington as Building Official.

c.         Approval of the 2006 consumer price index adjustment to municipal telecommunications rights-of-way access line rates as set by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

d.         Acceptance of the 2005 Annual Financial Report.

5.         REGULAR AGENDA

a.         Discussion and possible action to elect a mayor pro tem.

b.         Discussion and possible action to reconsider previous action regarding the delinquent taxes owed by Paul E. Licata.

c.         Discussion and possible action to consider approval of a proposal by Municipal Revenue Counselors for sales and use tax enhancement services.

d.         Discussion and possible action to consider an ordinance adopting Amendment #3 to fiscal year 2006 budget to transfer funds for contract personnel for public works and allocate funds for surveying and design costs for Memorial Drive Phase IV.

e.         Discussion and possible action to consider approval of a proposal with Prejean & Company, Inc. to perform a topographic survey for Memorial Drive Phase IV project.

f.          Discussion and possible action to consider approval of Change Order #2 with C. E. Barker for the Pifer Road improvement project for cost adjustments for the reduction the road width for Pifer Road from 28’ to 26’

g.         Discussion and possible action to approve the payment of the completion bonus to C. E. Barker for Pifer Road improvements project.

6.         EXECUTIVE SESSION.  The City Council of the City of Hunters Creek Village, Texas, reserves the right to meet in a closed session on any of the foregoing items should the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.

Adjourn Open Meeting

CERTIFICATION 

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of a Meeting was posted on the bulletin board at City Hall, #1 Hunters Creek Place, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: May 11, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. and remained so posted until at least 2 hours before said meeting was convened. 

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DEBORAH L. LOESCH, TRMC

CITY SECRETARY

The City Hall is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available.  Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to contact the City Secretary’s Office at 713.465.2150, by fax at 713.465.8357, or by email at dloesch@cityofhunterscreek.org.  Requests should be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.