MAYOR
STEPHEN L. REICHEK
CITY COUNCIL
PEGGY S. BURCK – Mayor Pro Tem
MICHAEL COKINOS
ART CASPER
ROGER N. STARK
GEORGE, A. SHANNON, JR.
CITY SECRETARY
DEBORAH L. LOESCH, TRMC
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, June 20, 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
d. City Engineer
(i.)Pifer Road Drainage Improvements;
(ii.) Memorial Drive Phase III and Phase IV design & engineering plans; and
(iii.) Piney Point Village’s Soldier’s Creek Relief Project.
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 May 16, 2006 council meeting.
b. Approval of a correction to the Minutes of the March 21, 2006 council meeting.
c. Approval of a 2005 Intra-Budgetary Transfers for the Village Fire Department in the amount of $3,110 for capital expenditures and $12,490 for maintenance of equipment.
d. Approval of Ordinance No. 669 adopting amendment #4 to the budget for fiscal year 2006 allocating additional funds for legal services.
e. Approval of a proposal with Third Alarm Designs to provide web site hosting services for the City’s web site.
5. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Discussion and possible action to consider contracting for storm debris removal services and authorize the solicitation for proposals.
b. Discussion and possible action regarding CenterPoint Energy Houston electric rate case settlement and proposal to extend the franchise agreement.
c. Discussion and possible action to consider contracting for tree maintenance services.
d. Discussion and possible action to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hunters Creek Village, Texas, the same being the Zoning Ordinance of the City, by adding a new sub-paragraph to sub-section 6-4 b. providing 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.
e. Discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution creating a finance committee, establishing the membership, providing for appointment and terms of members, establishing duties and responsibilities, and providing for other related matters.
f. Discussion and possible action to consider the following action related to Memorial Drive Phase III improvement project (Kuhlman to W. Creekside and Three Corners Drive):
(i) authorize an independent survey to be conducted of the residents on Three Corners Drive for preferences of the width of the street;
(ii) determine the design and specifications for the improvements on Three Corners Drive; and
(iii) authorize the solicitation of bids for the project.
g. Discussion and possible action to consider submitting to Planning and Zoning Commission for their review and recommendation additional amendments to the sign regulations as applicable to District B (Business District) relating to sign area and electronic messages.
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION. The City Council of the City of Hunters Creek Village, Texas, will meet in executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071(2), Consultation with Attorney, to consult with and receive advice from City Attorney on a confidential legal matter.
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: June 16, 2006 at 2:00 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.