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 a work session and regular meeting of the City Council of Hunters Creek
Village, Texas, to be held on Tuesday, August 15, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall at #1 Hunters
Creek Place, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items.

WORK SESSION AT 6:00 p.m.   A work session will be held to conduct the required Open
Government training course to elected and appointed public officials.

REGULAR MEETING WILL CONVENE AT 7:30 P.M.

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

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.

REPORTS

1.    Fire Commissioner
2.    Police Commissioner
3.    City Treasurer

a.         Monthly Investment Report 
b.         Sales Tax Audit

4.    City Engineer

a.         Pifer Road Drainage Improvements;
b.         Memorial Drive Phase III and Phase IV;
c.        Bridgewood bridge railings and asphalt overlay;
d.        Voss Road traffic signage;
e.        Bryn Mawr drainage; and
f.        Piney Point Village’s Soldier’s Creek Relief Project.

5.    City Secretary

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.

1.         Approval of the Minutes of the July 18, 2006 council meeting.
2.         Approval to solicit requests for proposals for audit services for fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2008.
3.         Approval of the Memorial Villages Police Department budget for fiscal year 2007.           

REGULAR AGENDA
4.         Discussion and possible action to consider approval of:

a.         Resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a release of that certain drainage easement along the north boundary line of Lot 2, Pifer Way, as shown on the plat recorded at Volume 26, Page 1, of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas.

b.        Resolution accepting the conveyance of a temporary access and construction easement from James A. and Terri Huguenard along, across, over and under that certain tract of land identified as Lot 2, Pifer Way as shown on the plat recorded at Volume 26, Page 1 of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas.

c.         Resolution accepting the conveyance of a drainage easement from James A. and Terri Huguenard along, across, over and under that certain tract of land identified as Lot 2, Pifer Way, as shown on the plat recorded at Volume 26, Page 1 of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas.

d.         An alternative drainage plan using the existing drainage easement along, across, over and under the northern portion of that certain tract of land identified as Lot 2, Pifer Way, as shown on the plat recorded at Volume 26, Page 1 of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas.

5.         Discussion and possible action to consider authorization of the expenditure of funds for a storm drain line from Pifer Way to Sleepy Oaks.

6.         Discussion and possible action to consider authorizing an increase in hours in the STEP program for the Memorial Villages Police Department.

7.         Discussion of the proposed budget for 2007.

8.         Discussion and possible action to call for a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2007.

9.         Discussion and possible action to consider the award of a contract for disaster recovery assistance and debris management services and a resolution authorizing the execution of a contract.

10.       Discussion and possible action to consider approval of a resolution adopting a schedule of fees pertaining to building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permit and inspection fees.

11.       Discussion and possible action to consider the recommendation of the Villages Insurance Cooperative for the employees’ insurance benefits.

12.       Discussion of the hiring of a project manager to oversee the administration of construction/capital projects.

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: August 11, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 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.