MINUTES
OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING – FEBRUARY 15, 2005
The
Council of the City of Hunters Creek Village, Texas, met in regular session on
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at the city office with the following members
present:
Mayor
Stephen Reichek
Council
Members:
Art Casper
George Shannon
Michael Cokinos
Roger Stark
Peggy
Burck
Mayor
Reichek called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS
Councilman
Casper moved to approve the minutes of the Council meetings of January 18, 2005
and January 22, 2005. Councilman Cokinos seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
APPOINTMENT-PLANNING
& ZONING MEMBER
Councilwoman
Burck moved to approve the appointment of Mary Johnson as a regular member of
the Planning & Zoning Commission; Councilman Cokinos seconded the motion and
it passed unanimously.
Councilman
Cokinos moved to appoint Bob Dodson to fill the position of City Treasurer;
Councilman Casper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilman
Shannon moved to accept the letter of resignation from the Court Clerk, Sharon
McGee, effective Feb. 15, 2005; Councilman Stark seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Councilwoman
Burck moved to appoint Michelle Badia as the Municipal Court Clerk; Councilman
Casper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilwoman
Burck recommended to table this item at this time.
Councilman
Cokinos introduced Max Renneker who was attending our Council meeting as part of
the requirements to become an Eagle Scout Mr. Cokinos praised him for
his accomplishments and wished him success in his goal of obtaining the rank of
Eagle Scout.
Mr.
Fred Saunders, representing the Houston Racquet Club, presented his request for
approval of a Specific Use Permit to allow operation of a private recreation
club, the same being the Houston Racquet Club. Councilwoman Burck asked for confirmation that residents of the adjoining
subdivision, Ripple Creek, are satisfied with the conditions agreed upon in
reference to lights and noise emanating
from the club. Mike Schoenberger did say they are satisfied, but would like to see some
of the provisions for noise abatement in the Code of Ordinance addressed. After some discussion about additions to the ordinance for the specific use permit, it was tabled until later in the
meeting.
ANNEXATION
OF CREEKSIDE BY MEMORIAL VILLAGES WATER AUTHORITY
Mike
Montgomery, general manager of the Water Authority, explained that the approval
of the City is not specifically needed, but a bond issue in the future could be
affected adversely if no approval had been obtained from the City. Councilman Stark moved to support the request by the citizens of
Creekside for this annexation into the Water Authority and to approve an
ordinance consenting to the addition of 37.52 acres of land to Memorial Villages
Water Authority for inclusion in its boundaries and providing for other matters
related to the subject. Councilman
Casper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Bids
were opened today and the low apparent bidder was Bean Construction. They are considered very capable of performing the work and City Engineer
recommended that Council approve awarding the bid to this company. Councilman Stark moved to accept the bid of Bean Construction in the
amount of $339,650. for the construction of two bridges on Pifer Road and
Bridgewood. Councilman Casper
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Two
points that must be understood and included in the contract awarded by Piney Point for the Green Bay Outfall project were discussed and
unanimously agreed to by Council were (1) that the construction must be
according to our specifications and (2) that the Voss Road crossing must be by
boring. A consideration of
compensation for additional expense for tunneling vs. cutting the road is
possible. Councilman Stark moved
that with respect to specifications for bedding and backfill we require 2 sacks
per ton and with respect to Voss Road, that it must be bored, and these two
items cannot imply final city approval for construction and must still be
approved by Council. Councilman
Shannon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
A
ground survey for the next phase of the Memorial Drive Projects is necessary,
preliminary to the design of the drainage improvements system involving Kuhlman,
Creekside and Three Corners. Mr.
Deden and Mr. Williams both recommended the survey be done now and presented a
proposal from Prejean Surveyors for the work. Councilman Shannon moved to accept
the bid from Prejean Surveyors and approve the expenditures not to exceed
$10,000. Councilman Cokinos seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilwoman
Burck moved to accept the proposal from HTIS for an upgraded telephone system in
the amount of $1968.00. Councilman
Casper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
SPECIFIC
USE PERMIT-HOUSTON RACQUET CLUB, CONT.
City
Attorney Wilson read the conditions to be added to the ordinance as presented
and as discussed earlier by the Council: (1)
The owner shall purchase and maintain an operable decibel machine with a sound
monitoring/recording system to monitor all outdoor noise from music emanating
from the property; (2) Music emanating from the property, as measured from the
nearest adjacent property line shall
not exceed: 50 dB(A) from 10 p.m.
– 7 a.m. or 55 dB(A) from 7:a.m. – 10 p.m., (3) the owner shall designate a
person to be responsible for ensuring that the noise levels specified in
paragraph (2) above are not exceeded; and (4) the owner shall designate one or
more management level employees to receive complaints regarding noise and shall
provide to the homeowners adjacent to the property and the City’s Code
Enforcement Official a copy of such log for the previous 30 days on or before
the fifteenth day of the month following the reporting period. Also, the date of the Ordinance should be changed to today’s date.
Councilwoman
Burck moved to amend the ordinance for specific use as read; Councilman Shannon
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Councilwoman Burck then moved to accept the specific use permit ordinance
as amended. Councilman Casper
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The
Mayor announced the Council would retire into executive session at 8:46p.m. At 9:21 p.m. Council returned to open session.
Councilman
Shannon moved to hire Arnette Schaffer as
Assistant City Secretary at $30,000 per year.
Councilwoman
Burck seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
There
being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
_______________________
Stephen
L. Reichek
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy J. Parks
City Secretary