MINUTES OF
CITY COUNCIL MEETING – APRIL19, 2005
The Council of the City of
Hunters Creek Village, Texas, met in regular session on Tuesday, April 19, 2005
at the city office with the following members present:
Mayor
Stephen Reichek
Council
Members:
Art Casper
Michael Cokinos
George Shannon
Peggy
Burck
Mayor
Reichek called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and expressed thanks and appreciation to Councilman Casper for the newsletter sent to
the residents recently. Many compliments have been received on its content and
style. Mayor Reichek also announced
that the city will hold an open house on May 5, 2005, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. to
celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary.
Councilman Cokinos moved to
approve the minutes of the Council Meeting of March 15, 2005; Councilman Shannon
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The audit presented to the
Commission at the last meeting showed the department finished the year 2004
$119,000 under budget; Hunters Creek will receive a refund of approximately
$26,000 as a result. Ambulance
billing for the year 2004 totaled $250,000, $218,000 was realized from that billing for distribution to the various
cities. Hunters Creek received $48,000. The
Interlocal Agreement creating the Fire Department will expire at the end of the
year; it will automatically renew unless
one of the villages wishes to contest it.
The e-mail program is working
well and receives many thanks from citizens for the information sent to them.
Hunters Creek has the fewest subscribers, but many civic clubs use a system of
dissemination of the news from the subdivision officers, making the numbers of
subscribers inaccurate. The Racquet
Club is in the process of receiving bids for the front of building and the mini
police sub-station.
The asphalt on Timberwilde
will be laid next Tuesday; that will mark the end of that phase of the project. Sidewalks along Memorial are complete. The bridge decks for Bridgewood and Pifer are built and ready for
delivery; the temporary road will be built next Monday and Tuesday. The bids for Pifer Road will be ready for Council’s approval at the
next meeting. The Melody Lane
overlay bid is $16,875, and will be started soon.
CITY TREASURER’S REPORT
– ROBERT DODSON
The contract with Wells Fargo
expires in August; Mr. Dodson is in the process of inviting bids for a
three-year contract. He has
contacted Mike Montgomery, the city’s tax assessor-collector to discuss the
collection process; a quarterly report on delinquent taxes will be sent to the
city. Mr. Gordon, our delinquent
tax attorney will come to our next meeting to discuss the collection of
delinquent taxes and any litigation he deems needed. Mr. Dodson also contacted our agent at Wells Fargo and negotiated an
increase in our interest rate.
AMENDMENT #2 TO SOLDIERS
CREEK RELIEF AGREEMENT
Doug
Williams explained the need for the amendment before Council. Hunters Creek has insisted from the inception of this project that Voss
Road will have to be tunneled for the installation of the culverts to Soldiers
Creek. This has added $280,000 to the bid and Flood Control has
agreed to pay $230,000 and Hunters Creek will pay $50,000. Councilman Casper moved to approve a resolution authorizing
the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest respectively, Amendment
No. 2 to an Interlocal Agreement by and among the City of Hunters Creek Village,
the City of Piney Point Village, and Harris County Flood Control District
relating to the Soldiers Creek Bypass Project as revised by the City Attorney to
reflect Council’s wishes. Councilman
Shannon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilman
Casper moved to authorize the collection of 15% on ad valorem taxes delinquent after July 1st in addition to the
penalty and interest collected. Councilman Cokinos seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Councilman Shannon moved to
approve a resolution adopting the Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan;
Councilman Casper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Councilman Casper moved to
authorize the City Treasurer to gather bids for a three-year contract for a bank
depository and related services. Councilman
Shannon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
There
being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
_____________________________
Stephen
L. Reichek, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy J. Parks
City Secretary