MINUTES OF
CITY COUNCIL MEETING – MAY 17, 2005
The Council of the City of
Hunters Creek Village, Texas, met in regular session on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at
the city office with the following members present:
Mayor
Stephen Reichek
Council
Members:
Art Casper
Michael Cokinos
George Shannon
Peggy
Burck
Roger
Stark
Mayor
Reichek called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Federal District Judge Lynn
Hughes administered the oath of office to Mayor Stephen L. Reichek, and Council
Members Peggy Burck, Position 2;
Roger N. Stark, Position #4; and George A. Shannon, Jr. Position #5. Following the signing of the documents, Judge Hughes said that although
the Federal Government is important, the 82,000 cities and counties across the
nation working together are what make America great.
Councilman Cokinos moved to
approve the minutes of the Council Meeting of April 19, 2005; Councilman Casper
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Dep.
Commissioner Dimitry presented the
request for approval of transfers in the 2004 budget. Councilman Shannon moved to approve the Intrabudgetary Transfers in the
2004 budget of the Village Fire Department as requested by the Village Fire Commissioners in a letter of April 21, 2005. Councilman Cokinos seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr. Dimitry said the new
command bus is being fitted and tested. He requested that approval of the
National Emergency Management Services Ordinance be put on the agenda for next
month. The Commission is working on
the 2006 budget and has predicted a 16.5% increase over the 2005 budget.
The
department is under budget by about $100,000 for the current year. They approved the new upgraded operating system of the Cardinal Tracking
program; the cost of $9600 is in the MVPD budget and requires no further
contribution from the cities. Each city must send the court clerk for training
on the new program.
They
have hired 2 new recruits which brings them to a full staff. The Commission received a report on the DARE program and gave an official commendation to the two DARE officers, Paul Beveridge and Jody Johnson. The e-mail service is working well in communicating with the citizens. Chief Gary Brye outlined a program that gives municipalities the
opportunity to increase the existing Drug-free Zones established around the
schools by extending the area by1000 feet more. This should act as a deterrent
against bringing drugs near the
school by
On Bridgewood, the temporary
roadway has been completed in anticipation of the construction of the bridges. Some complaints have been received concerning the safety. Doug Williams
was asked to check the situation and resolve the concerns of the citizens.
Melody Lane has been overlaid
with asphalt at a cost of $17,600. All
the major work on Timberwilde has been completed. Some driveways must be repaired and the general walk-through on the
project will be done.
DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY
– HAL GORDON
Mr. Gordon reviewed the
procedure for collecting delinquent ad valorem taxes. On June 1st he is provided a list of those unpaid
accounts and writes to the property owners to remind them that attorneys’ fees
as well as penalty and interest will be added to their account July 1st. Hunters Creek has collected 99.0% of the 2004 property taxes due, and
some of the outstanding taxes are deferred. So there are very few who are in the
delinquent category.
AUDIT REPORT FOR YEAR 2004
– CHUCK YAPLE
Mr. Yaple reviewed a draft of the 2004 audit. This year includes some extra
categories required by the State Legislature under the General Accounting
Service Board. A final copy
will be provided and acceptance of the audit will be on our agenda for June,
2005.
VILLAGES GREENSCAPE
COMMITTEE – TERRI THOMAS
Terri Thomas gave an update
on the activities of the committee this year. In January the cities of Piney Point and Hunters Creek
celebrated Arbor Day by an offering of different trees to the residents. Hunters Creek sold 116 trees through Bill Bownds Nursery. Next year they hope to join with Hedwig and Bunker Hill on a cooperative venture for Arbor Day.
BANK DEPOSITORY CONTRACT
EXTENSION
Councilwoman Burck moved to authorize execution of an extension of the City’s
contract with Wells Fargo for 90 days. Councilman
Cokinos seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
RATIFICATION OF LETTER TO
WELLS FARGO REGARDING INTEREST
Councilman Shannon moved to
ratify the execution of a letter to
Wells Fargo agreeing to an interest rate of 2.85%. Councilman Casper seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
CITY TREASURER’S BOND
Councilman Shannon moved to
authorize the Mayor to obtain a bond of up to $50,000 at a cost of approximately
$300 for the City Treasurer. Councilman
Casper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
PIFER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
BID
Mr. Deden gave Council
members the results of the bids for the improvements to Pifer Road. The three lowest bids were very close in total price but were
approximately $1M more than
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council at 9:32 p.m. went
into executive session according to Chapter 551 in the Local Government Code. At 10:31 p.m. they re-convened into open session.
Councilman Shannon moved to
authorize the Mayor to offer a position as City Secretary of the City of Hunters
Creek Village to Deborah Loesch at a starting salary as agreed in executive
session. Councilman Stark seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
There
being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
_____________________________
Stephen
L. Reichek, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy J. Parks
City Secretary