City Council Meeting
| Date: | October 1, 2012 |
AGENDA
STATE OF TEXAS )(
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )(
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )(
OCTOBER 01, 2012 )(
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD AT 4:30 PM ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2012, AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, REGARDING THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA LISTED BELOW:
4:30 PM – REGULAR MEETING
1. Call to order
2. Invocation – Pastor Jim Bass, Friendswood United Methodist Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance – United States and Texas (HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE)
4. Communications from the Public
(To comply with provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the City Council may not deliberate on items discussed under this agenda item. The Council may refer this item to the City Manager or direct this item to be placed on the next regular Council agenda. PowerPoint presentations are not conducted during the citizen comment period)
5. WORK SESSION
A. Discussion regarding Robert’s Rules of Order
B. Discussion regarding possible amendments to Building Regulations and pursuit of a Property Maintenance Code
C. Discussion with the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding:
1. Possible amendments to Appendix C – Zoning Ordinance, Section 7, Permitted Use Table regarding NAICS Use #713940 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2. Section 14 of the Code of Ordinances, adding a Vested Rights Ordinance
3. Appendix C – Zoning Ordinance, Section 8.N, Downtown District supplemental requirements and the Design Criteria Manual, Appendix E – Downtown District Amenities
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6. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION – (Executive Conference Room/Adjacent to Council Chambers-City Hall)
A. Communications from the Public regarding Executive Session topics
B. Council may convene into Executive Session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, pursuant to Section 551.071: Consultation with attorney concerning pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; or a matter in which the duty of the attorney requires it (Consultation with City Attorney to discuss threatened litigation against the City of Friendswood) and Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations.
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
7. Communications from the Public
(To comply with provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the City Council may not deliberate on items discussed under this agenda item. The Council may refer this item to the City Manager or direct this item to be placed on the next regular Council agenda. PowerPoint presentations are not conducted during the citizen comment period)
8. Communications from Committees and Special Reports
A. Annual Report from Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Chair Paul Gordner
B. Annual Report from Friendswood Chamber of Commerce Chair-Elect Bill Provenzano
9. City Manager’s Report
A. Officer Brandon Blair Rotary’s Officer of the Year
B. FM 518 Repaving Project Update
C. Tenth Annual Broker/Developer Event
D. Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Open House
E. Fall Haul-A-Day
10. Discussion and possible action regarding approving the General Land Office Disaster Recovery Round 2.2 Contract with the City of Friendswood and authorizing the Mayor to sign this contract and future documents associated with this grant project.
11. Discussion and possible action regarding approving a contract for the purchase of lighting for Field 33 at Centennial Park and authorizing the Mayor to execute.
12. Discussion and possible action regarding approving Staff’s scope of work for fencing in and around Lake Friendswood.
13. Resolutions
Consideration and possible action regarding the following:
A. Resolution R2012-21: A resolution of the City of Friendswood, Texas, Galveston/Harris counties, endorsing the reappointment of (3) three members and appointment of three (3) new members to the Galveston
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County United Board of Health.
B. Resolution R2012-22: A resolution to adopt a Section 3 Plan to comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) as it applies to the City of Friendswood’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funded projects, and repealing all other resolutions inconsistent or in conflict herewith.
C. Resolution R2012-23: A resolution approving the participation in a Cooperative Purchasing Program pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, The Interlocal Cooperative Act.
D. Resolution R2012-24: A resolution approving the participation in the TIPS/TAPS Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Region VIII Education Service Center Interlocal Agreement by City Council.
14. Ordinances
Consideration and possible action regarding the following:
A. Ordinance No. T2012-23: (Title: Second and Final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 86 of the Code of Ordinances adopting regulations pertaining to connections with the public water system) An ordinance amending Chapter 86 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas, to provide for the adoption of regulations requiring connection to the City’s public water supply system; and providing for severability.
B. Ordinance No. T2012-24: (Title: First reading of an ordinance amending Appendix B, Section IV of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood) An ordinance amending Appendix B, Section IV of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas.
C. Ordinance No. T2012-25: (Title: First reading of an ordinance amending Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood) An ordinance amending Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas, by providing for the adjustment to various process and permit fees.
D. Ordinance No. T2012-26: (Title: First and Final reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Friendswood, Texas, General Budget for the Fiscal Year 2012/2013) An ordinance approving and adopting the City of Friendswood, Texas, General Budget for the Fiscal Year 2012/2013; making appropriations for the City for such Fiscal Year as reflected in said budget, and making certain findings and containing certain provisions relating to the subject.
E. Ordinance No. T2012-27: (Title: First and Final reading of an ordinance providing for the levy and collection of Ad Valorem taxes of the City of Friendswood, Texas, for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2012, and ending September 30, 2013) An ordinance providing for the levy and collection of Ad Valorem Taxes of the City of Friendswood, Texas, for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2012, and ending September 30, 2013; providing the date on which such taxes shall be due and payable; providing for penalty and interest on all taxes not timely paid; providing for severability; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith.
F. Ordinance No. T2012-28: (Title: First and Final reading of an Ordinance adopting Budget Amendment XII to the Original General Budget of the City for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 to provide for supplemental appropriation and/or transfer of certain funds) An ordinance amending City of Friendswood, Texas, Ordinance No. 2011-31, passed and approved October 3, 2011, same being an ordinance approving and adopting the City’s General Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 by approving "Budget Amendment XII" to the "Original General Budget of the City of Friendswood, Texas, for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012"; providing for supplemental appropriation and/or transfer of certain funds; providing for severability; and providing other matters related to the subject.
G. Ordinance No. T2012-29: (Title: First reading of an ordinance amending statutory cross-references contained in the City Charter of the City of Friendswood) An ordinance amending statutory cross-references contained in the City Charter of the City of Friendswood, Texas.
15. Communications from the Mayor and Councilmembers
16. Consent Agenda
Consideration and possible action regarding the following:
A. Ratify and confirm the Mayor's recommendation to endorse the reappointment of Paul Maaz to a two-year term to the Board of Directors of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District
B. Accept August 2012 Property Tax Report
17. Adjournment
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive service must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office at (281) 996-3270 for further information.
I, MELINDA WELSH, CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL WAS POSTED IN A PLACE CONVENIENT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2012, AT 3:30 PM.
MELINDA WELSH, TRMC
CITY SECRETARY
**All meetings of City Council are open to the public, except when there is a necessity to meet in an Executive Session (closed to the public) under the provisions of Section 551, Texas Government Code. The City Council reserves the right to convene into Executive Session to hear any of the above described agenda items that qualify for an executive session by publicly announcing the applicable section number of the Open Meetings Act.
