City Council

TH MINUTESFROMTHEHUNTSVILLECITYCOUNCILMEETINGHELDONTHE8 DAYOFJANUARY2013,INTHECITY HALL,LOCATEDAT1212AVENUEMINTHECITYOFHUNTSVILLE, COUNTYOFWALKER, TEXASAT6:00PM. TheCouncilmetinaregularsessionwiththefollowing: COUNCILMEMBERSPRESENT: MacWoodward,JamesFitch,LydiaMontgomery,DonH.Johnson,KeithD.Olson,JoeEmmett,TishHumphrey, RonaldAllen,ClydeLoll COUNCILMEMBERSABSENT: None OFFICERSPRESENT: MattBenoit,CityManager,LeonardSchneider,CityAttorney,LeeWoodward,CitySecretary_____________________________ REGULARSESSION [6:00PM] 1. CALLTOORDER 2. INVOCATIONANDPLEDGES– Inthepresenceofaquorum, CouncilmemberLollgavetheinvocationandCaitlinMcCaigof theSanJacintoGirlScoutsledthepledges. 3. PRESENTATIONSANDPROCLAMATIONS a. PresentationofcommemorativeitemfromU.S.OlympicsWomen’sGymnasticsTeamfromLondonOlympics b. ProclamationinrecognitionofCrimeStoppersMonth 4. PUBLICCOMMENT Therewerenopubliccomments. 5. CONSENTAGENDA ApprovalofConsentAgendaauthorizestheCityManagertoimplementeachiteminaccordancewithstaffrecommendations. AnitemmayberemovedfromtheConsentAgendaandaddedtotheStatutoryAgendaforfulldiscussionbyrequestofa memberofCouncil.) a. ApprovetheminutesoftheCityCouncilRegularSessionheldonDecember18,2012andSpecialSessionheld onDecember27,2012. [LeeWoodward,CitySecretary] CouncilmemberLollmovedtoapprovetheConsentAgendaandwassecondedbyCouncilmemberOlson. Themotion passedunanimously, 9-0. 6. STATUTORYAGENDA a. Presentation, discussion,andpossibleactiontoapproveOrdinance2013-10grantingMontgomeryGas Transmission,Inc.afranchisetolayagaslinewithinthecitylimitsandright-of-waytoservePaver’s Supplyfora periodoften (10)years,firstreading. [AronKulhavy,DirectorofCommunityandEconomicDevelopment,and LeonardSchneider, CityAttorney] Therewasnodiscussionontheitem. b. Presentation, discussion, andpossibleaction toapproveOrdinance2013-11,amendingthebudgetforFY12-13. SteveRitter,InterimFinanceDirector] CouncilmemberOlsonmadeamotiontoapprovetheOrdinanceandwassecondedbyCouncilmemberJohnson. CouncilmemberAllenaskedifthewallcausedtheissuewiththemural. AronKulhavy, DirectorofCommunityand EconomicDevelopment,saidtheengineeringreportgave thelikelycausesweretheeffectofthedroughtonthesoil causingcracks,thenallowingmoistureinatthetopofthemuralbetweenitandthewall. Headdedthatthestructureof thewallwasin “goodshape.” Hecontinuedthatthewallwasabrickmasonrywallandthetie-inofthemuraltothewall wastheconcern. CouncilmemberAllenaskedifthewallcausedthemuraltoseparateinanyway. Mr.Kulhavyallowedthatitcouldhave beenacontributingfactor. CouncilmemberAllenaskedifanyCityemployeehadbeentocheckthewall. Mr.Kulhavy saidtherehadnotbutthattheownerhadhiredastructuralengineertoevaluatethewallandreadfromthereportthe notationthatthesoilhadcausedtheminutecracksinthebrickwork. CouncilmemberAllenaskedwhytheCityspent 17,600toattachthemuraltoawallwithissuesratherthanwaitinguntilthewallwasrepaired, andiftherewereboltsin theholes. Mr.Kulhavysaidhedidnotknow. CouncilmemberAllenaskedifthebuildingownerwoulddotherepairsand Mr.Kulhavysaidtheownerhadtoldhimtherepairswereinprocess. CouncilmemberAllenaverredthattheCityshouldhavedonetheinspection. Councilmember Allenmovedtotablethe itemandwassecondedbyCouncilmemberHumphrey. Themotionpassed8-1,Councilmember Olsonvotingagainst. TheMayoraskedthatsomeonefromtheengineeringfirmbepresentatthenextmeeting. Councilmember Olsonnoted themoneyhadbeenspentandthequestionwastheappropriationoffunds. c. Presentation, discussion,andpossibleaction toconsiderthebidfortheMagnoliaWayStreetReconstruction Project. [AronKulhavy,DirectorofCommunityandEconomicDevelopment] CouncilmemberFitchmadeamotiontoawardthecontractandwassecondedbyCouncilmember Johnson. Themotion wasapprovedunanimously, 9-0. 7. MAYOR/CITYCOUNCIL/CITYMANAGERANDCITYATTORNEYREPORT a. AnnualupdatefromtheFinanceCommittee. [CouncilmemberOlson] CouncilmemberOlsonnotedtheworkoftheFinanceCommittee intheirsixteenmeetingsintheprioryear,concentrating oncontracts, policies,andbudgeting. TheMayorthankedthecommitteemembersfortheirwork. b. CityManager’sReport 1. UpdatesonCityconstruction, grants,studies,Cityprojects,Citypurchases, andeconomicdevelopment. Mr.BenoitannouncedtheCity’s receiptoftheSAFERgranttofundfourfirefighterpositionsandnotedhehopedto havethesepositionshiredbyMarch1. 8. PUBLICCOMMENT Therewerenopubliccomments. 9. MEDIAINQUIRIESRELATEDTOMATTERSONTHEAGENDA Therewerenomediainquiries. 10. ITEMSOFCOMMUNITYINTEREST HearannouncementsconcerningitemsofcommunityinterestfromtheMayor, Councilmembers, andCitystaffforwhichno actionwillbediscussedortaken.) TheMayorencouragedeveryonetobepreparedforhighwindsandheavystormstonight. 11. ADJOURNMENT TheMayoradjournedthemeetingat6:29pm. Respectfullysubmitted, LeeWoodward,CitySecretary