City Council

TH MINUTESFROMTHEHUNTSVILLECITYCOUNCILMEETINGHELDONTHE4 DAYOFFEBRUARY 2014,INTHECITY HALL,LOCATEDAT1212AVENUEMINTHECITYOFHUNTSVILLE, COUNTYOFWALKER, TEXAS,AT6:00PM. TheCouncilmetinaregularsessionwiththefollowing: COUNCILMEMBERSPRESENT: MacWoodward,AndyBrauninger,LydiaMontgomery,KeithD.Olson,JoeEmmett,TishHumphrey,RonaldAllen, JoeP.Rodriquez COUNCILMEMBERSABSENT: DonH.Johnson OFFICERSPRESENT:MattBenoit,CityManager,LeonardSchneider,CityAttorney,LeeWoodward,CitySecretary_____________________________ MAINSESSION \[6:00PM\] 1. CALLTOORDER – MayorWoodwardcalledthemeetingtoorderat6:00p.m. 2. INVOCATIONANDPLEDGES – CouncilmemberBrauninger gaveaninvocationandNathanandMathewSchweitzer, their motherCathy,andtheircousinSarah,fromtheYMCA, ledthepledges. 3. PRESENTATION EmployeeappreciationfromSAAFEHouse 4. PUBLICCOMMENT LauraHamiltonandTobiasThompsonurgedtheCityCounciltoconsidersidewalksonMontgomeryRoad. 5. CONSENTAGENDA ApprovalofConsentAgendaauthorizestheCityManagertoimplementeachiteminaccordancewithstaff recommendations. AnitemmayberemovedfromtheConsentAgendaandaddedtotheStatutoryAgendaforfull discussionbyrequestofamemberofCouncil.) a. ApprovetheminutesoftheCityCouncilRegularSessionheldonJanuary21,2014. \[LeeWoodward,City Secretary\] CouncilmemberMontgomery movedtoapprovetheconsentagendaandwassecondedbyCouncilmemberRodriquez. Themotionpassedunanimously. 6. STATUTORYAGENDA a. Presentation,discussion,andpossibleaction toauthorizetheCityManagertoapproveTaskOrderNo.3,perthe GeneralServicesAgreement (GSA)datedMarch7,2013,withMcClureandBrowneEngineering &Surveying, Inc.,forthepurposeofengineeringdesignservicesfortheSmithHillRoad12” WaterlineReplacementand Extension Project #10-10-26. \[AronKulhavy,DirectorofCommunityandEconomicDevelopment\] CouncilmemberOlson movedtoauthorizetheCityManagertoapproveTaskOrderNo.3,pertheGeneralServices Agreement (GSA) datedMarch7,2013,withMcClureandBrowneEngineering &Surveying, Inc.,forthepurposeof engineeringdesignservicesfortheSmithHillRoad12”WaterlineReplacementandExtension Project #10-10-26, and themotionwassecondedbyCouncilmember Allen. Themotionpassedunanimously. b. FIRSTREADINGPresentation,discussion,andpossibleaction toadoptOrdinance2014-19,updatingthe MunicipalCodeChapter38,SolidWaste,ArticleII.ResidentialService,firstreading. \[CarolReed,Directorof PublicWorks\] Councilmember Humphrey movedtosuspendtherulesrequiringtworeadingsforapprovalandwassecondedby CouncilmemberMontgomery. Themotionpassedunanimously. CouncilmemberHumphrey movedtoadoptOrdinance 2014-19,updatingtheMunicipalCodeChapter38,SolidWaste,ArticleII.ResidentialService, and themotion was secondedbyCouncilmemberMontgomery. Themotionpassedunanimously. 7. MAYOR/CITYCOUNCIL/CITYMANAGERANDCITYATTORNEYREPORT a. Presentation,discussion,andpossibleaction tonominateVice-ChairD’AnneCrewstobecomeChairofthe CemeteryAdvisoryBoard (Mayor’snominationperOrdinance2002-18,Section1(a)). \[ MayorWoodward\] MayorWoodwardnominatedD’AnneCrewstobecometheChairoftheCemeteryAdvisoryBoard. Themotionpassed unanimously. b. Presentation,discussion,andpossibleaction toconsideraproposedeasementacquisitionpolicy. CouncilmemberAllen\] CouncilmemberAllenpresentedthedraftandthankedCouncilmemberAndyBrauninger, formerCouncilmemberJames Fitch,andDebraDurdafortheirwork. CouncilmemberAllenmovedtoadopttheeasementacquisitionpolicyas presentedandwassecondedbyCouncilmemberBrauninger. CouncilmemberOlsonmovedtoamendthepolicytoadd thewords “andregularmail” to “Thelettershallbesentbycertifiedmail”andwassecondedbyCouncilmember Humphrey. Themotionpassedunanimously. Theoriginalmotion, asamended, passedunanimously. c. FIRSTREADING Presentation, discussion, andpossibleaction toadoptOrdinance2014-20,denyingtheEntergy rateincreaserequest. \[LeonardSchneider,CityAttorney\]  CouncilmemberOlsonmovedtosuspendtherulesrequiringtworeadingsforapprovalandwassecondedby Councilmember Humphrey. Themotionpassedunanimously. CouncilmemberOlsonmovedtoadoptOrdinance2014- 20,denyingEntergy’s rateincreaserequestandwassecondedbyCouncilmemberRodriquez. Themotionpassed unanimously. d. CityManager’sReport 1. UpdatesonCityconstruction, grants,studies,Cityprojects,Citypurchases, andeconomicdevelopment. ChiefKevinLunsford, DirectorofPublicSafety,updatedtheCityCouncilonthefinalrepairstoFireStation #2,noting volunteerandTDCJinmateworkhadenabledthemtocompleteeverythingsignificantlyunderbudget. 8. PUBLICCOMMENT JerryDeWittspokeagainonhisclaimforpaymentforhiseasement. 9. MEDIAINQUIRIESRELATEDTOMATTERSONTHEAGENDA Therewerenomediainquiries. 10. ITEMSOFCOMMUNITYINTEREST HearannouncementsconcerningitemsofcommunityinterestfromtheMayor,Councilmembers, andCitystafffor whichnoactionwillbediscussedortaken.) TheMayorannouncedtherearelotsofactivitiesaroundtownthefirstweekendinMarch, includingeventsforSamHouston’s BirthdayandTexasIndependenceDay,availableonwww.huntsvilletexas.com, theTourismDepartment’swebsite. Healso remindedalloftheCityofHuntsville’s19th annualTrashBashwillbeheldMarch1,8-noon,attheTransferStationand SHSU’s AllPawsIn,tokickoffwithbreakfastoncampusthemorningofMarch1,awelcomeat9:30,andstudentsworkingon projectsallovertownfrom10-2. MayorWoodwardspokeontheShotgunFredPirkleBBQShowdownattheFairgroundsfrom noon-4p.m.inhonorofFredPirkle,whowasadie-hardSHSUalumandsignificantdonorjustbeforehispassing. TheMayor alsosuggestedallstartplanningforthe7th AnnualE-wasteDay,from9-noononApril5attheRecyclingCenter. CouncilmemberHumphreycomplimentedSHSUontheirLearningtoLeadprogramanditsspeakers. Shealsonoted excitementforhavingAllPawsInthesamedayasTrashBash. 11. ADJOURNMENT MayorWoodwardadjournedthemeetingat7:00p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, LeeWoodward,CitySecretary