City Council

CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Andy Brauninger, Mayor Paul Davidhizar, Position 1 At-Large Mayor Pro Tem Joe Emmett, Ward 1 Dee Howard Mullins, Position 2 At-Large Tish Humphrey, Ward 2 Clyde D. Loll, Position 3 At-Large Ronald Allen, Ward 3 Mari Montgomery, Position 4 At-Large Joe P. Rodriquez, Ward 4 HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 - REGULAR SESSION 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS & LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM HUNTSVILLE CITY HALL, 1212 AVENUE M, HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, 77340 Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary’s office (936.291.5413), two working days prior to the meeting for appropriate arrangements. MAIN SESSION [6:00 P.M.] CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION AND PLEDGES U.S. Flag and Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. 1. PROCLAMATION − Emergency Preparedness Month 2. PUBLIC HEARING − The City Council will receive public comment on their consideration to adopt a maximum property tax rate of $0.3307 per $100 valuation for the City’s 2019–2020 Fiscal Year (Tax Year 2019). [Steve Ritter, Finance Director] − The City Council will receive public comment regarding their consideration of the proposed budget for the City’s 2019-2020 Fiscal Year (Tax Year 2019). [Aron Kulhavy, City Manager, and Steve Ritter, Finance Director] 3. CONSENT AGENDA Public comments will be called for by the presiding officer before action is taken on these items. (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) a. Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on August 20, 2019. [Brenda Poe, City Secretary]. b. SECOND READING - Consider amending the City of Huntsville, Texas Code of Ordinances, specifically Chapter 40 “Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Property”; Section 40-8 “Riding bicycles on sidewalks prohibited”; providing an exemption for Police, Fire, and EMS personnel while in the performance of their authorized duties, second reading. [Kevin Lunsford, Director of Public Safety/Police Chief] c. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 for 2016 Bond Proposition 3 Waterline Construction Project – Nos. 17-01-01.6 thru 17-01-01.9. [Y.S “Ram” Ramachandra, P.E., City Engineer] d. Consider adoption of Ordinance 2019-51 to amend the budget for FY 18-19 and/or CIP Project budgets. [Steve Ritter, Finance Director] 4. STATUTORY AGENDA a. FIRST READING - Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract for the construction of 2016 Bond Proposition 1 – Police Department and Fire Station No. 2 Buildings – Project Nos. 18-04-01.1, 18-04-01.2, first reading. [Aron Kulhavy, City Manager, and Kevin Lunsford, Police Chief]  b. FIRST READING - Consider adoption of Ordinance 2019-50 to amend Chapter 12 – Buildings and Building Regulations, to comply with HB 2439, first reading. [Kevin Byal, Director of Development Services / Building Official] c. Consider Decision Packages for the 2019-20 Budget. [Aron Kulhavy, City Manager, and Steve Ritter, Finance Director] 5. CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY a. Consider approving nominees for City boards, committees, and commissions. [Brenda Poe, City Secretary] 6. REQUESTS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION An opportunity for citizens to be heard on any topic and for the City Council to participate in the discussion. No action will be taken. Jason January would like to speak about City policies. 7. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 8. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no action will be discussed or taken.) ADJOURNMENT *If, during the course of the meeting and discussion of any items covered by this notice, City Council determines that a Closed or Executive session of the Council is required, then such closed meeting will be held as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal matters; 551.072 – deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property; 551.073 – deliberation regarding a prospective gift; 551.074 – personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; 551.076 – implementation of security personnel or devices; 551.087 – deliberation regarding economic development negotiation; Sec. 551.089 - deliberation regarding security devices or security audits; and/or other matters as authorized under the Texas Government Code. If a Closed or Executive session is held in accordance with the Texas Government Code as set out above, the City Council will reconvene in Open Session to take action, if necessary, on the items addressed during Executive Session. CERTIFICATE I, Brenda Poe, City Secretary, do hereby certify that a copy of the September 3, 2019, City Council agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City’s website, www.HuntsvilleTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. DATE OF POSTING: 8/30/19 TIME OF POSTING: 8:20 am Brenda Poe ____________________________ TAKEN DOWN: Brenda Poe, City Secretary