City Council

CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Andy Brauninger, Mayor Bert Lyle, Position 1 At-Large Daiquiri Beebe, Ward 1 Dee Howard Mullins, Position 2 At-Large Russell Humphrey, Ward 2 Clyde D. Loll, Position 3 At-Large Blake Irving, Ward 3 Mari Montgomery, Position 4 At-Large Mayor Pro Tem Joe P. Rodriquez, Ward 4 HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AMENDED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 REGULAR SESSION 6:00 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, HUNTSVILLE CITY HALL, 1212 AVENUE M, HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS 77340 City hall will implement 6-foot social distancing for those in attendance. The City reserves the right to take temperatures of those wanting to attend and requires attendees to wear face masks. The City reserves the right to deny access to the meeting because of the above requirements for the safety of its citizens. For those who cannot attend because of the social distancing requirements or for the reasons listed above, the meeting will be broadcast live on the City website at www.HuntsvilleTX.gov/Meetings or on Facebook. The meeting will be recorded, and such recordings will be made available on the City website at www.HuntsvilleTX.gov. 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. PROCLAMATIONS − Huntsville Texas Pride Day − Emergency Preparedness Month 1. 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 18 and 25, 2020. [Brenda Poe, City Secretary] b. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment B to the agreement with RPS Infrastructure, Inc. for professional engineering services for IH-45 Segment 2A Utility Relocation Design Project #18-03- 01. [Y.S. “Ram” Ramachandra, City Engineer] 2. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Kendig Keast Collaborative for the update of the Huntsville Horizon Comprehensive Plan. [Kevin Byal, Director of Development Services/Building Official] b. Consider the award of a fiber optic line installation project to Network Cabling Services, Inc (NCS) for the installation of conduit and fiber optic line from Smith Hill Road to the new Police Station building on FM 2821. [Bill Wavra, IT Director, and Y.S. “Ram” Ramachandra, City Engineer] 3. CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY a. Consider approving nominees for City boards, committees, and commissions. [Andy Brauninger, Mayor] b. Consider approving Decision Packages for the 2020-21 Budget and discussion of adoption process. [Steve Ritter, Finance Director] 4. 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. None submitted. 5. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 6. 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.) 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.074 – personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, concerning City Secretary Brenda Poe. 8. RECONVENE Take action on items discussed in executive session, if needed. 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 1, 2020 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: 8/27/2020 TIME OF POSTING: 8:15 am Brenda Poe ____________________________ TAKEN DOWN: Brenda Poe, City Secretary