City Council

David Allen, Mayor Kendric Jones, Council Member Position 3 Brian Rowland, Council Member Position 1 Wendy Williams, Council Member Position 4 Jonathon Randle, Council Member Position 2 Xante’ Wallace, Council Member Position 5 CITY OF PRAIRIE VIEW www.prairieviewtexas.gov Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Prairie View to be held on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Prairie View City Hall, City Council Chamber, 44500 U.S. Business Highway 290, Prairie View, Texas, 77446, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. The City Council Reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. _____________________________________________________________________________ AGENDA Call to Order Roll Call/Certification of Quorum Invocation and Pledge Items of Community Interest 1. Robert’s Rules of Order: Call For Question City Council Question and Answer with Mayor Allen 2. City Council Reports Pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.0415, City Council Members, without having provided notice, may make reports about items of community interest if no action is taken and possible action is not discussed regarding the information provided in the report. "Items of community interest" includes: (1) expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen, except that a discussion regarding a change in the status of a person's public office or public employment is not an honorary or salutary recognition for purposes of this subdivision; (4) a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; (5) information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the political subdivision; and (6) announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the political subdivision that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. 3. Mayor’s Report  PV Cricket Meeting: contacted by Out of State Investor re Hotel, Restaurant.  USDA & Coop Ext, Mayor asked to lead New State Conf. Project of 30 Cities by Wash DC.  PVPD Chief, review committee done, top 3 selected by committee.  PVPD Officer Interviews, 3 New Ready for Hire.  WC Parks, Trails, Bike Paths mtg. 1   PVAMU re Wastewater Treatment bills, payment plan, etc.  Budgets: City & Economic Development Corp. 4B.  Board of Adjustments: Training & Meeting (Checkers, FuelMaxx and Flow Chem).  Trilogy Engineering, USW & Bureau Veritas.  WISD New Bond: Superintendant & Residents.  Missouri City Mayor Ford: Grand Opening Harvest Market, 1st Grocerant in Texas! (Next grocery in Montgomery)  CenterPoint Energy, New Rep. discussed new developments in City.  Zip Code Committee Meeting with congressman McCaul, Katy Office.  National Night Out: Business Reps. WC Sheriff, PVPD, Constable Precinct 3, PVAMU Staff & Professors, WC Judge, San Bernard Electric.  Census Complete Count Committee training.  Mellon Grant Foundation meeting at Tuskegee University. Cities of PV, Tuskegee, Grambling, Mississippi Valley, Independence Heights, Atlanta. (Mayor’s air and hotel paid and reimbursed)  Tax Credits: Pine Meadow & Shady Oaks new renovations project.  James Muse Parkway Grant, bid process.  $80 million FlowChem, Expansion meeting with contractors, company.  USDA Grants meeting.  Homecoming week, spent time with PVPD Officers activity, parade.  Agriculture Jamboree: Dean D'Souza and President Simmons Presentations:  Veterans Day Recognition: All and Mr. Luther Francis, 97 years old, WW II Veteran, U.S Congressman Michael McCaul  Prairie View Top Teens  Virginia State University: Dr. Hall’s class project to promote City of Prairie View & PV Cricket Complex Public Comments: Citizens must sign-in with the City Secretary before the meeting to address City Council. Limit your comments to three (3) minutes. City Council will listen to the comments, but cannot discuss or respond to the comments during the meeting. The matter may be referred to a department head, Mayor or City Council may direct that the matter be placed on the next regular City Council Agenda. If a written response is desired from the City, please request in writing. Public Hearings 4. Hold a public hearing on an application by REIMS LLC and Ali McHenry for the rezoning of property located at 24427 Richards Road, Prairie View, TX, being Tract 93-12 consisting of 7.624 acres situated in the Justo Liendo Survey, Abstract A-41, Waller County, TX from R-1 Single Family Residential District to MU Mixed Use District. 5. Hold a public hearing on an application by Adalberto Salazar Sanchez for the rezoning of property located at 738 Sharon Street, Prairie View, TX, being Lot 174, Block 11 of the Prairie View Estates, Phase 2 Plat from R-1 Single Family Residential District to MH-Manufacture House District. 6. Hold a public hearing on an application by Preadom Developments, LLC for the rezoning of property located on Richards Road, Prairie View, TX, being more specifically described in an 2  instrument conveyed to Franklin D. Nkansah and Kolawole R. Olasupo record in Volume 731, Page 405 of the deed records of Waller County, Texas from R-1 Single Family Residential District to R-3 Multi-Family Residential District. 7. Hold a public hearing on an application by Frank T. Hawkins and Mary S. Hawkins for the rezoning of property located at 204 Hawkins Street, Prairie View, TX, being Lots 62 and 63 of the S431000 Clark Neighborhood and being further identified as Property ID No. 15730 in the Public Records of the Waller County Tax Appraisal District from R-1 Single-Family Residential District to R-3 Multi-Family Residential District or to GC- General Commercial District Minutes 8. Discuss and take action on the approval of City Council Meeting Minutes dated October 28, 2019. Department Reports 9. Police department 30 day activity update. (Officer Eagleton & Officer White) Ordinances 10. Discuss and take action to approve Ordinance releasing funds for three new police officers and Police Chief. (Mayor Allen) 11. Discuss and take action on Illegal Dumping Ordinance 2019-1111-001. (CC Jones) 12. Discuss and consider Ordinance 2019-1111-002 for the rezoning of property located at 24427 Richards Road, Prairie View, TX, being Tract 93-12 consisting of 7.624 acres situated in the Justo Liendo Survey, Abstract A-41, Waller County, TX from R-1 Single Family Residential District to MU Mixed Use District (REIMS). 13. Discuss and consider Ordinance 2019-1111-003 for the rezoning of property located at 738 Sharon Street, Prairie View, TX, being Lot 174, Block 11 of the Prairie View Estates, Phase 2 Plat from R-1 Single Family Residential District to MH-Manufacture House District (Sanchez). 14. Discuss and consider Ordinance 2019-1111-004 LLC for the rezoning of property located on Richards Road, Prairie View, TX, being more specifically described in an instrument conveyed to Franklin D. Nkansah and Kolawole R. Olasupo record in Volume 731, Page 405 of the deed records of Waller County, Texas from R-1 Single Family Residential District to R-3 Multi-Family Residential District (Preadom). 15. Discuss and consider Ordinance 2019-1111-005 for the rezoning of property located at 204 Hawkins Street, Prairie View, TX, being Lots 62 and 63 of the S431000 Clark Neighborhood and being further identified as Property ID No. 15730 in the Public Records of the Waller County Tax Appraisal District from R-1 Single-Family Residential District to R-3 Multi-Family Residential District or to GC- General Commercial District (Hawkins). Resolutions 16. Discuss and take action on Resolution 11112019-01 for the City newsletter. (CC Jones) 17. Discuss and take action on Resolution 11112019-02 regarding Employee/First Responder Appreciation Day. (CC Wallace) 3 Other Action 18. Discuss and take action on approving Mayor Allen’s appointment of Kenny Lopez as Police Chief for the City of Prairie View. (Mayor Allen) 19. Discuss and take action to set a workshop regarding amounts owed to Prairie View A&M University for sewage processing; payment plan proposal; 2016 rate study analysis. (Mayor Allen and Mr. JJ Johnson) 20. Update on James Muse Parkway $1.4 million grant: EDA ok to post for bid, HUB Certified inclusion. (Mayor Allen) 21. Discuss and take action on repairing leaks and mold in City Hall, update (Judge Alexander- Simmons, Mayor Allen) 22. Update on Zip Code issue: US Congressman Michael McCaul assisting; resubmittal December 2020. (Mayor Allen) 23. Discuss Communiversity initiatives. (CC Wallace) 24. Discuss 30 day written reports from Trilogy Engineering, Building Inspector- Bureau Veritas and USW review documents for compliance on Panther Hill Apartments, The Gates at Prairie View and Campus Edge Apartments (CC Rowland) 25. Discuss and take action on further Amendment to November 24, 2015 Agreement with Bureau Veritas to extend Building Official duties and related frees for an additional period of ninety (90) days (Mayor Allen) 26. Update on $80 million FlowChem expansion. (Mayor Allen) 27. Update on $350,000 Texas Community Development Block Grant-Alta Vista-Environmental Record Review, Passed! (Mayor Allen) 28. Discuss and take action on gifts that the City has received from 3rd party entities and Donation Policy. (CC Jones) 29. Discuss ordinance on the agenda for City Council Meetings. (CC Wallace) 30. Discuss and take action on a call to action on abundance of apartments on Echols street. (CC Jones) 31. Discuss Adopt a Block. (CC Wallace) New Business (Future Agenda Items) • Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items are placed on a future City Council agenda. Adjournment I, the undersigned authority do hereby certify that the above Notice and Agenda of the Regular Meeting of the governing body of the City of Prairie View is a true and correct copy of said Notice and said Notice was posted on the City Hall front door, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times; said Notice was posted on Friday, November 8, 2019 by 5:50 p.m., and remained so posted 4  continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time for said meeting. The Notice and Agenda was also posted on the City’s website at http://www.prairieviewtexas.gov Dated this the day of November 8th, 2019 By: Allison Bynum___ Allison Bynum/City Secretary This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours before this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office at (936)857-3603. The City of Prairie View City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about security Devices), and 551.086 (Economic Development). 5