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, December 9, 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 St. Francis of Assissi Annual PV Men’s Community Christmas Caroling 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. Minutes 1. Discuss and take action on the approval of City Council Meeting Minutes dated November 25, 2019. Items of Community Interest 2. Establishing an African American Historic Preservation Commission in City of Prairie View (Mayor Allen, Ms. Debose, & Ms. Staffoerd) 3. Cancel 4th Monday City Council Meeting due to Christmas Holiday. (Mayor Allen) 4. Discuss and take action on resident’s water billing issues and contract with AVR billing system. 5. Mellon Foundation Grant: Tuskegee meeting, Mayor Allen reimbursed city $668 (see check) 6. New $4,297,189,000.00 Hurricane Harvey Mitigation, applying for Community Development Block Grants. (Mayor Allen) 1 Presentations and Reports: 7. 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. 8. 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.  WC Parks, Trails, Bike Paths mtg.  PVAMU re Wastewater Treatment bills, payment plan, etc.  Board of Adjustments: Training & Meeting (Checkers, FuelMaxx and Flow Chem).  Trilogy Engineering, USW & Bureau Veritas Meeting.  Missouri City Mayor Ford: Grand Opening Harvest Market, 1st Grocerant in Texas! (Next grocery in Montgomery)  CenterPoint Energy, New Rep. discussed new electricity, James Muse Parkway Project.  Quote on City streets Marie Antoinette, Joan of Arc  Zip Code Committee Meeting with congressman McCaul, Katy Office.  Tax Credits: Pine Meadow & Shady Oaks new renovations project.  $80 million FlowChem, Expansion meeting with contractors, company.  Water Tower-Grants, assistance EDC  Agriculture Jamboree: Dean D'Souza and President Simmons, State Rep. Bell.  Mellon Grant Foundation meeting at Tuskegee University. Cities of PV, Tuskegee, Grambling, Mississippi Valley, Independence Heights, Atlanta. (Mayor’s $663.98 reimbursed to the City) 7. Boy Scout – PV Gertrude-Tap Scott Park Project with Top Ladies & Top Teens and EDC4B (Mayor Allen & EDC Dr. Veda Brown) 8. New PVPD Reserve Officer hired – Shevonda Jenkins 9. Department Reports None at this time Public Hearings None at this time 2 Ordinances None at this time Resolutions 10. Discuss and take action to approve Resolution 11252019-005 authorizing and implementing a Donation Policy (CC Jones) Other Action 11. Discuss and take action to approve Erskine to do the annual audit (Mayor Allen, Mr. JJ Johnson) 12. Discuss and take action on abandon apartments, other issues and other, health and safety hazard on Echols Street. (Mayor Allen, CC Jones) 13. Discuss and take action on letter of intent with Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) with Livable Centers Program. (CC Rowland) 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, December 6, 2019 by 5:00 p.m., and remained so posted 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 December 6th, 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). 3