City Council Regular Meeting

Minutes of City Council Regular Meeting The City Council City of Richwood A City Council Regular Meeting of the City Council of City of Richwood was held Monday, July 9, 2018, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Richwood City Hall, 1800 N. Brazosport Blvd. Richwood, Texas. CALL TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM The meeting was called at 6:16 p. m. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor - Mark Guthrie Council member Position 1 – Mike Johnson Council member Position 2 – Frank Blanks Council member Position 3 – Sarah Reed Council member Position 4 – Mark Brown II Council member Position 5 – Katie Johnson Others present: Michael Coon, City Manager; Giani Cantu, City Secretary/Finance Director; Kenny Williams, Building Official; Clif Custer, Public Works Director; Stephen Mayer, Police Chief RECOGNITIONS Kirsten Garcia, Court Clerk, on receiving her Level II Court Clerk Certification Steve Cook, Operator, on receiving his Class "C' Water Operator License Giani Cantu, City Secretary, on receiving her Texas Registered Municipal Clerk certification CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings June 2, 2018 June 11, 2018 Payment of Bills On motion by Sarah Reed second by Frank Blanks with all present members voting “aye” all consent agenda items were approved. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Final review and action on replat of a 20 acre tract of land being Reserve "A" Oakwood Shores, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hwy 2004 and 288B Michael Coon stated final plats are still awaiting drainage approval and design. Staff recommends approving contingent on drainage plans. Sarah Reed stated or clarification that the item was just re-plating and has nothing to do with building on it. Michael Coon replied that is correct. On motion by Sarah Reed second by Mike Johnson with all present members voting “aye” final approval on replat of a 20 acre tract of land being Reserve "A" Oakwood Shores, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hwy 2004 and 288B was granted contingent on approval of the drainage from Velasco Drainage District. Final review and action on replat of a 4.669 acre tract located at 2300 Brazosport Blvd Michael Coon in speaking with Velasco Drainage they are ok with approving as long as development plans have their approval prior to issuing building permits. On motion by Mark Brown II second by Sarah Reed, with all present members voting “aye”, final approval on replat of a 4.669 acre tract located at 2300 Brazosport Blvd was granted. Discuss and consider amending water and sewer rate fees and charges for RV/Trailer parks and multi-family dwellings serviced by one meter Michael Coon the ordinance reduces the cost for RV parks to ½. Sarah Reed moved to approve and adopt an ordinance amending water and sewer rate fees and charges for RV/Trailer Parks and multi-family dwellings serviced by one meter. Frank Blanks seconded. Mark Brown asked if in the future someone could put in more RV parks that could potentially affect the system. Michael Coon replied that as of right now the ordinance doesn’t allow them to be in the city. This amendment is to accommodate the two parks being serviced in our ETJ. With all voting present members voting “aye” an ordinance amending water and sewer rate fees and charges for RV/Trailer Parks and multi-family dwellings serviced by one meter was passed and adopted. Discuss and consider a resolution appointing Steve Boykin as representative to serve on the Brazosport Water Authority board Michael Coon reported Osdi Duarte has been serving and has resigned for personal reasons. Since his resignation, Mr. Boykin has shown interest and has previously served on the Brazosport Water Authority Board. On motion by Steve Boykin second by Sarah Reed with all present members voting “aye” a resolution appointing Steve Boykin as representative to serve on the Brazosport Water Authority board was passed and adopted. Update on review of Indoor Gun Range & Noise Control Ordinances Michael Coon reported he had been in contact with representatives from Mesquite and was waiting on further information as to how the ordinance has been enforced in that area. Staff hopes to have this ready to present for consideration at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Update on Flood Mitigation Efforts Michael Coon reported the flood advisory committee met and has asked that the City apply for the grant through the Texas Water development Board for post Harvey related studies. That will hopefully be done this week. Mark Brown asked if there was any confirmation on possible pump locations. Mr. Coon replied no. However, he will request an update and get back to Council. Approve items removed from Consent Agenda There were no items removed from Consent Agenda. PUBLIC COMMENTS All public comments will be subject to the following rules: All speakers will be permitted to speak no longer than 3 minutes; all speakers will only be permitted to speak once; speakers cannot defer their 3 minutes to another speaker. Discussion is not allowed on items not posted on the agenda. Pat Taylor stated she left copies of the proposed development for public. Lauren LaCount stated that she would like to see the tax rate stay the same or be reduced. Joe Roth, 31927 Redfish Trail, stated he would like to oppose the rezoning to the Oakwood Shores commercial development and would like it to remain zoned for residential development. PRESENTATIONS Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Michael Coon presented the proposed budget. The next step in budget will be detailed department presentations at the budget workshop next Monday, July 16, 2018. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Bring back the burning ordinance for review. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS & REPORTS No council member comments. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT FEMA conference calls are becoming shorter. All the projects are at the final stage of approval and we are awaiting final decision. Deadline to submit census information is Wednesday. The importance is to accurately reflect our population size which will help with grant applications and economic development. MAYOR’S REPORT Welcomed Chief Mayer. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. These minutes were read and approved on this 13th day of August, 2018. Mark Guthrie, Mayor Attest: Giani Cantu, City Secretary