City Council Regular Meeting

MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 6:00 P.M. 1.0 Meeting was called to order at by Mayor Fagan. Other members present: Councilman Ford Councilman Stoll Councilman Degges Councilman Klein Quinn Councilman Townsend Others present: City Manager – Robert Hauck Assistant City Manager – David Esquivel City Secretary – Doris Speer City Attorney – Loren B. Smith Director of Public Works – Beth Jones Police Chief – Billy Tidwell Finance Director – Glenn Windsor Director of Community Development – Craig Meyers City Planner – Amelia Lindley Fire Marshal – Joe Sykora Assistant City Secretary – Tracy Garcia Community Events Coordinator – Denise Fiore Community Center Manager – Rosalie Dillon Police Captain – Ricky Doerre 2.0 The invocation was led by Associate Pastor Marco Barnes – New Hope Baptist Church 3.0 Pledges to U. S. and Texas flags were led by Joe Sykora. 4.0 The following public comments were received: Tim Hertel - Requested consideration by the City to allow 11 Desert Rose Place, 77382 DFlex Power to construct a dedicated gas pipeline for their power plant, at no expense to the City.  Minutes Regular City Council Meeting September 16, 2019 Page 2 of 5 Bruce Hillegeist - Expressed his support for Item 7.6, the President, GTACC GTACC 54th Annual Tomball Holiday Parade and his appreciation of the City’s support. 5.0 Reports and Announcements: • September 28, 2019 – GroovFest ’19 at the Depot • October 5, 2019 – 7th “Annual Paces for Pink” 5K Run – 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. • October 12, 2019 – “Zomball in Tomball” • October 19, 2019 – Freight Train Food Truck Festival at the Depot • October 26, 2019 – 9th Annual Tomball Bluegrass Festival – 12:00 Noon-6:00 p.m. • Reports by City staff and members of council about items of community interest on which no action will be taken: 6.0 Motion was made by Councilman Stoll, second by Councilman Ford, to approve the Minutes of the September 3, 2019 Regular Tomball City Council Meeting Motion carried unanimously. 7.0 New Business: 7.1 Randall Scott Architects presented an update regarding the Comprehensive Facility Needs Assessment and Facility Master Planning for the City. No action necessary. 7.2 Mayor Fagan announced that voting on the 2019 Tax Rate will be held at a Special City Council Meeting on September 30, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. and at the Regular City Council Meeting on October 7, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. No action necessary. 7.3 Consideration and Possible Approval of the City of Tomball Comprehensive Plan  Conduct Public Hearing on the City of Tomball Comprehensive Plan Update Mayor Fagan opened the Public Hearing Regarding at 6:47 p.m. Receiving no public comments, Mayor Fagan closed the Public Hearing at 6:47 p.m.  Minutes Regular City Council Meeting September 16, 2019 Page 3 of 5  Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Stoll, to read Ordinance No. 2019-22 by caption only on First Reading. Motion carried unanimously.  Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Stoll, to adopt, on First Reading, Ordinance No. 2019- 22, an Ordinance of the City of Tomball, Texas Adopting the Tomball Comprehensive Plan, as an Update to the First Comprehensive Plan – Vision 2030, Providing an Overview of Existing Conditions, Demographics and Socioeconomic Characteristics; Analyzing Community Input; Providing Maps Describing Proposed Future Land Uses; Establishing Goals, Recommendations, Implementation Strategies; and Providing for Severability, with recommendations from staff and Council. Vote was as follows: Councilman Ford Aye Councilman Stoll Aye Councilman Degges Aye Councilman Townsend Aye Councilman Klein Quinn Aye Motion carried unanimously. 7.4 Conduct Public Hearing to Consider the Annexation of the Following Tract of Land: Being 9.493 Acres of Land Situated in the C. Goodrich Survey, Abstract No. 305 in Harris County, Texas and Being a Part of That Certain Tract of Land Described in the Deed to Merenco Realty, Inc. Recorded in Harris County Clerks File No. 20130384778, Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas, (O.P.R.R.P.H.C.T.), which is Part of that Certain 606.1394 Acre Tract of Land Described in the Deed to Merenco Realty, Inc. [an Undivided One- Half Interest) Recorded in Harris County Clerks File No. T693301, O.P.R.R.P.H.C.T. - Merenco Tract] Mayor Fagan opened the Public Hearing Regarding at 7:39 p.m. Receiving no public comments, Mayor Fagan closed the Public Hearing at 7:39 p.m. 7.5 Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Klein Quinn, to read Ordinance No. 2019-20 by caption only on First Reading. Motion carried unanimously.  Minutes Regular City Council Meeting September 16, 2019 Page 4 of 5 Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Klein Quinn, to adopt, on First Reading, Ordinance No. 2019-20, an Ordinance of the City of Tomball, Texas, Extending the City Limits of Said City to Include All of the Territory Within Certain Limits and Boundaries and Annexing to the City of Tomball All of the Territory Within Such Limits and Boundaries; Approving a Service Plan for All of the Area Within Such Limits and Boundaries; Containing Other Provisions Relating to the Subject; and Providing a Savings and Severability Clause (Being 9.493 Acres of Land Situated in the C. Goodrich Survey, Abstract No. 305 in Harris County, Texas and Being a Part of That Certain Tract of Land Described in the Deed to Merenco Realty, Inc. Recorded in Harris County Clerks File No. 20130384778, Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas, (O.P.R.R.P.H.C.T.), which is Part of that Certain 606.1394 Acre Tract of Land Described in the Deed to Merenco Realty, Inc. [an Undivided One-Half Interest) Recorded in Harris County Clerks File No. T693301, O.P.R.R.P.H.C.T. - Merenco Tract]. Vote was as follows: Councilman Ford Aye Councilman Stoll Aye Councilman Degges Aye Councilman Townsend Aye Councilman Klein Quinn Aye Motion carried unanimously. 7.6 Motion was made by Councilman Stoll, second by Councilman Townsend, to approve Resolution No. 2019-36, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tomball, Texas, Supporting the 54th Annual Tomball Holiday Parade, to be Held in Tomball on Saturday, November 23, 2019, and Requesting Street Closures and In-Kind Services. Motion carried unanimously. 7.7 Motion was made by Councilman Stoll, second by Councilman Townsend, to approve Resolution No. 2019-38, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tomball, Texas, Supporting the 12th Annual Homecoming Parade & Community Rally, to be Held at the Tomball Depot, Sponsored by the Tomball Independent School District and the Tomball High School Student Council on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Motion carried unanimously. 7.8 Motion was made by Councilman Ford, second by Councilman Klein Quinn, to approve Resolution No. 2019-37, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tomball, Texas, for the Designation of Its Representative and Alternate for the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2020 General Assembly, and Designating  Minutes Regular City Council Meeting September 16, 2019 Page 5 of 5 Councilman Townsend as the City’s Representative and Councilman Stoll as the City’s Alternate Representative. Motion carried unanimously. 7.9 Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Stoll, to approve Resolution No. 2019-31, a Resolution of the City of Tomball, Texas, Amending the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Motion carried unanimously. 7.10 Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Klein Quinn, to approve Fixed Pricing for Natural Gas Acquisitions for the City’s North Gate Natural Gas Purchases from EDF Trading for a Fixed Price of $3.22/MMBtu from September 2019 thru August 2020. Motion carried unanimously. 7.11 Executive Session: The City Council recessed at 8:02 p.m. to meet in Executive Session as Authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Government Code, the Texas Open Meetings Act, for the Following Purpose(s):  Sec. 551.074 - Personnel Matters: Deliberation of the Appointment, Employment, and Duties of a Public Officer or Employee – City Manager Upon reconvening into session at 8:27 p.m., the following item was considered: 7.12 Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Ford, to approve the Amendments to and Extension of the Employment Contract for Robert Hauck, City Manager, with a 3 percent increase. Motion carried unanimously. 8.0 Motion was made by Councilman Stoll, second by Councilman Klein Quinn, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of October 2019. Doris Speer Gretchen Fagan Doris Speer, TRMC, MMC Gretchen Fagan City Secretary Mayor