City Council Special Meeting
Special MeetingTomball, TX · October 8, 2012
Minutes
MINUTES OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
5:00 P.M.
1.0 Call to Order
The Council meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Gretchen Fagan. Other
members present were:
Councilman Hudgens
Councilman Stoll
Councilman Brown
Councilman Dodson
Members absent:
Councilman Townsend - Excused
Others present:
City Secretary – Doris Speer
City Attorney – Loren Smith
Fire Chief – Randy Parr
Finance Director – Glenn Windsor
City Planner – Rebeca Guerra
Assistant City Engineer – Lori Lakatos
2.0 No Public Comments were received.
3.0 Reports and Announcements:
● October 13, 2012 - 2nd Saturday at the Depot —“Zomball in
Tomball” – 5:00 p.m.
● October 27, 2012 – Tomball Bluegrass Festival – 11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
● November 5, 2012 – Appointments to Tourism Advisory Committee for terms
expiring December 5, 2012
● November 3, 2012 – Tomball Art Walk
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● Walk Tomball! – Every Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the Depot
● Reports by City staff and members of council about items of community interest
on which no action will be taken
o Update on Signage for Pine Country of Tomball
4.0 Old Business:
4.1 Motion was made by Councilman Dodson, second by Councilman Stoll, to adopt,
on Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2012-32, an Ordinance of the City of Tomball,
Texas, Setting the Tax Levy of $0.341455/$100 Value Assessed for the Year 2012
on All Taxable Real and Personal Property Located in the City of Tomball, Texas;
Providing for Penalty, Interest, and Additional Penalty on Taxes Not Timely Paid;
and Providing Other Matters Relating to the Subject. Vote was as follows:
Councilman Hudgens Aye
Councilman Stoll Aye
Councilman Brown Aye
Councilman Townsend Absent
Councilman Dodson Aye
Motion carried unanimously.
4.2 Motion was made by Councilman Stoll, second by Councilman Brown, to approve
Resolution No. 2012-27, a Resolution Declaring the Intention of the City of
Tomball, Texas, to Institute Proceedings to Annex Certain Territory; Describing
Such Territory; Setting the Dates, Times, and Places for Two Public Hearings at
Which All Interested Parties Shall Have an Opportunity to be Heard; Providing for
Publication of Notices of Such Public Hearings; and Directing Preparation of a
Municipal Service Plan for the Territory Proposed to be Annexed (49.544 Acres of
Land Located at 0 Dement Road, near the Intersection of FM 2978 and FM 2920 –
Ronald J. Collins, Donald Claude Childress, Roy A. Johlke and Susan Lorraine
Dietz Varsel, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Adell G. Dietz) –
Tract 2.
Motion carried unanimously.
5.0 New Business:
5.1 Motion was made by Councilman Dodson, second by Councilman Stoll, to
approve Resolution No. 2012-30, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Tomball, Texas Declaring the Intention of the City of Tomball, Texas, to Institute
Proceedings to Annex Certain Territory; Describing Such Territory; Setting the
Dates, Times, and Places for Two Public Hearings at which All Interested Parties
Shall Have an Opportunity to be Heard; Providing for Publication of Notices of
Such Public Hearings; and Directing Preparation of a Municipal Service Plan for
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the Territory Proposed to be Annexed (0.610 Acres, an Undeveloped Publicly
Dedicated Road Right-of-Way Located on FM 2978) – Tract 1B
Motion carried unanimously.
6.0 Motion was made by Councilman Dodson, second by Councilman Stoll, to adjourn.
Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 15th day of October 2012.
Doris Speer Gretchen Fagan
Doris Speer, TRMC, CMC Gretchen Fagan
City Secretary Mayor
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
5:00 P.M.
Notice is hereby given of a Special meeting of the Tomball City Council, to be held on
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., City Hall, 401 Market Street, Tomball, Texas 77375,
for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to
action. The Tomball City Council reserves the right to meet in a closed session for
consultation with attorney on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable
pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.
1.0 Call to Order
2.0 Public Comments and Receipt of Petitions (At this time, anyone will be allowed to speak
on any matter other than personnel matters or matters under litigation, for length of time
not to exceed three minutes. No Council/Board discussion or action may take place on a
matter until such matter has been placed on an agenda and posted in accordance with
law.)
3.0 Reports and Announcements:
● October 13, 2012 - 2nd Saturday at the Depot —“Zomball in
Tomball” – 5:00 p.m.
● October 27, 2012 – Tomball Bluegrass Festival – 11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
● November 5, 2012 – Appointments to Tourism Advisory Committee for terms
expiring December 5, 2012
● November 10, 2012 – Tomball Art Walk
● Walk Tomball! – Every Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the Depot
● Reports by City staff and members of council about items of community interest
on which no action will be taken
o Update on Signage for Pine Country of Tomball
4.0 Old Business:
4.1 Adopt, on Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2012-32, an Ordinance of the City of
Tomball, Texas, Setting the Tax Levy of $0.341455/$100 Value Assessed for the
Year 2012 on All Taxable Real and Personal Property Located in the City of
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Tomball, Texas; Providing for Penalty, Interest, and Additional Penalty on Taxes
Not Timely Paid; and Providing Other Matters Relating to the Subject
4.2 Approve Resolution No. 2012-27, a Resolution Declaring the Intention of the City
of Tomball, Texas, to Institute Proceedings to Annex Certain Territory; Describing
Such Territory; Setting the Dates, Times, and Places for Two Public Hearings at
Which All Interested Parties Shall Have an Opportunity to be Heard; Providing for
Publication of Notices of Such Public Hearings; and Directing Preparation of a
Municipal Service Plan for the Territory Proposed to be Annexed (49.544 Acres of
Land Located at 0 Dement Road, near the Intersection of FM 2978 and FM 2920 –
Ronald J. Collins, Donald Claude Childress, Roy A. Johlke and Susan Lorraine
Dietz Varsel, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Adell G. Dietz) –
Tract 2
5.0 New Business:
5.1 Approve Resolution No. 2012-30, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Tomball, Texas Declaring the Intention of the City of Tomball, Texas, to Institute
Proceedings to Annex Certain Territory; Describing Such Territory; Setting the
Dates, Times, and Places for Two Public Hearings at which All Interested Parties
Shall Have an Opportunity to be Heard; Providing for Publication of Notices of
Such Public Hearings; and Directing Preparation of a Municipal Service Plan for
the Territory Proposed to be Annexed (0.610 Acres, an Undeveloped Publicly
Dedicated Road Right-of-Way Located on FM 2978) – Tract 1B
6.0 Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall,
City of Tomball, Texas, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the 5th
day of October 2012 by 5:00 p.m., and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours
preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
Doris Speer
Doris Speer
City Secretary, TRMC, CMC
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