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City Council Regular Session

City Council Regular Session. December 6, 2011. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011. REGULAR SESSION [6:00pm] 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

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City Council Regular Session

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  1. City CouncilRegular Session December 6, 2011

  2. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 REGULAR SESSION [6:00pm] 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. • ELECTION MATTERS a. Administer the Oath of Office to the newly-elected City Councilmembers. [Judge Danny Pierce] b. Possible action to elect the Mayor Pro-Tem. [Mayor Mac Woodward]

  3. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 4. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Presentation of the autumn interns. Thank yous from Mayor Woodward 5. PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any matter not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker b. Related to any matter on the agenda – 5 minutes per speaker

  4. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) a. Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Sessions held on November 1 and 17, 2011, and the version of the November 17, 2011 minutes for the Election Register. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] • Authorize the City Manager to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement a Texas Hazard Mitigation Grant Program grant for wildfire mitigation in the amount of $341,139.000, with a 25% match, both in-kind and cash, of $85,285.00, and approve Resolution 2012-07 in support of same. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist] c. Authorize the City Manager to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement the Kresge Foundation Grant for $2,500,000 for Phase 2 of the Boys and Girls Club, with previously awarded matches, and approve Resolution 2012- 06 in support of same. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist]

  5. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) d. Authorize the City Manager to apply for, accept if awarded, contract with selected engineer, and implement the Hurricane Ike 2.2 grant funded through the General Land Office for $498,332.00, including a match of $54,048.00, to purchase and install generators at three water wells, and approve Resolution 2012-05 in support of same. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist] e. Approve Resolution 2012-04, a revision of Resolution 2011-20 for the Texas Capital Fund Main Street Improvement Program, due to additional requirements for verbiage inclusion by the grantor. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist]

  6. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) f. Ratify the contract acceptance by the City Manager for the Sprite Sparks Grant in the amount of $35,000.00. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist] • Approve the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Board recommendation of pledge to the SHSU NCAA 2011 FCS playoff bids of $7,000 per game for up to three games to be held in Huntsville in December 2011. [Kimm Thomas, Director of Tourism and Cultural Arts] h. Approve Ordinance 2012-05 to revise City of Huntsville Record Retention Schedule, 2nd reading. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]

  7. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 7. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT a. Possible action to approve Ordinance 2012-02, amending Chapter 42, Article V, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, by adding a new Section 42.109, entitled “Taxation of Tangible Personal Property in Transit”; providing for the ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property in transit or “super Freeport” goods pursuant to Section 11.253 of the Texas Tax Code; providing a severability clause; providing a repealerclause, 1st reading. [Mayor Woodward] • Possible action to approve nominations to Council Committees. [Mayor Woodward] c. Possible action to approve nomination of Chandra Steinback, City of Huntsville Assistant Community Development Specialist, to replace Lydia Montgomery as the alternate representative to the H-GAC Sustainability Consortium. [Mayor Woodward]

  8. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 7. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT • Possible action to nominate Councilmember Lydia Montgomery to the H-GAC Governmental Advisory Committee to be considered for the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development. [Mayor Woodward] • Possible action to approve Resolution 2012-05 in support of Trinity River Authority (TRA) moving forward on plans for expansion of water plant. [Mayor Woodward] • Possible action to approve Ordinance 2012-07, authorizing participation with other Entergy service area cities in matters concerning Entergy Texas, Inc. before the Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2012, regarding Entergy’s proposed rate increase request, 1st reading. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] g. City Manager’s Report 1. Updates on City construction, grants, studies, City projects, City purchases, and economic development. 2. Wildfire report

  9. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 8.PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any matter not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker 9. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 10. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff for which no action will be discussed or taken.)

  10. City Council Meeting – December 6, 2011 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551; Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal matters including current and pending litigation, including, but not limited to, the City of Huntsville vs. the Huntsville/Walker-County Chamber of Commerce. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] 12. RECONVENE a. Take action, if needed, on items discussed in Executive Session. 13. ADJOURNMENT

  11. The City Council is currently in Executive Session and will reconvene before adjourning.

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