BOARD APPOINTMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND REMOVAL -- Appointments, resignations and removal of board and commission members, with or without cause, to the extent permitted without hearing by law.
DISCUSS AND APPROVE CLAIM OF MR. BILL MARTIN REGARDING SIGN REPLACEMENT -- Consider discussing and approving claim of Mr. Bill Martin, owner of property located at 6700 and 6702 Boulevard 26, regarding replacement of a pole sign which was removed.
DISCUSS AND APPROVE CLAIM OF MR. BILL MARTIN REGARDING SIGN REPLACEMENT -- Consider discussing and approving claim of Mr. Bill Martin, owner of property located at 6700 and 6702 Boulevard 26, regarding replacement of a pole sign which was removed.
HEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS REPORT PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS -- Consider hearing and discussing capital projects report presented by the Director of Public Works.
APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR THE SATURDAY MAY 12, 2012 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS - - Consider discussing and approving appointment of judge and alternate judge for the Saturday, May 12, 2012 General and Special Elections. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
DISCUSS PROPOSED DEAD TREE ORDINANCE -- Consider discussing proposed dead tree ordinance. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Davis.
APPROVE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR CITY HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS -- Consider discussing and approving award of contracts for the amount of $10,722.78 to 3rd Generation Painting and Remodeling for painting of City Hall and the Community Center and for the amount of $$4,021.62 to various vendors to purchase supplies and equipment for the Community Center.
APPROVE CITY SERVER VIRTUALIZATION PROPOSAL AND AWARD CONTRACT TO TECH FORCE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS -- Consider discussing and approving an award of contract for the amount of $49,928.65 to Tech Force Technology to migrate existing infrastructure to a virtual environment positioning for future growth, reduced hardware foot print, improved system’s reliability and redundancy and reduction in energy consumption. This item was tabled at Council’s Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Regular Meeting.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO DEVICES IN CERTAIN AREAS OF CITY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SIGNAGE INFORMING THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION -- Consider discussing and approving a proposed ordinance prohibiting the use of photographic and video devices in certain areas of city buildings used for clerical purposes in order to protect the efficacy of security measures and protect City employees, providing for the posting of signs informing the public of the prohibition, providing for certain exceptions, and providing a penalty for violation.
CONSIDER APPROVING REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL EVENT FUNDING -- Considering hearing and approving requests for 2012 special event funding from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund.
11. HEAR PRESENTATION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF VACANT PROPERTY ORDINANCE -- Consider hearing and discussing presentation regarding enforcement of the vacant property ordinance including number of letters sent and action taken. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Goveas. 12. HEAR PRESENTATION REGARDING CODE ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING NATURE AND TYPE OF VIOLATIONS -- Consider hearing and discussing presentation regarding code enforcement including nature and type of violations being enforced; high grass and weeds, substandard structures, junk and waste, etc. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Goveas.
APPROVE LEASE PROPOSAL WITH MOTOROLA FOR UPGRADE OF CITY RADIO EQUIPMENT AND DISPATCH CONSOLE -- Consider discussing and approving a five-year lease proposal with Motorola for the amount of $51,920 for flashing city portable and mobile radios to digital format and upgrade of dispatch console for the amount of $94,687 as required by the federal government’s narrow banding legislation which requires all public safety systems be digital by December 2014.
DISCUSS COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE REGARDING WEARING OF T-SHIRTS IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- Consider discussing City Council Rules of Procedure regarding the wearing of T-Shirts with writing in the City Council Chambers. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
16. REMOVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS -- Any Council Member may remove any item from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action at this time. 17. CONSENT AGENDA -- A) Approval of Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes.
18. PUBLIC INPUT OR PUBLIC COMMENTS -- Public. 19. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, executive session may be held under one or more of Sections 551.071, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 413.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e), either at the end of the Regular Session or at any time during the meeting on any item on the agenda if a need arises for the City Council to seek advice from the City Attorney or otherwise convene in closed session as permitted by such sections of the Open Meetings Act. The City Council may take action on any agenda item listed for executive session consideration upon reconvening in open session. Please refer to agenda for the items posted. The sections referenced above are generally described as follows: Section 551.071: Consultation with Attorney The City Council may conduct a private consultation with its attorney when the City Council seeks the advice of its attorney concerning any item on this agenda, about pending and contemplated litigation, or a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Board of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551. Section 551.072: Deliberation regarding real property: The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Section 551.073: Deliberation regarding Prospective Gift or Donation The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City. Section 551.074: Deliberation regarding Personnel Matters The City Council may deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers, including the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Municipal Judge and non-advisory city boards and commission members. A complete list of the city boards and commissions and the membership of those boards and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s Office. Section 551.076: Deliberation regarding Security Devices The City Council may deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations The City Council may discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect that the city seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the city and which the City is conducting economic development negotiations or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect; particularly, discussion with economic development specialist regarding potential economic development incentive agreement for development of real property. Section 418.183(f): Texas Disaster Act The City Council may deliberate information: (1) for purposes of preventing, investigating, or responding to an act of terrorism or related criminal activity and involving emergency response providers, their staffing, contact information and tactical plans; (2) that relates to the risk or vulnerability of persons or property, including infrastructure, to an act of terrorism; (3) that relates to the assembly of an explosive weapon, the location of a material that may be used in a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon, or unpublished information pertaining to vaccines or devices to detect biological agents or toxins; (4) that relates to details of the encryption codes or security keys for a public communication system;(5) that relates to a terrorism-related report to an agency of the United States; (6) that relates to technical details of particular vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism; (7) that relates to information regarding security measures or security systems intended to protect public and private property from an act of terrorism; or (8) any other topic subject to discussion in closed session pursuant to the Texas Disaster Act. Section 418.106(d) & (e): Local Meetings to Discuss Emergency Management Plans regarding Pipeline Safety The City Council may discuss emergency management plans providing for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery in executive session when those plans contain sensitive information relating to critical infrastructure or facilities, and the safety or security of the infrastructures or facilities could be jeopardized by disclosure of the emergency management plan 20. ADJOURNMENT
Mar 20, 2012 City Council
BOARD APPOINTMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND REMOVAL -- Appointments, resignations and removal of board and commission members, with or without cause, to the extent permitted without hearing by law.
DISCUSS AND APPROVE CLAIM OF MR. BILL MARTIN REGARDING SIGN REPLACEMENT -- Consider discussing and approving claim of Mr. Bill Martin, owner of property located at 6700 and 6702 Boulevard 26, regarding replacement of a pole sign which was removed.
DISCUSS AND APPROVE CLAIM OF MR. BILL MARTIN REGARDING SIGN REPLACEMENT -- Consider discussing and approving claim of Mr. Bill Martin, owner of property located at 6700 and 6702 Boulevard 26, regarding replacement of a pole sign which was removed.
HEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS REPORT PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS -- Consider hearing and discussing capital projects report presented by the Director of Public Works.
APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR THE SATURDAY MAY 12, 2012 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS - - Consider discussing and approving appointment of judge and alternate judge for the Saturday, May 12, 2012 General and Special Elections. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
DISCUSS PROPOSED DEAD TREE ORDINANCE -- Consider discussing proposed dead tree ordinance. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Davis.
APPROVE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR CITY HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS -- Consider discussing and approving award of contracts for the amount of $10,722.78 to 3rd Generation Painting and Remodeling for painting of City Hall and the Community Center and for the amount of $$4,021.62 to various vendors to purchase supplies and equipment for the Community Center.
APPROVE CITY SERVER VIRTUALIZATION PROPOSAL AND AWARD CONTRACT TO TECH FORCE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS -- Consider discussing and approving an award of contract for the amount of $49,928.65 to Tech Force Technology to migrate existing infrastructure to a virtual environment positioning for future growth, reduced hardware foot print, improved system’s reliability and redundancy and reduction in energy consumption. This item was tabled at Council’s Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Regular Meeting.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO DEVICES IN CERTAIN AREAS OF CITY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SIGNAGE INFORMING THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION -- Consider discussing and approving a proposed ordinance prohibiting the use of photographic and video devices in certain areas of city buildings used for clerical purposes in order to protect the efficacy of security measures and protect City employees, providing for the posting of signs informing the public of the prohibition, providing for certain exceptions, and providing a penalty for violation.
CONSIDER APPROVING REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL EVENT FUNDING -- Considering hearing and approving requests for 2012 special event funding from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund.
11. HEAR PRESENTATION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF VACANT PROPERTY ORDINANCE -- Consider hearing and discussing presentation regarding enforcement of the vacant property ordinance including number of letters sent and action taken. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Goveas. 12. HEAR PRESENTATION REGARDING CODE ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING NATURE AND TYPE OF VIOLATIONS -- Consider hearing and discussing presentation regarding code enforcement including nature and type of violations being enforced; high grass and weeds, substandard structures, junk and waste, etc. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Goveas.
APPROVE LEASE PROPOSAL WITH MOTOROLA FOR UPGRADE OF CITY RADIO EQUIPMENT AND DISPATCH CONSOLE -- Consider discussing and approving a five-year lease proposal with Motorola for the amount of $51,920 for flashing city portable and mobile radios to digital format and upgrade of dispatch console for the amount of $94,687 as required by the federal government’s narrow banding legislation which requires all public safety systems be digital by December 2014.
DISCUSS COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE REGARDING WEARING OF T-SHIRTS IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- Consider discussing City Council Rules of Procedure regarding the wearing of T-Shirts with writing in the City Council Chambers. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
16. REMOVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS -- Any Council Member may remove any item from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action at this time. 17. CONSENT AGENDA -- A) Approval of Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes.
18. PUBLIC INPUT OR PUBLIC COMMENTS -- Public. 19. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, executive session may be held under one or more of Sections 551.071, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 413.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e), either at the end of the Regular Session or at any time during the meeting on any item on the agenda if a need arises for the City Council to seek advice from the City Attorney or otherwise convene in closed session as permitted by such sections of the Open Meetings Act. The City Council may take action on any agenda item listed for executive session consideration upon reconvening in open session. Please refer to agenda for the items posted. The sections referenced above are generally described as follows: Section 551.071: Consultation with Attorney The City Council may conduct a private consultation with its attorney when the City Council seeks the advice of its attorney concerning any item on this agenda, about pending and contemplated litigation, or a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Board of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551. Section 551.072: Deliberation regarding real property: The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Section 551.073: Deliberation regarding Prospective Gift or Donation The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City. Section 551.074: Deliberation regarding Personnel Matters The City Council may deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers, including the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Municipal Judge and non-advisory city boards and commission members. A complete list of the city boards and commissions and the membership of those boards and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s Office. Section 551.076: Deliberation regarding Security Devices The City Council may deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations The City Council may discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect that the city seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the city and which the City is conducting economic development negotiations or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect; particularly, discussion with economic development specialist regarding potential economic development incentive agreement for development of real property. Section 418.183(f): Texas Disaster Act The City Council may deliberate information: (1) for purposes of preventing, investigating, or responding to an act of terrorism or related criminal activity and involving emergency response providers, their staffing, contact information and tactical plans; (2) that relates to the risk or vulnerability of persons or property, including infrastructure, to an act of terrorism; (3) that relates to the assembly of an explosive weapon, the location of a material that may be used in a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon, or unpublished information pertaining to vaccines or devices to detect biological agents or toxins; (4) that relates to details of the encryption codes or security keys for a public communication system;(5) that relates to a terrorism-related report to an agency of the United States; (6) that relates to technical details of particular vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism; (7) that relates to information regarding security measures or security systems intended to protect public and private property from an act of terrorism; or (8) any other topic subject to discussion in closed session pursuant to the Texas Disaster Act. Section 418.106(d) & (e): Local Meetings to Discuss Emergency Management Plans regarding Pipeline Safety The City Council may discuss emergency management plans providing for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery in executive session when those plans contain sensitive information relating to critical infrastructure or facilities, and the safety or security of the infrastructures or facilities could be jeopardized by disclosure of the emergency management plan 20. ADJOURNMENT