1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION/PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – Consider discussing and approving the Tuesday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 27, 2010, Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. CANVASS AND DECLARATION OF MAY 8, 2010 ELECTION RESULTS – Consider discussing and approving canvassing and declaring the results of the Saturday, May 8, 2010 General Election. 5.RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER – Consider recognizing outgoing Council Member Don Acker. 6. SEATING OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED MAY 8, 2010 -- Presentation of certificates of election to newly-elected Mayor and Councilmembers and administering Oaths of Office. 7. ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM – Consider discussing and approving election of a Mayor Pro Tem. 8. DESIGNATION OF VOTING REPRESENTATIVE TO NCTCOG -- Consider discussing and approving the designation of a voting representative to the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ General Assembly. 9. NCTCOG EXECUTIVE BOARD RECOMMENDATION – Consider discussing and approving recommendation of a local elected official to serve on the North Central Texas Council of Government’s 2010-2011 Executive Board for consideration by its nominating committee. 10. COUNCIL APPOINTED BOARDS -- Appointments and resignations. 11. APPROVE FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 BUDGET CALENDAR – Consider discussing and approving the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget Calendar.
12. APPROVE POLICY REQUIRING THE CITY MANAGER TO OBTAIN CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL PRIOR TO INCURRING CERTAIN CITY ATTORNEY FEES REGARDING REQUESTS FOR LEGAL OPINIONS ORIGINATING FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS OR CITIZENS/GROUPS – Consider discussing and approving a policy requiring majority approval of the City Council prior to incurring City Attorney fees regarding requests for legal opinions originating from elected officials or citizen and citizen groups.
APPROVE POLICY REQUIRING MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO OBTAIN MAJORITY CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL PRIOR INCURRING REIMBURSABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES -- Consider discussing and approving a policy requiring Mayor and Council Members to obtain majority City Council approval sixty (60) days prior to travel event including establishing reimbursement limits and travel cost parameters.
CONSIDER HEARING A REPORT FROM THE AD HOC TASK FORCE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT -- Consider hearing an update from Mrs. Martha Strain regarding the Ad hoc Task Force on Neighborhood Improvement and approving release of information announcing the Richland Hills PRIDE program, expansion of the membership of the Task Force and presentation of Richland Hills PRIDE to the Keep Richland Hills Beautiful Committee. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
CONSIDER DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO CANVASS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES REGARDING PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND METHOD OF FUNDING -- Consider directing City staff to canvass surrounding cities regarding provision of transportation services including public bus service; school bus service for children inside a two (2) mile radius of a public school; MITS; other transportation services for elderly and physically challenged citizens; specific vendors used for each transportation service offered and cost of each of the above services to the City. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
CONSIDER APPOINTING AN AD HOC TASK FORCE TO COLLECT RIDERSHIP DATA FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO CURRENTLY USE THE PUBLIC, NON-RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS WITH DATA COLLECTED BY THIS TASK FORCE BEING PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND USED BY CITY STAFF IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ALTERNATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR THE CITY WITH SUCH TRANSPORATION SYSTEMS READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN NOVEMBER 2010 SHOULD A MAJORITY OF VOTERS APPROVE THE REFERENDUM ON THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT -- Consider establishing an Ad Hoc Task Force for “Public Transportation Data Collection and Analysis” comprised of the following: two members of the City Council; five Richland Hills citizens and one member of city staff. The goal being that at least three of the citizen appointees represent different geographic sections of the City. Furthermore, the goal would be that that two of the citizen appointees be either of the following: a user of the MITS service; a parent of a child who utilizes the school bus service provided by the T or a rider of Bus Route 41. Additionally, consider providing direction from the City Council to the Ad Hoc Task Force regarding its mission, objectives and timeline in accordance with the attachment to the agenda for this item. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE T ASKING FOR AD HOC RIDERSHIP REPORTS THAT WILL BE USED BY THE AD HOC TASK FORCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS -- Consider discussing and authorizing the City Manager to sign a letter to the T asking for ridership data for all non-rail public transportation conveyances in the city of Richland Hills. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
18. REPORTS/COMMENTS -- Public. 19. COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS – Council Member to comment…… 20. EXECUTIVE SESSION: 21. ADJOURNMENT
May 18, 2010 City Council
1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION/PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – Consider discussing and approving the Tuesday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 27, 2010, Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. CANVASS AND DECLARATION OF MAY 8, 2010 ELECTION RESULTS – Consider discussing and approving canvassing and declaring the results of the Saturday, May 8, 2010 General Election. 5.RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER – Consider recognizing outgoing Council Member Don Acker. 6. SEATING OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED MAY 8, 2010 -- Presentation of certificates of election to newly-elected Mayor and Councilmembers and administering Oaths of Office. 7. ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM – Consider discussing and approving election of a Mayor Pro Tem. 8. DESIGNATION OF VOTING REPRESENTATIVE TO NCTCOG -- Consider discussing and approving the designation of a voting representative to the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ General Assembly. 9. NCTCOG EXECUTIVE BOARD RECOMMENDATION – Consider discussing and approving recommendation of a local elected official to serve on the North Central Texas Council of Government’s 2010-2011 Executive Board for consideration by its nominating committee. 10. COUNCIL APPOINTED BOARDS -- Appointments and resignations. 11. APPROVE FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 BUDGET CALENDAR – Consider discussing and approving the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget Calendar.
12. APPROVE POLICY REQUIRING THE CITY MANAGER TO OBTAIN CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL PRIOR TO INCURRING CERTAIN CITY ATTORNEY FEES REGARDING REQUESTS FOR LEGAL OPINIONS ORIGINATING FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS OR CITIZENS/GROUPS – Consider discussing and approving a policy requiring majority approval of the City Council prior to incurring City Attorney fees regarding requests for legal opinions originating from elected officials or citizen and citizen groups.
APPROVE POLICY REQUIRING MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO OBTAIN MAJORITY CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL PRIOR INCURRING REIMBURSABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES -- Consider discussing and approving a policy requiring Mayor and Council Members to obtain majority City Council approval sixty (60) days prior to travel event including establishing reimbursement limits and travel cost parameters.
CONSIDER HEARING A REPORT FROM THE AD HOC TASK FORCE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT -- Consider hearing an update from Mrs. Martha Strain regarding the Ad hoc Task Force on Neighborhood Improvement and approving release of information announcing the Richland Hills PRIDE program, expansion of the membership of the Task Force and presentation of Richland Hills PRIDE to the Keep Richland Hills Beautiful Committee. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
CONSIDER DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO CANVASS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES REGARDING PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND METHOD OF FUNDING -- Consider directing City staff to canvass surrounding cities regarding provision of transportation services including public bus service; school bus service for children inside a two (2) mile radius of a public school; MITS; other transportation services for elderly and physically challenged citizens; specific vendors used for each transportation service offered and cost of each of the above services to the City. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
CONSIDER APPOINTING AN AD HOC TASK FORCE TO COLLECT RIDERSHIP DATA FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO CURRENTLY USE THE PUBLIC, NON-RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS WITH DATA COLLECTED BY THIS TASK FORCE BEING PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND USED BY CITY STAFF IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ALTERNATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR THE CITY WITH SUCH TRANSPORATION SYSTEMS READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN NOVEMBER 2010 SHOULD A MAJORITY OF VOTERS APPROVE THE REFERENDUM ON THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT -- Consider establishing an Ad Hoc Task Force for “Public Transportation Data Collection and Analysis” comprised of the following: two members of the City Council; five Richland Hills citizens and one member of city staff. The goal being that at least three of the citizen appointees represent different geographic sections of the City. Furthermore, the goal would be that that two of the citizen appointees be either of the following: a user of the MITS service; a parent of a child who utilizes the school bus service provided by the T or a rider of Bus Route 41. Additionally, consider providing direction from the City Council to the Ad Hoc Task Force regarding its mission, objectives and timeline in accordance with the attachment to the agenda for this item. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE T ASKING FOR AD HOC RIDERSHIP REPORTS THAT WILL BE USED BY THE AD HOC TASK FORCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS -- Consider discussing and authorizing the City Manager to sign a letter to the T asking for ridership data for all non-rail public transportation conveyances in the city of Richland Hills. This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Marrs.
18. REPORTS/COMMENTS -- Public. 19. COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS – Council Member to comment…… 20. EXECUTIVE SESSION: 21. ADJOURNMENT