CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – 6:00 PM 1. Executive Session: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 418.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e). Executive Session maybe held, under these exceptions, at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the CityCouncil to seek advice from the City Attorney as to the posted subject matter of this City Councilmeeting. Section 551.071: Consultation with Attorney Seek advice of the city attorney regarding pending and/or contemplated litigation Section 551.074: Deliberation regarding Personnel Matter s Boards and Commissions 2. Discuss items listed on tonight’s City Council agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be consideredduring the Regular Session.
Citizen Appearances/Public Comments Citizen comments emailed to Lindsay Wells ( lwells@richlandhills.com ) on an item either listed on this agenda ornot listed on this agenda will be heard at this time. Citizens in attendance at the meeting who have signed a card tospeak to the City Council will also be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, unlessthe subject matter of the presentation is on the agenda, the city staff and City Council members are preventedfrom discussion of the subject and may respond only with statements of factual information or existing city policy.Public comment will not be taken on items that the Council has previously considered in a public hearing
CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. Therewill be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the itemwill be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agendaauthorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. A. Consider approval of minutes from the September 12, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting B. Consider approval of Resolution 566-22 denying Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC’s Application forRate Change to increase distribution rates
Consider Ordinance 1460-22 approving and adopting an amended budget for Fiscal Year 2022 PUBLICHEARING
Consider Ordinance 1459-22 approving and adopting the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Multi-Year CapitalImprovement Program
8. COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. (The Texas Open Meetings Acteffective September 1, 2009, provides that “a quorum of the city council may receive from municipal staff, and amember of the governing body may make, a report regarding items of community interest during a councilmeeting without having given notice of the subject of the report, provided no action is taken or discussed.” TheOpen Meetings Act does not allow Council to discuss an item concerning pending City Council business unless it isspecifically, appropriately posted on the agenda.) An “item of community interest” includes the following: information regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by acity official or city employee; and announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city 10. ADJOURNMENT
Sep 26, 2022 Work Session & City Council
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – 6:00 PM 1. Executive Session: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 418.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e). Executive Session maybe held, under these exceptions, at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the CityCouncil to seek advice from the City Attorney as to the posted subject matter of this City Councilmeeting. Section 551.071: Consultation with Attorney Seek advice of the city attorney regarding pending and/or contemplated litigation Section 551.074: Deliberation regarding Personnel Matter s Boards and Commissions 2. Discuss items listed on tonight’s City Council agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be consideredduring the Regular Session.
Citizen Appearances/Public Comments Citizen comments emailed to Lindsay Wells ( lwells@richlandhills.com ) on an item either listed on this agenda ornot listed on this agenda will be heard at this time. Citizens in attendance at the meeting who have signed a card tospeak to the City Council will also be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, unlessthe subject matter of the presentation is on the agenda, the city staff and City Council members are preventedfrom discussion of the subject and may respond only with statements of factual information or existing city policy.Public comment will not be taken on items that the Council has previously considered in a public hearing
CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. Therewill be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the itemwill be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agendaauthorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. A. Consider approval of minutes from the September 12, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting B. Consider approval of Resolution 566-22 denying Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC’s Application forRate Change to increase distribution rates
Consider Ordinance 1460-22 approving and adopting an amended budget for Fiscal Year 2022 PUBLICHEARING
Consider Ordinance 1459-22 approving and adopting the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Multi-Year CapitalImprovement Program
8. COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. (The Texas Open Meetings Acteffective September 1, 2009, provides that “a quorum of the city council may receive from municipal staff, and amember of the governing body may make, a report regarding items of community interest during a councilmeeting without having given notice of the subject of the report, provided no action is taken or discussed.” TheOpen Meetings Act does not allow Council to discuss an item concerning pending City Council business unless it isspecifically, appropriately posted on the agenda.) An “item of community interest” includes the following: information regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by acity official or city employee; and announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city 10. ADJOURNMENT