CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE

8301 WESTVIEW

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77055

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

FEBRUARY 21, 2006

7:30 P M

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                                                                               TAB

Pro Tem Mayor Denninger Presiding                                                                                   

    1. Invocation
    2. Roll Call  (Mayor Davis out of town)
    3. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 17,2006ÉÉÉÉ1     

    

  1. CITIZENS COMMENTS/PUBLIC FORUM (Time Limit-5 minutes)

      

  1. REPORTS TO COUNCIL

       1. PoliceÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ2

             2. Fire CommissionerÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ...3

             3. TreasurerÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ......4

             4. Engineers- Building Official ReportÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ5

                                                a.EngineerÕs Report

                                                b. Building OfficialÕs Report including progress on School of the

                            WoodÕs progress in correcting deficiencies.

             5. Mayor and CouncilÉ.ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ.........6

                                                a. METRO Special Projects Funding (Mayor Davis written report)

                                                b. Pavement repairs on Ridgeley (Mayor Davis written report)

                                                c. MayorÕs background comments on Items E.1-7

 

  1. CONSENT AGENDA

Disbursements: Summary/DepositsÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ7

Professional Service Invoices

City Operations

 

  1. DISCUSSION AND ACTION:

                        1. Discuss CityÕs authority to declare abandoned swimming pool

                            on Pine Creek Lane a public nuisance/hazard and initiate action

                to have owner demolish pool and restore site to original gradesÉÉÉÉÉ.8     

                        2. Discuss holding Citizen Workshop(s) on Proposed Amendments

                to Building Codes prior to Council Action to enactÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ.9

                        3. Referral of Centerpoint and Reliant Franchise Agreements for

                review and recommendations by City AttorneyÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ.10

                        4. Discussion of proposed Contract Amendment to Garbage Collection

                           contract as prepared by City Attorney and Authorization for Mayor to

                            execute contract either as presented or with any amendments agreed to

                by  CouncilÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ..11            

                       

                        5. Resolution to approve the Articles of Incorporation of a proposed

                Villages Independence Festival Local Government CorporationÉÉÉÉ...12

                        6. Resolution authorizing Mayor to execute lease agreement with

                Harris County for voting machines necessary to hold municipal

                electionÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ 13

            7. Discussion and action as appropriate for creating a Kids Council

                in Hilshire Village. (Councilperson Anderson)ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ...14

                        8. Order of ElectionÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ............15

 

F. DISCUSSION

1. Report of Recent Viruses in Computer and Solution (Walter Gilbert)

               2. Need to revise tree ordinances (Councilperson Anderson)

                           3. Playground equipment in front and side yards visible from street

                               (Councilperson Anderson)

 

  1. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

          (Comments must be relevant to items in above current meeting agenda)

 

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

  1. ADJOURMENT

 

 

POSTED THIS_______DAY OF February, 2006 at _________PUSUANT TO THE Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.

 

 

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Claudia Bammel,City Secretary

 

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