CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE

8301 WESTVIEW

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77055

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007

7:30 P M

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

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1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Invocation (Castro)

1.2. Roll Call

1.3.              Approval of minutes of Regular Meeting of  December 19.2006

                                                              

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

              Citizens wishing to comment or present to Council, please sign in at desk.

3. REPORTS TO COUNCIL:

3.1. Police..........................................................................................................................................2

3.2.              Fire Commissioner ....................................................................................................................3

3.3.              Treasurer ....................................................................................................................................4

3.4. Engineers ...................................................................................................................................5

3.5. Building Official Report.............................................................................................................6

3.6. Mayor and Council Report.........................................................................................................7

Border:  Severn Trent Contract executed eff, 1 Jan 07; METRO representative election to include candidates James Stewart and Burt Ballanfant..10

Henault:  Report on Asst. City Secretary search

Castro:  Personnel policy

Whiting:  Report on Ridgeley Project Citizens Advisory Committee

3.7. HVCEFFC (Conduit bonds see Item 4.1, below).......................................................................8

3.8. City Secretary Report (including discussion concerning required Open Government Training for all appointed and elected City officials) 9

 

4.                   DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION:

4.1. Consideration and possible approval of CMIÔs proposal for electrical work on water meter

vaults..11

4.2. Report from HVCEFFC on possible Loan Agreement with South Texas school of Law.

 

4.3. Placement Agent Agreement between City of Hilshire Village and First Southwest Company

For FSC to provide professional services and its facilities as placement agent with the issuance of the Series 2007 Tax Notes...........................................................................................................19

4.4. Presentation of Audit for Fiscal Year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006 by

Sanderson, Knox and Belt.

4.5. Selection of City Treasurer (Border)

4.6. Discussion and possible action, including review of 1987 Ordinance (inside packet) for National Flood Insurance protection, and confirmation that HV adopt all standards of new regulations for Federal Emergency Agency Management....20

4.7. Discussion and possible action regarding placement and construction of new lift station (Anderson).

4.8. Discussion and possible action of street light at Ridgeley Drive Court (1007-1023 Ridgeley) (Henault)

5.  DISCUSSION

Discussion on the number and longevity of lawn bags placed at the curb since inception of current Trash Contract

6. CONSENT AGENDA:

6.1. Disbursements: Summary, Deposits..............................................................................................22

6.2. Professional Service Invoices

6.3. City Operations

7. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

(Comments should be in regard and limited to the items discussed in the preceding portions of the agenda)

8. ADDITIONAL CITIZENS COMMENTS

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

10. ADJOURNMENT

I, Claudia Bammel, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting and Agenda for the City Council of the City of Hilshire Village was posted in a place convenient and readily accessible at all times to the general public in compliance with Chapter 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, on January ____, 2007 at ________ p.m.

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Claudia Bammel, City Secretary

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