1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 3. INVOCATION 4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT 6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) a. Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on the 20th of July 2010. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, discussion and possible action to authorize the City Manager to sign an Unobstructed Easement on behalf of the City of Huntsville for property in the 1600 block of Sycamore Avenue. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works] b. Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve sale of two of the Trust Properties; Property # 1 (ID#24604) & Property # 3(ID# 27987). [Winston Duke, Finance Director] c. Presentation, discussion and possible action to reject bid on Property #2 (ID#24645) and allow City staff to purchase Property #2 (ID#24645) for future projects in the amount up to $5,000.00. [Winston Duke, Finance Director] d. Discussion of promoting local hotels through the TxDoT LOGOS Sign Program with the use of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. [Kimm Thomas, Director of Tourism and Cultural Arts]
MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT a. Presentation, discussion and possible action to discuss water policy issues. [Standing item on first agenda of each month.] [Mayor Turner and Bill Baine, City Manager] b. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding update of ongoing litigation against the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce to recover misspent and misapplied Hotel Occupancy Funds, primarily to update the citizens and council as to what has occurred and is in the public record and or available to the public. [Councilmember Ray] c. Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve settlement on Entergy rate increase. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] d. Discussion of sunsetting committees. [Mayor Turner] e. City Manager’s Report 1. Update on extension of golf course lease with Sam Houston State University. 9. PUBLIC COMMENT
10. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 11. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff for which no action will be discussed or taken.) 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551; Section 551.071 - consultation with counsel on legal matters including current and pending litigation, including, but not limited to, suit by George Russell, and suit by Marion Harvey. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney]
13. RECONVENE a. Take action, if necessary, on item addressed during Executive Session. 14. ADJOURNMENT
Aug 03, 2010 City Council
1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 3. INVOCATION 4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT 6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) a. Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on the 20th of July 2010. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, discussion and possible action to authorize the City Manager to sign an Unobstructed Easement on behalf of the City of Huntsville for property in the 1600 block of Sycamore Avenue. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works] b. Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve sale of two of the Trust Properties; Property # 1 (ID#24604) & Property # 3(ID# 27987). [Winston Duke, Finance Director] c. Presentation, discussion and possible action to reject bid on Property #2 (ID#24645) and allow City staff to purchase Property #2 (ID#24645) for future projects in the amount up to $5,000.00. [Winston Duke, Finance Director] d. Discussion of promoting local hotels through the TxDoT LOGOS Sign Program with the use of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. [Kimm Thomas, Director of Tourism and Cultural Arts]
MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT a. Presentation, discussion and possible action to discuss water policy issues. [Standing item on first agenda of each month.] [Mayor Turner and Bill Baine, City Manager] b. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding update of ongoing litigation against the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce to recover misspent and misapplied Hotel Occupancy Funds, primarily to update the citizens and council as to what has occurred and is in the public record and or available to the public. [Councilmember Ray] c. Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve settlement on Entergy rate increase. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] d. Discussion of sunsetting committees. [Mayor Turner] e. City Manager’s Report 1. Update on extension of golf course lease with Sam Houston State University. 9. PUBLIC COMMENT
10. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 11. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff for which no action will be discussed or taken.) 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551; Section 551.071 - consultation with counsel on legal matters including current and pending litigation, including, but not limited to, suit by George Russell, and suit by Marion Harvey. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney]
13. RECONVENE a. Take action, if necessary, on item addressed during Executive Session. 14. ADJOURNMENT