City Council Regular Session

1. City CouncilRegular Session January 7, 2014

2. 2011 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES • Huntsville residents enjoy a safe, healthy, affordable and historic community. • Huntsville is an economically diverse and developing community. • Huntsville residents enjoy and benefit from an attractive city with beautiful parks and lifelong educational and cultural opportunities. • Huntsville is a well-managed, sustainable community that values its natural resources and provides exceptional public services. • Huntsville is a friendly place where a warm welcome awaits both visitors and new residents.

3. City Council Meeting – January 7, 2014 MAIN SESSION [6:00pm] 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 3. PRESENTATION - Presentation on Huntsville Police Department Best Practices Recognition 4. PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any City business not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker. b. Related to any matter on the agenda – 5 minutes per speaker

4. City Council Meeting – January 7, 2014 4. 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.) • Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Session held on December 17, 2013. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] b. Adopt Ordinance 2014-17, amending the FY13-14 budget for Capital Improvement Projects. [Steve Ritter, Finance Director] c. Approve the purchase and installation of three generators to be placed at various water well sites, second reading. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Director of Neighborhood Resources] d. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for Rehabilitation of the Elevated Storage Tank #1 at Palm Street Water Plant, Project - # 13-09-03, second reading. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development] e. Approve tax sale bid for trust properties GEO ID 3323-030-0-01100, Elkins Lake, Section 3A, Block 30, Lots 11 and 12 (Property IDs 25929 and 25930, respectively). [Steve Ritter, Finance Director]

5. City Council Meeting – January 7, 2014 5. STATUTORY AGENDA • Presentation, discussion, and possible action to authorize the City Manager to approve Amendment No. 1 to Task Order No. 4 with Schaumburg and Polk, Inc. (SPI) for the purpose of including construction engineering services for Safe Routes to School (SRTS), Project 09-01-01. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development] • Presentation, discussion, and possible action to authorize the City Manager to award a construction contract for Avenue J and Lake Road sidewalk projects #11-10-32 and #11-10-33. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development]

6. City Council Meeting – January 7, 2014 6. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT • Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Mayor’s appointments to City Council Committees. [Mayor Woodward] • Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Mayor’s nomination for alternate representative to the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC). [Mayor Woodward] • Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Mayor’s nomination of Kristie Kelarek and Rainee Thompson to open (adult and youth, respectively) positions on the Youth Advisory Board. [Mayor Woodward] d. City Manager’s Report 1. Updates on City construction, grants, studies, City projects, City purchases, and economic development.

7. City Council Meeting – January 7, 2014 7. PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any City business – 2 minutes per speaker 8. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 9. 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.)

8. City Council Meeting – January 7, 2014 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION • City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.071– to receive legal advice concerning economic development negotiations on project Snoopy. [Matt Benoit, City Manager, and Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development] b. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Section 551.071 – counsel on legal matters - to receive legal advice on non-profit corporation exemptions from property taxes and prohibited activities. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] 12. RECONVENE a. Take action, if necessary, on items addressed during Executive Session. 13. ADJOURNMENT

9. 2011 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES • Huntsville residents enjoy a safe, healthy, affordable and historic community. • Huntsville is an economically diverse and developing community. • Huntsville residents enjoy and benefit from an attractive city with beautiful parks and lifelong educational and cultural opportunities. • Huntsville is a well-managed, sustainable community that values its natural resources and provides exceptional public services. • Huntsville is a friendly place where a warm welcome awaits both visitors and new residents.

10. The City Council is currently in Executive Session and will reconvene before adjourning.

11. The City Council is in recess.