City Council Regular Session

1. City CouncilRegular Session January 17, 2012

2. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 REGULAR 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. • PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any matter not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker b. Related to any matter on the agenda – 5 minutes per speaker 4. PRESENTATION a. Presentation by Utility Service Providers (USP) on the National League of Cities (NLC) Service Line Warranty Program.

3. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 5. 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 Regular Session held on January 3, 2012. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] b. Adopt Ordinance 2012-10, amending Chapter 44 of the Code of Ordinances by adding Section 44-170 to Article VII, for the regulation of the use of handheld mobile telephones and mobile communication devices in school zones, and providing for a penalty and other findings, 2nd reading. [Chief Kevin Lunsford, Director of Public Safety] c. Approve Ordinance 2012-13, amending the budget for FY2011-12. [Winston Duke, Finance Director] d. Authorize the City Manager to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement an application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Recreational Trails Grant Program, and approve Resolution 2012-10 in support of same. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist]

4. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 5. 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.) e. Authorize the City Manager to apply for, accept if awarded, and implement the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation grant to establish an orchard at Emancipation Park. [Dr. Sherry McKibben, Community Development Specialist] f. Consider a standardized General Service Agreement for Engineering and related Professional Services between the City of Huntsville and the consulting Engineering firm of Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. (SPI) [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works] g. Consider a standardized General Service Agreement for Engineering and related Professional Services between the City of Huntsville and the consulting Engineering firm of McClure & Browne Engineering/Surveying, Inc. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works]

5. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 5. 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.) h. Consider the award of Task Order #3 of the McClure & Browne Engineering/Surveying, Inc. General Service Agreement for Spur 59 Extension Preliminary Design. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works] i. Consider the award of Task Order #4 to Schaumberg and Polk (SPI) for engineering and design services for the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works]

6. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 6. STATUTORY AGENDA • Possible action to approve Ordinance 2012-11, authorizing participation with other Entergy service area cities in matters concerning Entergy Texas, Inc., at the Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2012, 1st reading. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] • Possible action to approve Ordinance 2012-12, amending the Code of Ordinances, regarding the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT), specifically Chapter 42 “Taxation”, Article III, Division 1, by adding a new section 42-54; making other provisions and findings thereto; and declaring an effective date, 1st reading. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] • Possible action to approve Ordinance 2010-33, amending the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 project plan, finance plan, and revising the boundaries of TIRZ #1, 2nd reading. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works]

7. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 7. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT • Possible action to appoint a member of Council as the City Alternate Representative to the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) General Assembly. [Mayor Woodward] • Possible action to nominate an informal committee for annual review of the City Council Rules of Procedure. [Mayor Woodward] • City Manager’s Report 1.Updates on City construction, grants, studies, City projects, City purchases, and economic development.

8. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 8.PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any matter not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker 9. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 10. 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.)

9. City Council Meeting – January 17, 2012 11. 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, claims involving, and the City of Huntsville vs. the Huntsville/Walker-County Chamber of Commerce and any mediation consideration; and Darrel Tarvin, Individually, and D&S Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a Shenanigans vs. the City of Huntsville. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney]. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] 12. RECONVENE a. Take action on items discussed in Executive Session, if needed. 13. ADJOURNMENT

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