MIN CC 09/04/2001CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4 2001 BOOK S" 346
346MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2001, IN THE
i CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE MIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 5:15 P.M. !.
i The Council met in a regular session with the following members present:
COUNCILMEMBER:
j William B. Green, Mayor Ralph A. Davis, Jr. Officers:
Gary Crawford Marjorie Rex Bob Hart, City Manager
Mark Erb Steed Smith Paul Isham, City Attorney j
Vance Howard John Escobedo Danna Welter, City Secretary
David Martinez
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING [4:09 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.]
Discuss: a) annual review of investment policy and investment strategies;
b) review of budget adjustments; and
c) updated budget worksheets.
CALL TO ORDER [5:15 p.m.]
Mayor Green called the meeting to order.
INVOCATION
Invocation by Bob Hart, City Manager.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. PUBLIC HEARING - on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year
by 5.49552 percent. '
2. PUBLIC HEARING -on the proposed budget for the City of Huntsville's fiscal year October 1, 2001, through September
30,2002.
3. PUBLIC HEARING - on the adoption of an Ordinance amending Title 17 "Health and Sanitation' of the City Code by
adding a new Part 17.04 "Rules for On -Site Sewage Facilities'.
There was no citizen input on these three public hearings.
CONSENTAGENDA
1. Consider the minutes of August 7, 2001.
2. Approve budget adjustments as submitted for the FY 2000 -01 budget.
3. Consider approval of matching funds in an amount of $4,654 for Department of Justice Local Law Enforcement Grant.
4. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an annual contract with Vulcan Construction Materials as a one source vendor
for the purchase of Basalt Rock at $33.94/ton delivered price.
5. Approve an annual contract with DXI Industries, Inc. for the purchase of chlorine cylinders at $286.40/ton and sulfur
dioxide cylinders at $396.00.
6. Authorize purchase of additional vehicle to be added to the City of Huntsville's vehicle fleet in an estimated amount of
$22,500, to be funded from the surplus in the Fleet Capital Equipment Fund.
Councilmember Howard made a motion to approve the consent aoenda. and Councilmember Erb seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimous)
STATUTORY AGENDA
1. Consider Ordinance No. 2001 -09 -04.1 adding a new Part 17.04 "Rules for On -Site Sewage Facilities" to the City's Code
of Ordinances.
Chapter 366 of the Texas Health and Safety Code authorizes local jurisdictions to regulate the use of on -site sewage
facilities provided it has one or more inspectors approved by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission '
( "TNRCC "). The procedure to assume jurisdiction locally requires that TNRCC approve the City's ordinance. The City
Council adopted an ordinance in June, Ordinance No. 2000 -12, after a draft ofthe ordinance had been submitted to TNRCC '!
and approved by it. Chapter 366 requires that the ordinance be resubmitted for approval to TNRCC after its adoption and '-
before the City can assume the responsibility of inspecting on -site sewage facilities. TNRCC requested that the City make "
a couple of additional changes to its ordinance before it would approve the same, and the City did that in October.
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Now, TNRCC has informed the City that a public notice should have been published in the local newspaper prior to the '
adoption of the ordinance and the amendment of the ordinance so that citizens would have notice of the intent to adopt the
ordinance and amending ordinance. The City was not aware of this requirement at the time the initial and amending
ordinances were considered. The City has published notice in the Huntsville Item and has prepared a new ordinance
incorporating the original ordinance and amendments into one ordinance. Hopefully, TNRCC will approve this ordinance
after it is adopted by the Council
Councilmember Rex made a motion to Approve Ordinance No 2001-09-04.1 Adding a New Part 17 04`Rules for On -Site
Sewage Facilities" of the City's Code of Ordinances and Councilmember Martinez seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
2. Approve Ordinance 2001 -09 -04.2 Amending Part 20. 10 "Abatementand Removal ofJunked Vehicles"of the City's Code
of Ordinances, as presented by Glenn Isbell.
City Staff has started reviewing various City ordinances before embarking on a more aggressive code enforcement
program in an effort to beautify the City. The ordinance before you amends the existing junked vehicle ordinance of the City
Code by placing authority for the enforcement of the ordinance in the Building Official or his /her designee rather than the
Chiefof Police. The two departments will work closely together in a program to rid the City of junked vehicles. Theproposed
ordinance also more closely tracks the State law with regard to the procedure for abating junked vehicles and disposing of
the same.
Councilmember Rex made a motion to approve Ordinance 2001 -09 -04.2 Amending Part 20.10 "Abatement and Removal
of Junked Vehicles" of the City Code and Councilmember Crawford seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
3. Authorize City Manager to terminate the garbage and trash collection agreement between the City of Huntsville and
' Oliphant Trash Service, as presented by Glenn Isbell.
This item was removed from agenda.
MAYORICITY MANAGER ACTIVITY REPORT
1. ProgramlProjectStatus
2. Schedule and announce meeting for September 18, 2001 to adopt budget and tax rate.
3. Upcoming Events:
City Council Meeting - September 18, 2001, 5:15 p.m. - Adopt budget and tax rate
TDCJ Board Meeting in Huntsville - September 28, 2001
City Council Meeting - October 9, 2001, 5:15 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION [5:35 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.]
City Council conducted closed session under Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, for the following matter:
a. Section 551.072 - to deliberate the purchase of real property with regard to Eastham- Thomason Park.
RECONVENE [5:47 p.m.]
1. Approve purchase of real property with regard to Eastham- Thomason Park.
Councilmember Howard made a motion to approve the purchase of two lots from Emzie and Tessie Bridges in an amount
of $40,500 for the Eastham- Thomason Park and Councilmember Erb seconded the motion. All were in favor except
Councilmembers Escobedo and Smith. The motion passed 7 -2.
ADJOURNMENT [6:00 p. m.] ILC
' Canna Welter, City Secretary