MIN CC 02/05/2002CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 05, 2002
BOOK "S" 372
MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2002, IN THE CITY
HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 5:15 P.M.
The Council met in a regular session with the following members present:
COUNCILMEMBER:
William B. Green, Mayor
David Martinez
OFFICERS:
Gary Crawford
Steed Smith
Bob Hart, City Manager
Mark Erb
John Escobedo
Paul Isham, City Attorney
Vance Howard
Marjorie Rex
Danna Welter, City Secretary
Ralph A. Davis, Jr.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING [4:46 -5:00 p.m.]
The Finance Committee met to discuss:
1. Amendments to purchasing policy; and
2. Budget adjustments for first quarter of FY 2001 -02; and
3. Resolutions listing authorized signatories for TexPool and MBIA money market accounts; and
4. Discontinuing participation in the Lone Star Investment Pool; and
5. Adding Morgan Stanley to list of approved Broker /Dealers for City Investments.
CALL TO ORDER [5:15 p.m.]
Mayor Green called the meeting to order.
INVOCATION
Invocation by Reverend O. L. Powell, and presentation by the Silent Choir, Greater Christian Life Church, New Waverly, TX.
Mr. Hart introduced the delegates from New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana: Deputy Mayor Claude Henry, Rita Hussein,
Secretary, GUYWID, and Mr. Krishondat Persaud of the New Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce. They are visiting with
Corinne Rothlum, Senior Program Manager from the International City /County Management Association (ICMA), as part of
the Resource Cities agreement.
CONSENTAGENDA
1. Approve Amendments to the Procurement and Disposition Policies and Procedures.
2. Adopt Resolution 2002 -02 -05.1 amending the authorized representatives in MBIA - Municipal Investors Service
Corporation.
3. Adopt Resolution 2002 -02 -05.2 amending the authorized representatives in TexPool.
4. Approve withdrawal from the Lone Star Investment Pool
5. Approve budget adjustments as submitted for first quarter FY 2001 -02.
6. Approve Convention and Visitors Bureau FY 2000 -01 funds in the amount o f$6,561.89 be reallocated to apply in FY
2001 -02 toward signage recommendations addressed in the Tourism Development Study.
7. Adopt Resolution 2002 -02 -05.3, Assigning the Authority to Issue Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds to Walker
County as a Sponsoring political Subdivision of the Southeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation.
8. Adopt Ordinance 2002 -02 -05.1, Amending the Personnel Rules of the Cityof Huntsville by Amending Chapter B ,Section
5, Compensatory Time to Increase the Amount of Compensatory Time that May Be Accrued.
STATUTORY AGENDA
1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a partnership with Huntsville Boys Baseball Association for the construction
of a 50' x 80' clear span, lighted cover over the three batting cages on the upper complex at Kate Barr Ross Park,
whereby HBBA provides $15,000 and is responsible fo rthe purchase, installation and general maintenance of the
structure, and the City provides funds in the amount of $5,000 from Reserve for Special Projects fund.
Huntsville Boys baseball Association (HBBA) committed to build a structure over the batting cages in the Fall of 2001
using proceeds from fund raisers and donations from their sponsors. When the 10- year -old All -Star team won the State
Championship and qualified for the World Series in Bedford, Virginia, HBBA approached the City for help with funding for
the trip for the All -Star team. They were informed that the City could not fund a group function or organization, but could
possibly assist them in a partnership effort to construct a cover over the batting cages at Kate Barr Ross Park, since that
would be an improvement to a City park.
Councilmember Davis made a motion to authorize the City Manager to enter into a partnership with Huntsville Boys ''
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2. Approve $20,000 from the Street Special Revenue Fund for Future Allocation for the installation of a traffic signal by
TLS Traffic Controls, Inc. at the intersection of Bowers Boulevard and Montgomery Road.
Due to safety concerns, staff concurs that a three -way stop intersection is not the solution to traffic control issues at
the intersection of Bowers Boulevard and Montgomery Road. We propose to signalize the intersection using a control
cabinet donated from TxDOT and used strain poles from TLS Traffic Controls, Inc. New signal heads and various hardware
will have to be purchased in order to complete the project. TLS has submitted a proposal for $14,500.00. The cost of
signalizing this intersection from scratch would normally cost in the neighborhood of $50,000.00 to $75,000.00. The cost
of providing power will be approximately $2,326.00.
City Manager Bob Hart recognized David Welch, Superintendent III, and John Hereford, Superintendent I, both with the
Streets Division of the Public Works Department, for their time and energy spent in getting this project organized.
3. Approve Ordinance 2002 -02 -05.2, Ordering a Municipal Election to be Held on the 4" day of May 2002, forthe Purpose
of Electing Four Councilmembers from the Respective At -Large Positions One, Two, Three and Four; Designating the
Places and Manner of Holding the Election; and Providing for the Posting and Publication of the Notice.
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MAYOR/CITY MANAGER ACTIVITY REPORT
Program /Project Status
a. Montgomery Road will open on Thursday, February 7, at 10:00 a.m. Stop signs will be in place as a traffic control
until the signal light at Montgomery and Bowers is installed.
b. Work has been delayed on the TIF project until more thought can be put into rethinking the trends and designs
desired.
c. Vision -to- Action training is scheduled to begin at B:OOam on February 6 at the Katy and E. Don Walker Educational
Center.
d. The Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau presented their new logo. The same logo with a minor
modification will be used by the City of Huntsville.
Future Events:
February 6 -7 –Vision to Action Session (beginning at B:OOam each day)
February 15 -16, 8:OOam- 5:OOpm – Governance Training
February 19, 5:15pm – City Council Meeting
February 21 – Installation of SHSU President
ADJOURNMENT [6:10 p.m.]
Danna Welter, City, City Secretary
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