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11-10-2010 to 11-14-2017, 28 pagesC1TYCOUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10 BOOK MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2010, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 6PM. The Council met in a special session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: J. Turner, Mac Woodward, Jack Wagamon, Lanny Ray, Dalene Zender, Melissa Templeton, Wayne Barrett, Tom Cole COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Charles Forbus OFFICERS PRESENT: Bill Baine, City Manager; Leonard Schneider, City Attorney, Lee Woodward, City Secretary SPECIAL SESSION CALL TO ORDER Mayor Turner called the meeting to order at 5:03pm. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE to U.S. and TEXAS FLAGS, INVOCATION Councilmember Barrett gave the invocation. PUBLIC COMMENT Dick Lindeman thanked the outgoing Councilmembers for their service, and presented a list of significant Council achievements, working with the City Manager and City staff, in their tenure (below). CITY COUNCIL ACHIEVEMENTS • Stopped Raising Property Taxes and Utility Rates. O Lowered Property Tax Rates the Last Four Years. O Lowered the City Water and Sewer Rates. • Balanced the Budget - Stopped Deficit Spending. • Cut the Cost of City Government. O Cut back or eliminated questionable projects. O Cut Administrative and Overhead Costs of the City. • Paid Off Some of the City's Debt. O No New Debt Unless Specifically Approved by the Voters. • Made Essential Services the First Priority of the City. O More Patrolmen and Fully Equipped Patrol Cars on the Streets. O Hired and Equipped More Professionally Trained Firemen. O Built and Equipped a New Fire Station — No Tax Increase. O Expanded the City Library — No Tax Increase. O Improved Streets and Roads. O Put Streetlights in Elkins Lake. O Upgraded Existing Water and Sewer Facilities. O Improved Water Quality. O Built Sidewalks Near Schools and Needed Areas - More Coming. O Improved City Parks — Kate Barr Ross and Eastham Thomason. O Successful Solid Waste Recycling Pilot Program. • Developed a Sound Approach to Economic Development. O Stopped a Proposed Power Grab over Private Property. O A More User - Friendly Development Code is in work. O Selective Tax Breaks for New or Expanded Industry. O No Tax Breaks for Outside Competing Retail. O Reduced Risk of Loss from Ravenwood Village by $6.0 Million. O Retained $10 Million for Ravenwood Village Commercial Area. O Eliminated the Ineffective Part of the TIRZ. • Provided More Open City Government. O Televised and Video - Archived City Council meetings. O Easier Access to Public Information - Improved City Web Site. O City Charter Changes Give Power Back to the People. • Stopped the misuse of City HOT Tax Funds. O Brought Control of these Funds back inside the City. O Initiated Action to Recover Misspent Funds. • Put the City, County and State on Track to fix Highway 19. • Put Town Creek on a Path for Major Upgrade. Glen Carter thanked the outgoing Councilmembers for their time, dedication, courage, and honesty. William Elmer said he had come to love the outgoing Councilmembers. He said the voters had spoken, that they wanted change, but change from what, he wondered. He said he thought the public wanted "unity in the community" and questioned what the compromise of the voters would bring the City. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16— - . RT U Delora King thanked all the Councilmembers, saying she thought they had done a magnificent job, and that this was the best Council the City had ever had or was ever likely to. Karl Davidson said he didn't know how to express his appreciation adequately, but that he liked Councilmember Ray's statement about doing the "hard right rather than the easy wrong." Mr. Davidson said he could count a minimum of thirty -three things for the community. He said that eleven years ago, he and others had seen nine [Councilmembers] vote in lock step and rarely ask questions, and take orders from others. He said the legacy of the outgoing Councilmembers would be one of achievement, and that he hoped the incoming Councilmembers would have the courage and skills to continue. George Russell said he had waited for decades for four At -Large Councilmembers who believed in "liberty, and justice for all." He said he wanted it on the record that the "harassment of George Russell" would begin again, although he said he hoped that would not be the case. Mr. Russell went on to donate a couple of his educational DVDs on abstinence to the library, as he said that he and Councilmember Ray had been portrayed as "child- killers" in this election. He said that neither of them had ever promoted abortion, and that, to him, in America, votes cast based on lies and deceit were not valid votes. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Ordinance # 2011 -05, canvassing the returns of the Regular Municipal Election held on the 2nd day of November 2010, for the purpose of electing four At -Large Councilmembers. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 1 JAMES FITCH 2922 DALENE ZENDER 2299 COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 2 MELISSA TEMPLETON 1897 LYDIA J. MONTGOMERY 3388 COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 3 CHARLES FORBUS 1765 DON JOHNSON 3388 COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 4 LANNY RAY 1981 KEITH D. OLSON 3176 Returns for the City of Huntsville Regular Municipal Election held Tuesday, November 2, 2010, for the purpose of electing the four At- Large Councilmembers – Positions One, Two, Three, and Four: Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & Position 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total James Fitch, Position 1 58 397 303 514 98 161 183 1714 Dalene Zender, Position 1 78 260 178 342 71 177 121 1227 Precinct 1 totals 136 657 481 856 169 338 304 2941 Melissa Templeton, Position 2 48 230 156 288 57 131 114 1024 Lydia Montgomery, Position 2 98 436 317 588 117 218 184 1958 Precinct 2 totals 146 666 473 876 174 349 298 2982 Charles Forbus, Position 3 42 215 141 279 64 119 95 955 Don Johnson, Position 3 94 431 326 584 103 213 199 1950 Precinct 3 totals 136 646 467 863 167 332 294 2905 Lanny Ray, Position 4 58 226 158 341 74 140 95 1092 Keith D. Olson, Position 4 80 419 309 517 94 192 202 1813 Precinct4totals 138 645 467 858 168 332 297 2905 Early Voting & Election Dav Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total James Fitch, Position 1 1714 66 189 217 336 84 126 190 2922 Dalene Zender, Position 1 1227 48 162 163 309 73 163 154 2299 Precinct 1 totals 2941 114 351 380 645 157 289 344 5221 Melissa Templeton, Position 2 1024 37 135 157 241 55 107 141 1897 Lydia Montgomery, Position 2 1958 75 218 224 419 112 187 195 3388 Precinct2totals 2982 112 353 381 660 167 294 336 5285 Charles Forbus, Position 3 955 37 123 137 223 55 99 136 1765 Don Johnson, Position 3 1950 70 215 242 432 102 184 193 3388 Precinct 3 totals 2905 107 338 379 655 157 283 329 5153 Lanny Ray, Position 4 1092 33 119 146 281 62 110 138 1981 Keith D. Olson, Position 4 1813 77 226 227 372 94 170 197 3176 Precinct 4 totals 2905 110 345 373 653 156 280 335 5157 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Total Percentage 101 1014 326 32.15 102 3176 1173 36.93 201 2906 1017 35.00 205 2306 1673 72.55 206 719 397 55.22 301 2236 767 34.30 401 2728 783 28.70 CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10 BOOK Total 15085 6136 40.68 Mayor Tumer made a motion to approve the canvass ordinance. Councilmember Rav seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 8-0 (Councilmember Forbus absent). PUBLIC COMMENT William Elmer said the Council now had the opportunity to be gracious and to be mentors to the incoming Councilmembers, and that there needed an expression of the mentality that involved saving taxpayers dollars. Richard Watkins thanked the outgoing Councilmembers, who, he said, had shown professional courage and courage under great odds at great personal sacrifice. He said it was unfortunate that more citizens did not avail themselves of truth, and recognize the contributions that occur "when courageous people do the right thing." He thanked the Council, and said he hoped the incoming Councilmembers would be as transparent as they had been. Charles Wagamon said public service was not an easy thing, and that the real test of the outgoing Councilmembers' legacy would be having peace when they woke at night and asked themselves if they had made the right decisions. He assured them that they would be at peace. John Strickland said he was there simply to show the Council one of the highest degrees of respect that can be received, and saluted them. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 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.) Councilmember Templeton said she appreciated everyone coming to support the Council, and how proud she had been to serve the community. She thanked the citizens for electing her four and a half years ago, and appreciated their trust and confidence. She said she felt she had served them faithfully and honorably. Councilmember Templeton said she had teamed a lot, and was open to helping and mentoring the incoming Councilmembers. She said she had been honest and ethical, and that, as it said on her mother's tombstone, it is well with my soul." Councilmember Zender thanked the public for her four and a half year term, describing it as "an absolute pleasure" to have been a servant to the citizens of Huntsville. She said she had leamed a lot about compromise, and about doing the right thing every time for the right reasons. Councilmember Zender said it had been an honor, that the Council had done great things, and how much she appreciated the other Councilmembers for their advice, mentoring, debate, and respect given her. She thanked the City Manager for his bluntness and honesty, and said the City staff and employees were great. She said she would certainly be willing to work with the incoming Councilmembers as well. Councilmember Ray thanked those who had come out, and assured Judge Wagamon that he was already at peace with his decisions. Councilmember Ray said that he had done everything he said he was going to do when he first ran, and then some. He said the Council took the "hard rights over the easy wrongs," and what was best for the citizens, and that he believed Huntsville was a better place for the actions of all of the Council. He said the election was over, but now was the time to set aside hurt feelings and seek education and common ground for a shared goal of making Huntsville a better place to live. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was . dj umed at 5: 3p.m. ward, City Secretary L MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 17"' DAY OF NOVEMBER 2011, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 6:OOPM. The Council met in a workshop and regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: J. Tumer, Mac Woodward, Jack Wagamon, James Fitch, Lydia Montgomery, Keith D. Olson, Tom Cole, Don H. Johnson, Wayne Barrett COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None OFFICERS PRESENT: Bill Baine. Citv Manager. Leonard Schneider, City Attomev. Lee Woodward. City Secretary A PUBLIC RECEPTION TO THANK OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR FOR THEIR SERVICE WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THIS MEETING. REGULAR SESSION [6:OOPM] 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tumer called the meeting to order at 6:OOpm 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. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS The Mayor presented his wife, Mrs. Pamela Tumer, with a Proclamation of the Day in her honor. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Cristan Shamburger read the SHSU Student Govemment Association Senate Resolution F11 -02, titled "The Dr. Cole Appreciation Act," commending Councilmember Cole for his support of "fiscal responsibility, small govemment, and student rights" and making him an Honorary Bearkat. 5. ELECTION MATTERS a. Possible action to approve Ordinance 2012 -04, canvassing the returns of the Regular Municipal Election held on the 8th day of November 2011, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and four Ward Councilmember positions; and calling a Special Election for the purpose of a proposition for the exchange of parkland and a proposition for the City Council to adopt a resolution approving the issuance of bonds by the Trinity River Authority for water treatment plant improvements, roll -call vote. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 1 JOE EMMETT 320 TOM COLE 267 COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 2 KATIE NEWMAN 144 TISH HUMPHREY 478 ON PROPOSITION 1 MAYOR GEORGE H. RUSSELL 199 MAC WOODWARD 2220 KARL DAVIDSON 539 COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 3 RONALD ALLEN 207 JOHN CROMER 124 COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 4 CLYDE LOLL 778 SANDRA HANSCOM 566 Shall the City Council of the City of Huntsville be authorized to adopt a resolution approving the issuance of bonds by the Trinity River Authority for water treatment plant improvements? FOR AGAINST ON PROPOSITION 2 2012 831 The exchange of 0.122 acre of Eastham - Thomason Park Property from the City of Huntsville, Texas, to Maria Del Carmen Martinez for 0.037 acre to resolve encroachment and amend boundaries of Park. FOR AGAINST 2340 454 Returns for the City of Huntsville Regular Municipal Election held Tuesday, November 8, 2011, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and four Ward Councilmember positions; and calling a Special Election for the purpose of a proposition for the exchange of parkland and a proposition for the City Council to adopt a resolution approving the issuance of bonds by the Trinity River Authority for water treatment plant improvements: Early Voting by Precinct Candidates & Propositions 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total George H. Russell, Mayor 3 23 16 11 2 6 14 75 Mac Woodward, Mayor 15 257 134 327 58 68 62 921 Karl Davidson, Mayor 4 47 35 68 11 30 17 212 Mayor precinct totals 22 327 185 406 71 104 93 1208 Joe Emmett, Ward 1 171 171 Tom Cole, Ward 1 151 151 Ward 1 precinct totals 322 322 Katie Newman, Ward 2 57 19 76 Tish Humphrey, Ward 2 119 52 171 Ward 2 precinct totals 176 71 247 Ronald Allen, Ward 3 9 60 69 John Cromer, Ward 3 9 38 47 Ward 3 precinct totals 18 98 116 Clyde Loll, Ward 4 257 46 303 Sandra Hanscom, Ward 4 149 42 191 Ward 4 precinct totals 406 88 494 Proposition 1 — for 15 221 129 293 47 56 53 814 Proposition 1 - against 6 94 52 95 24 48 35 354 Prop. 1 precinct totals 21 315 181 388 71 104 88 1168 Proposition 2 — for 14 263 151 338 60 80 64 970 Proposition 2 — against 7 45 27 47 10 23 21 180 Prop. 2 precinct totals 21 308 178 385 70 103 85 1150 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidates & Propositions 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total George H. Russell, Mayor 9 47 33 46 10 23 31 199 Mac Woodward, Mayor 72 459 370 856 140 160 163 2270 Karl Davidson, Mayor 17 92 70 203 28 71 58 539 Mayor precinct totals 98 598 473 1105 178 254 252 2958 Joe Emmett, Ward 1 320 320 Tom Cole, Ward 1 267 267 Ward 1 precinct totals 587 587 Katie Newman, Ward 2 107 37 144 Tish Humphrey, Ward 2 348 140 488 Ward 2 precinct totals 455 177 632 Ronald Allen, Ward 3 51 156 207 John Cromer, Ward 3 36 88 124 Ward 3 precinct totals 87 244 331 Clyde Loll, Ward 4 666 112 778 Sandra Hanscom, Ward 4 439 127 566 Ward 4 precinct totals 1105 239 1344 Proposition 1 —for 68 411 342 776 126 144 145 2012 Proposition 1 - against 26 162 108 284 48 107 96 831 Prop. 1 precinct totals 94 573 450 1060 174 251 241 2843 Proposition 2 — for 63 476 379 899 149 191 183 2340 Proposition 2 — against 31 89 60 140 24 59 51 454 Prop. 2 precinct totals 94 565 439 1039 173 250 234 2794 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Total Percentage 101 942 99 10.51 102 2929 602 20.55 201 2770 475 17.15 205 2286 1122 49.08 206 703 182 25.89 301 2180 262 12.02 401 2612 254 9.72 Total 14422 2996 20.77 The Mayor made a motion to approve Ordinance 2012 -04 and was seconded by Councilmember Montaomerv. Councilmember Cole made a motion to amend Section 8 of the ordinance to include "after quality control measures have confirmed the accuracy of the count by hand count of one particular box within the City" and recommended Ward 4. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Waaamon. The City Secretary noted that Texas Election Code • • prevented the ballot boxes from being unsealed during the mandated retention period without a court order. The amendment failed, 2 -7. Councilmembers Cole and Waaamon voting in support. A roll -call vote on the original motion was taken and the Mavor announced its passage. 7 -2, Councilmembers Cole and Waaamon voting against. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no additional public comments. 7. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approve Ordinance 2012 -06, amending the budget for FY2010 -11. [Winston Duke, Finance Director] b. Approve Resolution 2012 -03, providing for the adoption of ethical and training standards for Juvenile Case Managers employed by the City of Huntsville. [Winston Duke, Finance Director] Councilmember Woodward made a motion to approve the consent agenda and was seconded by Councilmember Johnson. The Mavor announced the motion passed unanimously. 8. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no inquiries. 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.) a. The Music in the Park free live music series will continue Thursday evenings from 6-8pm at parks around town through November 17, call 936 -291 -9726 or check the City website for more information. The Council presented Mayor Tumer with a commemorative engraved gavel and striker plate set to thank him for his service. 10. 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, the City of Huntsville vs. the Huntsville/Walker - County Chamber of Commerce. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] ( Councilmember Montgomery left the dais and filed a Conflict of Interest form) The Mayor said he did not believe there was a need to go into Executive Session. He said the Court of Appeals had instructed the City to come up with a methodology for mediation. The Mayor made a motion to instruct the City Attomev to develop the methodology and was seconded bv Councilmember Woodward. The Mavor announced the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Leonard Schneider said he had previously filed a court action on his own against the Attorney General conceming a Public Information Request. He said he would now like to dismiss the case as the information he sought to protect was no longer crucial and asked the Council vote to allow him to do so. The Mavor moved that the action be dropped and was seconded bv Councilmember Waaamon. The Mavor announced the motion passed unanimously. 11. RECONVENE a. Take action, if needed, on items discussed in Executive Session. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayo Tumer adjoumed the meeting at 6:30 Lee oodward, City Secretary MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2012, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 6:00 PM. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mac Woodward, James Fitch, Lydia Montgomery, Don H. Johnson, Keith D. Olson, Joe Emmett, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, Clyde Loll COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT. None OFFICERS PRESENT: Lee Woodward, City Secretary SPECIAL SESSION [6:OOPM] 1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Woodward called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES Councilmember Loll gave the invocation. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments. 4. ELECTION MATTERS a. Possible action to approve Ordinance 2013 -06, canvassing the returns of the Regular Municipal Election held on the 6th day of November 2012, for the purpose of electing four At -Large Councilmember positions, and any recount results, if necessary; roll -call vote. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 1 COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 3 JAMES FITCH 5584 JOE RODRIQUEZ 3314 DON JOHNSON 3507 COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 2 LYDIA J. MONTGOMERY 5651 COUNCILMEMBER, AT -LARGE POSITION 4 KENDALL SCUDDER 3314 KEITH D. OLSON 3450 (Result of 11/16/12 recount) Returns for the City of Huntsville Regular Municipal Election held Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the purpose of electing the four At- Large Councilmembers — Positions One, Two, Three, and Four: Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & Position 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total James Fitch, Position 1 183 738 664 770 177 415 529 3476 POSITION 1 totals 183 738 664 770 177 415 529 3476 286 383 5584 Lydia Montgomery, Position 2 203 738 668 785 198 425 521 3538 POSITION 2 totals 203 738 668 785 198 425 521 3538 399 438 117 290 378 5651 Joe Rodriquez, Position 3 104 404 356 556 113 240 291 2064 Don Johnson, Position 3 127 496 439 457 108 292 311 2230 POSITION 3 totals 231 900 785 1013 221 532 602 3507 POSITION 3 totals 4294 130 421 451 603 147 353 422 Kendall Scudder, Position 4 Included in precinct recount totals below Keith D. Olson, Position 4 Included in precinct recount Totals below 710 170 POSITION 4 totals Included in precinct recount Totals below 633 817 192 470 488 3450 POSITION 4 totals — Includes EV in ea. precinct 353 1367 1269 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total James Fitch, Position 1 3476 114 375 395 445 110 286 383 5584 POSITION 1 totals 3476 114 375 395 445 110 286 383 5584 Lydia Montgomery, Position 2 3538 112 379 399 438 117 290 378 5651 POSITION 2 totals 3538 112 379 399 438 117 290 378 5651 Joe Rodriquez, Position 3 2064 52 216 222 315 79 180 186 3314 Don Johnson, Position 3 2230 78 205 229 288 68 173 236 3507 POSITION 3 totals 4294 130 421 451 603 147 353 422 6821 Kendall Scudder, Position 4 Recount #s 148 722 636 710 170 398 530 3314 Keith D. Olson, Position 4 Recount #s 205 645 633 817 192 470 488 3450 POSITION 4 totals — Includes EV in ea. precinct 353 1367 1269 1527 362 868 1018 6764 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 50.9 101 973 495 102 3133 1726 55.1 201 3035 1645 54.2 205 2329 1869 80.2 266 731 494 - 67.6 301 2385 1277 53.6 401 2914 1437 49.3 Total 15500 8943 57.7 Councilmember Humphrey made a motion to approve the canvass ordinance. Councilmember Montgomery seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 9 -0. b. Administer the Oath of Office to the newly - elected City Councilmembers. [Judge Danny Pierce] Walker County Judge Danny Pierce administered the Oaths and Statements of Elected Officials. Mayor Woodward presented each with a Certificate of Election. c. Possible action to elect the Mayor Pro -Tem. [Mayor Mac Woodward] Councilmember Montgomery nominated Councilmember Don Johnson. The motion passed 8 -1, Councilmember Allen voting against. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any City business — 2 minutes per speaker There were no public comments. 6. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 7. 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.) Mayor Woodward congratulated the Huntsville Hornets and SHSU Bearkats on making the playoffs. Councilmember Loll noted the Alpha Omega Academy team had won their game. The Mayor wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. 8. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:11 pm. Respectfully submitted, Lee Woodward, Pty Secretary I r , --J i i MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2013, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 6:00 PM. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mac Woodward, Lydia Montgomery, Keith D. Olson, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, Clyde Loll COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Don H. Johnson, Joe Emmett OFFICERS PRESENT: Lee Woodward, City Secretary, Matt Benoit, City Manager SPECIAL SESSION [6:OOPM] 1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Woodward called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES Councilmember Humphrey gave the invocation and Huntsville High School junior Laiton King led the pledges. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments. 4. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve Ordinance 2014 -09, canvassing the returns of the Regular and Special Municipal Elections held on the 5th day of November 2013, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At- Large; four Ward Councilmembers, one for each of the City's four wards: (1) one, (2) two, (3) three, and (4) four; an At -Large Councilmember Position One; and for adoption or rejection of proposed amendments to the City Charter; roll -call vote. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] FOR MAYOR MAC WOODWARD 1998 FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 1 JOE EMMEI"1' 371 PAUL W. KNOX 182 FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 2 (a recount petition has been received for this race) KENDALL SCUDDER 170 TISH HUMPHREY 187 FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 3 RONALD ALLEN 144 FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD 4 JOSE (JOE) RODRIQUEZ 1033 FOR AT -LARGE COUNCILMEMBER, POSITION 1 RACHEL WILLEFORD 584 ANDY BRAUNINGER 1600 CHARTER AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT 1. Shall Article II, Sections 2.01(a) and 2.01(b) of the existing Charter, be consolidated into one section 2.01 to provide that the City may extend its boundaries and annex and disannex territory to the extent and in the manner provided by the constitution and laws of the State of Texas to read as follows? In the event that Proposition 1 is approved by the voters on November 5, 2013, Article Two, Section 2.01 shall read as follows: "EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES. The City Council shall have the power by ordinance to fix the boundaries of the City of Huntsville. Without limiting the previous sentence, this power includes the ability to annex and to disannex territory, when permitted, to the extent, in the manner, and subject to any restrictions or limitations, provided by the constitution and laws of the State of Texas. Section 2.01(a) REPEALED. Section 2.01(b) REPEALED. 1609 FOR 677 AGAINST AMENDMENT 2. Shall Article IV, Section 4.07 of the existing City Charter relating to where city council meetings are held be amended to read as follows? All meetings of the council shall be held at the City Hall of Huntsville or at such other public place within the city as may be approved by Council and, except as otherwise permitted by law, all meetings shall be open to the public and closed or executive meetings or sessions shall only be permitted as authorized by law. 2143 FOR 204 AGAINST AMENDMENT 3. Shall Article IV, Section 4.12, of the existing City Charter that allows an employee who is not appointed by the City Council to appeal a decision on a grievance of that employee to the City Council be deleted? 1226 FOR 945 AGAINST AMENDMENT 4. Shall Article XI, Section 11.02 (f) of the City Charter be amended by striking the sentence "Such audit shall be on a non - certified basis. "? 1421 FOR 640 AGAINST AMENDMENT 5. Shall Article XI, Section 11.13 of the existing City Charter, relating to the sale of bonds issued by the City be amended to read as follows? "No bond, other than refunding bonds issued to refund and in exchange for previously issued outstanding bonds, issued by the City shall be sold for less than par value and accrued interest. All bonds of the City having been issued in conformity with the laws of the State of Texas, and having been delivered to the purchaser thereof, shall thereafter be incontestable, and all bonds issued to refund and in exchange for outstanding bonds previously issued shall, after said exchange, be incontestable." 1655 FOR 436 AGAINST AMENDMENT 6. Shall Article XI, Section 11.17 of the existing City Charter, that relates to the issuance of new debt by the City be amended by deleting the last sentence "A favorable majority of all votes cast at the City election is required for approval." and inserting as the last sentence "A favorable majority of the qualified voters voting on the proposed issuance of new debt is required for approval. "? 1782 FOR 438 AGAINST AMENDMENT 7. Shall Article XIV, Section 14.18 of the existing City Charter, that requires the reading of all reports made by the State of Texas concerning the City be deleted? 956 FOR 1164 AGAINST Returns for the City of Huntsville Regular and Special Municipal Elections held Tuesday, November 5, 2013, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At- Large; four Ward Councilmembers, one for each of the City's four wards: (1) one, (2) two, (3) three, and (4) four; an At -Large Councilmember Position One; and for adoption or rejection of proposed amendments to the City Charter. Early Voting by Precinct (a recount petition has been received for the Ward 2 race) Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position /Measure Mac Woodward, Ma or 7 254 148 352 63 70 91 985 Ma or's race totals 7 254 148 352 63 70 91 985 Joe Emmett, Ward 1 202 202 Paul W. Know, Ward 1 98 98 WARD 1 Totals 300 300 Kendall Scudder, Ward 2 66 32 98 Tish Hum. hre , Ward 2 113 4 117 WARD 2 totals 179 36 215 Ronald Allen, Ward 3 5 68 73 WARD 3 totals 5 68 73 Jose Joe Rodri•uez, Ward 4 325 61 62 448 WARD 4 totals 325 61 62 448 Rachel Willeford 4 64 43 88 14 29 35 277 And Braunin•er 6 222 113 294 58 43 61 797 POSITION 1 Totals 10 286 156 382 72 72 96 1074 Charter Amendment 1 FOR 9 218 115 324 52 47 54 819 AGAINST 2 74 55 78 23 33 41 306 Totals 11 292 170 402 75 80 95 1125 Charter Amendment 2 FOR 9 263 154 395 71 71 84 1047 AGAINST 1 33 19 17 9 9 17 105 Totals 10 296 173 412 80 80 101 1152 Charter Amendment 3 FOR 7 161 88 241 44 46 55 642 AGAINST 3 116 78 144 34 31 40 446 Totals 10 277 166 385 78 77 95 1088 Charter Amendment 4 1171111 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 FOR 6 184 99 281 54 45 47 716 AGAINST 3 87 58 78 20 30 40 316 Totals 9 271 157 359 74 75 87 1032 Charter Amendment 5 23 170 Tish Hum dire , Ward 2 117 FOR 7 217 137 299 57 58 67 842 AGAINST 3 55 26 55 15 18 25 197 Totals 10 272 163 354 72 76 92 1039 Charter Amendment 6 14 57 144 FOR 9 231 132 321 61 61 68 883 AGAINST 2 47 32 66 14 18 28 207 Totals 11 278 164 387 75 79 96 1080 Charter Amendment 7 37 584 And Braunin.er 797 10 159 61 425 FOR 7 138 68 196 40 26 34 509 AGAINST 4 134 93 174 34 50 58 547 Totals 11 272 161 370 74 76 92 1056 Early Voting & Election Day Returns (a recount petition has been received for the Ward 2 race) Candidate & Position 1171111 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Mac Woodward, Ma or 985 15 226 93 468 71 59 81 1998 Ma ors race totals Joe Emmett, Ward 1 Paul W. Know, Ward 1 WARD 1 Totals 985 202 98 300 15 226 169 84 253 93 468 71 59 81 1998 371 182 553 Kendall Scudder, Ward 2 98 49 23 170 Tish Hum dire , Ward 2 117 66 4 187 WARD 2 totals 215 115 27 357 Ronald Allen, Ward 3 73 14 57 144 WARD 3 totals 73 14 57 144 Jose Joe Rodri•uez, Ward 4 448 459 66 60 1033 WARD 4 totals 448 459 66 60 1033 Rachel Willeford 277 7 79 33 97 28 26 37 584 And Braunin.er 797 10 159 61 425 48 42 58 1600 POSITION 1 Totals 1074 17 238 94 522 76 68 95 2184 Charter Amendment 1 FOR 819 8 174 74 376 59 34 65 1609 AGAINST 306 9 80 32 146 31 40 33 677 Totals 1125 17 254 106 522 90 74 98 2286 Charter Amendment 2 FOR 1047 16 241 108 499 83 61 88 2143 AGAINST 105 1 22 3 39 9 15 10 204 Totals 1152 17 263 111 538 92 76 98 2347 Charter Amendment 3 FOR 642 9 111 56 276 43 39 50 1226 AGAINST 446 8 125 46 198 43 31 48 945 Totals 1088 17 236 102 474 86 70 98 2171 Charter Amendment 4 FOR 716 9 147 65 317 58 40 69 1421 AGAINST 316 8 75 28 134 25 29 25 640 Totals 1032 17 222 93 451 83 69 94 2061 Charter Amendment 5 FOR 842 10 177 77 365 62 48 74 1655 AGAINST 197 7 56 14 93 22 24 23 436 Totals 1039 17 233 91 458 84 72 97 2091 Charter Amendment 6 FOR 883 12 199 88 409 66 55 70 1782 AGAINST 207 5 51 13 92 22 21 27 438 Totals Charter Amendment 7 FOR AGAINST Totals 1080 17 250 101 501 88 76 97 2220 509 547 1056 94 137 231 218 249 467 Voters Voted 28 45 73 31 956 63 1164 Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 101 614 30 4.89 102 3444 589 17.10 201 2031 303 14.92 205 2315 1014 43.80 206 914 176 19.26 301 2632 158 6.00 401 2522 225 8.92 Total 14,472 2495 17.24 94 2120 Mayor Woodward made a motion to approve the canvass ordinance and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Montgomery. The motion passed unanimously, 6 -0. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT a. Related to any City business — 2 minutes per speaker There were no public comments. 6. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 7. 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.) Mayor Woodward reminded all of the American Heart Association Heart Walk this Saturday at 8:30. The Mayor and Council thanked Councilmember Loll for his service and presented him with a City of Huntsville street sign printed with his name. 8. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:07 pm. Respectfully submitt Lee ; dward, City retary TH MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 18 DAY OF NOVEMBER 2014, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS, AT 6:00 P.M. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mac Woodward, Andy Brauninger, Lydia Montgomery, Don H. Johnson, Keith D. Olson, Joe Emmett, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, Joe P. Rodriquez COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None OFFICERS PRESENT: Matt Benoit, City Manager, Leonard Schneider, City Attorney, Lee Woodward, City Secretary_____________________________ MAIN SESSION \[6:00 P.M.\] 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Woodward called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES – Councilmember Tish Humphrey gave an invocation and Isabel Saumell of the YMCA led the pledges. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Recognition of community volunteers at City events in October. Recognition of Paul Spivey of Wiesner Automotive for contributions to the 2014 City U program. 4. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2015-03 to canvass the th returns of the General Election held on the 4 day of November 2014, for the purpose of electing four At-Large Councilmember positions; roll-call vote. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] th Councilmember Montgomery moved to adopt Ordinance 2015-03 to canvass the returns of the General Election held on the 4 day of November 2014, for the purpose of electing four At-Large Councilmember positions and was seconded by Councilmember Humphrey. The motion passed unanimously, 9-0. Returns for the City of Huntsville Regular Municipal Election held Tuesday, November 4, 2014, for the purpose of electing four At- Large Councilmembers. Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position/Measure Andy Brauninger 33 449 203 489 113 160 149 1596 At-Large Position 1 Totals 33 449 203 489 113 160 149 1596 Lydia Montgomery 41 460 219 503 123 165 143 1654 At-Large Position 2 Totals 41 460 219 503 123 165 143 1654 Karl Davidson 27 276 100 227 70 107 80 887 Don Johnson 20 343 176 459 83 124 102 1307 At-Large Position 3 Totals 47 619 276 686 153 231 182 2194 Keith D. Olson 23 314 149 399 78 108 97 1168 Kendall Scudder 23 323 131 282 74 113 102 1048 At-Large Position 4 Totals 46 637 280 681 152 221 199 2216 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Andy Brauninger 1596 54 301 130 466 111 143 184 2985 At-Large Position 1 Totals 1596 54 301 130 466 111 143 184 2985 Lydia Montgomery 1654 58 324 135 448 132 167 188 3106 At-Large Position 2 Totals 1654 58 324 135 448 132 167 188 3106 Karl Davidson 887 32 146 58 192 68 97 94 1574 Don Johnson 1307 32 261 98 419 93 105 137 2452 At-Large Position 3 Totals 2194 64 407 156 611 161 202 231 4026 Keith D. Olson 1168 41 227 91 306 91 106 111 2141 Kendall Scudder 1048 26 193 67 330 75 102 128 1969 At-Large Position 4 Totals 2216 67 420 158 636 166 208 239 4110 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 101 637 161 25.27 102 3523 1253 35.57 201 2201 570 25.9 205 2382 1519 63.77 206 991 393 39.66 301 2668 635 23.8 401 2488 540 21.7 Total 14,890 5071 34.06 b. Administer the Oath of Office to the newly-elected City Councilmembers. \[Walker County Judge Danny Pierce\] Walker County Judge Danny Pierce administered the Oath of Office and Statement of Elected/Appointed Official to Andy Brauninger, Lydia Montgomery, Don Johnson, and Keith D. Olson, and the Mayor presented their Certificates of Election. c. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to elect a Mayor Pro Tem. \[Mayor Mac Woodward\] Councilmember Emmett nominated Councilmember Olson. Councilmember Allen nominated Councilmember Montgomery, who declined. Councilmember Olson was elected as Mayor Pro Tem, 8-1, Councilmember Allen voting against. 5. CONSENT AGENDA Public Comments will be called for by the presiding officer before action is taken on these items. (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 October 14, 2014. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] b. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP). \[Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development\] c. Consider authorizing the City Manager to accept the 2015 Victims’ Service Coordinator Grant for $55,178.73, plus a $13,794.68 cash match, and adopt Resolution 2015-03 in support of same. \[Dr. Sherry McKibben, Director of Neighborhood Services\] d. Consider adoption of Ordinance 2015-05 to amend the budget for FY 14-15. \[Steve Ritter, Finance Director\] e. Consider the purchase of two Commercial Front Loader Garbage Trucks. \[Mike Clouds, Fleet Manager\] f. Consider the purchase of one Automated Residential Garbage Truck. \[Mike Clouds, Fleet Manager\] g. Consider the purchase of one Tractor Truck. \[Mike Clouds, Fleet Manager\] h. Consider the purchase of four Chevrolet Tahoe police patrol vehicles (PPVs). \[Mike Clouds, Fleet Manager, and Chief Kevin Lunsford, Director of Public Safety\] i. Consider the purchase of one Toro Sand Pro 3040 ball field groomer. \[Mike Clouds, Fleet Manager\] j. Consider ratification of a donation from Maggie Farris Parker of the Robert Farris Log Cabin to the City of Huntsville. \[Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development\] k. Consider the award of bid for lease of the hangar located at 443 Airport Road, Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement for said hangar. \[Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development\] Councilmember Olson moved to approve the consent agenda and was seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Councilmember Brauninger pulled item d and Councilmember Rodriquez pulled item k. The motion passed unanimously, 9-0. Councilmember Humphrey moved to adopt Ordinance 2015-05 to amend the budget for FY 14-15 and was seconded by Councilmember Johnson. The item was unanimously approved, 9-0. Councilmember Montgomery moved to award the bid for lease of the hangar located at 443 Airport Road, Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement for said hangar and was seconded by Councilmember Humphrey. The item passed unanimously, 9-0. 6. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to consider a request for a variance from the City of Huntsville Code of Ordinances: Cemeteries, Chapter 16-16 (a.8.l) and 16-16 (b). \[Joseph Wiggs, Director of Parks and Leisure\] Councilmember Humphrey moved to consider a request for a variance from the City of Huntsville Code of Ordinances: Cemeteries, Chapter 16-16 (a.8.l) and 16-16 (b) and was seconded by Councilmember Olson. Jeff Bradley and Larry Graves spoke in support of the item. The City Attorney advised the Council to consider amending the ordinance rather than approving the waiver. The motion failed, 0-9. Councilmember Olson moved the ordinance be revised and returned to the City Council for review and amendment and then to have the variance reconsidered, and was seconded by Councilmember Brauninger. The motion passed unanimously, 9-0. b. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2015-04, concerning action on rate recommendations for Entergy Texas, Inc.'s Application for Approval of a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor, which is currently pending before the Cities and the PUC, first reading. \[Leonard Schneider, City Attorney\] Councilmember Olson moved to adopt Ordinance 2015-04, concerning action on rate recommendations for Entergy Texas, Inc.'s Application for Approval of a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor, which is currently pending before the Cities and the PUC and waive the rules requirement for a second reading and was seconded by Councilmember Johnson. The motion passed unanimously, 9-0. c. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to consider approving the concept-level design of the TxDOT signage, authorizing payment for Task 1, and directing fd2s to proceed with Task 2 of the Way-finding Contract. \[Dr. Sherry McKibben, Director of Neighborhood Services\] Councilmember Humphrey moved to approve the concept-level design of the TxDOT signage, authorizing payment for Task 1, and directing fd2s to proceed with Task 2 of the Way-finding Contract and was seconded by Councilmember Montgomery. Councilmember Montgomery moved the previous question; without objection, the Mayor announced the vote would be taken. The original main motion passed, 6-3, Councilmembers Allen, Emmett, and Brauninger voting against. 7. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORT a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Resolution 2015-04, naming the amphitheater at the Sam Houston Statue in honor of former City Manager Gene Pipes. \[Mayor Woodward\] Mayor Woodward moved to adopt Resolution 2015-04, naming the amphitheater at the Sam Houston Statue in honor of former City Manager Gene Pipes and was seconded by Councilmembers Johnson, Humphrey, and Montgomery. The motion passed, 8-1, Councilmember Allen voting against. b. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action on nomination of Don Johnson to serve as the 2015 Chair for the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 Board of Directors (TIRZ). \[Mayor Woodward\] Mayor Woodward moved his nomination. The motion passed unanimously, 9-0. c. City Manager’s Report 1. Updates on City construction, grants, studies, City projects, City purchases, and economic development. City Engineer Y.S. “Ram” Ramachandra updated the Council on the upcoming BOT/TDCJ Interceptor Sanitary Sewer Project. 8. REQUESTS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION No requests were received by noon on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. 9. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 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.) Councilmember Brauninger congratulated the Mayor on the recent accreditation of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, one of only 3% of museums in the United States. Councilmember Brauninger recalled last year’s repair of East Mosley Lane and spoke highly of how well the project had been done. Mayor Woodward made the following announcements: - There will be a final public meeting on the updates to the Development Code tomorrow night, Nov. 19, at the public library from 6-7:30 p.m. - Please keep your eyes on the City Connection, This Week in Huntsville, and the City web sites, so you won’t miss any of the Huntsville for the Holidays activities, coming up the first weekend in December! Just a few highlights are the Statue Open House on December 4, the Main Street and Parks & Leisure events on the Square on December 6, the Holiday Historic Homes Tour, and plan to watch the Christmas Parade from the porch of the Wynne Home! Councilmember Humphrey reminded all of the recycling enclosure in this month’s utility bills, noting plastic bags could no longer be accepted. 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 – on the Hampton Inn 380 agreement. \[Matt Benoit, City Manager\] b. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal matters – concerning a waiver of Conflict of Interest for John Kerr Smither’s attorney on the Cabin on the Square project. \[Leonard Schneider, City Attorney\] c. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal matters, and Section 551.072 – deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, regarding a permanent utility easement and temporary construction easement located at 1190 State Highway 75 North. \[Matt Benoit, City Manager\] The Mayor adjourned the City Council into Executive Session at 7:43 p.m. 12. RECONVENE a. Take action, if necessary, on items addressed during Executive Session, including approval of an amendment to the contract for the City Manager. The City Council reconvened at 8:57 p.m. Councilmember Olson moved to extend the Hampton Inn 380 agreement for ninety days and was seconded by Councilmember Emmett. The motion passed, 5-4, Mayor Woodward, and Councilmembers Allen, Brauninger, and Rodriquez voting against. Councilmember Johnson moved to waive any appearance of Conflict of Interest for John K. Smither’s attorney on the Cabin on the Square project and was seconded by Councilmembers Olson and Montgomery. The motion was passed unanimously. Councilmember Olson moved to secure a permanent utility easement and temporary construction easement located at 1190 State Highway 75 North in an amount not to exceed $7,000 and was seconded by Councilmember Emmett. The motion passed, 6-3, Councilmembers Rodriquez, Brauninger, and Allen voting against. 13. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Woodward adjourned the meeting at 9:11 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary TH MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 16 DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS, AT 6:00 P.M. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mac Woodward, Andy Brauninger, Lydia Montgomery, Don H. Johnson, Keith D. Olson, Joe Emmett, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, Joe P. Rodriquez COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None OFFICERS PRESENT: Matt Benoit, City Manager, Lee Woodward, City Secretary___________________________________________________________ MAIN SESSION \[6:00 P.M.\] 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Woodward called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES – Councilmember Lydia Montgomery gave an invocation and observed a moment of silence in recognition of the terrorist acts in Paris. 3. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2016-04 to canvass the rd returns of the General Election held on the 3 day of November 2015, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At- Large and four Ward Councilmember positions; roll-call vote. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] rd Councilmember Brauninger moved to adopt Ordinance 2016-04 to canvass the returns of the General Election held on the 3 day of November 2015, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At-Large and four Ward Councilmember positions and was seconded by Councilmembers Olson and Allen. The motion was adopted unanimously, 9-0. Early Voting by Precinct A runoff election for the Mayor’s race will be held December 12, 2015. Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position/Measure Wayne Barrett 6 85 39 76 17 33 16 272 Andy Brauninger 5 114 53 196 40 43 39 490 Keith D. Olson 9 113 52 121 21 43 22 381 John Smither 7 43 20 22 10 21 7 130 Mayor’s race totals 27 355 164 415 88 140 84 1273 Joe Emmett 276 276 WARD 1 Totals 276 276 Tish Humphrey 127 1 128 WARD 2 totals 127 1 128 Ronald Allen 20 104 124 WARD 3 totals 20 104 124 Joe Rodriquez 303 54 68 425 WARD 4 totals 303 54 68 425 4B Sales Tax Proposition FOR 15 148 79 167 26 63 39 537 AGAINST 11 193 79 243 57 72 49 704 Totals 26 341 158 410 83 135 88 1241 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Wayne Barrett 272 5 109 27 173 29 33 18 666 Andy Brauninger 490 8 81 22 272 36 30 25 964 Keith D. Olson 381 7 107 44 180 51 35 36 841 John Smither 130 9 62 10 27 9 21 19 287 Mayor’s race totals 1273 29 714 103 652 125 119 98 1998 Joe Emmett 276 255 531 WARD 1 Totals 276 255 531 Tish Humphrey 128 80 4 212 WARD 2 totals 128 80 4 212 Ronald Allen 124 23 85 232 WARD 3 totals 124 23 85 232 Joe Rodriquez 425 463 82 64 1034 WARD 4 totals 425 463 82 64 1034 4B Sales Tax Proposition FOR 537 17 165 62 274 66 64 54 1239 AGAINST 704 13 175 39 345 54 55 45 1430 Totals 1241 30 340 101 619 120 119 99 2669 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 101 635 60 9.45 102 3342 721 21.57 201 2224 278 12.50 205 2326 1080 46.43 206 965 219 22.69 301 2615 265 10.13 401 2302 192 8.34 Total 14,409 2815 19.53 b. Administer the Oath of Office to the newly-elected Ward City Councilmembers. \[Walker County Judge Danny Pierce\] Walker County Judge Danny Pierce administered the Statement of Elected/Appointed and Official Oath of Office to Joe Emmett, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, and Joe Rodriquez, and the Mayor presented their Certificates of Election. 4. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 5. 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.) Mayor Pro Tem Olson reminded all of the runoff election on December 12, with early voting beginning on November 25. Mayor Woodward announced the City Council’s regular meeting will be tomorrow night at 6 p.m. 6. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Woodward adjourned the meeting at 6:07 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary TH MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 20 DAY OF DECEMBER 2015, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS, AT 2:00 P.M. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mac Woodward, Andy Brauninger, Lydia Montgomery, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, Joe P. Rodriquez COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Don H. Johnson, Keith D. Olson, Joe Emmett OFFICERS PRESENT: Lee Woodward, City Secretary ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MAIN SESSION \[2:00 P.M.\] 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Woodward called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES – Councilmember Rodriquez gave an invocation and Mayor Woodward led the pledges. 3. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to canvass the returns of the Mayoral Runoff th Election held on the 12 day of December 2015, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At-Large. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] th Councilmember Allen moved to canvass the returns of the Mayoral Runoff Election held on the 12 day of December 2015, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At-Large; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Rodriquez. The motion was adopted unanimously, 6-0. Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position/Measure Andy Brauninger 14 220 66 364 51 63 48 826 Keith D. Olson 11 173 57 217 30 43 43 574 Totals 25 393 123 581 81 106 91 1400 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position Andy Brauninger 826 2 45 6 86 12 7 8 992 Keith D. Olson 574 5 59 27 76 13 21 13 788 Totals 1400 7 104 33 162 25 28 21 1780 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Ballots Cast Percentage Voters 101 664 32 4.82 102 3377 497 14.72 201 2248 156 6.94 205 2337 743 31.79 206 984 106 10.77 301 2612 134 5.13 401 2346 112 4.77 Total 14,568 1,780 12.21 b. Administer the Oath of Office to the newly-elected Mayor. \[Walker County Court at Law Judge Tracy Sorensen\] Walker County Court at Law Judge Tracy Sorensen administered the Statement of Elected/Appointed and Official Oath of Office to Andy Brauninger, and Mayor Woodward presented him with his Certificate of Election. Mayor Brauninger thanked Mayor Woodward and expressed his respect for him, and shared sentiments of appreciation to the citizens of Huntsville and the City Council members. 4. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 5. 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.) There were no items. 6. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brauninger adjourned the meeting at 2:11 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary th MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THE 17 DAY OF MAY 2016, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M, IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS, AT 3:00 P.M. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Andy Brauninger, Joe Emmett, Lydia Montgomery, Don H. Johnson, Keith Olson, Ronald Allen, Joe P. Rodriquez, Tish Humphrey COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None OFFICERS PRESENT: Matt Benoit, City Manager; Leonard Schneider, City Attorney; Lee Woodward, City Secretary _________________________________________________________________________________________ WORK SESSION \[3:00 P.M.\] The City Council will receive presentations from PGAL on condition assessments of Public Safety facilities. (Councilmember Allen did not attend the workshop.) The Council discussed design options for a police department and a fire station. RECEPTION \[5:15-6:00 P.M.\] – Graduating seniors who are children of City employees will be recognized. MAIN SESSION \[6:00 P.M.\] 1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Brauninger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES – Councilmember Humphrey gave an invocation and the Employee Scholarship Fund recipients led the pledges. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS - Employee Scholarship Graduates - Public Works Week - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Week 4. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2016-25 to canvass the returns th of the Special Election held on the 7 day of May 2016, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember-at-Large Position 1; roll-call vote. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] Councilmember Humphrey moved to adopt Ordinance 2016-25 to canvass the returns of the Special Election held on the 7th day of May 2016, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember-at-Large Position 1 and was seconded by Councilmember Olson. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8-0. Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position/Measure Councilmember-at-Large, Position 1 John S. Little 10 126 50 136 29 60 27 438 Paul Davidhizar 5 127 73 229 41 20 35 530 Totals 15 253 123 365 70 80 62 968 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Councilmember-at-Large, Position 1 John S. Little 438 1 31 4 42 2 11 13 542 Paul Davidhizar 530 0 46 16 91 9 6 13 711 Totals 968 1 77 20 133 11 17 26 1253 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 101 654 16 2.45 102 3437 330 9.60 201 2316 143 6.17 205 2366 498 21.05 206 1046 81 7.74 301 2668 97 3.64 401 2465 88 3.57 Total 14,952 1253 8.38 b. Administer the Oath of Office to the newly-elected City Councilmember. \[Walker County Judge Danny Pierce\] Walker County Judge Danny Pierce administered the Statement of Elected/Appointed and Official Oath of Office to Paul Davidhizar and the Mayor presented his Certificate of Election. 5. CONSENT AGENDA Public Comments will be called for by the presiding officer before action is taken on these items. (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 May 7, 2016. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] Councilmember Olson moved to adopt the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by Councilmembers Johnson and Montgomery. The motion was unanimously adopted, 9-0. 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will meet in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with counsel on legal matters) to receive legal advice on water supply agreements with Tenaska Roan's Prairie, and to receive legal advice on discussing possible amendments to the Tenaska Frontier water supply contract. \[Carol Reed, Public Works Director\] The City Council convened into Executive Session at 6:21 p.m. 7. RECONVENE Take action, if necessary, on items addressed during Executive Session. a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to authorize the City Manager to enter into five agreements related to the supply of water and wastewater services to the Tenaska Roan’s Prairie electric power plant: (1) an Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Tenaska Roan’s Prairie Partners, LLC for the Purchase and Delivery of Treated Water; (2) a Raw Water Supply Contract between the City of Huntsville, Texas and the Trinity River Authority of Texas; (3) a Financing and Construction Agreement between the City of Huntsville and the Trinity River Authority of Texas; (4) a Second Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Tenaska Frontier Partners, Ltd.; and (5) a Wastewater Disposal Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Tenaska Roan’s Prairie Partners, LLC. \[Carol Reed, Public Works Director\] The City Council reconvened at 7:07 p.m. Councilmember Humphrey moved to authorize the City Manager to enter into five agreements related to the supply of water and wastewater services to the Tenaska Roan’s Prairie electric power plant: (1) an Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Tenaska Roan’s Prairie Partners, LLC for the Purchase and Delivery of Treated Water; (2) a Raw Water Supply Contract between the City of Huntsville, Texas and the Trinity River Authority of Texas; (3) a Financing and Construction Agreement between the City of Huntsville and the Trinity River Authority of Texas; (4) a Second Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Tenaska Frontier Partners, Ltd.; and (5) a Wastewater Disposal Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Tenaska Roan’s Prairie Partners, LLC and was seconded by Councilmember Olson. The motion was adopted, 9-0 8. STATUTORY AGENDA a. FIRST READING - Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to authorize the City Manager to sign Addendum #A, in the amount of $1,383,054.20, to the Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Garney Construction for Town Creek Drainage Improvement Project, first reading. \[Sherry McKibben, Director of Neighborhood Resources; Y.S. Ramachandra, City Engineer\] Councilmember Olson moved to suspend the City Council Rules of Procedure requirement for a second reading in accordance with its provision in Section 9, and, upon a two-thirds vote of the members of the City Council present and was seconded by Councilmember Johnson. The motion was adopted unanimously, 9-0. Councilmember Montgomery moved to authorize the City Manager to sign Addendum A, in the amount of $1,383,054.20, to the Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Garney Construction for the Town Creek Drainage Improvement Project and was seconded by Councilmember Humphrey. The motion was adopted unanimously, 9-0 b. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to authorize the City Manager to sign an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Huntsville and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for water service at the Ellis and Estelle Units. \[Matt Benoit, City Manager; Steve Ritter, Director of Finance\] Councilmember Johnson moved to delay action on Agenda Item 8b for City Council action until June 21, 2016 to allow additional negotiations with TDCJ to assure full information exchange between the two entities; the motion was seconded by Councilmembers Allen and Olson, The motion to postpone was adopted unanimously. c. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to award the fiber installation project to Network Cabling Services, Inc. (NCS) for the installation of conduit and fiber from the City of Huntsville Service Center to the Solid Waste facility in the amount of $149,912.84. \[Y.S. Ramachandra, City Engineer; Bill Wavra, Interim IT Director\] Councilmember Humphrey moved to award the fiber installation project to Network Cabling Services, Inc. (NCS) for the installation of conduit and fiber from the City of Huntsville Service Center to the Solid Waste facility in the amount of $149,912.84; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Davidhizar. The motion was adopted unanimously, 9-0. 9. REQUESTS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION An opportunity for citizens to be heard on any topic and for the City Council to participate in the discussion. No action will be taken. No requests were received by noon on May 10, 2016. 10. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no media inquiries. 11. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Councilmember Olson shared information on Mance Park Middle School Shelley Petkovsek’s class and their project to do 360 degree filming in Oakwood Cemetery and their fundraiser at www.DonorsChoose.org. Councilmember Humphrey talked about her great experience over the weekend with the General Sam Houston Folk Festival volunteers. Councilmember Olson urged everyone to buy raffle tickets to help refresh the Fire Department’s old fire truck. Mayor Brauninger announced: - The Huntsville Police Department has established a Safe Exchange Zone at their parking lot, near their main entrance. The area is under 24-hour surveillance and can be used by members of the public as a safe place to conduct transactions or child custody handoffs. - I hope you have seen the new wayfinding signs being installed around the community. City staff, the HOT Board, and the City Council worked on these over a lengthy period of time to ensure they would be long lasting and useful. They look great! - Last week the SHSU Leadership Academy finished its third year. City participants who successfully completed the program in 2015-2016 are Joseph Wiggs, Director of Parks and Leisure; Lieutenant Jim Barnes, HPD; and Kim Kembro, Environmental Lab Analyst. We congratulate them! - Please participate in the Huntsville Public Library’s Summer Reading Program Councilmember Rodriquez commended Joseph Wiggs for replacement of a new roof on the Cabin on the Square. Mayor Brauninger relayed his positive experience with Dr. Sherry McKibben for helping one of the new signs in a local right-of-way. The Mayor also welcomed new Councilmember Paul Davidhizar again. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brauninger adjourned the meeting at 7:33 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary TH MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 17 DAY OF NOVEMBER 2016, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS, AT 12:00 P.M. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Andy Brauninger, Paul Davidhizar, Don H. Johnson, Tish Humphrey, Joe P. Rodriquez COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Lydia Montgomery, Keith D. Olson, Joe Emmett, Ronald Allen OFFICERS PRESENT: Lee Woodward, City Secretary______________________________________________________ MAIN SESSION \[12:00 P.M.\] 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Brauninger called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES – Councilmember Johnson gave an invocation. 3. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2017-01 and Ordinance th 2017-02 to canvass the returns of the General and Special Elections held on the 8 day of November 2016 – a General Election for the purpose of electing four At-Large Councilmember positions, and a Special Election for the purpose of deciding three bond propositions; roll-call vote. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] Councilmember Johnson moved to adopt Ordinance 2017-01 and Ordinance 2017-02 to canvass the returns of the General and Special Elections held on the 8th day of November 2016 – a General Election for the purpose of electing four At-Large Councilmember positions, and a Special Election for the purpose of deciding three bond propositions; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Rodriquez. The motion passed unanimously, 5-0. Returns for the City of Huntsville Regular and Special Municipal Elections held Tuesday, November 8, 2016 are below. Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position/Measure Paul Davidhizar 106 1107 642 1005 303 507 565 4235 At-Large Position 1 Totals 106 1107 642 1005 303 507 565 4235 Tyler McCaffety 89 833 487 828 220 401 391 3249 Matt Hannes 52 470 230 310 126 226 237 1651 At-Large Position 2 Totals 141 1303 717 1138 346 627 628 4900 Clyde Loll 53 804 466 925 221 337 399 3205 Mader R. Hedspetch 91 396 213 172 110 278 190 1450 At-Large Position 3 Totals 144 1200 679 1097 331 615 589 4655 Keith D. Olson 89 712 450 691 202 390 403 2937 Scott Hornung 54 644 267 459 148 225 215 2012 At-Large Position 4 Totals 143 1356 617 1140 350 615 618 4949 Proposition 1 - For 95 895 558 924 245 389 489 3595 Proposition 1 - Against 81 631 298 415 174 364 256 2219 Proposition 1 Totals 176 1526 856 1339 419 753 745 5814 Proposition 2 - For 89 846 508 861 236 363 471 3374 Proposition 2 - Against 89 672 346 487 190 393 283 2460 Proposition 2 Totals 178 1518 854 1348 426 756 754 5834 Proposition 3 - For 113 1034 591 1044 289 439 532 4042 Proposition 3 - Against 64 502 262 309 145 314 230 1826 Proposition 3 Totals 177 1536 853 1353 434 753 762 5868 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Paul Davidhizar 4235 57 341 212 348 104 202 320 5819 At-Large Position 1 Totals 4235 57 341 212 348 104 202 320 5819 Tyler McCaffety 3249 50 263 178 285 80 174 236 4515 Matt Hannes 1651 18 142 75 95 46 74 121 2222 At-Large Position 2 Totals 4900 68 405 253 380 126 248 357 6737 Clyde Loll 3205 34 248 144 312 80 123 232 4378 Mader R. Hedspetch 1450 34 26 90 71 137 116 107 2031 At-Large Position 3 Totals 4655 68 374 234 383 217 239 339 6409 Keith D. Olson 2937 42 234 146 227 87 152 238 4063 Scott Hornung 2012 23 169 100 166 40 81 109 2700 At-Large Position 4 Totals 4949 65 403 246 393 127 233 347 6763 Proposition 1 - For 3595 40 286 186 298 73 160 250 4888 Proposition 1 - Against 2219 38 184 106 168 74 137 170 3096 Proposition 1 Totals 5814 78 460 292 466 147 297 420 7984 Proposition 2 - For 3374 37 265 175 280 75 152 254 4612 Proposition 2 - Against 2460 37 206 114 184 71 146 166 3384 Proposition 2 Totals 5834 74 471 289 464 146 298 420 7996 Proposition 3 - For 4042 47 331 208 338 92 195 309 5562 Proposition 3 - Against 1826 28 143 86 133 59 110 121 2506 Proposition 3 Totals 5868 75 474 294 471 151 305 430 8068 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 101 678 317 46.76 102 3756 2311 61.53 201 2575 1382 53.67 205 2408 1975 82.02 206 1077 665 61.75 301 2879 1376 47.79 401 2857 1416 49.56 Total 16,230 9,442 58.18 4. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brauninger adjourned the meeting at 12:02 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary TH MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THE 14 DAY OF NOVEMBER 2017, IN THE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M, IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS, AT 6:00 P.M. The Council met in a regular session with the following: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Andy Brauninger, Joe Emmett, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, Joe P. Rodriquez, Paul Davidhizar, Tyler McCaffety (not present for work session or executive sessions), Keith D. Olson COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Clyde D. Loll OFFICERS PRESENT: Matt Benoit, City Manager, Leonard Schneider, City Attorney (meeting session only); Lee Woodward, City Secretary WORK SESSION \[5:15 P.M.\] – The City Council will discuss the adoption of Ordinance 2018-04, to change the Development District Classification of the approximate 66-acre tract of land located at 907 State Highway 19 from Management to Planned Development, and to consider approval of the Concept Plan for the Planned Development. Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development, presented information on an RV and RV tiny home development being requested for consideration, including the process for each stage of approval and/or progress. MAIN SESSION \[6:00 p.m.\] 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Brauninger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 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. Mayor Brauninger gave an invocation and Emerson Aviles led the pledges. 3. ELECTION MATTERS a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2018-06 to canvass the returns th of the General Election held on the 7 day of November 2017, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At-Large and four Ward Councilmember positions; roll-call vote. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] th Mayor Pro Tem Olson moved to adopt Ordinance 2018-06 to canvass the returns of the General Election held on the 7 day of November 2017, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At-Large and four Ward Councilmember positions; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Davidhizar. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8-0. Early Voting by Precinct Candidate & 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Position/Measure Andy Brauninger 10 239 99 364 53 87 74 926 George H. Russell 7 67 27 27 14 15 19 176 Mayor’s race totals 17 306 126 391 67 102 93 1102 Joe Emmett 178 178 Timothy Charles Owl Davis 116 116 WARD 1 Totals 294 294 Tish Humphrey 101 2 103 WARD 2 totals 101 2 103 Ronald Allen 8 79 87 Mader Hedspetch 10 23 33 WARD 3 totals 18 102 120 Joe Rodriquez 314 40 60 414 Michelle Bright 59 18 24 101 WARD 4 totals 373 58 84 515 Early Voting & Election Day Returns Candidate & Position Early 101 102 201 205 206 301 401 Total Andy Brauninger 926 18 262 76 455 78 78 71 1,964 George H. Russell 176 16 90 14 63 17 45 25 446 Mayor’s race totals 1102 34 352 90 518 95 123 96 2410 Joe Emmett 178 186 364 Timothy Charles Owl Davis 116 149 265 WARD 1 Totals 294 335 629 Tish Humphrey 103 74 13 190 WARD 2 totals 103 74 13 190 Ronald Allen 87 15 74 176 Mader Hedspetch 33 16 44 93 WARD 3 totals 120 31 128 232 Joe Rodriquez 414 367 56 42 879 Michelle Bright 101 101 30 26 258 WARD 4 totals 515 468 86 68 1137 Voters Voted Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Percentage 101 669 53 7.92 102 3564 677 19.00 201 2427 221 9.11 205 2422 936 38.65 206 1046 165 15.77 301 2744 240 8.75 401 2510 197 7.85 Total 15,382 2489 16.18 b. Administer the Oaths and Statements of Office to the duly-elected Mayor and Ward City Councilmembers by Walker County Judge Danny Pierce. Walker County Judge Danny Pierce administered the Statement of Elected/Appointed and Official Oath of Office to Andy Brauninger, Joe Emmett, Tish Humphrey, Ronald Allen, and Joe Rodriquez, and the Mayor presented the Certificates of Election. c. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to elect a Mayor Pro Tem. \[Mayor Brauninger\] Councilmember McCaffety nominated Councilmember Olson. There were no other nominations. The nomination was unanimously approved, 8-0. 4. PUBLIC HEARING The City Council will hear public comment on adoption of Ordinance 2018-04, to change the Development District Classification of the approximate 66-acre tract of land located at 907 State Highway 19 from Management to Planned Development, and to consider approval of the Concept Plan for the Planned Development. The Mayor opened the hearing at 6:11 p.m. No one offered comment. The Mayor closed the hearing at 6:12 p.m. 5. CONSENT AGENDA Public Comments will be called for by the presiding officer before action is taken on these items. (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 October 17, 2017. \[Lee Woodward, City Secretary\] b. Adopt Ordinance 2018-03 to amend the budget for FY 17-18 and amend the Capital Improvement Projects budgets. \[Steve Ritter, Finance Director\] c. Authorize the purchase of four police Ford Explorers and a police Ford Taurus to include all equipment, from multiple vendors in the amount of $254,171. \[Daryl Uptmore, Public Works Director\] d. Authorize the City Manager to accept an award from the Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Program for $4,963.52, with matching funds of $4,963.52. \[Dr. Sherry McKibben, Director of Neighborhood Services\] e. Approve various purchase orders with a term of two years for various chemicals used throughout the City. \[Daryl Uptmore, Public Works Director; Joseph Wiggs, Director of Parks and Leisure\] Mayor Pro Tem Olson moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Humphrey. Councilmembers Davidhizar and Rodriquez and Mayor Brauninger lauded the staff for the new process of reviewing Capital Improvement Projects budgets and the performance of the staff to accomplish the savings. The motion was adopted, 8-0. 6. STATUTORY AGENDA a. FIRST READING - Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to consider adopting Ordinance 2018-03 amending the Huntsville Code of Ordinances, specifically Chapter 12, Buildings and Building Regulations, first reading. \[Kevin Byal, Building Official\] First reading, no action taken. b. FIRST READING - Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to consider adoption of Ordinance 2018-04, to change the Development District Classification of the approximate 66-acre tract of land located at 907 State Highway 19 from Management to Planned Development, and to consider approval of the Concept Plan for the Planned Development, first reading. \[Aron Kulhavy, Director of Community and Economic Development\] First reading, no action taken. c. FIRST READING - Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to consider authorizing the City Manager to award the purchase of Street Milling/Overlay services to Smith and Company in the amount of $1,091,809.00, first reading. \[Daryl Uptmore, Public Works Director\] First reading, no action taken. 7. CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY a. Presentation, public comment, discussion, and possible action to approve the Mayor’s nomination to reappoint Candyce Dixon to the Cemetery Advisory Board. \[Mayor Brauninger\] The Mayor moved his nomination. The motion was adopted, 8-0. 8. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA There were no inquiries. 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.) Mayor Brauninger announced: The Emergency Management Coordinator and Dept. of Neighborhood Resources need your help in creating the City’s new Hazard Mitigation Plan. Go to www.HuntsvilleTX.gov/Hazard by December 6 to fill out a survey. There will be a public meeting in January. Call 291-5428 for more information. HISD Minute! (Mayor Pro Tem Olson) – Thank you, HISD voters, for overwhelmingly approving the Tax Ratification Election last week. You have made a difference and done a good thing for our community and our students! CoH Clean Minute! (Councilmember Humphrey) – Thanks for helping keep Home Sweet Huntsville clean by being thoughtful about litter – always! Litter thrown out on the highways finds its way into our community, too, and into our wastewater treatment system. It costs you money to pick up, pick out, and dispose of, so DON’T LITTER! I would like to remind everyone that the third Brown Bag Picnic Friendship Lunch will be tomorrow at noon at the Sam Houston th Memorial Museum grounds, along 19 St. near the Steamboat House. All are welcome to come and meet someone new so our community can become closer. Bring your lunch and bring a friend! Citizen’s Police Academy (Councilmember Rodriquez) – Applications for the 2018 HPD Citizens Police Academy will be available at the front desk of the police department through Dec. 29, for sessions on Monday nights from January to April 2018. For more information on this fun annual program, please contact Officer Ryann Kaaa-Bauer at 291-5493. Christmas Fair & Winter in the Park (Councilmember Emmett) will be December 2 from 10-5. Call the Main Street Program office at 291-5920 to get a booth before they’re gone! There’s also a Lamp Post Decorating Contest (Councilmember Allen) going on to get the downtown area looking festive! Call Main Street at 291-5920 to get your post and all the rules! Girls in grades 6-8 should register online for the Huntsville Public Library’s free Girls Who Code Club! (Councilmember Davidhizar) It starts January 4 and space is limited. Call 291-5485 for more information. Councilmember Humphrey invited all out to Saturday’s SHSU game, noting they are ranked #5 right now. Mayor Brauninger mentioned H-E-B’s grand opening and $100,000 in donations to local non-profits. Councilmember Rodriquez said how impressive he found the store. 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will meet in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 - consultation with counsel on legal matters and Section 551.072 - deliberation regarding purchases, exchanges, lease or value of real property, regarding: - An area generally bounded by Highway 19, Old Colony Road, Geneva Road, and Highway 190 - An area located at the southwest part of the Elkins Lake subdivision. \[Ram Ramachandra, City Engineer\] b. City Council will meet in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal matters, to receive legal advice on litigation City of Huntsville v. PetersenDean Texas, Inc., regarding the Wynne Home. \[City Attorney Leonard Schneider\] The Council adjourned to Executive Session at 6:58 p.m 11. RECONVENE The Council reconvened at 7:47 p.m. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brauninger adjourned the meeting without objection at 7:47 p.m. Lee Woodward, City Secretary