1. ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Elkins High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclaim the week of October 6-12, 2019, as “Fire Prevention Week” in the City of Missouri City, Texas. (b) Proclaim the month of October as “National Community Planning Month” in the City of Missouri City, Texas.
PUBLIC COMMENTS An opportunity for the public to address City Council on agenda items or concerns not on the agenda- -those wishing to speak must complete the orange comment card, present the comment card to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting, and observe a three-minute time limit.
STAFF REPORTS (a) City Manager announcements.
CONSENT AGENDA All consent agenda items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a councilmember so requests; in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. Information concerning consent agenda items is available for public review. (a) Consider approving the minutes of the special and regular City Council meetings of September 16, 2019, the special City Council meetings of September 21, 2019, and September 23, 2019. (b) Consider an ordinance authorizing the crediting of updated service credits in the Texas Municipal Retirement System for certain City of Missouri City employees who have membership in such-system; providing for increased annuities for certain City of Missouri City retirees and beneficiaries of deceased retirees; providing an effective date; and consider the ordinance on the second and final reading. (c) Consider authorizing the execution of an agreement with Harris County related to election services for the November 5, 2019 general election.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS (a) Zoning Public Hearings and Ordinances (1) Public hearing to receive comments for or against a request to zone a property from R-3, two family residential district, MF-2, multifamily residential district and SD, suburban district to PD, Planned Development District to allow for a unified development to include commercial and residential uses; regulating and restricting the development and use of property within such PD Planned Development District; providing for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan; providing a penalty; containing other provisions relating to the subject; and consider the related ordinance on the first of two readings. The subject site is located south of Crescent Oak Village at Lake Olympia and Parks Edge residential subdivisions, east of Sunrise Bay at Lake Olympia residential subdivision and west of Olympia Estates residential subdivision. (b) Public Hearings and related actions (1) Public hearing to receive comments for or against an ordinance continuing an interim procedure regarding the administration of plans and platting rules; declaring an emergency; and consider the related ordinance on first and final reading.
AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at Roane Park. (b) Consider authorizing the reimbursement to Century Land Holdings of Texas, LLC as set forth in the audit report dated March 31, 2019. (c) Consider authorizing the execution of a letter of approval for Care EMS INC to operate a nonemergency ambulance service.
ORDINANCES (a) Consider an ordinance providing for the assessment, levy, and collection of ad valorem taxes for the City of Missouri City, Texas, for the 2019 tax year and for each year thereafter until otherwise provided; providing the date on which such taxes shall be due and timely paid; authorizing an additional penalty for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes in lieu of recovering attorneys’ fees; and consider the ordinance on the first and final reading. Separate votes are required for the adoption of operations tax rate, the debt service tax rate, and the tax rate ordinance. (b) Consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Missouri City, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $14,000,000; levying a tax in payment thereof; authorizing the execution and delivery of a bond purchase contract, a paying agent/registrar agreement and an officer’s pricing certificate; approving the official statement; approving the engagement of certain professionals in connection with the issuance of the bonds; finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law; enacting other provisions relating thereto; and consider the ordinance on the first and final reading.
RESOLUTIONS (a) Consider a resolution nominating a candidate for a position on the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District. (b) Consider a resolution nominating one or more candidates for election to one or more positions on the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District. (c) Consider a resolution approving and ratifying the submission of a grant application for the Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology assistance program to the United States Department of Justice to fund the purchase a video surveillance security system; and containing other provisions related thereto.
12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. 15. ADJOURN
Oct 07, 2019 City Council
1. ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Elkins High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS (a) Proclaim the week of October 6-12, 2019, as “Fire Prevention Week” in the City of Missouri City, Texas. (b) Proclaim the month of October as “National Community Planning Month” in the City of Missouri City, Texas.
PUBLIC COMMENTS An opportunity for the public to address City Council on agenda items or concerns not on the agenda- -those wishing to speak must complete the orange comment card, present the comment card to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting, and observe a three-minute time limit.
STAFF REPORTS (a) City Manager announcements.
CONSENT AGENDA All consent agenda items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a councilmember so requests; in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. Information concerning consent agenda items is available for public review. (a) Consider approving the minutes of the special and regular City Council meetings of September 16, 2019, the special City Council meetings of September 21, 2019, and September 23, 2019. (b) Consider an ordinance authorizing the crediting of updated service credits in the Texas Municipal Retirement System for certain City of Missouri City employees who have membership in such-system; providing for increased annuities for certain City of Missouri City retirees and beneficiaries of deceased retirees; providing an effective date; and consider the ordinance on the second and final reading. (c) Consider authorizing the execution of an agreement with Harris County related to election services for the November 5, 2019 general election.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONS (a) Zoning Public Hearings and Ordinances (1) Public hearing to receive comments for or against a request to zone a property from R-3, two family residential district, MF-2, multifamily residential district and SD, suburban district to PD, Planned Development District to allow for a unified development to include commercial and residential uses; regulating and restricting the development and use of property within such PD Planned Development District; providing for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan; providing a penalty; containing other provisions relating to the subject; and consider the related ordinance on the first of two readings. The subject site is located south of Crescent Oak Village at Lake Olympia and Parks Edge residential subdivisions, east of Sunrise Bay at Lake Olympia residential subdivision and west of Olympia Estates residential subdivision. (b) Public Hearings and related actions (1) Public hearing to receive comments for or against an ordinance continuing an interim procedure regarding the administration of plans and platting rules; declaring an emergency; and consider the related ordinance on first and final reading.
AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase and installation of playground equipment at Roane Park. (b) Consider authorizing the reimbursement to Century Land Holdings of Texas, LLC as set forth in the audit report dated March 31, 2019. (c) Consider authorizing the execution of a letter of approval for Care EMS INC to operate a nonemergency ambulance service.
ORDINANCES (a) Consider an ordinance providing for the assessment, levy, and collection of ad valorem taxes for the City of Missouri City, Texas, for the 2019 tax year and for each year thereafter until otherwise provided; providing the date on which such taxes shall be due and timely paid; authorizing an additional penalty for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes in lieu of recovering attorneys’ fees; and consider the ordinance on the first and final reading. Separate votes are required for the adoption of operations tax rate, the debt service tax rate, and the tax rate ordinance. (b) Consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Missouri City, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $14,000,000; levying a tax in payment thereof; authorizing the execution and delivery of a bond purchase contract, a paying agent/registrar agreement and an officer’s pricing certificate; approving the official statement; approving the engagement of certain professionals in connection with the issuance of the bonds; finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law; enacting other provisions relating thereto; and consider the ordinance on the first and final reading.
RESOLUTIONS (a) Consider a resolution nominating a candidate for a position on the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District. (b) Consider a resolution nominating one or more candidates for election to one or more positions on the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District. (c) Consider a resolution approving and ratifying the submission of a grant application for the Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology assistance program to the United States Department of Justice to fund the purchase a video surveillance security system; and containing other provisions related thereto.
12. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. 15. ADJOURN