Richland Hills City Council

The Regular Session is open to the public. If Executive Session is required, it will be held in the Council Conference Room, and is closed to the public. Please note that although the Council will generally consider the items on the agenda in the order shown below, the Council may elect to re-order items in order to accommodate the needs of the Council, city staff, presenters, or the public generally. Therefore, members of the public interested in any agenda item are encouraged to be in attendance at the start of the meeting.

6:30 P.M. -- Pre-Council

1.	CALL TO ORDER
2.	INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE
3.	PUBLIC INPUT OR PUBLIC COMMENTS -- Public.
4.	PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS -- Consider the following: A) Mayor Ragan to proclaim the month of July as Volunteer Service Appreciation Month in the City of Richland Hills, Texas, and urge all our fellow citizens to volunteer to help their fellow neighbors.
	7/1/2011  E-mail from Economic Development Specialist to the City Manager.
5.	BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS -- Appointments and resignations.
6.	APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CITY CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE -- Consider discussing and approving an ordinance establishing a City Charter Review Committee which will be comprised of appointees from each council place and an appointee from the Mayor to serve as chairman of the committee. The chairman would only vote in case of a tie.
	7/12/2011  Ordinance as prepared by the City Attorney
7.	APPROVE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD -- Consider discussing and approving an ordinance establishing a Public Transportation Advisory Board.
	7/12/2011  Ordinance as prepared by the City Attorney
8.	APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD ORDINANCE REGARDING MEMBERSHIP NUMBER -- Consider discussing and approving an ordinance amending the Animal Shelter Advisory Board Ordinance membership number and adding alternates.
	7/12/2011  Ordinance as prepared by the City Attorney
9.	ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY’S PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED POLICY ON SPONSORSHIP, GIFTS, DONATIONS AND ADVOCACY -- Consider discussing and approving adoption of an ordinance amending Section 2-130 of Article IV of Chapter 2 of the Richland Hills City Code “Policy on Sponsorship, Gifts, Donations and Advocacy.”
	7/12/2011  Ordinance as prepared by the City Attorney
10.	CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2010-11 BUDGET AMENDMENT -- Consider the following: A) Conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendment in accord with Section 12.02 of the Charter and B) Approve ordinance amending Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget transferring $132,366 from the General Reserve Fund for the purpose of supporting a contract to replace the exterior walls of the Library.
	7/12/2011  Budget Ordinance
11.	APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD TO PETE DURANT & ASSOCIATES FOR THE AMOUNT OF $132,366 TO REPLACE THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE LIBRARY -- Consider discussing and approving an award of contract, including base bid and Alternates 1 & 2, for the amount $132,366 to Pete Durant & Associates fto replace the exterior walls of the Library.
	6/28/2011  Agenda Item Number 14 from Council`s Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Regular meeting.
12.	HEAR PRESENTATION OF POLICE CHIEF JIMMY PERDUE OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS REGARDING PROPOSED JOINT POLICE/FIRE DISPATCH SERVICE -- Consider hearing and discussing a presentation of Police Chief Jimmy Perdue of the City of North Richland Hills regarding proposed joint police/fire dispatch service between the cities of North Richland Hills, Haltom City, Watauga and Richland Hills.
13.	HEAR REPORT REGARDING MANHOLE INSPECTION AND SMOKE TESTING PROJECT CONDUCTED BY RJN GROUP, INC. -- Consider hearing and discussing presentation by city inflow and infiltration consultant Mr. Rod Thornhill and city staff regarding the results of the manhole inspection and smoke testing project conducted by RJN Group, Inc.
	6/29/2011  E-mail from the Director of Public Works to the City Manager.
	6/29/2011  Attachments from the Director of Public Works to the City Manager.
14.	RECEIVE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING ANY ORDINANCE NOT DEVELOPED OR DRAFTED BY HIS OFFICE -- Consider receiving and discussing a report by the City Attorney regarding any ordinance not developed or drafted by his office which was approved by the City Council. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
15.	RECEIVE REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST REGARDING LEASING OF VACANT BUILDINGS ON BAKER BOULEVARD -- Consider receiving and discussing a report by the Economic Development Specialist regarding leasing of vacant buildings on Baker Boulevard. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
16.	RECEIVE REPORT FROM DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF CODE VIOLATIONS AND OPERATIONS -- Consider receiving and discussing a report by the Director of Planning and Community Development regarding enforcing the city code, including number and type of violations issued, and implementation of operational procedures designed to improve tracking of enforcement efforts. This item was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ragan.
17.	REMOVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS -- Any Council Member may remove any item from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action at this time.
18.	CONSENT AGENDA -- A) Approval of Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Minutes.
	6/28/2011  Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Minutes
19.	PUBLIC INPUT OR PUBLIC COMMENTS -- Public.
20.	COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS -- A) Council Member Davis to clarify disposition of trailer and certain entertainment and food service equipment; specifically, including a popcorn machine, snow cone machine and hot dog machine owned by Mrs. Pat Jermyn; B) Mayor Ragan to comment upon 4th of July parade and celebratory event conducted Saturday, July 2, 2011 and C) Council Member Goveas to update citizens on 4th of July Celebrations and thank volunteers and donors who supported the event.
21.	EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, executive session may be held under one or more of Sections 551.071, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 413.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e), either at the end of the Regular Session or at any time during the meeting on any item on the agenda if a need arises for the City Council to seek advice from the City Attorney or otherwise convene in closed session as permitted by such sections of the Open Meetings Act. The City Council may take action on any agenda item listed for executive session consideration upon reconvening in open session. Please refer to agenda for the items posted. The sections referenced above are generally described as follows: Section 551.071: Consultation with Attorney The City Council may conduct a private consultation with its attorney when the City Council seeks the advice of its attorney concerning any item on this agenda, about pending and contemplated litigation, or a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Board of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551. Section 551.072: Deliberation regarding real property: The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Section 551.073: Deliberation regarding Prospective Gift or Donation The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City. Section 551.074: Deliberation regarding Personnel Matters The City Council may deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers, including the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Municipal Judge and non-advisory city boards and commission members. A complete list of the city boards and commissions and the membership of those boards and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s Office. Section 551.076: Deliberation regarding Security Devices The City Council may deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations The City Council may discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect that the city seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the city and which the City is conducting economic development negotiations or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. Section 418.183(f): Texas Disaster Act The City Council may deliberate information: (1) for purposes of preventing, investigating, or responding to an act of terrorism or related criminal activity and involving emergency response providers, their staffing, contact information and tactical plans; (2) that relates to the risk or vulnerability of persons or property, including infrastructure, to an act of terrorism; (3) that relates to the assembly of an explosive weapon, the location of a material that may be used in a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon, or unpublished information pertaining to vaccines or devices to detect biological agents or toxins; (4) that relates to details of the encryption codes or security keys for a public communication system;(5) that relates to a terrorism-related report to an agency of the United States; (6) that relates to technical details of particular vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism; (7) that relates to information regarding security measures or security systems intended to protect public and private property from an act of terrorism; or (8) any other topic subject to discussion in closed session pursuant to the Texas Disaster Act. Section 418.106(d) & (e): Local Meetings to Discuss Emergency Management Plans regarding Pipeline Safety The City Council may discuss emergency management plans providing for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery in executive session when those plans contain sensitive information relating to critical infrastructure or facilities, and the safety or security of the infrastructures or facilities could be jeopardized by disclosure of the emergency management plan
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