MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL
MEETING - JUNE 19, 2001
The
Council of the City of Hunters Creek Village, Texas, met in regular session on
Tuesday, June 19, 2001 at the city office with the following members present:
Mayor Stephen Reichek
Council Members:
Carey Swan
Gary Kovacs
Michael Cokinos
Roger Stark
George Shannon
.Mayor Reichek called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE
Jess
Mason was called to the bench to receive a plaque expressing appreciation for
his service to the city during his term as a member of the Council. Mayor Reichek gave his personal thanks as well as that of the city to Mr.
Mason.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF COUNCIL
MEETINGS
Councilmember
Kovacs moved to approve the minutes of the Council meeting of May 15, 2001;
Councilmember Swan seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
FIRE
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT AND APPROVAL OF BUDGET
Deputy
Commissioner Mason reported that the department had finished the year 2000 under
budget and had returned $87,391 to the cities, $19,445 coming to Hunters Creek;
the ISO rating has improved and been maintained. He reviewed the proposed budget for the Fire Department for
the year 2002, highlighting those expenses that had risen over last year's
budget. Councilmember Kovacs moved
to approve the budget as presented in the amount of $33,652,551, Hunters Creek's
share $812,692. Councilmember Swan
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
POLICE
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT AND APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES
Commissioner Hruzek said Officer Truss who has been out on medical leave is now fully recovered and back at work. The department is $96,000 under budget for the year to this point; special meetings have been scheduled for every Monday in addition to the regular meeting, to address problems with the construction of the new VPD facilities. The Chief has requested approval of the purchase of telephones, radios and computers from the fund approved in the 2001 budget. This will cost approximately $420,000, our share will be $140,000. Councilmember Kovacs moved to approve these expenditures; Councilmember Cokinos seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
PARTICIPATION IN TEEN COURT
Judge
Michael Thibodeaux, being involved with the Teen Court that has been set up by
Hedwig Village, explained the
fundamentals of the court and the benefits derived from it including
responsibility for their actions and seeing how the judicial system works. Judge
Stewart of Hedwig Village will coordinate the Teen Court and with the Municipal
Courts and Hedwig Village will oversee it. Community Service given to the defendants is from a list of different
jobs already approved and set up. Councilmember
Swan moved to authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest an
interlocal agreement with the Cities of Hedwig Village, Bunker Hill Village and
Piney Point Village regarding referrals of minors to the Hedwig Village Teen
Court Program. Councilmember
Shannon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
SOLDIERS
CREEK OUTFALL ENGINEERING
Doug Williams, speaking for the Engineering Committee, outlined the plans for the drainage project from Soldiers Creek to Shartle Circle, being our #1 project because of the flooding of some homes in this area. Councilmember Stark moved to authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest a contract for engineering of the Soldiers Creek/Memorial Drive east outfall, Phase I, allocating $122,000. Councilmember Kovacs seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
.ENGINEERING FOR TIMBERWILDE
DRAINAGE PROJECT
Mr. Williams reviewed the
meetings with residents on Timberwilde who are supportive of the project. Councilmember Kovacs moved to authorize the mayor to execute and the City
Secretary to attest a contract for engineering of the Timberwilde project,
allocating $143,000; Councilmember Stark seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
ENGINEERING FOR PIFER ROAD
PROJECT
The
Engineering Committee, after hearing from the residents on Pifer and exploring
all the options, recommended the street be lowered and curbs and gutters installed. This is consistent with the other projects undertaken throughout the city
and with the require- ments of the city for developers to follow. Many residents spoke both in favor and against the
lowered street and also some requesting a delay in any vote. Robert Deden, City Engineer fielded the many questions from those
residents and offered to speak to anyone wanting more information at a later
time. The Mayor said a delay in the
vote for engineering work at this time would mean missing the date later for the start of the work, but will schedule a
meeting of the residents, the City Engineer and the Committee in September.
Councilmember Stark moved to proceed with the design based on curbs and gutters
and to authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest a
contract for engineering of the Pifer Road project, allocating $137,000. Councilmember Kovacs seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
SOUTHWESTERN
BELL POD
Councilman
Kovacs said Southwestern Bell has agreed to pay the city $75,000 for the right
to construct facilities on city hall property. He moved to accept this bid from
Southwestern Bell to add 2000 sq. ft. to the building and 5 ft. underground to
the easement. Councilmember Stark
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH HEDWIG VILLAGE
Hedwig
Village has requested a change in the term from 20 to 25 years and 180 days for
REPUBLIC
WASTE CONTRACT REVISION
Councilmember
Swan moved to authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Secretary to attest an
amendment to the contract with Republic Waste pursuant to the terms of the May
23, 2001 letter to the Mayor from Johnny Smith, an amount to reflect the price changes in the letter for backdoor pickup. Councilman Stark seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
HAYRIDE
FOR CAROL TREE
Elizabeth
Nelson explained what the Carol Tree Celebration is and the history behind it. Parking has become almost non-existent and she requested that Hunters
Creek participate in obtaining haywagons to transport people to the Carol Tree.
Councilmember Stark moved to contribute up to $550 for hayrides to the event in
December. Councilmember Kovacs
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
INTERNATIONAL
CODE
Mickey
Hutton, Public Works Director, explained that the present codes used by cities
across the country have been combined into one code published by the
International Code Council, Inc. He
recommended their passage.
Councilman
Cokinos moved to adopt the International Residential Code, 2000 edition; motion
seconded by Councilman Kovacs and passed unanimously.
Councilman
Cokinos moved to adopt the International Building Code, 2000 edition,
(non-residential); motion seconded by Councilman Kovacs and passed unanimously.
Councilman
Cokinos moved to adopt the International Fire
Code, 2000 edition; motion seconded by Councilmember Swan and passed
unanimously.
Councilman
Cokinos moved to adopt the
International Fire Protection Code, 2000 edition; motion was seconded by
Councilmember Swan and passed unanimously.
Councilman
Cokinos moved to adopt the International Plumbing Code, 2000 edition; motion
seconded by Councilmember Swan and passed unanimously.
Councilman Cokinos moved to adopt the International Mechanical Code, 2000 edition; motion seconded by Councilmember Swan and passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE - PUBLIC ROW
This
ordinance is in compliance with the new federal regulations and repeals our tele-
communications ordinance passed in 1999. Councilmember
Swan moved to approve an ordinance providing
rules and regulations governing the use and occupancy of public rights-of-way in
the City with the addition to Section 12 that tree trimming shall comply with
our Tree Ordinance # passed and
approve and all other ordinances that apply. Councilmember Kovacs seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
YARD
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Mickey
Hutton recommended that our irrigation system be extended to the rear yard and
around the maintenance building to save water and labor. Councilman Kovacs moved to accept the bid of $6750 for the system as
presented; Councilman Stark seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
There
being no other business, the meeting was adjourned 10:40 p.m.
____________________________
Stephen L. Reichek, Mayor
Hunters Creek Village
ATTEST:
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Nancy J. Parks
City Secretary