2009-04-13 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE
TEMPORARY MUNICIPAL COURT ROOM LOCATED AT THE CITY OF PEARLAND
COMMUNITY CENTER, 3523 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
Mayor Reid called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following present:
Mayor
Tom Reid
Mayor Pro -Tem
Helen Beckman
Councilmember
Woody Owens
Councilmember
Steve Saboe
Councilmember
Felicia Kyle
Councilmember
Kevin Cole
City Manager
Bill Eisen
City Attorney
Darrin Coker
City Secretary
Young Lorfing
Others in attendance: Jon Branson Assistant City Manager; Danny Cameron Public
Works Director; Trent Epperson Project Director; Mary Hickling Director of Human
Resources and Safety Management; Mike Hodge Assistant City Manager; Paul Jamison
Fire Chief; Narciso Lira City Engineer; Claire Bogard Finance Director; Teresa
Battenfield Assistant Project Director.
PURPOSE OF HEARING — REGARDING THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN AND
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND WATER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
Mr. Narciso Lira, City Engineer.
STAFF REVIEW OF THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN AND DROUGHT
CONTINGENCY AND WATER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
Mr. Narciso Lira, City Engineer.
City Engineer Narciso Lira stated when a municipality has over thirty-three hundred
water service connections, they are required to provide a Water Contingency Plan to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development
Board. The City received notice of this requirement in the summer of 2008 and
this will be the City's first Water Contingency Plan and an update to the Drought
Contingency Plan. The documents will be updated every five years. Mr. Lira
continued to provide Council with a detailed review of the Water Conservation Plan
and Drought Contingency Plan.
CITIZEN COMMENTS: None.
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COUNCIUSTAFF DISCUSSION:
Councilmember Cole stated he feels it is a good thing that the City of Pearland has
developed these plans. He stated he does not want the City to take the easy way out in
areas where it is already exceeding the requirements.
City Engineer Narciso Lira stated Staff is looking at options in the per capita uses in
implementing the program.
Councilmember Cole asked if the City has been able to identify where the unaccounted
for water usage is occurring.
City Engineer Narciso Lira stated some of the water loss is attributed to leakage and
Staff is reviewing the option of implementing a meter inspection program.
Councilmember Cole stated he would like to see information, regarding the best times
to water, included in the educational materials provided to the public.
Mayor Pro -Tem Beckman stated she would also like to see watering options included
such as drip irrigation included in the educational materials.
City Manager Bill Eisen stated there is an option in the plan to regulate what time of day
watering is allowed to take place.
Councilmember Owens asked if any of the measures in the Water Conservation Plan
and Drought Contingency Plan were included in the City Building Codes.
City Engineer Narciso Lira stated some of the measures are taken into account as part
of the Plumbing Code. He stated he feels the most important aspect of water
conservation is the education of the general public and becoming aware of how much
water is wasted daily.
Brief discussion ensued between Council, City Manager Bill Eisen, and City Engineer
Narciso Lira regarding the Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
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Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 11th day of May, A.D., 2009.
ATTEST:
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Sec ary
Tom Reid
Mayor
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