2008-09-08 City Council Meeting Agenda (2) AGENDA - REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL'.OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008, AT
7:30 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE,
PEARLAND, TEXAS.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
III. MAYOR'S ACTIVITY REPORT
1. Recognition of the Employee of the Quarter, Lynn Baker,
Public Works Department.
IV. COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORTS
V. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
VI. •CITIZENS
VII. DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING: None
VIII. CONSENT AGENDA:
ALL ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE "CONSENT AGENDA" ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND- REQUIRE LITTLE OR NO
DELIBERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL.` THESE ITEMS WILL BE
ENACTED/APPROVED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A
COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION ON AN ITEM, IN ,
WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED BY SEPARATE ACTION (IX. MATTERS
REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA). . APPROVAL OF THE
CONSENT AGENDA ENACTS THE ITEMS OF LEGISLATION.
A. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION - APPROVAL
OF MINUTES:
1. Minutes of the August 18, 2008, Special Meeting held at'',
6:00 p.m.
2. Minutes of the August 18, 2008, Joint Public Hearings held
at 6:30 p.m.
3. Minutes of the August 25, 2008, Special Meeting held at
6:00 p.m.
4. Minutes of the August 25, 2008, Public Hearing (Budget)
held at 6:30 p.m.
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B. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION - FIRST AND
ONLY READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1355 - AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, DETERMINING A PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE
TITLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD, UTILITY AND
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ATTORNEY, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND OTHER CITY
OFFICIALS TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY
TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY, LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, BY
DONATION, PURCHASE, OR BY THE EXERCISE OF THE
POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENTS BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH,
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Darrin Coker, City
Attorney.
IX. - MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
X. NEW BUSINESS
1. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION - FIRST
READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1356 - AN APPROPRIATION
ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REVISED BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND
ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 2008, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009.
Mr. Bill Eisen, City Manager.
2. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION - RESOLUTION
NO. R2008-123 - A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY'S
INTEREST- IN PARTICIPATING IN A PROPOSED SPORTS
AND RECREATION COMPLEX IN PEARLAND, TEXAS AND
RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
Mr. Bill Eisen, City Manager.
3. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION - RESOLUTION
NO. R2008-124 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL '
OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A
TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NEELA, INC.; ;''
FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT TERMS OF SAID
AGREEMENT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER •
312 OF THE TAX CODE, V.A.T.S. AS AMENDED,
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ORDINANCE NO. 1353, ESTABLISHING' REINVESTMENT
} ZONE #20, AND THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR
GOVERNING REINVESTMENT ZONES AND TAX
ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION
NO. R2006-121. Mr. Darrin Coker, City Attorney.
4. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION — FIRST
READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1350 — AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS,
ABANDONING A PORTION OF CERTAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY
RECORDED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF, BRAZORIA
COUNTY, TEXAS, WITHIN THE CORPORATE CITY LIMITS
OF PEARLAND, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS; HAVING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Darrin Coker,
City Attorney.
5. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION — RESOLUTION
NO. R2008-125 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A
UTILITY RELOCATION AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE DIXIE FARM ROAD PROJECT (PHASE II).
Mr. Trent Epperson, Project Director.
OTHER BUSINESS: None
XI. ADJOURNMENT
This site is accessible to disabled individuals. For special assistance, please call
Young Lorfing at 281-652-1655 prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
I, Young Lorfing, City Secretary of the City of Pearland, Texas, do hereby
certify that the foregoing agenda was posted in a place convenient to the
general public at City Hall on the 3rd day of September 2008, at 5:30 p.m.
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