City Council Regular Session December 13, 2011

City Council Meeting – December 13, 2011 REGULAR SESSION [7:00pm] 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.INVOCATION AND PLEDGES U.S. Flag Texas Flag: Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 3.PRESENATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS a.Presentation of new budget manager, Becky Rowley. [Winston Duke, Finance Director] 4.PUBLIC COMMENT a.Related to any matter not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker b.Related to any matter on the agenda – 5 minutes per speaker

5. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) a.Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Session held on December 6, [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] b.Approve Ordinance , amending Chapter 42, Article V, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, by adding a new Section , entitled “Taxation of Tangible Personal Property in Transit”; providing for the ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property in transit or “super Freeport” goods pursuant to Section of the Texas Tax Code; providing a severability clause; providing a repealer clause, 2 nd reading. [Mayor Woodward] c.Approve Ordinance to revise City of Huntsville Record Retention Schedule, 3 rd reading. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary] City Council Meeting – December 13, 2011

6. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.) d.Approve Ordinance , authorizing participation with other Entergy service area cities in matters concerning Entergy Texas, Inc. before the Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2012, regarding Entergy’s proposed rate increase request, 2 nd reading. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney]

City Council Meeting – December 13, STATUTORY AGENDA a. Possible action to authorize the City Manager to purchase five (5) pieces of heavy equipment, one (1) 8 yard dump truck from Sam Pack Ford, one (1) compact excavator from Bobcat, one (1) street sweeper from Kinloch Equipment, one (1) front end loader from Grande Truck Center, and one (1) live floor trailer from Travis Trailer. [Winston Duke, Director of Finance] b. Possible action to adopt Ordinance , amending the traffic schedule to ratify no parking signs on University Avenue approximately 200 feet south of the intersection with Bearkat Boulevard, 1 st reading. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works] c.Possible action to adopt Ordinance , amending the traffic schedule to ratify stop signs at the intersection of Avenue M and 14th Street, 1 st reading. [Aron Kulhavy, Director of Public Works]

Proposed No Parking signs on University Avenue approximately 200 feet south of the intersection with Bearkat Boulevard

Proposed stop signs at the intersection of Avenue M and 14th Street

7.MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT a.City Manager’s Report 1.Updates on City construction, grants, studies, City projects, City purchases, and economic development. 2. Drought Concerns City Council Meeting – December 13, 2011

8.PUBLIC COMMENT a.Related to any matter not on the agenda – 2 minutes per speaker 9. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 10. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST (Hear announcements concerning items of community interest from the Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff for which no action will be discussed or taken.) City Council Meeting – December 13, 2011

11.EXECUTIVE SESSION a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551; Section – consultation with counsel on legal matters including current and pending litigation, including, but not limited to, the City of Huntsville vs. the Huntsville/Walker-County Chamber of Commerce. [Leonard Schneider, City Attorney] 12. RECONVENE a. Take action, if needed, on items discussed in executive session. 13. ADJOURNMENT City Council Meeting – December 13, 2011

The City Council is currently in Executive Session and will reconvene before adjourning.