NOTICE OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, WILL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS FOLLOWS:
DATE: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 TIME: 6:30 p.m. PLACE: Rosenberg City Hall City Hall Council Chamber 2110 4th Street Rosenberg, Texas 77471 PURPOSE: Regular City Council Meeting, agenda as follows:
The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed below, as authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. Citizens who have registered with the City Secretary prior to the meeting being called to order and desire to address the City Council with regard to matters on the Consent Agenda or Regular Agenda will be heard at this time, or the time the item is considered. Speakers can only speak once during any meeting, either under General Comments or under a specific agenda item. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes, except that a speaker who addresses the City Council through a translator is limited to six (6) minutes. Speakers making personal, impertinent, profane or slanderous remarks may be removed from the room and shall be barred from reentering the Chamber during the session of City Council. Comments or discussion by the City Council Members will only be made at the time the agenda item is scheduled for consideration. It is our policy to have all speakers identify themselves by providing their name and residential address when making comments.
1. Review of Consent Agenda. All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one (1) motion. There will be no separate discussion of Consent Agenda items unless a City Council Member has requested that the item be discussed, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Regular Agenda.
A. Consideration of and action on minutes of the Regular Meeting on December 17, 2019. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary)
B. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-2885, a Resolution authorizing the purchase of two (2) police package replacement vehicles through the BuyBoard Program in the total amount of $67,170; and, authorizing the City Manager to execute appropriate documents and/or agreements regarding same. (Jonathan White, Police Chief)
C. Consideration of and action on Resolution No. R-2888, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute, for and on behalf of the City, an Encroachment Agreement by and between the City of Rosenberg and HW Rosenberg, LP. (Travis Tanner, Executive Director of Community Development)
DATED AND POSTED this the _________ day of ______________ 2020, at ___________m., by ______________________________. ____________________________________________ Approved: William Benton, Mayor ____________________________________________ Approved for Posting: John Maresh, City Manager ____________________________________________ Attest: Danyel Swint, TRMC, City Secretary
Reasonable accommodation for the disabled attending this meeting will be available; persons with disabilities in need of special assistance at the meeting should contact the City Secretary at (832) 595-3340. Executive Sessions: The City Council may retire to executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, any time between the meeting’s opening and adjournment for the purposes of: • consultation with legal counsel (Section 551.071); • deliberation regarding real property (Section 551.072); • deliberation regarding economic development negotiations (Section 551.087); • deliberation regarding the deployment or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices (Section 551.076) Attendance by other elected or appointed officials: It is anticipated that members of other city boards, commissions or committees whose meetings may be governed by the Texas Open Meetings Act may attend this meeting in numbers that may constitute a quorum of the other city boards, commissions or committees. Notice is hereby given that the meeting, to the extent required by law, is also noticed as a possible quorum/meeting of the other boards, commissions or committees of the City, whose members may be in attendance. The members may speak as recognized by the presiding officer, but no action may be taken by any board, commission or committee unless such item is specifically provided for on an agenda designated for that board, commission or committee and posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. This Agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and the presence of any subject in any Executive Session portion of the agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Texas Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental body and constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering the available opinions of a court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to this agenda with the intent to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
9. Consideration of and action on appointing a replacement Director to the Rosenberg Development Corporation (RDC) to fill a vacated position for the remaining term to expire in June 2020. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary)
12. Adjournment.
10. Hold Executive Session to consult with City Attorney to seek or receive legal advice related to pending litigation, and related to Interlocal Agreement with Lamar Consolidated Independent School District pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code; and, regarding the potential purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property related to I-69/Spur 10 utility extension pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code.
11. Adjourn Executive Session, reconvene Regular Session, and take action as necessary as a result of Executive Session.