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HomeMy WebLinkAbout052112 CC MinC The City A Neighborhood City CITY COUNCIL Bob Fry, Mayor Susan Sample, Mayor Pro Tern Ed Heathcott, Councilmember Joan Johnson, Councilmember Dick Yehle, Councilmember of West University Place STAFF Michael Ross, City Manager Alan Petrov, City Attorney Thelma Lenz, City Secretary CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES The City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas, met in special and regular sessions on Monday, May 21, 2012, in the Municipal Building, 3800 University, West University Place, Texas beginning at 6:00 p.m. SPECIAL WORKSHOP (BEGINNING AT 6:00 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM) Call to Order. Mayor Fry called the workshop to order at 6:00 p.m. Council and staff in attendance were: Mayor Pro Tern Sample (arrived at 6:03 p.m.), Councilmembers Johnson and Yehle, City Manager Ross, City Attorney Petrov, City Secretary Lenz, and Police Chief Walker. Councilmember Heathcott was absent. Workshop agenda items were as follows: While waiting for Mayor Pro Tern Sample to arrive, Mayor Fry announced that the Charter Review Commission item would be taken out of order and discussed first in order to give Mayor Pro Tern Sample time to arrive for the Metro item discussion. 1. Charter Review Commission Matters related to the appointment of a Charter Review Commission. City Manager Ross presented this item and, after a brief discussion, Mayor Fry suggested that Council consider appointing a past councilmember and a former Charter Review Committee (CRC) member to serve for the benefit of having experience on the committee. He recommended asking former councilmember Phyllis Cohen to serve as Chair and John Neighbors, Chair of the 2000 and 2006 CRCs, to serve as co- chair. Mayor Fry said he would also like to ask someone from the West U Elementary School Foundation or the PTO to also serve on the committee. After mayor and Council discussed more names for consideration, they narrowed it down to ten names (seven to serve as regular members and 4 to serve as alternates) and asked City Manager Ross to contact each of them in order to vet their interest in serving. Appointments will be made at the first meeting in June, which will be June 11, as required by the City Charter. 2. METRO General Mobility Funding Matters related to METRO General Mobility Funding. At 6:18 p.m., Mayor Fry recessed the special meeting to convene into Executive Session under Chapter 551, Open Meetings Act, of the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (Consultation with legal counsel to seek or receive legal advice or consultation regarding pending or contemplated litigation) to discuss METRO General Mobility Funding. City Council Minutes, May 21, 2012 At 6:30 p.m., Councilmember Yehle moved to close the Executive Session and reconvene the special meeting. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Noes: Absent: 3. Adjourn Workshop Fry, Sample, Johnson, Yehle None Heathcott With no further business to conduct in the workshop session, at 6:30 p.m., Councilmember Johnson moved to adjourn. Councilmember Yehle seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Fry, Sample, Johnson, Yehle Noes: None Absent: Heathcott REGULAR MEETING (beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers) Agenda items were as follows: Call to Order. Mayor Fry called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Council and staff in attendance were: Mayor Pro Tern Sample, Councilmembers Johnson and Yehle, City Manager Ross, City Secretary Lenz, City Attorney Petrov, and Police Chief Walker. Councilmember Heathcott was absent. Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout William Berto, Troop 55, led the Pledge of Allegiance Notice: Matters related to the notice of this meeting 4. Public Comments This is an opportunity for citizens to speak to Council relating to agenda and non - agenda items. Art Watson addressed Council on behalf of his aunt, Edna Wright, who resides at 4011 University Boulevard. He said there has been an ongoing issue with his aunt's neighbor about a "shared" water oak tree that has been deemed dead by the City's arborist. Mr. Watson said his neighbor is not responding to his requests about removing the tree, so he is asking Council for help because he wouldn't feel safe going on his neighbor's property with his crew to remove it. City Manager Ross said there is no City ordinance that allows us to assist Mr. Watson due to the tree being on private property, but he said he will work with Mr. Watson to try to get the issue resolved. 5. Consent Agenda All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member requests in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. A. City Council Minutes Approve City Council Minutes of May 14, 2012. Councilmember Johnson moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Mayor Pro Tern Sample seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. 2of3 City Council Minutes, May 21, 2012 Ayes: Fry, Sample, Johnson, Yehle Noes: None Absent: Heathcott 6. Reports by Council /Staff City Manager Ross informed Council that the landscaping and lighting work being performed at City Hall on the corner of Auden at University will make all the City Hall outside lighting and landscaping uniformed. He said this is the final phase of the City Hall expansion project. 7. Adjourn At 6:40 p.m., Councilmember Yehle moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Fry, Sample, Heathcott, Johnson, Yehle Noes: None Absent: None A. Lenz, City Secretary r / ry Date A roved 3 of 3