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HomeMy WebLinkAbout102615 CC MinThe City of West University Place A Neighborhood City CITY COUNCIL Susan Sample, Mayor Bob Kelly, Mayor Pro Tern Burt Ballanfant, Councilmember Brennan Reilly, Councilmember Mardi Turner, Councilmember 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 regular session on Monday, October 26, 2015, in the Municipal Building, 3800 University, West University Place, Texas beginning at 6:30 p.m. Agenda Items were as follows: Call to Order. Mayor Sample called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Council and Staff in attendance were: Mayor Pro Tern Kelly, Councilmembers Ballanfant, Reilly and Turner, Interim City Manager Peifer, City Attorney Petrov, City Secretary Lenz, Finance Director Daugherty, Public Works Director Dave Beach, Parks and Recreation Director Tim O'Connor and Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Susan White David Hindman with Boy Scout Troop 55 led the Pledge of Allegiance. City Secretary Lenz confirmed that the notice of this meeting was duly posted in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. 1. Public Comments This was an opportunity for citizens to speak to Council relating to agenda and non - agenda items. Alida Drewes, 6112 Fordham Street, spoke to say West University Place citizens demand open green space and that Tim O'Connor plans to cover open green space with various structures and he chooses to fence off public parks restricting public usage. She said taxpayers pay taxes for services and public parks, so using public resources for private parties is illegal and Council needs to stop misappropriation of the City's resources. Ms. Drewes said when meetings are held without informing the public the Texas Open Meetings Act is violated and it must stop, because all meetings must be open and all the information discussed in the meetings should be given to the public and board members should not be told to withhold the information from the public. Ms. Drewes said she is against the institutional zoning changes and said she feels West University Baptist Church should be compensated for the Super Block fiasco. Ms. Drewes said an experienced city manager is needed, because she now constantly sees cars parked on the wrong side of the street, there is overgrowth of shrubs blocking the sidewalk around the library, the gazebo roof in the park on Wakeforest is in bad repair, and a refrigerator is at the curb on Plumb. She said the city needs someone to provide leadership so the city is clean and safe. City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 2. Chevron Houston Marathon Matters related to the Chevron Houston Marathon. Recommended Action: Discuss and approve route and other requests related to the marathon. Susan White, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director, presented this item and said the upcoming Chevron Houston Marathon will be held on January 17, 2016 and said it is being requested that the City support the marathon by closing portions of University and Weslayan to vehicular traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. She said no parking signs will be temporarily placed along the route 48 hours in advance. The President of the Chevron Houston Marathon Board of Directors Brandt Koch and West U resident and Marathon Committee member John Stokes said a few words and thanked Council for once again for supporting the marathon. Councilmember Reilly moved to approve authorizing the Interim City Manager to take the necessary action to support the 2016 Chevron Houston Marathon event in West University Place. Councilmember Turner seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Ballanfant, Reilly, Turner Noes: None Absent: None 3. Redevelopment of Colonial Park —West End Matters related to redevelopment of the West End of Colonial Park. Recommended Action: Discuss and take any desired action. Tim O'Connor, Parks and Recreation Director, presented this item and said with the adoption of the 2015 Parks Master Plan, the Parks Board felt that immediate action should be taken in regards to redesigning the west end of Colonial Park to make the approximately one - quarter of an acre green space available year around. So, staff contacted PGAL, the architectural firm that designed the Colonial Park Pool, Pool House and Tennis Court redevelopment back in 2009/2010 to request a quote for design work that would both optimize the use of the space and insure the architectural integrity with the other facilities. He said the concept is to build an elevated wooden deck, replicating what is currently done on the south side of the park. He said another major element is to add a water fountain, several barbecue grills and a 3,000 square -foot shade structure that would be placed on the far north end adjacent to the pump room and provide seating for approximately 60 individuals. After reviewing the timeline, Mr. O'Connor said staff's request is for Council to approve the Friends funding, at a cost not to exceed $375,000, and authorize staff to move forward with preparing construction documents to begin the construction phase of the project. He said weather permitting; the intent is to have the grand opening just ahead of the 2016 summer season. Mayor Sample thanked Friends for the generous donation and said she thinks it is a great idea for West U. Councilmember Turner moved to approve Friends funding for the construction of the West End Colonial Park improvements at a cost not to exceed $375,000. Mayor Pro Tern Kelly seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Ballanfant, Reilly, Turner 2of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 Noes: None Absent: None 4. Appointment of Chief Prosecutor and Prosecutor Matters related to the appointments of the Municipal Court Chief Prosecutor and Prosecutor. Recommended Action: Appoint Municipal Court Chief Prosecutor and Prosecutor. Mayor Pro Tem Kelly moved to appoint Patrick Stallings as Chief Prosecutor and Casey Garrett as Prosecutor. Councilmember Ballanfant seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Ballanfant, Reilly, Turner Noes: None Absent: None 5. Property Tax Exemptions Matters related to reviewing exemptions for city -owned properties. Recommended Action: Discuss and take any desired action. Councilmember Reilly presented and said residents have approached him regarding the propriety of the City leasing its properties to third parties and the effect it has, if any, on the City's property tax exemptions for those properties. City Attorney Petrov said it does not affect the city's liability in any way and said the City has built in protections in its leases so that the lessee would be responsible for any taxes that might become due. Mr. Petrov said the City also has the protection of the law on its side. City Attorney Petrov confirmed with Councilmember Reilly that the rules are different if the property has never been tax exempt, but all of the properties the City owns that are currently leased are tax exempt and our liability is not affected in any way. Councilmember Ballanfant confirmed that the properties in question are those outside the City limits of West U. There was no further discussion regarding this item. 6. Town Center and Institutional Zoning Matters related to discussing Town Center Zoning and Institutional Zoning including, but not limited to, providing direction to the Zoning and Planning Commission. Recommended Action: Discuss and take any desired action, including providing direction to the Zoning and Planning Commission. Before discussion, comments were heard from speakers who signed up to speak on this item. Robin Lindley, resident at 2927 University and Chair of the Board of Trustees at the West U Methodist Church located at 3611 University, spoke to say that as the needs of the residents have changed so have the needs of the houses of worship. He said West U is home to 6 or 7 churches and they play a significant role in the community. He said he is deeply concerned by the published intent behind the institutional zoning ordinance. He said it's a controversial issue and he thinks it should be tabled and not referred to the Zoning and Planning Commission, because he is concerned that the expressed intent of the zoning plan is to limit the growth of churches. 3of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 No other comments from the public Councilmember Reilly said he wanted to first talk about town center zoning and then discuss the institutional zoning. He provided history on the planned development for the Town Center, which is a strip of shops in between University and Rice on the east side of Edloe. He said the planning was vetted through a long process over a couple years with the immediate prior council approving the ordinance to rezone the area, with the current mayor voting against it. Councilmember Reilly said a petition was circulated and submitted to the City requesting an election regarding that zoning. City Secretary Lenz confirmed that the petition signatures had been counted and that there were over 500 valid signatures, which was enough. City Attorney Petrov said although there were enough signatures, case law states that the City can't rezone property via a petition and that it would have to go through the normal public hearing zoning process. To answer Mayor Pro Tem Kelly's question, Mr. Petrov confirmed that the petition submitted has no effect, other than getting a sense of what the public wants. Councilmember Reilly said the petition was valuable because collecting enough signatures is not an easy thing to do. He said it takes a tremendous amount of time and effort and said the signatures were able to be collected because the rezoning had not taken into account the interests of other users of parking in that area, particularly those that park at the school. Councilmember Reilly said he feels this Council should instruct the Zoning and Planning Commission (ZPC) to revisit the town center rezoning to see if it can address the concerns of those residents who signed that petition. He said he doesn't know what the outcome will be, but Council should at least request the ZPC to study it. He said he would like to make sure that the ZPC understands that there are businesses there that are overwhelmingly enjoyed by the public, so he believes not a single one of the petitioners thought they were signing the petition to oppose the business owners, but rather the contrary. He said he feels the residents thought that the City has a great set of businesses there that provide great services to the residents and want the business owners to keep their buildings the way they are and not be forced to make any changes. Mayor Pro Tern Kelly asked if there is a way to send certain aspects of the zoning ordinance, such as the parking portion, back to the ZPC without them having to review the entire ordinance or repealing it. City Attorney Petrov said, yes. Interim City Manager Peifer stated that the rezoning was a result of a 18 -month effort by a citizen task force as an ad hoc committee to the ZPC and it reviewed all non - residential single - family zoning, so a change will simply be either an amendment to the ordinance or a "zone" change, which would have to go through the same process as any other zoning request. He said there is no real shortcut with an amendment. Councilmember Reilly said he suggests that ZPC review only the Town Center Planned Development District and the requirements of that district. He said he is concerned, though, about requesting ZPC to just look at parking, because there are some property owners that received something from the zoning, but also lost some things. He said there has to be something that the ZPC can look at, ask questions and get input from the property owners and residents that signed the petition and then bring back to Council a reasonable compromise. 4of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 Councilmember Reilly said one of the things Council removed from the ordinance that ZPC recommended was the business owner's ability to get a special exception to rebuild what they have in place now. He said that doesn't really relate to parking, but it may be a possible solution to add that back. Mayor Sample said the reason she voted against the ordinance as a member of the previous Council is because the rezoning was a 5 or 6 year odyssey and the initial reasoning was that if there was a catastrophe, under the current ordinance a business could not build on the original footprint. She said the final ordinance, after 6 years of study, had a clause in it that if the business burned down, etc., it could be built on the same footprint, which she believed to be infinitely fair. She said, however, on the final reading, it was suggested by a councilmember to pull that clause out to enable the City to change the footprint and do it in an expedited fashion and push all the businesses towards the front and she felt it was disingenuous. Mayor Sample said after the ordinance was passed, it was brought to her attention there may be parking problems because of the type of business, so she doesn't mind looking at the parking again and that clause, but would not like to see the entire ordinance revisited. Mayor Sample asked former ZPC Chair Steve Brown (3305 Rice) to come forward as maybe he could provide some insight. Mr. Brown said the original ad hoc committee was created about 5 years ago and towards the end of the process, under Richard Wilson's chairmanship, there was paid professional guidance. He said as the city attorney pointed out, changes to the zoning code must originate in the ZPC. He said Council can ask the ZPC to look at specific aspects of the zoning, but it can't restrict its discussion. Mr. Brown said when Council asks ZPC to review this again, it might bring back some things that Council might consider warts and some things it might like, but Council has the last say in the end. He said the procedure is that the ZPC brings to Council a preliminary report if it thinks one is justified. Councilmember Reilly moved that Council direct the Zoning and Planning Commission to take a look at zoning in the Town Center Planned Development District to make recommendations regarding improvements for parking and whether or not a special exception should be added back that was removed when the prior Council adopted the Planned Development District and to also look at other matters the Commission feels are necessary or appropriate in light of those two areas of focus. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion. Councilmember Ballanfant spoke to say he feels that this is too early for the new Council and thinks that the normal course is for committees to bring forward their own proposals. He said he thinks Council should let the process go for 30 or 60 days and if nothing happens then Council can pick it up. Councilmember Reilly said he is the Council liaison to the ZPC and its last meeting was canceled because there was nothing to do and members are waiting for Council to give them direction on this issue. He said the ZPC very much understands that the Town Center is something all of Council talked about while campaigning, but they are waiting on Council to give them a green like to go ahead and talk about it. Councilmember Turner said in light of both the petition, which has to be recognized as a valid expression of opinion, and the last minute change made to the ordinance, moving ahead with this is probably Council's best course. 5of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 A vote was made to the motion by Councilmember Reilly, which was seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Kelly. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Reilly, Turner Noes: Ballanfant Absent: None At this time, Institutional Zoning was discussed. Councilmember Reilly provided background on this item. He said the main concern during the zoning process related to the Super Block and the attempt by the West University Baptist Church (WUBC) to receive a special exception for high development use for the property on Milton, was the City's actions, which he didn't feel was appropriate. He said at the same time throughout the process, it became evident to him that the City does have institutional zoning, but it's done on an ad hoc basis as applications are submitted. He said at the same meeting the WUBC filed its application to build a youth center on Milton, St. Mark's on Bellaire filed an application to expand its schools and both of those applications were met with a group of neighboring residents and business owners (in the case of St. Marks) who were very concerned about what was going to happen. He said the with current process of getting an exception, none of the neighbors know what is going to happen until the Zoning Board of Adjustments (ZBA) enters it opinion at the end of their meeting. He said it became apparent to him at the ZBA meeting that the process wasn't serving the church well because the church didn't know what it could build until after the adversarial process, so the church didn't have the ability to plan for the future. He said it made for a very contentious atmosphere. He said zoning was being done at 1:00 a.m. after an adversarial process with very little input from neighbors. He said he isn't saying that institutional zoning makes sense for this city as it very well may be that there are some legal impediments to it, or it may be that if the stakeholders can't reach a common agreement, it's never going to happen. He said he is just asking ZPC to take a look at it to see if there is a better way to do institutional zoning than the way the City does it now through the ZBA, with not every institution getting the same development rights. Councilmember Reilly said he thinks there are pros and cons to institutional zoning from a legal perspective. Mayor Sample said in researching the history of the ordinance, she found that it was 2005 when churches were added as a primary use in residential areas and asked City Attorney Petrov to speak on that. Mr. Petrov said the West U zoning ordinance was modified to meet with certain changes in state and federal law at that time that guaranteed certain protections to religious land uses. Councilmember Reilly said he is certain there is a lot the City doesn't know about institutional zoning and said the legal issues alone are very significant, so he would like the ZPC to start a process of reviewing institutional zoning and start with the associated legal issues and determine whether it is a viable solution. He said if there is not legally a solution that is likely to work for the City, then that's the end of the analysis, but if there are some legal benefits to pursuing institutional zoning, then at that point the City goes to the local institutions and talk to them to see how they feel about the zoning. Councilmember Reilly said at the end of the day, this only makes sense if it is a compromise embraced not only by the residents who surround the local churches, but by the churches 6of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 themselves and his goal is that the City gets to a point where it doesn't have another process like the one it just went through. He said he wants the City to be thoughtful and deliberate about institutional development, rather than do it at midnight and through an adversarial process. Mr. Lindley, a member of the public who spoke earlier, asked Councilmember Reilly if he did not state at a recent meeting that his goal was to try and curtail the church's growth. Councilmember Reilly said absolutely not. He said what he said just now is that he thinks the City should have reasonable rules for institutional development in this City, which we don't currently have, so he would like ZPC to take a look at whether institutional zoning makes sense. Mr. Lindley said he doesn't think the system is broken and said institutional zoning is very unusual and frequently used. He said Councilmember Reilly is opening a can of worms on legal issues, particularly given some of the expressed goals of this action. Councilmember Turner said one of things she learned while researching institutional zoning was that the few places that have it had extended the application not just to schools and churches, but to any nonprofit to be included in that class, so be careful what you wish for here. Councilmember Reilly said the ZPC needs to consider what it means to be an institution in this city. He said he believes city government itself should be covered by this and there should be rules as what the City plays by. Councilmember Turner said she believes this to be an overreach, but that's only her opinion. Councilmember Reilly said it would just be a request for the ZPC to look at these issues. Councilmember Reilly said in the last 10 cases, which the ZBA has approved expansion of an institution, they've required hedges, parking and other minimal things and he thinks maybe instead of forcing ZBA to do that every time, those things could be minimum conditions and that way when the application is first filed, the surrounding residents can view the ordinance and already know some of things that the applicant can and can't do. He said right now that is something they can't know until the end. When asked by Mayor Pro Tem, Mr. Lindley confirmed that he is happy with the existing system. Mr. Lindley said he is fearful of the change and the agenda that is being pushed as part of the change. Councilmember Ballanfant said this is a very free rolling discussion and told Councilmember Reilly that he doesn't understand what he is asking for and he doesn't know if he is talking about a box or a great big mansion when it comes to institutional zoning, so before he votes on something he would like what he is asking for in writing and more refined and carefully articulated. Councilmember Reilly said just like Council gave direction to the ZPC to look at the Town Center Zoning, he would ask them to look at whether or not institutional zoning would be good for the City. He said the response back may very well be no, but the analysis has to be done by ZPC because it isn't something Council can't do. Mayor Pro Tern Kelly suggested maybe appointing a Task Force who would report to Council. 7of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 Mr. Lindley said obviously he would like a seat at the table if there is a task force appointed, but he doesn't think this path needs to be followed at all. He said this road is one that will cause a lot of dissention in the City. Mayor Sample said she could see a concept of institutional zoning if there was a problem. She said if the goal is to limit churches, she is not sure she can vote for it. She said she also doesn't think there is a parking problem and said "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." She said if Council isn't seeing a ground swell of parking problems or buildings that are flagrantly bothering residents, she says she doesn't want to go down that road because it is a lightning rod that will cause a lot of heartburn. She said whether anyone wants to admit it, it looks like a direct affront to the churches in the neighborhood. Councilmember Reilly said it is not an attack on the churches. He said it is a way for Council to do exactly what ZBA does, except to do it in advance in a calm, reasonable manner rather than through an adversarial process. He said WUBC was not served well by the ZBA process. Councilmember Ballanfant asked Councilmember Reilly to get with Mr. Lindley, the city attorney and the chairman of the ZPC and inform Council in writing what it is he is trying to propose. Councilmember Reilly said he is trying to recommend that ZPC study this issue and investigate whether institutional zoning is a good idea. In response to Mayor Sample's "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comment, Councilmember Reilly asked her to go look at what happened in connection with the Super Block process. He said that was a broken process and no one was happy as a result of that process. Mayor Sample said she believes the church is happy since they have their youth center where they wanted to build it. Councilmember Reilly said he thinks the WUBC is not happy because they stepped away from the City's proposal of the Super Block and they managed the ZBA process much more appropriately the second time around because they were controlling it and talked to neighbors beforehand to get their support. Mayor Sample said it was already a slam dunk because they had a special exception on the same footprint. Harry Craig, member of WUBC and on the Executive Council, and resident at 839 Maridale, Houston, Texas spoke to say that he was at the ZBA meetings and the church is happy with the results. He said they received their special exception on Milton and College and, after a long meeting, received the exception on Amherst. He said they are not opposed to the current process. He said he doesn't think there is enough paper to put all the rules and regulations in a boiler plate zoning ordinance to cover everything that each institution may need because every property is separate and every use is individual. He said the process is not broken so let the Commission do its work. Councilmember Turner said if the institutions, including the school, are not jumping through hoops to evaluate institutional zoning then she is not sure there is a great deal of motivation for ZPC to look at it. Councilmember Reilly asked if neighboring resident's concerns are relevant. 8of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 Councilmember Reilly moved to direct the Zoning and Planning Commission to study institutional zoning and report back to Council whether it makes since for this Council to adopt institutional zoning. Motion failed due to lack of a second. 7. Base Flood Elevation Requirements and Height Restrictions Matters related to discussing base elevation requirements and height restrictions for residences including, but not limited to, providing direction to the Building and Standards Commission. Recommended Action: Discuss and take any desired action including, but not limited to, providing direction to the Building and Standards Commission. Mayor Sample presented and said currently a lot of flooding issues have been brought to the forefront and West U has a lot of construction. She said the City requires that homes be built at base flood elevation and said after performing a survey of other cities she feels it is time that West U steps up its game. She said a lot of homes are now in the flood plain after the re- mapping in 2011 and a one -foot elevation would put those residents out of having to have flood insurance on their homes. She said the City has tip -toed around this issue, but she thinks it is high time Council looked at this seriously. Public Works Director Beach said the City currently requires the standard base level and up 35 feet from that point. He further explained the base flood elevation requirements for new homes. Councilmember Ballanfant noted that the Braes Bayou project would play a big role in this at the end of the day. Interim City Manager Peifer said it may but that could be at 4 years out, which at the rate of new construction could mean approximately 200 new homes. Councilmember Reilly said the City would be subjecting a very small number of houses to a very different requirement from the rest of West U. Mayor Sample said she thinks this is something BSC should look at and moved to ask BSC to study an appropriate elevation for homes in the flood plain and how that would relate to the 35 -foot requirement. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. Councilmember Ballanfant said he would at least like to verify that the City would get together with the Core of Engineers or whoever and see what the impact of the Braes Project is going to be. He said it may be 2 years or 4 years, but that project will happen and before the City puts a burden on residents, he wants to the see how the project will affect the City. Councilmember Reilly said he shares the same concern in that the City will be recommending something for the BSC to study and even if they come to Council with a specific proposal, it may be a very short deal and then there will be houses that will stick out because they were built during the one odd two -year period, so thinks the City should wait. A vote was made to the motion made by Mayor Sample and seconded by Councilmember Turner. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Ballanfant, Turner Noes: Reilly Absent: None 9of11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 8. City Manager Position Matters related to a discussion regarding whether to proceed with hiring an executive search firm to perform the search for a city manager and /or discuss not hiring an executive search firm and taking any action necessary regarding the City Manager position. Recommended Action: Discuss and take any desired action. Mayor Pro Tem Kelly moved that the consideration of retaining an employment search firm be tabled and that the City of West University Place moved into negotiations with Chris Peifer as the West University Place city manager. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. Mayor Pro Tem Kelly said early on he was in favor of retaining a search firm, but that his research found that the results are hit or miss. He said he doesn't see the reason for having to expend the funds on a search firm. because Chris knows the culture and deserves to be considered. He said if negotiations fall apart, then the City can look at search firms. Councilmember Reilly said he agrees with Mayor Pro Tem Kelly Mayor Sample said since there are no associated costs for the three firms to come and talk to Council, she thinks Council would be derelict in its duties not to talk them. She said the City went through the process of getting rid of a city manager to look for a new direction for the city and though she thinks Chris has been great and should be considered, she doesn't think Council should shut the door to what's out there. She said she doesn't think it would hurt to talk to the firms to see what they can bring to the City. At this time a vote was made to the motion Ayes: Kelly, Ballanfant, Reilly, Turner Noes: Sample Absent: None 9. Future Agenda Items Matters related to future agenda items. See attached list of future agenda items. Discuss and take any desired action. No new items were added. 10. 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. 10 of 11 City Council Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2015 A. City Council Minutes Approve the City Council Minutes from the Budget Workshop of October 3, 2015, the Special Meeting of October 5, 2015, Regular Meeting of October 12, 2015, Special Meeting of October 19, 2015 and Special Meeting of October 22, 2015. Recommended Action: Approve Minutes. B. Friends Board Appointments Matters relating to a resolution appointing members to the Friends of West U Parks Fund, Inc. Recommended Action: Approve resolution appointing Samantha (Sami) Morrison and Gordon Richardson to the Friends Board. C. Second and Final Readinq of Ordinance Revising Fee Schedule Matters related to an ordinance adopting revisions to the City's Fee Schedule. Recommended Action: Approve ordinance adopting revisions to the City's Fee Schedule on the second and final reading. D. Interlocal Agreement with Harris - Galveston Subsidence District Matters related to authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Harris- Galveston Subsidence District. Recommended Action: Authorize the Interim City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Harris - Galveston Subsidence District. Mayor Pro Tem Kelly moved to approve the Consent agenda as presented. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Ballanfant, Reilly, Turner Noes: None Absent: None 11. Manager /Council Reports A. Facilities Master Plan Task Force — It was confirmed that the dates for the Facilities Master Plan Task Force would be scheduled for November 2nd beginning at 7:30 p.m. and November 12'h beginning at 6:00 p.m. B. Regulatory Boards Orientation — Interim City Manager Peifer confirmed that the orientation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10. 12. Adjourn With no further discussion, Councilmember Ballanfant moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 p.m. Councilmember Turner seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Sample, Kelly, Ballanfant, Reilly, Turner Noes: None, c Prepared Thelma A. Lenz, City Secretary 11 of 11 Date Approved