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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2004
EDLOE STREET DELI
6119 EDLOE STREET
6:00 P.M.
The City Council convened in Special Session in the Edloe Street Deli (6119 Edloe
Street) on February 16, 2004, with the following members present: Mayor Ballanfant
presiding, Council Members Segal, Farley and Woods. The City Manager, City
Secretary, City Attorney and Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director were also
present. Council Member Fogler was absent.
Members of the City Council met with officials from the City of Southside Place.
Present from the City of Southside Place were:
Richard Rothfelder, Mayor
Charles Evans, Council Member
Renato Pereira, Council Member
Lisa Thornton Roy, Council Member
David Allums, City Attorney
David Moss, City Manager
Multi-Agency Issues.
Matters relating: (i) to multi-agency relations and agreements, (ii) projects and functions
involving other local government units (Harris County, Harris County Flood Control
District, Houston Independent School District, City of Houston, Metropolitan Transit
Authority, City of Bellaire, etc.), (iii) regional issues, (iv) flooding and drainage
projects, (v) street lights, (vi) Bellaire Boulevard reconstruction, (vii) University and
Edloe Boulevard S.T.E.P. project and other improvements, (viii) youth sports programs,
facilities, concession stands, etc., (ix) West University Place Elementary, including
proposed improvements and schoolyard activities and (x) utility franchise agreements
(xi) other multi-agency projects and functions.
Chris Claunch, James Andrews, John Rudloff, Mike Vandewater and Dave Kasper from
Claunch & Miller Inc., Engineering Consultants were present at the meeting. Also
present were members of the West University Drainage Committee Denise Beck and
Denis Powers. Susan Tapscott representing the Southside Place Drainage Committee
was also present.
The representatives from Claunch & Miller gave a report on the history of drainage and
flooding. They stated that the collaborative regional study process initiated by Harris
County Flood Control, West University Place, Southside Place, Bellaire and Houston to
identify potential drainage improvements needed for Poor Farm and Kilmarnock ditches
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has been completed. They also discussed conceptual plans, scheduling and an extreme
event drainage design.
Interlocal Agreements.
Matters relating to interlocal agreements between City of West University Place and City
of Southside and a proposed comprehensive interlocal agreement including various
functions and services as may be mutually desired (e.g. emergency medical service, fire
fighting, police functions, street-sweeping, building regulation and other functions and
services.)
City Manager Michael Ross outlined the projected work that remains to be done on
University Boulevard, Edloe and Auden. He also reported that Southside and West
University were working toward creating a ?comprehensive interlocal agreement? .
David Moss, the City Manager of Southside Place, reported on a project scheduled for
Bellaire Boulevard including installing explanade lighting, brick pavers and new
irrigation.
The City Councils also agreed that a joint meeting should be held again in October.
Mayor Rothfelder addressed the appointment of a new member to the Metro Board that
will be voted on by the Multi-Cities Mayors.
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to come before the City Council at this time the Special Session
adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
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