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January 22, 2013 City Council Regular Meeting

7:00 p.m.

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

City Council Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

Invocation

Given by:______________________

Pledge of Allegiance

Given by:________________________

Roll Call

CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING

ATTENDANCE LIST

MEETING DATE: January 22, 2013

Regular Meeting

MAYOR/COUNCIL PRESENT ABSENT MAYOR JULIE MASTERS _______ _______

POS. 1: COUNCILMAN CHARLES SUDERMAN _______ _______

POS. 2: COUNCILWOMAN MARY DUNBAUGH _______ _______

POS. 3: COUNCILMAN WALTER WILSON _______ _______

POS. 4: COUNCILMAN MARK TOWNSEND _______ _______

POS. 5: COUNCILMAN LOUIS DECKER _______ _______

POS. 6: COUNCILMAN WILLIAM KING _______ _______

MAKE NOTE ON RECORDING: THE FOLLOWING ALSO ARE IN ATTENDANCE:

ATTORNEY, Loren B. Smith _______ _______

CITY ADMINISTRATOR, Julie M. Johnston _______ _______

CITY SECRETARY, Carolyn E. Anderson _______ _______

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PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTES:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ITEM 4A NOTES:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Julie Masters, Mayor Charles Suderman

Mary Dunbaugh Walter Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem

MINUTES

City of Dickinson CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Mark Townsend Louis Decker

William H. King III Julie M. Johnston, City

Administrator

December 11, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 8

January 8, 2013 ITEM 1.) CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM: Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Julie Masters called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Pastor

Lorraine Brown with Faith United Methodist Church gave the Invocation, and Councilman Wilson led the Pledge of Allegiance. City Secretary Carolyn Anderson called roll and certified a quorum. Council Members present were as follows: Mayor Julie Masters, Mayor Pro Tem Walter Wilson and Council Members Charles Suderman, Mary Dunbaugh, Mark Townsend, Louis Decker and William King. Also present were City Administrator Julie Johnston, City Attorney Loren Smith, Building Official Kevin Byal, Public Works Director Kellis George, Management Assistant Jessica Rogers, and Chief Ron Morales.

ITEM 2.) PROCLAMATIONS AND COUNCIL COMMENTS:

Chief Building Official Kevin Byal introduced Donita Walsh, a representative from the National Flood Insurance Program and FEMA, who presented the City of Dickinson’s Acceptance into the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System as of October 2012. Chief Ron Morales and Councilman King presented certificates of completion to Jerry Gary and Carolyn E. Anderson for their completion of the Introduction to Chaplaincy, Crisis Response, and Death Notification Course through the Dickinson Police Department Chaplain Program.

Welcome and thanks to all for coming Festival of Lights very successful. 58,633 attendees plus 9,600

volunteer hours Excellent bus ridership for Festival of Lights Volunteers needed for tear-down Merchants at Dickinson Plaza feel positive impact for business Festival of Lights is a non-profit event put on by volunteers and a

thank you to all who volunteered their time Congratulations to Kevin Byal on work on floodplain efforts Historical Society will meet on Jan 24th – Senior Social at Historic RR

Center at 10:00 a.m. facilitated by Ernie Deats KC Fish Frys begin in February and will continue every Friday in

March Condolences to the Reeder family on the death of Candy Reeder


Houston Chronicle rated the Festival of Lights No. 2 in holiday lighting in the Houston area

Condolences to the Morgan family on the death of Carlton Morgan Councilman King reported on the HGAC meeting Councilman King stated that he was participating in the Red White &

Bayou beneficiary selection process Salute to Dickinson Girls Basketball team for win in Wharton and for

a winning season Congratulations to Jerry Gary and Carolyn Anderson on the

completion of the Chaplaincy training. Also thanks to Dickinson Police Department and Terri Rogers for their assistance

Food Distribution on Jan 5th at Greater Hope Baptist Church Sharing of the progress on the maintenance of the historic African-

American Cemetery on the property of Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and that donations are being accepted

ITEM 3.) PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time, any person with city-related business

may speak to the Council. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, The City Council may not deliberate. Comments from the public should be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes per individual speaker.

There were no public comments. ITEM 4.) CONSENT AGENDA: CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: The following items are considered routine by the City Council and will be

enacted by one motion. There will not be a separate discussion on these items unless a Council member requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the consent agenda and discussed after the consent agenda.

A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of December 11,

2012 B. Resolution Number XXX-2013 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT GRANTED TO GENESIS PIPELINE TEXAS, L.P. FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF AN UNIMPROVED PORTION OF AVENUE I WITHIN THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLE; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT BY THE MAYOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

The Mayor requested that Item B be removed from the Consent Agenda. Councilman Wilson made a motion to approve Item A. Councilwoman Dunbaugh seconded the motion.


VOTE: 6 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Townsend, Decker and King) 0 NAYS MOTION PASSED

OLD BUSINESS

ITEM 5.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Update on

Public Works Projects A. 42nd Street and Yacht Club Drive Reconstruction Projects (2012 Street

Rehabilitation Program Funded by Street Maintenance Sales Tax)

Public Works Director Kellis George presented Council with an update on the reconstruction projects and explained that, because of the weather conditions, the projects have been placed on hold until later this week.


the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Revisions to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Galveston County and the City of Dickinson.

Chief Building Official Kevin Byal presented Council with an update of the

FEMA meeting held earlier today. He advised that it will be another 30 to 90 days before the official 90-day appeal process begins and that the City will be notified by certified mail and an official notice will be posted in the Galveston Daily News. Mr. Byal handed out a FEMA brochure that provides information on the floodplain map revisions and important upcoming dates. On February 20, 2013, FEMA will host an open house in League City for the public from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mr. Byal stated that, once all appeals are resolved, it will probably be another six months before everything is certified.

Ms. Mary Stringer, 4605 30th Street, advised the Council that she had

spoken to FEMA regarding the flood maps and about her concern that her property is rated in the A-1 flood zone. Ms. Stringer expressed that she does not understand why others in her neighborhood have better ratings. Mayor Masters suggested that Ms. Stringer speak with Mr. Byal for assistance regarding her questions about the rating for her property.


Hurricane Ike CDBG Grant Projects. City Administrator Julie Johnston gave a brief update on the Hurricane Ike

CDBG Grant Projects. Ms. Johnston also shared that Round 1 projects have been completed and the City is working on final closeout documentation. The City has also been reimbursed approximately $25,000


for administrative fees submitted through the program for staff time spent on projects.


Activities of Dickinson Economic Development Corporation. City Administrator Julie Johnston gave a brief update on the actions taken by Dickinson Economic Development Corporation at its last meeting. ITEM 9.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Update on

Activities of Galveston County Transit District. Mayor Masters gave a brief update on the activities of the Galveston County

Transit District Board at its December 12, 2012 meeting. Mayor Masters commented on the great increase in the ridership of local public transportation.


Activities of Houston-Galveston Area Council. Councilman King presented an update on the Houston-Galveston Area

Council meeting held on December 10, 2012. ITEM 11.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Resolution

Number 1308-2013 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’S PROJECT TO EXPEND FUNDS TO ACQUIRE TWO (2) TRACTS OF LAND WITH EXISTING COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 4512 STATE HIGHWAY 3 IN DICKINSON, TEXAS; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Second of Two Readings)

Mayor Masters read the resolution by caption only. Councilwoman Dunbaugh made a motion to approve Resolution No. 1308-2013. Councilman King seconded the motion.

Councilman Townsend recused himself from Item 11. Councilman Wilson asked for a clarification on the number of readings required. City Attorney Loren Smith confirmed that this resolution requires two readings. There being no further discussion, Mayor Masters called for the vote.

VOTE:

5 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Decker and King) 0 NAY 1 Abstention (Townsend) MOTION PASSED.


ITEM 12.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Ordinance

Number 753-2013 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 420-2001, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY +/- 4.67 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS ABSTRACT 11, PAGE 7A, FARMER SURVEY, TRACT 20-1, 2.55 ACRES AND ABSTRACT 11, PAGE 7 A, FARMER SURVEY, TRACT 18, 2.115 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 3 AND SOUTH OF DICKINSON BAYOU WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 5000 AND 5010 STATE HIGHWAY 3 IN THE CITY OF DICKINSON, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM CONVENTIONAL RESIDENTIAL (CR) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC); DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Second of Three Readings) Mayor Masters read the ordinance by caption only. Councilman Wilson made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 753-2013 by the second and final reading. Councilman King seconded the motion.

VOTE: 5 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Decker and King) 1 NAY (Townsend) MOTION PASSED.

NEW BUSINESS

ITEM 13.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Application

by Dickinson Partners Ltd. for a Tree Removal Permit to Remove 56 Significant Trees in Section 2 and 3 of the Bayou Lakes Subdivision.

Chief Building Official Kevin Byal presented Council with a brief history

regarding the request by Dickinson Partners, Ltd. for the tree removal permit in the Bayou Lakes subdivision.

Councilman Wilson made a motion to approve the application. Councilman Townsend seconded the motion. Mr. Jay Demiany approached the podium and provided further clarification for Council regarding Sections 2 and 3 of the subdivision. There being no further discussion, Mayor Masters called for the vote.

VOTE: 6 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Townsend, Decker and King)


0 NAY MOTION PASSED.

ITEM 14.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Resolution

Number 1309-2013 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS AND DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) TRACTS OF LAND WITH EXISTING COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 4512 STATE HIGHWAY 3 IN DICKINSON, TEXAS, FOR PURPOSES OF PROJECTS RELATED TO THE CREATION OR RETENTION OF PRIMARY JOBS THAT ARE FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE REQUIRED OR SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION, OR EXPANSION OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, SMALL WAREHOUSE FACILITIES, REGIONAL AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES, AND PRIMARY JOB TRAINING FACILITIES BY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SUCH AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Mayor Masters read the resolution by caption only. Councilman King made a motion to approve Resolution No. 1309-2013. Councilwoman Dunbaugh seconded the motion.

Following a brief discussion, Mayor Masters called for the vote.

VOTE: 6 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Townsend, Decker and King) 0 NAY MOTION PASSED.

ITEM 15.) BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION CONCERNING: Request

from Galveston County and Horne, LLP to Locate Temporary Office at Dickinson City Hall.

City Administrator Julie Johnston presented Council with a request by

Galveston County and Horne, LLP to lease temporary space at Dickinson City Hall. It was the consensus of Council that the requested location of a temporary office at City Hall by Horne was acceptable and for Ms. Johnston to proceed with developing an Agreement with Horne.


ITEM 16.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Award of Competitive Sealed Bid Number 1310-02 for the Northside Drainage Improvements to Conrad Construction Co., Ltd., In An Amount Not to Exceed $979,988.95.

Councilman Wilson made a motion to award Competitive Sealed Bid No. 1310-02 to Conrad Construction Co., not to exceed $979,988.96. Councilwoman Dunbaugh seconded the motion. Mr. Travis Sellers with IDS Engineering was present to address the questions by Council regarding street drainage and construction of the driveways to the property line. There being no further discussion, Mayor Masters called for the vote.

VOTE: 6 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Townsend, Decker and King)

0 NAYS MOTION PASSED

ITEM 17.) CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING: Award of

Competitive Sealed Bid Number 1310-03 for the Central City Drainage Improvements to AAA Asphalt Paving, Inc., In An Amount Not to Exceed $535,060.50.

Councilman Wilson made a motion to award Competitive Sealed Bid No. 1310-02 to Conrad Construction Co., not to exceed $979,988.96. Councilman King seconded the motion. Following a brief discussion, Mayor Masters called for the vote. VOTE: 6 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Townsend, Decker and King)

0 NAYS MOTION PASSED

ITEM 18.) ADJOURN

Councilman Wilson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 p.m. Councilman Dunbaugh seconded the motion.

VOTE: 6 AYES (Suderman, Dunbaugh, Wilson, Townsend, and King) 0 NAYS MOTION PASSED.


PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 22nd day of January, 2013. ____________________________ Julie Masters, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Carolyn E. Anderson City Secretary

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