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Tuesday, May 15, 2018 |
| | | | | | | | CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING |
| | | | | | | | CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30 P.M. |
| | | | | | | | Council Member Carol McCutcheon | |
| | | | | | | | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG |
| | | | | | | | Council Member Carol McCutcheon | |
| | | | | | | | VIDEO | | A. | Citizens who desire to address the City Council with regard to matters on the agenda will be received at this time. The number of speakers will be limited to the first ten (10) speakers and each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. Comments or discussion by council members will only be made at the time the subject is scheduled for consideration. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | IV. | REVIEW OF 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. | |
| | | | | | | | VIDEO | | A. | Consideration of and action on authorizing renewal of a Contract with Focused Advocacy, LLC, for state legislative consulting services from June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2020 in the base amount of $9,500 per month, $350 per month for associated client-related business meetings, and other costs as may be shown in the contract. | | | | | Rick Ramirez, Intergovernmental Relations Manager | | | B. | Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Professional Services Contract in the amount of $266,928.00 with Prime Controls for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system Instrumentation and Controls Work for New Territory and Greatwood Wastewater Treatment Plants. | | | | | Brian Butscher, Assistant Director of Public Works | | | C. | Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Subrecipient Grant Agreement in the amount of $78,440.00 with the Fort Bend CORPS for minor housing rehabilitation of single family owner-occupied homes within the City of Sugar Land during the 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. | | | | | Stacie Henderson, Assistant Director of Environmental and Neighborhood Services | | | D. | Consideration of and action on authorizing Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $30,000.00 to the contract with Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P. (TOASE) bringing the total contract amount to $114,500.00 for legal services related to appeal of class-action lawsuit. | | | | | Meredith Riede, City Attorney | | | E. | Consideration of and action on appointment of Joe Zimmerman, Himesh Gandhi, and Jennifer Lane to serve on the board of directors of Sugar Land Development Corporation for terms to run concurrent with the Mayor and Council Members term of office. | | | | | Joe Zimmerman, Mayor | VIDEO | | F. | Consideration of and action on the minutes of the May 1, 2018 meeting. | | | | | Thomas Harris III, Assistant City Secretary |
| | | | | | | | | VII. | CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS | |
| | | | | | | | | VIII. | ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS | |
| | | | | | | | VIDEO | | A. | FIRST CONSIDERATION: Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND ORDINANCE NO. 2133 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNANIMOUS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SETTING RATES AND ESTABLISHING TARIFFS FOR THE PROVISION OF NATURAL GAS SERVICE BY SIENERGY, LP WITHIN THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS; AND DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE A FINAL DETERMINATION OF RATES. | | | | | Eugenia Cano, First Assistant City Attorney and Thomas Brocato, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend
| | | | | VIDEO | | B. | Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND RESOLUTION NO. 18-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, APPROVING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL REGIONAL DWI TASK FORCE GRANT; and authorize a budget amendment to reflect revenues and expenditures in the amount of $5,500.00. | | | | | Stuart Denton, Police Captain | | | | | VIDEO | | C. | Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND RESOLUTION NO. 18-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, ADOPTING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA GOVERNING TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND UNDER CHAPTER 312 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE TO BE EFFECTIVE ON MAY 20, 2018. | | | | | Elizabeth Huff, Assistant Director of Economic Development
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| | | | | | | | | X. | CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER REPORTS | |
| | | | | | | | VIDEO | | A. | Council Member Reports
- Community Events Attended or Scheduled
| | | | | | VIDEO | | B. | City Manager Report
- Community Events Attended or Scheduled
- Other Governmental Meetings Attended or Scheduled
- Council Meeting Schedule
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| | | | | | | | | THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESERVE THE RIGHT, UPON MOTION, TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO CONSIDER BUSINESS OUT OF THE POSTED ORDER. IN ADDITION TO ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ABOVE, THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THIS MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE MATTERS LISTED ABOVE. | |
| | | | | | | | | IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY, (281) 275-2730. REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING TIME. | |
| | | | | | | | | REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. CITY HALL IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND A SLOPED CURB ENTRY IS AVAILABLE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE, WITH SPECIALLY MARKED PARKING SPACES NEARBY. THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND SPECIAL SEATING IS PROVIDED. THE FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH A HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND HEARING ASSISTANT DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE. | |
| | | | | | | | | THE AGENDA AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS LOCATED ON THE CITY WEBSITE (WWW.SUGARLANDTX.GOV) UNDER MEETING AGENDAS. | |
| | | | | | | | | _______________________________ Glenda Gundermann, City Secretary
Approved For Posting: ____________________________________ Allen Bogard, City Manager Posted on the 11th day of May 2018, at 5:00 P.M.
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