Item 4A1SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: August 23, 2011
LOCATION
:1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas 76092
City Council Chambers
CITY COUNCIL PRESENT
: Mayor John Terrell, Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Bledsoe,
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Pamela Muller and Councilmembers Carolyn Morris, Martin
Schelling, Jeff Wang and Al Zito.
CITY COUNCIL ABSENT
: None.
STAFF PRESENT
: City Manager Shana Yelverton, Assistant City Manager Ben
Thatcher, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Safety Jim Blagg, Assistant to the
City Manager Alison Ortowski, Communication and Websites Manager Pilar Schank,
Director of Economic Development Greg Last, Director of Finance Sharen Jackson,
Director of Human Resources Stacey Black, Director of Information Technology Dale
Dean, Director of Planning and Development Services Ken Baker, Planner I Lorrie
Fletcher, Chief of Fire Services Mike Starr, Assistant Chief of Fire Services Wade
Carroll, Interim Chief of Police Services Rusty Daniels, Director of Community Services
Chris Tribble, Deputy Director of Community Services Kari Happold, Deputy Director of
Community Services/Librarian Kerry McGeath, Director of Public Works Robert Price,
City Attorneys E. Allen Taylor and Bryn Meredith, and City Secretary Alicia Richardson.
WORK SESSION:
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Work Session was called to order by Mayor Terrell at 5:39 p.m.
2. INVOCATION
Mr. Zack Polyak with Southlake Baptist Church gave the invocation. Mayor Terrell led
the pledge of allegiance.
3. ORDINANCE NO. 880-B – REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 9.5 OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE’S CITY CODE, ARTICLE IV – GAS AND OIL WELL DRILLING
AND PRODUCTION.
Director of Planning and Development Services Ken Baker provided Council with an
overview of the proposed changes discussed at the August 16, 2011 City Council
meeting. He also provided a review of the topics previously discussed for the
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ordinance. Mr. Baker informed Council the setback discussion would be discussed at
the September 6, 2011 City Council meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Session of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Terrell at 9:17
p.m.
Mayor Terrell announced that City Council would move into Executive Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Terrell announced that City Council would be going into Executive Session
pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071, consultation with the city
attorney; Section 551.072, deliberation regarding real property; and Section 551.087,
deliberation regarding economic development negotiations. City Council adjourned for
Executive Session at 6:52 p.m. Executive Session began at 7:03 p.m. and concluded at
9:13 p.m.
RECONVENE
Mayor Terrell reconvened the special meeting at 9:17 p.m. and asked if any action was
necessary from Executive Session. There was no action needed as a result of
Executive Session.
Mayor Terrell moved to Item 4.
4. FISCAL YEAR PROPOSED BUDGET – STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND
CAPITAL BUDGET
City Manager Shana Yelverton summarized the presentation outline Council would
receive from staff. Ms. Yelverton provided a budget summary of the proposed Fiscal
Year 2012 budget. Council received a presentation from the Chair of each performance
cabinet—Safety and Security was presented by Mr. Thatcher; Mobility and
Infrastructure was presented by Director of Economic Development Greg Last; Quality
Development was presented by Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Safety Jim
Blagg; Partnership was presented by Director of Planning and Development Services
Ken Baker; Volunteerism was presented by Chief of Fire Services Mike Starr; and
Performance Management and Service Delivery was presented by Director of
Information Technology Dale Dean.
Assistant to the City Manager Alison Ortowski provided Council with an overview of the
Capital Budget. Director of Public Works Bob Price presented the proposed public
works projects and Director of Community Services Chris Tribble presented the
proposed park projects.
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5A. EXECUTIVE SESSION
This item was discussed earlier in the meeting.
5B. RECONVENE
Executive Session was discussed earlier in the meeting.
6. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 6A-B)
Consent Agenda items are considered to be
routine by the City Council and are enacted with one motion. Mayor Terrell read the
Consent Agenda items into the record.
6A. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION LOCAL PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE FM
1709 MEDIAN PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,313.10
6B. RESOLUTION NO. 11-041, ANNUAL REVIEW OF INVESTMENT POLICY AND
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
In accordance with Section 4.21 of the City Charter, the caption for this item is listed as
follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS,
REVIEW OF INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATGIES.
A motion was made to approve the consent agenda.
Motion: Bledsoe
Second: Morris
Ayes: Bledsoe, Morris, Muller, Schelling, Terrell, Wang, Zito
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
7. MEETING ADJOURNED.
Mayor Terrell adjourned the meeting at 11:03 p.m.
*An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary’s
Office.
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John Terrell
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Alicia Richardson, TRMC
City Secretary
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