Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, August 20, 2024 06:30 PM 8301 Westview Drive, Houston, Texas 77055

The City Council of Hilshire Village, Texas will meet on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers at 8301 Westview, Houston, Texas 77055.Individuals may personally engage with the City Council during the meeting at City Hall or through written communication. Please ensure your comments are submitted in advance to Cassie.Stephens@HilshireVillageTexas.com. Participants attending the meeting via videoconference will not have audio or video functionalities enabled.

Virtual Meeting via Microsoft Teams:
Meeting ID: 235 303 829 496
Passcode: xZh2i2

1.CALL TO ORDER

  1. 1.A.Invocation (Mayor Pro Tem Carey)

  2. 1.B.Pledge of Allegiance

  3. 1.C.Roll Call

2.CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
Citizens may address the Council for up to three minutes on any topic, whether on the agenda or not. Speakers can choose to speak immediately or wait until the relevant agenda item is discussed, if applicable. When addressing the Council, speakers must use the microphone and state their name and address before speaking. Any prepared remarks should be submitted to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Please note that due to Open Meetings Act regulations, the Council cannot deliberate on non-agenda items raised during this time. Such items may be scheduled for a future meeting if Council action is required.

3.REPORTS TO COUNCIL

  1. 3.A.Spring Valley Police Report

  2. 3.B.Fire Commissioner's Report (Commissioner Garofalo, Mayor Buesinger)

  3. 3.C.City Engineer's Report

  4. 3.D.Building Official's Report (Secretary Stephens)

  5. 3.E.Mayor Buesinger's Report

  6. 3.F.City Secretary's Report: (City Secretary Stephens)
    Call Log
    Consent Agenda

  7. 3.G.City Treasurer's Report (City Secretary Stephens)

4.CONSENT AGENDA

  1. 4.A.Approve Disbursements

  2. 4.B.Approve Minutes from the Regular Council Meeting June 18, 2024

  3. 4.C.Approve Minutes from the Regular Council Meeting July 16, 2024.

  4. 4.D.Approve Check Registers

  5. 4.E.Approve Investment Policy

  6. 4.F.Approve Finance Policy

5.DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

  1. 5.A.Discussion and possible approval to review the 2024 Debt Series draft Preliminary Official Statement (POS). Before finalizing details like interest rates and payment schedules, a (POS) is shared to let potential buyers know the basic terms of the bond. This helps inform the market before bids are made or prices are set.
    Note: Newspaper notices were published on July 24 and July 31.

  2. 5.B.Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Workshop #2: Utility rate increases, review tax rates, presentation of salary surveys. 

  3. 5.C.Discussion and possible approval of the City of Hilshire Village Resolution 2024-266 approving the Proposed 2024 Tax Rate and authorizing the City Secretary as the designated employee of the City to make the calculations required by Section 26.04 of the Tax Code, and provide information to other governmental entities regarding the adoption of the City’s 2024 tax rate and to publish the required information.
    No New Revenue M&O Tax Rate                  $0.438454/$100
    Voter Approval M&O Tax Rate                       $0.453799/$100
    Voter Approval I&S (Debt) Tax Rate              $0.104335/$100
    (City Secretary Stephens)

6.FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS
September 10th Budget Workshop #3, Public Hearing
September 17th Approve 2025 Budget & 2024 Tax Rate

7.ADJOURNMENT

NOTES:

*Agenda items may be considered in any order.

* In the event a quorum of the city council is not present, the members who are present may meet as a sub-committee of the council to discuss the agenda items above.

*City Council may recess into a closed meeting at any time during the open meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above as authorized by Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), and 551.086 (Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters).

I, Cassie Stephens, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting and Agenda for the City Council of the City of Hilshire Village was posted in a place convenient and readily accessible August 16, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretative service must be made 48 hours before this meeting. Please contact the City Hall at 713-973-1779 or FAX -713-973-7793 for further information.