Regular City Council Meeting 01/16/2023 06:00 PM 401 Market Street, Tomball, Texas 77375

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS, WILL CONDUCT THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 16, 2023, 6:00 PM, AT 401 MARKET STREET, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375.  THIS MEETING AGENDA AND THE AGENDA PACKET ARE POSTED ONLINE AT:

HTTPS://TOMBALLTX.GOV/ARCHIVE.ASPX?AMID=38

A RECORDING OF THE MEETING WILL BE MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

The public toll-free dial-in numbers to participate in the telephonic meeting are any one of the following (dial by your location):   +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago); +1 646 876 9923 US (New York); +1 301 715 8592 US; +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston); +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose); +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose); or +1 253 215 8782 US (Tahoma) - Meeting ID: 853 9381 8820, Passcode: 523247. The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically, as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting.

A.       Call to Order

B.       Invocation - Led by Pastor Bill Haygood - Tomball Methodist Church

C.       Pledges to U.S. and Texas Flags

D.       Public Comments and Receipt of Petitions; [At this time, anyone will be allowed to speak on any matter other than personnel matters or matters under litigation, for length of time not to exceed three minutes. No Council/Board discussion or action may take place on a matter until such matter has been placed on an agenda and posted in accordance with law - GC, 551.042.]

E.        Presentations

• 1.Presentation by Mind Dance Marketing for a donation in the amount of $100,000 for the development and construction of Louie’s Together Playground.

F.       Reports and Announcements

1.        Announcements

• I.January 18, 2023 – First day to apply for Place on Ballot for the May 6, 2023 General City Election

• II.February 17, 2023 – Last day to apply for Place on Ballot for the May 6, 2023 General City Election

• III.February 21, 2023 – Sam Houston Trailride Reception – 12 Noon at the Depot

2.        Reports by City staff and members of council about items of community
           interest on which no action will be taken:

• I.Doris Speer – City Secretary’s Office has received the 2022 “5 Star Exemplary Award” from Texas Department of Vital Statistics – (12 years)

G.       Approval of Minutes

• 1.Approve the Minutes of the January 3, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting

H.       New Business

• 1.Consideration to approve Zoning Case Z-23-01: Request by John & Tracy Randall, represented by BGE, Inc. to amend Chapter 50 (Zoning) of the Tomball Code of Ordinances, by rezoning approximately 36.82 acres of land legally described as being portions of Lots 374 through 377 & Lots 379 through 383 of Tomball Outlots from Single Family Residential – 20 (SF-20) to Single Family Residential – 6 (SF-6). The property is located at 21725 Hufsmith-Kohrville Road, within the City of Tomball, Harris County, Texas.

  Conduct Public Hearing on Case Z-23-01

  Adopt, on First Reading, Ordinance No. 2023-01, an Ordinance of the City of Tomball, Texas, Amending Chapter 50 (Zoning) of the Tomball Code of Ordinances by changing the zoning district classification of approximately 36.82 acres of land legally described as being portions of Lots 374 through 377 and Lots 379 through 383 of Tomball Outlots, from Single Family Residential – 20 (SF-20) to Single Family Residential – 6 (SF-6). The property is generally located within the 21700-21800 block (west side) of Hufsmith-Kohrville Road, City of Tomball, Harris County, Texas; providing for the amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City; providing for severability; providing for penalty of an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each day of violation of any provision hereof, making findings of fact; and providing for other related matters.

• 2.Approve the Services Agreement with Tyler Technologies for Incode software support and maintenance for a not-to-exceed amount of $110,477, authorize the expenditure of funds therefor, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

• 3.Consideration to reject all responses received for Request for Proposal (RFP) 2023-04 – Classification and Compensation Study and readvertise the project. 

• 4.Approve a professional services agreement with Four and One, LLC. for the creation of a Parks, Recreation, and Trails System Master Plan, for a not-to-exceed amount of $149,600 (RFQ 2023-01), authorize the expenditure of funds therefor, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. This amount is included in the FY 2022-2023 budget.

• 5.Approve a contract with Smith Pump Company for the repair of the motor for Pine Street Well No. 2 through a BuyBoard Contract (Contract No. 672-22) for a not-to-exceed amount of $52,231, approve the expenditure of funds therefor, and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents related to the purchase. This expenditure is included in the FY 2022-2023 Budget.

• 6.Discussion and Possible Action regarding Legislative Items at the 2023 Texas Legislative Session:

  *  Sprinkler Systems

  *  Pipelines

• 7.Executive Session: The City Council will meet in Executive Session as Authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Government Code, the Texas Open Meetings Act, for the Following Purpose(s):

  ᵒ Sec. 551.071 – Consultation with the City Attorney regarding a matter which the Attorney’s duty requires to be discussed in closed session

  ᵒ Sec. 551.076 – Deliberation regarding Security Devices

I.      Adjournment

C E R T I F I C A T I O N

I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall, City of Tomball, Texas, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the 12th day of January 2023 by 5:00 PM, and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.

Doris Speer, City Secretary, TRMC, MMC