Agenda for Helotes City Council Meeting – 7/9/09
This Council meeting will be held at City Hall on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda are:
AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL MEETING:
The Mayor’s report will include an update on on-going public works projects and on the police and fire station construction.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS – (Unless a Council member has a question about, or pulls, an item from the consent agenda, all the items listed will be voted on without any discussion. These items are considered by City Staff to be non-controversial.)
Approval of the minutes of the last Council meeting.
Approval of the bi-weekly Revenue/Expenditure Report (a copy of which is usually linked to the agenda on the City’s website, but was not this time for some reason).
Authorizing Mayor Schoolcraft to execute an Encroachment License Agreement between the City and the Bluffs at Old Town Helotes (in particular involving the sign for Stellar Books), 14391 Riggs Road, for an existing sign encroaching onto City right-of-way to accommodate planned capital improvement projects within the Old Town Helotes Special District (i.e., sidewalks). Bluffs at Old Town Helotes is owned by Ken Dempsey.
Approval of a conceptual design plan for the expansion of an existing building, housing Stellar Books, at 14391 Riggs Road, including site plan, building design, and exterior lighting. The expansion will accommodate a coffee shop serving coffee, drinks, and pre-packaged foods.
Approval of a request for a fee-in-lieu of detention and a request for a variance to platting requirements and procedures for property located at 14391 Riggs Road (you guessed it – Stellar Books again).
Approval of the following board, committee, and commission appointments and City Council liaisons (*denotes new members).
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - Ed Villanueva, liaison
Regular Members – Niels Jenson, Chair; Robert Logue; Douglas B. Deptuch; Charles E. Roberts (not listed – Paul Friedrichs)
Alternate Members – Donny R. Jones; *Frank Thompson (replacing Barb Galland); Jerry Cotton (not listed – Steven Ritchie)
ETHICS COMMISSION – David Legendre, liaison
Michael Black; Thomas Robey (not listed – Gary Dawkins, Joe Reiter, Kathy Oliver, Reudy Loeffler, and Ben Miles)
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE - Whoever replaces Jeff Ellis, liaison
Linda Montemayor; Bert Buys, Maria McCarns; *Donny Jones; *Megan Mutschler, and Scott Muenz, Chair (not listed – Phyllis Jackson)
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION – Cynthia Massey, liaison
Gregg Michel; Alex Blue; Joe Edmond; Richard Hawk, Ron Hozza, Sandra Ethridge; Michael McGlothing; Jerry Cotton (not listed – Alison Rivenburgh who just resigned, and John Cooper)
FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS – Rich Whitehead, liaison
Approval of an application for the Adopt-a-Street Program by the Helotes Heritage Association for debris/trash cleanup on Old Bandera Road and Scenic Loop Road from Hwy. 16 to the corporate city limits.
Approval of a resolution proclaiming support for the creation of a league of suburban cities receiving franchise fees from CPS Energy whose mission will be to increase the franchise fee payable by CPS Energy to suburban cities.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:
Approval of an ordinance amending the City’s Major Thoroughfare Plan.
Discussion of and action on the creation of a 9-hole disc golf course within the Helotes Natural Area at Parrigin Road and FM 1560 to be funded through remaining monies authorized by the City Council for the Helotes Natural Area improvements. (To find out more about Disc Golf go to www.discgolfassoc.com. To read more about disc golf in Helotes, go to the City’s website, www.helotes-tx.gov, click on Agendas and Notices at the top of the home page, click on City Council Agenda, click on July 9, 2009, go to agenda item #13 and click on attachments 1, 2, and 3.
And last but not least, discussion and action on the appointment of Alderman, Place 3 (replacement for Jeff Ellis who resigned in May).