CORRECTION:
An agenda item that was pulled from the Monday, Aug. 17 Virtual Regular Council Meeting was mistakenly reported as an approved item in the Friday, Aug. 21 Council Connection.
Item 10c, an ordinance authorizing the enforcement of all traffic regulations that apply to public City streets on the private streets located in Meadowcreek, Section 4, was removed from the August 17 meeting and will be placed on a future agenda item.
To watch the full meeting discussion, click this link: https://bit.ly/3ls1Mci.
The next Virtual Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
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At their Monday, Aug. 17 Virtual Regular Meeting, Councilmembers authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the construction contract for the Mustang Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion; approved an ordinance authorizing the enforcement of all traffic regulations that apply to public City streets on the private streets located in Meadowcreek, Section 4; and approved a resolution adopting certain certain components of the 2020 Harris County Multi-hazard Mitigation Action Plan. Here is a rundown of all Council actions at the meeting:
Consent Agenda:
- Approved the minutes of the special and regular City Council meetings of Aug. 3, 2020.
- Approved an ordinance amending Chapter 82, Subdivisions, of the Missouri City Code; establishing regulations for the naming of new streets.
- Authorized the execution of a joint elections agreement and contract for elections services with Fort Bend County for the Nov. 3, 2020 general and special elections.
- Authorized the negotiation and execution of a joint elections agreement and contract for elections services with Harris County for the Nov. 3, 2020 general and special elections.
- Authorized an amendment to Appendix L of the City’s Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation Program Guidelines relating to eligibility and prioritization.
Authorizations:
Authorized a proposal on a maximum property tax rate of $0.598035 and considered the adoption of a property tax rate on a future meeting agenda.
Authorized the Farmers Market Partners’ request to host a weekly farmers market at Sienna Annex (5855 Sienna Spring Way) under the Special Event’s Permit Ordinance for a period expiring on Nov. 25, 2023.
Authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the construction contract for the Mustang Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion for Package 2 (balance of plant).
Ordinances:
Approved an ordinance amending Chapter 62, Municipal Court, of the Missouri City Code; providing duties for the presiding judge.
Approved an ordinance amending the general budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2019, and ending Sept. 30, 2020; transferring various appropriations among accounts; appropriating supplemental revenue to various fund accounts; authorizing the appropriate city officials to take steps necessary to accomplish such transfers.
Approved an ordinance authorizing the enforcement of all traffic regulations that apply to public City streets on the private streets located in Meadowcreek, Section 4.
Resolutions:
Approved a resolution adopting certain components of the 2020 Harris County Multi-hazard Mitigation Action Plan.
The next Regular City Council Meeting will be hosted virtually on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. and it may be watched via MCTV live stream on the City’s website here: https://www.missouricitytx.gov/780/MCTV.
Council Connection serves as a recap for all Regular City Council Meetings. To review details of all Special City Council Meetings and to review the minutes, please visit here: https://www.missouricitytx.gov/407/City-Council.
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