CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. - City Council Chambers EXECUTIVE SESSION: 1. City Council to recess to the City Council Conference Room to conduct a closed session relative to: A. Conference with City Manager and Staff to discuss and deliberate commercial and financial information received from business prospects the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in the City; deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive; with which businesses the City is conducting economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087, Texas Government Code. City Council to reconvene in open session in the City Council Chambers and take any necessary action relative to items discussed in Executive Session.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tern C. Shane Wilbanks
Public Works departmental update.
Consider a resolution calling the 2015 City Officers Election for Mayor, City Council Places 1 and 2 for Saturday, May 9, 2015 and determining the polling location in compliance with the Texas Election Code.
Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be acted upon as one business item. Any member of the City Council or member of the audience may request that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. 5. Consider a resolution authorizing an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Harris County Department of Education (HCDE), Houston, Texas for various goods and services commonly utilized by both entities. City Manager recommends approval. 6. Consider declaring certain items as surplus property and authorizing the sale through public auction. City Manager recommends approval. 7. Consider a resolution authorizing the sole source purchase of a LP15 cardiac monitor/defibrillator and associated accessories, training and maintenance from Physio-Control, Inc., the sole source vendor. Fire Chief recommends approval. 8. Consider a resolution authorizing the purchase five Ford vehicles from Sam Pack's Five Star Ford through an established Cooperative Agreement with the State of Texas CO-OP Purchasing Program. Public Works Director recommends approval. 9. Consider award of Bid 423-2015 Emergency Stand-by Generators and Transfer Switches with Allegiance Power Systems, Inc. for the Dooley and Denton Creek Lift Stations. Public Works Director recommends approval. 10. Consider the minutes of the January 20, 2015 City Council meeting as published. City Secretary recommends approval. Pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.001 et seq, one or more of the above items may be considered in Executive Session closed to the public. Any decision held on such matter will be taken or conducted in open session following conclusion of the executive session. ADJOURNMENT
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. - City Council Chambers EXECUTIVE SESSION: 1. City Council to recess to the City Council Conference Room to conduct a closed session relative to: A. Conference with City Manager and Staff to discuss and deliberate commercial and financial information received from business prospects the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in the City; deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive; with which businesses the City is conducting economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087, Texas Government Code. City Council to reconvene in open session in the City Council Chambers and take any necessary action relative to items discussed in Executive Session.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tern C. Shane Wilbanks
Public Works departmental update.
Consider a resolution calling the 2015 City Officers Election for Mayor, City Council Places 1 and 2 for Saturday, May 9, 2015 and determining the polling location in compliance with the Texas Election Code.
Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be acted upon as one business item. Any member of the City Council or member of the audience may request that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. 5. Consider a resolution authorizing an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Harris County Department of Education (HCDE), Houston, Texas for various goods and services commonly utilized by both entities. City Manager recommends approval. 6. Consider declaring certain items as surplus property and authorizing the sale through public auction. City Manager recommends approval. 7. Consider a resolution authorizing the sole source purchase of a LP15 cardiac monitor/defibrillator and associated accessories, training and maintenance from Physio-Control, Inc., the sole source vendor. Fire Chief recommends approval. 8. Consider a resolution authorizing the purchase five Ford vehicles from Sam Pack's Five Star Ford through an established Cooperative Agreement with the State of Texas CO-OP Purchasing Program. Public Works Director recommends approval. 9. Consider award of Bid 423-2015 Emergency Stand-by Generators and Transfer Switches with Allegiance Power Systems, Inc. for the Dooley and Denton Creek Lift Stations. Public Works Director recommends approval. 10. Consider the minutes of the January 20, 2015 City Council meeting as published. City Secretary recommends approval. Pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.001 et seq, one or more of the above items may be considered in Executive Session closed to the public. Any decision held on such matter will be taken or conducted in open session following conclusion of the executive session. ADJOURNMENT