TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

4:00 O’CLOCK P.M.

CANE ROOM NUMBER 161

I.

WORKSHOP

A.

Review of and discussion on draft Fire Department Management Study.  Mr. Steve Griffith, Assistant City Manager.

Fire Department Management Study

RECONVENE

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER

INVOCATION | Video Snippet

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG

RECOGNITIONS | Video Snippet

First Colony Little League 9 Year Old All Stars

First Colony Blue Beasts

2010 Sectional Champions

National Night Out

Mr. Douglas Brinkley, Police Chief

Fire Prevention Week

Mr. Juan Adame, Fire Chief

II.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Citizens who desire to address the City Council with regard to matters on the agenda will be received at this time.  The number of speakers will be limited to the first ten (10) speakers and each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes.

III.

Review of Consent Agenda

IV.

CONSENT AGENDA | Video Snippet

All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

A.

SECOND CONSIDERATION:  Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND ORDINANCE NO. 1800 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 DIVISION 4 (FEES FOR VARIOUS CITY SERVICES) AND CHAPTER 5, DIVISION 3 (RATES AND CHARGES) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING VARIOUS SERVICE FEES AND MONTHLY RETAIL WATER AND WASTEWATER CHARGES.  Ms. Jennifer Brown, Budget and Research Director.

Ordinance No. 1800 | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND RESOLUTION NO. 10-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, ADOPTING A NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC POLICY. 
Mr.  David Worley, Assistant Public Works Director.

Resolution No. 10-43 | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of an Interlocal Agreement by and between the City of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County for  fire protection, firefighting, and emergency medical services in designated unincorporated areas of Fort Bend County.  Mr. Juan Adame, Fire Chief.

Emergency Medical Service | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing a one-year Contract renewal in an amount not to exceed $84,104.00 with Landscape Professionals of Texas for facilities landscape services for the period October 01, 2010 through September 30, 2011.  Ms. Sereniah Breland, Support Services Director.

Facilities Landscape Services | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing a one-year Contract renewal in an amount not to exceed $197,181.48 with C & S Janitorial Services for municipal facilities custodial service for the period October 01, 2010 through September 30, 2011.  Ms. Sereniah Breland, Support Services Director.

Facilities Custodial Service | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of an Interlocal Agreement in an amount not to exceed $74,969.00 by and between the City of Sugar Land and Fort  Bend Subsidence District for WaterWise program sponsorship for the period September 21, 2010 through June 05, 2011.  Ms. Colleen Spencer, Water Resources Manager.

WaterWise Program sponsorship | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on bid evaluation and  authorizing execution of a Contract in an amount not to exceed $420,337.00 with Matula & Matula Construction, Incorporated for Lombardy, Sugar Creek Market Place, and Seventh Street Lift Station rehabilitation, CIP WA0905.  Mr. Timothy Jahn, Engineer IV.

Lift Station Rehabilitation | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on approval of Riverstone General Plan Minor Amendment No. 3. Ms. Lisa Kocich-Meyer, Senior Planner.

Riverstone General Plan | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of September 07, 2010. Ms. Glenda Gundermann, City Secretary.

Minutes | Status: Passed

V.

GRANT

Consideration of and action on acceptance of Mayor’s Fitness Council Phase II Grant in the amount of $68,000.00 from Texas Department of State Health Services; and authorizing execution of a Contract in the maximum amount of $67,400.00 with Shape Up Sugar Land for Phase II of Mayor’s Fitness Council Work Plan.  Ms. Karen Daly, Assistant City Manager.

Mayor’s Fitness Council | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

VI.

SPORTS STADIUM

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Contract in the maximum amount of $514,000.00 with Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville for Phase Two Project and Design Management Services for minor league baseball stadium.  Mr. Mike Hobbs, Special Projects Manager.

Design Management Services | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Contract in the maximum amount of $200,000.00 with Trish England for minor league baseball stadium architectural services.  Mr. Mike Hobbs, Special Projects Manager.

Baseball Stadium Architectural Services | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND RESOLUTION NO. 10-46 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SELECTION OF THE IMPERIAL REDEVELOPMENT / TRACT 3 SITE AS THE FINAL LOCATION FOR A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM. Mr. Mike Hobbs, Special Project Manager.

Resolution No. 10-46 | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

VII.

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of Contracts with Cigna Healthcare in the amount of $4,831,025 for 2011 employee medical; in the amount of $324,421.00 for dental and voluntary vision; and in the amount of $100,329.00 for group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long term disability insurances.  Ms. Paula Kutchka, Assistant Human Resources Director.

Cigna Healthcare | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Contract in the maximum amount of $132,670.74 with Innoprise Software for SunGard HTE software maintenance and support.  Ms. Sharlett Chowning, Director of Information Technology.

SunGard HTE Software | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on bid evaluation and authorizing execution of a Contract in the maximum amount of $930,200.00 with R & B Group, Incorporated for Alternative Disinfection Project, CIP WA0605. 
Mr. Timothy Jahn, Engineer IV.

Alternative Disinfection Project | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Purchase Agreement in the maximum amount of $4,407,880 with Pall Corporation for Surface Water Treatment Plant membrane procurement, CIP SW0802.  Ms. Jessie Li, Assistant Utilities Director.

Surface Water Treatment Plant | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

Consideration of and action on authorizing execution of a Tax Abatement Agreement by and between the City of Sugar Land, API Realty, LLC, and Accredo Packaging, Incorporated for real and personal property improvements Cardinal Meadows Drive, Sugar Land Business Park.  Mr. Tim Neeley, Business Resource Manager.

Tax Abatement Agreement | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

VIII.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

SECOND CONSIDERATION:  Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND ORDINANCE NO. 1796 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, APPROVING A CHANGE OF ZONING FOR 82.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 6 AND HIGHWAY 90A WITHIN THE TELFAIR DEVELOPMENT, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS B-O, M-1, M-2, AND INTERIM R-1 TO ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT), AND APPROVING A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT.  Ms. Ruth Lohmer, Senior Planner.

Ordinance No. 1796 | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

FIRST CONSIDERATION:  Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND ORDINANCE NO. 1801 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.  Mayor James A. Thompson.

Ordinance No. 1801 | Video Snippet | Status: Passed

IX.

CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER REPORTS | Video Snippet

Council Member Reports

• Community Events Attended or Scheduled

City Manager Report

• Community Events Attended or Scheduled
• Other Governmental Meetings Attended or Scheduled
• Council Meeting Schedule

X.

CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION | Video Snippet

Closed Executive Session as authorized by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, in accordance with: 

Personnel Matters:  Section 551.074

a) For the purpose of discussion with respect to the Municipal Court Judge annual performance evaluation.  Mayor James A. Thompson.

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