City Council Meeting Tonight

The Central City Council will meet tonight, Tuesday, October 14th, at 6 PM at the  Central High School Auditorium.  The meeting is open to the public.  The agenda is below.

I. Preliminary Business
1) Call to Order
2) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
3) Roll Call
4) Approval of the minutes from the September 23, 2014 council meeting

II. Unfinished Business
 None

III. New Business

1) Mayor’s report and presentations.

2) Introduction of the following item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the October 28, 2014 council meeting):
None

3) Public Hearing and action regarding the following instrument(s):

a) An ordinance to amend the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year Budget to appropriate funds for additional surveying work for the Beaver Bayou Floodplain Study. (By Councilman Ellis)

b) An ordinance to amend the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year Budget to appropriate funds for uniforms, telephone, internet services, law enforcement supplies and to account for reductions in general supplies and office expense and reserve officer expenditures for the Police Department and to provide for related matters. (By Councilman Evans)

c) An ordinance to amend the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year Budget to appropriate funds for the purchase of a used police unit, vehicle insurance, and donated services related to expenditures of used police unit for the Police Department and to provide for related matters. (By Councilman Evans)

IV. Zoning Cases

1) Introduction of the following item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the October 28, 2014 council meeting):

a) RZ-4-14 Ordinance to Rezone from Rural to R-1 (Single-Family Residence District One) Revised Site Plan. To rezone from Rural to R-1 (Single –Family Residence District One) property in Section 1, T6S, R1E, GLD for a single family residential subdivision. This property is located at the west end of Tallowwood Avenue on Tract 2A and 2B of the former J.J. Gurney Tract. The applicant is proposing to revise the layout for a single family residential subdivision of 9 lots consistent with the R-1 Zoning District. Applicant: Thomas Barber. (By Councilman Messina)

Commission Action (September 25, 2014): A motion to approve RZ-4-14 Revised Site Plan was made by Mr. Bijan Sharafhkani, seconded by Mr. Graydon Walker. Vote: 7 yeas (Messrs: Anderson, Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and the motion carried.

b) RZ-5-14 Ordinance to Rezone from Rural/Agriculture to B-2 (Neighborhood Business Two) with a Conditional Use Permit. 18235 Magnolia Bridge Road, which is on the South side of Magnolia Bridge Road west of the Greenwell Springs Road intersection, on Lot G of the former Kennard Lawrence Tract in Section 66, T6S, R2E, GLD. The applicant is requesting to rezone from R/A (Rural/Agriculture) to B-2 (Neighborhood Business Two) with a Conditional Use Permit for  animal kennel. Applicant: Shauna Nicosia (By Councilman Messina)

Commission Action (September 25, 2014): A motion to approve RZ-5-14 with Staff’s recommendations was made by Mr. Bijan Sharafhkani, seconded by Mr. T.J. Johnson. Vote: 7 yeas (Messrs: Anderson, Burns, Johnson, Matlock, Rauls, Sharafkhani, Walker), 0 nays, and the motion carried.

2) Discussion and action regarding the following case(s):
None

V. Other Business
1) Public Comment
* Restricted to items not on the agenda. A Public Comment Request to Speak Card must be turned in to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting in order to be considered. Public comment is limited to 10 speakers with three minutes each.
2) Announcements
3) Adjournment