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Book18 - 2008RESOLUTION BOOK NO. 18 RES. NO. SUBJECT DATE PAGE NO. 1907 GRANTING the petition of Garth Road Holdings, LLC., 01/10/2008 1 concerning the annexation of a tract of land out of Block One Hundred-Forty (140), Unit “D,” Elena Fruit and Cotton Farms, a subdivision out of the Washington County Railroad survey in Harris County, Texas, according to the map records of Harris County, Texas; AUTHORIZING the preparation of a service plan; 1908 EXPRESSING intent to finance expenditures to be incurred; 01/10/2008 3 containing a repealing clause; containing a savings clause; 1909 ADOPTING amendments to Appendix A of the Harris County 01/10/2008 5 all Hazard Mitigation Plan to address mitigation actions for additional hazards and threats which may be faced by the City; 1910 APPROVING the proposed Storm Water Management Plan 01/24/2008 7 for the City of Baytown; AUTHORIZING submission of the Notice of Intent to comply with the State of Texas general permit for Storm Water Phase II cities; 1911 AUTHORIZING the City Manager of the City of Baytown to 01/24/2008 8 make application for continued funding of the Victims of Crime Act Grant to the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for the 2008-2009 period; AUTHORIZING a cash match in an amount not to exceed Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Nine and No/100 Dollars ($11,439.00) and an in-kind match not to exceed One Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen and No/100 Dollars ($1,914.00); DESIGNATING an authorized representative; ASSURING proper use and main- tenance of grant funds; 1912 AUTHORIZING the acceptance of a grant from the Texas 01/24/2008 10 State Library to provide funds to maintain, improve and enhance local library services; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take further action to secure the grant; 1913 OPPOSING any additional low income housing tax credit units 02/14/2008 11 associated with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program of the Housing and Community Affairs; 1914 CANCELING the regular Council Meeting to be held on 02/14/2008 13 May 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Baytown, Texas; CALLING a Special Council Meeting to be held on May 19, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Baytown, Texas; 1915 SELECTING streets to be milled and overlaid under Work 02/14/2008 14 Order No. 8 of the Street Maintenance Sales Tax Mill and Overlay Program; 1916 NAMING the Election Officials and the Alternate Presiding 02/14/2008 15 Judge for the Central Counting Station for the General and Special Elections of the City of Baytown, Texas, to be held on May 10, 2008; 1917 ACCEPTING a contribution from Exxon Mobil Corporation 02/28/2008 17 in the amount of Sixty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($60,000.00) supporting the Baytown Nature Center’s Environmental Education Programs and the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center’s Wetlands Ecology Program; 1918 AUTHORIZING the City Attorney to take actions necessary 02/28/2008 18 to acquire a lift station site and an associated easement for the Gulf Coast Life Station Project from San Jacinto Rehab- ilitation, Inc., and its lienholder Texas First Bank through proceedings in eminent domain; 1919 AUTHORIZING and DIRECTING the Mayor to execute 02/28/2008 19 General and No Litigation Certificate of the City of Baytown related to Southeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation’s issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Mansion’s at Moses Lake Apartments); 1920 ACCEPTING a contribution from ExxonMobil Corporation in 03/27/2008 20 The amount of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($22,500.00) supporting the Children Literacy, Reading and Cultural Enrichment Programs of the Sterling Municipal Library; 1921 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to make application to U.S. 03/27/2008 21 Department of Homeland Security for a 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of One Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($195,000.00) for the purpose of providing for equipment and Training; DESIGNATING and authorized Representative; AUTHORIZING the Representative to acceot or affirm any grant award that may result therefrom; AUTHORIZING Thirty-Nine Thousand and No/100 Dollars (39,000.00) in matching funds; 1922 SUSPENDING the effective date of the requested Rate and 03/27/2008 22 Tariff changes of Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a Centerpoint Energy Entex and Centerpoint Energy Texas Gas (“Centerpoint”) to permit the City time to study the request and to establish reasonable rates; AUTHORIZING the City to join the Texas Coast Utility coalition, which shall direct experts and special counsel to act on the City’s behalf, negotiate with Centerpoint and direct any necessary litigation and appeals; requiring reimbursement of cities’ rate case expenses; 1923 DIRECTING the preparation of a Service Plan for the proposed 03/27/2008 24 Annexation of a 1127.6412-acre tract of land in the Jacob Armstrong Survey, Abstract 2, Chambers County, Texas, and the B.B. & C Railroad Survey, Abstract 61, Chambers County, Texas, and being all of that certain tract 23.4590 acres (called 23.407 acres tract 2) and all of that certain 92.8172 acres (called 92.706 acres tract 3) conveyed by David M. Kadjar, Trustee, to J. G. Keeling and Sonya Keeling by deed dated November 2, 2004, and recorded in Volume 735 at Page 648 of the Official Records of Chambers County, Texas; together with part of that certain 250 feet wide strip of land conveyed to Houston Lighting and Power Company by deed recorded in Volume 292 at Page 613 of the Deed Records of Chambers County, Texas; part of that certain 25 feet wide strip of land conveyed to South Pacific Railroad by Deed recorded in Volume 493 at Page 655 of the Official Records of Chambers County, Texas, and part of that certain 50-feet wide strip of land conveyed to South Pacific Railroad by deed recorded in Volume 180 at Page 608 of the Deed Records of Chambers County, Texas; 1924 DENYING the rate increase proposed by CenterPoint Energy 04/10/2008 26 Resources Corp., dba CenterPoint Energy Entex and Center- Point Energy Texas Gas, Texas Coast Division (“CenterPoint”); 1925 ACCEPTING a contribution from Bayer MaterialScience, LLC, 04/10/2008 28 In the amount of One Hundred Seven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($107,350.00) supporting the City’s Recycling Program; 1926 AUTHORIZING the acceptance of a grant in the amount of 05/08/2008 29 Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Six and No/100 Dollars ($30,696.00) from Keep Texas Beautiful to provide funds to clean up illegal dump sites, to enhance support for a registered Texas waterway cleanup program event, for education/training activities, and/or for public education/outreach; AUTHORIZING the city manager to take further action to secure the grant; 1927 AUTHORIZING the city manager of the City of Baytown to make 05/08/2008 30 Application to the Texas Department of Health Services for the FY 2009 EMS local projects grant; AUTHORIZING a cash match in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00); DESIGNATING an authorized representative; ASSURING proper use and maintenance of grant funds; 1928 CANVASSING the returns of the Regular Municipal election held 05/19/2008 31 within the City of Baytown on the 10th day of May, 2008, for the purpose of electing three council members from district no’s. Four, Five, Six; CANVASSING the returns of the Special Election held within the City of Baytown on the 10th day of May, 2008, for the purpose of voting for or against the REAUTHORIZING of the Local Sales and Use Tax in the City of Baytown at the rate of One-Fourth of One Percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of Municipal Streets; 1929 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply to the Houston-Galveston 05/19/2008 32 Area Council for the FY09 Solid Waste Grant in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Expanding the Community Service Clean-Up Activities in Baytown 1930 DESIGNATING the City of Baytown’s Representative to the General 05/19/2008 33 Assembly of the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the remainder of of the 2008 term; 1931 GRANTING the petition of (I) Baytown Youth Fair and Livestock Assoc. 06/12/2008 34 Efrain Garcia, (III) GTE Southwest Inc., (IV) C.R. Woods, (V) Robert R. Tuck, Post No. 912, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Baytown, TX, (VI) Keith Marshall, (VII) Zulfiqar R. Ali, (VIII) Goose Creek Consolidated ISD, concerning the annexation of (I) a portion of Tract 67, Harris County, TX, (II) a portion of Tract D8, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, (III) a portion of Tract 8C, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, (IV) a portion of Tract 8C-2, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, (V) a portion of Tract 8F, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, (VI) a portion of Tract 8, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, (VII) a portion of Tract 38A, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, and (VIII) Tract 57A, abstract 21 of the G. Ellis Survey, Harris County, TX, AUTHORIZING the preparation of a service plan; 1932 AUTHORIZING the City to participate in PUC Docket NOS. 35620 06/12/2008 35 and 35639, dealing with the Deployment of Advanced Meters in the Service Territory of Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric through a coalition of Cities known as Texas Coast Utilities Coalition; Authorizing the Hiring of Counsel and experts through the Texas Coast Utilities Coalition; Requiring the reimbursement of reasonable rate case expenses; making such other finding and provisions related to the subject; 1933 DIRECTING the preparation of Service Plan for a 360.22-Acre 06/12/2008 36 Tract of land, west of Barkuloo Road, East of Garth Road, North of Archer Road and South of Interstate 10, located in Harris County, TX; 1934 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to make application to the United States 06/12/2008 37 Department of Homeland Security for a Five-Year Staffing for adequate Fire and Emergency response grant in the amount of Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Twenty and no/100 Dollars ($975,420.00) in order to hire additional firefighters; authorizing matching funds over the period of the grant in the amount of One Million Six Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Six Hundred One and no/100 Dollars ($1,642,601.00); designating an Authorized representative to accept or affirm any grant award that may Result therefrom; 1935 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply to the Department of Justice 06/12/2008 38 for a 2008 grant for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Project in the amount of Eight Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Three and no/100 Dollars ($883,263.00); Designating an authorized representative to accept or affirm any grant award that may result therefrom: 1936 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply to the Federal Emergency 06/12/2008 39 Management Agency’s Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100 dollars ($25,000.00) for the purchasing of a Chemical Detection Kit for the Fire Department; designating an authorized representative to accept or affirm any grant award that any result therefrom; 1937 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to make application to the United 07/10/2008 40 States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 2008-2009 Community Development Block Grant Funds; DESIGNATING an authorized representative; AUTHORIZING the representative to accept or affirm any grant award that may result therefrom; 1938 AMENDING authorized representatives for the Texas Local 07/10/2008 41 Government Investment Pool; 1939 AUTHORIZING the City Manager of the City of Baytown to make ap- 07/10/2008 42 plication to the United States Department of Justice for fiscal year 2008 grant funds from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the amount of Eleven Thousand One Hundred Thirteen and No/100 Dollars ($11,113.00); DESIGNATING an authorized representative; AUTHORIZING the representative to accept or affirm any grant award that may result therefrom; 1940 AMENDING article 6 “Order of Business,” Section 6.2, subsection (E) (III) 07/24/2008 43 of Resolution No. 1906 ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, on December 13, 2007, to exclude Citizen Communications from those Matters on which a person desiring to speak to Council may register in the hallway before a Council meeting; and providing for the effective date thereof; 1941 GRANTING the petition of Steger & Chavason Partnership, concerning the 08/12/2008 44 annexation of a 0.3814-acre tract of land situated in Lot 9, Block 22 of the Highland Farms Subdivision, Harris County, Texas, as recorded in Volume 10 at Page 47 of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas, in the T. Ristergen Survey, Abstract 1425, Harris County, Texas and being out of a part of certain called 15.095-acre tract of land conveyed by L.D.Wilburn and Theo Wilburn to Jess W. Maybin and May D. Maybin by deed dated August 21, 1951, and recorded in Volume 2330 at Page 380 of the Deed Records of Harris County, Texas; AUTHORIZING the preparation of a Service Plan; 1942 AUTHORIZING the acceptance of a grant in the amount of one hundred 08/28/2008 45 fifty-one thousand eight hundred twelve and 79/100 dollars ($151,812.79) from the Harris County District Attorney for the purchase of a surveillance system and recording equipment for use in undercover criminal investigations; authorizing the City Manager to take further action to secure the grant; 1943 ACCEPTING a three thousand one hundred fifty-seven and no/100 dollars 08/28/2008 46 ($3,157.00) contribution from John David Wahrlich supporting the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center; 1944 CANCELING the Regular Council Meeting to be held on September 25, 09/22/2008 47 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Baytown, Texas; CALLING a Special Council Meeting to be held on October 2, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Baytown, Texas; 1945 AUTHORIZING transfers of Two Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Eight 09/22/2008 48 Hundred Eighty-Nine and No/100 Dollars ($292,889.00) from various departments in the General Fund to General Overhead to distribute the Workers’ Compensation Savings; AUTHORIZING the transfer of Fifty Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Eight and No/100 Dollars ($50,388.00) from various departments in the Water and Sewer Fund to General Overhead to distribute the Workers’ Compensation Savings; AUTHORIZING transfers of Six Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight and No.100 Dollars ($647,998.00) from General Overhead to various departments in the General Fund for the distribution of compensation adjustments; AUTHORIZING transfers of Sixty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Six and No/100 Dollars ($62,606.00) from General Overhead to various departments in the Water and Sewer Fund for the distribution of compensation adjustments; AUTHORIZING the transfer of Forty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Seven and No/100 Dollars ($44,607.00) from General Overhead to the Health, Public Works and Finance Departments for various equipment and services; 1946 AUTHORIZING the Chambers County Mosquito Control Department to 09/22/2008 50 Use aerial application methods for the purpose of mosquito control Within Chambers County, Texas; DIRECTING the Mayor to notify the Federal Aviation Administration of such authorization; 1947 SUPPORTING the National Fire Protection Association’s efforts to 10/09/2008 52 spread fire safety messages; declaring the week of Oct. 5 – 11, 2008, as Fire Prevention Week; 1948 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to make application to the Lowe’s 10/09/2008 53 Charitable and Educational Foundation for the purpose of purchasing various amenities for a dog park; authorizing the representative to accept or affirm any grant award that may result therefrom; 1949 DESIGNATING the City of Baytown’s Representative and Alternate to 10/09/2008 54 the General Assembly of the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the year 2009; 1950 SUPPORTING the Humane Society of the Untied States’ efforts to 10/23/2008 56 spread animal welfare care and safety messages; declaring the week of November 2 – 8, 2008 as Animal Shelter Appreciation Week; 1951 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a Grant from the 100 11/13/2008 57 Club for an armored vehicle costing Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred One and No/100 Dollars ($239,301.00); 1952 AUTHORIZING the City Manager the Emergency Management 11/13/2008 58 Coordinator to register with and make application to the State and Federal Governments for funding, grants and reimbursements related to or arising out of Hurricane Ike, FEMA 3294-EM and FEMA 1791-DR declarations; AUTHORIZING such persons to accept or affirm any funds, grants and/or reimbursements that may result therefrom; 1953 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to make application to Houston 11/25/2008 59 Endowment Inc., for a grant to uproot nine fully grown Live Oak Trees at the Wayne Gray Sports Complex for planting at various locations around the new Family Aquatics Center; DESIGNATING an authorized representative; AUTHORIZING the representative to accept or affirm any grant award that may result therefrom; 1954 EXPRESSING intent to finance expenditures to be incurred; 11/25/2008 60 1955 accepting nineteen thousand eight hundred twenty-five no/100 dollars 12/11/2008 62 ($19, 825) contribution from the friends of the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center supporting the center; 1956 Expressing intent to finance expenditures to be incurred; 12/11/2008 63 1957 Authorizing youth membership on the local law enforcement block grant 12/11/2008 65 Advisory Board as well as on the Boards of the Baytown Municipal Development District, the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District; 1958 Repealing resolution No. 1824, adopted on the 14th day of December, 12/11/2008 66 2006, which adopted the City of Baytown Downtown Façade Improvement Program guidelines; 1959 Requesting members of the 81st Legislative Session of the State of 12/11/2008 67 Texas Support increased funding for the Texas Recreation & Parks Account local park grant program and the Texas State park system 1960 Approving the 2008-09 Budget of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce 12/11/2008 69 For operations funded by hotel occupancy tax revenues;