MINUTES

CITY OF BUNKER HILL VILLAGE

SPECIAL MEETING

June 7, 2007

 

Mayor Marshall called the special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bunker Hill Village to order at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall located at 11977 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas.

 

I.                     CALL TO ORDER

 

Present:                                                            Also in attendance:

            Mayor Marshall                                                Ruthie P. Sager, City Administrator

            Councilman Keith Brown                                Steve Smith, Director of Public Works

            Councilmember Susan Schwartz                  Loren Smith, Attorney

            Councilman Dave Ellis

            Councilman Derry Essary

 

            Absent:

            Jay Smyre

 

II.                DISCUSSION REGARDING CONVERSION OF THE PRIVATE PORTION OF WILLIAMSBURG LANE TO A PUBLIC STREET.

The property owners of the nine lots on the private portion of Williamsburg Lane had been invited to participate in a discussion with Council regarding the process of the street becoming public.  Mayor Marshall provided each owner present a copy of the (1) street survey, (2) Williamsburg Storm Sewer & Paving Estimate and (3) a document dated March 9, 2006 with signatures from eight of the nine lot owners regarding their quitclaim interest and willingness to grant a 5’ utility easement.

Mayor Marshall stated the following regarding the conversion policy:

Current policy for through streets requires the following:

a.                   40 foot right-of-way

b.                  10 foot drainage easement

c.                   24 feet of asphalt pavement

Policy for dead-end street less than 500 ft long:

a.                   30 foot right-of-way

b.                  10 foot (5 ft. on each side) of drainage easement

c.                   20 feet of asphalt pavement

 

Mayor Marshall explained that ownership of the actual 30’ right-of-way belongs to the developer, who granted right of ingress and egress to lot owners and adjoiners. Each lot owner was asked to dedicate, to the public, a 5 foot easement and pay a portion of $82,720 which is the cost to pave the street.  The city will pay an estimated $148,830 for the improvements to the storm sewer and $16,000 for survey work.

 

Lot owners of 2, 3, 10 and 15 were represented at the meeting.  After discussion, the residents were asked to review the information provided and in the very near future, contact the city regarding their willingness to participate in the public street conversion.

 

III.             ADJOURN

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 

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Approved and accepted on June 19, 2007.

 

                                                                                                                ______________________________________

                                                                                                                WILLIAM H. MARSHALL, MAYOR

 

ATTEST:

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Ruthie P. Sager, City Administrator