MINUTES

CITY OF BUNKER HILL VILLAGE

SPECIAL MEETING

July 11, 2007 

Mayor Marshall called the special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bunker Hill Village to order at 8:03 a.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall located at 11977 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER

            Present:                                                                     Also in attendance:

            Mayor Bill Marshall                                                  Ruthie P. Sager

            Councilmember D. Keith Brown                            Steve Smith, Director of Public Works

            Councilman Dave Ellis                                           Kelly Johnson, City Secretary

            Councilmember Susan Schwartz                       

            Councilmember Derry Essary (absent)

            Councilmember Jay Smyre 

II.                DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BUNKER HILL VILLAGE, TEXAS, SAID ARTICLE VI CONTAINING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRESERVATION OF TREES WITHIN THE CITY, BY DELETING THE THIRD

SENTENCE OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 10-104 THEREOF, BY DELETING SUBSECTION (F) OF SECTION 10-105 THEREOF, AND BY DELETING SECTION 10-108 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 10-108; PROVIDING THAT THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT TREES SHALL BE ONE TREE FOR EACH 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF LOT AREA; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW BY THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN THE APPLICATION OF TREE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS CONSTITUTES ECONOMIC WASTE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. 

            Motion was made by Councilmember Smyre and seconded by Councilmember Schwartz to approve the ordinance as presented.  Motion carried 4-0.

III.             DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PAY REQUEST FROM CALCO CONTRACTING, INC., INVOICE NO.6, DATED JULY 2, 2007, IN THE AMOUNT OF $621,336.14 FOR THE BUNKER HILL ROAD PROJECT.

Motion was made by Councilmember Ellis and seconded by Councilmember Brown to approve the pay request from Calco as presented.  Motion carried 4-0.

IV.                ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Councilmember Ellis and seconded by Councilman Brown to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried 4 to 0 and the meeting was adjourned at 8:13 a.m.

Approved and accepted on August 21, 2007.

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                                                                                    WILLIAM H. MARSHALL, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Kelly Johnson, City Secretary