Capital Improvements Advisory Committee

The City's Planning and Zoning Commission shall act as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee as provided by Section 395.058 of the Local Government Code. The Commission shall include at least one representative of the real estate, development, or building industry who is not an employee or official of a political subdivision or governmental entity.

The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee shall:

A. Advise and assist the City Council in adopting land use assumptions; 
B. Review the capital improvements plan, land use assumptions and impact fees and file written comments in accordance with Section 395 of the Local Government Code.  The written comments to the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan and the proposed impact fees shall be filed with the City Secretary before the fifth business day before the date of the public hearing on the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan. 
C. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the capital improvements plan; 
D. File semiannual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements plan and report to City Council any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the impact fee; 
E. Advise the City Council of the need to update or revise the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan, and impact fee; and F. Other duties as assigned by City Council that relate to impact fees.

The following procedural rules are adopted for the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee in carrying out its duties:

A. The Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve in these respective positions when acting as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee; 
B. The City Secretary shall serve as ex officio (nonvoting) secretary of the Committee and shall keep minutes, books, files and other records of the Committee and perform such other duties as are incidental to the office;
C. A quorum shall consist of four members and the Chair shall have a vote in all matters; 
D. No final action shall be taken on any matter except pursuant to a simple majority vote of the members present; 
E. Any motion by a member shall require a second. After a motion has been made and seconded, discussion of the motion may be had for a reasonable period of time at the direction of the Chair. Discussion shall terminate at the direction of the Chair or upon a call for a vote on the question by a member of the Committee; 
F. Whenever any question of procedure may be raised at a Committee meeting, the Chair shall rule thereon. A member may move to overrule the Chair's decision, which may be done only by a majority vote of the members present; and G. Voting on matters may be by voice vote; unless provided for otherwise.