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Mayor Bill White today announced his support for a November charter amendment to impose a ceiling on the rate of increase in property tax collections and water and sewer rates. "The City of Houston should have financial discipline, just like our citizens must," White said. "Houstonians have seen their property taxes rise faster than their incomes, and that is simply not affordable for many Houstonians." White said he supports a charter amendment which would limit the annual increase in property tax revenues and water and sewer rates to the combined growth in inflation and population. "I also think we should write into the City Charter an annual increase in the homestead exemption for seniors," White said. Photos and a recording of the mayor's comments will be posted on The Online News Station. The city council unanimously voted to authorize a $200,000 expenditure for the Airport Councils International Airports Council International-North America annual conference scheduled in Houston in September. The city council unanimously voted to accept nominations at next week's meeting for the city's Ethics Committee and for the board of directors of Reinvestment Zone 1. The city council unanimously voted to leave the speed limit on Space Center Boulevard at 40 mph. Council Member Addie Wiseman worked with local homeowner associations to maintain the speed limit for the safety of children. Two items were tagged, or delayed for one week, by individual members of the city council. Condemnation of property for the Pech Road Paving Project from Long Point to Westview were tagged by Pam Holm and Mark Goldberg. A $5 million contract with Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. for a project at William P. Hobby Airport was tagged by Carol Alvarado and Shelley Sekula Gibbs. All other agenda items were approved unanimously. Council Member Carol Mims Galloway was absent.
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