Pre-Council Work Session
of the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Abilene, Texas, to be held in the
Basement Conference Room of City Hall on Thursday, February
13, 1997, at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:
Discuss consent and/or regular
agenda items
Regular Meeting
of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Abilene, Texas to
be held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Thursday,
February 13, 1997 at 9:00 a.m.
Item | Description | Source | Status |
1.0 | ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS |
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Call to Order | McCaleb | ||
Invocation | Drennan | ||
Pledge of Allegiance | Barnhill | ||
Employee Service Awards 20 Years, Cleofas Rodriguez, Park Worker, Parks 20 Years, Thomas L. Smith, Operations Supervisor, Traffic | Moore | ||
Employee of the Month Award | Guerra | ||
Proclamations | McCaleb | ||
2.0 | DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of January 23, 1997 Pre-Council and Council Minutes | Moore | |
3.0 | CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of an item unless a citizen or Councilmember requests, at which time it will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.
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3.1 | Resolutions Resolution ordering City Council Election for May 3, 1997 and possible runoff date. | Cargill |
Item | Description | Source | Status |
3.2 | Ordinances Ordinance approving 18 month extension of TCI Cable franchise, and set a public hearing for February 27, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. | Hicks | First Reading |
3.3 | TC-00197 - Ordinance for thoroughfare abandonment of a portion of Lytle Way, and set a public hearing for February 27, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. |
Lockett | First Reading |
3.4 | SNC-00797 - Ordinance for street name change of a portion of Forrest Hill Road to Old Forrest Hill Road, and set a public hearing for February 27, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. |
Lockett | First Reading |
3.5 | TC-00997 - Ordinance for thoroughfare abandonment of a portion of S. 21st St., and set a public hearing for February 27, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. |
Lockett | First Reading |
4.0 | REGULAR AGENDA | ||
4.1 | Ordinances Public Hearing: Ordinance amending Chapter 18, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic", (Downtown Parking Program) of the Abilene Municipal Code. |
Miller | Final Reading |
4.2 | Ordinance calling for Charter Amendment election. | Cargill | First Reading 2nd & Final Reading |
5.0 | Other Business | ||
5.1 | Pending & Contemplated Litigation, Executive Session (see Litigation Section notice); possible action | ||
5.2 | Appointment and Evaluation of Public Officials, Executive Session (see Personnel Section notice); possible action | ||
5.3 | Financial Workshop in the Basement Conference Room of City Hall on Thursday, February 13, 1997, immediately following the Regular City Council meeting. A. Review and Acceptance of Financial and Investment Policies and FY 96 Financial Report B. Review First Quarter Financial Status C. Briefing on Capital Improvement Program for 1997 | Wright, Davis, Kinard | |
5.4 | 11:00 A.M. February 13, 1997 Joint City Council/ Reinvestment Zone #1 (TIF Board) Workshop in Basement Conference Room of City Hall. A. Discussion of Vision & Strategic Action Plan for Downtown, possible action. | Miller |
If personnel or litigation issues
arise as to the posted subject matter of this City Council Meeting,
an executive session will be held.
(Litigation)
The City Council may consider
pending and contemplated litigation subjects. The following subjects
may be discussed:
Martinez/Clish v. City
A&S Railway Properties v. Chaparral Pipeline & City
City/Civic Center v. Mel Prather
Munoz v. City
Taylor v. City
Litigation is, by its nature,
an on-going process, and questions may arise as to trial tactics
which need to be explained to the City Council. Upon occasion,
the City Council may need information from the City Attorney as
to the status of the pending or contemplated litigation subjects
set out above. After discussion of the pending and contemplated
litigation subjects, in executive session, any final action, or
vote taken, will be in public.
(Personnel)
City Council may consider appointment,
employment, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of
public officers or employees, City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal
Court Judge, City Secretary, and City Board and Commission Members.
A complete list of City Boards and Commissions are on file in
the City Secretary's Office. After discussion of appointment
and evaluation of Council Appointees and Board and Commission
members in executive session, any final action or vote taken will
be in public.
HC 12/06/96
NOTICE
Persons with disabilities who
would like special assistance or need special accommodations to
participate in this meeting should contact Jo Moore, City Secretary,
676-6202 at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of this meeting.
Telecommunication device for the deaf is 676-6360.
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the above
notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City
Hall of the City of Abilene, Texas, on the 7th day of February,
1997, at 5:00 p.m.
____________________________ City Secretary |