City of Abilene

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 26, 1998, at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following: 

Brief discussion on Capital Improvement program.

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 26, 1998 at 9:00 a.m.

Item

Description

Source

Status

1.0

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

   
 

Call To Order

McCaleb

 
 

Invocation

Vasquez

 
 

Pledge of Allegiance

Romero

 

2.0

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

   
 

Approval of February 12, 1998 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.

   
 

Resolutions

   

3.1

Resolution conveying ownership of R.E.A. Baggage Express Building from the City of Abilene to the Abilene Improvement Corporation.

Anderson

 

3.2

Oral Resolution authorizing City Council approval of final payt estimate on 30" east side water line.

Hargesheimer

 
 

Bid Awards

   

3.3

Repainting two clarification units, Bid #CB-8032; and repainting interior of 5.0 MG water storage tanks at Grimes Water Treatment Plant, Bid #CB-8033

Hargesheimer

 

3.4

Hickory Street pavement rehabilitation Phase III, Bid #CB-8029.

Condry

 

3.5

9-1-1 Digital Recording Module, Bid #CB-8022.

Martin

 

3.6

Automatic Electronic total sation surveying instrument for Engineering, Bid #CB-8030.

Hudson

 

3.7

Water and sewer improvements, Bid #CB-8015 and Paving improvements - Cornerstone Addition, Bid #CB-8027

Anderson

 

4.0

REGULAR AGENDA

   
 

Public Appearance

   

4.1

Presentation and Council acceptance of First Four Years Committee Final Report

Merritt

 
 

Resolutions

   

4.2

Oral Resolution approving agreement with Tittle, Luther Partnership for architectural and engineering services for the Abilene Regional Airport terminal improvement project.

Condry

 
 

Ordinances

   

4.3

Public Hearing: Z-05597 -- Add Historic Overlay to underlying Central Business Zoning District located at 1292 N. 1st Street.

Armstrong

Final Reading

4.4

Public Hearing: Z-00998 -- Rezone from General Commercial to Residential Multi-Family district located on Lytle Creek Drive.

Armstrong

Final Reading

5.0

OTHER BUSINESS

   

5.1

Appointment and evaluation of Public Officials, Executive Session (see Personnel Section notice); possible action.

   

5.2

Pending and Contemplated Litigation, Executive Session (see Personnel Section notice); possible action.

   

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

Flores v. City, et al

Partin, III v. Heinze, Sorrels and City

City v. Ronquillo

Parks v. City

Castillo v. City

Stephens/King v. City

Bowen v. City

Isler, et al 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.

SH 12/31/97

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 20th day of February, 1998, at 5:00 p.m.

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC

City Secretary


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