March 12, 1998 City Council Agenda

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, March 12, 1998, at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:

Discussion on CIP 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, March 12, 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	Teal
	Employee Service Awards	McCaleb
	30 Years Clayton Wilson, Jr., Refuse Collector, Refuse Division
	25 Years Casey Bradshaw, Police Sergeant II, Police Dept.
	25 Years Douglas W. Havins, Police Lt. II, Police Dept.
	25 Years Jimmy Seals, Police Officer, Police Dept.
	25 Years John B. Vedro, Police Lt. II, Police Dept.
	25 Years J.C. Johnson, Police Officer, Police Dept.
	25 Years Edward Craig Fullerton, Police Lt. II, Police Dept.
	25 Years James N. Berry, Deputy Police Chief, Police Dept.
	20 Years Marvin T. Cunningham, Police Officer, Police Dept.
	20 Years Randy L. Harris, Police Officer, Police Dept.
	20 Years Nancy K. Cravey, Acct. Tech II, Accounting Div.
	20 Years Roy L. McDaniel, City Manager, General Govt.
	Employee of the Quarter Award	McCaleb
	Proclamations	McCaleb
2.0	DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
	Approval of February 26, 1998 Pre-Council & 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	Oral Resolution approving Street Use License request from Trust Pipeline Co. for pipeline crossing of Military Drive.	Condry
3.2	Oral Resolution authorizing City Manager to execute lease with Jane Blackburn for restaurant at Abilene Regional Airport.	Falcioni
3.3	Resolution approving agreement with Texas Department of Transportation for pavement rehabilitation project on S. 14th Street from Sayles Blvd. To Matador Street.	Condry
3.4	Resolution amending Thoroughfare Plan.	Armstrong
3.5	Resolution changing Precinct #403 polling location from HSU to Jones Elementary for May 2, 1998, Joint City/AISD election.	Hicks
3.6	Resolution appointing election officials for May 2, 1998, Joint City/AISD Election, and fixing rate of compensation.	Moore
3.7	Oral Resolution approving contract for Election Services with Taylor County Elections Office for May 2, 1998, City/AISD Election.	Moore
	Bid Awards
3.8	5.0 MG clearwell at Northeast Water Treatment Plant, Bid #CB-8035.	Hargesheimer
3.9	Gym flooring at Sears & South Park Recreation Centers, Bid #CB-8034.	Hall
3.10	Flooring at Rose Park Senior Citizens Center, Bid #CB-8036	Hall
	Ordinances
3.11	Z-01098 -- APPEALED ITEM: Rezone from Shopping Center to General Commercial District property located at 501 Forrest Avenue, and set a public hearing for March 26, 1998, at 9 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
3.12	Z-01298 -- Rezone from Agricultural Open Space to Limited Commercial District property located at 11201 East Lake Road, and set a public hearing for March 26, 1998, at 9 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
3.13	Z-01398 -- Rezone from Mobile Home to Light Industrial District property located at 1025 S. 29th Street, and set a public hearing for March 26, 1998, at 9 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
3.14	Z-00296 -- Zone deferment to reinstate Enterprise property in East Enterprise Zone located at 150 Locust, and set a public hearing for March 26, 1998, at 9 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
5.0	OTHER BUSINESS
5.1	Appointment and evaluation of Public Officials, Executive Session (see Personnel Section notice); possible actions.
5.2	Pending & Contemplated Litigation, Executive Session

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:

Partin, III v. Heinze, Sorrels and City

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 3/3/98

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 6th day of March, 1998, at 5:00 p.m.

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC

City Secretary

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