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, March 26, 1998, 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, March 26, 1998 at 9:00 a.m.

Item

Description

Source

Status

1.0

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS

AND PROCLAMATIONS

Call To Order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Proclamations

 

 

 

McCaleb

Vasquez

Smith

McCaleb

 

2.0

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of March12, 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.

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Resolutions

Oral Resolution adopting amended and restated bylaws of Abilene Health Facilities Development Corporation.

 

Wright

 

 

3.2

 

Resolution approving issuance of Master Lease and Sublease Agreement not to exceed $8.2 million by Abilene Health Facilities Development Corporation on behalf of Hendrick Medical Center.

Wright

 

 

3.3

Resolution approving issuance of Master Lease and Sublease Agreement not to exceed $1,250,000 by Abilene Higher Education Facilities Corporation on behalf of McMurry University.

Wright

 

3.4

Resolution directing publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation for the City of Abilene. 

Wright

 

3.5

Oral Resolution approving Street Use License request from Abilene Preservation League & Grace Museum for "Celebrate Abilene" April 3-5, 1998.

Condry

 

 

3.6

 

Bid Awards

ADA curb ramp improvements, Bid #CB-8038.

 

 

Condry

 

 

4.0

REGULAR AGENDA

 

 

 

4.1

Ordinances

APPEALED ITEM:

Public Hearing: Z-01098 -Rezone from Shopping Center to General Commercial district property located at 501 Forrest Avenue.

Armstrong

Final Reading

4.2

Public Hearing: Z-01298 - Rezone from Agricultural Open Space to Limited Commercial district property located at 11201 East Lake Road.

Armstrong

Final Reading

4.3

APPEALED ITEM:

Public Hearing: Z-01398 - Rezone from Mobile Home to Light Industrial District property located at 1025 S. 29th St.

Armstrong

Final Reading

4.4

Public Hearing: Z-00296 - Zone deferment to reinstate Enterprise property in East Enterprise Zone located at 150 Locust.

 

Armstrong

 

 

5.0

OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

5.1

 

5.2

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

Pending & 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:

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

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC

City Secretary


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