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, September 10, 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, September 10, 1998 at 9:00 a.m.

Item

Description

Source

Status

 

1.0

 

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS

AND PROCLAMATIONS

 

Call To Order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Employee Service Awards

30 Years, Charles Eldridge, Utility System Supervisor, Water Dist.

20 Years, Mike Hall, Director, Community Services

20 Years, Anita Chapman, Administrative Clerk III, Municipal Court

Clean & Proud Quarterly Awards and Governor's Community Achievement Award

Proclamations

 

 

 

 

 

McCaleb

Martinez

Powell

McCaleb

 

 

 

Ardoyno/

Spiva

McCaleb

 

 

2.0

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of August 27, 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.

   

3.0

3.1

Resolutions

Resolution authorizing support of and participation in Texas Travel Trails Heritage Program.

 

Grindstaff

 

3.2

Oral Resolution approving Semi-Annual Report of Activities for Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc.

Henry

 

3.3

Oral Resolution approving street use license request from Hispanic Leadership Council to conduct "Festival of Americas".

Condry

 

3.4

Ordinances

Z-03998 - Rezone from RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family to O (Office) district located in the 3500 block of S. 14th Street, and set a public hearing for September 24, 1998 at 9 a.m.

Armstong

First Reading

3.5

Z-04298 - Rezone from O (Office) to LC (Limited Commercial) district located at 5001 Buffalo Gap Road, and set a public hearing for September 24, 1998 at 9:00 a.m.

 

Armstrong

First Reading

3.6

Oral Resolution approving additional Tax Increment Finance funds for tenant improvements at REA Baggage Express.

Grindstaff

 

 

4.0

 

4.1

 

REGULAR AGNDA

Resolutions

REMOVE FROM TABLE:

Oral Resolution approving the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District revised FY 1997/98 and proposed FY 1998-99 budgets.

 

 

 

McDaniel

 

5.0

 

5.1

 

5.2

 

OTHER BUSINESS

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

Pending & Contemplated Litigation, Executive Session (see Litigation 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:

Parks v. City

Drew v. Wilson & City

Stephens/King v. City

Bowen v. City

Hernandez v. Abilene Police Dept et al

Isler, et al v. City

Childress v. City, et al

Castillo v. City

Demery v. LaFrance, et al

 

 

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 7/1/98

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 4th day of September, 1998, at 5:00 p.m.

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary


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