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, December 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, December 10, 1998 at 9:00 a.m.
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1.0 |
ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Call To Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Employee of the Quarter Employee of the Year Abilene Clean & Proud Awards: 1998 Keep America Beautiful National Award Downtown Christmas Window Decorating Contest Winner Proclamations |
McCaleb Martinez Cargile Merritt Stewart Haley Spiva McCaleb |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of November 19, 1998 Pre-Council and Council Minutes. |
Moore |
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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 Oral Resolution authorizing City manager to execute Professional Service Agreement for water utility adjustments on Hwy.83/84. |
Hargesheimer |
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3.2 |
Bid Awards Valves & actuators for rehabilitation of Phantom Raw Water Pump Station, Bid #CB-9020. |
Hargesheimer |
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3.3 |
Nine self-contained breathing apparatus, twenty facepiece conversion kits, and twenty air cylinders for Fire Department, Bid #CB-9022. |
Plumlee |
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3.4 |
Replacement carpet in Housing & Municipal Court areas, Bid #CB-9019. |
Aldis |
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3.5 |
Ordinances Ordinance to amend Chapter 12, "Franchises", of the Abilene Municipal Code, and set a public hearing for December 17, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. |
Cullen |
First Reading |
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3.6 |
Ordinance to establish a renewed cable franchise agreement with TCA Cable for the provision of cable services within the City of Abilene, and set a public hearing for December 17, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. |
Cullen |
First Reading |
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3.7 |
Z-05398 - Rezone from AO & LI (Agricultural Open Space & Light Commercial) to GC (General Commercial) district located at the southeast corner of Industrial Blvd. & Loop 322, and set a public hearing for December 17, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.8 |
TC-06098 - Thoroughfare abandonment of Lytle Way from the west r-o-w line of Loop 322 west 34? + to the end of the street, and set a public hearing for December 17, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.9 |
Z-06198 - Add H (Historic Overlay) to underlying CB (Central Business) district located at 1102 N. 3rd Street, and set a public hearing for December 17, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.10 |
Z-06298 - Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space to GC (General Commercial) district located on Rebecca Lane, and set a public hearing for December 17, 1998 at 9:00 am. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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4.0 4.1 |
REGULAR AGENDA Ordinances Public Hearing: Ordinance establishing standards of care for City of Abilene youth programs. |
Hall |
Final Reading |
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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
City v. Christian Academy of Abilene
Isler, et al v. City
Childress v. City, et al
Castillo v. City
Harber v. City
Murray v. City
City v. Bryant
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.
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 December, 1998, at 5:00 p.m.
Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary