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, January 14, 1999 at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:

Discuss consent and/or regular agenda items.

Discuss Treadaway Blvd. landscaping.

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, January 14, 1999 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 ,Bill Garner, Refuse Route Supervisor, Refuse Division

30 Years, Ray Jennings, Inspection Services Manager, Comm Dev

25 Years, Tony Neitzler, Asst Dir, Community Services

25 Years, Fred Aycock, Assistant Director, Community Services

25 Years, Michael Berry, Street Maintenance Suprv, Street Services

20 Years, Deydra Stevenson, Administrator, Municipal Court

20 Years, Joseph McCurley, Custodian I, Water Distribution

20 Years, Bernabi Mendoza, Equipment Operator II, Refuse Collection

Police Department:

20 Years, Jimmy Defoor, Police Sergeant II

20 Years, Jay Hatcher, Police Officer

20 Years, Tony Jenkins, Police Officer

20 Years, Bernerd Kastner, Police Officer

20 Years, Joseph Noret, Police Lieutenant

20 Years, Larry Tatum, Police Officer

Proclamations

 

 

Martinez

Brown

Moropoulis

Martinez

 

 

2.0

 

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of December 10, and 17, 1998 Pre-Council and Council Minutes and Special Council Meeting of December 11, 1998.

 

 

 

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 approving street use license request from McCathren Limited for use of Pine St. right-of -way.

Condry

 

3.2

Oral Resolution approving street use license request from McGee, Blanks, Alexander and Trull for use of S. 14th and Chestnut Sts. right -of- way.

Condry

 

3.3

Bid Awards

Award of Worker's Compensation Insurance for CityLink Transit, Bid CB-9030.

Autry

 

3.4

Undercarriage for Caterpillar D6D Track Dozer, Bid CB-9026

 

Wright

 

3.5

Traffic Sign material, Bid CB-9033.

Condry

 

3.6

Ordinances

Z-05698 - Rezone from HC (Heavy Commercial) to CU (College-University) district located at 2510 Pine Street, and set a public hearing for January 28, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.7

Z-00199 - Rezone from RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family) to AO (Agricultural Open Space) district located in the 2400 block of Vogel Avenue, and set a public hearing for January 28, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.8

TC-00299 - Thoroughfare abandonment of the north 10' of Jolly Rogers Ordinance to amend Chapter 11 "Food and Food Handlers" of the Abilene Municipal Code adopting by reference the Texas Food Establishment Rules 229161 et al and the Federal Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Chapter 21, Part 110, and all amendments thereto and set a public hearing for January 28, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.Road, and set a public hearing for January 28, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Hall

First Reading

4.0

REGULAR AGENDA

 

 

4.1

Ordinances

Public Hearing: Z-03998 - Add MX (Mixed Use Overlay) to underlying RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family) district located in the 3500 block of S. 14th Street.

Armstrong

Final Reading

4.2

REMOVE FROM TABLE

Public Hearing: Z-04498 - Rezone from O (Office) to GC (General Commercial) district located in the 1600 block of Sherman Drive.

Armstrong

Final Reading

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.

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 8th day of January, 1999, at 5:00 p.m.

______________________________

Jo Moore, City Secretary,


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