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 11, 1999, at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:

    1. Discussion of Capital Improvements Program
    2. 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 11, 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, Edward Gilliam, Heavy Equip Oper I, Street Division

30 Years, Audrey Perry, Program Manager, Civic Center

30 Years, Melvin Martin, Police Chief, Police Department

25 Years, Kim Manuel, Maintenance Worker I, Water Utilities

20 Years, William J. Fariello, Treatment Plant Oper III, Water Utilities

Employee of the Quarter Award

Proclamations

 

 

 

McCaleb

Beckham

Ham

McCaleb

 

 

 

 

 

McCaleb

McCaleb

 

2.0

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of February 25, 1999 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 authorizing City Manager to sign purchase agreement with Dictaphone Corp. for dictation equipment.

Martin

 

3.2

Oral Resolution authorizing City Manager to execute architectural/engineering contract with Tittle Luther Partnership for Rose Park Senior Citizens Center.

Wright

 

3.3

Oral Resolution approving lease agreement with Casino Airlines at Abilene Regional Airport.

Crider

 

3.4

Resolution amending Resolutions 20-1985 and 35-1996 titled The Historic Survey as an Official Survey of Historic Sites.

Grindstaff

 

3.5

Resolution authorizing Mayor to execute new water supply contract with City of Merkel.

Hargesheimer

 

3.6

Ordinances

Z-00799 - Rezone from LI (Light Industrial) to HC (Heavy Commercial) district property located at 4266 Oil Belt Lane, and set a public hearing for March 25, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.7

Z-00899 - Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to GC (General Commercial) district property located at I-20 & F.M. 600, and set a public hearing for March 25, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.8

Pending Appeal: Z-00999 - Remove H (Historic Overlay) to underlying CB (Central Business) district property located at 618 Hickory, and set a public hearing for March 25, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Grindstaff

First Reading

4.0

4.1

REGULAR AGENDA

Resolutions

Resolution to consider request from American Golf Corp. to increase fees at Maxwell Municipal Golf Course.

Hall

 

4.2

Ordinances

Public Hearing: Ordinance approving franchise extension with Southwestern Bell Telephone for an additional three months.

Cullen

Final Reading

5.0

5.1

OTHER BUSINESS

Staff report on public meetings pertaining to Zoning Ordinance rewrite.

Armstrong

 

5.2

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

   

5.3

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.

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

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary


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