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, April 8, 1999, at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:
Report on Customer Service Training.
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, April 8, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.
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1.0 |
ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Call To Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Proclamations |
McCaleb Alexander Gibbs McCaleb |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of March 25, 1999 Pre-Council and Council Minutes |
Moore |
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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. |
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3.1 |
Bid Awards 36" pipe for Water Utilities Department, Bid #CB-9040A. |
Hargesheimer |
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3.2 |
Ordinances Z-00599 –Rezone from RS-6 (Residential Single Family) to PDR (Planned Development Residential) district property located at Ambler Avenue & Avenue D, and set a public hearing for April 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.3 |
Z-01099 – Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to MH (Mobile Home) district property located at 9802 West Lake Road, and set a public hearing for April 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.4 |
TC-01199 – Thoroughfare abandonment of a portion of Lakeside Drive from the south right-of-way line of S. 21st Street southward to its end at abandoned S. 24th Street, and set a public hearing for April 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.5 |
Z-01299 – Rezone from LI & RS-6 (Light Industrial & Residential Single Family) to GC (General Commercial) district property located between N. Treadaway & Mesquite and N. 18th & N. 17th Streets, and set a public hearing for April 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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4.0 |
REGULAR AGENDA |
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4.1 |
Presentations Report on City of Abilene Youth Programs |
Merritt |
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4.2 |
Resolutions Oral Resolution approving Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc. Report of Activities for FY ended September 30, 1998. |
Bridwell/ Blubaugh |
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4.3 |
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 |
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5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 |
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. Deliberation regarding real property, Executive Session (see Real Property Section notice); possible action. Oral Resolution to consider land purchase in Downtown Abilene. |
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
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.
(Real Property)
City Council may consider the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property in a closed meeting when deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person, pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.072. Any final action or vote will be taken 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 2nd day of April, 1999, at 5:00 p.m.
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Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary