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 22, 1999, at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:
Water Conservation Report
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 22, 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 Vasquez Teague McCaleb |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of April 8, 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 |
Resolutions Resolution dedicating necessary staff resources to support Bid for 2003 Joint Training Institute and trade show of the Texas Recreation and Park Society and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. |
Hall |
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3.2 |
Oral Resolution approving TIF funds for the National Center for Children?s Illustrated Literature including streetscape improvements in the 1200 block of N. 1st Street. |
Grindstaff |
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3.3 |
Resolution adopting revised Property Tax Abatement Policy.
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Blubaugh |
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3.4 |
Ordinances Ordinance reinstating zone deferment to allow Enterprise Property in City?s Enterprise Zone program in the Reinvestment Zone (TIF) area for a period of six months, located at 150 Locust, and set a public hearing for May 6, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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4.0 4.1
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REGULAR AGENDA Public Appearance David Vletas, President of Abilene Skatepark Association, requesting Council approve by Oral Resolution commitment of $110,000 for a skatepark facility contingent upon Abilene Skatepark Association collecting $40,000 toward the facility. |
Hall
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4.2 |
Ordinances Public Hearing: Ordinance approving first reading of Lone Star Gas rate increase; Resolution suspending Lone Star Gas final rate increase, pending review. |
Hicks |
First Reading |
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4.3 |
Public Hearing: Z-01099 - Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to MH (Mobile Home) district property located at 9802 West Lake Road. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.4 |
Public Hearing: 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. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.5 |
Public Hearing: 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. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.6 |
Public Hearing: Z-00599 -Rezone from RS-6 (Residential Single Family) to PDR (Planned Development Residential) district property located at Ambler Avenue & Avenue D. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.7 |
Award of Bid Bid Openings 11:00 a.m.: Award of Bids; Consider Ordinances authorizing the issuance of City of Abilene, Texas: 1) General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999, in the amount of $6,000,000. 2) Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1999, in the amount of $2,500, 000. 3) Combination Tax and Airport Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1999, in the amount of $1,200, 000. |
Wright |
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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:
Partin, III v. Heinze, Sorrels and City
Parks v. City
Castillo v. City
Stephens/King v. City
Bowen v. City
Isler, et al v. City
Harp Vending Inc. et al v. City 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.
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 16th day of April, 1999, at 5:00 p.m.
Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary