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

Discuss consent and/or regular agenda items.

Report on Abilene Regional Business & Education Center (ARBEC)

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, July 8, 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

20 Years, Joe G. Garcia, Maintenance Crew Chief, Street & Drainage

20 Years, Plutarco O. Cisneros, Eqpt Operator II, Refuse Collection

20 Years, James O. Frazier, Fire District Chief, Fire Department

20 Years, Dennis K. Haas, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department

20 Years, Jerry L. Tarver, Firefighter, Fire Department

20 Years, Jay Pace, Police Officer, Police Department

1999 Employee Scholarship Awards

Proclamations

 

 

Barr

Beckham

Graves

Barr

 

 

 

Stewart

Barr

 

2.0

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of June 24, 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

Award of Bid

Rehabilitation of N. 1st Street from Pioneer Drive to Leggett Drive, Bid #CB9049.

Condry

 

3.2

Resolutions

Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Engineering Contract with Hibbs & Todd of Abilene for Stevenson Swimming Pool renovations.

Wright

 

3.3

Ordinances

Z-02399 – Rezone from GC & RS-6 (General Commercial & Residential Single-Family) to AO (Agricultural Open Space) zoning district property located in the 7300 block of East Lake Road, and set a public hearing for July 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.4

Z-02999 Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to PDD (Planned Development) zoning district property located southeast of Industrial Blvd. and Loop 322, and set a public hearing for July 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.5

Z-03199 – Rezone from RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family) to GC (General Commercial) zoning district property located at Buffalo Gap Road & South 32nd Street, and set a public hearing for July 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.6

Zoning Ordinance amendment to Section 23-306.4, Permitted Uses, Services (other than office-type) to allow by right Funeral Home in SC (Shopping Center) districts, and set a public hearing for July 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.7

Ordinance amending Chapter 20, "Offenses", Article V, Burglar Alarms, of the Abilene Municipal Code.

Berry

First Reading

4.0

REGULAR AGENDA

   

4.1

Resolutions

Discussion and possible action by Oral Resolution concerning speed humps.

Condry

 

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

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.

Worksession in the Basement Conference Room of City Hall on Thursday, July 8, 1999, immediately following the Regular City Council meeting for discussion and possible action on the following:

A. Water/drought issues

B. Minor and major improvement program, including Certificates of

Obligation

 

 

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

Childress v. City, et al

Castillo v. City

Harber 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.

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 July, 1999, at 5:00 p.m.

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary


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