July 22, 1999

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, 555 Walnut on Thursday, July 22, 1999 at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:

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, July 22, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Item	Description	Source	Status
1.0	ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Call To Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Keep Texas Beautiful Awards Proclamations	Barr Brown Mitchell Spiva Barr
2.0	DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of July 8, 1999 Pre-Council and Council/Worksession 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 approving the Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc. report of activities for the 6-month period ended March 31, 1999.	Blubaugh
3.2	Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an architectural contract with Tippett & Gee, Inc. for the new central fire station.	Wright
3.3	Oral Resolution authorizing request to advertise "for sale" three (3) city owned lots in the 700 block of Maple Street.	Condry
3.4	Resolution re-designating Habitat for Humanity – Abilene, Inc. as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) and authorizing disbursement of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds from FY 1996-1997 and FY 1997-1998.	Martinez
3.5	Oral Resolution authorizing City Manager to enter into Interlocal agreement for shared Internet services with Taylor County.	Cullen
3.6	Oral Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Financial Advisory Agreement with First Southwest Company.	Wright
3.7	Award of Bid: Annual purchase of oil products for Equipment Services Division, Bid #CB-9052.	Pettijohn
3.8	Cultivation and Grazing leases (13 tracts), Bid #CB-9053.	Condry
3.9	Ordinances Ordinance amending Chapter 18, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic", concerning Traffic Code Schedule revisions of the Abilene Municipal Code.	Condry	First Reading
3.10	Ordinance amending Chapter 20, "Offenses", Article V, Burglar Alarms, of the Abilene Municipal Code.	Berry	Final Reading
4.0 4.1	REGULAR AGENDA Resolutions Public Hearing: Resolution approving FY 1999-2000 One-Year Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs.	Martinez
4.2	Resolution approving the nomination of a downtown development project to the Texas Department of Transportation for funding consideration through the TEA-21 program.	Grindstaff
4.3	Award of Bid Rehabilitation of N. 1^st Street from Pioneer Drive to Leggett Drive, Bid #CB9049.	Condry
4.4	Ordinances Public Hearing: 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.	Armstrong	Final Reading
4.5	Public Hearing: Z-02999 – Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to PDD (Planned Development) zoning district property located southeast of Industrial Blvd. and Loop 322.	Armstrong	Final Reading
4.6	Public Hearing: Z-03199 – Rezone from RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family) to O (Office) zoning district property located at Buffalo Gap Road & South 32^nd Street.	Armstrong	Final Reading
4.7	Public Hearing: Zoning Ordinance amendment to Section 23-306.4, Permitted Uses, Services (other than office-type) and Section 23-306.5.(G)(25) to allow by right Funeral Home in SC (Shopping Center) districts.	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

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 16th day of July, 1999, at 5:00 p.m.

Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary

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