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, November 4, 1999 at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:

Customer Service overview.

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, November 4, 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, Wayne L. Frazier, Park Crew Chief

20 Years, Nolan R. Freeman, Housing Inspector II

Special recognitions by Local Emergency Planning Committee

Proclamations

 

 

 

 

Barr

Martinez

Ascensio

Barr

Boyll

Barr

 

2.0

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of October 18, 1999 Abilene City Council, Development Corporation of Abilene Inc., and Airport Development Board Joint Workshop 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

Bid Awards

In- line hockey rink at Cal Young Park, Bid#CB-0006.

Hall

 

3.2

Ordinances

Ordinance amending Chapter 8, "Construction Regulations," Article V, "Advisory Board," Division3, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Swimming Pool Board of Appeals, and Article VI, "Codes and Other Regulations," Division 3, "Electrical Code" of the Abilene Municipal Code concerning adopting the National Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, with local amendments and set a public hearing for November 11, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Hughes

First Reading

3.3

TC-05399 - Thoroughfare abandonment of property located at Buffalo Gap Road & Stonecrest Drive, southeast corner, and set a public hearing for November 11, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.4

TC-05699 - Thoroughfare abandonment of property located between North 18th & North 17th Streets and Cedar & Cypress Streets, and set a public hearing for November 11, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.5

TC-05799 - Thoroughfare abandonment of property located on North 19th Street between Pine & Cedar Streets, and set a public hearing for November 11, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.6

Z-05899- Rezone property at the southwest corner of Judge Ely Blvd. and East Stamford Street from RM-1 (Residential Multi-Family) to GC (General Commercial) zoning district, and set a public hearing for December 9, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.7

Z-05999 - Removal of the H (Historic Overlay) to the underlying CB (Central Business) zoning on the property at 618 Hickory, and set a public hearing for December 9, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

3.8

Subdivision Regulations amendment to Section 23-357.3. (K) & ( R ) concerning monumentation and subdivision location, and set a public hearing for November 11, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

Armstrong

First Reading

4.0

4.1

REGULAR AGENDA

Public Appearance:

Dr. Glen Hall, DDS concerning fluoride.

Dr. Hall

 

4.21

Resolutions:

Resolution approving Road Hump Program.

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.

Deliberation regarding real property, Executive Session (see Real Property 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

Bowen v. City

City v. Christian Academy of Abilene

Childress v. City, et al

Castillo v. City

Harber v. City

Vicki Carter Johnson vs. City of Abilene Board of Adjustment

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 555.072. Any final action or vote will be taken 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 29th day of October, 1999, at 5:00 p.m.

Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary


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