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, November 9, 2000 at 8:30 a.m. to consider the following:
Presentation on Health Division functions.
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, 555 Walnut, on Thursday, November 9, 2000 at 9:00 a.m.
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1.0 |
ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Employee Service Awards: 25 Years, Dwight Kinney, Police Officer, Police Department 20 Years, Harry "Corky" Wheeler, Eqpt Opr II, Street Division |
Barr Brown Martinez Barr |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of October 26, 2000, 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 Council member requests, at which time it will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. |
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1.0 |
ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Employee Service Awards: 25 Years, Dwight Kinney, Police Officer, Police Department 20 Years, Harry "Corky" Wheeler, Eqpt Opr II, Street Division Proclamations |
Barr Brown Martinez Barr
Barr |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of October 26, 2000 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 Oral Resolution authorizing $34,000 of TIF funds to the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council for 2000/2001 programming. |
Hoodenpyle |
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3.2 |
Bid Awards Detention pond between South 32nd and South 36th Streets, Bid #CB1006. |
Anderson |
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3.3 |
Picnic shelters for Lake Kirby & Scarborough Parks, Bid #CB1007. |
Hall |
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3.4 |
Ordinances Ordinance amending Chapter 18, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic" of the Abilene Municipal Code. |
Condry |
Final Reading |
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3.5 |
TC-05100 - Thoroughfare abandonment of the east 15' of Cypress Street adjacent to Lots 1 & 2, Mrs. M. E. Wellborn's Subdivision, located at Vogel and Cypress Streets, and set a public hearing for November 30, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.6 |
Z-05200 - Rezone from RM-3 & CU (Residential Multi-Family & College-University) to RM-2 (Residential Multi-Family) zoning district, property located in the 2200 block of South 18th Street, and set a public hearing for November 30, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.7 |
Z-05300 - Rezone from RS-6 (Residential Single Family) to MH (Mobile Home) zoning district, property located on Castle Drive south of Formosa Street, and set a public hearing for November 30, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.8 |
Z-05400 - Amend PDD 45 to allow storage buildings on Units 6 & 7, remainder of Lot 401, Block 2, Frenchman's Creek Addition, and set a public hearing for November 30, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.9 |
Z-05500 - Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to LI (Light Industrial) zoning district, property located at 2717 Maple Street, and set a public hearing for November 30, 2000 at 9:00 a.m; |
Armstrong |
First Reading |
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3.10 |
Ordinance amending Abilene City Code Chapter 15, "Lakes", Article III, "Lake Abilene and Lake Kirby", Section 15-73, "Prohibited Areas", and set a public hearing for November 30, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. |
Hargesheimer |
First Reading |
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4.0 4.1 |
REGULAR AGENDA Resolutions Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Council for Urban Economic Development for strategic planning services. |
Gertson |
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4.2 |
Discussion/Action concerning Oral Resolution approving Proposed Weather Modification Program. |
Hargesheimer |
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4.3 |
Report on Rain Damage and Ratification of Emergency Purchases. |
Payne/Kidd |
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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. Discussion/possible action on appointment of Assistant City Attorney. |
Hicks |
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:
City v. Christian Academy of Abilene
Castillo v. City
Harber v. City
Childress v. City, et al
Edwards v. Weber v. City
City v. Davis/Landers
City v. Bonilla
City v. Collier
Carter v. Abilene Housing Authority/Parkridge Apartments
Colonial Financial Services, Inc. v. City
City v. Waits
Reese 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.
(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.
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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 3rd day of November 2000, at 5:00 p.m.
Jo Moore, CMC, City Secretary