City of Abilene

Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Abilene, Texas, to be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 555 Walnut, Abilene, Texas, on Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.

Item

Description

Source

Status

1.0

 

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS

PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Call to Order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Proclamations

Forts Trails Presentation

Barr

Alexander

Davis

Barr

Zachry

 

2.0

 

DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

Approval of Minutes of September 5, 2001 Special Council Meeting and September 13, 2001 Regular Council Meeting.

Moore

 

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.10

3.11

 

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.

 

Resolutions:

Oral Resolution approving the Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc. Semi-Annual Report of Activities through March 31, 2001.

Oral Resolution approving the DCOA’s annual contract renewals with the City of Abilene Business Services and ARBEC operations, Abilene Industrial Foundation, Inc., Small Business Development Center, and Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee.

Resolution adopting building construction permit fees.

Resolution of the City Council of the City of Abilene, Texas Ordering and establishing procedures for a Special Election to fill the unexpired term of Council Place 3 to be held in said City on November 6, 2001 in conjunction with Taylor County General Election for the State of Texas, and approving the Contract for Election Services with the Taylor County Elections office.

Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a  professional services agreement with Trinity Engineering/Kleinfelder for construction materials testing services, O. H. Ivie Project.

Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional engineering agreement with Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. for rehabilitation of wastewater treatment plant facilities.

Oral Resolution authorizing City Manager to accept grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for renovation work at the Abilene Regional Airport and the Wooten Hotel.

Bid Award:

Alameda Addition Street Rehabilitation, Bid #CB-1074.

Ordinances:

Ordinance amending 1999 National Electrical Code, Article 336-5, and set a public hearing for October 11, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.

Ordinance adopting 2000 International Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fuel Gas Codes, with local amendments to each, and set a public hearing for October 11, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.

Ordinance amending Sections 18-285, 18-286, and 18-293 of Chapter 18, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic”, of the Abilene Municipal Code.

L. Hughes

L. Hughes

C. Hughes

Hicks/Moore

Hargeshiemer

Hargesheimer

Crider

Anderson

C. Hughes

C. Hughes

Condry

First Reading

First Reading

Final Reading

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

 

REGULAR AGENDA

Resolutions:

Resolution adopting the Sears Neighborhood Plan.

Ordinances:

Public Hearing: Z-03001 – Amend PDD-4 to allow Office uses property located in the 3100-3200 block of Antilley Road.

Public Hearing: Z-03201 – Rezone from RS-6 (Residential Single Family) to MH (Mobile Home) zoning district property located at 949 T&P Lane.

Public Hearing: Z-03301 – Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to RS-6 (Residential Single Family) zoning district property located on Valley Forge.

Public Hearing: Z-02201 – Amend PDD-65 to change the standards for single-family residential development in Tract 1 and to define Tracts 1 through 4 located on Griffith Road.

Public Hearing: Ordinance amending Sections 23-317 and 23-363 of the Zoning Ordinance providing definitions and creating a special exception for carports in the front yard setback.

Abrigg

Armstrong

Armstrong

Armstrong

Armstrong

Armstrong

Final Reading

Final Reading

Final Reading

Final Reading

Final Reading

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:

      City v. Christian Academy of Abilene   

      Castillo v. City

      Edwards v. Weber v. City

      City v. Davis/Landers

      City v. Bonilla

      City v. Collier

      Gonzales v. City

      Duke v. Housing Authority/City (8/23/01)

      Shelley Denys v. City of Abilene (8/23/01)

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. 

SH 08/16/01

                                                                          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 21st day of September 2001, at 5:00 p.m.

                                                                                   


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