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, October 25, 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 – Bassetti Elementary Employee Service Awards 25 Years Jmeyer Barbian Police Sergeant Police Public Dedication of 2000 International Codes in Honor & Memory of Bob Fowler Proclamations Fire Department Operations Division Presentation	Barr Southward Bland Barr C. Hughes Barr Plumlee
2.0	DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes of October 11, 2001 Regular Council Meeting.	Moore
3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8	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 street use license request from OES Environmental, Inc. for installation of monitoring wells related to 3382 N. 10^th St. Resolution endorsing, supporting and encouraging the passage by the voters of Texas of Proposition 15 “The Texas Mobility Fund” on the November 6^th General Election ballot. Resolution supporting passage of Constitutional Amendment Proposition 2 on the November 6, 2001 constitutional amendment election ballot. Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Neighborhood America, Inc., for web-based public participation and planning services. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an Electric Supply Agreement with the winning bidder for the electric load of Cities Aggregation Power Project upon confirmation of economic benefit to the City. Bid Award: Award of Contract for City’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Proposal #CB-1050. Award of Agricultural Leases; one Airport tract and one Zoo tract, Bid #CB-2002. Sale of City Property, Lots 5 and 6, Block 68, Original Town, Bid #CB-2007.	Condry Anderson Anderson V. Owens/ Kidd Morrison Dolton Anderson Anderson
4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3	REGULAR AGENDA Ordinances: Public Hearing: Z-03701 – Rezone from LI (Light Industrial) to HC (Heavy Commercial) zoning district property located at 150 Locust. Public Hearing: Appealed Item: Z-03801 – Rezone from AO (Agricultural Open Space) to MH (Mobile Home) zoning district property located at 8150 Hwy. 80 West. Public Hearing: Z-03901 – Rezone from to LI (Light Industrial) to CB (Central Business) zoning district property located between N. 1^st & N. 2^nd Streets and Walnut & N. Treadaway.	Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong	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

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. The following Boards and Commissions may be discussed:

Abilene Economic Development Company, Inc.

Abilene Health Facilities Development Corporation

Abilene Higher Education Facilities Corporation

Board Of Adjustment

Board Of Building Standards

Civic Abilene, Inc.

Civil Service Commission

Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc.

Housing Authority of the City of Abilene

Landmarks Commission

Library Board

Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical & Swimming Pool Board of Appeals

Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board of Trustees

Mixed Use Review Board

9-1-1 Emergency Communications District Board of Managers

Parks and Recreation Board

Planning and Zoning Commission

Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Abilene (TIF)

Taylor County Appraisal District

West Central Texas Municipal Water District

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.