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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, November 1, 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 – Bonham Elementary Employee Service Awards 25 Years Rufus Porter Meter Reader Water Utilities 20 Years Peter Delacot Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Gregory Bristow Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Gary Collins Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Alvin P. Edwards Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Don Estes Fire Lieutenant Fire 20 Years Daniel Jacobs Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Tony M. Keefer Fire Captain Fire 20 Years Richard Lovelace Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Jesus Lozano Park Worker Community Services 20 Years Anna Montoya Customer Service Representative Municipal Court 20 Years Douglas Reno Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Delmar Sessums Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Larry Swonger Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Robin Talley Fire Lieutenant Fire 20 Years Lewis Washburn Fire Fighter Fire 20 Years Robert Wimberley Fire Fighter Fire Proclamations Cloud Seeding Presentation	Barr Beckham Nichols Barr Barr WCTCOG/ T. Mann
2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3	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 temporary lease agreement with LifeStar, authorizing City Manager to execute agreement. Oral Resolution approving street use license agreement with the HBWJ Partnership, Ltd. Ordinances: Ordinance regarding Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) Vesting Provision Changes.	Crider Condry Merrill	First Reading
3.0 3.1 3.2	REGULAR AGENDA Resolutions: Oral Resolution authorizing City Manager to enter into agreement with Hibbs & Todd for professional services associated with fencing improvements at Abilene Regional Airport. Remove from Table: Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Neighborhood America, Inc., for web-based public participation and planning services.	Crider Gertson
4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3	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.