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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, December 13, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.
Item
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Description
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Source
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Status
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1.0
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ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance – College Heights
Elementary
Employee Service Awards
25 Years Michael
Higgins General Curator
Zoo
20 Years Irene
Grant Equipment
Management Officer
20 Years David
Gage Police Sergeant II
Proclamations
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Barr
Alexander
Villarreal/ Gutierrez
Barr
Barr
Williams
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2.0
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DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
Approval of November 12, 2001 Regular and
November 26, 2001 Special City Council Minutes
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Moore
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3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
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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:
Resolution
authorizing TIF funding to support the Wooten Project.
Resolution in support of and
authorizing grant applications to the West Central Texas Council of
Governments, request for applications for the FY 2001/2002 Solid Waste Grant
program.
Oral Resolution authorizing
City Manager to enter into installation contract for an access control system
for Abilene Regional Airport with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Oral Resolution authorizing
City Manager to enter into installation contract for a public address system
for Abilene Regional Airport with Ford Audio-Video.
Oral Resolution authorizing
City Manager to enter into lease agreement for hangar #1 with LifeStar at
Abilene Regional Airport.
Oral Resolution authorizing
City Manager to enter into lease agreement with Budget Car & Truck
Rental, replacing Thrifty Car Rental at Abilene Regional Airport.
Oral Resolution authorizing
City Manager to enter into lease agreement T-hangars #5 & 6 with
Experimental Aircraft Association Big Country Chapter #471, Inc. and T-hangar
#7 with Abilene Aero, Inc. at Abilene Regional Airport.
Oral Resolution approving
street use license request from Meridian Alliance Group, LLC, for
installation of monitoring wells related to 2401 S. 1st Street.
Oral Resolution approving
utility billing software upgrade.
Oral Resolution approving
sanitary sewer service agreement with City of Tuscola.
Bid Awards:
Orthophotography (Aerial
Flyover Photography) Project, Bid
#CB-2026.
Pumps/motors, motor control
equipment, and gas engine for Buck Creek Pump Station, Bids #CB-2009, 2010, & 2023.
Sanitary sewer rehabilitation, Bid #CB-2006.
Street maintenance materials, Bid #CB-2005.
Ordinances:
Ordinance amending Chapter 18,
“Motor Vehicles and Traffic”, Sections 18-293 and 18-299, of the Abilene
Municipal Code.
Pending Appeal: Z-04501 – Ordinance amending PDD 64 con-cerning
the number of driveways permitted, located at 1730 Oldham Lane, and set a
public hearing for December 20, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.
Ordinance amending Chapter 6, “Animals and Fowl,” Article II, “Pets”
of the Abilene Municipal Code to add “Division 3. Dangerous Dogs”, and set a
public hearing for December 20, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.
Ordinance establishing
Standards of Care for City of Abilene Youth Programs, and set a public
hearing for December 20, 2001 at 8:30 a.m.
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L. Hughes
Anderson
Crider
Crider
Crider
Crider
Crider
Condry
Hargesheimer
Hargesheimer
Kidd
Hargesheimer
Hargesheimer
Anderson
Condry
Armstrong
Neitzler
Hall
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Final Reading
First Reading
First Reading
First Reading
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4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
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REGULAR AGENDA
Resolutions:
Oral Resolution approving contract with Dyess Air Force base for
delivery of potable and raw/effluent water.
Oral Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to execute a pipeline lease agreement with West Texas LPG
Pipeline Partnership f/k/a Gulf Refining Co. to transport reclaimed water to
Dyess Air Force Base.
Bid Awards:
Public Hearing: Resolution accepting bid for Oil & Gas lease
and authorizing City Manager to execute lease agreement.
Ordinances:
Public Hearing: TC-00101 – Thoroughfare abandonment of a portion of Poplar
Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets.
Public Hearing: Z-04201 – Rezone from
RS-6, MH, LI (Residential Single Family, Mobile Home, Light Industrial) to GC
(General Commercial) or LC (Limited Commercial) zoning district property
located between North 18th & North 19th and
Mesquite & North Treadaway, northeast corner of N. 18th &
Mesquite.
Public Hearing: Z-04401 – Rezone from O (Office) to LC (Limited
Commercial) zoning district property located in the 2000 block of S.
Danville.
Ordinance concerning TXU (LSG)
rate increase.
Ordinance providing for the taxation
of leased motor vehicles otherwise exempt under state law.
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Hargesheimer
Hargesheimer
Anderson
Gertson
Armstrong
Armstrong
Hicks
Wright
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Final Reading
Final Reading
Final Reading
Final Reading
First Reading
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5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
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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/action concerning
appointment of Assistant City Attorney.
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Hicks
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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)
Nora
H. Rodriguez v. City of Abilene (12/4/01)
Tommy D. Burrow
v. City of Abilene Texas, (12/4/01)
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.
SH 12/04/01
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.