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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 20, 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 –Dyess Elementary Proclamations Presentation on O. H. Ivie Project	Barr Archibald Aguillon Barr Hargesheimer
2.0	DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4	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 a transfer agreement to facilitate the substitution of Texas State Technical College West Texas (TSTC) as grantee under EDA award #08-01-02672 and conveyance of the ARBEC facility on E. Hwy. 80 to TSTC. Oral Resolution considering a street use license agreement with Taylor County for Oak Street and Chestnut Street rights-of-way adjacent to Taylor County Courthouse. Award of Bids: 18” C-905 water pipe, Bid #CB-2027. O. H. Ivie electrical service poles, Bid #CB-2020.	L. Hughes Condry Hargesheimer Hargesheimer
4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4	REGULAR AGENDA Resolutions: Oral Resolution ratifying Memorandum of Understanding with Texas Tech University. Oral Resolution authorizing City Manager to enter into interlocal agreement with Abilene Community Networking Collaborative. Ordinances: Public Hearing: Ordinance amending Chapter 6, “Animals and Fowl,” Article II, “Pets” of the Abilene Municipal Code to add “Division 3. Dangerous Dogs”. Public Hearing: Ordinance establishing Standards of Care for City of Abilene Youth Programs.	Morrison Kidd Neitzler Hall	Final Reading Final Reading
5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3	OTHER BUSINESS Appointment and evaluation of Public Officials and Board & Commission members, 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)

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 o
f 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.

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 14^th day of December 2001, at 5:00 p.m.

______________________________

Jo Moore, CMC

City Secretary