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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, June 27, 2002 at 8:30 a.m.
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1.0 |
ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
RECOGNITIONS
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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Call to Order |
Barr |
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Invocation
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Alexander |
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Scott |
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Proclamations |
Barr |
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Police Department Community Services Division Presentation |
Gage |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
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Approval of June 13, 2002 Regular
City Council Minutes
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Moore |
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3.0 |
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. |
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Resolutions:
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3.1 |
Oral Resolution authorizing the City Manager to
enter into an agreement with Hibbs & Todd, Inc., to provide engineering
services for the preparation of construction plans for Maple Street, from
Loop 322 to Colony Hill Road.
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Anderson |
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3.2 |
Oral
Resolution approving grant contract for Public Health Preparedness and
response to bioterrorism.
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Hall |
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3.3 |
Oral
Resolution approving request for fireworks display permit from Abilene
Chamber of Commerce for July 4, 2002.
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Doan |
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3.4 |
Resolution
authorizing intervention in WTU’s Docket #26000.
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Hicks |
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3.5 |
Oral
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an Interlocal Purchasing
Cooperative Agreement with Region IV Education Service Center and to
designate an authorized contact representative.
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Wright |
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3.6 |
Oral
Resolution authorizing a Chlorine Dioxide Letter of Agreement with ALTIVIA
Corp., Houston, Texas.
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Hargesheimer |
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3.7 |
Resolution
amending Lake Ivie Water Contracts and Permits between the City of Abilene,
the West Central Texas Municipal Water District, and the Colorado River
Municipal Water District.
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Morrison |
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Bid Awards:
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3.8 |
Reagan
School area reconstruction of Presidio Drive and Waldemar Street, Bid #CB-2083.
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Anderson |
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3.9 |
Reconstruction
of Brentwood Drive Bridge across the west fork of Catclaw Creek (Brentwood
Diversion), Bid
#CB-2081.
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Anderson |
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3.10 |
Civic
Center Auditorium step lighting installation, Bid #CB-2080.
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Hall |
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4.0 |
REGULAR AGENDA
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Ordinances: |
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4.1 |
Public Hearing:
Z-03401 – Rezone from PDD-69 (Planned Development District) to
SC, LC & AO (Shopping Center, Limited Commercial, & Agricultural Open
Space) zoning district property located in the 5300 block of Buffalo Gap
Road.
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Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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5.0 |
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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5.1 |
Appointment and evaluation of
Public Officials, Executive Session (See Personnel Section notice); possible
action. |
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5.2 |
Pending & Contemplated Litigation, Executive Session (see Litigation Section notice); possible action. |
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5.3 |
Deliberation regarding real property, Executive Session (see Real Property Section notice); possible action. |
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5.4 |
Oral Resolution approving appointments and reappointments to the following boards and commissions: Abilene Economic Development
Company, Inc. Abilene Higher Education
Facilities Corp. CityLink ADA Advisory Board Civic Abilene, Inc. Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners Human Relations Committee Keep Abilene Beautiful, Inc. Landmarks Commission MPE/Swimming
Pool Board of Appeals & Electrical Subcommittee MHMR
(Betty Hardwick Center) Board of Trustees Parks & Recreation Board Senior Citizens Advisory Board Visual Arts Jury |
Barr |
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The
City Council of the City of Abilene reserves the right to adjourn into executive
session at any time during the course
of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized
by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071
(Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property),
551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations),
551.074 (Personnel Matters), and 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices)
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Subchapter D:
(Litigation)
Section 551.071
The City Council may consider pending and contemplated litigation subjects. The following subjects may be discussed:
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)
Holt
v. Board of Adjustment (2/22/02)
City of Abilene v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (4/12/02)
Timothy Mark Thompson v. City of Abilene (4/12/02)
Dorothy Atkinson v. City of Abilene (4/12/02)
William A. Motley
v. City of Abilene (4/12/02)
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.
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) Section 551.072
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.
SH 02/04/02
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 June 2002, at 5:00 p.m.
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