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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, January 9, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.

Item	Description	Source	Status
1.0	ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance – Jackson Elementary Employee Service Awards	Barr Alexander Barr
	25 Years Ed Dye Assistant Police Chief Police
	25 Years Gary B. Heslep Police Officer Police
	25 Years Philip G. Knight Police Officer Police
	25 Years Terry A. Odom Police Officer Police
	25 Years Lee C. Reed Police Officer Police
	20 Years Larry W. Bell Fire Battallion Chief Fire
	20 Years Phillip R. Chapman Fire Fighter Fire
	20 Years William D. Crim Fire Captain Fire
	20 Years Larry D. Ross Fire Fighter Fire
	20 Years Paul S. Slabaugh Fire Lieutenant Fire
	20 Years Guy F. Turner Fire Lieutenant Fire
	20 Years J. Dennis Woodard Fire Fighter Fire
	Proclamations	Barr
	Application Support Services Division Presentation	McDonald
2.0	DISPOSITION OF MINUTES Approval of December 19, 2002 Regular City Council Minutes.	Moore
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.
	Bid Awards:
3.1	Rehabilitation of a single-family house located at 1333 Poplar, Bid #CB-3016.	Gertson
3.2	Cottonwood Drainage (including N. 18^th & N. 19^th Streets), Bid #CB-3019.	Anderson
3.3	Purchase of computer equipment to establish Health Alert Network.	Johnson
	Ordinances:
3.4	Z-00103 – Rezone from RS-6 (Residential Single Family) to MH (Mobile Home) zoning district property located in the 3100 block of Grape Street, and set a public hearing for January 23, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
3.5	Z-00203 – Ordinance amending PDD-65 to include a 3.39 tract in Tract 5 located on East I-20, ½ mile west of Loop 322, and set a public hearing for January 23, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
3.6	Z-00303 – Rezone from AO, HC & MH (Agricultural Open Space, Heavy Commercial, & Mobile Home) to RM-2 (Residential Multi-Family) zoning district property located in the 2800 block of Old Anson Road, and set a public hearing for January 23, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.	Armstrong	First Reading
4.0	REGULAR AGENDA
	Resolutions:
4.1	Resolution authorizing City Manager to sign and submit application for a Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Grant. Additional information regarding other flood initiatives presentation/no Council action required.	Anderson
4.2	Resolution amending Thoroughfare Plan to eliminate or modify a proposed east-west collector street located generally near the southwest corner of Dub Wright Blvd. and U. S. Hwy. 277.	Armstrong
5.0	OTHER BUSINESS
5.1	Appointment and evaluation of Public Officials, Executive Session (See Personnel Section notice); possible action.
5.2	Pending & Contemplated Litigation, Executive Session (see Litigation Section notice); possible action.
5.3	Deliberation regarding real property, Executive Session (see Real Property Section notice); possible action.
5.4	City Council Budget Workshop in the City Council Chambers of City Hall on Thursday, January 9, 2003, immediately following the Regular City Council meeting for discussion and possible action on the following item: A. Health Insurance	Gilley

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:

Castaneda v. City (10/3/02)

Castillo v. City

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)

City of Abilene v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (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.

(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.

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 3^rd day of January 2003, at 5:00 p.m.

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Jo Moore, CMC

City Secretary