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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, April 24, 2003 at
8:30 a.m.
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Status |
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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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McNeil |
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Pledge of Allegiance - Reagan
Elementary
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Proclamations |
Barr |
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2.0 |
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES
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Approval
of April 10, 2003 Regular City Council Meeting and Budget Workshop 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 approving the Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc. Semi-Annual
Report of Activities, March 2003.
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L. Hughes |
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3.2 |
Oral
Resolution approving a Street Use License Agreement with Meals On Wheels
Plus, Inc.
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Condry |
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3.3 |
Resolution
approving West Central Texas Regional Housing Finance Corporation to issue
Single Family Mortgage Revenue bonds to finance Single Family Housing within
the City of Abilene, Texas.
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Wright |
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3.4 |
Oral
Resolution authorizing the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District to
obtain influenza vaccine from Adventis-Pasteur through the Texas Building and
Procurement Commission contract.
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Hall |
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Bid Awards:
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3.5 |
Removal
of Civic Center vinyl wall covering and painting of auditorium walls and
ceiling, Bid
#CB-3037.
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Hall |
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3.6 |
South
5th Street reconstruction from Mockingbird Lane to Catclaw Creek
Bridge, Bid
#CB-3038.
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Anderson |
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3.7 |
General
Aviation Ramp Reconstruction, Phase I, Abilene Regional Airport, Bid #CB-3034.
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Weber |
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3.8 |
Traffic
signal installation, Bid #CB-3035.
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Condry |
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3.9 |
Water
pipe for Water Utilities Department, Bid #CB-3031.
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Hargesheimer |
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REGULAR SESSION
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Ordinances:
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4.1 |
Public Hearing: TC-00503
– Thoroughfare abandonment of a portion of Mesquite Street and a 15'
east-west alley located at 2341 N. Treadaway. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.2 |
Public Hearing: Z-01103
– Rezone from LI (Light Industrial) to HC (Heavy Commercial) zoning district
property located at 4381 & 4397 Sayles Blvd. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.3 |
Public Hearing: Z-01203
– Rezone from LC, RM-3 & RM-3/MX (Limited Commercial, Residential
Multi-Family & Residential Multi-Family/Mixed Use Overlay) to MU (Medical
Use) zoning district property located at North 18th & Hickory
Streets, Southeast corner. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.4 |
Public Hearing: SNC-01303
– Street name change of Loch Lomand to Road Runner Court. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.5 |
Public Hearing: SNC-01403
– Street name change of Perserverance to Wildlife Trails Parkway. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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4.6 |
Public Hearing: Z-01603
– Rezone from AO, RM-2 & RM-3 (Agricultural Open Space & Residential
Multi-Family) to RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family) zoning district property
located in the 2600 block of Antilley Road. |
Armstrong |
Final Reading |
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Resolutions:
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4.7 |
Presentation
of the Cultural Tourism Action Plan by Cultural Tourism Committee members
Michael Burke and Don Frazier; Oral Resolution accepting the Cultural Tourism
Action Plan for Abilene, Texas.
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Dugan |
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Staff Presentations: |
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4.8 |
Abilene Regional Airport presentation. |
Weber |
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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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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)
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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:
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.
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.
Frontier Texas! Board of Directors
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 10/03/02
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 18th day of April 2003, at 5:00 p.m.
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