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WORK SESSION DECORDOVA ROOM |
Action |
• Review of Business Session Agenda |
Review |
A. WS-395 Discussion on Submission of Property Tax Certified Appraisal Roll, with information on the Effective Tax Rate, the Rollback Tax Rate, and the Tax Collection Rate and continued discussion by City Council of proposed 2009 / 10 Operating Budget & Capital Improvements Program. |
Discussed |
B. WS-396 Project update and presentation of revised front facade design for the new R.B. Hoover Library. |
Discussed |
C. WS-397 Discussion concerning the August 15, 2009 opening of the newest expansion at the Cameron Park Zoo. |
Discussed |
D. WS-398 Council requests for scheduling of future Agenda Items. |
Discussed |
EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECORDOVA ROOM Notice is hereby given that the City Council will go into Executive Session in accordance with the following provisions of the Tax Code: Sec. 321.3022 to receive information or question employees or third parties regarding information received from the comptroller relating to sales taxes; and the Government Code: Sec. 551.071(1)(A) pending or contemplated litigation; 551.071(1)(B) a settlement offer; Sec. 551.071(2) an attorney-client privilege/relationship; Sec. 551.072 the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property; Sec. 551.073 a gift and/or donation; 551.074(a)(1) the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a city officer or employee including City Council Members, the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, and Municipal Judge; Sec. 551.074 (a)(2) to hear a complaint or charge against a city officer or employee; and Sec. 551.076 the deployment or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; 551.087(1) to discuss commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the City of Waco with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations; Sec. 551.087(2) to discuss the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the City of Waco; Sec. 551.088 to discuss a test item or information related to a test item. The City Council may go into Executive Session on any item listed on the Agenda in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Government Code. |
No Action Taken |
BUSINESS SESSION BOSQUE THEATRE |
6:00p.m. |
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE |
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| PROCLAMATIONS 1. PRO-399 Proclaim: August 4, 2009 as “NATIONAL NIGHT OUT” |
Presented |
MINUTES 2. MIN-400 Work/Business Session – Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
Approved |
PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. PH-401 Conduct a public hearing on an ordinance to change the Comprehensive Plan land use designation from High Density Residential to Commercial and Office and to rezone from R-3E to O-3 the property described as a 0.918 acre tract out of the John Tucker Survey, Abstract No. 41, being a portion of 2600 Lake Shore Drive (Case #Z-09-21 Educators Credit Union) FIRST READING PC RECOMMENDATION: 10 – 0 Approval STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval MOTION ON ORDINANCE |
Approved 6-0 vote |
| • Hearing of any visitor concerning City business. |
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CONSENT AGENDA
Agenda Numbers RES- 402 through RES- 414 require no formal public hearing and are subject to being approved in a single motion. However, any City Council Member or the City Manager may remove an item from the Consent Agenda to allow discussion and voting on the item individually. |
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| RESOLUTIONS BIDS / PURCHASES 4. RES-402 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase and installation of hardware and software from AT & T Datacom through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources for a Cisco 6506E router configuration in an amount not to exceed $97,230.86 and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. |
Approved Consent |
AGREEMENTS / CONTRACTS 5. RES-403 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing a six (6) year ROW Use License Agreement with PKCV Waco Data Partners, LLC for 20 linear feet of electrical data service lines, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection with said Agreement. |
Approved Consent |
6. RES-404 Consider approval of a resolution to create 20 mile-per –hour school zones on Clay Avenue and Webster Avenue between S. 5th Street and S. 6th Street, a distance of 398 feet. |
Approved Consent |
7. RES-405 Consider approval of a resolution to create a 20 mile-per-hour school zone on Garrison Street between Waco Drive and Chestnut Street, a distance of 776 feet. |
Approved 4-0 vote |
| GRANTS / SUPPORT 8. RES-406 Consider approval of a resolution accepting a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts to the Waco-McLennan County Library to partially fund a Summer showcase performance in an amount not to exceed $765.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documentation in connection therewith. |
Approved Consent |
| 9. RES-407 Consider approval of a resolution accepting a grant from the Universal Service Fund for Schools and Libraries for discounted rate telecommunications services and equipment for the Waco-McLennan County Library for the year 2009 funding program in an amount not to exceed $93,880.84 and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. |
Approved Consent |
10. RES-408 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute and submit a grant application to the Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG), in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), for monies to help fund the 2010 Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHW) and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith, and / or furnish additional information / documentation as may be deemed necessary for the implementation of said program and matters related thereto. |
Approved Consent |
CITY OPERATIONS 11. RES-409 Consider approval of a resolution setting two (2) public hearings to receive comments concerning the proposed City of Waco 2009 tax rate for Tuesday, August 18, 2009, and Tuesday, August 25, 2009, and setting the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the Council will vote on the proposed tax rate as Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Bosque Theatre in the Waco Convention Center, and further authorizing publication of the required public notices. |
Approved Consent |
WATER / SEWER 12. RES-410 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to waive all building fees, water and sewer tap fees, and up to $6,000.00 in solid waste fees arising from the construction of a new medical building in the 1700 block of Providence Drive for the Family Health Center. |
Approved Consent |
| 13. RES-411 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended engineering services contract for cultural research services, condemnation services, construction staking services, and splitter box basic and special services design for construction of the Flat Creek Interceptor project for the Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewer System (WMARSS) to G. E. Walker & Associates, L.L.C., Waco, Texas in an additional amount of $278,965.99 so that the total amount of the contract does not exceed $1,589,061.01. |
Approved Consent |
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS 14. RES-412 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the payment of 10 cents per capita ($12,222.20) based on the population figures for the City shown in the latest TML Directory of City Officials as the City of Waco’s assessment for participation in the Steering Committee of Cities served by Oncor. |
Approved Consent |
| 15. RES-413 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the payment of 2 cents per capita (2,444.44) based on the population figures for the City shown in the latest TML Directory of City Officials as the City of Waco’s assessment for participation in the Steering Committee of Cities served by Atmos. |
Approved Consent |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 16. RES-414 Consider approval of a resolution re-establishing the City of Waco Guidelines and Policy Statement for Tax Abatement for Industrial Real and Personal Property, Owned or Leased. |
Approved Consent |
| ORDINANCES 17. ORD-415 Consider approval of an ordinance approving a negotiated resolution with Atmos Energy Corp., formerly TXU Gas Company, regarding the Atmos Rate Review Mechanism filing and adopting tariffs reflecting rate adjustments consistent with the settlement. FIRST READING |
Approved 6-0 vote |
18. ORD-416 Consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 28-906(4) of Chapter 28 Zoning of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Waco to clarify the measurement requirement for the placement of carports to be taken from the rear lot line instead of the alley line. SECOND READING |
Approved 6-0 vote |
19. ORD-417 Consider approval of an ordinance to change the Comprehensive Plan land use designation from Low Density Residential to Commercial and Office on property described as 2.820 and 1.599 acre tracts out of Lot 4, Block 1, D. Donaldson Addition and to rezone the 2.820 acre tract from R-1B to C-2; and to rezone the 1.599 acre tract from R-1B to O-2; and to rezone the property described as Lot 3, Block A, Snap-EE Two Addition from C-3 to C-2, located at the northeast corner of Steinbeck Bend Road and China Spring Road (Case #Z-09-17 Tri Tel, Inc.) SECOND READING |
Approved 6-0 vote |
| 20. ORD-418 Consider approval of an ordinance to change the Comprehensive Plan land use designation from Low Density Residential to Commercial and Office on property described as Lot 6, Block 19, Higginson Addition, known as 1926 Park, and to rezone said property from R-1B to C-2 (Case #Z-09-18 George’s I Ltd. d/b/a George’s Restaurant) SECOND READING |
Approved 6-0 vote |
| 21. ORD-419 Consider approval of an ordinance to update the Project/Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number One for Tax Increment Financing to provide for the expenditure of TIF funds for the following public improvement projects: (1) $550,000.00 (08/09) at A.J. Moore Academy, 500 N. University Parks Dr.; and (2) $243,241.00 at Wells Fargo Bank, 300 Franklin Ave. SECOND READING |
1) Approved 4-0 vote 2) Approved 6-0 vote |
COUNCIL REPORTS ADJOURNMENT – 6: 27 P.M.NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING – AUGUST 18, 2009 THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY AUGUST 19, 2009.
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DVD copies of either the Work Session or Business Session may be requested from the Municipal Information Department anytime within four months of the meeting date. Citizens should send a check or Money Order for $10.00 to:
City of Waco Videos,
300 Austin Ave
PO Box 2570
Waco, Tx 76702
Please specify the date of the meeting and whether you prefer the Work or Business Session or both. The DVD will be produced within three business days and mailed to the address provided. Citizens can come by City Hall to pay and place an order. When orders are placed at City Hall, citizens can request that the DVD be mailed or request a phone call notification when the DVD is ready to be picked up.
To request an audio tape of the meeting, call (254) 750-5750 or e-mail: City Secretary.
It is the opinion of the City Attorney's Office that this meeting is being held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
Leah Hayes, City Attorney
