1a.

Approve the minutes of the February 24, 2005, regular session of Council.

1b.

Financial transactions.

1c.

Ordinances proposed for final reading.  

1. Ordinance D-040, zoning change from Industrial (I) to Commercial (C) on an approximately 2.29-acre tract of land out of the J.M. Cartwright Survey, Abstract No. 132. (located at 1108 S. Dobson.) (Final reading)
   
   
2. Ordinance D-043, Specific Use Permit to allow a miniature golf course to be located in the Commercial (C) zoning district on an approximately 2.00-acre tract of land out of the Joshua Minett Survey, Abstract No. 548. (located in the 200 block of Elk Drive.) (Final reading)
   
   
3. Ordinance B-732, modifying Ordinance B-729, which adopted the Burleson Old Town Design Standards, by adding a penalty clause and other clarifications. (Final reading)
   
   

2a.

Proclamation for Red Cross month.

2b.

Proclamation for “Cities Team Together to Fight Colon Cancer” month.

2c.

Citizen Appearances.

(Citizens who have signed a card to speak to the City Council will be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, unless the subject matter of the presentation is on the agenda, the city staff and City Council members are prevented from discussing the subject and may respond only with statements of factual information or existing city policy.Public comment will not be taken on items that the Council has previously considered in a public hearing.)

3a.

Public hearing to consider the proposed annexation of the following tracts of land generally described as follows:  

1. A tract comprising 27.00 acres, more or less located in the B. Bransom Survey, Abstract No. 58, as filed in the deed records of Johnson County, Texas.  

2. A tract comprising 9.105 acres, more or less, located in the SM Blair Survey, Abstract No. 65, as filed in the deed records of Johnson County, Texas

4a.

Consideration of a one year extension of the City’s depository contract with Texas Bank.

5a.

Consider an amendment to the 2004-2005 City of Burleson Fee Schedule to re-instate a temporary food service permit fee and establish policy for application of the fee.

6a.

Ordinance D-042, zoning change from Single-Family 7 (SF7) to Planned Development (PD) on Lots 6-R, 7-R and 8-R, Block 31, Original Town of Burleson. (located at 124, 132 & 140 W. Eldred.) (Final reading)

7a.

Non-agenda council comments.

(In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Council members may comment on routine city matters, may ask questions of staff that require only responses of factual information or statements of existing city policy, or may request that non-routine matters of public concern be placed on a future agenda. Council members may not discuss non-agenda items among themselves.)

8a.

Non-agenda staff comments.

(In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, city staff members may comment on routine city operations and projects. Staff members may respond to questions from others only with statements of factual information or existing city policy.)

9a.

Pursuant to Sec. 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the city council reserves the right to convene in Executive Session(s), from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting for any posted agenda item, to receive advice from its attorney as permitted by law. In addition the Council will convene in executive session to discuss the following:

(A) pending or contemplated litigation including but not limited to the following:

(1) City of Burleson vs. Club Mark Corporation.

(2) City of Burleson vs. Moritz Interests, Inc.; and Moritz Interests, Ltd.; and Conaster Construction, Inc.; and Conaster Construction I, Inc.

(3) Floyd Bartula, et al. V. City of Burleson, Texas

(4) City of Burleson, Texas and City of Cleburne, Texas v. City of Joshua, Texas

(B) a settlement offer;

(C) a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the chapter.

9b.

Pursuant to Sec. 551.072, deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or sale of real property for future expansion of certain programs and services.

9c.

Pursuant to Sec. 551.087, deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations including (1) discussion or deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; OR (2) deliberation of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described in (1) above.

9d.

Reconvene into open session for possible action resulting from any items posted and legally discussed in Executive Session.