1a.

Approve the minutes of the April 14, 2005, regular session of Council.

1b.

Financial transactions.

1c.

Ordinances proposed for final reading.

Ordinance A-304, annexing a tract of land 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. (Final reading)

Ordinance A-305, annexing a tract of land comprising 9.105 acres, more or less, located in the SM Blair Survey A-65, as filed in the deed records of Johnson County, Texas. (Final reading )

1d.

Consideration of a waiver form the street length requirements for A.D.Coffey Estates, 18.27 acres located at the southern end of CR 711D.

1e.

Final plat of lot 1, Block 1, Joshua School Addition, 33.27 acres located at 7301 FM 1902.

2a.

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.

Authorization to repair the canopy over the patio outside the clubhouse and to erect a 6-foot security fence between the Golf Course and Hidden Creek Sports Complex and authorize a transfer of funds from within the golf course base budget.

4a.

Resolution 1013, calling a special election on the adoption of a tax freeze for persons who are disabled or who are sixty-five years of age or older, to be held on November 8, 2005.

5a.

Ordinance D-041, changing the zoning on lot 1, Block 66, Original Town of Burleson, from SF7 (Single Family 7) to A (Agricultural) (located 393 s. Warren) (First reading)

5b.

Resolution 1014, regarding the application of Sphinx Development Corporation for housing tax credits.

6a.

Award the bid for remodeling of City Hall Annex (formerly Fire Station
Number 1).

7a.

Legislative update.

(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.

Monthly Financial Report for March 2005.

9a.

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.)

10a.

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.)

11a.

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

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

(4) AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Litigation, US District Court, Southern District of Indiana.

(5) Andrea Conzoneri-Kyle vs. City of Burleson, 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.

11b.

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

11c.

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.

11d.

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