COUNCIL AGENDA
BURLESON CITY HALL – 7:00 P. M.
(141 W. RENFRO)
August 11, 2005
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Items for Council Action
Items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda for separate discussion.
Items to be withdrawn by staff.
Consent Agenda
All items under this section are recommended for approval for the "Consent Agenda ". These items are of a routine nature and require only brief deliberation by the Council. The City Staff has briefed the Council on these items. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendation.
1a. |
Approve the minutes of the July 28, 2005 regular session of Council.
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1b. |
Financial transactions.
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1c. |
Ordinances proposed for final reading.
Ordinance D-045, amending the Planned Development standards for Senter Meadows on 6.719 acres located in the 400 block of Oak Street . (Final reading)
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Waiver from the street length requirements for Devonshire Village Phase 2 located on the east side of CR 808, south of FM 917.
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Ordinance D-047, changing the zoning from PD Planned Development to SF7 Single Family on 73.63 acres located at the northeast corner of FM 1902 and CR 910. (First reading)
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1f. |
Preliminary plat of Bluebird Meadows, 73.63 acres located at the northeast corner of FM 1902 and CR 910.
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1g. |
Resolution 1019, adopting the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to be utilized for all emergency incident management in the City of Burleson, Texas.
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1h. |
Agreement with Jerry Chalker, DBA Jerry Chalker & Company, for professional services related to real estate acquisitions for the Upper Pressure Plane Improvements and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract. |
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Resolution 1022, supporting the inclusion of State Highway 121 from I-30 to the Tarrant/Johnson County line for inclusion in the Tarrant County Transportation Bond Program.
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1j. |
Resolution 1023, supporting development of the Southwest Parkway.
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1k. |
Award the bid for mill and overlay program for 2005.
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Presentations
2a. |
Presentation of the 911 Silent Hero Award to Telecommunications Operator Steve Haas.
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2b. |
Presentation to the Library Summer Reading Club winners.
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2c. |
Citizen Appearances.
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(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.)
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Annexation
3a. |
Discussion and direction to staff to initiate formal annexation proceedings, provide the required notices and schedule the required public hearings on transportation corridors and the proposed rail transit site.
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Municipal Court
4a. |
Ordinance C-583, appointing the Municipal Court Judge and Associate Municipal Court Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of Burleson to two-year terms commencing September 1, 2005 and terminating August 31, 2007. (First reading )
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Engineering
5a. |
Resolution 1020, calling a public hearing on the land use assumptions and the capital improvements plan for water and wastewater impact fees.
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5b. |
Resolution 1021, supporting the inclusion of Alsbury Boulevard from I-35W to Stone Road for inclusion in the Tarrant County Transportation Bond Program.
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Council Action
6a. |
Resolution 1024, urging Congress to maintain the Wright Amendment.
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Legislative update
7a. |
Legislative update.
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(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.)
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Council Comments
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Non-agenda council comments.
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(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.)
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Staff Comments
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Non-agenda staff comments.
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(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.)
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Executive Session
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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:
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(A) pending or contemplated litigation including but not limited to the following:
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(1) City of Burleson vs. Club Mark Corporation. |
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(2) Floyd Bartula, et al. V. City of Burleson , Texas |
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(3) City of Burleson , Texas and City of Cleburne , Texas v. City of Joshua , Texas
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(4) AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Litigation, US District Court, Southern District of Indiana.
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(5) Andrea Conzoneri-Kyle vs. City of Burleson , Texas .
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(B) a settlement offer;
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(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.
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10b. |
Pursuant to Sec. 551.072, deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or sale of real property for future expansion of certain programs and services.
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10c. |
Pursuant to Section 551.074, personnel matters related to the Municipal Court Judge.
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Pursuant to Sec. 551.076, deliberation regarding security devices.
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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.
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10f. |
Pursuant to Section 418.183(f) of the Texas Government Code ( Texas Disaster Act) regarding critical infrastructure.
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10g. |
Reconvene into open session for possible action resulting from any items posted and legally discussed in Executive Session.
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ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Burleson City Hall is wheelchair accessible. The entry ramp is located in the front of the building. Accessible parking spaces are also available in that area. Sign interpretative services for meetings must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Call the A.D.A Coordinator at 817-447-5400 or TDD 1-800-735-2989.
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