1a.

Approve the minutes of the September 8, 2005 regular session of Council.

1b.

Financial transactions.

1c.

Ordinances proposed for final reading.

1d.

Ordinance D-048, changing the zoning from A Agricultural to C Commercial on 13.61 acres located at 1225 John Jones Drive (FM 731) (Case 05-130) (First reading)

1e.

Ordinance D-049, Specific Use Permit for car rental agency on 0.45 acres located in the 100 block of Elk Drive. (Case 05-132) (First reading)

1f.

Case 05-133 – Preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Dreylon Addition, 4.0 acres located in the 200 block of Elk Drive.

1g.

Case 05-135 – Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Dreylon Addition, 4.0 acres located in the 200 block of Elk Drive.

1h.

Case 05-131 – Final Plat of Lot 15A, Bowden Acres, 0.928 acres located at 300 Bowden Circle.

1i.

Case 05-137 – Final Plat of Shannon Creek Phase One, 29.21acres located in the 300 block of Shaffstall Road.

1j.

Annual Contracts for renewal for FY 2005-2006

•  2005-2006 interlocal agreement between the Burleson Independent School District and the City regarding School Resource Officers.

•  2005-2006 interlocal agreement between the Burleson Independent School District and the City regarding the DARE program.

•  Interlocal Agreement with City of Fort Worth for HHW Collection

•  2005-2006 agreement with Municipal Planning Resources Group, Inc.

1k.

Agreement with GIS Planning for GIS website services related to GIS and mapping and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement.

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.)

Consideration and action on the residential homestead exemption for disabled persons and persons of 65 years of age.

3a.

Ordinance C-584, adopting the 2005-2006 annual operating budget. (Final reading)

3b.

Ordinance C-585, setting the 2005 ad valorem tax rate. (Final reading)

3c.

Ordinance C-586, establishing rates to be charged for water and wastewater service in the City of Burleson . (Final reading)

3d.

Adoption of the 2004-2005 City of Burleson fee schedule.

4a.

Public hearing on the annexation of a tract comprising 653 acres, more or less, located in the H.G. Catlett Survey, Abstract No. 180; the H.G. Catlett Survey, Abstract No. 186; the E. Smith Survey, Abstract No. 763; the J.S. Huie Survey, Abstract No. 380; the H.G. Catlett Survey, Abstract No. 177; and the S.M. Blair Survey, Abstract No. 65, Johnson County, Texas.

5a.

Public hearing on land use assumptions and capital improvements plan.

5b.

Resolution 1025, adopting land use assumptions and capital improvements plan to be used in support of water and wastewater impact fees.

5c.

Resolution 1026, calling a public hearing on the implementation of water and wastewater impact fees.

6a.

Case 05-128 – Request by David Powell for a waiver from the street length requirements for Tuscan Acres, 3.0 acres located in the 1000 block of County Road 804.

7a.

380 agreement between the City of Burleson sand B&G Commercial Investments Corporation, LLC for infrastructure improvements for the B&G Professional Building, lot E 100 2, Block 38 and lot 3 Block 38, Burleson Addition and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

7b.

Preliminary Finance Plan for the Tax Increment Finance District Reinvestment Zone Number Two.

8a.

Ordinance C-587, adopting and enacting a new code for the City of Burleson, Texas; providing for the repeal of certain ordinances not included therein; providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for the manner of amending such code and providing an effective date. (First reading)

8b.

Resolution 1027 calling for a joint election with Johnson County for November 8, 2005, and Resolution 1028, calling for a joint election with Tarrant County for November 8, 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.

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

(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.

11d.

11e.

11f.