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COUNCIL AGENDA

BURLESON CITY HALL – 6:00 P. M.
(141 W. RENFRO)  

January 26, 2006  

COUNCIL WORK SESSION – 6:00 PM  

1.

Discuss Prairie Timber Sanitary Sewer.

2.

2006 Election Update
 

3.

Police Department statistical report for 2005.

 

REGULAR SESSION

7:00 PM OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
WORK SESSION  

Call to Order

Invocation – Bill Davison, City Manager  

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Items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda for separate discussion.

Items to be withdrawn by staff.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 January 17, 2006, special session and the January 12, 2006 regular session.
 

1b.

Financial transactions.
 

1c.

Ordinances proposed for final reading:  

  1. Case 05-143a – Ordinance D-053, changing the zoning from MF2 Multiple Family Dwelling to C Commercial on 5.21 acres located on the east side of Wilshire Blvd (SH 174), south of John Jones Drive (FM 731).

 
  1. Case 05-143b – Ordinance D-054 approving a Specific Use Permit for mini storage warehouses on 4.66 acres located on the east side of Wilshire Blvd (SH 174), south of John Jones Drive (FM 731).

  2. Case 05-168 - Ordinance D-055, changing the zoning from SF7 Single Family Dwelling to PD Planned Development on 0.47 acres located on lots connecting 109 Haskew Street and 104 NE Anderson.

  3. Ordinance B-741, establishing a speed limit of 50 miles per hour on FM 1902 from FM 917 to the north City limit, and establishing a school zone speed limit of 35 miles per hour on FM 1902 for 0.105 miles on each side of the driveway to the Joshua ISD's Caddo Grove Elementary School.
     

1d.

Award bid 2006-17 for the municipal court remodel.
 

1e.

Award bid 2006-18 for vehicle parts and filters.
 

1f.

Case 05-177 – Ordinance D-056, changing the zoning from A - Agricultural to C – Commercial and a Specific Use Permit for tractor sales and repair for 4.0 acres located at 3456 IH35W. (First reading)
 

1g.

Case 05-157 – Residential Replat of Pleasant Oaks Lots 1-6, Block 1, on 7.632 acres of land located north of County Road 527, west of East Renfro Road.
 

1h.

Case 05-184 – Preliminary Plat of The Hillberg Addition, Lots 1-4, Block 1, on 10.87 acres of land located on the east side of Briar Oaks Road (County Road 809), south of West Bethesda Road (County Road 806).
 

1i.

Case 05-140 – Final Plat of Lot 1, Benson Crossing, 1.35 acres located on the east side of FM 731, south of County Road 803.
 

1j.

Case 05-138 – Final Plat of Lots 1-3, Block 1, Tuscan Acres, 3.0 acres located in the 1000 block of County Road 804.
 

1k.

Case 05-115 - Final Plat of Lots 1-12, Block 1, Lots 1-19, Block 2, Belle Oak Estates, 40.853 acres located west of County Road 1020, north of County Road 914.
 


Presentations
 

2a.

Recognition of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, received by the Finance Department.
 

2b.

Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to the volunteers that assisted with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita relief efforts.
 

2c.

Announcement and presentation by the Friends of the Library regarding “Burleson Reads”.
 

2d.

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.)
 


Resolutions
 

3a.

Resolution 1037, recognizing the Athena Award and the Athena Society of Burleson.

Contracts and Agreements  

4a.

Authorize the City Manager to execute a lease agreement for 5.0426 acres of land.
 

Fire Prevention and Protection  

5a.

Ordinance B-744, amending Chapter 38, Fire Prevention and Protection, Article V Uniform Fire Code of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burleson Texas (2005) to regulate the storage, use or handling of fireworks within 5000 feet of the corporate limits of the city. (First reading)
 

5b.

Ordinance B-742, amending Chapter 38, Fire Prevention and Protection, Article V Uniform Fire Code of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burleson Texas (2005) to regulate open burning within 5000 feet of the corporate limits of the city. (First Reading )

Mineral Right Development  

6a.

Public hearing to receive and consider bids submitted for lease of subsurface minerals (natural gas) at Oak Valley Park South, and consideration of a contract with Williams Production-Gulf Coast Company for Natural Gas production at Oak Valley Park South and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract.
 

6b.

Public hearing to receive and consider bids submitted for lease of subsurface minerals (natural gas) at Hidden Creek Golf Course, and consideration of a contract with Four Sevens Oil Company natural gas production at Hidden Creek Golf Course and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract.
 

6c. Consider License Agreement with Cypress Energy Services to Conduct Seismographic Survey on City owned right-of-way and roads and other city property.

Community Development  

7a.

Resolution 1038, regarding the application of Crestmoor Park West Apartments, LTD for housing tax credits.
 

7b.

Ordinance B-743, amending Chapter 10, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Burleson Code of Ordinances, by adding Article XVI Masonry Construction Standards. (First reading)
 

7c.

Request by RA Development for a waiver from Article VII Oil and Gas, Section 14-353, Location Criteria, of the Burleson Code of Ordinances to allow a gas drilling pad in an area zoned for single family development.
 

Council Comments  

8a.

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.)
 

Staff Comments  

9a.

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.)

Executive Session  

10a.

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

(4) Nashville vs City of Burleson, Rovin Inc. and Paradigms for Success, Inc.

 

 

(5) City of Burleson Texas vs Tolmay Enterprises Inc.

(6) City of Burleson Texas vs Charter Communications

 

(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.

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.

10c.

Pursuant to Sec. 551.074, personnel matters related to the City Manager's contract.
 

10d.

Pursuant to Sec. 551.076, deliberation regarding security devices.
 

10e.

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.

10f.

Pursuant to Section 418.183(f) of the Texas Government Code ( Texas Disaster Act) regarding critical infrastructure.

10g.

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

 

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

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