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AGENDA

BURLESON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 26, 2006

BURLESON CITY HALL
141 W. RENFRO
BURLESON , TX 76028

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Call to Order

WORK SESSION – 6:00 PM

1.

Presentation regarding the City of Burleson Citizens on Patrol Program (C.O.P.S.)

2.

Discussion of all items on tonight’s meeting.  No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.

3.

Executive Session: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.071, Sec. 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, and Section 418.183(f) of the Texas Government Code (Texas Disaster Act).  Refer to posted list attached hereto and incorporated here in.  Executive Session may be held, under these exceptions, at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the City  Council to seek advice from the City Attorney as to the posted subject matter of this City Council meeting.

4.

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

Proclamations

REGULAR SESSION 7:00 PM
OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WORK SESSION

Call to Order

Invocation – Phil Gibson, Living Water Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Items to be continued or withdrawn

Items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda for separate discussion.

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.

1.

General


A.

Approve minutes from the October 12, 2006 regular council meeting.

 

B.

Financial Transactions.

 

Ordinances for First Reading and Resolutions

 

C.

Ordinance C-608-06, appointing an Associate Municipal Court Judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of Burleson.  (First reading)

 

D.

Ordinance C-607-06, creating the position of City Marshal of the City of Burleson.  (First reading)

 

E.

Resolution 1070-06, directing publication of notice of intention to issue certificates of obligation, series 2006; and providing an effective date.

 

Other items for consideration

 

F.

Award the bid for credit card merchant services

 

G.

Award the bid for Street Materials (ITB 2007-04)

 

H.

Authorize the Mayor to execute a Right-of-Way Use Agreement with Hidden Creek Investments, Ltd. for placement of a structure within the right-of-way at the entrance to Plantation development.

 

I.

Assignment of Investment Management Services agreement with Swan & Herring LLC to Patterson and Associates.

Presentations

2.

A.

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.)

Public Hearings

3

A.

Public hearing and consideration of a request by Chesapeake Energy Corporation for a gas well drilling permit, known as the Burleson Lake #1H, on 233.98 acres located east of SH 174, between Shaffstall Road and Wicker Hill Road  (Case No. 06-125)

 

B.

Public hearing and consideration of a request by Aspect Energy for a gas well drilling permit, known as the Vinewood #1H, on 99.2 acres located west of County Road 714, east of the Vinewood subdivision (Case No. 06-115)

 

C.

Public Hearing and consideration of a request by Metroplex Service Welding Supply for a waiver from the masonry construction standards, Ordinance B-743-06, on Lot 1, Block 1, MSWS Addition, located on the west side of I-35W, south of FM 917 (Case 06-127)

Ordinances & Resolutions

4.

A.

No items at this time.

Contracts & Agreements

5.

A.

Council approval of a Professional Services Agreements with HNTB for the creation of multi media aids describing future Park and Recreation Capital Improvements including Bartlett Park Recreation Center, Chisenhall Sport Complex and Bartlett Soccer Fields.

 

B.

Authorize City Manager to execute Engineering Services Contract for design of Wilson St. and Trails.

Other Items for Consideration

6.

A.

Remove from the table and approve replat of Lot 2, Block1 into Lots 2R-1 through 4, Block 1, 7.79 acres of Wolfe Addition located southeast of County Road 1016 and northeast of County Road 916. (Case 06-100)

Reports

7.

A.

Little Red School House update

 

B.

Gas Well Drilling ordinance.

 

C.

Various department reports.

Council and Staff Comments

8.

A.

Non-agenda council and staff 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.)  (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

9.

A.

Executive Session: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.071, Sec. 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, and Section 418.183(f) of the Texas Government Code (Texas Disaster Act).  Refer to posted list attached hereto and incorporated here in.  Executive Session may be held, under these exceptions, at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the City  Council to seek advice from the City Attorney as to the posted subject matter of this City Council meeting.

 

 

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

CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on this the _________ day of____________, 2006, by 5:30 P.M., on the official bulletin board at the Burleson City Hall, 141 W. Renfro, Burleson, Texas.

___________________________                                               (City Seal)
Mary J. Kayser,
City Secretary

 

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.

EXECUTIVE SESSION


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) Kevin Schronk, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Helen Schronk, Deceased, and Dustin Schronk vs. City of Burleson and Laerdale Medical Corp. Cause No. C200600118 – In the 413th District Court for Johnson County, Texas
(7) Pedro Munoz vs. City of Burleson, Texas
(8) John David McShan, Sr. et al 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.

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

Pursuant to Sec. 551.074, personnel matters related to the City Secretary.

Pursuant to Sec. 551.076, deliberation regarding security devices.

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.

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

 

 

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