PUBLIC
NOTICE
City Council
Workshop Meeting
MAY 15, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
City
Annex -
Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Meeting of the City
Council of the City of
Agenda
Call to Order
Call to Order
Roll Call
Determination of Quorum
Reminder to turn off or
silence cell phones and pagers
Citizen Input
The Mayor and City Council invites citizens to speak on any City business item. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, comments of public interest will be heard, but no action may be taken by the City Council other than to refer the item to a future agenda. Please complete and submit to the City Secretary a “Request to Speak” sheet prior to the meeting.
1)
Citizen’s
Comments.
Staff Reports
The City Staff and/or City Engineer provide the Mayor and City Council with reports of the City business.
2)
Reports
a) Finance
b) Municipal Court
c) Collin County Sheriff
d) Fire Department
e) Community Development
f) Public Work
g) City Administrator
h) City Secretary
i)
City Council
j)
Board &
Commission Liaison Report
k) Miscellaneous
Regular Agenda
3) Consider approval of Ordinance No.2008-05-00612,
canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special elections held
May 10, 2008 for the adoption of the proposed Home Rule Charter.
4) Designation of the employee of the month for April
Shane Sorrells.
5) Discuss and consider the letter received from Hanover
Property Company regarding Home Rule Charter Election and the ETJ property.
6) Discuss and Consider the appointment of all board
members for the Planning & Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustments, Parks
& Open Space Board, and the Advisory Planning Committee.
7) Swearing in of the following City Council Members:
Kathleen Peele Council Member
8) Discuss and consider the appointment of the Mayor Pro
Tem.
9) Discuss and Consider the approval of Sections 1 through
Sections 6 of the Personnel Policy and
Procedure Handbook as recommended by the Personnel Committee Task Force and
setting a date for the task force to meet with staff to complete the final
review of Sections 7 through Sections 9.
10) Discuss and Consider the approval of the preliminary
plat for Grace Evangelical Free Church Lot 1R, Block A, being a re-plat of
Grace Evangelical Free Church Addition as recorded in Volume K, Page 25, PRCCT
out of the James M. Snider Survey, Abstract No. 824 in the City of Lucas, Collin
County, Texas (2005 Estates Parkway) as approved by the Planning & Zoning
Commission at their regular meeting which was held on May 8, 2008.
11) Discuss and Consider the award of a contract between
the
12) Discuss and consider the approval of an Inter-Jurisdictional
Mutual Aid Agreement for Fire Protection Services in Portions of Collin County.
13) Discuss and Consider seeking bids for a new roof for
the City Hall and the City Hall Annex.
14) Opening of
Bids for the Performance Meter Automated Meter Read System - The City Council may discuss and
consider the award of a bid for the purchase of this system.
15) Discuss and consider the authorization of the City
Manager to engage the services of contract labor for inspections during the
interim period and until a Director of Community Development is hired by the
City of
16) Discuss and consider the report as presented by the
Texas Department of Transportation regarding the conditions of bridges within
the City of
17) Discuss and
Consider authorization of the Mayor to execute the necessary documents to
authorize the Reynolds Asphalt and Construction Company to proceed with the
additional work as outlined by the City Engineer in accordance the provisions
of our contract authorizing up to 25% contingency in the Change Order.
Executive Session
The City Council
may convene in Executive Session in accordance with the Texas Government Code.
All decisions regarding the discussion of the Executive Session must be made in
Open Session.
18) The City Council pursuant to Section 551.074 of the
Texas Government Code may convene into Executive Session to evaluate the City
Administrator.
Regular Agenda
19) Take any action as necessary from the Executive
Session.
20) Adjournment.
As authorized by Section 551.071 (2) of the Texas Government Code, the City Council may convene into closed Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney regarding any item on the agenda at any time during the meeting.
Approval
Approved by Mayor Bill
Carmickle, May 9, 2008.
Certification
I hereby certify that
the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at
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Jennifer Faircloth,
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