PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council

Regular Meeting

December 6, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

City Annex - 185 Country Club Road

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lucas will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2007, at 7:00 PM at the Lucas City Annex, 185 Country Club Road, Lucas, Texas, at which time the following Agenda will be discussed.

 

Agenda

Call to Order

Call to Order

Roll Call

Determination of Quorum

Reminder to turn off or silence cell phones and pagers

Pledge of Allegiance

 

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) Project Reports

a) Staff

b) City Council

c) Advisory Committee Update

 

Consent Agenda

Items placed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and are considered non-controversial. The Consent Agenda can be acted upon in one motion. A majority vote of the Council is required to remove any item for discussion and separate action. Council members may vote on any single item without comment and may submit written comments as part of the official record.

 

3) Consent Agenda:

a) Approve the minutes from the November 1st Regular and November 15th

Workshop Meetings.

 

Regular Agenda

4) Discuss and Consider awarding the bid for electrical wiring system

improvements and repairs to the Lucas City Hall. [Ellis]

 

5) Discuss and Consider the approval of Freese & Nichols, Inc. proposal to

provide professional environmental services regarding TPDES Phase II MS4

Storm Water Management Plan Development and Implementation. [Caudell]

 

6) Discuss and Consider the approval of a development agreement between the

City of Lucas and the Trails at Forest Grove regarding road improvements to

CR 321. [Caudell]

 

7) Discuss and Consider the approval of the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation

of Friends of the Lucas Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. [Kitchens]

 

8) Discuss and Consider the approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 5,

Article 5.03, Section 5.03.002 by adding provision that amend Section 903.2 of

the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, to require automatic sprinklers to be

installed throughout all levels of new construction for Group A, B, E, F, H, I, M,

R and S occupancies of more than zero (0) square feet as provided in the

International Fire Code, 2003 Edition providing exceptions; providing the

severability clause; providing the repealing clause; providing a savings clause;

providing a penalty for violation of this ordinance not to exceed the sum of two

thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for each offense; and providing for an effective

date. [Kitchens]

 

9) Discuss and Consider the possible sale of 1.6740± acres of land belonging to

the City of Lucas located at the corner of FM 1378 and White Rock Trail.

[Catoe]

 

10) Discuss and Consider the approval of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Lucas and Collin County regarding animal control services. [Mayor

Carmickle]

 

11) Discuss and Consider the approval of a revised plat for Amherst Estates.

[Mayor Carmickle]

 

12) Discuss and Consider the approval of a development agreement between the

City of Lucas and developers of Claremont Springs Addition. [Mayor Carmickle]

 

13) Discuss and Consider a petition filed by Tim Coltart of RCC Brockdale Estates pursuant to Section 54.016 of the Texas Water Code requesting the consent of the City of Lucas for the inclusion of property within the Seis Lagos Utility District.

 

14) Discuss and Consider services provided in the City of Lucas’ ETJ. [Mayor

Carmickle]

15) Discuss and Consider allowing the placement of a repeater system on McGarity water tower as part of an emergency communication system. [MPT Fisher]

 

16) Discuss and Consider a date for Coffee with the Council and determine host(s). [CM Peele]

 

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.

 

17) City Council pursuant to §551.071 of the Texas Local Government Code may

convene into Executive Session regarding the litigation between John Spencer,

Matt A. Freeman, Mary J. Freeman ET AL and the City of Lucas and Seis

Lagos Utility District.

 

Regular Agenda

 

18) Take any action as necessary from the Executive Session.

 

19) 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, November 30, 2007.

 

Certification

I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at Lucas City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on or before Friday, November 30, 2007, as required in accordance with Government Code §551.041.

 

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Kathy Wingo, TRMC, City Secretary

This building is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services or other special requests for assistance of the hearing impaired must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To make such arrangements, please call 972-727-8999 or send email to secretary@lucastexas.us.