REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

6:00 P.M., TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CITY HALL

 

AGENDA

 

 

1.         CALL MEETING TO ORDER

 

2.                  INVOCATION

 

3.         MINUTES

 

3A.      Consider and act on minutes of the Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Regular City Council Meeting.

 

3B.      Consider and act on minutes of the Monday, April 16, 2007 Special City Council Meeting.

 

4.         CITIZENS’ INPUT

 

4A.      Citizens are requested to sign up prior to council meeting if requesting time to address council.  Presentations will be limited to no more than three (3) minutes.

 

5.         BILLS

 

5A.      Consider and act on payment of bills over $5,000.00 from April 7, 2007 to April 20, 2007

 

6.                  PUBLIC HEARING

 

6A.      On a request of Lupe Vela Jr., applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he wants a variance of 15 feet in the front of his property to build an open carport 12 ft. wide by 20 feet long located at 313 Bohme Street, NCB 22, B/C Addition, Block 12, Lot 2, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

 

7.         NEW BUSINESS

 

7A.      Consider and act on a request of Lupe Vela Jr., applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he wants a variance of 15 feet in the front of his property to build an open carport 12 ft. wide by 20 feet long located at 313 Bohme Street, NCB 22, B/C Addition, Block 12, Lot 2, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

 

7B.      Consider and act on the 2007 consumer price index adjustment to municipal telecommunications right-of-way access line rates.

 

8.                  REPORTS

 

8A.      First Quarter Report of the Uvalde Convention & Visitors Bureau by Joanne Nelson, Director of the Convention & Visitors Board.

 

9.                  DISCUSSION

     

9A.      Discussion by Fred Garza, Chief of Police, relating to a proposed Five(5) Year Crime Strategic Plan for the Uvalde Police Department.      

 

9B.      Discussion in reference to the Mayor’s permits.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Certificate:     I certify that the above and foregoing notice was posted in compliance with 551.043, Texas Government Code at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2007.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ________________________________

John H. Harrell, City Manager

 

City Hall Municipal Building is wheelchair accessible with accessed and special parking available on the West Side of the Building.  The Council Chamber is accessible by elevator to the second floor.  Requests for special services must be received forty-eight (48) hours prior to meeting time by calling City Hall (830) 278-3315.

In this Notice of Open Meeting, the posting of an agenda item as a matter to be discussed in open session is not intended to limit or require discussion of that matter in open session if it is otherwise appropriate to discuss the matter in executive session.  If, during the discussion of any agenda item, a matter is raised that is appropriate for discussion in executive session the council may, as permitted by law, convene into executive session to deliberate on the matter.

The posting of an agenda item as a matter to be discussed in executive session is not intended to limit or require discussion of that matter in executive session.  The council may discuss in open session any matter for which notice has been given in this notice of open meeting including an agenda item posted for executive session.  In no event, however, will the council take action on any agenda item in executive session, whether it is posted for open or executive session discussion.

 

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the attached agenda of meeting of the City of Uvalde City Council is a true and correct copy and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on two glass public notice cases at City Hall, readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the 20th day of April 2007 and will remain so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.

 

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Audrey M. Garza, City Secretary

 

I certify that the attached agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was removed by me from the City of Uvalde City Hall glass public notice cases on the _______________ day of _____________________, ________.

 

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