REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
6:00 P.M.,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2007
COUNCIL
CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2.
INVOCATION
3. MINUTES
3A. Consider and act on minutes of the
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 Regular 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 August 11, 2007 to August 24, 2007.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6A. Consider and act on the request of Alicia Cisneros and Javier Ruiz to reconsider the denial action of the City Council on June 26, 2007 and allow them to keep their mobile home connected to their house on the same lot.
6B. Consider and act on the adoption and certification of certified values determined by the Uvalde County Appraisal District for the 2007 tax year.
6C. Consider and act on a Resolution requesting an equitable tax collection fee from the Uvalde County Appraisal District.
6D. Consider and act on the proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2007-08.
6E. Consider and act on scheduling public hearings for the proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2007-08.
6F. Consider
and act on executing an agreement between the City of
6G. Consider and act on Change Order #22 as submitted by the Texas Department of Transportation for the TXDOT US83 project.
6H. Consider and act on an Ordinance authorizing
the issuance of “City of Uvalde, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge
Revenue Certificates of Obligation Series 2007”; providing for the payment of
said certificates by the levy of an ad Valorem tax upon all taxable property
within the city and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge
of the pledged revenues of the system; providing the terms and conditions of
said certificates and resolving other matters incident and relating to the
issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of said certificates;
authorizing the execution of a paying agent/registrar agreement and a purchase and
investment letter; complying with the requirements of the letter of
representations with the depository trust company; and providing an effective
date.
6I. Consider
and act on a Resolution authorizing the purchase of the
7. REPORTS
7A. Report by Tony Allison, MuniGas, regarding authorizing a gas purchase contract.
7B. Report by David Kopp, Texas Department of Transportation, regarding the status of the TXDOT US83 project.
8.
DISCUSSION
8A. Discussion by Russ Duncan, Office of Court Administration, regarding the Office of Court Administration, Collection Improvement Program.
8B. Discussion of draft copy of proposed 2007-08 City Budget.
9.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
The City Council of the City of
9A. Discuss the
purchase of real property.
10.
RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
10A. Consider and act on
the purchase of real property.
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John H. Harrell, City Manager
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 24th day of August 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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