REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

6:00 P.M., TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CITY HALL

 

AGENDA

 

 

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 Uvalde and MVBA for municipal court and utility account collections.

 

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 Griffin property easement and Brice Lane lot real property for the purpose of installing City of Uvalde sewer lines.

 

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 Uvalde, Texas will convene in executive session in accordance and for the purposes permitted by the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property.

 

9A.      Discuss the purchase of real property.

 

10.              RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

10A.    Consider and act on the purchase of real property.

 

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., Friday, August 24, 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 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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