AGENDA

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. MINUTES

3A. Consider and act on minutes of the Tuesday, January 22, 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 January 19, 2008 to February 8, 2008.

6. AWARD BIDS/PROPOSALS

6A. (1) One New 2008 ¾ Ton Standard Cab & Chassis

6B. (1) One New 2008 ½ Ton Pickup Truck

6C. (1) One New 2008 ¾ Ton Pickup Truck

6D. (1) One New 2008 ¾ Ton Pickup Truck

7. NEW BUSINESS

7A. Consider and act on a request from St. Philip’s Episcopal School to temporarily designate North Piper Lane and School Lane one way streets between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

7B. Consider and act on the request of the Uvalde Festival and Events Association, Inc. to allow a sporting clay shoot at the Uvalde Fairgrounds on August 30, 2008 as part of the events of the Palomino Fest.

7C. Consider and act on the request of Tammy Trevino, FUTURO Communities, Inc. for support of the proposed Housing Tax Credit Project (Stardust Development Project) and possible interim construction loan totaling 5% of the project.

7D. Consider and act on a resolution authorizing the City of Uvalde to file a grant application with the Middle Rio Grande Development Council for a Regional

Solid Waste Grants Program Grant for the purpose of funding the City of Uvalde Annual Spring Clean-up.

7E. Consider and act on a resolution establishing procedure for a general election in Uvalde, Texas.

8. DISCUSSION

8A. Discussion by Susan Anderson regarding the downtown zoning designation and the possibility of allowing upper story residential development.

8B. Discussion by Don Smith on the Uvalde Humane Society’s proposed changes to the City of Uvalde Animal Code.

8C. Discussion by Martha Drake, Grant Works, on the Texas Capital Fund Grant.

8D. Discussion by Ernest Santos, Councilman, regarding the process for Civic Center Rental.

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 and Section 551.074 Personnel Matters.

9A. Discuss the purchase of real property.

9B. Discuss police personnel and finance director vacancy.

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, February 8, 2008.

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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 8th day of February 2008 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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