REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

6:00 P.M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CITY HALL

 

AGENDA

 

 

1.         CALL MEETING TO ORDER

 

2.                  INVOCATION

 

3.         MINUTES

 

3A.      Consider and act on minutes of the Tuesday, February 12, 2008 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 February 9, 2008 to February 22, 2008.

 

6.         OPEN BIDS/PROPOSALS

 

6A.      Open bids for two (2) new 2008 Police Pursuit Vehicles.

             

7.         NEW BUSINESS

 

7A.      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.

 

7B.      Consider and act on the 2006-2007 Annual Financial Audit Report for the City of Uvalde as presented by Garza Gonzales & Associates.

 

7C.      Consider and act on the proposed changes to the City of Uvalde Animal Code.

 

7D.      Consider and act on a resolution establishing procedure for a special election in Uvalde, Texas to fill the unexpired term in Place 4.

 

7E.       Consider and act on an initiative petition submitted by Mario Cruz, certified by Audrey M. Garza, City Secretary, to amend Article II, Section 1 (b), (c), (e),  and Section 10  Charter of the City of Uvalde establishing election of council members by single member districts beginning after 2009.  

 

 

 

 

7F.       Consider and act to transfer non-departmental funding from the Boys & Girls Club to the Boxing Club.

 

8.                  DISCUSSION

 

8A.      Discussion to appoint two (2) alternates to the Planning and Zoning Commission.          

 

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, February 22, 2008.                      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ________________________________

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 22nd 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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