REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

6:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JULY 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, July 10, 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 July 7, 2007 to July 20, 2007.

 

6.                  PUBLIC HEARING

 

6A.      A public hearing will be held to solicit input, comments, and suggestions from citizens for services, programs, or projects for the upcoming FY 2007-08 City of Uvalde Budget.

 

7.         NEW BUSINESS

 

7A.      Consider and act on a request of Esther Perez, 719 West Garden Street, regarding her land, abandoned property encroaching on her lot and the location of a fence.

 

8.                  REPORTS

 

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

 

8B.      Report by Mark McLiney, Southwest Securities, Inc. on the issuance of Certificates of Obligation and the proposed financing plan.

 

8C.      Report by Don Smith, President, Humane Society of Uvalde (HSU), to present a brief background of the HSU goals and policies and on their Spay/Neuter Program.

 

 

9.                  DISCUSSION

 

9A.      Discussion by Jim Lehman, Office of Court Administration Collection Assistance Division, relating to the City of Uvalde Municipal Court Collections.

 

9B.      Discussion by Mario Trevino, Client Representative, MVBA, Attorneys, and their services for collecting delinquent Municipal Court and Utility Department Accounts.

 

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, July 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 July 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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