AGENDA

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. MINUTES

3A. Consider and act on minutes of the Monday, March 12, 2007 Special City Council Meeting.

3B. Consider and act on minutes of the Tuesday, March 13, 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 March 10, 2007 to March 23, 2007

6. PRESENTATION

6A. Presentation of City of Uvalde Spring Clean-Up Proclamation

7. PUBLIC HEARING

7A. On a request of Juan Silva, applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he wants a variance of 1325 square feet on the square footage on the property located at 517 Fort Clark Road, NCB 106, Shook Addition, Block 9, Lot 9-A5, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

7B. On a request of Ken Garrett DBA Commercial Light and Signs, applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, to replace the existing sign with an electronic Marquee located at 224 West Main Street, NCB 49, Old Town Addition, Block 3, Lots 37B, 45, 53 and 61, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

7C. On a request of Sergio Porras applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he needs a variance of four feet in the front of the house to build a porch (already built) and he wants a variance of 16 feet on the Nicholas Street side to install 83 feet of Stainless Steel panel fence four foot high starting from the front edge of the house and running for 16 feet toward Nicholas Street and the turning toward the back of the property located at 532 Geraldine Street, NCB 241, Reagor & Crouell Addition, Block 1, Lot 11, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

7D. On a request of Gottfried and Carleigh Balzer applicants, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, they want to replace an existing chain linked fence with a six-foot high wooden privacy fence proximally 190 feet in length on the Mackenzie Street side of the property starting from the front edge of the house and running for 20 feet toward Mackenzie Street and then turning toward the back of the property located at 300 West Fannin Street, NCB 159, North Uvalde Addition, Block 19, Lot 11, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

7E. On a request of Jesus Guajardo applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he wants to build a six-foot high wooden privacy fence proximally 160 feet in length on the Alamo Street side of the property starting from the front edge of the house and running for 30 feet toward Alamo Street and then turning toward the back of the property at 516 East Oppenheimer Street, NCB 206, North Uvalde Addition, Block 66, Lots 9 & 10, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

7F. On a request of Maria Trevino and Leo Talavera applicants, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, needs a variance of five feet in the front of the house to build a porch 200 West Canales Street, NCB 247, Fairgrounds Addition, Block 7, Lots 9 City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8A. Consider and act on a request of Juan Silva, applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he wants a variance of 1325 square feet on the square footage on the property located at 517 Fort Clark Road, NCB 106, Shook Addition, Block 9, Lot 9-A5, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8B. Consider and act on a request of Ken Garrett DBA Commercial Light and Signs, applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, to replace the existing sign with an electronic Marquee located at 224 West Main Street, NCB 49, Old Town Addition, Block 3, Lots 37B, 45, 53 and 61, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8C. Consider and act on a request of Sergio Porras applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front

yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he needs a variance of four feet in the front of the house to build a porch (already built) and he wants a variance of 16 feet on the Nicholas Street side to install 83 feet of Stainless Steel panel fence four foot high starting from the front edge of the house and running for 16 feet toward Nicholas Street and the turning toward the back of the property located at 532 Geraldine Street, NCB 241, Reagor & Crouell Addition, Block 1, Lot 11, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8D. Consider and act on a request of Gottfried and Carleigh Balzer applicants, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, they want to replace an existing chain linked fence with a six-foot high wooden privacy fence proximally 190 feet in length on the Mackenzie Street side of the property starting from the front edge of the house and running for 20 feet toward Mackenzie Street and then turning toward the back of the property located at 300 West Fannin Street, NCB 159, North Uvalde Addition, Block 19, Lot 11, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8E. Consider and act on a request of Jesus Guajardo applicant, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, he wants to build a six-foot high wooden privacy fence proximally 160 feet in length on the Alamo Street side of the property starting from the front edge of the house and running for 30 feet toward Alamo Street and then turning toward the back of the property at 516 East Oppenheimer Street, NCB 206, North Uvalde Addition, Block 66, Lots 9 & 10, City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8F. Consider and act on a request of Maria Trevino and Leo Talavera applicants, for a variance from Chapter 17.24, Minimum yards, section 17.24.020, general rules, required front yard, Title17, Zoning, Uvalde Municipal Code, needs a variance of five feet in the front of the house to build a porch 200 West Canales Street, NCB 247, Fairgrounds Addition, Block 7, Lots 9 City of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

8G. Consider and act on a request from Tammy Hilderbran, tenant, to lower the monthly lease for the Opera House Antiques from $800 per month to $500 per month, effective April 1, 2007 and continuing through the lease term, which expires on October 31, 2008.

8H. Consider and act on the temporary waiving of daily impoundment fees for the City of Uvalde Animal Pound.

8I. Consider and act on the request of the Uvalde Flight Center to build a new 10,000 square foot hangar adjacent to the existing Public Hangar.

9. DISCUSSION

9A. Discussion by John H. Harrell, City Manager, regarding the delay cost claims that have been filed by EE Hood & Collective Contracting, Inc. in reference to the TXDOT Hwy 83 Project.

10. REPORT

10A. Report by Fred Garza, Chief of Police, on the Racial Profiling record for 2006.

10B. Report by Ricardo Benavides, Uvalde EOC Coordinator, on the status of the Uvalde County Emergency Management Program.

10C. Report by Josh Lasserre, Texas Historical Commission, regarding the Visionaries in Preservation Program.

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council of the City of Uvalde, Texas will convene in executive session in accordance and for purposes permitted by the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071 Consultation with Attorney.

11A. Discuss contracts by and between the Texas Department of Transportation and the City of Uvalde relative to the Hwy. 83 Project.

12. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

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, March 23, 2007.

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Joe A. Cardenas, Asst. 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 23rd day of March 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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