CITY OF TAYLOR, TEXAS

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 400 PORTER ST.

January 10, 2008, 6:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER AND DECLARE A QUORUM
INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CITIZENS COMMUNICATION

CONSENT AGENDA

(The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Council may act on with one single vote. The Mayor or a Council member may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order that the Council discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular agenda.)

1.      Minutes for December 13, 2007.  (Susan Brock)

2.      Concur with preliminary financials for November, 2007.  (Rosemarie Dennis)

REGULAR AGENDA – REVIEW/DISCUSS & CONSIDER/ACTION:

3.      Proclamation:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 2008. (Mayor)

4.      Conduct Public Hearing and consider introducing Ordinance 2008-1 to amend Subdivision Ordinance allowing replats and amended plats containing four or fewer lots and requiring no extensions of municipal facilities to be administratively approved by City Staff without consideration of the Planning and Zoning Commission.  (John Elsden)

5.      Consider introducing Ordinance 2008-3 regarding settlement agreement from ATMOS.  (Jim Dunaway)

6.      Consider introducing Ordinance 2007-29 to deny, or introducing Ordinance 2007-30 to approve a request to increase rates by ATMOS. (Jim Dunaway)

7.      Consider proposal from Freese & Nichols, Inc. to amend the City’s Wastewater Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.  (Jim Dunaway)

8.      Consider lease agreement between the City of Taylor and ACME Partnership, L.P. for a billboard on north SH 95.  (Jim Dunaway)

9.      Consider Resolution R08-1 authorizing the transfer of Noble Trust Funds to the Cemetery Operational Fund.  (Rosemarie Dennis)

10.  Discuss City’s policy for mowing of rights of ways.  (Bob van Til)

11.  Consider accepting donation for purchase of playground equipment for Robinson Park and approving use of City funds to pay for installation.  (Jim Dunaway)

12.  Consider adopting Ordinance 2007-37 and appointing two members to the City of Taylor-Williamson County Joint Airport Zoning Board.  (Bob vanTil)

13.  Consider Work Authorization No. 5 from BWM Group for the redesign of the restroom/concession buildings at East Williamson County Regional Park.  (Jim Dunaway)

14.  Consider appointments to Main Street Advisory Board.  (Jean Johnson)

15.  Executive Session.  The Taylor City Council will hold a closed executive meeting pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Government Code, in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.074 to discuss Municipal Court Judge’s performance evaluation.

16.  Consider action from Executive Session and reappointment of Municipal Judge Randall Pick. (Mayor)

ADJOURN

The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this Agenda.  The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act.  I certify that the notice of meeting was posted in the Taylor City Hall Lobby before 6:00 pm on January 7, 2008 and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours before the scheduled time of said meeting.  I further certify that the following news media was notified of this meeting:  Taylor Daily Press.

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Susan Brock, City Clerk