City of Farmers Branch

City Council Regular Meeting Agenda

City Hall Plaza

Council Chambers

13000 William Dodson Parkway

Farmers Branch, Texas

Monday, August 4, 2003

7:30 P.M.

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Hard copies of the full City Council agenda information packet are accessible prior to every regularly scheduled Monday Council meeting according to the following locations and schedule:

q Manske Library on the Saturday prior to the meeting

q Justice Center on the Friday evening prior to the meeting

q City Hall on the day of the meeting

Additionally, the agenda packet is available for download from the City’s web site at www.farmersbranch.info after 10 a.m. the day of every regularly scheduled Council meeting. This download may be accessed from any computer with Internet access, including computers at the Manske Library and in the lobby of the City Hall.

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A.1 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

A.2 Consider accepting Historical Park donations for the second quarter 2003 and take appropriate action.

A.3 Consider acceptance of the donation from Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC for $500 to the Fire Department and take appropriate action.

A.4 Consider accepting $1,000 donation from Sam's Club in Addison to the Farmers Branch Manske Library and take appropriate action.

A.5 Presentation of Board Applications.

A.6 Report on Study Session items.

B.0 Consider the following as Consent Items and take the appropriate action.

B.1 Consider approval of minutes of City Council meeting of July 14, 2003 and take appropriate action.

B.2 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-081 approving the 2003-2004 Operating Budget of the North Dallas County Water Supply Corporation and take appropriate action.

B.3 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-082 authorizing the services of Deloitte & Touche LLP to perform an independent biennial audit of the finances for the North Dallas County Water Supply Corporation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 and take appropriate action.

B.4 Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2730 amending the City of Farmers Branch Code of Ordinances, Chapter 82, Traffic and Vehicles, Article II, Division 5, Section 82-73, relative to the placement of a stop sign on eastbound McEwen Drive at its eastern terminus, a parking lot addressed as 4825 LBJ Freeway and take appropriate action.

B.5 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-063 awarding the bids for water meters and strainers and rejecting the bids for 5/8” x ¾” and 1” meters and take appropriate action.

B.6 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-089 authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign a production agreement for printing, inserting, and mailing utility bills utilizing the State of Texas catalog purchasing procedures for automated information systems and take appropriate action.

B.7 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-090 rejecting the bid from Premium Custom Cleaning & Services for final cleanup of the new Recreation Center and take appropriate action.

C.1 Citizen Participation.

C.2 Public Hearing: Consider Request by Valley View Holdings, Ltd. and Harold Blankemeyer, Trustee for replat approval of Third Revised Lasting Products Addition and take appropriate action.

C.3 Public Hearing: Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-085 vacating the Mercer Crossing Addition, Lot l, Block A plat and the Mercer Crossing Addition, Lot 1, Block B plat; approving the replat of Mercer Crossing Addition I; and abandoning of a common access, utility and fire lane easement and take appropriate action.

D.1 Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2726 authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Farmers Branch, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2003, in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $11,395,000; levying a tax in payment thereof; prescribing the form of said bonds; approving execution and delivery of an escrow agreement and a bond purchase agreement; approving the official statement; and enacting other provisions relating thereto and take appropriate action.

D.2 Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2729 to increase the Texas Municipal Retirement System statutory maximum contribution rate and take appropriate action.

D.3 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-077 awarding the bid and authorizing the Interim City Manager to enter into a contract for employee health insurance and Section 125/Flexible Spending Account administration and take appropriate action.

D.4 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-087 awarding the bid for replacement of the existing sanitary sewer lift station at Valwood Parkway and I-35 with a gravity flow sanitary sewer to Rycon, Inc. and take appropriate action.

D.5 Consider adopting Resolution No. 2003-064 awarding a bid for the rehabilitation of sanitary sewer manholes at various locations and take appropriate action.

D.6 Consider appointments to the Historical Preservation and Restoration Board, Community Watch Committee, the Senior Advisory Board and take appropriate action.

D.7 Consider Council travel reports and requests and take appropriate action.

D.8 Presentation of Council Committee and Organization Reports.

The Mayor announces that the items on the agenda for the General Session have been concluded. After a short recess, the meeting will convene for items in the Executive Session. The meeting will reconvene into General Session after the items have been discussed in the Executive Session to consider any necessary action. Texas Government Code Chapter 551 of the Open Meeting Law provides that such items as personnel matters, land acquisition, and pending and contemplated litigation may be discussed in closed session.

Executive Session

E.1 Discuss land acquisitions - Texas Government Code Section 551.072.

Discuss sale, lease or trade of City owned property at 13200 Nestle Street.

Discuss sale, lease or trade of City owned property at the southwest corner of Josey Lane and Golfing Green Drive.

The Council reconvenes into General Session.

F.1 Consider necessary action on items discussed in the Executive Session.

F.2 Adjournment.

City Hall is wheelchair accessible. A barrier free entry is available at the main entrance of City Hall with specially marked parking spaces nearby. The Council Chambers are accessible on the main floor of City Hall, to the left side. Requests for language interpretation or other special services should be received three (3) working days prior to the meeting. Such requests can be made to Mrs. Cindee Peters, City Secretary at (972) 919-2503.

Certification

I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on Friday, August 1, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.

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