Council Study Session Room

13000 William Dodson Parkway

Farmers Branch, Texas

Monday, April 21, 2003

3:00 p.m.

A.1 The Council will meet in the Council Chambers at approximately 3 p.m. to discuss and review the following: the City's financial status, revenues, expenditures, projects, balances, financial trends, budget goals and objectives, issues related to the 2002-2003 mid-year budget, future City budgets, and long range planning activities.

The Council will reconvene in the Council Study Session Room at approximately 5:30 p.m. to conduct the balance of the Study Session Agenda.

A.2 Discuss regular council meeting agenda items.

A.3 Discuss Advisory Board Requests.

The Parks and Recreation Board recommends that the City Council adopt its recommendation relative to artwork for the new Recreation Center.

A.4 Discuss Camelot Landfill Management and Operations Agreement.

A.5 Discuss status of environmental cleanup efforts at the former St. Stephens Dry Cleaners site located at 2788 Valwood Parkway.

A.6 Discuss legislative issues.

A.7 Discuss selection of Charter Review Committee.

The Mayor announces that Council will convene into 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.

B.1 Executive Session

Discuss land acquisitions - Texas Government Code Section 551.072.

Discuss sale or trade or leases of City owned property or acquisition of property located in the area known as Old Farmers Branch.

Discuss economic development - Texas Government Code Section 551.087.

Discuss Economic Development Incentive and Sales Agreement with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company concerning two tracts of land north of Valley View Lane and on the east side of Denton Drive.

Discuss pending or contemplated litigation - Texas Government Code Section 551.071.

Discuss status of environmental cleanup efforts at the former St. Stephens Dry Cleaners site located at 2788 Valwood Parkway.

Discuss personnel matter - Texas Government Code Section 551.074.

Discuss City Manager contract and hiring process.

The Council reconvenes into General Session.

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

C.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 Study Session Room is accessible on the second floor of the 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 in City Hall on Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 3:00 p.m.

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City Secretary