City of Farmers Branch
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
City Hall Plaza
Council Chambers
13000 William Dodson Parkway
Farmers Branch, Texas
Monday, January 24, 2005
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            Presentation of Board Applications.

A.3      Report on Study Session items.

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

B.1            Consider approval of minutes of City Council meeting of January 10, 2005, and take appropriate action.

B.2            Consider adopting Resolution No. 2005-002 abandoning a portion of a utility easement and a drainage easement on Lot 1 and Lot 3, Block A, of Mason Addition, located at the southwest corner of Belt Line Road and Marsh Lane and take appropriate action.

B.3            Consider adopting Resolution No. 2005-018 authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement between the cities of Plano, Farmers Branch, Addison, Dallas, Garland, Richardson and Tarrant County 9-1-1 district, Denco area 9-1-1 district and the North Texas Tollway Authority to provide a private switch for NTTA facilities, and take appropriate action.

B.4            Consider adopting Resolution No. 2005-014 authorizing the City Manager to make application for renewal of a Training Provider Contract with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education allowing the City of Farmers Branch to provide training for Commission credit to Police personnel and take appropriate action.

B.5            Consider adopting Resolution No. 2005-012 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District for joint use of athletic facilities and take appropriate action.

C.1      Citizen Participation.

D.1            Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2807 and Resolution No. 2005-019 relating to gas rates in Farmers Branch and take appropriate action.

D.2            Consider Resolution No. 2005-016 adopting the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Report to Management for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004 as submitted by Deloitte and Touche, LLP, and take appropriate action.

D.3            Consider adopting Resolution No. 2005-022 opposing tax system reforms that would negatively affect city revenues and economic development efforts and take appropriate action.

D.4            Consider adopting Resolution No. 2005-019 authorizing the City Manager to purchase desktop computers, network computer servers and laptop tablet computers utilizing the State of Texas catalog purchasing procedures for automated information systems and take appropriate action.

D.5            Consider appointments to the School-Community Relations Committee and the Planning and Zoning Commission and take appropriate action.

D.6            Consider Council travel reports and requests and take appropriate action.

D.7            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 land acquisition of property addressed as 12720 Bee Street located in the Farmers Branch DART Station Area and take necessary action during the public segment of the meeting.

Discuss land acquisition of property located in the Farmers Branch DART Station Area.

E.2       Discuss economic development incentives - Texas Government Code Section 551.086

Discuss and deliberate economic development incentives for businesses with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations. 

E.3       Discuss pending and contemplated litigation - Texas Government Code Section 551.071.

Discuss pending or contemplated litigation related to the environmental cleanup efforts of Wellmark International, located at 12200 Denton Drive in Dallas and the former St. Stephens Dry Cleaners site located at 2788 Valwood Pkwy.

Discuss environmental and land use status on property located at 4707 Alpha Road.

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 January 21, 2005

 

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CITY SECRETARY 

* Any item on this posted agenda may be discussed in Executive Session provided it is within one of the permitted categories under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.

Certification

 

I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board in City Hall on <<Posting Date>>

 

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City Secretary

 

* Any item on this posted agenda may be discussed in Executive Session provided it is within one of the permitted categories under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.