City of Farmers Branch
City Council Study Session Agenda
City Hall Plaza
Council Study Session Room
13000 William Dodson Parkway
Farmers Branch, Texas
Monday, January 24, 2005
4:00 p.m.

A.1      Discuss regular council meeting agenda items.

A.2      Discuss Advisory Board Request.

A.3      Discuss the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Report to Management for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004 as submitted by Deloitte and Touche, LLP.

A.4      Discuss performance and updates for the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Service program.

A.5      Discuss letter of request from Sister City of Garbsen, Germany.

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.

Executive Session

B.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.

B.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.

B.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.

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 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.