CITY OF TAYLOR, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 400 PORTER ST.
October 23, 2007, 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 October
9, 2007. (Susan Brock)
REGULAR AGENDA – REVIEW/DISCUSS & CONSIDER/ACTION:
2. Consider Resolution
R07-28 authorizing proceeding with issuance of Certificates of Obligations and
further directing publication of notice of the City’s intention to issue
Certificates of Obligation, Series 2007. (Rosemarie Dennis)
3. Consider
Resolution R07-30 expressing official intent to reimburse certain expenditures
of the City of Taylor. (Rosemarie Dennis)
4. Conduct Public
Hearing and consider introduction of Ordinance 2007-31 regarding request by Thomas
Foyt to rezone Lots 4 & 5, Block 18, City of Taylor, also known as 311 and
315 Vance Street, from MF2 (Multifamily 2 with R1 Manufactured Housing Overlay)
to B3, Central Business. (John Elsden)
5. Consider update
from ATMOS regarding extension of gas service to areas of the city not
currently served. (Jim Dunaway)
6. Consider denial
(via introduction of Ordinance 2007-29), suspension (via Resolution R07-27) or
approval (via introduction of Ordinance 2007-30) of a request to increase rates
by ATMOS. (Jim Dunaway)
7. Consider City
wide “Shop Local” campaign. (Tracy Terry)
8. Consider
Resolution R07-29 approving the submittal of grant application for Surface Transportation
Program-Metropolitan Mobility (STP-MM) funds. (Bob vanTil)
9. Consider
participating in Local Update of Census Address Program. (Bob vanTil)
10. Consider approval
of the City of Hutto’s application for membership in the Williamson County
& Cities Health District (WCCHD). (Jim Dunaway)
11. Consider awarding
bid for the Bull Branch Hike & Bike Trail Project. (Danny Thomas; Casey
Sledge)
12. Consider awarding
bid for the Murphy & Robinson Parks Improvements Projects. (Danny Thomas; Casey Sledge)
13. Consider
appointment to Parks and Recreation Committee. (Mayor)
14. Executive Sessions.
a) The Taylor City Council will conduct 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 551.072
in order to deliberate regarding acquisition of real property.
b) The Taylor City
Council will conduct 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 551.087 to discuss or deliberate
regarding commercial and/or financial information on a business
prospect that the City of Taylor, Texas, seeks to have locate, stay, or expand
in or near the City of Taylor, Texas, and with which the City of Taylor,
Texas, is conducting economic development negotiations and/or deliberate the
offer of financial or other incentives to the business prospect.
15. Consider action
on Executive Sessions.
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 October 19, 2007 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