Change in Meeting Date Mayor At the request of Mayor Ronald Jones, Council is requested to consider rescheduling the second meeting in December 2009 from December 15 to December 8. The Work Session would be held on December 7. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal approval at the November 17, 2009 Regular Meeting.
NLC Prescription Discount Card Wilson Council is requested to consider participating in a discount program offered to National League of Cities (NLC) members to provide assistance to residents who are without health insurance or have prescriptions that are not covered by insurance.
Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions Council Edwin Wayne Dalton – Plan Commission (Edwards) Mary Darby – Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (Athas)
Consider the Consent Agenda Council A member of the City Council may ask that an item on the consent agenda for the next regular meeting be pulled from the consent agenda and considered separate from the other consent agenda items. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time.
Announce Future Agenda Items Council A member of the City Council, with a second by another member, or the Mayor alone, may ask that an item be placed on a future agenda of the City Council or a committee of the City Council. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time. (6:40) 6. Adjourn Council
Prayer and Pledge is said
Presentations given by the Mayor
1. Consider approval of the minutes of the October 20, 2009 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Spencer Substation Upgrade - Bid No. 493-09 Breaker & Relay Replacement City Transformer Service $219,821.00 This request is to provide labor necessary to remove and replace existing breaker and relays that are obsolete and cannot be maintained. b. Steel Structures & Material - Bid No. 500-09 Miller Road Substation ProEnergy Services $186,510.00 This request is to provide all necessary steel structures and material as part of the Miller Road Substation upgrade construction project. c. Underground Cable Replacement (5 Loops) Bid No. 514-09 Quanta Utility $708,000.00 Contingency 50,000.00 TOTAL $758,000.00 This request is to provide all labor necessary to remove and replace existing underground cable in the ongoing Distribution Maintenance Program. d. Garland Water Services Relocations – Phase I Bid No. 519-09 Morrow Construction $211,475.11 This request is for the installation of new water line services on private property including the relocation of water meters from the alley to the street and new main line taps for 49 properties at three locations within the City. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration. a. Zoning File No. 09-36, Hope, Hardwork and Happiness Approval of an ordinance will approve a Specific Use Permit for Retail Sales with Gas Pumps on a 0.640-acre tract of land zoned Industrial-1 (I-1) District, located at 506 North First Street on the northeast corner of North First Street and East Walnut Street. b. Zoning File No. 09-37, Golden Max, Inc. Approval of an ordinance will approve a Specific Use Permit for a Convenience Store on a 0.640-acre tract of land zoned Industrial-1 (I-1) District, located at 3520 West Kingsley Road, south of West Kingsley Road and west of South Jupiter Road. 4. Consider a resolution abandoning, releasing, and quitclaiming a portion of a certain 15’ utility easement. At the October 19, 2009 Work Session, Council considered a request by the Safe Haven Church of God in Christ for the abandonment of an existing unused utility easement.
Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions. Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications
Nov 03, 2009 City Council
Change in Meeting Date Mayor At the request of Mayor Ronald Jones, Council is requested to consider rescheduling the second meeting in December 2009 from December 15 to December 8. The Work Session would be held on December 7. If Council concurs, this item will be scheduled for formal approval at the November 17, 2009 Regular Meeting.
NLC Prescription Discount Card Wilson Council is requested to consider participating in a discount program offered to National League of Cities (NLC) members to provide assistance to residents who are without health insurance or have prescriptions that are not covered by insurance.
Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions Council Edwin Wayne Dalton – Plan Commission (Edwards) Mary Darby – Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (Athas)
Consider the Consent Agenda Council A member of the City Council may ask that an item on the consent agenda for the next regular meeting be pulled from the consent agenda and considered separate from the other consent agenda items. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time.
Announce Future Agenda Items Council A member of the City Council, with a second by another member, or the Mayor alone, may ask that an item be placed on a future agenda of the City Council or a committee of the City Council. No substantive discussion of that item will take place at this time. (6:40) 6. Adjourn Council
Prayer and Pledge is said
Presentations given by the Mayor
1. Consider approval of the minutes of the October 20, 2009 Regular Meeting. 2. Consider approval of the following bids: a. Spencer Substation Upgrade - Bid No. 493-09 Breaker & Relay Replacement City Transformer Service $219,821.00 This request is to provide labor necessary to remove and replace existing breaker and relays that are obsolete and cannot be maintained. b. Steel Structures & Material - Bid No. 500-09 Miller Road Substation ProEnergy Services $186,510.00 This request is to provide all necessary steel structures and material as part of the Miller Road Substation upgrade construction project. c. Underground Cable Replacement (5 Loops) Bid No. 514-09 Quanta Utility $708,000.00 Contingency 50,000.00 TOTAL $758,000.00 This request is to provide all labor necessary to remove and replace existing underground cable in the ongoing Distribution Maintenance Program. d. Garland Water Services Relocations – Phase I Bid No. 519-09 Morrow Construction $211,475.11 This request is for the installation of new water line services on private property including the relocation of water meters from the alley to the street and new main line taps for 49 properties at three locations within the City. 3. Public hearings were previously conducted for the following zoning cases. Council approved the requests and instructed staff to bring forth the following ordinances for consideration. a. Zoning File No. 09-36, Hope, Hardwork and Happiness Approval of an ordinance will approve a Specific Use Permit for Retail Sales with Gas Pumps on a 0.640-acre tract of land zoned Industrial-1 (I-1) District, located at 506 North First Street on the northeast corner of North First Street and East Walnut Street. b. Zoning File No. 09-37, Golden Max, Inc. Approval of an ordinance will approve a Specific Use Permit for a Convenience Store on a 0.640-acre tract of land zoned Industrial-1 (I-1) District, located at 3520 West Kingsley Road, south of West Kingsley Road and west of South Jupiter Road. 4. Consider a resolution abandoning, releasing, and quitclaiming a portion of a certain 15’ utility easement. At the October 19, 2009 Work Session, Council considered a request by the Safe Haven Church of God in Christ for the abandonment of an existing unused utility easement.
Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions. Board members are selected for two-year terms by the City Council in August. Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has board experience. Board members are appointed based on qualifications