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Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors |
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City of Texarkana, Arkansas |
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City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets |
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Monday, February 5, 2007 |
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6:15 p.m. – Workshop § New board room computer setup |
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7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting |
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Call to order. |
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Invocation given by Assistant Mayor Williams. |
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Presentation of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Employee Service Awards |
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District Court Clerk Val Buster Retirement Recognition |
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AHS Football Championship Presentation |
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6. |
2007 Legislative Review Update by City Manager Charles Nickerson |
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Quarterly Board Meeting in the Community by City Manager Charles Nickerson |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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Approval of Minutes of the rescheduled regular meeting of January 16, 2007. |
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Adopt a Resolution urging the Arkansas General Assembly to increase Municipal Aid Turn Back for Arkansas Municipalities. |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Depository Board to execute 2007 depository agreements with Century Bank, Commercial National Bank, and Regions Bank. |
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Adopt an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land from R-2 Single-family Residential and C-3 Open Display Commercial to M-2 General Manufacturing for a concrete batch plant. The property is located at 3101 Genoa Road. (Karl A. Marks) |
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Adopt a Resolution approving a revised travel policy. |
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Adopt an Ordinance accepting annexation (Gerald G. Haire, et. al., petitioner) of land legally described as contiguous tracts of land Section 19, Section 18, Section 20, Township-15-South, Range-27-West, Miller County, Arkansas containing approximately 880.0 acres of land, more or less and is located approximately one-half mile North of East Broad Street on Cook Road. (PowerPoint) (This item was originally on the December 18, 2006 Board of Directors’ agenda and revisited at the request of Assistant Mayor Williams on January 16, 2007.) (Second Reading) |
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Adopt an Ordinance zoning land in all of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 27, Miller County, Arkansas, not currently within the city limits of Texarkana, Arkansas, being approximately 480 acres of land, more or less; the South Half of Section 18, Township 15 South, Range 27 West, Miller County, Arkansas, containing 320 acres of land, more or less; and the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 15 South, Range 27 West, Miller County, Arkansas, containing 80 acres of land, more or less totaling 880 acres of land, more or less. |
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Adopt an Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ludowici Roof Tiles for the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium Commission (AMAC) roof tiles. |
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Citizen Communication. |
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A limit of five (5) minute per subject is allotted for any person to express a written or oral viewpoint, grievance or other message to the Board of Directors, with a maximum of fifty (50) minutes allotted for citizen communications. No advance permission is required, but persons wishing to address the Board are requested to fill out a “blue” card listing the subject to be addressed and hand it to the City Clerk upon arrival. Citizen’s communications will be immediately following the Regular Agenda items on each agenda. |
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Executive Session. |
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Adopt a Resolution
making appointments to various boards and commissions. [Heating & Air
Conditioning Board of Review (Jeff Castle and Thomas Bui); Plumbing
Board of Review (Harold Randall); Housing Authority (John C. Hoy);
Public Facilities Board (Charles Nickerson, Harold E. Boldt, Patti
Scott Grey, and Rachael Kaplan [Resignation; |
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Adopt a Resolution making appointments to Board Committees. |
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16. |
Adjourn. |
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Reminders |
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2006 Financial Interest Statement are due by January 31, 2007. |
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National League of Cities – Congressional City Conference - Washington, D.C. March 10 – 14, 2007 |
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