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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, March 19, 2007 |
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7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting |
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Call to order. |
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Invocation given by Director Sue Johnson. |
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Presentation by Texarkana Water Utilities Executive Director Bill King and GIS Manager David Latham regarding the New GIS Updates |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of March 5, 2007. |
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Adopt a Resolution granting permission to the Four States Fair and Rodeo for the annual parade downtown on Saturday, September 15, 2007. (Fair 09/14—22/2007) |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase one 2008 F-350 truck chassis from Prestige Ford of Garland, Texas to build a brush/grass truck for the Fire Department. |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a contract with Murray, Thomas and Griffin, Inc. (MTG) of Texarkana, Texas for services associated with the preparation of a sanitary sewer master plan for Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas and if unsuccessful to negotiate with CLB Engineers of Texarkana, Arkansas. |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a contract with Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas for engineering services associated with the preparation of a water distribution system master plan for Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas and if unsuccessful to negotiate such a contract with Black and Veatch of Dallas, Texas. |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a contract with Merrick, Inc. of Golden Colorado for services associated with the preparation of a digital parcel layer for the Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas geographic information systems (GIS) digital map and if unsuccessful, to negotiate with P2 Energy Solutions. |
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Adopt a Resolution conditionally authorizing the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Public Facilities Board to proceed with the issuance of approximately $9,700,000 of Waterworks and Sewer Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds; and prescribing matters relating thereto. |
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Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 4.02 Sick Leave of the Personnel Policy to include section “(J) Catastrophic Leave Bank Program” for city employees. |
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Adopt an Ordinance requiring all pawn shops / second hand stores in the city to submit records electronically in addition to the paper record. |
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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. [Public Facilities
Board (Vacant - Rachael Kaplan; Resignation; |
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Adjourn. |
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Reminders |
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2006 Financial Interest Statement are due by January 31, 2007. |
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