Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets

Monday, April 3, 2006

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

1.

Call to order.

2.

Invocation given by Director Kathy Dunphy.

3.

Presentation of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Employee Service Awards

4.

Presentation for Honor Boulevard.

5.

§         Proclamation declaring May, 2006,

National Historic Preservation Month

6.

CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of March 20, 2006.

B.

Adopt a Resolution approving the request by the Texarkana Museums System for the 25th annual Quadrangle Festival on Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10, 2006.

C.

Adopt a Resolution supporting the City’s participation in National Historic Preservation Month.

D.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a Certified Local Government (CLG) 2006 Grant.

7.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing a higher reimbursement rate, not to exceed $200 over economy class air fare round trip, for the 2006 International Council of Shopping Centers Spring Convention (Las Vegas, Nevada - May 21-24, 2006) for Assistant Mayor Londell Williams.

8.

Adopt a Resolution accepting the City Manager’s recommendation regarding the operation of the City Market.

9.

Adopt an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land (Tract “A”) legally described as part of the NW¼, NE¼, Section 28, Township-15-South, Range-28-West, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas (containing approximately 7.4425 acres of land, more or less) from R-2 Single-Family Residential to C-1 General Commercial.  The property is located in the 500-700 block of Cooper Tire Road. (John Vaughan (c/o Mike Norton, Agent)) (PW)

10.

Adopt an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land legally described as Lots 1-7, Block 3 and Lots 1-6, Block 4, ZEPHYRWOOD SUBDIVISION, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas (containing 3.01 acres of land, more or less) from R-2 Single-Family Residential to R-3 Medium Density Residential.  The property is located in the 4200 block of Garland Avenue. (Arkansas Real Estate Development & Investments (c/o Donnie Sealy)) (PW)

11.

Citizen Communication.

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.

12.

Executive Session.

Adopt a Resolution making appointments to various boards and commissions. [Public Facilities Board (Carl Conley - Retired); Board of Adjustment (Bonnie Auck and I. Don Nelson); Electrical Board of Review (Chesley Walker and Roger Douglas);  Advertising & Promotion Commission (Debbie Haak and James Thacker; Historic District Commission (Harry Woods - resigned)]

13.

Adjourn.