Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets

Monday, April 17, 2006

 

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

 

5:30 PM  – Workshop

§         Subdivision Regulations

  • Ordinance No. L-227

  • (PowerPoint)

 

1.

Call to order.

2.

Invocation given by Assistant Mayor Williams.

3.

Presentation for Honor Boulevard.

4.

Proclamation declaring April 17-25, 2006,

Texarkana, USA Community Development Week.

5.

CONSENT AGENDA

 

A.

Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of April 3, 2006.

 

B.

Adopt a Resolution granting permission to Jimmy Barrios to have the Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 5, 2006.

C.

Adopt a Resolution granting permission to Johnnie Morine, Sr. to have a crawfish broil on April 22, 2006.

6.

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) (Tabled 04032006 BOD MTG)

7.

Adopt an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land legally described as a tract of land legally described as a part of the W½, SW¼, Section 5, Township-15-South, Range-28-West, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas (containing 4.0 acres of land, more or less) from R-1 Rural Residential to C-1 General Commercial.  The property is located in the 5900-6100 block of Jefferson Avenue. (c/o Travis & Marjorie Dowd) (PW) (04052006 CPEM email)

8.

Financial Update on 2006 Operating Budget (January 1,2006 – March 31, 2006)

9.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing a proposal to be made to the Police Department to resolve the pay parity issue.

10.

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.

11.

Executive Session.

 

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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)]

12.

Adjourn.