Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets

Monday, May 2, 2005

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

1.

Call to order.

2.

Invocation given by Director S. Johnson.

3.

Presentation of Mayor’s Spotlight Awards

4.

Presentation of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Employee Service Awards

5.

Presentation by Melanie Hayes and Harry Romine with Johnson Controls, Inc.

6.

Presentation by Housing and Community Development Director Barbara Pitts in regard to Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) YouthBuild Grant

7.

CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of April 18, 2005.

B.

Adopt a Resolution declaring one Police Department vehicle surplus, authorizing disposal in accordance with Arkansas Law, authorizing and accepting bids for a replacement police vehicle. 

8.

Adopt an Ordinance accepting dedication of street right-of-way and public facilities (improvements) within Deep Woods Second Subdivision.

9.

Adopt an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land legally described as all of Lots 3-15, Block 65, ORIGINAL CITY OF TEXARKANA, Miller County, Arkansas from W-1 Warehousing & Wholesaling to C-3 Open Display Commercial.  The property is located at 831 East Broad Street. (Dinky Dau) (PW)

10.

Citizen Communication.

11.

Executive Session.

Adopt a Resolution making appointments to various boards and commissions. [Board of Adjustment (Chad Dowd), Planning Commission (Bonnie Auck, Eddie L. Gamble, and Charles (Chas) F. Thomas), and Airport Authority (Steven Day and Robert Sanderson)].

12.

Adjourn.