Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
City of Texarkana, Arkansas
City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets
Monday, May 5, 2008
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
1.	Call to order.
2.	Invocation given by Director Sue Johnson
3.	CONSENT AGENDA
	A.	Approval of Minutes of the called meeting April 14, 2008 and the regular meeting of April 21, 2008.
	B.	Adopt a Resolution setting the date for a public hearing to receive comments regarding a petition to abandon the dedicated 16’-0” utility easement across the rear of Lot 5 of the replat of Lots Two and E½ of Lot 3, Block 2, located at 4101 Central Place, BEMIS GROVE ADDITION, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. (Tony Asbille, Waylon Thompson, Brian Hawthorne, Willie Stroup, Gale Page, and Danny R. Gordon) (PowerPoint Map) · Retaining an easement 20’-0” in length on the most northern end of the shown easement, there is an existing AEP-SWEPCO down guy that will have to remain.
	C.	Adopt a Resolution setting the date for a public hearing to receive comments regarding a petition to abandon dedicated 16’-0” utility easement utility easement at #25 North Valley between Lots 112 and 113 of the PARTIAL REVISION of WOOTEN’S SUBDIVISION, being part of the W½, Section 25, Township-15-South, Range-28-West, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. (Stephen Kyles) (PowerPoint Map) · Retaining part of the existing utility easement measured 16’-0” X 16’-0” at the intersection of the two existing utility easements along the line between Lots 112 & 113 for the existing SW Arkansas Rural Electric Association overhead line crossing the property from East to West.
	D.	Adopt a Resolution setting the date for a public hearing to receive comments regarding a petition to abandon the dedicated, unimproved 40’-0” Miles Street right-of-way between Lots 1-8, Block 2, MILES ADDITION, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas and between the Roberts Street right-of-way and the dead-end.  The right-of-way is located in the 200 block of Roberts Street.  (William & Melissa Saunders and John & Betty Harvin) (PowerPoint Map)
	E.	Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Texarkana Housing Authority (THA) amending the current contract with THA and adding a third police officer, increasing the grant from $85,000.00 to $130,000.00 and guaranteeing reimbursement to the City for a period of three years for the additional officer.
	F.	Adopt a Resolution making appointments to the Airport Authority. [Airport Authority (Robert Sanderson and Nick Bass)].
4.	Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Partner in Development (PID).
5.	Citizen Communication.
			A limit of five (5) minutes 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.
6.	Executive Session.
7.	Adjourn.
	Announcements
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