Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
City of Texarkana, Arkansas
City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets
Monday, June 2, 2008
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
1.	Call to order
2.	Invocation given by Assistant Mayor Williams
3.	Presentation of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Employee Service Awards
4.	Presentation of Honor Boulevard (List of Past Recipients)
5.	Presentations Storm Clean Up (PowerPoint) Manufactured Home areas and ordinance Sales Tax Revenue Update (PowerPoint) 2008 1^st Quarter Financial Report - Pulled Water Settlement Update - Added
6.	CONSENT AGENDA
	A.	Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting May 19, 2008.
	B.	Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase two new emergency warning sirens. (Public Works)
7.	Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Amon Rashidi to facilitate the YouthBuild Texarkana, as the Life Coach (contractor) for the Housing and YouthBuild Department (HYD).
8.	Consider the following action concerning a rezoning:
	A.		Adopt an Ordinance rezoning 6900 North State Line Avenue from R-2 Single-family Residential to C-3 Open Display Commercial. (Rodney Dale and Linda M. McDaniel) (PowerPoint)
	B.		This ordinance requires an emergency clause:  An emergency clause requires a separate and distinct vote of the board and is valid only if there is a two-thirds vote of approval by the board. (Hdbk. Const. Amend 7)
9.	Adopt an Ordinance rezoning the 6900-7100 block of North State Line Avenue from R-2 Single-family Residential To C-3 Open Display Commercial. (Mark Williams, Joan Williams, Tom Williams, Daniel Williams, Margo Karen Pace, et. al.) (PowerPoint)
10.	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.
11.	Executive Session.
			Adopt a Resolution making appointments to the Planning Commission. (Planning Commission (Franklin A. Poff, Boots Thomas and Eddie L Gamble).
12.	Adjourn.
	Announcements
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