Rescheduled Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

1.

Call to order.

2.

Invocation given by Assistant Mayor Londell Williams.

3.

CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Approval of Minutes of the called meeting of May 31 and the regular meeting of June 6, 2005.

B.

Adopt a Resolution granting permission to the Texarkana Bicycle Club for the Annual Tour de Possum bicycle ride on Saturday, September 24, 2005.

C.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with Faith, Love and Hope Youth Corporation for Inghram Pool.

D.

Adopt a Resolution expressing the intent of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas to reimburse expenditures of the City pertaining to certain Capital Improvements from the proceeds of Franchise Fee Secured Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds to be issued by the City; authorizing the Mayor and City Manager, in cooperation with the Underwriter and Bond Counsel, to proceed with matters preliminary to the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of Financing the Capital Improvements and Refunding the City’s Franchise Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 1999, and its Capital Improvement Bonds (City Parks Project), Series 1990; appointing an Underwriter and Bond Counsel; approving the preparation and delivery of a preliminary official statement; and setting forth other matters pertaining thereto.

E.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend $10,000.00 out of the City Manager’s budget to support the effort to remove Red River Army Depot and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant from the Base Realignment and Closure list.

4.

Adopt an Ordinance declaring “Environmental Systems and Efficiency Engineers and Suppliers,” a professional service and amending Texarkana, Arkansas Code of Ordinances to include this definition.

5.

Citizen Communication.

6.

Executive Session.

A.

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), Airport Authority (Steven Day and Robert Sanderson) and Public Facilities Board (Sandy Jester)].

B.

Confirm Mayor Shipp’s (re)appointment of ________________ to the Equalization Board. (Ed Malcolm term expires June 5, 2005 – 3-year term)

7.

Adjourn.