Rescheduled Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

**See amendments to the agenda below**

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

1.

Call to order.

2.

Invocation given by Director Chad Dowd.

3.

Presentation of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Employee Service Awards

4.

Presentation by First Security Vanadis Capital, LLC Chief Executive Officer Paul Esterer and Family Service Agency Executive Director Charles L. Deville, Jr. in regard to the Buhrman Pharr Project

5.

CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Approval of Minutes of the rescheduled regular meeting of June 21, 2005.

B.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to establish a preservation easement for the property on which the Texarkana, Arkansas City Hall building and Municipal Auditorium are located.

C.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) according to the terms of Grant No. 06HPRG-05.

**The following item was added to the Consent Agenda at the BOD Meeting:

Adopt a Resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Dual Construction of Texarkana, Arkansas for the Highway 108 Water Main Project. (TWU)

6.

Conduct a Public Hearing 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.

7.

Adopt an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land legally described as the W½, W½, N½, SE¼, NW¼, Section 8, Township-15-South, Range-28-West, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas (containing 5.0 acres of land, more or less) from R-2 Single-family Residential to R-4 Medium Density Residential.  The property is located at 1704 E. 50^th Street. (Frankie Shedlock) (PW)

**The following item was added to the Regular Agenda at the BOD Meeting:

Adopt an Ordinance amending, Chapter 24, Article II, Section 24-29.  Review of construction plans. of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas, to revise the subdivision code.  (This item was placed on the agenda at the request of Director Dunphy.)

Adopt an Ordinance amending, Chapter 24, Article II, Section 24-28.  Preliminary subdivision plat. of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas, to revise the subdivision code. (This item was placed on the agenda at the request of Director Dunphy.)

8.

Citizen Communication.

9.

Executive Session.

A.

Adopt a Resolution making an appointment to the Board of Adjustment. [Board of Adjustment (Chad Dowd) and Planning Commission (Charles Jackson)].

B.

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

10.

Adjourn.