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Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors |
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City of Texarkana, Arkansas |
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City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets |
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Monday, July 7, 2008 |
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7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting |
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1. |
Call to order. |
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2. |
Invocation given by Director Patsy Cornelius |
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3. |
Pledge of Allegiance |
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4. |
Executive Session |
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City Manager’s employment agreement (Resolution and Employment Agreement) |
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Adopt a Resolution making appointment to the Planning Commission. [Planning Commission. (Boots Thomas, Eddie L. Gamble, and Franklin A. Poff)] |
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Presentation of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas Employee Service Awards |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting June 16, 2008. |
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Adopt a Resolution granting permission to Lavaughn Cook with “Cruisin’ Downtown T-Town” to relocate their event on July 18, August 15 and September 19, 2008 to the City owned parking lots. |
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Adopt a Resolution granting permission to the Four States Fair and Rodeo for the annual parade downtown on Saturday, September 13, 2008. (Fair 09/12—20/2008) |
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Adopt a Resolution approving police services at the Four States Fair and Rodeo during the week of September 12-20, 2008. |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal agreement with Dawson Education Cooperative of Arkansas to purchase security cameras for the Bi-State Justice Center and the jail. |
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with ACS Roofing Maintenance, Inc of Little Rock Arkansas to reroof City Hall, the Bi-State Justice Center and the Police Special Operations Center. |
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Adopt a Resolution granting permission to John Turner with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services to hold a Fishing Derby at the old lake in Bobby Ferguson Park on July 17, 2008 for youth between the ages of 9 and 19 years old. |
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Adopt an Ordinance regulating commercial harvesting of timber within the city limits of Texarkana, Arkansas. (Public Works) |
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Consider the following action concerning a recent rezoning (Ordinance No. L-323 – passed 06/02/2008): |
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Conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments regarding the appeal from Mr. Cogburn on the rezoning of the property located between the 6900-7100 block of North State Line Avenue. |
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Adopt an Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. L-323, which rezoned the 6900-7100 block of North State Line Avenue from R-2 Single-family Residential to C-3 Open Display Commercial. (Brandon Cogburn) |
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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) |
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Presentations |
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Presentation by Finance Director Rebecca Harris regarding the 2008 1st Quarter Financial Report. (PowerPoint) |
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Presentation by Public Works Director Jeff Hill regarding building permits. (PowerPoint) |
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Presentation by Public Works Director Jeff Hill regarding engineered foundations. (PowerPoint) | ||
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Citizen Communication |
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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. |
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Adjourn. |
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