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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, September 19, 2005 |
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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 Chad Dowd. |
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3. |
Presentation by Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Business Retention Specialist Jerry Sparks in regard to the U.S. Department of Defense: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) |
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4. |
CONSENT AGENDA |
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A. |
Approval of Minutes of the rescheduled regular meeting of September 6, 2005. |
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B. |
Adopt a Resolution approving the request by the Tower of Power Gospel Ministries for the 5th Annual Friends and Family Block Festival on Saturday, September 24, 2005. |
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Adopt a Resolution approving the request by the St. James Missionary Baptist Church for the Annual Family and Friends Day weekend on Saturday, September 24, 2005. |
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Adopt a Resolution expressing the willingness of the City to utilize federal-aid monies for the replacement of Structure No. 19270 over Nix Creek on Preston Street. (PW) |
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Adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 3 for the Mandeville and Union Water Distribution System Improvements with Barnwell Industries of Queen City, Texas. (TWU) |
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Consider the following concerning the 2nd annual Downtown Blues and BBQ Festival: |
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Presentation by Main Street Texarkana Executive Director Bethany Hanna in regard to the festival. |
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Adopt a Resolution approving the request by Bethany Hanna with Main Street Texarkana for the 2nd annual Downtown Blues and BBQ Festival Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2005. |
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Citizen Communication. |
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A limit of five (5) minute 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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7. |
Executive Session. |
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8. |
Adjourn. |
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--City Meetings-- |
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October |
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November |
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December |
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