NOTICE OF CALLED MEETING
THIS MEETING WAS POSTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING
ACT V.T.C.A. GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551THE CITY OF MADISONVILLE WILL HOLD A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH 9, 2009AT 6:00 P.M. AT 210 W. COTTONWOOD MADISONVILLE, TEXAS
OPEN MEETING:
An Open Meeting will be held to consider the following subjects:
AGENDA
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
II. INVOCATION
III. PLEDGES
IV. VISITORS FORUM (3 MINUTES)
V. CONSENT AGENDA
All consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the city Council and will be enacted by a motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member so request, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal position on the agenda.
1. Approval of the minutes as written for the
February 09, 2009 meeting.
2. Approval of Accounts Payable as written:
3. Approval of Drakes Service as written: Council Member Drake shall abstain
from all discussions and from voting on this matter.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: (Moved to the front of the Agenda at the request of the Mayor Dean) (The City Council may discuss and take actions on the following monthly Departmental Reports)
Discussion of Municipal Court Report
Discussion of Police Department Report – Chief Clendennen
· Presentation of information regarding the payment of officer’s time related to continuing education/certification required hours.
· Presentation of Grant Information in the amount of $16,594.00 from Congressman Chet Edward’s office.
· Presentation of monthly activity report. Pg 2 3/6/09
Discussion of Fire Department Report – Thom Jones
· Presentation of statement from the Volunteer Fire Department indicating that they request a change in the City resolution passed by the City Council on 02-09-09 regarding the revenue recovery program.
· Presentation of information regarding the 2009 R5 Water-XRacing Tour.
· Review of number of calls.
Presentation of Convention and Tourism Report – Rae Kubiak
· Report on the progress of the opening of Buc ees.
· Presentation regarding major activities for the previous month.
· Presentations regarding the types of phone calls received.
Presentation of City Manager’s Report – Paul Catoe
Presentation of the monthly fiscal report for the month of February, 2009.
Status of Guardrails on Magnolia Street.
Letter of Appreciation from Lisa Miller.
Letter of Support to Madison Bell Air Permit No. 83378 and PSD-TX-1105
Letter to Warden Bickham regarding inmate labor to assist with the clean up of the City of Madisonville.
Letter from Entergy regarding lower fuel cost driving Electric Bills down – Customers to see about $28.00 decrease in average monthly bill.
Presentation of information of Pot Hole Repairs for February of 2009.
Final Disposition regarding the calf, which fell into the manhole back in February.
Report on the status of the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
OLD BUSINESS: The Council may discuss and take actions on the following Agenda Items:
1. Presentation of information regarding the recent meeting with Rural Development in Waco and the application for funds through USDA, Rural Development, Paul Boyer and Bob Wallace – The Wallace Group, Inc.
· Discussion and possible approval of Task Order # 1. for the Collard Street
Wastewater Line.
2. Discussion and possible actions regarding the approval of a resolution for the 2009 CIP Project as requested by Joseph W. Morrow First Southwest Company. The resolution is as follows: CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
3. Presentation of an agreement between the City of Madisonville and the
Madisonville Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Tourism Bureau.
4. Presentation of a lease agreement between the City of Madisonville and the
Madisonville Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Tourism Bureau.
Pg 3 3/6/09
5. Presentation of a lease agreement between the City of Madisonville and the
Madison County Economic Development Corporation.
6. Presentation of a lease agreement between the City of Madisonville and the
Mushroom Festival Corporation.
NEW BUSNIESS: The City Council may discuss and take action on the following Agenda Items:
1. Presentation of program for the restoration and continuous preservation of the
City’s 100,000 gallon elevated storage tank – Jeff Leubner with Utility Service Co. Incorporated.
2. Presentation of program for the utilization of their pipe collection system
rehabilitation program provided by Insituform – Jerry Brown.
3. Discussion and possible Actions regarding a new contract between the City of
Madisonville and Revenue Recovery LLP.
4. Discussion and possible actions regarding a proposal from Kenneth Starr for the installation of poles and lights at the City of Madisonville Little League Field.
5. Discussion and possible actions regarding a request for a rate increase as proposed by the Hutto Garbage Service and which is based on the CPI – Chuck Wheat – Hutto Garbage Services.
6. Discussion and possible actions regarding the use of City personnel and equipment to make address signs for houses and businesses.
In the event any of the items as listed within the City Council’s Agenda fall within the criteria for closed or executive Session, the City Council may then enter closed or executive session under the following criteria as set forth by the Government
CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The City Council for the City of Madisonville reserves the right to
Adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this
Meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas
Government Code Sections 551.071
551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations
about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076
Deliberations about Security Devices) and 551.086 (Economic Development.”
OPEN SESSION: Pg 4 3/6/09
7. Upon returning to open session the City Council may consider taking actions
on any items as discussed in executive session.
Adjournment.
I, ROSA BARRERA, CITY SECRETARY DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE
ABOVE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT CITY HALL AT
210 W. COTTONWOOD, MADISONVILLE, TEXAS AT 5:00 P.M. ON MARCH 6, 2009.
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CITY SECRETARY
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE CITY OF MADISONVILLE WILL PROVIDE FOR REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS FOR PERSONS ATTENDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. TO BETTER SERVE YOU, A REQUEST SHOULD BE RECEIVED 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY HALL AT 936-348-2748.
I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CITY BULLETIN BOARD ON ________DAY OF _________________, 2009.
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CITY SECRETARY
Friday, March 6, 2009
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