Thursday, May 7, 2009

AGENDA CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 7, 2009

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 CALLED COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 7, 2009AT 5:30 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. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: (The City Council may discuss and or take
actions on any items as discussed in regards to the reports presented.)
1. Discussion of Municipal Court Report:
2. Discussion of Police Department Report – Chief Clendennen:
• Discussions regarding hiring temporary help for animal control and code enforcement activities.
• Presentation of monthly activity report.
3. Discussion of Fire Department Report – Thom Jones:
• Discussions regarding the status of the R5- X Water Racing Tour Event scheduled for May 23 & 24th.
• Discussion of Revenue Recovery Activities.
• Review of number of calls.
4. Presentation of Convention and Tourism Report - Rae Kubiak will be out on vacation – She has indicated that she will have someone at the meeting to discuss her report:
• Report on the progress of the R5-X Water Racing Tour.
• Presentation regarding major activities for the previous month and the meetings and activities attended.
• Presentations regarding the types of phone calls received.
5. Presentation of Report by the Director of Utilities – Kevin Story:
• Discussions regarding new forms being utilized for vehicle and equipment maintenance repairs and individual notebooks for each department.
• Discussions regarding new inventory forms.
• Discussions regarding new procedures for the purchase of tools.
• Discussions regarding the clean-up campaign for April.
• Discussions regarding the pot hole repairs for April 2009.
• Discussions regarding light repairs at the City Hall and Lake Madison Park.
• Discussions regarding incident, which occurred on April 30, 2009 with regard to playground equipment.
• Discussions regarding sand around playground equipment at parks.
• Discussions regarding slope mower repairs.
• Discussions regarding the completion of guardrails for the Magnolia Street Bridge.

6. Presentation of Report by the Director of the Wastewater Treatment Plant – John Reed:
• Discussions and Repairs to the gate valves and wet well at the WWTP
• Discussions of the overall operations of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
• Discussions regarding letter received from TCEQ regarding the approval of the Enforcement Order for the Wastewater Treatment Plant –RN10179821, Docket No. 2008-1703-MWD-E; Enforcement Case No. 36729
• Discussions regarding the motors at the main lift station.
7. Presentation of the EDC Report from the Executive Director of the Madison County EDC – Rick Barrileaux.
8. Presentation of City Manager’s Report – Paul Catoe:
• Presentation of the fiscal report for the month of April, 2009.
• Presentation of a Letter from Entergy regarding a rate reduction.
• Presentation of a Letter from Entergy regarding recovery of funds for damages from Hurricane Ike.
• Discussion of a Letter From FEMA.
• Discussion of a letter to Debbie Cahoon, CFM, Texas Water Development Board.
• Discussion of a Letter from Met Life.
• Discussion of Transmittal Letter to Revenue Rescue, Inc.
• Discussion of a letter received from Fullbright & Jaworski L.L.P. regarding the segregation of Bond Fund Revenues and Bond Fund Payments.

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 MAY 4, 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