PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council

Workshop Meeting

January 17, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

City Annex - 185 Country Club Road

Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lucas will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2008, at 7:00 PM at the Lucas City Annex, 185 Country Club Road, Lucas, Texas, at which time the following Agenda will be discussed.

 

Agenda

Call to Order

Call to Order

Roll Call

Determination of Quorum

Reminder to turn off or silence cell phones and pagers

 

City Council will take a break to recognize the 2007 Volunteers who served the citizens of Lucas by serving on the Board of Adjustments, Planning & Zoning Commission, Parks and Open Space Board, and Advisory Committee.

 

Citizen Input

The Mayor and City Council invites citizens to speak on any City business item. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, comments of public interest will be heard, but no action may be taken by the City Council other than to refer the item to a future agenda. Please complete and submit to the City Secretary a “Request to Speak” sheet prior to the meeting.

 

1) Citizen’s Comments.

 

Staff Reports

The City Staff and/or City Engineer provide the Mayor and City Council with reports of the City business.

 

2) Reports

a) Finance

b) Municipal Court

c) Collin County Sheriff

d) Fire Department

e) Community Development

f) Public Work

g) City Administrator

h) City Secretary

i) City Council

j) Board & Commission Liaison Report

k) Home Rule Commission

l) Miscellaneous

Regular Agenda

3) Discuss and Consider the approval of a resolution deeming the Lovejoy 5K

Walk/Run as a public event serving a public purpose by supporting the school

district’s extracurricular activities; approving the terms and conditions of an

agreement by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas

Department of Transportation, and the City of Lucas for the temporary closure of

state right-of-way, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; authorizing

the Mayor to execute said agreement; and providing an effective date.

 

4) Discuss and Consider the approval of an ordinance of the City of Lucas, Texas, disannexing the hereafter described tracts of land from the City of Lucas; providing that the City of Lucas relinquishes any and all extraterritorial jurisdiction; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.

 

5) Discuss and Consider the approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 5, Article 5.03, Section 5.03.002 by adding provision that amend Section 903.2 of the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, to require automatic sprinklers to be installed throughout all levels of new construction for Group A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R, S, and U occupancies of more than zero (0) square feet as provided in the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition providing exceptions; providing the severability clause; providing the repealing clause; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty for violation of this ordinance not to exceed the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for each offense; and providing for an effective date.

 

6) Discuss and Consider appointments to the Advisory Committee. [Zriny]

 

7) Discuss and Consider appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission.[Millsap]

 

8) Discuss and Consider a proposed wrecker/towing service ordinance.

 

9) Discuss and Consider a proposed change to the Code of Ordinance, Chapter 14 Zoning, Division 3, Performance Standards, Section 14.04.072 Noise.

 

10) Discuss and Consider setting the date for discontinuation of City services in the ETJ.

 

11) Discuss and Consider fees to be paid or waived upon property being annexed into the City at the request of the property owner.

 

12) Discuss and Consider a date for the 2008 Holiday Party for Staff & City Council and direct the City Secretary to reserve the date and location.

 

 

 

Executive Session

The City Council may convene in Executive Session in accordance with the Texas Government Code. All decisions regarding the discussion of the Executive Session must be made in Open Session.

 

13) City Council pursuant to §551.071 of the Texas Local Government Code may

convene into Executive Session regarding the litigation between John Spencer,

Matt A. Freeman, Mary J. Freeman ET AL and the City of Lucas and Seis Lagos

Utility District.

 

Regular Agenda

 

14) Take any action as necessary from the Executive Session.

 

15) Adjournment.

 

As authorized by Section 551.071 (2) of the Texas Government Code, the City Council may

convene into closed Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney regarding any item on the agenda at any time during the meeting.

 

Approval

Approved by Mayor Bill Carmickle, January 11, 2008.

 

Certification

I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at Lucas City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on or before Friday, January 11, 2008, as required in accordance with Government Code §551.041.

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Kathy Wingo, TRMC, City Secretary

This building is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services or other special requests for assistance of the hearing impaired must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To make such arrangements, please call 972-727-8999 or send email to secretary@lucastexas.us.