PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council

Regular Meeting

April 3, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

City Annex - 185 Country Club Road

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lucas will be held on Thursday, April 3, 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

Pledge of Allegiance

 

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.

 

Public Hearings

The Public Hearing agenda is provided for the purpose of allowing citizens to ask specific questions regarding only the subject posted for the Public Hearing. Generally the Public Hearing is required by State Law and a record of those attending the Public Hearing is maintained as part of the official record of the proceedings.

 

2) Public Hearing/Discuss and Consider an application request by New Lineage

Custom Homes, LLC, for the rezoning of an AO/R-2 16.30 ± acres tract of land to

R-1.5 situated in the Calvin Boles Survey, Abstract No. 28, Collin County, Texas,

said tract being all of a tract of land described in deed to Madawg Productions,

Inc., as recorded in County Clerk Document No. 20071212001651360, Deed

Records Collin County, Texas commonly known as The Ranch at Pecan Grove.

 

[1st Public Hearing held on March 13, 2008 at the Planning & Zoning

Commission meeting]

 

Consent Agenda

Items placed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and are considered non-controversial. The Consent Agenda can be acted upon in one motion. A majority vote of the Council is required to remove any item for discussion and separate action. Council members may vote on any single item without comment and may submit written comments as part of the official record.

 

3) Consent Agenda:

 

a) Approve the minutes from the March 6th Regular and March 20th

Workshop Meetings. [Wingo]

 

b) Discuss and Consider a petition filed by Claremont Springs, II, LTD

requesting the City annex described as situated in Collin County,

Texas, and being part of a called 46.892 +/- acres tract of land situated

in the J. Snider Survey, Abstract No. 824 in the City of Lucas described

in Clerks File No. 05-0169490 of the deed of records of Collin County,

Texas, commonly known as Claremont Springs Phase II. [Public

Hearings I & II were heard on March 6, 2008 by Council]

 

Regular Agenda

 

4) Collin County Commissioner Joe Jaynes to present a check to the City of Lucas in the amount of $82,587.50 an award from the Collin County Matching Funds Grant.

 

5) Discussions and questions from citizens regarding the proposed Home Rule

Charter.

 

6) Discuss and Consider the approval of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Lucas, Texas, canceling the May 10, 2008 General Election for City Officers and declaring each unopposed candidate elected to office; ordering the posting of this resolution at each polling place on Election Day; providing that this

resolution shall be cumulative of all resolutions; providing a repealing clause;

providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. [Wingo]

 

7) Discuss and Consider the approval of the Election Judge, Alternate Election

Judge, and Election Workers for the May 10, 2008 Special Election. [Wingo]

 

8) Discuss and Consider the approval of an Alternate Municipal Judge.

 

9) Discuss and Consider the approval of an ordinance of the City of Lucas,

Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lucas by amending

Chapter 8, “Offenses and Nuisances” by adding a new Article 8.05 titled

“Noise”; providing a repealing clause; providing a savings clause; providing a

severability clause; providing for a penalty; and providing an effective date.

[Deputy Kennedy]

 

10) Discuss and Consider the goals and objectives of the City Administrator as per Section 5. Performance Evaluation of the city administrator contract.

 

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.

 

11) 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

 

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

 

13) 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, March 28, 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, March 28, 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.