PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council

Regular Meeting

January 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, January 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.

 

Staff Reports

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

 

2) Project Reports

 

a) Staff

 

b) City Council

 

c) Advisory Committee Update

 

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 December 6th Regular, December 13th

Special, and December 20th Workshop Meetings.

 

Regular Agenda

4) Discuss and Consider the termination of an agreement between the City of

Lucas and the Seis Lagos Utility District regarding Fire Protection Services.

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

 

6) Discuss and Consider authorizing the Mayor to negotiate and execute a

contract agreement for the placement of the repeater system on the McGarity

Water Tower for Texas Amateur Radio Group.

 

7) Discuss and Consider calling for a Special Joint Meeting of Home Rule

Commission and City Council for Monday, January 7, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

8) Discuss and Consider authorizing an expenditure for Home Rule Commission

advertising.

 

9) Discuss and Consider the disannexation of two tracts of land east of County

Road 317 (Orr Road) as approved by City Council on August 16, 2007 per

Resolution # R-2007-08-00299.

 

10) Discuss and Consider the proposed lease of a Xerox machine for City Hall and authorizing the Mayor to execute the lease agreement per the budget.

 

11) Discuss and Consider a proposed purchase of ambulances from ESS Auto

Fleet of Dallas [Kitchens}

 

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

 

13) Discuss and Consider appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission.

 

14) Discuss and Consider a proposed purchase of a phone system for City Hall.

[Millsap]

 

15) Discuss and Consider weekly reporting of City Administrator and Staff. [Mayor]

 

16) Discuss and Consider the approval of the preliminary plat for applicant Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. regarding Stinson Highlands being 221.0598 acres out of the John Gray Survey, Abstract No. 349; George Gunnell Survey,

Abstract No. 352; Ann S. Hurt Survey, Abstract No. 428; James Lovelady

Survey, Abstract No. 538; Lewis P. Turner Survey, Abstract No. 901; Collin

County, Texas.

 

 

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.

 

17) 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

 

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

 

19) 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, December 21, 2007.

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, December 21, 2007, 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.