CITY OF PORTLAND
   MEETING AGENDA

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL

July 6, 2004  7:00 P.M.

900 Moore Avenue

A.    Call to order, presentations and special reports

       

          1.    Call to order

 

          2.    Invocation and pledge:

 

          3.    Presentations and special reports:
 

a.          The City Council will recognize Joe Burke for his service as mayor, mayor pro tem and council member (a total of 10 terms served in 4 different decades).

b.          The City Manager, Consulting City Engineer (John Michael of Naismith Engineering) and neighborhood representatives will present a multitude of drainage concerns.

c.          The Finance Director will present a report on the economic development impact of the Wal-Mart retail complex.

d.          The Finance Director will present a revised budget schedule.

 

          4.    Citizens to be heard on items not appearing on the agenda:

 

B.    General action items, resolutions and ordinances

5.    Minutes:  The City Council will consider the minutes of its June 15, 2004 regular workshop and regular meeting and the June 23, 2004 special meeting.

 

6.   Ratification of decisions:  The City Council will consider the ratification of decisions made by the board of directors of the Portland Community Center Complex Development Corporation at its July 6, 2004 meeting.
 

7.    Facility construction:  The City Council will consider a construction budget increase ($170,000.00 for library expansion/rehabilitation and $530,000.00 for new city hall construction); a final guaranteed maximum price ($955,945.00 for library expansion/rehabilitation and $2,639,698.00 for new city hall construction) and a formal notice to proceed.

 

8.    Appointment to board of directors:  The City Council will consider the appointment of council member Eric Hamon to the board of directors of the Portland Community Center Complex Development Corporation.

9.     Aquatic center equipment bids:  The City Council will consider aquatic center equipment bids received, opened and publicly read on June 23, 2004.
10.    Amendment of personnel policy manual: The City Council will consider of Section 18.04 (subsistence expenses) of the Personnel Policy Manual.

11.    Ordinance extending franchise:  The City Council will consider the first reading of an ordinance that extends the non-exclusive Charter Communications VI, LLC cable television franchise an additional 2 years.

 

12.    Homeland security grants: The City Council will consider homeland security grants ($143,038.00 for development of a hazardous materials response system and $10,895.00 to upgrade the emergency operations center) and delegate authority for agreement execution.

 

13.    Executive session:  The City Council will conduct an executive session according to Section §551.072 (deliberation regarding real property) and Section §551.087 (deliberation regarding economic development negotiations) of the Texas Local Government Code to discuss the acquisition of critical easements in the Portland growth corridor.

 

Action may be taken in public by the City Council at the conclusion of the executive session

C.    ANNOUNCEMENT AND REPORTS

  

    14.    City Council announcements and reports  

 

           15.    Adjournment

D.    Notices