A G E N D A

 

 

A regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Waxahachie, Texas to be held in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 401 S. Rogers on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

 

                        Council Members:       Ron Wilkinson, Mayor

                                                            N.B. (Buck) Jordan, Mayor Pro Tem

                                                            Chuck Beatty, Councilman

                                                            Joe Jenkins, Councilman

                                                            John Wray, Councilman

1.         Call to Order

 

2.         Invocation

 

3.         Pledge of Allegiance

 

4.         Consent Agenda

 

All matters listed under Item 4, Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion.  There will not be separate discussion of these items.  Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the Mayor/City Manager to execute all matters necessary to implement each item.  Any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration by any member of the City Council

 

a.         Minutes of the regular City Council meeting of August 18, 2008

b.         Minutes of the regular Planning and Zoning meeting of August 27, 2008

c.         Minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting of August 13, 2008

d.         Minutes of the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting of June 12, 2008

e.         Minutes of the Mid-Way Regional Airport meeting of July 1, 2008

 

5.         Request to appear by Conard Yeats, Family First of Waxahachie, to express concern regarding the expanded sale of alcohol

 

6.         Request to appear by Dr. Joe Langley, President, Waxahachie ISD Board of Trustees, asking the City Council to consider enacting an Ordinance pertaining to the sale of alcohol within 1000’ of a school campus       

 

7.         Public Hearing on Zoning Amendment Request No. 2008-20:   Request by HDR, Paul Labay, for a Zoning Change from Central Area (CA) and Light Industrial-2 (LI-2) to Planned Development-Central Area District (PD-CA) for Parking Garage, Justice and Administration Building, and Jail Expansion, fronting on Jackson Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., and Jefferson Street, being Blocks 10, 11, 12, 13, 27 and 28 located in the Original Town Addition– Owner: Ellis County (ZA 2008-20)

 

8.         Consider proposed Ordinance approving Zoning Amendment Request 2008-20

 

9.         Public Hearing amending Section 43, Sign Regulations, of the City of Waxahachie Zoning Ordinance, providing for Kiosk Signs, allowing an exclusive franchise for Kiosk signs, and regulating Kiosk signs; removing provisions for stake signs; amending wall sign provisions; amending landscaping requirements set in Section 14, 15, and 16; amending Section 33 to add bail bond agencies, and amending Section 35 to regulate bicycle parking

 

10.       Consider proposed Ordinance amending Section 43, Sign Regulations, of the City of Waxahachie Zoning Ordinance, providing for Kiosk Signs allowing an exclusive franchise for Kiosk signs, and regulating Kiosk signs; removing provisions for stake signs; amending wall sign provisions; amending landscaping requirements set in Section 14, 15, and 16; amending Section 33 to add bail bond agencies, and amending Section 35 to regulate bicycle parking

 

11.       Public Hearing amending Appendix C, Subdivisions, in the Code of Ordinances, City of Waxahachie, and amending Section 5.7 thereof, providing for landscape buffer zones and specifications for trees, and amending section 3.1, street design standards

 

12.       Consider proposed Ordinance amending Appendix C, Subdivisions, in the Code of Ordinances, City of Waxahachie, and amending Section 5.7 thereof, providing for landscape buffer zones and specifications for trees, and amending section 3.1, street design standards

 

13.       Consider proposed Ordinance approving Atmos Energy’s negotiated rate request with test year ending December 31, 2007.

 

14.       Consider proposed Ordinance passing and adopting “The International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 Edition”

 

15.       Consider appointment of member to the following Board: Waxahachie Community Development Corporation

                       

16.       Citizens’ Petitions and Requests

 

17.       Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Manager

 

18.       Adjourn

 

 

The City Council reserves the right to go into Executive Session on any posted item.

 

This meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. Parking for mobility impaired persons is available.  Any request for sign interpretive services must be made forty-eight hours ahead of the meeting.  To make arrangements, call the City Secretary at 972/937-7330 or (TDD) 1-800-RELAY TX