AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 6, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers - Government Center 200 North 12th Street - Corsicana, Texas 75110
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CALL TO ORDER
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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INVOCATION
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MINUTES Consider approving the minutes for the Work Session and Regular Meeting held on October 16, 2012.
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PUBLIC FORUM Public comments.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Receive public input regarding an Ordinance designating Reinvestment Zone No. 12-01 for Pactiv, LLC. b.
Receive public comment regarding the proposed amendment to Chapter 3, Article 3.900, Section 3.928 (f) of the City Code of Ordinances regarding the replacement of a billboard (off-premise advertising). (this item was tabled on 10/2/12 and no motion was made on 10/16/12)
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Receive public input regarding a request to close an alley in a portion of City Block 589 running East and West between South 31st Street and South 32nd Street and parallel between West 11th Avenue and West 12th Avenue.
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Receive public input regarding the Zoning Change Request from Residential-3 (R-3) to General Retail (GR) for Block 570 ½, Lot H, also known as 1725 West 6th Avenue for the purpose of constructing a new Sonic Drive-In restaurant.
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Receive public input regarding an ordinance appropriating and assigning $280,000 of the General Fund’s Existing Fund Balance, and amending the 2013 Budget for the General Fund by $280,000.
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Receive public input regarding an ordinance amending the 2013 Utility Debt Service Fund (412) and Utility Operating Fund (501) Budgets.
ORDINANCES
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a.
Consider approving an Ordinance designating Reinvestment Zone No. 12-01 for Pactiv, LLC.
b.
Consider approving an amendment to Chapter 3, Article 3.900, Section 3.928 (f) of the City Code of Ordinances regarding the replacement of a billboard (off-premise advertising). (this item was tabled on 10/2/12 and no motion was made on 10/16/12)
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Consider a request to close an alley in a portion of City Block 589 running East and West between South 31st Street and South 32nd Street and parallel between West 11th Avenue and West 12th Avenue.
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Consider a Zoning Change Request from Residential-3 (R-3) to General Retail (GR) for Block 570 ½, Lot H, also known as 1725 West 6th Avenue for the purpose of constructing a new Sonic Drive-In restaurant.
e.
Consider approving an ordinance appropriating and assigning $280,000 of the General Fund’s Existing Fund Balance, and amending the 2013 Budget for the General Fund by $280,000.
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Consider approving an ordinance amending the 2013 Utility Debt Service Fund (412) and Utility Operating Fund (501) Budgets.
RESOLUTIONS a. Consider electing to become eligible to participate in granting tax abatement; and establishing an effective date. b.
Consider reestablishing the current tax abatement guidelines, criteria, and policy for granting tax abatement in reinvestment zones created by the City of Corsicana, Texas: and establishing an effective date.
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Consider awarding the bid for the three year capital lease/purchase financing bid to Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) Governmental Finance, for an amount not to exceed $351,340.
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Consider awarding the bid for the five year capital lease/purchase financing bid to Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) Governmental Finance, for an amount not to exceed $1,058,340.
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Consider awarding the contract for the Collin Street Utility Project to the low bidder, P.C. Contractors, LLC in the amount of $591,239.54.
APPOINTMENTS REPORTS and MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor/Council ADJOURN