RECOGNITION 1. Recognition: Finance Department receives Platinum Leadership Circle Award for financial transparency. (Isaac Turner) 2. Recognition: Finance Department receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2013. (Isaac Turner)
CONSENT AGENDA (The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Council may act on with one single vote. The Mayor or any Council member may pull any item from the Consent Agenda to discuss and act upon individually on the Regular Agenda.) 3. Approve minutes for November 10, November 13, and December 2, 2014. (Susan Brock) 4. Approve Ordinance 2014-19 amending Ordinance 2012-20 increasing the Tree Advisory Board from five to seven members. (Mike DeVito) 5. Concur with preliminary financials for October 2014. (Rosemarie Dennis)
Conduct Public Hearing and consider introducing Ordinance 2014-21 regarding a request from Bo Brasfield, representing the property owner, Equity Trust Co., Custodian Paul Millsap, IRA, to rezone property from B-1 Local Business to B-2 General Business for property located at 1900 N. Main Street, also known as AW0065 Baker, Wm. J. Sur, .575 acres, Williamson County, Texas. (Laura Rouse-DeVore)
Consider amending the economic development agreement for property located at 5th and Vance Streets. (Bob van Til)
Receive update regarding street and drainage projects for consideration to be funded with Municipal Drainage Utility System (MDUS) funds. (Danny Thomas; Casey Sledge)
Consider approving Resolution R14-18 under Section 221-030 of the Texas Health Facilities Development Act granting the City’s consent to HFDC of Central Texas, Inc. to finance and refinance the SPJST project. (Bob van Til; Rosemarie Dennis)
Consider approving a recommendation to negotiate engineering services for the Main Street Hike and Bike and Parks Trail projects. (Bob van Til)
EXECUTIVE SESSION 13. Executive Session. The Taylor City Council will conduct a closed executive meeting pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Local Government Code, and the authority contained in Section 551.087 to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial and/or financial information on a business prospect that the City of Taylor, Texas, seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the City of Taylor, Texas, and with which the City of Taylor, Texas, is conducting economic development negotiations and/or deliberate the offer of financial or other incentives to the business prospect. • Project Blimp • Allison Drive 14. Consider action from Executive Session. ADJOURN
RECOGNITION 1. Recognition: Finance Department receives Platinum Leadership Circle Award for financial transparency. (Isaac Turner) 2. Recognition: Finance Department receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2013. (Isaac Turner)
CONSENT AGENDA (The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Council may act on with one single vote. The Mayor or any Council member may pull any item from the Consent Agenda to discuss and act upon individually on the Regular Agenda.) 3. Approve minutes for November 10, November 13, and December 2, 2014. (Susan Brock) 4. Approve Ordinance 2014-19 amending Ordinance 2012-20 increasing the Tree Advisory Board from five to seven members. (Mike DeVito) 5. Concur with preliminary financials for October 2014. (Rosemarie Dennis)
Conduct Public Hearing and consider introducing Ordinance 2014-21 regarding a request from Bo Brasfield, representing the property owner, Equity Trust Co., Custodian Paul Millsap, IRA, to rezone property from B-1 Local Business to B-2 General Business for property located at 1900 N. Main Street, also known as AW0065 Baker, Wm. J. Sur, .575 acres, Williamson County, Texas. (Laura Rouse-DeVore)
Consider amending the economic development agreement for property located at 5th and Vance Streets. (Bob van Til)
Receive update regarding street and drainage projects for consideration to be funded with Municipal Drainage Utility System (MDUS) funds. (Danny Thomas; Casey Sledge)
Consider approving Resolution R14-18 under Section 221-030 of the Texas Health Facilities Development Act granting the City’s consent to HFDC of Central Texas, Inc. to finance and refinance the SPJST project. (Bob van Til; Rosemarie Dennis)
Consider approving a recommendation to negotiate engineering services for the Main Street Hike and Bike and Parks Trail projects. (Bob van Til)
EXECUTIVE SESSION 13. Executive Session. The Taylor City Council will conduct a closed executive meeting pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Local Government Code, and the authority contained in Section 551.087 to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial and/or financial information on a business prospect that the City of Taylor, Texas, seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the City of Taylor, Texas, and with which the City of Taylor, Texas, is conducting economic development negotiations and/or deliberate the offer of financial or other incentives to the business prospect. • Project Blimp • Allison Drive 14. Consider action from Executive Session. ADJOURN