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City Council agenda for September 20, 2005
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
● Public Safety - 5:15 p.m. - City Council Conference Room
● Nominating and Rules - 6:00 p.m. - City Council Conference Room
Public Hearing - 6:15 p.m. - For the abandonment of a utility easement located at Friendly Hope Road south of the intersection with Woodsprings Road. (Marshall Morrison)
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA - September 20, 2005
1. Call to order by Mayor at 6:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call by City Clerk.
3. Approval of minutes from the regular meeting held September 6, 2005, as delivered.
4. Legal Report.
(Financial Report 1st meeting of the month, and Legal Report 2nd meeting of the month)
5. City Attorney
A. 2nd Reading - Ordinance to amend the 2005 budget and pay plan to amend the title,
duties and salary of the Grants Coordinator position.
B. 1st Reading - Ordinance for the abandonment of a utility easement located at Friendly Hope Road south of the intersection with Woodsprings Road. (Marshall Morrison)
C. 1st Reading - Ordinance to rezone property from Residential (R-2) to Commercial (C-1), located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Baker Street and Hope Avenue. (Keith and Deborah Bennett)
D. 1st Reading - Ordinance to rezone property from Commercial (C-5) to Commercial (C-4), located at 909 Southwest Drive. (Paula Wewers)
E. 1st Reading - Ordinance to amend the pay plan for the City of Jonesboro by the addition of the position of planning technician.
F. 1st Reading - Ordinance to amend in part Ordinance No. 1749 to provide for levying a franchise fee to be paid by Centerpoint Energy Arkla for the year 2006; providing for the payment thereof.
G. 1st Reading - Ordinance fixing the aggregate amount of license fees, occupation franchise fees, charges, and special franchise fees on public utilities operating within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas with the exception of SBC, Centerpoint Energy; Cox Communications and City Water and Light; and for other purposes.
H. 1st Reading - Ordinance levying franchise fees to be paid for the year 2006 by all carriers providing local access telephone service; providing for the payment thereof, and for other purposes.
6. Resolution setting a public hearing for the abandonment of a portion of utility easement located in Rossland Hills Subdivision. (John McCarthy)
7. Resolution to establish guidelines for the naming of public parks, streets, public facilities and any parts thereof.
8. Resolution certifying local government endorsement of Hi-Tech Properties, LLC., located at 4405 East Parker Road to participate in the tax back program.
9. Resolution to amend Resolution No. 2004:113 setting fees for the Parks and Recreation Department.
10. Resolution to adopt a change order with NRS Consulting Engineers for the completion of Joe Mack Campbell Baseball Park.
11. Resolution accepting bids for playground equipment at Craighead Forest Park.
12. Resolution endorsing and supporting the Rotary Club's "Adopt Hancock County" project.
13. Resolution accepting permanent drainage easements, located in Clearview Subdivision.
14. New Business by the Mayor.
15. New Business by the Council.
16. Public Comment - (Five minute time limit per individual for a total of 15 minutes)
17. Adjournment.