City of Texarkana
The Texarkana Texas City Council meets tonight Monday October 25th at 6pm at City Hall.
Here is the official agenda for the meeting:
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM
II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE LED BY MAYOR BOB BRUGGEMAN
III. MAYOR’S REMARKS AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Upcoming City Council Meetings:
Monday, November 8, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. (REMINDER: Only one November Meeting.)
Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.Upcoming City Events:
Save the Date: Ribbon Cutting for the Courthouse Square Connections Project at the U.S.
Post Office and Federal Courthouse will take place Friday, October 29th at 11:30 a.m. Local
high school bands, food trucks and more will be on hand to celebrate the new improvements.State Line Community Meeting #3: The final State Line corridor meeting will be held on
Thursday, November 4th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the TRAHC Building, located at 321
West 4th Street. Citizens from both sides of State Line are invited to come and give input for
the corridor study at this final meeting!Parks & Recreation Events:
October 28th Movies in the Park – “The Town that Dreaded
Sundown”
Spring Lake Park
October 30th Trunk or Treat Spring Lake Park**Movies in the Park will start at dusk**
IV. SPECIAL PRESENTATION – KSLA CHANNEL 12
Fred Gamble – Silver Circle Broadcasting AwardV. OPEN FORUM: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Per Council rules, comment time is limited to five minutes, or ten minutes if using a translator. Before comments are made, a speaker must complete an information sheet and give to the City Secretary. If your comment pertains to an agenda item with a scheduled public hearing or public comment, the Council requires that you make your comment at that time; you do not need to complete an information sheet.
VI. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
VII. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
Consent Items
1. Consider approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held on
October 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM.2. Ordinance No. 2021-092 amending the budget for the Texarkana Area Community
Foundation (TACF) Grant Fund (Fund 243) to reflect additional revenue and
expenditures of $1,500 for grant funding received from the Texarkana Area
Community Foundation. Public Hearing: Council Vote: October 25, 20213. Resolution No. 2021-093 approving Bowie Central Appraisal District’s 2021 tax roll.
Public Hearing: Council Vote: October 25, 2021Action Items
4. Resolution No. 2021-094 authorizing the expenditure of Community Relations funds in support of the Live United Bowl Team’s banquet in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Public Hearing:
Council Vote: October 25, 20215. Ordinance No. 2021-095 appointing David W. Orr, Ph.D., as City Manager and approving a City Manager Contract. Public Hearing: Council Vote: October 25, 2021
6. Resolution No. 2021-099 approving a Texas Parks and Wildlife Community Outdoor
Outreach Program grant application for support of the Days Creek Watershed Restoration Project in the amount of $44,200. Public Hearing: Council Vote: October 25, 2021VIII. FIRST BRIEFINGS
1. Resolution No. 2021-091 adopting and approving the State of Texas and Texas Political
Subdivisions’ Opioid Abatement Fund Council and Settlement Allocation Term Sheet in its entirety and adopting the allocation method for Opioid Settlement Proceeds as set forth in the Texas Term Sheet ($192,094 allocated to Texarkana, Texas). Public Hearing: Council Vote: November 8, 20212. Ordinance No. 2021-096 granting a Specific Use Permit to allow the location of a tattoo studio on Lots 1-12, Block 1, Crestwood Addition, located at 3917 N. State Line Avenue. Randy Lacy, owner and Michael Boleware, agent. Public Hearing: November 8, 2021 Council Vote: November 8, 2021
3. Ordinance No. 2021-097 amending PD-00-6 (O) for site plan approval on Lot 1 of number 1 ED, a part of the George Brinlee HRS, A-18, located at 3930 Galleria Oaks Drive. C. J. Uzick representing Arkansas Heart Hospital, owner and Kayla Wood, MTG Engineering and Surveyors, agent. Public Hearing: November 8, 2021 Council Vote: November 8, 2021
4. Ordinance No. 2021-098 amending PD-15-1 (O) for site plan approval on an approximate
3.485-acre tract of land (Being Tract 51), J. A. Talbot HRS, A-564, located at 5808 Richmond Road. Blake Rich representing Grand Oaks ALF, LLC, and Kayla Wood, MTG Engineering and Surveyors, agent. (A 3/4 vote of the City Council is required to approve this request.) Public Hearing: November 8, 2021 Council Vote: November 8, 2021IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS
[No Public Hearings]X. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
City Manager’s ReportXI. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS
1. City Council
2. City StaffXII. ADJOURNMENT
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