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MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL 2005 IN THE CITY '
HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 12:15 P.M.
The Council met in a special session with the following members present:
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Li COUNCiLMEMBERS: Steed Smith OFFICERS:
Gary Crawford Bob Tavenner Kevin Evans, City Manager
Mickey Evans Jim Willett Danna Welter, City Secretary
Judy Kayse Mac Woodward Thomas Leeper, City Attorney
Absent: Jack Choate
CALL TO ORDER [12:15 p.m.]
Mayor Pro Tern Steed Smith called the special session to order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to US AND TEXAS FLAGS, INVOCATION
Ray Black, Director of Parks and Recreation, led the invocation.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only)
None.
PRESENTATIONS
a. Proclamation — Public Works Week. Mayor Pro Tern Smith read the proclamation. Public Services Superintendents
introduced themselves and Operations Manager Bill Daugette reminded City Council aboutthe Public Works Road -E -O to be
held on May 181" and invited them to attend.'!
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STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Consider utility agreements with Good Shepherd Mission and the COME Center, as presented by Thomas
' Leeper, City Attorney and Cindy Blaylock, Solid Waste Superintendent.
The City currently has agreements with both the C.O.M.E. Center and Good Shepherd Mission whereby each facility is
provided a 6 -yard and 30 -yard containers, respectively, for the purpose of facilitating precycling at their locations. Both
-- facilities have requested, and staff members in the Solid Waste Division concur, to eliminate their refuse container waste bill.
Solid Waste Division staff will monitor and analyze the container pickup for precyclables, and will notify C.O.M.E. and Good
Shepherd Mission of any additional action needed by them in separating the precyclables and recyclables from the container
pickup materials.
Councilmember Woodward made a motion to approve the utility agreements with Good Shepherd Mission and the
COME Center, and Councilmember Kayse seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. !I
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b. Consider Resolution 2005 -04 -29.1 amending authorized representatives to the Texas Local Government !i
Investment Pool ( "TexPool /Texpool Prime', as presented by Winston Duke, Director of Finance. 1.
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C. Update on the Wynne Home Challenge Grant, as presented by Linda Pease, Cultural Services
Coordinator. !i
Councilmembers congratulated Ms. Pease and her team of volunteers for raising all the monies for the Wynne
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Home Challenge Grant. I�
d. Consider and take action regarding computer software and associated legal matters.
No action taken.
MAYOR I COUNCILMEMBER ! CITY MANAGER REPORT
a. Update on pending or contemplated litigation.
b. Update on land acquisition.
These items were discussed in Executive Session.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
MEDIA
None.
EXECUTIVE SESSION [12:36 p.m. — 12:57 p.m.]
ADJOURNMENT [12:57 p.m.] �',
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