• Presentation on Community Affairs Commission activities. • Overview of HEB Reads! summer activities.
Call To Order/General Comments
CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS INVOCATION (The Very Reverend Ryan S. Reed, St. Vincent’s Cathedral) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPCOMING EVENTS
OPEN FORUM (The public is invited to address the Council on any topic that is posted on this agenda. Citizens desiring to speak on Public Hearing(s) must do so at the time the Public Hearing(s) are opened. In order to speak during Open Forum, a person must first sign in with the City Secretary prior to the Regular Session being called to order. Speakers will be called upon in the order in which they sign in. Any person not signing in prior to the commencement of the Regular Session shall not be allowed to speak under Open Forum. Further, Open Forum is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Should speakers not use the entire 30 minutes Council will proceed with the agenda. At the majority vote of the Council the Mayor may extend the time allotted for Open Forum.)
Consider Approval Of Items By Consent
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT (Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be acted upon as on business item. Any member of the City Council may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager, or a designee, to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendation.) 1. Consider approval of the following City Council minutes: a) August 28, 2018 regular meeting 2. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend funds and enter into an interlocal agreement with Tarrant County for bike lane striping and new signs on Cummings Drive from Forest Ridge Drive to SH 121. 3. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter an agreement with Lexipol, LLC, for the purchase of policy management software in the amount of $17,362. 4. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas approving an Economic Development Program Agreement, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and the City’s Economic Development Incentive Policy and Program, with LSAS Investments, LLC.
COUNCIL RECOGNITION Proclamation declaring September 17 – 23, 2018 as Constitution Week in the City of Bedford.
Recognition of top Bedford readers for HEB Reads! by the Lions Club.
PERSONS TO BE HEARD The following individual has requested to speak to the Council tonight under Persons to be Heard: a) Dorothy McWhorter, 1600 Martha Drive, Bedford, Texas 76022 – Request to speak to the Council regarding 2004 tax rollback, parks and streets.
Consider an ordinance adopting the annual budget for the City of Bedford, Texas for the fiscal period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019; providing for intra-fund and/or intra-departmental transfers; providing for investment of idle funds; and declaring an effective date.
Consider a resolution to ratify the property tax increase as reflected in the FY 2018-2019 City of Bedford Program of Services (Budget).
Consider an ordinance levying taxes for the Tax Year 2018 for the City of Bedford, Texas; establishing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of ____________ per one hundred dollars valuation; providing for the apportionment of taxes for interest and sinking and for general operating needs; providing penalties and interest for delinquent taxes; and providing an effective date.
Consider an ordinance amending the schedule of water rates by amendment of Section 1., Ordinance No. 17-3208; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.
Consider an ordinance amending the schedule of sewer rates by amendment of Section 1., Ordinance No. 17-3209; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.
Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas, approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division regarding the Company’s 2018 rate review mechanism filings.
Consider an ordinance levying taxes for the Tax Year 2018 for the City of Bedford, Texas; establishing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of ____________ per one hundred dollars valuation; providing for the apportionment of taxes for interest and sinking and for general operating needs; providing penalties and interest for delinquent taxes; and providing an effective date.
Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas, casting votes for candidates to serve on the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees.
Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards and Commissions: - Animal Shelter Advisory Board - Beautification Commission - Community Affairs Commission - Cultural Commission - Library Advisory Board - Parks and Recreation Board - Teen Court Advisory Board - Senior Citizen Liaison ADJOURNMENT
• Presentation on Community Affairs Commission activities. • Overview of HEB Reads! summer activities.
Call To Order/General Comments
CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS INVOCATION (The Very Reverend Ryan S. Reed, St. Vincent’s Cathedral) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPCOMING EVENTS
OPEN FORUM (The public is invited to address the Council on any topic that is posted on this agenda. Citizens desiring to speak on Public Hearing(s) must do so at the time the Public Hearing(s) are opened. In order to speak during Open Forum, a person must first sign in with the City Secretary prior to the Regular Session being called to order. Speakers will be called upon in the order in which they sign in. Any person not signing in prior to the commencement of the Regular Session shall not be allowed to speak under Open Forum. Further, Open Forum is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Should speakers not use the entire 30 minutes Council will proceed with the agenda. At the majority vote of the Council the Mayor may extend the time allotted for Open Forum.)
Consider Approval Of Items By Consent
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT (Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be acted upon as on business item. Any member of the City Council may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager, or a designee, to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendation.) 1. Consider approval of the following City Council minutes: a) August 28, 2018 regular meeting 2. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend funds and enter into an interlocal agreement with Tarrant County for bike lane striping and new signs on Cummings Drive from Forest Ridge Drive to SH 121. 3. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter an agreement with Lexipol, LLC, for the purchase of policy management software in the amount of $17,362. 4. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas approving an Economic Development Program Agreement, pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and the City’s Economic Development Incentive Policy and Program, with LSAS Investments, LLC.
COUNCIL RECOGNITION Proclamation declaring September 17 – 23, 2018 as Constitution Week in the City of Bedford.
Recognition of top Bedford readers for HEB Reads! by the Lions Club.
PERSONS TO BE HEARD The following individual has requested to speak to the Council tonight under Persons to be Heard: a) Dorothy McWhorter, 1600 Martha Drive, Bedford, Texas 76022 – Request to speak to the Council regarding 2004 tax rollback, parks and streets.
Consider an ordinance adopting the annual budget for the City of Bedford, Texas for the fiscal period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019; providing for intra-fund and/or intra-departmental transfers; providing for investment of idle funds; and declaring an effective date.
Consider a resolution to ratify the property tax increase as reflected in the FY 2018-2019 City of Bedford Program of Services (Budget).
Consider an ordinance levying taxes for the Tax Year 2018 for the City of Bedford, Texas; establishing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of ____________ per one hundred dollars valuation; providing for the apportionment of taxes for interest and sinking and for general operating needs; providing penalties and interest for delinquent taxes; and providing an effective date.
Consider an ordinance amending the schedule of water rates by amendment of Section 1., Ordinance No. 17-3208; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.
Consider an ordinance amending the schedule of sewer rates by amendment of Section 1., Ordinance No. 17-3209; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.
Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas, approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division regarding the Company’s 2018 rate review mechanism filings.
Consider an ordinance levying taxes for the Tax Year 2018 for the City of Bedford, Texas; establishing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of ____________ per one hundred dollars valuation; providing for the apportionment of taxes for interest and sinking and for general operating needs; providing penalties and interest for delinquent taxes; and providing an effective date.
Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas, casting votes for candidates to serve on the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees.
Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards and Commissions: - Animal Shelter Advisory Board - Beautification Commission - Community Affairs Commission - Cultural Commission - Library Advisory Board - Parks and Recreation Board - Teen Court Advisory Board - Senior Citizen Liaison ADJOURNMENT