INVOCATION Chad Flowers, Assistant Pastor, Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Recreation After School Program participants from Dunford Recreation Center.
This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.
At this time a number of citizens not to exceed (10) shall be allowed to speak on any matter other than personnel matters, matters under litigation or matters concerning the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for a length of time not to exceed three (3) minutes on a first-come, first-served basis. No Council action or discussion is to be taken until such matter is placed on the Agenda and posted in accordance with law.
Appointment - Preston Patterson, 1829 Briargate Lane. (Mr. Patterson will request installation of stop signs in the Cedarbrook subdivision.)
Consideration of the use of eminent domain to condemn property, to include consideration of an ordinance of the City of Mesquite, Texas, declaring the necessity to acquire fee simple title to 0.103 acres (4,492 square feet) of land comprised of six separate parcels situated in the Country Club Estates 2, the Casa View Heights No. 15, and the Whitson Gardens 1 Additions to the City of Mesquite, Texas, and the John Hardin Survey, Abstract No. 545, in Dallas County, Texas, with street addresses in the 4300 through the 4700 blocks of Gus Thomasson Road for roadway expansion, reconstruction and other improvements in connection with the Thomasson Square Sustainable Development Project; determining the public necessity for such acquisition; authorizing the acquisition of property rights necessary for the roadway expansion, reconstruction and improvements project; appointing a negotiator as necessary; authorizing the City Manager to establish just compensation for the property rights to be acquired; authorizing the City Manager or designee to take all steps necessary to acquire the needed property rights in compliance with all applicable laws and ordinances; and authorizing the City Attorney or designee to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the property if purchase negotiations are not successful.
Consider appointment of one regular member and one alternate member to the Board of Adjustment for terms to expire January 1, 2015 and one alternate member for a term to expire January 1, 2014, who will also serve on the Automated Traffic Signal Enforcement Advisory Committee , and one reserve alternate member for a term to expire January 1, 2014 and one reserve alternate member for a term to expire January 1, 2015.
INVOCATION Chad Flowers, Assistant Pastor, Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Recreation After School Program participants from Dunford Recreation Center.
This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.
At this time a number of citizens not to exceed (10) shall be allowed to speak on any matter other than personnel matters, matters under litigation or matters concerning the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for a length of time not to exceed three (3) minutes on a first-come, first-served basis. No Council action or discussion is to be taken until such matter is placed on the Agenda and posted in accordance with law.
Appointment - Preston Patterson, 1829 Briargate Lane. (Mr. Patterson will request installation of stop signs in the Cedarbrook subdivision.)
Consideration of the use of eminent domain to condemn property, to include consideration of an ordinance of the City of Mesquite, Texas, declaring the necessity to acquire fee simple title to 0.103 acres (4,492 square feet) of land comprised of six separate parcels situated in the Country Club Estates 2, the Casa View Heights No. 15, and the Whitson Gardens 1 Additions to the City of Mesquite, Texas, and the John Hardin Survey, Abstract No. 545, in Dallas County, Texas, with street addresses in the 4300 through the 4700 blocks of Gus Thomasson Road for roadway expansion, reconstruction and other improvements in connection with the Thomasson Square Sustainable Development Project; determining the public necessity for such acquisition; authorizing the acquisition of property rights necessary for the roadway expansion, reconstruction and improvements project; appointing a negotiator as necessary; authorizing the City Manager to establish just compensation for the property rights to be acquired; authorizing the City Manager or designee to take all steps necessary to acquire the needed property rights in compliance with all applicable laws and ordinances; and authorizing the City Attorney or designee to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the property if purchase negotiations are not successful.
Consider appointment of one regular member and one alternate member to the Board of Adjustment for terms to expire January 1, 2015 and one alternate member for a term to expire January 1, 2014, who will also serve on the Automated Traffic Signal Enforcement Advisory Committee , and one reserve alternate member for a term to expire January 1, 2014 and one reserve alternate member for a term to expire January 1, 2015.