Gragoule  AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL City of Seagoville Council Chambers, City Hall 702 N. Highway 175, Seagoville, Texas January 20, 2011 6:30 p.m.  The City Council extends to each visitor a sincere welcome. We value your interest in your community and your participation in the meetings of this governing body. Regular meetings of the City Council are held the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, beginning at 7:30 p.m.; the City Council meets regularly inv work sessions at 6:30 p.m. on the same date as the regular meeting.  The Seagoville City Hall and Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Special parking is available on the southeast side of City Hall and the building may be accessed by a sloped ramp from the parking area to the front area of the building. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need special assistance, should contact the City Secretary's Office at 972-287-6819 at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting so that As authorized by Section 551.071 (2) of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any agenda item listed  appropriate accommodations can be made.  herein.  CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENTATION/RECOGNITIONS: SPEAKER REGULATIONS  Except for Public Hearing items, anyone wishing to speak on an agenda item will be afforded the opportunity to do so at this time. To facilitate the speaker process, anyone wishing to speak before the Council during this time may fill out a Speaker Card and turn it in to the City Secretary prior to the meeting (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers along with copies of the agenda). The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a 3-minute time limit. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium.    City Council Agenda January 20, 2011 Page 2of3  CONSENT AGENDA  All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. These items are considered routine or the Council has been briefed on these items at a previous work session and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item. The Mayor will announce the agenda item and provide an opportunity for members of the City Council to request that an item be removed and considered separately.  1.J January 6, 2011 Meeting Minutes  2. Consider Resolution No. 03-11 Suspending an ONCOR Rate Increase  (ONCOR has filed for a rate increase that will result in an estimated $60 per month increase for residential customers. Council will consider a Resolution to suspend any additional action on the proposed increase pending further evaluation by the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, to evaluate the filing, determine whether the filing complies with law, and if lawful, to determine what further strategy, including settlement,  to pursue.)  3. Consider Resolution No. 04-11 Declaring Certain City Property Declaring Certain City Property Surplus and Authorizing the City Manager to Sell, Trade, or Dispose of the Property in Accordance with the Processes Established in the (City staff have identified property that has outlived its useful life. City Ordinance requires that Council declare this property as surplus before the City Manager can  Code of Ordinances.  sell, trade, or dispose of these items). ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION  PUBLIC HEARING(S)  To facilitate the speaker process, anyone wishing to speak before the Council during a Public Hearing will be required to fill out a Speaker Card and turn iti in to the City Secretary prior to the Public Hearing (cards are located at the entrance to the Council Chambers along with copies of the agenda). Speaker cards will be used to assure all testimony is attributed correctly in the record minutes. The Mayor will recognize speakers; he may impose a 3-minute time limit and may provide for rebuttal. All comments and testimony are to be presented from the podium. The City Secretary may be asked to use the 3 minute speaker-clock' for  time-management purposes.    City Council Agenda January 20, 2011 Page 3of3  PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE  ACTION ITEMS City Charter  4. Consider 2010 Charter Review Committee recommendations to Amend the  (The City Council and the 2010 Charter Review Committee will hold a joint meeting to consider the Committee's recommendations to amend the City Charter.)  COMMENTS Citizens Comments.  (At this time, citizens may speak three (3) minutes each on any matter, other than personnel matters, or matters under litigation, 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 the Texas Open Meetings Act.)  FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 5.F Future Agenda Items EXECUTIVE SESSION None are Scheduled ADJOURN  CERTIFICATION  I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the attached agenda of the regular meeting of the Seagoville City Council is a true and correct copy and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the glass entryway of Seagoville City Hall, facing outward, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the 14th day of January, 2011 and will remain sO posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of.said meeting in accordance with Chapter  551 of the Texas Government Code.  SEACO  Vhita)  Sheila J. Martin, City Secretary  C certify that the attached agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was removed by me from the Seagoville City Hall glass entryway on the  day of  2010.  Title: