frasanlle  AGENDA  REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL City of Seagoville Council Chambers, City Hall 702 N. Highway 175, Seagoville, Texas August 15, 2011 7:30 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 Mondays 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 RECOGNIIONSPROOCLAMATIONIS:  NONE    City Council Agenda August 15, 2011 Page 2of5  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.  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.  CONSENT  1. August 1, 2011 Meeting Minutes  2. Consider and Approve Resolution No. 49-11 Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Two Year Interlocal Agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments for E911 System Service and Equipment. (The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) supplies and maintains the City's Emergency 911 equipment. As such, the NCTCOG requires each city participating in the program to sign a two year Interlocal  Agreement with them for the service.)  3. Consider Initiating the Legal Process to Change the Zoning in the Town Center District back to the Zoning Classifications that were in place prior to (The City Council will decide to direct staff to move forward with the legal process or not, to change the zoning in the Town Center District back to the zoning classifications that were in place prior to the creation of the Town Center District. The legal process requires a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council, including special notification to all land owners affected and to each land owner within 200 feet of the perimeter of the proposed  the creation of the Town Center District  zoning change. The total process takes approximately 60 days.)    City Council Agenda August 15, 2011 Page 3of5  ACTIONI ITEMS PUBLIC HEARING(S)  ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION  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 it 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE ACTION ITEMS  4. Consider a Resolution No. 47-11 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a  contract for Employee Medical Insurance  (The City of Seagoville has contracted with CIGNA for medical insurance since 2008. Recently, the City of Seagoville was informed by CIGNA that a 35% rate increase was requested for the upcoming FY 2011-2012 renewal. The City responded by issuing an RFP for medical insurance. The City received proposals from many carriers. This strategic approach was successful and the City received a cost-effective proposal from United Healthcare. Therefore, staff is requesting the approval oft the United Healthcare Plan 9JHIJD contract for FY2011-2012.)  5. - Consider Resolution No. 48-11 Ratifying SEDC Resolution No. 7-11-3 approving the Seagoville Economic Development Corporation Operating (As a requirement of the Development Corporation Act, the Seagovile Economic Development Corporation is required to submit annually their budget to the City  Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-12  Council for approval.)    City Council Agenda August 15, 2011 Page 4of5  6. Consider Approval of Proposed 2012 Tax Rate  (The City of Seagoville's current tax rate was adopted in 2010 at $0.665 per hundred dollar taxable valuation. The currently proposed tax rate is $0.690853. The proposed tax rate is inclusive of Operations and Maintenance tax of $0.648722 and a Debt Service rate of $0.042131. The policy direction staff received from Council in the July 9, 2011 budget workshop was to build the FY 2012 proposed budget through the effective tax rate. The City Manager's proposed budget presented to Council in the August 1, 2011 work session accomplished the Council's policy directive concerning the use of the effective tax rate.)  7. Consider Ordinance No. 07-11 Accepting a Negotiated Atmos Energy Mid-  Tex Rate Change  (The City, along with approximately 154 other cities served by Atmos Energy Mid- Tex Division ("Atmos Mid-Tex" or "Company"), is a member of the Atmos Cities Steering Committee ("ACSC" or "Steering Committee"). On or about April 1, 2011, Atmos Mid-Tex filed with the City an application to increase natural gas rates pursuant to the Rate Review Mechanism ("RRM") tariff approved by the City as part of the settlement of the Atmos Mid-Tex 2007 Statement of Intent to increase rates. This is the fourth annual RRM filing. The Ordinance resolves the Company's RRM filing by authorizing supplemental revenue of $6.6 million to be recovered through the customer charge component of rates to cover direct incremental costs associated with a steel service line replacement program approved as part of last year's rate adjustment. All other relief requested by  Atmos Mid-Tex is denied.)  CITIZEN 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.)  8.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Future Agenda Items    City Council Agenda August 15, 2011 Page 5of5  9.EXECUTIVE SESSION  The City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to $ 551.074 of the TEX. Gov'T CODE to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, or duties of a public officer, to wit, the City Secretary. (The City Council shall convene into open session to take any action necessary as  aresult of the executive session.)  ADJOURN  CERTIFICATION  I,t 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 11TH day of August, 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. Ph Hhilas ShelaJ. Martin, Cipy Secretary  EXAS  Ic 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  2011  Title: