Gragauille  AGENDA  REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL City of Seagoville Council Chambers, City Hall 702 N. Highway 175, Seagoville, Texas October 3, 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 in 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 on any agenda item listed  appropriate accommodations can be made.  herein.  CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNIIONSIPROCLAMATIONIS:  NONE    City Council Agenda October3, 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. a. September 19, 2011 Meeting Minutes  b. September 26, 2011 Special-Called Meeting Minutes  2. Consider Resolution No. 56-11 adopting Seagoville Economic Development Corporation Resolution No. 05-11-9 authorizing the Board Chair to enter into an agreement with Dean Gillani/Faisal Merchant amending the Ace Hardware Construction Agreement to Reconstruct the Incentive Payment Schedule = SECOND READING -Is Not Required -( (First (As a requirement of the Development Corporation Act, the City Council is  Reading occurred September 26, 2011): required to approve certain SEDCAgreements)  ACTIONITEMS PUBLIC HEARINGIS)  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.    City Council Agenda October 3, 2011 Page 3of5  PUBLIC HEARINGS  3. Conduct a Public Hearing, and After the Public Hearing Consider Ordinance No. 12-11 Creating and Designating Reinvestment Zone No. 1-2011 To be Located at 500 N. Hwy 175 and Being +/- 2.7856 Acres  (After the Public Hearing, the City Council will consider the designation of reinvestment zone No. 1-2011, to be located at 500 N. Hwy 175, the future site for Ace Hardware, and being +/- 2.7856 acres. The area described must be reasonably and like to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment, or to attract major investment in the zone that will be of benefit to the  property and contribute to the economic development of the City.)  4. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Ordinance No. 13-11 Providing for  the Taxation of Goods-in Transit  (After the Public Hearing, the City Council will consider Ordinance No. 13-11 providing for the continuance of taxation of Good-in-Transit" Senate Bill 1 passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Special Session, inter alia, and amended Section 11.253 of the Tax Code regarding the exemption for Goods-In-fransit." In order for the continuance of taxation of Goods-in- Transit,' the City Council must approve an ordinance prior to January 2012..  ACTION ITEMS  5. Consider Resolution No. 54-11 Approving a Property Tax Abatement Agreement by and between the City of Seagoville and Sadruddin  Gillani/Faisal Merchant (Ace Hardware)  (The City Council will consider the approval of a property tax abatement with Sadruddin Gillani/Faisal Merchant (Ace Hardware) for fifty percent (50%) of the Taxable Value of the Improvements for a period of three (3) consecutive years.) 6. Consider Resolution No. 55-11 Approving a Chapter 380 Economic Development Grant Agreement by and between the City of Seagoville and (The City Council will consider the approval of an economic development Agreement, pursuant to Chapter. 380 with Sadruddin Gillani/Faisal Merchant (Ace Hardware for a grant equivalent to one hundred percent (100%) of sales tax collected from the sale of taxable goods and services made from the Premises for a period of one (1). year.)  Sadruddin Gillani/Faisal Merchant (Ace Hardware)    City Council Agenda October3 3, 2011 Page4of5  7. Consider Ordinance No. 14-11 Amending the City of Seagoville Policy and Procedures Manual; by Adding Section 332 "Attendance Incentive  Program;" and Providing an Effective Date  (The City of Seagoville would like to recognize those employees that have good attendance with no sick leave use. This new policy would provide a mechanism whereby the City could reward those employees with no sick leave usage each quarter, and by providing additional leave to be taken at a later date. Typically, these incentive policies/programs reduce the overall use of sick leave and thusly reduce operation costs. Therefore, the attached policy is currently under  consideration for approval by Council.)  8. By Minute-Entry Consider Peggy Clendendon's Re-application to the (Council will consider Ms. Clendendon's application by minute-entry.) 9. By Minute-Entry Consider Jean Nelson's Re-application to the Keep (Council will consider Ms.Nelson's application by minute-entry.)  Keep Seagoville Beautiful Commission.  Seagoville Beautiful Commisson.  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.)  10. FUTURE AGENDAITEMS Future Agenda Items EXECUTIVE SESSION NONE.    City Council Agenda October 3,2011 Page 5of5  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 28th day of September, 2011, and will remain sO posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with  Chapter 551 oft the Texas Government Code.  ShMbi Shela.MArtin, fity Secretary  TEKAS Mwyyw  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: