AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009

CITY HALL

1500 MARILLA

DALLAS, TEXAS 75201

9:00 A.M.

 

 

9:00 am          Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance [09-1860]                                     6ES

 

                        Special Presentations [09-1861]                                                             

 

Open Microphone Speakers [09-1862]

 

 

VOTING AGENDA                                                                                                               6ES

 

1.         Approval of Minutes of the June 17, 2009 City Council Meeting [09-1863; APPROVED]

 

2.         Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office) [09-1864; NO APPOINTMENTS MADE TO BOARDS]

 

 

Briefings                                                                                                                                6ES

 

A.       American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Status Report [09-1865; BRIEFED]

 

B.       Overview of Boards and Commissions and the Appointment Process for 2009-2011 Term  [09-1866; BRIEFED]

 

 

Lunch

 

 

C.       Dallas Zoo Management Agreement[09-1867; BRIEFED]

 

 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

 

City Attorney’s Office

 

3.         A resolution amending Section 9 of the City Council Rules of Procedure to rename the City Council’s Finance, Audit, and Accountability Committee as the Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee - Financing: No cost consideration to the City [09-1868; APPROVED]

 

 

Closed Session [09-1869; HELD]                                                                                                6ES

 

Attorney Briefings (Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A.)

 

-           The Dallas Morning News, L.P. v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 06-06607-D

-           Helen Watts v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 08-13000-A;

            Leanne Siri v. City of Dallas, et al., Cause No. 09-04875-D; and legal issues involving complaints by Fire Department employees Sherri Lopez,

            Sheila Schulte de Albrecht, and Diana Salinas and EEOC claim by Cheryl Hill

-           James Curtis Giles v. City of Dallas, et al., Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-1767-D;

            Billy James Smith v. City of Dallas, et al., Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1413-O; James Douglas Waller v. City of Dallas, et al., Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-0728-M; and Charles Chatman v. City of Dallas, et al., Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-0767-D

-           Carrie Ann Inman, Claim No. 09245789

-           City of Dallas v. Virginia Aerospace, L.L.C. and Love Terminal Partners, L.P., Cause No. JE-0802085-P; Virginia Aerospace, L.L.C. and Love Terminal Partners, L.P. v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 08-15110-E;

            Small Community Airlines, Inc. v. City of Dallas, Texas, No. 07-02540-E;

            Love Terminal Partners, L.P., et al. v. Laura Miller, No. 06-06358-E;

            Love Terminals Partners, L.P. v. City of Dallas, et al., No. 06-11650-E;

            Love Terminal Partners, L.P. v. City of Dallas, et al., No. 06-10182-E;

            Love Terminal Partners, et al. v. City of Dallas, TX., et al., No. 05-07-383-CV; Love Terminals Partners, L.P., et al. v. United States, No. 08-536-L; and

            Love Terminals Partners, et al. v. City of Dallas, TX., No. 3:06-CV-1279-D

-           James F. Hill, et al. v. City of Dallas, No. 95-00975-J;

            Albert, et al. v. City of Dallas, No. 199-697-94;

            Arredondo, et al. v. City of Dallas, No. 199-1743-99;

            Barber, et al. v. City of Dallas, No. 199-624-95;

            Willis, et al. v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 199-200-95;

            Martin, et al. v. City of Dallas, No. 1-95-506;

            and Saucedo-Falls, et al. v. City of Dallas, No. 1-02-780

-           Joe A. Reyes, Individually and As Executor of the Estate of Annie Reyes, et al.

            v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 09-00491-B

-           Phil Hillis, Individually and as Personal Representative of The Estate of Taylor Hillis, Deceased, et al. v. City of Dallas, et al., Cause No. 08-03205-A

-           Yi Yin v. City of Dallas, et al., Civil Action No. 3:09-CV-00295-G;

            Jose Hernandez v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 08-08873-H; and EEOC Claims filed by Parvaneh M. Bakhshian, Clement Bernard, Arturo Garza, Kevin Gillum, Marcus Greer, Faye Jackson, John Johnson, Terrance Marchall, Kevin McArthur, Thai Nguyen, Calvin Norman, Tommy Rhodes, Michael Roberts, Jewell Taylor, Roderick Tolor, Leroy White, and James Yellowfish

-           City of San Antonio, Texas et al. v. Hotels.Com, L.P., et al.,

            Case No. SA06CA0381 OG

-           Grand Homes 2005, L.P. v. City of Dallas, et al., Case No. 08-14769-K;

            City of Dallas, et al. v. VRV Development, L.P., et al., Cause No. 07-03526-H; and legal issues regarding the maintenance and operation of DWU water pipelines in the City of Irving

 

 

Open Microphone Speakers [09-1862]                                                                           6ES

 

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