AGENDA FOR THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD JANUARY 8, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER. 1. INVOCATION. Reverend Lynn Bullard St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Regular Meeting held December 18, 2014. (Minutes Received) 4. RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS. a. Mayor. 1. Presentation of the Star 99/CAFY Young Citizen of the Month. b. Council. 1. Adoption and Presentation. 2. Adoption Only. a. Resolution recognizing Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre as the 24th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and guest speaker for the 30th Anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, sponsored by the Delta Theta Lambda Education Foundation, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. (Showers) b. Resolution recognizing Brother Mark Stewart Tillman as the 34th elected General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated during the 30th Anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, sponsored by the Delta Theta Lambda Education Foundation, Alpha Phil Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. (Showers) c. Other Special Recognitions. 1. Presentations to the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) High School students; sponsored by the United States Department of State, Mr. Jim Powers, Local Coordinator Team Leader. (Russell) d. Announcements. 5. BUSINESS WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS. a. Public hearings to be held. b. Public hearings to be set. 1. Resolution to declare public nuisance located at 2704 Sparkman Drive, NW, Huntsville, Alabama, and to set the date when objections will be heard. (Set January 22, 2015, Regular Council Meeting) (Community Development) 7. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS. a. Communications from the Public. b. Reports 8. HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES ITEMS. a. Resolution authorizing the approval to purchase IBM hardware and software service support. (PR 10172119) (Utilities: Electric) b. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Tri-Party agreement among TVA, City of Huntsville, and Science and Engineering Services LLC, allowing Science and Engineering Services LLC to participate in the Valley Investment Initiative (VII). (Utilities: Electric) c. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Tri-Party agreement among TVA, City of Huntsville, and Tyco Fire Products LP allowing Tyco Fire Products, LP to participate in the Valley Investment Initiative (VII). (Utilities: Electric) d. Introduction of an Ordinance on water backflow prevention and cross connections. (Utilities: Water) 9. BOARD APPOINTMENTS. a. Board Appointments to be Voted on. 1. Resolution to reappoint H. Harold Stephens to the Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Huntsville-Redstone Village, for a term to expire November 11, 2019. (Nominated December 18, 2014, Regular Council Meeting) (Russell) 2. Resolution to appoint Jeff Johnson to the Land Trust of North Alabama Board of Directors, for a term to expire December 31, 2016. (Nominated December 18, 2014, Regular Council Meeting) (Russell) b. Board Appointment Nominations 10. APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES. a. Resolution authorizing expenditures for payment. (Finance Committee) b. Finance Committee Report. 11. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR. 12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. Councilman Will Culver Councilman Bill Kling Councilman Richard Showers, Sr. Councilwoman Jennie Robinson Councilman Mark Russell 13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR ACTION. a. Ordinance No. 14-969, annexing of land lying north of Zierdt Road and on the east and west sides of Arnett Road. (Introduced December 18, 2014, Regular Council Meeting) (Planning) b. Ordinance No. 14-970 amending Chapter 3, Article II, Subsection (c), of Section 3-27, Arts and Entertainment District Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, to establish the Quigley District and Entertainment District II, Meridian District. (Introduced December 18, 2014, Regular Council Meeting) (Planning) c. Ordinance No. 14-971 amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 11-259, regarding the Beautification Board. (Introduced December 18, 2014, Regular Council Meeting) (Landscape) 14. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR INTRODUCTION.

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