CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1110 HOUSTON STREET

LAREDO, TEXAS 78040

AUGUST 28, 2000

5:30 P.M.

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services, are requested to contact Gustavo Guevara, City Secretary at (956) 791-7308 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The accessible entrance and accessible parking spaces are located at City Hall, 1100 Victoria Ave.

V. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSION, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

a. Appointment of Dr. Oscar Cartas by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr. to the Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee.

b. Appointment of Sylvia Palombo by Council Member Johnny Amaya to the Library Advisory Committee.

VIII. GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

1. A. Request by Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores

1. Request by the Webb County Sheriff’s Department for the use of the Benavides Softball Fields including the waiver of fees for September 8, 9 and 10, 2000. This will be a benefit for Pablo Degollado, Sheriff’s Department employee that has been stricken with terminal cancer, with possible action.

2. Notifying the City Council of the City of Laredo’s participation in the Rio Grande Institute Disaster Mitigation Project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Economic Development Administration.

XI. RESOLUTIONS

2. 2000-R-127 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant from the South Texas Development Council (STDC) for the amount of $31,000.00. This grant will be used to help fund the Citizens Recycling Convenience Center.

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

This notice was posted at the Municipal Government Offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Friday, August 25, 2000 at 5:00 p.m.

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Gustavo Guevara, Jr.

City Secretary [fp1]