CONSENT AGENDA

3E. That the Mayor and City Council review and accept the El Paso Police Department’s Contact Data (Racial Profiling) Annual Report covering the period of January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007. (All Districts)
[Police Department, Tom Whitten, (915) 564-7304.

4. DISCRETIONARY FUNDS

Request authorization to use $1,900 from District 7 discretionary funds (Special Council Projects) for the purpose of placing a mural at the Judge Marquez Library. (District 7)
[Rep. Steve Ortega, (915) 541-4108]

Consent Agenda approved 7 – 0.

REGULAR AGENDA – OTHER BUSINESS

8. FINANCIAL SERVICES:

Discussion and action on a Resolution to authorize the City Manager to sign a Letter of Engagement by and between the City of El Paso and Paul A. Braden, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, to serve as bond counsel to the City of El Paso. (All Districts)
[Financial Services, Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria, (915) 541-4293]

Approved 7 – 0.

REGULAR AGENDA – PUBLIC HEARINGS

9. INTRODUCTION AND PUBLIC HEARING – FINANCIAL SERVICES:

9A. An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of “City of El Paso, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008”; and resolve matters which are necessary to effectuate said issuance. (All Districts)
[Bond Counsel, Paul A. Braden, (915) 351-6053]

Approved 6 – 0. Holguin abstaining.

9B. An ordinance authorizing the issuance of “City of El Paso, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2008A”; and resolve matters which are necessary to effectuate said issuance. (All Districts)
[Bond Counsel, Paul A. Braden, (915) 351-6053]

Approved 6 – 0. Holguin abstaining.

REGULAR AGENDA – OTHER BUSINESS

12. MAYOR AND COUNCIL:

12A. Discussion and action on a Resolution that the City Council finds tat the purchase of the book The Great Neighborhood by Jay Walljasper and the furnishing of a copy to the leaders of Neighborhood Associations, per the determination of Representative, constitutes an important public purpose to the City, and the expenditure of discretionary funds for such purpose is authorized as appropriate.
[Rep. Susie Byrd, (915) 541-4416]

Approved 7 – 0.

12B. Discussion and action on the State Legislative Agenda related to Low Income Tax Credits.
[Rep. Susie Byrd, (915) 541-4416]

Approved 7 – 0.

14. MUNICIPAL CLERK:

Discussion and action on the appointment of additional Municipal Court Associate Judges. (All Districts)
[Municipal Clerk Richard Duffy Momsen, (915) 541-4127]

David Kimmelman
Federico Soforo
Michelle Locke
Victor Parra
Darren Ligon
Regina Arditti

Postponed one week.