After a long council meeting, the Douglas City Council members approved all items on the agenda.

Four items on the agenda were approved with out the emergency clause because city charter requires that six out of the seven councilmembers affirmatively approve the proposed items.

Mayor Ray Borane and Ward 1 Councilman Robert Marrufo were not present.

The items approved without emergency clause were:

√ Ordinance 08-926, which authorizes the city to accept the donation of .124 acres of land from MT Development located west of Leslie Canyon Road and Fairway Drive.

√ Ordinance 08-927, which relates to flood plain management.

√ Ordinance 08-928, which adopts the NFPA-1, uniform fire code of the National Fire Protection Association.

√ Ordinance 08-929, which relates to the privilege license tax and adopting the “The 2008 Amendment to the Tax Code of the City of Douglas.”

Ordinance 08-921, which amends the golf course operations had three amendments. The amendments are:

1). Summer twilight golfing begins from June to Oct. rather than May to Oct.

2). Punch passes expire six months rather than four from the day of issuance.

3). Charge sales tax to golf course fees.

In other action the council approved:

√ Ordinance 08-924, which authorizes the City to acquire from Arizona District Council of the Assemblies of God some property located at 1701 10th Street.

√ Ordinance 08-925, which amends the official zoning regulations, rules and guidelines of the City of Douglas, pertaining to maximum height restrictions of wireless communication towers and joint use.

√ Resolution 08-544, which declares as public record that certain documents filed with the city clerk and entitled “City of Douglas Flood Plain Management.”

√ Resolution 08-545, which declares as public record that certain document filed with the city clerk and entitled “The 2008 Amendments To The Tax Code of the City of Douglas.”

√ First reading of ordinance 08-930, which authorizes the City to acquire from Tash Revocable Trust some property located between 8th and 9th Street and Rose Avenue.

√ First reading of ordinance 08-931,which extends the transaction privilege tax rate of one and one half percent on single item purchases of tangible personal property exceeding $10,000 from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2010.

√ Resolution 08-543, which authorizes the first amendment to pre-annexation agreement between the City and the Cochise County Fair Association in order to facilitate annexation of the Cochise County Fairgrounds.

√ Resolution 08-546, which adopts the City of Douglas public housing authority annual agency plan for FY 2008 and administrative plan for FY 2008.

√ Resolution 08-547, which authorizes the submission of an application(s) for FY 2008 state community development block grants funds and state special projects fund and that these applications meet the community’s previously identified housing and community needs and the requirements of the state CDGB program.

√ Resolution 08-548, which commits local funds as leverage for FY 2008 community development block grant application(s).

√ Resolution 08-550, which adopts revisions to the housing rehab guidelines for FY 2008.

√ Resolution 08-551, which authorizes a contract between the City and Environmental Utilities Services LLC for professional hydro geologic services.

√ Request by Robin Brekhus of the Gadsden Hotel to close G Avenue from 10th Street to 12th Street, from noon Friday, May 2 through noon Sunday, May 4, 2008, for the Cinco De Mayo Border to Border Run rally.

√ Approval of application for temporary extension of premises during the Border to Border run rally to Robin Brekhus for the Saddle and Spur Tavern, 1046 G Avenue.