| 1. | City Council will discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects. |
A. Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments;
B. Reports and updates from City Councilmembers serving on outside Boards:
Convention and Visitor Board (03/27)
C. Buy the Way, Keep It Local Update;
D. Update on Utility Billing;
E. Presentation by Executive Director Don Judd of the Arts in the Sunset;
F. Discuss Draft Governance and Ends Policy; and
G. Consider future Agenda items and request reports from City Manager.
| 2. | CONSENT ITEMS: It is recommended that the following items be approved and that the City Manager be authorized to execute all documents necessary for each transaction: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON BY ONE MOTION. NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IS NECESSARY UNLESS DESIRED BY A COUNCILMEMBER, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE AFTER THE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION. |
A. MINUTES:
Approval of the City Council minutes for the meeting held on March 26, 2019.
B. CONSIDER CHANGE ORDER #3: ARDEN ROAD STORM SEWER AND PLAYA #7 EXCAVATION - PHASE I:
(Contact: Matt Thomas, City Engineer)
This item is to approve Change Order #3 to the contract for the Arden Road Storm Sewer and Playa #7 Excavation - Phase I. This proposed change order is for additional pumping due to heavy rainfall in October 2018 totaling up to 4 inches in the area which required pumping the site for 44 days total and includes additional days on the contract.
Original Contract Amount: $2,418,171.41
Previous Change Orders: $12,799.17
Recommended Change Order: $49,124.88
Revised Contract Total: $2,480,095.46
| 3. | NON-CONSENT ITEMS: |
A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7778:
(Contact: Cris Valverde - Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services)
This item conducts a public hearing to consider the rezoning of the South 70ft. of Lot 5, JW Cartwrights First Subdivision of Block 239, Plemons Addition plus a 10ft. by 140ft. strip of vacated right-of-way South of said Lot, all in Section 170, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Planned Development 96B to Amended Planned Development for the expansion to existing business operations. (Vicinity: Tyler St. and Interstate-40; Applicant: Hope and Healing Place, Inc.)
B. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION of ORDINANCE NO. 7782:
(Contact: Andrew Freeman, Director of Planning and Development Services)
This item conducts the first reading of an ordinance establishing a permit system for use of golf carts to transport passengers among certain downtown facilities and venues. This item authorizes the use of appropriately equipped golf carts to transport passengers between certain downtown establishments, parking facilities and entertainment venues. Please see the ordinance for all details, but note the following items of interest:
* It requires $1 million liability insurance per cart.
* It specifies duties of both the Owners and Operators of the carts.
* It prohibits driving along Buchanan Street, but allows the carts to cross Buchanan at street intersections.
* It initially establishes an administrative fee of $20 per cart for a permit.
* It provides a sunset clause of December 31, 2019. This is in anticipation that, between now and then, this registration/permit approach will be replaced with a franchised sole provider of such service, based upon an RFP and franchise ordinance, both to be brought forward by separate action, later this year.
C. PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION AND TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS WELL AS SETTING THE DATE FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND READINGS OF THE ANNEXATION:
(Contact: Cris Valverde, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services)
This item conducts a public hearing to gather comments for and against annexation of approximately 329 acres in Sections 65 and 66, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Randall County, Texas.
The land is vacant, yet is anticipated to develop with 949 single-family detached and/or attached homes, 39 acres of various non-residential uses, and a new elementary school for the Canyon Independent School District.
On March 26, Council held the first of two public hearings regarding the proposed annexation mentioned above. The second of these public hearings is scheduled for today.
As was the situation with the first Public Hearing on March 26, opening the matter for those interested in being heard will need to take place. That said, upon closing the hearing allowing those wishing to speak for or against the annexation, Council is to take action on a resolution that "officially closes the two Public Hearings and sets the date, time, and place for the Readings of the Annexation Ordinance."
The readings of the annexation ordinance are scheduled to take place on April 23 and April 30 and at this time, the Final Service Plan will be available for Council's analysis. The two Reading of the annexation ordinance is the point in the process, which the proposed annexation's appropriateness is determined.
D. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN STANDARD MODIFICATIONS TO THE 2010 CITY OF AMARILLO HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL MASTER PLAN WITH A 2019 PLAN UPDATE:
(Contact: Kyle Schniederjan, Director of Capital Projects & Development Engineering)
This item is to consider design standard modifications to the 2010 City of Amarillo Hike and Bike Trail Master Plan. Proposed modifications revise the Design Standards portion of the current Master Plan to address multi modal transportation demands on upcoming large infrastructure projects. The new design standards are proposed for projects with roadway design speeds 55 MPH and greater. The update also recommends fully updating the 2010 City of Amarillo Hike and Bike Trail Master Plan and recommends that the Amarillo Area MPO consider a Thoroughfare Master Plan that includes multi-modal considerations. The Traffic advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Board, and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Advisory Committee have all reviewed the proposed modifications and recommend adoption by the City Council.
E. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF A CHAPTER 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF AMARILLO AND BSA HOSPITAL, LLC:
(Contact: Andrew Freeman, Director of Planning and Development Services)
This item considers approval of a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement between the City of Amarillo and BSA Hospital, LLC for the relocation and expansion of the Harrington Cancer Center to be located on a 5.71-acre tract on the corner of South Coulter Street and Wallace Boulevard.
F. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNANCE AND ENDS POLICY
Amarillo City Hall is accessible to individuals with disabilities through its main entry on the south side (601 South Buchanan Street) of the building. An access ramp leading to the main entry is located at the southwest corner of the building. Parking spaces for individuals with disabilities are available in the south parking lot. City Hall is equipped with restroom facilities, communications equipment and elevators that are accessible. Individuals with disabilities who require special accommodations or a sign language interpreter must contact the City Secretary's Office 48 hours prior to meeting time by telephoning 378-3013 or the City TDD number at 378-4229. Posted this 29th day of March 2019. Regular meetings of the Amarillo City Council stream live on Cable Channel 10 and are available online at: http://amarillo.gov/city-hall/city-government/view-city-council-meetings Archived meetings are also available.