| 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. Mayor’s Homelessness Summit on Thursday, July 18;
C. Reports and updates from City Councilmembers serving on outside boards: Beautification and Public Arts Advisory Board (07/08/19); and
D. 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. CONSIDER APPROVAL - MINUTES:
Approval of the City Council minutes for the meeting held on July 2, 2019.
B. CONSIDER APPROVAL -- AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO KSA ENGINEERS, INC., PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR MONITORING WELL PLUGGING AND FINAL CLOSE-OUT OF THE TERMINAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS EAST END PROJECT AT RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
(Contact: Michael W. Conner: Director of Aviation) KSA Engineers, Inc. -- $41,351.70 This amendment no. 6 completes all of the action required by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to close-out the East End Drainage project at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (which, in part, involved removing old fuel tanks), including plugging the monitoring wells required by TCEQ and a final close-out report. TCEQ recently approved the Airport’s request to close-out the project based on their evaluation of the monitoring well reports. TCEQ requires this final action to plug the wells and complete the project.
C. CONSIDER AWARD - PURCHASE OF SIX TRANSIT VEHICLES:
(Contact: Marita Wellage-Reiley, Transit Director) Gillig Corporation -- $2,680,206.00 This item awards to Gillig Corporation the purchase of six 35-foot heavy duty, low floor, low sulfur diesel transit vehicles.
D. CONSIDER - APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DEPUTY HEALTH AUTHORTIES:
(Contact: Casie Stoughton, Public Health Director) In accordance with State law, Dr. Scott Milton, Health Authority, has selected Dr. Shari Medford, Dr. Ako Bradford, Dr. Steve Urban, and Dr. Susan Meikle to serve as Deputy Health Authorities for the Bi-City-County Public Health District.
E. CONSIDER APPROVAL -- SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY - TO CPL-BLL HOLDINGS, LLC, 43,200 SQUARE FEET OF LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTHEAST 34 AVENUE AND OSAGE STREET:
(Contact: Andrew Freeman, Director of Planning and Development Services) This item authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract and other necessary documents for the sale of 43,200 square feet of land located at the southeast corner of Southeast 34 Avenue and Osage Street. The sales price for this property is $12/square foot or $518,400 minus closing costs.
F. CONSIDER AWARD -- LEICA 3-D SCANNER:
(Contact: Chief Ed Drain, Amarillo Police Department) Collision Forensic Solutions -- $147,080.25 This purchase is for a 3-D scanner to enhance the Police Department’s traffic crash investigation and crime scene processing.
| 3. | NON-CONSENT ITEMS: |
A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7795:
(Contact: Cris Valverde, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services) This item conducts a public hearing to consider an ordinance rezoning a 13.21, a 2.55, and a 46.94 acre tract of unplatted land in Section 24, Block 9, B. S. & F. Survey, Potter County, Texas plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Agricultural District to Office District 1, General Retail District, and Residential District 3, respectively. (Vicinity: RM 1061 and Ravenwood Drive).
B. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT (ACT) TO SUBMIT A BUILD GRANT APPLICATION TO THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT):
(Contact: Marita Wellage-Reiley, Transit Director) This item conducts a public hearing and is in consideration of a resolution that would authorize the City Manager to submit grant applications to the USDOT in the amount of $9,754,120 to design and construct a new Multimodal Bus Terminal for Amarillo City Transit and other regional service providers including Greyhound.
C. CONSIDER APPROVAL - RESOLUTION FOR THE 2019 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (TDHCA):
(Contact: Juliana Kitten, Community Development Administrator) The Amarillo Continuum of Care is eligible to receive an Emergency Solutions Grant award up to $154,050 for 2019 grant year to provide street outreach and rapid re-housing to persons experiencing homelessness.
D. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
City Council may convene in Executive Session to receive reports on or discuss any of the following pending projects or matters:
1) Section 551.087 - Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations; discussion of commercial or financial information received from an existing business or business prospect with which the City is negotiating for the location or retention of a facility, or for incentives the City is willing to extend, or financial information submitted by same:
(a) Discuss property located in the SW quadrant of the Central Business District. 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 5th day of July 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.