AGENDAS

FOR THE AMARILLO CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 AT 1:30 P.M. ON THE THIRD FLOOR, ROOM 303, CITY COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 509 S. E. 7^th AVENUE, AMARILLO, TEXAS, AND FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMARILLO CITY COMMISSION AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

Please note: The City Council may take up items out of the order shown on any Agenda. The City Council reserves the right to discuss all or part of any item in an executive session at any time during a meeting or work session, as necessary and allowed by state law. Votes or final decisions are made only in open Regular or Special meetings, not in either a work session or executive session.

WORK SESSION

A.	City Commission will discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects.

(1) Review agenda items for the regular meeting, miscellaneous attachments; and appointments for the following boards and commissions: Amarillo Committee for People with Disabilities
Amarillo Economic Development Corporation
Amarillo Hospital District
Amarillo Housing Finance Corporation
Environmental Advisory Committee
Texas Panhandle Centers

(2) Consider future agenda items.

B.	City Commission may receive reports on or discuss any of the following pending projects or matters in Work Session or Regular Meeting:

(1) Amarillo Economic Development Corporation incentive project;

(2) Possible groundwater rights transactions in Hartley, Potter, Carson, Roberts or Ochiltree Counties; including Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and related acquisitions;

(3) Downtown Development/Redevelopment (studies, progress reports, plans, proposed projects - TIRZ No. 1, Center City, Inc., Downtown Amarillo, Inc. and/or Amarillo Local Government Corporation);

(4) Proposed acquisition and disposition of real property for municipal, economic, recreational or cultural projects;

(5) Confer with attorney and discuss threatened or pending litigation or settlement of same: Burch; Zambrana; Browne, Ethridge, Castleberry and D. Bastardo;

(6) Discuss Xcel Energy/SPS 2012 Rate Case and associated matters;

(7) Discuss 2012 Atmos Rate Appeal and associated matters;

(8) To deliberate regarding security devices or security audits, security personnel;

(9) Confer with attorney on referendum petition(s), ballot format; and

(10) 83rd Legislative Session.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS

INVOCATION: Howard Griffin, First Presbyterian Church

1.	MINUTES: Approval of the City Commission minutes of the regular meeting held on March 5, 2013.

ORDINANCE NO. 7394:
This is the first reading of an ordinance changing the zoning of Lot 1, Block 1, Ojeda’s Little Acre Unit No. 1, in Section 173, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Randall County, in the vicinity of Tradewind Street and Southeast 46th Avenue from Agricultural District to Agricultural District with a specific use permit for a placement of a Type A manufactured home.

RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AT THE LOCATIONS STATED:
This resolution sets the date and time for a public hearing to determine if these property constitutes a public nuisance and thereby declared as dangerous structures. A copy of this resolution will be mailed to all interested parties providing ten (10) days notice of public hearing.

4.	RESOLUTION - PUBLIC HEARING: This resolution conducts a public hearing on and considers ordering the removal of a substandard structure located at 103 North Washington Street.

5.	CONSENT AGENDA: It is recommended that the following items be approved and that the City Manager be authorized to execute all documents necessary for each transaction:

A. Purchase - Street Steel:
Award to low responsive bidder: Kloeckner/Lake Steel -- $93,409.60

This item approves the purchase of sheet steel used by the Solid Waste Department to repair trash containers. The proposed purchases if for 1,580 4x8 foot sheets of steel. Funding for this purchase is in the approved FY 2012-13 Solid Waste Collection Department operating budget. The bid price reflects a 15% decrease from the purchase price in January 2012.

PUBLIC FORUM
Comments from interested citizens on matters pertaining to City policies, programs or services.

MISCELLANEOUS

Boards and Commissions - appointments as listed on attached. Amarillo City Hall is accessible to individuals with disabilities through its main entry on the south side (Southeast 7th Avenue) 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 8th day of March 2013.