(1) Review agenda items for the regular meeting, miscellaneous attachments; and appointments for the following boards and commissions:  Comprehensive Plan Implementation Advisory Committee
Health Facilities Corporation

(2) Consider future agenda items.

(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; Castleberry; TCEQ Compliance; and APM;

(6) Discuss 2012 Atmos Rate Appeal and associated matters; and the October 2013 rate case and any related appeal;

(7) Discuss SPS TCRF and rate case and associated matters;

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

(9) Discuss gifts or donations to the City;

(10) Infill Development; and

(11)    City Logo and related matters.

A.

Award - Ion Chromatograph System:       Award to low responsive bidder: Fisher Scientific LLC -- $69,884.11 This item awards a contract for the purchase laboratory equipment to support the environmental analytical analysis required by several departments as required by EPA and State regulations. The purchase will replace an eleven year old unit and add additional capabilities to the laboratory. The cost of the unit was reduced by a trade in allowance for the existing chromatograph. Funding for the purchase is available in the approved 2010-2011 Environmental Laboratory capital improvement project budget.

B.

Approval - Tee Anchor Drainage Master Plan: Award to best evaluated proposer:  Halff Associates, Inc. - $249,835.00 The item approves an engineering consulting services agreement for a comprehensive drainage master plan for the Tee Anchor Lake basin area. The project will provide recommendations to protect the general public and private residences from flood hazards. The plan will also develop conceptual alternatives and cost estimates for future capital improvements. Funding for the study is budgeted in the approved 2013-2014 Drainage Utility capital project budget.

C.

Approval -Groundwater Rights Sale Contracts:       Parties:  City of Amarillo and Doug and Carol Lathem       City of Amarillo and BLF Land, LLC       Closing 1:  23,787 +/- acres       Closing 2:  21,985 +/- acres       Terms and Conditions as noted This item is the approval of two sales contracts for certain City-owned groundwater rights located in Hartley County.  These groundwater rights are in an area of competition from irrigated agricultural operations and have been impacted by historical operations in the area.  The sale of these groundwater rights will eliminate the City's exposure in this area.  There are two separate closings for this transaction, with the first occurring in December, 2013 and the second no later than December, 2014.  The contracts include significant escrow funds to ensure that both transactions are closed by the required dates.  The proceeds of this sale will be placed in a restricted fund to be used for future groundwater rights purchases and for the long-term improvement of existing groundwater rights.

D.	Sale - Property: Sheriff Sale Property in Potter County.

E.

Dedications and Acceptances: A public utility easement being a .5379 acre tract of land in Section 63, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Randall County, for installing, constructing, maintaining, operating, extending, repairing, removing, replacing and upgrading a sanitary sewer and appurtenances for future development west of Soncy Road.