| A. | City Council 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 Local Government Corporation Amarillo-Potter Events Venue District
Board of Hospital Managers
Greenways Public Improvement District
Library Board
Texas Panhandle Centers
Zoning Board of Adjustment
(2) Discussion Proposed 2014/2015 Fiscal Year City of Amarillo Budget;
(3) Consider future agenda items.
| B. | City Council 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; APM and Boyd;
(6) To deliberate regarding security devices or security audits, security personnel;
(7) Discuss Animal Management and Welfare Management and Operations;
(8) Refugee resettlement;
(9) Boards and Commissions review and update;
(10) Texas Transportation Commission, TxDot Right-of-Ways Maintenance and Improvements; and
(11) Texas Railroad Commission and Texas Racing Commission Rules and Related matters.
| 1. | MINUTES: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on September 2, 2014. |
| 2. | PUBLIC HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015 BUDGET: This Budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $764,289 or 2.15%, and of that amount $644,297 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. |
| 3. | ORDINANCE NO. 7484: This is the first reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Amarillo budget for the 2014/2015 fiscal year. This budget allows for the City to continue providing effective public services, programs and assistance to Amarillo residents in the upcoming year. |
| 4. | ORDINANCE NO. 7485: This is the first reading of an ordinance approving the City of Amarillo tax roll, setting an ad valorem property tax rate and levying a tax on all property subject to taxation within the City for the 2014 tax year. This ordinance establishes an ad valorem tax rate of $0.31915 per $100.00 property valuation for City maintenance and operations expenses and $0.02594 per $100.00 property valuation for existing debt expenses resulting in a total ad valorem rate of $0.34509 per $100.00 property valuation. THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.92 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $5.80. |
| 5. | ORDINANCE NO. 7486: This is the first reading of an ordinance adding Chapter 14-10 to the Amarillo Municipal Code concerning "Credit Access Business." This chapter provides definitions, registration requirements, credit extension guidelines, inspection of records and other pertinent matters for businesses engaged in credit lending practices commonly known as payday and auto title lending. |
| 6. | ORDINANCE NO. 7482: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance changing the zoning of Lot 2, Block 3, Western-Air Addition Unit No. 4 and Lot 8C, Block 3, Western-Air Addition Unit No. 16, all in Section 229, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Randall County, from Planned Development District 114A to Amended Planned Development, in the vicinity of Virginia Street and Southwest 45th Avenue for a change in existing sign regulations. |
| 7. | ORDINANCE NO. 7483: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance to consider granting a variance from Section 14-3-5 of the Amarillo Municipal Code regarding distance requirements from public/private schools and daycare centers and a premise licenses to sell alcohol for off premise consumption. An applicant has requested a variance for two sites, one at Southwest 58th Avenue and Georgia Street and one at the southeast corner of Arden Road and Coulter Street. The specific variance sought is to allow two proposed full-service grocery stores at the above locations to be licensed to sell off-premise, packaged alcoholic beverages that do not meet the required distances from a public/private school or daycare center. |
| 8. | RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF AMARILLO CONVENTION AND VISITOR COUNCIL 2014/2015 BUDGET: This resolution approves the 2014/2015 Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council budget with funding from hotel/motel occupancy tax revenue collected within the City. The Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council performs tourism, convention and cultural events, promotions and recruitment efforts for the City. |
| 9. | RESOLUTION - PUBLIC HEARING: This resolution conducts a public hearing on and considers ordering the removal of a substandard structure located at 1506 Southeast 4th Avenue. |
| 10. | RESOLUTION -- CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN CONSTITUTE PUBLIC NUISANCES AT THE LOCATIONS STATED: This resolution sets the date and time for a public hearing on September 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. to determine if the property at 312 North Pierce Street, constitute public nuisances 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. |
| 11. | APPOINTMENTS - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Appointment is needed for the following board: Greenways PID (3 year terms) 07/29/2008 Boyd Johnston 09/30/2014 |
| 12. | 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 - Heavy Equipment:
Award to low responsive bidder: Yellowhouse Machinery Company -- $57,969.00
This item approves the nonscheduled purchase of a used 2011 John Deere backhoe/loader for the City Landfill. This will replace an existing 1995 unit that has exceeded is usable life and is nonrepairable. The offered unit includes warranty as part of the bid price. Funding for this purchase is available in the Municipal Garage General Machinery Fund.
B. Purchase - Dell Computer Hardware:
Award on State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Purchase Program to Dell Computers -- $52,524.29
This item approves the routine purchase of 2 Dell desktop computers, 12 Dell laptops, and 2 Dell PowerEdge servers as replacements for existing equipment which have been in service five or more years. Funding is available in the approved FY 2014 Information Technology Department budget.
C. Purchase - Office Filing System Equipment:
Award on TXMASS Purchasing Contract #12-36010 to Improve Group -- $164,287.35
This item approves the purchase of four (4) Hanel Office Rotomat Filing Machines for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. The purchase replaces existing 2003 equipment that is no longer serviceable as the manufacturer is no longer in business. The overall cost difference is 10% higher than the 2003 purchase. Funding for the equipment is available from current WIC grant contracts.
D. Award - Heavy Trucks:
Award to low responsive bidder: Amarillo Truck Center -- $704,740.00
This item approves the purchase of five (5) 25-yard sideloader refuse trucks for the Solid Waste Collection Department. The budgeted purchases are replacements for four (4) vehicles that have reached or exceeded the useable lifespan and one (1) budgeted additional vehicle. This overall bid represents a 4.5% increase from the 2012 purchase of similar equipment. Funding for this award is available in the approved Municipal Garage fund budget.
E. Award - Osage Water Treatment Plant Clarifier Rehabilitation:
Award to low responsive bidder: Brown Construction Services - $208,533.00
This item awards a contract to replace the deteriorating concrete floor surface and grout of the east sedimentation basin at the Osage Water Treatment Plant. The project cost is 35.9% less than the estimated cost. Funding for the award is available in the approved 2014 Utilities Division Capital Improvement Project budget.
F. Award - Amarillo Civic Center Boiler and Pump Replacement:
Award to low responsive bidder: Plains Plumbing Company, LLC -- $106,467.00
This item awards a contract for the removal of nine (9) boilers and pumps and the installation of seven (7) new boilers and circulating pumps at the Amarillo Civic Center. The replacement is the result of flood damage to the Amarillo Civic Center. Funding for the removal and replacement work will be from the FM Global Insurance claim process.
G. Acceptance - MEND Childhood Obesity Prevention Project Grant:
Grantor: Harrington Cancer Foundation -- $275,000.00
Grantee: City of Amarillo
This item approves a grant funding agreement with the Harrington Cancer Foundation for a three-year program to reduce childhood obesity. Using these grant funds, the Amarillo Department of Public Health and the Texas Tech Metabolic Clinic will provide the MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It) Program to approximately 700 children 7 to 13 years of age and their families over the three-year grant period.
| 1. | 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 5th day of September 2014. |