AGENDAS

FOR THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 AT 3:30 P.M. ON THE THIRD FLOOR, ROOM 303, CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 509 SOUTHEAST 7th AVENUE, AMARILLO, TEXAS, AND FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL 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 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: Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
Board of Hospital Managers
Community Development Advisory Committee
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Advisory Committee
Downtown Urban Design Review Board
Library Board
Traffic Commission

(2) Discuss and Review proposed updates and changes to the City of Amarillo Boards and Commissions structure; and

(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 and related matters;

(2) Possible groundwater rights transactions in Potter, Carson, Roberts or Ochiltree Counties;

(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: Atmos (2012 rate case) Burch; Zambrana; Torres; APM, West and SPS 2014 Rate Case;

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

(7) Refugee resettlement;

(8) Texas Transportation Commission, TxDot Right-of-Ways Maintenance and improvements;

(9) 84th(R) Legislative Session and related matters;

(10) Discuss City Manager Jarrett Atkinson’s performance evaluation and compensation;

(11) Discuss and review City and TxDot Road Projects;

(13) Hillside Gravity Sewer Line; and

(14) Taxi ordinance update and related matters.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS

INVOCATION: Greg Dowell, Central Church of Christ

1.	MINUTES: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on February 24, 2015.

ORDINANCE NO. 7507:
This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending the Amarillo Municipal Code, Chapter 4-6, Articles I and II to make comprehensive revisions to the platting and development procedures and regulations. This ordinance revises the City’s development review process to address subdivision plans, construction plans, and final plats to enhance the process yielding increased predictability, transparency and consistency.

ORDINANCE NO. 7508:
This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending the Amarillo Municipal Code, Chapter 4-10, Article V, Division 5 Adding Sections 4-10-226 to 4-10-229 to add site plan procedures and regulations. This ordinance revises the City’s development review process to address site plans as a component of the effort to enhance the process yielding increased predictability, transparency and consistency.

4.	ORDINANCE NO. 7509: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-3, General Building and Construction Standards, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Residential Code.

5.	ORDINANCE NO. 7510: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-3, General Building and Construction Standards, of the Amarillo Municipal Code to adopt the 2015 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code.

6.	ORDINANCE NO. 7511: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-3, General Building and Construction Standards, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Mechanical Code.

7.	ORDINANCE NO. 7512: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-3, General Building and Construction Standards, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code.

8.	ORDINANCE NO. 7513: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-3, General Building and Construction Standards, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Existing Building Code.

9.	ORDINANCE NO. 7514: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-4, Electricity, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2014 National Electrical Code. This code is the most current national standard for all electrical installations.

10.	ORDINANCE NO. 7515: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-5, Plumbing, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Plumbing Code.

11.	ORDINANCE NO. 7516: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-5, of the Amarillo Municipal Code by adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.

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ORDINANCE NO. 7517:
This is the second and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4-3, General Building and Construction Standards, of the Amarillo Municipal Code to adopt the 2015 Edition of the International Building Code. The Building Code is the primary standard for the construction of multi-family housing and commercial buildings in Amarillo.