(1) Review agenda items for the regular meeting, miscellaneous attachments; and appointments for the following boards and commissions:  Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
Amarillo Economic Development Corporation
  Center City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1
Community Development Advisory Committee
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee
Emergency Care Advisory Board
Library Board
Texas Panhandle Centers
Traffic Commission

(2) Discuss and review 84th (R) Legislative items affecting the City of Amarillo including, but not limited to, Municipal Authority, Revenue, Events Trust Fund, Pensions, Animal Management & Welfare, and related matters.

(3) Consider future agenda items.

(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, Dallas, West and SPS 2014 Rate Case;

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

(7) Refugee resettlement;

(8) TxDot Right-of-Ways Maintenance, projects and improvements;

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

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

(11) City’s organizational structure;

(12) Discuss and review City and TxDot Road Projects on 34th & 58th Avenues;

(13) Hillside Gravity Sewer Line; and

(14) Taxi ordinance update and related matters.

A.

Purchase - Truck with Aerial Manlift: Award to sole bidder meeting specifications:  Texas Dodge -- $96,269.90 This item approves the purchase of a truck with an aerial manlift for the Parks Maintenance Department. This is the scheduled replacement of a 1999 modal vehicle that has reached its useful life.  Funding for the purchase is available in the approved Municipal Garage Rolling Stock Fund.

B.

Approval - Change Order #5 for Sewer Relocations on Loop 335 for the TXDOT Expansion Project: Original Contract:  $2,095,953.00 Prior Change Orders: 30,450.00 Current Change Order #5 26,736.00 Total Change Orders 57,186.00 Revised Contract: $2,153,139.00 Net Increase: 2.7% This item approves a change order to the construction contract with Amarillo Utility Contractors for the installation of a sanitary sewer main under Loop 335. The contractor was unable to utilize the pipe bursting method. The contractor will install approximately 100 linear feet of new line under this change order by boring under Loop 335. Ten (10) days will be added to the contract. Funding is available in the Utilities Division Capital Improvement Program budget for this project.

C.

Approval - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Emergency Solutions Grant: Amount: $126,968.00 The item approves an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the period beginning October 2015 through September 2016.  The grant will provide funding for programs at The Salvation Army and Family Support Services. These programs are focused on homeless prevention, rapid re-housing and emergency shelters. The application is recommended for submission by the Community Development Advisory Committee.

D.

Approval - Extension - Amarillo Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs (ARAD) Contract: Parties:  City of Amarillo and Amarillo Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs (ARAD)   This item approves a one-year extension to the existing contract for services with ARAD.  The extension period runs from April 2, 2015 to April 1, 2016 and the annual contract cost remains at $150,000 per year.  Funding for this contract extension is from the Amarillo Hospital District DSRIP project.

E.

Approval - Amendment Number 3 to Lease Agreement for Cellular Equipment Site:   Parties:  City of Amarillo and Southwestern Bell Wireless, LLC This item approves amendment #3 to the existing agreement between the City and Southwestern Bell Wireless, LLC for the location of cellular equipment on City facilities. The amendment extends the term for five years with two additional 5 year options and increases the rental rate to $13,500 per year per site with an included 3% rental increase for future years.

F.

Approval -  Amendment Number 2 to Amarillo Botanical Gardens Lease:   Parties:  City of Amarillo and Amarillo Botanical Gardens This item approves an amendment to an existing lease for the Amarillo Botanical Gardens.  This amendment includes the size of the leasehold by approximately 0.07 acres, which is a small strip on the immediate west side of the existing Botanical Gardens.  This addition will accommodate a planned improvement.  All other terms remain the same.