| 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: Community Development Advisory Committee
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee
Planning and Zoning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
(2) 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, RLC Class Action, Wedgeworth, West and SPS 2014 Rate Case;
(6) To deliberate regarding security devices or security audits, security personnel;
(7) Discuss the appointment of an associate judge of the municipal court;
(8) Animal Management & Welfare Board recommendations regarding pet registration ordinance and related matters;
(9) Refugee resettlement;
(10) TxDot Right-of-Ways Maintenance, projects and improvements;
(11) 84th(R) Legislative Session items affecting the City of Amarillo including, but not limited to, Municipal Authority, Revenue, Events Trust Fund, Pensions, Animal Management & Welfare, and refugee resettlement process, Health and Human Services Commission, related matters;
(12) City’s organizational structure including meet and confer;
(13) Discuss and review City and TxDot Road Projects, 34th & 58th Avenues, Southwest 9th Avenue;
(14) Hillside Gravity Sewer Line; and
(15) Taxi ordinance update and related matters.
| 1. | MINUTES: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on May 5, 2015. |
| 2. | ORDINANCE NO. 7530: This is the first reading of an ordinance vacating portions of an existing 20-foot alley in Section 149, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Randall County, in the vicinity of Osage Street and Southridge Drive. This vacation request is located in the City’s Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and was originally dedicated via a plat of Arrowhead Unit No. 1. This is recommended for approval by a 7:0 vote of the Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| 3. | RESOLUTION - CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN CONSTITUTE PUBLIC NUISANCE AT THE LOCATION STATED: This resolution sets the date and time for a public hearing on June 9, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. to determine if the property at 2712 Center Avenue (aka 305 South Florida Street), 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. |
| 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. Award - Highway Luminaries Supply Agreement:
Award to low responsive bidder: Graybar Electric Co. Inc. -- $98,748.80
This item awards a supply agreement for a variety of highway LED luminaries for the Traffic Engineering Department. The inventory will be maintained by Central Stores. Funding is available in the approved Central Stores Operations Budget.
B. Approval - Excess Workers' Compensation Coverage:
Award to best evaluated proposer: Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool -- $88,876.00
This item approves the purchase of excess workers compensation coverage for the City of Amarillo, including the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation and City volunteers. The recommended provider, the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool submitted the highest evaluated proposal. The proposal will provide excess coverage beginning at $1 million and extending to the statutory aggregate limits. Funding for this purchase is in the approved Self Insurance Fund budget.
C. Approval - Water Rights Purchase:
Parties: City of Amarillo and Frank P. Sharman Trust and Mary M. Sharman Trust; Clear Creek Land LP, Gwyn and Harrison Properties, Inc.; Mary R. Haynes, 2009 Living Trust, Catherine Rapstine Dunn; Bonnie Breanne Coffin; Greta Rapstine Crofford; Frank P. Rapstine Trust, David Dunn Trustee
Purchase Price: $366,186.00
Terms and Conditions: As noted
This item approves the purchase of 610.31 +/- acres in Potter County that are contiguous to the existing water rights for the Potter County Wellfield. This property is described as Section 1, Block C, C Christolph Survey, Potter County. This fee simple purchase will allow the city to operate the existing Well 507 at full capacity and adds 610 acres of water rights to complete a 'notch' in the existing wellfield. The additional acreage will further allow for the development of a future large capacity well that can take advantage of existing nearby infrastructure, thus lowering future development costs. The acreage has an estimated 261' of saturated thickness. Funding for this purchase is available in the dedicated account for water rights purchase and management, and net cost to the City is $343,299.40 with the remaining funding being provided by the City's hydrology consultant pursuant to an existing agreement
D. Dedications and Acceptances:
Dedication of 0.905 acre for a public utility easement in Section 61, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Potter County, Texas for ongoing water line improvements in the area.
| 1. | Planning and Zoning Commission, minutes of April 27, 2015. |
| 2. | 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 May 2015. |