| A. | City Commission 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 Housing Finance Corporation Board of Appraisal Review Community Development Advisory Committee Environmental Advisory Committee
(2) Potential Cell Phone/Texting While Driving Public Information Campaign;
(3) Consider future agenda items.
| B. | City Commission 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;
(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 economic, recreational or cultural projects;
(5) Potential private gifts and donations to the City;
(6) 2011 Water Conservation and Use Discussion;
(7) Discuss Atmos Rate Review Mechanism rider and the associated rate and regulatory matters;
(8) Update and discussion - Animal Control Operations;
(9) Proposed Drainage Utility Program;
(10) Discuss potential ordinance change regarding residency restrictions for certain sex offenders; and
(11) Texas Water Development Board Regional Facilities Planning Grant Application.
| 1. | MINUTES: Approval of the City Commission minutes of the regular meeting held on November 22, 2011. |
| 2. | ORDINANCE NO. 7306: This is the second and final reading an ordinance vacating a 20-foot drainage easement in Section 39, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Randall County, in the vicinity of Coulter Street and Arden Road. |
| 3. | DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AWARD - HOSPITAL SERVICES CONTRACT: This item is the consideration of the contract to provide hospital services to the City of Amarillo Health Plan. The City has both an open Request for Proposals (RFP) and an existing year-to-year contract available for the provision of these services. The City Commission will consider and act on this item by either awarding the RFP to the highest evaluated proposer or by exercising its option to renew the existing year-to-year contract for one (1) additional year. The current contract for hospital services expires on December 31, 2011. |
| 4. | 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. Approval - Environmental Laboratory Equipment Maintenance Agreement:
Award to proprietary provider:
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. -- $43,800.00
This item approves the maintenance agreement for the Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer (ICP) and the ICP-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) instruments at the City Environmental Laboratory. These two instruments are heavily utilized and are essential for the operation of the Laboratory, especially as related to the detection and analysis of trace metals. The requested provider is the authorized factory representative for these two instruments. Funding for this purchase is in the approved FY 2011/2012 Environmental Laboratory operating budget.
| 1. | Boards and Commissions - appointments as listed on attached |