AGENDAS
FOR THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M. AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL AT 5:00 P.M., CITY HALL, 509 SOUTHEAST 7th AVENUE, COUNCIL CHAMBER ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL, AMARILLO, TEXAS.
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
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City Council will discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects.
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(8) Consider future Agenda items and request reports from City Manager.
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The City Council will convene in Executive Session to receive reports on or discuss any of the following pending projects or matters:
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(1) Sec. 551.071 - Consult with attorney on a matter in which the attorney’s duty to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct conflicts with this chapter.
(a) Discussion regarding liability exposure associated with provision of Solid Waste services and related matters.
(b) Consult with attorney regarding MPEV construction contract negotiation.
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REGULAR MEETING ITEMS
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City Council will discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects.
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INVOCATION: Davlyn Duesterhaus, BSA Staff Chaplain
PROCLAMATIONS: "National Philanthropy Day"
"Small Business Saturday"
PUBLIC COMMENT: Citizens who desire to address the City Council with regard to matters on the agenda or having to do with the City's policies, programs, or services will be received at this time. The total time allotted for comments is 30-minutes with each speaker limited to three (3) minutes. City Council may not discuss items not on this agenda, but may respond with factual, established policy information, or refer to staff. The City Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.
(Texas Attorney General Opinion. JC-0169.)
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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:
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON BY ONE MOTION. NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IS NECESSARY UNLESS DESIRED BY A COUNCILMEMBER, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE AFTER THE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION.
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MINUTES:
Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on November 7, 2017.
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ORDINANCE NO. 7686:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is the second and final reading to consider amending the Planned Development District 386 (PD-386), by modifying specific screening requirements, for Lots 5A and a portion of Lot 5B, Block 8, Sunrise Addition Unit No. 4, and Lots 3, 4, and the west 38 feet of Lot 2, Block 8, Sunrise Addition Unit No. 2, in Section 123, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas. (Vicinity: Carter Street and I-40 East Frontage Road.)
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AWARD - HEXAGON SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) MAINTENANCE:
(Contact: Lt. Shannon Kuster, AECC)
Awarded to Intergraph Corporation - $162,984.00
This item recommends award of the annual contract for the purchase of maintenance for the Hexagon CAD system at AECC.
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AWARD - WEBRMS HARDWARE & SOFTWARE LICENSING:
(Contact: Rich Gagnon, IT Director)
Dell EMC - $212,266.02
This purchase will provide servers and data storage to migrate i/Leads to WebRMS. This is the records management software for the police department.
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APPROVAL - INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH POTTER COUNTY:
(Contact: Ed Drain, Chief of Police)
This item approves an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Amarillo and Potter County to file a joint grant application with the Automobile Burglary Theft Prevention Authority of Texas in the amount of $361,705 to support the Panhandle Auto Burglary Theft Unit (PABTU).
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APPROVAL -- CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT ENGINES FOR TRANSIT BUSES:
(Contact: Marita Wellage-Reiley, Transit Director)
WS Truck Repair -- $105,809.30
Amarillo City Transit is requesting approval for the purchase and installation of 5 diesel engines to replace 5 expired engines in existing City buses. The replacement will extend the useful service life of the buses an additional five years or 100,000 miles. The bid is awarded to WS Truck Repair in the amount of $105,809.30 as the sole responsive bidder.
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APPROVAL -- CHANGE ORDER NO. 4: FOR THE 2016/2017 MILLING AND OVERLAY OF VARIOUS STREETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,431.50:
(Contact: Floyd Hartman, CP&DE Director)
Original Contract: $1,429,471.05
Previous Change Orders: $347,087.40
Current Change Order: $8,431.50
Revised Contract Total: $1,784,989.95
This item is to approve Change Order No. 4 which is a final unit adjustment for installed quantities on the project.
REGULAR AGENDA
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7687:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is a first reading to consider providing a variance to distance regulations prohibiting the sale or alcoholic beverages within 300 feet of a public school. The City Council, as the governing board of the City of Amarillo, Texas, and pursuant to Section 109.33(e) of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, may grant a variance to Section 14-3-5 of the City of Amarillo Municipal Code (enacted pursuant to Section 109.33(a)(1) of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code) for off-premise consumption at the following location: Block 1, Westhaven Park, Unit 1, Section 227, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Randall County, Texas.
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ACCEPTANCE - PRESIDING JUDGE RESIGNATION:
(Contact: Michelle Bonner, Deputy City Manager)
This item considers the acceptance of a letter of resignation from the Honorable Sonya Letson, Presiding Judge of the Amarillo Municipal Court, effective December 31, 2017.
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7688:
(Contact: David Lehfeldt and Jonathan Lofton)
This is the first reading of an ordinance amending Article IV, Chapter 8-3, Section 8-3-82 and Section 8-3-94; Article V, Chapter 8-3, Section 8-3-116 and adding Section 8-3-134; to provide for disposal of tires; providing for regulation of tire businesses.
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7689:
(Contact: Floyd Hartman, CP&DE Director)
This is a public hearing and first reading to consider an Ordinance to amend Chapter 4-6, Article I, Section 4-6-3 and Article V, Section 4-6-206 of the Amarillo Municipal Code. This Ordinance is to provide specific requirements for design, collection of fees, procedures for the issuance of permits and penalties for the installation of wireless facilities.
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ORDINANCE NO. 7685:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is the second and final reading to consider rezoning of a 21.95 acres tract of land in Section 40, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Randall County, Texas, plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Agriculture District (A) to Heavy Commercial District (HC) and General Retail District (GR). (Vicinity: Interstate Highway 27 and Thunder Road.)
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