AGENDAS
FOR THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018 THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WILL DEPART FROM CITY HALL, 509 SOUTHEAST 7TH AVENUE AT 1:00 P.M. FOR A TOUR OF VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES (WITH THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE TOUR COMMENCING AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M. AT THE CHARLES E. WARFORD ACTIVITY CENTER) AND RETURNING TO CITY HALL AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. (NO VOTE OR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL DURING THE TOUR) 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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(1) City Council Tour of Various City Facilities;
(7) Consider future Agenda items and request reports from City Manager. ________________________________________________________________
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS
INVOCATION: Pam Beckham
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 February 13, 2018.
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CONSIDER - TUBERCULOSIS STATE GRANT:
(Contact: Casie Stoughton, Director of Public Health)
Grant Amount -- $60,224
Grantor: Texas Department of State Health Services
This item accepts the award from the Texas Department of State Health Services from September 1, 2018 thru August 31, 2019 to continue funding to prevent and control the transmission of active and latent tuberculosis.
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CONSIDER - AWARD A CONTRACT TO ASCENT HEALTH CONSULTING TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT:
(Contact: Casie Stoughton, Director of Public Health)
Contract to Ascent Health Consulting in the amount of $83,395
This item awards the contract to Ascent Health Consulting to conduct a comprehensive Community Health Assessment to fully understand the health needs of the citizens of the Bi-City County Health District. The Community Health Assessment will include telephone survey, focus groups, and key informant survey.
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CONSIDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT RADIO SYSTEM COVERAGE TESTING:
(Contact: Kevin Starbuck, Assistant City Manager)
Award to AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
Original Consulting Services Agreement: $540,244.00
Previous Change Order: $6,015.00
(Frequency Coordination)
Current Change Order: $177,668.00
(RaCE Coverage Testing)
Total Consulting Services Agreement: $723,927.00
As part of the final acceptance testing of the Motorola P25 Phase II 700/800 MHz radio communications system, the City of Amarillo has required an independent evaluation of radio system coverage to ensure compliance with system specifications. AECOM Technical Services, Inc. has provided consulting services for the project and is selected to conduct the Radio Coverage Evaluator or RaCE coverage testing to verify system performance.
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APPROVAL - AVIATION CLEAR ZONE EASEMENT:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
Aviation Clear Zone Easement, being 4,550 feet above mean sea level above the plat of Arrowhead Addition Unit No. 10, an addition to the City of Amarillo, being an unplatted tract of land in Section 149, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Randall County, Texas.
REGULAR AGENDA
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DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7711:
(Contact: Michelle Bonner, Deputy City Manager)
This is the first and final reading of an ordinance to discuss and consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "City of Amarillo, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2018," including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds.
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7712:
(Contact: Michael W. Conner, Director of Aviation)
This is a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance for commercial ground vehicle operators at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (Airport). The City of Amarillo and Department of Aviation propose this ordinance as authorized through the Texas Legislature, Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2402. The proposed ordinance authorizes reasonable fees and regulation on commercial ground vehicle operators, to include Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), e.g., Uber and Lyft. As proposed in the ordinance, the funding mechanism and regulatory operating standards are focused to accomplish the following objectives: establish uniform commercial ground vehicle operating standards, provide revenues to maintain airport systems that support commercial ground vehicle traffic on the airport, and to compensate the airport for administration and enforcement of the operating standards. The Airport’s Rules and Regulations document shall be the guiding standard for commercial ground vehicle operations at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7713:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is the first reading of an ordinance considering possible approval of the vacation of 80’ ROW known as South Monroe Street between Block 192 and Block 193 in Plemons Unit No. 1 and the southern 14’ of 80’ ROW known as Southwest 14th Avenue located along Block 192 in Plemons Unit No. 1, both in Section 170, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas. This vacation was reviewed and recommended for approval by a 5:0 vote from the Planning and Zoning Commission. (Vicinity: South Monroe Street and Southwest 14th Avenue.)
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7714:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance rezoning a portion of Lot 3, Block 186; Lots 2, 3, and portion of Lot 1 in Block 192; and all of Block 193 in Plemons Unit No.1, in Section 170, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Planned Development District 120 and 130 (PD-120 and PD-130) to Multiple Family District 2 (MF-2). (Vicinity: Southwest 15th Avenue and South Monroe Street.)
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7715:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance rezoning Lot 1, Block 27, Lawrence Park Unit No. 16, in Section 227, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Planned Development 354 (PD-354) to Light Commercial (LC). (Vicinity: Southwest 27TH Avenue and Britain Drive.)
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7716:
(Contact: AJ Fawver, Planning and Zoning Director)
This is a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance rezoning of a 31,500 +/- square foot tract of land out of Section 43, Block 9 BS&F Survey, Potter County, Texas plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Agricultural (A) to Office 2 (O2). (Vicinity: South Coulter and Outlook Drive.)
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PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7717:
(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: Lot 1, Block 4, Western Express Unit No. 1, in Section 229, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Randall County, Texas.
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CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION - TO ENTER INTO A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF AMARILLO AND 79101 PROPERTIES, LP FOR POLK STREET STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS:
(Contact: Kyle Schniederjan, City Engineer)
This item is to authorize the City Manager to enter into a participation agreement with 79101 Properties, LP for the construction of Streetscape Improvements to Polk Street adjacent to newly re-developed property at 626 South Polk Street. (The Streetscape Improvements are required under downtown urban design standards.) These same streetscape improvements are part of the Proposition 1 projects included in the 2019 Community Investment Program to be built with city funds. The agreement authorizes 79101 Properties, LP to construct the streetscape improvements now (in the public right of way) instead of waiting until 2019 as proposed in the Community Investment Program. Approval will result in cost savings for the city. 79101 Properties, LP will be reimbursed from funds dedicated to that same right of way in the voter approved Proposition 1 projects included in the 2019 Community Investment Program. All public improvements will be constructed in accordance with approved permits and applicable Municipal Code. Approval will authorize the City to participate at 30% of the total cost of public infrastructure improvements in accordance Texas Local Government Code 212.071.
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 16th day of February 2018.
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Archived meetings are also available.
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