AGENDAS
FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 AT 1:00 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.

INVOCATION: Candy Gibbs
PROCLAMATIONS: "Domestic Violence" "Fire Prevention Week" "Dyslexia Awareness Month" "Realtor Day"

1. City Council will discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects.

A. Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments;

B. Update on Community Wildfire Protection Plan;

C. Reports and updates from City Councilmembers serving on outside boards: First Responders Excellence and Innovation Fund Board; and

D. Consider future Agenda items and request reports from City Manager.

2. CONSENT ITEMS:  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.

A. MINUTES: Approval of the City Council  minutes for the  meetings  held  on September 25, 2018.

B. ORDINANCE NO. 7763: (Contact:  Cris Valverde, Planning and Development Services Assistant Director) This is the second and final reading of an ordinance rezoning Lot 1, Block 7, Martin Addition Unit No. 3, in Section 136, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas plus one half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Residential District 1 with Specific Use Permit 22 to Residential District 1 with a Specific Use Permit for a martial arts and athletic center.  (Vicinity Martin Road and Marrs Street.)

C. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) TO SUPPLEMENT TXDOT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS: (Contact:  Michael Kashuba, Director of Parks and Recreation) This item authorizes the City to fund supplemental mowing operations via the TxDOT maintenance program for the State right-of-ways along IH-40 and IH-27 within the City limits. Each supplemental mowing is estimated to cost $25,428, with authorized funding for up to three (3) supplemental mowing operations annually totaling $76,284.

D. PURCHASE - ASPHALTIC EMULSION CHFRS-2P: (Contact:  Trent Davis, Purchasing Agent) Award to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsion, Inc. - $150,000.00   This item awards a contract for the purchase of CHFRS-2P Emulsion used by the Street Division to seal cracks in paved streets from November through March.

E. CONSIDER PURCHASE OF PORTABLE LANDFILL FENCE: (Contact:  Blair Snow, Interim Assistant Director of Public Works) Hawaii Drillers, Inc. -- $53,085.00 This item is to consider the purchase of portable landfill fence needed to enclose area and to prevent debris from blowing to surrounding areas.

F. AWARD - NEW LIGHTS AND POLES FOR DOWNTOWN PROJECTS: (Contact:  Trent Davis, Purchasing Agent) Award to Techline Inc. -- $168,837.60 This award is to approve the purchase of Downtown Lights and Poles.

3. NON-CONSENT ITEMS:  

A. PURCHASE: 100 - THREE-CUBIC YARD SOLID WASTE DUMPSTERS: (Contact:  Blair McCurdy Snow, Public Works) Award by Competitive bid: Roll Offs of America/USA Total Award  $52,000.00 This item is the scheduled replacement of 100 three-cubic yard dumpsters. Annual purchase of replacement dumpsters allows the Solid Waste Division to maintain the current service level. (This item was tabled at the last City Council meeting. 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 28th day of September 2018. Regular meetings of the Amarillo City Council stream live on Cable Channel 10 and are available online at:  http://amarillo.gov/city-hall/city-government/view-city-council-meetings Archived meetings are also available.