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 Cross-Bar Ranch;
C. Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA) Update; and
D. Consider future Agenda items and request reports from City Manager.
A. MINUTES:
Approval of the City Council minutes for the meetings held on November 6, 2018.
B. ORDINANCE NO. 7768:
(Contact: Kyle Schniederjan, Director of Capital Project & Development Engineering) This is the second and final reading of an ordinance adopting the City’s CIP which will guide capital investment decisions for the next five years.
C. CONSIDER - PURCHASE OF NEW SIGNAL SOFTWARE AND CONTROLLERS:
(Contact: Michael Padilla, Transportation Superintendent) Iteris, Inc. - Total amount $318,500.00 This award includes: Tactics Software - $96,800.00 Traffic Signal Controllers (100) - $221,700.00 This is a purchase for Traffic Signal Equipment to replace out-dated controllers and software originally installed in 2003.
D. AWARD - HOSTED IVR SOFTWARE:
(Contact: Rich Gagnon, Information Technology) Selectron Technologies, Inc. -- $249,620.80 This represents an agreement with Selectron to provide an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for Utility Billing.
E. CONSIDER -- RIGHT OF WAY USE AGREEMENT:
(Contact: Matt Thomas, City Engineer) Bluefish Amarillo Pipeline, LLC (to pay the City the sum of $1,000.00 per year) This item is for the consideration and approval of a right of way use agreement to install a refined petroleum pipeline in the Whitaker Road and Southeast 3rd Avenue right of way. The pipeline is intended to deliver product from the existing pipeline in Southeast 3rd Avenue to the Love’s Travel Stop at I-40 and Whitaker. This will eliminate approximately 2,000 fuel tanker truck deliveries a year.
3. | NON-CONSENT ITEMS: |
A. MPEV CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:
(Contact: Jerry Danforth, Facilities and Special Project Administrator)
B. CONSIDER PURCHASE - REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 701 SOUTHEAST 5TH AVENUE:
(Contact: Andrew Freeman, Director of Planning and Development Services) 701 SE 5th LLC - $700,000 plus closing costs and inspection related expenses This item authorizes the City Manager to execute assignment of contract and other necessary documents for the purchase of a warehouse and land located at 701 Southeast 5th Avenue in Downtown Amarillo.
C. APPROVAL - PARKING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE:
(Contact: Andrew Freeman, Director of Planning and Development Services) NuPark -- Total first year purchase is $102,595 (Approved interlocal with the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance) This item authorizes the City Manager to execute a systems agreement with NuPark for parking-related software and hardware, maintenance support, and related services. This includes an annual subscription cost starting at $28,125, with one-time hardware costs of $37,235 per vehicle for cameras, printers, and tablets.
D. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
City Council may convene in Executive Session to receive reports on or discuss any of the following pending projects or matters:
(1) Section 551.087 -- Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations; discussion of commercial or financial information received from an existing business or business prospect with which the City is negotiating for the location or retention of a facility, or for incentives the City is willing to extend, or financial information submitted by same:
(a) Discussion regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect and/or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect:
(1) Project # 18-08-02 (Information Technology)
(2) Project # 18-09-03 (Transportation)
(b) City Economic Development Project #18-09 in the vicinity of Airport Boulevard and Tiltrotor Drive. 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 9th day of November 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.