AGENDAS

FOR THE AMARILLO CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012 AT 4:00 P.M. ON THE THIRD FLOOR, ROOM 303, CITY COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 509 S. E. 7^th AVENUE, AMARILLO, TEXAS, AND FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMARILLO CITY COMMISSION AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

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

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: Airport Board
Amarillo Housing Finance Corporation
Emergency Care Advisory Board
Environmental Advisory Committee
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board of Directors
Traffic Commission

(2) 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) Discussion - Texas Supreme Court Ruling in Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day and effects on City of Amarillo groundwater holdings;

(2) Amarillo Economic Development Corporation incentive project;

(3) Possible groundwater rights transactions in Hartley, Potter, Carson, Roberts or Ochiltree Counties; including Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and related acquisitions;

(4) Downtown Development/Redevelopment (studies, progress reports, plans, proposed projects - TIRZ No. 1, Center City, Inc., Downtown Amarillo, Inc. and/or Amarillo Local Government Corporation);

(5) Proposed acquisition and disposition of real property for economic, recreational or cultural projects;

(6) 2012 Water Conservation and Use Discussion;

(7) Discuss Atmos Rate Review Mechanism rider and the associated rate and regulatory matters;

(8) Potential changes and/or updates to Ambulance Ordinance and Permit;

(9) Confer with attorney and discuss threatened or pending litigation or settlement of same: Burch; Trujillo; Tortella; and

(10) Proposed Drainage Utility Program.

REGULAR MEETING ITEMS

INVOCATION: Davlyn Duesterhaus, Baptist St. Anthony’s Health Systems
PROCLAMATION: "Girl Scouts Month"

1.	MINUTES: Approval of the City Commission minutes of the regular meeting held on February 28, 2012.

ORDINANCE NO. 7320:
This is the first reading of an ordinance changing the zoning of a 1.82 acre tract of unplatted land immediately north of Lot 5 Block 11, The Colonies Unit No. 35, in Section 40, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Randall County, in the vicinity of Soncy Road and Pilgrim Drive, to change from General Retail District to Planned Development District for a new/used outdoor auto sales lot with associated uses related to the expansion of the existing new/used outdoor auto sales lot to the south. This is recommended for approval by a 4:0 vote of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

APPOINTMENTS - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Appointments are needed for the following boards and commissions:

Airport Board (3 year terms)
12/16/08 Joanna Hillman 10/01/14
(resigned)

Emergency Care Advisory Board (2 year terms)
04/21/10 Dr. Brian Eades 04/21/12
(City Commission representative)
04/21/10 Dr. Roger Smalligan 04/21/12
(Public Health Authority representative)
11/23/10 Chuck Speed 04/21/12
(Amarillo Hospital District representative)

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. Award - Engineering Services - Landfill Monitoring:
Award to HDR Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed -- $35,000.00

This item awards a professional services contract to perform required landfill monitoring services for the 2012 calendar year. Services under this contract include groundwater perimeter monitoring and reporting, methane gas measurement and recording, interior water sampling and analysis and EPA greenhouse gas reporting. Funding for this contract is in the approved Solid Waste Improvement Fund budget.

B. Approval - Redi-Mix Concrete Annual Supply Agreement:
Award to low responsive bidder: Thomas Redi-Mix Company -- $179,855.00

This item awards the annual contract to provide redi-mix concrete to the City of Amarillo Street Department. The requested contract is for approximately 2,080 cubic yards of various types of concrete and the associated expansion joint material. Concrete is ordered as-needed and delivered to the Street Department for maintenance, repair and construction projects. Funding for this contract is in the approved FY 2011/2012 Street Department Operating budget.

C. Dedication and Acceptance - Public Utility Easement:

1.
Dedication of a 312.50 square foot public utility easement in Lot 13, Block 64, East Amarillo Addition, in Section 125, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County in the vicinity of Grand Street and East Amarillo Boulevard.

PUBLIC FORUM
Comments from interested citizens on matters pertaining to City policies, programs or services.

MISCELLANEOUS

1.	Planning and Zoning Commission, Minutes of February 28, 2012.

2.	Boards and Commissions - appointments as listed on attached.