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INVOCATION: Davlyn Duesterhaus, Baptist St. Anthony's Health Systems

1. MINUTES: Overview: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on September 8, 2015.

2. ORDINANCE NO. 7549: Overview: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Amarillo budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. This budget allows for the City to continue providing effective public services, programs and assistance to Amarillo residents in the upcoming year.

3. ORDINANCE NO._7550: Overview: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance approving the City of Amarillo tax roll, setting an ad valorem property tax rate and levying a tax on all property subject to taxation within the City for the 2015 tax year. This ordinance establishes an ad valorem tax rate of $0.32566 per $100.00 property valuation for City maintenance and operations expenses and $0.02506 per $100.00 property valuation for existing debt expenses resulting in a total ad valorem rate of $0.35072 per $100.00 property valuation.

THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 4.50 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.51.

5. ORDINANCE NO. 7551: Overview: This is the first reading of an ordinance re-appointing existing judges now serving in the City of Amarillo Municipal Court. These appointments for a two (2) year period are as follows:
Sonya Letson - Full-time Presiding Judge
Jennifer Cates - Part-time Associate Judge
Inda Crawford - Part-time Associate Judge

6. RESOLUTION - PUBLIC HEARING ON 2015 PROGRAM OF PROJECTS AND APPROVAL OF THE 2015 GRANT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING FOR THE AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM: Overview: This resolution conducts a public hearing on the FY 2015 Program of Projects and authorizes the City of Amarillo to submit a grant application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for fiscal year 2014-2015 operating and capital assistance for the Amarillo City Transit Department. The City will receive an allocation from both the Federal Transit Authority Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation. The current year allocations are:
Federal FTA Funds $3,162,971
TxDOT Funds $ 396,680
Local Funds $1,738,221
Total Capital and Operating $5,297,872

7. RESOLUTION - SETTING FEES: Overview: This resolution sets the fees for certain services performed by the Department of Public Health Department in accordance with Section 8-5-3 of the Amarillo Municipal Code. The Bi-City-County Health District Board has recommended the fees be adopted.

8. CONSENT AGENDA: Overview: 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. Approval - Engagement Letter for City of Amarillo Representation:
Parties: Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal Hyde & Zech, PC and the City of Amarillo
Terms and conditions as noted
Overview: This item approves an engagement letter for the City's upcoming labor negotiations with the Amarillo Police and Fire Fighters Associations. A Meet and Confer request was submitted by the Amarillo Professional Fire Fighters Association - Local 542 and City Council passed a Resolution on July 28, 2015, requesting recognition pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, 142.103; and a Meet and Confer request by the Amarillo Police Department requested recognition pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, 142.053 and Council passed this Resolution on August 25, 2015. This item is recommended by the Interim City Attorney.

B. Approval - Change Order - Sanitary Sewer Main:
Original Contract: $2,952,715.00
Previous Change Order: $ 0
Current Change Order: $ 89,000.00
Revised Contract: $3,041,715.00

This item approves change order number two (2) to the contract with Amarillo Utility Contractors, Inc. for the installation of the sanitary sewer main on Soncy Road. This change order will allow playa lake water to be pumped into an adjacent landowner's drainage basin allowing the contractor to keep the project on schedule. Funding for this project is available in the approved Utilities Division Capital Improvement Program budget.

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Sep 15, 2015 City Council Regular Meeting

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INVOCATION: Davlyn Duesterhaus, Baptist St. Anthony's Health Systems

1. MINUTES: Overview: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on September 8, 2015.

2. ORDINANCE NO. 7549: Overview: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Amarillo budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. This budget allows for the City to continue providing effective public services, programs and assistance to Amarillo residents in the upcoming year.

3. ORDINANCE NO._7550: Overview: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance approving the City of Amarillo tax roll, setting an ad valorem property tax rate and levying a tax on all property subject to taxation within the City for the 2015 tax year. This ordinance establishes an ad valorem tax rate of $0.32566 per $100.00 property valuation for City maintenance and operations expenses and $0.02506 per $100.00 property valuation for existing debt expenses resulting in a total ad valorem rate of $0.35072 per $100.00 property valuation.

THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 4.50 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.51.

5. ORDINANCE NO. 7551: Overview: This is the first reading of an ordinance re-appointing existing judges now serving in the City of Amarillo Municipal Court. These appointments for a two (2) year period are as follows:
Sonya Letson - Full-time Presiding Judge
Jennifer Cates - Part-time Associate Judge
Inda Crawford - Part-time Associate Judge

6. RESOLUTION - PUBLIC HEARING ON 2015 PROGRAM OF PROJECTS AND APPROVAL OF THE 2015 GRANT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING FOR THE AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM: Overview: This resolution conducts a public hearing on the FY 2015 Program of Projects and authorizes the City of Amarillo to submit a grant application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for fiscal year 2014-2015 operating and capital assistance for the Amarillo City Transit Department. The City will receive an allocation from both the Federal Transit Authority Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation. The current year allocations are:
Federal FTA Funds $3,162,971
TxDOT Funds $ 396,680
Local Funds $1,738,221
Total Capital and Operating $5,297,872

7. RESOLUTION - SETTING FEES: Overview: This resolution sets the fees for certain services performed by the Department of Public Health Department in accordance with Section 8-5-3 of the Amarillo Municipal Code. The Bi-City-County Health District Board has recommended the fees be adopted.

8. CONSENT AGENDA: Overview: 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. Approval - Engagement Letter for City of Amarillo Representation:
Parties: Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal Hyde & Zech, PC and the City of Amarillo
Terms and conditions as noted
Overview: This item approves an engagement letter for the City's upcoming labor negotiations with the Amarillo Police and Fire Fighters Associations. A Meet and Confer request was submitted by the Amarillo Professional Fire Fighters Association - Local 542 and City Council passed a Resolution on July 28, 2015, requesting recognition pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, 142.103; and a Meet and Confer request by the Amarillo Police Department requested recognition pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, 142.053 and Council passed this Resolution on August 25, 2015. This item is recommended by the Interim City Attorney.

B. Approval - Change Order - Sanitary Sewer Main:
Original Contract: $2,952,715.00
Previous Change Order: $ 0
Current Change Order: $ 89,000.00
Revised Contract: $3,041,715.00

This item approves change order number two (2) to the contract with Amarillo Utility Contractors, Inc. for the installation of the sanitary sewer main on Soncy Road. This change order will allow playa lake water to be pumped into an adjacent landowner's drainage basin allowing the contractor to keep the project on schedule. Funding for this project is available in the approved Utilities Division Capital Improvement Program budget.

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