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WORK SESSION

INVOCATION: Howard Batson, First Baptist Church

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

(1) Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments;

1. 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: 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: Overview: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on May 9, 2017.

B. Lease Agreement for Limited Uses - Lease Agreements between the Amarillo Police Department and a local organization for the limited use of office space by the Neighborhood Police Officer Units: Overview: This lease agreement for limited uses provides for office space in a designated neighborhood to be used by Amarillo Police Department for the Neighborhood Police Officer Units. These offices will be utilized for the purpose of general police activity, research, preparing reports, meetings with citizens, etc. The organization that has agreed to provide an office is: Eastridge Baptist Church.

C. Purchase - Landscaping Project for The Greenways Units #31 and #19: Award to Green Plains Design -- $379,900.00 Overview: This item approves the contract for landscape, hardscape, and sidewalk improvements in Units #31 and #19 of The Greenways PID. REGULAR AGENDA

2. RESOLUTION - MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Overview: This resolution canvasses the returns and declares the results of the regular election held on May 6, 2017.

3. REMARKS: Overview: Remarks by the outgoing Councilmembers.

6. ORDINANCE NO. 7667: Overview: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance changing City Ordinance Section 16-3-131 pertaining to exit and entrance of parking establishments in the Central Business District (CBD) and required signage. The existing ordinance prohibits left turns upon exiting a parking establishment in the CBD, makes no distinction between one-way or two-way street operation, and allows for no exceptions. The ordinance modification will allow for exceptions to the left turn prohibition, particularly in cases where it would make sense from the standpoint of traffic flow and/or circulation.

7. ORDINANCE NO. 7668: Overview: This is the second and final reading changing of an ordinance City Ordinance Article XXI, Section 16-3-1001, Schedule A, One-Way Streets. Currently Southeast 7th Avenue is an eastbound one-way street and Southeast 8th Avenue is a westbound one-way street. Both one-ways are effective from Adams Street to Buchanan Street. The request is to modify two blocks on the east end of the one-way pair. Change to two-way operation will better facilitate traffic movement in this area, particularly for vehicles exiting and entering the new City of Amarillo and Xcel Energy parking garages.

May 16, 2017 City Council Regular Meeting

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WORK SESSION

INVOCATION: Howard Batson, First Baptist Church

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

(1) Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments;

1. 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: 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: Overview: Approval of the City Council minutes of the regular meeting held on May 9, 2017.

B. Lease Agreement for Limited Uses - Lease Agreements between the Amarillo Police Department and a local organization for the limited use of office space by the Neighborhood Police Officer Units: Overview: This lease agreement for limited uses provides for office space in a designated neighborhood to be used by Amarillo Police Department for the Neighborhood Police Officer Units. These offices will be utilized for the purpose of general police activity, research, preparing reports, meetings with citizens, etc. The organization that has agreed to provide an office is: Eastridge Baptist Church.

C. Purchase - Landscaping Project for The Greenways Units #31 and #19: Award to Green Plains Design -- $379,900.00 Overview: This item approves the contract for landscape, hardscape, and sidewalk improvements in Units #31 and #19 of The Greenways PID. REGULAR AGENDA

2. RESOLUTION - MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Overview: This resolution canvasses the returns and declares the results of the regular election held on May 6, 2017.

3. REMARKS: Overview: Remarks by the outgoing Councilmembers.

6. ORDINANCE NO. 7667: Overview: This is the second and final reading of an ordinance changing City Ordinance Section 16-3-131 pertaining to exit and entrance of parking establishments in the Central Business District (CBD) and required signage. The existing ordinance prohibits left turns upon exiting a parking establishment in the CBD, makes no distinction between one-way or two-way street operation, and allows for no exceptions. The ordinance modification will allow for exceptions to the left turn prohibition, particularly in cases where it would make sense from the standpoint of traffic flow and/or circulation.

7. ORDINANCE NO. 7668: Overview: This is the second and final reading changing of an ordinance City Ordinance Article XXI, Section 16-3-1001, Schedule A, One-Way Streets. Currently Southeast 7th Avenue is an eastbound one-way street and Southeast 8th Avenue is a westbound one-way street. Both one-ways are effective from Adams Street to Buchanan Street. The request is to modify two blocks on the east end of the one-way pair. Change to two-way operation will better facilitate traffic movement in this area, particularly for vehicles exiting and entering the new City of Amarillo and Xcel Energy parking garages.

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