Feb 25, 2020 City Council Regular Meeting

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I WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO EVERYONE AND CALL US TO ORDER FOR THE WEEKLY BUSINESS MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK.

GLAD THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE.

I'M HERE TO START US WITH AN INVOCATION IS BOB SHRODER FROM HILLSIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

[INVOCATION]

FATHER, TODAY WE ARE TRULY BLESSED.

WE COME TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR BLESSING, YOUR EMPOWERMENT OF US AS PEOPLE AND OF THIS CITY.

AND SO, AS ALWAYS, WE ASK THAT YOUR WISDOM WOULD PRESIDE HERE, THAT OUR HEARTS ARE TURNED BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE FOR US, TO LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND SERVICE FOR PEOPLE.

SO WE ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THIS GATHERING IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

TIME, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR MAYOR, PRO TEM FREDA POWELL, TO COME AND READ OUR

[PROCLAMATION]

GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO I WOULD LIKE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

I WOULD LIKE THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROCLAMATION TO COME UP AND JOIN ME. SO OTHERS I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY OTHERS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANT TO SUPPORT, TOO, SO I WELCOME THAT.

OKAY. WHERE'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH? AFFORD SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BLACK HERITAGE AND TO HONOR THE MANY BLACK LEADERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROCESS OF OUR NATION AND WHEREAS SUCH KNOWLEDGE CAN STRENGTHEN THE INSIDE OF ALL OUR CITIZENS.

REGARDING THE ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE GREAT STRIDES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE CRUSADE TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS OF EQUALITY FOR MINORITY GROUPS AND THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND POVERTY.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2020, AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN AMARILLO AND URGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN TOGETHER IN MAKING THIS PERIOD OF REDEDICATION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE GIVEN UNDER OUR HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE. THIS 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020, THE HONORABLE MAYOR GINGER NELSON, ELAINE HAYS, FREDA POWELL, EDDY SAUER AND HOWARD SMITH COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND BEFORE I ASK PRESIDENT FLOYD ANTHONY AND ALSO MELANIE GRAVES TO COME UP, WHO ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS CERTAINLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THOSE AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE COME BEFORE ME AND OTHERS AND CELEBRATE THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO ARE MAKING STRIDES TODAY.

WHAT I WOULD TRULY LIKE TO SEE IS THAT WE ALL COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE EACH OTHER AND RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES HERE IN AMARILLO. AND IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER, RESPECT EACH OTHER AND EMBRACE EACH OTHER.

SO THAT'S THAT'S MY HOPE AND THAT'S MY PRAYER GOING FORWARD.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK PRESIDENT ANTHONY, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMARILLO BRANCH NAACP, ALONG WITH MELANIE GRAVES, TO COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU. AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ALL OF YOU TO THINK ABOUT .

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MATHEMATICIAN THAT PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AT ONE HUNDRED AND ONE.

SHE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL AND THE SPACE PROGRAM, IF WE FIND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE MOON AND ALSO TO CIRCLE THE EARTH.

BUT I, LIKE MOST OF YOU, WAS NOT AWARE OF HER UNTIL THE MOVIE CAME OUT HIDDEN FIGURES AND SOMEONE THAT DYNAMIC THAT YOU HAD TO WADE INTO A MOVIE TO COME OUT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR CONTRIBUTION IS.

SO WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHY DO WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, THIS IS WHY WE CELEBRATE.

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THANK YOU. MELANIE .

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY AND ALSO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE YOU TO OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM.

IT'LL BE ON SATURDAY THE 29TH STARTING AT SIX O'CLOCK.

DOORS WILL OPEN AT 5:00.

WE WILL HAVE A PROGRAM AND THEN WE'LL HAVE DINNER AND THEN WE'LL HAVE.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE MUSEUM AT AMARILLO COLLEGE.

THEY HAVE A DYNAMIC BLACK HISTORY EXHIBIT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

SO WE ASK THAT EVERYBODY COME AND PARTICIPATE.

IT'LL BE A GOOD, GOOD TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

THE TICKETS ARE $20.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE IF YOU NEED TICKETS, IF YOU'LL STOP ME BEFORE BEFORE WE LEAVE TODAY.

I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THOSE TICKETS.

AND JUST JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY IS VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE BLACK HISTORY IS NOT JUST HISTORY THAT'S PERTINENT TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S ALSO PART OF THE FOUNDATION THAT BUILDS WHAT WE GO FORWARD ON.

AND SO AS AN ACTIVIST IN THIS COMMUNITY, IT JUST LETS US KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE CONTINUE THESE TYPES OF CELEBRATIONS.

AND I ASK THAT EVERYONE COME AND JOIN US AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH US ON SATURDAY.

THANK YOU. WELL, WE APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

NOT LIMITED TO ANY ONE TYPE OF SKIN COLOR.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY, MAYOR PRO-TEM POWELL, THAT THAT IS THE VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE'RE WALKING IT OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND I'M LOOKING AT THE LEADERS THAT HAVE THEIR HANDS ON THE PLOW THAT ARE MAKING THAT HAPPEN. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

AND WE WERE HONORED TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU FOR SURE.

CAN WE CELEBRATE BY TAKING A PICTURE? JESSE NELSON, IS THAT WHERE YOU WERE HEADED UP HERE BEFORE I TOOK THE MICROPHONE? OK. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE HERE TODAY PRESENT FOR A PUBLIC ADDRESS. ITEM 1A IS TO REVIEW THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE REGULAR MEETING AND THE

[A. Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments]

J IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

ARE WE ON? YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE ON.

J IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT FOR THE CHUCK ROLLINS PSC PARKO SMITH COOPER CONTRACT FOR DESIGN ENGINEERING WORK AT THE REDESIGN THOMPSON PARK POOL.

THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT OF FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND WAS BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AT FIVE MILLION AS WE WENT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AT WOODFORD AT THE WOODFORD CENTER, AND THEN THE INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS THAT WE MADE BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE WOODFORD PRESENTATION AND COMMUNITY MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THE CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL WAS TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO AN OPTION JUST NORTH OF THE EXISTING WONDERLAND. PARK AND ADD A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET AS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IS A FUNCTION OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION PRICE OR THE TOTAL PROJECT COST THAT NECESSITATES THE ADDITION OF TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT MAKES IT TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SIX HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

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WE ARE STILL TRACKING AND AND VERY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE IN TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THE SWIMMING SEASON NEXT SUMMER.

TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO MOVE AGGRESSIVELY.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS WITH ROWLINS PSC ON THE DESIGN, BUT WE NEEDED TO GO AND GET THIS DONE BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE DESIGNING TO A DIFFERENT SCOPE THAN WHAT WE WERE USING WHEN WE FIRST HIRED THEM.

SO THAT IS THE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR FOR KEVIN? QUESTION. WELL, I'D LIKE IT IF IT WERE READY NEXT SUMMER, BUT [INAUDIBLE] SUMMER AFTER NEXT. SUMMER OF 2020.

I'M SORRY. YES. SUMMER 2021.

YEAH. I MISSPOKE.

HOWARD HAD THAT LOOK LIKE HE WAS GONNA HOLD YOU TO IT.

AT LEAST [INAUDIBLE] IS OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE HE WOULD'VE FALLEN OUT OF THE SEAT.

YEAH. OKAY.

SUMMER OF 2021.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THEN ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SPECIFICALLY OR IN YOUR PACKET? OKAY.

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 1B REPORTS AND UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON OUTSIDE BOARDS.

[B. Reports and updates from City Councilmembers serving on outside Boards: Amarillo Local Government Corporation; and]

THE LGC MET THAT THERE REALLY WASN'T NECESSARILY ANYTHING NEW ON THE AGENDA.

EVERYTHING IS STILL MOVING ALONG AS WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT.

THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE HOTEL.

THE HOTEL STILL IS HEADED TOWARDS GETTING THE FOUR STAR RATING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

AND SO THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A A WALK THROUGH THIS PAST WEEK.

AND SO I THINK WE'LL GET AN UPDATE MORE ON HOW CLOSE THEY'RE GETTING TO ACTUALLY MEETING THAT COMMITMENT, WHICH IS A COMMITMENT THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO MEET TO THE CITY.

AND IT HADN'T HAPPENED UP TO THIS POINT IN TIME.

AND SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL THIS CHECKLIST THAT THEY'VE GOT TO GET FINISHED OFF.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE AND EXACTLY WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED NEXT TO HELP THEM TO GET TO THAT POINT.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'VE GOT A REPORT FROM TONY [INAUDIBLE] AND EVERYTHING'S STILL DOING REALLY GREAT THERE.

YOU KNOW, THEY ARE WAY AHEAD OF WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR AND THIS TIME.

AND SO IT'S THAT IS A REALLY, REALLY BEEN A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY.

SO. RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH, ANYTHING TO ADD? I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

OK. ITEM 1C IS TO REQUEST FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OF REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[C. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager.]

[2. CONSENT ITEMS:]

MAY OR I MOVE THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH THE 5-0 VOTE.

ITEM 3A IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE NUMBER 7840.

[A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7840: (Contact: Cris Valverde, Assistant Director of Planning and Development) This item is a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance rezoning a 4.81 acre tract of unplatted land in Section 140, Block 2, A.B.&M, Survey, Randall County, Texas plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public ways to change from Heavy Commercial District and Residential District 1 to General Retail District. {Vicinity: Southeast 34th Avenue and Osage Street,)]

RIGHT. THIS IS A REZONING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIRTY FOURTH AND OSAGE.

TO PRESENT THE ITEM IS ANDREW FREEMAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

AS JARED WAS SAYING, THIS IS A REZONING OF ACTUALLY CITY ON LAND.

SO THIS IS A CITY INITIATED REZONING LAND AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OSAGE AND THIRTY FOURTH IS FOUR POINT EIGHT ONE ACRES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO RESOUND FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL. AND A SLIGHT, SLIGHT AMOUNT OF IT IS ALSO OUR ONE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO REZONE TO GENERAL RETAIL.

THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S RECENT INTEREST AND MARKETING THE PROPERTY TO SELL IT. GENERAL RETAIL IS MORE IN LINE WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

BASICALLY, THE REST OF THOSE CORN ERS AT THAT INTERSECTION ARE CURRENTLY ZONED GENERAL RETAIL THE FUTURE LAND USES FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

AND WE FELT IF WE'RE GONNA BE MARKETING THAT PROPERTY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND LIMIT THAT TO GENERAL RETAIL USES INSTEAD OF THE MORE INTENSE, HEAVY COMMERCIAL USES.

SO THERE'S 4.81 ACRES. WHAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACTS ONE POINT THREE TWO.

BUT WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND IDENTIFIED THE ENTIRE TRACT THERE FOR REZONING.

P&Z MET ON FEBRUARY 10TH AND DID RECOMMEND UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THIS ZONING CASE.

AND HERE IS AN AERIAL OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE SITE.

IT IS JUST NORTH OF THE PULL THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

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ANDREW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM 3 A? PUBLIC HEARING.

HOW ABOUT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FIRST? I MEAN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I EVER GOT THAT RIGHT? OK, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR ON OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO DO SO.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 7 8 4 0.

I SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVENTY EIGHT.

FORTY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.

ITEM 3B IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM

[B. CONSIDER RESOLUTION - FY20 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM (SHSP) GRANT APPLICATION: (Contact; Chip Orion, Emergency Management) This item considers approval of a resolution authorizing the Deputy City Manager to apply for FY20 SHSP grant funds to implement projects entitled FY20 Regional Bomb Squad Response Vehicle (LETPA),]

MR. CITY MANAGER. I APOLOGIZE.

DRAWING A TOTAL BLANK ON YOUR LAST NAME.

MAX DUNLAP, DEPUTY DIRECTOR .

MAX IS A KEY MEMBER OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] OPERATIONS TEAM.

HE'S ALWAYS DOWN THERE ANYTIME WE'RE MOBILIZING IN THE CENTER AND I FEEL TERRIBLE DREW A TOTAL BLANK ON THE LAST NAME.

ANYWAY, WE'RE DOING A ANNUAL GRANT APPLICATION, I BELIEVE, FOR BOMB SQUAD RESPONSE, MAX.

ABSOLUTELY. THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT IS A GRANT THAT PROVIDES FUNDS TO OUR JURISDICTION THROUGH THE LOCAL COUNCIL GOVERNMENTS TO HELP WITH RESPONSE, RESILIENCY AND RECOVER RECOVERY CAPABILITIES FOR MAN MADE EVENTS AND INCIDENTS, MEANING ANY FUNDS THAT THIS GRANT ACTUALLY GOES TO.

THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE TO BE TERRORISM PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT NATURE WE SAW HAPPEN TO HAVE AN AMAZING BOMB SQUAD, WHICH IS A REGIONAL ASSET FOR US, WHICH MAKES THESE FUNDS APPLICABLE TO THEM THROUGH LETPA WHICH IS THAT ACRONYM THERE, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, TERRORISM PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, FUNDS TO EVEN START THIS APPLICATION PROGRESS OR PROCESS EXCUSE ME AGAIN.

IT REQUIRES A SIGNED RESOLUTION FROM COUNCIL THAT WOULD ALLOW THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO START THIS PROCESS.

THE GRANT WOULD PROVIDE UP TO ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW REGIONAL BOMB SQUAD VEHICLE TO SPEAK ON SPECIFICS AND PRICES.

I ACTUALLY HAVE SERGEANT JAMES FROM THE BOMB SQUAD HERE WITH US TODAY.

IF I CAN HAVE HIM COME UP AND HE CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK TO MORE THE SPECIFICS OF THAT VEHICLE AND COSTS AND APD'S PLAN TO MANAGE THE DIFFERENCE IN COST IF THERE IS ONE.

SERGEANT, WELCOME. THANK YOU.

I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

BASICALLY, THE REGION HAS OFFERED UP ABOUT ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

I'M LOOKING AT A VEHICLE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THERE'S THERE'S MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE IF NEEDED.

QUESTIONS, COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY THING SIMILAR TO THIS VEHICLE NOW? YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE A 2005 FREIGHTLINER THAT WE HAVE HAD AND IT PRIMARILY WE USE THAT FOR OUR SQUAD BOMB INTEROPERABILITY.

AND IT PRETTY MUCH STAYS IN TOWN.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE THAT WE CAN RESPOND OUTSIDE THE REGION.

CURRENTLY, WHEN WE RESPOND OUTSIDE THE REGION, WE TAKE TWO PICKUPS AND TWO TRAILERS AND THIS WILL NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE TRUCK AND ONE TRAILER.

WHICH WHICH WOULD HELP CONSIDERABLY.

IT'LL ENABLE US TO RESPOND OUT IN THE REGION, BUT ALSO MAINTAIN COVERAGE HERE AND YOU KNOW, BETTER COVERAGE.

RIGHT. EXACTLY. AND DID YOU SAY 2005? YE S THAT TRUCK IS 2005.

WHEN IS THAT GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED? HOPING IT DOESN'T. HONESTLY .

KEEPING IT IN TOWN AND THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WE'RE ON.

I FORESEE IT BEING HERE A LONG TIME.

IT'S AN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE COMMAND CENTER AND CARRYING ALL THE EQUIPMENT, COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES, IT'S A REALLY NEAT HIGH END.

WELL, HIGH IS THE WRONG WORD. IT'S A REALLY NEAT, VERY USEFUL AND VERY FLEXIBLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY GIVE US THE ABILITY TO GO OUT OF TOWN BUT REMAIN TO RETAIN A LOT OF COVERAGE HERE IN TOWN.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET CALLED OUT OF TOWN? WE AVERAGE ABOUT 20 CALLS A YEAR OUT OF TOWN IN THE REGION.

SO A COUPLE OF CALLS A MONTH.

YES. I KNOW CITIZENS ARE GOING TO ASK ME ABOUT THIS, THIS IS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE NEW SWAT VEHICLE.

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YES, MA'AM. AND SO JUST I KNOW IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST TAKING A MINUTE TO EXPLAIN HOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

NOT AT ALL. SO THE APD BOMB SQUAD HAS BEEN A REGIONAL PROJECT FOR PRPC SINCE PROBABLY 2004. AND THEY SUPPLY FUNDS ON THE REGIONAL LEVEL FORCE THAT COME THROUGH STATE HOMELAND SECURITY. MOST ARE HIGH HIGH DOLLAR ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY PURCHASED WITH FEDERAL FUNDING.

AND WE DON'T GO TO THE CITY THAT OFTEN FOR OTHER THAN MAINTAINING OUR BUDGET.

SO WE HAVE A VEHICLE NOW.

SEVENTY SEVEN SEVENTEEN IS A BOMB SQUAD RESPONSE VEHICLE.

IT'S A 2013 AND IT'S REACHING ITS END OF LIFE CYCLE.

I VISITED WITH THE FLEET MANAGER ON THAT.

AND THAT THAT WOULD PROBABLY WOULD BE THE MONEY YOU ALL WOULD DECIDE THAT WE WOULD MAKE UP ANY DIFFERENCE FROM THE FEDERAL FUNDING TO TO WHAT WE HAVE.

WHAT WE NEED IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES TO SPECIFICALLY TALK TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND SWAT VEHICLE IS GOING TO ALWAYS BE SET UP FOR QUICK RESPONSE WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY USE, WHICH IS DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE BOMB SQUAD EQUIPMENT, THE PROTECTIVE GEAR, THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS VERY HEAVY.

ANY ANY ROBOTS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND THEN OTHER OTHER, YOU KNOW, EXPLOSIVES THAT MIGHT BE USED TO WORK ON THAT AS WELL.

YES, SIR. WHEN WE RESPOND OUT OF TOWN, WE WEAR HAZMAT ALSO.

SO WE HAVE TO RELY ON OURSELVES OR AFP HAS [INAUDIBLE] OUTSIDE THE CITY.

SO WE DO CARRY OUR OWN CBA 'S.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THE ROBOTS AND ALL THAT OTHER EQUIPMENT, WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO OUT AND ACTUALLY BUILD THE THINGS WE NEED TO RENDER SOMETHING SAFE.

SO THESE VEHICLES CARRY ALL THAT EQUIPMENT FOR US AND IT WON'T BE ARMORED.

SO THAT'LL BE ANOTHER BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SWAT VEHICLE AND THE BOMB SQUAD VEHICLE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? FOR EITHER MAX OR THE SERGEANT? MAX ARE YOU DONE? YES, MA'AM.

OK, GREAT. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU, SERGEANT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WE'VE ALL SUFFERED FROM THAT INTRODUCTION ITIS.

ONE TIME I COULDN'T REMEMBER FRANCIS HIBBS.

I MEAN, COME ON NOW.

THAT PROVES THAT IT'S A REAL DISEASE.

IT COMES ON YOU WHEN YOU STEP TO THE MICROPHONE.

OK, SO WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THIS RESOLUTION COUNCIL.

OK. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR THE PHYSICAL FISCAL YEAR 20 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS ENTITLED FISCAL YEAR 20 REGIONAL BOMB SQUAD RESPONSE VEHICLE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER P OWELL SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES WITH THE 5-0.

ITEM 2C IS A RESOLUTION WITH REGARD TO A CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR RIGHT OF WAY FUNDS

[C. CONSIDER RESOLUTION - TXDOT RESOLUTION FOR THE AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE RIGHT OF WAY FUNDS (FIXED PRICE - ROW ACQUISITION PARTICIPATION FROM SOUTHWEST 9TH AVENUE TO FM 1719 (NORTH WESTERN STREET): (Contact: Kyle Schniederjan, P.E., Director of Capital Projects & Development) TxDOTs Total ROW and Utility Costs Estimate - $1,681,970.00 City of Amarillo's Local Participation 10% - $168,197.00 This resolution and fixed cost agreement is the City's required participation in accordance with Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 43 Section 15.55 for Right-of-Way procurement and reimbursable utility relocations for the project. Reimbursable utility relocations will include private utilities such as gas, electric, communications and relocations of any City utilities that are in TxDOT right of way and existed prior to the procurement of the right of way. Any required relocation of City owned utilities will be separate agreements with TxDOT when TxDOT develops the final construction plans.]

MR. CITY MANAGER. DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT KYLE [INAUDIBLE] TO GIVE US THE ITEM. CAN BE COMPLICATED OR IT CAN BE QUICK.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT QUICK. SURE.

ABSOLUTELY. WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD BE INSERTED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT FOR A CONTRIBUTION OF RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FORCE THE PORTION C1 ONE OF THE LOOP. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT? BASICALLY, THERE'S OUR OUTLINE OF THE LOOP AND PORTION C 1 IS UP THERE IN OUR NORTHWEST CORNER. AND IT BASICALLY IS FROM THE CONTINUATION OF THE LOOP FROM NINTH STREET AROUND TO NORTH WESTERN. THOSE ARE THE LIMITS OF THAT C1 PIECE AND BASICALLY TXDOT GOES OUT AND MAKES AN ESTIMATE ON THE COST OF ACQUIRING RIGHT OF WAY AND MOVING EXISTING UTILITIES IN THAT AREA. AND THEN BASED ON THAT ESTIMATE AND THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THE LOCAL AGENCIES AND LOCAL COUNTIES AND CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MATCHING PORTION.

AND SO BASED ON TXDOT'S ESTIMATE OF THAT RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY COSTS OF $1.6 MILLION ARE 10 PERCENT MATCH PERCENTAGES.

ONE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND OF THAT.

JUST A LITTLE TERMINOLOGY THERE FOR WHAT IS WHAT EXACTLY IS A REIMBURSABLE UTILITY IN THAT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXISTING LOOP HAS A FOOTPRINT RIGHT NOW, HAS A RIGHT OF WAY FOOTPRINT RIGHT NOW. WE MAY HAVE A WATERLINE THAT GOES THROUGH THAT EXISTING FOOTPRINT AND THEN WE THAT WATERLINE GOES ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT FOOTPRINT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WILL

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THOSE WOULD BE REIMBURSABLE BECAUSE WE WERE THERE FIRST.

THAT PIECE THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY AND HAVE A RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT FOR IS NON REIMBURSABLE.

SO IF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES REQUIRED US TO MOVE THAT WATER LINE, A PORTION OF THAT WATER LINE WOULD BE REIMBURSABLE AND A PORTION OF THAT WATER LINE WOULD WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSABLE. AND SO THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF I HOPE THAT HELPS FOR A REIMBURSABLE UTILITY. SO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE WE ARE PAYING FOR AN ESTIMATE THE TXDOT DID UPFRONT, THERE COULD IN FACT BE OTHER UTILITY COSTS THAT COME BACK TO US AT A LATER DATE AFTER THESE AFTER EVERYTHING IS FORMALLY IDENTIFIED.

AND WE WOULD COME BACK AS ZPD AND ASK IDENTIFYING AN ACTUAL PROJECT TO MOVE THAT SAID WATER LINE OR SEWER LINE OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

AND SOME OF THOSE COSTS WOULD BE NEGOTIATED DURING THAT PROJECT DESIGN.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN I COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT C1 AGAIN, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE THAT YOU THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT REIMBURSABLE MEANT.

WHEN WE'RE HERE TODAY. SO WHAT DOES THIS ACTION DO TODAY? IT REALLY JUST FREES UP TXDOT TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD AND GIVES THEM THE AUTHORITY .

THEY ALREADY STARTED APPROACHING INDEPENDENT PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THIS ROUTE, BUT GIVES THEM THE GIVES THEM THE MONEY, THE BACKING TO NEGOTIATE FOR THAT RIGHT OF WAY AND NEGOTIATE FOR THOSE PRIVATE UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS, EXCEL.

ANY OF THE OTHER NATURAL GAS OR OTHER UTILITIES OUT IN THAT AREA THEY START NEGOTIATING THERE AND IT DEFINES THAT RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE C1 PORTION.

MORE FORMALLY, THE C1 PROJECT IS AGAIN ONE OF THESE TXDOT THINGS THAT'S WAY OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE IN 2023 FOR THIS ACTUAL PORTION OF PROJECT AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF THAT CONSTRUCTION FOR TXDOT IS EIGHTY TWO POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. AND SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION FOR OUR COMMITMENT AND OUR REQUIRED COMMITMENT OF 10 PERCENT OF THOSE ESTIMATED RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENT COSTS.

ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING, IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE WE'RE HAVING TO SET THIS IN PLACE. SO TXDOT THREE YEARS FROM NOW CAN START DOING WORK AND THAT'S HOW FAR IN THE FUTURE OR CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BE LOOKING AT PROJECTS.

AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT THAT, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT C1 SECTION, THERE'S NOT ANY REAL BIG OVERPASS INTERCHANGE KIND OF DEALS ON IT AT ALL.

AND THAT'S AN EIGHTY TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

INFRASTRUCTURE IS EXPENSIVE.

YES, SIR. CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME.

SO EXACTLY WHERE DID THESE FUNDS GO? SO WE'RE AUTHORIZING THESE DOLLARS, BUT ARE THEY TRANSFERRED TO TXDOT? ARE THEY TRANSFERRED JUST TO A SEPARATE ACCOUNTING? NO, THEY ARE FORMALLY TRANSMITTED TO TXDOT AND THEN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE GET A TXDOT REIMBURSEMENT.

AND THAT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER CONSTRUCTION EVEN.

BUT AT A TIME PREVIOUS, IF THOSE COSTS ARE LESS, WE CAN GET REIMBURSED.

IF THESE COSTS IF RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION OR UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS ARE OVER THIS ESTIMATE, WE'RE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OF THOSE OVERAGES.

IT'S A ONE TIME BECAUSE WE'RE WILLING TO DO IT UPFRONT, MULTIPLE YEARS IN ADVANCE.

TXDOT SAID BASICALLY BASED ON THAT ESTIMATE, WE'LL HOLD YOUR MATCH PERCENTAGE STEADY.

THEY COVER THE OVERAGE.

IF IT'S LESS, WE WILL GET A REIMBURSEMENT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, KYLE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS RESOLUTION? YES, MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TXDOT RESOLUTION FOR THE AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE RIGHT OF WAY FUNDS ANY AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS WITH THE CITY OF AMARILLO, LOCAL PARTICIPATION, 10 PERCENT, WHICH IS ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN DOLLARS.

AND THAT'S IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHWEST 9TH AVENUE TO NORTH-WESTERN STREET.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, GIVING THE FUNDING SO THAT TXDOT COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH ITS RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES WITH THE 5-0.

ITEM 3D IS TO CONSIDER A PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT SOUTH GEORGIA STREET AND LOOP

[D. CONSIDER PURCHASE - REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT SOUTH GEORGIA STREET AND LOOP 335: (Contact: Kevin Carter, President & CEO of Amarillo EDC) This item authorizes the Amarillo EDC to execute all necessary documents for the purchase of land located at South Georgia Street and Loop 335 in Amarillo. The purchase is for $105,323.00 plus closing costs and related expenses.]

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WELCOME, KEVIN. MAYOR COUNCIL, THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE A DC TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE POINT THREE FOUR ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH GEORGIA STREET AND LOOP 335 AND AMARILLO.

THE PURCHASE PRICE IS ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND THREE AND TWENTY THREE DOLLARS PLUS CLOSING COSTS AND RELATED EXPENSES.

TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IN JUNE, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ABC BOARD IN THIS BODY HERE ON 16, THE ADC VOTED 5 0.

AND ON JUNE 11TH, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO PURCHASE APPROXIMATELY 190 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT SOUTH GEORGIA. THIS FIVE ACRES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE TODAY IS INSIDE THAT GREEN. AND TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE.

THAT LAND WAS OWNED BY BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE.

IT'S ABANDONED TRACT THAT THEY'VE TAKEN UP.

THE RED, PURPLE, GREEN AND BLUE AND YELLOW, THAT'S WHAT WE BOUGHT IN JUNE WITH ADC BOARD APPROVAL AND THE COUNCIL APPROVAL.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE SPLOTCH BETWEEN THE GREEN AND THE PURPLE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO PURCHASE.

WE HAD THAT INTENT BACK IN JUNE WHEN WE PURCHASED.

THIS IS JUST TO BNSF NINE MONTHS NOW OR EIGHT MONTHS TO FINALLY LET US HAVE THAT.

I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHED ACCOMPLISHMENT TO GET FIVE ACRES BOUGHT FROM BNSF. THEY JUST DON'T SELL PROPERTY, BUT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA MARKET FOR THE RIGHT PURPOSE AND THEY AGREED TO SELL THAT TO US.

AND SO THAT PRICE IS NINETEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY THREE DOLLARS AND 41 CENTS AN ACRE. ORIGINALLY THEY CAME AT US WITH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR PRICE.

WE HAD DONE AN APPRAISAL FROM STEVE ROGERS AND TOLD HIM THAT WE WOULD NOT PAY ABOVE THE APPRAISAL PRICE. AND SO THEY WENT BACK AND ADJUSTED THAT PRICE TO THAT APPRAISAL PRICE.

SO WE WOULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN? THAT NOW GIVES US ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX APPROXIMATELY CONTIGUOUS ACRES OUT THERE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MARKET FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT'S ALSO LOCATED RAIL ACCESS AND LOCATED IN RANDALL COUNTY, WHICH IS THE ONLY PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE OWN IN RANDALL COUNTY.

THAT'S GREAT. OK, THANK YOU, KEVIN.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM 3D? YES, MAYOR, I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE AMARILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND LOCATED AT SOUTH GEORGIA STREET IN LOOP 335 AND AMARILLO IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE DOLLARS PLUS CLOSING COST AND RELATED EXPENSES.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE PROPOSED AT SOUTH GEORGIA STREET AND LOOP 335.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.

ITEM 3E IS TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE CITY OF AMARILLO COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL

[E. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE CITY OF AMARILLO COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019: (Contact: Laura Storrs, Finance Director) Presentation and review of the City of Amarillo's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ending September 30, 2019.]

AS I PASS THIS OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER, I'M GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS HAVE DONE ON THIS PROJECT TO APPRECIATE THE EXTRA TIME THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

IT'S PRETTY TOUGH SLEDDING FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, SO I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE IT.

WHEN I'M NOT IN WATER FISHING.

[LAUGHING] ALL RIGHT .

WE HAVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE LARA STORES TO TALK TO DISCUSS THE ITEM AND ALSO TO INTRODUCE [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT.

SO AT EACH ONE OF YOUR LOCATIONS, YOU SHOULD HAVE A A NICE THICK BOOK HERE.

AND THIS IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2019.

AND AS WE'VE MENTIONED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO PUTTING TOGETHER THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

YOU CAN SEE IT TAKES SEVERAL MONTHS FOR US TO GET THEM TOGETHER AND AUDITED AND READY TO PRESENT TO. SO AS WELL.

I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER AND COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS FOR SPENDING ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH US LAST TUESDAY WITH OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE GOING IN DETAIL OVER THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SHORT, SWEET VERSION OF IT TODAY, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE SENDING OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH ONE OF THE TABS IN YOUR BOOKS, AND WE'LL BE SENDING THAT OUT LATER THIS WEEK.

AND WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.

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I WANT TO THANK MATT POSTEN AND ALL OF OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF AS WELL.

AND, OF COURSE, MICHELLE BONNER FOR HER LEADERSHIP DURING AND THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 DEGREE ACCOUNTANTS HERE AT THE CITY AND IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK FROM ALL TWELVE OF THEM, PLUS ALL THE SUPPORT STAFF TO GET THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS READY. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK JAMIE ARNOLD.

SHE IS THE PARTNER IN CHARGE OF THE CITY'S AUDIT.

SHE'S WITH CONNOR MCMILLAN, MITCHELL [INAUDIBLE] .

AND THEY SPEND A FEW MONTHS OUT HERE WITH US ONSITE AND THEN LOTS OF TIME BACK IN THEIR OFFICE FACILITATING BACK AND FORTH AND LOTS OF GREAT WORK AND GREAT TEAMWORK WITH THAT GROUP AS WELL. SO APPRECIATE THEM.

WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND I KNOW WE DID A COUNCIL PRESENTATION MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO AGO, BUT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OUR LAST FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE FORTY THIRD YEAR.

LOTS OF EXTRA WORK GOES INTO BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE THOSE AWARDS.

AND WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS DOCUMENT THAT'S SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU TO THE GF OA FOR HOPEFULLY GETTING OUR FORTY FOURTH AWARD.

AND SO THAT WILL BE COMING RIGHT AFTER THIS.

NOW GOING TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS YOU OPEN YOUR BINDER.

IF YOU'LL JUST TURN TO PAGE ONE OF YOUR THE ACTUAL THREE RING BINDER.

PAGE ONE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PAGE.

IT TALKS ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT OPINION AND WE DID RECEIVE AN UNMODIFIED CLEAN OPINION. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

AND SO THAT'S DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.

ON PAGE ONE, THERE'S ALSO A REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND IT DISCLOSES THAT THERE ARE NO FINDINGS OF NON-COMPLIANCE.

SO THAT'S DISCLOSED IN THERE AS WELL.

THE OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE IN YOUR THREE RING BINDER, AS YOU FIRST OPENED IT UP, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A A LETTER FROM THE AUDITORS.

AND THEN THERE IS A SMALLER FINANCIAL STATEMENT HERE THAT IS CALLED THE SINGLE AUDIT.

THIS IS A SEPARATE AUDIT THAT IS DONE OVER ALL OF YOUR FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS.

SO THESE ARE YOUR GRANTS AND PAGE ONE OF THAT ALSO.

OH, I'M SORRY. THERE'S A REPORT OVER COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS ON THAT.

AND WE ALSO RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED AND CLEAN OPINION ON THOSE FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT PROGRAMS AND JUST PUT ALL OF THAT IN PERSPECTIVE ON THOSE FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS.

THERE WAS A TOTAL OF JUST OVER 29 MILLION IN FEDERAL AND STATE EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR.

AND THAT IS A WHOLE SEPARATE AUDIT THAT GOES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AUDIT. AND WITH THAT, THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL BE SENDING OUT SOME DETAILED INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE TABS IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A LINK TO THE FINAL THE FINAL COPY AS WELL.

AND ALL WE ARE LOOKING FOR COUNCIL TO DO TODAY IS JUST TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT IT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THIS PAST TUESDAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? LARA, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER. HAYS.

YOU ALL HAVE A REPORT OR ANY CONVERSATION THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE ABOUT IT.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO COMMENTS JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THAT INDEPENDENT SET OF EYES.

I KNOW IT'S REQUIRED, BUT IT'S JUST STILL REALLY NICE TO HAVE SUCH CONFIDENCE IN OUR OUTSIDE AUDITORS AND COMING IN AND WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THE LONG HISTORY OF EXPERIENCE AND JUST THE DETAIL OF THE THINGS IT IS.

IT IS VERY M INUET OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

AND IT IS TRULY A YEAR ROUND THAT NOW THE CITY STAFF PRETTY MUCH STARTS.

AS SOON AS WE ACCEPT THIS ONE, THEY'RE GOING TO START GETTING READY FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME AS WELL THIS YEAR WAS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GRANTS AND JUST HOW IT IS SUCH AN INTENSE REQUIREMENT OF JUST MANAGING JUST THOSE THINGS, DOLLARS THAT COME INTO THE CITY FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL AND THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE ARE RECEIVING AT THE CITY LEVEL.

AND JUST APPRECIATE THAT DEPARTMENT IS WELL, TRACKING AND MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

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DR. SAUER. IT'S JUST IMPRESSIVE TO SIT THROUGH THIS.

THIS IS THE THIRD ONE THAT I HAVE SAT THROUGH AND TO BE ABLE TO I WANT TO BRAG ON THE WHOLE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT DO ALL OF THIS AND KEEP ALL OF THIS RUNNING.

THEY DO SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB.

SOMETIMES IT EVEN APPEARS.

IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE'S EVEN A LOT OF CREATIVE THINKING.

IT'S NOT JUST ADDING ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS TWO AND ON DOWN THROUGH THERE.

BUT THE WAY THAT ALL OF THIS FUNCTIONS TOGETHER.

IT'S A PRETTY COMPLEX SITUATION, AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY IMPRESSES ME MORE THAN ANYTHING THROUGH ALL THIS IS THIS IS THE 44TH YEAR IN A ROW THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED THIS AWARD. AND SO THAT MEANS THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT ALL ALONG ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE BEING DONE, HOW MONEY'S BEEN SPENT, HOW IT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF, HOW IT'S BEING ACCOUNTED FOR, AND THEN HAVING SOMEBODY COME IN AND ACCOUNTING FOR HOW THE ACCOUNTING IS GOING.

IT'S IMPRESSIVE AND IT SHOULD.

AND I HOPE THAT IT WOULD GIVE THE CITIZENS HERE IN AMARILLO A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE CITY IS DOING THE VERY BEST WITH THE MONEY THAT THEY'RE GIVEN TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REQUIRING FROM THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE.

AND I'M JUST REALLY IMPRESSED.

AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR HARD WORK.

I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

IT'S A BIG DEAL. IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.

CERTAINLY, IT'S A BIG DEAL, I MEAN, IT'S WITHOUT THE TRANSPARENCY, WITHOUT THE CONFIDENCE IN THAT DEPARTMENT, MAKES IT VERY HARD FOR EVERYONE ELSE, INCLUDING US, TO ACCOMPLISH OUR JOBS AND OUR ROLES. SO Y'ALL ARE THE FOUNDATION THAT WE STAND ON.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

JAMIE, THANK YOU FOR THE DEDICATION THAT YOUR FIRM BRINGS TO DOING THIS PROJECT FORCE.

IT'S A BIG PROJECT AND WE'RE GLAD WE CAN HAVE LOCAL HELP TO DO THAT WORK FOR US.

THERE'S ONE OTHER COMMENT I WOULD MAKE ON JUST THE THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY EACH YEAR, DON'T WE STAY THE SAME.

THOSE RULES CHANGE, THE REQUIREMENTS CHANGE.

AND SO THEY HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE THEN ADAPTING TO THAT.

AND THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THIS LAST YEAR OF JUST SOME NEW REQUIREMENTS, NEW METHODS.

AND SO SEEING HOW THEY ADAPTED TO THAT AND JUST APPRECIATING THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND STAYING ON TOP OF IT. WE'RE ALWAYS SAYING THAT NOTHING STAYS THE SAME.

YOU KNOW, SO NOT EVEN ACCOUNTING.

NOT EVEN ONE PLUS ONE STAYS THE SAME.

SO, OK, THEN, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS, BRYAN? [INAUDIBLE] JUST AN ACCEPTANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, MAYOR, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CITY OF AMARILLO COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL.

AND SECOND ED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THIS YEAR'S COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS MOTION PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSE.

THAT PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.

JAMIE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.

OKAY. THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA UNDER 3F.

[F. 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 551.071 - Consult with the attorney on a matter in which the attorney's duty to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct conflicts with this chapter. (a) Contract negotiations - Xcel Reclaim Water 2) Section 551.072 - Discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, sale, or value of real property and public discussion of such would not be in the best interests of the City's bargaining position: (a) Discuss property located within the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone#1 Boundary. 3) Section 551.074 - Discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, and qualifications of a public officer or employee, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. (a) Discussion of City Manager Jared Miller's performance evaluation.]

SO, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU READ OUR LANGUAGE, PLEASE? GLAD TO. THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS A CT CLOSED SESSION THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WAS ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY THE 25TH AT 1:46 P.M.

UNDER THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITY, SECTION 551.071 CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE ATTORNEY'S DUTY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER. SECTION 551.072 DISCUSS THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE RESALE VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.

PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF SUCH WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY'S BARGAINING POSITION. SECTION 551.074 DISCUSS APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION AND DUTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYEE.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.