Items I - III

I. Call to Order
II. Invocation
III. Pledge of Allegiance

Item IV

Citizen Comment

Item V A

Presentation of the Longview Bridges Out of Poverty initiative – Holly Fuller, Partners in Prevention Manager and John Feezell, Vice-Chair of Longview Bridges Out of Poverty Steering Committee.

Item V B

Presentation of the Partners in Prevention Mentoring Program – Lyndell McAllister, Partners in Prevention, and Mentoring Advisory Council Member.

Item V C

Presentation of a Proclamation commemorating Poverty Awareness Month – Mayor Jay Dean.

Item V D

Presentation of a Proclamation commemorating Mentoring Awareness Month – Mayor Jay Dean.

Item V E

Presentation to Council of the Hotel Conference Center Feasibility Study – David Parker, DP Consulting.

Consent Agenda

A. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the City Council Agenda January 8, 2015 application, receipt and expenditure of grant funds in the amount of $2,500.00 from Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC for training equipment for emergency medical response personnel – J.P. Steelman, Fire Chief. Pages 5 - 8

B. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the application, receipt and expenditure of grant funding from the Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council (RAC-G) in the amount of $48,435.66 for an emergency response water purification unit – J.P. Steelman, Fire Chief. Pages 9 - 12

C. Consider a Resolution accepting the proposal of RouteMatch Software, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, for an ADA announcement system and authorizing the negotiation and execution of any documents incident to said acceptance and the purchase of said announcement system for an amount not to exceed $75,000.00 – Scott Lewis, Longview Transit Manager. Pages 13 - 18

D. Consider a Resolution accepting the 2013 CDBG Water Improvements Project at Lane Wells and Niblick and authorizing final payment in the amount of $50,450.60 to David Lawler Construction of Shreveport, Louisiana – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 19 - 22

E. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract to and authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents with ASB Utility Construction, LLC., of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the amount of $235,000.00 for the 30 Inch Sewer Repair at Eastman Lake Creek Project – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 23 - 26

F. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract to and authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents with Network Communications of Longview, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $118,260.00 for internet service – Justin Cure, Information Services Manager. Pages 27 - 31

G. Consider approval of the following minutes: December 11, 2014 – Shelly Ballenger, City Secretary. Page 32

Item VII

Zoning – Public Hearing Item

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held to consider application #Z14-14 filed by John McGee requesting a rezone from Single Family (SF-4) to Heavy Commercial (C-2) for approximately 0.527 acres of Abstract 4 in the I. C. Skillern Survey Tract 62, Section 4 located at 1503 W. Marshall Avenue – Angela Choy, Interim City Planner. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. Pages 33 - 42

Item VIII

Action Item

Consider an Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Longview, Texas, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 and approving all matters incident thereto – John Martin, Southwest Securities. Page 43

Item IX

Items of Community Interest

Item X

Executive Session

A. Personnel Matters – Under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 Consider, discuss, and deliberate performance evaluations for the following:
Municipal Judge
City Secretary
City Manager
City Attorney

B. Deliberations regarding real property---Under TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE Section 551.072 and Consultation with the City’s Attorney(s)---Under TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE Section 551.071.
Deliberate the purchase and value of real property interests for right of way improvements in furtherance of the FM 2275 George Richey Road Extension Project located in the City of Longview, Gregg County, Texas, which acquisition is for a public purpose. Receive legal advice from the City’s attorney(s) concerning legal issues regarding the acquisition of such real property interests.

City Council may reconvene in public session for action on the above items discussed in a closed meeting or executive session.

Item XI A

Additional Action Items

Consider a Resolution authorizing city staff to acquire right-of-way parcel 6, either by agreement or by using eminent domain to condemn said parcel, all in furtherance of the FM 2275 Road Extension Project – Rolin McPhee, P. E., Director of Public Works.

Items XI B & XII

XI B. Consider a Resolution authorizing city staff to acquire right-of-way parcel 8, either by agreement or by using eminent domain to condemn said parcel, all in furtherance of the FM 2275 Road Extension Project – Rolin McPhee, P. E., Director of Public Works.

XII. Adjourn