Items I - III

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

Item IV

Employee Recognition

Item V

Community Recognition

Item VI

Citizen Comment

Item VII

Public Safety Update

A. Police

B. Fire

Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda

A. Consider a Resolution to apply and accept a state grant award for the Health and Human Services, Community Coalition Partnerships, in an amount not to exceed of $250,000 annually for a five year period starting September 1, 2019. The funds will support the Partners in Prevention's Coalition for Drug-Free Youth - Holly Fuller, Partners in Prevention Manager.

B. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Managers designee to execute any necessary documents with Independence Fuel Systems, LLC for compressed natural gas. Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director Public Works.

C. Consider a Resolution accepting the Methvin Street Drainage
Improvements and authorizing final payment in the amount of $27,350.26
to SGL Utility Contractors, of Gilmer, Texas - Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director
of Public Works.

D. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract in the amount of $1,141,276.00
to Lone Star Equipment Co. Inc., of Henderson, Texas for the construction
of the 2019 Chip Seal project - Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public
Works.

E. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the
City Manager's designee to authorize application, accept and expend
grant funds from the Texas State University, Texas School Safety Center
School – Mike Bishop, Police Chief.

F. Consider an Ordinance repealing Section 28-24 of the Longview City
Code and eliminating the office of City Marshal – Mary Ann Miller, Director
of Administration.

Item IX A

Consider an Ordinance allowing a variance to the requirements of Section
10-4 of the Longview City Code relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages
by a dealer whose place of business is within 300 feet of a church or
school, said variance to apply to the tract of land with a street address of
301 E. Loop 281 - Michael Shirley, Director of Development Services.

Item IX B

Consider an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute change
order no. 9 with Ironhorse Unlimited, Inc., of Malakoff, Texas, regarding
the project entitled “The Longview Arboretum and Nature Center”;
providing the City Manager with the maximum authority allowed by law for
approval of other change orders to said contract; approving the acquisition
of 2.855 acres of property located adjacent to the Longview Arboretum
and Nature Center for use as part of said park; authorizing the City
Manager to negotiate, finalize, and execute, any and all lease agreements
and other documents necessary or convenient for the lease of said
property to the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center, Inc.; authorizing
the use of bond proceeds to pay any or all expenditures associated with
the design, redesign, construction, reconstruction, expansion, or
improvement of the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center; authorizing
the acceptance of any and all donations for use in conjunction with the
Longview Arboretum and Nature Center; and authorizing the City Manager
to take such other actions and enter such other transactions as may be
necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance –
Scott Caron, Director of Parks and Recreation.

Items X & XI

X. Items of Community Interest

XI. Adjourn