Items I - III

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

Items IV & V

IV. Employee Recognition

V. Community Recognition

Item VI

Citizen Comment

Item VII

Public Safety Update

A. Police

B. Fire

Consent Agenda

A. Consider a Resolution accepting the donation of $46,379.11 from Parks and Leisure Services Foundation (PALS) for the construction of pavilions at Jack Mann Splashpad – Scott Caron, Director of Park and Recreation.

B. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the purchase of a special operations trailer via the General Services Administration (GSA) using grant funding from a State Homeland Security Grant for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 – Hank Hester, Assistant Fire Chief.
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C. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the
City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the
receipt and expenditure of Longview Fire Foundation funds in the amount
of $18,450.00 for equipment for the Longview Fire Department – Hank
Hester, Assistant Fire Chief.

D. Consider a Resolution suspending the effective date proposed by
Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Beaumont/East Texas Division, to
increase rates under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program for 45
days, and authorize the city’s continued participation in a coalition of cities
known as the “Alliance of Centerpoint Municipalities” – Jim Finley, City
Attorney.

E. Consider a Resolution accepting the Sabine Water Treatment Plant
Clarifiers 1, 2 & 4 Painting and authorizing final payment in the amount of
$27,462.00 to J & A Coating LLC, of Hughes Springs, TX – Rolin McPhee,
P.E., Director of Public Works.

F. Consider a Resolution approving the annual review and acceptance of the
City of Longview Investment Policy – Angela Coen, Director of Finance.

Item IX

Action Items

Consider an Ordinance authorizing City staff to acquire real property located at
609-611 Luckett St. and 510 1/2 Pearl St., described as Lots 35 & 36F, NCB 223,
Longview McNutt Acreage, City of Longview, Gregg County, Texas, designated
as parcels 2019-P-007 and 2019-P-008, respectively, for the amount of
$58,000.00 for the New Police Station location – Rolin McPhee, P.E. Director of
Public Works.

Items X & XI

X. Items of Community Interest

XI. Adjourn

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meeting that is held in compliance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. The City Council reserves the
right to adjourn into a closed meeting or executive session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Sections
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