Items I - III

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

Item IV

Employee Recognition

Item V

Presentations

A. Presentation of a Proclamation designating October 20, 2017 as Domestic
Violence Awareness Day in the City of Longview – Dr. Andy Mack, Mayor.

B. Presentation of a proclamation designating October 20, 2017 as Fire Prevention Day in the City of Longview – Dr. Andy Mack, Mayor.

C. Additional Item

Item VI

Community Recognition

Item VII

Citizen's Comment

Item VIII

Public Safety Update

A. Police

B. Fire

Item IX

Consent Agenda

A. Consider a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to enter into a professional services contract, not to exceed $57,680.00 a year plus expenses, for the position of Keep Longview Beautiful Executive Director for the City of Longview – Laura Hill, Director of Community Services.

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 cab and chassis via the city’s purchasing agreement with the local government purchasing cooperative administered by the Texas Association of School Boards (“TASB Buyboard”) for an amount not to exceed $72,854.70 – Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public Works.

C. 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 street sweeper via the city’s inter-local agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) for an amount not to exceed $206,329.00 – Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public Works.

D. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the purchase of one (1) skid steer, one (1) skid steer with forestry attachment, one (1) excavator and two (2) backhoes via the city’s purchasing agreement with the local government purchasing cooperative administered by the Texas Association of School Boards (“TASB Buyboard”) for an amount not to exceed $662,656.28 – Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public Works.
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 FleetPride of Kilgore, Texas for Automotive Batteries, Sections 1 and 2 – Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public Works.

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 U.S. Lime Company-Shreveport of Dallas, Texas for Hydrated Lime for use at the City of Longview’s Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Plants – Rolin McPhee, Director of Public Works.

G. Consider a Resolution authorizing the filing of a grant application to the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) for Regional Solid Waste Program grants in the amount of $8,000.00 for source reduction in vegetative waste in the City’s Sanitation Service for Fiscal Year 2018 – Rolin McPhee, Director, Public Works.

H. 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 in an amount up to $9,508.17 from the Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council (RAC-G) EMS 3588 Fund – J.P. Steelman, Fire Chief.

I. 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 Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC grant funds in the amount of $4,615.00. This grant is for firefighting equipment for the Longview Fire Department – J.P. Steelman, Fire Chief.

J. Consider an Ordinance amending and adopting the Personnel Policy and Procedure Guide of the City of Longview – Mary Ann Miller, Director of Administration.

K. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the annual contract with Gregg County totaling $35,000.00 to purchase books for the library during the 2017 – 2018 Fiscal Year – Jennifer Eldridge, Library Manager.

L. Consider a Resolution making an appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission – Dr. Andy Mack, Mayor and City Council.

M. Consider approval of the following minutes: September 14, 2017 and September 28, 2017 – Shelly Ballenger, City Secretary.

Item X

Zoning – Public Hearing Item

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held to consider application #PD17-05 filed by First Choice Affordable Homes, LLC requesting to amend PD16-05 to allow for adjustments to lot sizes, setbacks, and removal of an alleyway for approximately 0.763 acres of Lots 3A, 10, 11, Block 1, Lots 1A, 1A-2, 1A-3, 1D-1, and Block 2, Key Bunt Addition located on East Berkley Street and west of Avenue A – Ingrid Self, Assistant Director of Development Services. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

Item XI A

Consider an Ordinance annexing approximately 40.648 acres of land within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction in Gregg County bounded by Tryon Road and Hollybrook Drive and located north of East Loop 281 – Ingrid Self, Assistant Director of Development Services.

Item XI B

Consider a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, finalize and execute, on behalf of the City of Longview, an economic development agreement pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code as part of the economic development incentive package negotiated by the Longview Economic Development Corporation and designated "Project Bald Eagle" – Wayne Mansfield, President/CEO of Longview Economic Development Corp.

Items XII & XIII

XII. Items of Community Interest

XIII. Adjourn