Items I - III

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

Item IV

Employee Recognition

Item V

Citizen Comment

Item VI

Presentation Item

Presentation of a check from the Longview Lions Club to the City of Longview for Wheel Chair Accessible Swings – Dr. Andy Mack, Mayor.

Item VII A

Public Safety Update
Police

Item VII B

Fire

Consent Agenda

B. Consider a Resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into an interlocal agreement with Gregg County to accept $400,000 from Gregg County in furtherance of the Hawkins Parkway Improvements Project – Rolin McPhee, Director of Public Works, P.E. Pages 9 - 12

C. Consider a Resolution accepting the 2015 CDBG Lake Drive Improvements and authorizing final payment in the amount of $30,323.82 to Excel Utility Construction, Inc. of Longview, Texas – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 13 - 16

D. Consider a Resolution accepting the Grace Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Improvements and authorizing final payment in the amount of $293,848.99 to Gracon Construction, Inc. of Dallas, Texas – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 17 - 20

E. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract in the amount of $245,430.50 to Morton Construction Company, of Jacksonville, TX, for the 2016 CDBG Rayburn and Wylie Street Water Improvements project – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 21 - 24

F. Consider a Resolution authorizing the City manager or his designee to execute any documents as necessary to convey a 1992 GMC Asphalt Distributor to Gregg County – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 25 - 28

G. Consider a Resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into an interlocal agreement with Gregg County to accept $70,000 from Gregg County in furtherance of the Multimodal Transportation Improvements Project – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 29 - 32

H. 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 Walter P. Moore and Associates of Dallas, Texas in an amount not to exceed $97,000.00 for Travel Demand Model Services – Michael Shirley, Director of Development Services. Pages 33 - 37

I. 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 Pegues Hurst Motor Company of Longview, Texas for fleet vehicles for various departments – Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public Works. Pages 38 - 43

J. Consider an Ordinance amending the fiscal year 2016 - 2017 budget by allocating $31,993.00 to account 059-309-000-5111 from fund balance account number 059-6001 for the construction of a stage at heritage plaza – Shawn Hara, Media and Tourism. Pages 44 - 47

K. Consider an Ordinance amending the fiscal year 2016 - 2017 budget by allocating $149,500.00 to account 001-024-000-3630 from fund balance account number 001-6001 for the remediation and repairs to Fire Station #5 – J.P. Steelman, Fire Chief. Pages 48 - 51

L. Consider approval of the following minutes: September 8, 2016 and November 10, 2016 – Shelly Ballenger, City Secretary. Page 52

Item VIII A

Consider an Ordinance amending Chapter 46 to allow Permitted Limited Service and Mobile Food Units to operate within the City of Longview from external commissaries – Laura Hill, Director of Community Services. Pages 4 - 8

Item IX

Zoning – Public Hearing Item
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held to consider application #PD16-14 filed by Monsignor Xavier Pappu requesting to rezone approximately 0.728 acres of AB 177 WM Robinson Survey Tract 70 Section 6 from Single Family Residential (SF-4) to a Planned Development (PD16-14) for a prayer garden and columbarium located east of Pine Tree Road and west of Arrow Lane – Angela Choy, AICP, City Planner. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. Pages 53 - 65

Item X A

Action Items
Consider a Resolution evidencing support for an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 2017 Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits for the Edgewood Place development to be built in Longview, and authorizing such other actions as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of said Resolution – Michael Shirley, AICP, Director of Development Services. Pages 66 - 69

Item X B

Consider an Ordinance amending Chapter 103 of the Longview City Code to repeal the City’s current regulations governing public vehicles (taxi service) and enact new regulations governing transportation for hire – Keith Bonds, Assistant City Manager. Pages 70 - 92

Item X C

Consider a Resolution imposing a fee with each application for an operating authority permit required to provide transportation-for-hire service – Keith Bonds, Assistant City Manager. Pages 93 - 94

Item X D

Consider a Resolution in support of and urging immediate action for development and implementation of construction improvements by the Texas Department of Transportation on US Highway 271 between Tyler, Texas, and Paris, Texas, and points north – David Willard, City Manager. Pages 95 -101

Items XI & XII

XI. Items of Community Interest

XII. Adjourn