Call to Order

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

Item IV A

Presentation of Oath of Office to Council Member Elect of District No. 3

Item IV B

Consider an Ordinance calling a General Election on May 1, 2021 to fill
expired terms of Mayor and Council Members for City Council District 1
and 2 – Angie Shepard, City Secretary. Pages 7-12

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
purchase of virtual desktop server hardware using the City ‘s participation
in the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)
cooperative purchasing agreement for an amount not to exceed
$126,990.00 – Justin Cure, Director of Information Services. Pages 13-16

B. Acceptance of the September 30, 2020 City of Longview Quarterly
Investment Report – Angela Coen, Director of Finance. Pages 17-27

C. 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 Winters and White, LLC. of Hutto, Texas for
Community Development Division-Lead Hazard Reduction Program –
Dakota Brown, Community Development Administrator. Pages 28-32

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 two sanitation truck side load bodies 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 $352,666.00 – Dwayne Archer,
Assistant Director of Public Works. Pages 33-36

E. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the
City Manager’s designee to execute any necessary documents for the
purchase of bunker gear for the Fire Department 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 $74,769.00 – J.P. Steelman, Fire
Chief. Pages 37-40

F. Consider a Resolution to apply for, accept and expend grant funds from
the Sabine River Authority for a Community Assistance Grant in the
amount of $13,500 to assist in expanding the Storm Water Management
Program outreach and education initiatives –Laura Hill, Director of
Community Services. Pages 41- 45

G. Consider a Resolution to apply for, accept and expend grant funds from
Keep Longview Beautiful Community Improvement Grant Program in the
amount of $750 to assist in expanding the Storm Water Management
Program outreach and education initiatives –Laura Hill, Director of
Community Services. Pages 46-50

H. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the execution of all
agreements and other documents related to the purchase of a fire ladder
truck and the financing of said purchase by means of a lease-purchase
agreement – J.P. Steelman, Fire Chief. Pages 51-59

I. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the execution of all
agreements and other documents related to the purchase of three (3)
sanitation trucks and the financing of said purchase by means of a leasepurchase
agreement – Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public
Works. Pages 60-68

J. 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 chemical detection system for the Fire Department 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 $65,018.25 – J.P.
Steelman, Fire Chief. Page 69-72

K. Consider an Ordinance adopting and implementing the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) and providing for compliance with the
conditions and requirements of all federal preparedness grant awards
received by the City of Longview – J. P. Steelman, Fire Chief. Pages 73-
77

L. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager to
execute a change order with LPA Architects, of Dallas, Texas, in the
amount of $8,250.00 for the design work to prepare an enhanced
structural foundation for the project entitled “Broughton Park and
Recreation Renovation”– Rolin Mcphee, P.E., Director of Public Works.
Pages 78-81

M. Consider a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager or the
City Manager’s designee to execute a professional
architectural agreement with Architects Design Group (ADG), of Dallas,
Texas, in the amount of $475,667.00 for the design to prepare plan
drawings, specifications and construction administration to construct a
new Fire Station No. 8 – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works.
Pages 82-84

N. Consider a Resolution awarding contracts to, authorizing, and directing
the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute any
necessary documents with Southern Grounds Maintenance of Longview,
Texas for mowing services– Dwayne Archer, Assistant Director of Public
Works. Pages 85-90

O. 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 wildland fire apparatus for the Fire Department using the
city’s inter-local agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council
(HGAC) for an amount not to exceed $203,013.00– JP, Steelman, Fire
Chief. Pages 91-94

P. Consider a Resolution accepting the FM 2206 (Harrison Road) Utilities
Relocation Project for final payment in the amount of $42,467.02 to
Wicker Construction, Inc. of Shreveport, Louisiana – Rolin McPhee, P.E.,
Director of Public Works. Pages 95-98

Q. Consider a Resolution accepting the Traffic Signal Installation at Heritage
and West Hawkins Parkway Project and authorizing final payment of
$17,491.05 to Striping Technologies, LP, of Tyler, Texas – Rolin McPhee,
P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 99-102

R. Consider a Resolution accepting the Shamrock Drive Sanitary Sewer Line
Replacement Project and authorizing final payment of $33,337.00 to C.D.
Thomas Utilities of Longview, Texas – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of
Public Works. Pages 103-106

S. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract to and authorizing and
directing the City Manager or his designee to execute any necessary
documents with Wicker Construction, Inc. of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the
amount of $670,957.00 for the construction of the 2019 Sewer
Improvements at LeTourneau Bottoms and Wade Creek Project – Rolin
McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 107-110

T. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract to and authorizing and
directing the City Manager or his designee to execute any necessary
documents with Bull-G Construction of Houston, Texas, in the amount of
$149,700.00 for the construction of the 2020 CDBG Water Improvements
at Spring Street Project – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public
Works. Pages 111-115

U. Consider a Resolution awarding a contract to and authorizing and
directing the City Manager or his designee to execute any necessary
documents in with KAMPCO Inc. of Texarkana, Arkansas, the amount of
$1,138,143.47 for the construction of the Fairmont Street Reconstruction
Utilities Relocation Project – Rolin McPhee, P.E., Director of Public
Works. Pages 116-119

V. Consider a Resolution making appointments and reappointment to the
LEDCO Board of Directors – Nona Snoddy, Council Member District 2 and
David Wright, Council Member District 5. Pages 120-121

W. Consider approval of minutes for August 6, August 13, August 20,
September 3 and September 17, 2020. Page 122

Item VI A

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held to consider application #Z20-11 filed by
Boxwood Group LLC requesting a rezone from Office (O) to Single Family
(SF-4) Zoning District for Lots 8 through 22 and common area park of Lost
Creek Business Park Unit 3 located on the east side of Technology Center
– Angela Choy, AICP, City Planner. Pages 123-138

Item VI B

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held to consider application #S20-06 filed by
Robert Wayne Kling requesting a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow for a
restaurant with private club in General Retail (GR) Zoning District for Lot
7, Block A Longview Towne Crossing located at 3090 Eastman Road –
Angela Choy, AICP, City Planner. Pages 139-150

Item VII A

Consider a Resolution authorizing city staff to acquire fee simple title in
and to certain property described as approximately 0.324 acres of land in
the A.R. Johnson Survey, A-2, Gregg County, Texas, being a portion of a
tract which was called Lots 14 thru 18, Block 1330, Robby Dee Addition
Unit #2 designated as parcel 2020-P-006 through eminent domain, upon
the completion and satisfaction of all required prerequisites as is required
to complete the construction of the High and Mobberly Entryway – Rolin
C. McPhee, P.E., Director of Public Works. Pages 151-160

Items VIII & IX

VIII. Items of Community Interest and Update on COVID 19

IX. Adjourn