Pampa City Commission approves minutes, economic development resolution, billboard contract and library plan

The Pampa City Commission approved several routine and project items at its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting, including minutes and disbursements, an economic development resolution, a contract award for an electronic billboard and a long-range plan for Lovett Memorial Library.

Votes at a glance: - Minutes of the Jan. 13, 2025 regular commission meeting — motion made and seconded; commission voice vote; motion passes. - Excuse absence of Mayor De Fever from Jan. 13, 2025 meeting — motion made and seconded; voice vote; motion passes. - List of disbursements dated December 2024 — motion made and seconded; voice vote; motion passes. - Resolution R25-002 (Pampa Economic Development Corporation project with Zone Bowling) — motion to adopt on second and final reading; motion seconded; voice vote; motion passes. The resolution text as read: "Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Pampa, Texas approving a project of Pampa Economic Development Corporation, providing a severability clause, a savings clause, and an effective date." (Resolution number R25-002.) - Award bid for electronic billboard — commission approved awarding the project to MegaLED Technologies for $156,316.40. Staff told the commission MegaLED’s bid included replacement of the existing base and pole; a competing bid from High Plains Canvas/AAA Signs of Amarillo was $240,362.64. "They're gonna tear down the old sign, old steel structure, and the base and put up a brand new one," said Luke, who presented the bid summary. - Animal services (bridal) agreements — commission approved a two-year animal services agreement with the listed neighboring municipalities as presented on the agenda. The agenda listed: Claredon, Groom, Ardwick, LaForest, McLean, Miami and Skellytown (spellings as presented in the agenda packet). Staff noted the only substantive change was a modest increase in the rabies specimen processing fee and that overall rates remain low; the commission approved the agreement by voice vote. - Lovett Memorial Library long-range plan (2025–2030) — commission approved the Lovett Memorial Library five-year long-range plan, which the library director said is required by the Texas Administrative Code (Title 13, Rule 1.83) and will accompany the library’s annual report to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Several of these items were routine approvals with no extended discussion. The billboard award drew brief staff explanation of the lower bid and included the note that MegaLED will supply a complete new sign package, including a new base and pole, at the bid price.

Ending: All listed agenda actions were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the commission did not provide roll-call tallies in the transcript for those items.