· Context
Council approves 4-1 a $246,000 Kimley-Horn amendment to design the 58th Avenue sanitary sewer extension
On June 9, 2026 the council voted 4-1, with Councilmember Les Simpson voting no, to approve Amendment No. 1 to Kimley-Horn and Associates' engineering agreement, adding design of the 58th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Extension (about 5,280 linear feet of sanitary sewer to support planned development) to the Osage Reconstruction project. The $246,000 amendment, not budgeted, is funded from water and sewer fund reserves and raises the agreement from $309,300 to $555,300.[1][2][3]
Cole StanleyTim ReidDon TippsDavid PrescottLes SimpsonJerry DanforthDonny HooperKimley-Horn and Associates
What the sources say
- ✓ Verified
On June 9, 2026 the council voted 4-1 to approve item 7.7, Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Engineering Services between the City and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., on a motion by Councilmember Prescott seconded by Councilmember Tipps. Voting yes were Cole Stanley, Tim Reid, Don Tipps and David Prescott; Les Simpson voted no. Managing Director Jerry Danforth presented the item. [1]
- ✓ Verified
The amendment adds engineering services for the design of the 58th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Extension, "an amendment to the Osage Reconstruction project," including design of approximately 5,280 linear feet of sanitary sewer infrastructure "to support planned development." Amount: $246,000.00, funded from water and sewer fund reserves (CIP PRJ-0000155); the item was not budgeted. The packet's award sheet lists the original award as $309,300.00 and the revised amount as $555,300.00. [1][2]
- Amendment
- $246,000
- Original award
- $309,300
- Revised amount
- $555,300
- ✓ Verified
A $309,300.00 Kimley-Horn agreement appears in the December 10, 2024 minutes: a professional services agreement for a preliminary engineering report for Osage Street from 34th to 58th Street, funded from bond proceeds and approved on the 5-0 consent agenda. On December 9, 2025 the council, also on a 5-0 consent agenda, awarded Kimley-Horn a separate $2,800,100.00 agreement for design and construction-phase services for Osage Street from 34th to 58th Street. [4][5]
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Councilmember Les Simpson (as reported by the Amarillo Tribune): The Amarillo Tribune reported that the extension was no longer on the City's project list or funded, and that staff wanted the engineering so they would have a better cost estimate before the next budget season. Councilmember Les Simpson noted that no one on the 2016 council is on the council today, said every request should be evaluated by today's priorities, and suggested it be considered alongside other projects staff recommend during budget season; he voted against. [3]