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Public Notice that the City Council will tour the J. C. Elliott and Cefe Valenzuela Landfills Immediately following the May 9,
2006 Council Meeting and will discuss matters related to landfill operations. The bus tour will begin at the Staples Street
entrance to City Hall.
1145 A.M. . Proclamation declaring May 9. 2006 as "Employees in Public Transportation Day"
Proclamation declaring May 12,2006 as "Community Connections: America's Promise to Kids Day"
Proclamation declaring the week of May 8-13, 2006 as "Water Utilities Awareness Week"
Proclamation declaring the month of Mayas "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month"
Ceremonial Presentation by Regional Transportation Authority to City of check for the Street Improvement Program
Presentation of the Public Technologies Institute 2005-2006 Tech Leader Award to Ogilvie Gericke
"II.t Your Service Award" City Staff Recognition
AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
MAY 9, 2006
10:00 A.M. . - (f :.':, ,,,",.
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PROHIBITED IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to address the Council at approximately 12:00 p.m. or at the end
of the Council Meeting, whichever is earlier. Please speak into the microphone located at the podium and state your name
and address. Your presentation will be limited to three minutes. If you have a petition or other information pertaining to your
subject, please present it to the City Secretary
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contact the City Secretary's office (at 361-826-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be
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A. Mayor Henry Garrett to call the meeting to order. ..../
B. Invocation to be given by Pastor John Smith, First Family Church. ~
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States.- V~ II C)
D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Henry Garrett
Mayor Pro Tem John Marez
Counqil Members:
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kelly
Rex Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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City Manager George K. Noe l/"
City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer v'
City Secretary Armando Chapa ~
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E. MINUTES:
1 Approval of Regular Meeting of April 25, 2006. (Attachment # 1)
F. BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (Attachment # 2)
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Animal Control Advisory Committee
Arts and Cultural Commission
Building Code Board of Appeals
Citizens Advisory Health Board
Commission on Children and Youth
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G. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
For administrative convenience, certain of the agenda items are listed
as motions, resolutions, or ordinances. If deemed appropriate, the City
Council will use a different method of adoption from the one listed; may
finally pass an ordinance by adopting it as an emergency measure
rather than a two reading ordinance; or may modify the action specified.
A motion to reconsider may be made at this meeting of a vote at the
last regular, or a subsequent special meeting; such agendas are
incorporated herein for reconsideration and action on any reconsidered
item.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Notice to the Public
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The folJowing items are of a routine or administrative nature. The Council has
been furnished with background and support material on each item, and/or it
has been discussed at a previous meeting. All items will be acted upon by one
vote without being discussed separately unless requested by a Council
Member or a citizen, in which event the item or items will immediately be
withdmwn for individual consideration in its normal sequence after the items not
requiring separate discussion have been acted upon. The remaining items will
be adopted by one vote.
CON T MOTIONS RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES
FRO P EVIOUS MEETINGS:
(At this point the Council will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances not
removed for individual consideration)
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3 Motion approving a supply agreement with Casco Industries, Inc.,
of Pasadena. Texas for firefighting clothing consisting of ninety
sets of pants and coats, based on only bid, for an estimated
annual expenditure of $115,609.50. The term of the agreement
will be for twelve months with an option to extend for up to two
additional twelve-month periods, subject to the approval of the
supplier and the City Manager or his designee. Funds have been
budgeted by the Fire Department in FY 2005-2006. (Attachment
# 3)
4.a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a
grant in the amount of $159,671 from the United States
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for funding
eligible under the FY 2006 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant, 50% of the funds to be distributed to Nueces
County under an established Interlocal Agreement and to execute
all related documents. (Attachment # 4)
4.b. Ordinance appropriating $159,671 from the United States
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the No.
1061 Police Grants Fund to purchase law enforcement equipment
for the Police Department and Nueces County. (Attachment # 4)
5.a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a
grant in the amount of $136,380 in funding from the Executive
Office ofthe President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, to
support the Police Department's role in the Texas Coastal
Corridor Initiative in the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area. (Attachment # 5)
5.b. Ordinance appropriating $136,380 from the Executive Office of
the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy in the No.
1061 Police Grants Fund to support the Police Department's role
in the Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative in the Houston High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. (Attachment # 5)
6. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to submit
a grant application to Texas Parks and Wildlife in the amount of
$125,000 for construction of the Corpus Christi Beach
Promenade along Corpus Christi Beach and meeting phase 1 for
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a total of .51 miles of Promenade, with a City match of $15,000
from the Bond 2004 Project and an in-kind donation of $10,000
from the Corpus Christi Beach Association. (Attachment # 6)
7.
Ordinance transferring $1,141,876 from the No. 1020 General
Fund to the No. 1067 Parks and Recreation Grants Fund; and
appropriating the $1,141,876 as City required matching funds for
the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year Senior Community Services Program.
(Attachment # 7)
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Motion authorizing the temporary closure of Park Street from
Northbound Shoreline to Southbound Shoreline from 6:00 A.M.
on May 22,2006 through midnight on May 31,2006, and waiving
the requirements of Subsections 49-17(a) and (b) for the 2006
Velocity Games due to a finding that the event will promote the
City and provide sufficient publicity and economic benefit to justify
the waiver under Section 49-17 ( r ) of the Code of Ordinances.
(Attachment # 8)
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Motion approving the application from Christus Spohn Hospital
Health Systems to temporarily close Third Street as shown below
for required utility, drainage and paving improvements associated
with the proposed permanent closure of Third Street from Ayers
Street to Elizabeth Street: (Attachment # 9)
Third Street between Ayers Street and Elizabeth Street
from 9:00 A.M., on May 10,2006 and continuing for sixty
(60) calendar days.
10. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Amendment No.1 to the contract with RAM Technologies, Inc.,
of Fort Washington, Pennyslvania in the amount of $82,790 for
a total re-stated fee of $459,190 for contract management and
technical services necessary for implementation of Phase 1 of the
citywide Automated Meter Reading (AMR) project. (Attachment
# 10)
11 . Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute a Deferment
Agreement with Porto Villageo No.1, Ltd., a Texas Limited
Partnership, (Developer), in the amount of $372,762.70 for the
installation of street paving, curb, gutter and sidewalk public
improvements to serve Porto Villageo Subdivision, located
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between State Highway 361 and the Gulf of Mexico and south of
Mustang Island Estates Drive, in accordance with the Platting
Ordinance Section V-Required Improvements, SubsectionA.3(b).
(Attachment # 11)
12.a. Motion approving the Sanitary Sewer Collection Line Extension
Construction and Reimbursement Agreement with Mostaghasi
Investment Trust, developer of King's Point Unit 6 located east of
South Staples Street and north of Yorktown Boulevard for the
installation of 1,364 linear feet of off-site 12-inch sanitary sewer
collection line. (Attachment # 12)
12.b. Ordinance appropriating $267,825.50 from the Sanitary Sewer
Collection Line Trust Fund No. 250420-4220 to pay Mostaghasi
Investment Trust for the installation of 1 ,364 linear feet of off-site
12-inch sanitary sewer collection line as specified in the Sanitary
Sewer Collection Line Extension Construction and
Reimbursement Agreement to develop King's Point Unit 6.
(Attachment # 12)
13. Ordinance abandoning and vacating a 17,016.20-square foot
portion of an existing drainage easement out of Lots 30 thru 34,
Block 32, King's Crossing Unit 10; subject to compliance with the
specified conditions. (Attachment # 13)
14. Ordinance abandoning and vacating a 3,880.26-square foot
portion of an existing drainage easement out of Lots 36 thru 39,
Block 32, King's Crossing Unit 10; subject to compliance with the
specified conditions. (Attachment # 14)
15, Ordinance abandoning and vacating a 1,870-square foot portion
of a 1 O-foot wide utility easement out of Lots 1 and 2 and Lots 23
and 24, Block 4, Lexington Estates; subject to compliance with
the specified conditions. (Attachment # 15)
16, Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 57
Vehicles for Hire, Section 57-135, Fares - Amounts, to add a
provision to allow for traffic delay time charges and modifying the
effective date of rate changes and amending Section 57-105,
Neat and Clean Appearance of Drivers, to allow drivers to wear
shorts during the summer months. (Attachment # 16)
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I. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ZONING CASES:
17 Case No. 0306-04. City of Corpus Christi/Harbors Homeowners'
Association: A change of zoning from a "B-4" General Business
District with a "PUD-2" Planned Unit Development 2 to a revised
"B-4" General Business District with a "PUD-2" Planned Unit
Development 2. Porto Bello Subdivision (The Harbors), Block 1,
Lots 1-70 and 70A-150, located west of U.S. Highway 181 and
West Causeway Boulevard, east of Rincon Road and Canal A
and south of Nueces Bay. (Attachment # 17)
Planning Commission and Staffs Recommendation: Approval of
the "B-4" General Business District with a Planned Unit
Development PUD-2 revised site plan by:
1. Removing building pad sites.
2. Denial of allowing for storage of recreational vehicles/trailers
on Lot 3.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance, upon application by the City of
Corpus Christi and the Harbors Homeowners' Association, by
changing the zoning map in reference to Porto Bello Subdivision
(The Harbors), Block 1, Lots 1-70 and 70A-150, from "8-4"
General Business District with a "PUD-2" Planned Unit
Development 2 to a revised "B-4" General Business District with
a "PUD-2" Planned Unit Development 2; amending the
Comprehensive Plan to account for any deviations from the
existing Comprehensive Plan.
18. Case No. 0306-05. United Rentals: A change of zoning from an
"1_2" Light Industrial District to an "1_3" Heavy Industrial District.
The property being 654.3 square feet out of Holly Industrial
Subdivision Lot 6, Bohemian Colony Lands Section 3, located on
the east side of Ayers Street between Gibbs Street and Holly
Road. (Attachment # 18)
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Planning Commission and Staffs Recommendation: Denial of an
"1-3" Heavy Industrial District, and in lieu of, approval of a Special
Permit, 654.3 square feet in area, for one (1) 2,000 gallon above
ground fuel tank for the storage of diesel fuel, subject to a site
plan, and approval of the Fire Marshall and Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance, upon application by United
Rentals, by changing the zoning map in reference to 654.3-
square feet out of Holly Industrial Subdivision, Lot 6, Bohemian
Colony Lands, Section 3, by granting a Special Permit for an
above ground fuel storage tank, subject to a site plan and three
conditions; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for any
deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan.
J. PRESENTATIONS:
Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items.
19, City's Americans with Disabilities Act Title" Transition Plan and
Non-Discrimination Ordinance Quarterly Report (Attachment
# 19)
20. Northwest Branch Library Expansion and Renovation
(Attachment # 20)
K.
REGULAR AGENDA
CONSDERATION OF MOTIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND ORDINANCES:
21, Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
execute an lnterlocal Cooperation Agreement with the Calallen
Independent School District by which the District provides a
temporary site for the operations of the Northwest Branch Library
while the Northwest Branch Library site undergoes expansion and
renovation. (Attachment # 21)
22. Resolution electing to be eligible to participate in tax abatement
and adopting Tax Abatement Guidelines and Criteria.
(Attachment # 22)
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Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
petition the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to grant an
order authorizing the City to prohibit the possession of an open
container of an alcoholic beverage within the Central Business
District. (Attachment # 23)
(RECESS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
L. MEETING OF CITY CORPORATION:
24. CORPUS CHRISTI HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION:
(Attachment # 24 )
AGENDA
CORPUS CHRISTI HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
REGULAR MEETING
Date:
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Time:
During the meeting of the City Council beginning at
10:00 a,m.
Location:
City Council Chambers
City of Corpus Christi
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
1 . President Mark Scott calls meeting to order.
2. Secretary Armando Chapa calls roll.
Board of Directors
Mark Scott, President
Bill Kelly, Vice President
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Henry Garrett
Rex A. Kinnison
John Marez
Jesse Noyola
Officers
George K. Noe, General Manager
Armando Chapa, Secretary
Mary Juarez, Asst. Secretary
Cindy O'Brien, Treasurer
Constance Sanchez, Asst. Treasurer
3. Approve Minutes of October 18,2005 meeting.
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4. Financial Report.
5. Consideration and approval of providing $16,500 to the
City of Corpus Christi to assist in the relocation of the
historic Mary Carroll House to Heritage Park.
6. Public Comment.
7. Adjournment.
(RECONVENE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
M. PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE ON MATTERS
NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA WILL BE HEARD AT
APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. OR AT THE END OF THE
COUNCIL MEETING. WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. PLEASE
LIMIT PRESENTATIONS TO THREE MINUTES. IF YOU PLAN
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CHAMBER, GIVING YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TOPIC. (A
recording is made of the meeting; therefore, please speak into the microphone
located at the podium and state your name and address. If you have a petition
or other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City
Secretary.)
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PERSON, OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SHALL
BERATE, EMBARRASS, ACCUSE, OR SHOW ANY
PERSONAL DISRESPECT FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE
S1 AFF, COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR THE PUBLIC A T ANY
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RESTRAIN A CITIZEN'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the City Council may elect to go into
executive session at any time during the meeting in order to discuss
any matters listed on the agenda, when authorized by the provisions of
the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code,
and that the City Council speCifically expects to go into executive
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session on the followmg matters. In the event the Council elects to go
into executive session regarding an agenda item, the section or
sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the executive session
will be publicly announced by the presiding office.
25. Executive session under Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding Cause No. C=06-133, Cody Smithers, Jeff
Ozbirn, and Home Sharing Individuals 1-19 at 326 Meldo Park,
Corpus Christi, Texas aka Safeplace vs. City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, with possible discussion and action related thereto in open
session.
O. REPORTS:
The following reports include questions by Council to Staff regarding
City policies or activities; request by Council for information or reports
from Staff; reports of activities of individual Council members and Staff;
constituent concerns; current topics raised by media; follow-up on Staff
assignments; scheduling of future Council meetings and activities; and
other brief discussions regarding city-related matters.
26. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
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27 MAYOR'S UPDATE
28 COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
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POSTING STATEMENT:
This agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front entrance
to City Hall. 1201 Leopard Street, at ) I {)() p.m., May 5,2006.
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City Secretary
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