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Home My WebLink AboutReference Agenda City Council - 02/20/2007AGENDA CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 FEBRUARY 20, 200 10:00 A.M. PUBLIC NOTICE - THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS ARE PROHIBITED IN THE CiTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Members of the audience will be provided ah opportunity to address the Council at approximately 12:00 p.m. or at the end of the Council Meeting, whichever 's earlier. Please speak into the microphone located at the podium and state your name and address. ✓our presentation will be limited tc three minutes. if you have a petition or other information pertaining to your subject please present it to the Cry Secretary. Si Listed desea dirigirse al Concili: y cree q_ie su ingles es limitado, habra un interprete ingles-espanol en todas las juntas dei Concilio para ayudarle •Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office at 361-826-34 35) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be -rade A. Mayor Henry Garrett to call the meeting to order. B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Heath Peloquin, Brighton Park Baptist Church. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. \ D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. Mayor Henry Garrett Mayor Pro Tem Rex Kinniscn Council kllembers: Brent Chesney Melody Cooper Jerry Garda BiI: Kelly Jonf Mare: Jesse Noyolc. Mark Scott MINUTES: City Manager George K. Noe f City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer / City Secretary Armando Chapa f Approval of Regular ivleeting of February 13, 2007. (Attachment # 1) Agenda Regula- Council Meet•rg Feb-uaf 20 2307 Page 2 BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: c Attachment # 2) Committee for Persons with Disabilities Leadership Committee for Senior Services Water Shore Advisory Committee EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION: ~or 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 ast regular, or a subsequent special meeting; such agendas are incorporated herein for reconsideration and action on any reconsidered 'tem. H. CONSENT AGENDA Notice to the Public The following 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 withdrawn 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. CONSENT4MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS. ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: Ar this point the Council wn vote or al: motions. resolutions and ordinances not -emoved for individual cor, sideration Motion approving the lease purchase of two (2) pickup trucks from Phiipott Motors, of Port Neches. Texas for a total amount of S48,292. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston Oa'veston Area Council (H -GAC). The venicles will be used by the lifeguard staff of the Park and Recreation Department. Fundi for the lease purchase of equipment will be provided through the City's lease/purchase financing program. (Attachment # 3) CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 2007 045 -ged "Regular Council Meet,nc = =_bruery 20 2007 Pace Motion approving the lease purchase of one (1) ambulance from Freightliner, of Austin, Texas for a total amount of $125,800. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (TLGPC). The arnbuiance will be used by the Fire Department. The unit is a replacement tc the fleet. Financing will be provided through the City's lease/purchase financing program. (Attachment # 4) Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept supplemental grant funding in the amount of $88,500 from the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) for the Motor Vehicle Theft Enforcement Grant within the Police Department. (Attachment # 5 Ordinance appropriating $88.500 from the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund (Attachment # 5) Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept an amended grant of $95,691 from the Department of State Health Services for personnel costs, Cringe benefits, travel, and supplies for the immunization program and execute all related documents. Attachment # 6) 5.b. Ordinance appropriating an amended grant of $95,691 from the Department of State Health Services in the No. 1066 Health Grants Fund for personnel :osts, fringe benefits, travel, and supplies for the immunization grogram. (Attachment # 6) Ordinance governing City elections in 2007, including appointment and compensation of election officials, voting systems, ballot boxes and central counting station. (Attachment 7) C Ordinance aperopriat:ng $28 154 37 in unappropriated interest earnings in the Airport 20003 Capital Improvement Program Fund No. 3025; amending =Y 20015-2007 Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance Nc D2699 -'to increase appropriations by $28,154.37. Attachment 47- 8 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 2007 046 2007 047 U2 7 1 53 027154 027155 02715E 027157 A :,endo Regula Council Meetin . rebruary 20. 2D07 Page 4 8 b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with DMB Construction, of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $183,872 for the Corpus Christi International Airport (CCIA) Entrance and Business Park Signage. ( Attachment # 8 9 a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Change Order No. 12 to the construction contract with George Construction, Inc. of Houston. Texas in the amount of $ 152,445.19 for the Antelope Street and Salt Flats Area 36- inch/48-inch Wastewater Gravity Interceptor Line. (Attachment 9) 9 P. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Amendment No. 3 to a Construction Materials Testing Agreement with Fugro Consultants, LP. of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $6,329.50 for a restated fee of $27,431.80 for the Antelope Street and Salt Flats Area 36-inchi48-inch Wastewater Gravity Interceptor Line for additional testing. (Attachment # 9) o. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Amendment No 19 with Shiner Moseley & Associates, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $43,141 for engineering services associated with: (Attachment # 1C) a permit documents to increase capacity at J. C. Elliott Landfill. E . Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Permit, to increase final contours and disposal capacity, c modification of fire/water documents for the Transfer Station Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Permit Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Change Order No. for removal of concrete rubble and placement of compacted select fill in the amount of $97.170.59 with Longhorn Excavators. Inc.. of Richmond, Texas for the J. C. Elliott Landfill Solid Waste Citi en Collection, Center and Transfer Station (Attachment tr 1 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legenc at the end of the agenda summary) 2007 049 2007 050 2007 051 $007 052 AgendE Pegular Council Meeting_ Februa-v 20, 2107 Page 5 Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) in the amount of 5103,000 for the Up River Road Improvements from Hunter Road to 700 -feet east. (BOND ISSUE 2004) (Attachment # 12) Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a Contract for Professional Services with Goldston Engineering, nc.,of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $254,250 for the Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Project Clusters 1, 2, 3, 5 & ' for construction inspection services. (BOND ISSUE 2004) Attachment # 13) Motion authorizing a permit for the temporary losure of s eet(s) *or La Fie a De S n Patri4horizing41e i`waiving ,he free . • mission 7equirem t for the iesta and City Ma • ager or his design e to issu permit fo the Fiesta n an ann .I basis upon meg the co itions an equiremen for perm in Section 49- 171(Attachm¢nt # 14', Motion authorizing a permit for the temporary closure of street(s) for the Corpus Christi Festival of the Arts and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to issue a permit for the Festival on an annual basis upon meeting the conditions and requirements for permit in Section 49-17. (Attachment # 15 '6. Ordinance authorizing, the approval of a Lad Exchange Agreem t between ti7re City of Cor7tis Christi anNeighborhood Center of Corpus/Christi, Inc. f9i the exchange of .1712 acr own d by the City'out of Lot 2-k, Lawnview Ar/hex and Lots 8, 9, 12 nd 13, Big k 4, Luter Partition located the intersectigrn of eighteenth and Marguerite.Streets, in excfaange for .1712. acres owned by the Neighborhood Center olet of Lot 3, La vnview Annex, iptated at 2020 D4larguerite Street, approving closing costs not to ,exceed $2,504 and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute tne Exchange . greernent and a Warranty DeOd necessary fjor the exchange. all in connection with Parcel '1 of the Garcia Arts Center Area Street improvement Project #5134;. (Attachment # 16, CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 027158 2007 053 t'L) L<th CLr aiwit - // r SA -c 2007 054 (ty cosAriA t :,, g :' -rid :., Pegular Council Meeting. �ebruary 20 2007 Page E Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a Use Privilege Agreement with MClmetro Access Transmission Services, LLC ""Owner"), for the right to install, operate, repair, replace, and maintain one 2 -inch HDPE PVC conduit with fiber optic cable, approximately 2,738 -linear feet and seven private MCI manholes within the Upper Broadway Street, Blucher Street, and Carancahua Street rights-of-way, south of _eopard Street right-of-way; establishing a fee of $5,048. Attachment # 17) 8. Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute a Sanitary Sewer Connection Agreement with Allen Okvist and Mary M. Okvist Developer) for future construction of wastewater public mprovements for Oak Terrace Unit 2, Lot 9-B, Block 4, in accordance with the Platting Ordinance Section V -Required improvements. Subsection B.e.a (Attachment # 18) PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE) J. PRESENTATIONS: Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items. 9. Hotel Occupancy Tax Review (Attachment # 19) 20. Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation Quarterly Update (Attachment # 20) 21 First Quarter Report cf the Health Benefits/ Risk Management Fund (Attachment # 21) K. REGULAR AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES: 22.a. Ordinance appropriating $43,242 from William O. Harrison, Jr. into the 4700 Marina Fund for the Marina Development Project Phase `II: Docks E, F. G, and H project; amending the FY 2006- 2007 budget adopted by Oriinanoe No. 026908 to increase revenues and appropriations dy S43,242. (Attachment # 22) CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 027159 2007 055 027160 A enda Regula- Council Meet;nq Februay 20. 2007 Page 7 22.b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Change Order No. 6 to the construction contract with CCC Group, 'nc., of San Antonio, Texas in the amount of $60,090 for the �,orpus Christi Marina Development Project Phase III: (Floating Docks E, F, G, and H) for the installation of additional utilities on the Peoples Street T -Head. (Attachment # 22) L. PU3LIC 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 LIMJT PiSENTATIONS TO THREE MINUTES. IF YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, RLEASE SIGN THE FORM AT THE REAR OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, GiVING YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TOPIC. (A -ecording is made of the meeting; therefore, please speak into the microphone ocated at the podium and state your name and address. If you have a petition Dr other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary .) Si Listed se dirige a la junta r cree que su Ogles es limitedo, habra un interprete ingles-espaf of en la reunion de la junta para ayudarle. PER C/TYCOUNCIL POLICY, NO COUNCIL MEMBER, STAFF PERSON, OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SHALL BERATE, EMBARRASS, ACCUSE, OR SHOW ANY PERSONAL DISRESPECT FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE STAFF, COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR THE PUBLIC AT ANY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS POLICY IS NOT MEANT TO RESTRAIN A CITIZEN'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. M. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PUBL/C NOTICE is given that the City Council may elect to go into executive session at any time curing the meeting in order to discuss any matters listed on the agenda when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting A t, Ohapter 55" of the Texas Government Code, and that the City Council specifically expects to go into executive session on the following matters Ir 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 th= presiding office. CiTY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 2007 056 ,L,genda Regular Coun.il Meeting ;Tebruary 20 2007 Daae i. CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) Executive session under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 regarding Cause No C-06-133, Cody Smithers, Jeff Ozbirn and Hon -ie Sharing Individuals 1-19 at 326 Meldo Park, Corpus Christi Texas a.k.a. Safepiace vs. City of Corpus Christi, Texas, with possible discussion and action related thereto in open session. N. 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. 24. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Consideration of resolutions and actions deemed appropriate by the City Council as to legislative issues before the 80th Texas Legislature 25. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Upcoming Items 26. MAYOR'S UPDATE 27 COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS 0. ADJOURNMENT: POSTING STATEMENT: Tis agenda was posted or. the Oity's official bulletin ooard at the front entrance T: City Hall, 120' ._eoparu Street, a 2:30 n r ;., Feb-uary 16, 2007. Armando Chapa City Secretary Agenda .eguia' Council Meetng February 20 2007 Page 9 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) NOTE: The City Council Agenda can be found on the City's Home Page at www.cctexas.com after 7:00 p.m. on the Friday before regularly scheduled council meetings. If technical problems occur, the agenda will be uploaded on the Internet by Monday morning. Symbols used to highlight action item that implement council priority issues. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA: L 5CL h (.0cL4 February 20, 2007 H. Garrett B. Chesney ✓j �in ta W i t IL , 13 1c� v-1 Irk M. Cooper J. Garcia B. Kelly R. Kinnison J. Marez J. Noyola M. Scott P Page i of �_ CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 20, 2007 H. Garrett B. Chesney M. Cooper J. Garcia B. Kelly R. Kinnison J. Marez J. Noyola M. Scott Page „r. of