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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
MARCH 20, 2007
10:00 A.M.
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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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A. (Mayor Henry Garrett to call the meeting to order.
B. Invocation to be given by Deacon Michael Mantz, Corpus Christi Cathedral.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. Mk, H
D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Henry Garrett 1
Mayor Pro Tem Rex Kinnison 1'
Councilplembers:
Brent Ctmsney City Manager George K. Noe
MelodyCooper
P i City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer
Jerry Garcia f City Secretary Armando Chapa ,/
Bill Kelly
John Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Sett
requiring *parade discussion have been acted upon. The remaining items will
be adopted by one vote.
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CONSENTMOTIONS, RESOLUTIONSORDINANCESAND ORDINANCES
FROM PRVIOUS MEETINGS:
(Atthis point the Council will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances not
removed for individual consideration)
. Ordinance appropriating $33,309.21 from the State of Texas in
the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund - Law Enforcement Standards
and Education for training of police personnel and purchase of
trak ing equipment. (Attachment # 3) (Requires 2/3 vote)
4.a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept
a grant from the Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council in the
amount of $8,366.20 to be used for the purchase of equipment,
supplies, and services to support the delivery of Emergency
Medical Services for the Corpus Christi Fire Department.
(Attachment # 4)
4.b. Ordinance appropriating $8,366.20 from the Coastal Bend
Regional Advisory Council into the No. 1056 Ambulance Fund to
purchase equipment, supplies, and services to support the
delivery of Emergency Medical Services for the Corpus Christi
Fire Department, (Attachment # 4) (Requires 2/3 vote)
5.a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept
a grant from the Department of State Health Services in the
amount of $80,000 for costs related to the provision of diabetes
prevention and management services and to execute all related
documents. (Attachment # 5`
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Ordnance appropriating a grant of $80,000 from the Department
of State Health Services in the No 1066 Health Grants Fund for
costs related to the provision of diabetes prevention and
management services. (Attachment # 5) (Requires 2/3 vote)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
execute all documents and take all action necessary to administer
the property previously held by the Anita Neyland Trust, which is
now being tumed over to the City, including but not limited to
signing oil and gas division orders and accepting monies derived
from the property; and requiring that all monies derived from this
property shall be deposited into a library fund and used for library
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t Motion authorizing the appointment of an ad hoc peer arts panel
to the Arts and Cultural Commission, consisting of two
professionals and two community peers to provide a
recommendation for the Southside Library "Percent for Art"
Project. (Attachment # 7)
8. Motion authorizing the appointment of an ad hoc peer panel to
the Arts and Cultural Commission, consisting of two professionals
and two community peers to provide a recommendation for the
Parkdale Library "Percent for Art" Renovation. (Attachment # 8)
. Motion authorizing the appointment of an ad hoc peer arts panel
to the Arts and Cultural Commission, consisting of two
professionals and two community peers to provide a
recommendation for the Southside Fire Station "Percent for Art"
Project. (Attachment # 9)
0. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to submit
a grant application to the Texas Commission on the Arts in the
amount of $10,000 for support of the 2008 Festival of the Arts,
with a City match of $10,000 in the No. 1030 Arts Grants/Projects
Fund. (Attachment # 10)
11. a, First Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or his
designee to execute a ten-year reciprocal fiber license agreement
with Grande Communications Networks, Inc. ("Grande") for the
City to receive use of approximately 82.9 miles of Grande fiber,
and Grande to receive use of approximately 18.9 miles of City
fiber; providing for refund of $100,000 security deposit
established in the Grande cable franchise. (Attachment # 11)
(Requires 2/3 vote)
1.b. Ordinance appropriating $24,458.42 interest earnings from the
Grande Communications Security Fund in the General Fund;
transferring to and appropriating in the Corpus Christi Digital
Community Development Corporation Fund 4800 for fiber
construction; amending the FY 2006-2007 Operating Budget
adopted by Ordinance No. 026908 by increasing appropriations
by $24,458.42; amending Corpus Christi Digital Community
Development Corporation Fund 4800 to increase appropriations
and revenues by $24,458.42 each. (Attachment # 11) (Requires
2/3 vote)
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12 Motion authorizing the City Secretary or his designee to enter into
a Joint Election Agreement between the City of Corpus Christi
and Nueces County, pursuant to Chapter 271 of the Texas
Election Code, for the runoff election and the statewide
constitutional amendment election scheduled for May 12, 2007,
to combine or uncombine precincts as necessary and to amend
the submission to the United States Department of Justice to
include these changes should a runoff election be required.
(Attachment # 12) (Requires 2/3 vote)
13. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Change Order No. 5 with SLC Construction, L.P., of Conroe,
Texas in the amount of $332,825.97 for a total restated amount
of $3,155,333.57 for the Water Main Improvements: Leopard
Street and Third Street project. (Attachment # 13) (Requires 2/3
vote)
14. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Ratification of Amendment No. 20 with Shiner, Moseley &
Associates, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of
$49,688 for a restated fee not to exceed contract amount of
$4,273,303 for two additional months of Construction
Management and Surveillance Engineering Services for the Cefe
Venzuela Landfill project. (Attachment # 14) (Requires 2/3
vote)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Amendment No. 4 with Shiner, Moseley & Associates, Inc., of
Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $30.,000 fora restated not
to exceed total fee of $200,000 for consulting services associated
with Pre -Planning of Emergency Recovery Operations.
(Attachment # 15) (Requires 2/3 vote)
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 027143, Section 1,
Authorization of Certificates of Obligation, to add utility work
associated with the Port Avenue Street Reconstruction to the
listing of projects being funded by the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation,
Series 2007. (Attachment # 16)
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17.a. First Reading Ordinance - Amending the Code of Ordinances,
City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 55 regarding rules and procedures
for public access cablecasting; providing for publication; and
providing an effective date of June 1, 2007. (Attachment # 17)
17.b. Ordinance appropriating a $7,000 grant provided by cable
operators from the General Fund Reserve for commitment of
public access equipment; amending the FY2006-2007 Operating
Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 026908 to increase
appropriations by $7.000. (Attachment # 17) (Requires 2/3 vote)
18. Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4,
Alcoholic Beverages, by amending Section 4-1, Alcoholic
beverages on public school property; providing for penalties;
providing for publication. (Attachment # 18)
19 Second Reading Ordinance - Amending the Code of Ordinances,
City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 14, to reduce building permit and
survey fees for business operations in Census Tracts 5, 7, 13, 35,
and 50 included in the expanded Renewal Community; providing
for publication, providing for an effective date. (First Reading
2/27/07) (Attachment # 19)
20. Second Reading Ordinance - Abandoning and vacating a 31,825 -
square foot portion (0.7306 acres) of an undeveloped 20 -foot
wide dedicated public right-of-way out of Lots 21-23, Section 32,
Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts (San Cristobal
at Terra Mar Subdivision) south of and adjacent to Victoria Park
Unit 7 Subdivision and approximately 450 -feet southwest of the
Oso Parkway Street right-of-way, subject to owner's compliance
with the specified conditions. ( First Reading 2/27/07) (Attachment
# 20
21 Second Reading Ordinance - Abandoning and vacating a 26,310 -
square foot portion (0.604 acres) of an undeveloped 20 -foot wide
dedicated public right-of-vriay out of Lot 1, Section 32, Flour Bluff
and Encina) Farm and Garden Tracts (Valencia at Terra Mar
Subdivision), southeast of and adjacent to Monte Verde at Terra
Mar Unit 1 Subdivision, between the Holly Road and Wooldridge
Road Street rights-of-way, subject to owner's compliance with the
specified conditions. (First Reading 2/27/07) (Attachment # 21)
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PUiBLIC HEARINGS:
ZONING CASES:
22, Cage NQ. 0207-02, Irme Roldan Gomez and Richard O. Serna:
A change of zoning from a "R-1 B" One -family Dwelling District
and an "AB" Professional Office District to a "B-1" Neighborhood
District on property described as Windsor Park Unit 4, Block 34,
Lots 12 and 13, located along Everhart Road and approximately
360 feet north of McArdle Road. (Attachment # 22) (Requires
2/3 vote)
Planning Commission and Staffs Recommendation: Approval of
the "B-1" Neighborhood Business District.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance, upon application by Irme
Roldan Gomez and Richard O. Serna, by changing the zoning
map in reference to Windsor Park Unit 4, Block 34, Lots 12 and
13, from "R-1 B" One -family Dwelling District and "AB"
Professional Office District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business
District; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for any
deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan; providing a
repealer clause; providing a penalty; providing for publication.
23. Case No. 0207-03, Rodd Field 19, Ltd: A change of zoning from
an "A-1" Apartment House District to an "AB" Professional Office
District on property described as 13.24 acres out of the southwest
one-hatf of Lots 7 and 8, Section 19, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm
and Garden Tracts, located 400 feet west of Rodd Field Road
and approximately 700 feet south of Holly Road. (Attachment
# 23) (Requires 2/3 vote)
Planning Commission and Staffs Recommendation: Approval of
the "AB" Professional Office District.
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ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance, upon application by Rodd Field
19, Ltd., by changing the zoning map in reference to 13.24 acres
out of the southwest one-half of Lots 7 and 8, Section 19, Flour
Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, from "A-1" Apartment
House District to "AB" Professional Office District; amending the
Comprehensive Plan to account for any deviations from the
existing Comprehensive Plan; providing a repealer clause;
providing a penalty; providing for publication.
24. Cade No. 0205-04, BL Real Estate Holding Company, LP (Bluffs
Ladino Marina): An ordinance granting a time extension of two
(2) years for a Special Permit for an Event Center in a "R -1C"
One -family Dwelling District. on property described as Tyler
Subdivision, Block 1, Lots 2 and 12, located approximately 400
feet north of Laguna Shores Drive between Wyndale Drive and
Claudia Drive. (Attachment # 24) (Requires 2/3 vote)
Stfs Recommendation: Approval of the time extension to March
29, 2009 for the Special Permit for an Event Center on Tract 1.
ORDINANCE
Granting a time extension of two years for a Special Permit for an
Event Center in an "R-1 C" One -family Dwelling District, Tyler
Subdivision, Block 1, Lots 2 and 12, located approximately 400
feet north of Laguna Shores Drive between Wyndale Drive and
Claudia Drive; providing a repealer clause.
K. PISENTATIONS:
Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items.
25. Consumer Directed Health Care combined with Health Savings
Account (HSA) Feasibility Study Final Report, presented by
Mercer Oliver Wyman and Mercer Health and Benefits.
(Attachment # 25)
26 Update on Downtown Area Appraisals by the Nueces County Tax
Appraisal District (Attachment # 26)
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27. 2nd Qua r f FY 20 -2007 Budget?Performance/Report
(Attach nt # 27),
L. REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION. RESOLUTIONS. AND ORDINANCES:
28.a. Presentation on Balanced Scorecard (Attachment # 28)
28.13. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a contract with EMA, Inc., of Houston, Texas in the amount of
$300,000 for implementation of city-wide optimization initiatives
(business process improvement) focusing on performance
management and business strategy. (Attachment # 28)
(Requires 2/3 vote)
29 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Memorandum of Agreement with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality providing for the implementation of locally defined
emission control programs should the eight-hour federal ozone
standard be violated in lieu of immediate redesignation to non -
attainment. (Attachment # 29) (Requires 2/3 vote)
30.a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a construction contract with H & G Contractors, Inc., of Corpus
Christi, Texas in the amount of $2,525,829.42 for the Cliff Maus
Road, Phase 2 and Phase 3 Street Improvement Projects.
(BOND ISSUE 2004) (Attachment # 30) (Requires 2/3 vote)
30.b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a Construction Materials Testing Contract with Rock Engineering
& Testing Laboratory, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount
of $29,516 for the Cliff Maus Road, Phase 2 and Phase 3 Street
Irrprovement Projects. (BOND ISSUE 2004) (Attachment # 30)
(Requires 2/3 vote)
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any matters listed on the agenda, when authorized by the provisions of
the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code,
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session on the following 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.
31 Executive session under Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding Cause No 04-3928-G, City of Corpus Christi
v. Entrust, Inc., et al in the 319`h Judicial District Court of Nueces
County, Texas, with possible discussion and action related
thereto in open session.
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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.
32 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Consideration of resolutions and actions deemed appropriate by
the City Council as to legislative issues before the 80th Texas
Legislature.
33 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Upcoming Items
34. MAYOR'S UPDATE
35. COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
P. ADJOURNMENT:
PQSTING STATEMENT:
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to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at „2; 46- p.m., March 16, 2007.
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