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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
10:00 A.M.
PUBLIC NOTICE - THE USE OF CELLULAR lots AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS AR
PROHIBITED IN THE cinf COUNCIL CHAMBERS f s ING 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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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 361-826-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be
made.
A. Mayor Henry Garrett to call the meeting to order.
B. Invocation to e given by Pastor Brian Crown, Bay Area Fellowship Church. .
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C. Pledge Allegiance €United States. the Flag the
D. City Secretary Armando haps to c,II the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Henry Garrett V .
Mayor Pro Tem Melody Cooper ID:
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Council Members
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummeil
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
Michael McCutchon
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
City Manager George K. Noe \,/
City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer it7
City Secretary Armando Chapa
E. MINUTES:
1. Approval of Regular Meetings of January 22, 2008 and January 29, 2008. (Attachment # 1)
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F. BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: TS: (Attachment # 2)
2. Cable Communications Commission
* Electrical Advisory Board
* Food Service Advisory Committee
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Leadership Committee for Senior Services
Museum of Science and History Advisory Committee
Reinvestment Zone No. Two Board
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 et 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.
H. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Upcoming Items
1. 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, andor it
has been discussed at a previous meeting. Al! 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.
CONSENT MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES
EQM PREVIOUS MEETING
(At this point the Council will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances
not removed for individual consideration)
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3. Motion authorizing a supply agreement with Bay Chemical
Supply Company, of Odem, Texas, for approximately 18,000
tons of liquid aluminum sulfate in accordance with Bid Invitation
No. BI -0075-08, based on low bid, for an estimated annual
expenditure of $1,245,400, of which $622,700 is required in FY
2007-2008. The term of the contract is for twelve months with
options to extend for up to two additional twelve-month periods,
subject to the approval of the contractor and the City Manager or
his designee. This chemical will be used by the Water
Department for treatment of our water supply. Funds have been
budgeted by the Water Department in FY 2007-2008.
(Attachment # 3)
4. Motion approving a supply agreement with Nardis, Inc. of
Kilgore, Texas, for Police Uniforms in the amount of $62,430.50
of which $31 ,215.25 is required in FY 2007-2008. The term of
the contract will be for twelve months with an option to extend
the contract for up to two additional twelve-month periods,
subject to the approval of the supplier and the City Manager or
his designee. The award is in accordance with the State's
Cooperative Purchasing Program. Funds have been budgeted
by the Police Department in FY 2007--2008. (Attachment ## 4)
5. Motion to authorize a E-9-1-1 Service Agreement with Sprint
Spectrum, L.P.# of Overland Park, KS, in the amount of $395,000
for the company to provide caller directory information and caller
location information for Sprint wireless customers 9-1-1 calls to
the City Metrocom. (Attachment # 5)
6.a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
accept an amended grant for $09,876 from the Department of
State Health Services for personnel costs and other expenses
relating to a plan for responding to an act of terrorism and to
execute all related documents. Attachment ## 6)
6.b. Ordinance appropriating an amended grant for $99,876 from the
Department of State Health Services in the No. 1066 Health
Grants Fund for personnel costs and other expenses relating to
a plan for responding to an act of terrorism and to execute all
related documents. (Attachment # 6)
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.a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
accept a grant from the Texas Department of State Health
Services in the amount of $106,537 to provide for the elimination
and control of tuberculosis and to execute all related documents.
(Attachment # 7)
.b. Ordinance appropriating a grant from the Texas Department of
State Health Services in the amount of $106,537 in the No. 1066
Health Grants Fund to provide for the elimination and control of
tuberculosis.(Attachment # 7)
.a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
execute a Gift Agreement with the Friends of Corpus Christi
Public Libraries in the amount of $42,009 for construction and
installation of a new book -lift shaft, boob -lift and machine room
at the Parkdale Branch Library. (Attachment # 8)
8.b. Ordinance appropriating $42,000 into the Library Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) Fund No. 3210, Project No.120095
for construction and installation of new book -lift shaft, book -lift
and machine room at the Parkdale Branch Library from the
Friends of Corpus Christi Public Libraries; changing FY 2007-
2008 Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027352 to
increase appropriations by $42,000. (Attachment # 8)
9. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Van Fleet
Construction of Kingsville, Texas, in the amount of $42,000 for
the Parkdale Library Renovations for the construction and
installation of a new book -lift shaft, book -lift and machine room.
(Attachment # 9)
10.a. Motion authorizing the city Manager or his designee to extend
the agreement for Standard Maintenance with Oracle
Corporation, of Redwood Shores, California in the amount of
$319,756.96 for twelve (12) months PeopleSoft software
maintenance and support for Asset Management, Accounts
Payable, Benefits Administration, Budgets, General Ledger,
Human Resources, Inventory, Projects, Purchasing, Payroll,
Time and Labor software based on sole source. (Attachment
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10.b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to approve
the purchase of continued annual maintenance costs from
Oracle Corporation of Redwood Shores, California for the
PeopleSoft suite of products subject to annual appropriation of
funds based on sole source. (Attachment # 10)
11. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a Job Order Contract with Alpha Building Corporation of Corpus
Christi, Texas, in the amount of $149,862.61 for the Greenwood
Pool Renovations. (BOND 2004) (Attachment # 11)
12. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a construction contract with Van Fleet Construction of Kingsville,
Texas in the amount of $1,'127,653 for the New Southside Fire
Station No. 17 Project. (BOND 2004) (Attachment # 12)
13. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a Real Estate Sates Contract with Peter Siracusa and wife
Obdulia Siracusa in the total amount of $'162,792, of which
$160,792 is for land costs and $2,000 estimated in closing costs
for fee simple property rights to Parcel 1, described as 4.39
acres of land out of Lots 14 and 19, Section 20, Flour Bluff and
Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, located west of Airline Road
between Saratoga and Yorktown Boulevards, in connection with
the Brighton Park Development Project and for other municipal
purposes. (Attachment # 13)
14.a. Motion approving the amount of monies to be paid as cash in
lieu of construction of Rodd Field Road, a half street in
accordance with the Platting Ordinance Section IV -- Design
Standards, Subsection A.12.01). . (Attachment # 14)
14.11 Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute a Half Street
Deferment Agreement with Yorktown Oso Joint Venture
(Developer), in the amount of $31,86594 for public
improvements including pavement, curb, gutter, and sidewalks
for the future street improvements to Rodd Field Road adjacent
to the west property line of Rancho Vista Unit 3, located south of
Yorktown Boulevard and east of Rodd Field Road, in accordance
with the Platting Ordinance Section IV -- Design Standards,
Subsection A.12.c). (Attachment # 14)
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15.a. Motion approving the first amendment to Water Arterial
Transmission and Grid Main Construction and Reimbursement
Agreement submitted by Al Development, Inc., owner and
developer of Airline Crossing Unit I , located south of Lies
Boulevard and west of Airline Road for the installation of three
additional 12 -inch gate valves and boxes on the 12 -inch PVC
rater9 rid main for Airline Crossing Unit 1, located along Slough
Road. Attachment # 15)
15.b. Ordinance appropriating $6,846.75 from the Water Arterial
Transmission and Grid Main Trust Fund No. 540450-21805-4030
to pay the Al Development, Inc. an amended reimbursement
request for the installation of three (3) additional 12 -inch gate
valves and boxes on the 12 -inch PVC water grid main for Airline
Crossing Unit 1. (Attachment# 15)
16.a. Motion to amend prior to second reading the ordinance
authorizing the Texas International Yacht & Jet Plane Show
Lease Agreement to amend Section 6 of the lease regarding
payment ment due dates and financial documents. (Attachment# 16)
16.b. Second Reading Ordinance - = thorizi
designee to execute an . - endure
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17. Public hearing and First Reading Ordinance to consider
abandoning and vacating a 24,638.46 -square foot portion of the
Whataburger Way public street right-of-way, located between the
Gollihar Road and Mildred Drive street rights-of-way; subject to
compliance with the specified conditions. (Attachment # 17)
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K. REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION F MOTIONS RESOLUTIONS. AND ORDINANCES:
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18. appeal by Rolando Garza of the Corpus
Christi Cable Communications Commission's December 17,
2007 decision regarding a public access program. Attachment
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19.a. Resolution declaring policy relative to establishment of a storm
water utility system. (Attachment # 19)
19.b. Motion directing staff to publish the required notice under
Chapter 402 of the Texas Local Government Code of a public
hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance to establish a storm
water utility, and setting a public hearing to be held at the
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 meeting of the Corpus Christi City
Council. (Attachment # 19)
20. First Reading Ordinance — Enacting new Article IV of Chapter
13, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Vacant Downtown Buildings;"
establishing roperty maintenance, security, and monitoring
provisions required for vacant downtown properties; establishing
downtown vacant building registration and inspection
requirements; establishing fees; establishing enforcement
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provisions; providing an effective date; providing for penalt ,
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and providing for publication. (Attachment # 20)
21. Second Reading Ordinance -Amending Section V.B. "Minimum
Standards" of the Platting Ordinance to require looped water
lines and provide for the definitions related thereto; providing a
repealer clause; providing a penalty clause; providing for
publication; and providing an effective date. (First Reading —
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22.a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Amendment No. 1 to an Engineering contract with Carolio
Engineers, P. C., of Phoenix, Arizona, in the amount of
$7,306,047 for a restated not to exceed contract total of
$7,330,962 for the New Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(Attachment # 22)
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22.. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
an Engineering contract for peer review with Freese and Nichols
Engineering, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, in the amount of
$339,294 for the New Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(Attachment # 22)
23.a. Resolution expressing official intent to reimburse costs of Rodd
Field Public Improvement District infrastructure Improvements.
(Attachment # 23)
23.b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a construction contract with Lakemont Construction, of Spring,
Texas, in the amount of $1,860,378 for the Rodd Field Village
Improvement District Infrastructure Improvements for the Base
Bid and Additive Alternate Nos. 1, 2 and 3. (Attachment # 23)
24. Ordinance naming the park on the Peoples Street T -Head as
"Norma Urban Park at Peoples Street T -Head"; waiving the 60 -
day waiting eriod and publication of legal notice. (Attachment
# 24)
25. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
all documents with the Trust for Public Lands, a California
nonprofit corporation authorized to do business in Texas as TPL-
Texas, Inc., for the purchase of a 49.53 acre tract of land
situatedartiali in Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 11, Lot 12, Lot 17, and Lot
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Section 32 and Lot 17, Section 31, Flour Bluff and Encinal
Farm and Garden Tracts, to be dedicated as park land as part of
the Oso Creek OsoY Trails, Greenways Master Plan, with
purchaseprice in the amount of $528,900, plus land
closing
services fee in the amount of $70,000, and clo g
costs In the amount of $16,433. (Attachment # 25)
L. PRESENTATIONS: TATIONS:(NONE)
Public omr a will not be solicited on Presentation items.
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CHAMBER, GIVING YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TOPIC.
(A reconiing 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 otherinformation pertaining to your subject, please present it
to the City Secretary.)
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PER CITY COUNCIL POLICY, NO COUNCIL iEMER, STAFF
PERSON, OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE DIENCE SHALL
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N. EXECUTIVE SESSIO&
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
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.
26. Executive session under Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding Cause No. 06-469, Bernardina Ybanez, et al,
vs. City f Corpus Christi, et al; and Cause No. 07-00363, Carlos
Antonio Buentello vs. City of Corpus Christi, et al, with possible
discussion and action related thereto in open session.
27. Executive session under Texas Government ent Code Section
551.071 regarding Cause No. 06-4142-E, USAA County Mutual
Insurance Co. vs. City of Corpus Christi and Bridgestone
Firestone North
American Tire, in the District Court, 148th
Judicial District, Nueces County, Texas, with possible discussion
and action related thereto in open session.
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28. session under Texas Government Code Section
Executive5es and
regardingthe establishment of new rates for treated
�'! ,'1 limits,withter for customers outside the city
untreated
possible discussion and action related thereto in open session.
O. REPORTS:
reports include questions by Council to Staff regarding
The following for information or reports
C fides or activities; request by Council
CH), � individual Council members and Staff;
from Staff reports ofactivities of
constituent concerns; rs' current topics raised by media; lfow-up on Staff
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assignments; scheduling of future Council meetings and activities; and
other brief discussions regarding city -related matters.
29. MAYOR'S 'S PDATE
30. COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
P. ADJOURNMENT:
POSTING STATEMENT:
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entrance to City
Half 1201 Leopard Street, at 500 p.m., February 6, 2008.
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Armando Chapa
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16.b. Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an amendment to the
Texas International Yacht & Jet Plane Show Lease Agreement (with two five-
year renewals: 2008-2012 and 2013-2017) with MMD Communications, of North
Palm Beach, Florida, to increase annual term from eight days to ten (10)
days, expand leased premises area, and increase minimum annual rental fee to
$30,000; amend Section 6 of the lease regarding payment due dates and
financial documents; and providing for publication. (First Reading 01/15/08)
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Antonio Buentello vs. the City of Corpus Christi et al, in the Southern District of
Texas, for the total sum of $80,000 subject to certification of funds.
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27. Motion authorizing the City Manager to settle Cause No. 06-4142-E, USAA
County Mutual Insurance Co. vs. City of Corpus Christi and Bridgestone -
Firestone North American Tire, in the District Court, 148th Judicial District,
Nueces County, Texas, for the total sum of $140,000, subject to certification of
funds.
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