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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
REGULAR COUNClL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7201 LEOPARD
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
MARCH 1 ~i , 2008
1 Q:00 A.M.
PUBLlC NOTICF - THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND QCTlVATED PAGERS ARE
PROHIBlTED 1N THE C1TY COUNCIL CNAMBERS DURING MEETJNGS OF THE ClTY COUNCIL.
Members of the audience will be provided an opportunrty ro address fhe Council af approximarely 92:00 p.m. or af the end
of the Counci! Meeting, whicheveris earlier. Please speak irrto the mrcrophone located at the podium and sfafe yourname
and address. Your pr~sentation wiI! be lrmited to fhree minutes. !f yau have a petitian or ofher infarmatron pertaining to
your subject, please presenf it fo fhe City Secretary.
Si Usted desea dirigirse al Concilio y cree que su ingl~s es lrmitado, habra un int~rprete ingles-espanol en fodas !as junfas
del Concrlio para ayudarle.
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con~acf the City Secretary's office {af 389-82&-3905J atleast 48 hours in advance so fhaf appropriafe arrangemenfs can be
made.
A. Mayor Henry Garrett to calt th~ meeting to order.
B. [n~ocation to t~ gi~en by Reverend Henry Williams, Corpus Chrisfi Christian
Fellowship. ~~ .
C. Pledge of Allegiar~ce #o the Flag of the United S#a~es. ~ a !" i~`~ ~L~ Z.
D. Gi#y Secretary Armando Chapa to c 1! the rotl of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Henry Garrett
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Kelly
Counci~ Members:
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Humrnel!
Priscilla G. Leal -
Micf~ael McCutchon
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
E. MINUTES:
~~~y Manager George K. Noe V
City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer
C~ty Secretary Armando Chapa
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Agenda
Regular Cou~cil Meeting
March 1 ~ , 2~D8
Page 2
CITY COUNCIL
PRIORITY ~SSUES
(Refer to legend at ihe end af the
agenda summary)
F. BOARDS 8~ COMMiTTEE APPOtNTMENTS: (Attachment #2)
2. ~` Arts and Cultura~ Cammission
* Commission on Children and Youth
* Landmark Commission
* Oil and Gas A~rrisory Committee
* Par~c and Recreation Advisory Committee
'' Sister City Committee
* Water Resources Advisory Committee
* Weed and Seed Steering Committee
G. EXPLANAT~ON OF COUNC~L ACTION:
Foradministratrve corrvenience, cerfain of the agenda items are lisfed
as motions, resalutions, or ordinances. 1f deemed approprrare, the City
Councr! wrl~ use a drffer~ntmethod ofadoption from the one lrsted; may
finally pass an ordinance by adopfing it as an emergency measure
rafher than a two reading ordinance; or may modify the actron
specifred. A motian to reconsider may be made at this meeting of a
vote at the last regular, or a subsequent specia! meefing; such
agendas are incorporated herein forreconsideration and act~on on any
reconsidered item.
H. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
* Upcoming I#ems
~, CONSENT AGENDA
Notice to t~e Public
The following items are of a r~utrne ar admrnistra~ive nafure. The Council has
been fumished with background arrd support materiaf on each rfem, and/or i~
has b~en discussed at a prevrous meeting. A!! items will be acted upon by
one vote without b~ing drscussed separately unless requested by a Council
Member or a citizen, in which event the ifem or items wrll rmmediately be
withdrawn far individua! consideration in its narmal sequence atter the items
nat requiring separate discussion have been acted upon. The remaining items
wrl! be adopted by one vofe.
CONSENT MOTIONS RESOLUTIQNS ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES
~ROM PREVIO[JS MEETlNGS:
(At this point the Councr! wi!! vofe on a!! mofions, resofu[ions and ardinances
not removed for ir~dividua! consideration)
Agenda
Reguiar Cou~cil Meeting
Marc~ 11, 2008
Page 3
CITY COUNCIL
PR10RlTY ISSUES
(Reter to legend at the end of the
agenda summary)
3. Motion appravi~g fhe purchasellease-purchase of twenty-two
(22) pickup #rucks and four (4) cargo vans f~om the faliowing
companies, for the foliowing amaunts, in accordance with Bid
Invitation No. 81-aoss-as, based on low bid, and low bid meeting
specifications for a total amount of $477,852. The vehicies wil~
be used by Anima~ Control, Facility Managemen# and
Maintenance, Gas Departmen#, Sofid Waste, Street Depar#rnent,
Storm Water, and the Wastewater De~artments. Twenty-four of
the vehicles are replacements and two ~ehicles are ad~itions #o
the fleet. Funding is a~ailable in the Ca~ita] ~utlay Budget of the
Maintenance Services Fun~, and the Animal Co~trol Operations
Budgef. (Attachment #3}
Access Ford, E.TD
Corpus Christi,_TX
Bid ltems: 3, 8, 9, 1Q
11, 12, 13 and 14
$256,640
Sam~s Crow Ford
Corpus Christi. TX
Bid Items: 1, 2, 6, 7
$137,7~6
Gra~d Total: $471,852
Champion Ford
Corqus Christi. TX
Bid ltems: 4,5, and 1~
$83,466
4. Resolution authorizing the City Mar~ager or his designee to
submit an Outdoor Grant application to the Texas Parks and
Wiidlife Department in t~e amount of $500,04a to devebp #he
first phase of the Co~servation ! Interpreti~e ParEc or~ Oso Bay.
(Attachment #4)
5. Motion aut~arizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
an amendmer~t to Agreement of 5ale with the Trusf for Pubfic
Lands, for the purchase of 49.53 acre tract of land situated
partially in Lot 3, Lot 4, Lo# 11, Lot ~ 2, Lot 17, and ~ot 18 Sectiar~
32 and Lot 17 Section 31, Flour Bluff and Encinai Farm a~d
Garden Tracts, to amend purchased land acreage f~om 49.53
acre tract to 48.91 acre tract. (Attachment #5)
6.a. Motior~ au#horizing tf~e City Manager or his designee to execut~
an agreement in the amvunt of $1,000 with the Council on
Alcohoi & Drug Abuse - Project Link for co~nsefing, educa#ion,
and referra~ services to at-risk pregnant and postpartum women.
(Attachm~nt #6)
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Agenda
Regu~ar Cou~cil Mee#ing
March 11, 2Q08
Page 4
C1TY COUNCIL
PRIORITY ISSUES
(Refer tv legend at the end oF ihe
agenda summary)
6.b. Motiort authorizi~g #he City Manager or his designee fo ~xecute
an agreement in the amount of $~,000 with the South Texas
SUbstanc~ Abuse Recovery Services {STSARS} - Project Vista
for subs#a~ce abuse treatment to homeless ar at-risk homeless
indi~iduals. (Attachment #6)
fi.c. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
an agreement in the amount af $1,000 with Hannah's Hope for
educational services for c~ildren witf~ autism. (Attachment #6)
6.d. Motion authorizing #he City Manager or his designee to ex~cute
and agreement in the amount of $1,000 with the Volunteer
Center to prepare and promote a new on-line database of
volu~teer opportunities. (Attachment #6}
6.e. Motion autharizing #he City Manager or his designee to execute
ar~ agreement in the amount of $1,000 wit~ N~eces County CPS
Community Partners - CPS Ra~nbow Room for the operatian of
t1~e Nueces County Rair~bow Room. (Attachment #6)
6.f. MotEOn appro~ing the #ransfer of $1,000 frorn City CounciE
~rganization to ~he SenEOr Center Organization within the
General Fund for support of s~nior services #o be split eq~alfy
among t~e Greenwood Senior Center, Lindale Senior Center,
and Broadmaor Senior Cen#er. {Attachment #6)
7. Motion authorizing ~he City Manager or his designee to authorize
a permit for the temporary clastare of Coopers Alley from
south~o~n~ Shor~line Boule~ard ~o northbo~nd Shorelir~e
Boulevard, starti~g March 28, 20a8 at 8:00 a.m. to March 30,
2008 at 5:00 p.m. for the Corpus Christi Festivai of the Arts and
authorizing the City Manager or his designee to issue a permit
for the Festival upon meeting the co~ditions and requirements
for permit in Sectian 49-17. (Attachment #7)
8. Motian autharizing th~ City Manager or his designee #o ex~cute
a Job Qrder Contract with Alpha Building Corporation, of Corpus
Christi, Texas, in the amount of $67,720 for thE Parker Park Pool
~ffice, Bath House, and Pa~ilion Reno~ations. {BOND ISSUE
2004) {Attachment #8}
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Age~da
Regular Cou~cil Meeting
March 9 ~ , 2008
Page 5
C[TY COUNCIL
PRIORITY 1SSUES
(Refer to legend at the end of the
agenda summary)
9. Or~inance appropriating $396,656.75 from the Citga street
closure and $602,576.51 from Texas Department of
Transportation proceeds into the Street Capital lmprovement
Prograrn (C[P) F~nd No. 353D for preEiminary scoping and Q~~ s(~ c~
est~mating se~vices of p~ter~~ial projects for the Proposed Bond
tssue 2008; c~anging #F~e FY 2007-2008 Capital Bu~get adopted
by Ordinance No. 027546 by increasing appropriations by
$919,233.26. (Attachment #9}
1 ~.a. Motior~ autharizing the City Manager or his ~esignee to execute 2 Q 8 ~ fi~
Amendment No. 1 ta the Contract for Professianal Services with
Goldston Eng~r~eering, Inc. in the amount of $75,fi85 for a total
restated fee not to exceed $124,185 for the Preliminary Scoping
and Es#imating Services for Propose~ Bond lssu~ 2Q08 Street
Projects. {Attachment #10)
1 Q.b. Motion aufhorizing t~e City Ma~ager or his designee to execute 2~ Q$ Q 6 7
Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for Professianal Servic~s with
RVE, Inc. ~n the amount of $75,685 fior a tatal restated fee not to
~xce~d $124,185 for tf~e Preliminary Scoping and Estimating
Services for Proposed Bond Issue 2008 Stre~# Projects.
{Attachment #10}
1 Q.c. Motion authorizir~g the City Ma~ager or l~is designee to execute Z Q~ Q fi 8
Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for ProfessionaE Services with
HDR Shiner Moseley Associates, Inc. ir~ fhe amount of $8Q,000
for a total restated fee not to exceed $125,000 for the
Preliminary Scoping and Estimating Services for Praposed Bo~d
Issue 20Q8 Stree# Projects. (Attachment #10}
10.d. Motion authorizi~g the City Manager or his des~gnee to execute 2 Q 8 Q 6~
Amendmer~t No,1 #o the Cantract for Profess~onal Services with
Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $75,025 for a total
~esta#ed fee not to sxceed $~ 25,000 for t~e P~eEiminary Scoping
and Estimating Services for Proposed Bor~d issue 2008 Street
Projects. (Attachment #10}
11. Resolution autho~izing tl~e C~ty Manager ar his designee ta
~xecute an 4nterlocal Coo~eration Agreement with the Corpus
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Christi Aqu~fEr 5torage and Reco~ery Consenration -
provide for the delegatior~ of duties between the City and the
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Regular Cou~cii Meeting
March 11, 2008
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(Refer fo legend at the end of the
agenda summary)
the funding of District functions and projects and coordination of
actEVifies between the City and District for the management of U~'~ ~j ~ s~~oK`~ ~
groundwater and wa#er stored in the aquifer pursuant to #he
District's p~rposes. (Attacf~meRt #11 }
12. Second Reading Ordinance -Amending Article 24 "Height, Area
and B~lk Re~uirements" of the "Corpus Christi Zoning
Ordina~ce" by repealing note 1 from Section 24-1 and by ~~'~ ~~~
adapting new Section 24-2 "Zero Lot Line Residential
Developmer~t". (First Reading 02I26108} (Attachment #~2)
J. PUBLiC HEARINGS:
13. Public hearing and First Reading Ordinance amending the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Chris#i by amending
the City of Cor~us Christi Parks, Recreation and Open Space
Master Plan by amending the Top Ten List of highest priarity
recreation facility needs in Section 9.2; providir~g for repeaf of
conflicting,oTdinances. (Attachment #~ 3) ~
K. 5PECIAL PRESENTATI~N iTEM:
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~4. Update on S#orm Water Master PEan Project (Attachment #14)
L. REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS RESOLUTEONS AND ORDINANCES:
15.a. Ordinance appropriating $801,430.91 from the unappropriated r
interest earnings in the Storm Water 2006 Capital Impro~ement
Program (C1P) Fund No. 3492 for the Storm Water Master Plan ~ 2~ 6 ~$
Project; changing the FY 2007-2008 Capital Budget adop~ed by ~
Ordinance No. 027546 by increasir~g appropria~ions by
$801,430.91. (Attachme~t #~ ~}
~5.b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute ~~ ~ Q Q 8 Q~ Q
Amendment No. 4#o the Contract for Professional Services with
Goldston Engineering, I~c.,- in the amount of $1,266,~ 54 for a
tota! restated fee of $2,622,419 for t~e Sform Wate~ Master Plan
Project. (Attachment #15) ~
Agenda
Regular Council Meeting
March 1 ~ , 20~8
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PRIORITY ISSUES
{l2efer to legand a# the end oi the
agenda surnmary)
~ 6.a. Motion authorizir~g the City Manager or F~is designee to execute
a constructian contract with Landmark Sfructures I, L.P., of Fort
Worth, Texas, in the amount of $3,379,000 for t#~e Padre lsla~d
Ele~ated Storage Tank (1.5 MG) Project for Part A Base Bid plus
Additive Alternate No. ~.{Attachment #1 fi)
16.b. Motion autharizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a construction contrac# with Austin Engineering Co., Inc., o'F
Austin, Texas, in the amoun# of $7fi2,923 for the Padre Island
Elevated Storage Tank (1.5 MG) Project for Park B-- 3~-inch
Trar~smissiar~ MaFr~ from Padre Island Elevated Storag~ Tank to
Park Road 22. (Attachment #16}
17.a. Resolution appro~ing a contract b~iweer~ the Corpus Christi
Business and Job Development Corpora~ion (4A Board) and
ACCIC}N Texas, Inc., granting $50,OQ0 in Bus9r~ess Incentives
for Small B~siness Interest Buy-Down Program. (Attachment
#17)
17.b. Resolutior~ authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
execute a Project Agreement with the Co~pus Christi Business
a~d Job De~efopment Corpara#ion rega~ding impfementation and
administratior~ of #he agreement to grant business incentives to
ACCI~N Texas, Inc., for an interest buy-dawn program fo assist
sma~l bcasi~esses in Corpus Christi. (Attachment #17)
M. PRESENTATIONS:
Public cvmment wilf not be solicifed on Presentation items.
18. Report on Preparations for 2409 Blue Angeis Air Show on City's
Bayfront, presented by Barry Box, B~ccaneer Commission
(Attachment #18}
19. Street Maintenance Committee Report (Attac~ment #19)
2D. Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) Stat~s Report
(Attachment #2Q}
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Regular Cau~ciE Meefin~
March 11, 2008
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agenda summary)
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NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA W~LL BE HEARD AT
APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. OR AT THE END OF THE
COUNCIL MEETING~, WHICHEVER 1S EARLIER_ PLEASE
LIMIT PRESENTATiONS TO THREE MlNUTES.
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THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, GIVING Y~UR NAME, ADDRESS
AND TOPIC. {A recording is made of rhe meeting; fherefore, please speak
into the microphorre locafed af the podium and state your name and address.
!f you have a pefition or other infarmafion pertaining ta your su6jecf, please
presenr it to the City Secrefary.)
Si usfed se drrige a la junta y cree que su ingl~s es limrtado, habra un
irrterprete ingles-espar3o! en la reunidn de !a junta para ayUdarle.
PER CITYCOUNClL POLICY, N~ CDUNCIL MFMBER, STAFF
PERSON, OR MFMBERS OF THF AUDIENCE SHALL
BERATE, EMBARRASS, ACCUSE, OR SHOW ANY
PERSONAL DISRESPECT F4R ANY MEMBER .OF TNF
STAFF, COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR THE PUBLlC AT ANY
COUNCIL MEETING. THIS POLICY !S NOT MEANT TO
RFSTRAIN A CITIZEN~ FIRST AMFNDMENT RIGHTS.
O. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
PUBLIC NOTlCE is grven that the City Council may elect ta go into
execufive session at any time during the meeting in arder to discuss
any matters lrsted on fhe agenda, when authorrzed by the pravrsions of
the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Governmen~ Code,
and that fhe Crty Council specifrcally expects to go rnto executive
session on fhe following matters. !n the event the Counci! elects to go
ir-to executive session regarding an agenda ifem, the section or
sections of the Open Meetings Acf aufhorizing the executive session
will be pub~icly announced by the presiding offrce.
21. Executive session under Texas Gove~nment Code Section
551.07~, regarding claim of Warrer~ Madden for darnages
result~ng fram a motar~ehicle accident, with possible discussion
and action related #hereto in oper~ session.
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Regular Cour~cif Meeting
March 11, 2008
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agenda surnmary)
22. Executive session u~der Texas Go~ernment Code Section
551.Q71 regardi~g ~re collecti~e bargaining negotiations, with
possible discussion and action reIated t~ereto in open session.
P. ADJOURNMENT:
POSTING STATEMENT:
This agenda was posted on the City's officiai bufletin board at the front
entrance to City Ha[f, 12Q1 Leopard Street, at ~:,~ p.m., March 5, 2008.
Armando Chapa
~City Secretary
NOTE: The City Coancil Agenda cari be found on the City's Home
Page at www.cctexas.com after 7:00 p.m. an the
Wednesday before regularly scheduled councif ineetings.
If technical p~oblems occur, the agencta will be uploaded
on the Internet by Th~rsday morning.
Symbols used to highligf~t action items that implem~nt
council goals are on attached st~eet.
21. Motion authorizing the City Manager to settle Ciaim of Warren Madden for
damages resuiting from a motor ~ehicle accident, ~or the total sum of
$111,322.63, subject to certificatEOn of funds. 2~ 0~ Q? 3
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