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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReference Agenda City Council - 08/26/2008Public Notice is hereby given that the City Council will hold a Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 beginning at 8:30 A.M. in the City Council Chambers,1201 Leopard St., to discuss utility trust fund analysis and development impact fees. (See Separate Cover) ~~ Cj 3 ~ ~ n : ~ It7:l$- I~~.ZC~ AGENDA CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL -COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 AUGUST 26, 2008 1090~M5 ~~:1 PUBLIC NOT/CE -THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS ARE PROHIBITED /N THE CITYCOUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITYCOUNCIL. Members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to address the Council at approximately 12:00 p. m. orat the end of the Council Meeting, whicheveris earlier. Please speakinto the microphone located at the podium and slate yourname and address. Your presentation wilt be limited to throe minutes. If you have a petition or other intomration pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary. Si Usted desea dirigirse al Concilio y tree que su ing/Bs es l/mitado, habr3 un int~rprete ingl8s-espano/ en Codas las juntas del Conciiio pare ayudarle. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids orservices are requested fo contact the City Secretarys 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. ~ ~ : l c5 GL. m B. Invocation to be given by Dr. Sam Gutierrez, Elder, Com~e/r-stone Church.)/ C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. M GUJIO Y C'i ~~' D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to/call the roll of the required Charter Officers. Mayor Henry Garrett / Mayor Pro Tem Priscilla Leal ~-" Council Members: Melody Cooper Larry Elizondo, Sr. Mike Hummel) Bill Kelly John Marez Nelda Martinez Michael McCutchon E. MINUTES: Manager George K. Noe ity Attorney Mary Kay Fischer City Secretary Armando Chapa Approval of Regular Meeting of August 12, 2008. (Attachment # 1) 'i71 I M (~ Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2008 Page 2 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) F. BOARDSBCOMMITTEEAPPOINTMENTS: (Attachment#2) I'.~~ 2. Cable Communications Commission Leadership Committee for Senior Services G. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION: For adminlstretive convenience, certain of the agenda items are listed as motions, resolutions, or orclinances. Ifdeemed appropriate, the City Council wilt use a different method of adoption from the one listed,• may finally pass an ordnance by adopting it as an emergency measure rather than a two reading ordinance; or may modify the action specified. A motion to reconsider maybe made at this meeting of a vote at the last regular, or a subsequent special meeting; such agendas are incrorporeted herein forreconsideretionend action on any reconsidered ffem. H. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT .~-- ~LtS~"e--' Upcoming Items CONSENT AGENDA Notice to the Public The following items are of a routine oradministretive 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, !n which event the item or items will immediately be withdrawn for Individual cons/deretion 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 FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: (At this point the Council will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances not removed forindividual consideration) 3.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 $6,000 for the purchase of computers for the Anita and W. T. Neyland Public Library. (Attachment # 3) ?j3CLYY1 . I1~.33- IZ.~c~~ 027815 Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2008 Page 3 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Rater to Ispentl at the entl of the agenda summary) 3.b. Ordinance appropriating $6,000 into the General Fund No. 1020, Organization No. 12810, Account No. 520100 forthe purchase of computers for the Anita and W. T. Neyland Public Library from the Friends of Corpus Christi Public Libraries; changing FY 2008- 2009 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027776 to increase appropriations by $6,000. (Attachment # 3) 4. Ordinance appropriating $3,848.21 Into the Library Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Fund No. 3210, Protect No. 120095, for improvements to the Parkdale Branch Library from the following sources: $1,573.99 from unappropriated interest earnings from the Library CIP Fund No. 3210 and $2,274.22 from royalties from oil, gas, and mineral interests bequeathed to the City from the estate of William T. Neyland; changing FY 2007-2008 Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027546 to increase appropriations by $3,848.21. (Attachment # 4) 5. Motion to reinstate the FY 2007 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding agreement with Universal Little League and to authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute an amendment to extend the term of the agreement through January 31, 2009. (Attachment # 5) 6. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Change Order No. 5 for installation of a new replacement air conditioning system in the amount of $51,800.60 for a restated not to exceed total contract price of $892,903.39 with Van Fleet Construction, of Kingsville, Texas for the Anita and W. T. Neyland Public Library. (Attachment # 6) 7. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Amendment No. 2 to the consultant contract with HDR, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas roan amount not to exceed $124,935 for a revised contract value of $223,835 for final processing of the digital photography, delineation of impervious cover, assignment of impervious cover to individual parcels and verification of remote-sensed data for storm water utility rate implementation services. (Attachment # 7) 027816 02'787 2008 224 2008 225 2008 226 Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2006 Page 4 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 8. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to proceed with the AEP proposal for installation of a new street light system on Up River Road from McKinzie Road to Rand Morgan Road. The City's aid-to-construction cost estimate for this portion of Up River Road is $85,000. (Attachment # 8) 9. Motion authorizing payment of the Special Commissioners Award in the amount of $66,275 in connection with .condemnation of Parcel 10, owned by D&E Development Corp., for fee simple property rights to 0.897 acres of land and a Temporary Construction Easement containing 0.43 acres, both located along the west side of Rodd Field Road between Brooke Road and Saratoga Boulevard, necessary for the Master Channel 27 Drainage Improvement Project and for other related public purposes. (Attachment # 9) 10. Ordinance appropriating $20,700 in the General Fund No. 1020 from the estimated revenues in the rental of ballfields located at 4025 Greenwood for ballfield maintenance; changing FY 2008- 2009 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027776 to increase both estimated revenues and appropriations by $20,700 each. (Attachment # 10) 11. First Reading Ordinance -Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 33, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, to establish Article VIII, regarding rules of operation for City maintained cemeteries; providing for publication; providing for penalties. (Attachment # 11) 12. Second Reading Ordinance -Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 39, Personnel, Article III Employee Compensation and Classification System, to provide 2.5% pay range adjustment to address market position for Pay Plans 100, 400, 500(b), 600, 900, and 1000 effective 11/24/2008, provide a 2.5% pay increase to employees in Pay Plans 100, 300, 400, 500(b), 600, .900, and 1000 effective 11/24/2008, repealing all other ordinances, and rules, or parts of ordinances and rules, in conflict with this ordinance; providing for an effective date. (First Reading 08/19/08) (Attachment # 12) 2008 227 2008 228 02'7818 02781.9 Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2008 Page 5 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend et tl~e end of the agenda summery) J. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 13. Public hearing and First Reading Ordinance to consider abandoning and vacating a 3,782.34-square foot portion of the Columbia Parkway public street right-of-way, located just south of the Trojan Drive public street right-of-way; subject to owner's compliance with the specified conditions. (Attachment # 13) 14. Second Public Hearing on Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate Increase. (Attachment # 14) K. REGULAR AGENDA ~` _ O 3: 5 CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS. RESOLUTIONS. AND ORDINANCES: 15. Resolution approving the Norma Urban Park Master Plan. (Attachment # 15) 16.a. Ordinance appropriating an amount of $1,550,000 of the unappropriated fund balance in the General Fund No. 1020 for the 2008 Street Overlay projects; changing the FY 2008-2009 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027776 to increase appropriations by $1,550,000. (Attachment # 16) 16.b. Ordinance appropriating an amount of $1,100,000 of the unappropriated fund balance in the Seawall Improvement Fund No. 1120 for the 2008 Street Overlay Project (North Bound Shoreline Portion); changing the FY 2008-2009 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027776 to increase appropriations by $1,100,000. (Attachment # 16) 16.c. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contractwith Bay, Ltd. of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the amount of $2,105,100.90 forthe Street Overlays Cluster2 for the Total Base Bid. (Attachment # 16) li;z0~-~~;zSQ.m 12:30'2 g~O G27821 0'7822 2008 229 Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2008 Page 6 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Rater to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 16.d. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with Haas-Anderson of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the amount of $7,181,425.20 for the following projects: (Attachment # 16) ^ Street Overlays Cluster 1 for the Total Base Bid in the amount of $2,088,546.00. Z O O H 2 3 0 ^ Street Overlays Cluster 3 for the Total Base Bid in the amount of $1,943,789.70. ^ Street Overlays Cluster 4 for the Totai Base Bid plus Additive Alternate Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the amount of $3,149,089.50. 16.e. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction materials testing agreement with Rock ~ O 0 8 Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc. of Corpus Christi, 2 3 Texas in the amount of $97,882 for the Street Overlays Clusters, 1, 2, 3, and 4 project. (Attachment # 16) 17. First Readin rdinance - nding Article IV iscellane ~~ Jl~1~C1~ Boards, ommissions nd Committ Cha 2, ~~ Admi ' tration, the C e of Ordinance ity of C us Christi, to reate the D elopment Seni s Advis Committee; roviding for p lication. (Attach ant # 17) 18. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to proceed with the actions necessary to transfer the flows from the Oso n 0 O 8 Water Reclamation Plant Service Area to the Greenwood L 2 ,i 2 Wastewater Treatment Plant as proposed by the Wastewater Master Plan. (Attachment # 18) L. PRESENTATIONS: Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items. 19. Update on BoldFuture for the Coastal Bend Visioning Initiative ~ ; Z-f -j - j: (Attachment # 19) 20. Report on .London Independent School District by I : + ~ _ ~ .4 +~ Superintendent Charley McMath (To be considered at J approximately 1:00 p.m.) (Attachment # 20) 21. Present tion of the us and Prop ed Schad of Hea ' s ~~ for option of he Unified evelopme Cod DC). ~ ~ ,~~'qr ( chment # ) pOS On Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2008 Page 7 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Rater to legend at the end of Ure agenda summary) M. N. PLEASE SIGN THE FORMAT THE REAR OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, GIVING YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TOPIC. (A recrorrl/ng is made oifhe meeting: therefore, please speakinto the microphone located at the podium and state yourname and address. if you have a petition or other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary.) Si usted se dirige a /a junta y tree qua su ingl8s es limitado, habrA un lnte3rprete inglris-esparto/ en la reunion de la junta pars ayudarie. PER CITYCOUNClL 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. 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 Govemment Code, and that the City Council specifically expects to go into executive session on the following matters. !n the event fhe 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 once. 22. Executive session under Texas Government Code Section 551.071, regarding Cause Number 04-4001-B, Tufts Cove Investment Corpofation, N.V. vs. City of Corpus Christi, in the 117th District Court of Nueces County, Texas, with possible discussion and action related thereto in open session. 12~og ~: ( ~~ ~°~~~ Agenda Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2008 Page 8 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend et tl~e and of the agenda summary) O. ADJOURNMENT: POSTING STATEMENT: This agenda was posted on the City's official bu Ian board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at (~5 p.m., on August 20, 2008. Armando Chapa City Secretary 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 Wednesday before regularly scheduled council meetings. If technical problems occur, the agenda will be uploaded on the Internet by Thureday morning. Symbols used to highlight action Items that implement council goals are on attached sheet. 22. MOTION NO. Motion authorizing the City Manager to settle Cause No. 04-4001-B; Tufts Cove Investment Corporation, N.V. vs. City of Corpus Christi, in the 117"' District Court of Nueces County, in accordance with the terms of the proposed settlement agreement. 2008 23~ City Council Goals 2007-2009 Develop Street Plan ,-"'~. 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