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Home My WebLink AboutReference Agenda City Council - 07/21/200911:45 A.M. - Proclamation declaring Thursday, July 23, 3G09 as "Celebraticn of American Disabilities Act (ADA) -Wear Red Day" 6"'~ ~ I ®®~'! CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL -COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD ST. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 JULY 21, 2009 12:00 P.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 an opportunity to address the Council at approximately 12:00 p.m. 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. Si Usted desea dirigirse al Concilio y tree que su ingles es limitado, habr8 un interprete ingles-espanol en fodas las juntas del Concilio para ayudarle. Persons wrth 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 /east 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. A. Mayor Joe Adame to call the meeting to order. B. Invocation to be given by C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of.the United States. n /~ ~~e~ J. Ivl D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roU of the regttired Charter Officers. Mayor Joe Adame Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Kieschnick Council Members: Chris N. Adler Brent Chesney Larry Elizondo, Sr. Priscilla Leal John Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott E. MINUTES: City Manager Angel R. Escobar City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer City Secretary Armando Chapa Approval of Regular Meeting of July 14, 2009. (Attachment # 1) L ~ !~J Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 2 F TATIONS TO THREE MINUTES. IF YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, PLEASE SIGN THE FORMAT THE REAR OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, GIVING YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TOPIC. (A recording 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 other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary.) MAKE A STATEMENT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION. RECITE AN EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. ADVISE THE CITIZEN THAT THIS SUBJECT WILL BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA AT A LATER DATE. PER CITY COUNCIL 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 MEETINGS. THIS POLICY !.S NOT MEANT TO RESTRAIN A CITIZEN'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. G. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PUBLIC NOTICE is given thaf the City Council may elect fo go into executive session of any time during fhe meeting in order to discuss any matters Iisfed on fhe agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of fhe Texas Government Code, and fhat the Cify Council specifically expects fo 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 secfions of the Open Meefings Acf authorizing the executive session will be publicly announced by the presiding office. 2. Executive ession under T ~ s Government Co Section 551.0 Personnel Matt ,for deliberations garding the ap mtment, employ t, evaluation, reas ' nment, duties, CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) ~2:~`~~-2:5g Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 3 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end cf the agenda summary) discipl' , or dismissal of nicipal Court Judg with possible dis ssion and action r ted thereto in open ssion. H. BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (Attachment # 3) ~ ~. 5g ~ ~ ' ~~ 3. ~ Building Code Board of Appeals Leadership Committee for Senior Services Mechanical/Plumbing Advisory Board Planning Commission EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION: For administrative convenience, certain of fhe agenda items are listed as motions, resolutions, or ordinances. If deemed appropriate, the City Council will use a different mefhod of adoption from the one listed; may finally pass an ordinance by adopting if as an emergency measure rafher than a two reading ordinance; or may modify fhe action specified. A motion to reconsider maybe made at Phis 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. J. CONSENT AGENDA Notice to the Public ~ ~ ~Q' ~ O ~ The following items are of a roufine or administrative nature. The Council has been furnished wifh background and support material on each item, and/or if has been discussed at a previous meeting. All items will be acted upon by one,vofe without being discussed separafely 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. GONSENT MOTIONS RESOLUTIONS. ORDINANGES AND ORDINANGES (At this point the Council will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances not removed for individual consideration.) 4. Motion approving the lease purchase of a 911 Emergency Call Center network upgrade from Positron Public Safety Systems, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for a total amount of $413,868.10. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement 2 0 0 9 1 9 5 with the Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC). This upgrade will enhance the services provided by Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 4 5. 6. CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) emergency call takers and dispatches. A portion (35%) of the funding is available in the operations budget of the Police Department with the balance (55%) to be financed through the City's lease purchase financing provider, pending the approval of the Police Department's FY 2010 Operating Budget. (Attachment # 4) a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a grant in the amount of $136,500 from the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, to support the Police Department's role in the Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative in the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. (Attachment # 5) b. Ordinance appropriating $136,500 in the No. 1061 Police Grants fund from the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy to support the Police Department's role in the Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative in the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. (Attachment # 5) a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a grant in the amount of $394,454 from the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) to continue the motor vehicle theft enforcement grant within the Police Department for Year 9 with a City cash match of $383,778, in-kind services of $14,019, and program income cash match of $18,698, for a total project cost of $810,949 and to execute all related documents. (Attachment # 6) b. Ordinance appropriating $394,454 from the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund to continue the motor vehicle theft enforcement grant in the Police Department. (Rttachment # 5) 7. Ordinance appropriating $63,454.14 in developer contributions and $10,424.84 in interest earnings for a sum of $73,878.98 in the No. 4720 Community Enrichment Fund for park improvements. (Attachment # 7) 2009 196 028232 2009 197. 028233 028?_34 Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 5 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 8. Ordinance appropriating $1,300,000 of the Unreserved Fund Balance in the General Fund No. 1020 for the transfer to the Development Services Fund No. 4670; changing the FY 2008- 2009 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027776 by increasing expenditures in the General Fund No. 1020 and revenues in the Development Services Fund No. 4670 each by $1,300,000. (Attachment # 8) 9. Ordinance appropriating $2,010,220 from the Federal Aviation Administration Grant No. 3-48-0051-045-2009 in the No. 3020 Airport Capital Improvement Fund to construct the Maintenance/Storage Equipment Building, Phase III, Perimeter service road, Phase II; rehabilitate Terminal Building, Phase I and widen Taxiway B-4, Phase I at Corpus Christi International Airport. (Attachment # 9) 10. a. Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an Airline Use and Lease Agreement with Southwest Airlines Company for use of space at Corpus Christi International Airport in consideration of payment of fees which will be adjusted on a percentage increment with the term expiring July 31, 2014. (Attachment # 10) b. Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an Airline Use and Lease Agreement with Continental Airlines, Inc. for use of space at Corpus Christi International Airport in consideration of payment of fees which will be adjusted on a percentage increment with the term expiring July 31, 2014, subject to execution by an authorized airline representative. (Attachment # 10) c. Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an Airline Use and Lease Agreement with American Eagle Airlines, Inc. for use of space at Corpus Christi International Airport in consideration of payment of fees which will be adjusted on a percentage increment with the term expiring July 31, 2014, subject to execution by an authorized airline representative. (Attachment # 10) 0>823~ 028236 02823'7 028238 0'8239 Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 6 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end or the agenda summary) 11. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Contract for Professional Services with LNV Engineering of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $527,223, for design, bid, and construction phase services for Wooldridge Road from Rodd Field Road to Quebec Drive. (BOND ISSUE 2008) (Attachment # 11) 12. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an engineering materials inspection, testing and laboratory services contract with Professional Services Industries, Inc. (PSI) of Corpus Christi, Texas in an amount not to exceed $51,513.00 for the Corpus Christi International Airport Airfield Perimeter Road Improvements. (Attachment # 12) 13. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to execute a construction contract with Cactus Utility 2, LLC of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the amount of $275,697 for the O. N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant Connection of Sedimentation Basins 1 and 2 Drain Line to 60" Drain Line for the Total Base Bid. (Attachment # 13) 14. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to execute Change Order No. 4 to the construction contract with Environmental Specialties International of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the amount of $123,842.86 for a restated not to exceed total contract of $6,962,798.86 for the J. C. Elliott Landfill Final Cover System (Phases 4-6) and Landfill Gas Collection System. (Attachment # 14) 15. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with Constar Construction of Victoria, Texas, in the amount of $127,128 for the Palmira Avenue Improvements - Encantada Avenue to Pescadores Drive. (BOND ISSUE 2008) (Attachment # 15) 16. 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 $76,589.23 for Roof Replacement at the Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant Administration Building. (Attachment # 16) 2009 198 2009 egg 2009 200 2009 201 2009 202 2009 203 Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 7 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) 17. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with Garrett Construction Company of Ingleside, Texas, in the amount of $167,582.20 for the Padre Island Aesthetic Development Phase 1 for the Total Base Bid and Additive Alternate No. 1. (BOND ISSUE 2004) (Attachment # 17) K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE) L. REGULAR AGENDA - Ol - 2: ~3 CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS. RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES: 18. a. Motion setting September 8, 2009 as the date of the adoption of the ad valorem tax rate of $0.563846 per $100 valuation. (Attachment # 18) 19. b. Motion setting a public hearing on the ad valorem tax rate for August 18, 2009 and a second public hearing for August 25, 2009, during the regular City Council meeting beginning at 12:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas. (Attachment # 18) a. Presentation regarding Seawall Improvement Fund and potential use of proceeds. (Attachment # 19) ~b. Ordinance appropriating $33,400.00 of Unappropriated Fund Balance in the No. 1120 Seawall Improvement Fund for expenditures relating to the Assessment of Seawall Improvements; changing FY 2008-2009 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 027776 to increase appropriations by $33,400.00. (Attachment # 19) 20. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a new five year agreement with SMG to manage the American Bank Center under new tees, terms and conditions, including but not limited to terms that (1) give SMG the duty to manage all Foodservices at the Facility, including alcoholic beverage services; (2) give the City right to terminate the Agreement after the third year; and that (3) acknowledge that the City shall solicit proposals from other venue management firms sometime during the third year of the Agreement. (Attachment # 20) 2009 204 2009 205 2009 206 t~?8?40 2009 207- Agenda Regular Council Meeting July 21, 2009 Page 8 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ISSUES (Refer to legend at the end of the agenda summary) M. 21 22. 23. N. PRESENTATIONS: 2:33' ~. 3~ Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items. Results of Police Resource Allocation Study Presented by Etico Solutions (Attachment # 21) Funding of Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansions (Attachment # 22) Update on the Adoption of the Unified Development Code (UDC) (Attachment # 23) CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS: (NONE) O. ADJOURNMENT: ~ 3~ ~YY1 POSTING STATEMENT: U This agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at ~ .~~ p.m., on July 16, 2009. Armando Chapa City Secretary NOTE: The City Council Agenda can be found on the City's Home Page at www.cctexas.com on the Thursday before regularly scheduled council meetings. If technical problems occur, the agenda will be uploaded on the Internet by the Friday. Symbols used to highlight action items that implement council goals are on attached sheet. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY HALL -COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD ST. JULY 21, 2009 12:00 P.M. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Texas Open Meetings Act of the following addition to the agenda of the City Council to be wnsidered at the above meeting: J. CONSENT AGENDA 2009 17.1.a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for Professional Services with Goldston Engineering, Inc. a CH2M Hill Company, of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $141,334 for a total re-stated fee of $186,664 for Laguna Madre Inflow and Infiltration (I & I) Sanitary Sewer Manhole and Gravity Collection Line Replacement/Rehabilitatio22n. 17.1.b. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execuTeoa O 9 construction contract with H & G Contractors, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $1,400,000 for Laguna Madre Inflow and Infiltration (I & I) Sanitary Sewer Manhole and Gravity Collection Line Replacement/Rehabilitation. POSTING STATEMENT: This supplemental agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at ~ I ~~ 00 a.m., July 17, 2009. Armando Chapa City Secretary 208 209 C~#y C®unc~l ®als 20092011 ,~ Q°~~~@ ~• ~ ~~ ~~ ~TN . , ~- ~.. Economic Development Strategic Plan Coliseum Plan Development Process Improvement Support Public Safety Garwood Water Plan Develop Street Plan Community Pride Sustainabifity and Renewable Energy C9 H? ~H ~w =w v~ J_ ~ V az 0 V V LL ~ r~ F~ V W Q' w 0 O N r N 7 ~ U ,N Y v ~ O ~ '~ ~ C_ ~ !d ~ d N_ y R d 'C o N a Q V W Y J ~ ~ ~ ti ao ~ Y a ~ z ~ D z w c~ z w y z O v ~i 0 a C7 ~z ~~ ~w =w v~ J_ ~ U Na z I.fi ~ ~ V V LL ~ ~ Q ~ J H ~ V W 0 0 N T N ~ ~ ~ Y V N N d fq O ~ O ~ N d ~ C ~+ R a Q d v N w d Y R ~ ~ ~ lQ ~ V y w ^o ~I d a~ R a