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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL -COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD ST.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
12:00 P.M.
PUBLIC NOTICE -THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS
ARE PROHIBITED !N THE C/TY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to address the Council at approximately 4:00 p.m., or the
end of the Council Meefing, 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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contact the Cify Secretary's offrce (at 361-826-3105) at least 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 Reverend Charles Blackshear, First Presbyterian Church.
C. Pled a of Alle lance to the Flag of the United States. ~ ~~
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D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the/roll of the required Charter Officers.
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Mayor Joe Adame
Mayor Pro Tem Chris N. Adler
Council Members:
Brent Chesney
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
John Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
City Manager Angel R. Escobar
Interim City Attorney Lisa Aguilar
City Secretary Armando Chapa
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agenda summary)
Approval of Regular Meeting of February 9, 2010. (Attachment
# 1)
F. BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
G. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
For administrative convenience, certain of the agenda items are listed
as motions, reso/ufions, or ordinances. If deemed appropriate, the
City Council will use a different method of adoption from fhe 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 maybe made at 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.
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The following items are of a roufine or administrative 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, 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
FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
(Af this point the Council wilt vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances
not removed for individual consideration.)
2. Motion approving the purchase of one (1) Peterbilt truck tractor
and four roll off containers from Rush Truck Center, of Houston,
Texas for a total amount of $242,764. The award is based on
the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the Texas Local
Government Cooperative (TLGPC). The truck tractor and
containers are additions to the fleet and will be used by the
Wastewater Department. Funding is available from the FY
2009-2010 Capital Outlay Budget in the Fleet Maintenance
Fund. (Attachment # 2)
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3. Motion approving the purchase of three (3) boom mower
tractors from Alamo Sales Corporation, of Seguin, Texas, for the
total amount of $354,452.19. The award is based on the
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the Texas Local
Government Cooperative. These units are replacements to the
fleet and will be used by the Storm Water Department. Funds
are available in the Capital Outlay Budget of the Maintenance
Services Fund. (Attachment # 3) _
4. Ordinance appropriating $16,885.27 from abandoned/unclaimed
monies from the Police Property Room, amending the FY 2010
budget adopted by Ordinance No. 028252 to increase
appropriations by $16,885.27 in the No. 1020 General Fund
Police Department budget to pay for security upgrades in the
main Police building and enhancements to the Police Property
Room. (Attachment # 4)
5. Ordinance appropriating $3,341.12 in interest income accrued
on an advance payment on a grant from the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality deposited in the No. 1071, Community
Enrichment Fund, for Air Quality Research and Planning.
(Attachment # 5)
6. Motion amending Motion No. M2009-132 providing for rotation
of Mayor Pro Tem order of service. (Attachment # 6)
7. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a construction contract with Palacios Marine and Industrial
Coating, Inc. of Port Lavaca, Texas, in the amount of
$249,960.72 for Whitecap and Laguna Madre Wastewater
Treatment Plant Clarifier Rehabilitation for the Total Base Bid
Parts A, B, C and D and Additive Alternate No. 1. (Attachment
# 7)
8. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a Texas Buy Board Contract with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC,
of Round Rock, Texas, in the amount of $887,500 for the South
Guth Park Ball Field Relocation -Sports Field Lighting Project.
(Attachment # 8)
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9. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
a contract in the amount of $72,750 for Homeland Security
Improvements utilizing funds from the 2007 Homeland Security
Grant awarded to the City of Corpus Christi and budgeted in the
Fire Grant Fund No. 1062. (Attachment # 9)
10. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Amendment No. 1 to the professional architectural/engineering
services contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. of Ft.
Worth, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $662,976.50 for a
restated not to exceed fee of $738,376.50 for the Corpus Christi
International Airport: (Attachment # 10)
Task Order 4 -Terminal Rehabilitation Design through
Construction Phase Services -Federal Inspection Station
Facility Renovation/Expansion
Task Order 5 -Wildlife Hazard Analysis
Task Order 6 - Electrical Tunnel Structural Integrity
Investigation.
11. Resolution declaring and dedicating a 12.269 acre tract of land
(out of Lots 14 and 15, Block 56, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm
and Garden Tracts, Nueces County, Texas) as a Wetland
Preserve; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
execute and record the required real estate instrument (Deed
Restriction/Conservation Easement) and any other necessary
documents; and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
take actions necessary to maintain the protected property as a
Wetland Preserve subject to and in accordance with the
success criteria in the Mitigation Plan revised September 2,
2009, Department of the Army Permit No. SWG-2006-01048
(formerly #24279), for the Laguna Shores Road, Graham to
Hustlin Hornet, Street Improvement Project No. 6278. (BONA
ISSUE 2004) (Attachment # 11)
12. First Reading Ordinance -Amending the Code of Ordinance
Section 53-255, Schedule VI, Decrease of State Law Maximum
Speed, by revising the speed limit on Park Road 22, from a
point 1,000 feet south of Whitecap Boulevard to a point
approximately 2,300 feet south of Whitecap Boulevard, from 55
miles per hour to 35 miles per hour, when school speed zone
lights are flashing, providing for penalties; and providing for
publication. (Attachment # 12)
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13. Second Reading Ordinance -Authorizing the City Manager or
his designee to execute a second amendment to the lease
agreement between the City and South Texas Institute for the
Arts to decrease the leased premises in order to create the (~'~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Antonio E. Garcia Park. (First Reading - 01 /19/10) (Attachment
# 13)
14. Second Reading Ordinance -Dedicating the approximately .98
acre area located adjacent to the building currently occupied by ~ ~ g 4 $7
Antonio E. Garcia Arts and Education Center, located at the
intersection of Agnes Street and 17th Street, as the "Antonio E.
Garcia Park". (First Reading - 01/19/10) (Attachment # 14)
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PUBLIC NOTICE is given that fhe Cify Council may elecf 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 fhe Open Meefing Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government
Code, and that the Cify Council specifically expects to go into
executive session on the following matters. In fhe event the Council
elects to go into executive session regarding an agenda item, the
section or sections of the Open Meetings Acf authorizing the
executive session will be publicly announced by the presiding office.
15. Executive session under Texas Government Code Section
551.072 to deliberate the purchase of real property, since the
deliberation in an open meeting could have a detrimental effect
on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a
third person.
J. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE) ~( lQ ~Z' j~ - IZ' `Z- ~-
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CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS. AND ORDIN'A~ES: (' ~~'
16. Motion confirming the City Manager's appointment of Carlos
Valdez to serve as City Attorney effective March 15, 2010. 2 ®~ O ®3
(Attachment # 16)
17. First Reading Ordinance -Repealing Ordinance No. 027971,
passed and approved on December 9, 2008 and amending the
Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 10,
Beachfront Management and Construction, to restrict vehicular
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traffic on the Gulf Beach seaward of portions of the concrete
segment of the Padre Island seawall and establishing avehicle-
free area when the distance between. the toe of the seawall to
the mean high tide line is less than 150 feet in width; allowing
the operation of vehicles within 50 feet of the water's edge when
parking and when soft-sand conditions prevent the safe transit
of vehicles on the upper beach; allowing two-way vehicular
..traffic on the Gulf Beach between the northern end of the
seawall and Padre Balli Park (Beach Access Road # 4);
establishing a pedestrian safe area in the area seaward of 50
feet from the mean high tide line between the northern end of
the concrete seawall and the Packery Channel jetty; committing
the City Council to undertake efforts to restore and maintain the
beach in front of the seawall to a minimum width of 200 feet;
adding an appendix to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, Dune
Protection and .Beach Access Regulations to show the
approximate location of bollards to be installed on the beach;
providing for penalties; providing for publication; and providing
for a delayed effective date. (Attachment # 17)
,a~ Motion authorizing the City Manager or his desig ee to
execute an endmen to the se Ice agree nt with
Dolphin Sal and Se Ice, Inc., do' g busines as Dolphin
Recyclin to revi the ame dment t recognize a
conditi al 15-ye term, seta inimum onthly volume of
recy ng, estab 'sh fees an rebate , and modify other
co ractual pr isions. (Ta ed on 2/09/10) (Attachment
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b. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding
recycling program options. (Attachment # 18)
a. Resolution stablishing t City's intention reimbur
itself, in amount not exceed $8,000,0 ,for the for
lawful penditure of fu ds from the proc ds of oblig ions
to b issued by the ty for authorized urposes re ting to
th Utility System; uthorizing matte incident a related
t reto; and prov' Ing an effective d te. (Attachm t # 19)
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c. Motion authorizin he City Manag or his desi a to
execute Ame ent No. 4 to the ontract for Pr essional
Services Freese and Nic Is, Inc. of Co us Christi,
Texas, ' the amount of $9 6,590, for a to restated fe
of $ ,990,177 for Ma Rhodes Pipeli Phase 2 r
pr urinary design, de ' n, bidding and onstruction ase
rvices and additio services. (Attach ent # 19)
20. Second Reading Ordinance -Amending Article IV, Chapter 2,
Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, by adding a new
Division 29 to establish the Island Strategic Action Committee;
providing for publication. (First Reading - 01/26/10) (Attachment
# 20)
L. PRESENTATIONS:
Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items.
21. Eco uric Sti ulus Initiative ate (A~achment # 21)
22. ~ New Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Update
(Attachment # 22)
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POSTING STATEMENT:
This agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front
entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at ~ 30 p.m., on
February 11, 2010.
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City Secretary
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Symbols used to highlight action items that implement
council goals are on attached sheet.
18. MOTION NO. 2 ~ 1 ~ ®3
Motion to authorize the City Manager to exercise option to not renew as per Section 2. of
recycling contract with Dolphin Sales and Services, Inc., allowing contract to expire on
December 5, 2010. (June 5, 2010 notice date.) and,
- With Council action, immediately begin RFP process,
- Competitively bid single-stream processing,
- Include recycling processing capacity for commercial accounts,
- Award contract with January 2011 start date,
With following service changes to be effective January 2011:
- Implement once per week garbage collection
- Implement enhanced recycling -collection every 2 weeks
- Implement residential recycling incentive program
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