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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD ST.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
APRIL 26, 2011
12 :00 P.M.
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A. Mayor Joe Adame to call the meeting o order. -
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B. Invocation to be given by Rastor "
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. 3 MOXC
D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Joe Adame
Mayor Pro Tern Nelda Martinez
Council Members:
Chris N. Adler
Larry Elizondo, Sr,
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
John Marez
Mark Scott
Linda Strong
Interim City Manager Margie C. Rose "Xi
City Attorney Carlos Valdez
City Secretary Armando Chapa
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agenda summary)
1. Approval of Workshop Meeting of April 12, 2011 and R guiar
Meeting of April 19, 2011 and. (Attachment # 1) NM /C I-
F. BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
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
fisted; 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 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.
H. CONSENT-AGENDA Q 1 0 _ '
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, 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withdrawn for individual consideration in its normal sequence after the items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:
(At this point the Council will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances
not removed for individual consideration)
2. Motion approving a supply agreement with Ferguson
Enterprises, Corpus Christi, Texas for approximately 3,755 non -
shear flexible couplings ranging in size from 3" to 10 ", in
accordance with Bid Invitation No. B1- 0030 -11, based on low
bid, for an estimated annual expenditure of $76,069.52 of which
$19,017.38 is budgeted for FY10 -11. 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
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agenda summary)
and the City Manager, or designee. These items are purchased
into the Warehouse Inventory and charged out to the
Wastewater Department. (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 2)
3. Motion approving a service agreement with Caroma USA, Inc.
of Wilmington, Delaware, for administration of a high - efficiency
toilet distribution program, in accordance with Request for
Proposal 8I- 0084 -11, for a period of one year with options to
extend for up to two additional one -year periods, subject to the
approval of the provider and the City Manager or designee, for a
total one -year expenditure of an amount not to exceed
$201,535, .of. which no funding is required for the remainder of
FY 2010 -2011. This service will be used by the Water
Department to distribute high - efficiency toilets to qualifying
residents in the City of Corpus Christi, f=unding is available
through the Community Enrichment Grant Fund. (Requires 2/3
vote) (Attachment # 3)
4. Motion approving the lease- purchase of one (1) Bomag 4 7 6 ton
steel wheel roller with towing package from Waukesha- Pearce
Industries, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas for a total amount of
$67,705.75. The award is based on the Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement with the Texas Local Government Cooperative
(TLGPC). Financing for the steel wheel roller will be provided
through the City's lease- purchase financing program. Funds
have been requested for FY 2011 - 2012. This unit is a
replacement to the fleet. (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 4)
5. Resolution' approving the submission of a grant application in
the amount of $401,472 to the Automobile Theft Prevention
Authority (ATPA) to continue the motor vehicle theft
enforcement grant within the Police Department for Year 11 with
a City cash match of $441,505, in -kind services of $14,019, and
program income match of $9,224 for a total project cost of
$666,220 and authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply
for, accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant. (Requires 2/3
vote) (Attachment # 5)
6. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit a
grant application in the amount of $60,000 to the State of Texas,
Criminal Justice Division (CJD) of the Governor's Office for
funding available under the Coverdeli Forensic Sciences
Improvement Grant Program to improve the quality and
timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services
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agenda summary)
and authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for,
accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant. (Requires 2/3 vote)
(Attachment # 6)
7. Ordinance appropriating $5,000 of American Bank Center
Naming Rights Revenue in the Fund No. 1020 General Fund;
approving the transfer of $5,000 from the Fund No. 1020
General Fund to the Fund No. 4710 Visitors Facilities Fund;
appropriating $5,000 in the Fund No. 4710 Visitors Facilities
Fund; and changing the FY 2010 -2011 Operating Budget
adopted by Ordinance No. 028683 to increase revenues and
appropriations by $10,000 each. (Requires 213 vote)
(Attachment # 7)
8.
a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to
accept an anonymous donation in the amount of $300,000
for support of the decorative lighting of the Harbor Bridge
project. (Requires 213 vote) (Attachment # 8)
b. Ordinance appropriating $300,000 from an anonymous
donation into the No. 1020 General Fund for support of the
decorative lighting of the Harbor Bridge project; changing the
FY 2010 -2011 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No.
028683 to increase revenues and appropriations by
$300,000 each. (Requires 213 vote) (Attachment # 8)
9. Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute
Amendment No. 5 to the professional engineering services
contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. of Ft. Worth,
Texas in an amount not to exceed $74,323 for a restated not to
exceed total fee of $1,061,960.50 for the Corpus Christi
Internationa[ Airport Task 8 Runway Alternative Study - Safety
Risk Management Assessment for the Corpus Christi
International Airport. (Requires 213 vote) (Attachment # 9)
10. Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute
Amendment No. 29 to the Professional Engineering Contract for
design and construction management/inspection services with
Pierce, Goodwin, Alexander, Linville, (PGAL), Inc. of Houston,
Texas in the amount of $503,127.42 for a restated not to exceed
total contract amount of $4,750,927.50 for the Corpus Christi
International Airport Communications Center, Perimeter
Security, Standby Generator and Commercial Aviation Apron
Lighting Upgrades. (Requires 213 vote) (Attachment 4 10)
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11. Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a
construction contract with Elite General Contractors, LLC of
Corpus Christi, Texas in an amount of $192,000 for the J. C.
Elliott Scale House Replacement Project for the Base Bid.
(Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 11)
12. Motion to r9fify Amendme t No. 1 to the Contract for
Pr ofession Services wit H. Shackel# ,Inc. of Co us
Christi, xas, for a fe not to excee 28,000, for total
;contr amount not o exceed $7 , 00 for the emorial
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ote) {Attachme t # 12)
13. Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an
Agreement for Construction Materials Testing and Engineering
Services with Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc, of
Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $69,063 for Up River
Road Improvements from IH 37 exit near Rand Morgan Road to
IH 37 exit near Crosstown Expressway (inside City limits only).
(BOND ISSUE 2008) (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 13)
14.
a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to
execute a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement for a
Hazard Elimination/Safety Project (Traffic Signals) with the
Texas Department of Transportation for the installation of
traffic signals at the intersection of FM 43 (Weber Road) and
Yorktown .Boulevard, with City participation costs for
engineering design services in the amount of $43,000.
(BOND ISSUE 2008) (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 14)
b. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to
execute a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement for a
Hazard Elimination/Safety Project (Traffic Signals) with the
Texas Department of Transportation for the installation of
traffic signals at the intersection of SH 357 (Saratoga
Boulevard) and Patti Drive, with City participation costs for
engineering design services in the amount of $43,000.
(BOND ISSUE 2004) (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 14)
15. Resolution determining that a public necessity exists to acquire
a Right -of -Way Easement on Parcel 2, containing 0.129 -acres
(5,628.6 SF) out of Lot 2 -R, Block 1, of the Forum Mall Addition,
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as shown - on plat recorded in Volume 53, page 115, map
records of Nueces County, TX from the owner of record,
Wooldridge Medical Investors, LLC, for the Wooldridge Road
Street Project — Rodd Field to Quebec Drive ( #6493), for the
public purpose, use and construction of street improvements,
and for other related public, street, and drainage purposes; and
authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to acquire
the subject parcel by means of negotiations or by exercise of
the City's power of eminent domain. (BOND ISSUE 2008)
(Requires 213 vote) (Attachment # 15)
16. Second Reading Ordinance - Waiving Council Policy 6.c;
naming of the beach adjacent to the seawall abutting Windward
Drive in Corpus Christi as "Michael J. Ellis Beach "; and the
naming of the section of the seawall adjacent to the Windward
Drive parking lot as the "Michael J. Ellis Seawall ". (First
Reading- 04119111) (Attachment # 16)
17. Second Reading Ordinance — Appropriating $193,800 in the
Fund No. 3350 "Public Health and Safety CIP Fund" from
anticipated reimbursements to be paid by the Corpus Christi
Independent School District in accordance with the Interlocal
Cooperation Agreement, for the demolition, clearance, and
other charges associated with the relocation of Fire Station No.
5; changing the FY 2011 Capital Budget adopted on March 8,
2011 by Ordinance No. 028995 to increase revenues and
appropriations by $193,800 each. (First Reading — 04119111)
(Requires 213 vote) (Attachment # 17)
18. Second Reading Ordinance - Abandoning and vacating a
25,743.96- square foot 'portion (0.591 acres) of a 20 foot wide
undeveloped, dedicated public right -of -way, out of Lots 8 & 9,
Section 28, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm & Garden Tracts, said
public right of way, being located south of the South Padre
Island Drive (SH 358) state right -of -way, subject to compliance
with the specified conditions. (First Reading — 04/19/11)
(Attachment # 18)
I. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (NONE)
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
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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.
J. PUBLIC HEARIN
ZONING CASE: \
19. Case No. 0311 -02 The NRP Group: A change of zoning from
the 1-3" Heavy Industrial District to the "B -5" Business District
resulting in' a change of future land use from a heavy industrial
use to a commercial use. The property to be rezoned is Hawn
Tract, Lots D & E, and a portion of Lot C, located between
Leopard Street and Lipan Street along the east side of Palm
Drive. (Requires 213 vote) (Attachment # 19)
Staff's Recommendation: Approval of the applicant's request
for a change of zoning from the 1-3" Heavy Industrial District to
the "13-5" Business District.
Planning Commission's Recommendation: Denial of the
applicant's request for a change in zoning from the 14' Heavy
Industrial District to the "B -5" Business District, and in lieu
thereof, approval of a Special Permit with two (2) conditions.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance, upon application by The NRP
Group, by changing the Zoning Map in reference to Hawn Tract,
Lots D & E, and a portion of Lot C, located between Leopard
Street and Lipan Street along the east side of Palm Drive, from
the 1-3" Heavy Industrial District to the "I-3/SP" Heavy Industrial
District with a Special Permit and two (2) conditions, not
resulting in a change of future land use; amending the
Comprehensive Plan to account for any deviations from the
existing Comprehensive Plan; providing a repealer clause;
providing a penalty; providing for publication.
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UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE:
20. Public Hearing and First Reading Ordinance to consider
adopting a Unified Development Code (UDC) by merging and
modifying the existing Corpus Christi Zoning Ordinance, Platting
Ordinance, Manual of Driveway Design and Construction
Standards and Highway Beautification Ordinance into one code;
repealing the existing Corpus Christi Zoning Ordinance, Platting
Ordinance, Manual of Driveway Design and Construction
Standards and Highway Beautification Ordinance; providing for
the preservation of former Developmental Regulations
Violations; . repealing conflicting ordinances; amending
conflicting provisions of the City's Comprehensive Plan;
providing notice procedures for a City -wide Zoning Map
Amendment after a joint hearing of the Planning Commission
and the City Council; and providing for publication and an
effective date. (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 20)
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CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES:
21.
a. Resolution approving a Business Incentive Agreement for
job training between the Corpus Christi Business and Job
Development Corporation and Del Mar College ( "Del Mar "),
which provides a grant of up to $941,270, for improvements
to an existing hangar located at the Corpus Christi
International Airport, for an Aviation Maintenance Technician
Training Facility, for which Del Mar will invest at least
$941,270 in hangar improvements, furniture, fixtures, and
equipment and hold classes for Aviation Maintenance
technicians, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to
execute a Business Incentive Project Support Agreement
with the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development
Corporation regarding implementation and administration of
the Del Mar Business Incentive Agreement for the creation
and retention of jobs. (To be considered at approximately
12:30 p.m.) (Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 21)
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b. Ordinance appropriating $941,270 from the Unreserved
Fund Balance in the No. 1140 Business /Job Development
Fund for a grant from the Corpus Christi Business and Job
Development Corporation to Del Mar College for renovation
of a hangar, including instructional equipment and
furnishings, to be used for an aviation maintenance
technician training facility at the Corpus Christi International
Airport; changing the FY 2010 -2011 Operating Budget,
adopted by Ordinance No. 028683 by increasing proposed
expenditures by $941,270. (To be considered at
approximately 12:30 p.m.) (Requires 213 vote)
(Attachment # 21)
a. First Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or
designee to execute a fifteen -year (1 a) lease with Del Mar
College for the use of hangar, adjacent parking area, and
office space located at the Corpus Christi International
Airport for use in Del Mar College's Aviation Maintenance
Technician Education Program, with an option to extend for
an additional ten -year period; and providing for publication.
(To be considered at approximately 12:30 p.m.)
(Requires 2/3 vote) (Attachment # 22)
b. First Reading Ordinance - Amending Project Description
Sequence 11, Rehabilitate East General Aviation (GA)
Apron, in the Airport CIP and Project 6 in the Airport Long -
Range CIP of the FY 2010 -2011 Capital Budget & Capital
Improvement Planning Guide, adopted on March 8, 2011 by
Ordinance No. 028995 by revising the description of the East
General Aviation (GA) Apron Project. (To be considered at
approximately 12:30 p.m) (Requires 213 vote)
(Attachm # 22).
23. Iv t appeah by an Manuel N. Cantu,
Jr.; of the Building Standards Board's decision to require
demolition of a structure(s) located at Lot 4, Block 1, West End,
commonly known as 1414 Leopard Street. (Attachment # 23)
24. Resolution' adopting the Fiscal Year 2011 -12 Consolidated
Annual Action Plan ( "CAAP ") which includes the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant
(ESG), and Home Programs (HOME); authorizing the City
Manager or designee to submit the Fiscal Year 2011 -12 CAAP
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to the U. S. ' Department of Housing and Urban Development
( "HUD "); and authorizing the City Manager or designee to
execute all necessary documents to make changes In the Fiscal
Year 2011 -12 CAAP if required by HUD. (Requires 213 vote)
(Attachment # 24)
25. Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute
Amendment No. 2 to the Contract for Professional Services with
Gignac Architects of Corpus Christi; Texas, in the amount of
$407,503, for a total re- stated fee of $757,883 for the Downtown
Street (Chaparral) project. (BOND ISSUE 2008) (Requires 213
vote) (Attachment # 25)
L. PRESENTATIONS: '
Public comment will not be sol�c O Presentation items.
26. Final Draft of City -wide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Master Plan (Attachment # 26)
M. PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE ON MATTERS
NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA WILL BE HEARD AT
APPROXIMATELY 4:00 P.M., OR AT THE END OF THE
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PLACED ON AN AGENDA AT A LATER DATE.
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City Council Goals 2010 =2011
Bayfront and Downtown Initiatives
Complete Utility Master Plans
Conservation and Recycling Education Plan
Comprehensive Economic Development
Approach
Street Improvement Plan
Development Process Improvement
mra= Mary des Rho Pipeline Phase 11 Water Plan
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Safe and Healthy Community Initiatives
(Gang, Graffiti, and Physical Health Emphasis)
Support Continued Military Presence
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