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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
NOVEMBER 21, 2000
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 after the Presentations section. 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 ha vea petition or other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary.
Si ud. Desea dirigiree al Concilio y cree que su ingl~s es ~mitado, habr~ un int~rprste ingl~s-espatlol en todas las juntas del
Concilio ~ara ayudarle.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need aux~iary aids or services are requested to contact
--the City Secretary's office (at 361 880-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrengernents can be made.
Mayor Samuel L. Neal, Jr. to call the meeting to order.
Invocation to be given by ~rother Rolland A. Kapsner, St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States.-
D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Samuel L. Neal, Jr. L//
Mayor Pro Tem John Longoria ~/
Council Members:
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Arnold Gonzales
Rex A. Kinnison
Betty Jean Longoria
Mark Scott
E. MINUTES:
City Manager David R. Garcia
City Attorney James R. Bray, Jr. L~
City Secretary Armando Chapa
L/Approval of Regular Meeting of November 14, 2000. (Attachment # 1)
Agenda
Regul,ar Cc:~ncil Meeting
November 21, 2000
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BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
EXECUTIVE SESSION: (APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M.)
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 matters
listed on the agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 55f of the Texas Government Code. 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 officer.
Planned Executive Session and Related Action
Notice is given specifically that the City Council expects to go into
executive session dudng this meeting regarding the following
additional matters:
Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section
551.071 for legal advice regarding requested initiative and
referendum on Ordinance No. 024270 designating a certain area
within the jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi as a tax increment
financing district to be known as "Reinvestment Zone Number Two,
City of Corpus Christi, Texas," establishing a Board of Directors for
such Reinvestment Zone, and other matters relating thereto, with
possible discussion and action related thereto in open session.
Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding application to be filed with the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission by the San Antonio Water
System, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, the Nueces River
Authority, and the San Antonio River Authority for necessary rights
and permits to use surface water for the purpose of enhancing the
recharge of the Edwards Aquifer, with possible discussion and action
related thereto in open session.
Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding advertising on bus benches within City rights-of-
way, with possible discussion and action related thereto in open
session.
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Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding Larry Young et al v. City of Corpus Christi, Civil
Action No. C-99-536, and Mary Collins et al v. City of Corpus Christi,
Civil Action No. C-00-066, United States District Court, Southern
District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division, with possible discussion and
action related thereto in open session.
Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section
551.071 regarding enforcement of agreement with Calallen
Independent School District (appreved by City Council Motion No.
M98-162 on May 12, 1998), with possible discussion and action
related thereto in open session.
area within the jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi as a Tax
Increment Financing District to be known as "Reinvestment Zone
Number Two, City of Corpus Christi, Texas," establishing a Board of
Directors for such Reinvestment Zone. (Attachment # 3)
Motion appointing City of Corpus Christi Board Member
Representatives to Corpus Christi Reinvestment Zone No. 2 Board of
Directors. (Attachment # 4)
Discussion regarding the conversion of Nueces County Rural Fire
District No. 1 to a Nueces County Emergency Services District No. 1,
with possible action related thereto. (No Attachment)
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE ON MATTERS NOT
SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE LIMIT PRESENTATIONS
TO THREE MINUTES. IF YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, PLEASE SIGN THE FORM AT 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.)
Si usted se dirige a la junta y cree que su ingl~s es limitado, habr~ un int~rprete
ingl~s-espat~ol en la reunion de la junta pare ayudarle.
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agenda summary)
2000-408
2000-409
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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 A T ANY COUNCIL MEETING.
J. 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 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 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.
Notice to the Public
The following items are of a reutine 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 a~ motions, resolutions and ordinances not
removed for individual consideration.)
6.8.
6.b.
Ordinance appropriating $9,312 of interest earnings in the No. 3160
Capital Improvements Project Fund for the City Hall Roof Repair and
Maintenance Project; amending Ordinance No. 024130 which
adopted the FY00-01 Budget, to increase appropriations by $9,312 in
the No. 3160 Capital Improvements Project Fund. (Attachment # 6)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
construction contract with Southwest Standard Construction
Company, Inc., for a total fee not to exceed $17,946 for the City Hall
Roof Repair and Maintenance Project. (Attachment # 6)
024282
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7.a.
7.b.
10.
11.a.
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Ordinance appropriating $84,650 from ClearSource in the No. 1020
General Fund for the Leopard Street Fiber Optic Conduit Project;
amending Ordinance No. 024130 which adopted the FY00-01 Budget,
to increase appropriations by $84,650 in the No. 1020 General Fund.
(Attachment # 7)
024283
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to award a
construction contract in the amount of $84,650 with V.C. Huff, Inc. for
the Leopard Street Fiber Optic Conduit (Staples to Kennedy) project.
(Attachment #7)
2000- 4 11
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Amendment No. 3 to the architectural contract for construction phase,
testing and other services in the amount of $420,940 with M. Arthur
Gensler, Jr. and Associates for the Corpus Christi International Airport
Terminal project. (Attachment # 8)
2000- 12
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
contract for project liaison and inspection services in the amount of
$196,400 with Anderson Group Construction Management for the
Corpus Christi International Airport Terminal project. (Attachment #
8)
2000-413
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Change Order No. 1 with Fulton Construction/Coastcon, A Joint
Venture, in the amount of $56,026.58 to construct a vehicle by-pass
through the short-term parking lot in association with the Corpus
Christi International Airport Terminal Construction project.
(Attachment # 9)
2000- 14
Motion authorizing the renaming of the Garden Center to the Garden
Senior Center and waiving the 60-day waiting period and legal notice.
(Attachment # 10)
2000-415
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with the Minority Business Opportunity Committee to
provide $25,000 from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Program to
implement a Youth Works Program. (Attachment # 11)
2000-416
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11.b.
11.c.
11.d.
11.e.
11.f.
11.g.
11.h.
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Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with Fighting to Rid Gangs in America Foundation to
provide $20,000 from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Prograr~ to
implement a Leadership Enhancement and Achievement
Development Program. (Attachment # 11)
2000-417
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with the City of Corpus Christi, Code Enforcement and
Community Policing Division to provide $20,000 from the FY00-01
Weed and Seed Program to implement an emergency boarding up of
vacant buildings with illegal activity. (Attachment # 11 )
2000 -418
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with the Park and Recreation Department to provide
$20,000 from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Program to implement a
Super Summer Sports Program. (Attachment # 11)
l O00- 4 19
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with the Park and Recreation Department to provide
$15,400 from the FY00-01 W~ed and Seed Program to implement a
Transportation Program for youth recreation. (Attachment # 11 )
2000- 420
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with West Oso Elementary School to provide $15,255
from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Program to implement a Summer
Time Fund Center Program, effectively incorporating community
programs, recreation, education and social services. (Attachment #
11)
2000-421
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with South Texas Institute for the Arts to provide $10,000
from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Program to implement Prevention
through the Arts programs. (Attachment # 11)
000 -422
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with. Gulf Coast Council of La Raza, Inc. to provide
$25,000 from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Program to implement an
Education Enhancement Program. (Attachment # 11)
2000-423
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12.a.
12.b.
14.a.
14.b.
15.
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Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Corpus Christi to provide
$20,000 from the FY00-01 Weed and Seed Program to implement a
Teen Program with a special emphasis on gang prevention.
(Attachment # 11)
2000-424
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept grant
funding in the amount of $57,909 from the Texas Department of
Transportation to implement an Intersection Traffic Control Selective
Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP) within the Police Department and
to execute all related documents. (Attachment # 12)
2000-425
Ordinance appropriating $57,909 from the Texas Department of
Transportation in No. 1050 Federal/State Grants Fund for funding to
implement an intersection Traffic Control Selective Traffic
Enforcement Project (STEP) within the Police Department.
(Attachment # 12)
024284
Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply to
the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office for a three-year
$750,000 Title V Delinquency/Prevention Grant to enhance Municipal
Court processing and tracking of status offenders and Juvenile
Assessment Center case management services to at-risk youth.
(Attachment # 13)
024285
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
fifteen-year lease agreement with the Robert Driscoll and Julia
Driscoll and Robert Driscoll, Jr. Foundation to lease 4.23 acres of land
known as Clara Driscoll Field. (Attachment # 14)
2000-426
First Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or his
designee to execute a fifteen-year lease agreement with Buccaneer
Little League to sublease the Clara Driscoll Field from the City and in
consideration of Buccaneer Little League maintaining the premises
and improvements and operating its baseball program. (Attachment
# 14)
Second Reading Ordinance -Amending the Code of Ordinances, City
of Corpus Christi, Chapter33, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
regarding Waterfowl Hunting and providing for penalties. (First
Reading - 11/14/00) (Attachment #15)
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16.
17.a.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ZONING CASES:
Case No. 0900-02, Virail Hinojosa: A change of zoning from an "R-1 B"
One-family Dwelling District to an "R-2" Multiple Dwelling Distdct on
Tract I and "B-l" Neighborhood Business District on Tract 2, being
5.44 acres out of a 234.24-acre tract out of the McKinzie 388.290-
acre tract in Survey 411, located on the south side of Up River Road,
approximately 2,250 feet east of McKinzie Road. (Attachment# 16)
Plannina Commission's Recommendation: Approval of the "R-2"
Multiple Dwelling District on Tract 1 and "B-1" Neighborhood Business
District on Tract 2.
Staffs Recommendation: Denial of the "B-1" District on Tract 2 and
approval of the "R-2" District on Tracts 1 and 2.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by Virgil Hinojosa
by changing the zoning map in reference to 5.44 acres out of a
234.24-acre tract out of the McKinzie 388.290 acre tract in Survey
411, from "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to "R-2" Multiple
Dwelling District on Tract 1 and "B-1" Neighborhood Business District
on Tract 2; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for any
deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan.
OMAHA STREET IMPROVEMENTS:
Ordinance closing the public hearing on proposed assessments for
improvements to the following highway in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Texas: (Attachment # 17)
Omaha Drive Improvements
Omaha Drive - I.H. 37 to Leopard Street
Imposing assessments totaling $126,982.07 against property abutting
the improvements, affected railways, and property and railway
owners; fixing corresponding liens on property and charges against
property owners; providing for subsequent adjustment of assement
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024287
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024288
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amounts and the corresponding liens and charges based on as-built
conditions; specifying assessment payment terms and lien
enforcement measures.
17.b.
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to award a
construction contract in the amount of $898,763 with Asphalt Paving
and Construction Company for the Omaha Street Improvements.
(Attachment # 17)
000 '427
REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES:
18.
First Reading Ordinance - Granting a one-yearfranchise extension to
Central Power and Light Company for provisions of light, heat, and
power. (Attachment # 18)
19.
Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease
agreement with Noble Food Service, Inc. to provide concessions
services at the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center and Memorial
Coliseum for the period beginning at 3:01 a.m. on January 1, 2001,
to January 1, 2002; (at the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center, Noble
Food Services shall pay the City 31 percent of gross receipt on all
mixed drinks and wine sales and 41 percent of gross receipts on all
beer and all nonalcoholic beverages and food sales; at Memorial
Coliseum, Noble Food Service shall pay the City 49 percent of gross
receipts on all beer sales and 42 percent of gross receipts on all
nonalcoholic beverages and food sales; Noble Food Service shall
also pay the City 80 percent of gross receipts collected from
subcontractors for the sale of novelties in the facilities [t-shirts, caps,
pictures souvenirs, etc.] and 5 percent of gross receipts when Noble
Food Services acts as a retailers selling novelty items). (Attachment
# 19)
024289
20.a. First Reading Ordinance - Amen ' e "First Amended e
between T-Head Marina, L. n the Lawrence Street ead and
the City of Corpus sti - Restaurant/Patio approved by
Ordinance No. 0 99. (Attachment # 20)
20.b. ' ' ' - ' "'
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22.
23.
24.
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Lawrence Street T-He nd the City of Corpus Chr' ' ~ti~''~(
approved by~998. (Atta~
Resolution adopting the City of Corpus Christi's Legislative Program
PRESENTATIONS:
Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items.
GBB, (Gershhaamn, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.) Solid Waste
Management Consultants Presentation and recommendation to
increase efficiency and reduce costs in the collection of solid waste
and recyclables in Corpus Christi and J.C. Elliott Landfill revenue
report (Attachment # 22)
Commission on Children and Youth (Attachment # 23)
78415/CYD Program (Attachment # 24)
Expansion plans for the South Texas Institute for the Arts
REPORTS:
The following reports include questions by Council to Staff regarding City
policies or activities; request by Council for information or reports from Staff,'
reports of activities of individual Council members and Staff,' constituent
concerns; current topics raised by media; follow-up on Staff assignments;
scheduling of future Council meetings and activities; and other brfef
discussions regarding city-related matters.
25. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
26.
27.
* Upcoming Items
MAYOR'S UPDATE
COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT:
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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 3:00 p.m., November 17 .2000,
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20.
ORDINANCE NO. 024290
Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the "Fuel Station
Lease Termination and Relocation Agreement for the Marina Fuel and
Charter Boat Company, L.C., Fuel Station on the Lawrence Street T-Head."
AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
November 21, 2000
12:00 P.M.
SUPPI,EMENTAI, AGENDA ITEM
Public notice is hereby given that the following item is being added to the City Council
agenda of November 21, 2000:
M. R~gular Agenda
20.c.
ORDINANCE AU'I~ORIZING THE CI 'Y/"~MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO
TERMINATE THE FUEL STATION SE AND FIRST AMENDMENT THERETO
WITH THE MARINA FUEL & RTER COMPANY, L.C. AT THE LAWRENCE
STREET T-HEAD AUTHO D BY ORDINANCE NLrMBER 022066 ON OCTOBER
14, 1994 AND ORDIN E NUMBER 022998 ON JULY 22, 1997, AND TO ENTER
INTO A FUEL ST ON LEASE AGREEMENT WiTH A TERM NOT EXCEEDING
POSTING STATEMENT:
This supplement to the November 21, 2000 agenda of the City Council was posted on the City's
official bulletin board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard at 5:20 p.m., November 17,
2000.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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