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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReference Agenda City Council - 01/19/1999 1:45 A.M. - Joint meeting of the City Council and members of the Port Industries, to discuss the staius of Port related projects, economic development and other matters of joint interest. (City Hall 3asement Training Room) AGENDA CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD JANUARY 19, 1999 2:00 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 ~f the audience wi~~ be pr~vided an ~pp~rtunity t~ address the C~unci~ after the Presentati~ns secti~n. Please speak intothemicrophonelocatedatthepodiumandstateyournameandaddress. Yourpresentationwillbelimitedtothreeminutes. If you have a petition or other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary. Si ud. Desea dirigirse al Concilio y cree que su ingl~s es limitado, habr~ un int~rprete ingl~s-espaf~ol en todas las juntas de/ Concilio para ayudade. Persons with disab~ities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact ,he City Secretary's office (at 512 880-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Invocation to be given by ~the. Chri~tos Matos, St. Nicholas Greek O, I. hodox 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. Mayor Pro Tem Melody Cooper Council Members: Javier D. Colmenero Alex L. Garcia, Jr. Dr. Arnold Gonzales Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Edward Martin Dr. David McNichols MINUTES: / City Manager David R. Garcia City Attorney James R. Bray, Jr. ~/.. City Sec~tary Armand0 Chapa V/ 1. ~jApproval of Regular Meeting of January 12, 1999. (Attachment # 1) Agenda Regular Council Meeting Janua~ 19,1999 ~age 2 ACTION/COMMENTS Hm BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: None. PRESENTATIONS: Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items. Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance on proposed legislation for Convention Center Expansion. * Update on Engineering Capital Projects Management. 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-espa/lol en la reunion de la junta para ayudarte. 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 MEETING. 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. Agenda Regular Council Meeting Janua~ 19,1999 'age 3 ACTION/COMMENTS CONSENT AGENDA 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.) Resolution supporting as a legislative priority an increase of two percent in the Hotel/Motel Tax applicable in the City of Corpus Christi for expansion and maintenance of Convention Center facilities in order to accommodate convention business essential to employment and the economic health of the area's citizens. (Attachment # 2) Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an agreement with the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District in the amount of $100,000 for assistance in downtown development and redevelopmerit activities. (Attachment # 3.,,)9 9 U ) 9 Motion authorizing the acquisition of Parcel No. 30 located at the intersection of Ennis Joslin Road and Carson Street for $44,322 in connection with the Spur 3, Phase 2 Improvements Project. (Attachment # 4) ~ ~ '" /IJ i 0 Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $155,687.50 for preliminary engineering services and bridge construction associated with the Concrete Bridge Rehabilitation: Ocean Drive/Cayo Del Oso Bridge Replacement Project. (Attachment # 5) 0 2 3 5 3:3 :)23532 Agenda Regular Council Meeting January 19,1999 'age 4 ACTION/COMMENTS 10. 11. Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $35,700 for preliminary engineering services and bridge construction associated with the Bear Lane Bridge Replacement Project. (Attachment # 6) 02353 ,I Ordinance closing and abandoning a 65,026.99-square foot portion of a 7.5-foot wide utility easement out of Lot 1, Block 41, and Lot 1,2_(2 / Block 25, King's Crossing Unit 1, Phase 3; subject to compliance with the specified conditions and the owner, King's Crossing Realty, Ltd., replatting the property within 180 days at the owner's expense. 02-3535 (Attachment # 7) Ordinance closing and abandoning a 6,870.40-square foot portion of a 1 O-foot wide by 687.04-foot long utility easement out of the John F. Kennedy Elementary School Tract, subject to compliance with the specified conditions and the owner, West Oso Independent School District, replatting the property within 180 days at the owner's expense. (Attachment # 8) First Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a ten year lease with the Corpus Christi Radio Control Club, Inc. (Club) for 75 acres out of the Westside Landfill in consideration of the Club maintaining the premises and advancing appreciation and enjoyment of the hobby of building and flying model aircraft by providing programs, exhibitions, and education on an on- going basis. ( Attachment # 9) Second Reading Ordinance - Amending of the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Section 19-39, Inspection procedures for food establishments with scores of sixty-nine or below on regular inspections; to reflect new scoring system for health inspections set forth by Texas Department of Health. (First Reading 1-12-99) (Attachment # 10) Second Reading Ordinance - Amending Ordinance No. 8127, as amended, to change language from biweekly pay-period references to monthly basis in Section 950, Leaves of Absence, Subsection 951.1, Leave Plan I, and Subsection 952.1, Leave Plan II, in the following Subsections: 951.1 (A) and (B); 951.4 (A) and (B); 951.9 (A) and (B); Subsections 952.9 and 952.11; in addition in Subsection 952.1, delete Subsections (A), (B) and (C), and replace them with a new Subsection 952.1 to clarify accrual rates for Plan II employees, which are the same rates as Plan I Employees receive, and to change 157-o lo© 023537 0235, S Agenda Regular Council Meeting January 19,1999 ~age 5 ACTION/COMMENTS Km 12. 13. 14. references from Bi-weekly pay period basis to monthly basis for vacation accrual of Leave Plan II Employees. (First Reading 1-12-99) (Attachment # 11) SPECIAL DISCUSSION ITEM: Final recommendations by Freese & Nichols on Wesley Seale Dam Spillway Stabilization Project. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Environmental Impact of the Wesley Seale Dam Stabilization Project Resolution relating to the taking of the land designated as a wildlife and bird sanctuary at the Wesley Seale Dam and Reservoir for the construction of spillway stabilization and related improvements. (Attachment # 12) Amendment to the Preservation Plan First Reading Ordinance - Amending the City of Corpus Christi Preservation Plan, an element of the Comprehensive Plan, by adding two appendices that catalog properties that have HC zoning designations and properties that have been designated as potential landmarks; designating twenty-seven properties as potential landmarks. (Attachment # 13) Zoninq Cases: Case No. 1298-1, Kermit H. Suitemeier: A change of zoning from an "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to a "B-3" Business District on Gardendale Unit 3, Block 13, Lots 18A and 19A, located on the north side of Williams Drive, approximately 120 feet west of Blanche Moore Drive. (Attachment # 14) Planninq Commission and Staff's Recommendation: Denial of the "B- 3" Business District, and in lieu thereof, approval of a "B-l" Neighborhood Business District. i?o0'5 023539 / l - d 5 023540 Agenda Regular Council Meeting Janua~ 19,1999 ~age 6 ACTION/COMMENTS ORDINANCE Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by Kermit H. Suitemeier, by changing the zoning map in reference to Lots 18A and 19A, Block 13, Gardendale Unit 3, from "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to "B-I" Neighborhood Business District; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for any deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan. 15. CON5 16.a. Case No. 1298-2. Garron Dean: A change of zoning from an "R-1B" One-family Dwelling Distric a "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on Alameda Estates BI k 2 Lot 8 located op~e southeast corner of Walton and Rob~ (Atta'chme,n/t#'l 5) P,!ann. ing Corn ~isior~ and St.aff? Rec~m.m?ndation: Denia fthe "B- ,n ,,e. ,he.eof, of an Amending the Zonin rdinance upon appl' ation by Garron Dean, Agenda Regular Council Meeting January 19,1999 ~age 7 ACTION/COMMENTS 16.c. 17.a. 17.b. 17.c. Motion authorizing the C' anager or his designee xecute a contract with TPAC ~erwriters Inc. for Individ and Aggrega Stop Loss Insur e for the City's Group hea program for a t of one year b r~ning March 1, 199? ~t a timated annu r~m. ium Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with Goldston Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $197,000 for engineering services associated with the leonard Street Improvement Project. (Attachment #1 ~1 ~ ~. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with Shiner Moseley & Associates in the amount of $58,500 for engineering services associated v~Lth the C~orn~tt Drive Improvement Project. (Attachment # 17:~ ~ "' ~e EL ~ Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with RusselI-Veteto Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $115,000 for engineering services associated with the Shoreline/Ocean Drive Overlay Project. (Attachment #17~) ~ 17.d. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory, Inc. in the amount of $17,200 for construction materials testing and pavement investigation on the Shoreline/Ocean Drive Overlay Project. (Attachment #17~i ~" ~d .t construction contract with King Isles, Inc. in the amount of $349,700 for the Schanen Ditch Restoration Project. (A~achment ~ 1~ ~ ~ 19.a. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents necessary to accept a $350,000 Weed & Seed grant awarded by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to support activities of the Weed & Seed Program. (Attachment # 19) 19.b. Ordinance appropriating a Weed & Seed Grant in the amount of $350,000 in the No. 162 Federal/State Grants Fund from the U.S. Department of Justice to support activities of the local Weed & Seed Program. (Attachment # 19) x5 0Z3541 Agenda Regular Council Meeting January 19,1999 ~age 8 ACTION/COMMENTS 20. 21. Motion approving the application from A.B. Quintan'b, Jr. to temporarily close the 300 bl o. Chapart reet (between William Street and La . ce Street) and the block of Law.rer~ce of the Planet Luna nightclub on January 30, 1999. (,~gat~chmaent # 20) First Reading Ordinance - Amending Ordinance No. 3658 as amended, Section 100, Subsection 103, to provide for an "Executive Pay Plan". Approval of Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8127, as amended, to provide for an "Executive Pay Plan" by adding a new subsection 520, Executive Pay Plan for FY 98-99, effective January 18, 1999, setting forth minimum and maximum salary ranges for all positions designated within the Executive Pay Plan as stated in Exhibit A attached hereto. Approval of Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8127, as amended, to provide for a revised "Managerial Group Pay Plan", in Section 500 by replacing Subsection 510, Managerial Group Pay Plan for FY 1998-99, effective December 7, 1998, with a revised Managerial Group Pay Plan, effective January 18, 1999, setting forth minimum and maximum salary ranges for all positions designated within the Managerial Group Pay Plan, as stated in Exhibit B attached hereto. Approval of Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8127, as amended, to provide for an "Executive Pay Plan" by amending the following Sections and Subsections: Section 500, Subsection 509; Section 550, Subsections 551.1,551.5,551.7; Section 552, Subsection 552.3; Section 700, Subsections 707.1 and 711; Section 950, Subsections 951.3 and 951.10 for Leave Plan I Employees, and Subsection 952.8 for Leave Plan II Employees; Section 955, Special Leave, Subsection 955.21, be amended and moved to Section 700, Special Compensation Provisions, Subsection 712. (Attachment # 21) (ITEM No. 22 WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE PLANNED CLOSED SESSION) 22.a. Ordinance appropriating $254,855 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the No. 132 Maintenance Services Fund for emergency leak repairs at City Hall; amending the FY 98-99 Budget, adopted by Ordinance No. 023387, to increase appropriations by $254,855 in the No. 132 Maintenance Services Fund. (Attachment # 22) o 0 02-3542 Agenda Regular Council Meeting Janua~ 19,1999 ~age 9 ACTION/COMMENTS 22.b. 22.c. Mm 23. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract for engineering construction phase services with Stone & Glazing Consulting, in the amount of $31,210. (Attachment # 22)~ Houston,. T~x~ Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with RTC Waterproofing & Restoration, Inc. in the amount of $177,045 for emergency leak repairs at City Hall. (Attachment # 22) !'} ~j ~ ~-) *~- t,~ CLOSED MEETING: 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, Chapter551 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 Closed Session and Related Action In addition to the foregoing, notice is given specifically that the City Council expects to go into executive session during this meeting regarding the following additional matter: Closed Session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071, regarding the City of Corpus Christi v. Manhattan Construction Company et al, No. 94-6459-A, 28tb District Court, Nueces County, Texas. 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 brief discussions regarding city-related matters. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT {00 * Upcoming Items Agenaa Regular Council Meeting January 19,1999 ~age 10 ACTION/COMMENTS 24. 25. O. Legislative Update and consideration of resolutions and actions deemed appropriate by the City Council as to legislative issues before the 76th Texas Legislature. MAYOR'S UPDATE COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS POSTING STATEMENT: This agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at4:30 p.m., January 15,1999. Armando Chapa City Secretary NOTE: The City Council Agenda can be found on the City's Home Page at www.ci.corpus-mchristi.tx.us after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before regularly scheduled council meetings. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD JANUARY 19, 1999 2:00 P.M. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Texas Open Meetings Act, 551.043 of the following addition to the agenda of the City Council to be considered at the above meeting: M. CLOSED MEETING Planned Closed Session and Related Action Notice is given specifically that the City Council expects to go into executive session during this meeting regarding the following additional matter: Closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071, regarding the Simplex Contract for Airport Automated Access Control System. POSTING STATEMENT: This supplement agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at 5:20 p.m., January 15 ,1999. City Secretary ~J (:::)0 n Z U.I <~ I-- Z 0 C.)