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Honorary Citizenship to German and Irish Students
Proclamation declaring March 29 -April 4, 1999 as "National Community Development Week"
Proclamation declaring March 30, 1999 as "Redirectory Day"
Proclamation declaring the month of April as "Child Abuse Prevention Month"
Proclamation declaring the month of April as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month"
Proclamation declaring April 5 - 11, 1999 as "Public Health Week"
Proclamation declaring April 8, 1999 as "Equal Pay Day"
Recognition of West Oso High School Champion Basketball Team
Recognition of Carroll High School's Girls Champion Basketball Team
AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
MARCH 30, 1999
PUBLIC NOTICE - THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PACERS 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 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-espafiol en todas las juntas de/
Concilio para ayudade.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact
the City Secretary's o~'ce (at 512 880-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Mayor Samuel L. Neal, Jr. to call the meeting to order.
Invocation to be given by~ather Richard Speer, St. Andrews Episcopal Church.
P.edge o, A..eg,a.ce ,o the ,ag
D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Samuel L. Neal, Jr. V/
Mayor Pro Tem Melody Cooper V/
Council Members:
Javier D. Colmenero
Alex L. Garcia, Jr.
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward Martin
Dr. David McNichols
City Manager David R. Garcia
City Attorney James R. Bray, Jr.
City Secretary Armando Chapa
Agenda
Regular Council Meeting
March 30,1999
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ACTION/COMMENTS
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Approval of Regular Meeting of March 23, 1999. (Attachment # 1)
BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (None)
PRESENTATIONS:
Public comment will not be solicited on Presentation items.
* Commemoration of the life of Mr. Oveal Williams.
ASA/Delta on new jet service from Corpus Christi to Atlanta,
Georgia.
* Permit for Cefe F. Valenzuela Municipal Landfill.
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 mt~rprete
ingl~s-espai~ol en la reunion de la junta para ayudarle.
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.
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,
Chapter 551 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.
Agenda
Regular Council Meeting
March 30,1999
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ACTION/COMMENTS
Planned Closed Sessions 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 matters:
Closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071,
regarding City of San Juan v. Central Power and Light Company, No.
C-2510-96-F, 332"d District Court, Hidalgo County, Texas, with
possible action related thereto in open session.
Closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.072
regarding acquisition of the Regional Transportation Authority property
at Six Points.
Action determining whether the City of Corpus Christi will participate
in City of San Juan v. Central Power & Light Company, No. C~2510-96-
F, 332"d District Court, Hidalgo County, Texas. (Attachment # 2)
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.
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. A~ 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.
Agenda
Regular Council Meeting
Mamh 30,1999
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ACTION/COMMENTS
CONSENT MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS. ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES
FRoM PREVIOUS EET NGS: -+i=
(At this point the Counc~ will vote on all motions, resolutions and ordinances not
removed for individual consideration.)
Resolution commemorating the life of Mr. Oveal Williams. (Attachment
# 3)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
construction contract in the amount of $60,500 with Bracco
Construction Company for the Water Distribution System Elevated
Tank Control Valves - 1999. (Attachment # 4) (Requires 6 votes)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
construction contract in the amount of $40,205.50 with Reese
Contracting, Inc. of Corpus Christi, Texas for the Master Channel 31
Improvement Project near the intersection of Rodd Field Road and
Airline Road. (Attachment # 5) (Requires 6 votes)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
contract amendment with the Texas Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services for additional funding in the amount of $32,600 for
the Community Youth Development Grant for the 78415 zip code for
projects as recommended by the Corpus Christi Community Youth
Development Committee. (Attachment # 6) (Requires 6 votes)
Ordinance appropriating $32,600 from the Texas Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services in the No. 1060 Federal/State
Grants Fund to fund the approved 78415 youth service programs.
(Attachment # 6) (Requires 6 votes)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
subcontract amendment with the City of Corpus Christi - Park &
Recreation Department to amend the current subcontract from
$55,942 to $71,133.10 to fund additional youth programs under the
Community Youth Development Grant. (Attachment # 6) (Requires 6
votes)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
subcontract with the Corpus Christi Independent School District for
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$14,050.85 to provide services within the 78415 zip code area for a
summer academic camp at Fannin Elementary School. (Attachment
# 6) (Requires 6 votes)
Motion authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application in
the amount of $100,000 in Asset Forfeiture funding to the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Executive Office for
Weed and Seed, for support in both Weed and Seed Site I and 2.
(Attachment # 7)
Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute up
to a one year lease with Smarte Carte for approximately 15 square feet
of terminal space to operate a self-service baggage cart and storage
locker rental concession at Corpus Christi International Airport on a
month-to-month lease for up to 12 months in consideration of lessee
paying 7% of self-service baggage cart monthly gross revenue and 5%
of self-serve storage locker monthly gross revenues. (Attachment # 8)
(Requires 6 votes)
Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute up
to a one-year lease with Brant's Place, Inc. dba Riviera Red's Seafood
for approximately 215 square feet of terminal space to operate a
frozen seafood and allied specialties concession at Corpus Christi
International Airport on a month-to-month lease for up to 12 months in
consideration of lessee paying 6% of the first $20,000 of monthly gross
revenue, 10% of the next $20,000 of monthly gross revenues, and
15% of all monthly gross revenues in excess of $40,000. (Attachment
# 9) (Requires 6 votes)
Case No. 299-4, C.W.S. Communities Trust: A change of zoning from
an "1-2" Light Industrial District to a "T-1B" Manufactured Home Park
District on Bohemian Colony Lands, Section 8, Lot 8, located on the
east side of Ayers Road, approximately 530 feet south of Holly Read.
(Attachment # 10) (Requires 6 votes) (Tabled 3~9~99)
Planning Commission and StafFs Recommendation: Approval of the
"T-1B" District.
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Regular Council Meeting
March 30,1999
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ACTION/COMMENTS
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by C.W.S.
Communities Trust, by changing the zoning map in reference to a
46.40 acre tract out of Lot 8, Section 8, Bohemian Colony Lands, from
"1-2" Light Industrial District to "T-1B" Manufactured Home Park
District; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for any
deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan.
11.
Ordinance closing and abandoning a 647-square foot utility easement
out of Lot 15-R, Block 10, Bayview No.3, subject to compliance with
the specified conditions, and the owner, Susser Holdings II, L.P. ,
replatting the property within 180 days at the owner's expense.
(Attachment # 11)
12.a.
Motion to amend ordinance prior to Second Reading by allowing for
assignment of the lease to Robert A. Nelson and Sandra R. Nelson
upon sale of subject property. (Attachment # 12)
12.b.
Second Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or his
designee to execute a 60-year lease with Robert J. and Lois C.
Johnston, to occupy 414.82-square feet of the existing Cordula Street
right-of-way with an existing wooden privacy fence and a portion of the
poolside concrete patio; establishing a fee of $400 as payment for the
first five year lease increment. (First Reading - 2/23/99) (Attachment
# 12) (Requires 6 votes)
L. PUBLIC HEARING:
Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Telecommunication Towers
13.
First Reading Ordinance - Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Corpus Christi, regarding telecommunications towers. (Attachment
# 13) (Requires 6 votes)
REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES:
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Motion~approving tftft~e recommended Terminal Reconstruction design
and Landside Development concept at the Corpus Christi International
Airport. (Attachment # 14)
15.a.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept the
Federal Aviation Administration Grant No. 3-48-0051-26-99 for Airport
Improvement Project: Taxiways "A-2" and "B-3" Improvements in the
amount of $530,100, subject to an Federal Aviation Administration grant
offer. (Attachment # 15) (Requires 6 votes)
15.b.
Ordinance appropriating $530,100 from Federal Aviation Administration
Grant No. 3-48-0051-26-99 for Airport Improvement Project: Taxiways
"A-2" and "B-3" Improvements in the No. 3020 Airport Capital Projects
Fund, subject to receipt of Federal Aviation Administration Grant offer;
appropriating $58,900 in Passenger Facility Charges in the No. 4621
Passenger Facilities Charges Fund, subject to receipt of Federal
Aviation Administration grant offer: all funds will be used for Airport
Drainage Improvements. (Attachment # 15) (Requires 6 votes)
15.c.
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
contract for Airport Improvement Project: Taxiways "A-2" and "B-3"
Improvements to Haas-Anderson Construction, Inc. in the amount of
$401,017.80, subject to receipt of an Federal Aviation Administration
Grant. (Attachment # 15) (Requires 6 votes)
16.
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
construction contract with W.T. Young Construction Company in the
amount of $873,045.50 for Airline Road Phase II (Wooldridge Road to
Saratoga Boulevard) Utilities Adjustments, FY 98-99. (Attachment # 16)
(Requires 6 votes)
17.
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
Change Order to the construction contract with Craig, Sheffield & Austin,
of Houston, Texas in the amount of $515,971.13 for the Greenwood
Plant Expansion from 6 MGD to 8 MGD and Upgrade to 10/15/3 Permit:
Chlorine Removal Facilities Phase 1 Modifications for Wastewater
Treatment Plants (Allison, Broadway, Laguna Madre, Oso). (Attachment
# 17) (Requires 6 votes)
ACTION/COMMENTS
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March 30,1999
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First Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or his designee
Boulevard (southbound) and nded on the sout~,,,~he Memorial
Boulevard to the we , the McGee Beach ier and rock groin to ~
south, and the s h side of the L-Hea o the noah (Premise~"~ in
consideration he Commission payi a one-time $250 perm)t~ee and
Corn 'ssion exclusive us~the premises for 2/days and non-
(Requires 6 votes)
(RECESS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
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CORPUS CHRISTI COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION
(Attachment # 19):
A GENDA
CORPUS CHRISTI COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION
Date:
Tuesday, March 30, 1999
Time:
During the meeting of the City Counc~ beginning at 2 p.m.
Location:
City Counc~ Chambers
City of Corpus Chrisfi
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 7840~
President Dr. David McNichols calls meeting to order.
2. Secretary Armando Chapa calls roll.
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Regular Council Meeting
March 30,1999
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ACTION/COMMENTS
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Board of Directors
Dr. David McNichols, Pres.
Melody Cooper, Vice Pres.
Javier Colmenero
Alex L. Garcia, Jr.
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward Martin
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Officers.
W. Thomas Utter, Gen. Mgr.
Armando Chapa, Secretary
Mary Juarez, Asst. Secretary
Vacant, Treasurer
Mike Harty, Asst. Treasurer
Approval of Minutes of August 18, 1998.
Financial Report.
Consideration of Additional HOME Program Funding Request of
$150,000 for Lexington Manor Apartment (TG 110). ~'¢UOJ~,, .~
Pubtic Comment.
Adjournment
(RECONVENE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
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; fo~ow-up on Staff assignments;
scheduling of future Council meetings and activities; and other brief discussions
regarding city-related matters.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
* Upcoming Items
* Legislativ pdate and considerati of resolutions and actions
h re. ouncd as to legislative issues
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Regular Council Meeting
March 30,1999
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MAYOR'S UPDATE
COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
POSTING STATEMENT:
Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, at ,~. C~C) p.m.,
City Secretary
NOTE:
The City Council Agenda can be found on the City's Home
Page at www.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us after 5:00 p.m. on the
Friday before regularly scheduled council meetings.
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