HomeMy WebLinkAboutReference Agenda City Council - 09/14/1999 PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the City Council will meet jointly with the Crime Control and
Prevention District at a 12:00 noon luncheon meeting Tuesday, September 14, 1999 in the City
Hall, Basement Training Room to receive an update on the Crime Control and Prevention
District projects and discuss the District's 1999 - 2000 budget and the Five Year Plan.
(Attach. ment# 1)
:45 p.m, P~oclamation declaring September t 7 -23, 1999 as "Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution
Week"
Proclamation declaring September 12 - 18, 1999 as Regional Transit Authority "Try Transit Week"
Certificate of Commendation to Gulf Coast Ali-Star Girls Fast Pitch National Teams
AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
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
intothemicrephonelocatedatthepodiumandstateyournameandaddress. Yourpresentationwiilbelimitedtothreeminutes.
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 del
Concilio para ayudarle.
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 office (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'astor Charley Taylor, Church of Christ South.
Pledge of Allegiallce to the Flag of the United States. --
D. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
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Mayor Samuel L. Neat, Ja [,"'/~
Mayor Pro Tem Rex A. Kinnison [./
Council Members:
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Mark Scott
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E. MINUTES:
2. ~/~pproval of Workshop and Regular Meeting of August 31, 1999.
(Attachment # 2)
BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (Attachment # 3)
C. C. Regional Transportation Authority
Nueces County Community Action Agency
Museum of Science and History
Park and Recreation Advisory Committee
PRESENTATIONS: (NONE)
CLOSED MEETING:
Closed session pursuantto Texas Government Code Section 551.074
to deliberate the appointment of a Municipal Court Judge with
possible action related thereto in open session.
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-eapaf~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 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
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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. 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.)
Motion approving a supply agreement for approximately 253 gate
valves ranging in size from 3" to 12", with U.S. Filter Distribution
Group, Corpus Christi, Texas, in accordance with Bid Invitation No.
B1-0148-99 for an estimated annual expenditure of $55,348.37, based
on Iow bid. 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 and the City Manager or his designee.
(Attachment # 4)
Motion approving a supply agreement for serial publication services,
consisting of 530 magazine, newspaper and trade journal
subscriptions, in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0004-00 with
Popular Subscription Service, Terre Haute, Indiana, based on Iow bid
for an estimated annual expenditure of $30,021.03. The term of the
contract shall be for twelve months with an option to extend for up to
two additional twelve-month periods, subject to the approval of the
supplier and the City Manager or his designee. Funds have been
budgeted by the Corpus Christi Public Library and the South Texas
Library System in FY99-2000. (Attachment # 5)
Motion approving.~q~:rCply agreement with the~f, oik~wing companies~
for sludge de~.wa'tedng polymers in accor~e with Bid Invitati~:R~b.
BI-0109~based on Iow bid~e~stirnated annual~erraiture of
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$84,943.13. The term of the~.supply agreement will b.b..e for twelve
months with an option to e~te~d for up to two additior)a'l'twelve-month
periods subject to the..~p~roval of the supplier a~f~he City ManageCr
or his designee...~nds have been budge_.~ in FY 99-00 .by'the
Fort Bend S.~r~ices~e,~~ytec Infantries, Inc.
~ West I~terson, NJ
Oso ~atment Plant Bro.sd(.vay Treatment Plant Alli. sO'n Treatment Plant
T..¢al $43 ~al $30,526 85 /,~tal $11,058.62
Gr~d Total: $84,94~13 ~'
Motion approving a supply agreement for an estimated 3,013 cases
of white copy paper and 267 cases of colored copy paper in
accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0171-99 with Gulf Coast Paper
Co., Corpus Christi, Texas, for the total amount of $80,041.02, based
on Iow bid. 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 and the City Manager or his designee. The
paper will be used by various City departments. (Attachment # 7)
Motion approving supply agreements for an estimated 1,144
replacement batteries for Ericsson radios in accordance with Bid
Invitation No. B1-0168-99 to the following firms, based on Iow bid and
best bid. The term of the contracts is twelve months with options to
extend for up to two additional twelve-month periods, subject to the
approval of the contractor and the City Manager or his designee. The
batteries are used by various City departments. Attachment # 8)
Battery Network, Inc. DeWitt & Associates
McHenry, IL Grapevine, TX
720 Units 424 Units
$46,957.00 $31,146.26
Total of Awards: $78,103,26
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
construction contract in the amount of $121,150 with Sal Con
Construction for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
at City Hall. (Attachment # 9)
Motion auth~o~g the City Manag~signee to exo~cx~e~a
constru~n contract in the am. gufffof $165,600 with To.9.taH~otection
SycCoCms for the City Hall~t'm System Upgrad.~Attachment # 10)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $52,625 with King-Isles, Inc. of
Corpus Christi, Texas for the Schanen Ditch Restoration project.
(Attachment # 11)
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14.b.
15.a.
15.b.
16.a.
16.b.
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute
Change Order No. 5 with Kinsei Industries, Inc. of Houston, Texas in
the amount of $279,412.32 for the O.N. Stevens Sedimentation
Basins 1 & 2 Rehabilitation project. (Attachment # 12)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply and to
execute all necessary documents for continued financial assistance
through the Texas General Land Office for beach cleaning and life
guarding on Padre Island during FY 1999-2000. (Attachment # 13)
Motion approving the reimbursement application submitted by Robert
W. Harman, owner and developer of Lot 1, Block 1, Heritage West,
for the installation of an off-site, over-sized and over-depth sanitary
sewer collection line. (Attachment # 14)
Ordinance appropriating $35,765 from the No. 4220 Sanitary Sewer
Line Trust Fund to pay Robert W. Harman's reimbursement request
for installing an off-site, over-sized and over-depth sanitary sewer
collection line to develop Lot 1, Block 1, Heritage West. (Attachment
# 14)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a grant
in the amount of $101,524 in funding from the Executive Office of the
President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, to support the Police
Department's role in the Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative in the
Houston High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. (Attachment # 15)
Ordinance appropriating $101,524 in the No. 1050 Federal/State
Grants Fund from the Executive Office of the President, Office of
National Drug Control Policy, to support the Police Department's role
in the Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative in the Houston High-Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area. (Attachment # 15)
Resolution authorizing the City Manger or his designee to accept a
grant application in the amount of $66,912 from the Texas Department
of Transportation to fund a Safe and Sober Selective Traffic
Enforcement Project (STEP) by the Police Department and to execute
all related documents. (Attachment # 16)
Ordinance appropriating $66,912 from the Texas Department of
Transportation in the No. 1050 Federal/State Grants Fund to fund a
Safe and Sober Selective Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP) by the
Police Department. (Attachment # 16)
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17.a.
17.b.
19.
20.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
Interlocal Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Corpus
Christi (Authority) for the Police Department to provide supplemental
police services to the Authority on a voluntary overtime basis, for up to
two years at the Authority's expense not to exceed $110,010.
(Attachment # 17)
Ordinance appropriating $110,010 from the Housing Authority of the
City of Corpus Christi (Authority) for supplemental police patrol at the
Authority in the No. 1020 General Fund - Police Department;
amending Ordinance No. 023702 which adopted the FY 99-00 budget
by adding $110,010 to the No. 1020 General Fund - Police
Department. (Attachment # 17)
Resolution amending Resolution No. 022938 to decrease the number
of Community Youth Development Steering Committee voting
members from sixteen to nine, with half of the committee members
appointed for terms of one year and the other half appointed for terms
of two years and with the first term expiring August 31, 2000;
eliminating the four non-voting advisory members; and setting an
expiration date for the committee of August 31,2003, unless funds for
the program end sooner. (Attachment # 18)
Resolution endorsing two Coastal Management Program grant
applications by the Padre Isles Property Owners Association and
authorizing the City Manager to send letters in support. (Attachment
# 19)
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ZONING CASES:
Case No. 799-2E, Marian Ann Coburn: An exception to the standard
screening fence requirement on Holliday Harbor Subdivision, Block 1,
Lots 21 through 33, located on the northwest corner of Yorktown
Boulevard and Laguna Shores Road. (Attachment # 20)
Planning Commission's and Staffs Recommendation: Approval of a
reduction in the screening fence requirement along the east and west
boundary lines subject to three conditions.
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21.
MOTION
Approving a reduction of the screening fence requirement along the
east and west property lines of the T-lA Travel Trailer Park District,
located on Lots 21 through 33, Block 1, Holliday Harbor, as specified
in Section 7A-2(6) of the Zoning Ordinance, subject to the following
three conditions:
WEST PROPERTY LINE. A chain link fence with slats and
height of not less than six feet must be located along the south
75 feet of the west property line. The area between the west
property line and the boat barns must be maintained free of
debris and weeds/grass over four inches in height. If the
existing boat barns are destroyed or removed, a screening
fence must be installed along the west property line.
EAST PROPERTY LINE. An evergreen hedge containing 5-
gallon oleanders planted every five feet shall be located along
the east boundary line where it abuts the public rights-of-way
and must be maintained at a minimum height of three feet after
one year's growth. The hedge must be maintained in a healthy
and growing condition at all times.
TIME LIMIT. The property must be in compliance with the
evergreen hedge and screening fence requirement within one
year from the date the City Council approves the screening
fence waiver.
Case No. 799-3E, McDonald's Corporation: An exception to the
standard screening fence requirement on Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm
and Garden Tracts, Section 28, being 1.071 acres out of Lot 16,
located on the south side of South Padre Island Drive and on the east
side of Rodd Field Road. (Attachment # 21)
Planning Commission's and StafFs Recommendation: Approval of the
deferral of the standard screening fence requirement until such time
as the adjacent properties develop with residential uses.
ORDINANCE
Granting a standard screening fence exception to McDonald's
Corporation along the south and east property lines of 1.071 acres of
Lot 16, Section 28, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts.
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REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES:
22.
First Reading Ordinance - Amending the Corpus Christi Code of
Ethics to enact a preamble to prohibit participation in appointments of
certain persons to certain entities, to provide for lobbyist registration,
and to modify the attorney fees provision; providing for severability;
and providing for penalties for violation of Section 2-316. (Attachment
# 22)
23.
Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 29, Municipal
Courts, by amending Section 29-19, Warrant of Arrest and by adding
Section 29-49, City Marshals, to create the positions of City Marshal,
Deputy City Marshal, and Deputy City Marshal Trainee for the
Municipal Court of the City; amending Ordinance 3658, as amended,
Subsection 257, adding City Marshal, Deputy City Marshal and
Deputy City Marshal Trainee positions to the Classification Plan for ali
positions in the classified service. (Attachment # 23)
24.
First Reading Ordinance - Amending the Code of Ordinances by
repealing Section 49-80, Trees or Shrubs Obstructing Passage,
Vision, Etc., on Street or Sidewalk Prohibited, Section 49-81, Property
Owner, Etc., to Trim Trees or Shrubs Overhanging Street or Sidewalk,
Section 49-82, Procedure Upon Non-Compliance, Section 53-8,
Obstructing Street and Sidewalk Traffic, and Section 53-9,
Obstructing Street Intersections with Shrubs, Structures, Etc.,
adopting Sections 53-259 through 53-266 which pertain to vision and
passage obstructions; providing for criminal penalties under City Code
Section 1-6. (Attachment # 24)
N. 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.
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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 & Light Co., No. C-2510-
9 -D, 206 D~stnct Court, Hidalgo County, Texas, ,with possible a~ctio, n
related thereto in open session. /,~,/ ~,A~.-',. /..* / %
Closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Sectief~
551.071, regarding the following cases against the City of Corpus
Christi et al in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Corpus Christi Division: William Bussey No. C-99-171, John
Betz No. C-99-133, Arnulfo Guerrero, Jr. No. C-99-143, Mark Schauer
No. C-99-144, Charles Bartels No. C-99-158, William Livingston No.
C-99-159, Duane Pacheco No. C-99-168, Gilbert Garcia No. C-99-
170.
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.
25. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
26.
27.
* Upcoming Items
MAYOR'S UPDATE
COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
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Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Central Power and Light
Company and Central and Southwest Corporation to opt out of the class action styled City of San
Juan v. Central Power and Light Company, No. C-2510-96-F, 206th District Court, Hidalgo
County, Texas, a substantial copy of which is on file with the City Secretary.
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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 2:30 p.m., September 10 ,1999.
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.