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AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD
OCTOBER 26, 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 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, ¥ourpresentation 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 inglSs es limitado, habr~ un int~rprete inglds-espaf~ol en todas las juntas del
Concilio para ayudarie,
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or sen/ices 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~R//everend Medicus D. Rentz, South Texas Hospital Ministries, In,
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. -- ~
Mayor Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Mayor Pro Tern Javier D. Colmenero
City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Council Members:
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Rex Kinnison
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Mark Scoff
City Manager David R. Garcia
City Attorney James R. Bray, Jr.
City Secretary Armando Chapa
E. MINUTES:
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1. X/Approval of Regular Meeting of October 19, 1999. (Attachment # 1)
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BOARDS & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
PRESENTATIONS: (NONE)
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~ol en la reunion de la junta pare ayudade.
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.
CONSENT AGENDA
Notice to the Public
The following items are of a routine er 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 un/ess 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.
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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 the purchase of an automated scale weighing and
information system in accordance with Request for Proposals, File
No. BI-0085-99 from Automation Services, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
for $36,340. This system will replace a non-Y2K compliant package
currently used by Solid Waste Services. Funds are provided in the
Capital Budget. (Attachment # 2)
Motion approving the purchase of mowing equipment and trucksters
in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0008-00 from the following
firms, based of Iow bid meeting specifications and best bid. The
Wastewater Department will use one mower, all other equipment will
be used by the Park and Recreation Department. Five of the self-
propelled mowers are to be financed through a 5-year
lease/purchase; the remainder of items are budgeted in the 99-00
Capital Outlay. (Attachment # 3)
Watson Distributing Co.
Houston, Texas
Bid Item 1 (4-wheel Truckster)-2 Each
Bid Item 3 (Greens Mowers)-2 Each
$39,192
Goldthwaites of Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Bid Item 2 (Self-propelled Mowers)~8 each
$80,640
Total of Awards: $119,832,00
Ordinance appropriating $127,314 in the No. 3020 Airport CIP fund
from the Federal Aviation Administration Grant No. 3-48-0051-27-99
and transferring $14,146 from the No. 4610 Operating Fund to and
appropriating it in the No. 3020 CIP Fund to purchase and install a
high reach extendable turret system on an existing aircraft rescue fire
truck; amending the FY 99-00 Budget, adopted by Ordinance No.
023703, by add $141,460 to the CIP Budget. (Attachment # 4)
Motion approving the purchase and installation of a high reach
extendable turret system on an existing aircraft rescue fire truck from
Crash Rescue Equipment Service, Inc., in the amount of $141,460.
(Attachment # 4)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an
architectural/engineering services contract in the amount of $163,300
with Morgan Spear Associates, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas for the
Utilities Building Expansion. (Attachment # 5)
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Resolution authorizing the resale of three properties listed on the
attached Exhibit A, which were foreclosed by Nueces County for
failure to pay ad valorem taxes and miscellaneous liens; resale of
these properties will be at minimum bids equal to pdces listed on the
attached Exhibit A. (Attachment # 6)
Resolution authorizing intervention in any application made by Central
Power and Light Company (CPL) with the Public Utility Commission
in 1999 for s~ecur~on of regulatory assets and stranded cost;
authorizing cooperation with other cities served by CPL; and requiring
reimbursement of reasonable costs from CPL. (Attachment # 7)
Ordinance appropriating $3,877 from the Friends of the Museum to
the No. 3260 Museum Expansion/Bayfront Arts & Sciences Capital
Improvement Fund to partially fund construction of a bus turnaround
facility at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History.
(Attachment # 8)
Second Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the City Manager or his
designee to execute an Assignment of Lease Agreement from
Pittencrief (Gulf Coast), Inc. and Fletcher Challenge Petroleum
Corporation to Texas Crude Energy, Inc. of a 2.07 acre surface lease
for directional drill sites at the Laguna Madre Wastewater Treatment
Plant, 201 Jester; and providing for severance. (First Reading 9-28-
99) (Attachment # 9)
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ZONING CASES:
Case No. 999-6, Wade A. Walker: A change of zoning from an "R-1B"
One-family Dwelling District to an "R-2" Multiple Dwelling District on
River Forest Acres, Lot 21, located on the east side of Calallen Drive,
approximately 550 feet north of Teague Lane. (Attachment # 10)
Planninq Commission's and Staff's Recommendation: Approval of the
"R-2" District.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by Wade A.
Walker, by changing the zoning map in reference to Lot 21, River
Forest Acres from "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to "R-2" Multiple
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Dwelling District; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for
any deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan.
Case No. 999-8, William Paul Sissamis: A change of zoning from a
"B-I" Neighborhood Business District to a "B-4" General Business
District on Ballard Subdivision Unit 1, 0.184 acre out Lot A and all of
Lot B-l, located on the east side of Weber Road, approximately 150
feet south of Gollihar Road. (Attachment # 11)
Planning Commission's Recommendation: Denial of the "B-4" District,
and in lieu thereof, approval of a Special Permit for a bar and mini-
storage facility subject to a site plan and eight conditions.
Staff's Recommendation: Denial of the "B-4" District, and in lieu
thereof, approval of a Special Permit for a mini-storage facility subject
to a site plan and eight conditions.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by William Paul
Sissamis, by granting a Special Permit for a mini-storage facility and
a bar to 0.184 acres out of Lot A and all of Lot B-l, Ballard
Subdivision Unit 1; amending the Comprehensive Plan to account for
any deviations from the existing Comprehensive Plan.
Case No. 999-9, Shell Development Joint Venture: A change of
zoning from a "B-4" General Business District to an "R-1 C" One-family
Dwelling District on Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts,
Section 11, 5.07 acres out of Lots 31 and 32, located on the north
side of Lipes Boulevard, approximately 500 feet east of South Staples
Street. (Attachment # 12)
Planninq Commission's and Staff's Recommendation: Approval of the
"R-lC" District.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by Shell
Development Joint Venture, by changing the zoning map in reference
to 5.07 acres out of Lots 31 and 32, Section 11, Flour Bluff and
Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts from "B-4" General Business District
to "R-1C" One-family Dwelling District; amending the Comprehensive
Plan to account for any deviations from the existing Comprehensive
Plan.
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Case No. 999-13, Greenwood-Molina Nursery School: A change of
zoning from an "R-lB" One-family Dwelling District and an "R-lB"
One-family Dwelling District with a Special Permit to an "AB"
Professional Office District on Washington Addition, Block 2, Lots 38,
39, 40 and 41, located on the north side of National Drive,
approximately 600 feet east of Angela Drive. (Attachment # 13)
Planninq Commission's and Staff's Recommendation: Approval of the
"AB" District.
ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance upon application by Greenwood-
Molina Nursery School, by changing the zoning map in reference to
Lots 38, 39, 40, and 41, Block 2, Washington Addition from "R-lB"
One-family Dwelling District and "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District
with a Special Permit to "AB" Professional Office District; amending
the Comprehensive Plan to account for any deviations from the
existing Comprehensive Plan.
STREET CLOSURE:
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Ordinance closing but not abandoning, only the paved street portion
of Vestal Street between Yale Street and Sherman Street, in Midway
Addition, subject t~mpliance with the specified conditions.
(Attachment # 14)
REGULAR AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES:
15.a.
Ordinance appropriating $6,334 from the Texas Commission on the
Arts in the No. 1030 Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund - Arts Grants, to
support the City's Art Subgrant program; amending Ordinance
023702, which adopted the FY 99-00 budget, by adding $6,334 to the
No. 1030 Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund - Art Grants. (Attachment # 15)
15.b.
Ordinance approving the transfer $5,000 from the No. 1030 Hotel
Occupancy Tax Fund - Arts Projects to the No. 6010 Permanent Art
Trust Fund for Public Art. (Attachment # 15)
15.c. ~ Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into a
· ~.' contract in the amount of $21,549 with the Harbor Playhouse for
support of their 2000 season. Funding is from the Hotel Occupancy
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15.e.
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17.a.
17.b
17.C.
18.
Tax Fund approved for the Arts & Cultural Commission - arts projects
in the FY 99-00 Budget. (Attachment # 15)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into a
contract in the amount of $21,581 with the Corpus Christi Symphony
for support of four performances during their 2000 season. Funding
from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund approved for the Arts & Cultural
Commission - arts projects in the FY 99-00 Budget. (Attachment #
15)
Motion authorizing the allocation of a total of $63,204 in grant awards
to 15 arts organizations; $3,000 for the maintenance of the public art
collection and $4,124 to be used for projects being developed by the
Arts & Cultural Commission as per the Community Cultural Plan.
Funding in the amount of $63,994 is from the Hotel Occupancy Tax
Fund as approved in the FY 99-00 Budget and $6,334 is from the
Texas Commission on the Arts. (Attachment # 15)
First Reading Ordinance - Establishing a Master Cable Services
Regulatory Ordinance governing use of city streets, lanes, avenues,
alleys, sidewalks, bridges, rights-of-way, easements, highways and
other places in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. (Attachment # 16)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a
Weed/Seed grant in the amount of $350,000 for continued support of
the Weed and Seed program. (Attachment # 17)
Ordinance appropriating $350,000 in Fund No. 1050 Federal/State
Grants Fund for support of the FY99 Weed and Seed Program.
(Attachment # 17)
Resolution establishing a Weed and Seed Steering Committee to
provide program oversight and make recommendations to the City
Council; and setting an expiration date for the committee of August
31, 2004, unless funds for the program end sooner. (Attachment
# 17)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
Master Agreement for Products and Services with Norstan
Communications, Inc., in the amount of $170,288 for a Siemens
HICOM Model 80 telephone system to be located at City Hall with
remote shelves located at the Health Department and the Central
Library. (Attachment # 18)
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19.b.
19.c.
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
Master Service Agreement with ICG (formally ChoiceCom) for local
telephone services. The one-year agreement will total approximately
$304,000. (Attachment # 19)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a
Master Service Agreement with CTI (Capital Telecommunications,
Inc.) for long distance telephone services. The one-year agreement
will total approximately $30,442. (Attachment # 19)
Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to continue
services with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for data circuits
totaling approximately $43,871 annually. (Attachment # 19)
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
PUBLIC NOT/CE 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 Govemment Code. /n 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.
Closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071
regarding Tony Bender v. City of Corpus Christi, No. C-99-295, U.S.
District Court, Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division with
possible discussion and action in open session.
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.
20. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Discussion of evaluation process for City Manager and City
Secretary
* Upcoming Items
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21. MAYOR'S UPDATE
22. COUNCIL AND OTHER REPORTS
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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., October 22 ,1999.
Armando Chapa
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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