HomeMy WebLinkAbout031419 RES - 04/24/2018 Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an Interlocal
Agreement with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in an amount not to
exceed $2,400 for the implementation of a soil testing program.
WHEREAS, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service and the City of Corpus Christi
("City') are authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code to enter into an
interlocal cooperation contract;
WHEREAS, Section 791.035 of the Texas Government Code states that a local
government and an institution of higher education or university system may contract
with one another to perform any governmental functions and services;
WHEREAS, Section 791.035 provides that if the terms of the contract provide for
payment based on cost recovery, any law otherwise requiring competitive
procurement does not apply to the functions and services covered by the contract;
WHEREAS, in 2012, the City received its Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(TPDES) Permit No. TXG870011 from the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality with respect to the discharge of biological and or chemical pesticides that leave
a residue to water when such applications are made into or over, including near waters
of the United States (U.S.) under the terms and conditions imposed by the Pesticide
General Permit TXG870000
WHEREAS, in accordance with its PGP Permit, the City developed a Pesticide Discharge
Management Plan (the "PDMP");
WHEREAS, the City seeks a program element to promote and publicize the proper use,
application, and disposal of household chemicals including, pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizes by public, commercial, and private applicators and distributors;
WHEREAS, the City will coordinate with the Texas AgriLife Extension Center to sponsor
free soil testing for City of Corpus Christi residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute an Interlocal
Agreement with Texas A & M Agrilife Extension Service for a soil testing program. A
copy of the interlocal agreement is on file with the City Secretary's Office.
This Resolution shall be and become effective immediately upon and after its adoption
and approval.
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
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Rudy Garza a,
Paulette Guajardo S
Michael Hunter 47/,
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031419
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: Legistar Number: 18-0419
April 24, 2018
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an Interlocal Agreement with
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in an amount not to exceed $2,400 for the
implementation of a soil testing program.
Amount Required: (Amount to be Certified) $ 2,400.00
Fund Name Accounting Unit Account No. Activity No. Amount
Water Fund 4010-30030 530000 $2,400.00
Total $2,400.00
❑ Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: APR 2 3 2018