CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A-2001-R-27
CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110
HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
OCTOBER 22,
2001
5:30 P.M.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT
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meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services are requested to contact
Gustavo Guevara, City Secretary at (956) 791-7308 at least two working days
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The accessible entrance and accessible
parking spaces are located at City Hall, 1100 Victoria Ave.
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Thank you for your consideration.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL
CALL
IV. MINUTES
Approval
of the minutes of August 20, 2001 and September 4, 2001.
V. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Presentation of “Tribute to America” flag by the F.
S. Lara Annex students to the City of Laredo.
Invitations
Recognitions
David
Cardwell, AEP Project Manager Economic Development, for his 33½ years of
exemplary service to our community.
Communiqués
VI. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSION, BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES
VII. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
1. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to accept
funds and amend the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 annual budget in the amount of
$50,000 in funds from the Texas Department of Health for the Breast and
Cervical Cancer Project – Case Management of the City of Laredo Health
Department for the period beginning September 1, 2001, through August 31, 2002.
2. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Laredo,
Texas to include Article IV to establish fees for fire inspection services and
life safety inspections, within the corporate limits of the City of Laredo,
Texas.
3. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance
amending Chapter 21,
of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Laredo by
creating Article VII, establishing a juvenile day-time and night-time curfew,
defining terms, creating offenses for minors, parent and guardians of minors,
and business establishments violating curfew regulations, providing defenses,
providing for enforcement by the Police Department, providing for a waiver by
the Municipal Court of jurisdiction over a minor when required under the Texas
Family Code, providing for a penalty not to exceed $500.00, providing for
classification of any offense listed herein as a Class “C” misdemeanor,
providing for a savings clause, providing for a severability clause,
establishing an effective date, and providing for publication in a local newspaper.
4. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of
the City of Laredo by rezoning Lots 4, 5, and the East ½ of Lot 3, Block 1268,
Eastern Division, located at 2219 Clark Blvd., from R-1 (Single Family
Residential District) to B-1 (Limited to Commercial District). The Planning and Zoning Commission has
recommended denial of the proposed zone change.
5. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning and Ordinance (Map)
of the City of Laredo by rezoning all of Blocks 954, Western Division, located
at the 2100 block of Pierce St., from R-3 (Mixed Residential District) to R-1A
(Single Family Reduced Area District).
The Planning and Zoning Committee has recommended approval of the
proposed zone change.
6. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning and Ordinance (Map)
of the City of Laredo by rezoning All of Blocks 955, Western Division, located
at the 2200 block of Pierce St., from R-3 (Mixed Residential District) to R-1A
(Single Family Reduced Area District).
The Planning and Zoning Committee has recommended approval of the
proposed zone change.
7. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning and Ordinance (Map)
of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lots 7 and 8, Block 529, Western Division,
located at 1604 and 1606 Park St., from R-3 (Mixed Residential District) to B-1
(Limited Commercial District). The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of the proposed zone
change.
VIII. GENERAL
COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
11. A.
Request by Council Member John C. Galo
1.
Status report on
opening of Bartlett Avenue and closing of Jarvis Avenue at Market Street, with
possible action.
2.
Status report on the
down payment assistance program including balance of funds and accountability,
with possible action.
3. Discussion with possible action to consider an exemption for
those persons over 65 years of age with homestead exemptions for the basic
charge for residential water service of $7.50 per month for consumption of up
to 4,000 gallons, in the event that the City proceeds with the privatization of
the Utilities Department.
B. Request by Mayor Pro-Tempore Eliseo Valdez,
Jr.
1.
Status report on the
proposed park at Eistetter and San Francisco.
2. Status
report on the conversion of the former Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Ryan
Street across Zacate Creek to a pedestrian bridge.
C. Request by Council Member Jose A. Valdez,
Jr.
1.
Discussion with
possible action regarding constructing gazebos at Father McNaboe Park for
rental purposes.
2.
Discussion with
possible action regarding the City of Laredo’s official position in reference
to working relations with the County of Webb on the Bridge V project and
ensuring the City’s official position is made clear during presentations to be
made at the XXX Meeting of the United States-Mexico Binational Group on Bridges
and Border Crossings in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
D. Request by Council Member Juan Ramirez
1.
Discussion with
possible action regarding odor in La Azteca neighborhood.
2.
Discussion with
possible action regarding installation of lights at Las Palmas Park.
3.
Discussion with possible
action to open the proposed police substation at Bridge I.
4.
Discussion with
possible action to create a half hour program on the Public Access Channel to
inform the public of ongoing projects in City Council Member Districts.
(Recess)
(Press Availability)
IX. INTRODUCTORY
ORDINANCES
12. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a
contract by and on behalf of the City of Laredo as Zone Grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 94 for the operation of a Zone Site 3 within said
Foreign Trade Zone and specifically authorizing the City Manager to enter into
an operation agreement with Rafael A. Morales, to operate an approximate 5,000
square foot designated area within a 70,000 square foot facility at
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 94-Site 3 located at the
Killam Industrial Park, in return for the services provided by the City as a
Foreign-Trade Zone Grantee and providing for an effective date.
13. Approving
and adopting the districting plan of the Redistricting Commission; providing
for the redistricting of the eight (8) City Council Districts within the City
of Laredo; providing for publication and effective date.
X. FINAL
READINGS OF ORDINANCES
14.
2001-O-245 Amending the City
of Laredo FY 2001-2002 Airport Budget to recognize additional revenues from a
grant received from the Federal Aviation Administration being grant project no
3-48-0136-32-01 in the amount of $3,500,000.00 for the purpose of constructing
a portion of an air cargo apron at the Laredo International Airport and
appropriating said grant revenue and local match to the appropriate expenditure
accounts and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget
amendment. The local match is available
in the Airport Land Acquisition Reimbursement Account.
2001-O-246 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 Airport
Budget to recognize additional revenues from a grant received from the Federal
Aviation Administration being grant project no. 3-48-0136-31-01 in the amount
of $2,000,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a service road along the
inside perimeter of the Laredo International Airport and appropriating said
grant revenue and local match to the appropriate expenditure accounts and
authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget amendment. The local match is available in the Airport
Land Acquisition Reimbursement Account.
2001-O-247 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 Airport
Budget to recognize additional revenues from a grant agreement CSJ Number
M222LREDO with the Texas Department of Transportation under the Routine Airport
Maintenance Program in the amount of $30,000.00 for the purpose of airport
maintenance at the Laredo International Airport. The City’s fifty (50%) percent local match for this project in
the amount of $30,000.00 is available in the Airport Land Sale Proceeds
Restricted Fund.
2001-O-248 Authorizing the City Manager to execute a budget
amendment to appropriate all funds associated with the Texas Department of
Transportation State Project Contract No. 511226041 as follows: State Funds in the amount of $1,054,000;
transit sales tax local match of $40,000; and state toll credits of $223,500
for a total of $1,317,500; and providing for grant funds to be deposited in the
City of Laredo Transit Fund Accounts.
2001-O-249 Introduction of an ordinance accepting and adopting
the City of Laredo’s Write-off Policy for Accounts Receivable as presented to
the Audit Committee on September 17, 2001.
XI. RESOLUTIONS
15.
2001-R-116 Approval of a
resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the Texas Department
of Public Department of Public Safety, Governor’s Division of Emergency
Management for a grant in the amount of $20,000.00 with the City designating
$4,000.00 in matching funds and/or in-kind services for a total of $24,000.00
to implement a public outreach program in Spanish concerning hazardous
materials transportation issues with an emphasis on community protection.
16.
2001-R-119 Declaring the
public necessity to acquire the “Surface Only” of a 3.2326 acre, more or less,
parcel of land as right-of-way for the extension of Springfield Avenue. Said parcel of land being out of Porcion 24,
Abstract 268, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas; being generally described
below, and more particularly described by metes and bounds on attached Exhibit
“A”; and authorizing staff to negotiate with the owner for the acquisition of
said parcel by purchase at a market value to be established by a State
Certified Real Estate Appraiser, and further authorizing the City Attorney to
initiate condemnation proceedings to acquire said parcel if staff is unable to
acquire through negotiations due to inability to agree to a purchase price,
conflict of ownership, owner refusal to sell, and /or inability to locate the
listed owner.
Being a 3.2326 acre tract of land, out of Porcion 24,
Abstract 268, Toribio Rodriguez, Original Grantee, and being out of a 41.52
acre tract of land conveyed to Gilbert R. Leyendecker, as per instruments
recorded in Volume 388, Pages 230-1 (10 acre tract), and Volume 390, Page 694,
(31.5 acre tract), Deed Records of Webb County, Texas; said 3.2326 acre tract
being situated in the City of Laredo, County of Webb, State of Texas.
17.
2001-R-120 Declaring the
public necessity to acquire the “Surface Only” of a 1.2831 acre, more or less,
parcel of land as a thirty-five-foot-wide drainage easement along the proposed
extension of Springfield Avenue. Said
parcel of land being out of Porcion, 24, Abstract 268, City of Laredo, Webb
County, Texas; being generally described below, and more particularly described
by metes and bounds on attached Exhibit “A”, and authorizing staff to negotiate
with the owner for the acquisition of said parcel by purchase at a set market
value to be established by a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, and further
authorizing the City Attorney to initiate condemnation proceedings to acquire
said parcel if staff is unable to acquire through negotiations due to inability
to agree to a purchase price, conflict of ownership, owner refusal to sell,
and/or inability to locate the listed owner.
Being a 1.2831 acre tract of land, out of Porcion 24,
Abstract 268, Toribio Rodriguez, Original Grantee, and being out of a 41.52
acre tract of land conveyed to Gilbert R. Leyendecker, as per instruments
recorded in Volume 388, Pages 230.1 (10 acre tract), and Volume 390, Page 694,
(31.52 acre tract), Deed Records of Webb County, Texas; said 1.2831 acre tract
being situated in the City of Laredo, County of Webb, State of Texas.
18.
2001-R-121 Authorizing the
City of Laredo to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Dallas Area
Transit Authority-Dart, for the assignment of option rights to the City for the
purchase of two, 40 ft. 102” compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in the amount
not to exceed $325,000 each from Nova Bus, Inc.
XII. MOTIONS
19. Consideration
to authorize the City Manager to award a professional services contract to
Carter Burgess, an engineering firm, for an amount not to exceed $48,600 to
amend the 1997 Master Plan by updating the community’s needs assessments and prioritizing
those park activities.
20. Consideration
to rescind the selection of Harry Jewett Associates, Laredo, Texas, as
consultants for the Inner City Park to be located on two City blocks at
Locust/Plum and Barcelona/McDonnell due to complete change in the project scope
of work and budget, and authorize staff to re-submit Request for Qualifications
for the project with the revised Scope of Work.
21. Consideration
to approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Laredo and the County of
Webb-Central Welfare Agency for cemetery services. The Interlocal Agreement shall be in effect from October 1, 2001
to September 30, 2002.
22. Consideration
to award a contract for a Tennis Professional in the amount of $26,400.00 for a
twelve (12) month period from October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002, with
Carlos Ortiz, individually and D.B.A. Tennis Professional, to provide
professional tennis lessons at the Market Street Tennis Courts. Funding for FY 2001-2002 in an amount of
$26,400.00 is available from Professional Services in the Recreation Division.
XIII. STAFF
REPORTS
23. Presentation
by Patrick McGarry (the City of Laredo arena consultant) of International
Facilities Group, L.L.C. on the status of the Laredo Entertainment Center.
XIV. EXECUTIVE
SESSION
The City Council hereby reserves the right to go into executive session
at any time during this public meeting, when it deems it necessary to consult
privately with its attorney about any item upon this agenda, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code.
XV. ADJOURNMENT
This notice was posted at the Municipal Government
Offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily
accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Wednesday,
October 17, 2001 at 6:30 p.m.
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Gustavo Guevara, Jr.