CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A-2001-R-28
CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBERS
1110 HOUSTON
STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
5:30 P.M.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL
CALL
IV. MINUTES
Approval of the minutes of
September 17, 2001 and September 26, 2001.
V. COMMUNICATIONS
AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
a. A presentation by Bear’s Karate Academy
to Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores and City Council Members for their support of the
Lone Star International Karate Tournament in Laredo.
Invitations
a. Feast
of Sharing Chairperson, Cesar Martinez, and Co-Chairperson, Pedro Gaytan,
invite the Mayor and Council Members to their 13th Annual
Thanksgiving Dinner for the elderly, disabled, and less fortunate residents of
Laredo.
Recognitions
a. Recognition of Mr. Donato Ramos, a
distinguished Laredo attorney, on his appointment to the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Commission.
b. Recognition of the Laredo Independent
School District for their cooperation
and participation in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Exposition.
c. Recognition of the Laredo Crime
Stoppers Board of Directors for
having received International and State recognition for their performance.
d. Recognition
of Dillard’s Department Store employees, Dora Aguirre and Diana Beltran, for
their work with cancer patients during
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
e. Recognition
of KGNS Anchor, Claudia Lanese-Garcia, for her efforts to improve public
awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
VI. APPOINTMENTS
TO COMMISSION, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
a.
Appointment by Council Member Johnny Amaya of Rosa Crustner to the
Citizens Environmental Ad Hoc Committee.
b.
Appointment by Council Member Juan Ramirez of Jim Earhart to the Citizens
Environmental Ad Hoc Committee.
c.
Appointment by Council Member Joe
A. Guerra of Sabas Perez to the Vehicles for Hire Ad Hoc Committee.
VII. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
1. 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 Commercial District); providing for
publication and effective date. The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of the proposed zone
change.
2. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the 2001-2002 Transit System
budget by appropriating $158,000 from fund balance and appropriating such funds
as a reserve to partially fund the acquisition of buses.
3. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend Chapter 14, Garbage, Trash
& Refuse, Article I, Section 14-1, Definitions; also Article II, Section
14-9, Rates, subsection (c) by deleting subparagraph (c)(4); adding subsection
(d) Special Event Fee; deleting portions of subsection (e) garbage and mandate
fees schedule, by changing the square footages and adjusting the rates for
garbage collection; adding subsection (f) commercial establishments exclusions;
adding subsection (g) Appeals Process; and amending subsections h to m to
alphabetize each subsection correctly; providing for severability, effective
date and publication.
4. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo Home
Investment Partnerships Program 2001-2002 grant in the amount of $1,508,000.00
to reflect a $4,000.00 increase to Community Housing Development Organizations
and Administrative Costs, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said
budget amendment.
5. Public hearing and
introductory ordinance amending the
City of Laredo 2001-2002 annual budget in the amount of $30,000 for a Safe
Streets Program Grant from the Texas Department of Transportation. The Texas Department of Transportation will
be designating $7,500 in matching funds.
The match for this grant is
available in General Fund.
6. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002
annual budget in the amount of $125,000 to fund the Comprehensive STEP
(S.T.O.M.P) Program. The Texas
Department of Transportation will be designating $95,000 and the City of Laredo
will be designating $30,000 in matching funds.
The match for this grant is available in General Fund. The funding for this grant will be from
October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002.
7. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to amend the FY 2001-2002 budget in the amount of
$44,968 for the Medicaid Administrative Cost (MAC) Project of the City of
Laredo Health Department for the period beginning October 1, 2001, through
September 30, 2002.
8. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance amending
the FY 2001-2002 budget by transferring $59,217 in unexpended program income
from the FY 2000-2001 fund balance to the current FY 2001-2002 budget for the
Women and Children Health Program of the City of Laredo Health Department for
the period of October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002.
9. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing
the City Manager to accept and execute all documentation from the Texas
Department of Health for the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education Project of the
City of Laredo Health Department and appropriate said budget in the amount of $153,470
for the period beginning January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002.
10. Public hearing and
introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of
Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 annual budget in the amount of $1,418,975 to fund a program under the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) and authorizing
the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS). The
U.S. Department of Justice will be designating $1,000,000 and
the City of Laredo will be designating $418,975 in matching funds. Funding will be used to purchase Mobile Data
Terminals (MDTs), computer hardware, and computer software needed to implement
new technology in police units.
Matching funds are available in the Police Trust Fund.
11. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of Laredo’s 2001-2002 annual budget by
authorizing the addition of four (4) Sergeant positions by reclassification of
four (4) Investigator positions at the Laredo Police Department. The approximate additional cost to General
Fund is $24,000 to pay for the salaries and fringe benefits for four (4) additional
Sergeant positions from November 20, 2001 through September 30, 2002.
VIII. GENERAL
COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
12. A. Request by Council Member Louis H. Bruni
1. Status report on the Hwy 359-water point, with
possible action.
2. Status report on the lack of water and wastewater
infrastructures on Hwy 359, with possible action.
3. Discussion and possible action on resurfacing the
2200, 2300, and 2400 blocks of O’kane Street.
4. Status report on the concrete channelization on the
creek that
intersects Spur 400.
B. Request
by Council Member John C. Galo
1.
Status report on the
down payment assistance program including balance of funds and accountability,
with possible action.
2.
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.
3.
Discussion with
possible action regarding the drop-off and pick-up points at Ryan Elementary.
C. Request
by Council Member Johnny Amaya
1. Discussion with possible action regarding the traffic
study at
Jefferson and San Francisco.
D. Request
by Mayor Pro-Tempore Eliseo Valdez, Jr.
1.
Status report regarding
the Fire Department’s radio system upgrade.
2.
Discussion with
possible action regarding the traffic issues in the area between I-35 and
Monterrey on Saunders and Lafayette, including the status of the installation
of a traffic light at the intersection of San Francisco West and Lafayette and
the Traffic Department’s recommendation for the most feasible solution to the
high number of accidents and recent fatality in the area.
E. Request
by Council Member Joe A. Guerra
1.
Presentation by
Consuelo Ramirez, Counselor at Alma Pierce Elementary School regarding
students’ projects depicting their concerns for the Manadas Wetland and future
natural sites.
F. Request
by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr.
1.
Discussion with
possible action regarding the feasibility of a pedestrian bridge over the Union
Pacific Railroad lines located on Santa Rita adjacent to Farias Elementary
School.
2.
Status report on the
CP&L Road.
G. Request
by Council Member Juan Ramirez
1.
Discussion with possible action on creating residential parking
districts in
District VIII.
2. Status report on Vidaurri Street.
(Recess)
(Press Availability)
IX. INTRODUCTORY
ORDINANCES
13. Appointing
Alfonso H. Ornelas, Jr., as Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of
Laredo for a limit of two (2) years; providing for effective date and
severability.
14. Closing as public easements those
sections of:
A. Tacuba St. between the east right-of-way line of
Union Pacific Railroad Company and the west right-of-way line of Sta. Maria
Avenue including the intersections.
B. Davis Ave. between Chicago Street and the south
right-of-way line of Ortiz Street.
C. Main Ave. between Chicago Street and the south
right-of-way line of Ortiz Street.
Situated
in the Western Division, City of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas; and,
D. Elm St. between Springfield and Monterrey Avenues
including the intersections.
E. Sanders Ave. between Locust and Ash Streets.
F. Marcella Ave. between Locust and Ash Streets.
Situated
in the Eastern Division, City of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas; and providing
for an effective date.
15. Closing
the intersection of Jarvis Avenue and Market Street to vehicular traffic
traveling in a Northerly and Southerly direction by barricading at the North
and South right-of-way lines of said intersection, situated in the Eastern
Division, City of Laredo, County of Webb and providing for an effective date.
16. Ratifying
the City Manager’s acceptance of a grant in the amount of $34,000.00 from the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and amendment of the FY 2001-2002 annual
budget for the NPDES fund by appropriating the said grant revenue and local
match of $10,000.00 to the appropriate expenditure accounts. The grant monies will be used for collection
and disposal of Hazardous Materials from the Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generator (CESQG). The local
match is available in the NPDES Fund.
17. Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a lease with Texas Migrant Council for
approximately 1,600 square feet constituting Suite No. 8 of Building No. 134 located at 4603 Maher
Avenue at the Laredo International Airport.
Lease term is for one (1) year and one (1) month commencing on October
1, 2001 and ending October 31, 2002.
Monthly rent shall be $1,800.00; providing for an effective date.
18. Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a lease with Howland Surveying, Co., Inc. for
approximately 6,174 square feet constituting Suite No. 100 Building No. 170
located at 5103 Maher Avenue at the Laredo International Airport. Lease term is for one year commencing on
December 1, 2001 and ending on November 30, 2002. Monthly rent shall be $2,532.00; providing for an effective date.
X. FINAL
READING OF ORDINANCES
19. 2001-O-250 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.
2001-O-252 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. (As amended)
2001-O-253 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).
2001-O-254 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).
2001-O-255 Amending the Zoning and Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for a child daycare center on Lots 7 and 8, Block 529, Western Division, located at 1604 and 1606 Park St. (As amended)
2001-O-258 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.
2001-O-259 Approving and adopting the districting plan of the
City of Laredo; providing for the redistricting of the eight (8) City Council
Districts within the City of Laredo; providing for publication and effective
date. (As amended)
XI. RESOLUTIONS
20. 2001-R-105 Authorizing
the City Manager to enter into an agreement between the City of Laredo and
Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust and Killam Oil Co., Ltd. for funding the
installation of a traffic signal on Loop 20 at the northern access for the
proposed Wal-Mart Super Center to be located at the intersection of Loop 20 and
Spur 400.
21. 2001-R-108 Declaring
the vote of the governing body of the City of Laredo for its nominated
candidate(s) to the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors. Each candidate elected will serve a two-year
term. They will serve from January 1,
2002 to December 31, 2003.
24. 2001-R-122 Declaring the public
necessity to acquire the “Surface Only”
of two parcels of land for the Riverfront Development Project. Said two parcels being Lots 3 & 4, Block
1110, Western Division, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas; being delineated on
attached copy of City Plat; and authorizing staff to negotiate with the owners
for the acquisition of said two parcels by purchase at a market value to be
established by a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, and authorizing the
City Attorney to initiate condemnation proceedings to acquire those parcels
that 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 a listed owner.
25. 2001-R-123 Accepting the donation of
the “Surface Only” of a 0.30 of an acre, more or less, parcel of land as a
Drainage Easement from McPherson Partners Ltd., through Mr. Manuel T. Longoria,
for the Zacate Creek Tributary-South of Calton Road Drainage Project. Said parcel of land being out of
GB&CNGRR Co., Survey 11019, Abstract 62, Northern Division of the City of
Laredo, Webb County, Texas; being generally described below and more
particularly described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit “A”.
Being a tract of land
containing 0.30 (13,096 square feet), more or less, out of GB&CNGRR Co.,
Survey 11019, Abstract 62, Northern Division of the City of Laredo, Webb
County, Texas, being out of that certain 6.1045 acre tract described in Deed
from B.P. Newman Investment Co. to Manuel T. Longoria dated December 26, 1979,
and recorded in Volume 602, Pages 531-534, of the Webb County Deed Records.
26. 2001-R-124 Accepting the donation of
the “Surface Only” of a 0.011 of an acre (483 sq. ft.), more or less, parcel of
land from Fasken Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership for the Milo Interchange
Project. Said parcel of land being out
of Porcion 20, Abstract No. 48, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas; being
generally described below, and more particularly described by metes and bounds
in attached Exhibit “A”.
Being 0.011 of one acre
(483 square feet) of land, out of Porcion 20, Bautista Garcia Original Grantee,
Abstract No. 48, Webb County, Texas, being out of and part of that certain
75.21 acre tract conveyed to Palafox Exploration Company, by Deed recorded in
Volume 254, Page 245, and Volume 254, Page 511, Deed Records of Webb County,
Texas.
27. 2001-R-125 Ratifying
the City Manager’s submittal of a grant application to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico Border Program in the amount of $
25,000.00 with the City designating $1,315.79 in matching funds for a total of
$26,315.79 to implement a computer & electronic collection event. Matching funds are available in the NPDES
Fund.
28. 2001-R-128 Authorizing
the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $1,750,000 from the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policy Service (COPS). The City of Laredo will be designating
$516,950 in matching funds within the three year life of the grant. Funding will be used to hire 14 additional
School Resource Officers (SRO). The
funding for this grant will be from September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2004.
29.
2001-R-129 A resolution
expressing official intent to reimburse cost associated with the acquisition of
four City of Laredo Fire Department Ambulances. The four ambulances will be purchased from General Fund Reserves
to service Fire Stations number 1, 2, 7, and 8. General Fund will be reimbursed from the sale of the Personal
Property Finance Contractual Obligation (PPFCO).
30.
2001-R-131 A resolution of
the City of Laredo, Texas authorizing the City Manager to sign an electric
supply agreement with the winning bidder for the electric load of South Texas
Aggregation Project, Inc. (STAP) upon the confirmation of economic benefit to
the City.
XII. MOTIONS
31. Consideration to privatize the Utilities
Department operations and authorize the City Manager to enter into contract
negotiations.
32. Authorizing the City Manager
to execute a contract with Competitive Government Strategies in the amount of
$70,000, in addition to the Consultant’s out-of-pocket charges and travel
expenses, for Phase III of the Utilities
Department privatization, as described in Exhibit 1 of the Contract for
Professional Services.
33. Authorizing
the City Manager to retain the services of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood of New
York as Legal Counsel during contract negotiations pertaining to the
privatization of the Utilities Department.
34. Consideration to award contract FY02-014,
to the Lowest Bidder, WorldCom, Houston, Texas, in the annual amount of
$26,700.00, for providing internet access for the institutional network
(I-Net). The term of the contract shall
be for a period of one year with an option of two additional years at $2,150.00
per month. Funding is available in the
communications line item for all City departments. The second and third year funding is subject to appropriation for
future fiscal years.
35. Consideration to approve a payment of
$18,316 to the greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce as the City’s Annual
Assessment for the period of October 2000 through October 2001. These dues are the City’s contribution to
support the efforts of the Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition. The coalition’s goal is to address the
infrastructure needs of the border cities and the people who live in these
communities. Funding is available in
the General Fund.
36. Authorizing the City Manager to enter
into a one year service agreement with H.T.E., Inc, Lake Mary FL, for the
amount of $49,383.00. The service
agreement is for service and maintenance on the municipal applications residing
on the City’s I-Series 400 computer for the period of October 1, 2001 thru
September 30, 2002.
37. Consideration for approval to release retainage
and final payment in the amount of $50,000.00 to M.W. Builders, Inc., Temple,
Texas, for the Border Facilities for the World Trade Bridge. Final contract amount is $31,560,585.13. Funding is available in the Bridge System
Retainage Payable-Restricted account.
38. Consideration for approval of change
order no. 2, an increase of $701,641.85 and the addition of 30 working days to
the construction contract with Marshall Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, for the
Fire Fighter/Law Enforcement Training Facility, and includes items of work
which were previously deleted through change order no. 1 due to lack of
funding. These items are now partially
being added back to the construction contract and include reinforced concrete
pavement, street signs and traffic striping; reinforced concrete pipe, inlets,
junction boxes and a headwall; the ARRF System concrete slab; construction of 4
metal sheds with benches, two CMU metal building; and apparatus bay drains with
water/oil separator. Funding is
available in the Fire Training Facility Fund.
39. Consideration for approval of change
order no. 2 a decrease of $5,489.00 for the balance of quantities actually
constructed in place, acceptance of the City-Wide Project No. 14 (37 Blocks)
and approval of final payment in the amount of $50,589.38 to Pete Gallegos
Paving, Inc., Laredo, Texas. Final
contract amount is $247,557.75. Funding
is available in the Capital Improvement Fund District 5 Sidewalks.
40. Consideration to award a construction
contract to the low bidder A & R Demolition, Inc., Del Valle, Texas, in the
bid amount of $229,000.00 for the removal of submerged concrete bridge
components at Laredo International Bridge I.
Funding is available in the Bridge System Toll Plaza Improvements.
41. Consideration to approve the selection of
exterior building materials and color scheme and the interior block selection
and seating for the Laredo Entertainment Center.
42. Consideration
to award a professional services contract in the amount not to exceed
$60,500.00 to Killis Almond and Associates, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, in
association with Architects Plus, Inc., Laredo, Texas for a feasibility study
consisting of rehabilitating and re-using the Plaza Theater in downtown
Laredo. Funding is available in the
Community Development 26th Action Year Plaza Theater.
43. Consideration
to award supply contract FY02-001, for the purchase of water and wastewater
treatment chemicals for the Utilities Department, to the following Low
Bidders:
Fort Bend Services, Stafford, TX - $312,300.00
Altivia, Houston,TX
- $93,222.00
BayChem, Odom, TX- $77,740.00
Vopak USA, Inc. Corpus Christi, TX – $41,700.00
Kohn Chemical Stafford,
TX - $22,240.00
AOC Welding Supplies,
Laredo, TX - $14,240.00
La Roche Industries,
League City, TX - $11,500.00
Pennco Inc., Sealy, TX -
$5,800.00
Chemical Lime Ltd., New
Braunfels, TX - $5,288.40
The term of the contract is for a two-year
period. The amounts indicated are based
on the estimated usage for a twelve-month period, subject to continued appropriations. All products will be purchased on an as
needed basis. Funding is available in
the Water and Wastewater Funds.
44. Consideration
to award contract number FY02-020 to the Low Bidder, Valu Care Cleaners,
Laredo, Texas, in the estimated annual amount of $47,304, for providing laundry
dry cleaning services for Police Department uniforms. The City must provide dry cleaning service for police uniforms as
a condition of the collective bargaining agreement. Funding is available in the Police Department’s budget.
45. Consideration
to award contract FY02-002, to Bio-Aquatic Testing, Inc., Carrolton, Texas, in
the base amount of $45,000.00, for providing laboratory analytical services in
bio monitoring of the Zacate Creek and Southside wastewater treatment
plants. The testing laboratory will be
responsible for the acute toxicity test required for the plant operating
permits. Funding is available in the
Wastewater Fund.
46. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of five, rear load refuse trucks and three, twelve
cubic yard dump trucks, through the Houston Galveston Area Council of
Governments (HGAC) – Cooperative Purchasing Program, in the total amount of
$844,159.38. These will be assigned to
the Public Works – Sanitation Division.
Delivery is expected within ninety to one hundred days. Funding is available in the Solid Waste
Fund.
47. Consideration
to award contract number FY01-68, to the Low Bidder, PABCO Industries, Newark,
NJ, in the amount of $72,900.00 for the purchase of 1.5 million plastic bags
for use in the City’s Recycling Program.
Funding is available in the Solid Waste Fund.
48. Consideration
to award annual contract number FY02-015, to the Low Bidders, JJJ International
Safety, Laredo, Texas, in the base amount of $15,553.00, MSC Industrial,
Harlingen, Texas, in the base amount of $3,447.00, Tools Unlimited, Laredo,
Texas, in the base amount of $2,700.00 and C & S Safety, McAllen, Texas, in
the base amount of $899.50, for the purchase of safety products for all
operations. Contract pricing has been
established for safety products such as safety belts, vests, safety glasses,
rain suits, hard hats, traffic cones, warning flags, water coolers, and
gloves. These items will be purchased
throughout the year by all departments on an as needed basis.
49. Consideration
to ratify the emergency purchase of four vehicles for the Fire Department, from
Lawrence Marshall Dealerships, Austin, Texas in the total amount of
$99,954.00. This purchase was completed
through our Interlocal Participation Agreement with the Texas Local Government
Purchasing Cooperative (Buy Board) duly approved by the City Council on May 07,
2001. Funding is available in the Fire
Department Capital Outlay.
50. Consideration
to award supply contract number FY02-003 to the following Low Bidders: Libcon Inc. DBA Leyendecker Materials,
Laredo, Texas in the estimated amount of $1,322,000.00, for the purchase of
asphalt, asphalt emulsions, black base, and gravel; City Ready Mix, Laredo,
Texas in the estimated amount of $309,000.00, for the purchase of ready mix
cement; 4G Asphalt DBA Big Buck Asphalt, Inc., Laredo, Texas, in the estimated
amount of $222,500.00, for the purchase of flexible base and sand; Ergon Aphalt
& Emulsions, Inc., Austin, Texas, in the estimated amount of $24,825.00,
for the purchase of asphalt emulsions and Ben-Hur Enterprises, Laredo, Texas,
in the estimated amount of $8,750.00, for the purchase of sand. These will be the primary vendors for the
purchase of materials required for all city paving and construction
projects. The contract pricing for
asphalt is approximately 4% higher than the previous contract price and
concrete is approximately 3% less.
51. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of four ambulances for the Fire Department through the
Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) – Cooperative Purchasing
Program, in the total amount of $471,364.00.
These ambulances will be delivered within one hundred twenty days. Funding is available in the General Fund –
Fire Department Budget. Motion is
contingent upon approval of Resolution No. 2001-R-129.
52. Consideration
to award contract number FY01-010, to the Low Bidder, Quest Diagnostics, in the
amount not to exceed $525,000 for a three-year contract, to provide laboratory
testing services in the City of Laredo Health Department, Laboratory
Division. The term of the contract
shall be from December 1, 2001, through November 30, 2004. Funds for these services are available in
the Health Department Budget.
53. Consideration
for approval of change order no. 2 a decrease of $35,448.75 for the balance of
quantities actually constructed in place, acceptance of the City-Wide Sidewalks
Project No. 12a (33 Blocks), Project No. 17a (4 Blocks) and Change Order No. 1
(7 Blocks) for a total of 44 Blocks and approval of final payment in the amount
of $28,364.02 to Pete Gallegos Paving, Inc., Laredo, Texas. Final contract amount is $250,448.25. Funding is available in the Capital
Improvements Sidewalks Account.
54. Consideration
to award a professional services contract to Freese and Nichols, Inc., Fort
Worth, Texas, for an amount not to exceed $138,527.20 for design and
preparation of plans and specifications for the service road for the Laredo
International Airport. Funding is
available in the Airport Construction Fund Grant #31 Engineering.
55. Consideration
to award a professional services contract to Freese and Nichols, Inc., Fort
Worth, Texas, for an amount not to exceed $229,477.00 for design and
preparation of plans and specifications for the Reconstruction of Taxiways “A”,
“D” & “G” for the Laredo International Airport. Funding is available in the Airport Construction Grant #29
Engineering.