CITY
OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A-2001-R-29
CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110
HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
NOVEMBER 19,
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
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL
CALL
IV. COMMUNICATIONS
AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Invitations
Recognitions
Communiqués
V. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSION, BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1a. Public hearing for the voluntary
annexation of Tract 1: UISD Tract-10.00 acres, more or less; and
1b. Public hearing for the voluntary
annexation of Tract 2: Mejia Tract-0.34 acres, more or less; and
1c. Public hearing for the voluntary
annexation of Tract 3: Heirloom Tract-13.67 acres, more or less;
and
1d. Public hearing for the voluntary annexation of Tract 4:
FESCO Tract-66.126 acres, more or less; and
1e. Public hearing for the voluntary annexation of Tract 5:
Flores Tract-0.96 acres, more or less; and
1f. Public hearing for the unilateral
annexation of Tract 6: Tex-Mex Railway
Tract-228.6075 acres, more or less; and
1g. Public hearing for the unilateral
annexation of Tract 7: Lake/Life Downs
Tract-776.19 acres, more or less; and
1h. Public hearing for the unilateral
annexation of Tract 8: Larga Vista
Tract-36.26 acres, more or less; and
1i. Public hearing for the unilateral
annexation of Tract 9: Colombia Bridge
Tract-137.8539 acres, more or less.
Voluntary annexations of Tracts 1 through
5 total 91.096 acres, more or less, and unilateral annexations of Tracts 6
through 9 total 1,178.9114 acres, more or less for a total of 1,270.0074 acres,
as described in the tract summaries as required by Section 43.063 of the Texas
Local Government Code.
2. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing
the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 annual budget in the
amount of $180,866 for the Laredo Multi Agency Narcotics Task Force. Funding is available in the opening balance
of the Narcotics Task Force Fund.
Funding in the amount of $92,866 will be used to pay overtime and
benefits. The additional amount of
$88,000 will be used to match the grant from November 1, 2001 through May 31,
2002.
3. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing
the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 annual budget in the
amount of $40,000 for overtime and travel expenses for four Laredo Police
Department Investigators and four Webb County Narcotics Investigators from October
20, 2001 through September 30, 2002.
This overtime is reimbursed 100% from an Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force Agreement (OCDETF) in conjunction with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Justice.
VII. GENERAL
COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
4. A. Request by Council Member
Juan Ramirez
1.
Discussion of contract between the City of Laredo and Laredo
Metro, Inc., with possible
action.
(Recess)
(Press Availability)
VIII. INTRODUCTORY
ORDINANCES
5. Amending
Chapter 19, Motor Vehicles and Truck Traffic, Article XI Truck Traffic by
specifically amending Section 19-435, Permit Issuance, to increase the width
limits for oversize loads from sixteen feet to seventeen feet and the height
limit from fourteen feet six inches to fifteen feet at the World Trade Bridge;
providing for severability, an effective date and publication.
6. Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with ASA Group, Ltd., for
approximately 3.135 acres (136,560.60 square feet) constituting Tract 6 of
Block 1 and approximately 3.135 acres (136,560.60 square feet) constituting
Tract 7 of Block 1 of the Subdivision Plat of the Laredo International Airport
Terminal Subdivision located at the Laredo International Airport. Lease term is for forty (40) years
commencing on December 1, 2001 and ending on November 30, 2041. Monthly rent shall be $4,100.00 and will be
adjusted annually according to changes in the Consumer Price Index and further
adjusted by fair market value appraisal on the 10th, 20th
and 30th anniversaries; providing for an effective date.
IX. FINAL READING OF ORDINANCES
7. 2001-O-260 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.
2001-O-261 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.
2001-O-262 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.
2001-O-263 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 $22,500 and the City of Laredo will be designating $7,500 in
matching funds. Matching funds are available in the general funds transfer in fund
balance. (As amended)
2001-O-264 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.
2001-O-265 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.
2001-O-266 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.
2001-O-267 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.
2001-O-268 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.
2001-O-269 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.
2001-O-270 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.
2001-O-271 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.
2001-O-272 Closing the intersection of Jarvis Avenue at 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. (As amended)
2001-O-273 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.
2001-O-274 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.
2001-O-275 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. RESOLUTIONS
8. 2001-R-130 Accepting the assignment of .645 acre feet of municipal water rights from
the balance of 21.33391 acre feet deeded to the City of Laredo by Richard E.
Haynes in payment of water availability charges in connection with the final
plat of James Haynes Industrial Park, Unit IV.
9. 2001-R-132 Renaming
of the park facility currently known as Zacate Creek Little League Park located
at Lyon Street and San Francisco Avenue to the Jose
“Pepe” Moreno Park in memory of his work with the youth of Laredo and years of
service to the Laredo Little League.
10. 2001-R-136 Adopting the amended Parks and
Recreation Master Plan, updated by Carter and Burgess Engineering Firm, to
better reflect the changing needs of the community and prioritizing these park
activities based on their assessment of a survey and the input of community
representatives involved in this process.
XI. MOTIONS
11. Consideration to amend Motion dated
September 17, 2001, to correct amount of award to Lambda Construction I, Ltd.,
New Braunfels, from $2,418,000 to $2,428,000 due to bid summation error, for
the Jefferson Street Water Treatment Plant 60 MGD High Service Pump
Station. The amendment does not affect
the bid results of Lambda Construction I, Ltd. of being the lowest bidder.
12. Consideration for acceptance of the
Elevated Storage Tank Improvements Project and approval of final payment in the
amount of $33,775.00 which includes a retainage reduction in the amount of
$29,340.00 for the completion of the contract in the amount of
$193,750.00. Funding is available in the
Elevated Tanks Improvement Project-Retainage Payable.
13. Authorizing the City Manager to amend a
contract with CH2MHILL Engineers, of San Antonio, Texas, for an amount not to
exceed $55,900.00 for a total contract of $250,900.00, for Project Management
Services for the Secondary Water Supply Project. The services include evaluation of the proposals, presentation
and discussion of the evaluation of proposals with the Water Issues Committee
and City Council, preparation and review of draft Letter of Intent and
preparation of the final Letter or Intent.
14. Award of annual contract number FY02-023,
to the sole bidder, Aldo T. Rodriguez DBA Laredo Electric Motor Service,
Laredo, Texas, in the estimated amount of $60,000.00, for providing electric
motor repair service for the Utilities Department. The bid pricing will be firm during the contract period and all
repair work will be secured on an as needed basis. Funding is available in the Water and Wastewater Department
Funds.
15. Consideration
to amend a contract with Foster Engineering, Co., Laredo, Texas for $97,500.00
to include additional surveying services required to acquire easements for
water and wastewater lines at Old Milwaukee.
The amendment brings the total contract amount to $399,800.00. Funding is available in the Colonias Fund Project
Engineering Fees Account.
16. Consideration
to award contract number FY 02-022 to the Sole Bidder, Leno Industries,
Inc., of Pittsfield, MA, in the amount of $182,443.00, for the purchase of an
armored response vehicle for the Police Department. Delivery is anticipated within one hundred and twenty days. Funding is available in the Police Trust
Fund.
17. Approving
monthly adjustments to the tax roll.
The amount to be adjusted for the month of October 2001 represents a
decrease in levy of $8,881.82. These
adjustments are determined by the Webb County Appraisal District and court
orders.
19. Consideration
to approve 28 General Fund Third Party Funding contracts. The contracts are for the Fiscal Year
October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 and total $555,420.
Bringing
Everyone Special Together $ 14,063
Border Area Nutrition Council $ 35,000
Boy’s & Girls Club of Laredo $ 90,000
Boy Scouts Gulf Coast Council $
18,000
Casa de Misericordia $ 15,000
Catholic Social Services
$ 15,000
Club Olympia $ 4,500
Communities in
Schools $
15,000
Community Action Agency –
Elderly Nutrition Program $ 20,000
Community Action Agency
– Meals on Wheels $ 19,000
Girl Scouts Paisano
Council $ 10,000
Int’l Sports Hall of
Fame $ 3,600
Laredo Crime Stoppers $ 15,000
LISD Campus Crime
Stoppers $ 7,500
Laredo Little Theater $ 27,055
Laredo Regional Food
Bank $ 20,000
Laredo Webb County Child
Welfare Board $ 5,202
Laredo Webb County Food
Bank
$ 30,000
Laredo Webb Neighborhood
Housing Service $
15,000
Laredo International Fair
and Exposition $ 4,500
Literacy Volunteers of
America
$ 7,000
Rio Grande International
Study Center
$
20,000
Rio Grande/Rio Bravo
Basin Coalition $ 5,000
Ruthe B. Cowl
Rehabilitation Center $ 75,000
Sacred Heart Children’s
Home $ 5,000
South Texas Council on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse $ 10,000
20. Consideration to approve 15
Hotel/Motel Fund Third Party Funding contracts. The contracts are for
the Fiscal Year October 1, 2001 through
September 30, 2002 and total $409,515.
Laredo Chamber of Commerce – Cola Blanca $ 9,000
LULAC #7 $ 5,000
LULAC
#12 $ 5,000
Society
of Martha Washington $ 10,000
Washington’s
Birthday Celebration Association $ 23,000
Washington’s
B-Day Celebration Assoc. Museum $ 15,000
Laredo Children’s Museum $ 50,000
Webb
County Heritage Foundation $ 60,000
Laredo Center for the Arts $ 131,360
L.C.C. Dance/Music Community Productions $ 32,815
Laredo Philharmonic Chorale $ 2,340
Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra $ 37,000
T.A.M.I.U.
Dance Productions $ 10,000
Border Olympics $ 9,000
Streets of Laredo Urban Mall $ 10,000
XII. STAFF
REPORT
21. Status
report from Rene Gonzalez regarding the State House and Senate interim charges
for standing committees.
XIII. 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.
22. Request for Executive Session pursuant to
Texas Government Code 551.071 (1) (A) to consult with City Attorney regarding pending
litigation, Michael R. Adelman, and Dynamic Publishing and Distributing L.L.C.
v. City of Laredo, a Municipal Corporation, Cause L-01-156, United States
District Court Southern District of Texas, and return to open session for
possible action.
23. Request for Executive Session pursuant to
Texas Government Code 551.071 (1) (A) to consult with City Attorney pending
litigation, Richard J. Gonzalez and The Laredo Morning Times and Jessica Kent
v. The City of Laredo, Texas Mayor Betty Flores, Council Members Alfredo Agradano,
John Galo, Joe Guerra, Juan Ramirez and Eliseo Valdez, Jr., Cause No. 2001-CVQ001229-D2,
in the District Court, 111th Judicial District, Webb County, Texas, and
return to open session for possible action.
24. Request for Executive Session pursuant to
Texas Government Code 551.071 (1) (A) to consult with City Attorney regarding
pending litigation, Gilbert L. Leyendecker, and wife, June G. Leyendecker, and Leyendecker
Properties, Ltd. vs. The City of Laredo, Texas, Alfredo Agredano, City Council
Member, District I, Johnny Amaya, City Council Member, District IV, Eliseo
Valdez, Jr., City Council Member, District V, Joe A. Guerra, City Council
Member District VI, Jose Alberto Valdez, Jr., City Council Member, District
VII, Juan Ramirez, City Council Member, District VIII, in their individual and
official capacities, Cause No. 2001CVQ001635-D1, in the District Court, 49th
Judicial District, Webb County, Texas and return to open session for possible
action.
25. Request for Executive Session pursuant to
Texas Government Code Section 551.072 in regards to deliberating the purchase,
exchange, lease, or value of real property in the North Laredo area, because
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position
of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person; and return to
open session for possible action.
XIV.
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,
November 14, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
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Gustavo
Guevara, Jr.
City
Secretary