CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A-2002-R-06
CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110
HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
MARCH 25, 2002
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 February
25, 2002 and March
11, 2002.
V. COMMUNICATIONS
AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Invitations
Recognitions
a.
Recognition of Firefighter
Robert Tovar for his quick response in extinguishing a vehicle on fire while
off-duty.
Communiqués
a.
Brief report on meetings held in
Washington, D.C. on March 4, 2002 through March 6, 2002 by Mayor Elizabeth G.
Flores, Council Member Alfredo Agredano, and Council Member Johnny Amaya.
VI. APPOINTMENTS
TO COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
VII. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
1. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing
the issuance of a Special Use Permit to Grand Tetons, Inc. for a sexually
oriented business on Lot 9, Block 1, Tejas Industrial Park, Unit V, located at
8307 San Lorenzo Drive; providing for publication and effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission has
recommended approval of the proposed Special Use Permit.
2. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance
(Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 24.69 acres, as further described by
metes and bounds in attached Exhibit “A”, located at the 3500 block of Del Mar
Blvd., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) and R-2 (Multifamily
Residential District) to B-1 (Limited Commercial District); providing for publication
and effective date. The Planning and
Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the proposed zone change.
3.
Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending Ordinance No. 95-O-100
authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for a concrete batch plant
on 5.00 acres, as further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit
“A”, located on the west side of Hwy. 83 and north of Masterson Rd., by
renewing the term of the Conditional Use Permit until April 15, 2005; providing
for publication and effective date. The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of the proposed
Conditional Use Permit renewal.
4. Public hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the issuance of a Special
Use Permit to Lakeside Subdivision, L.L.C. for townhouses on Lot 2, Block 17,
Lakeside Subdivision, Phase I, located north of Lake Victoria Road and east of
Lakeview Blvd; providing for publication and effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission has
recommended approval of the proposed Special Use Permit subject to applicant’s
compliance with staff’s comments as amended.
5. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance
(Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lots 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Block 215,
Western Division, located at 1215 San Agustin Ave., from B-3 (Community
Business District) to CBD (Central Business District); providing for
publication and effective date. The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the proposed zone
change.
6. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 9.00 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit "A", located
east of Bob Bullock Loop and southeast of Dorel Dr., from B-4 (Highway
Commercial District) to B-3 (Community Business District); providing for
publication and effective date. The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the proposed zone
change.
7. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 0.9980 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit "A",
located west of Mines Rd, and south of River Bank Dr., from B-3 (Community
Business District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District); providing for
publication and effective date. The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the proposed zone
change.
8. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance authorizing
the issuance of a Special Use Permit to the Raul de la Garza Testamentary Trust
for a bar on Lot 5, Block 19, Western Division, located at 907 Zaragoza St.;
providing for publication and effective date.
The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the
proposed SUP subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of the
Laredo Land Development Code regarding the issuance of a Special Use Permit for
a bar in the Historic District.
9. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance amending
the City of Laredo FY 2001-02 annual budget in the Fire Training Facility Fund
by appropriating revenues and expenses of $125,611.00 from available interest
earnings for the purchase of fire equipment and authorizing the City Manager to
implement said budget.
10. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending Article XI, Truck
Traffic, Division 2, Truck Routes, Section 19-410 Truck Routes Designated, of
Chapter 19 of the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances by deleting Lafayette
Street Westbound only from IH 35 to Santa Isabel, clarifying U.S. 83 to include
Houston and Matamoros and designating all of Loop 20 to the World Trade Bridge;
providing for publication and effective date.
11. Public hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
amend Ordinance 2001-O-284. The City of
Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 annual budget will be amended in the amount of
$943,408.00 to fund the COPS in Schools Program and amended by creating 14 full
time equivalent police officer positions under the COPS in Schools
Program. The US Department of Justice,
Office of Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) Program awarded funding to
the City of Laredo for the purpose of hiring 14 new School Resource Officers
(SRO) for a period of three years. The
14 police officer positions will be transferred to the City’s general fund
account (101-2310) upon termination of the grant.
12. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of Laredo
Fiscal Year 2002 General Fund and Fire Training Facility Fund budgets by
appropriating revenues of $280,000.00 and $20,000.00 respectively as a transfer
in and appropriating expenditures in the respective fund for the acquisition of
machinery and equipment. Funding is
available in the Capital Improvements Fund reserve appropriation account.
13. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
authorizing the City
Manager to accept and execute all documentation from the Texas Department of
Health for the Prevention Services for HIV Positive Clients Project of the City
of Laredo Health Department in the amount of $84,210.00 by amending the budget
for the period beginning April 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002; and
authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s full time equivalents
by creating one caseworker position and one (1) Health Educator Position, which
will be funded by this grant.
14. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
authorizing the City
Manager to accept and execute all documentation from the Texas Department of Health
for the Hepatitis C Virus Project of the City of Laredo Health Department in
the amount of $20,000.00 and amend the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 budget for
the period beginning March 1, 2002, through August 31, 2002.
15. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
authorizing the City
Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s 2001-2002 annual budget by creating one
(1) Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Administrative Assistant II position under the
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.
The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division awarded funding to
the City of Laredo for the purpose of hiring an Administrative Assistant II and
to purchase computer equipment in support of the juvenile program from August
1, 2001 through July 31, 2002.
16. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY
2001-2002 Annual Budget in the amount of $677,337.00 to fund the Laredo
Financial Disruption Task Force from the Office of the National Drug Control
Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) at no cost to the
City. Funds will be used to pay for
personnel salaries, travel and operational expenses beginning January 1, 2002
through December 31, 2002; and accepting grant in the same amount.
17. Public hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
accept a grant in the amount of $30,000.00 from the Texas Department of
Transportation for the enforcement of the seat belt law and authorizing the
City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 Annual Budget in the
amount of $30,000.00. This grant is
funded 100% by the Texas Department of Transportation and there is no cost to
the City.
18. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2001-2002
annual budget of the Laredo Municipal Transit System, by appropriating
$170,465.00 of sales tax opening balance in excess of Fiscal Year 2000-2001
year end estimate, and transferring said amount to transit sales tax reserve.
19. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to execute
a budget amendment appropriating operations funds from the Federal Transit
Administration Grant Number TX 90 X456, for Fiscal Year 1998-1999 in the amount
of $234,180.00 to be used for operating expenses in fiscal year 2001-02 increasing
the federal contribution from $3,511,128.00 to $3,745,308.00 and decreasing the
sales tax match for operating expenses from $2,722,520.00 to $2,488,340.00 and
transferring $234,180.00 into sales tax reserve appropriation.
21. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 budget of the Laredo Municipal
Transit System by transferring $62,000.00 from Transit System Sales Tax Fund
and of this amount appropriating $60,885.00 in Laredo Metro Inc. Fund and
$1,115.00 in Transit Center Fund.
22. Public Hearing and introductory ordinance
amending Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinance
of the City of Laredo, Texas to include Article V to establish a fee structure
for trainings, seminars, lectures, labs, facility usage, and any other
educational components that may be offered for use by the general public at the
International Fire Fighting/Public Safety Training Facility.
23. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY
2001-2002 Annual Budget in the amount of $47,208.00 to fund the FBI Public
Corruption Task Force from the office of the National Drug Control (ONDCP) High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) at not cost to the City. Funds will be used to pay for overtime,
travel and operational expenses beginning January 1, 2002 through December 31,
2002; and accepting grant in the same amount.
VIII. GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS
24. A. Request by Council Member Louis H. Bruni
1. Discussion with possible action on the continuing
congestion and traffic problems at Lamar Middle and Ryan Elementary.
2. Status report on installing a street light at the
intersection of Corpus Christi and Ejido, with possible action.
3. Status report on Eastwood Park, with possible action.
4. Status report on the signalization at Jacaman and
McPherson, with possible action.
B. Request by Council Member
John C. Galo
1.
Status
on Chacon Creek clean up and Texas Parks & Wildlife Grant.
2.
Status
of Operation Clean-up for District III.
3.
Authorizing
the allocation of $25,000.00 from discretionary funds for playground equipment
for Santa Fe Park.
C. Request
by Council Member Johnny Amaya
1.
Status report on the Inner City Park.
D. Request
by Mayor Pro-Tempore Eliseo Valdez, Jr.
1.
Discussion with possible action
regarding Casa Verde water sewer extension project. (Co-sponsored by Council Member Louis H. Bruni)
E. Request by Council Member Joe A. Guerra
1. Discussion with possible
action regarding removal of guard rail at north end of North Avenue.
2. Discussion with possible
action regarding speed hump request on Berkeley Road.
3.
Discussion with possible action regarding placing an all-way stop at the
intersection of Broadcrest and Antonia.
4.
Discussion with possible action on improving the traffic signals at Del
Mar Boulevard and McPherson Drive by removing the aerial lines and replacing
wooden poles with steel poles.
F. Request by Council Member Jose A.
Valdez, Jr.
1. Status report on all park improvements in
District VII, with
discussion and possible action.
2. Status report on CPL Road.
G. Request by Council Member Juan Ramirez
1.
Discussion with possible action
on the use of Las Palmas Park for the Easter Sunday Holiday.
2.
Status report on the two city
blocks owned by the City at River Drive Mall on Ventura and Piedregal.
3.
Status report on 2615 San
Agustin.
(Recess)
(Press
Availability)
IX. FINAL READINGS OF ORDINANCES
25. 2002-O-044 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of
the City of Laredo by rezoning 2.1523 acres, as further described by metes and
bounds in attached exhibit “A”, located southwest of Bob Bullock Loop and west
of North Merida Drive, from AG (Agricultural District) to B-3 (Community
Business District); providing for publication and effective date. (As amended)
2002-O-050 Amending the City of Laredo fiscal year
2002 General Fund and Fire Training Facility Fund Budget by appropriating
$1,500,000.00 for a transfer out to Fire Training Facility Fund from the
General Fund and appropriating a transfer in and expenditure in the Fire/Law
Enforcement Training Facility in the amount of $1,500,000.00 for the purpose of
completing the Fire/Law Enforcement Training Facility. The amendment will draw down $1,500,000.00
from the General Fund opening balance as authorized by Section 6.04 of the City
Charter that states “Excess carry over funds from a prior fiscal year may be
appropriated in the ensuing fiscal year for a one time appropriations only.”
2002-O-051 Authorizing the City Manager to accept
and execute all documentation from the Texas Department of Health for the HIV
Ryan White Title II Project of the City of Laredo Health Department in the
amount of $151,764.00 for the period beginning April 1, 2002, through August
31, 2002, and amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 budget in the same
amount.
2002-O-052 Authorizing the City Manager to amend
Chapter 19, Motor Vehicle and Traffic, Article XI, Truck Traffic, Division 5,
Truck Stopping, Standing and Parking, by adding two (2) new sections namely,
Section 19-489 Controlled Access Parking Lots and Section 19-490, Parking Lot
Rates and Hours of Operation, of Code of Ordinances, City of Laredo;
authorizing the establishment of parking rates, enforcement regulations, and
hours of operation at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge Export Lot, providing for
effective date and publication.
2002-O-053 Authorizing the City Manager to accept
and execute the Federal Transit Administration Grant, section 5307, in the
amount of $3,511,128.00 for Fiscal Year 2001-02 and amending the Transit
Systems Operating budget by increasing the Federal Transit Administration
Operating Grant contribution from $3,500,000.00 to $3,511,128.00 and decreasing
the sales tax match for operating expenses from $2,733,648.00 to $2,722,520.00
and providing for grant funds to be deposited in the City of Laredo Transit
Fund.
2002-O-054 Authorizing the City Manager to amend
the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 Full Time Equivalent positions by amending
the budget and creating one district chief and one captain for the
International Fire Training Facility Division in the Fire Department. Funding for these positions is available in
the reserve appropriations and will be transferred to the International
Training Facility Division in the amount of $40,454.00.
2002-O-055 Authorizing the City Manager to execute
a lease with Corpus Christi SMSA Limited Partnership, dba Cingular Wireless, by
its general partner, Southwestern Bell Wireless, L.L.C. for ground space at the
Fire Station located at 5210 Highway 359 Laredo, Webb County, Texas and being
more fully described in exhibit “A” of lease agreement to construct on such
premises a 100 feet high monopole and related equipment building for use with
is communications business. Term of the
lease is ten (10) years commencing March 25, 2002 and ending March 24, 2012
with three (3) successive renewal terms of five (5) years. Annual base rent shall be $8,400.00 each
year during the term of the lease and will be adjusted by four percent (4%) on
each anniversary of the commencement date, providing for publication and
effective date.
2002-O-056 Amending Ordinance 98-071 by
authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to that certain ground lease
between the City of Laredo and ATC Tower Services, dated October 20, 1998, for
the purpose of correctly describing the property that the City of Laredo is
leasing to ATC Tower Services. All
terms and conditions of the lease remain in full force and effect.
X. RESOLUTIONS
26.
2002-R-012 The Mayor and
City Council adamantly encourage and support the amending of existing penalties
for the criminal offense described in section 42.12, Penal Code, Discharge of
Firearms in certain municipalities. Due
to the nature of the conduct it is foreseeable that such act(s) are detrimental
to the municipality’s public safety and welfare, therefore, classifying the
punishment as a felony will serve to deter same.
27.
2002-R-028 Authorizing the City Manager to
execute a subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreement between the
City of Laredo, Falcon National Bank, and Jose Mario Flores, thereby
subordinating the lease agreement authorized by Ordinance No. 99-0-200 dated
July 19, 1999 and lease agreement authorized by Ordinance No. 2000-O-126 at the
Laredo International Airport, to the bank’s mortgage and repealing Resolution
No. 2000-R-108.
28.
2002-R-029 Authorizing the
City Manager to enter into an agreement between the City of Laredo and Paul
Young Properties, Ltd. for funding the installation of a traffic signal on US
Highway 59 at Casa Blanca Road and the entrance to Paul Young Auto Mall.
29.
2002-R-030 Authorizing the
City Manager to submit a grant application to the National Park Service Urban Parks
and Recreation Recovery Program in the amount of $481,500.00 for the
rehabilitation of Seven Flags Park and certifying that local matching funds are
available and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all
documents pertaining to and/or resulting from this submission.
XI. MOTIONS
30. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of four (4) riding mowers with 72” cutting decks,
through the Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) – Cooperative
Purchasing Program in the total amount of $56,079.92. These will be assigned to the Parks and Recreation
Department. Funding is available in the
2002-A PPFCO Contractual Obligation Bond.
31. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of ten (10) manual lane terminals for the Bridge
System from the sole source vendor, Computer Dynamics Inc., Greenville, NC, in
the total amount of $37,220.00. The
toll system lane controller software is configured for these specific lane
terminals. Funding is available in the
Bridge Fund.
32. Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase of 875 acre-feet of
Class “B” irrigation water rights from the Nature Conservancy for the sum of
$490,000.00. The water rights convert
to 350 acre-feet of municipal water.
Funding is available in the
Water Availability Fund.
33. Authorizing
the City Manager to enter into and execute a participation agreement with the
Texas Nonprofit Assistance Network on the Online Library Catalog Project with
the City of Laredo Nonprofit Management and Volunteer Center.
34. Consideration
to exercise the purchase option for contract number FY 01-114 awarded to
Cascade Engineering, Grand Rapids, MI, in the amount of $136,850.00 for the
purchase of 3,400 roll out waste containers for the Public Works Department. The City purchased 3,400 containers in June
2001 from this vendor and there is a provision to purchase additional
containers at the contract price.
Funding is available in the Solid Waste Fund.
40. Consideration to award contract number FY 02-072, to the SOLE
BIDDER, OCT-OSHA Compliance Training, Magnolia, TX, in the amount of
$28,950.00, for the purchase of ten (10), automated external defibrillators
(AED). AED defibrillators are used as a
first response aid for heart attack victims.
City staff members will be trained on their use and units will be
installed at the following locations:
Airport, City Hall, Civic Center, Public Works Service Center, Health
Department, Library, Landfill, Parks and Recreation, and the Police Station. Funding is available in the respective
departmental budgets.
41. Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a professional
services contract with Howland Foundations Co., Inc, to conduct a structural
assessment study of 47 homes constructed as part of the Los Obispos Affordable Housing
Project in an amount not to exceed $2,150.00 per unit for a total project cost
not to exceed $101,050.00.
XII. STAFF REPORTS
42. Presentation by the Traffic Safety Department regarding the speeding concern within the Buena Vista Subdivision, with possible action.
43. Status report on the construction of a Veteran’s Monument at
the Civic Center grounds.
44. Staff report regarding Colonias Waterline Project.
XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council hereby reserves
the right to go into executive session at any time during this public meeting,
if such is requested by the City Attorney or other legal counsel for the City,
pursuant to his duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to
consult privately with client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising
out of such item.
XIV. RECESS AND CONVENE AS THE LAREDO MASS
TRANSIT BOARD
45.
2002-RT-001 Authorizing
the City Manager to accept and execute an amendment to grant agreement
51122F6041 State Project Number VCR 0107 between the Texas Department of
Transportation and the City of Laredo to extend the period of the grant
agreement to March 31, 2003.
46. Request
by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr.
Discussion with possible action on installing bus
shades on Bristol Drive, Rancho Viejo
Drive, and Eagle Pass Avenue.
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, March 20, 2002 at 6:00 p.m.
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Gustavo Guevara, Jr.