CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1110 HOUSTON STREET

LAREDO, TEXAS 78040

AUGUST 19, 2003

12:00 NOON

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this 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.

Out of consideration for all attendees of the City Council meetings, please turn off all cellular phones and pagers, or place on inaudible signal. Thank you for your consideration.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. FINAL READINGS

2003-O-203 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual budget by increasing expenditures and revenues by $5,859 (from $111,336 to $117,195) from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Outreach Project of the City of Laredo Health Department; extending the contract period for one month beginning February 1, 2002, through September 30, 2003.

2003-O-204 Authorizing the City Manager to consent to the Assignment of Riverdrive Mall Parking Lot Leases of Block 08 and Block 08A, Western Division, by Spigel Properties Laredo, Inc, a Texas Corporation (Assignor), and Assumption of said Parking Lot Leases by Morgan Stern Realty Holdings, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, Cathy Associates, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, and Mary Associates, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company (Assignee); and providing for an effective date.

2003-O-205 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual budget by increasing revenues and expenditures in the amount of $4,900.00 in additional funds from the Texas Department of Health – Office of Border Health for the Environmental Binational Health Conference “Food Management and Safety” of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning July 1, 2003, through August 31, 2003. These funds were awarded specifically for this conference that will be held on August 28, 2003.

IV. RESOLUTION

2. 2003-R-062 Ratifying the submittal and acceptance of the grant application with the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for $1,142,115.00 to fund the Laredo Narcotics Task Force. CJD will designate $1,142,115.00 and the City of Laredo will designate $354,778.00 for a total amount of $1,496,893.00. This funding will be used to pay salaries, direct operating expenses, and the purchase of equipment from July 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004.

V. 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 or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.

VI. 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 Friday, August 15, 2003 at 3:00 p.m.

Gustavo Guevara, Jr.