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CITY OF CITY COUNCIL
MEETING A-2004-R-05 CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Thank you for your consideration. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL
CALL IV. MINUTES Approval
of the minutes of V. COMMUNICATIONS
AND RECOGNITIONS Announcements Invitations Recognitions a. Recognition of Doroteo
Vasquez of the Parks and Recreation Department on his selection as February
2004 Employee of the Month. Communiqués VI. APPOINTMENTS
TO COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES VII. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
1.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance Map of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lot 5, Block 563, Eastern Division, located at 918 Willow Street, from M-1
(Light Manufacturing District) to R-3 (Mixed Residential District); providing
for publication and effective date.
The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the
proposed zone change. 2.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance Map of the City of Laredo by rezoning
the west 46.30 feet of Lot 8, Block 1536, Eastern Division, located at 2602
Ash Street, from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to R-2
(Multi-Family Residential District); providing for publication and effective
date. The Planning and Zoning
Commission has recommended denial of the proposed zone change. 3.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance Map of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for general automotive
repair on Lots 19 and 20, Block 30, Vista Hermosa, Unit II, located
approximately at the 5400 block of 4.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance Map of the City of Laredo by rezoning
21.88 acres, as further described by metes and bounds on attached Exhibit
“A,” located east of Havanna Drive, from AG (Agricultural
District) to R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area District); providing for
publication and effective date. The
Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of the proposed zone
change. 5.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance Map of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for a used car lot on
Lot 4, Block 236, Western Division, located at 1309 San Dario Avenue;
providing for publication and effective date.
The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of the
proposed Conditional Use Permit. 6.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending Laredo Land Development Code, Sections 24.63.2, 24.65.14 and
Appendix A, by allowing, regulating and defining nationalization “nacionalizacion” of vehicle enterprises in certain zoning
districts; providing for publication and effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission has
recommended approval of the proposed ordinance amendment. 7.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing Batista Roman Enterprises, Inc., a non-exclusive
franchise, to construct, maintain and operate a commercial container refuse
gathering and disposing service in the city of Laredo, Texas, and providing
the terms, conditions, obligations, and limitations upon and under which such
franchise shall be exercised; providing indemnity to the city; city retains
authority to regulate rates except for rate increases resulting from
increased landfill fees which are passed on to the customer; providing for
increased service rates; providing for franchise payments; and providing for
severability. 8.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance accepting a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
which has awarded a $27,350.00 grant with the City of Laredo designating
$11,722.00 in matching funds for a total of $39,072.00 and amending the City
of Laredo FY 2003-2004 annual budget from General Fund by appropriating the
said grant revenue to the appropriate expenditure accounts. The grant monies will be used to implement
rapid intervention team kits (rit kits) along with
the purchase of the two (2) thermal imagers.
Matching funds are available in General Fund. 9.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY 2003-2004 full-time equivalent
positions by increasing one (1) part-time Health Educator position on a total
of .48 FTE
without benefits to .50 FTE with benefits in the Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period
beginning November 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. Funding is available in Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Program Grant. 10.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s FY
2003-2004 full-time equivalent positions by converting three (3) part-time
with no benefits (1.44 FTE) Community Service Aide positions at 19.21 hours
each per week to one (1) full-time position with benefits Community Service
Aide position in the HIV Prevention Project of the City of Laredo Health
Department, funded by the Texas Department of Health to provide continuous
support services to the HIV Program clients and to maintain effective
preventive services. Funding is
available in the HIV Prevention Project Grant. 11.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s FY
2003-2004 full-time equivalent positions by converting one (1) part-time with
no benefits (.48 FTE) Community Service Aide position at 19.21 hours each per
week to one (1) full-time with benefits Community Service Aide position for
HIV-Infected Persons Project (PSHIP) of the City of Laredo Health Department
to provide continuous support services and to maintain effective client
prevention services. Funding is available
in the HIV-Infected Persons Project (PSHIP) Grant. 12.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2003-2004
annual budget by increasing revenues and expenditures by $10,000.00 which
represents a contribution from Mercy Health Plans for children’s health
insurance outreach activities of the City of Laredo Health Department for the
period beginning May 1, 2004, through September 30, 2004. 13.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY 2003-2004 annual budget by decreasing
revenues and expenditures in the amount of $33,644.00 to reflect the actual
grant amount of $332,590.00
from the South Texas Development Council for the HIV/AIDS Ryan White Title II
Services Program of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period of
April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005.
14.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in the amount of $10,000.00 and amending the
City of Laredo FY 2003-2004 General Fund by 10,000.00. The purpose of the agreement is to
reimburse the cost of overtime and fringe benefits incurred by the Laredo
Police Department in providing resources to OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Forces). The term of
this agreement is from 15.
Public
Hearing and introductory ordinance amending Chapter 14 (Garbage, Trash & Refuse) of the Code of
Ordinances, specifically to update the ordinance to address the Solid Waste
Director, add and refine definitions and services, change the Landfill City
Vehicle Rate Fee to $1.25, add a commercial exemption administrative fee of
$2.50, to add a credit account late fee of $100.00 and revise franchise
requirements; providing for publication and effective date. 16.
Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY 2003-2004 Solid Waste Fund (Recess) (Press Availability) VIII. INTRODUCTORY
ORDINANCES 17.
Authorizing
the City Manager to convey on behalf of the City of Laredo, as Trustee, Lots
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block 261, Eastern Division, to Laredo Independent
School District; such conveyance being for the consideration of $182,000.00
of which the net proceeds shall be disbursed to the creditor taxing entities
in the proportion each entity holds of the 18.
Authorizing City Manager to (1) convey Benavides
Street between Davis and Main Avenues and (2) to convey Garcia Street between
San Dario and San Eduardo Avenues, subject to retention of easements for
existing utilities on said street sections and (3) to sign a Licensing
Agreement whereby LISD may use indefinitely a 20' wide section of Davis
Avenue of 0.0291 acres adjacent to Blocks 255 and 274, Western Division, City
of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas, as a parking adjunct to MacDonnell School. 19.
Authorizing
the City Manager to convey to 20.
Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a Foreign-Trade Zone Operations Agreement between
the City of Laredo, as Zone Grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 94, and Transmaritime, Inc., as Zone Site Operator, for
approximately one (1) acre of activated space located at 22219 Mines Road,
Foreign-Trade Zone Site 8 for three (3) years commencing on March 1, 2004 and
ending on February 28, 2007. Said
agreement provides that activation, administration and transaction fees be
paid to the City; providing for an effective date. 21.
Closing
as a public easement a 231.45 sq. ft. (5’ x 46.29’) parcel of land, more or
less, out of the 1300 block of Green Street between Stone and Loring Avenues,
said parcel of land is being encroached upon by the improvements of the
abutting property being Lot 9, Block 714, Eastern Division, City of Laredo,
County of Webb, described in attached “Exhibit A” and authorizing the sale of
the “Surface Only” of said parcel of land at the market value of $556.00 and
authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to
effectively convey fee simple title to Patricia Hernandez and providing for
an effective date. 22.
Setting
the maximum speed limit on that portion of FM 1472 within the city limits of
Laredo, Webb County, Texas, from 50 mph to 45 mph from milepoint
14.2 to milepoint 13.9 and as from 55 mph to 45 mph
from milepoint 13.9 to 13.8 as defined in the Texas
Department of Transportation control section map 2150-04-040, to be in effect
during construction providing for installation of appropriate signs to
indicate speed changes in the designated areas and providing for publication
and effective date. IX. FINAL
23.
2004-O-054
Adopting
a budget for FY 2003-2004 for the South Texas Regional 911 System Fund. The proposed budget consists of
$1,015,921.00 in revenues from the Commission on State Emergency
Communications and $1,015,921.00 in expenditures for the following
counties: Webb (City of 2004-O-055
Authorizing
the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2003-2004 Full Time
Equivalent Positions by reclassifying three (3) Fire Fighter Positions to
three (3) Fire Captain Positions for the Fire Suppression Division, 2004-O-056
Closing
as a public easement that section of 2004-O-057
Closing
as a public easement that section of the 2200 block of Lincoln Street between
the west right-of-way line of Eagle Pass Avenue and the Laredo Community
College property situated in the Western Division, City of Laredo, County of
Webb, and providing for an effective date. 2004-O-058
Abandoning
two utility easements located in 2004-O-059
Amending
Chapter 19, Section 541 to 544, titled “Transit Committee,” Motor Vehicles
and Traffic,” Article XII, Division I “ 2004-O-060
Designating
as a one-way northbound the 700 and 800 block of Bartlett Avenue, between
Market Street and Guatemozin Street and as a one-way southbound the 700 and
800 block of Malinche Avenue, between Market Street and Guatemozin Street,
providing for the installation of appropriate signs to indicate one-way
traffic in the designated directions and providing for publication and
effective date. 2004-O-061
Amending
the FAR Part 150 X. RESOLUTIONS 24.
2004-R-024 Accepting
the donation of a 0.003 of an acre (123.984 sq. ft.) parcel of land, as a
permanent easement, from the Ike Alexander Estate, for the Iturbide Street
Urban Mall Project. Said parcel of
land being out of 25.
2004-R-025 Accepting
the donation of a Drainage Easement from Alexander Residential Development,
L. P., a Texas Limited Partnership. Said Drainage
Easement consisting of two tracts, located in the DJ Alexander Subdivision
being: Tract I – a 151.00-foot-wide strip of land
containing 41,817 square feet or 0.96 acres of land, more or less, out of
Porcion 25, Abstract 50, and partly out of Porcion 26, Abstract 282, City of
Laredo, Webb County, Texas; as described by metes and bounds and survey
attached as Exhibits A and B; and Tract II – a 156.00-foot-wide strip of
land containing 69,553 square feet or 1.60 acres of land, more or less, out
of Porcion 25, Abstract 50, and partly out of Porcion 26, Abstract 282, City
of 26.
2004-R-026 Accepting
the donation of one utility easement from Leopoldo Rodriguez and wife,
Yolanda Rodriguez, for the D-5 Acres Subdivision Easement Acquisition
Project. This being a strip of land 15 feet in width, containing 3,142.44
square feet or 0.072 of an acre, more or less, and being situated in Porcion
33, Abstract 3084, D-5 Acres Subdivision, and described by metes and bounds
and survey attached as Exhibits A and B. 27.
2004-R-027 Authorizing the City Manager to apply for
a grant in the amount of $637,267.00 to fund the Laredo Financial Disruption
Task Force and a grant in the amount of $99,916.00 to fund the Laredo
Multi-Agency Drug Related Public Corruption Task Force. Both grants are funded by the Executive
Office of the President, Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) at no cost to
the City. Funding will be used to pay
benefits, overtime, travel and operating expenses from 28.
2004-R-028 Authorizing the surplus proceeds from the
City of Laredo Public Property Finance Contractual Obligation (PPFCO), Series
2002A, in the amount of $24,438.00 for the purchase of a Graco
Lazer III 5900 airless walk behind striper, Pro-35
II Diesel asphalt/concrete cutter BM 250 bituminous applicator and a line
remover for the Traffic Safety Department’s traffic pavement markings and
signals installation projects. 29.
2004-R-029 Authorizing the City Manager to execute an
Interlocal Agreement between the 30.
2004-R-030 Authorizing the City Manager to submit two
grant applications to the Federal Aviation Administration 31.
2004-R-031
A resolution of the City of Laredo, Texas, opposing any school finance or tax
system reforms that would negatively affect city revenues and economic
development efforts. 32.
2004-R-032 Resolution
expressing the City of Laredo, USA, to the citizens of Madrid, Spain and the
people of Spain for the tragedy of the terrorist attacks of March 11, 2004,
and directing the 33.
2004-R-033 A
resolution of the City of Laredo to develop and implement a 10-Year Plan to
End Homelessness throughout the community by providing access to permanent
and transitional housing and the needed support services. XI. MOTIONS 34.
Authorizing
the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of 35.
Approval
to appoint Dr. Maurice Click to continue to serve as the Health Department’s
Health Authority under Section 121.033 of the Texas Health and Safety Code,
for the period of April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2006, and authorizing the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Dr. Click for professional
services in the amount not to exceed $12,720.00 per year. Funding is available in the Office of
Public Health Practice Grant. 36.
Consideration
to approve a contract with Washington’s Birthday Celebration Museum of 37.
Authorizing
the City Manager to (1) amend its 2002 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) contract
with the Laredo Homeless Coalition by reducing the amount of shelter
operation funds by a total of $15,000.00 from $60,000.00 to $45,000.00 and
(2) to enter into contract and award the $15,000.00 to Casa de Misericordia for shelter operations. These changes pertain to 2002 Emergency
Shelter Grant Funds, which are made available by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development. 38.
Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a six-month Extension Agreement and allocating an
additional $109,554.00 to the originally approved budget in the amount of
$215,762.00, of a Professional Services Contract entered into with W. D. Schock Company, Inc., for the provision of residential
sound reduction services, as part of the City of Laredo International 39.
Consideration
to award contract FY04-059 to the low bidder, Cere
Environmental, 40.
Approving
monthly adjustments to the tax roll.
The amount to be adjusted for the month of February 2004,
represents an increase of $82,563.87.
These adjustments are determined by Webb County Appraisal District and
by court orders. 41.
Refund
of property tax to the following taxpayers and companies: a.
A
refund in the amount of $2,052.28 payable to Guaranty Residential Lending due
to a double payment. Account #
968-81001-020. b.
A
refund in the amount of $737.57 payable to Chase Mortgage due to a double
payment. Account # 909-00481-042. c.
A
refund in the amount of $1,010.64 payable to Border Title Group due to double
payment. Account # 909-40002-050. d.
A
refund in the amount of $3,078.78 payable to Holt Company of e.
A
refund in the amount of $3,921.81 payable to Ayoub
Investments-Texas due to a clerical error certified by the Webb County
Appraisal Review Board. Order #
03-6255 of Supplement # 1. Account #
977-30003-140. f.
A
refund in the amount of $634.86 payable to Juan A. Esparza due to a double
payment. Account # 936-00009-140. g.
A
refund in the amount of $524.90 payable to The Laredo National Bank due to an
erroneous payment. Account #
968-80003-060. h.
A
refund in the amount of $1,000.02 payable to Jose Vasquez Ancira
and Luis F. Vasquez Diaz due to an over payment Account # 977-30001-050. i.
A
refund in the amount of $945.05 payable to Aurora Loan Services, Inc. due to
a double payment. Account #
990-20014-050. j.
A
refund in the amount of $569.99 payable to Araceli Gallo due to an erroneous
payment. Account # 811-18000-186. k.
A
refund in the amount of $8,274.01 payable to Lowe's Home Center Inc. due to a
decrease in value certified by the Webb County Appraisal Review Board. Case # 2002CVQ000976-D2 of Supplement #
8. Account # 976-20002-300. 42.
Consideration
to authorize the purchase of nine thousand (9,000) garbage/refuse carts from Toter, Inc., Statesville, NC, through the State of Texas
Contract Number 450-A2 for two wheel containers pricing in the total amount
of $351,000.00. Funding is available
in the Solid Waste Fund. 43.
Authorizing
the issuance of a request for proposal (RFP) for the Rail Line Relocation
Feasibility Study. The Metropolitan
Planning Organization MPO has budgeted $60,000.00 for the project and funding
for the project is available in the MPO Account. 44.
Amending
the construction contract with Landmark Structures Inc., for the over sizing
of the SH 359 Work Order #6 Elevated Storage Tank from 250,000 gallons to
500,000 gallons. The contract is
subject to the approval by the Texas Water Development Board. This amendment
increases the contract by $92,000.00 from $913,950.00 to $1,005,950.00. 45.
Consideration
to fund an additional year of the contract with the Southwest Texas Rain
Enhancement Association for $77,397.53 to cover the cost of the 2004
program. The program, which will run
through December 2004, provides coverage of the entire surface of 46.
Authorizing
the City Manager to amend a professional services contract to Professional
Operations, Inc., 47.
Consideration
for approval of the selection of consultant Saldana and Associates, Inc., |
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