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CITY OF CITY COUNCIL
MEETING A-2007-R-13 CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
July 2, 2007 5:30 P.M.
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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 March 2, 2007, March 19, 2007 and March 26, 2007. V.
COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS Recognitions Communiqués A. Presentation by the Sister Cities Youth
Committee on their trip to San Miguel
De Allende, Guanajuato. B. Presentation of the Class of 2007 City
Employee Leadership Development
Program. Citizen comments Citizens are required to fill out a witness card
and identify themselves at the microphone.
Comments should be relevant to City business and delivered in a professional
manner. No derogatory remarks will be
permitted. There is a time limit of
three minutes per speaker. VI.
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES VII.
GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS 1. A.
Request by Council Member Hector J. Garcia 1.
Discussion with possible
action on installing a speed hump on Fiesta Loop East. 2.
Discussion with possible
action on the creation of an impound lot for vehicles being towed by the City
and the establishment of an ordinance for impounding vehicles without
insurance. B.
Request by Council Member Dr. 1.
Discussion regarding the
nomination and selection of the C.
Request by Mayor Pro-Tempore Gene Belmares 1.
Discussion with possible action on implementing a
Traffic Department solution for the entrance of 2.
Discussion with possible action on the placement of
sidewalks on the eastside and westside of 3.
Discussion on the status of the widening of McPherson
between Mahogany and D.
Request by Council Member 1.
Status on the Bristol Road/Flecha
Lane Drainage Project to include funding, with possible action. 2.
Status report on the heavy equipment ordinance,
with possible action. VIII.
PUBLIC HEARINGS 1.
Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending
Chapter 30 (Taxation) Section 4 (Credit Card Processing Fee) of the City of
Laredo Code of Ordinances clarifying conditions under which a credit card
payment convenience fee will apply and amending the fee from 1.8% to 3% of
the transaction amount, thus assessing a fee which is in line with other
taxing units. 2.
Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of Laredo Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Health Department’s annual
budget by reducing the amount of $2,000.00 to reflect the actual amount
awarded of $132,342.00 due to realignment of Fiscal Year 2007 funds by the
Texas Department of State Health Services to the City of Laredo Health
Department La Familia Health Care Program for the
period of September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007. 3.
Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending
the City of Laredo Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Annual Budget by appropriating
revenues from the Social and Health Research Center-University of Texas
Health and Science Center at San 4.
Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending
the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 City of Laredo Annual Budget of the City
Secretary’s Office Division by accepting a donation of $1,080.06 from the
Laredo National Bank-BBVA and appropriating said funds for the purpose of the
Youth Committee to travel and participate in a student exchange program with
our Sister City of Laredo, Spain. (Recess) (Press Availability) IX.
INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCE 5.
Amending Section 2-227(f) [Meetings] of Chapter 2
of the Code of Ordinances to redefine the attendance requirement for members
of the Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board requirements, namely,
that number of permitted absences is defined by the calendar year. 6.
Amending Section 2-223 [Convention and Visitors
Bureau Advisory Board] To abolish the nominating
committee which was created in that section; and providing for an effective
date. 7.
Amending Sections 19.541-19.543 of the Code of
Ordinances to abolish the Transit Committee; and providing for an effective
date. X.
FINAL 8.
2007-O-109
Amending the City of Laredo Fiscal Year 2006-2007
Annual Budget of the Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Division
(EMS) by accepting a donation of $2,000.00 from Wal-Mart Stores, $250.00 from
the Laredo National Bank, $200.00 from
Dr. Joe Castellano, $150.00 from GNC Stores,
$100.00 from House Calls Home Health, and $885.00 from the International Bank
of Commerce and therein appropriating said funds for the purchase of
educational promotional materials utilized for the 1st Annual
Youth Bike Rodeo held on June 2, 2007 for the Laredo Fire Department EMS
Division. These donations were
provided from local businesses who wanted to promote health and safety
awareness for local youth.
2007-O-110
Amending the City of
2007-O-111
Amending the City of
2007-O-112
Authorizing the City Manager to accept a
contribution from N.W. House, Inc., in the amount of $14,500.00 and to amend
the City of Laredo Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Budget by appropriating revenues and
expenditures in the General Fund and transferring out by appropriating
revenues in the same amount in the Capital Improvement Projects Fund for
improvements of the Robert Muller Park located in the Indian Sunset Subdivision.
2007-O-113
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of
2007-O-114
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 2.01 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit “A”, located east
of Interstate Highway 35 and North of Shiloh Drive, from R-1 (Single-Family
Residential District) to B-3 (Community Business District); providing for an
effective date and publication.
2007-O-115
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 1A and 2A, Metex Plaza, located at 4610 San Bernardo Avenue, from
B-3 (Community Business District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District);
providing for an effective date and publication.
2007-O-116
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 32, Block 5,
Chaparral Village Subdivision, Unit IIA, located at 519 E. Calton Road, from B-1 (Limited Commercial District) to
B-3 (Community Business District); providing for an effective date and
publication.
2007-O-117
Amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 29.27 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit “A”, located at 4500
Avenida Los Presidentes,
from AG (Agricultural District) to R-1A (Single-Family Reduced Area District);
providing for an effective date and publication.
2007-O-118
Amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lots 1, 2 and 2
acres out of Lot 3, as further described by metes and bounds in attached
Exhibit "A", located at 8002, 8006 and 8010 River Bank Drive, from
R-2 (Multi-Family Residential District) to B-1 (Limited Commercial District);
providing for an effective date and publication.
2007-O-119
Authorizing the City
Manager to convey the 3,858.36 square feet of land as described in Exhibit
“A” out of former Malinche Avenue between Pecan and
Santa Clara Streets to Raul Peña and Omar Gabriel Peña for $8,680.00; and partially amending Ordinance No.
94-O-050, on the same subject to reflect that the grantee herein, rather than
being Juan Manuel Zapata, are the present abutting owners, Raul Peña and Omar Gabriel Peña; and
providing for an effective date.
2007-O-120
Amending Chapter 19,
Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article II Administration & Enforcement,
Division 2, Transportation and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, Section
19-51. Duty, function of the Code of
Ordinances of the functions and duties of the Transportation and Traffic
Safety Advisory Committee and providing for an effective date and
publication.
2007-O-121
Extending the contract with the Texas Health and
Human Services Commission for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Outreach extending the grant period through April 30, 2007 and authorizing
the City Manager to execute said contract.
2007-O-122
Amending the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances
Chapter 33, Article VII entitled “Storm Water Fee” by amending the storm
water rates for residential and multifamily customers and the rate for
additional meters for commercial customers, and defining the credit
procedures and providing for publication and an effective date. The proposed rate will increase from $2.25
to $4.50. The revenue collected from the fee increase will be used to fund
Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for drainage improvements. XI.
RESOLUTIONS 9.
2007-R-051 A
resolution directing publication of notice Of intention to issue City Of
Laredo, Texas combination tax and revenue Certificates of Obligation Series
2007, in the principal amount of $75,500,000 for paying all or a portion of
the City’s Contractual Obligations for the purpose of (I) constructing,
improving and repairing city streets and sidewalks, together with drainage,
traffic and street signalization and lighting improvements; (II) acquisition
of municipal equipment and municipal vehicles for the City’s Airport
Department, Civic Center Department, Convention Center and Visitors Bureau
Department, Engineering Department, Health Department, Public Safety
Department, Public Works Department, Solid Waste Department and Water and
Sewer Department (III) Acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping the
City’s Parks including design and construction of a city golf course and
water park and recreation centers; (IV) acquisition of equipment and
improvements to fire department buildings and training center, and law
enforcement buildings; and (V) improvements to City’s fleet management
facilities and drainage facilities including land acquisition and
right-of-way, construction and design, and major repairs to municipal
buildings, and for the payment of legal, fiscal, and engineering fees in
connection with such projects. XII.
MOTIONS 10. Consideration
to reschedule the regular City Council meeting of July 16, 2007 to July 9,
2007 due to the 2007 Bond trip to New York and Washington, D.C. and setting
the August 2007 meeting dates as follows:
August 1, 2007, August 13, 2007, August 14, 2007, August 15, 2007 and
August 20, 2007. 11. Consideration
for approval of an engineering contract to Foster Engineering Company, 12. Consideration
for approval of an engineering contract to Harry Jewett Associates, 13. Consideration
for approval to award a contract to Restek, Inc., 14. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of turnstile spare equipment in the amount of
$24,169.79 from sole provider, Transcore, LP, for
the electronic toll collection system.
Funding is available in the Bridge System Construction Toll Equipment Fund. 15. Consideration
to award a contract with the sole source provider, Transcore,
LP, in the amount of $928,237.00 for the development and project management
to upgrade the existing Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) system of the
Laredo Bridge System from a single protocol reader system to a multi-protocol
reader system. 16. Adopting
a schedule of hearings and proceedings for voluntary and unilateral
annexations for calendar year 2007, in accordance with Section 43.052 of the
Texas Local Government Code. 17. Authorizing
the City Manager to enter into agreement with Western Union Financial
Services, Inc., to continue to collect water utility payments at our
authorized pay station sites. With
this automated service, funds and data are electronically transmitted and
processed for convenient and efficient customer service. 18. Authorizing
the City Manager to execute the agreed order docket number 2007-0441-MLM-E
and thus entering into the agreed resolution with TCEQ of the violations
established in this order inclusive of the completion of the agreed upon
supplemental environmental project not to exceed the amount of $8,030.00. Funding
for the Supplemental Environmental Project is available in the Utilities
Department Construction Accounts, Water Plant Improvements. 19. Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase of 232 ac/ft per
annum municipal water rights from Randy McMurray & Anita McMurray Farms,
at a cost of $2,250 per ac/ft for the sum of $522,000.00. Funding is
available in the water availability fund / water rights. 20. Authorization
to relocate the two water dispensers located on State Highway 359 across the
City Landfill to Colonia San Carlos and the other
dispenser to Colonia Pueblo Nuevo. The contract to lease the land on E.G.
Ranch has expired and therefore the water point must be relocated. Funding is available in the Water
Construction Fund. 21. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of public safety answering point (PSAP) equipment
and mapping software (Mapped ALI) through the Houston Galveston Area Council
of Governments (HGAC) contract in the total amount of $50,964.72. The equipment and mapping software will be
installed at the Rio Grande City Police Department, Roma Police Department,
and Starr County Sheriff’s Office.
Funding is available in the 9-1-1 Regional Fund. 22. Consideration
to execute a five (5) year service agreement with Embarq
in the amount of $30,981.00 for the maintenance of the 9-1-1 public safety
answering point (PSAP) equipment and
mapping software (Mapped ALI) at the Jim Hogg County Sheriff’s Office and
Zapata County Sheriff’s Office. The
yearly amount of the contract is $6,196.20 (subject to appropriations and
availability of funds). Funding is
available in the 9-1-1 Regional Fund. 23. Authorizing
the City Manager to donate a 1993 White Winnebago Motor Home belonging to the
City of Laredo Police Department. The
Winnebago will be donated to the City of 24. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of one aerial bucket truck in the amount of
$78,168.00 from Philpott Motors, Port Neches, TX through the BuyBoard
cooperative purchasing program’s contract pricing. The aerial bucket
truck shall be used in preventative, routine, and emergency related traffic
jobs. Funding is available from 2007 certificates of obligation
bond proceeds. 25. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of one aerial bucket truck in the amount of
$130,100.00 from Rush Truck Centers of 26. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of three, diesel engine driven back up power
generators from Waukesha-Pearce Industries, in the total amount of $64,848.10
through the Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC) cooperative
purchasing program’s contract pricing. These generators will be
installed at Fire Stations No. 2, 4, and 5. Funding is available from
2007 certificates of obligation bond proceeds. 27. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of a Ford F250 crew cab ¾ ton diesel truck in
amount of $25,252.00 from Philpott Motors, Port Neches, TX, through the BuyBoard
cooperative purchasing program’s contract pricing. This truck will be
assigned to the Solid Waste department for landfill operations. Funding
is available in the Solid Waste Department budget. 28. Consideration
to authorize the purchase of twelve, Peterbilt 340
trucks with dump body from Rush Truck Centers of Texas L.P., in the total
amount of $1,151,800.00 through the Houston Galveston Area Council of
Governments (H-GAC) cooperative purchasing program’s contract pricing.
These will be assigned to the following departments: Public Works -
paving crew (1), milling crew (3), street repairs (3), Parks Department (1),
Utilities - Water Treatment Division (1), Transmission and Distribution
Division (2), and Wastewater Collection Division (1). Funding is
available from 2007 certificates of obligation bond proceeds and the
Utilities Department budget. XIII.
STAFF REPORTS 29. A.
Presentation
of a Finance Plan by Noe Hinojosa of Estrada-Hinojosa
& Company. B.
Presentation
by Dimmit Utility Water Supply Corporation on secondary water source. XIV.
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 30.
Request for Executive
Session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (a) (1) to consult
with representative of Waters Consulting Group, Inc., concerning personnel
matters. 31.
Request for Executive
Session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (1)(A) to consult
with attorney on the pending case of Laredo Town Center, L.P. v. City of Laredo,
Cause No. 2007CVQ000972D1 in the 49th District Court, Webb County,
Texas; and return to open session for possible action. XV.
ADJOURNMENT This notice was posted at the Municipal Government
Offices,
Gustavo
Guevara, Jr. City
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