CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110 HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
A98-R-16 APRIL 6, 1998
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCES
2. Second reading amending Ordinance No. 92-O-113 granting Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company the non-exclusive right to use the rights-of-
way in the City for its telecommunications business, by amending
Section 4 to extend the franchise term for a period of two months from
the date of expiration of March 31, 1998 until May 30, 1998; providing
for publication and effective date.
3. Closing as a public easement that section of the 3000 block of Ross
Street between India and Canada Avenues, situated in the Eastern
Division, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas and providing for an
effective date.
4. Authorizing the granting and conveyance of a 12 foot wide utility
easement located behind the Freddie Benavides Outdoor Recreational
Complex to Central Power and Light Company, and authorizing the City
Manager to execute any necessary documents of conveyance, in order to
allow for the provision of electrical services to the New Laredo
National Bank South Branch building located at the intersection of
State Highway 83 at Chacota Street said 12 foot wide utility easement
being more particularly described by metes and bounds.
5. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with the City of
Laredo for approximately 4,000 square feet of office space
constituting the Second Floor of Building No. 132 located at 4719
Maher Avenue.
a. Lease term is for one (1) year commencing May 1, 1998 and ending
April 30, 1999, and may be extended for four (4) terms of one (1)
year each ending April 30, 2000, April 30, 2001, April 30, 2002,
and April 30, 2003.
b. Monthly rent shall be $3,200.00, and will be adjusted annually
during the primary and extension terms of this lease according to
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
This office space was previously occupied by the Airport Director's
Administrative Staff.
6. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with South Texas
Workforce Development Board for approximately 4,234 square feet
constituting Building No. 1054 located at 4812 North Bartlett Avenue.
a. Lease term is for one (1) year commencing March 1, 1998 and ending
February 28, 1999, and may be extended for one (1) year ending
February 29, 2000.
b. Monthly rent shall be $3,600.00, and will be adjusted annually
during the primary and
extension term of this lease. Previous monthly rent was $3,437.89.
7. Authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Lease and
Specialty Gift Shop Concession Agreement approved by Ordinance No.
97-O-322 dated January 5, 1998, between the City of Laredo and Jesus
Garcia. Said amendment will include the requirements for operating a
Retail News/Gift Shop Concession and because of a typing error change
the square footage from 1,556 to 556.
V. FINAL READINGS
8. 98-O-091 Rescinding Section 5-4: No Permits Required for
Agricultural Buildings, of the Subdivision Ordinance
Handbook; and providing for publication and effective date.
(City Council)
9. 98-O-092 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for
auto wrecker service and impound lot on all of Block 1559,
Eastern Division, located at 2601 Guadalupe St.
(City Council)
10. 98-O-093 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning 0.755 acres as further described by metes and
bounds located on Remington Dr., from R-1 (Single Family
Residential District) to R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area
District). (City Council)
11. 98-O-094 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning Lot 7A, Block 906, Western Division, located at
3502 Santa Maria Ave., from B-1 (Limited Business District)
to B-3 (Community Business District). (Mario G. Alvarado)
12. 98-O-095 Amending provisions of Section 24.73 of the Laredo Land
Development Code relating to permits for the drilling, re-
entry, or recompletion of oil and gas wells, specifically
Section 24.73.1 (4)(a), providing distance restrictions for
future development, 24.73.3, providing enforcement for
ordinance violations, and Section 24.73.4 (12), requiring a
fee for re-entry and recompletion operations, and Appendix
"A" amending the definition of "Recompletion Operations".
(City Council)
13. 98-O-096 Creating a special restricted revenue fund in accordance
with the Canseco Foundation's Endowment in the amount of
$50,000.00 to the Laredo Public Library for children's
programming and amending the City of Laredo FY 1997-98
Annual Budget to reflect the creation of this fund. The
fund will be named the Canseco Foundation's Children
Endowment Fund. (City Council)
14. 98-O-097 Amending the City of Laredo FY 1997-98 Annual Budget by
reclassifying ten fire fighters to ten assistant driver
positions authorized by City Council to be effective upon
adoption, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said
budget. (City Council)
VI. RESOLUTIONS
15. 98-R-051 Authorizing the City Manager to accept $5,000.00, from the
Office of the Comptroller for funding a Tobacco Compliance
Program. This money will be used to pay overtime wages to
Laredo Police Crime Prevention officers for the enforcement
of Senate Bill 55. This will be the first year the City
will enter into this agreement and is at no cost to the
City.
16. 98-R-052 Directing publication of notice of intention to issue City
of Laredo, Texas Combination Tax and Airport Revenue
Certificates of Obligation, Series 1998, in the principal
amount of $1,450,000.00, for the purpose of paying all or a
portion of the City's contractual obligations for purpose
of acquisition of land at the Municipal Airport in
connection with the settlement of a lawsuit in reference to
noise abatement at the City's Airport and the payment of
legal and fiscal fees in connection with this project.
17. 98-R-054 Approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
submit an application to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency for a grant in the amount of $100,000.00,
with the City designating $20,000.00, in matching funds
and/or in-kind services for a total of $120,000.00, to
implement a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Proper
Disposal Program (HHWC&PDP) for a total of three events in
1998 and 1999.
18. 98-R-055 Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement
(Convenio) between the City of Laredo and the Secretaria de
Comunicaciones Y Transportes ("SCT") of Mexico for the
construction of the Laredo IV - Nuevo Laredo III
International Bridge.
19. 98-R-056 Accepting the donation of seven parcels of land from the
heirs of Mr. Isaac Hirsch. Said parcels being Lots 2, 3,
8, and 9, Block 158, Western Division, all of Block 724,
Western Division, and Lot 1 and the West 1/2 of Lot 2,
Block 1082, Eastern Division, City of Laredo, Webb County,
Texas.
20. 98-R-057 Declaring the public necessity to acquire the "Surface
Only" of one parcel of land necessary as Right-of-Way, for
the widening of Gallagher Avenue from the North right-of-
way line of Calton Road, north to the South right-of-way
line of Hillside Road. Said parcel being the East ten feet
of Block No. 3 and the West fifteen feet of Blocks Nos. 2,
15, and 18, in the Calton Gardens Subdivision No. 1, City
of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, and authorizing the City
Attorney to initiate eminent domain proceedings to acquire
said parcel as Right-of-Way if staff is unable to acquire
through negotiations due to inability to agree to a
purchase price, conflict of ownership, owner's refusal to
sell, and/or inability to locate the listed owner. This may
initiate the process of revoking the special use permit.
21. 98-R-058 Amending Resolution No. 98-R-034 by which the City Council
declared the public necessity to acquire the "Surface Only"
of one parcel of land necessary for the construction of the
Laredo Northwest International Fourth Bridge, being Parcel
1 931.1786 acres of land, more or less), out of Porcion 19,
Abstract 47, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas. Said
amendment will provide for the acquisition of an additional
7.4147 acres of land for an amended total of 38.5933 acres
of land to be acquired.
22. 98-R-059 Approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
submit an application to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency for two grants in the amount of
$100,000.00, with the City designating $100,000.00, in
matching funds and/or in-kind services for a total of
$200,00.00, to construct a permanent household hazardous
waste facility.
VII. MOTIONS
23. Approval of bid specifications and authorization to advertise for bids
for the following:
a) Fire Hose - Fire Department
b) Water Taps, Annual Contract - Utilities Department
c) Asphalt Repairs, Annual Contract - Utilities Department
d) Preventive Maintenance Contact, Variable Frequency Drives, -
Utilities Department
e) City Hall Building Telecommunication Re-Wiring Project
f) Police/Fire Department Uniform Contract
(6 month)
g) Park Equipment - Playground Structure, Santa Fe Park
A tentative bid award date is scheduled for
May 18, 1998.
24. Approval of the construction plans and specifications and
authorization to advertise for bids for the widening of Bustamante
Street between Meadow Avenue to Foster and the widening of Meadow
Avenue between Saunders Street to Bustamante Street, with tentative
award on June 1, 1998. This project is part of an EDA Grant Project
No. 08-01-3080 Airport Medical Infrastructure Improvements. Funding
is available in the EDA Airport/Medical Park Fund.
25. Approval of selection and authorization to negotiate an engineering
contract with Sherfey Engineering Company, Laredo, Texas, to provide
surveys, design and preparation of plans and specifications for an 18
Inch Diameter Sewer Line on Hillside Road from Yeary Street to IH-35
to relieve a 90 block area of sanitary sewer surcharges. Funding is
available in the Sewer System Hillside Trunk Line.
26. Approval of the selection of consultants and authorization to
negotiate six (6) engineering contracts to design, prepare plans and
specifications and cost estimates for the City of Laredo 1997-98
Certificate of Obligation Issue Projects:
a. 400 W. Plum Street at San Francisco Avenue Drainage Improvements to
WSBC Civil Engineers
b. 1200 Frost Street at Lyon Avenue Drainage Improvements to WSBC
Civil Engineers
c. Alma Pierce Elementary School and Trautmann Elementary School
Sidewalks to G.G. Salinas Engineering Company
d. Chaparral Drainage Improvements to Porras Engineering Company.
e. Texas Avenue/Price Street Drainage Improvements to Crane
Engineering Company
f. Calton Road Widening, adjacent to the New Main Library to Mejia
Engineering Company
Funding is available in their respective construction project account
from the C.O. Bond Issue.
27. Approval of selection and authorization to negotiate an engineering
contract with Smith Banc Equipment, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, to
provide engineering services to include a feasibility study, surveys,
design and preparation of plans and specifications for the Laredo
Bridge Department Security Systems at the three Laredo International
Bridges and the proposed Fourth International Bridge. Funding is
available in the Bridge System Toll Plaza Improvements.
28. Approval of selection and authorization to negotiate an architectural
contract with Design Group International, Laredo, Texas, to provide
architectural services for Repairing and Remodeling the Canizales Gym
located at 1600 Guadalupe Street. Funding is available in the 1998
Contractual Obligation Issue.
29. Approval of selection and authorization to negotiate with EMCON
Engineering and Environmental Services, Austin, Texas, for consulting
engineering services for an automated leachate collection system at
the City of Laredo Type I Landfill located on Highway 359 which is to
include surveying, engineering design, specifications for pumps,
sensors, control panels, other system components and storage facility,
preparation of specifications, construction plans, cost estimates, and
construction management as required for compliance with the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission's Subtitle D Requirements of
30 TAC 330 Municipal Solid Waste Regulations. Funding is available in
the Landfill Project Engineer Fees.
30. Authorizing the City Manager to issue a Request For Proposals to Local
Veterinarians to furnish professional services during the Pet Spring
Rabies Vaccination Campaign.
31. Award of annual contract to the SOLE BIDDER, Aldo T. Rodriguez DBA
Laredo Electric Motor Service, Laredo, Texas, in the estimated amount
of $30,000.00, 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 need basis. The
contract pricing is approximately the same as the previous contract
period. Funding is available in the Utilities Department, Wastewater
Collection Division -maintenance and Utilities Department, Water
Treatment Division - maintenance
32. Award of contract to the SOLE BIDDER, Sani Pak Pacific, Tracy, CA., in
the amount of $71,060.00, for the purchase of a high vacuum/high
garbage sterilization system for the new passenger terminal. This
system is required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in
order to properly discard garbage arriving in international commercial
passenger flights. Delivery is expected within ninety days. Funding
is available in the Airport Fund, Capital Outlay - machinery/equipment
other than auto.
33. Award of contract to the LOW BIDDER, Techsas, Houston, Texas, in the
amount of $20,101.50, for the purchase and installation of twelve
pneumatic pumps at the City Landfill. The pumps will be used to
collect groundwater samples at the City of Laredo Landfill as required
by Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Municipal
Solid Waste regulations. The City received a total of two bids for
this purchase. Funding is available in Landfill Capital Outlay.
34. Award of six month rental contracts to the following LOW BIDDERS:
a) Holt Co. of Laredo,
Laredo, Texas $164,400.00,
2 - 23 cubic yard
scrapers,
1 - water wagon
b) Nueces Power Equipment,
Laredo, Texas $ 15,600.00,
1 - sheepfoot compactor
This equipment will be used by the Public Works Department for the
earth work needed at the Father McNaboe Park. This equipment will be
needed for a period of six months. The City received a total of three
bids for this contract. Funding is available in the Capital
Improvement Fund Father McNaboe Park.
35. Award of contract to the LOWEST BIDDER, TAC Environmental Co., Laredo,
Texas, in the amount of $6,900.00, for the removal of two - 5,000
gallon underground storage tanks and ancillary equipment from the City
of Laredo Airport Fuel Farm. Funding is available in the Airport Fuel
Farm.
36. Award of thirty six month lease purchase contract to the LOW BIDDER,
Sames Motor Co., Laredo, Texas, in the amount of $228,286.20, for the
lease of twelve vehicles for the Police Department. These vehicles
will be used by the administrative staff and the detective division.
At the end of the lease contract the City will own the vehicles. The
City received a total of three bids for the lease of these vehicles.
Funding is available in the Police Trust Fund budget.
37. Award of contract to the LOW BIDDER MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, Pace
Analytical Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, in the estimated amount of
$15,648.00, to provide laboratory analytical services for the
groundwater samples collected at the City of Laredo Landfill as
required by Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
Municipal Solid Waste regulations. Samples will be taken on a
quarterly basis, testing for ten different parameters. Pace Analytical
has extensive experience with all TNRCC requirements. Funding is
available in the Landfill - Contractural Services.
38. Award of a construction contract to the LOWEST BIDDER, BNC
Environmental Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, in the amount of
$530,820.00, for the construction of an approximately seven (7) acre
composite landfill liner for Type I Cells 9 and 10. Funding is
available in the Landfill Improvements Other Than Buildings.
39. Approval of change order no. 1, a decrease of $10,390.00, for the
balance of quantities actually constructed in place, acceptance of the
Paving of International Blvd. Project, from Salinas Key Subdivision to
the west end of Meadowlands Subdivision, approximately 1,800 L.F., and
approval of final payment in the amount of $33,465.25 to Libcon, Inc.
The original contract amount was $304,542.50. This change order bring
the total contract amount to $294,152.50. Funding is available in the
Capital Improvement Fund International Blvd.
40. Approval of change order no. 1, a decrease of $13,211.80, acceptance
of the Alma Pierce Elementary School Drainage and the Herradura Rancho
Viejo Drainage Improvements Projects, and approval of final payment in
the amount of $47,522.34 to McLean Construction Inc., Killeen, Texas.
The original contract amount was $261,012.40. This change order bring
the total contract amount to $247,800.60. Funding is available in the
Capital Improvement Fund Herradura/Rancho Viejo Drainage.
41. Approval of change order no. 1, a decrease of $2,165.00, for the
balance of quantities actually constructed in place, acceptance of the
Southgate Pilot Channel Improvements, and approval of final payment in
the amount of $67,592.24, to Pete Gallegos Paving, Inc. The original
contract amount was $333,823.00. This change order will bring the
total contract amount to $331,658.00. Funding is available in the
Drainage Improvements - Southgate Pilot Channel.
42. Rescinding the contract awarded to Powell Watson Motors, Laredo,
Texas, in the amount of $57,924.00, for the purchase of three, 3/4
ton, dedicated CNG engine trucks. The engine bid by Powell Watson
Motors was not a dedicated CNG engine but rather a gasoline engine
that was ready for CNG conversion. Staff is requesting authorization
to purchase these vehicles from the next bidder, Philpott Motors, Port
Neches, Texas, in the amount of $61,797.00. Funding is available from
1998 contractual obligation issue proceeds and from surplus in
previous CO issues.
Staff also requests authorization to purchase two additional trucks
with the bid pricing from the contract awarded on 03/16/98. One 1/2
ton extended cab truck with a dedicated CNG engine, will be purchased
from the low bidder, Sames Motor Co., Laredo, Texas, in the amount
$21,650.00. This truck will be assigned to the creek cleaning
operation and funding is available from the monies allocated for the
purchase of creek cleaning equipment. A 1/2 ton regular cab truck with
a CNG bi-fuel system, will be purchased from the LOW BIDDER, Philpott
Motors, Port Neches, Texas, in the amount of $18,864.00. This truck
will be assigned to the Health Department's WIC program. The Texas
Department of Health authorized the purchase of one truck from WIC
surplus funds.
43. Refund of property taxes in various amounts to the following
individuals or companies:
a. J.C. Trevino III, Trustee, in the amount of $1,946.33 as a result
of a clerical error.
b. Norwest Mortgage Inc. in the amount of $730.58 as a result of an
overpayment.
c. The Laredo National Bank in the amount of $514.23 as a result of a
clerical error.
d. First (1st) Nationwide Meeting in the amount of $524.65 as a result
of an overpayment.
e. U.S. Small Business Administration in the amount of $798.25 as a
result of a clerical error.
f. North House Inc. in the amount of $1,329.08 as a result of a
clerical error.
44. Motion approving the Early Voting Branch sites and Early Voting
Temporary Mobile locations.
VIII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
45. Presentation by Frank Leach of the Laredo Development Foundation
regarding an incentives package for Laredo/Webb County economic
development.
46. Status reports regarding the implementation of the City of Laredo FAR
PART 150 Airport Noise Comparability Program and installation of the
Terminal Automated Radar Display Information System (TARDIS).
47. Discussion and possible action on request to reconsider the site of 51
acres of highway frontage purchased by the City of Laredo for Fire
Training Facility at this location.
48. Presentation by Rust Engineering on the status of the landfill
vertical expansion permit and a contingency plan to acquire land for
future landfill needs.
IX. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Recognizing City of Laredo employees for their participation and
contribution to the 1997-1998 United Way of Laredo Campaign.
X. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION
49. Requests by Mayor and City Councilmembers for discussion and
presentation.
A. Requests by Councilmember Louis H. Bruni
1. Discussion and possible action on several citizen complaints in the
Eastwood Estates Subdivision: El Metro service, Speed Hump Pilot
Project, Initiation of the POPS program (Property Oriented Police
Services), and traffic signs at 3212 Lyon.
2. Status report on the TRAK System (Technology to Recover Abducted Kids)
with possible action.
3. Status report on the DTN Weather Modification System.
4. Discussion and possible action on the illegal parking occurring at the
2200 Block of Elm.
B. Requests by Councilmember Alfonso Casso, Jr.
1. Discussion and possible action regarding the creation of a Tree Board
with possible appointees.
2. Discussion and possible action regarding the Laredo Emergency Planning
Committee.
3. Discussion and possible action regarding the creation of a water park
overlooking the Rio Grande with possible financing with proposed sales
tax.
C. Requests by Councilmember Eliseo Valdez Jr.
1. Discussion and possible action on the city-wide graffiti problem.
2. Discussion and possible action on illegal dumping.
D. Requests by Councilmember Joe A. Guerra
1. Presentation by Rene Cervantes on health care benefit abuse by:
a) Hospitals
b) Home Health Services
c) PHP (Partial Hospital Programs)
d) Private pay and nursing home facilities
2. Presentation by Esequiel Maldonado regarding City of Laredo master
plumbers.
3. Discussion and possible action on the proposed South Texas Regional
Waste Management Project/Facility and a declaration of continued
interest for the possible participation by the City of Laredo.
4. Status report on the construction of the sidewalks leading to Clark
Elementary School, with possible action.
XI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
50. Public hearing providing interested persons an opportunity to comment
on the proposed amendment of the City of Laredo's 1995 Consolidated
Plan to reflect changes in the strategic portion of the Plan
pertaining to housing and non-housing initiatives and funding portions
for the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1999.
51. Public hearing amending Chapter 30, Taxation, Article II, Hotel
Occupancy Tax, Section 30-17; levy; exceptions, amending subsections
(b) and (c), and adding subsections (d) and (e) to the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Laredo.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 30, Taxation, Article II, Hotel Occupancy Tax,
Section 30-17; levy; exceptions, amending subsections (b) and (c), and
adding subsections (d) and (e) to the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Laredo.
52. Public hearing amending the City of Laredo FY 1997-1998 Annual Budget
in the amount of $90,000.00, for a donation by the Friends of the
Library, Laredo, Texas, providing for effective date.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the City of Laredo FY 1997-1998 Annual Budget in the amount
of $90,000.00, for a donation by the Friends of the Library, Laredo,
Texas, providing for effective date.
53. Public hearing establishing a fifteen (15% penalty on delinquent
Miscellaneous Receivables Accounts that are past due for more than 180
days in order to defray the cost of collection; and providing for the
referral of such past due accounts to the contracted delinquent tax
attorney; and providing for the notification, and an effective date.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Establishing a fifteen percent (15%) penalty on delinquent
Miscellaneous Receivables Accounts that are past due for more than 180
days in order to defray the cost of collection; and providing for the
referral of such past due accounts to the contracted delinquent tax
attorney; and providing for the notification, and an effective date.
54. Public hearing amending the City of Laredo's 1998 budget in the amount
of $356,086.00, for funding of operating expenses and personnel for an
organized Multi-Agency Financial Disruption Task Force for the period
of January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the City of Laredo's 1998 budget in the amount of
$356,086.00, for funding of operating expenses and personnel for an
organized Multi-Agency Financial Disruption Task Force for the period
of January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
55. Public hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of
Laredo by rezoning Lots 1 and 2, Block 1537, Eastern Division, located
on the northeast corner of the intersection of Ash St., and Texas
Ave., from M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) to R-1 (Single Family
Residential District. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends
approval of this zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lots 1 and 2, Block 1537, Eastern Division, located on the northeast
corner of the intersection of Ash St., and Texas Ave., from M-1 (Light
Manufacturing District) to R-1 (Single Family Residential District).
56. Public hearing amending the City of Laredo's 1997-1998 Annual Budget
in the amount of $5,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager to enter
into an agreement with the Office of the Comptroller for the
reimbursement of $5,000.00, for funding a Tobacco Compliance program.
This money will be used to pay overtime wages for Laredo Police Crime
Prevention officers involved in this operation. This will be the
first year the City has entered into this agreement and is at no cost
to the City.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the City of Laredo's 1997-1998 Annual Budget in the amount of
$5,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement
with the Office of the Comptroller for the reimbursement of $5,000.00,
for funding a Tobacco Compliance program. This money will be used to
pay overtime wages for Laredo Police Crime Prevention officers
involved in this operation. This will be the first year the City has
entered into this agreement and is at no cost to the City.
57. Public hearing approving an amendment to the contract with the Texas
Department of Health and Budget revision for the Tuberculosis
Prevention Control Projects of the City of Laredo Health Department to
reflect two budgets: the TB Federal Projects for the period beginning
January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, in the amount of
$99,950.00, and the "Los Dos Laredos" TB Binational Project for the
period beginning January 1, 1998, through June 30, 1998, in the amount
of $46,438.00.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Approving an amendment to the contract with the Texas Department of
Health and Budget revision for the Tuberculosis Prevention Control
Projects of the City of Laredo Health Department to reflect two
budgets: the TB Federal Projects for the period beginning January 1,
1998, through December 31, 1998, in the amount of $99,950.00, and the
"Los Dos Laredos" TB Binational Project for the period beginning
January 1, 1998, through June 30, 1998, in the amount of $46,438.00.
XII. MOTION TO RECESS AND CONVENE AS THE LAREDO MASS TRANSIT BOARD
58. Amending Ordinance 95-OT-308, to:
a. Delete the bus bench advertising rates included in the introductory
section and Section 1, and
b. Amend the advertising policy to add prohibitions advertising for
tobacco and alcoholic beverages and sexually oriented businesses.
59. Authorization to solicit bids for the purchase of the following items:
a. replacement support vehicles (3 - utility vehicles, 1 - truck, 1 -
midsize sedan); bids will be accepted on conventional, bi-fuel, and
dedicated CNG engines.
b. heavy duty brake drum and disk lathe
60. Motion to reject all proposals received in response to a solicitation
for used transit buses. The proposals received were for 1981 and 1982
model buses with refurbished bodies. However, the drive trains of
these buses have not been refurbished and are in unknown condition.
Hence, in addition to the minimum $175,000.00 cost, additional
investment may be necessary to replace or rebuild the engines and
transmissions before placing them into service. No funds were provided
for this purchase in the current budget.
61. Motion to authorize the City Manager to solicit proposals for bus
bench and shelter/kiosk advertising sales and service. This
solicitation seeks a private sector contractor to construct, place and
maintain bus stop benches and shelters in exchange for the right to
sell advertising and provide a portion of the advertising revenues to
the City.
62. Public hearing to defer indefinitely the implementation of proposed
Loop 20 Shuttle and South Laredo Circulator and in lieu thereof, add
one bus to the Santa Rita Route from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and from
3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday to Saturday to provide additional
capacity and service frequency.
MOTION
Public hearing to defer indefinitely the implementation of proposed
Loop 20 Shuttle and South Laredo Circulator and in lieu thereof, add
one bus to the Santa Rita Route from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and from
3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday to Saturday to provide additional
capacity and service frequency.
XIII. 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, APRIL 3, 1998 AT 5:30 P.M.
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GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.
CITY SECRETARY