CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110 HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
A98-R-18 APRIL 27, 1998
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. FINAL READINGS
2. 98-O-060 Ordinance creating and adopting Article XI of Chapter 19,
motor vehicles and traffic, entitled "Truck Traffic" to
include new sections 19-400 through 19-530, with Section
19-512 reserved, thereby organizing current sections and
the language of the code of ordinances as they pertain to
truck traffic and adding new truck provisions; including:
truck routes and sign posting, prohibition of nighttime
residential departures from truck route, size and weight
restrictions, oversize and overweight permits to be had at
a central permitting office, increase in fee for overweight
permits, oversize vehicle escort service license, truck
parking in residential areas, near schools and in central
business district, trailer parking on streets, adoption of
provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations,
minimum truck parking fines, delinquent truck lists;
providing for regulations and penalties; providing for
severability; and providing for an effective date and
publication. (City Council)
3. 98-O-110 Authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with Bowden
Medical, Incorporated for approximately 3,588 square feet
constituting Buildings #1432, #1438 and #1439. Building
#1432 is located at 1803 Pappas Street, and Buildings #1438
and #1439 are located at 1719 Pappas Street.
a. Lease term is for one (1) year commencing May 1, 1998 and
ending April 30, 1999.
b. Monthly rent shall be $674.10. Previous monthly rent was
$630.00.
Premises are used to store medical equipment and supplies.
(City Council)
4. 98-O-111 Authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with
Texas/Illinois Cellular Limited Partnership, by it's general
partner Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc., (sub-tenant) to
co-located on the existing self support cellular tower
constructed under that certain ground lease for cellular
tower dated September 1, 1996 between the CIT of Laredo
(Landlord) and Lar-Tex Cellular Telephone Company (Tenant)
reference 96-0-132, located on a tract of land out of and a
part of lots 3 and 4, Block 552, of the Eastern Division of
the City of Laredo. The sub-tenant desires to attach and
construct on such premises cellular phone antennas, and
coaxial cables to the existing tower and install and
equipment building.
1. Term of the lease is 10 years with an option for 2
successive 5 year renewals.
2. Annual rent will be $2,500.00, to be adjusted on each
anniversary dated according to the changes in the
Consumer Price Index. (City Council)
5. 98-O-112 Closing as a public easement PARCEL A, consisting of 175.09
square feet of land, more or less; and PARCEL B, consisting
of 254.65 square feet of land, more or less; both parcels
being out of and part of the 400 Block of Price Street
between Springfield and Maryland Avenues. Said parcels of
land being encroached upon by the improvements of the
abutting properties, being Lots 11 and 12, Block 337,
Eastern Division, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas; and
authorizing the sale of the "Surface Only" of said parcels
at the combined fair market value of $1,289.22, and further
authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents to effectively convey fee simple title to Cristina
Cedillo and Librada Ramirez de Escobedo, respectively for
said parcels being more particularly described by metes and
bounds and providing for an effective date. (City Council)
6. 98-O-113 Ordinance amending Chapter 30, Taxation, Article II, Hotel
Occupancy Tax, Section 30-17; Levy; Exceptions, adding
Subsections b (1,2,3,4, and 5), amending Subsection (c), and
adding Subsections (d), (1,2,3, and 4), (e), (f), f(1), and
(g) to the Code of Ordinances. (City Council)
7. 98-O-114 Amending the City of Laredo 1997-1998 (LEOSE) Account Fund
Budget in the amount of $28,307.67. Law Enforcement
Officers Standards and Education (LEOSE) Account for
continuing education for Police Officers for the period of
October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998. (City Council)
8. 98-O-115 Amending the contract with the Texas Department of Health
and budget in the amount of $285,938.00 for the HIV/STD Ryan
White Care Consortium Project of the City of Laredo Health
Department for the period beginning April 1, 1998, through
March 31, 1999. (City Council)
VI. RESOLUTIONS
9. 98-R-026 Amending the submission of a grant application to the
Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division in the
amount $78,172.00, with the City designating $36,996.00, in
matching funds for a total of $115,618.00, for funding a
Domestic Violence Grant under the Violence Against Women
Act (VAWA) for the period of June 1, 1998 through May 30,
1999.
10. 98-R-061 Authorizing the Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores, Metropolitan
Planning Organization Chairman, to submit an application
for relief from local match requirements to the Texas
Department of Transportation for the South Meadow Avenue
Bridge Project.
11. 98-R-068 Confirming the appointment by the City Manager of a member
of the Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service
Commission of the City of Laredo.
12. 98-R-069 Supporting the Hamilton Housing Partners Limited, in their
efforts to renovate and convert the Hamilton Hotel located
at 815 Salinas, Laredo, Texas into 165 residential rental
units for low/moderate income residents including
commercial office spaces located on the first floor of the
hotel in their application to the Texas Department of
Housing and Community Affairs for low income housing tax
credits in the amount estimated at $9,328,500.00, for a
total project cost of $11,952,850.00. The City of Laredo
hereby commits to make a $1,550,000.00 second lien mortgage
loan to Hamilton Housing Partners Limited, a Texas Limited
Partnership, subject to the approval of a $1,550,000.00
Section 108 loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development to the City of Laredo. This loan is
subject to the terms and conditions hereby incorporated in
this Resolution.
VII. MOTIONS
13. Authorizing the issuance of a request for proposals for the Laredo
Transit Planning Study, which will identify location, scope, and
demand of future transit corridors.
14. Authorizing the issuance of a request for proposals to update the
Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which covers a 20 year period and
identifies facilities (including but not limited to major roadways,
transit, and intermodal facilities) that should function as an
integrated regional system, in conformance to State and Federal
requirements.
15. Acceptance of the Jefferson Street Water Treatment Solids Handling
Improvements Project with Lambda Construction Company, New Braunfels,
Texas, as substantially complete; approval of partial retainage
release in the amount of $64,925.00 which is 2.5% of the total work
to-date, and approval to retain the balance until completion and final
acceptance of the project. Funding is available in the Waterworks
Retainage Payable.
16. Award of a construction contract for the Street Improvements on the
2500 Block of South Malinche Avenue between Zacatecas - Chacota and
Parking Lot Improvements for the Cigarroa Park and South Laredo Fire
Station to the Sole Bidder, Ramex Construction Company, Inc., Houston,
Texas; approval of change order no. 1, a decrease of $43,836.00, to
delete the retaining walls to bring the construction cost within the
project's budget for a net award of contract to Ramex Construction
Company, Inc., Houston, Texas, in the amount of $137,413.10; and
approval of said retaining walls to be constructed by the Department
of Public Works. This is a cost sharing project with the Laredo
National Bank contributing $97,460.00, and the City's share being
$50,000.00, plus right-of-way dedication and engineering services.
Funding is available in the 1998 Contractual Obligation Issue -
Cigarroa Parking Lot Construction Project.
VIII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
17. Presentation and possible action on proposed mechanisms of a joint
public/private partnership on improvements in Hilltop Subdivision,
Phase II and authorizing the City Manager to sign onto the plat.
18. Request for Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code
Section 551.071 (1)(A) to discuss contemplated litigation regarding
the Twin Peaks, L.L.C., sewer line reimbursement agreement, and return
to open session for possible action thereon.
19. Authorizing the City Manager to pay Twin Peaks, L.L.C., $18,232
pursuant to a sewer reimbursement contract dated August 15, 1994. The
following individuals and their companies have connected to this line:
Name Date Amount Owed
Excel Bank 10/13/97 $2,029.00
Agustin Maldonado 4/2/96 $10,947.00
Steve Musolino 1/7/98 $2,935.00
Eva Mejia 2/8/96 $2,321.00
Total $18,232.00
IX. COMMUNICATIONS
20. Recognition by the Mayor and City Council members of employees who
retired from the City of Laredo with 20 years or more of service for
the period October 1997 thru September 1997:
a. Mario E. Martinez (28 years)
Sanitation Division,
Public Works Department,
November 30, 1997
b. Felix Vasquez (27 years)
Fleet Maintenance Division
Public Works Department
November 30, 1997
c. Jose R. Esquivel (21 years)
Fleet Maintenance Division
Public Works Department
February 28, 1998
X. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION
21. Requests by Mayor and City Councilmembers for discussion and
presentation.
A. Requests by Councilmember Jose R. Perez, Jr.
1. Discussion and possible action regarding the extension of El Metro
service to include Saturday and Sunday at the Loma Alta Subdivision
on Highway 359. Currently, this particular bus route runs from
Monday through Friday.
2. Recognizing the members of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Library Building
Committee for their commitment and dedication towards the
construction of the New Main Library:
Norma Benavides Guillermina Montes
Gloria Canseco Cecilia May Moreno
Jan I. Carter Robert Ochoa
Cynthia Earle Rogelio Rivera
Reymundo Fuentes Juan Homero Sanchez
Elizabeth J. Gill Jose Valdez
Joe Guerra Martha Villarreal
Laura Martens Janice Weber
Mary Lou Mendiola Rose Woodruff
Eulalia Moncivais
B. Requests by Councilmember Louis H. Bruni
1. Status report on the state of the Rio Grande River as it pertains
to bacteria and other contaminants with possible action.
2. Status report regarding the infrastructure, waste water
improvements, and extension of University Blvd. to intersect with
Casa Verde Road with possible action.
3. Status report on the wastewater problems at the 3300 block of
Guadalupe and the city Tex-Mex right of way with possible action.
4. Report on El Metros Bi-fuel vehicles comparing the consumption of
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) use vs. gasoline, with possible
action.
C. Requests by Councilmember Mario Alvarado
1. Staff update on the proposed truck route extension thru the CP&L
Power plant property. (Co-sponsored Joe A. Guerra)
2. Discussion on the city's annual Mother's Day Concert with possible
action.
3. Request to lift the present City Council moratorium on plan unit
developments with possible action.
XI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
22. Public hearing regarding application by Ermilio Richer, T.P.& W., Inc.
amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lots 1 & 2, 6 & 7, Block 12, McPherson Acres IV, located at 802 Gale
Street, from M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) to M-2 (Heavy
Manufacturing District); Special Use Permit. The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommends denial of this zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lots 1 & 2, 6 & 7, Block 12, McPherson Acres IV, located at 802 Gale
Street, from M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) to M-2 (Heavy
Manufacturing District); Special Use Permit.
23. Public hearing amending the Street Name Map of the City of Laredo by
changing the name of San Pedro Street, between Foster Avenue and
Bartlett Avenue to Gust Street. The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommends approval of this amendment to the Street Name Map.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Street Name Map of the City of Laredo by changing the
name of San Pedro Street, between Foster Avenue and Bartlett Avenue to
Gust Street.
24. Public hearing regarding application by Cesar Almanza, amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 10, Block
942, Eastern Division, located at 2914 Mendiola Avenue, from R-3
(Mixed Residential District) to B-1 (Limited Business District). The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommends denial of this zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lot 10, Block 942, Eastern Division, located at 2914 Mendiola Avenue,
from R-3 (Mixed Residential District) to B-1 (Limited Business
District).
25. Public hearing regarding application by Blackstone Dilworth, amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 42.2
acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located at 10611
McPherson Road from AG (Agricultural District) to B-4 (Highway
Commercial 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
42.2 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located at 10611
McPherson Road from AG (Agricultural District) to B-4 (Highway
Commercial District).
26. Public hearing regarding People's Manufactured Housing, Jose Medina,
authorizing the issuance of a Special Use Permit for a mini-
storage/warehouse, on Lot 1, Block 1, Crownridge Subdivision, located
at 602 Shiloh Drive. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends
approval of this Special Use Permit.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the issuance of a Special Use Permit for a mini-
storage/warehouse, on Lot 1, Block 1, Crownridge Subdivision, located
at 602 Shiloh Drive.
27. Public hearing regarding Cummins Southern Plains, Inc., A. Charles
Funai, Vice President, amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City
of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a Condition Use Permit for
storage of used batteries on Lot 1, Block 1, Javier Garza Plat,
located at 12002 Mines Road. The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommends approval of this Conditional Use Permit.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Condition Use Permit for storage of used
batteries on Lot 1, Block 1, Javier Garza Plat, located at 12002 Mines
Road.
28. Public hearing regarding Robles Real Estate Partnership, Les Norton
amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for a pawn shop
on Lots 4 and 5, Block 3, Western Division, located at 308 Convent
Avenue. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of
this Conditional Use Permit.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for a pawn shop
on Lots 4 and 5, Block 3, Western Division, located at 308 Convent
Avenue.
29. Public hearing amending the City of Laredo FY 1997-98 Annual Budget by
creating a position of Clerk II for the Traffic Department at an
annual cost of $17,468.00, including benefits and a one-time capital
outlay request of $4,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager to
implement said budget.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the City of Laredo FY 1997-98 Annual
Budget by creating a position of Clerk II for the Traffic Department
at an annual cost of $17,468.00, including benefits and a one-time
capital outlay request of $4,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager
to implement said budget.
30. Public hearing providing community residents an opportunity to comment
on their housing and community needs and the projects they wish to see
funded through the 24th Action Year Community Development Block Grant
($4,274,000.00), and 1998 HOME Investment Partnerships Program
($1,257,000.00), and 1998 Emergency Shelter Grant ($167,000.00) in
support of the preparation and submission of the 1998 Consolidated
Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
XII. 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 24, 1998 AT 5:30 P.M.
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GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.
CITY SECRETARY