CITY
OF LAREDO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
M2002-SC-014
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110
HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS
78040
SEPTEMBER
20, 2002
12:00
p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present, Mayor Flores
called the meeting to order.
II. ROLL CALL
In attendance:
Elizabeth G. Flores, Mayor
Alfredo Agredano, Mayor
Pro Tempore, District I
Hector Garcia, Council
Member, District II
John C. Galo, Council
Member, District III
Johnny Amaya, Council Member, District IV
Eliseo Valdez, Jr., Council
Member, District V
Gene Belmares, Council
Member, District VI
Jose A. Valdez, Jr., Council
Member, District VII
Juan Ramirez, Council
Member, District VIII
Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City
Secretary
Larry Dovalina, City
Manager
Jerry B. Cain, Assistant City Attorney
III. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending Ordinance 2001-O-218 to adopt the City
of Laredo Investment Policy and amending the City of Laredo Investment Policy
to comply with the Public Funds Investment Act Chapter 2256, Texas Government
Code.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. E.
Valdez
Second: Mayor Pro Tempore Valdez
For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
There was no public input.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Amaya
For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction: City
Council
IV. FINAL READINGS
Motion to waive the final readings
of Ordinance # 2002-O-243, # 2002-O-244, # 2002-O-
245 and # 2002-O-246.
Moved:
Mayor Pro Tempore Agredano
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
2.
2002-O-243 Providing for the
adoption of a tax rate of
$0.630534 per $100.00 value with
a Maintenance and Operation rate of
$0.484758 per $100.00 value
and
an Interest and Sinking fund rate
of $0.145776 per $100.00 value and of the levy and the collection of
General and Special Ad Valorem and Beverage Taxes for the City of Laredo for the tax year 2002 and
the fiscal year 2002-2003.
Motion to adopt.
Moved:
Mayor Pro Tempore Agredano
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
7 Against: 1 Abstain: 0
Cm. Galo
2002-O-244 Amending the City of
Laredo’s FY 2001-02 General Fund annual
budget
by appropriating revenues
and expenditures in the amount of $100,000.00;
$50,268.00 for August 2002 and
$49,732.00 estimated for September 2002. Expenditures will only be incurred and disbursed if the revenue is collected by the Tax Department.
Motion to adopt.
Moved:
Mayor Pro Tempore Agredano
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
2002-O-245 Amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002
annual budget in the General Fund by appropriating revenues in the amount of
$785,800.00, which were received in the electric franchise
settlement with Central Power & Light, and appropriating expenditures in the amount of $785,800.00,
which will
be placed in a restricted reserve, and
authorizing the City Manager to
implement said budget.
Motion to adopt.
Moved:
Mayor Pro Tempore Agredano
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
2002-O-246 Closing as
public easements the following streets located in the area known
as the “Embargo Yard” of
the Texas Mexican Railway Company situated in
the Eastern Division,
City of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas conveyed by
the City of Laredo to said company, by Warranty Deed dated
March 12,
1884 and recorded in
Volume 13, Pages 11-14, Deed Records of Webb
County Texas.
Motion to adopt.
Moved:
Mayor Pro Tempore Agredano
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
a. Aldama
Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden
Avenue
and the East right-of-way line of Logan Avenue.
b. Aldama
Street between the West right-of-way line of Logan
Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.
c. Willow
Street between the West right-of-way line of Logan
Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.
d. Chacon
Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden
Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections save and
except the East one-half section of Chacon Street between Tilden and Logan
Avenue.
e. Piedra
China Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden
Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”
including the intersections.
f. Green
Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue
and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican
Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.
g. Mercer
Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden
Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.
h. Wooster
Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden
Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.
i. Logan
Avenue between the South right-of- way line of Willow
Street and the South boundary line of the Texas
Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.
j. Cedar
Avenue between the South right-of- way line of Guatemozin
Street
and the South boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway
Company’s
“Embargo Yard”.
k. Lexington
Avenue between the South right-of-way line of
Guatemozin Street and the South boundary line of
the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.
l. Maryland
Avenue between the South right-of-way line of
Guatemozin Street and the South boundary line of
the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.
m. Springfield
Avenue between the South right-of- way line of
Guatemozin Street to the South boundary line of
the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.
n. Marcella
Avenue between the North and South boundary lines of
the
Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.
All
said streets are situated in the Eastern Division,City of Laredo,
County
of Webb, Texas; and providing for an effective date.
V. RESOLUTION
3.
2002-R-085 Authorizing the City
Manager to submit an application to the Federal
Aviation Administration
Airport Improvement Program and to
accept a
Grant, if offered,
in the estimated amount of $2,000,000.00 for the
purpose of acquiring Runway
Protection Zone (RPZ) Properties for
Runways 35R and 35L at
the Laredo International Airport. The
City’s
ten (10%) percent local
match for this project is $222,223.00.
Motion to approve.
Moved: Mayor Pro Tempore Agredano
Second: Cm.
Amaya
For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
VI. MOTION
4. Requesting
the approval of City Council to write-off various accounts receivable that are
deemed to be uncollectible. The City’s audit firm of Garza, Martinez
& Company recommended in their Letter of Management to write-off antiquated
accounts receivable. A summary of
account receivables by account type is attached that represent a portion of the
receivables that are past due. The total
amount of the write-off is $2,894,941.65.
The financial impact will be an expenditure of $61,636.37 for the fiscal
year.
Motion to approve.
Moved:
Cm. Galo
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
VII. 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.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn. Time:
12:12 p.m.
Moved:
Cm. Galo
Second:
Cm. Amaya
For:
8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
I, Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City Secretary, do
hereby certify that the above minutes contained in pages 01 to 05 are true,
complete, and correct proceedings of the City Council meeting held on September
20, 2002.
_______________________________
Gustavo
Guevara, Jr.
City
Secretary