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CITY OF
CITY
COUNCIL MEETING M2003-R-02 CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL
TO ORDER With a quorum present, Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores called
the meeting to order. II. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Flores led in the Pledge of Allegiance. III. 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 Alberto Valdez, Jr., Council Member,
District VII Juan Ramirez, Council
Member, District VIII Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City
Secretary Jaime Flores, City
Attorney IV. MINUTES None. V. COMMUNICATIONS
AND RECOGNITIONS Announcements None. Invitations None. Recognitions a. Recognition of the City of for
being awarded the 5-star Vital Registration and Excellence Award from the
Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Mayor
Flores and the City Council acknowledged that the criteria for this award
consisted of timeliness, training, issuance, accountability, and paternity
certification. This is the sixth year
that the City’s Health Department receives this recognition. b. Recognition of Sgt. Eugenio
"Gino" M. Moncivais of the Laredo Police Department who recently
returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy (FBINA)
on his graduation from the 211th Session, in Mayor
Flores and the City Council recognized Sgt. Eugenio “Gino” Moncivais for his
professionalism and dedication to the police department and for completing
the three-month training at the FBI academy.
c. Recognition of participants and winners of
the Mayor's Cup Softball Tournament. Horacio De Leon, Parks and Recreation
Director, announced the winners of the Mayor’s Cup Softball Tournament. “A”
Division “B”
Division Overall Mayor’s Cup Fire Department Communiqués Cm. Agredano mentioned
that the Parks and Recreation Department has two city parks on the fast track
in District I. He expects these two
parks will be ready by the end of the school year. Cm. Garcia congratulated Mayor Flores on the
excellent job she did on the recent segment on C-Span. Cm. Galo mentioned that the arena has been a very
successful venture and has allowed the community to experience the thrill of
watching a live hockey game and other events.
He publicly thanked the Laredo National Bank for the wonderful gesture
of sponsoring 8,000 local students to attend one of the hockey games. He urged other corporate sponsors to chip
in and follow their lead and give more of our youth an opportunity to attend
one of these events. On a separate
note, he also reported on an item regarding one recourse that people can take
when a motorist causes damage to their property. He stated that individuals can file a claim
with Texas Department of Public Safety and it will notify the responsible
party that they must pay the damage if not their license and registration
will be revoked. Cm. Amaya thanked the
Public Works Department and its crew for their brick paving work on Cm. E. Valdez, Jr. thanked Laredo National Bank
for their initiative in sponsoring all those students to the hockey
game. He applauds the bank’s efforts
of giving back to the community. He also
wanted to express his appreciation to the offices of the City Manager,
Community Development, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation for their
involvement in securing another park for District V. He reported that the ribbon cutting
ceremony for this new park will be held on Cm. Belmares
congratulated Horacio De Leon, Parks and Recreation Director, for the
successful softball tournament they coordinated. He also congratulated Mayor Flores for the
excellent job she did on the segment with C-Span. Cm. J. Valdez, Jr. invited the public to the Cm. Ramirez thanked the Public Works Department
crew for the swift job they did in completing the sidewalk project on the 600
block of Mayor Flores reported that being a guest on
C-Span was quite an experience. She
added that the production of the segment was very well coordinated and the
interview was carried out in a very professional manner. She thanked all those individuals who have
called in to congratulate her and she stated that the reason she had so many topics
for discussion is because of the great people of VI. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual
budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of
$112,280.00 from the Texas Department of Health and amending the City of Motion
to open the public hearing. Moved: Cm.
Galo Second: Cm.
Garcia For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 There
was no public input. Motion
to close the public hearing and introduce. Moved: Cm. Belmares Second: Cm.
Ramirez For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Ordinance
Introduction: City Council 2. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual
budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of
$199,854.00 from the Texas Department of Health and amending the City of Motion
to open the public hearing. Moved: Cm. Belmares Second: Cm. For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 There
was no public input. Motion
to close the public hearing and introduce. Moved: Cm.
Garcia Second: Cm. Belmares For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Ordinance
Introduction: City Council 3. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of annual
budget by appropriating revenues in the amount of $37,722.00 and expenditures
in the amount of $18,000.00 to the salaries line items and $19,722.00 in the
contractual services line item to allow the City of Laredo Health Department
to proceed with efficient, quality and cost effective services for the period
of October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. The amount of $37,722.00 will be generated
from the increase in certified birth certificate fees approved on Motion
to open the public hearing. Moved: Cm.
Galo Second: Cm. Amaya For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 There
was no public input. Motion
to close the public hearing and introduce. Moved: Cm.
Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Ordinance
Introduction: City Council 4. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of
Motion
to open the public hearing. Moved: Cm.
Galo Second: Cm. Amaya For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 There
was no public input. Motion
to close the public hearing and introduce. Moved: Cm.
Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Ordinance
Introduction: City Council 5. Public hearing and introductory ordinance
amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual
budget in the amount of $77,300.00 to fund the Laredo Multi-Agency Narcotics
Task Force Intelligence Initiative.
The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division will now be
designating $1,075,415.00 and the City of |