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CITY OF LAREDO SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING M2007-SC-07 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1110 HOUSTON STREET LAREDO, TEXAS 78040 SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 12:15 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present, Mayor Raul G. Salinas called the meeting to order.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Raul G. Salinas led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
III. ROLL CALL
In attendance:
Hector Garcia, Council Member, District II Michael Landeck, Council Member, District III Johnny Amaya, Council Member, District IV Johnny Rendon, Council Member, District V Gene Belmares, Mayor Pro Tem, District VI Juan Chavez Council Member, District VII Juan Ramirez, Council Member, District VIII Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City Secretary Carlos Villarreal, City Manager Cynthia Collazo, Deputy City Manager Horacio De Leon, Assistant City Manager Jesus Olivares, Assistant City Manager Valeria Acevedo, Acting City Attorney
Motion to excuse Mayor Raul Salinas and Cm. Mike Garza.
Moved: Cm. Rendon Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Mayor Pro Tempore Belmares was chairing the meeting.
IV. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public hearing for the adoption of a tax rate of $0.637000 per $100.00 value for the Tax Year 2007. The tax rate will provide revenue for the general fund and debt service. The rate includes $0.511426 per $100.00 value of Maintenance and Operation and $0.125574 per $100.00 value for Sinking Fund of the Debt Service and is estimated to generate a tax levy of $57,974,749.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Ramirez For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Anthony R. Pederson spoke against a tax increase and asked to make cuts, especially cut the number of managers.
Maria Graciela Ramirez spoke against raising any taxes and asked to freeze them for the next six years.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 V. FINAL READING
Motion to waive the final reading of Ordinance 2005-O-168.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
2. 2005-O-168 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2007 Airport Construction Budget to recognize additional revenues from two (2) grants received from the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program being Grant Project No. 3-48-0136-50-07 in the amount of $2,000,000.00 for noise mitigation under FAR Part 150 Noise Abatement Program at the Laredo International Airport and Grant Project No. 3-48-0136-51-07 in the amount of $4,513,444.00 to rehabilitate a portion of the General Aviation Apron being Phase 3, rehabilitate a portion of Runway 14/32 and acquire land, and appropriating said grant revenues and local match to the appropriate expenditure accounts and transfer $197,771.00 from Airport Fund 433 to 242 which monies were used for A&E fees to rehabilitate Runway 14/32, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget amendment. The local match of five (5) percent in the amount of $342,813.00 for both grants is available in the Airport Construction Fund. (As amended)
Motion to adopt Ordinance 2005-O-168.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
VI. MOTION
3. Authorizing the City Manager to amend the contract with W. D. Schock Company, Inc., dated February 18, 2003, as amended, for the rendering of certain administrative and management services for the Airport Residential Sound Reduction Program, as part of the overall City of Laredo International Airport Noise Compatibility Program. Said amendment extends the contract end date by an additional three (3) months for the period of September 10, 2007 to December 10, 2007 and all other terms and conditions remain the same. The time extension is necessary for the construction completion of Phase IV (twenty-seven (27) homes), construction oversight and closeout activities for the Sound Reduction Program. The contract amount remains at $588,436.00. Funding is available in the Airport Construction Fund.
Motion to approve.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 4. Consideration for approval to award a construction to the lowest bidder SER Construction Partners, Pasadena, Texas, in the bid amount of $454,875.00 for the Bristol Road Drainage Improvements. Funding is available in the 2005 CO Bond and the 32nd Action Year for Community Development.
Motion to approve.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 5. Consideration exercise the renewal option for contract number FY07-010 awarded to RM Personnel, Inc, Laredo, Texas, and Staff Force, Laredo, Texas for providing temporary contract employees. Contracts will be awarded to a primary and secondary vendor in order to provide the City of Laredo with a quality labor pool for those departments that might require temporary staff members throughout the fiscal year including temporary employees for City projects. All services will be secured on an as needed basis and the estimated contract amount for this fiscal year will be $500,000.00. Funding is available in each respective department.
Motion to approve.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 6. Authorizing the City Manager to write-off various accounts receivables that are deemed to be uncollectible in our 2006 audit as per the Letter to Management. The write-off amounts represent a period varying from 1992 to 2005. The total amount of the write- off is $4,321,659.84; a summary by account type is attached. The financial impact to the City will be an expenditure of $31,483.36 for the fiscal year.
Rosario Cabello, Finance Director, asked to amend the amount to $4,274,513.42.
Motion to approve as amended.
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 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: 12:54
Moved: Cm. Garcia Second: Cm. Amaya For: 6 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
I, Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City Secretary, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes contained in pages 01 to 04 and they are true, complete, and correct proceedings of the City Council meeting held on September 10, 2007.
_____________________________ Gustavo Guevara, Jr. City Secretary |