CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A-2001-R-01
CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110
HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
JANUARY 2,
2001
5:30 P.M.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT
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meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services are requested to contact
Gustavo Guevara, City Secretary at (956) 791-7308 at least two working days
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The accessible entrance and accessible
parking spaces are located at City Hall, 1100 Victoria Ave.
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Thank you for your consideration.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
III.ROLL CALL
IV. MINUTES
Approval of the minutes of
November 20, 2000 and November 27, 2000.
V. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Invitations
Recognitions
a. Recognition of Anita Stanley, Parks and Recreation Program Coordinator, who recently received the Programmers Choice Award for Best Adult/Senior Program for the event of The Senior Egg Hunt at the National Recreation and Park Association Conference. Ms. Stanley attended the conference in mid-November and had the opportunity to submit samples of Laredo’s most effective recreational programming to a panel of judges from across the nation. Ms. Stanley was one of only ten programming-award recipients named at the conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.
b. Recognition
of the Health Department’s Vital Statistics Registration Staff for being
awarded the 5-Star Vital Registration and Excellence Award from the Texas
Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Communiqués
a. Presentation by Olga Maldonado, General Manager of Community Services of AEP, on AEP’s Today Magazine featuring “Laredo: Economic Boom Town”.
VI. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSION, BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES
a. Appointment by
Mayor Pro-Tempore Joe A. Guerra of Alberto Magnon to the Transportation and
Traffic Safety Committee.
b. Appointment by
Council Member Juan Ramirez of Frank Quesada to the Transportation &
Traffic Safety Committee, Ruben Longoria to the Parks & Recreation
Committee, Graciela R. Garcia to the Redistricting Commission and Jose Salvador
Tellez to the City Charter Commission.
c.
Appointment by Council Member Louis H. Bruni of Alfredo
Solis to the Redistricting Commission.
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Public hearing
authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2000-2001 annual
budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $161,793.00
for the Tuberculosis Prevention/Control Federal Project. The Texas Department of Health has awarded a
$161,793.00 grant to the City of Laredo for the period beginning January 1,
2001 through December 31, 2001. (Approval
of Resolution 2001-R-003 is needed before Public Hearing)
INTRODUCTION
OF AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the
City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY 2000-2001 annual budget by
appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $161,793.00 for the
Tuberculosis Prevention/Control Federal Project. The Texas Department of Health has awarded a $161,793.00 grant to
the City of Laredo for the period beginning January 1, 2001 through December
31, 2001.
2. Public hearing
amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning All of
Block 45, Calton Gardens Subdivision, located at 510 W. Canal St., from B-1
(Limited Commercial District) and B-3 (Community Business District) to M-1
(Light Manufacturing District). The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of the proposed zone
change. This is an appeal from an
unfavorable recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning all of Block 45,
Calton Gardens Subdivision, located at 510 W. Canal St., from B-1 (Limited
Commercial District) and B-3 (Community Business District to M-1 (Light
Manufacturing District); providing for publication and effective date.
3. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lot 8 and the N ½ of Lot 6, Block 485, Western Division, located at 309 Park
St. from B-1 (Limited Commercial District) to B-3 (Community Business
District). The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended denial of the proposed zone change and approval of a
Conditional Use Permit for a soft drink distributor.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 8 and the N ½
of Lot 6, Block 485, Western Division, located at 309 Park St. from B-1
(Limited Commercial District) to B-3 (Community Business District); providing
for publication and effective date.
4. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
0.403 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of San
Dario Ave. and south of Lost Oaks Rd., from B-3 (Community Business District)
to B-4 (Highway Commercial District).
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed
zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 0.403 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds, located east of San Dario Ave. and south
of Lost Oaks Rd., from B-3 (Community Business District) to B-4 (Highway
Commercial District); providing for publication and effective date.
5. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lot 1, Block 5, Del Mar Village Subdivision, located at 102 W. Village Blvd.,
from R-O (Residential-Office District) to B-1 (Limited Business District). The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended approval of the proposed zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 1, Block 5,
Del Mar Village Subdivision, located at 102 W. Village Blvd., from R-0
(Residential-Office District) to B-1 (Limited Business District); providing for
publication and effective date.
6. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
0.010 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of Bob
Bullock Loop and north of Del Mar Blvd., from R-1 (Single Family Residential
District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the
proposed zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 0.010 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds, located east of Bob Bullock Loop and
north of Del Mar Blvd., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to B-4
(Highway Commercial District); providing for publication and effective date.
7. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
14.0061 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located north of
Cielito Lindo Blvd. and east of Hwy. 83, from AG (Agricultural District) to B-3
(Community Business District). The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of the proposed B-3 Zone and
approval of a B-1 Zone.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 14.0061 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds, located north of Cielito Lindo Blvd. and
east of Hwy. 83, from AG (Agricultural District) to B-3 (Community Business
District); providing for publication and effective date.
8. Public
hearing amending Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
129.9939 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located north of
Cielito Lindo Blvd. and east of Hwy. 83, from AG (Agricultural District) to
R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area District).
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed
zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 129.9939 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds, located north of Cielito Lindo Blvd. and
east of Hwy. 83, from AG (Agricultural District) to R-1A (Single Family Reduced
Area District); providing for publication and effective date.
9. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
All of Block 29 and Lot 79B, Block 79, Calton Gardens Subdivision, located at
402 W. Calton Rd., from B-3 (Community Business District) to M-1 (Light
Manufacturing District) with a Special Use Permit for storage and handling of
hazardous materials. The Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended denial of the proposed zone change and Special
Use Permit. This is an appeal from an
unfavorable recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning all of Block 29
and Lot 79B, Block 79, Calton Gardens Subdivision, located at 402 W. Calton
Rd., from B-3 (Community Business District) to M-1 (Light Manufacturing
District) with a Special Use Permit for storage and handling of hazardous
materials; providing for publication and effective date.
10. Public
hearing amending Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot
5, Block 1018, Eastern Division, located at 1820 Bayard St., from R-3 (Mixed
Residential District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District). The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended denial of the proposed zone change and approval of a B-3 Zone.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 5, Block 1018,
Eastern Division, located at 1820 Bayard St., from R-3 (Mixed Residential
District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District); providing for publication and
effective date.
11. Public
hearing amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 3, San Isidro/McPherson No. 3 Subdivision, located at
9802 McPherson Rd., from B-1 (Limited Business District) to B-3 (Community
Business District). The Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 1, 2, 3 and 4,
Block 3, San Isidro/McPherson No. 3 Subdivision, located at 9802 McPherson Rd.,
from B-1 (Limited Business District) to B-3 (Community Business District);
providing for publication and effective date.
12. Public
hearing authorizing the issuance of a Special Use Permit for above ground fuel
storage on Lots 1 and 2, Block 101, Western Division, located at 520 Farragut
St. The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended denial of the proposed Special Use Permit. This is an appeal from an unfavorable
recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of
a Special Use Permit for above ground fuel storage on Lots 1 and 2, Block 101,
Western Division, located at 520 Farragut St.; providing for publication and
effective date.
VIII.
GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
13. A. Request by Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores
1. Presentation to inform the
rest of the Council that the patients of the Laredo Kidney Center will loose
the van services currently being provided due to loss of funding.
B. Request by Council Member Alfredo Agredano
1. Request for approval of the proposed Veterans
Monument site, with possible action. (Co-Sponsored by Council Member Jose A.
Valdez, Jr.)
C.
Request by Council Member Louis H. Bruni
1. Status report on the annexation of county lands east of Laredo in District II, with possible action.
D.
Request by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr.
1. Discussion with possible action on requesting
from TXDot the installation of sensors and signalization in railroad crossing
to inform drivers of the direction in which the train is traveling along the
railroad tracks of Union Pacific in District VII.
E. Request by Council Member Juan Ramirez
1. Discussion on
the placing of street lights along the 1300 – 1500 block of Santa Ursula, with
possible action.
2. Discussion on
providing sidewalks along the 2200 – 2400 block of Zaragoza and the 2300 – 2400
block of Grant, with possible action.
3. Discussion on
paving the 2200 – 2400 block of Ventura, with possible action.
4. Discussion on
the response letter from TX Dot concerning the entrance ramp to the Freeway
from Santa Ursula, with possible action.
(Recess)
(Press Availability)
IX. INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCES
14. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with Webb County Juvenile Board for approximately 100,357 square feet of land located at 4602 North Bartlett Avenue. Lease term is for three (3) years commencing on January 1, 2001 and ending on December 31, 2003; lease may be terminated by either party upon giving a one hundred and eighty (180) day written notice. Monthly rent shall be $1,775.00 and will be adjusted annually according to changes in the Consumer Price Index; providing for an effective date.
15. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association, Inc. (WBCA) for approximately fifteen (15.0) acres of concrete ramp located on the southwest cargo ramp of the Air Operations Area of the Laredo International Airport for a term of one (1) day, on February 18, 2001. City Council finds and declares that a valid public purpose would be served in setting the rental fee at $1.00; providing for effective date.
16. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with Labata Services for approximately 6,166 square feet constituting a vehicular parking located at 5003 Maher Avenue at the Laredo International Airport. Lease term is for eight (8) years and ten (10) months commencing on December 2000 and ending on September 30, 2009. Monthly rent shall be $180.00 and will be adjusted annually according to changes in the Consumer Price Index; providing for effective date.
17. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement by and between the Laredo Municipal Transit System and the City of Laredo Department of Community Development for the lease of 6,628 sq. ft. of building space at the Laredo Intermodal Transit Center located at 1301 Farragut (East), for the monthly sum of $3,976.80; to be paid as follows: Community Development Block Grant $3,022.36; Home Investment Partnership Program $198.85; and City of Laredo General Fund $755.59; providing for an effective date.
X. FINAL READINGS OF ORDINANCES
18. 2001-O-001 Amending Chapter 21 of the Laredo Code of
Ordinances to include Article XIV to prohibit the sale of and/or use of “Liquid
String” and “Snappers” at parades and imposing a fine in an amount not to
exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00); providing for severability, publication
and effective date. (City Council)
2001-O-002
Amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 13.6475 acres, as
further described by metes and bounds, located north of Calle Del Norte and
east of Mall Del Norte, from B-3 (Community Business District) to B-4 (Highway
Commercial District); providing for publication and effective date. (Mayor Pro
Tempore Joe A. Guerra)
2001-O-003
Amending Chapter 19, Motor Vehicles
and Truck Traffic, Article XI Truck Traffic by specifically amending Section
19-410, Section 19-433, Section 19-434, Section 19-435 and Section 19-439.
(City Council)
2001-O-004 Amending
the City of Laredo’s 2000-2001 annual budget in the amount of $69,411.00 to
fund the COPS MORE 2000 grant project.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Service will
designate $52,058.00 and the City of Laredo will designate $17,353.00 to fund
this project. Funding will be used to
hire three (3) Clerk III Support Staff members. (City Council)
2001-O-005 Amending
Chapter 19, Article XII – Transit System, of the Laredo Code of Ordinances;
specifically Division 2 – Charter Services, Section 19-562, subparagraph (b) to
include current City employees and current El Metro employees to be charged the
charter “base rate”; providing for an effective date. (City Council)
2001-O-006 An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with Jett Racing and Sales, Inc., for approximately 12,000 square feet constituting Hangar No. 123 located at 4617 Maher Avenue at the Laredo International Airport. Lease term is for ten (10) years commencing on January 1, 2001 and ending on December 31, 2010. Monthly rent shall be $3,910.00 and will be adjusted annually according to changes in the Consumer Price Index; providing for an effective date. (City Council)
2001-O-007 An
ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with Jett Racing and
Sales, Inc., for approximately 18,000 square feet constituting Building No. 104
(former passenger terminal) located at 4805 Maher Avenue at the Laredo
International Airport. Lease term is
for ten (10) years commencing on January 1, 2001 and ending on December 31,
2010. Monthly rent shall be $4,690.00
and will be adjusted annually according to changes in the Consumer Price Index;
providing for an effective date. (City
Council)
2001-O-008 An ordinance authorizing the City
Manager to execute a lease with Aero JBR – Laredo, Inc., for approximately
5,980 square feet constituting Hangar No. 1307 located at 4400 Maher Avenue at
the Laredo International Airport. Lease
term is for ten (10) years commencing on December 1, 2000 and ending on
November 30, 2010. Monthly rent shall
be $2,400.00 and will be adjusted annually according to changes in the Consumer
Price Index; providing for an effective date. (City Council)
2001-O-009 An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease with Maria Elena Salinas d/b/a Casas y Caminos Realty for approximately 252 square feet constituting Suite No. 10 of Building No. S-1 located at 1718 E. Calton Road at the Laredo International Airport. Lease term is for one (1) year commencing on December 1, 2000 and ending November 30, 2001 and may be extended for one (1) year ending on November 30, 2002. However, it is agreed by the parties that the lease may be terminated by either party on not less than thirty (30) days written notice from the party terminating to the other. Monthly rent shall be $315.00 and will be adjusted annually during the primary and extension term of this lease according to changes in the Consumer Price Index; providing for an effective date. (City Council)
2001-O-010 An ordinance designating as a one-way that section of road to include:
Vidaurri Avenue, Southbound, Block Number South 100, between Water Street on
the North and Ventura Street on the South; Ventura Street, Eastbound, Block
Number 1900, between Vidaurri Avenue on the West and Santa Rita Avenue on the
East; Santa Rita Avenue, Northbound, Block Number South 100, between Ventura
Street on the South and Water Street on the North; providing for the
installation of appropriate signs to indicate one-way traffic in the designated
direction and providing for publication and effective date. (City
Council)
XI. RESOLUTIONS
19. 2000-R-172 A resolution appointing Fernando
Montemayor, Rosemary Nieves, Les Norton, Nick Reyna, Frank Lopez and Joe Muñoz
to the Laredo Convention & Visitors Bureau (LCVB) Advisory Committee
effective January 1, 2001.
20. 2001-R-001 A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to enter into and execute an Interlocal Governmental Agreement pursuant to the
Vernon’s Texas Governmental Code, Chapter 791, between the City of Laredo and
the County of Webb, in which Webb County’s law enforcement agency, namely the
Webb County Sheriff’s Department and the City’s law enforcement agency, namely
the Laredo Police Department, require the formation of a mutual aid law enforcement
task force to mutually assist each other in the areas of traffic control, crowd
control, and general law enforcement both within and beyond the city limits during the “Menudo Bowl”
scheduled for January 27, 2001.
21. 2001-R-002 A
resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute an Interlocal
Governmental Agreement pursuant to the Vernon’s Texas Government Code, Chapter
791, between the City of Laredo and the County of Webb, in which Webb County’s
law enforcement agency, namely the Webb County Sheriff’s Department and the
City’s law enforcement agency, namely the Laredo Police Department, require the
formation of a mutual aid law enforcement task force to mutually assist each
other in the areas of traffic control, crowd control, and general law enforcement both within and beyond the city
limits during the various Washington’s Birthday Celebration festivities
scheduled for February 3, 2001 to
February 18, 2001.
22. 2001-R-003 A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to accept a grant from the Texas Department of Health in the amount of
$161,793.00 for the Tuberculosis Prevention/Control Federal Project of the City
of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning January 1, 2001 through
December 31, 2001.
23. 2001-R-004 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application with the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division to fund the Texas Narcotics Control Program. This funding will be used to pay salaries, overtime, indirect operating expenses, and the purchase of equipment from June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002.
XII. MOTIONS
24.
Consideration to award a
professional service contract to Karger Key Barnes & Springer, Attorney at
Law, Fort Worth, Texas, for a maximum amount of $60,000.00 for legal services
for the City of Laredo Police Department.
All services are requested on an as needed basis.
25. Consideration to award contract number FY01-021, to the LOW BIDDER,
Lopez Floor and Wall Coverings, Laredo, Texas, in the amount of $22,440.00, for
the replacement of approximately 22,500 square feet of vinyl composition tile
at the Civic Center ballroom. The
contract vendor will be required to remove the existing floor tile within a
seventeen-day period. No events have
been booked during this period to complete these renovations. Funding is available in the Civic Center
Fund.
26. Consideration to award contract number FY01-028, to the LOW BIDDER
MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, H.D. Industries, Jacksonville, Texas, in the amount
of $179,886.00, for the purchase of two pot patcher trucks, for the Public
Works Department. These trucks will be
assigned to the Street Maintenance Division. Delivery of this truck is expected
within ninety days. Funding for one
truck will be available from 2000 Public Property Finance
Contractual Obligations (PPFCO) proceeds and the other from the Utilities
Department Fund.
The
City received a lower bid from Freightliner of Laredo; however, the pot patcher
proposed by this vendor did not meet several important bid specifications.
27. Consideration
to reject all bids received for contract FY01-032, for providing janitorial
services for the Health Department - WIC Program and authorizing staff to
solicit new bids. The scope of work
requires that the company provide all personnel, equipment, and supplies needed
to properly clean the different locations.
The City received two bids however, both the contract pricing proposed
by both vendors where significantly higher than the budgeted amount for this
contract.
28. Consideration to award contract number FY01-0036, to the LOW BIDDERS,
Executive World, Laredo, Texas, in the amount of $46,707.80, Corporate Express,
San Antonio, Texas, in the amount of $43,829.73, and G & S Office Supply
Inc., Laredo, Texas in the amount of $28,509.00, for the purchase and
installation of office furniture for the new Public Works Facility. Funding for this project has been allocated
in the Public Works Fund and the Solid Waste Fund.
29. Consideration to award contract number FY01-038, to the
LOW BIDDER, Glory Inc., Carrollton, TX., in the amount of $19,194.48,
for the purchase of six currency counters for the Bridge System. These counters will be used at all four
international bridges. Funding is
available in the Bridge Fund.
30. Consideration to award contract number FY01-040, to the most responsive
proposer, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Laredo, Texas, in the amount of
$56,995.94, for the purchase and installation of a telecommunications network
for the new Public Works Facility and the Utilities Department Building. The contractor will install a complete
telephone system at this facility.
Funding for this project has been allocated in the Public Works Fund,
Solid Waste Fund, and the Utilities Fund.
31. Consideration to authorize the
purchase of fifteen portable radios for the Police Department through the
Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) - Cooperative Purchasing
Program, in the amount of $50,604.10.
These voice secure digital radios will be purchased through the
cooperative purchasing contract vendor Motorola. Delivery of these radios is expected within sixty days. Funding for the purchase of these radios are
available in the Police Trust Fund.
32. Consideration to
authorize the purchase of a replacement recording system for the Police
Department communication system through the Houston Galveston Area Council of
Governments (HGAC) - Cooperative Purchasing Program, in the amount of
$35,140.71. All 911 calls and Police
Department radio communications are recorded for archival purposes. The Department is replacing the current
Dictaphone recording system that is ten years old. Delivery and installation of
this system is expected within sixty days.
The contract price includes a trade in allowance for the current
system. Funding for the purchase of
these recording system is available in the Police Trust Fund.
33. Consideration to authorize a repair contract to the SOLE SOURCE
PROVIDER, Gardner Denver EPC, Houston, Texas, in the amount of $21,010.00,
for repairs needed to the wastewater treatment compressor. This unit provides oxygen for the treatment
process and is one of three used at the Zacate Wastewater Treatment plant. Funding is available in the Utilities
Department - Wastewater Fund.
34. Consideration to authorize the City Manager to execute all documents for the award of FY 2000 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) set-aside funds in the amount of $80,000.00 to Laredo-Webb Neighborhood Housing Services to utilize towards the rehabilitation of 16 rental units located at 2502 and 2504 Boston, and FY 2000 HOME Program CHDO set-aside funds in the amount of $123,400.00 to Habitat for Humanity of Laredo, Inc. for the acquisition of 6 lots in the Riverhills Subdivision.
35.
Consideration for approval of Change Order No. 1, a decrease
of $23,725.50 for the balance of quantities actually constructed in place,
acceptance of the CDBG Sidewalks Project No. 11-A (28 Blocks) and approval of
final payment in the amount of $57,722.45 to Pete Gallegos Paving, Inc.,
Laredo, Texas. Final contract amount is
$151,074.50. Funding is available in
the Community Development – 23rd Action Year CD Projects/Sidewalks.
36.
Consideration for approval of final Change Order No. 1, an
increase of $1,501.24 for the balance of quantities actually constructed in
place, acceptance of the CDBG Sidewalks Project No. 11-B (25 Blocks) and
approval of final payment in the amount of $56,409.64 to J. Solis Maintenance
of Welding Service, Laredo, Texas.
Final contract amount is $170,954.24.
Funding is available in the Community Development 25th Action
Year- CD Projects/School Sidewalks.
37.
Consideration to authorize the City Manager to execute a
renewal contract with Andrea McWilliams, for fiscal year 2000-2001 to provide
legislative representation in the amount of $4,500.00 per month for the period
of October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001.
Funding is available in the FY 2000-2001 General Fund Budget.
XIII. STAFF REPORT
38. Status report of the Colonias Project to announce the date of the public
meeting the oversizing of the water and sewer lines expanding the service area
of the project.
XIV.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council hereby reserves the right to go into
executive session at any time during this public meeting, when it deems it
necessary to consult privately with its attorney about any item upon this
agenda, pursuant to the provisions of Section 551.071(2) of the Texas
Government Code.
XV. 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, December 29, 2000 at 6:00 p.m.
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Gustavo
Guevara, Jr.