CITY OF LAREDO
CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
A-2001-R-15
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110 HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
JUNE
18, 2001
5:30 P.M.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. MINUTES
Approval of the minutes of April
23, 2001 and May 7, 2001.
V. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Invitations
Recognitions
A. Recognition of International Bank of Commerce
2001 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism.
Communiqués
A. Presentation on the
State of Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s issuance of the State
of Texas Architectural Barriers Certificate of Substantial Compliance for the
Passenger Airport Terminal at the Laredo International Airport.
B.
Presentation on “Summer Arts Splash 2001” by the Laredo Public Library and the
Laredo Center for the Arts.
VI. APPOINTMENTS TO
COMMISSION, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
A. Appointment
by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr. of Jose A. Valdez to the Vehicles for
Hire Ad Hoc Committee and Deborah L. Gonzalez – Montemayor to the Library
Advisory Committee.
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Public hearing
accepting a bequest by Sam H. Sullivan (deceased) and amending the City of
Laredo FY2000-2001 Annual Budget in the amount of $26,408.46, providing for
effective date.
INTRODUCTION
OF AN ORDINANCE
Accepting a
bequest by Sam H. Sullivan (deceased) and amending the City of Laredo
FY2000-2001 Annual Budget in the amount of $26,408.46, providing for effective
date.
2. Public hearing authorizing the
City Manager to amend the 2000-2001 annual budget in the amount of $63,600.00
for the Laredo Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force. Funding is available from the opening balance of the Narcotics
Task Force Fund (224) and will be used to pay overtime and benefits for the
period of March 1, 2001 through May 31, 2001.
The Governor’s Office, Criminal Justice Division approved this
adjustment on May 29, 2001.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing
the City Manager to amend the 2000-2001 annual budget in the amount of
$63,600.00 for the Laredo Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force. Funding is available from the opening
balance of the Narcotics Task Force Fund (224) and will be used to pay overtime
and benefits for the period of March 1, 2001 through May 31, 2001. The Governor’s Office, Criminal Justice
Division approved this adjustment on May 29, 2001.
3. Public hearing amending the
City of Laredo’s 2000-2001 annual budget in the amount of $1,333,870.00 to fund
the Laredo Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force. The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice
Division will be designating $998,115.00, the City of Laredo will designate
$299,769.00, the Webb County Constable’s Office will designate $32,550.00 and
the remaining $3,436.00 will be designated out of opening fund balance. Funding will be used to pay salaries, fringe
benefits, direct operating expenses, and equipment from June 1, 2001 through
May 31, 2002. (Approval of
Resolution 2001-R-067 before the Public Hearing)
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the
City of Laredo’s 2000-2001 annual budget in the amount of $1,333,870.00 to fund
the Laredo Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force.
The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division will be
designating $998,115.00, the City of Laredo will designate $299,769.00, the
Webb County Constable’s Office will designate $32,550.00 and the remaining
$3,436.00 will be designated out of opening fund balance. Funding will be used to pay salaries, fringe
benefits, direct operating expenses, and equipment from June 1, 2001 through
May 31, 2002.
4. Public
hearing amending the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances, Chapter 31, Utilities,
Section 31-16, Definitions, by adding “Illegal Connection”, Section 31-133 by
adding paragraph (e) to establish a connection fee of $500.00 (Five Hundred
dollars) for any person attempting to establish an account for a property after
an illegal connection has been discovered and removed by the City at that same
location; and paragraph (f) written notification to City of an illegal
connection; providing for an effective date.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances, Chapter 31, Utilities, Section 31-16,
Definitions, by adding “Illegal Connection”, Section 31-133 by adding paragraph
(e) to establish a connection fee of $500.00 (Five Hundred dollars) for any
person attempting to establish an account for a property after an illegal
connection has been discovered and removed by the City at that same location;
and paragraph (f) written notification to City of an illegal connection;
providing for an effective date.
5.
Public
hearing amending the FY 2000-2001 Annual Budget by transferring $8,000.00 from
General Fund to the Veterans Field Fund and appropriate revenues and expenditures
in the amount of $8,000.00 in the Veterans Field Fund to fund an amendment to
Section 3, Sub-Section A, Item IV of the contract between the City of Laredo
and Grupo Vision Empresarial, Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation
operating the Tecolotes de Los Dos Laredos of the professional “Triple-A”
Mexican Baseball League, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said
budget.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending
the FY 2000-2001 Annual Budget by transferring $8,000.00 from General Fund to
the Veterans Field Fund and appropriate revenues and expenditures in the amount
of $8,000.00 in the Veterans Field Fund to fund an amendment to Section 3,
Sub-Section A, Item IV of the contract between the City of Laredo and Grupo
Vision Empresarial, Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation operating
the Tecolotes de Los Dos Laredos of the professional “Triple-A” Mexican
Baseball League, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget.
VIII.
GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
6.
A. Request by Mayor
Elizabeth G. Flores
1.
Presentation on the new Audix Voice Messaging
System at City Hall and the training plan for City Staff for this new system.
B.
Request by Council Member Louis H. Bruni
1. Status report on the proposed Hwy. 359 waterpoint, with possible action. (Also included as a Staff Report)
C. Request by Mayor Pro-Tempore Eliseo Valdez,
Jr.
1. Discussion
with possible action on revisiting the Police precinct lines and the Council
District boundary lines as a result of the proposed redistricting with the
intent to have the officers assigned at the Police Substations to cover all
parks within that same Council District.
D.
Request by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr.
1. Discussion
with possible action regarding trash pick up along the Union Pacific Railroad
Line in District VII.
2. Discussion
with possible action to add a basketball court with benches to the Canizales
Park.
3. Discussion
with possible action of having a summer youth program in the Mines Road Area.
E. Request by Council Member Juan Ramirez
1. Discussion with possible action on the
relocation of Police Substation No. 5 (HEB) and the former Police Substation at
the Civic Center to Bridge No. 1 and the feasibility of supplying pylons to
police officers to help control traffic.
2. Discussion
with possible action on the garbage charge for those who do not use the whole
building as a business.
3. Discussion
with possible action regarding the nepotism guidelines for the City of Laredo.
4. Discussion
with possible action regarding the creation of a water park for the City of
Laredo.
(Recess)
(Press Availability)
IX. INTRODUCTORY ORDINANCES
7. An ordinance closing as a
public easement that section of the 2900 block of South Buena Vista Avenue
between Norton and the East right-of-way line of U. S. Highway 83, situated in
the Eastern Division, City of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas; and providing for
an effective date.
X. FINAL READINGS OF ORDINANCES
8. 2001-O-115 Amending
the City of Laredo FY 2000-2001 Airport Budget to recognize additional revenues
from a grant received from the Federal Aviation Administration being grant
project no. 3-48-0136-28-01 in the amount of $2,500,000.00 for the purpose of
implementing Laredo’s FAR Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Program and
appropriating said grant revenue and local match to the appropriate expenditure
accounts and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget amendment. (City Council)
2001-O-116 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2000-2001 Airport Budget to recognize additional revenues from a grant received from the Federal Aviation Administration being grant project no. 3-48-0136-29-01 in the amount of $1,919,379.00 for the purpose of updating the Airport Master Plan, updating the FAR Part 150 noise study, rehabilitate taxiways, acquire land for approaches and construct a portion of service road and appropriating said grant revenue and local match to the appropriate expenditure accounts and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget amendment. (City Council)
2001-O-117 Amending
Ordinance 2000-O-065, Section 2-3(b) of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinance of
the City of Laredo providing for an additional charge of $1.00 for death
certificates, $1.00 for death records (additional copy), and $8.00 for birth or death records for
genealogy purposes; deleting (6) Laminations and (7) Relaminations; and including (6) Plastic Covers; providing severability,
publication, and effective date. (City
Council)
2001-O-118 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by rezoning the W1/2 of Lot 2, Block 248, Western Division,
located at 918 Coke St. from R-2 (Multi-Family Residential District) to B-3
(Community Business District); providing for publication and effective
date. (Council Member Juan Ramirez)
2001-O-119
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
Lot 7, Block 1578, Eastern Division, located at 2620 Bismark St., from B-1
(Limited Commercial District) to R-3 (Mixed Residential District); providing
for publication and effective date.
(Council Member Alfredo Agredano)
2001-O-120 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of
Laredo by rezoning Lot 7, Block 7, Moreno Addition, located at 3420 Galveston
St., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to R-3 (Mixed Residential
District); providing for publication and effective date. (Council Member Louis H. Bruni)
2001-O-121 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance
of Conditional Use Permit for a child daycare center on Lot 4, Block 1597,
Located at 2619 Bayard St.; providing for publication and effective date. (As
Amended) (Council Member Alfredo
Agredano)
2001-O-122
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning
16.95 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located at 10852 Bob
Bullock Lp., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to B-3 (Community
Business District); providing for publication and effective date. (Council Member Joe A. Guerra)
2001-O-123 Amending Ordinance No. 99-O-156 authorizing
the extension of a Conditional Use Permit for storage incidental to the
transportation of used batteries on Lots 1, 2, 6, and 7, Block 12, McPherson
Acres Subdivision, Unit IV, located at 802 Gale St.; providing for publication
and effective date. (Council Member
Louis H. Bruni)
2001-O-124 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of
Laredo by rezoning Lots 1, 2, 11, and 12, Block 99, Western Division, located
at 619 Farragut St., from B-1 (Limited Commercial District) to B-3 (Community
Business District); providing for publication and effective date. (Council Member Juan Ramirez)
XI. RESOLUTIONS
9. 2001-R-066 The City Council of the City of Laredo
authorizes approval of the issuance of Revenue Bonds by the Health and
Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri to provide funds to
finance Health Care Facilities located in the City of Laredo operated by Mercy
Health System of Texas, Inc., an affiliate of Sisters of Mercy Health System,
St. Louis, Inc.
10. 2001-R-067 A
resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant from the Office of
the Governor, Criminal Justice Division in the amount of $998,115.00 to fund
the Laredo Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force.
The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division will be
designating $998,115.00 and the City of Laredo and the Webb County Constable’s
Office will designate the remaining $335,755.00 for a total of
$1,333,870.00. The City of Laredo will
designate $299,769.00, the Webb County Constable’s Office will designate
$32,550.00, and the remaining $3,436.00 will be designated from the opening
fund balance. Funding will be used to
pay salaries, direct operating expenses, and the purchase of equipment from
June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002.
11. 2001-R-070 A
resolution authorizing and approving the creation of the Laredo Water
Corporation; approving the articles of incorporation and bylaws thereof; and
confirming the appointment of initial Directors.
12.
2001-R-071 A
resolution accepting the donation of a 1,968.72 sq. ft., more or less, Drainage
Easement from the Iglesia Metodista Libre, for the South Seymour Drainage
Project. Said 1,968.72 sq. ft. Drainage
Easement being out of Lots 7 &8, Block 806, Eastern Division, City of
Laredo, Webb County, Texas; being generally described below, and more
particularly described by metes and bounds on attached Exhibit “A”.
XII. MOTIONS
13. Consideration to approve
monthly adjustments to the tax roll.
The amount to be adjusted for the month of May 2001, which represents an
increase in levy is $2,577.39. These
adjustments are determined by the Webb County Appraisal District and by Court
Orders.
14. Consideration
to refund property tax to the following taxpayers and companies:
a.
A refund in the amount of $797.01 payable to Reynaldo
Gutierrez, Jr. due to a change of value by the Webb County Appraisal District.
b.
A refund in the amount of $2,475.86 payable to First
American Real Estate Tax Service, account paid in error.
c.
A refund in the amount of $823.50 payable to First
American Real Estate Tax Service, account paid in error.
d.
A refund in the amount of $863.67 payable to First
American Real Estate Tax Service, account paid in error.
15. Consideration to rescind the authorization granted to purchase
one, full size utility vehicle from Padre Ford, Corpus Christi, Texas, in the
amount of $28,401.00, and authorizing the purchase of one, full size Suburban
from Brown Chevrolet, Devine, Texas in the amount of $30,100.00. The bid from Padre Ford was for the smaller
Expedition model and not the Excursion model being requested. The City is now requesting authorization to
purchase this vehicle from the FY01-105 contract pricing submitted by Brown
Chevrolet Delivery is expected within
ninety days. Funding is available in
the Community Development Fund.
16. Consideration to rescind contract FY01-105 awarded to
Sames Motor Co., Laredo, Texas, in the amount of $212,600.00, for the purchase
of ten vehicles, and authorizing the purchase of six additional vehicles in the
amount of $140,292.00 from Paul Young Co., Laredo, Texas, and four additional
vehicles in the amount of $74,380.00 from Brown Chevrolet, Devine, Texas. These vehicles will be purchased for the
Police Department and include General Motors and Chrysler models. Sames Motor Co. recently informed the City
that they could not deliver the vehicles as per the bid submitted. The Ford factory is no longer accepting
orders for the 2001 models. The Police Department has selected other General
Motors and Chrysler models in lieu of the Ford vehicles. Funding is available in the Police Trust
Fund.
17. Consideration to award annual supply contracts (FY01-108) to the LOW
BIDDERS MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, Firestone Store, Laredo, Texas, in the
estimated amount of $58,423.18 and Tire Factory Outlet, Laredo, Texas, in the
estimated amount of $150,755.00 to
supply tires and tubes for all City vehicles.
With the closing of our contract vendor, Goodyear Auto Service, Laredo,
Texas, new bids where solicited for the tires under contract. All tires are purchased on an as needed
basis. Funding is available in the Fleet Fund.
18. Consideration to award contract FY01-109, to Avaya Inc.,
Laredo, Texas, in the amount of $36,407.00, for the purchase and installation
of a voice mail system for the Police Department. This system will service all personnel stationed at the Police
Station and all substations. Funding
for the purchase of this system is available in the Police Trust Fund.
19. Consideration award contract number FY01-114, to the LOWEST
BIDDER MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, Cascade Engineering, Grand Rapids, MI., in
the amount of $136,850.00, for the purchase of 3,400 roll out waste containers
for the Public Works Department. These containers are designed to be
mechanically lifted onto the sanitation trucks. Funding for these items is budgeted in the Solid Waste Fund.
20. Consideration
to amend Section 2.8 of the contract dated October 23, 2000 between the Laredo
Veteran’s Coalition and the City of Laredo for Fiscal Year 2000-2001; to allow
the City of Laredo access to the applicant files; to require the social
security number of the applicant only and to require certification of
applicant’s eligibility as part of the monthly report.
21. Consideration to authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with Mike Personett and Associates for an amount not to exceed
$30,000.00 to pursue the development of innovative water rights acquisition
alternatives. Mr. Personett has
previously conducted a study for the City identifying possible opportunities.
This contract will be focused in targeting those opportunities with the
greatest potential for the City.
Funding is available in the Water Availability Fund.
22. Consideration for approval of Change Order No. 1 a decrease of $29,967.00 for the balance of quantities actually constructed in place, acceptance of the San Isidro and Highland Booster Stations Project and approval of the final payment in the amount of $44,760.70 to Lambda Construction Co., New Braunfels, Texas. Final contract amount is $895,214.00. Funding is available in the Waterworks Issue - 2000 Certificates of Obligation.
23. Consideration for approval of Change Order No. 5 a decrease of $23,402.50 for the balance of quantities actually constructed in place, acceptance of the South Laredo Interceptor Project and approval of final payment in the amount of $95,104.36 to Pate & Pate Enterprises, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas. Final contract amount is $9,510,435.62. Funding is available in the 1998-A Bond Issue Chacon Interceptor.
24.
Consideration for approval of Change
Order No. 2, a decrease of $23,726.00 for the deletion of J-14 Walkway at Gate
1 Passenger Loading Bridge and deletion of Maintenance Contract from
Construction Contract, acceptance of the Passenger Loading Bridges Package for
the New Airport Passenger Terminal and approval of final payment in the amount
of $94,753.00 to FMC Corporation Jetway Systems, Ogden, Utah. Final contract amount is $1,618,838.00. Funding is available in the Airport
Construction Fund.
25.
Consideration for approval of the selection of consultant
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Austin, Texas, for the Environmental Assessment for the
City of Laredo International Bridge No. 5 and Border Facilities and
authorization to negotiate a professional services contract. Funding is available in the Bridge – Fifth
Bridge Purchased Professional Services.
26.
Consideration for
acceptance of the Railroad Overpass with Retaining Walls and Approach Road to
Unitec Industrial Center Phase 7, EDA Project No. 08-01-03264; approval to
retain $20,000.00 for the completion of pending punch list items and approval
to release partial retainage in the amount of $35,499.76 to Ramos Industries,
Inc., Pasadena, Texas. Final contract
amount is $941,275.15. Funding is
available in the EDA – Unitec Overpass Improvements Other Than Buildings.
27. Consideration to award a construction contract to the SOLE
BIDDER Marshall Company, Corpus Christi, Texas, in the base bid amount of
$7,193,598.04 for the Fire Fighting Training Facility and approval of Change
Order No. 1 a decrease of $2,031,938.22 for street and storm sewer system,
ARRF, waste water treatment plant, emergency vehicle operative course and four
sheds and benches for net award of $5,161,659.82. Funding is available in the Fire Training Facility Buildings.
28. Consideration for approval of Change Order No. 15 an increase
of $3,142.00 for repairs to fence gates at bridge entrance, and for
reinstallation of glass windows at City Toll Booth Doors; acceptance of the
World Trade Bridge Border Facilities Project; approval to retain $50,000.00 for
the completion of pending punch list items; and approval to release partial
retainage in the amount of $342,078.08 to MW Builders, Inc., Temple,
Texas. Current construction contract
amount is $31,560,585.13. Funding is available
in the Bridge System – Taxable Bond – Improvements Other Than Buildings – SIB
Loan.
29. Consideration to award an engineering contract to Rosin Group,
Inc., Laredo, Texas, for an amount not to exceed $135,700.00 for design and
preparation of plans and specifications for the Centro Iturbide Project EDA
Project No. 80-01-03534 which includes improvements along Iturbide Street from
Flores to Juarez Avenues, a three block area.
Funding is available through CDBG and EDA Grants.
30. Consideration for acceptance of the
Bridge Toll System Upgrade project and approval of final payment in the amount
of $841,625.67 to Transcore. Final
contract amount is $9,172,946.00. Funding is available in the Bridge Fund.
31. Consideration
to amend the contract between the City of Laredo and Grupo Vision Empresarial,
Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation operating the Tecolotes de
Los Dos Laredos of the professional “Triple-A” Mexican Baseball League from the
current amount of $128,000.00 to a minimum of $138,000.00 and a maximum of
$150,000.00 as a result of increased fees for bridge crossings charged by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Funding is available in the Veterans Field Fund.
32. Consideration to
authorize the City Manager to terminate the existing contract with Texas
Department of Transportation for maintenance of traffic signals on IH35.
33. Consideration to authorize the City
Manager to submit a grant application in the amount of $2,266,908.00 from the
U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office for the funding of the COPS In Schools
program. The Funding will be used to hire fourteen (14) new police officers to
work as school resource officers for the Laredo Independent School District.
The total grant award for this program from the U.S. Department of Justice is
$1,750,000.00 (77%) with the City designating $516,908.00 in matching funds.
This is a three-year grant that requires the City to fully fund the program for
at least one additional budget cycle after federal funding has ended.
34. Consideration to approve a request from the Department of the Treasury U.
S. Customs Service to photograph and engrave the Friendship Campfire scene
located at the Laredo International Airport on a medallion commemorating the
opening of the new federal office building located at 109 Shiloh Drive.
35. Consideration
of confirmation of the City Manager’s appointee to the position of Fire Chief
for the City of Laredo pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.013
(a)(1).
XIII. STAFF REPORT
36. Report on the establishment of a water
point on Highway 359 in the eastern most part of the existing 16” water line,
with possible action.
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 Wednesday, June 13, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
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Gustavo
Guevara, Jr.