CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A-2002-R-014
CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110
HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
JULY 15, 2002
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 June 3, 2002.
V. COMMUNICATIONS
AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Invitations
Recognitions
Communiqués
VI. APPOINTMENTS
TO COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
a.
VII. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
1. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 annual budget by
appropriating current seized revenues and expenditures in the amount of
$156,000.00 in the Laredo Police Department Trust Fund. Funding will be used to purchase capital
outlay equipment. Items include the
mobile command center, inventory tracker, and the security system in all
substations and improvements to the Laredo Police Department Annex (Building
60) at the Laredo International Airport.
2. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002
annual budget by appropriating current seized revenues and expenditures in the
amount of $122,000.00 in the Laredo Police Department Trust Fund. Funding will be used to pay for a detailed
study to improve overall radio communication city-wide and to ensure that this
system is compatible with the Mobile Data Terminals being acquired by the
Laredo Police Department. Funding is
available in the Laredo Police Department Trust Fund.
3. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance amending sections of the Laredo Land
Development Code pertaining to Floodplain Management Standards, specifically
Section 24-69, Flood Hazard District; and Appendix A, Definitions. The Planning and Zoning Commission has
recommended approval of the proposed ordinance amendment.
4. Public
hearing and introductory ordinance authorizing the City Manager to accept
and execute all documentation from the Texas Department of Health for the “Los
Dos Laredos” Binational Neural Tube Defects (NTD) Pilot Project of the City of
Laredo Health Department in the amount of $43,532.00 in additional funds for
the period beginning April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003, and amending the
City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 budget in the same amount.
5. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance amending
the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 annual budget by appropriating additional funds
in the amount of $5,394.00 from the Texas Department of Health for the
Comprehensive Public Health Services Program of the City of Laredo Health
Department for the period beginning September 1, 2001, through August 31, 2002;
and authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s full-time
equivalent positions by creating one Clerk II position.
6. Public hearing and introductory
ordinance accepting
a grant awarded by the South Texas Development Council in the amount of
$27,100.00 and amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002 annual budget for the
NPDES Fund by appropriating said grant revenue to the appropriate expenditure
accounts. The grant monies will be used
for the Used Oil Recycling Program.
VIII. GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS
7. A. Request
by Council Member Hector J. Garcia
1.
Discussion with
possible action on the paving of the 100-800 blocks of South Ejido Street and
3400 block of Pecan Street.
B. Request by Council Member John C. Galo
1.
Staff report on the opening of
Bartlett at Market, with possible action.
2.
Staff report on the progress of
the code enforcement effort in the Santa Rita Subdivision, with possible
action.
3.
Staff report on all City owned
properties on the former Air Force Base including properties for rent,
properties rented, lease terms, improvements, parks and size of lots, with
possible action.
4.
Staff report on traffic plans
through the former Air Force Base, with possible action.
C. Request by Council Member Gene Belmares
1.
Status report on the speed hump
study for Orange Blossom, with possible action.
2.
Status report on the widening of
Del Mar Boulevard, with possible action.
3.
Status report on truck traffic
enforcement by Police Department on Del Mar Boulevard.
D. Request by Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr.
1.
Discussion with possible action
regarding changes to the Priority Procedures for the Mayor and City Council.
E. Request by Council Member Juan Ramirez
1.
Discussion with possible action
on establishing an ordinance or franchise fee on the export of vehicles to
Mexico.
2.
Discussion with possible action
on placing a storm sewer on the corner of Lee and Garcia Street.
3.
Discussion with possible action
on the flooding situation at the intersection of Vidaurri and Sanchez.
4.
Status report on the sidewalks
in the San Francisco neighborhood.
(Recess)
(Press Availability)
IX. INTRODUCTORY
ORDINANCES
8. Authorizing the City Manager to execute
a lease with SER Jobs for Progress Southwest Texas, Inc., for approximately
6,102 square feet of office space constituting Suites 9 and 10 in Building No.
134 located at 4603 Maher Avenue at the Laredo International Airport. Lease term is for two (2) years commencing
on December 1, 2001 and ending on November 30, 2003, and lease may be
terminated by either party upon giving a ninety (90) day written notice from
the party terminating to the other. Monthly
rent shall be $5,800.00 commencing on December 1, 2001 and ending on November
30, 2002 and monthly rent shall be $6,245.00 commencing on December 1, 2002 and
ending on November 30, 2003; providing for an effective date.
9. Amending Chapter XI, Truck Traffic Division 2, Truck Routes,
Section 19-410 Truck Routes Designated, of Chapter 19, of the City of Laredo
Code of Ordinances by deleting Jefferson Street (Westbound only) as a truck
route between IH 35 and Santa Isabel Avenue and providing for publication and
effective date.
10. Authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary
documents to effectively convey title to the State of Texas, the “Surface Only”
of 0.33 of an acre, more or less, parcel of land, and 0.48 of an acre, more or
less, parcel of land, both for the construction of an acceleration lane to and
a deceleration lane from Loop 20 onto and from Jacaman Road. Said land parcels being generally described
below and more particularly described by metes and bounds on attached Exhibits
“A” & “B” and providing for an effective date.
Parcel 1- Being a tract of land
containing 0.33 acres, more or less, a part of Survey 1022, Abstract 654, R.S.
Ramsey Original Grantee, in Webb County, Texas; being a part of that certain
tract called to contain 1,342.47 acres, described in Warranty Deed dated July
10, 1992, and recorded in Volume 47, Pages 418-42, of the Official Public
Records of Webb County, out of a 9.37 acre tract dedicated to the City of
Laredo, Texas on September 6, 2001 recorded in Vol. 1099, Pgs. 633-643, of the
Deed Records of Webb County, Texas.
Parcel 2-Being a tract of land
containing 0.48 acres, more or less, a part of Survey 1022, Abstract 654, R.S.
Original Grantee, in Webb County, Texas; being a part of that certain tract
called to contain 1,342.47 acres, described in Warranty Deed dated July 10,
1992, and recorded in Volume 47, Pages 418-42 of the Official Public Records of
Webb County, out of a 9.37 acre tract dedicated to the City of Laredo, Texas on
September 6, 2001, recorded in Vol. 1099, Pgs, 633-643 of the Deed Records of
Webb County, Texas.
X. FINAL
READING OF ORDINANCES
11. 2002-O-132 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 30 of the
Code of Ordinance of the City Of Laredo, Texas to include Section 30-4 Credit
Card Payment Processing Fee to establish a credit card payment-processing fee
for the payment of property taxes. The
fee will be based on the amount of the payment processed and will be equal to
1.8% of the amount of the transaction; providing for publication and effective
date. (As Amended)
2002-O-142 Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a Special Use Permit to East
Country Limited for a mini-storage facility on 3.8955 acres, as further
described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit “A”, located at the 3500
Block of Del Mar Blvd.; providing for publication and effective date.
2002-O-143 Amending the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 15, Health and Sanitation, Article VI, Tattoo and Body Piercing,
providing definitions, establishing a tattoo and body piercing permit program;
providing for exemption from requirements, terms of permits, terms of renewal,
terms of denial, and terms of suspension or revocation; providing for
injunctive relief and severability; authorizing fee of $100.00 for tattoo or
body piercing permits; and $200.00 for a combined studio permit for issuance or
annual renewal of permits, and a $10.00 fee for replacement; authorizing a
penalty for violation of this Ordinance; providing for publication and
effective date.
2002-O-144 Amending Ordinance No. 97-O-114 authorizing
the City of Laredo Health Department to increase the fee from $10.00 to $20.00
per person not registered in a clinic as Health Department patients for
phlebotomy services at the Health Department Laboratory; and providing for
publication and effective date.
2002-O-145 Amending Chapter 15, Health and Sanitation,
of the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances by amending Article VII, Swimming Pool
Permit, providing definitions; establishing a swimming pool permit, terms of
swimming pool permit, establishing authority to inspect swimming pools,
authorizing a fee of $100 for issuance or renewal of a swimming pool permit,
authorizing a fee of $10 for issuance of duplicate permits; terms of renewal,
terms of denial, and terms of suspension or revocation; providing a waiver of
permit fee to the City of Laredo Parks and Recreation Department; providing for
injunctive relief and severability; authorizing a penalty for violation of this
Ordinance; and providing for publication and effective date. (As amended)
2002-O-146 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002
annual budget by appropriating additional funds in the amount of $212,470.00
from the Texas Department of Health for the HIV/AIDS Ryan White Project of the
City of Laredo Health Department and extending the grant period from April 1,
2002 through August 31, 2002 to April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003.
2002-O-147 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002
annual budget by appropriating revenues in the amount of $39,337.00 in additional
funds for the HIV/AIDS Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Project of
the City of Laredo Health Department to extend the program period from February
1, 2002, through August 31, 2002, to February 1, 2002, through January 31,
2003.
2002-O-148 Amending Section 13-21 definitions, Article II (Food Products
Establishments) Division 1 (Generally) of Chapter 13 (Food and Food Products)
of the Code of Ordinances to revise the definition of a food products
establishment, providing for publication and effective date.
2002-O-149 Amending Section 13-39, (Fees) of Division 2,
License of Article II (Food Products Establishments) of Chapter 13 (Food and
Food Products) of the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances to increase the annual
license fee to be paid by a food establishment, which will continue to be based
on the number of employees per establishment.
Establishing a fee of $50.00 for a new food establishment application
and fee of $25.00 for request for inspection services, providing for
publication and effective date.
2002-O-150 Amending the City of Laredo Code of
Ordinances, Section 13-81 (Fees) of Article IV, Permitting of Food Service
Operator, Chapter 13, Food and Food Products to raise the fee of ten ($10.00)
to thirty ($30.00) for a Food Service Operator Permit; providing for
publication and effective date.
2002-O-151 Authorizing the City Manager to accept a
reimbursement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the amount of
$19,717.00 for overtime expenses and amend the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002
annual budget in the amount of $19,717.00 to fund the Laredo Border Region
Violent Crime Task Force (LBRVCTF). The
Laredo Police Department will assign one Investigator and one Police Officer to
the Task Force. Reimbursement of
overtime expenses will commence on October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002.
2002-O-152 Amending Ordinance No. 90-O-177 by increasing
the fee of $8.00 to $15.00 per sample for the bacteriological analysis of water
and allowing for a waiver of the fee to the Health Department; and providing
for publication and effective date.
2002-O-153 Amending the Laredo Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 2 (Administration) Article I (In General) Section 2-3 (Fees for City
Services) Subsection (b), increasing the fee for certified birth certificates
from $11.00 to $13.00 to include an administrative fee; providing for
severability; and providing for publication and effective date.
2002-O-154 The Laredo Code of Ordinances, Section
13-58(e) (Issuance of Food Handler’s Certificates) of Division 3 (Employees) of
Article II (Food Products Establishments) of Chapter 13, Food and Food Products
to raise the annual fee of $8.50 to $20.00 for a Food Handler Certificate, and
establish a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for a duplicate Food Handler
Certificate, and extend the effective period from one (1) year to two (2)
years, providing for publication and effective date.
2002-O-155 Authorizing the City Manager to accept and
execute all documentation from the Texas Department of Health for the
Bio-Terrorism Preparedness Program of the City of Laredo Health Department in
the amount of $411,076.00 in additional funds for the period beginning June 1,
2002, through August 31, 2003, and amending the City of Laredo FY 2001-2002
budget in the same amount; and authorizing the City Manager to amend the City
of Laredo’s full-time equivalent positions by creating 1 – Senior
Epidemiologist; 1 – Public Health Technician; 2 – Registered Nurse II; 1.25 –
Sanitarians; and 1 – Health Educator, which will be funded by this grant, and
will serve Webb, Duval, Zapata and Jim Hogg Counties.
2002-O-156 Amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002
annual budget in the Capital Improvements Fund by appropriating revenues and
expenditures in the amount of $80,000.00 which are being donated by Paul Young
Properties, LTD., to fund the installation and activation of a traffic signal
on U.S. Highway 59 at Casa Blanca Road and the entrance to Paul Young Auto
Mall, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget.
2002-O-157 Authorizing the City Manager to execute a
lease with Webb County for approximately 380 square feet of office space
constituting Suite No. 9 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 March 1, 2002 and ending on February 28, 2003 and may be extended
for one (1) year ending February 29, 2004.
Monthly rent shall be $494.00 and will be adjusted annually during the
primary and extension term of this lease according to changes in the Consumer
Price Index; providing for publication and effective date.
2002-O-158 Authorizing the
City Manager to execute a lease between the City of Laredo Airport Fund, as
Lessor, and the City of Laredo Environmental Department, as Lessee, for
approximately 400 square feet constituting Suite No. 8 of Building No. S-1 located at 1718 E. Calton Road at the
Laredo International Airport. Lease
term is for six (6) months commencing on April 1, 2002 and ending on September
30, 2002. Monthly rent shall be
$520.00; providing for an effective date.
2002-O-159 Authorizing the City Manager to execute all
necessary documents to effectively convey a 3,382.41 sq. ft. parcel of land to
AEP/Central Power and Light Company, as an easement, for the installation of
certain underground electric service facilities to serve the premises at 6415
Sinatra Parkway in Laredo, Texas. Said
3,382.41 square foot parcel being out of and a part of Lot 4, Block 2, Jacaman
Ranch, Unit 3, Laredo Entertainment Center Subdivision, City of Laredo, Webb
County, Texas; being generally described below, and more particularly described
by metes and bounds on attached Exhibit “A”, and providing for an effective
date. Being a CP&L Easement
containing 3,382.41sq. ft. (0.0776 of
an acre) of land, more or less, being out of and a part of Lot No. 4, Block No.
2, Jacaman Ranch, Unit 3, Laredo Entertainment Center Subdivision, recorded in
Volume 21, Page 68, Plat Records of Webb County, Texas.
2002-O-160 Authorizing the City Manager to execute all
necessary documents to effectively convey fee simple title to Mary Furrh Gomez,
Rafael Gomez and Molly E. Gomez, for the “Surface Only” of certain City
property being generally described as those former street sections being
Mendiola Avenue between Palo Blanco & Bayard Streets excluding the
intersections and that former street section being Thurman Street between
Tapeyste & Mendiola Avenues, provided that the City of Laredo retains a 40
foot-wide Sanitary Sewer Easement on that section of Mendiola Avenue between
Palo Blanco & Thurman Streets. All
said former street sections situated in the Eastern Division, City of Laredo,
Webb County, Texas; being generally described on the attached excerpt of a City
plat and providing for an effective date.
2002-O-161 Authorizing the City Manager to execute a
lease renewal with United Exports Trading Association (U.E.T.A.) of Texas, Inc.
for approximately 2,526 square feet out of Lot 10, Block 22, in the Western
Division, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, lying Northeast of the concrete
pavement connecting Salinas Street with Water Street.
1.
Lease
term is for one (1) year commencing on April 1, 2002 and ending March 31, 2003.
2.
Monthly
rent will be $720.00
3.
City
of Laredo may terminate this lease within ninety (90) days written notice.
XI. RESOLUTIONS
12.
2002-R-060 Appointing John
C. Galo, Council Member for District III of the City of Laredo to serve as a
director for the Southwest Texas Rain Enhancement Association Board of
Directors.
13.
2002-R-061 Ratifying the
City Manager’s submittal of a grant proposal to the Environmental Protection
Agency in the amount of $115,000.00 to provide for a Vulnerability Assessment
of the water and wastewater infrastructure security.
14.
2002-R-062 Authorizing the use
of surplus proceeds from the City of Laredo - Contractual Obligations, Series
97-B Certificate of Obligation, in the amount of $12,210.00, for the purchase
of additional security system equipment for the City Hall building; and
authorizing change order no. 1 to AET, Inc., Laredo, Texas, for the purchase
and installation of this security equipment at the City Hall building.
15.
2002-R-063 Authorizing the
City Manager to enter into an agreement between the City of Laredo Fire
Department Emergency Medical Services and Laredo Community College to provide a
program of clinical education or field work experience at the agency for its
Health Science students.
16. 2002-R-064 Authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for consideration of the Texas
Recreation and Parks Account Grant Program for the development of the Northwest
Recreation Center in the estimated project amount of $1,550,000.00 with the
maximum grant amount of $750,000.00 and local matching funds of $800,000.00
dedicated for permanent public park and recreation use and certifying that the
City of Laredo is eligible to receive program assistance and further authorize
the City Manager to execute any and all documents pertaining to and resulting
from this submission.
XII. MOTIONS
17. Authorizing the award of a contract in the amount of
$40,983.00 to A & R Consulting for the ADA Paratransit Plan Update for
Laredo, TX. Funding for this project is
available in the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) account from Federal
Planning Grant (PL112) funds.
18. Consideration for approval to place the Laredo Entertainment
Center Marquee in the public right-of-way.
The location will be the southwest corner clip at Jacaman Road and Bob
Bullock Loop.
19. Consideration for approval of amendment no. 1 an increase of
$35,700.00 to the professional services contract with Design Group
International, Laredo, Texas, for the roofing improvements for the
Juarez-Lincoln Bridge Toll Plaza Facility and for the design of interior
improvements to the Bridge II building.
Funding is available in the Toll Plaza Improvements.
20. Consideration for approval to award a professional services
contract to Arcadis, Laredo, Texas, for an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 for
a feasibility study to include a Phase I market study and user forecast for a
water park. Funding is available in the
Capital Improvements Fund- Water Park Study Project.
21. Consideration to authorize the City Manager to sell two (2)
surplus ambulances to our Sister City Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, in the amount
of $7,000.00 each and to donate two (2) unsalvageable vehicles.
22. Approving the submission of the 2002 Consolidated Plan to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in request for funding through
the 28th Action Year Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) in the amount of
$4,367,000.00; the 2002 HOME Investment Partnership Program in the amount of
$1,500,000.00; and the 2002 Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG) in the amount
of $153,000.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents as a
result of the Plan’s submission.
23. Consideration to award contract number FY 02-112, a
twelve-month office supply contract to the low bidders, Executive Office
Supply, Laredo, Texas, and Patria Office Supply, Laredo, TX, for providing
general office supplies for all City departments. The term of this contract is for a twelve-month period with an
option to extend for one additional year.
This contract is based on the lowest cost format utilizing a published
price for City orders. Departments will
be able to order from the vendor’s general catalogues. Funding is available in the office supply
line item budgets for the respective departments.
24. Refund of property tax to the following taxpayers and
companies:
a.
A refund in the amount of $536.83 payable to Ronny Salamon due to an
over-payment for the 1999 taxes.
Account #923-00015-286 (A02-0315 GF)
b.
A refund in the amount of $554.08 payable to Lawrence Phillip Wildenborg & Antonieta due to an overpayment for the 1998 taxes. (A02-0315 GF) Account #923-00015-282.
c.
A refund in the amount of $545.35 payable to Transamerica Refunds Dept.
due to a double payment for the 2000 taxes.
Account #969-30009-280. (A02-0319 GF)
d.
A refund in the amount of $670.05 payable to Aladar Deutsch due to a
double payment for the 1998 tax.
Account #965-10010-002.
(A02-0319 FG). Account
#965-10010-002. (A02-0319 GF).
e.
A refund in the amount of $621.83 payable to Countrywide Home Loans due to a double payment for the 2001 tax year. Account #965-20006-032.
f.
A refund in the amount of $1,004.94 payable to IBOC-McAllen due to a
double payment by the mortgage bank and the homeowner. Account #437-00697-010.
g.
A refund in the amount of $3,903.42 payable to IBOC-McAllen due to a
quadruple over payment on account #551-01362-090 by homeowner and mortgage
bank.
h.
A refund in the amount of $1,398.50 payable to IBOC-McAllen due to an
over payment on account #660-01812-100 by homeowner and mortgage bank.
i.
A refund in the amount of $525.35 payable to Laura M. Rodriguez due to a
double payment by the mortgage & title companies on
account #909-00024-465.
j.
A refund in the amount of $995.88 payable to Washington Mutual. Account #969-30003-050 was paid in error.
k.
A refund in the amount of $2,639.65 payable to Marcela Canales due to an
over payment on account #909-00046-330 by mortgage company and homeowner.
l.
A refund in the amount of $1,339.40 payable to IBOC-McAllen due to a
double payment on account #970-50006-080 by the mortgage bank.
m.
A refund in the amount of $743.27 payable to Washington Mutual due to an
over payment on account #989-30001-010 by two mortgage companies.
n.
A refund in the amount of $553.71 payable to Laredo Teacher's Credit
Union due to a double over payment by two mortgage banks on
acct. #970-10005-200.
o.
A refund in the amount of $614.46 payable to IBOC-McAllen due to an over payment on account #970-00004-097 by homeowner and mortgage bank.
p.
A refund in the amount of $668.79 payable to Midland Mortgage Co., due
to a triple over payment by homeowner and mortgage company. Account #553-01474-020.
25. Approving monthly adjustments to the tax
roll. The amount to be adjusted for the month of June 2002 represents an
increase in levy of $24,048.05. These
adjustments are determined by Webb County Appraisal District and court orders.
26. Consideration to authorize the purchase of two, diesel engine
driven electric generators through the Houston Galveston Area Council of
Governments (HGAC) – Cooperative Purchasing Program in the total amount of
$42,025.80. These backup power
generators will be installed at Fire Stations no. 1 and no. 8. Funding is available from 2002 PPFCO contractual
obligation bond proceeds.
27. Consideration to award contract number FY 02-121, to the SOLE
BIDDER, Zertuche Construction, LLC, Laredo, Texas, in the amount of $56,625.00,
for roof repairs to Building 60 on the Laredo International Airport
property. With the recent rains, the
roof has collapsed and immediate repairs are needed to prevent any interior
damage. This building is being leased
by the Police Department. Funding is
available in the Police Trust Fund.
28. Consideration
to approve an agreement with Graphitiks Advertising Design, Inc. Laredo, Texas,
to design, produce, sell advertising and print the 2003 Laredo/Nuevo Laredo
Official Visitors Guide. Graphitiks will print, at no cost to the City of
Laredo, 120,000 copies of the guide which is a 76-page full color magazine
featuring “Los Dos Laredos.” The Guide will be produced under the direction of
the Laredo Convention & Visitors Bureau relative to style, design and
editorial content.
XIII. STAFF
REPORTS
29. Status
report on the selection process of the Associate Municipal Court Judge.
XIV. 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.
XV. RECESS
AND CONVENE AS THE LAREDO MUNICIPAL HOUSING CORPORATION
30. Consideration
to enter into an agreement with Ana Ochoa, Licensed Real Estate Broker, to
provide leasing services under the Noise Abatement Program. Commission will be based on one month’s rent
of the home rented. Funding is
available in the Noise Abatement Program Fund.
XVI. 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 July 12, 2002 at
6:00 p.m.
_____________________
Gustavo Guevara, Jr.