Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/25/2014 11:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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14-00222 11. ProclamationsProclamation declaring February 24 - March 1, 2014 as "Islander Homecoming Week" Proclamation declaring March 2 - 8, 2014 as "Women in Construction Week" Proclamation declaring March 4, 2014 as "IHOP's National Pancake Day and Shriners Hospital for Children Day" Proclamation declaring the dates of March 7th, March 14th, and March 21st as "Fill-the-Boot for Muscular Dystrophy Association" Proclamation declaring March 12, 2014, as "Risk Management Awareness Day" Swearing-in Ceremony for Newly Appointed Board, Commission, and Committee Memberspresented  Action details Video Video
14-00224 12. MinutesRegular Council Meeting of February 18, 2014passed  Action details Video Video
14-00220 111. ResolutionResolution recommending routing priorities for proposed transmission line Resolution recommending routing priorities for the proposed for the Electric Transmission Texas, LLC, 138-kilovolt (kV) electric power transmission line connecting the Barney Davis Substation to Naval Base Substation near Naval Air Station Corpus Christi; authorizing intervention in the Electric Transmission Texas, LLC, filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the electric transmission line and hiring legal and consulting services.passed as amendedPass Action details Video Video
14-00177 23. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Construction contract change order no. 9 for Williams Drive Phase 2 (Bond 2008) (1st Reading 2/18/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to transfer budgeted funds in the amounts of $365,000 from Wastewater Capital Reserves Fund 4510 Project No. E10142 - Lift Station Repairs Citywide Everhart/Staples Lift Station reserves to the Bond 2008 Street Project Williams Drive Phase 2 from Airline to Nile; increasing expenditures in the amount of $365,000; and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute Change Order No. 9 with Reytec Construction, Inc. from Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $609,305.34 for the Williams Drive Phase 2 from Airline to Nile Project for improvements to the infrastructure feeding the Williams Drive Lift Station.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
14-00201 14. ResolutionResolution adopting a community revitalization plan for an area encompassing the border streets of Staples Street on the East, Everhart Road to the South, Saratoga Boulevard to the West, and Ayers Street to the North Resolution of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas adopting a City Central Corridor Community Revitalization Plan for an area encompassing the border streets of Staples Street on the East, Everhart Road to the South, Saratoga Boulevard to the West, and Ayers Street to the North; and providing an effective date.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001016 15. Emergency OrdinanceEmergency Ordinance - Rezoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District and the "CN-2" Neighborhood Commercial District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District, on property located at 5429-5505 Cain Drive, 5633 South Staples Street and 5502-5506 Holly Road. Case 1113-02 Old Lipan Limited: A rezoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District and the "CN-2" Neighborhood Commercial District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from low-density residential uses to commercial uses. The property to be rezoned is described as Lots 4, 5B, 6, 7A, 13, and the west half of Lot 5, Block 10, Gardendale Subdivision, located on Holly Road and Cain Drive, approximately 400 feet west of South Staples Street. Staff Recommendation: Denial of the rezoning to the "CG-2" General Commercial District and denial of a Special Permit to allow a mini-storage facility. Planning Commission Recommendation (January 29, 2014): Denial of the "CG-2" General Commercial District and denial of a Special Permit for a mini-storage facility as a result of tabled to specified date  Action details Video Video
14-00148 16. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Exempting Buena Vista Addition, located on Guth Lane, north of Interstate Highway 37 and west of Sessions Road, from the wastewater lot/acreage fees (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance exempting Buena Vista Addition, Block 3, Lots 2A & 3, a subdivision located on Guth Lane, north of Interstate Highway 37 and west of Sessions Road, from the payment of the wastewater lot/acerage fees pursuant to Section 8.5.2.G.1. of the Unified Development Code; requiring the owner/developer to comply with the specified conditions.heard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00149 17. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Exempting King Estates Unit 4, located south of South Staples Street (FM 2444) at the intersection with Oso Parkway South, from the wastewater lot/acreage fees (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance exempting King Estates Unit 4, a subdivision located south of South Staples Street (FM 2444) at the of South Staples Street (FM 2444) and Oso Parkway South, from payment of wastewater lot/acreage fees pursuant to Section 8.5.2.G.1. of the Unified Development Code; requiring the owner/developer to comply with the specified conditions.heard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
13-001123 18. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Changing the name of Bufferhead Drive to Bufflehead Drive (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance changing the name of Bufferhead Drive to Bufflehead Drive between Eider Drive and Goldeneye Driveheard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00127 19. MotionEngineering construction contracts and construction management/observation contracts for Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2 Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Garney Companies, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri in the amount of $84,121,405, for the Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2: Pipeline Sections A, B, and C for the base bid and the fiber optic additive alternate for all pipeline sections; and to execute a construction contract with Oscar Renda Contracting of Roanoke, Texas in the amount of $29,167,288, for the Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2: Pump Stations/Sedimentation Basin for the base bid; and to execute Amendment No. 10 to the contract for professional services with Freese and Nichols, Inc. of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $3,965,785, for a total restated fee not to exceed $15,301,288 for Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2 for construction management and construction observation services; and to execute a contract with AGCM, Inc. of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $1,679,942, for Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2 for constructionpassedPass Action details Video Video
13-001162 210. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Approving Seawall Maintenance Capital Improvement Program (1st Reading 1/14/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Program Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to add the Seawall Maintenance projects approved by the Type A Board and City Council as listed in Attachment A; appropriating $6,500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in No. 1120 Seawall Improvement Fund and transferring and appropriating into Seawall CIP Fund 3272 for the Fiscal Year 2014 projects as listed in Attachment A; changing the FY 14 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance 029915 to increase expenditures by $6,500,000.passed on second readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00144 212. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Litter Ordinance Consolidation (1st Reading 2/11/14) Ordinance establishes Chapter 22, Code of Ordinances titled "Litter"; amending Chapters 10, 14,19, 21 and 23; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severance; and providing for publication.passed on second reading as amendedPass Action details Video Video
14-00174 113. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating grant funds for the Operation Stonegarden program for reduction of crime in the Rio Grande Valley (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to accept a grant in the amount of $126,000 from Nueces County for funding eligible under the FY2012 Department of Homeland Security Grant Program Operation Stonegarden to reimburse fuel, overtime, fringe benefits, and equipment expenditures for the Police Department's collaborative enforcement efforts with Nueces County along routes of ingress and egress to include (but not limited to) U. S. Highway 77 and State Highway 44; and appropriating the $126,000 in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund.passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
14-00108 114. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating funds for the Infor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance appropriating $1,212,449 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the Municipal Information Systems Fund No. 5210 and $1,311,979 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the General Fund No. 1020, and transferring to and appropriating in the MIS Fund No. 5210 for the Infor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation; changing the FY 2013-2014 Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029915 to increase appropriations by $2,524,428.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00200 115. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Authorization for streamlining the approval process for repeat special events requesting use of City property (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute agreements for use of City property by repeat special events.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00166 116. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Lease agreement for the 2014 Buccaneer Days Festival and related activites (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a lease agreement with the Buccaneer Commission, Inc. ("Commission") for 2014 Buccaneer Days Festival and related activities to allow use of City property including areas bounded by Kinney Street, North Shoreline, South Shoreline, and Park Avenue, including adjacent parking lots, during April 24, 2014 through May 4, 2014; use of parking lot north of former Memorial Coliseum site from April 18, 2014 through April 10, 2014 provide for Commission paying fees for City services in amount not to exceed $33,000.00passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00208 117. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Contract amendment no. 2 for energy performance contract for Energy Efficiency Conservation Retrofit for Major City Facilities Project, Phase 2 (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance appropriating $32,326.50 from AEP Program Incentives in the No. 3160 City Hall CIP Fund for the Energy Efficiency Conservation Retrofit for Major City Facilities Project; changing the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to increase revenues and expenditures by $4,982,326.50 each; and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Fixed Price Energy Performance Contract with McKinstry Essention of Seattle, Washington for Energy Efficiency Conservation Retrofit for Major City Facilities, Phase 2 in the amount of $7,709,592, for a total re-stated fee of $14,724,124.28.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00128 118. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Engineering construction contract for downtown (Chaparral) signal improvements (Bond Issue 2008) (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 by transferring $459,111.75 from Fund 3541 Bond 2004 Project Reserves and $459,117.75 from Fund 3544 Bond 2004 Project Reserves to the Downtown Street Chaparral Project (Bond 2008); increasing expenditures in the amount of $918,235.50; and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Austin Traffic Signal Construction Co., Inc. of Round Rock, Texas in the amount of $918,235.50 for the Downtown Streets Chaparral Signal Improvements for the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate One.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00193 119. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Engineering construction contract for Health Department parking lot (Bond 2012) (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 by accelerating funding for the Health Department Building Parking Lot Bond 2012 project in the amount of $150,000 from Fiscal Year 2015 to Fiscal Year 2014; increasing expenditures in the amount of $150,000; and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Mako Contracting of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $402,734.13 for Health Department Building Parking Lot for the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate Nos. 1 and 2. (Bond 2012)passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00043 120. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Engineering design contract for Gollihar Road from Weber Road to Carroll Lane, Phase One and from Carroll Lane to Kostoryz Road, Phase Two (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to transfer budgeted funds in the amount of $600,384.20 from Storm Water CIP Fund 3495 Project No. E09025 Williams Drive Outfall; reserves in the amount of $40,488.50 from Wastewater CIP Fund 4510; reserves in the amount of $32,390.80 from Water CIP Fund 4479; reserves in the amount of $8,097.70 from Gas CIP Fund 4551 for the Gollihar Road from Weber Road to Carroll Lane (Phase One) Project; transferring budgeted funds in the amount of $600,384.20 from Storm Water CIP Fund 3495 Project No. E09025 Williams Drive Outfall; reserves in the amount of $40,488.50 from Wastewater CIP Fund 4510; reserves in the amount of $32,390.80 from Water CIP Fund 4479; reserves in the amount of $8,097.70 from Gas CIP Fund 4551 for the Gollihar Road from Carroll Lane to Kostoryz Road (Phase Two) Project; increasing expenditures passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
14-00094 121. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Engineering design contract for Southern Minerals Road from Up River to IH 37 (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to transfer capital reserves in the amounts of $151,145.75 from Storm Water CIP Fund 3494, $70,795.79 from Wastewater CIP Fund 4510, and $65,349.96 from Water CIP Fund 4088 to the Bond 2014 Street Project Southern Minerals Road from Up River to IH 37; increasing expenditures in the amount of $287,291.50; and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an engineering design contract with LNV, Inc. from Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $604,675.00 for Southern Minerals Road from Up River to IH 37.passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
14-00096 122. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Engineering design contract for Ayers Street from Ocean to Alameda (1st Reading 2/25/14) Ordinance amending the FY 2014 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to transfer capital reserves in the amounts of $163,384.75 from Storm Water CIP Fund 3494, $97,120.07 from Wastewater CIP Fund 4510, and $78,424.68 from Water CIP Fund 4479 to the Bond 2014 Street Project Ayers Street from Ocean to Alameda; increasing expenditures in the amount of $338,929.50; and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an engineering design contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. from Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $811,935.00 for Ayers Street from Ocean to Alameda.passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
14-00186 123. Corporation MeetingBoard meeting of the Corpus Christi Housing Finance Corporation.held  Action details Not available
14-00133 124. MotionSupply agreement for police uniforms Motion approving a supply agreement with Nardis, Inc., Kilgore, Texas for police uniforms in the amount of $64,972.60 of which $32,486.30 will be required for the remainder of FY 2013 - 2014. The term of the contract will be for twelve (12) months with an option to extend the contract for up to two (2) additional twelve-month periods, subject to the approval of the supplier and the City Manager or designee. The award is in accordance with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 84 Cooperative Purchasing Program. Funds have been budgeted by the Police Department in FY 2013 - 2014.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00179 125. MotionPurchase of electronic citation handheld units (ticket writers) Motion approving the purchase of sixty-two (62) Electronic Citation Handheld Units from Brazos Technologies, College Station, Texas for a total amount of $233,773. The award is based on the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 70 Cooperative Purchasing Program. Funds are available in the Crime Control and Prevention District in FY 2013-2014.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00180 126. MotionPurchase of video equipment and system upgrade for video surveillance system Motion approving the purchase of video cameras and equipment; to include a system upgrade from Zones, Solutions Group, Auburn, Washington based on the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 70 Cooperative Purchasing Program for a total amount of $79,322.48. Funds are available in the Crime Control and Prevention District in FY 2013-2014.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00123 127. MotionPurchase and installation of a roll-off hoist body for a reconfigured roll-off truck to be used at transfer station Motion approving the purchase and installation of one (1) roll-off hoist body from Texan Waste Equipment, Inc., Houston, Texas for a total amount of $60,483. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (TLGPC).recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00182 128. ResolutionAuthorizing submission of grant application to State for a victim outreach program under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application in the amount of $68,163.15 to the State of Texas, Criminal Justice Division. For funding available under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) fund for the Police Department's Family Violence Unit to continue Year 2 of the Victim Outreach Program with a city match of $13,840.79 and $3,200 in-kind services, for a total project cost of $85,203.94; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00183 129. ResolutionAuthorizing submission of grant application to the State for victims of crime under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application in the amount of $77,084.05 to the State of Texas, Criminal Justice Division for funding available under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) fund for the Police Department's Family Violence Unit with a city match of $20,271.07 and $4,000 in-kind services, for a total project cost of $101,355.06; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00184 130. ResolutionAuthorizing submission of grant application to the State for violence against women under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application in the amount of $44,356.71 to the State of Texas, Criminal Justice Division. For funding available under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) fund for the Police Department's Family Violence Unit with a city match of $20,280.21 and $5,520 in-kind services, for a total project cost of $70,156.92; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for, accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00119 131. ResolutionAquisition of real property rights for Navigation Boulevard street improvement project from Up River Road to Leopard Street (Bond 2012) Resolution of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (1) determining the public necessity and public use for the acquisition of parcels of land by fee simple title to the surface estate, right-of-way easements, utility easements, and temporary construction easements for a street improvement project known as the Navigation Boulevard Street Improvement Project which is to be generally located from Leopard Street northward to Up River Road, Bond 2012; (2) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute all documents necessary to acquire the property interests subject to availability of funds appropriated for such purposes; (3) authorizing the City Manager to institute condemnation by eminent domain proceedings to acquire the fee simple and easement interests in the properties; (4) authorizing payment pursuant to an award by Special Commissioners; (5) authorizing acceptance and recording of appropriate legal instrecommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00190 132. ResolutionSupport of project that will study redevelopment of area affected by Harbor Bridge relocation Resolution to provide support to the Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team Project.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Video Video
14-00216 133. ResolutionRefunding of Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (LNRA) water supply facilities revenue bonds for debt service savings Resolution authorizing the City Manager to take actions necessary to approve the issuance of refunding bonds designated as Lavaca-Navidad River Authority Water Supply Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds Taxable Series 2014, (Lake Texana Project); and other matters in connection therewith.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00218 134. ResolutionReimbursement resolution for energy efficiency projects Resolution relating to establishing the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas' intention to reimburse itself for the prior lawful expenditure of funds relating to the acquisition of a new energy management and control system on a city-wide basis and certain other personal property from the proceeds of tax-exempt obligations to be issued by the City for authorized purposes; authorizing other matters incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
14-00207 135. PresentationSenior Center Customer Service Survey and Benchmark Studypresented  Action details Video Video
14-00165 136. PresentationCorpus Christi Museum of Science & History Updatepresented  Action details Video Video