Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/17/2013 11:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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13-001190 11. ProclamationsSwearing-in Ceremony for Newly Appointed Board and Commission Memberspresented  Action details Video Video
13-001188 12. MinutesRegular Council Meeting of December 10, 2013.passedPass Action details Video Video
13-001189 13. AppointmentCorpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporationconfirmed  Action details Video Video
13-001301 14. MotionAgreement for delivery of electricity and related services Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute a Commercial Energy Sales Agreement for deliveries of electricity and necessary, related services at a fixed energy price per kilowatt hour (kWh) not to exceed the current contract rate for 2011-2013 plus standard delivery services charges effective January 1, 2014, for 48 months ending December 31, 2017, for certain electric accounts in the area served by Nueces Electric Cooperative.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001139 15. ResolutionAdopting the federal legislative priorities Resolution adopting the City of Corpus Christi's federal legislative priorities for 113th U.S. Congress.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001097 16. MotionLease purchase of freightliner truck for chipped tree transport Motion approving the lease purchase of one (1) Freightliner truck with Knapheide Forestry Body from Freightliner of Houston, Houston, Texas for a total amount of $90,870.00 of which $7,014.06 is required in FY 2013-2014. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC). Funding is available from the City’s lease-purchase financing contractor.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001115 17. MotionLease purchase of freightliner truck with aerial lift body for traffic signal maintenance Motion approving the lease-purchase of one (1) Freightliner truck with aerial lift body from Freightliner of Houston, Houston, Texas for a total amount of $131,620.00. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC). Funding is available from the city’s lease-purchase financing contractor.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001117 18. MotionLease purchase of dump trucks for landfill Motion approving the lease purchase of three (3) Freightliner trucks with Warren 18-yard dump body from Freightliner of Houston, Houston, Texas for a total amount of $366,832.00 of which $25,860.44 is required in FY 2013-2014. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC). Funding is available from the City's lease-purchase financing contractor.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001113 19. MotionPurchase of freightliner truck with cement mixer body for concrete repair by water distribution crews Motion approving the purchase of one (1) Freightliner truck with cement mixer body from Houston Freightliner, Inc., Houston, Texas for a total amount of $230,205.00. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC). Funding is available in the FY 2013-2014 Capital Outlay Budget of the Water Fund.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001099 110. MotionSupply agreement for pipe repair clamps Motion approving a supply agreement with Ferguson Enterprises, Corpus Christi, Texas for pipe repair clamps in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0037-14 based on lowest responsible bid for an estimated annual expenditure of $223,313.50, of which $148,875.66 is required for the remainder of FY 2013-2014. The term of the agreement shall be for twelve (12) months with options to extend for up to two (2) additional twelve-month periods, subject to the approval of the supplier and the City Manager or designee. Funds have been budgeted by the Water Department in FY 2013- 2014.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001114 111. MotionPurchase of emergency standby pump for the Wooldridge lift station Motion approving the purchase of one (1) emergency standby pump from Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc., dba Godwin Pumps, Bridgeport, New Jersey for a total amount of $162,989.32. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC). Funding is available in the FY 2013-2014 Wastewater System Fund.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001134 112. MotionSupply agreement for sodium bisulfite solution, a chemical used for dechlorination at the wastewater treatment plants Motion approving a supply agreement with Calabrian Corporation, Port Neches, Texas for approximately 1,973,368 pounds of sodium bisulfite solution for use at the Wastewater Treatment Plants in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0065-14, based on lowest responsible bid for an estimated twelve month expenditure of $600,890.56 of which $400,593.68 is required for the remainder of FY 2013-2014.The term of the supply agreement will be for twelve months with an option to extend for up to two additional twelve-month periods subject to the approval of the supplier and the City Manager or designee. Funds are available in the Wastewater Operations Budget in FY2013-2014.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001118 113. MotionSupply Agreement for reformulated gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel Motion approving a supply agreement with Oil Patch Petroleum, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas for reformulated gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0030-14, based on lowest local bid for an estimated twelve month expenditure of $4,635,554.65 of which $3,090,369.77 is required for the remainder of FY 2013-2014.The term of the agreement will be for twelve months with options to extend for up to two additional twelve-month periods, subject to the approval of the suppliers and the City Manager, or designee. Funds have been budgeted by Maintenance Services and the Aviation Department in FY 2013-2014.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001133 114. MotionService agreement for installation, maintenance and repair of roadway illumination and traffic signals Motion approving a service agreement with Star Operations, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas for installation, maintenance & repair of roadway illumination and traffic signals in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0031-14 based on only bid for an estimated twelve-month expenditure of $529,591.00 of which $308,928.06 is required for the remainder of FY 2013-2014. The term of the service agreement will be for twelve-months with an option to extend for up to two additional twelve-month periods subject to the approval of the service provider and the City Manager or designee. Funds are available in the General Fund in FY 2013-2014.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001091 115.Inter local Agreement with RobstownResolutionInterlocal agreement for storage of supply trailer to be used in an emergency Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee, the Director of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District ("Health District"), to execute an interlocal agreement between the Health District and Robstown Fire/EMS for the purpose of storing a trailer with supplies at a Robstown facility to be used in case of a natural or man-made emergency.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001106 116. MotionConstruction contract for Corpus Christi ship channel gas main crossing Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Alcott, Inc. dba TCH from Friendswood, Texas in the amount of $548,600, for Corpus Christi Ship Channel Gas Main Crossing for the base bid.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001128 117. MotionConstruction contract for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) areas from FY 2012 Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Construction Contract with CAS Companies, LP of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $228,552.06, for ADA Improvements in CDBG Areas for the Base Bid only.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001094 118. MotionContribution-In-Aid-Of Construction agreement for relocating and raising a transmission line that crosses the sedimentation basin of Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2 Motion approving a Contribution-In-Aid-Of-Construction Agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) Texas Central Company in the amount of $1,450,000.00 for raising AEP's 69 KV transmission line that crosses the sedimentation basin of Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2passedPass Action details Not available
13-001152 119. MotionReservation agreement for recycled water Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an Agreement for Exclusive Reservation of Recycled Water (the "Reservation") with Valero Refining - Texas, L.P. (Valero) for 4 million gallons per day (mgd) of recycled water.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001156 120. ResolutionInterlocal cooperation agreement with University of North Texas for air quality planning Resolution authorizing the City Manager or City Manager's designee to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with University of North Texas in the amount of $339,400 for an air quality research and planning program, which includes air quality monitoring and modeling projects, and development of an emissions inventory for the Nueces and San Patricio Counties area.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001157 121. ResolutionInterlocal cooperation agreement with Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi for pollution prevention and air quality educational outreach Resolution authorizing the City Manager or City Manager's designee to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the amount of $211,530 for the Pollution Prevention Partnership and educational outreach program, which includes small business assistance and public education on pollution prevention and air quality in Nueces and San Patricio Counties.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001103 122. ResolutionType A grant renewal for Del Mar Procurement Technical Assistance Center Resolution approving the renewal of the Small Business Incentives Agreement between the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation and Del Mar College Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) to provide grant up to $37,500 to assist small businesses.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001159 123. MotionAgreement with Texas A&M University recognizing the City as a sub-recipient for a Federal grant for fiber connectivity to permit finalization of grant activities Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with Texas A&M University for an expenditure of $144,000.00 to replace disallowed in-kind funding for a BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) federal grant awarded to Texas A&M University in the amount of $1,000,000.00 and to recognize the City as a sub-recipient for funding from that grant.passedPass Action details Not available
13-001149 124. MotionContract for collection of delinquent special assessments, demolitions, liens, and Risk Management claims Motion to authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract for the collection of delinquent special assessments levied in connection with paving liens and liens filed under Chapter 342 of the Health and Safety Code (including demolition, clean-up, and mowing) and for the collection of Risk Management claims with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP for a fee of 20% of principal and interest collected on delinquent accounts turned over to the law firm.passedPass Action details Not available
13-000994 225. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Rezoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District, on property located at 5621 Corisca Road and 6940 South Staples Street (FM 2444) (1st Reading 12/10/13) Case No. 1013-02 Mokry Family: Rezoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from medium density residential to low density residential. The property to be rezoned is described as being a 4.01-acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 31, Section 11, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, located on both sides of Corsica Road and approximately 620 feet east of South Staples Street (FM 2444). Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (October 23, 2013): Approval of the rezoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District. Ordinance Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC") upon application by the Mokry Family, i.e., Tim J. Mokry, Gerard L. Mokry, Catherine J. Mokry, Edmund J. Mokry, Loraine Mokry Nemepassed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001096 226. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating a State grant for the Senior Companion Program (SCP) (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to accept and appropriate a Grant from The Corporation for National and Community Service in the amount of $5,756.00 to the No. 1067 Parks and Recreation Funds - for funding of a national service project -- Senior Companion Program.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001100 227. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating a local grant for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to accept a $18,059 grant awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program; appropriating the $18,059 grant in the No. 1067 Parks and Recreation Grants Fund.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001069 228. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Lease agreement with Coinmach Corporation for operation of laundry facilities (1st Reading 10/17/13) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a five year Lease Agreement with Coinmach Corporation for operation of laundry facilities at Sunrise Beach RV Park in consideration of fifty percent of gross receipts.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001129 229. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending City code titled "Streets and Sidewalks" related to street cuts (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance amending Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances titled "Streets and Sidewalks" in order to provide requirements and prohibitions related to street cuts.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001150 230. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Continuing Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) updated service credits for participants and increases for prior and current annuities (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance authorizing and allowing, under the Act governing the Texas Municipal Retirement System, "Updated Service Credits" in said system for service performed by qualifying members of such system who presently are members of the City of Corpus Christi; providing for increased prior and current service annuities for retirees and beneficiaries of deceased retirees of the City; establishing an effective date for such actions; and providing for severance.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001090 231. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Purchase of Community Development and Regulation (CDR) module of Infor software (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance appropriating $1,648,183 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the Development Services Fund No. 4670 for the purchase of the Infor Community Development and Regulation (CDR) module; changing the FY 2013-2014 Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029915 to increase appropriations by $1,648,183; authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute amendment to Master Contract with Infor, Inc. for CDR module, with an initial three-year service agreement and initial one-year hosting and maintenance agreements, each with automatically annual renewal terms upon payment of annual fees, with the total amount of the fixed price agreement of $1,648,183, which includes the recurring support costs for years one and two, and additional recurring support costs of $64,820 per year for years three through five.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001137 232. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating funds for the purchase of court case management software (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance authorizing participation in the National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative Purchasing program; appropriating $1,300,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the No. 1020 General Fund for court case management software and data conversion services; authorizing execution of contract with Tyler Technologies in amount of $777,044; changing the FY 2013-2014 Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029915 to increase expenditures by $1,300,000 in the No. 1020 General Fund.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001119 233. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating funds for safety vestibule at City Detention and Magistration Center (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance appropriating and transferring $50,000.00 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the No. 1020 General Fund for the remodeling of the City Detention and Magistration Center to create a safety vestibule; and changing the FY 2013-2014 Adopted Annual Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No 029915 by increasing expenditures by $50,000 in the No. 1020 General Fund.withdrawn  Action details Not available
13-001086 234. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) funds for debt service payment associated with airport terminal and roadway improvements (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance appropriating $1,138,856 from the Unreserved Fund Balance in the Passenger Facility Charge Fund No. 4621 and transferring $823,854 to the Airport 2012A Debt Service Fund No. 4640 and $315,002 into Airport 2012A Debt Service Fund No. 4641 for debt service on Airport Improvements; amending the FY 2013-2014 Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 to increase appropriations by $1,138,856.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001087 235. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating Federal grant for funding airport upgrades to security and perimeter road systems (1st Reading 12/10/13) Ordinance appropriating $62,249 from the Federal Aviation Administration Grant No. 3-48-0051-048-2011 in the No. 3020 Airport Capital Improvement Fund to upgrade security and perimeter road systems at Corpus Christi International Airport; changing the FY 2013-2014 Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029916 by increasing revenues and expenditures by $62,249.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
13-001014 136. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Rezoning from the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District to the "RS-4.5" Single-Family 4.5 District, on property located at 4050 Acushnet Drive (1st Reading 12/17/13) Case No. 1113-01 Luxury Spec Homes, Inc.: A rezoning from the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District to the "RS-4.5" Single-Family 4.5 District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from commercial to low-density residential uses. The property is described as Lot 13, Block 2, Country Club Estates Unit 20, located on the north side of Acushnet Drive, approximately 525 feet east of Weber Road (FM 43). Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (November 20, 2013): Approval of the change of zoning from the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District to the "RS-4.5" Single-Family 4.5 District. Ordinance: Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC"), upon application by Luxury Spec Homes, Inc., acting as agent behalf of Mihail Chryssos and Nikolaos Hrisos ("Owners"), by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference to Lot 13, Block 2, Country Club Estates Unit 20 heard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
13-001074 137. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Rezoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "RS-TF" Two-Family District, on property located at 1201, 1217, 1225 and 1233 Barton Street (1st Reading 12/17/13) Case No. 1113-03 Robert Bryan Johnson: Rezoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "RS-TF" Two-Family District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from low density residential to medium density residential uses. The property being rezoned is described as Lots 20, 21, 22, 23, Block 5, Flour Bluff Center, located on the northeast corner of Barton and O'Neill Streets. Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (November 20, 2013): Approval of the change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "RS-TF" Two-Family District. Ordinance: Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC"), upon application by Robert Bryan Johnson, by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference to Lots 20, 21, 22, and 23, Block 5, Flour Bluff Center, from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "RS-TF" Two- Family District; amending the Comprehensiveheard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
13-001098 138. MotionSupply Agreement for Single Port Meter Transmission Units Motion approving a supply agreement with Aclara Technologies LLC, Hazelwood, Missouri for approximately 5,376 single port meter transmission units (MTU’s). The award is based on sole source, for an estimated annual expenditure of $473,088 of which $336,512 is required for the remainder of FY 2013-2014. The term of the contract will be for twelve months with an option to extend the contract for up to two additional twelve month periods, subject to the approval of the City Manager or designee. Funds have been budgeted by the Water Department in FY 2013-2014.withdrawn  Action details Video Video
13-001127 139. ResolutionApproval of the Street Preventive Maintenance Program Year One - Annual Work Plan Resolution approving the concepts, direction, and general work plan for the first year of the Street Preventative Maintenance Program (SPMP) -- the 2014 SPMP Work Plan (Year-1).passedPass Action details Video Video
13-001126 140. MotionConstruction contracts for the citywide street and sealcoat indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity program - pilot program; amendment no. 2 to design contract; testing agreement Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Berry Contracting, LP, dba, Bay LTD. in the amount of $6,147,094.05 for the Citywide Street Overlay and Sealcoat Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Pilot Program for Total Base Bid #1; and to execute a construction contract with Haas Anderson Construction, Inc. in the amount of $11,920,961.00 for the Citywide Street Overlay and Sealcoat Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Pilot Program for Total Base Bid #2; and to execute Amendment No. 2 to an engineering design contract with R.H. Shackelford, Inc. in the amount of $548,513.00 for a re-stated total fee of $743,360.00 for development of remaining pilot program delivery orders; and to execute a testing agreement with Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory in the amount $73,099.00 for the Citywide Street Overlay and Sealcoat Indefinite DeliverpassedPass Action details Video Video
13-001101 141. MotionExtending lease agreement for City Detention and Magistration Center Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to extend a lease agreement for two years with an option for three one year extensions, with Wilson Plaza Associates, L.P., for approximately 4,710 square feet at the Wilson Plaza Building, 606 N. Carancahua, Suite 113-A, for $6,086.97 monthly rental payment, to house the City Detention and Magistration Center.passedPass Action details Video Video
13-001143 142. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Closing a portion of a 15-foot wide utility easement out of Lot 1, Incarnate Word Subdivision located south of Lipes Boulevard and west of South Staples Street (1st Reading 12/17/13) Ordinance abandoning and vacating a portion of a 15-foot wide utility easement out of Lot 1, Incarnate Word Subdivision and requiring the owner, The Convent Academy of the Incarnate Word, to comply with the specified conditions.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
13-001177 143. ResolutionResolution requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to adopt language in the environmental flow standards for the Nueces River Basin to clarify that rules are to be applied prospectively and not affect an existing water right Resolution requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) clearly and conclusively state that Senate Bill 3 environmental flow standards are to be applied prospectively and environmental flow standards for the Nueces River Basin not affect an appropriation of or an authorization to store, take, or divert water under a permit or amendment to a water right issued before September 1, 2007recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
13-001175 144.Marina submission of a grant application to replace R-Pier Boat SlipsResolutionRatifying Federal grant for Marina replacement dock for boat slips Resolution ratifying grant application to US Fish and Wildlife Service through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for $502,496.00 Boating Infrastructure Grant for Marina boat slips including 35 transient boat slips.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
13-001173 145. PresentationFiscal Year Changepresented  Action details Video Video
13-001200 146. PresentationConceptual Discussion about a Regional Youth Sports Complexpresented  Action details Video Video