Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/8/2013 11:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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13-00014 11 ProclamationsCertificate of Commendation Presented to Mr. Eddie Chambliss - Most Valuable Citizenpresented  Action details Not available
13-00015 13 AppointmentOil and Gas Advisory Committee Planning Commission Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Committeeconfirmed  Action details Not available
12-00805 14 ResolutionResolution requesting website link for information on local Navy flight zones to inform public on flight zone locations and naval information regarding said zones Resolution to request that the Nueces County Appraisal District ("NCAD") include a link on the NCAD website relating to information on local Navy flight zones referred to as Air Installation Compatible Use Zones.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00823 15 MotionPurchase of police package sedans to replace existing units Motion approving the purchase of twelve (12) Police Package Sedans from Griffith Ford, Seguin, Texas for a total amount of $308,522.88, based on lowest responsible bid, in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0065-13. Funding is available in the Capital Outlay Budget of the Fleet Maintenance Fund and the Crime Control District Budget.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00820 16 MotionLease-Purchase of a track excavator for loading refuse at the transfer station Motion approving the lease-purchase of one (1) track excavator from Waukesha-Pearce Industries, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas for a total amount of $181,675.34. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (TLGPC). Funding is available from the City’s lease-purchase financing contractor.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00821 17 MotionLease-Purchase of a rescue pumper replacement unit for fighting fires Motion approving the lease purchase of one (1) rescue pumper from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, of Denton, Texas based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC), in the amount of $425,000. The rescue pumper will be used by the Fire Department. Funds for the lease purchase of the rescue pumper will be provided through the City’s lease/financing program.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00824 18 MotionSupply agreement for sodium bisulfite solution for dechlorination at the wastewater treatment plants Motion approving a supply agreement with Univar USA, Corpus Christi, Texas for approximately 868,000 pounds of sodium bisulfite solution for use at the Wastewater Treatment Plants in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0044-13, based on lowest local bid for an estimated twelve month expenditure of $291,648 of which $170,128 is required for the remainder of FY 2012-2013.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 FY2012-2013.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00827 19 MotionLease - Purchase of a five yard wheel loader to fill transfer trailer at the transfer station Motion approving the lease purchase of one (1) five yard wheel loader from Nueces Power Equipment, of Corpus Christi, Texas based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC), in the amount of $239,427.14. The five yard wheel loader will be used by the Solid Waste Department. This unit is an addition to the fleet. Funds for the lease purchase of the wheel loader will be provided through the City’s lease/financing program.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00834 110 MotionProfessional services contract for monitoring and data collection of salinity and freshwater inflow to Nueces Bay and River Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute Contract for Monitoring Services with Conrad Blucher Institute at Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi in an amount not to exceed $93,062 for Salinity and Freshwater Inflow Monitoring 2012-2013 associated with the Rincon Bayou Diversion Project.passedPass Action details Not available
12-00808 211 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Amending city code to clarify areas where waterfowl hunting is prohibited Ordinance amending section 33-75 of the Corpus Christi Code by clarifying the area where discharge of firearm is prohibited, clarifying unlawful act, clarifying areas where waterfowl hunting is not allowed within 1,000 feet; providing an effective date; providing for severance; and providing for publication.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00813 212 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - License Agreement for use of Equistar Park located on Haven Drive for youth soccer program Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a License Agreement with Nueces County for Great Western Soccer League use of Equistar Park for youth soccer program.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00814 213 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Interlocal agreement for recreation and athletic facility improvements at Equistar Park and adjacent property Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Nueces County for use of Bond 2008 funds for reimbursement up to $300,000 for improvements to Lyondell Park, Equistar Park, and Oxychem Park.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00817 214 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Agreement for use of Equistar Park located on Haven Drive for youth sports program/league Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a License Agreement with Nueces County for Nueces County Youth Football League use of Equistar Park for youth football program.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00815 215 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating Federal grant for after school snacks at selected Latchkey sites Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to accept a grant in the amount of $203,608 from the Texas Department of Agriculture and appropriating grant in the No. 1067 Parks and Recreation Grants Fund for the Latchkey After School Snack Program.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00847 216 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Authorizing re-sale of properties for failure to pay ad valorem taxes Ordinance authorizing the resale of fifteen (15) properties for $56,211.00 which were foreclosed upon for failure to pay ad valorem taxes, of which the City shall receive $6,378.91 plus $9,524.51 for partial payment of City paving and demolition liens.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00850 217 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending the City's Future Land Use Plan and the Comprehensive Plan to create compatible land uses near Cabaniss Field (1st Reading 12/18/12) Ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi by amending the Corpus Christi Future Land Use Plan (adopted by Ordinance 026278 and thereafter amended by Ordinance 028504) by revising the future land use maps surrounding Cabaniss Field; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing for severance; and providing for publication.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00835 218 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance Reading Ordinance - A change of zoning from the "CG-2" General Commercial District to the "CBD" Downtown Business District, on property located at 2002 Ayers Street. (1st Reading 12/18/12) Case No. 1012-05 Everett Skipper: A change of zoning from the "CG-2" General Commercial District to the "CBD" Downtown Business District, not resulting in a change of future land use. The property to be rezoned is described as Block 1504, Port Aransas Cliffs, located between Ayers Street and Cole Street and between 17th Street and 18th Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the change of zoning from the "CG-2" General Commercial District to the "CBD" Downtown Commercial District. Planning Commission Recommendation (October 24, 2012) Denial of the requested "CBD" Downtown Commercial District and, in lieu thereof, approval of a Special Permit with the requirement of the development providing a minimum of 122 on-site and off-site parking spaces. Ordinance Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (“UDC”) upon application by Everett Skipper, acting passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00837 219 OrdinancePublic Hearing and First Reading Ordinance - A change of zoning from the "IH" Heavy Industrial District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District, on property located at 5445 Greenwood Drive. Case No. 1112-01 St. John Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, Texas: A change of zoning from the "IH" Heavy Industrial District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District, resulting in a change of future land use from light industrial to commercial. The property to be rezoned is described as the west 225 feet out of Lot 8A, Block 1, Cedar Grove, and to 4.55 acres out of Lot 2, Section 5, Bohemian Colony Lands, located north of Hala Pit Road and west of Greenwood Drive. Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (November 7, 2012): Approval of the change of zoning from the "IH" Heavy Industrial District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District. Ordinance Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (“UDC”) upon application by WKMC Architects, acting as agent on behalf of St. John Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, Texas (“Owner”), by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference to the passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00838 220 OrdinancePublic Hearing and First Reading Ordinance - A change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CH" Cottage Housing District, on property located at 849 and 847 Erwin Avenue. Case No. 1112-02 Advanced Housing Alternatives Corporation: A change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CH" Cottage Housing District, resulting in a change of future land use from low density residential to medium density residential. The property to be rezoned is described as Oak Park, Block 9, Lots 10, 11, 12, 23, and the north 28 feet of Lot 13, located on Mueller Street between Oak Park Avenue and Erwin Avenue. Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (November 7, 2012): Approval of the change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CH" Cottage Housing District. Ordinance Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (“UDC”) upon application by Advanced Housing Alternatives Corporation (“Owner”), by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference to Lots 10, 11, 12, 23, and the north 28 feet of Lot 13, Block 9, Oak Park Addition, frompassed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00867 221 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Amending the City code to provide for immediate ownership of impounded animals under four months old Ordinance amending section 6-103 (g) of the Corpus Christi Code by providing immediate ownership of impounded animals under four months old to the City; providing an effective date; providing for severance; and providing for publication.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00873 222 OrdinanceFirst Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating a local grant for purchasing surveillance equipment Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to accept a grant from the Target Corporation in the amount of $1,700 for the purchase of equipment to assist the Repeat Offender Program for the Police Department, and appropriating the $1,700 in the General Fund No. 1020; changing the FY 2012-2013 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029577 by increasing revenue and expenditures in the General Fund No. 1020 by $1,700 each.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
12-00869 123 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - A Change of zoning from the "RM-AT" Multifamily AT District to the "CR-1" Resort Commercial District, at 221, 217, 213 Kleberg Place (1st Reading 1/8/13) Case No. 1112-03 Guy and Renee Richards (Normadon Properties, Ltd.- Owner): A change of zoning from the "RM-AT" Multifamily AT District to the "CR-1" Resort Commercial District, not resulting in a change of future land use. The property to be rezoned is described as Lots 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, and 93, Block I, Corpus Christi Beach Hotel, located east of Surfside Boulevard and south of Kleberg Place. Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (November 7, 2012) Approval of the change of zoning from the "RM-AT" Multifamily AT District to the "CR-1" Resort Commercial District. Ordinance Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (“UDC”) upon application by Normadon Properties, Ltd. (“Owner”), by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference to Lots 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, and 93, Block I, Corpus Christi Beach Hotel, from the “RM-AT” Multifamily AT District to the “CR-1” Resort Commercial District; passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
12-00836 124 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending City code to modify authority of technical construction boards and frequency of meetings (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, "Development Services," Article II, "City of Corpus Christi Technical Construction Codes," Division 1, "Scope and Administration of Technical Construction Codes," Section 14-206 "Technical construction boards" by adding language to modify the authority of each board and revising the frequency of meetings; and providing for severance, penalties, publication, and an effective date.passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
13-00007 125 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending the Unified Development Code to implement the goals of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC") by revising subsections 8.3.6 relating to fee in lieu of land and 8.3.8 relating to park development improvementspassed on first readingPass Action details Not available
13-00017 12 E-Session ItemExecutive Session pursuant to Texas Government code Section 551.071 to consult with attorneys regarding City of Corpus Christi, Texas vs. David McCarthy & Community Showcase Banners LLC, Cause No 2012 DCV 5832 A, in the 28th District Court of Nueces County, with possible discussion and action in open session.discussed in executive session  Action details Video Video
12-00809 126 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending the Capital Improvement Budget and transferring funds for professional services contract for design and installation of cover system at landfill (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance amending the FY 2012 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029135 transferring budgeted funds in the amount of $250,145 from the Citizens Collection Center Flour Bluff / Padre Island Area Project to the Cefe Valenzuela Landfill Disposal Cells Interim Cover project; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a contract for professional services with CP&Y of Dallas, Texas in the amount of $475,465 for the Cefe Valenzuela Landfill Disposal Cells Interim Cover projectpassed on first readingPass Action details Not available
12-00818 127 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Miscellaneous easement with State for waterline rights across Laguna Madre (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Miscellaneous Easement ME800236 with the State of Texas through its General Land Office, for the renewal of easement rights across the Laguna Madre for a 24-inch waterline to Padre Island, for a term of ten years, at the total cost of $67,025.90 which includes the ten year land use fee of $66,675.90 and an application fee of $350.00.passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
12-00807 128 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending the Capital Improvement Budget to add funding for the expansion project at Ethel Eyerly Senior Center through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); Awarding Construction contract for base bid (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance amending the FY 2012 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 029135 to add an amount of $229,464.74 to the Ethel Eyerly Senior Center Expansion Project from FY 2012 Community Development Block Grant Funds; increasing revenues and expenditures by $229,464.74 each; and authorizing the City Manger or designee to execute a construction contract with Henock Construction, LLC. of San Antonio, Texas in the amount of $255,636.00 for the Ethel Eyerly Senior Center Expansion Project for the Base Bid.passed on first readingPass Action details Not available
12-00909 129 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Lease Agreement for Arts and Education Center located at 2021 Agnes (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee to execute a ten-year Lease Agreement with South Texas Institute for the Arts for the use of an approximately 1.37 acre tract including improvements located near intersection of Agnes Street at 18th Street, to be used to operate the Antonio E. Garcia Arts & Education Center; providing for severance; and providing for publicationpassed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
12-00907 130 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating State grant for overtime driving while intoxicated (DWI) enforcement during specific calendar periods (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to accept a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) in the amount of $19,977.68 for the 2013 Impaired Driving Mobilization grant within the Police Department, for overtime DWI enforcement, with a City cash match of $8,004.99, for a total project cost of $27,982.67 and appropriating $19,977.68 in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
12-00877 131 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating estimated program income revenue for operating expenditures for health services (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance appropriating $763,000 from the estimated program income revenue in the No. 1066 Health Grants Fund as State fiscal year 2012-2013 program income to fund laboratory and public health services for the period of September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
12-00913 132 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Utility easement closure for future development located north of Catalina Place and west of Santa Fe Street (1st Reading 1/8/13) Ordinance abandoning and vacating a 5-foot wide by 20-foot long utility easement out of Lots 17 and 18, Block 8, Lamar Park Subdivision Section 2; and requiring the owners, Gregory and Nancy Graves, to comply with the specified conditions.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
13-00010 133 OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Ground lease for development of a facility for State and Federal departments to be located at the airport (1st Reading 1/8/13) Authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Ground Lease with FDL - CC, LLC to lease land from the City of Corpus Christi at the Corpus Christi International Airport ("Airport") for the development of a facility to be occupied initially by the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and Customs and Border Protection ("Project"), to be located on land at the Airport, which Project will be subleased by FDL - CC, LLC to the General Services Administration ("Government-Tenant").passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
13-00011 134 ResolutionResolution for potential use of eminent domain to acquire property rights for Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase II Project; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute documents necessary for acquiring the property interests 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 and by waterline easements for a water line pipeline project known as the Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2, which is to be generally located along the route from Bay City, Texas to Lake Texana described as follows: From a point which begins on the west bank of the Colorado River in Matagorda County, Texas just north of the State Highway 35 bridge and runs approximately 41 miles to the City's pump station adjacent to the Palmetto Bend Dam on Lake Texana located in Jackson County, Texas; said pipeline further described as follows: leaving the Colorado River, the alignment will parallel State Highway 35 in a southwesterly direction through Matagorda County forecommended to the consent agenda  Action details Video Video
13-00006 135 ResolutionResolution of support for the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power's (TCAP) legislative agenda for the 83rd regular session of the Texas Legislature Resolution of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, endorsing certain legislative action in the regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature to enhance the competitive electric market and system reliability and to protect the traditional role of cities in the regulatory processrecommended to the consent agenda  Action details Video Video
12-00494 136Fire Station No. 5MotionConstruction contract for fire station relocation to Miller High School (BOND 2008) Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Construction Contract with Sal-Con of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $1,680,500.00 for the Fire Station No. 5 Relocation (Bond 2008) for the Base Bid plus Additive Alternates B, C, D, E, F, G and I.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Video Video
12-00874 137 ResolutionResolution to authorize submission of a nomination form for a State grant for landscape improvements on Holly Road between State Highway 286 and Greenwood Drive (BOND 2012) Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a Nomination Form to the Texas Department of Transportation to apply for a grant under the Transportation Enhancement Program in the amount of $149,443 for Holly Road Landscape Improvements from State Highway (SH) 286 to Greenwood Drive (Bond 2012) Project, with intent to commit funds for a city match of $37,361 for a total construction cost of $186,804.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
12-00905 138 MotionConstruction Contract for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements to selected intersections within the City (CDBG Residential areas)(BOND 2008) Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Ti-Zack Concrete, Inc. of Le Center, Minnesota in the amount of $1,032,416.50 for the Base Bid of ADA Improvements Group 3 (Bond Issue 2008) and Accessible Routes in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Residential Areas Phase 1 and Phase 2.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
12-00810 239 MotionProfessional services contract for study and design of the Cefe Valenzuela landfill access road Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Contract for Professional Services with Kleinfelder Central, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $290,029.00 for the Cefe Valenzuela Landfill - Landfill Pavement/Roadway Life Cycle Replacement.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Video Video
12-00829 140 MotionService Agreement for elevator and escalator maintenance for City buildings Motion approving a service agreement with Schindler Elevator Corporation, San Antonio, Texas for elevator and escalator maintenance in accordance with Bid Invitation No. BI-0249-12, based on lowest responsible bid, for a total expenditure of $93,084.00 of which $54,299.00 is required for the remainder of FY 2012-2013. The term of the agreement shall be for one (1) year with four (4) automatic one-year extensions, subject to annual appropriation. Funds have been budgeted by the various using Departments in FY 2012-2013.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
12-00875 141 ResolutionResolution to submit a State grant application for speed and driving while intoxicated (DWI) enforcement overtime Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) in the amount of $96,397.90 for the 2014 Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP) within the Police Department, for overtime Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Speed enforcement, with a city match of $48,041.33, for a total project cost of $144,439.23.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
12-00754 142Vital Records Unit 12/13MotionContract with state for administration of duties and payment of record fees for Vital Records Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with the Department of State Health Services for the administration of duties performed by the Vital Statistics Unit of the Health Department and for the payment of record fees in the amount of $1.83 per printed record due to the State.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available