Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/25/2015 11:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-0921 11. ProclamationsProclamation declaring August 26, 2015, "Women's Equality Day" in Honor of the League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi and the 95th Anniversary of Women's Right to Votepresented  Action details Video Video
15-0833 127. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending City Code for Animal Care to modify dangerous dog regulations and to adopt tethering standards (1st Reading 9/8/15) Ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinance modifying the collar requirements for dangerous dogs; Requiring security fencing and leashes for dangerous dogs; Establishing tethering standards; Providing for severance; Providing for publication; Providing for penalty; and Providing an effective date.postponed to specific date  Action details Not available
15-0922 13. MinutesRegular Meeting of August 18, 2015passed  Action details Video Video
15-0923 14. AppointmentCorpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation Retired & Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Committee Senior Companion Program Advisory Committeeconfirmed  Action details Video Video
15-0679 16. MotionLease-Purchase of 8 CNG Trucks, 3 Diesel Trucks and 2 Trailers for Solid Waste Operations Motion approving the lease-purchase of eight compressed natural gas garbage trucks, one cab and chassis, two retriever side loaders, and two trailers from the following companies for the amounts below for a total cost of $3,413,907.30. The award is based on the cooperative purchasing agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Government (H-GAC) and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (TLGPC). Funding is available from the city’s lease purchase financing contractor. Rush Truck Center of Texas, L.P. Heil of Texas Corpus Christi Freightliner Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas $2,737,724.84 $188,302.00 $291,975.00 Purchase Price $3,218,001.84 Interest for Lease $195,905.46 Total Cost $3,413,907.30passedPass Action details Not available
15-0539 17. MotionReplacement Mobile Computers for Police and Fire Vehicles Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to approve a 48-month lease agreement with CSI Leasing, Inc. of Saint Louis, Missouri, DIR-SDD-1880, for two hundred thirty-five (235) Datalux T5 Integrated Mobile Data Computer (MDT) systems from Austin Ribbon & Computer of Austin, Texas, for a total expenditure of $1,186,571.89. Funds are available in the Municipal Information Systems Department FY2014-2015 budget and will be requested in future budget years.passedPass Action details Not available
15-0786 18. MotionEngineering Monitoring Contract Amendment No. 2 for Nueces Bay System Salinity and Freshwater Inflow Monitoring 2015-2016 Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Amendment No. 2 to the monitoring services contract with the Conrad Blucher Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the amount of $96,428 for a total restated fee not to exceed $288,720 for the Nueces Bay System Salinity and Freshwater Inflow Monitoring 2015-2016.passedPass Action details Not available
15-0787 19. MotionEngineering Monitoring Contract Amendment No. 5 for Nueces River Water Quality, Oso Creek Water Level & City of Corpus Christi Meteorological Monitoring 2015-2016 Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Amendment No. 5 to the monitoring services contract with the Conrad Blucher Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the amount of $99,593 for a total restated fee not to exceed $654,674 for the Nueces River Water Quality, Oso Creek Water Level & City of Corpus Christi Meteorological Monitoring 2015-2016.passedPass Action details Not available
15-0808 211. ResolutionResolution to approve the Corpus Christi Crime Control Budget for FY2015/2016 (Public Hearing held on 8/18/15) Resolution approving the FY 2015-2016 budget for the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District.passedPass Action details Not available
15-0822 212. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating Funds for Increased Wrecker Fees (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance appropriating $110,000 in General Fund No. 1020 from increased towing fees adopted by City Council in January 2015; and changing the FY 2014-2015 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 030294 by increasing revenue and expenditures in the General Fund No. 1020 by $110,000 each.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0776 213. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Accepting and appropriating grant funds for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Speed enforcement overtime (1st Reading 8/18/15) 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 $98,082 for the 2016 Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP) within the Police Department, for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Speed enforcement overtime, with a city match of $43,247.57, for a total project cost of $141,329.57 and appropriating $98,082 in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0835 214. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Appropriating grant funds for motor vehicle theft enforcement (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance appropriating $527,853 from the Texas Automobile Burglary Theft Prevention Authority (ABTPA) in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund; and appropriating $6,621 in program income match in the No. 1061 Police Grants Fund to continue the motor vehicle theft enforcement grant within the Police Department.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0669 215. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Authorizing contracts and appropriating funds for the Community Youth Development Program (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance ratifying execution of Community Youth Development program contracts with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from March 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015 in the amount of $207,233.47 and September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 in the amount of $396,765.44; authorizing appropriation in the No. 1060 Grants Fund for the Community Youth Development Program; and authorizing extension of subcontracts with Youth Odyssey, SERCO of Texas, Communities in Schools, and Boys & Girls Club of Corpus Christi.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0816 216. Public Hearing / First ReadingSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending City Code regarding Technical Construction Boards (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance amending the Corpus Christi 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 amending the licensing requirements for members of the Electrical Advisory Board and Mechanical/Plumbing Advisory Board; providing for severance; and providing for effective date.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0821 217. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Agreement for Traffic Signal Improvements for Park Road 22 and Aquarius Drive Intersection (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance amending the FY 2015 Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 030303 by appropriating $420,000 in Developer contributions from TBD-Q Packery Pointe, LP (Developer), increasing expenditures by $420,000 in the FY 2015 Capital Improvement Budget, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Traffic Signal Improvement Agreement between the City of Corpus Christi and Developer for the Park Road 22 and Aquarius Drive intersection and roadway improvements.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0899 218. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Adopting the 2015 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Amended Project and Financing Plan (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance approving the Project & Financing Plan as proposed by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, Corpus Christi, Texas.passed on second readingPass Action details Not available
15-0903 110. MotionChange Order No. 9 for the New Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Change Order No. 9 with Graham Construction Services, Inc. of Eagan, Minnesota in the amount of $668,515.36 for a total restated fee of $51,403,936.57 for the New Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant.passedPass Action details Video Video
15-0927 126. ResolutionProceeding with the Flour Bluff Collection Center Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to proceed with the design and construction of the Flour Bluff Collection Center in the Flour Bluff/Padre Island area.   Action details Video Video
15-0918 12. E-Session ItemExecutive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071 for consultation with attorneys regarding collective bargaining negotiations and/or the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Corpus Christi and the Corpus Christi Firefighters' Association and/or Corpus Christi Police Officers’ Association.withdrawn  Action details Not available
15-0906 119. Public HearingSecond Public Hearing to consider the proposed Municipal Services Plan for annexing 4.08 acres of land into the territorial limits of the City of Corpus Christi Local Government Code, Chapter 43.063(a) requires the City to conduct two public hearings prior to First Reading of an Annexation Ordinance.held  Action details Video Video
15-0854 120. Public Hearing / First ReadingSecond Reading Ordinance - Rezoning property located at 5425 Old Brownsville Road (1st Reading 8/25/15) Case No. 0715-04 Peterson Properties, Ltd.: A change of zoning from the "CG-2" General Commercial District to the "IL" Light Industrial District. The property to be rezoned is described as being a 2.65 Acre tract being portions of Lot 10, Section 5, Range VIII, of the Gugenheim & Cohn's Farm Lots, and Tract 1-B and Tract 6, M.M. Gabriel Land, a 9.80 Acre Tract, described as Tract II, conveyed in a warranty deed from Patricia Ray Peterson Nuss to Peterson Properties, LTD., recorded in Document Number 837113, Official Public Records of Nueces County, Texas, a 2.083 Acre Tract conveyed in a warranty deed from Page J. Gabriel and wife, Virginia Mae Gabriel to Gulfway Shopping Center Inc. recorded in Volume 1310, Page 177, Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas, and all of a 0.446 Acre Tract conveyed in a Warranty Deed from J.V. Gabriel and wife, Wanda Gabriel to Ray E. Peterson recorded in Volume 903, Page 352, Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas, located on the southeast corner of heard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0855 121. Public Hearing / First ReadingSecond Reading Ordinance - Rezoning property at 1557 Waldron Road (1st Reading 8/25/15) Case No. 0715-05 John Kendall and The Boston Group: A change of zoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District. The property to be rezoned is described as being a 10.293-acre tract of land out of Lot 13 and 14, Section 55, Flour Bluff Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, located along the south side of Graham Road approximately 260 feet east of Waldron Road. Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (July 29, 2015): Approval of the change of zoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District. Ordinance: Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC"), upon application by John Kendall and The Boston Group on behalf of Cloudcroft Land Ventures ("Owner") by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference a 10.293-acre tract of land out of Lot 13 and 14, Section 55, Flour Bluff Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "CG-2" General Commercial District; amending the Compreheheard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0856 122. Public Hearing / First ReadingSecond Reading Ordinance - Rezoning property at 401 Graham Road (1st Reading 8/25/15) Case No. 0715-06 John Kendall and The Boston Group: A change of zoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "IL" Light Industrial District. The property is described as being 2.257 acres of land being out of Lot 14, Section 55, Flour Bluff Encinal Farm & Garden Tracts, located along the south side of Graham Road between Waldron Road and Humble Road. Planning Commission and Staff Recommendation (July 29, 2015): Denial of the change of zoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "IL" Light Industrial District and, in lieu thereof, approval of a change of zoning to the "CC" Commercial Compatible District. Ordinance: Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC"), upon application by John Kendall and The Boston Group on behalf of Cloudcroft Land Ventures ("Owner"), by changing the UDC Zoning Map in reference to 2.257 acres of land being out of Lot 14, Section 55, Flour Bluff Encinal Farm & Garden Tracts, from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District to the "CC" Commerciheard on public hearing and passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0785 129. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Amending the City Code for "Motion Picture Event" to add Article III, Procedures, Guidelines and Fees for Commercial Filming (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance repealing Chapter 53, Article VII, Section 53-208 "Motion Picture Event"; Amending the City Code of Ordinances Chapter 36, Parks, Recreation, Cultural and Leisure Time Activities by adding Article III, Procedures, Guidelines and Fees for Commercial Filming; Establishing the Corpus Christi Film Commission; Providing for severance; Providing for penalty; Providing for an effective date; and Providing for publication.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0940 15. BriefingDiscussion regarding a Charter Amendment Election Discussion regarding a Charter Amendment Election that includes a charter amendment proposition authorizing the city council to submit an ordinance, resolution, or measure to the popular vote for adoption or repeal and other possible amendments.held  Action details Video Video
15-0896 223. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Authorizing the Issuance of Certificates of Obligation for Facility Improvements (Senior Centers) (1st Reading 8/18/15) Ordinance authorizing the issuance of “City of Corpus Christi, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Taxable Series 2015” in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the purpose of financing costs associated with making permanent public improvements within the City; providing for the payment of said Certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and further securing said Certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the Solid Waste System; providing the terms and conditions of said Certificates and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale, and delivery of said Certificates, including the approval and distribution of an Official Statement; authorizing the execution of a paying agent/registrar agreement and a purchase contract; complying with the requirements of the letter of representations on filepassed on second readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0885 124. ResolutionCity Council Construction Change Order Policy Resolution establishing City Council policy for construction change orders.passedPass Action details Video Video
15-0852 125. ResolutionAuthorizing submission of the 2016 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant application Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application in the amount of $70,000 to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Governor's Division of Emergency Management, for FY 2016 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant program to conduct an update to the 2010 Commodity Flow Study with a hard match of $14,000 from the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) reserve fund; and authorizing the city manager, or designee, to apply for, accept, reject alter or terminate the grant.passedPass Action details Video Video
15-0774 128. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Lease Agreement for Merriman-Bobys House in Heritage Park (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a lease with Lindy Burns dba Youga Yoga Studio for the Merriman-Bobys House in Heritage Park for one year term with an option to renew annually for two years with rent of $600 per month.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0840 130. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Closing an undeveloped and unsurfaced public right-of-way, located west of Airline Road and north of Empire State Drive (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance abandoning and vacating an undeveloped and unsurfaced 5,445.00-square foot portion (0.125 acres) of public right-of-way, out of Lots 13, 14, 19 and 20, Section 20, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts and requiring the owner, MPM Development, LP to comply with specified conditions.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0929 131. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Adopting Utility Rates for FY 2015-2016 and FY 2016-2017 (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 55, Utilities, regarding water, gas, and wastewater rates; providing for publication and effective date of January 1, 2016.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0789 132. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Lease Agreement for Installation of Air Monitoring Station at 4801 Holly Road (Requires 28-day delay between readings) (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a five year lease agreement (with the option for one five year renewal) with the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) for installation and operation of an air quality monitoring station on tracts of land containing 9 square feet and 1,350 square feet, located at Holly Road Pumping Station, 4801 Holly Road, Corpus Christi, Texas; providing for severance; and providing for publication. (Requires 28 day delay between 1st and 2nd readings).passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0895 133. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Ground Lease for Haas-Anderson Construction, Ltd. vehicle storage (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a five (5) year ground lease with Haas-Anderson Construction, Ltd for 3.89 acres out of a 25.06 acre tract formerly known as the Hala Pit Landfill located next to the City’s vehicle impound yard off of Greenwood Drive and approving the cash rental fee of $9,600 per year from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2020; providing for an effective date; and providing for severance.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0883 134. OrdinanceSecond Reading Ordinance - Revision of Municipal Marina Boundary Contradiction in City Code of Ordinances (1st Reading 8/25/15) Ordinance amending City Code of Ordinances Section 2-260 regarding Marina Advisory Committee membership and Sections 2-264 and 12-40 regarding Corpus Christi Marina definitions.passed on first readingPass Action details Video Video
15-0824 135. MotionEngineering Construction Contract for the City Hall Fire Detection and Alarm System Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a construction contract with TBC Commercial Construction of Portland, Texas in the amount of $344,921.45 for the City Hall Fire Detection and Alarm System for the Base Bid with Deductive Alternate No. 1.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
15-0823 136. MotionEngineering Construction Contract for the Museum Roof Replacement (Bond 2012) Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a construction contract with Haeber Roofing Company in the amount of $1,331,271 for the Museum Roof Replacement (Bond 2012) for the total Base Bid plus Additive Alternate Nos.1 and 2.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
15-0836 137. MotionEngineering Construction Contract for JFK Causeway Area Improvements (Bond 2012) Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Bridges Specialties, Inc. of Robstown, Texas in the amount of $1,271,906.13 for the JFK Causeway Area Improvements for the total Base Bid plus alternate 1. (Bond 2012)recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
15-0673 138. ResolutionAgreement for temporary tax abatement for the development located in the 6000 Block of Bear Lane Resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement with Cameron International Corporation providing for temporary property tax abatement.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Video Video
15-0901 139. MotionApprove the FY2015-2016 HOME Program set-aside funds. Motion to approve the allocation of FY2015-2016 HOME Program set-aside funds to 911 Glenoak Apartments in the amount of $300,000.recommended to the consent agenda  Action details Not available
15-0902 140. Corporation MeetingAnnual Board of Directors Meeting of the Corpus Christi Community Improvement Corporation Annual Board of Directors Meeting of the Corpus Christi Community Improvement Corporation (CCCIC).recommended to be held  Action details Not available