Agenda

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIMES INDICATED: 

4.      3:30 P.M. - An authorizing the reprogramming of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement funds in the amount of $2,676,772.82, Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME) Entitlement funds in the amount of $1,437,235.63 and Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Program Income funds in the amount of $4,517,937.39 available from City Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and City-Wide project completions, current projects under contract with available surplus funds, program income funds and cancelled projects to address existing project shortfalls and new projects in Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 and City-Wide; authorizing the closeout and cancellation of affected projects and project budgets; revising the appropriate project budgets; authorizing the execution and submission of contracts and other documents as necessary in connection therewith; and providing for payment; authorizing the transfer of the Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Program, the associated activity codes, index codes, personnel classifications and payroll responsibility from the Department Of Housing And Community Development to the Neighborhood Action Department; amending Ordinance No. 92035, passed and approved June 22, 2000, by changing the name of U.U. Housing Assistance/Project Renew to U.U. Housing Owner Occupied Rehabilitation - District 1; amending Ordinance No. 95811, passed and approved May 16, 2002, by changing the name of U.U. Housing Assistance Corporation/Project Renew Owner Occupied Repair to U.U. Housing Owner Occupied Rehabilitation - District 1; and ratifying the re-allocation and re-appropriation of Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME) funds in the amount of $119,680.00 from the Methodist Family Oxford Trace Apartments to the Neighborhood Housing Services Of San Antonio First-Time Home-Buyers Program. [Presented by Andrew Cameron, Director, Housing & Community Development; Jelynne LeBlanc Burley, Assistant City Manager]

 5.      5:00 P.M. - Citizens to Be Heard. 

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED AT ANY TIME DURING THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: 

CONSENT AGENDA 

Capital Improvement Items 

6.      An selecting Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. to provide professional engineering services in connection with the Hillje from Avondale to Hot Wells Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project, located in Council District 3; authorizing the negotiation and execution of a 28^th Year Community Development Grant (CDBG) funded professional services contract in the amount not to exceed $36,700.00; authorizing $6,207.50 for miscellaneous engineering contingency expenses; authorizing $2,092.50 for additional services; for an overall total of $45,000.00; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

7.      An approving Field Alteration No. 12-Final in the amount of $61,291.85 from General Obligations of the City payable to Yantis Corporation for additional construction expenses in connection with the Babcock Road from Hausman Road to DeZavala Road Project, located in Council District 8; revising the budget; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

8.      An amending a professional services contract and authorizing additional funds in the amount of $47,000.00 from Storm Water Regional Facilities funds to Turner Collie & Braden, Inc. for additional engineering services and authorizing $4,700.00 for engineering contingency expenses in connection with the Martinez Creek/Woodlawn Lake Drainage Analysis Project located in Council District 7; for an overall total of $51,700.00; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

9.      An accepting the low, qualified bid of $1,737,813.00 from SIA Engineering, Inc. d/b/a All Construction Company (MBE) for construction services in connection with the Fire Station No. 48 Project located in 18100 Bulverde Road in Council District 10; authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing $174,000.00 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; amending the design contract with Alamo Architects, Inc. for additional architectural/engineering design services in the amount of $28,457.00, for an overall total of $1,940,270.00 from Certificates of Obligation; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

Items Concerning the Purchase, Sale or Lease of Real Property  

10. An reaffirming and declaring that the San Antonio Water System's Loop 410 and McCullough Avenue Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement Project ("Project") is a necessary public project; further reaffirming and declaring that a public necessity exists for the acquisition of permanent and temporary easements across, over, upon and under certain privately owned real properties, by negotiation and/or condemnation, if necessary, for public improvements for use as a part of the Project; authorizing the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) to acquire permanent and temporary easement interests across, over, upon and under certain privately owned real properties described herein, by negotiation and/or condemnation, if necessary, for public improvements for use as a part of the Project, to wit; a 0.028 acre permanent easement and a 0.087 acre temporary easement, both situated in Lot 111, NCB 12025 in the North Star Shopping Center Subdivision of records in Volume 9514, Pages 52-54 of the Plat Records of Bexar County, Texas, for a public purpose as part of the Project; authorizing SAWS, its employees, agents and/or their authorized independent negotiators to negotiate and execute all agreements, easements and other necessary documents with the owners of certain privately owned properties described above and to take all other lawful actions necessary or incidental to survey, specify, clarify, define and acquire the permanent and temporary easement interests across, over, upon and under certain privately owned properties as described herein; further authorizing SAWS and its attorneys to file eminent domain proceedings, if necessary, and prosecute all such condemnation proceedings through conclusion (including final judgement and all necessary appeals) for the condemnation of the permanent and temporary easement interests across, over, upon and under certain privately owned properties as described herein; approving, ratifying and declaring valid all prior acts and proceedings done or initiated by attorney, agents and/or employees acting for SAWS to acquire such permanent and temporary easement interests across, over, upon and under certain privately owned properties as described herein; declaring that the conveyance of all such permanent and temporary easement interests in certain privately owned properties as described herein shall be to the City of San Antonio for the use and benefit of SAWS; finding the ordinance to have been considered pursuant to the laws governing open meetings; providing a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

Miscellaneous  

11. An authorizing the acceptance of an additional grant award totaling $591,984.00 from the Texas Department of Health (TDH) to support the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's ongoing Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program in the amount of $235,282.00, and the Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program in the amount of $356,702.00 for the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003; authorizing execution of the contract change with the TDH; revising the Public Health State Support Project 2003/2004 - Federal Account established in Ordinance No. 97154, passed and approved February 6, 2003; approving a personnel complement; and authorizing payments for contractual services. [Presented by Dr. Fernando A. Guerra, Director of Health; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant to the City Manager] 

12. An authorizing the acceptance of the Calendar Year 2003 Grant Award from the U.S. Public Health Service for the ongoing Immunization Project of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) that initially provides $913,707.00 in cash support, $3,733,446.00 in-kind vaccine support, and $26,397.00 in-kind personnel support; authorizing acceptance of subsequent funding in an amount not to exceed $15,549,071.00 under the grant for the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003; establishing a fund; adopting a project budget; and approving a personnel complement. [Presented by Dr. Fernando A. Guerra, Director of Health; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant to the City Manager] 

13. An authorizing payment in the amount of $68,678.76 to the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) for the City of San Antonio's annual membership dues for calendar year 2003. [Presented by Jim Campbell, Director, External Relations; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

14. An authorizing payment in the amount of $45,251.00 to the Texas Municipal League (TML) for the City of San Antonio's annual membership dues for the period August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2003. [Presented by Jim Campbell, Director, External Relations; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

15. An approving changes to the Neighborhood Heritage Initiative Program to support arts and cultural activities in eligible Neighborhood Commercialization Revitalization (NCR) project areas. [Presented by Felix Padron, Director, Office of Cultural Affairs; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the City Manager]  

Approval of Temporary Street Closures and Traffic Control Procedures for Special Events

16. An authorizing the temporary closure of Main Street between Commerce and Dolorosa/Market Streets on Sunday, March 9, 2003 from 6:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. in connection with the Celebration of the 273^rd Anniversary of the founding of the Villa de San Fernando; sponsored by the Friends of the Canary Islands - San Antonio, Inc. [Presented by Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager]

Board, Commissions and Committee Appointments.

17. Consideration of the following board appointments: [Presented by Yolanda Ledesma, Acting City Clerk; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager]

A.     An appointing James L. Myers (District 4) and Wayne S. Alexander (District 9) to the Greater Kelly Development Authority for terms of office to expire on November 30, 2004 and November 30, 2003, respectively. 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 

18. An amending Ordinance No. 95974 dated June 20, 2002 to appoint members of City Council to various Council Committees, Subcommittees, Ad Hoc Committees, and Boards and Commissions; as requested by Mayor Edward D. Garza.  

19. An selecting three members for the Metropolitan Transit Authority for terms of office to expire on December 31, 2004. [Nominees: Shelton Padgett (seeking reappointment, Mayor), `Grace Acuna (seeking reappointment, District 3), Joe F. Garcia (District 1), Oliver Hill (District 2), Nancy L. Englebert (District 4) and Martin Bartlett (District 10)] [Presented by Yolanda Ledesma, Acting City Clerk; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

20. A authorizing the creation of the City of San Antonio, Texas, Starbright Industrial Development Corporation, under the Development Corporation Act of 1979, as an instrumentality of the City of San Antonio for the purpose of meeting obligations of the Project Starbright Agreement, including, but not limited to, acquisition of real and personal property, issuance of bonded indebtedness, and other related actions; and authorizing submission of the Articles of Incorporation to the Secretary of State and other actions, as necessary; and providing for the immediate effective date upon approval of eight (8) affirmative votes. [Presented by Ramiro Cavazos, Director, Economic Development Department; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager]  

21. A re-nominating La Quinta Inn & Suites at the San Antonio Convention Center Project, located within the City's federal Empowerment Zone and the "Inner City" Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #11, to the Texas Department of Economic Development (TXED) as a "State Enterprise Zone Project," which will qualify La Quinta for state sales and use tax refunds and franchise tax credits based on job creation and investment and specifying that La Quinta Inn & Suites meets the statutory requirements for State Enterprise Zone projects in accordance with Chapter 2303 of the Texas Government Code. [Presented by Ramiro Cavazos, Director, Economic Development Department; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager]  

22. An accepting the low, qualified bid in the amount of $1,441,952.89 from Clark Construction Company, Inc. in connection with the Slurry Seal - 2003 Street Maintenance Project; authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing $144,195.29 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; authorizing $750.00 for advertising expenses, $500.00 for printing and reproduction expenses, $9,500.00 for installation of Video Imaging Vehicle Detection System (VIVDS) Processor System; approving Field Alteration No. 1 in the amount of $63,456.75; for an overall total of $1,660,354.93; appropriating funds; providing for payment; and providing for the immediate effective date upon approval of eight (8) affirmative votes.  [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

23. An accepting the low, qualified bid in the amount of $407,837.25 from Ryan O Excavating Incorporated in connection with the Asphalt Overlay - 2003 Street Maintenance Project; authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing $40,783.73 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; authorizing $750.00 for advertising expenses, $500.00 for printing and reproduction expenses, and $9,500.00 for installation of Video Imaging Vehicle Detection System (VIVDS) Processor System; approving Field Alteration No. 1 in the amount of $21,358.00; for an overall total of $480,728.98; appropriating funds; providing for payment; and providing for the immediate effective date upon approval of eight (8) affirmative votes. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

24. An accepting the low, qualified bid in the amount of $1,610,601.45 from Clark Construction Company, Inc. in connection with the Asphalt Recycling and Overlay - 2003 Street Maintenance Project; authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing $161,060.15 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; authorizing $750.00 for advertising expenses, $500.00 for printing and reproduction expenses, $38,000.00 for installation of Video Imaging Vehicle Detection System (VIVDS) Processor System; approving Field Alteration No. 1 in the amount of $21,731.12; for an overall total of $1,832,642.72; appropriating funds; providing for payment; and providing for the immediate effective date upon approval of eight (8) affirmative votes. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

25. An accepting the low, qualified bid in the amount of $1,647,779.60 from Clark Construction Company, Inc. in connection with the Micro-Surface - 2003 Street Maintenance Project; authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing $164,777.96 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; authorizing $750.00 for advertising expenses and $500.00 for printing and reproduction expenses; approving Field Alteration No. 1 in the amount of $64,513.00; for an overall total of $1,878,320.56; appropriating funds; providing for payment; and providing for the immediate effective date upon approval of eight (8) affirmative votes. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

26. An amending Sections 31-86 and 31-87 of the City Code to adopt an increase in the homestead property tax exemption from $60,000.00 to $65,000.00 in assessed valuation for persons 65 years of age or older, commencing tax year 2003 (fiscal year 2004), as adopted in the fiscal year 2003 budget, Ordinance No. 96399; and revising sections 31-88 and 31-89 of the City Code in accordance with state law. [Presented by Lou Lendman, Director, Office of Management & Budget; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

27. An to approve or reject the tentative collective bargaining agreement approved by San Antonio Police Officers' Association by the vote of its members on January 7, 8, and 9, 2003. [Presented by Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

28. City Manager's Report. 

29. Executive Session: Consultation concerning attorney-client matters (real estate, litigation, contracts, personnel and security) may be discussed.