Agenda

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIMES INDICATED: 

4.      3:30 P.M. - Public Hearing and consideration of an to close, vacate and abandon an improved portion of North Mittman Street located between Burleson and Sherman Streets adjacent to NCB 1306 in Council District 2, as requested by the Petitioner, the San Antonio Independent School District, for the total consideration of $13,426.00. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] 

5.      4:00 P.M. - Public Hearing and consideration of an authorizing the reprogramming of $79,485.00 in FY 2002-2003 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds available from the City of San Antonio Department of Community Initiatives, Community Action Division; authorizing the close-out and cancellation of affected projects and the creation of the appropriate projects and project budgets; authorizing the appropriation and allocation of $45,300.00 to the Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC) to establish a Housing Resource and Referral Network; authorizing the appropriation and allocation of $34,185.00 to Black Effort Against the Threat of AIDS, Inc. (BEAT-AIDS) to establish a Housing Resource and Referral Network; authorizing the execution and submission of contracts and other documents as necessary in connection therewith; and providing for payment. [Presented by Dennis J. Campa, Director, Community Initiatives; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant to the City Manager] 

6.      5:00 P.M. - Citizens to Be Heard. 

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

CONSENT AGENDA 

Items Concerning the Purchase of Equipment, Supplies and Services 

7.      An accepting the bid submitted by C & M Golf & Grounds Equipment to provide the City of San Antonio Alamodome and Parks and Recreation Departments with an annual contract for Jacobsen equipment parts and service for an estimated annual cost of $70,000.00. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director, Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

8.      An accepting the low bid submitted by Flasher Equipment Company to provide the City of San Antonio Public Works Department with an eighteen (18) month contract for rental of barricades and allied items for the SBC Center for an estimated cost of $480,600.00. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director, Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

Capital Improvement Items 

9.      An selecting Bain Medina Bain, Inc. to provide professional engineering services in connection with the Ogden from Dewey to Ashby and E. Courtland from Main to McCullough Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects, located in Council District 1; authorizing the negotiation and execution of a 28^th Year Community Development Block (CDBG) grant funded professional services contract in the amount not to exceed $57,694.00; authorizing $5,800.00 for miscellaneous project contingency expenses; for an overall total of $63,494.00; revising the project budget; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director , Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

10. An amending a professional services contract and authorizing payment in the additional amount of $14,250.00 from 1999 G.O. Drainage Improvement Bond funds to Turner Collie & Braden, Inc. for additional engineering services in connection with the Ave Maria Drainage Project, located in Council District 9; authorizing $1,425.00 for miscellaneous engineering contingency expenses; for an overall total of $15,675.00; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

11. An appropriating funds and providing for payment in the amount of $17,168.31 to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company from 1999 G.O. Drainage Improvement Bond funds for the relocation of underground facilities in connection with the Guilbeau Drainage at French Creek Phase I Project, located in Council District 7.  [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

12. An authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Surface Transportation Program - Metropolitan Mobility Rehabilitation Agreement dated May 9, 2000 with the Texas Department of Transportation ("TXDOT") and authorizing the appropriation of $14,400.00 from 2002 Certificates of Obligation funds and the reimbursement of $57,600.00 from TXDOT, for a total amount of $72,000.00; and authorizing a force account in connection with the City-wide Bike Racks (MPO) Project. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

Items Concerning the Purchase, Sale or Lease of Real Property 

13. An authorizing payment in the amount of $1,437.50 from 1994 G.O. Drainage Improvement Bond funds to Dugger, Canaday, Grafe, Inc. for appraisal services and expert testimony in connection with the W.W. White Phase I - Rigsby to Lord Project, located in Council District 2; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

14. An authorizing payment in the amount of $4,795.64 to Davidson & Troilo, P.C. for legal services in connection with the Babcock Road/Leon Creek Improvements - Hausman to DeZavala Road Project ($398.00), Bitters Road - West Avenue at Heimer (MPO) Project ($1,948.85), Pleasanton Road - Southcross to Mayfield (MPO) Project ($1,320.60), and the Salado Creek Greenway (Hike & Bike, Phase I) Project ($1,128.19); revising the budget; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

Miscellaneous 

15. An authorizing the acceptance of a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) award from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") in the amount of $30,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring and distributing food to needy individuals and families; authorizing execution of a contract with the TDHCA in connection with said award; authorizing execution of a funding agreement with the San Antonio Food Bank for the purposes of acquiring and distributing food to needy individuals and families; and approving a budget. [Presented by Dennis J. Campa, Director, Community Initiatives; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant to the City Manager] 

16. An ratifying the submission of an application and authorizing the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $119,303.00 from the local board of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program for the provision of rental and mortgage assistance by the City of San Antonio's Department of Community Initiatives, Community Action Division; authorizing the execution of any necessary documents in connection therewith; and approving a budget and personnel complement for the period of October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003. [Presented by Dennis J. Campa, Director, Community Initiatives; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant to the 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 reappointing Andrew C. Guerrero (District 10) and appointing Jose A. Macias, Jr. (District 6) to the Tax Phase-In Advisory Committee for terms of office to expire on May 18, 2004 and May 18, 2005. 

B.     An reappointing Grace Rose P. Gonzales (District 7) to the Greater Kelly Development Authority for a term of office to expire on November 30, 2004. 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 

18. An accepting the resignation of part-time Municipal Court Judge David J. Rodriguez effective March 1, 2003; declaring a vacancy to exist as a result of the resignation of Judge Rodriguez; and directing the City Manager and staff to initiate all steps necessary to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Rodriguez; effective immediately if passed by at least eight (8) votes. [Presented by Yolanda Ledesma, Acting City Clerk; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

19. An authorizing the appropriation of funds in the amount of $500,000.00 for computer hardware equipment to be purchased through annual City contracts and required for the Enterprise Resource Management Project implementation. [Presented by Troy Elliott, ERM Project Director; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

20. An accepting the bid from Sigma Solutions, Inc., utilizing the Department of Information Resources "Go Direct" Contract to provide the City of San Antonio Enterprise Resource Management Project with backup hardware and software licenses for the sum of $161,535.35; and appropriating funds. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director, Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

21. An ratifying the execution of an amendment to the SAP Public Services, Inc. License and Maintenance Agreement to provide for the acquisition of proprietary software licenses for the GIS Business Connector for $23,280.00 and subsequent maintenance at an initial annual amount of $3,321.00 as part of the Enterprise Resource Management Project; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Troy Elliott, ERM Project Director; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

22. An designating the firm of Carter & Burgess, Inc. to provide program management services in connection with terminal expansions, demolition work, new parking facilities and various other projects at San Antonio International Airport; authorizing negotiation and execution of a professional services contract for an amount not to exceed $16,148,000.00 for the three year term of the contract; appropriating funds; establishing the budget and providing for payment. [Presented by Kevin Dolliole, Director, Aviation Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

23. An authorizing the execution of a General Operating Agency Contract between the City of San Antonio and the Brooks Development Authority for the distribution of $2,688,715.22 for fourteen (14) projects at Brooks City-Base. [Presented by Thomas Rumora, Director, Brooks City-Base; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

24. An approving the form, content, and distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement pertaining to the issuance, sale and delivery of approximately $8,330,000.00 in principal amount of City of San Antonio, Texas, Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003-A and approximately $3,285,000.00 in principal amount of City of San Antonio, Texas, Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003-B; complying with the requirements contained in securities and exchange commission rule 15c2-12; and authorizing the City's staff, co-financial advisors and bond counsel to take all actions deemed necessary in connection with the sale of such bonds. [Presented by Milo Nitschke, Director, Finance; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

25. An complying with the requirements contained in securities and exchange commission rule 15c2-12, including the approval and distribution of a preliminary official statement pertaining to the issuance of approximately $25,855,000.00 City of San Antonio, Texas General Improvement Refunding Bonds, Series 2003; and authorizing the City's staff, co-financial advisors and co-bond counsel to take all actions deemed necessary in connection with the sale of such obligations. [Presented by Milo Nitschke, Director, Finance; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

26. An approving an extension of Line-of-Duty (LOD) leave for Firefighter Luis Morales, extending his one-year LOD leave for an August 1998 ankle injury by 564.5 hours (396.5 sick leave hours and 168 annual leave hours) during the time period of September 27, 1998 to January 6, 1999; staff recommends approval of an extension for 39.5 hours of sick leave. [Presented by Robert Ojeda, Fire Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

27. An amending Chapter 28 of the City of San Antonio Code, entitled "Signs and Billboards" by revising and adding definitions to clarify the sign regulations established by that chapter. [Presented by Andrew Martin, City Attorney; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

28. An changing the name of H.F. Garcia Boulevard to Durango Boulevard; designating a portion of that street (between Interstate Highway 37 on the east and Interstate Highway 35 on the west) as Judge H.F. Garcia Memorial Boulevard; and waiving procedures established by  City Code for renaming city streets; as requested by Councilman Bobby Perez. [Presented by Florencio Pena, Director, Development Services; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

29. An appointing seven members to the Convention Center Hotel Advisory Board. [Nominees: Finance/Banking Sector: Ruben Escobedo, Adam Garza and Joe McKinney; Real Estate/Corporate Sector: Henry Feldman (Hotel/Tourism Industry), Julianne Galloway and Barbara Gentry; Community Appointment: Richard Terrell]  [Presented by Ramiro Cavazos, Director, Economic Development; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

30. Authorization for Councilwoman Antoniette Moorhouse, District 3, who will travel to Washington, D.C. from Sunday, March 9, 2003 through Wednesday, March 12, 2003 to participate in the San Antonio Greater Chamber of Commerce's 25^th annual "SA to DC" trip to meet with senior government officials on community issues.

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 31. The City Council will recess the regular City of San Antonio Council Meeting and convene the Board of Directors for the City of San Antonio, Texas Starbright Industrial Development Corporation to consider the following: 

A.     A authorizing the acquisition of approximately 200 acres of land for an amount not to exceed $1,300,000.00, plus additional closing costs paid at the closing not to exceed $85,000.00, for the purchase of land located on Applewhite Road to partially implement the previously approved Economic Development Contract between the Corporation and the City of San Antonio, including the authorization of (i) an assignment to the Corporation of an Earnest Money Contract for such acquisition, (ii) seller financing for the purchase price of such land, less $75,000.00, (iii) a loan from the City of San Antonio in an amount up to $160,000.00 for the balance of such purchase price and for closing costs, and authorizing the officers of the Corporation to negotiate the terms of such acquisition, seller financing and loan and any documents for such acquisition, seller financing and loan, and authorizing other actions, as necessary.  

B.     Adjourn.

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32.  Reconvene the meeting of the City Council to consider an approving a loan by the City to City of San Antonio, Texas, Starbright Industrial Development Corporation ("Corporation") in an amount not to exceed $160,000.00 to enable the acquisition of approximately 200 acres of land to be used to fulfill obligations in the previously approved Economic Development Contract between the Corporation and the City, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate the terms of such loan and any documents for such loan, and appropriating funds, and authorizing other actions, as necessary; effective immediately if passed by at least eight (8) votes. [Presented by Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

33. City Manager's Report. 

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

A.     Discuss legal issues related to the city's power to regulate and control signs, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney). 

B.     Discuss the lawsuit styled Charles Pollock and Tracy Pollock, individually and as next friend of Sarah Jane Pollock, a minor child, v. the City of San Antonio, Cause No. 2000-CI-01201, in the 225^th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney). 

C.     Discuss lease and economic development negotiations, incentives offered, and related legal issues concerning a proposal by the Dallas Cowboys NFL Team to stay in San Antonio for its 2003 training camp, pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 551.072 (deliberations involving real property), 551.087 (deliberations regarding economic development negotiations), and 551.071 (consultation with attorney).