Agenda

City Council Meeting

Municipal Plaza Building

City Hall Complex

103 Main Plaza

San Antonio, Texas 78205

August 21, 2003

At any time during the “B” Session or the Regular City Council Meeting, the City Council may meet in executive session for consultation concerning attorney-client matters (real estate, litigation, contracts, personnel and security). 

I.        The City Council will convene for a “B” Session in the B Room of the Municipal Plaza Building at 10:00 A.M. for the following: 

Budget Work Session. [Presented by Louis A. Lendman, Director, Management & Budget; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

Ø     Revenues -  All funds 

II.     The City Council will convene in Council Chambers, Municipal Plaza Building in a Regular Council Meeting at 1:00 P.M. 

1. Invocation by Father Martin, Santo Nino Catholic Church, and Pledge of Allegiance. 

2.      Ceremonial Items. 

3.      Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 26, 2003. 

 Questions regarding this agenda notice should be directed to the City Agenda Coordinator at 207-7080.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIMES INDICATED: 

4.      2:00 P.M. – of a Report from the Mayor’s Ad Hoc Symphony Task Force. [Presented by Michael De La Garza, Chairman, Mayor’s Ad Hoc Symphony Task Force] 

5.      3:00 P.M. – Public Hearing and consideration of an closing, vacating and abandoning an improved portion of Sharp Street Public Right of Way located between South Laredo and Tunstall Streets adjacent to NCBs 919 and 920, as requested by the abutting property owner, MAPCO, Inc., for the total consideration of $14,546.00. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager]  

6.      4:00 P.M. – Public Hearing and consideration of an amending Chapter 35 of the City Code to create five (5) new flex zoning districts by adding new Sections 35-310.15, Urban Development District; 35-310.16, Rural Development District; 35-310.17, Farm and Ranch District; 35-310.18, Mixed Light Industry District; and 35-310.19, Mixed Heavy Industry District. [Presented by Emil R. Moncivais, Director, Planning; Jelynne LeBlanc Burley, Assistant City Manager]  

7.      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 

8.      An accepting the low bid submitted by BWI Companies, Inc. to provide the City of San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department with grass seed for a total amount of $31,387.84. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director, Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager]  

Capital Improvement Items  

9.      An accepting the low bid of Manuel Ortiz Construction, L.L.C., to provide construction services in connection with the Medina Base Road Park Improvements – Phase II Project, located in City Council District 4 for a total contract amount of $103,525.00; establishing the project budget; appropriating $92,320.00 in Certificate of Obligation funds and allocating $37,680.00 in District 4 Neighborhood Access Mobility Program (NAMP) funds; authorizing the execution of a standard construction contract; authorizing $12,325.00 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; authorizing $10,789.00 for architect fees; authorizing $2,700.00 for architect contingency expenses; authorizing $661.00 for bid advertising/printing expenses, for a total amount of $130,000.00; and providing for payment. [Presented by Malcolm Matthews, Director, Parks and Recreation; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

10. An selecting Ford, Powell & Carson Architects and Planners, Inc. to provide landscape architect services in connection with the Olmos Basin Park Rehabilitation and Trail Development Project, located in City Council Districts 1 and 9; authorizing the negotiation and execution of a professional services contract in an amount not to exceed $49,466.00; authorizing $7,400.00 for miscellaneous architect contingency expenses; authorizing $605.00 for printing/advertising expenses, for a total amount of $57,471.00 from 1999 Park Bond funds; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Malcolm Matthews, Director, Parks and Recreation; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

11. An accepting the low, qualified responsive bid with Alternate Nos. 1 through 4 of Valemas, Inc. (MBE) in the amount of  $3,418,330.00 to provide construction services in connection with the Branch Library and Fire Station No. 49 Project, located in Council District 7; authorizing $340,670.00 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses; authorizing $20,000.00 for professional service contingency expenses, for a total amount of $3,779,000.00 from General Obligations of the City; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

12. An authorizing payment in the amount of $7,230.00 to Engineering and Fire Investigations, Inc. (EFI) for environmental services provided and necessary to the Southtown Area Street Improvements Project, an authorized 1999 G.O. Street Improvement Bond Project , located in Council District 1; under an On-Call Professional Services Agreement for Environmental Consulting Services, passed and approved on February 28, 2002, by Ordinance No. 95384; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

13. An authorizing payment to Chemron, Inc. in the amount of $6,260.00 for environmental laboratory services performed in connection with the Lanark Drainage #92A, Phase I Project, an authorized 1999 G.O. Drainage Improvement Bond funded project, located in Council District 2, which services are authorized under an existing Purchasing Department contract; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

14. An authorizing payment to Chemron, Inc. in the amount of $500.00 for environmental laboratory services performed in connection with the Salado Creek Hike and Bike Trail Phase I Project, an authorized 1999 G.O. Flood Control with Park Improvement Bond funded project, located in Council District 2, which services are authorized under an existing Purchasing Department Contract; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

15. An authorizing a budget adjustment in the amount of $159,410.00 for the Terminal Improvement Project at San Antonio International Airport; revising the budget; and providing for payment. [Presented by Kevin Dolliole, Director, Aviation; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

Items Concerning the Purchase, Sale or Lease of Real Property 

16. An authorizing a License Agreement for a ten (10) year term between the City of San Antonio and AVANCE, Inc. a Texas non-profit corporation, to use Public Right of Way on and over sidewalks adjacent to Medina and Houston Streets at the Heimann Building located at 118 N. Medina Street for the construction of two (2) balconies within NCB 264 as part of the renovation of this historic facility, for the total consideration of $3,754.00, which includes a fifty percent (50%) reduction of the License Fee as provided by the Development Incentive Toolkit, passed and approved on May 29, 2003. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager]  

Miscellaneous 

17. An authorizing the City Manager or her designee to accept a $60,910.00 grant from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division (CJD), for Project EASE (Educate, Assess, Serve and Empower), which strives to increase awareness of resources available and provide culturally appropriate communication to victims of crime who are deaf or hard of hearing; specifying the grant’s Authorized Official, specifying the City match, and including language as required by the Texas Administrative Code, Subchapter D, Section 3.2021. [Presented by Albert A. Ortiz, Police Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

18. An accepting a donation of a Sony DSC-F717 digital camera, valued at $899.95, from Sony Electronics, Inc., Semiconductor of San Antonio, for the San Antonio Police Department’s Crisis Negotiation Unit. [Presented by Albert A. Ortiz, Police Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

19. An authorizing $2,800.00 from Facilities Improvement and Maintenance Program (FIMP) funds to Alsay Incorporated Water Supply to submit an investigative report and bid specifications in reference to providing potable water from an existing water well at the San Antonio Police Department’s Vehicle Storage Facility located at 3625 Growdon Road in Council District 4; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Albert A. Ortiz, Police Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

20. An authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to submit an application for a $621,302.00 Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG), from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, which, if awarded, will be used to purchase additional police equipment, including a new Forward Looking Infrared Radar unit for the Police Helicopter Detail, three additional aggressive driving cars, video and audio equipment for taping felony confessions, and 24 hand held radar units for the Police Substations; and, if awarded, authorizing a City match in the amount of $69,034.00. [Presented by Albert A. Ortiz, Police Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager]  

21. An appropriating $6,373.59 from 1998A Certificates of Obligation funds for site fencing at Fire Station No. 9 located at 639 Del Mar in Council District 2. [Presented by Robert Ojeda, Fire Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

22. An authorizing the City Manager or her designee to exercise the option for a one-year renewal contract with Cole Managed Vision in an estimated budgeted amount of $426,101.00 to provide vision care services for City’s employees and eligible dependents for a term beginning January 1, 2004, and ending December 31, 2004. [Presented by Elisa Peña Bernal, Director, Human Resources; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

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

23. An authorizing the temporary closure of certain streets adjacent to Travis Park in City Council District 1 from September 19, 2003 through September 22, 2003 in connection with the 2003 20^th Annual Jazz’SAlive Festival in Travis Park as requested by the San Antonio Parks Foundation. [Presented by Malcolm Matthews, Director of Parks and Recreation; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 

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

A.     An appointing one member to the San Antonio Development Agency for a term of office to expire on December 18, 2004.  

Nominee:

Ø     Tim Kellcy, District 10 

B.     An appointing one member to the Board of Adjustment (Alternate Member) for a term of office to expire on February 22, 2005.  

Nominees:

Ø     Henry Rodriguez, District 5

Ø     Madeline N. Guyer, District 10 

C.     An appointing two members to the Market Square Commission for terms of office to expire on August 11, 2004 and August 11, 2005, respectively.

Nominees:

Ø     Selena Solis, Historic Preservation Category - District 5

Ø     Antonio Vasquez, Tourism Industry Category – District 5