September 30, 2004
At any time during 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 in City Council Chambers and recess for an
executive session in the C Room of the Municipal Plaza Building at 10:00 A.M.
for the following:
A.
Deliberate the appointment and employment of an Interim City Manager
effective October 1, 2004, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074
(personnel matters), and related legal issues, pursuant to Texas Government Code
Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
B.
Discuss legal issues relating to the removal for cause of a member of the
Municipal Civil Service Commission pursuant to Section 70, Paragraph 1 of the
City Charter, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation
with attorney).
C.
Discuss legal issues related to Minella v. City of San Antonio, et al.,
CA SA-03-CA-246-FB, in the U. S. District Court for the Western District of
Texas, San Antonio Division, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071
(consultation with attorney).
D.
Discuss legal issues and competitive matters related to Acoustical
Treatment Consultant Proposal and the Federal Aviation Administration selection
process mandates, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071
(consultation with attorney).
II.
The City Council will convene in Council Chambers, Municipal Plaza
Building in a Regular Council Meeting at 1:00 P.M.
of the City Council Meeting of July 22, 2004.DISABILITY
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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:
closing, vacating
and abandoning four (4) feet of a forty six (46)-foot wide drainage easement
for the construction of a perimeter wall adjacent to the Summerfield
neighborhood along Wurzbach Parkway in Council District 8, as requested by
the Summerfield Homeowners Association, for the total consideration of
$3,401.00. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Asset Management; Erik
J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] 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
accepting the
low responsive bid submitted by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation to provide
the City of San Antonio Police Department with a helicopter for a total cost
of $796,996.30; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented
by Janie B. Cantu, Director, Purchasing & General Services; Erik J.
Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] Capital Improvement Items
designating the firm of Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., to provide
consulting services in connection with the Security Assessment for San
Antonio International Airport; authorizing the negotiation and execution of
a contract for an amount not to exceed $393,404.00; authorizing $39,340.00
for consulting contingency expenses; authorizing $6,000.00 for
administrative expenses for a total authorized expenditure of $438,744.00;
appropriating a match from the Passenger Facility Charge fund in the amount
of $1,168,543.00; establishing the budget and providing for payment.
[Presented by Kevin Dolliole, Director, Aviation; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy
City Manager]
authorizing the budget adjustment to the Federal Aviation Administration
Grant No. 03-48-0192-41 for the Reconstruction of Taxiway D, the Airfield
Guidance Sign Upgrade and the Remain Overnight Apron Projects at San Antonio
International Airport, by reducing the Taxiway D Reconstruction Project
Grant funds by the amount of $33,017.00, increasing the Airfield Guidance
Sign Upgrade Project Grant funds by the amount of $4,323.00 and increasing
the Remain Over Night Apron Project Grant funds by the amount of $28,694.00;
appropriating the amount of $4,494.53 for the Taxiway D Reconstruction
Project matching funds; and revising the budgets. [Presented by Kevin
Dolliole, Director, Aviation; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] accepting
the low responsive bid of Ella SA Contracting, L.P., in the amount of
$147,069.36 in connection with the construction of a fire line for the
Bitters Road Brush Recycling Center, located in Council District 10;
authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing $14,700.00
for construction contingency expenses, for a total amount of $161,769.36
from 1993 Environmental Services Certificates of Obligation; appropriating
funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Daniel V. Cardenas,
Director, Environmental Services; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City
Manager]accepting
the low responsive bid of R.L. Jones, L.P., in the amount of $1,916,147.95
for construction services in connection with the Fay Street/St. Joseph Phase
II - Creighton to New Laredo Highway Project, located in Council District
5; authorizing the execution of a construction contract; authorizing
$191,614.80 for construction contingency expenses; authorizing $124,437.12
for expense recovery; authorizing $1,000.00 for advertising expenses, for a
total amount of $2,233,199.87 from General Obligations of the City;
authorizing the reimbursement from San Antonio Water System in the amount of
$331,089.60 for sewer and water expenses; appropriating funds; and providing
for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works;
Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]
appropriating $510,000.00 for the FY 04-05 Annual Signal Program to install
traffic signals at five intersections and $250,000 for the FY04-05 Annual
Signal Upgrade Program to upgrade existing traffic signal installations and
systems funded from the Capital Improvements Reserve Fund. [Presented by
Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant
City Manager] selecting
Garcia & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. (MBE) to provide engineering
services in connection with the Elson and Inez - North San Joaquin to NW 34th
Street Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project,
located in City Council District 5; authorizing the negotiation and
execution of a professional services contract in an amount not to exceed
$107,150.00; authorizing $1,000.00 for advertising expenses; authorizing an
additional $10,715.00 for design contingency expenses, for an overall total
amount of $118,865.00; revising the budget; appropriating funds; and
providing for payment. [Presented
by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer,
Assistant City Manager] amending
the professional services agreement and authorizing additional funds in the
amount of $24,650.00 from 2003 Storm Water Revenue Bond funds payable to K.M.
Ng & Associates, Inc. (MBE) in connection with the Semlinger Road -
Lord to Rigsby Project, located in Council District 2; revising the project
budget; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas
G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City
Manager]
authorizing the assignment of a professional services agreement from Cantyco,
Inc., to Brown Engineering Co.; authorizing payment in the amount of
$36,249.48 to Brown Engineering Co. for engineering services in connection
with the Hollyhock at Huebner Creek Drainage Structure Project, located in
Council District 7; authorizing $3,624.95 for engineering contingency
expenses, for a total amount of $39,874.43 from the existing Engineering
Contract fund; revising the project budget; appropriating funds; and
providing for payment. [Presented
by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer,
Assistant City Manager]Items Concerning the Purchase, Sale or
Lease of Real Property
granting a license to CAREMARK, INC., a California corporation, to
use Public Right of Way to install two (2) three inch (3") diameter flex
conduits within, under, and across Alamo Downs Parkway adjacent to NCBs
16115 and 17246, in Council District 6, for a ten (10) year term and
a License Fee of $10,000.00. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director,
Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] consenting to the
installation by Centex Homes, Inc., as Petitioner,
of a temporary water main [twelve
inch (12"), 575 linear feet] within a City of San Antonio variable width
drainage Public Right of Way, located behind
Fieldstone Subdivision in Council District 8, for the total consideration of
$3,070.00 and subject to the Petitioner
obtaining any other necessary
approvals. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Asset Management; Erik
J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] authorizing the execution of a Lease Agreement with the Government
of the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, operating as Secretaria De Desarrollo
Economico, N.L., for the use of approximately 1,521 square feet of office
space at the International Center, located at 203 S. St. Mary's Street, in
Council District 1, for a two (2) year term commencing October 1, 2004 and
ending September 30, 2005, at an annual rental rate of $20,077.20, plus
Common Area Maintenance costs of
$2.76 per square foot annually, which are subject to annual adjustment. [Presented
by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to
the City Manager] Miscellaneous
authorizing the execution of a three (3) year License Agreement
with Security Service Federal Credit Union to provide the Alamodome with two
(2) Automatic Teller Machines and signage in exchange for payment to the
City of commissions on foreign transactions in the amount of $0.50 per
withdrawal or advance transaction, commencing October 1, 2004, and expiring
September 30, 2007, with a three (3)-year renewal term, subject to City
Council approval. [Presented
by Michael Abington, Director, Alamodome; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the
City Manager] ratifying additional expenditures in the amount of $11,840.50 for
the Rental and Installation of
Event/Exhibition Equipment for the NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament
held in the Alamodome April 4-6, 2004, originally authorized by Ordinance
No. 97337, passed and approved on March 20, 2003; and providing for payment.
[Presented
by Michael Abington, Director, Alamodome; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the
City Manager] ratifying
the submission of an application to and receipt of grant funds in the amount
of $9,950.00 from the Texas Forest Service of the Texas A&M University
System by the City of San Antonio in cooperation with the Alamo Forestry
Partnership; and authorizing the execution of a contract with the Texas
Forest Service for local in-kind services. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf,
Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]
authorizing the acceptance of a continuation grant from the Alamo Area
Council of Governments in the amount of $33,724.00 for use in a Senior
Nutrition Evidence-Based Prevention Demonstration Project, operated by the
Department of Community Initiatives, from October 1, 2004 through September
30, 2005; authorizing the execution of grant agreements in connection
therewith; adopting a budget; and appropriating funds. [Presented by Dennis
J. Campa, Director, Community Initiatives; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant
City Manager] ratifying
submission of a continuation grant application and authorizing acceptance of
a grant in the amount of $104,000.00 from the Texas Education Agency for
continuation of the English Literacy - Civics Education Project at the
Margarita Huantes and the Willie Velasquez Family Resource and Learning
Centers, for the period July 1, 2004 though June 20, 2005; ratifying the
program expenditures for the continuation of the Project since July 1, 2004;
and approving the budget and personnel complement. [Presented by Dennis J.
Campa, Director, Community Initiatives; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant City
Manager]Approval
of Temporary Street Closures and Traffic Control Procedures for Special Events
authorizing the temporary closure of Madison Oak Drive cul-de-sac for use as
an interim helipad for up to a period of eighteen months beginning October
10, 2004 during construction by the North Central Baptist Hospital, located
in Council District 9. [Presented by Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the City
Manager; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] ITEMS
FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
appointing J. Rolando Bono to serve as Interim City Manager
beginning October 1, 2004; and providing that this ordinance is effective
immediately if passed by at least eight votes, as requested by Mayor Edward
D. Garza.carrying forward certain funds; closing accounting records in
certain funds; amending prior appropriations; appropriating funds for
requirements in city projects and departments and appropriating certain
capital project funds. [Presented
by Peter Zanoni, Director, Management and Budget; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant
to the City Manager]26.
An
modifying the City Public Service (CPS) Retail
Electric Rate Schedules for all retail classes of service by reducing the per
kilowatt hour (kWh) fuel component charge of the basic rate structure from
$0.016 to $0.01416 and modifying the Wholesale Off System (OS) rate schedule and
Wholesale Special Contract (WSC) rate schedule to grant additional flexibility
in pursuing wholesale off-system sales. [Presented by Ben Gorzell, Jr., Public
Utilities Supervisor/Assistant Director, Finance; Melissa Byrne Vossmer,
Assistant City Manager]
approving
an Investment Policy for the City of San Antonio, Texas, in accordance with
the requirement of the Texas Public Funds Investment Act, as amended, for
City Council to annually review and approve the City's Investment Policy;
designating certain employees as Investment Officers for the City of San
Antonio; and providing for an immediate effective date. [Presented by Milo
D. Nitschke, Director, Finance; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City
Manager]A. An
authorizing the execution of a contract with Coastal Securities to
provide co-financial advisor services in connection with various of the City's
financings for a period to commence October 1, 2004 and terminate September 30,
2007, with an option to extend the contract for one additional two-year periods
under the same terms and conditions.
B. An
authorizing the execution of a contract with First Southwest Company
to provide co-financial advisor services in connection with various of the
City's financings for a period to commence October 1, 2004 and terminate
September 30, 2007, with an option to extend the contract for one additional
two-year period under the same terms and conditions.
29.
Consideration of the following resolutions: [Presented by Sharon
De La Garza, Director, Human Resources; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant City
Manager]
A.
A
calling for the removal of David Soto, from the Municipal
Civil Service, notifying him of the reasons or cause for removal and the right
to a public hearing; and authorizing a date for such hearing.
B.
A
calling for the removal of Henrietta LeGrange, from
the Municipal Civil Service, notifying her of the reasons or cause for removal and the right to a
public hearing; and authorizing a date for such hearing.
C.
A
directing the City Clerk to bring forward for
City Council consideration nominations to fill the position currently held by
Isidro Cardenas as a holdover member of the
Municipal Civil Service Commission.
30.
An
authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute
three contracts with Community First Health Plans, Inc. in an estimated
aggregate annual amount of $1,833,803.00 to provide third party administration,
preferred provider organization and utilization review services under the
City's Self-Funded Health Benefits Program for eligible employees, retirees
and dependents for a term of three (3) years, beginning January 1, 2005 and
ending December 31, 2007, with an option to extend each of the contracts for up
to two (2) one (1) year extensions, subject to and contingent upon funding and
approval by City Council. [Presented by Sharon De La Garza, Director, Human
Resources; Frances A. Gonzalez, Assistant City Manager]
31.
An
authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of
$3,604,992.00 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Office
of Domestic Preparedness, which will be used to assist the City of San Antonio
with Homeland Security readiness over the next three to five years through
planning, training and equipment as outlined in the San Antonio Urban Area
Strategy Plan, for the grant period December 1, 2003 to November 30, 2005.
[Presented by Robert Ojeda, Fire Chief; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City
Manager]
32.
An
adopting the Nogalitos/S. Zarzamora Community Plan,
generally described as an area of approximately 4 square miles (2,060 acres)
bound by IH-35 on the east, SW Military Drive on the south, and S. Zarzamora,
Centennial, and Union Pacific Railroad tracks on the west and north, as a
component of the City's Master Plan as it conforms to the approval criteria
set forth in the Unified Development Code, Chapter 35-420, pertaining to
"Comprehensive Neighborhood, Community, and Perimeter Plans." Staff
recommendation is for approval. Planning Commission recommended approval.
(City Council Districts 4 and 5) [Presented by Emil R. Moncivais,
Director, Planning; Jelynne LeBlanc Burley, Assistant City Manager]
33.
An
authoring an amendment to Ordinance No. 99479, passed and
approved July 22, 2004, which established interim development controls on new
permits including zoning, platting and development plan approvals for properties
situated over the area annexed by the City for limited purposes on August 1,
2004 by extending the development controls for 120 days from September 30, 2004,
to January 28, 2005 for certain properties in the annexed area. [Presented by
Emil R. Moncivais, Director, Planning; Jelynne LeBlanc Burley, Assistant City
Manager]
34.
A
of the City of San Antonio, Texas granting consent to
the proposed project and issuance of Revenue Bonds, in an amount not to exceed
$40,000,000.00 by the Health Facilities Development Corporation of Central
Texas, Inc. to finance the development of a health facility for Franciscan
Communities Villa de San Antonio. [Presented by Ramiro A. Cavazos, Director,
Economic Development; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager]
authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with
the San Antonio River Authority ("SARA") for the performance of project
management responsibilities on the San Antonio River Improvements Project
("SARIP") in accordance with the conditions outlined in the MOU;
authorizing payment of an amount not to exceed $7,433,000.00 to SARA for
design and construction expenses; authorizing the final design and
construction of the Museum Reach and Mission Reach of the SARIP; and
establishing the City's funding limits to support master planning, project
management, permitting, final design, rights-of-way acquisition, design and
construction documents, construction and construction management;
appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G.
Wendorf, Director, Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City
Manager]approving
the professional services contract with Bromley Communications, Inc., in
accordance with Ordinance No. 99539, passed and approved on August 5, 2004,
to assist the City of San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau in its
advertising, marketing, and public relations programs for a three (3) year
period with two (2) additional two (2) year terms at the sole discretion of
City Council. [Presented by Melvin Tennant, Director, Convention and
Visitors Bureau; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the City Manager]A.
An
ratifying change orders 26 through 68, increasing the
contract with Ericsson, Inc in the amount of $471,523.00 to optimize system
performance and functionality to ensure the safety of Public Safety Officers,
Firefighters, EMS personnel and other local government users.
B.
An
approving change order 69, increasing the contract with
Ericsson, Inc. in the amount of $603,489.00 to add 20 channels to the existing
infrastructure to facilitate the regional communications expansion of the system
to accommodate 3rd Party communications an interoperability and
public safety.
C.
An
amending the
contract with RCC Consultants, Inc. for continued on-site project management and
consulting services to the City of San Antonio and Bexar County to assist in the
regional expansion of the 800 MHz Public Safety Radio System in an amount not to
exceed $195,840, the cost of said services to be shared with Bexar County with
the City's portion totaling $156,672 (80%) and Bexar County's share totaling
$39,168 (20%).
38.
An
authorizing the waiver of all permit fees, including trade permit fees
for 939 W. Harding, as requested by Councilman Ron H. Segovia, District 3.
[Presented by Florencio Pena, Director, Development Services; Christopher
J. Brady, Assistant City Manager]
Authorization for Councilman Ron H. Segovia, District 3, who
traveled to Veracruz, Mexico to represent and participate in the City's
delegation on its "Trade Mission to Veracruz, Mexico" from Monday,
September 27, 2004 to Wednesday, September 29, 2004. Authorization
for Councilman Christopher "Chip" Haass, District 10, who will travel to
West Hollywood, Calif., to attend the National League of Cities Human
Development Steering Committee meeting from Thursday, October 7, 2004
through Saturday, October 9, 2004. 41.
City Manager's Report.
42.
The City Council will recess into an executive session to discuss
the following:
E. Discuss legal issues relating to the City's power to zone and otherwise regulate the development of property in areas annexed for limited purposes, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).