Agenda

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIMES INDICATED: 

4.      3:00 P.M. - Consideration of the following items:  

A.  Consideration of the following Ordinances: [Presented by Ramiro A. Cavazos, Director, Economic Development Department; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager]  

1)     An authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement and related legal agreements between the City and La Quinta, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries for the construction of a La Quinta Inn & Suites project, located on Elm Street near Interstate Highway 37 and Bowie Street.  

2)     Public Hearing and consideration of an closing, vacating and abandoning an improved sixty (60) foot-wide portion of Elm Street Public Right of Way located between East Crockett and Blum Streets (200 Block of Elm Street), as requested by La Quinta, Inc., for consideration provided in the Development Agreement, with such closure not occurring prior to January 3, 2003. 

3)     An nominating the La Quinta Inn & Suites 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.  

B.     Public Hearing and consideration of an closing, vacating and abandoning improved portions of Greencrest Drive and Vanceview Drive Public Rights of Way located in NCB 11681 as requested by Hill-Granados Retail Partners, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Petitioner, contingent upon the closing of the purchase of the Gillespie Family Property adjacent to said streets, in exchange for the conveyance by Special Warranty Deed of approximately four (4) acres of land and house in NCB 11681 appraised at a value of $440,000.00  to be designated as park space and named "Virginia Marie Granados Park"; and authorizing the negotiation and execution of any documents necessary to facilitate the transaction. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Department of Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the 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 

Items Concerning the Purchase of Equipment, Supplies and Services 

6.      An accepting and ratifying a contract with Flasher Equipment Co. to provide rental of barricades and allied items for traffic control at the SBC Center for the City of San Antonio Public Works Department for an estimated cost of $297,550.00, to be reimbursed  in accordance with the Traffic Management Agreement approved by Ordinance No. 96567 on October 10, 2002. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director of Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

7.      An accepting the bids of various companies to provide the City of San Antonio with database licenses for newspaper archives, networking equipment, emergency vehicle tires, armored car service, transmission parts & service, traffic controller devices & cabinets, latex gloves,  automotive shop supplies, vehicle decals, letters & numbers, and snacks for children on an annual contract basis for FY 2002-2003 for a total of approximately $1,342,528.00. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director of Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

Capital Improvement Items 

8.      An selecting Bain, Medina, Bain, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering services in connection with the Dawson Park Parking Lot Improvements Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project, located in City Council District 2; authorizing the negotiation and execution of a 26^th Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded professional services contract in the amount not to exceed $28,868.00; authorizing $1,132.00 for miscellaneous project contingency expenses; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Malcolm Matthews, Director of Parks and Recreation; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

9.      An accepting the low bid of 1904 Corporation in the amount of $94,866.00 in connection with the Traffic Operations Building Roof Maintenance Project, located at 223 S. Cherry St., in Council District 2; authorizing $9,487.00 for miscellaneous construction contingency expenses and $412.92 for bid advertising, for an overall total of $104,765.92 from Facility Improvement and Maintenance Program (FIMP) funds; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

10. An accepting the low bid with alternate No. 1 submitted by Matrix Builders, Inc. in the amount of $207,356.00 in connection with the Mid-City Garage located at 240 E. Houston, Riverbend Garage located at 210 N. Presa, and Marina Garage, located at 850 E. Commerce, Program Signage Project in Council District 1; authorizing $31,103.00 for construction contingency expenses and $700.00 for advertising expenses, for an overall total of $239,159.00 from 2000 Parking Revenue Bond funds; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]

11. An appropriating an amount not to exceed $41,873.00 from 2000 Parking Revenue Bond funds and authorizing the City of San Antonio Public Works Department to provide construction services in connection with the alley at the St. Mary's Street Parking Garage at 400 N. St. Mary's Street, located in Council District 1. [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 

12. An declaring as surplus Lot 19, Block 1, New City Block 13398, located at 4211 Glencrest Drive; and authorizing the Board of Trustees of the San Antonio Water System to dispose of such property. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Department of Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] 

13. An ratifying the execution of the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement approved by Ordinance No. 88963 on December 17, 1998 and amended by Ordinance No. 94062 on June 7, 2001, for use of space by the Office of Internal Review at 415 South Main Street, with Bry/Dun Investments, Ltd., as Landlord, commencing September 1, 2002, for the purpose of reducing the lease space from 7,671 square feet to 6,331 square feet effective September 30, 2002; establishing a monthly rent rate of $6,800.00 effective September 1, 2002; reducing the number of parking spaces provided at no charge from 27 spaces to 10 spaces; and establishing a lease termination date of December 31, 2002. [Presented by Rebecca Waldman, Director, Department of Asset Management; Erik J. Walsh, Assistant to the City Manager] 

14. An authorizing payment in the amount of $250.00 from 1987 General Obligation Drainage Bond funds to Dugger, Canaday, Grafe, Inc. for appraisal services in connection with the Hi-Lions Drainage Project #80, Phases III & V Project, located in Council District 3; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

15. An authorizing payment in the amount of $15,211.00 to Lawyers Title of San Antonio as escrow agent for Steven Jay Epstein, Clyde B. Goldsmith and the Rosenstein Family Limited Partnership for fee simple title to one parcel ($3,411.00) and a Right of Entry Agreement ($100.00); and Clyde B. Goldsmith, Steven Jay Epstein, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of Erna Antonio Epstein, Deceased, Rosenstein Family Limited Partnership and Morris Rosenstein, Trustee, for fee simple title to one parcel ($11,000.00) and a Right of Entry Agreement ($100.00); and related title charges ($600.00), in connection with the Stahl Road at O'Connor and Judson Reconstruction Metropolitan Planning Organization Project, located in Council District 10; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

16. An authorizing payment in the amount of $17,525.70 to Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., for legal services in connection with the Ashley Road - Bascum to South Flores Project ($36.45), Basse Road  at San Pedro Intersection Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($3,324.00), Bitters Road - West Avenue to Heimer Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($216.00), Blanco Road & Jackson Keller Intersection Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($2,532.10), Cherry Street Drainage Project #15B, Phase II ($72.00), Escalon Street #1008 Drainage Project ($2,181.80), Fire Station No. 7 Project ($90.00), Fire Station No. 25 Project ($191.85), Hi-Lions Drainage Project #80, Phases III & V ($1,922.55), Hildebrand Avenue - I.H. 10 to Breeden Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($90.00), Houston Street - Walters to Onslow Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($108.00), Hunt Lane - Marbach to U.S. 90 Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($18.00), Octavia Drainage Project #63, Phase II, Part 1 ($1,118.85), Pearsall Road Landfill Redevelopment Project ($114.00), Pleasanton Road - Southcross to Mayfield Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($234.00), San Pedro Avenue - Quincy to Romana Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($216.00), Tezel - Ridge Path to Old Tezel Metropolitan Planning Organization Project ($585.15), W.W. White Phase I - Rigsby to Lord Project ($2,476.95), Western Avenue Drainage Project #74 ($54.00), Wurzbach Road at I.H. 10 and Ironside Intersections Project ($1,926.00), and the Wurzbach Parkway Project ($18.00); revising the project budgets; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

17. An declaring the Mockert Street Area (Mockert, Forrest, W. Lambert, Kline, Cass) Project ("Project") to be a public project; declaring a public necessity for the acquisition of the fee simple title and/or easement interest to certain privately owned real property, by negotations and/or condemnation, if necessary, for public improvements for use as a part of this Project; to wit, all or portions of the properties listed as follows: being 511.55 square feet out of Lot 16, and 6,925.55 square feet out of Lot 19; and being 551.54 square feet out of the west 33.33 feet of Lot 20, and being 131.18 square feet out of the east 16.67 feet of Lot 20 and the west 16.67 feet of Lot 21, all out of Block 2, NCB 2593; being 12.43 square feet out of the east 120 feet of Lot 5 and east 120 feet of south 6.6 feet of Lot 4, and being 12.50 square feet out of the south 58.45 feet of Lot 36, Block B, and being 12.50 square feet out of Lot S, the south 61.30 feet of Lot 38,  Block B, all out of NCB 2874; being 12.41 square feet out of Lot E, Block 1, irregular 85 feet of north 59.30 feet of 10.125 acres out of NCB 2931; being 12.43 square feet out of the east 100 feet of Lot 1, and 12.43 square feet out of the north 101.2 feet of Lot 12, both out of Block 2, NCB 2932; and 12.48 square feet out of the north 30 feet of Lot 12 and north 30 feet of west 32 feet of Lot 11, Block 3, NCB 2933; all in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, being for a public purpose as part of this project; establishing just compensation for the property; appropriating funds for the project including miscellaneous expenses associated with the project such as appraisals and attorney's fees; authorizing the City staff and/or its designated representatives to negotiate with and to acquire the property from the owners on the approved terms; authorizing the City Attorney and/or designated special counsel to file eminent domain proceedings, if necessary; finding the ordinance to have been considered pursuant to the laws governing open meetings; and establishing an effective date. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

18. An authorizing payment in the amount of $36.00 to Bracewell & Patterson, L.LP. for legal services in connection with the Chico - Knox & Margil Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project, located in Council District 5, and legal services in connection with the  Glider and Landing - Gunsmoke to Loop 410 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project, located in Council District 6; revising the projects budget; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Thomas G. Wendorf, Director of Public Works; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager]  

19. An authorizing the execution of a Sublease Agreement with the Greater Kelly Development Authority (GKDA), as Landlord, for use of approximately 12,501 rentable square feet of space in a portion of Building 3820 Bay A at KellyUSA Industrial Center to be used by the San Antonio Fire Department for its Candidate Physical Ability Test Program for a six month term commencing on June 1, 2002, at a total rental payment for the lease term of $10.00 and common area maintenance, essential services, and insurance charges of approximately $5,426, 18, for a total of approximately $5,436.18; and providing for payment. [Presented by Robert Ojeda, Fire Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

Miscellaneous 

20. An approving an amendment to the Communications System Joint Operations Agreement between the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, to modify the period of time during which Bexar County may terminate the agreement to June 30, 2003, if acceptance testing has not been successfully completed by June 2, 2003. [Presented by Gary Moeller, Director, Information Technology Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

21. 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 for the construction and implementation and the 800 MHZ Public Safety Radio System in the amount not to exceed $568,500.00; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by Gary Moeller, Director, Information Technology Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

22. An authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services to be used to sustain planning, equipping and training of the Metropolitan Medical Response System, a system established as a primary resource for response to Weapons of Mass Destruction incidents, for the period beginning October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2003. [Presented by Robert Ojeda, Fire Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

23. An approving an amendment to the federal representation services agreement with Loeffler, Jonas and Tuggey, L.L.P. to provide for a four percent reduction in the fees to be paid to the firm under the agreement for the period of October 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003. [Presented by Jim Campbell, Director, External Relations; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

24. An approving an amendment to the state governmental affairs representation  agreements with Denton, Navarro and Bernal and Marc A. Rodriguez, to provide for a four percent reduction in the respective fees to be paid to each firm under their agreement for the period of October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. [Presented by Jim Campbell, Director, External Relations; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

25. An authorizing the acceptance of a Decentralization Program grant in the amount of $159,231.00 from the Texas Commission on the Arts; authorizing the appropriation of the State arts funds to various local agencies; authorizing a Personnel Complement; authorizing reprogramming of Hotel Funds to supplement State funded program; authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to contract with various agencies; and providing for payment. [Presented by Felix Padron, Director, Department of Cultural Affairs; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the City Manager] 

26. An authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to enter into a funding agreement with to the Contemporary Arts for San Antonio, d.b.a. Blue Star Arts Space, to provide funding in the amount of $50,000 of Hotel/Motel funds for the "Splendors of Contemporary Mexican Art" Project; and providing for payment. [Presented by Felix Padron, Director, Department of Cultural Affairs; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the City Manager] 

27. An ratifying the renewal and extension of a Contract with Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc. to provide Third Party Claims Administration Services for the City's Self-Insured Liability and Workers' Compensation programs, for a one year period beginning on October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. [Presented by Louis Lendman, Director of Office of Management & Budget; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

28. An ratifying the renewal and extension of a Contract with Medical Audit Consultants, Inc. to provide Medical Cost Containment Services for the City's Self-Insured Workers' Compensation program, for a one year period beginning on October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. [Presented by Louis Lendman, Director of Office of Management & Budget; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager] 

29. An naming the City's traffic island park located at Huisache and Kings Court in City Council District 1 the "Woody Tucker Park." [Presented by Malcolm Matthews, Director of Parks and Recreation; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

30. An approving the contract with and administrative budget of the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc. in the amount of $250,350.00 for staffing and administration of the City of San Antonio Housing Trust for Fiscal Year 2002-2003; authorizing the execution of said contract; and ratifying services rendered October 1, 2002 to date; appropriating funds; and providing for payment. [Presented by David D. Garza, Director, Neighborhood Action Department; Jelynn LeBlanc Burley, Assistant City Manager] 

31. An authorizing the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $20,000.00 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to be used for the acquisition of equipment, tools and supplies necessary to implement cleanup projects requested through the Neighborhood Sweep Program and establishing a community tool as recommended through the Community Revitalization Group; authorizing the execution of all necessary documentation in connection therewith; establishing and appropriating a program budget. [Presented by David D. Garza, Director, Neighborhood Action Department; Jelynn LeBlanc Burley, Assistant City Manager] 

32. An amending City Ordinance Nos. 90733 and No. 87597 to revise Edward's Aquifer Exchange Program component of the San Antonio Water System's Recycled Water Rates and ratifying SAWS application of these rates; and amending Chapter 34 of the City Code to incorporate such revisions. [Presented by Ben Gorzell, Jr., Public Utilities Supervisor/Assistant Director of Finance; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

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

33. An authorizing a fireworks display at an open area across from Freeman Coliseum for the San Antonio Spurs opening game to be held at approximately 6:00 P.M. on Friday, November 1, 2002 with no rain date. [Presented by Robert Ojeda, Fire Chief; J. Rolando Bono, Deputy City Manager] 

34. An approving a parade permit and authorizing the temporary closure of certain streets in the area of the Alamodome in connection with the San Antonio Marathon, Mayor's 5K Fitness Challenge Run/Walk to be held on Sunday, November 10, 2002 from 6:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. [Presented by Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager; Terry M. Brechtel, City Manager] 

Board, Commissions and Committee Appointments.  

35. Consideration of the following board appointments: [Presented by Norma Rodriguez, City Clerk; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

A.      An appointing Kristina Lee McDonald to the San Antonio Youth Commission (District 7) for a term of office to expire on June 1, 2004. 

B.      An appointing retired Col. Richard E. Gonzales, Jr., to the City Commission on Veterans Affairs (District 5) for a term of office to expire on June 11, 2004. 

36. An appointing Darryl Ohlenbusch to the Board of Directors for Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of San Antonio, Texas, also referred to as the Inner-City TIRZ, to fill the unexpired term of office of the Southtown Mainstreet Alliance Member. [Presented by Ramiro A. Cavazos, Director, Economic Development Department; Christopher J. Brady, Assistant City Manager]  

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 

37. Consideration of the following board appointment: [Presented by Norma Rodriguez, City Clerk; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

An appointing one member to the San Antonio Water System (Southeast Sector) for a term of office to expire on May 31, 2006. [Nominee: Willie Mitchell (District 2)] 

38. An awarding the $2,401,193.00 in FY 03 Hotel/Motel Contributions adopted by the City Council in the General Operating Budget to various local art agencies; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to contract with these various agencies; and providing for payment.  [Presented by Felix Padron, Director, Department of Cultural Affairs; Roland A. Lozano, Assistant to the City Manager] 

39. An authorizing the City Manager to accept Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson's offer to withdraw immediately from the contract for the Collection of Delinquent Adjudicated Class C Misdemeanor Fines and negotiating a contract with Municipal Services Bureau for same. [Presented by Quentin B. Porter, Director, Municipal Courts; Melissa Byrne Vossmer, Assistant City Manager] 

40. An appointing Yolanda Ledesma as Acting City Clerk effective November 1, 2002; as requested by Mayor Edward D. Garza. 

41. An authorizing the execution of an interim contract for garbage disposal services with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. for the period of November 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002, at an estimated cost of $65,000.00, to provide for the health and safety of the public while providing time to rebid a contract for these services, and providing for an immediate effective date. [Presented by Janie B. Cantu, Director of Purchasing & General Services; Travis M. Bishop, Assistant City Manager] 

42. Confirmation of Authorization for Mayor Edward D. Garza who attended the 2002 International Urban Environmental Conference in Kumamoto and Nagoya, Japan from Saturday, October 26, 2002 to Thursday, October 31, 2002. 

43. for Mayor Edward D. Garza and Councilmembers Bobby Perez, District 1 and Bonnie Conner, District 8, who will attend the Bond Rating presentation in New York, N.Y. from Saturday, November 2, 2002 through Tuesday, November 5, 2002. 

44. An authorizing the expenditure of $2,000.00 from the District 2 Contingency Account Fund, payable to the San Antonio Juneteenth Coalition, to be used to help defray the cost of expenses incurred for security barricades used during the Juneteenth community celebration and parade held on June 15, 2002; as requested by Councilman John H. Sanders, District 2. 

45. An authorizing the expenditure of $120.00 from the District 3 Contingency Account Fund, payable to St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, to be used to help defray costs associated with "Domingo de Amor", an educational program sponsored by the church and the American Cancer Society to help raise awareness about breast cancer that was held on October 20, 2002; as requested by Councilwoman Antoniette Moorhouse.  

46. An authorizing the expenditure of $191.50 from the District 3 Contingency Account Fund, payable to Highland Forest Elementary Kindergarten, to be used to help defray the cost of students entrance fees to the Botanical Garden Academy Excursion exhibit and transportation to and from the gardens; as requested by Councilwoman Antoniette Moorhouse. 

47. An authorizing the expenditure of $550.00 from the District 5 Contingency Account Fund, payable to the Parks and Recreation Department, for the use of one (1) showmobile, with sound system, by San Juan De Los Lagos Catholic Church, for its Children's Festival to be held on Sunday, November 3, 2002; as requested by Councilman David A. Garcia. 

48. An authorizing the expenditure of $270.00 from the District 6 and District 7 Contingency Account Funds, payable to the Culebra Park Neighborhood Association, to be used for the production and delivery of their neighborhood association newsletter; as requested by Councilmen Enrique M. Barrera, District 6, and Julian Castro, District 7.  

49. An authorizing the expenditure of $1,000.00 from the District 10 Contingency Account, payable to the U.S. Military Veterans Parade Association, to be used to help defray the costs associated with the 2002 U.S. Military Veterans Parade to be held on Saturday, November 9, 2002; as requested by Councilman David Carpenter, District 10.  

50. City Manager's Report. 

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

Attorney-Client consultation regarding the City of San Antonio's contract with True Flavors Culinary Planners in connection with the Comprehensive Nutrition Program.