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Meeting Name: City Council A Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/7/2013 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Municipal Plaza Building
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13-977 11.ProceduralInvocation by Father David Garcia, Mission Concepcion, guest of Councilmember Rebecca Viagran, District 3.   Not available Not available
13-978 12.ProceduralPledge of Allegiance   Not available Not available
13-976 13.MinutesApproval of Minutes for the Budget Work Session of September 3, 2013 and the September 4-5, 2013 City Council Meetings.    Not available Video Video
13-975 14.ProceduralCouncilmember Rey Saldaña will be sworn-in as Mayor Pro-Tem serving the term November 9, 2013 through January 18, 2014.   Not available Not available
13-869 15.Staff Briefing - With OrdinanceCPS Energy Proposed Electric and Gas Base Rate Adjustments [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer]    Not available Not available
13-809 16.Staff Briefing - With OrdinanceAn Ordinance appointing a replacement City Councilmember for District 9. [Leticia M. Vacek, City Clerk]    Not available Not available
13-846 17.Purchase - Annual ContractAn Ordinance authorizing the following contracts establishing unit prices for goods and services for an estimated annual cost of $2,082,000.00: (A) HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. for maintenance, repair and operating supplies, (B) Grande Truck Center for Sterling Parts & Service, (C) Genuine Parts Co., Safeway Supply Inc. and Full Service Auto Parts for automotive shop supplies, (D) Kelly-Moore Paint Co. for recycled paint, (E) Air Jireh Services, Air Kon Service, Inc. and Tamez Refrigeration and Air Conditioning for preventive maintenance and repair services of HVAC systems citywide, (F) Cengage Learning for Gale online subscriptions and hosting services, (G) Kidde Fire Trainers for structural FireTrainer T-2000 maintenance and support services and (H) HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. for janitorial supplies. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
13-742 18.Purchase of EquipmentAn Ordinance accepting the bid from Triad Marine & Industrial Supply Inc. to provide the Fire Department with 2 rescue boats, outboard motors and trailers for a total cost of $50,999.96, funded through the 2011 State Homeland Security Program. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
13-803 19.Purchase of EquipmentAn Ordinance accepting the offer from Chastang Enterprises, Inc. to provide 33 automated side load refuse trucks to the City of San Antonio for a cost of $10,197,627.00, from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund and the Solid Waste Management Department Equipment Acquistion Fund, contingent upon execution of a lease program schedule. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]   Not available Not available
13-543 110.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance accepting the lowest responsive bid and awarding a construction contract, including four additive alternates, in an amount up to $437,661.00 to HSC Electric, Inc., for improvements in Pittman-Sullivan Park, a 2012-2017 General Obligation Bond funded Project, located in Council District 2. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]   Not available Not available
13-674 111.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance authorizing a civil engineering services contract in an amount up to $610,966.10 to CAS Consulting & Services, Inc. to provide project design services for Menger Creek Drainage, a 2012-2017 General Obligation Bond funded project, located in Council District 2. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]   Not available Not available
13-768 112.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance awarding a Task Order Contract to San Antonio Constructors for an amount not to exceed $3,991,800.00 and authorizing payments subject to the availability and appropriation of funds for a two-year contract to provide as needed construction of street, sidewalk, drainage, traffic and park projects located City Wide. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]   Not available Not available
13-723 113.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance awarding a task order construction contract to Flasher Equipment Company in an amount not to exceed $1,070,013.00, the installation and maintenance of pavement markings for the FY 2014 Task Order Contract for Pavement Markings. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Anthony Chukwudolue, Interim Director, Public Works]   Not available Not available
13-724 114.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance authorizing a funding agreement and the acceptence of funds in the amount up to $102,000.00 from H/M Wilderness Oak, LTD. to assist in funding the design and construction of infrastructure improvements, to include a new traffic signal, at the intersection of Hardy Oak and Wilderness Oak. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Anthony Chukwudolue, Interim Director, Public Works]   Not available Not available
13-497 116.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance declaring as surplus and authorizing the San Antonio Water System to dispose of a 5.96 acre tract of land with improvements, a former Albertson’s, located generally at State Highway 151 and Potranco Road (NCB 15329) in Council District 6. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]   Not available Not available
13-829 117.Real Property SaleConsideration of the following ordinances authorizing the declaration as surplus and disposition of three real properties by the Office of Urban Redevelopment. [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Lori Houston, Director, Center City Development Office] A) An Ordinance declaring as surplus and authorizing the disposition of an approximately 0.0808 acre tract of land at 214 Stark in Council District 1.   Not available Not available
13-979 1 Real Property SaleB) An Ordinance declaring as surplus and authorizing the disposition of an approximately 0.0781 acre tract of land at 1819 Hackberry in Council District 2   Not available Not available
13-980 1 Real Property SaleC) An Ordinance declaring as surplus and authorizing the disposition of an approximately 0.1194 acre tract of land at 8523 Big Creek in Council District 4.   Not available Not available
13-770 118.Street ClosuresAn Ordinance closing, vacating, and abandoning a 0.110 acre segment of 12-feet-wide alley, located between Culebra Road and Carter Street near Zarzamora, (NCB 1924) in Council District 1, as requested by GFR-Hercules Properties, LLC, for a fee of $19,250.00. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]    Not available Not available
13-741 119.Real Property SaleAn Ordinance closing, vacating, and abandoning a 0.64 acre unimproved portion of 38th Street between Commerce Street and Pharis Street (NCB 8244 and NCB 8245) in Council District 6 as requested by IDEA Public Schools. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]   Not available Not available
13-848 120.Street ClosuresAn Ordinance authorizing a Temporary Closure Multi-Year Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation allowing the temporary street closure of specified State right of way along the San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & 1/2 Marathon route. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Anthony Chukwudolue, Interim Director, Public Works]   Not available Not available
13-832 121.Grant Applications and AwardsAn Ordinance awarding City Council Project Funds in the amount of $18,000.00 to Citizens on Patrol for the purchase of radar guns and speed trailers to be used in Council District 10, $15,000.00 to various organizations in support of Mayor Castro’s Light Up Downtown Holiday Contest, and $10,000.00 to the Pathways to Leadership Scholarship Fund. [Edward Benavides, Chief of Staff; Chris Callanen, Assistant to City Council]   Not available Not available
13-608 122.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance authorizing a Grant Agreement with San Antonio Sports for funding in connection with The Coca-Cola Foundation Grant for fitness and health initiatives. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Xavier Urrutia, Director, Parks & Recreation]   Not available Not available
13-866 123.Appointment - With OrdinanceConsideration of the following Board, Commission and Committee appointments for the remainder of unexpired terms of office to expire May 31, 2015, to be effective immediately upon the receipt of eight affirmative votes, or, in the event eight affirmative votes are not received, ten days after appointment; or for terms and effectiveness as otherwise indicated below: [Leticia M. Vacek, City Clerk] A) Appointing Joe Carmack (District 2) to the Parks and Recreation Board. B) Reappointing Ernest M. Gonzales (District 1) to the Arts and Cultural Committee. C) Appointing Shirley N. Ellis (District 2) to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee. D) Appointing Cristina Bazaldua-Salazar (District 7) to the SA2020 Commission on Education. E) Reappointing Jacob Valenzuela (District 7) to the Historic and Design Review Commission (General Category). F) Appointing John Thomas (District 10) to the City Commission on Veteran Affairs. G) Appointing John Alvarez (District 10) to the SA2020 Commission on Strengthening Family Well-being. H) Appointing Gabrielle Alls (Distri   Not available Not available
13-747 125.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance approving a local contribution in an amount up to $24,698.00 to the Events Trust Fund in anticipation of reimbursement of up to $179,056.00 from the State Comptroller for eligible expenses related to 2013 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, authorizing the execution of a Partnership Agreement with San Antonio Local Organizing Committee providing for reimbursement of Event expenses totaling up to $154,358.00, contingent upon State reimbursement, and authorizing payment upon the receipt of such funds from the Events Trust Fund. [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Casandra Matej, Director, Convention & Visitors Bureau]    Not available Not available
13-753 126.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing a one-year Professional Service Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 with San Antonio Sports to assist the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau in the solicitation of select amateur regional, national and international sporting events. [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Casandra Matej, Director, Convention & Visitors Bureau]   Not available Not available
13-820 127.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing an agreement with Susan M. Wolfe and Associates, L.L.C. to provide grant evaluation services for the San Antonio Metropolitan Heath District’s Healthy Start Program for a total amount not to exceed $54,000.00 for a three year term with an option to renew for one year. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker, Director of Public Health]   Not available Not available
13-863 128.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing an agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for a total amount not to exceed $95,800.00 for a term beginning November 1, 2013 and ending on June 30, 2015, for DSHS to conduct additional interviews and questions for the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker, Director of Public Health]   Not available Not available
13-910 129.Misc - Settlement AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing the settlement of a lawsuit styled Lisandro Ramirez v. City of San Antonio, et al, Civil Action Number 5:12-CV-00810-ORG, in the United States District Court, Western District, San Antonio Division for the amount of $175,000.00. [Michael Bernard, City Attorney]   Not available Not available
13-802 130.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance adopting improvements to the City Council Project Fund Guidelines established by Ordinance 2011-12-08-1011; and providing for an effective date of December 1, 2013. [Edward Benavides, Chief of Staff; Chris Callanen, Assistant to City Council]   Not available Not available
13-807 131.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance approving a Collocation License Agreement for the City’s Tower located at 601 South Frio Street, San Antonio, Texas 78237 with STX Wireless Operations, LLC. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Hugh Miller, Chief Technology Officer]   Not available Not available
13-881 132.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance approving two Sprint Spectrum L.P., Tower Lease Amendments for City’s Towers located at the Bitters Road site and at the Zarzamora site. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Hugh Miller, Director, Information Technology Services]    Not available Not available
13-758 133.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance authorizing the execution of Amendments to the Bexar County Venue Tax Projects License Agreements with McAllister Park Little League, Inc., Classics Soccer Academy, and Southeast Boys Baseball, Inc. continuing the term of each agreement for a five year period beginning November 1, 2013, and amending reporting requirements. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Xavier Urrutia, Director, Parks & Recreation]   Not available Not available
13-744 135.ResolutionA Resolution creating the HemisFair Park Public Facilities Corporation. [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Lori Houston, Director, Center City Development]   Not available Not available
13-594 115.Real Property AcquisitionAn Ordinance, on behalf of SAWS, authorizing the acquisition, through negotiation or condemnation, of interests in land sufficient for the San Antonio River Outfall Sanitary Sewer Project purposes of approximately 44 parcels of privately-owned real property located generally near the intersection of Interstate 37 and Loop 410 in the southern portion of the City, in County Blocks 4007, 4011, 4143, 5158, 5161, and 5162, and NCB 10916, 10917, 10918, 10919, 10920, located in Council District 3; declaring it to be a public use project. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Capital Improvements Management Services]   Not available Not available
13-739 124.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing the execution of an agreement with ACCION-Texas in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for the operation and management of Café Commerce located at the Central Library for a time period of October 2013 to September 2018, with three five-year renewal options. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Rene Dominguez, Director, Economic Development]   Not available Not available
13-896 134.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the Fiesta San Antonio Commission contract to authorize the carnival concession be awarded for up to seven years, to alter the Fiesta 2014 event dates to avoid conflicting with the Easter Holiday, and to include contract language regarding recycling at events [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Jim Mery, Interim Director, Downtown Operations].   Not available Not available
13-974 136.City Manager's ReportCity Manager's Report A. Aviation Update B. Riverwalk Update   Not available Not available
13-845 1Z-3.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013190 (District 2): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "RM-4 HS AHOD" Historic Significant Residential Mixed Airport Hazard Overlay District to "RM-4 AHOD" Residential Mixed Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lots 11 and 12, Block 26, NCB 674 located at 1115 South Olive Street. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval.   Not available Not available
13-847 1Z-4.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013200 HL (District 2): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "RM-4 AHOD" Residential Mixed Airport Hazard Overlay District to "RM-4 HL AHOD" Historic Landmark Residential Mixed Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 53, Block 4, NCB 1602 located at 649 Delmar Street. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval.   Not available Not available
13-862 1Z-5.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013199 HL (District 3): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "IDZ MC-2 AHOD" Infill Development Zone South Presa Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in "C-2" Commercial District and "RM-4" Residential Mixed District to "HL IDZ MC-2 AHOD" Historic Landmark Infill Development Zone South Presa Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in "C-2" Commercial District and "RM-4" Residential Mixed District on Lot C6 and the south irregular 66.98 feet of the north 189.66 feet of the east irregular 242 feet of Lot A6, Block 3, NCB 2978 located at 3203 South Presa Street. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval.   Not available Not available
13-822 1Z-6.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013201 (District 5): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "I-2 H HS AHOD" Historic Significant Heavy Industrial Cattleman Square Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District, "I-1 H HS AHOD" Historic Significant General Industrial Cattleman Square Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District, and "I-1 H AHOD" General Industrial Cattleman Square Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District to "D H HS AHOD" Historic Significant Downtown Cattleman Square Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District and "D H AHOD" Downtown Cattleman Square Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lots 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, Block 76, NCB 263 and Lot 3, Block 79, NCB 247 located at 904 and 910 West Travis Street, 915, 921 West Houston Street and 923 West Houston Street and 230 and 123 North Medina. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval.   Not available Not available
13-783 1Z-8.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013196 HL (District 7): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District to "R-5 HL AHOD" Historic Landmark Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 15, Block 4, NCB 12474 located at 307 Lakeridge Drive. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval.    Not available Not available
13-854 137.Miscellaneous ItemAn ordinance waiving the variance requirements of Section 4-6(c); Section 4-6(d)(6); and a portion of Section 4-6(e)(1) of the City Code and authorizing a variance request to sell alcoholic beverages at 1902 South Flores for on and off premise consumption within three hundred (300) feet of Briscoe Academy, a San Antonio Independent School District public educational institution located in Council District 5.   Not available Not available
13-855 138.Miscellaneous ItemAn ordinance waiving the variance requirements of Section 4-6(c), waiving Section 4-6(d)(6) and 4-6(e)(1) of the City Code and authorizing a variance request to sell alcoholic beverages at 838 Bandera Road for off-premise consumption within three-hundred (300) feet of James Madison Elementary School, a Public Educational Institution, located in Council District 7.   Not available Not available
13-784 1Z-1.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013154 CD (District 1): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District to "R-4 CD AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for a Professional Office on Lot, 1, Block 7, NCB 10006 located at 2802 Vance Jackson (also known as 275 Future Drive). Staff recommends approval with conditions and Zoning Commission recommends denial.   Not available Not available
13-782 1Z-2.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013180 S (District 2): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "I-1" General Industrial District, "I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District, "I-2" Heavy Industrial District and "I-2 AHOD" Heavy Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "I-2 S" Heavy Industrial District with a Specific Use Authorization for Ammunition Manufacturing, Loading and Storage and "I-2 S AHOD" Heavy Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Specific Use Authorization for Ammunition Manufacturing, Loading and Storage on 2.01 acres out of NCB 12867 located at 4818 Interstate Highway 10 East. Staff recommends approval. Zoning Commission recommends denial. (Continued from November 7, 2013)   Not available Not available
13-790 1Z-7.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013203 CD (District 5): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "C-2NA CD AHOD" Commercial Nonalcoholic Sales Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for a Carwash to "C-2NA CD AHOD" Commercial Nonalcoholic Sales Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for Motor Vehicle Sales on Lot 21, Block 26, NCB 10553 located at 3684 Culebra Road. Staff and Zoning Commission recommends approval with conditions.    Not available Not available
13-821 1Z-9.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013132 ERZD (District 9): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-6 MSAO-1 MLOD-1 ERZD" Residential Single-Family Camp Bullis Military Sound Attenuation Overlay Camp Bullis Military Lighting Overlay Edwards Recharge Zone District to "C-2NA MSAO-1 MLOD-1 ERZD" Commercial Nonalcoholic Sales Camp Bullis Military Sound Attenuation Overlay Camp Bullis Military Lighting Overlay Edwards Recharge Zone District on Lot 28, Block 31, NCB 19215 located on a portion of the 22000 Block of Wilderness Oak. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval. (Continued from November 7, 2013)   Not available Not available
13-669 1P-1.Plan AmendmentPLAN AMENDMENT #13046 (District 10): An Ordinance amending the future land use plan contained in the Northeast Inner Loop Neighborhood Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use of a 2.308 acre tract of land located at southwest corner of Harry Wurzbach Road and Urban Crest Drive from High Density Residential to Medium Density Mixed Use. Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval. (Associated Zoning Case: #Z2013171) (Continued from October 17, 2013)   Not available Not available
13-598 1Z-10.Zoning CaseZONING CASE # Z2013171 (District 10): An Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "O-2 AHOD" High-Rise Office Airport Hazard Overlay District and "O-2 MC-3 AHOD" High-Rise Office Austin Highway/Harry Wurzbach Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District to "IDZ AHOD" Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District with Single-Family Residential uses not to exceed 25 units per acre and "IDZ MC-3 AHOD" Infill Development Zone Austin Highway/Harry Wurzbach Metropolitan Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District with Single-Family Residential uses not to exceed 25 units per acre on Lot 13, Block 10, NCB 11851 located on a portion of the 3800 Block of Harry Wurzbach Road. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval, pending the plan amendment. (Associated Plan Amendment Case # 13046) (Continued from October 17, 2013)   Not available Not available