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Meeting Name: City Council A Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/9/2015 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Municipal Plaza Building
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15-2896 11.ProceduralThe Invocation was delivered by Father David Garcia, Archdiocesan Director of the Old Spanish Missions, guest of Councilmember Shirley Gonzales, District 5.   Action details Not available
14-1973 12.ProceduralMayor Taylor led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.   Action details Not available
15-2419 13.MinutesApproval of Minutes for the Regular City Council Meetings of February 25 - 26, 2015.Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
15-2411 14.Staff Briefing - Without OrdinanceBriefing and possible action on legislation filed in the 84th Regular State Legislative Session, an update on the status of proposed State legislation and its impact on the City of San Antonio. [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Jeff Coyle, Director, Intergovernmental Relations]Other  Action details Not available
15-1984 15.Purchase of ServicesAn Ordinance authorizing job order contracts with Accu-Aire Mechanical, LLC and Mechanical Technical Services, Inc. to provide the San Antonio Airport System with on call HVAC maintenance and repair services for a total estimated annual cost of $400,000.00, funded with the Aviation Operations and Maintenance Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2002 16.Purchase of ServicesAn Ordinance authorizing the purchase of aircraft hull and liability insurance from Commerce and Industry Insurance Company, a subsidiary of American International Group, for a one year term beginning May 1, 2015 for a cost of $118,744.00, from the FY 2015 Liability Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance] Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1991 17.Purchase of EquipmentAn Ordinance accepting the bid from United Restoration and Preservation, Inc. to replace joint seal, apply a new deck coating and stripes and numbers on the fifth level of the San Antonio International Airport’s Long Term Parking Garage in an amount not to exceed $749,875.33, funded with the FY 2015 Aviation Operation and Maintenance Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2053 18.Purchase of EquipmentAn Ordinance accepting an offer from Nardis Public Safety to provide the San Antonio Police Department with concealable body armor utilized in day to day operations by authorized personnel for an estimated annual cost of $352,000.00, funded with the San Antonio Police Department’s General Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2104 19.Purchase of EquipmentAn Ordinance accepting the bid from GNAC, Inc. dba General Signs to execute a contract for the purchase and installation of a double-sided outdoor digital display sign at the Bitters Recycling Center for the total amount of $94,900.00, of which $17,294.00 will be funded from the FY2015 Solid Waste Operating Fund and the remaining balance of $77,606.00 will be funded from the FY2014 allocated Alamo Area Council of Governments grant funds. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2069 110.Purchase - Annual ContractAn Ordinance authorizing the following contracts establishing unit prices for goods and services for an estimated annual cost of $2,713,550.00: (A) Vulcan Construction Materials for ready mix concrete, (B) Baggett Claim Service, Inc. for vehicle appraisal services, (C) OverDrive, Inc. for digital library reserve access agreement and (D) Library Ideas, LLC. for an amendment to the contract for downloadable music and streaming services. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1718 111.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance for the construction of Cherry Street (Dawson Street to Milam Street), a 2012-2017 General Obligation Bond funded Project, located in Council District 2, accepting the lowest responsive bid, including 1 additive alternate, and awarding a construction contract, in the amount of $4,469,852.51 to Capital Excavation Co., of which $2,074,417.56 will be reimbursed by San Antonio Water Systems and $363,954.69 will be reimbursed by CPS Energy and authorizing the reallocation of $600,000.00 from the 2012-2017 Bond funded project for E. Commerce Street to the Cherry Street Project.. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director Transportation & Capital Improvements Department]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1928 113.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance for the Lee’s Creek Park Improvements Project, a 2012-2017 Bond-funded project, located in Council District 7, accepting the lowest responsive bid and awarding a construction contract in the amount of $144,002.00, to Ortiz Group Contractors, LLC. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1933 115.Real Property SaleAn Ordinance authorizing the closure, vacation, and abandonment of an unimproved portion of a 15-foot wide alley Public Right of Way perpendicular to Higgins Road between Durham Drive and Stahl Road adjacent to NCB 15704, in Council District 10, with conditions and as requested by I.P.L. Y Reduccion De Peso Inc., a Texas corporation for a fee of $4,950.00. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Etienne, Director, Eastpoint & Real Estate Services Office]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1934 116.Real Property LeaseAn Ordinance granting a sanitary sewer easement over approximately 3,235 square feet of City–owned property located at 2803 Hunter Boulevard, within NCB 11186 in Council District 4, to Rimini Family Limited Partnership for a fee of $12,000.00. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Etienne, Director, Eastpoint & Real Estate Services Office]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1983 117.Grant Applications and AwardsAn Ordinance awarding a City Council Project Fund grant allocation to Musical Bridges Around the World in an amount up $16,500.00 and approving any additional funding within this fiscal year. [Edward Benavides, Chief of Staff; Chris Callanen, Assistant to City Council]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2165 118.Grant Applications and AwardsAn Ordinance ratifying the submission of a Supportive Housing Program Seamless Child Care grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and approving acceptance upon award of an amount up to $412,765.00 for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; a budget, including a cash match of up to $103,192.00; and a personnel complement. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2195 119.Grant Applications and AwardsAn Ordinance allocating $32,000.00 in Texas Commission on the Arts funds and authorizing contracts with Anna de Luna, Jim Mendiola, Elijiah Rios, Universal Style School, and Fabiola Ochoa Torralba. [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Felix Padron, Director, Culture and Creative Development]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2249 123.City Code AmendmentsAn Ordinance amending Chapters 28 and 35 of the City Code of San Antonio, Texas, by adding provisions authorizing the temporary display of an on-premises sign and/or an on-premises digital display on public property at permitted events, and providing for penalties, publication and an effective date. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Roderick Sanchez, Director, Development Services]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2360 124.Appointment - Without 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 Rudi Harst (District 3) to the Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee. B) Appointing Juliet E. Garcia (District 4) to the SA2020 Commission on Strengthening Family Well-being. C) Appointing Albert P. Uresti, IV (District 3) to the SA2020 Commission on Education. D) Reappointing Greg K. Hammer (District 7) to the Linear Creekway Parks Advisory Board. E) Reappointing Robert E. Hahn (District 7) to the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee. Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2370 125.Appointment - With OrdinanceAn Ordinance reappointing commissioners and appointing an alternate commissioner to serve on the Municipal Civil Service Commission. [Ben Gorzell, Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Lori Steward, Interim Human Resources Director]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2032 126.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing two professional services agreements for On-Call IT and Security Planning and Program Management services for the San Antonio Airport System with Barich, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 and with XIP Consulting, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00. [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Frank Miller, Director, Aviation]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2428 128.Misc - Settlement AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing the settlement of a lawsuit styled Jane Doe vs. City of San Antonio, et al, Civil Action Number SA-14-CV-00102-XR pending in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division in the amount of $500,000.00. [Martha G. Sepeda, Acting City Attorney]Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1922 129.Public HearingConsideration of a request by the community of North Savannah Heights, an area generally located to the west of State Highway 16 and south of Loop 1604 in southwest Bexar County, to incorporate as a city within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of San Antonio. Planning Commission and Staff recommend denial of the request. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; John M. Dugan, Planning and Community Development] Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-1870 112.Capital ImprovementsAn Ordinance authorizing the execution of a Professional Services Agreement for Brackenridge Park Master Plan in an amount not to exceed $227,500.00, to Rialto Studio, Inc., a FY 2015 Certificates of Obligation funded Project, located in Council Districts 1 and 2. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements] Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
15-1680 114.Real Property AcquisitionAn Ordinance for the Espada Road Project, a 2012-2017 Bond Program-funded project, located in Council District 3, authorizing the acquisition, through negotiation or condemnation, of approximately 0.685 acres for interests in land sufficient for project purposes in a portion of three parcels of privately-owned real property located in NCBs 11173 and 11168, and declaring it a public use project for the acquisition, and authorizing expenditures not to exceed $82,500.00, payable to the selected title company, for land, relocation, litigation expenses and associated title fees. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbee, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements]Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
14-2808 120.City Code AmendmentsAn Ordinance updating the Rules and Regulations for businesses conducting operations for the San Antonio Airport System and amending Chapter 3 of the City Code of San Antonio. [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Frank Miller, Director, Aviation]Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
15-1385 121.City Code AmendmentsAn Ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the City Code of San Antonio, Texas, by requiring that a registered microchip replace a pet license tag; and providing for penalties and publication. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Kathy Davis, Director, Animal Care Services]Motion to Cont/PostPass Action details Not available
15-1694 122.City Code AmendmentsAn Ordinance amending the Traffic Control Devices Schedules for the City of San Antonio, established in Chapter 19, Section 68 of the City Code, to add locations where new installations of traffic control devices have occurred, and remove locations where devices have been altered or removed and adding two new schedules to address various school district schedules. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements]Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
15-2045 127.Misc - Professional Services AgreementsAn Ordinance authorizing the extension of a contract with Exelis Inc. for the Noise and Operations Monitoring System for the San Antonio International Airport for a one-year term with the option for two one-year renewal periods for an annual rate of $183,000.00. [Ed Belmares, Assistant City Manager; Frank Miller, Director, Aviation] Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
15-2346 130.ProceduralA Public Hearing and consideration of the following five items relating to incentives offered to Holt Texas LTD: [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Rene Dominguez, Director, Economic Development]   Action details Not available
15-2422 130A.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance designating the HOLT CAT Reinvestment Zone located at 3302 South WW White Road in Council District 3.Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2423 130B.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance approving a 10-year, 100% Tax Abatement Agreement based on a capital investment of at least $20.2 million in new real and personal property improvements, the creation of 45 new full-time jobs, and the retention of 150 existing full-time jobs.Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2424 130C.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance approving SAWS impact and Development Services Department fee waivers.Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2426 130D.Miscellaneous ItemAn Ordinance approving an amendment to the City's State Enterprise Zone Program.Motion to Approve  Action details Not available
15-2425 130E.ResolutionA Resolution nominating Holt Texas LTD for designation as a Texas Enterprise Project.Motion to ApprovePass Action details Not available
15-2443 131.City Manager's ReportCity Manager's Report A. Fiesta Recycling Update B. Pre-K 4 SA Update    Action details Not available