AGENDA City Council Meeting 5:00 PM - Tuesday, March 16, 2021 107 West Juan Linn Street (Council Chambers) |
CALL TO ORDER
1. Quorum Call. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Moment of Silence. 4. Welcome Citizens. |
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COMMUNICATION: |
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1. | ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS: |
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a. | Live public access is available on TV15.
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2. | PUBLIC & EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS: |
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a. | Proclamation for Annual Public Transportation Appreciation Day. Josephine E. Soliz, Mayor Pro-Tem |
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3. | ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:
With respect to items not listed on this agenda, City Council Members may request specific factual information, a recitation of existing policy, or placement of items on the City Council agenda for discussion at a following meeting. |
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4. | CITIZEN COMMUNICATION:
At this time, the public is invited to address the City Council and speak on any matter not specifically listed for public hearing in the subsection titled: “Public Hearings,” below. Please note that City Council may not deliberate on topics not included on this agenda. |
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ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS:
The City Council shall call a public hearing before taking action on each item below in this section. Any person wishing to address the City Council on these items should please come forward when that public hearing is called. |
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1. | An ordinance calling the Special Election on July 3, 2021 for Mayor of the City of Victoria. April Hilbrich, City Secretary
Una ordenanza que convoca una Elección Especial el 3 de julio de 2021 para Alcalde de la Ciudad de Victoria. |
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CONSENT AGENDA:
All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered after the remainder of the consent agenda. Information concerning consent agenda items is available for public review. |
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1. | Adoption of Minutes. April Hilbrich, City Secretary |
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2. | Approve a Resolution to Close and Abandon a Portion of Stolz Street for the Purpose of Constructing a Signalized Intersection at Houston Highway (US 59 Business and Stolz/Azalea Street, and Approve a Mutual Contribution in Aid of Construction Agreement with HEB for the Project. Mike Etienne, PhD, Assistant City Manager |
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3. | Approve a variance to Section 21-82(a)(1) and Section 21-82(a)(2) for a property located at 1012 Julius Street in order to plat the property into a single-family residential lot. Julie Fulgham, Development Services Director |
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4. | Approve a variance to Section 21-82(a)(1) for a property located at 4408 Hanselman Road in order to plat the property into a single-family residential lot. Julie Fulgham, Development Services Director |
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5. | An ordinance reviewing and renewing Chapter 15 of the Victoria City Code as pertains to the City's Juvenile Curfew. This is the second and third reading. Roberto Arredondo, Jr., Police Chief |
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6. | Award HPS to LED Luminaire Replacement Project to Vaca Underground Utilities, Inc. of Houston, Texas for their Competitive Sealed Proposal in the amount of $106,300. Ken Gill, Public Works Director |
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ACTION ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION: |
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1. | Appointment of a Council member to serve on the Victoria Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Advisory Committee. April Hilbrich, City Secretary |
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2. | Appoint Council members to the Victoria Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors. April Hilbrich, City Secretary |
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3. | Adopt a Resolution Supporting House Bill 2977 and Companion Legislation in the Senate. Darrek Ferrell, Assistant City Manager |
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4. | Adopt a resolution opposing the Office of Management and Budget's proposed changes to the 2010 Standards for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. Julie Fulgham, Development Services Director |
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5. | Award the 2021 Seal Coat Project (Cimarron, Silverado, Waterstone and Riata Subdivisions) to CK Newberry, LLC, for their Competitive Sealed Bid, in the amount of $863,925.00. Ken Gill, Public Works Director |
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS: |
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1. | Presentation of the 2020 Annual Report for the Parks and Recreation Department. Jason Alfaro, Parks and Recreation Director |
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2. | Update on COVID-19 Relief Bill. Jesús A. Garza, City Manager |
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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS:
All items listed in this section may be considered Action Items and City Council may take action on any item listed in this section without further notice. |
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1. | Executive Session in accordance with Texas Government Code § 551.071, consultation with attorney on matter involving pending or contemplated litigation or other matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act. Mayor Pro-Tem Josephine Soliz |
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2. | Executive Session in accordance with Texas Government Code § 551.087, to discuss or deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect that the City Council seeks to have, locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City of Victoria and with which the City of Victoria is conducting economic development negotiations. Jesús A. Garza, City Manager. |
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* Regardless of the agenda heading under which any item is listed, any subject mentioned in any word or phrase of any item listed on this agenda may be deliberated by City Council, and such words or phrases are hereby added as additional subjects to be considered. Resolutions, ordinances, and other actions concerning any word, phrase, or other subject of this meeting include the regulation of animals, construction, signs, unsafe buildings, floodplains, land development, nuisances, mowing, sanitation, food establishments, manufactured house, itinerant vendors, outdoor sales, water conservation practices, and proposed changes to the City Charter. Any descriptions of property or amounts stated herein are descriptive and not restrictive, and property and amounts may be changed in the motions, actions, or documents without further public notice.
** In addition to the items listed under “Public Hearings,” every item on this agenda shall be considered a public hearing
*** Any penal ordinance of the City of Victoria or item which is funded by the current or next proposed City of Victoria budget, including, without limitation, any park, street, water pipe, sewer, drainage structure, department, employee, contract, capital improvement project, or real property interest of the City of Victoria may be discussed and deliberated as a City Manager’s Report, and the subject is hereby defined as such without further notice.
****Any item on this agenda may be discussed in executive session if authorized by Texas law regardless of whether it is listed under “Executive Sessions” of this agenda, regardless of any past or current practice of City Council. Executive sessions herein are closed meetings, may include consideration of any item otherwise listed on the agenda, plus any subject specified in the executive session notice, and may include items under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.084, and/or 551.087. Executive sessions may be held at 105 W. Juan Linn, Victoria, Texas or such other location as determined by the City Council. This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney’s office, and the presence of any subject in the Executive Session portion of this agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code by the attorney for the governmental body indicating that said subject may be legally discussed in a closed meeting