AGENDA City Council Meeting 5:00 PM - Tuesday, June 1, 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.
Remote access to participate in this meeting is available via Zoom webinar.
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b. | Present the Keep Victoria Beautiful Business Beautification Award to New Rodeo Restaurant. Christy Youker, Environmental and Beautification Coordinator |
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2. | PUBLIC & EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS: |
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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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a. | Update on Mosquito Spraying and Control. Dr. Andrew Young, City Councilman Super District 5 |
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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. | Ordinance amending Chapter 24 of the Victoria City Code to increase the credit card surcharge on utility payments made via an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. Wesley Janecek, Assistant Director of Finance |
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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 of the Special meeting on May 11, 2021 and the regular meeting on May 18, 2021. April Hilbrich, City Secretary Special Joint City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting - May 11 2021 - Minutes - Pdf |
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2. | Appointment to the Building and Standards Commission. April Hilbrich, City Secretary |
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3. | A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Tetra Tech Inc., of Florida for the purpose of debris monitoring in the event of a disaster. Darryl Lesak, Director of Environmental Services |
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4. | Approval of a variance to Section 21-83(a)(2) for the property located 101 and 105 S. William Street in order to allow for the subdivision of a commercial lot with a minimum lot width of 72.35 feet. Julie Fulgham, Director of Development Services |
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5. | Approve a variance to Section 21-55(b)(f) to allow for the approval of a Preliminary Plat for the Ranches of TerraVista a multiphase subdivision containing more than 50 lots with only one access point to a public roadway. Julie Fulgham, Director of Development Services |
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6. | Authorize City Manager to execute lease agreements with PNC Equipment Finance in regards to lease of twenty golf carts and driving range utility vehicle previously approved through Ordinance No. 2021-58. Rolando Hernandez, Head Golf Professional |
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7. | Authorize the City's application to the Texas Department of Transportation's 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program for the O'Connor Elementary & Stroman Middle School Sidewalk Project in the estimated total amount of $574,750.00, that includes a City match amount of $114,950.00. Katy Connally, Grant Administrator |
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8. | Variance to Sections 10-115 and 13-27 to allow for the installation of a septic system for 6204 US Highway 59 North. Ken Gill, Director of Public Works |
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ACTION ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION: |
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1. | Approve engineering design plans for the CDBG-DR Infrastructure project (GLO Contract #20-065-055-C165) to install stormwater floodgates and pumpstations to reduce the impact of future flooding. Katy Connally, Grant Administrator |
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2. | Authorize the City Manager, or a designee, to amend the CDBG-CV Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP) contract with Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to accept an additional award of $290,000 in TERAP funds for a total grant of $466,363.13, with no matching funds to be required from the City. Julie Fulgham, Director of Development Services |
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3. | Approve a Storm Recovery Agreement with Gexa Energy for payment of higher than anticipated ancillary charges due to Winter Storm Uri. Gilbert Reyna, Chief Financial Officer |
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS: |
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1. | CDBG 2021 Annual Action Plan Proposed Budget and Funding Recommendations. Julie Fulgham, Director of Development Services |
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2. | Development Services Annual Report. Julie Fulgham, Director of Development Services |
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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. | 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. Thomas Gwosdz, City Attorney |
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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