CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1110 HOUSTON STREET

LAREDO, TEXAS 78040

SEPTEMBER 20, 2002

12:00 p.m.

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services are requested to contact Gustavo Guevara, City Secretary at (956) 791-7308 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The accessible entrance and accessible parking spaces are located at City Hall, 1100 Victoria Ave.

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I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. PUBLIC HEARING

1. Public hearing and introductory ordinance amending Ordinance 2001-O-218 to adopt the City of Laredo Investment Policy and amending the City of Laredo Investment Policy to comply with the Public Funds Investment Act Chapter 2256, Texas Government Code.

IV. FINAL READINGS

2. 2002-O-243 Providing for the adoption of a tax rate of $0.630534 per $100.00 value with a Maintenance and Operation rate of $0.484758 per $100.00 value and an Interest and Sinking fund rate of $0.145776 per $100.00 value and of the levy and the collection of General and Special Ad Valorem and Beverage Taxes for the City of Laredo for the tax year 2002 and the fiscal year 2002-2003.

2002-O-244 Amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-02 General Fund annual budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $100,000.00; $50,268.00 for August 2002 and $49,732.00 estimated for September 2002. Expenditures will only be incurred and disbursed if the revenue is collected by the Tax Department.

2002-O-245 Amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 annual budget in the General Fund by appropriating revenues in the amount of $785,800.00, which were received in the electric franchise settlement with Central Power & Light, and appropriating expenditures in the amount of $785,800.00, which will be placed in a restricted reserve, and authorizing the City Manager to implement said budget.

2002-O-246 Closing as public easements the following streets located in the area known as the “Embargo Yard” of the Texas Mexican Railway Company situated in the Eastern Division, City of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas conveyed by the City of Laredo to said company, by Warranty Deed dated March 12, 1884 and recorded in Volume 13, Pages 11-14, Deed Records of Webb County Texas.

a. Aldama Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue and the East right-of-way line of Logan Avenue.

b. Aldama Street between the West right-of-way line of Logan Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.

c. Willow Street between the West right-of-way line of Logan Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.

d. Chacon Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections save and except the East one-half section of Chacon Street between Tilden and Logan Avenue.

e. Piedra China Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.

f. Green Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.

g. Mercer Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.

h. Wooster Street between the West right-of-way line of Tilden Avenue and the West boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard” including the intersections.

i. Logan Avenue between the South right-of- way line of Willow Street and the South boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.

j. Cedar Avenue between the South right-of- way line of Guatemozin Street and the South boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.

k. Lexington Avenue between the South right-of-way line of Guatemozin Street and the South boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.

l. Maryland Avenue between the South right-of-way line of Guatemozin Street and the South boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.

m. Springfield Avenue between the South right-of- way line of Guatemozin Street to the South boundary line of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.

n. Marcella Avenue between the North and South boundary lines of the Texas Mexican Railway Company’s “Embargo Yard”.

All said streets are situated in the Eastern Division,City of Laredo, County of Webb, Texas; and providing for an effective date.

V. RESOLUTION

3. 2002-R-085 Authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program and to accept a Grant, if offered, in the estimated amount of $2,000,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Properties for Runways 35R and 35L at the Laredo International Airport. The City’s ten (10%) percent local match for this project is $222,223.00.

VI. MOTION

4. Requesting the approval of City Council to write-off various accounts receivable that are deemed to be uncollectible. The City’s audit firm of Garza, Martinez & Company recommended in their Letter of Management to write-off antiquated accounts receivable. A summary of account receivables by account type is attached that represent a portion of the receivables that are past due. The total amount of the write-off is $2,894,941.65. The financial impact will be an expenditure of $61,636.37 for the fiscal year.

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council hereby reserves the right to go into executive session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the City Attorney or other legal counsel for the City, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

This notice was posted at the Municipal Government Offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.

Gustavo Guevara, Jr.

City Secretary