City of San Antonio AGENDA
City Council A Session Municipal Plaza Building
114 W. Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Thursday, February 6, 2025
9:00 AM
Municipal Plaza Building
The City Council will hold its regular meeting in the Norma S. Rodriguez Council Chamber in the Municipal Plaza Building located at 114 W. Commerce Street beginning at the above referenced date and time for the following items. Once convened, the City Council will take up the following items in any order during the meeting but no sooner than the designated times.
9:00AM: Call to Order
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During the meeting, the City Council may meet in executive session for consultation with the City Attorney's Office concerning attorney-client matters under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
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PROCEDURAL
1.
Invocation
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
CONSENT AGENDA
Capital Improvements
3.
Ordinance approving a contract with Jamail & Smith Construction, LP, for construction work at a 5,698-square-foot, City-owned facility located at 901 Paul Wilkins St. for the relocation of the Airport Security and Airport Badge & ID Office for $3,191,902 as part of the Terminal Development Program. Funding is from Airport Interim Financing. [Ben Gorzell Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]
Ordinance approving the execution of a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contract with F.A. Nunnelly Company for pre-construction and construction phase services in an amount not to exceed $17,815,020 for the Ella Austin Community Center Renovation project. Funding is from the 2022 General Obligation Bond Program and the Inner City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone TIRZ No. 11. [John Peterek, Interim Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
Ordinance approving a construction contract with E-Z Bel Construction, LLC in an amount not to exceed $5,207,863.09 of which $233,700 will be reimbursed by the San Antonio Water System, and $98,577.30 will be reimbursed by CPS Energy, for the West College Link (St. Mary’s University to Memorial High School to Zarzamora Creek) Linear Greenway Trails project. Funding is from the 2022 General Obligation Bond Program and Tree Preservation Fund included in the FY 2025 Capital Budget. [John Peterek, Interim Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
Ordinance approving a lease agreement with ABM Aviation, Inc. for 141 square feet of office space in the San Antonio International Airport for a five-year period, commencing on February 9, 2025, through February 8, 2030. Annual revenue of $26,588.37 will be deposited into the Airport Operating and Maintenance Fund. [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Jesus Saenz, Jr., Director, Aviation]
Ordinance recommending the release of a 0.5390-acre, or approximately 23,479 square feet, easement located on the 9.117-acre tract conveyed to Scott Felder Homes, LLC, by deed recorded in Document No. 20210211813 of the Official Public Records of Bexar County, Texas, being a portion of a variable width drainage easement recorded in Volume 7120, Page 1624 of the Official Public Records of Bexar County (New City Block 18333), Texas, located west of IH-10 and north of N Loop 1604 W, as requested by Scott Felder Homes, LLC, for no fee. [John Peterek, Interim Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
Ordinance recommending the closure, vacation and abandonment of a 0.198-acre (8,627 square feet) improved portion of East Myrtle Street Public Right-of-Way between New City Blocks 1004 and 6791, as requested by Oxbow Real Estate, LLC, for a fee of $300,100, which will be deposited into the General Fund. [John Peterek, Interim Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
Resolution reappointing Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Janie Gonzalez, Dr. Willis Mackey, Dr. Francine Romero, John T. Steen, Rudy Garza, and Cory Kuchinsky to the Board of Directors for the SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corporation for terms commencing February 1, 2025, and expiring January 31, 2027. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
Approving the appointment of Richard Gonzales (District 6) to the San Antonio Diez y Seis Commission for the remainder of a term of office to expire on May 31, 2025. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
Ordinance authorizing the execution of a Utility Service Memorandum of Understanding with San Antonio Water System to provide water and wastewater service at the San Antonio International Airport and associated impact fees of $572,960. Funding is from interim airport financing. [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Jesus Saenz, Director, Aviation]
Ordinance ordering the General City Election to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, and Run-off Election to be held on Saturday, June 07, 2025, if necessary. [Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk]
Ordinance approving 1) the Master Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase Agreement with Webster Bank, National Association for refuse collection containers and lids for the Solid Waste Department; ambulance, enhanced squad vehicles, bunker gear, and life saving devices for the Fire Department; and police vehicles for the Police Department; 2) an Escrow and Account Control Agreement with Webster Bank, National Association and Frost Bank; and 3) exhibits and related schedules to the Master Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase Agreement in the amount of $12,533,626 for the acquisition of equipment for the Solid Waste Management, Fire, and Police Departments. [Ben Gorzell Jr., Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer].
Ordinance authorizing the City of San Antonio's consent to the creation of Kendall County Emergency Services District No. 1 to include a portion of the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction for the provision by the district of fire suppression and emergency medical services to individuals residing within its boundaries. [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Sally Basurto, Director, Government Affairs]
Resolution supporting the construction of La Ventana Apartments, located at 2802 Cinema Ridge by the San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation, a public facility corporation. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Veronica Garcia, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department].
Ordinance approving a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) prohibiting the use of designated groundwater beneath a tract of land containing approximately 29-acres described in the application as the former Zarzamora Service Center located in and around 4503 Zarzamora Street in San Antonio, Texas; and supporting certification of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) at the request of the City of San Antonio; establishing a penalty and publishing notice. [John Peterek, Interim Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]
At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the C Room to consult with the City Attorney's Office (Texas Government Code Section 551.071) and deliberate or discuss any of the following:
A.
Economic development negotiations pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.087 (economic development).
B.
The purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.072 (real property).
C.
Legal issues related to litigation involving the City pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
D.
Legal issues related to emergency preparedness pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
E.
Legal issues related to collective bargaining pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
F.
Deliberate the 2024 evaluation for the City Clerk and Presiding Municipal Judge and any related legal issues pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (personnel matters) and Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney).
ADJOURNMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY RECESS FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENE TO CONSIDER ANY UNFINISHED COUNCIL BUSINESS
6:00 P.M. – If the Council has not yet adjourned, the presiding officer shall entertain a motion to continue the council meeting, postpone the remaining items to the next council meeting date, or recess and reconvene the meeting at a specified time on the following day.
