South Padre Island City Council Meeting Summary for Feb. 19, 2014

The City of South Padre Island held its Regular Called Council Meeting Wednesday, February 19, 2014. The Council unanimously approved the Consent Agenda that included the approval of minutes of Feb. 5, 2014 Regular meeting, invoices for payment, excused absence for Bob Pinkerton for meeting of Feb. 19, 2014, first reading of Ordinance No. 14-01 amending Sec. 4-17 of Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Padre Island to add a new Section 4-27(Y) which adds a provision that prior to pouring a foundation for a building or structure, the applicant/owner shall be required to have form board survey be prepared by a registered Professional Land Surveyor or registered Professional Engineer and must show building setback lines and exact location of foundation form boards, and the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 14-03 creating Section 20-16.3 of Chapter 20 (Zoning) of South Padre Island Code of Ordinances by adding “Special Exceptions Procedure.”
 
The Council provided updates from the Feb. 8, 2014 meeting of Property Owners Who Care (POWC) as well the Fall 2013/14 Beneficial Use of Dredge Material Project.
 
Item 8, Discussion and action to appoint members to newly created Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee was tabled for the next meeting; Councilman Alex Avalos voted nay.
 
The Council appointed members to vacancies created by resignations to the following committees, except for the Board of Adjustments and Appeals that had no applicants: Development Standards Review Task Force- Gar Treharne; Historical Preservation Committee- Joe Townsend; Keep SPI Beautiful Committee- William George; and Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee- Lori Alaniva and Kerry Schwartz.
 
Item 10, the motion to rescind the action taken at the Dec. 18, 2013 meeting of the City Council to approve the $15 million renovation plan for the Convention Centre failed to pass; Council Members Sam Listi, Jo Ann Evans and Alita Bagley voted nay.
 
The Council approved to accept the Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation agreement in the amount of $50,000 as financial participation in the WAVE service in the Port Isabel area; accept the terms and conditions; and to authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.
 
Item 15, Discussion and action to amend the City of South Padre Island Drug and Alcohol Policy for Transportation Employees as recommended by the Texas Department of Transportation, was pulled from the agenda.
 
For a complete board agenda or to view meetings online, visit www.myspi.org. City of South Padre Island Regular Called Council Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 4601 Padre Boulevard.

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