HomeMy WebLinkAbout029574 RES - 07/31/2012Resolution directing staff to prepare the ordinance calling the November 6,
2012 election to include bond proposition and ballot language approved
during meeting of July 31, 2012.
Be it resolved by the City Council of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. That City Council directs staff to prepare an ordinance for City Council
consideration at its meeting of August 14, 2012, which calls the November 6, 2012
election and includes the proposition and ballot language approved during meeting of
July 31, 2012.
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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Joe ,(dame
Mayor
029574
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Corpus Christi, Texas
of ,2012
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
Kelley Allen
Larry Elizondo, S
Priscilla G. Leal
David Loeb
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
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029574
PROPOSITION NO. 1
STREETS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law, to
issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal amount
of $55,000,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature serially or
otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at such prices and
bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or otherwise, but in no case at a
rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum authorized by applicable law at the time of any
such issuance), as shall all be determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the
purpose of making permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit:
designing, constructing, renovating, improving, and making permanent street improvements
throughout the City, including (without limitation) constructing, reconstructing, restructuring and
extending streets and thoroughfares and related sidewalks, streetscapes and collectors (but
specifically excluding related City utility costs, which are the responsibility of the City's utility
system), with priority given to the following street projects:
NAVIGATION BOULEVARD, generally from Up River Road to Leopard Street
SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, generally from Ayers Street to Louisiana Avenue
GREENWOOD DRIVE, generally from Gollihar Road to Horne Road
OCEAN DRIVE, generally from Buford Street to Lousiana Avenue
TULOSO ROAD, generally from IH 37 to Leopard Street
SOUTH STAPLES STREET, generally from Brawner Parkway to Kostoryz Road
SOUTH STAPLES STREET, generally from Morgan Avenue to IH 37
MCARDLE ROAD, generally from Nile Drive to Ennis Joslin Road
MCARDLE ROAD, generally from Whitaker Drive to Nile Drive
KOSTORYZ ROAD, generally from Brawner Parkway to Staples Street
HORNE ROAD, generally from Ayers Street to Port Avenue
MORGAN AVENUE, generally from Staples Street to Crosstown Freeway
TWIGG STREET, generally from Shoreline Boulevard to Lower Broadway
LEOPARD STREET, generally from Crosstown Freeway to Palm Drive
HOLLY ROAD, generally from Crosstown Freeway to Greenwood Drive (contingent on
receipt of federal leveraging funds)
WILLIAMS DRIVE, generally from Staples Street to Airline Road (contingent on receipt
of federal leveraging funds)
YORKTOWN BOULEVARD, generally from Rodd Field Road to Cimarron Road
JFK CAUSEWAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS
CITY-WIDE ADA MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
CITY-WIDE SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET LIGHTING
CITY-WIDE STREET PROJECTS RECEIVING LEVERAGING FUNDS FROM THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
and in providing for the above public improvements, the City Council shall have the option to (i)
utilize other funds available for such purposes and (ii) abandon such indicated public
improvements that are reliant, in part, on external sources of funding that (for whatever reason)
do not materialize, and after making due provision for the improvements listed above or
determining that an expected external source of revenue will not become available, the City
Council may, in its discretion, use any excess funds for constructing, reconstructing,
restructuring and extending other streets, and thoroughfares and related sidewalks,
streetscapes and collectors (but excluding related City utility costs, as specified above); and
shall the City Council be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and
collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay the
annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity and to pay the costs of
any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAINST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
STREETS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING,
AND MAKING PERMANENT STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $55,000,000 INCLUDING:
NAVIGATION BOULEVARD, generally from Up River Road to Leopard Street
SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, generally from Ayers Street to Louisiana Avenue
GREENWOOD DRIVE, generally from Gollihar Road to Horne Road
OCEAN DRIVE, generally from Buford Street to Lousiana Avenue
TULOSO ROAD, generally from IH 37 to Leopard Street
SOUTH STAPLES STREET, generally from Brawner Parkway to Kostoryz Road
SOUTH STAPLES STREET, generally from Morgan Avenue to IH 37
MCARDLE ROAD, generally from Nile Drive to Ennis Joslin Road
MCARDLE ROAD, generally from Whitaker Drive to Nile Drive
KOSTORYZ ROAD, generally from Brawner Parkway to Staples Street
HORNE ROAD, generally from Ayers Street to Port Avenue
MORGAN AVENUE, generally from Staples Street to Crosstown Freeway
TWIGG STREET, generally from Shoreline Boulevard to Lower Broadway
LEOPARD STREET, generally from Crosstown Freeway to Palm Drive
HOLLY ROAD, generally from Crosstown Freeway to Greenwood Drive,
(contingent upon receipt of federal leveraging funds)
WILLIAMS DRIVE, generally from Staples Street to Airline Road, (contingent
upon receipt of federal leveraging funds)
YORKTOWN BOULEVARD, generally from Rodd Field Road to Cimarron Road
JFK CAUSEWAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS
ADA MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS- citywide
SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET LIGHTING - citywide
TXDOT PARTICIPATION PROJECTS
AND OTHER STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 2
CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law, to
issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal amount
of $1,750,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature serially or
otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at such prices and
bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or otherwise, but in no case at a
rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum authorized by applicable law at the time of any
such issuance), as shall all be determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the
purpose of making permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit:
designing, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City Hall (including fire system
improvements, roof repairs, and other general repairs and renovations); and shall the City
Council be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad
valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and
provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity and to pay the costs of any credit
agreements executed in connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAINST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 2
CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT OF CITY HALL
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,750,000
INCLUDING:
CITY HALL FIRE SUPPRESSION AND FIRE ALARM UPGRADES
CITY HALL ROOF REPAIR AND WATERPROOFING (EXTERIOR)
AND OTHER CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 3
SERVICE CENTER COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law,
to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal
amount of $4,750,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature
serially or otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at
such prices and bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or
otherwise, but in no case at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum
authorized by applicable law at the time of any such issuance), as shall all be
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit: designing,
constructing, renovating, expanding, improving, and equipping the City's Service Center
Complex (including Streets and Solid Waste Administration Building Roof Replacement,
expansion of Signs/Signal Operations facilities, renovations and improvements to
Animal Control facilities, roof repairs to Fleet Maintenance/Heavy Equipment facilities,
construction of new facilities for Streets & Solid Waste); and shall the City Council be
authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad
valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and
provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity and to pay the costs of any credit
agreements executed in connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAI NST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 3
SERVICE CENTER COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
RENOVATION, EXPANSION, IMPROVEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT OF THE CITY
SERVICE CENTER COMPLEX IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
$4,750,000 INCLUDING:
STREETS AND SOLID WASTE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ROOF
REPLACEMENT
SIGNS/SIGNAL OPERATIONS - NEW SHOP AND OFFICE FACILITY
ANIMAL CONTROL REMODELIIMPROVEMENTS
FLEET MAINTENANCE HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHOP ROOF
STREETS & SOLID WASTE STORAGE BUILDING STRUCTURE WITH SLAB
(NEW FACILITY)
AND OTHER SERVICE CENTER COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 4
PARKS & RECREATION
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law,
to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal
amount of $16,000,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature
serially or otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at
such prices and bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or
otherwise, but in no case at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum
authorized by applicable law at the time of any such issuance), as shall all be
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit: designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City parks and recreation facilities,
with priority given to the following City parks and recreation projects:
Community Park Development and Improvements
Hike & Bike Trail Development
Aquatic Facility Upgrades and Improvements
Tennis Center Repairs and Upgrades (H.E.B. &AI Kruse Centers)
Ocean Drive Park Improvements
and in providing for the above public improvements, the City Council shall have the
option to utilize other funds available for such purposes, and after making due provision
for the improvements listed above, the City Council may, in its discretion, use any
excess funds for designing, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping other
City parks and recreation facilities; and shall the City Council be authorized to levy and
pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable
property in the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to
pay the bonds at maturity and to pay the costs of any credit agreements executed in
connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAINST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 4
PARKS & RECREATION
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING,
RENOVATING, IMPROVING, AND EQUIPPING CITY PARKS AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
$16,000,000 INCLUDING:
COMMUNITY PARK DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS
HIKE & BIKE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT
AQUATIC FACILITY UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS
TENNIS CENTER REPAIRS AND UPGRADES (H.E.B. &AL KRUSE CENTERS)
OCEAN DRIVE PARK IMPROVEMENTS
AND OTHER PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 5
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law,
to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal
amount of $2,340,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature
serially or otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at
such prices and bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or
otherwise, but in no case at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum
authorized by applicable law at the time of any such issuance), as shall all be
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit: designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City museums and libraries, with
priority given to the following City museum and library projects:
Museum of Science and History Roof Replacement
Central Library Roof Replacement
Northwest Library and Garcia Library Roof Replacement
ADA improvements to South Texas Art Museum building and Barge Dock parking lot
and in providing for the above public improvements, the City Council shall have the
option to utilize other funds available for such purposes, and after making due provision
for the improvements listed above, the City Council may, in its discretion, use any
excess funds for designing, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping other
City museums and library facilities; and shall the City Council be authorized to levy and
pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable
property in the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to
pay the bonds at maturity and to pay the costs of any credit agreements executed in
connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAINST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 5
MUSEUM & LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING,
RENOVATING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
FACILITIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,340,000
INCLUDING:
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY ROOF REPLACEMENT
CENTRAL LIBRARY ROOF REPLACEMENT
NORTHWEST LIBRARY AND GARCIA LIBRARY ROOF REPLACEMENT
ADA IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTH TEXAS ART MUSEUM BUILDING AND
BARGE DOCK PARKING LOT
AND OTHER MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 6
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law,
to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal
amount of $820,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature
serially or otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at
such prices and bear interest; at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or
otherwise, but in no case at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum
authorized by applicable law at the time of any such issuance), as shall all be
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit: designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City public health facilities, with
priority given to the following City public health facility projects:
Health Department East Rear Restroom Repair and WIC Building Roof Repair
Health Department Building Parking Lot
and in providing for the above public improvements, the City Council shall have the
option to utilize other funds available for such purposes, and after making due provision
for the improvements listed above, the City Council may, in its discretion, use any
excess funds for designing, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping other
City public health facilities; and shall the City Council be authorized to levy and pledge,
and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable
property in the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to
pay the bonds at maturity and to pay the costs of any credit agreements executed in
connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAINST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 6
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING,
RENOVATING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES
IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $820,000 INCLUDING:
HEALTH DEPARTMENT EAST REAR RESTROOM REPAIR AND WIC
BUILDING ROOF
HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING PARKING LOT
AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 7
PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law,
to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal
amount of $700,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively, to mature
serially or otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be sold at
such prices and bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or
otherwise, but in no case at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum
authorized by applicable law at the time of any such issuance), as shall all be
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit: designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City public safety facilities (fire,
police, animal control, and emergency medical services), with priority given to
constructing Phase 2 of the Vehicle Impound Yard and Garage; and in providing for the
above public improvements, the City Council shall have the option to utilize other funds
available for such purposes, and after making due provision for the improvements listed
above, the City Council may, in its discretion, use any excess funds for designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping other City public safety facilities; and
shall the City Council be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and
collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay
the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity and to pay
the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAI NST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 7
PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING,
RENOVATING, IMPROVING, AND EQUIPPING PUBLIC SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $700,000
INCLUDING:
VEHICLE IMPOUND YARD AND GARAGE --- PHASE 2
AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSITION NO. 8
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Shall the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be authorized, in accordance with applicable law,
to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues and in the aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $8,400,000.00, with such series or issues of bonds, respectively,
to mature serially or otherwise within not to exceed forty years from their date and to be
sold at such prices and bear interest at such rates (whether fixed, floating, variable, or
otherwise, but in no case at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate per annum
authorized by applicable law at the time of any such issuance), as shall all be
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements or for other public purposes, to wit: designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City streets, sidewalks, and related
facilities that are expected to promote and expand business activities in the City, with
priority given to the following City streets, sidewalks, and related facility projects in
promotion of economic development:
SeaTown Pedestrian Improvements
North Beach Area Road Improvements (including relating landscaping and public art)
North Beach Breakwater, Plaza, North Shoreline Road Repair and Enhancement
(contingent upon receipt of leveraging funds)
County Road 52 Extension, generally County Road 69 to FM 1889 (contingent upon
receipt of leveraging funds)
International Boulevard (contingent upon receipt of leveraging funds)
Other street and utility construction projects for which the City receives developer
participation
and in providing for the above public improvements, the City Council shall have the
option to (1) utilize other funds available for such purposes and (ii) abandon such public
improvements that are reliant, in part, on external sources of funding that (for whatever
reason) do not materialize, and after making due provision for the improvements listed
above or determining that an expected external source of revenue will not become
available, the City Council may, in its discretion, use any excess funds for designing,
constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping City streets, sidewalks, and related
facilities that are expected to promote and expand business activities in the City; and
shall the City Council be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and
collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay
the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity and to pay
the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds?
FOR
AGAINST
BALLOT LANGUAGE:
PROPOSITION NO. 8
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
RENOVATING, IMPROVEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT OF CITY STREETS,
SIDEWALKS, AND RELATED FACILITIES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO
PROMOTE AND EXPAND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, IN THE AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,400,000, INCLUDING:
SEATOWN PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
NORTH BEACH AREA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND AREA BEAUTIFICATION
NORTH BEACH BREAKWATER, PLAZA, NORTH SHORELINE REPAIR AND
ENHANCEMENT (contingent upon receipt of leveraging funds)
COUNTY ROAD 52 EXTENSION, GENERALLY COUNTY ROAD 69 TO FM
1889 (contingent upon receipt of leveraging funds)
INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD (contingent upon receipt of leveraging funds)
OTHER STREET AND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR WHICH
THE CITY RECEIVES DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION
AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.