HomeMy WebLinkAbout031265 RES - 10/10/2017 A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application in the amount of
up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Office of the Governor for funding from the
Texas Military Preparedness Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance
Grant Program.
WHEREAS, With 15 major installations, numerous headquarters, open spaces for realistic
training, low cost of living and outstanding support to military and families, Texas has a long,
significant and proud history of partnership with the defense of our nation; and
WHEREAS, active duty and reserve installations across the branches of service in Texas have an
economic impact of roughly$150 billion to the Texas economy per year and 255,000 uniformed
and civilian employees which generates a significant amount of sales tax revenue for the State;
and
WHEREAS, these military installations are also part of the fabric of many communities and are a
source of great pride, provide skilled workforce, add to population growth, and have significant
economic impact; and
WHEREAS,Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and the 41 tenant commands on base, including
the Corpus Christi Army Depot, have an estimated employment of 7,960 full-time active duty,
civilian and contractor employees making the base the largest employer in the City; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas and local communities have the opportunity to make Texas the
most effective and efficient location for the Department of Defense to train and operate and
could create initiatives to make Texas the#1 "military friendly"place for service members and
their families to live, work and play; and
WHEREAS, many Texas companies have contracts to provide services with local military
installations creating jobs and additional tax revenue; and the State of Texas is in the top three
states for receiving Department of Defense contracts, with the top awards going to aircraft
development;and
WHEREAS, the installations in the state are vital to national security and Texas has specialized
in mobilizing and deploying troops, over 1 million, in the past 12 years; and to support this
mobilization, the installations and depots have dedicated railheads and runways capable of
handling large passenger and cargo aircraft, and Texas has road and rail transportation to Texas
ports for deployments with dedicated roll on roll off Navy ships berthed at Texas ports along
with the necessary infrastructure at the ports for storage and loading of the ships; and
WHEREAS, Texas has unencumbered airspace, ground maneuver space, and open water for
training of all branches of service with virtually every weapon system as well as some of the
most diverse topography for excellent training scenarios, the weather provides for the ability to
train year round.and deployments from Texas installations are efficient due to airfields, road
systems, and rail transportation to ports in the state and, finally, the cost of living at Texas
installations are some of the lowest in the country; and
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WHEREAS, the 85th Texas Legislature appropriated $20 million to the Texas Military
Preparedness Commission Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant fund to assist
defense communities that have been, or may potentially be, impacted by a past or future BRAC
action, to obtain economic assistance to mitigate or prevent or otherwise positively affect their
local economy through funded projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi's previous two applications were not funded by the
Texas Military Preparedness Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Military Preparedness Commission will accept grant applications for the
2017 round of$20 million in DEAAG funds between September 1, 2017, and October 16, 2017,
to be awarded December 7, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi's goal is to submit a DEAAG application that benefits
both Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and the Corpus Christi Army Depot.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to submit a grant application in the amount of up to
five million dollars ($5,000,000)to the Office of the Governor for funding from the Texas
Military Preparedness Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program
for the following projects:
(a) NASCC—Construct water pipeline to ensure redundant, interruptible supply of water to Naval
Air Station Corpus Christi facilities and the 41 tenant commands critical to the mission of the
base.
(b) CCAD- Construct perimeter fencing and access control gates around Army helicopter repair
facilities to enhance security of mission-critical aircraft and components.
Adopted this the I U day of 2017.
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Reb•cca Huerta J - cComb
City Secretary . or
Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Joe McComb I
Rudy Garza 'I
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Paulette Guajardo
Michael Hunter 01 1 1
Debbie Lindsey-Opel 'I
Ben Molina �1
Lucy Rubio I ', /
Greg Smith I
Carolyn Vaughn I
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