HomeMy WebLinkAbout031453 ORD - 06/19/2018 Ordinance authorizing a 17-month lease agreement with Espejo Helicopters, LLC
for use of area of The Water's Edge Park located along Shoreline Blvd. near Kinney
Street to conduct helicopter air tours with monthly rent payment of five percent of
gross revenues.
Whereas, the City has received a request for use of portion of The Water's Edge Park located
along Shoreline Blvd. near Kinney Street as a helicopter landing and take-off site for helicopter
tours; and
Whereas, prior to the use of park lands for non-park purposes, Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Code requires the City to hold a public hearing to determine that there is no feasible
and prudent alternative to the use of park lands; and
Whereas, notices of the public hearing were published on May 20, May 27, and June 3, 2018
regarding a public hearing to be held during City Council meeting on June 12, 2018;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
that:
Section 1. That the City Council held a public hearing and carefully considered any and all clearly
enunciated local preferences regarding proposed lease of portion of The Water's Edge Park for
a helicopter landing and take off site.
Section 2. That the City Council finds that there is no feasible and prudent alternative exists for
this use of the park land after holding the public hearing and carefully considering all enunciated
local preferences. In addition, the City Council finds that reasonable measures will be taken to
protect the park land.
Section 3. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute a 17-month agreement
with Espejo Helicopters, LLC for use certain area of The Water's Edge Park located in Corpus
Christi, Texas, to conduct its non-stop commercial helicopter air tours within 25 statute miles and
to serve as its location for takeoff, landing, boarding and temporary business operations to provide
recreational sightseeing tours. In consideration for use of the premises, Espejo Helicopters, LLC
agrees to pay the City monthly rent as follows: Lessee shall pay City five percent of Gross
Revenues.
That the .fpregoing or finance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the I'2- '"day of j7 �y�R� , 2018, by the following vote:
Joe McComb (((JJJ Ben Molina '
Rudy Garza . r Everett Roy r
Paulette Guajardo 4I / Lucy Rubio
Michael Hunter
AGreg Smith
Debbie Lindsey-OpelLI
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
day of , L , 2018, by the following vote:
Joe McComb ___64. Ben Molina _If
Rudy Garza 0 ,f Everett Roy _____aiye
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Paulette Guajardo Lucy Rubio
Michael Hunter i, ,.. Greg Smith
Debbie Lindsey-Opel _____+
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PASSED AND APPROVED on this the l I day of , 2018.
ATTEST:
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