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ADOPTING A CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT FOR THE CORPUS
CHRISTI BUSINESS AND JOB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
WHEREAS, on September 26, 2000, the City Council voted to approve the original
articles of incorporation for the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development
Corporation, a Type A corporation (the "Corporation");
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2014, the City Council voted to approve the Restated and
Amended Articles of Incorporation (now known as Certificate of Formation) for the
Corporation;
WHEREAS, the terms of the directors of the Corporation were set to expire on July 31 of
each year in accordance with the City's former fiscal year;
WHEREAS, additional directors should be added to the Corporation's board of directors
to provide further oversight of the expenditure of sales tax funds; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the directors of the Corporation need to be changed to align the
terms with the City's new fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi finds that it is advisable for the
reasons stated above to adopt a Certificate of Amendment in accordance with section
501 .302 of the Texas Local Government Code. Such Certificate of Amendment is
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A" and incorporated to this Resolution for all
purposes.
SECTION 2. The City Council adopts the Certificate of Amendment and authorizes the
Mayor and the City Secretary to sign such document in accordance with section
501.305(a)(2) of the Texas Local Government Code and file such Certificate of
Amendment with the secretary of state.
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Re ecca Huerta Joe c omb
City Secretary May r
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
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Rudy Garza t
Paulette Guajardo t_ _� i
Michael Hunter
Debbie Lindsey-Opel tom,
Ben Molina
Everett Roy /
Lucy Rubio 8 /
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT FOR
CORPUS CHRISTI BUSINESS AND JOB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
FILED
In the Office of the
Secretary of State of Texas
THE STATE OF TEXAS § OCT 0 8 2018
COUNTY OF NUECES § Corporations Section
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI §
WE,THE UNDERSIGNED natural persons do verify that the amendments to the Articles
of Incorporation(now known as Certificate of Formation)have been approved in the manner required
the Development Corporation Act and the Corporation's governing documents:
The Corporation is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Business Organizations Code
and a corporation under the Development Corporation Act of 1979, Sections 501-505 of the Texas
Local Government Code (the Act) and governed by Sections 501 and 504 of said Act. The filing
number issued to the Corporation by the Secretary of State is 160067201. The date of formation
for the Corporation is September 27, 2000.
This Certificate of Amendment was adopted by the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi by resolution on August 21, 2018.
AMENDMENT:
The Articles of Incorporation(Certificate of Formation) shall be amended, effective as of
October 1, 2018,by altering each of the following provisions as laid out below.
ARTICLE NINE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(a) The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a board of directors which shall be
composed of five seven persons appointed by the City Council of the City. The-term-of-two
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_. _ •- - • . . . • . .The terms of the directors shall be two
years expiring on September 30. Teras for three of the directors will expire on September
30, 2019, terms for the remaining four directors shall expire on September 30, 2020.
Directors may be appointed to succeed themselves. No dDirector may serve longer than
six years consecutively unless such service is required to complete an unexpired term.Each
director must be a resident of the City. Once a director has served for a total of six
consecutive years,unless an exception under the City Charter applies,his or her term shall
immediately expire and his or her position shall become vacant.
(b) The names and street addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors and
the dates of expiration of their current initial terms as directors are as follows:
NAMES ADDRESSES
Expiring September 30, 2019
Scott Harris 500 N. Shoreline, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Gabriel Guerra 4211 Ayers St., Corpus Christi, TX 78415 —expires July
31, 2019 upon service of six consecutive years.
John Valls 615 N. Upper Broadway#616, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Expiring September 30, 2020
Lee A. Trujillo 6102 Ayers, Ste. 106, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Randy Maldonado 338 44th, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Leah Pagan Olivarri 3833 S. Staples, Ste. 5110, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Robert Tamez 4626 Weiskopf Ln, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Each director is and must be a qualified elector of the City Each director including the initial
directors shall be eligible for reappointment. Each director shall serve until a successor is
appointed. Directors are removable by the City Council at any time without cause.
(c) The directors shall serve without compensation but they may be reimbursed for their
actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as directors. Any vacancy
occurring on the board of directors shall be filled by appointment by the City Council of a
person who shall hold office until the expiration of the term.
(d) The board of directors shall elect a president1 vice president,secretary and any other
officers that the City Council considers necessary to serve as executive officers of the
Corporation as more specifically provided in the Corporation's Bylaws. The term of each
officer's office shall expire on July 31 September 30 of each year. The City Manager shall
serve as executive director of the Corporation and the City Secretary shall serve as
assistant secretary to provide administrative support services for the corporation.
(e) The board shall conduct all meetings within the boundaries of the City. Meetings of the
board of directors are subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Texas Open
ReeordsPublic Information Act.
Each additional amendment herein conforms to the appropriate subtitle in the Development
Corporation Act. This Certificate of Amendment does not contain any other change to the articles
of incorporation(certificate of formation).
VERIFICATION:
The undersigned sign this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a
materially false or fraudulent instrument and certifies under penalty of perjury that the undersigned is
authorized under the provisions of law governing the entity to execute the filing instrument.
Signed this ° f_a_ , 2018.
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Joe c 1 omb Rebecca Huerta
May•r City Secretary
City • -Corpus Christi City of Corpus Christi
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF NUECES §
Joe McComb personally appeared before me on this the ),day of Q, , 2018, and
being first duly sworn declared that he/she signed this application in the cap ity designated, if
any, and further states that he/she has read the above application and the statements therein
contained are true.
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