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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
VIA WEBEX VIDEO CONFERENCE
December 16,2020
1:30 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: STAFF:
Shawn Karaca,Chair
David Walker,Vice-Chair Buck Brice,Assistant City Attorney
Burris McRee Catherine Garza, Recording Secretary
Gordon Robinson Nina Nixon-Mendez,Assistant Director of
Ricardo D. Barrera,Jr. Development Services
I. CALL TO ORDER—ROLL CALL
Chairman Karaca called the meeting to order and a quorum was established with no absences.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 18,2020
A motion was made by Mr. Burris to approve the minutes listed above. The motion was seconded by Chairman Karaca and
the motion passed.
IV. APPROVAL OF ABSENCES: Ricardo D. Barrera,Jr.
A motion was made by Mr. Burris to approve the absence listed above.The motion failed for a lack of a second.
V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 2021 MEETING CALENDAR
A motion was made by Chairman Karaca to approve the 2021 meeting calendar. The motion was seconded by Mr. Robinson
and the motion passed.
VI. BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION REGARDING PROCESS CHANGES FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 2020 ANNUAL
REPORT
Ms. Nixon-Mendez presented item"VI"for the record.A Resolution was passed by City Council on March 17,2020 approving
revised policies for City Boards/Commissions. More specifically, the resolution includes new process changes to the submittal
of annual reports(Section 10.3.8).The report must include the following:
(1)a statement of the goals and objectives for the previous calendar year;
(2)description of the actions taken in furtherance of those goals and objectives during the previous calendar year;
(3)the number of times board met or failed to meet;and
(4)the goals and objectives for the new calendar year.
In years past, annual reports were done administratively with no involvement required by the Board/Chairman. For this years
report, it will be completed and submitted electronically after it is approved by the Board. The report will be reviewed by the
Board in January with a deadline submittal on the 31st. Once Staff concluded the presentation, Chairman Karaca solicited for
comment/feedback for the annual report. Mr. Walker had no questions regarding the annual report but questioned the policy
stating physical attendance is required (Section 10.1.8.0). It was noted that due to COVID-19 protocols, virtual attendance is
required when meetings are held via WebEx video conference.
No action by the Board was taken on this item.
VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: None.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to discuss, Chairman Karaca adjourned the meeting at 1:47 p.m.