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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Corpus Christi Business And Job Development Corporation (Type A) - 04/19/2021 Cit of Corpus Christi 1201 Leopard Street ,5 1 Corpus Christi,TX 78401 4 $ cctexas.com { c 1 Meeting Minutes Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation - Type A Monday,April 19, 2021 1:30 PM City Council Chambers Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office (at 361-826-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The mission of the Business &Job Development (Type A) and B Corporations is to promote and enhance the City of Corpus Christi's economic base by supporting projects and programs that create primary jobs, improve small business and affordable housing opportunities, and improve infrastructure in our City. A. President Scott Harris to call the meeting to order. President Scott Harris called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. B. Call Roll and Excuse Absences: Assistant City Secretary Paul Pierce called the roll and verified that a quorum of the Board was present to conduct the meeting. NOTE: Board Members Diana Summers and Lee Trujillo participated by video conference. Ms. Olivarri arrived at 1:36 p.m. Present: 7- President Scott Harris, Board Member Leah Pagan Olivarri, Secretary Diana Summers, Vice-President Robert Tamez, Board Member Lee Trujillo, Board Member John Valls and Board Member Alan Wilson C. PUBLIC COMMENT President Harris referred to Public Comment. The following citizens submitted public comment which are attached to the minutes: Todd A. Hunter Jr., 13526 Catamaran Dr.; Scott Mears, 433 Cape Cod; Tony Hauglum, 205 Del Mar Blvd.; and Jon Gonzalez, 7909 Galilee Circle. The following citizen called in regarding item 3 in support of Corpus Christi Marina docks: Todd A. Hunter Jr., 13526 Catamaran Dr. D. MINUTES City of Corpus Christi Page 1 SCAN N ED Printed on 7/20/2021 Corpus Christi Business and Job Meeting Minutes April 19, 2021 Development Corporation -Type A 1. 21-0443 Approval of the Minutes of the Type A Board March 15, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes President Harris referred to item 1. Mr. Trujillo made a motion to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Mr. Tamez, and passed unanimously. E. FINANCIAL REPORT 2. 21-0438 Type A Financial Reports as of February 28, 2021 President Harris referred to Item 2. Director of Finance Heather Hurlbert presented the financial reports as of February 28, 2021. F. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: G. AGENDA ITEMS: 3. 21-0463 Resolution authorizing the expenditure of Seawall Funds in the amount of 14,299,000.00 for Marina Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), replacing docks A, B, C, D, L in FY2021. President Harris referred to Item 3. Assistant City Manager Neiman Young said the purpose of this item is to repurpose the funding that was approved by the Type A Board and ask that the funding not only be repurposed to the piers, but also asking the funding be escalated; instead of splitting the funding between FY21 and FY22, staff is asking all the funds be available in FY21. Mr. Young said there has been a change in leadership for the Marina and summarized the previous CIP that was brought to the Type A Board. Previous management prioritized facility maintenance in FY21 budget, in contrast to new management who is proposing to repurpose the funds for dock maintenance and replacement, with the goal of generating revenue to become a self-sustaining operation. Marina Manager Jonathan Atwood presented the following Marina projects: replacement of five docks due to serious deterioration to the wood structure and galvanized hardware; dredging for the boat slips area; replacement of pedestals due to exposed electrical conduits and plumbing lines, no lighting on the pedestals and cable/internet boxes exposed to the elements; replace older marine docks with modern concrete marine dock system; existing Texas marinas in the surrounding areas using concrete docks; a total of 207 slips need to be replaced; total budget for the five piers A, B, C, D & L is nearly 15 million and 5 million for the dredging to be covered by certificates of obligations; and the economic impact for the marina and tourism. Boards Members and Mr. Atwood discussed the following topics: incorporate features for the community; whether preventative maintenance will be applied to the docks; utilization rate for the boat slips; and if transit docks will be available. City of Corpus Christi Page 2 Printed on 7/20/2021 Corpus Christi Business and Job Meeting Minutes April 19, 2021 Development Corporation -Type A Mr. Valls made a motion to approve item 3, seconded by Mr. Wilson, and passed unanimously. H. PRESENTATION ITEMS: 4. 21-0323 Engineering Services Quarterly Project Update President Harris referred to Item 4. Director of Engineering Services Jeffrey Edmonds presented the Engineering Services monthly updates. Mr. Edmonds presented an update on the following projects: Art Center repairs include the roof and various repairs to the building facade; Art Museum repairs include skylights, store front doors, windows, shutters system and restaurant lease space; Seawall Capital repairs consist of the following: concrete surfaces, eight Mirador concrete structures, repainting and repair of the retaining wall structures at the intersections and installation of skate stop; Sea District Water feature restorations include the following: Shoreline Fountains is nearly completed; a design criteria package is being developed for the Water Gardens that will be used to advertise the project as a design build procurement and is expected to be advertised by late April; McGee Beach Breakwater and Marina Dredging project will repair 1800 linear feet of the existing McGee Beach rock breakwater and concrete cap; the project will also dredge shoaled areas in the marina; Salt Flats Levee improvements will repair functional deficiencies in the levee and protect against a potential levee breach during a major storm; City leadership wished to engage with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PoCCA) about future plans on the Museum bulkhead repairs before initiating a design as underlying real estate is owned by USACE and POCCA; Parks and Recreation has issued a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the following projects: boat haul out facility, new Coopers Alley boaters facility and new Peoples Boardwalk; and the pier project is in the RFQ stage to replace piers A, B, C, D & L and the City is considering alternative delivery method to complete the project. Board Members and Mr. Edmonds discussed the following topics: the areas owned by the Port and needing a interlocal agreement before improvements are started; and a possible future agenda item regarding the breakwater marina. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMENTS: President Harris referred to the Executive Director comments. City Manager Peter Zanoni thanked the Board for approving item 3. J. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, President Harris adjourned the meeting at 2:38 p.m. City of Corpus Christi Page 3 Printed on 7/20/2021 Corpus Christi Business and Job Meeting Minutes April 19, 2021 Development Corporation-Type A *Regardless of the agenda heading under which any item is listed,any word or phrase of any item listed on this agenda shall be considered a subject for consideration for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Act and other relevant laws,and the Board of Directors may deliberate and vote upon any such subject and resolutions related thereto.Any descriptions of property or amounts stated in this agenda are descriptive and not restrictive,and property and amounts may be changed in the motions,actions or documents.In addition to other items listed in this agenda,policies and procedures of this corporation,legal analysis of any items,policies or procedures,and any items that are currently receiving funding from this corporation may be discussed and deliberated and these matters are added as subjects of discussion to this meeting. This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the attorney for the governing body,and the presence of any subject or description in the Executive Session portion of this agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code by the attorney for this corporation indicating that said subject or description thereof may be legally discussed in a closed meeting. This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas Government Code§551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or other remote method of meeting,then a member of this governmental body presiding over this meeting will be physically present at the location of this meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to Texas Government Code§551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity pursuant to Texas Government Code§551.045. City of Corpus Christi Page 4 Printed on 7/20/2021