HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 02/21/2022 - SpecialI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Special Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of February 21, 2022, which were
approved by the City Council on March 8, 2022.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 8th day of March 2022.
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
rebeccah@cctexas.com
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Monday, February 21, 2022
9:00 AM Council Chambers
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Developing Redistricting Plan
A. Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the Special Meeting to order at 9:14 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the City
Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the meeting.
Charter Officers: City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Attorney Miles K. Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta.
Present: 9 - Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Billy A. Lerma,Council
Member John Martinez,Council Member Ben Molina,Council Member Mike Pusley, and
Council Member Greg Smith
C. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Guajardo opened the public comment period.
Tim Dowling, 8017 Villefranche Dr., spoke regarding the redistricting process.
Elisa Gonzalez, 4101 Brett St., spoke in favor of creating an Independent Redistricting
Commission.
D. BRIEFINGS:
1. 22-0319 Presentation and discussion of 2022 Redistricting Illustrative Plan for City
Council Districts; and development of a baseline City Council Districts Map for
community engagement purposes.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta introduced Redistricting General Counsel Cobby Caputo.
Mr. Caputo described the draft illustrative map that was designed by his GIS Technician.
Council Members, Mr. Caputo, City Manager Peter Zanoni and City Attorney Miles Risley
discussed the following topics: since District 2 does not have a growth area, it should be
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the largest district coming out of redistricting; a Council Member's request for a
spreadsheet that shows what voting precincts were impacted by the changes in these
maps; a Council Member's request to see changes in the demographic data; and
citizens' concerns that there is a conflict of interest for Council Members to be in charge
of the redistricting process because they could consider their own incumbency within
those districts.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta presented the timeline as follows: February 22 -March 8,
2022 - Community Input Sessions; March 8, 2022 - Community Input Wrap -Up session;
March 22, 2022 - first reading ordinance approving redistricting plan; and March 29,
2022 - 2nd reading ordinance approving redistricting plan.
Mayor Guajardo recessed the Special Council meeting at 10:33 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on
February 22, 2022.
Mayor Guajardo reconvened the Special Council Meeting on February 22, 2022 at 1:28
P.m.
Redistricting Attorney Cobby Caputo presented the revisions that were made to the
redistricting map now called Plan B.
A Council Member and Mr. Caputo discussed the following topics: a Council Member's
request for a precinct list; and a request for a chart with population percentage changes.
E. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
2. 22-0334 Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071 and
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with
attorneys concerning legal issues related to City Council's redistricting
obligations and potential litigation related thereto.
This E -Session Item was withdrawn.
F. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Guajardo adjourned the Special City Council Meeting at 1:35 p.m.
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