HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/01/2022 - 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 April 1, 2022, which were
approved by the City Council on April 12, 2022.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 12th day of April 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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Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Friday, April 1, 2022
9:30 AM City Hall 6th Floor Conference Room
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A. Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:52 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.
Sylvia Salyer, 362 Merrill Dr., spoke regarding adopting the Saxet Heights area in the
historic preservation plan.
Duyen Ha, 9434 Waxwing St., spoke regarding short-term rentals.
D. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Guajardo referred to Executive Session Item 1. The Council went into Executive
Session at 9:59 a.m. The Council returned from Executive Session at 10:33 a.m.
1. 22-0547 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 the Municipal Court and Municipal
Court Presiding Judge and Texas Government Code § 551.074 (personnel
matters) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment,
or duties of a public officer or employee (Municipal Court Presiding Judge and a
judge to fill a vacated position, if necessary).
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This E -Session Item was discussed in executive session.
Enactment No:
E. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
2. 22-0615 One Reading Ordinance appointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as the
presiding judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas for the remainder of the current term of office; appointing David Walsh as
a full-time judge of the Municipal Court of Record in the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas for the remainder of the current term of office; determining salary; and
declaring an effective date.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 2.
Council Member John Martinez, Chairman of the Municipal Court Committee, provided
an overview of the appointment process.
Municipal Court Judge Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa and full-time judge of the Municipal
Court David Walsh thanked Council for appointing them to office.
Council Member Martinez made a motion to approve the ordinance, seconded by
Council Member Molina. This Ordinance was passed on emergency and approved with
the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member
Hunter, Council Member Lerma, Council Member Martinez, Council Member Molina,
Council Member Pusley and Council Member Smith
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: 032717
F. BRIEFING:
3. 22-0580 City Council Workshop Discussion regarding the Proposed Historic
Preservation Plan
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 3.
Assistant Director of Development Services Nina Nixon -Mendez presented information
on the following topics: current state of historic preservation in Corpus Christi; current
historic preservation ordinance; current landmark commission; purpose and objectives;
what's in the plan; vision statement; goals and strategies; and recommendations.
Council Members, Assistant Director Nixon -Mendez and Director of Development
Services Al Raymond discussed the following topics: currently there are no cost
estimates because the purpose of this item is to only adopt the plan; Council is
uncomfortable approving an ordinance that is unrefined; Council Members believe that
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the old courthouse is unsalvageable; Council Members' request to remove the word
"shall" from the plan; the community is unaware of the exorbitant cost to restore the old
courthouse; and a Council Member's request for staff to provide a list of action items to
support this plan.
G. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 11:52 a.m.
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