HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/18/2024 - 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 January 18, 2024, which were
approved by the City Council on January 30, 2024.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 30th day of January 2024.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
4:00 Pltorpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, 602 N.
Staples St., 2nd Floor Board Room (Rm. 210)
A. Mayor Pro Tem Everett Roy to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m.
B. Invocation to be given by Chaplain Antwine Charles.
Chaplain Antwine Charles gave the invocation.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Texas
Flag.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy, led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America and to the Texas Flag.
D. 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 Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta
Present: 7 - Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil Hernandez,Council Member Michael
Hunter,Council Member Dan Suckley,Council Member Everett Roy,Council Member Jim
Klein, and Council Member Sylvia Campos
Absent: 2 - Mayor Paulette Guajardo, and Council Member Mike Pusley
E. SECURITY BRIEFING
Assistant City Secretary Stephanie Box provided a security briefing.
F. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (NONE)
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Roy opened public comment.
John Weber, 609 Naples St., expressed concern about new carwashes being built during
drought restrictions, and that Industrial District Agreement discussions should be held
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publicly.
Rachel Caballero, 522 Hancock Ave., expressed concern about how a desalination plant
will negatively impact the community.
G. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 1-21)
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Mayor Pro Tem Roy referred to the Consent Agenda. Item 7 was pulled for individual
consideration.
Council Member Klein moved to approve the consent agenda with the exception of Item
7, seconded by Council Member Suckley. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
7 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, Council
Member Suckley, Council Member Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member
Campos
Absent: 2 - Mayor Guajardo and Council Member Pusley
Abstained: 0
1. 23-1927 Ordinance authorizing the purchase of one additional response boat in the
amount of $81,228.78 from Boat Right Marine for the Corpus Christi Fire
Department to be funded by the FY 2023 Texas Ambulance Supplemental
Payment Program revenue; and appropriating $200,054.01 from the General
Fund unreserved fund balance; and amending the FY 2024 Operating Budget by
increasing expenditures in the Fire Department General Fund by $200,054.01.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033253
2. 23-2005 Ordinance appropriating $20,000.00 from the unreserved fund balance of the
Municipal Court Security Fund for courtroom security upgrades; and amending
the FY 2024 operating budget.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033254
3. 23-2022 Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the existing lease agreement with Riley
P. Dog Park, Inc. for the use of the property located adjacent to the Whitecap
Wastewater Treatment Plant for an additional three-year term with two additional
one-year terms.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033255
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4. 23-2030 Ordinance authorizing a 30 -foot -wide revocable pipeline easement to Houston
Pipe Line Company, LP, to install a natural gas pipeline through the Cefe
Valenzuela landfill in support of Solid Waste Department's new renewable
energy program, located outside City limits.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033256
5. 23-1904 Ordinance authorizing acceptance and future amendments of Medical Reserve
Corps Grant for $47,242.00 from the Department of State Health Services
(DSHS); and appropriating $47,242.00 in the Health Grant Fund to provide
support to Medical Reserve Corps units until May 30, 2025.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033257
6. 23-2010 Zoning Case No. 1123-01, Birdie Waldron LLC (District 4). Ordinance rezoning
a property at or near 3409 Waldron Road from the "RS -6" Single -Family District
to the "RS-6/SP" Single -Family District with a Special Permit; providing for a
penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff
recommend approval).
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033258
7. 23-2011 Zoning Case No. 1123-02, Gulf -Hudson Holdings and Patsy A Brooks (District
1). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 8159 Stillwell Lane from the "FR"
Farm Rural District and the "IL" Light Industrial District to the "R -MH"
Manufactured Home District; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and
publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval).
Mayor Pro Tem Roy referred to Item 7.
Council Member Klein asked to pull this item to vote no.
Council Member Barrera moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council
Member Suckley. This Ordinance was passed on second reading and approved with the
following vote:
Aye: 6 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, Council
Member Suckley, Council Member Roy and Council Member Campos
Nay: 1 - Council Member Klein
Absent: 2 - Mayor Guajardo and Council Member Pusley
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: 033259
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8. 23-1913 Ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with MPM
Development, L.P. to reimburse the developer an amount not to exceed
$1,118,463.05 for the construction of a section of Oso Parkway related to the
Oso Creek Corner subdivision located off Yorktown Boulevard and southeast of
Starry Road; and amending the operating budget by transferring $896,527.00
from the Public Works - Streets Fund (No. 1041) and $221,936.05 from the
Public Works - Storm Water Fund (No. 4300) to the Development Services Fund
(No. 4670). (District 5).
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033260
9. 23-2058 Ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Braselton
Development Company, Ltd. to reimburse the developer an amount not to
exceed $209,485.00 for the construction of stormwater infrastructure
improvements related to the Saratoga Downs, Unit 4B subdivision located at the
intersection of Lands Drive and Martin Street; and amending the operating
budget by transferring and appropriating $209,485.00 from the Public Works -
Storm Water Fund (No. 4300) to the Development Services Fund (No. 4670).
(District 3).
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033261
10. 23-1943 Ordinance approving the amended Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Project
& Financing Plans as approved by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone
Number Three, City of Corpus Christi, Texas on November 28, 2023, which
expands eligibility under the Commercial Finish -Out Program.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033262
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
11. 23-2008 Resolution authorizing the purchase of 33 replacement Staccato 9mm handguns
from Staccato 2011, of Florence, Texas, in the amount of $61,850.25, for use by
the Corpus Christi Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team,
with FY 2024 funding from the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033263
12. 23-2021 Motion authorizing the purchase of 25 additional Panasonic mobile data
computers and dash camera systems for the Corpus Christi Police Department
from Turn -Key Mobile, Inc. of Jefferson City, Missouri, for $425,425.00, with FY
2024 funds from the Police Law Enforcement Trust Fund State in the amount of
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$106,356.50, the General Fund in the amount of $106,356.50, and the Crime
Control and Prevention District in the amount of $212,712.00.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-004
13. 23-1939 Motion authorizing the execution of a one-year supply agreement with two
additional one-year options periods with Hajoca Corporation, of Corpus Christi,
Texas, for the purchase of malleable brass fittings for the Corpus Christi Water
Department, in an amount up to $65,303.90 and a potential total amount up to
$195,911.70 if both one-year option periods are exercised, with FY 2024
funding in the amount of $43,535.93 available through the Water Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-005
14. 23-1875 Motion authorizing execution of Amendment No 1 to the co-operative purchase
agreement with T -Mobile USA, Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio, through the Sourcewell
Purchasing Cooperative, in an amount not to exceed $4,138,250.40, for an
additional five years of cellular phone and data services for various City
departments, with FY 2024 of $507,665.76 available through various City funds.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-006
15. 23-1613 Resolution authorizing a three-year service agreement with Unique Employment
I, LTD., of Corpus Christi, Texas, for temporary staffing services used by various
City departments in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00, with FY 2024 funding
of $250,000.00 from various funding departmental funds.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033264
Consent - Capital Projects
16. 24-0006 Motion awarding a construction contract to Gourley Contractors, LLC, Corpus
Christi, for the Cole Park Rehabilitation and Improvements project, located in
Council District 2, in an amount of $601,577.40, with FY 2024 funding available
from Bond 2022 fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-007
General Consent Items
17. 24-0085 Motion authorizing an agreement with the Nueces Center for Mental Health and
Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) in an amount up to $270,172 to provide services
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to individuals who are homeless, or at risk of being homeless for Fiscal Year
2023-2024 as a subrecipient of the Homeless Housing and Services Program
(HHSP) grants, with available funding of $154,196 for the General Set Aside
fund, $51,872 for the Youth Set Aside fund, and $64,104 of Ending
Homelessness Funds.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-008
18. 24-0100 Resolution to approve the Calendar Year 2024 Annual Audit Plan to be
implemented by the City Auditor's Office.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033265
Consent - First Reading Ordinances
19. 23-2003 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $367,441.52
from the State of Texas, Criminal Justice Division for the Victims of Crime Act
with an in-kind match of $18,080.00 for the Corpus Christi Police Department's
Victim Assistance Program; and appropriating $367,441.52 in the Police Grants
Fund; and authorizing five full-time civilian employees.
This Ordinance was passed on first reading on the consent agenda.
20. 23-0528 Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the existing lease agreement with Tejas
Bowmen Archery Club for the use of the property located adjacent to the Allison
Wastewater Treatment Plant for an additional three-year term and two additional
one-year option periods.
This Ordinance was passed on first reading on the consent agenda.
21. 23-2049 Ordinance authorizing acceptance and future amendments of Partnering for
Vaccine Equity (PAVE) Grant for $75,000.00 from the National Association of
County and City Health Officials (NACCHO); and appropriating $75,000.00 in
the Health Grant Fund to provide Communications Campaign to Strengthen
COVID-19 and Influenza vaccination uptake for the period of August 1, 2023,
through July 31, 2024.
This Ordinance was passed on first reading on the consent agenda.
K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEMS 22-24)
22. 23-2036 Ordinance amending the City Code relating to the Technically Based Local
Limits for discharge of wastewater into the City's wastewater treatment plants in
accordance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations and
providing for penalties in accordance with City Code.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy referred to Item 22.
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A Council Member and Assistant Director of Planning & Infrastructure Nick Winkelmann
discussed the following topics: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
requires an update to the limits of the City's wastewater treatment program in order to
renew the City's permit; the local limits hold the industrial users accountable; and the
purpose of this program is to ensure the wastewater treatment plant can operate as
designed.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy opened the public hearing.
There were no comments from the public.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy closed the public hearing.
Council Member Hunter moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council Member
Barrera. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the following
vote:
Aye:
7 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, Council
Member Suckley, Council Member Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member
Campos
Absent: 2 - Mayor Guajardo and Council Member Pusley
Abstained: 0
23. 24-0010 Ordinance authorizing a Water Arterial Transmission & Grid Main Construction
and Reimbursement Agreement up to $131,833.90 with MPM Development, LP
to construct a water arterial transmission grid main related to Kings Landing Unit
5 subdivision located north of the Lady Alexa Dr. and Lady Claudia St.
intersection; and authorizing future transfer and appropriation of Water and
Wastewater Trust Fund revenue up to $131,833.90 to reimburse the developer
in accordance with the agreement. (District 3).
Mayor Pro Tem Roy referred to Item 23.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy opened the public hearing.
There were no questions from the Council or the public.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy closed the public hearing.
Council Member Barrera moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council
Member Hunter. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the
following vote:
Aye:
7 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, Council
Member Suckley, Council Member Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member
Campos
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Absent: 2 - Mayor Guajardo and Council Member Pusley
Abstained: 0
24. 23-2023 Ordinance amending the City's Water Master Plan with the addition of a
twelve -inch water line located along Saratoga Boulevard southeast of Old
Brownsville Road and northwest of County Road 35 to serve proposed and
future development along Saratoga Boulevard.
This Item was withdrawn.
L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEM 25)
25. 24-0091 Ordinance authorizing a construction contract to Tex -Mix Paving of Corpus
Christi, Texas, for Base Bid 1 in an amount of $6,000,000.00, Bay Ltd., of
Corpus Christi, Texas, for Base Bid 2 in an amount of $6,000,000.00, Anderson
Columbia Co, Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas, for Base Bid 3 in an amount of
$6,000,000.00, and Bay Ltd., of Corpus Christi, Texas, for Base Bid 5 in an
amount of $6,000,000.00 in an amount not to exceed $24,000,000.00 with the
option to renew for one additional year to be administratively authorized for a
total amount not to exceed $48,000,000.00 for Residential Street Rebuild
Program FY 2024 and FY 2025 as planned in the Rapid Pavement Program,
located city-wide with funding available through Street Fund, Storm Water,
Wastewater, Water and Gas Capital Funds; appropriating $10,816,000.00 from
the unreserved fund balance; and amending the FY 2024 Operating and Capital
Budgets.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy referred to Item 25.
Director of Public Works and Streets Ernest De La Garza presented information on the
following topics: bid results; project map; project scope; project schedule; and rapid
pavement program contracts.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Director De La Garza, Director of
Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds, and Assistant City Manager Neiman Young
discussed the following topics: a Council Member's concern that each bid package has
a similar amount of street work but has a different dollar amount; why these projects are
not bid out by a company rather than a bid package; if a contractor does not complete
their work in a timely manner, the City can reduce work given to contractors based on
their performance; a desire to increase the number of in-house street crews; the
thickness of asphalt depends on the structure of the street; how the City validates street
material to meet standard specifications; this Rapid Pavement Program is in the budget
until 2028; and in the past five years, City Council has increased street funding.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy opened the public comment.
There were no comments from the public.
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Mayor Pro Tem Roy closed the public comment.
Council Member Barrera moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council
Member Hernandez. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the
following vote:
Aye:
7 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, Council
Member Buckley, Council Member Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member
Campos
Absent: 2 - Mayor Guajardo and Council Member Pusley
Abstained: 0
K. 6:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING: (ITEM 26)
26. 24-0102 Presentation and Discussion of Water Master Plan, Wastewater Master Plan,
Stormwater Master Plan, and Roadway Master Plan, including related Land Use
Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plans (No City Council Action for
this Public Hearing; City Council Action item scheduled for January 23,
2024)
Mayor Pro Tem Roy referred to Item 26.
Director of Development Services Al Raymond presented information on the following
topics: how we got here; Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (CIAC); planning
document hierarchy; Master Plan amendment process (draft); Corpus Christi's growth
rate; Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) tally; Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP's); why couple master plans and CIP's; land use assumptions; water master
plan; wastewater master plan; roadway master plan; and stormwater master plan.
There were no comments from the Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy opened the public hearing.
Susie Luna-Saldana, 4710 Hakel Dr., would like to hear more details about the Master
Plan.
Michael Miller, 51 Camden Place, expressed concern about the high cost of building
permit fees and construction due to windstorm requirements.
Mayor Pro Tem Roy closed the public hearing.
I. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Pro Tem Roy adjourned this meeting at 6:39 p.m.
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