HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/16/2024I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of
the Regular Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of April 16, 2024 which
were approved by the City Council on April 23, 2024.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 23rd day of April 2024.
(SEAL)
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
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Meeting Minutes
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11:30 AM Council Chambers
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A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 11:33 a.m.
B. Invocation to be given by Deacon Richard Longoria with St. Helena of the True
Cross of Jesus.
Deacon Richard Longoria, St. Helena of the True Cross of Jesus, gave the invocation.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Grace Caroline Molite, Senior at W.B. Ray High School .
Grace Caroline Molite, Senior at W.B Ray High School, 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: 9 - Mayor Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Mike Pusley,Council
Member Dan Suckley,Council Member Everett Roy,Council Member Jim Klein, and
Council Member Sylvia Campos
E. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1-2)
1. 24-0590 Staff Announcement: Rebecca Castillo, Director of Human Resources
City Manager Peter Zanoni announced Rebecca Castillo as the Director of Human
Resources. Ms. Castillo has over 20 years of Human Resource experience.
2. 24-0542 April 18 Governor's Small Business Summit hosted in Corpus Christi,
Overview presented by Heather Hurlbert, Assistant City Manager
Assistant City Manager Heather Hurlbert presented information on the Governor's
Small Business Summit to be held on April 18 at the American Bank Center. The
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summit will offer sessions important for small businesses.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
John Weber, 609 Naples St., presented information about Open Meetings Act
Training Part 2.
Ron Graban, 202 Surfside Blvd. commended a few, Council Members for attending a
FEMA regulations meeting with the North Beach Association, and that he was not
aware of certain TIRZ #4 projects.
Carrie Meyer, 4401 Gulfbreeze Blvd., expressed concern that she did not receive
notification about the date change for the TIRZ #4 meeting.
The following citizens advocated for a skate park in the Commodores Park
Development plan: Cheryl and Cole Segrest, 14965 Canadian Mist Lane, Shane and
Jesse Jeansonne, 14918 Tesoro Dr., Mason Ellis, 14710 Lighthouse Dr., Kim Erwin
and Trey Noles 13957 Dasmarinas Dr., Christina Fratila, 15126 Cane Harbor Blvd.,
Marc Graham, 13905 Forestay St., Michael Lesinski, 15614 Finistere St., Brant
Garner, 15533 Finistere St., and Adam Rios, 7301 Tangled Ridge Court.
The following citizens spoke in support of Item 13: Eric Baggerman, 1400 Ocean Dr.,
Samantha Myers, 606 Pennington Dr., Elizabeth Loika, 15866 Punta Espada Loop,
and April Loveless, 1533 S. Brownlee Blvd.
Don Osborn, 513 Sam Rankin, spoke about the TCEQ meeting on April 18, spoke in
support of vaccinations, and in opposition to desalination.
Jaime Fergie, 7613 Del Rio Dr., spoke in support of all immunizations.
Ajit David, 5821 Ocean Dr., spoke in support of the skate park at Commodores Park,
and expressed concern about project costs associated with FEMA flood zone
requirements.
Rachel Caballero, 522 Hancock Ave., spoke about public comment restrictions and
opposed to desalination in the Corpus Christi Bay.
Chuck Anderson, 706 Imperial Harbor, spoke about TIRZ # 4 expenditures and in
opposition to desalination in the Corpus Christi Bay.
Xavier Gonzales, 2626 Grand Isle Circle, advocated for public health.
The following citizens spoke in support of Item 15: Gail Anderson, 409 Grant Place,
Monica Hansen 7014 Chiswick Dr , Samuel Fryer, 2222 Cardinales Lanes Victoria
Holland, 235 Ohio Ave., Melinda De Los Santos 611 Gulf Shore Place, Kelley
Burnett, Ingleside, TX, and Karl Guenther, Rockport, TX.
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The following citizens spoke in opposition to Item 15: John Lusins, 2110 Halcon St.,
Sonia Matthew, 4218 Lake Apache Dr., and Allyson Larkin, 3261 Austin St.
Shirin Delsooz, 6030 Tapestry Dr., spoke about conservation policies for plastics and
fossil fuels.
G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 3)
3. 24-0550 Airport Board (3 vacancies)
Board of Adjustment (7 vacancies)
Island Strategic Action Committee (4 vacancies)
Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (1 vacancy)
Sister City Committee (1 vacancy)
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 3.
Airport Board:
Reappointed: John P LaRue
Appointed: Kimberly D Barrientos and Kristen Martinez
Board of Adjustment:
Reappointed: Brandon Crowson, Robert Reyna, and Priscilla San Miguel
Appointed: Sue Corey, Ricardo Manzanares-Lopez, Jo M. Rios, and Thomas Howk
Island Strategic Action Committee:
Appointed: Bryan Gulley (Mustang Island Representative), William R. Hibbs II
(At -Large), Alan A. Guggenheim (Residential Property Owner), and Kamran
Zarghouni (Realtor)
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee:
Appointed: George W. Woods III
Sister City Committee:
Appointed: Joe Benavides
H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 4-14)
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Mayor Guajardo referred to the Consent Agenda. No Items were pulled for individual
consideration.
Council Member Pusley moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Council
Member Roy. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Aye:
9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley, Council Member
Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
4. 24-0618 Approval of the April 9, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
The Minutes were approved on the consent agenda.
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
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5. 24-0422 Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with two
one-year option periods with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, of Oak
Brook, Illinois, to provide promotional testing services for the Corpus Christi
Police Department for an amount up to $316,257.00 and a total amount up to
$527,095.00 if both one-year options are exercised, with FY 2024 funding in
an amount of $52,709.50 available through the General Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-051
6. 24-0119 Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with two
one-year options with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, of Oak Brook,
Illinois, to provide promotional testing services for the Corpus Christi Fire
Department for an amount up to $348,873.00 and a total amount up to
$581,455.00 if both one-year options are exercised, with FY 2024 funding in
an amount of $58,145.00 available through the General Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-052
7. 24-0215 Motion authorizing a three-year service agreement with Carahsoft Technology
Corporation, of Reston, Virginia, for a three-year subscription to the Linkedln
Learning for Government to provide professional development and continuing
education resources for City of Corpus Christi employees in an amount up to
$152,398.08, with FY 2024 funding in the amount of $31,917.44 from the
General Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-053
8. 24-0420 Resolution authorizing renewal of property insurance, including All Other
Perils (AOP), Flood, Named Storm, Wind/Hail, Earthquake, and Equipment
Breakdown insurance, through Carlisle Insurance Agency, Broker of Record,
for the upcoming policy year (May 4, 2024-May 4, 2025), for an annual
premium of $3,769,127.59
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
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9. 24-0353
Enactment No: 033344
Resolution authorizing the purchase of four, six -compartment slide -in kennels
for existing Animal Control vehicles from Deerskin Mfg., Inc. of Springtown,
Texas, for $82,156.00 with FY2024 funding in the amount of $82,156.00 from
the General Fund.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
10. 24-0094
Enactment No: 033345
Motion authorizing the execution of a one-year service agreement, with two
one-year options for equipment maintenance, with AYC, LLC, dba Hest
Fitness Products, of Corpus Christi, for $112,594.00 and a potential amount
of $136,674.00 if options are exercised for the purchase, installation, and
maintenance of exercise equipment at the Senior Centers for the Parks and
Recreation Department, as approved by Council in the FY 2024 Budget, with
funding of $112,594.00 from the Health 1115 Waiver Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-054
Consent - Capital Projects
11. 23-1860 Motion awarding a professional services contract to Ardurra Group, of Corpus
Christi, Texas, in an amount up to $3,806,500 to provide design, bid, and
construction phase services for the installation of a new waterline crossing the
Laguna Madre and extending to Padre Island, located in Council Districts 4
and 5, with FY 2024 funding available from the Water Capital Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-055
12. 24-0507 Motion authorizing a construction contract to Associated Construction
Partners, Ltd., Boerne, Texas, for the Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant
Rehabilitation project in an amount of $13,484,305.00 for the Total Base Bid
Plus Additive Alternate No. 1, located in Council District 1, with FY 2024
funding available from the Wastewater Capital Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-056
General Consent Items
13. 24-0423 Motion authorizing an amendment to the Agreement for City -Operated
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District (CCNCPHD) for
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FY23-24, to restore the remaining six months of the contract services for a
cost of $882,648.00, which were originally scheduled to terminate on April 2,
2024.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-057
14. 24-0522 Resolution approving the annexation of additional properties to expand the
Corpus Christi Downtown Management District (DMD) southern boundary to
Buford and Water Street, adding an additional 40.721 acres, anticipated to
produce $55,000 annually for the DMD, bringing the current revenues to
$325,000.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033346
J. RECESS FOR LUNCH
Mayor Guajardo recessed the Council meeting for lunch at 2.01 p.m Executive
Session Items 20-22 were held during the lunch recess. Mayor Guajardo reconvened
the meeting at 3:26 p.m.
K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEM 15-18)
15. 24-0617 Ordinance repealing January 30, 2024 City Council approval of Ordinance
No. 033276, which approved the acceptance of the $75,000 Partnership for
Vaccine Equity (PAVE) Grant from the National Association of County and
City Health Officials (NACCHO) to provide a Communications Campaign to
strengthen vaccination uptake, as requested by Council Members Hunter,
Pusley, and Hernandez.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 15.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Director of Public Health Fauzia Khan,
and Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni discussed the following topics: concerns regarding
purpose of grant, its intended target groups, appropriation of funds, and compliance
with the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
Shawn Flanagan, 4218 Herndon St. and Deborah Williamson, 25 Rock Creek Dr.,
spoke in support of this item.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Hernandez moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council
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Member Pusley. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the
following vote:
Aye: 5 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, Council
Member Pusley and Council Member Roy
Nay: 4 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Suckley, Council Member Klein and Council
Member Campos
Abstained: 0
16. 24-0489 Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Support Agreement with the
Naval Air Station of Corpus Christi (NASCC) for the City to provide
maintenance and repairs to NASCC's fencing, elevators, roofing, and utility
system utilizing existing and newly procured contracts to provide services to
be reimbursed by NASCC.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 16.
Director of Intergovernmental Relations Ryan Skrobarczyk presented information on
the following topics: IGSA overview; and IGSA history.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
There were no comments from the Council or the public.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Pusley moved to approve the resolution, seconded by Council
Member Hunter. This Resolution was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley, Council Member
Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: 033347
17. 24-0504
Motion awarding a construction contract to Bay Ltd., of Corpus Christi, Texas,
for Base Bid 4 in an amount of $6,000,000.00, with the option to renew for
one add'tional year to be administratively authorized for a total amount not to
exceed $12,000,000.00 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.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 17.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Director of Public Works Ernest
De La Garza discussed the following topics: this Rapid Pavement Program is moving
along swiftly which focuses only on residential streets; and there is no penalty if
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contractors don't achieve a certain amount of lane mileage within an allotted time
frame, but the work will be given to another contractor.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
There were no comments from the public.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Barrera moved to approve the motion, seconded by Council Member
Hunter. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Puusley, Council Member Suckley, Council Member
Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-058
18. 24-0544 Proposed Bond 2024 Briefing, to include funding amounts per category and a
listing of proposed candidate projects to be presented to stakeholders and
citizens.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 18.
Assistant City Manager Neiman Young presented information on the following topics:
key dates for Bond 2024; recent General Obligation Bond programs; guiding
principles to be used in developing the program; city bond background; Bond 2024
program summary; and Bond 2024-street proposed candidate projects.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Assistant City Manager Young
discussed the following topics: concerns about this proposed bond being the largest
bond in the City's history; the pilot program will include a defined list of sidewalks for a
total of one million dollars; and a request for a workshop to be held to discuss Bond
2024 in greater depth.
M. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 19)
19. 24-0553 Briefing on Actuarial Audit of Corpus Christi Firefighters' Retirement System
Actuarial Valuation as of December 31, 2020.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 19.
Chief Financial Officer Constance Sanchez and Principal Acturarial Consultant Jason
Franken with Foster and Foster presented information on the following topics: Corpus
Christi Firefighters' Retirement System (CCFFRS); pension governance; Corpus
Christi Firefighters' Retirement System (CCFFRS) Board of Trustees (7 members);
CCFFRS support staff; number of firefighter pension recipients; contributions for city
employees; history of contribution rates; funding levels for both pension plans;
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requirements for actuarial valuation; CCFFRS actuarial valuation; audit for actuarial
valuation; current year actuarial audit; audit objectives; overall findings;
recommendations; and actuary response.
Council Members, CFO Sanchez, and Mr. Franken discussed the following topics:
retired firefighters have received an increase of $110; and a breakdown of
contributions for general city employees and police versus firefighters.
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 20-22)
Mayor Guajardo referred to Executive Session Items 20, 21 and 22. The Council went
into Executive Session at 2:01 p.m. The Council returned from Executive Session at
3:26 p.m.
20. 24-0582 Executive Session pursuant to Texas Gov't Code § 551.071 and Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with attorneys
concerning legal issues related to the case of Douglas Edward Taylor v. City
of Corpus Christi, including potential consideration of settlement offers and/or
fees for attorneys, engineers, other expert witnesses assisting in this case,
deposition fees, and court costs, and updates on litigation in other cases.
This E-Session Item was passed after executive session.
The following motion was considered:
Motion to authorize the execution of all documents necessary to settle the case of
Douglas Edward Taylor III vs. City of Corpus Christi in an amount not to exceed
$165,000.
Council Member Barrera moved to approve the motion, seconded by Council Member
Hunter. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley, Council Member
Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-059
21. 24-0609 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 City Auditor and Texas
Government Code § 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate the
evaluation of the City Auditor.
This E-Session Item was passed after executive session.
The following motion was considered:
Motion to authorize issuance of evaluation of the City Auditor with the final rating of 3
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out of 4 and increase the Auditor's salary by five percent based on said evaluation.
Council Member Hernandez moved to approve the motion, seconded by Council
Member Barrera. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley, Council Member
Roy, Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-060
22. 24-0631 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 incentive(s) for development at
properties adjacent to N. Chaparral Street and Lomax Street, including
floodwall and dry flood proofing, and Texas Government Code § 551.087 to
discuss and deliberate regarding the aforementioned potential financial or
other incentive(s) to business prospects(s) that the governmental body seeks
to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with
which the City will be conducting economic development negotiations
This E-Session Item was discussed in executive session.
O. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 5:42 p.m
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