HomeMy WebLinkAbout033412 ORD - 07/23/2024Ordinance authorizing a Wastewater Trunk System Construction and
Reimbursement agreement up to $4,131,000.00 with Saratoga 400 Partners, LLC to
construct a wastewater trunk line related to the Saratoga Ridge subdivision located
off Saratoga Blvd, between Old Brownsville Rd and Greenwood Rd; and authorizing
future transfer and appropriation of Water and Wastewater Trust Fund revenue up
to $4,131,000.00 to reimburse the developer in accordance with the agreement.
(District 3)
WHEREAS, the Developer/Owner, in compliance with the City's Unified Development
Code ("UDC"), has a preliminary plat, approved by the Planning Commission on November 1,
2023, to develop a tract of land, to wit: approximately 257.69 acres known as Saratoga Ridge,
located off Saratoga Blvd, between Old Brownsville Rd and Greenwood Rd;
WHEREAS, under the UDC, the Developer/Owner is responsible for the construction of
the Wastewater Trunk line ("Wastewater Improvements");
WHEREAS, under the UDC, the Developer/Owner is eligible for reimbursement of the
Developer/Owner's costs for the construction of Wastewater Improvements;
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to have the Wastewater Improvements
constructed to its ultimate capacity under the City's applicable Master Plan;
WHEREAS, the City's participation as Trustee does not create a loan of its credit because
Texas Constitution Article 1.1, Section 3 prohibits the City from becoming a subscriber to the
capital of any private corporation or association, or make any appropriation or donation to the
same, or in anywise loan its credit;
WHEREAS, execution of the Agreement constitutes a promise to pay only to the extent
that the assets and future assets of the trust are sufficient for such purpose and that any
judgement will only be satisfied out of the assets of the trust and not out of the City's assets and
the City is excluded from personal liability;
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Trunk System Trust Fund does not currently have sufficient
funds to fully reimburse Developer/Owner for Wastewater Improvements under the Agreement;
WHEREAS, a construction and reimbursement agreement must be approved by the City
Council before the developer starts construction.
WHEREAS, reimbursement shall only be made when monies are available in and
appropriated from the Wastewater Trunk System Trust Fund. The order of the reimbursement will
be determined according to the date construction and reimbursement agreement is approved by
the City Council;
WHEREAS, the Agreement approved herein will be eleventh -in -line in the order for
reimbursement from the Wastewater Trunk System Trust Fund based on the date the agreement
is approved by the City Council per UDC 8.5.3.E; and
WHEREAS, if the developer is owed funds from the Wastewater Trunk System Trust Fund
reimbursement shall be made as funds are deposited into the trust fund from other development
and/or, the developer will be given credit for lot or acreage fees that are due on subsequent final
plats filed with the County Clerk per UDC 8.5.3.E.
03341
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute a Wastewater Trunk
Line System Construction and Reimbursement Agreement ("Agreement"), with Saratoga 400
Partners, LLC ("Developer"), for the wastewater trunk system improvements, including all
related appurtenances, for the development of Saratoga Ridge, Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Texas.
SECTION 2. In the event of a project delay, the City Manager or designee is authorized to
execute an extension of the agreement for a period not to exceed a period of 12 months.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or designee is authorized to transfer future revenue of the Water
Arterial Transmission and Grid Main Trust Fund, Water Distribution Main Trust Fund, and
Wastewater Collection Line Trust Fund to the No.4220-21800-777 Wastewater Trunk System
Trust Fund, in accordance with the priority established by UDC 8.5.1.C.1.d, 8.5.1.C.2.d,
8.5.2.E.1.d, and 8.5.2.E.2.d, until $4,131,000.00 is appropriated in accordance with this
ordinance.
SECTION 4. The City Manager or designee is authorized to appropriate $4,131,000.00 from
the No.4220-21800-777 Wastewater Trunk System Trust Fund as funds become available to
reimburse the Developer for the wastewater trunk system construction and improvements in
accordance with the Agreement, this ordinance, and the UDC.
SECTION 5. This ordinance takes effect upon passage.
I ntr. ed and voted on the /dayf •J c\k 1/47 , 2024.
P SSE I and APPRO ED on the day of 6 TA,\ , 2024.
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Pa ette Guajardo, Mayor / Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
033412
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly
authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate
officers that the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract,
agreement, obligation or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit
of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has not been
appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual
appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: 07/16/2024 Legistar Number: 24-0071
Agenda Item:
Ordinance authorizing a Wastewater Trunk System Construction and Reimbursement
agreement up to $4,131,000.00 with Saratoga 400 Partners, LLC to construct a
wastewater trunk line related to the Saratoga Ridge subdivision located off Saratoga Blvd,
between Old Brownsville Rd and Greenwood Rd; and authorizing future transfer and
appropriation of Water and Wastewater Trust Fund revenue up to $4,131,000.00 to
reimburse the developer in accordance with the agreement. (District 3)
Amount Required: (Amount to be Certified) $4,131,000.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account
No.
Amount
Sanitary Sewer Trunk System
Trust Fund as fund become
available (Future Revenues)
4220-21800-777
540450
$4,131,000.00 n
TOTAL
$4,131,000.00
❑ Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services Date: