HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/01/2024 - 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 August 1, 2024, which were
approved by the City Council on August 13, 2024.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 13th day of August 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
City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Minutes
Special City Council Meeting
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
cctexas.com
Thursday, August 1, 2024
9:00 AM City Council Chambers
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca 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
Note: Council Member Barrera attended by video conference.
Present 9 - Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member Gil Hernandez, Council Member
Michael Hunter, Council Member Everett Roy, Mayor Paulette Guajardo, Council
Member Mike Pusley, Council Member Dan Suckley, Council Member Jim Klein, and
Council Member Sylvia Campos
C. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
David Loeb, 4771 Ocean Dr., spoke in support of prioritizing streets and storm
protection.
Johnny Philipello, spoke in support of reauthorizing the sales tax for the arena and
infrastructure downtown.
D. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:
1. 24-1145 Motion approving a list of 38 streets, parks and recreation, public safety, and
public facilities projects for the 2024 Bond Program totaling $175 million to be
considered by the voters on November 5, 2024, with no property tax rate
increase.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 1.
Assistant City Manager Neiman Young presented information on the Bond 2024
Program -project lists as follows: our progress (Bond 2004-Bond 2022); recent G.O.
bond programs; Bond 2024 program summary; street projects -citywide; street
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projects -Council District 1; street projects -Council District 2; street projects -Council
District 3; street projects -Council District 4; street projects -Council District 5; parks
and recreation projects -citywide; parks and recreation projects -Council District 1;
parks and recreation projects -Council District 2; parks and recreation projects -Council
District 3; parks and recreation projects -Council District 4; parks and recreation
projects -Council District 5; public safety -fire projects; public safety -police projects;
cultural facilities projects; ballot language proposition A (streets); ballot language
proposition B (parks and recreation); ballot language proposition C (public safety);
ballot language proposition D (cultural facilities); and calendar and next steps.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Assistant City Manger Young
discussed the following topics: no significant changes to the progress of projects
would occur by removing arterial/collector streets; the redline projects would be
moved to a different funding source; the properties that would be included in the
cultural facilities ballot language; a request for a list of the worst streets in the City;
and a request for a grant writer to assist with obtaining grants for the historical homes.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
There were no comments from the public.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Pusley moved to approve the proposed Bond 2024 project list
(option 2), seconded by Council Member Roy. This Motion was passed and approved
with the following vote:
Aye:
7 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Roy, Mayor
Guajardo, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley, and Council Member
Klein
Nay: 2 - Council Member Hunter, and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-123
2. 24-1146 Motion approving a one -eighth of one percent Sales and Use Tax reauthorizing Type
A sales tax funding to Type B Sales tax funding for a 20-year term to be considered
by the voters on November 5, 2024, for the renovation of City facilities in the Sports,
Entertainment, and Arts (SEA) District including the American Bank Center, Corpus
Christi Museum of Science and History, Art Museum of South Texas, Texas State
Museum of Asian Cultures and Education Center, Harbor Playhouse, and the Water
Garden; or, the renovation of the City facilities in the Sports, Entertainment, and Arts
(SEA) District including the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi Museum of
Science and History, Art Museum of South Texas, Texas State Museum of Asian
Cultures and Education Center, Harbor Playhouse, and the Water Garden, and
construction and maintenance of industrial streets.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 2.
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Assistant City Manager Heather Hurlbert presented information on the following
topics: local sales tax; additional items for consideration; term; allowable uses of
Type A/B sales tax; proposed uses for each 1/8 cent; ballot language for proposed
project #2; possible capital projects: FM 624; Turkey Creek; Clarkwood Ditch/Oso
Tributary; North Beach linear canal phase 2; Corpus Christi Bay; Williams Ditch; Oso
Creek; office of economic development survey results; survey results; and calendar
and next steps.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, Assistant City Manager Hurlbert, and
Assistant City Manager Young discussed the following topics: the proposed project
#2 for the Downtown Seawall Flood Control can be reauthorized under Type B; a
council member spoke in favor of Proposed Project #1 D, which effectively moved
projects funded from other sources and added residential streets to Bond 2024 for a
total of 38 projects; two cents of the Hotel Occupancy Tax is currently used for
maintenance of the American Bank Center; a concern that no projects are identified
for Flour Bluff or Padre Island; OVG360 is responsible for the naming rights of
American Bank Center; a concern that the top three programs citizens prioritized in
their surveys are not included in staffs recommended projects; the proposed project
#1 D project would generate more revenue in one year than Chapter 327 would
generate in four years; the American Bank Center and the SEA District deliver
economic growth to the downtown area; the importance of fixing potholes; a concern
that none of the proposed projects offer permanent funding for residential streets; and
to consider reauthorizing the 1/8 cent sales tax to Chapter 327.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
There were no comments from the public.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Pusley moved to approve the Proposed Project #1 D for a 20-year
term, seconded by Council Member Roy. This Motion was passed and approved with
the following vote:
Aye: 6 Council Member Barrera, Council Member Roy, Mayor Guajardo, Council Member
Pusley, Council Member Suckley, and Council Member Klein
Nay: 3 - Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter, and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-124
3. 24-1244 Motion approving a one -eighth of one percent Sales and Use Tax reauthorizing Type
A sales funding to Type B Sales tax funding for a 20-year term to be considered by
the voters on November 5, 2024, for Downtown Seawall and City -Wide Flood Control
and coastal resiliency projects.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 3.
Council Members and Assistant City Manager Heather Hurlbert discussed the
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following topics: to ensure citywide stormwater improvements is mentioned on the
ballot; and a recommendation to reauthorize this project under Type B.
Council Member Hernandez moved to approve the proposed project #2 reauthorizing
Type A sales funding to Type B Sales tax funding for a 20-year term, seconded by
Council Member Hunter. This Motion was passed and approved with the following
vote:
Aye:
9 - Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member Hunter,
Council Member Roy, Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Pusley, Council Member
Suckley, Council Member Klein, and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-125
E. Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 12:00
p.m.
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