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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 Pastor Steve Lopez with Koinonia Church.
Pastor Steve Lopez with Koinonia Church gave the invocation.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Arceneaux Arnold student at Incarnate Word Academy.
Arceneaux Arnold, student at Incarnate Word Academy, 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. 24-1447 Update on FY 2025 Budget Process
City Manager Peter Zanoni gave an update on FY 2025 Budget Process as follows:
community and council engagements; city council budget workshops; other
communication items; reduction in force (RIF); and key dates.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, and Director of Human Resources Rebecca
Castillo discussed the following topics: the employees who were relocated was based
on status and tenure; and there are 400 vacant positions at the City.
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2. 24-1413 Labor Day Holiday Preparations (September 2, 2024)
City Manager Peter Zanoni presented information on the Labor Day Holiday
preparations as follows: history and celebrating workers; preparations for the Holiday;
city services closed on Labor Day; and city services open on Labor Day.
A Council Member and City Manager Zanoni discussed the following topic: a City
Council meeting will be held on September 3 to provide the property tax rate to the
Nueces County Tax Assessor.
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
The following individuals spoke in opposition to Item 7, Industrial District Agreements
(IDAs): John Weber, 609 Naples St., Heather Shields, 217 Knickerbocker St.,
Jumana Abd al Rahman, 1948 SPID, Lamont Taylor, 522 Hancock Ave., Rachel
Caballero, 522 Hancock Ave., Guillermo Gallegos, 7621 Cedar Brook Dr., Maggie
Peacock, 4407 SE 28th Ave., and Myra Alaniz, 4695 FM 1889, Robstown, TX.
The following individuals spoke in support of Item 7, Industrial District Agreements
(IDAs): Al Arreola Jr., 301 Louise Dr. and Mike Culbertson, 800 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Shawn Flanagan, 4218 Herndon St., spoke in support of the citizen initiative petition
to revisit the COVID-19 informed consent form.
Cheryl Martinez, 326 Country Club Dr., expressed concern about the high cost at
Animal Control Services.
Susie Luna Saldana, 4710 Hakel Dr., spoke about council's duties and in support of
desalination.
Joshua De Leon, 5914 Colorado Dr., spoke about expanding the City's smoking
prohibition ordinance.
Jason Hale, 211 Leming Ave., spoke in opposition to desalination.
Jesus Soto, 3429 Kilgore St., expressed concern about fixing streets.
Cheryl Votzmeyer-Rios, 901 N. Upper Broadway, gave an update about The Ritz
Theatre.
Adam Rios, 7301 Tangled Ridge Court, advocated for parks and recreation.
Tony Reyes, 5905 Harvest Hill Rd., stated that September is suicide prevention
month.
Eli McKay, 1008 Marguerite St., spoke in opposition to Item 7, IDAs and Item 10,
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Trust Funds.
Lou Lutostanski, 14813 Leeward Dr., spoke in support of Item 9, Michael J. Ellis
Seawall on North Padre Island.
The following individuals submitted a written public comment which are attached to
the minutes: Raven McClellan, 4141 Whiteley, Catherine Grether, 6515 Ocean Dr.,
Eileen Compton, 1773 Ennis Joslin Rd., John Weber, 609 Naples St., Jason Hale,
211 Leming, Molly Davis, 4025 Markins Dr., Christian Beauchamp, New Orleans, LA,
Stephanie Crean, New Orleans, LA, Ariel Moyal, New Orleans, LA, Christy Mo, New
Orleans, LA, and Gina Kissee, New Orleans, LA.
G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
H. BRIEFINGS: NONE
I. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
J. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 3 - 6)
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 Barrera. The motion carried by 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
3. 24-1442 Approval of the August 20, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
The Minutes were approved on the consent agenda.
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
4. 24-1103 Resolution authorizing two one-year supply agreements, with two one-year
options, for the purchase of hot mix asphaltic concrete pavement material,
with Anderson Colombia Co., Inc., of Corpus Christi for up to $4,500,000.00
and with Berry Contracting, LP, dba Bay LTD., of Corpus Christi for up to
$4,500,000.00, for a combined total amount not to exceed $9,000,000.00 and
a potential amount up to $27,000,000.00 if options are exercised, with FY
2025 funding of $5,000,000.00 from the Street Fund, subject to budget
approval.
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This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 033446
5. 24-0980
Motion authorizing execution of a new five-year software and support
agreement, with renewable one-year terms with Infor LLC, of New York, in an
amount not to exceed $1,226,457.00, for the purchase and dedicated support
of the Infor CareFor managed services software, providing the City of Corpus
Christi with a dedicated support team, business application support, custom
development and configuration, and release impact support for Infor's
Financial, Human Resources, Permitting and Utility Billing modules currently
used by the City, with FY 2024 funding of $245,291.40 from the IT Enterprise
Applications Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-134
Consent - Capital Projects
6. 24-1336 Motion authorizing a professional services contract with LJA Engineering,
Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, to provide a Preliminary Engineering Report for
the Blucher Park Wastewater Improvements Project in an amount not to
exceed $240,020.00, located in Council District 1, with FY 2024 funding
available from Wastewater Capital Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2024-135
K. RECESS FOR LUNCH
Mayor Guajardo recessed the Council meeting for lunch at 1:30 p.m. Executive
Session Item 11 was held during the lunch recess. Mayor Guajardo reconvened the
meeting at 2:55 p.m.
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
M. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 7 -10)
7. 24-1408 Ordinance authorizing execution of new 15 year Industrial District
Agreements (IDAs); and reestablishing the land areas located within the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas as Industrial
Districts Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 7.
Assistant City Manager Heather Hurlbert presented information on the following
topics: industrial district summary; what is an industrial district; location of industrial
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districts; industrial district history; initial negotiation position; negotiation structure;
agreement comparison; bottom line summary; and next steps.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Assistant City Manager Hurlbert, and
City Attorney Miles Risley discussed the following topics: future investments could be
limited if these IDAs are not approved; the proposed agreement provides for annual
payments from industrial districts to the City in lieu of ad valorem taxes; IDAs are for
commercial properties only; Council Members commended staff for bringing these
IDAs forward; and IDA discussions were held privately to protect organizations'
financial information.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
Jason Hale, 11 Leming Ave., spoke in opposition to the IDAs.
Bob Paulison, 15226 Barataria Dr., spoke in support of the IDAs.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Hernandez 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 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley and Council
Member Roy
Nay: 2 - Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
8. 24-0992 Resolution amending and reaffirming the City of Corpus Christi's Investment
Policy and Investment Strategies for fiscal year 2024-2025.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 8.
Director of Finance Sergio Villasana stated that sections of the Investment Policy
have been amended as requested by Council.
Council Members and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the following topic:
requests to add City Council Members to the Investment Committee.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
There were no comments from the public.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Pusley moved to amend Section VI (B) Investment Committee of the
resolution as follows: "and confirmed by City Council," seconded by Council Member
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Hunter and passed unanimously.
Council Member Pusley moved to approve the resolution as amended, seconded by
Council Member Hunter. This Resolution was passed as amended 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: 033447
9. 24-1380 Motion authorizing execution of all documents necessary to acquire property
interests necessary for the City to accept legal responsibility, improve and
maintain the Michael J. Ellis Seawall on North Padre Island, which will be
dedicated to the City at no cost.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 9.
Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds presented information on the North
Padre Island Seawall project. Staff recommends authority to execute all property
estimates and for the City to take legal responsibility of the Seawall.
Council Members and Director Edmonds discussed the following topics: Council
Members commended staff for bringing this project forward; and a concern with the
City taking on more infrastructure built by private entities.
Mayor Guajardo opened public comment.
Gerald Sinclair, 14810 Windward Dr., and Dale Rankin, 13817 Gunwale Ave., spoke
in support of the City taking legal responsibility of the Michael J. Ellis Seawall on North
Padre Island.
Mayor Guajardo closed public comment.
Council Member Suckley moved to approve the motion, seconded by Council Member
Hunter. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye:
8 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley, Council Member
Roy and Council Member Campos
Nay: 1 - Council Member Klein
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-136
10. 24-1421 Resolution to authorize the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee to
review solutions to the viability of extending the Trust Funds for the purpose
of future development versus Impact Fees, as requested by Council
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Members Mike Pusley, Michael Hunter, and Gil Hernandez.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 10.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Assistant Director of Development
Services Michael Dice discussed the following topics: a concern about discussing
trust funds after investing $4 million on impact fee discussions with the Capital
Improvement Advisory Committee (CIAC); trust funds would be managed in-house;
concerns about the timing for trust fund discussions; a concern that trust funds were
not thoroughly considered by CIAC; the consultant recommended impact fees versus
trust funds; and impact fees were planned to start on October 1, 2025.
Council Member Suckley moved to amend the motion as follows: "Motion to direct
staff to meet with CIAC to develop a work plan, potential calendar, and deliverables
on adjusting trust fund fees as an alternate to impact fees, no later than September
17th," seconded by Council Member Barrera and approved with the following vote:
Mayor Guajardo and Council Members Barrera, Hernandez, Hunter, Pusley, Roy and
Suckley, voting, "yes"; and Council Members Campos and Klein voting, "no".
Council Member Hernandez moved to approve the motion as amended, seconded by
Council Member Pusley. This Motion was passed as amended and approved with the
following vote:
Aye:
7 Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council
Member Hunter, Council Member Pusley, Council Member Suckley and Council
Member Roy
Nay: 2 - Council Member Klein and Council Member Campos
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2024-137
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 11 - 12)
11. 24-1401 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 personnel matters and the City Auditor and
Texas Gov't Code § 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate the
appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or
dismissal of a public officer or employee (including, but not limited to, the City
Auditor).
This E-Session Item was passed after executive session.
The following motion was considered:
Motion to authorize the Audit Committee to establish further direction for the City
Auditor.
Council Member Barrera moved to approve the motion, seconded by Council Member
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Suckley. 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: M2024-138
12. 24-1414 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 industries, infrastructure, utilities,
and property in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, services thereto,
annexation, Texas Local Gov't Code service plans, industrial district
agreements (IDA's), and Chapters 42, 43 and 212 of the Texas Local
Government Code § 43.0116, et. seq., rates for utilities, actions for limitation
of rates, Texas Water Code §13.043 and associated statutes and regulations,
and Texas Government Code § 551.087 to discuss and deliberate regarding
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, authorizing preparation of service plans for areas
to be considered for annexation, and authorizing professional services
agreements and amendments thereto with attorneys, engineers, and other
consultants involved in the aforementioned actions.
This E-Session Item was withdrawn.
O. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 4:45 p.m.
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It's our choice, so let's make a change
My first -year geology professor told our class that we would all live to see the day when
a barrel of water cost more than a barrel of oil, well she was right, that day is here. We
are not even into the summer months and already our water supplies (lakes) are at 50%
capacity. So as painful as it may be, Corpus Christi must act now to address its
increasing demand for water to support future industrial and residential growth, while
protecting us from higher cost. The Corpus Christi City Council is currently pursuing a
plan that will require residents and customers to pay for the construction and operation
of a 10 MGD seawater desalination plant estimated to cost at least $222 million. But, as
with most projects of this size, the final cost will most likely exceed this estimate, not to
mention the cost of yearly maintenance and operation. That M&O number must be
factored into future City budgets.
To be clear, I am a strong supporter of desalination and truly believe it's a part of the
solution that can free us of the constant problems our City has faced as we go from one
water shortage to the next. Concerns as to whether industry will stay or locate here,
issues with residents being forced to curtail their water usage and, most importantly,
what the long-term ramifications are for not having adequate water resources are all
issues that have plagued our City for years.
The City's current plan to bring desal to our area has several problems but these are the
main ones: 1.) They plan to borrow the money for construction, 2.) who will pay that
cost, industry ? property owners ? 3.) they are planning a facility that will dump excess
brine stripped from the sea water into our horbor, 4.) the unknown cost to own and
operate a desal facility.
The City doesn't need to borrow the money nor do they need to own and operate a
desal facility. As we are all aware, governments never operate anything very efficiently
and certainly not cost effectively. For 30 years our City struggled to fix a pothole
properly, how do we expect they can operate a complex desal facility. Then apply State
and local regulations and the fact that the cost of government ownership is always more
expensive than a private sector business. There are numerous companies that
specialize in desal and they will provide the engineering, permitting, cost of
construction, and operation of our desal facility. All we have to do is provide the take or
pay contracts for the raw water they provide. This has the potential to allow our City to
provide local industry with a reliable, uninterrupted raw water source through a
negotiated, long term contract. At the same time, rate paying water users will not be
saddled with paying for the $220 million dollar loan and the yearly operating cost.
As to the brine disposal, there are far too many environmental issues associated with
disposal in the inner harbor or the coastal bays. The better solution is to go off -shore
with the disposal where it has been proven there is actually a halo effect around the
disposal sites and all sea life proliferates. This is what most companies in the business
of building desal plants will tell you and we need to heed their knowledge in this
area. Permitting will be an order of magnitude more difficult for anything that impacts
bays and estuaries and could derail the entire project.
Although I whole heartedly support desal and its implementation I am also a realist and I
know that a desal solution will take time to complete. That said, we still need to move
as quickly as possible to solve our short- and long-term water shortage issues. One
way we can do this easily and inexpensively is to take advantage of our abundant
sources of groundwater.
Currently, Corpus Christi relies 100% on surface water for its water supplies (rivers and
lakes). While surface water is our sole -source today, throughout the years the City of
Corpus Christi used groundwater as a key component of our regional water supply,
helping to pull us through major droughts in the 50's, 60's, 80's and 90's. As recently as
the mid-1990's groundwater from the regional Gulf Coast Aquifer supplied
approximately 10% of our water, but when the Mary Rhodes Pipeline was completed,
the City abandoned its wells. Kingsville, Sinton and Refugio, rely on groundwater as a
primary water source for residents and industry, as do Houston, San Antonio, Lubbock
and many other Texas cities. The Gulf Coast Aquifer is a prolific, drought -proof,
sustainable source of water, which in some locations is drinking water quality right out of
the ground.
Drilling wells and delivering water through pipelines is a centuries -old, proven
technology and groundwater resources can be developed in months, not years, to
supply substantial volumes of water to meet the region's current short term needs. In
fact, the reservoirs for the majority of this groundwater are located in very close
proximity to the Mary Rhodes Pipeline such that a connection could be made with very
little effort or cost. This water resource is available now and at a very low cost and the
City should move quickly to access it to supplement our limited surface water resources.
The Coastal Bend likely will ultimately need both groundwater and desalinated seawater
in the long term to provide abundant water supplies for residents and industry. But we
need to be smart in how we develop these resources such that industry and property
owners reap the benefits and are not saddled with a bottomless pit of
expense. Remember, if we do this correctly everyone who lives north of Corpus Christi
becomes a potential customer.
The alternative — it's never going to rain enough, so we keep draining the lakes,
rationing water, curtailing industry and charging rate payers more every year. It's our
choice, so let's make a change.
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I am writing from New Orleans, Louisiana to
urge the council to annex and tax the
industries protected under the IDA. Similar
tax exemptions in Louisiana have enabled
corporations to make a significant portion of
the state completely inhospitable with zero
ramifications. Louisiana has been
permanently scarred by our legislators'
willingness to sell out residents and historic
communities in order to appease
corporations that have no stake in our state
beyond their own opportunities to profit.
There is no excuse for corporations to get tax
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Christian Beauchamp
Street Address: 3700 Orleans Avenue, APT
5323
City: New Orleans
State / Province: LA
Postal / Zip Code: 70119
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Corpus Christi?
Topic IDA
Agenda Item Number 24-1308
Describe Feedback: Tax parasitic corporations who are complicit
in genocide
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Norma Duran
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Christy Mo
Street Address: 615 S Johnson street
City: New Orleans
State / Province: LA
Postal / Zip Code: 70112
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Pay your fair share of taxes and stop
freeloading. The Gulf South community is
watching.
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Norma Duran
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Jason Hale
Street Address: 4421 HAMLIN DR
City: CORPUS CHRISTI
State / Province: TX
Postal / Zip Code: 78411-3059
District 2
Desalination
Desalination
Last week the Port authority announced that
it will no longer pursue their La Quinta plant
due to its limited scalability and its impact on
bay salinity. Using this model, The Port
concluded that they would have to reduce
the capacity by a third in order to be
environmentally friendly.
City staff say that the Port's model is not a
useful tool for Inner Harbor, but they have
failed to explain what makes one area of this
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model less accurate than the other. The
setups are nearly identical and the model is
for the whole bay. If the Port thinks this
model is valid for the whole bay, which I think
they do, then the results for both locations
should be equally accurate. In fact the
results could actually be underreporting the
increase in salinity due to simplified inputs
mentioned two weeks ago.
With that in mind, I am requesting the City to
produce a document outlining what makes
he Inner Harbor's inclusion in the Port's
model less accurate than the results for the
Port's La Quinta plant.
Hate Jason Public Comment City
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Molly Davis
Street Address: 4025 Markins Dr
City: Corpus Christi
State / Province: Texas
Postal / Zip Code: 78411
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District 3
IDA's - Annex Industries in the Port of Corpus
Christi
I DA/24-1408
As a resident of Corpus Christi, I ask that city
council annex the industries of the Port of
Corpus Christi and make them pay their fair
share. Being exempt from taxes as
million/billion dollar corporations so they
can continue destroying our communities
and ecosystems is not in the best interest of
anyone except them. It is unfair and unjust,
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Stephanie Crean
Street Address: 6948 General Diaz St
City: New Orleans
State / Province: Louisiana
Postal / Zip Code: 70124
No
IDA
24-1308
I am in favor of taxing Valero and other
companies within Refinery Row. These
companies are so huge that taxation would
affect them very little, and taxing them would
generate a lot of revenue that could go back
to the Texan people.
stephanie.crean@yahoo.com
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Catherine Grether
Street Address: 6515 Ocean Drive Apt
Street Address Line 2: Apt 7-704
City: Corpus Christi
State / Province: Texas
Postal / Zip Code: 78412
Yes
District 2
Annexing
IDA/24-1408
I believe that corporations should be held to
the same standards, if not higher standards,
as individuals, particularly when it comes to
taxes. As part of the Corpus community, all
industries have a responsibility to help give
back to that community.
catherineagrether@gmail.com
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Ariel Moyal
Street Address: 2642 Dumaine Street
City: New Orleans
State / Province: LA
Postal / Zip Code: 70119
No
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Refinery Row has been tax exempt for 10
years! In those 10 years what have they
provided for the community of Corpus
Christi? As a fellow Gulf Coast neighbor in
Louisiana, we in New Orleans and the rest of
the Gulf South are watching you. Polluting
the environment and taking Corpus
resources without giving anything back to the
community should not result in a tax benefit.
Do what is right for your community and for
the Gulf in general. Stop the tax exemptions
for extractive companies. We are watching
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and fighting alongside our neighbors just like
the will do for us.
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Eileen Compton
Street Address: 1773 Ennis Joslin Rd
City: Corpus Christi
State / Province: TX
Postal / Zip Code: 78412
Yes
District 4
Taxation
IDA 24-1408
Corporations, especially those which have a
large impact on our community such as
those exposed to pollutants and carcinogens
in Refinery Row, must be taxed.
eileencompton.emc@gmail.com
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