HomeMy WebLinkAbout033474 RES - 09/17/2024 I
Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application of up to $330,000 to
the Office of the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program for the
replacement of 15 Condensate Return Stations with new and larger Condensate
Return Stations at the Corpus Christi Army Depot Building 8; this grant application
requires a match contribution of up to $39,600 from the City to fund project
management and grant administration services.
WHEREAS, with 15 major installations and the Army Futures Command, numerous
headquarters, open spaces for realistic training, low cost of living and outstanding support
to military and families, Texas has a long, significant, and proud history of partnership
with the defense of our nation; and
WHEREAS, active duty and reserve installations across the branches of service in Texas,
the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates these military installations
contributed at least$114.1 billion to the Texas economy in 2021 and supported more than
622,790 jobs in communities across the state; and
WHEREAS, these military installations are also part of the fabric of many communities
and are a source of great pride, provide skilled workforce, add to population growth, and
have significant economic impact; and
WHEREAS, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC) and the Corpus Christi Army
Depot (CCAD) have an estimated employment of more than 9,400 full-time and contract
employees making CCAD the largest employer in the City and NASCC the sixth largest;
and
WHEREAS, CCAD is the premiere rotary wing aircraft and component repair facility in
the world which was established in 1961 to ensure aviation readiness through overhaul,
repair, modification, retrofit, testing, recapitalization, and modernization of helicopters,
engines and components using the expertise of civilian artisans who take aging aircraft
and transform them into practically new, fully-modernized helicopters packed with
additional capabilities and cutting-edge technologies to handle anything on the battlefield;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed project will replace 15 smaller Condensate Return Stations
(CRSs) and two larger CRS units at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Building 8
where component rebuild activities, such as engine cleaning, occur; CRSs also provide
heat in the workplace and reduce the relative humidity in certain mission-critical shop
environments; of the 36 CRSs in Building 8, only four have been determined to be in good
or unverified condition, and half(18) are generally deteriorated/corroded tanks and pumps
that do not work and/or leak; replacing the deteriorating CRSs and installing two new
larger CRSs is estimated to save approximately $290,000 per year in water supply,
wastewater treatment, chemicals, heating, and softener salt;
SCANNED
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WHEREAS, CCAD will fund the replacement of seven 45 gallons per minute (GPM)
CRSs, replace one 90 GPM CRS, and install one new 90 GPM CRS; and
WHEREAS, DEAAG is proposed to replace fifteen 45 GPM CRSs; and CCAD will replace
two of its CRSs; and
WHEREAS, deteriorating and leaking CRSs wasted approximately 3,000,000 gallons of
water in 2022. CCAD estimated approximately 3,317,254 gallons of raw water was used
in calendar year 2022 with only 317,254 attributable to CCAD Building 8 operations that
use steam and water directly from the system and is not returnable; the wasted water
supply and wastewater treatment cost CCAD approximately $83,580 per year, an
additional $65,000 per year in chemicals, more than $102,000 to heat new water from 70
degrees to 220 degrees, and finally, approximately $39,000 per year in water softener
salt; the savings achieved by replacing these deteriorating and leaking CRSs will pay for
itself in less than 18 months; and NASCC's wastewater treatment plant should also
benefit from reduced treatment operations; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature appropriated $30 million in the FY24-FY 25 biennial
to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC) Defense Economic Adjustment
Assistance Grant (DEAAG) fund to assist defense communities that have been, or may
potentially be, impacted by a past or future BRAC action, to obtain economic assistance
to mitigate or prevent or otherwise positively affect their local economy through funded
projects; the DEAAG application period is now open and approximately $15 million is
available for this round; and the TMPC deadline for submitting DEAAG applications is
October 11, 2024; and
WHEREAS, this project will build on the strong partnership between Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi, the Corpus Christi Army Depot, the State of Texas, and the City of Corpus
Christi,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to submit a grant application
of up to three hundred thirty thousand dollars ($330,000.00) to the Office of the Governor
for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission's Defense Economic
Adjustment Assistance Grant Program for the replacement of 15 Condensate Return
Stations with new and larger Condensate Return Stations at the Corpus Christi Army
Depot Building 8, with a match contribution of up to thirty-nine thousand and six hundred
dollars ($39,600) from the City to fund project management and grant administration
services.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to sign any and all contracts,
agreements or other documents to apply for the above-referenced grant and/or to spend
or appropriate any of the funds referenced in this resolution and the grant documents.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on the day of , 2024.
ATTEST:
Paulette Guajardo, or Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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