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Meeting Minutes
Reinvestment Zone No. 2
Tuesday,January 22,2019 9:00 AM City Council Chambers
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A. Chairperson Greg Smith to call the meeting to order.
Chairperson Smith called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call roll of the Corporation Directors.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of
the Board was present to conduct the meeting.
Present 10- Chair Greg Smith, Director Roland Barrera, Director Rudy Garza, Director
Paulette Guajardo, Director Gil Hernandez, Director Michael Hunter,
Director Cal Jennings, Director Joe McComb, Director Ben Molina, and
Director Everett Roy
Absent 3- Director Barbara Canales, Director Steve Ellis, and Director Gabriel Rivas
C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairperson Smith referred to comments from the public.Cliff Schalbach, 122
Whiteley,Chair of the Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee,spoke in
support of continuing the Packery Channel monitoring contract with the
Conrad Blucher Institute and moving forward with the Packery Channel beach
showers.Jay Gardner,3922 Sweet Bay,Chair of the Island Strategic Action
Committee(ISAC)and ISAC TIRZ#2 Subcommittee,stated that the
subcommittee passed the following motions:to approve up to$25,000 for a
third-party engineer to review the program monitoring Packery Channel;to
approve the one-year contract with the Conrad Blucher Institute for the annual
survey of Packery Channel,including Tasks 1 -4;to amend the Packery
Channel project list to include the following additional projects: beach
pavilions,Packery Channel boat ramp repair,ADA access at Packery Channel
boat ramp,lights along the jetty;and to complete the Packery Channel
aids-to-navigation,showers,and ramps to the jetties.
D. MINUTES:
1. Approval of Minutes of the August 21, 2018 Regular Meeting
Chairperson Smith referred to approval of the minutes.Director Guajardo
made a motion to approve the minutes,seconded by Director Garza and
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passed unanimously(Directors Canales,Ellis,and Rivas-absent).
E. FINANCIAL REPORT:
2. TIRZ#2 Financial Report as of November 30, 2018
Chairperson Smith referred to Item 2.Director of Financial Services Constance
Sanchez presented the Reinvestment Zone#2 Financial Report.
A board member and Ms.Sanchez discussed the following topics:earnings on
investments;accrued interest;and the balance in the Capital Improvement
Fund.
F. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: (None)
G. AGENDA ITEMS:
3. Amendment to TIRZ#2 Project and Financing Plan
Resolution recommending adoption of an amendment to the revised
project and financing plan for the Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of
Corpus Christi
Chairperson Smith referred to Item 3.Assistant City Attorney Aimee
Alcorn-Reed stated that the purpose of this item is to amend the TIRZ#2 Project
Plan and Financing Plan.Ms.Alcorn-Reed highlighted the following changes:
Project 7,Packery Channel Aids to Navigation/Signage and 7a,Packery
Channel Aids to Navigation/Signage-Hurricane Harvey Repairs; $250,000 for
Packery Channel monitoring;and$350,000 for dredging.
Board members and staff discussed the following topics: Packery Channel
monitoring;damage to Packery Channel jetties as a result of Hurricane Harvey;
and that monitoring of the shoaling is critical for the overall maintenance of
Packery Channel.
Chairperson Smith requested to move to Item 4.
H. PRESENTATION ITEMS:
4. TIRZ#2 Project Updates
Chairperson Smith referred to Item 4.Grayson Meyer,Office of Business
Liaison,stated that the purpose of this item is to provide an update on TIRZ#2
projects.The presentation team included Director of Engineering Services Jeff
Edmonds and Interim Director of Parks and Recreation Becky Perrin.The
presentation team presented the following information:a list of the projects
and their status;Project 7,Packery Channel Aids to Navigation/Signage;
Project 8,Packery Channel Restroom Facilities(Phase 3); Project 9, Packery
Channel ramps to jetties(Phase 4)Mobi-Mats; Project 11, Packery Channel
Pavilion;Project 14,Packery Channel Survey and Monitoring Program; Project
15,Packery Channel Revetment Repair; Project 17,Beach Crosswalk at St.
Augustine and Windward Drive; Project 10,Packery Channel Dredging and
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Beach Nourishment;and Project 18,Feasibility Study.
Board members and staff discussed the following topics: permitting from the
Texas General Land Office(GLO)the Packery Channel Restroom Facilities;the
reason a meter is required for the Packery Channel Restroom Facilities;that
restrooms will be installed pre-Spring Break;that the Parks and Recreation
Department pays for water and utilization at all park facilities;moving forward
on the Packery Channel Aids to Navigation/Signage; how long the boat ramps
were unusable;when the boat ramps were installed;design issues with the
boat ramps;the company that designed the boat ramps; if monitoring is
necessary;shoaling at Packery Channel; permitting required for Packery
Channel Revetment Repair;estimated completion date for the Packery
Channel Pavilion;the location of the Packery Channel Pavilion;estimated cost
of the Packery Channel Pavilion;the cost of the last dredging project;
hydraulic dredging and placement of dredging material;that the dredging
material is used to renourish the beach; if there is additional dredging material
to renourish bay beaches and utilize with dredge material from the Port of
Corpus Christi;and future vehicular closures at the beach.
G. AGENDA ITEMS:
3. Amendment to TIRZ#2 Project and Financing Plan
Resolution recommending adoption of an amendment to the revised
project and financing plan for the Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of
Corpus Christi
Chairperson Smith returned to Item 3.
Board Member Molina made a motion to approve Item 3,seconded by Board
Member Hunter and passed unnaimously(Board Members Canales,Ellis and
Rivas-absent).
I. IDENTIFY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Chairperson Smith referred to Identify Future Agenda Items.
Board members discussed Project 18, Feasibility Study,including:the state
mandate requiring a feasibility study to determine extending TIRZ#2;that
current projects are not completed;and how to do things differently.
Chairperson Smith requested an April TIRZ#2 meeting to receive an update on
the projects.
J. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:52 a.m.
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