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Meeting Minutes
Reinvestment Zone No. 2
Tuesday,March 7,2017 9:30 AM City Council Chambers
SPECIAL MEETING
A. Chairperson Greg Smith to call the meeting to order.
Chairperson Smith called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call roll of the Corporation Directors.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the
Corporation Directors were present to conduct the meeting.
Present 8- Chair Greg Smith, Director Paulette Guajardo, Director Michael Hunter,
Director Joe McComb, Director Ben Molina, Director Carolyn Vaughn,
Director Steve Ellis,and Director Gabriel Rivas
Absent 4- Director Rudy Garza Jr., Director Lucy Rubio, Director Cal Jennings, and
Director Samuel Neal Jr.
C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
D. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: (NONE)
E. AGENDA ITEMS: (ITEM 1)
1. Packery Channel Monitoring Continuation
Motion recommending that City Council approve a five year Master
Services Agreement between the City of Corpus Christi and Texas A&
M University- Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC)for Packery Channel
Monitoring in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 and authorize Task
Order#1 in the amount of$257,745; and amending the Tax Increment
Reinvestment Zone#2 Financing Plan by adding the following
sentence at the end of the paragraph that discusses Yearly
Miscellaneous Improvements for the Packery Channel: "These Yearly
Miscellaneous Improvements specifically include routing, monitoring,
and surveys of the Packery Channel and the Gulf beach."
Chairperson Smith referred to Item 1.Director of Parks and Recreation Jay
Ellington stated that the purpose of this item is to continue monitoring of
Packery Channel.Deidre Williams,Coastal Research Scientist with Texas A&M
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University-Corpus Christi(TAMU-CC)Conrad Blucher Institute,presented the
following information:a background on the monitoring;the original purpose
and intent of Packery Channel; Packery Channel success-to-date;beach
nourishment data; performance and functional expectations; beach stability
and growth;the factors contributing to success and project longevity;the
importance of proactive management;management and monitoring history;
the cost savings monitoring brings to the City;the operating budget for 2017;
dredge deferment savings;the key components of the monitoring program;
map of the peak areas of shoaling;trend analysis of dredging;management
challenges and potential results;and key action items for 2017.
Corporation members spoke regarding the following:the history of the
monitoring and the purpose of Packery Channel;the cost associated with
moving sand;Packery Channel's impact to the community;design of Packery
Channel;whether the flow in and out of the channel will change dynamics if
Park Road 22 Bridge is built;and how often Packery Channel is surveyed.
Chairperson Smith read a letter on behalf of Director Loyd Neal,who could not
attend the meeting,in support of TAMU-CC continuing to monitor Packery
Channel(statement attached as part of official record).
Island Strategic Action Committee members and sub-committee members,Dr.
Bryan Gulley,Carter Tate,and Brud Jones,spoke regarding:finding ways to
save money; support for the monitoring of Packery Channel, g a without
surveying Mottie Beatty and additional funding for events;the ability for
Naismith Marine to do the monitoring for less than$100,000;Naismith Marine
currently generating the data for Packery Channel;and opposing being locked
into a five-year contract to be able to find cost-saving alternatives.
Corporation members,ISAC sub-committee members,and Ms.Williams
discussed the following topics:the recommendation from the ISAC
sub-committee to monitor Packery Channel and negotiate directly with
Naismith Marine or bid the work,for a contract to acquire data with an option
to bring individual components when necessary; clarification whether
Naismith Marine has been gathering the data and TAMU-CC has been analyzing
the data provided;the importance of being able to analyze the data;whether
there is in-house expertise in the Engineering Department to review data;
whether Naismith Marine can analyze the data;the analysis being used for
beach nourishment and dredging;the surveys conducted by TAMU-CC
regarding Packery Channel;whether Naismith Marine has the ability to provide
guidance;the different levels of surveys and survey costs; Ms.William's
recommendation that this is not the time for changes in the monitoring
program;the ability to have an open dialogue with all the stakeholders
regarding the monitoring to determine if any changes need to be made;
whether the five-year contract is negotiable; a breakdown of costs related to
TAMU-CC Conrad Blucher Institute;the cost components related to Naismith
Marine;how the Master Services Agreement amount for a five year contract
was determined;the ability to save money by working directly with Naismith
Engineering;TAMU-CC Conrad Blucher not been receiving a financial benefit
for the monitoring; the last cost of dredging;the survey for Molly Beattie
Coastal Habitat Community;estimated federal administration charges;
consideration to reduce the terms of the contract and remove the event tasks;
and the types of studies performed by Naismith Marine.
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Chairperson Smith called for comments from the public.The following
individuals spoke in support of TAMU-CC continuing the monitoring of
Packery Channel:Judy Lapointe,753 Third Street,read a letter on behalf of
former Mayor Nelda Martinez;Cameron Perry,326 Circle;Fred McCutchon,344
University;Neil McQueen,4213 Estate; Kelly Byrom,15125 Leeward;Mike
Hummell,800 N.Shoreline;Jim Needham,14202 San Felipe.
Directors and staff discussed the following topics:the effective date of the
contract;expiration of the current contract;reducing the terms of the contract
to one-year;consideration to review and re-evaluating the contract after a
one-year period;and use of the event task funding.
Mr.Molina made a motion to amend the contract to a one-year term,omitting
the event task funding and including a provision for contingency use;and
have TAMU-CC and city staff re-evaluate the scope of the contract to include
procedures and process,seconded by Mr.McComb.This Motion was passed
and approved with the following vote:Smith,Guajardo,McComb,Molina,
voting Aye";Hunter,Vaughn,and Ellis voting"No";Garza,Jennings,Neal,
Rubio,and Rivas were absent.
Mr.Molina made a motion to approve the motion as amended,seconded by Mr.
McComb.This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Smith,Guajardo,McComb,Molina,voting Aye";Hunter,Vaughn,and Ellis
voting"No";Garza,Jennings,Neal,Rubio,and Rivas were absent.
F. IDENTIFY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Chairperson Smith referred to Identify Future Agenda Items.The following
items were identified:an update on Park Road 22;an update on the six pack
projects;an update on the pavilion;and a three-year cash flow projection.
G. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 12:13 p.m.
Regardless of the agenda heading under which any item is listed,any word or phrase of any item listed on this agenda shall be
considered a subject for consideration for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Act and other relevant laws,and the Board of
Directors may deliberate and vote upon any such subject and resolutions related thereto.Any descriptions of property or
amounts stated in this agenda are descriptive and not restrictive,and property and amounts may be changed in the motions,
actions or documents.In addition to other items listed in this agenda,policies and procedures of this corporation,legal analysis
of any items,policies or procedures,and any items that are currently receiving funding from this corporation maybe discussed
and deliberated and these matters are added as subjects of discussion to this meeting.This agenda has been reviewed and
approved by the attorney for the governing body,and the presence of any subject or description in the Executive Session portion
of this agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code by the attorney for this
corporation indicating that said subject or description thereof may be legally discussed in a closed meeting.
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TIRZ Chair and Committee Members;
As the former Mayor of Corpus Christi, I was involved in the planning of Packery Channel and ultimately
signed the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Corpus Christi and the United States Army Corps
of Engineers(USACE). As I recall, this agreement obligated the City to using best practices recommended.
by the USACE to maintain Packery Channel and rehabilitate the inlet and associated beaches. With this
said, my experience provides fora unique understanding of the controversy that surrounded this high
profile project, which was related to how the channel would function (i.e. dredging 1-3 years), extreme
cost of dredging, and how it would be managed by the City for years to come. Due to my involvement
with the planning of Packery Channel, I have been able to appreciate fully the successful proactive
management of the project by the City of Corpus Christi through the collaboration with experts at TAMU-
CC. TAMU-CC had formerly collaborated with the USACE to monitor Packery during and after
construction. The USACE guided the city toward a collaboration between the City and TAMU-CC, which
led to the development of a monitoring program that fit the specific operation and management
requirements particular to Packery Channel, as well as North Padre Island and Mustang Island beaches.
The monitoring program has successfully identified opportunities for dredge deferment, resulting in cost
savings, as well as documenting and assessing the performance of the beach and inlet to fulfill obligations
to the USACE and the Texas General Land Office.(TGLO). As I recall, an additional benefit of this specific
monitoring program is to document the state of the beach before hurricane impact and after to maintain
the City's FEMA reimbursement eligibility. Overall, the monitoring program, as described, has provided
expert guidance to City.staff over the years, despite changes in staff, City Council and Mayors.
The City of Corpus Christi owes our community, which voted for the construction of Packery Channel and
relies on the City for the successful management of the project, continuation of the monitoring program
that has been conducted by TAMU-CC since 2008, as defined and presented to the TIRZ Committee. It is
my understanding that City staff have approved/recommended this project and applicable Advisory
Committees have also approved this project over many years as defined.
I apologize that I cannot be in attendance to share these comments and to contribute to the dialog on
such an important project. The Packery Channel Monitoring Program provides for the success of the Items
previously discussed at the last TIRZ meeting as well as future projects on North Padre island that have
yet to be identified.
Respectfully,
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