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Meeting Minutes
Reinvestment Zone No. 2 - Island
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
9:00 AMorpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, 602 N.
Staples St., 2nd Floor Board Room (Rm. 210)
SPECIAL MEETING
A. Chairman Daniel R. Suckley to call the meeting to order.
Chairman Suckley 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 Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the Board
was present to conduct the meeting.
Note: Board Member Campos arrived at 9:03 a.m. and Board Member Barrera arrived
at 9:06 a.m.
Present 10 - Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Paulette Guajardo, Board Member Gil
Hernandez, Board Member Michael Hunter, Vice Chair Mike Pusley, Chair Dan
Suckley, Board Member Sylvia Campos, Board Member Everett Roy, Board Member
Connie Scott, and Board Member John Marez
Absent 4 - Board Member Brent Chesney, Board Member Libby Averyt, Board Member Jim Klein,
and Board Member Joe A. Gonzalez
C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairman Suckley referred to Public Comment.
There were no comments from the public.
D. MINUTES: (NONE)
E. FINANCIAL REPORT: (NONE)
F. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: (NONE)
G. AGENDA ITEMS:
1. 23-1557 Motion authorizing City staff to negotiate an amendment with Ashlar Interests,
LLC, for the Whitecap development, in an additional amount not to exceed
$14,000,000 for additional public improvements projects related to the
large-scale development in the Zone, which may be subject to a future
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amendment to the TIRZ #2 Project and Financing Plan.
Chairman Suckley referred to Item 1.
Assistant City Manager Heather Hurlbert and Vice President of LJA Engineering Jeff
Coym presented information on the Whitecap additional projects as follows: approved
project summary; Commodores bridge project; preliminary design layout; additional
Whitecap projects; Whitecap development overview; project location overview;
effluent line; pond interconnectivity; mobility bridge; street canal walk, kayak launches;
public spaces and connections; circulation aqueduct; and project summary
Board Members, Assistant City Manager Hurlbert and Vice President Coym discussed
the following topics: the extra bridge structure width cost was based on the traffic
study; the effluent water line could also provide water to other facilities if a second
pedestrian bridge is necessary; whether there will be adequate parking for the public
to access the kayak launches; and the estimated investment in this project is
approximately $800 million.
Board Member Pusley moved to approve the effluent water line, seconded by Board
Member Hunter and passed unanimously.
Board Member Hernandez moved to amend to include the easement to Commodores
Park, seconded by Board Member Pusley and passed unanimously.
Board Member Barrera moved to approve all remaining projects, seconded by Board
Member Pusley and passed unanimously.
Aye:
10 - Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Paulette Guajardo, Board Member Gil
Hernandez, Board Member Michael Hunter, Board Member Mike Pusley, Board
Member Dan Suckley, Board Member Sylvia Campos, Board Member Everett Roy,
Board Member Connie Scott and Board Member John Marez
Absent: 4 - Board Member Brent Chesney, Board Member Libby Averyt, Board Member Jim Klein,
and Board Member Joe Gonzalez
Abstained: 0
H. PRESENTATION ITEMS: (NONE)
I. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman Suckley adjourned this meeting at 9:46
a m.
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