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Meeting Minutes
Reinvestment Zone No. 3 - Downtown
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Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
10:00 AM Council Chambers
SPECIAL MEETING
A. Chairman Billy Lerma to call the meeting to order.
Chairman Lerma called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.
B. Assistant City Secretary Ruth Bochino to call roll of the Corporation Directors.
Assistant City Secretary Ruth Bocchino called the roll and verified that a quorum of the
Board was present to conduct the meeting.
Note: Board Member Hunter arrived at 10:13 a.m.
Present 10 - Board Member Billy A. Lerma, Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Paulette
Guajardo, Board Member Gil Hernandez, Board Member Michael Hunter, Board Member
Susan Hutchinson, Board Member John Martinez, Board Member Ben Molina, Board
Member Mike Pusley, and Board Member James Sedwick
Absent 2 - Board Member Barbara Canales, and Board Member Greg Smith
C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairman Lerma 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. 22-2021 Motion authorizing a downtown development reimbursement agreement for
UBEO LLC, located at 402 S. Chaparral Street for a total incentive amount not
to exceed $30,000 under the Commercial Finish -Out Program.
Chairman Lerma referred to Item 1.
Executive Director of Downtown Management District (DMD) Alyssa Barrera Mason
presented information on the following topics: project site; UBEO; current condition;
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project concept; project cost; and recommendation.
There were no question from the Board.
Board Member Barrera made a motion to approve the motion, seconded by Board
Member Pusley. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye:
9 - Board Member Billy A. Lerma, Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Paulette
Guajardo, Board Member Gil Hernandez, Board Member Susan Hutchinson, Board
Member John Martinez, Board Member Ben Molina, Board Member Mike Pusley, and
Board Member James Sedwick
Absent: 3 - Board Member Barbara Canales, Board Member Michael Hunter, and Board Member
Greg Smith
Abstained: 0
2. 22-2023 Motion authorizing an Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement with
Corpus Christi Point, L.L.C., to extend the performance deadline from November
30, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Chairman Lerma referred to Item 2.
Executive Director of Downtown Management District (DMD) Alyssa Barrera Mason
presented information on the following topics: The Point; current; project concept; and
project cost.
There were no question from the Board.
Board Member Guajardo made a motion to approve the motion, seconded by Board
Member Barrera. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye:
9 - Board Member Billy A. Lerma, Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Paulette
Guajardo, Board Member Gil Hernandez, Board Member Susan Hutchinson, Board
Member John Martinez, Board Member Ben Molina, Board Member Mike Pusley, and
Board Member James Sedwick
Absent: 3 - Board Member Barbara Canales, Board Member Michael Hunter, and Board Member
Greg Smith
Abstained: 0
3. 22-2098 Motion approving the Eighth Amendment to the TIRZ #3 Project & Financing
Plan to add a reimbursement program for Technology, Innovation and
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development.
Chairman Lerma referred to Item 3.
Executive Director of Downtown Management District (DMD) Alyssa Barrera Mason
stated that this item is an amendment to the project plan to add a category to work on
Technology, Innovation, and Ecosystem Development downtown Corpus Christi.
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Board Members and Executive Director Barrera Mason discussed the following topics:
spending restraints have not been discussed yet; a board member's concern that
downtown struggles with renting out office spaces; this is a co -working space which is
membership based; and the City's investment versus the private investment has not been
addressed.
Board Member Guajardo made a motion to approve the motion, seconded by Board
Member Hunter. This Motion was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye:
10 - Board Member Billy A. Lerma, Board Member Roland Barrera, Board Member Paulette
Guajardo, Board Member Gil Hernandez, Board Member Michael Hunter, Board Member
Susan Hutchinson, Board Member John Martinez, Board Member Ben Molina, Board
Member Mike Pusley, and Board Member James Sedwick
Absent: 2 - Board Member Barbara Canales, and Board Member Greg Smith
Abstained: 0
H. PRESENTATION ITEMS: None
I. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Lerma adjourned the meeting at 10:30 a.m.
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