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Meeting Minutes
Reinvestment Zone No. 4
1201. Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
cctexas.com
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
9:30 AM. Council Chambers
Persons with disabilities who: plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary
aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office (at 361-826-3105) at
least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
A. Chairman Everett Roy to call the meeting to order.
Chairman Roy called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.
B City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call roll of the Corporation Directors.
TIRZ No. 4 Board Members:
1. Steve Banta, Director of USS Lexington
2. Roland Barrera, Council Member District 3.-
3. Barbara Canales, Nueces County Judge
.4. Rudy Garza, Council Member At -Large
5. Paulette Guajardo, Council Member At -Large
6. Gil Hernandez, Council Member District 5
7. Michael Hunter, Council Member At -Large
8. Joe McComb, Mayor
9. Carrie Robertson Meyer, Community Member
10. Ben Molina, Council Member District 2
11. Everett. Roy, Council Member District 1
12. Tom Schmid, Director of Texas: State Aquarium
13. Carol Scott, Chair, At Large, Del Mar College Board of Regents
14. Greg Smith, Council Member District 4
15. Carolyn Vaughn, Nueces County Commissioner, Precinct 1
City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of
the Board was present to conduct the meeting.
Present 13 Chair Everett Roy, Board Member Steve Banta, Board Member Roland
Barrera, Board Member Rudy Garza, Board Member Paulette Guajardo,
Board Member Gil Hernandez, Board Member Michael Hunter, Board
Member Joe McComb, Board Member Carrie Meyer, Board Member Ben
Molina, Board Member Carol Scott, Board Member Greg Smith, and Board
Member Carolyn Vaughn
Absent 2 - Vice Chair Barbara Canales, and Board Member Tom Schmid
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C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairman Roy called for Public Comment. Citizens will comment through
written testimony only. The deadline is five minutes after the meeting begins.
There were no comments from the public.
1.
PUBLIC COMMENT AUDIENCE AND PRESENTER SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND PUBLIC HEARING INPUT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS OF
THE TIRZ #4. To reduce the chance of COVID-19 transmission, public meetings
will be held in amanner intended to separate, tothe maximum practical extent,
audience and presenters frompersonal contact with members of Community,
City Staff, and City Council. Public testimony and public hearing input for Public
Comment and all items on the agenda at public meetings of the Board shall be
provided in written format and presented to the City Secretary and/or designee
priorto the start of each meeting of the TIRZ #4 Meeting. This testimony and/or
public input shall be in accordance. with the City Secretary's instructions, which
shall be posted on the City Secretary's door and on the City website, and allow
for electronic submission. The written public testimony shall be provided to
members of Board prior to voting on measures for that meeting. Written
testimony shall be limited in accordance with the City Secretary requirements
and shall be placed into the record of each meeting. This written testimony shall
serve as the required public testimony pursuant to Texas Government Code
551.007 and shall constitute a public hearing for purposes of any public hearing
requirement under law. The meeting may be held telephonically or via
videoconference. The public may participate remotely by following .the
instructions of the City Secretary at cctexas.com/departments/city-secretary.
MINUTES:
This was passed.
Approval of Minutes of the November 12, 2019 and December 17, 2019
Regular Meetings
Chairman Roy referred to Item 1.
Board Member Banta asked that the minutes from the December 17, 2019
meeting be amended. He was marked present, but he was absent.
Board Member Garza made a motion to approve the minutes as amended,
seconded by Board Member Hunter and passed unanimously (Board Members
Canales and Schmid - absent).
FINANCIAL REPORT: (None)
EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: (None)
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G. AGENDA ITEMS:
2.
Motion recommending that Corpus Christi City Council. approve
amendment of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #4 Project
and Financing Plan as a result of Del Mar College's participation in the
TIRZ.
Chairman Roy referred to Item 2.
Board Member Barrera made a motion to approve Item 2, seconded by Board
Member Smith.
Business Liaison Arlene Medrano stated that the purpose of this item is to
approve the amendment of the tax increment and financing plan; and staff
recommends approval.
A board member and Business Liaison Medrano discussed the following topics:
the fiscal year; and appreciation of staff application.
Item 2 passed unanimously (Board Members Canales and Schmid - absent).
H. PRESENTATION ITEMS: (None)
I. IDENTIFY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Roy referred to Identify Future Agenda Items. No items were
discussed or identified.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:44 a.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 may be discussed and deliberated and these matters are added as subjects of discussion to this meeting. This
agenda has been reviewed and approved by the attomey for the goveming body, and the presence of any subject or
description in the Executive Session portion of this agenda constitutes a written interpretation ofChapter 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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