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Rebecca Huerta
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
11:30 AM
Council Chambers
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A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Greg Hood with REACH Ministries.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Kellie Box, 1 lth grader at Tuloso-Midway High School.
D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
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E. PUBLIC COMMENT - Public comment prior to the General Public Comment
period, scheduled at approximately 5:30 p.m., will only be on action items on
this City Council agenda unless otherwise specified. Sign-up to speak at 5:30
p.m. is at www.corpuschristitx.gov/signin or at the City Council kiosk. Each
speaker is limited to a total of no more than 3 minutes per speaker. Time limits
may be restricted further by the Mayor at any meeting. If you have a petition or
other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City
Secretary. Written comments may be submitted at
https://corpuschristitx.gov/department-directory/city-secretary. Electronic media
that you would like to use may only be introduced into the City system IF
approved by the City's Communications Department at least 24 hours prior to
the Meeting. Please contact Communications at (361) 826-3211 to coordinate.
The right to publicly comment prior to any item being considered constitutes a
public hearing for all items on this agenda.
F. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
G. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
For administrative convenience, certain of the agenda items are listed as motions,
resolutions, or ordinances. If deemed appropriate, the City Council will use a different
method of adoption from the one listed; may finally pass an ordinance by adopting it as
an emergency measure rather than a two reading ordinance; or may modify the action
specified.
H. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 1 - 25)
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The following items are consent motions, resolutions, and
ordinances of a routine or administrative nature. The Council has been furnished with
background and support material on each item, and/or it has been discussed at a
previous meeting. All items will be acted upon by one vote without being discussed
separately unless requested by a Council Member or a citizen, in which event the item or
items will immediately be withdrawn for individual consideration in its normal sequence
after the items not requiring separate discussion have been acted upon. The remaining
items will be adopted by one vote.
1. 25-1160 Approval of the July 15, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
Sponsors: City Secretary's Office
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
2. 25-0644 Ordinance authorizing a no -fee 20-year lease agreement with the Federal
Aviation Administration for 2.7896 acres of land at the Corpus Christi
03 3 6 8 5 � International Airport for the operation of an Airport Surveillance Radar. (28-
�/\ day delay required between readings)
1�` V Sponsors: Aviation Department
3. 25-0646 Ordinance authorizing the appropriation of $40,000.00 in grant program
033 6 8 6 income under the Motor Vehicle Crime and Prevention Authority grant in
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4. 25-0737
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the Police Grants Fund; and authorizing the appropriation of $11,863.63 in
insurance claim proceeds into the Police Grants Fund; and amending the
FY 2025 Police Grants Fund Budget by a total amount of $51,863.63.
Sponsors: Police Department and Finance & Procurement
Ordinance authorizing submission of reimbursement requests to the Texas
Department of Emergency Management, Coastal Bend Regional Advisory
Council, Texas A&M University -Extension Service, and the Texas
Emergency Medical Task Force; and, upon receipt of funds, accepting and
appropriating in the Emergency Management Grants Fund for budgeting
and accounting purposes; and execution of all necessary documents.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement and Fire Department
5. 25-0867 Consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of
"City of Corpus Christi, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge
033688 ! Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Taxable Series 2025B" for solid waste
improvements approved by City Council in the FY 2025 CIP Budget in an
amount not to exceed $4,480,000, within set parameters and according to
the plan of finance set by the City's financial advisors; providing for the
payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all
taxable property within the City and further securing said certificates by a
lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the solid waste system;
delegating authority to the City Manager, Assistant City Manager over
Finance, Director of Finance and Procurement and certain other
authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the
issuance, sale and delivery of the certificates; enacting other provisions
incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
6. 25-0868 Consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of
"City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement and/or Refunding
Bonds, Series 2025", for the second issuance of bonds from the Bond
0 3 3 6 8 g 2022 authorization for projects approved by the voters in November 2022
in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 and or refinancings in an amount
not to exceed $35,785,000 for the refunding, within set parameters and
according to the plan of finance set by the City's financial advisors; levying
a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for the payment of the bonds;
delegating authority to the City Manager, Assistant City Manager over
Finance, Director of Finance and Procurement , and certain other
authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the
issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds; enacting other provisions
incident and related thereto; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
7. 25-0869 Consideration and approval of ordinance authorizing the issuance of City
033690
of Corpus Christi, Texas combination tax and limited pledge revenue
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certificates of obligation, series 2025A" for capital improvements to
streets, public health and safety facilities, parks, public facilities, and storm
water infrastructure approved by City Council in the FY 2025 CIP Budget in
an amount not to exceed $38,720,000, within set parameters and
according to the plan of finance set by the City's financial advisors;
providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem
tax upon all taxable property within the City and further securing said
certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the solid
waste system; delegating authority to the City Manager, Assistant City
Manager over Finance, Director of Finance and Procurement and certain
other authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the
issuance, sale, and delivery of the certificates; enacting other provisions
incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
8. 25-1006 Consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of
"City of Corpus Christi, Texas Limited Tax Notes, Series 2025", for public
safety, vehicles and streets approved by City Council in the FY 2025 CIP
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i - Budget in an amount not to exceed $11,120,000; levying an annual ad
valorem tax, within the limitations prescribed by law, for the payment of the
obligations; delegating authority to the City Manager, Assistant City
Manager over Finance, Director of Finance and Procurement to execute
documents relating to the sale of the notes; enacting other provisions
incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
9. 25-0981 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of $30,000.00 from the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, under the FY 2025
National Shelter Initiative Grant - Rescue Effect Campaign, for use by the
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Animal Care Services Department for make-ready costs including
adoption fees, microchips, vaccinations, testing, and spay/neuter surgery;
and appropriating in the Animal Care Services Grant Fund.
Sponsors: Animal Care Services
10. 25-0572 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of $15,000.00 from the National
Recreation & Park Association for use by the Parks & Recreation
0 3 3 6 9 3 Department for the Heart Your Park Volunteer Days and appropriating
$15,000.00 in the Parks & Recreation Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Parks and Recreation Department
11. 25-0564 Ordinance abandoning, vacating, and closing 2.5193 acres of improved
and unimproved public right-of-way identified as sections of Washington
033694 ;, Street, Williams Avenue, Hatch Street, Summers Street, John Street,
Dempsey Street, Priour Avenue, Nueces Street and Coke Street for no fee
as provided in the Harbor Bridge Replacement Project Four Party
Agreement.
Sponsors: Public Works/Street Department
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12. 25-0263 Zoning Case No. ZN8534, Port of Corpus Christi Authority (District 1).
0 c V Ordinance rezoning various properties along Lexington Avenue, located
south of Minton Street and north of Martin Luther King Drive, from the
"RS-6" Single -Family 6 District to the "IL" Light Industrial District; providing
o 5 Ckf\SU for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission
k-kqr 5h and Staff recommend approval).
Sponsors: Development Services
13. 25-0787 Zoning Case No. ZN8553, Port of Corpus Christi Authority (District 1).
Ordinance rezoning various properties at or near 1901 through 2202
Nueces Street, located north of Interstate Highway 37 (IH 37), along with
0 3 3 6 9 6 portions of West Broadway Street, Washington Street, Williams Avenue,
Hatch Street, Summers Street, John Street, Dempsey Street, Priour Street,
Nueces Street and Coke Street, from the "RM-1" Multifamily District and
c4)\'‘ \ the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District to the "IL" Light Industrial
District; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Staff
recommends approval) (Planning Commission recommends denial of
requested IH and a change to "IL" Light Industrial District in lieu of IH.
Requires 3/4 favorable vote to overrule Planning Commission).
Sponsors: Development Services
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
14. 25-0801 Motion authorizing execution of a five-year agreement with Intrado Life and
Safety, of Longmont, Colorado, through the HGACBuy Cooperative, in the
2025 087 amount of $1,073,513.09 to upgrade the 911 call routing hardware and
software and provide the necessary software licenses, training, technical
support and maintenance, and professional services, with FY 2025 funding
in the amount of $587,393.19 from the Police Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Police Department, Information Technology Services and Finance &
Procurement
15. 25-0806
033697
Resolution authorizing a five-year service agreement with AT&T
Enterprises, of Dallas, Texas, for upgraded 911 services and the
necessary emergency service network access, support, maintenance, and
professional services in the amount of $2,363,674.10 for the Corpus
Christi Police Department, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of
$153,960.23 from the Police Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Police Department, Information Technology Services and Finance &
Procurement
16. 25-0610 Resolution authorizing the purchase of 14 replacement and two additional
light vehicles by various City Departments, of which all 16 units will be
0 3 3 6 9 8 outright purchases through the TIPS Cooperative for a total amount of
$1,176,428.88, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $67,689.50 coming
from the FY 2025 General Fund, $56,174.25 coming from the Health
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Grants Fund, $105,308.25 coming from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund,
and $947,256.88 coming from the FY 2025 Fleet Equipment Replacement
Fund.
sponsors: Asset Management Department and Finance & Procurement
17. 25-0611 Resolution authorizing the acquisition of 15 replacement and six additional
heavy equipment by various City Departments, of which 16 units will be
outright purchases and five units will be lease -purchases, through the
033699 BuyBoard, HGAC, and Sourcewell Cooperatives, for a total amount of
$4,814,399.94, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $2,909,753.59, with
$173,149.65 coming from the FY 2025 General Fund, $162,905.33
coming from the FY 2025 Streets Fund, and $2,573,698.61 coming from
the FY 2025 Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund.
Sponsors: Asset Management Department and Finance & Procurement
18. 25-0986 Motion authorizing execution of a two-year professional services
agreement, with two two-year options, with Hilltop Securities Asset
2025 092 Management, LLC, of Austin in an amount not to exceed $240,000.00, with
a potential up to $750,000.00 if the options are exercised, for investment
advisor services, with FY 2026 funding of $120,000.00 from the General
Fund, subject to approval of the annual budget.
sponsors: Finance & Procurement
Consent - Capital Projects
19. 25-0902 Motion authorizing a professional services contract with J. Schwarz &
Associates of Odem, Texas to provide design, bid, and construction phase
services for the Twin 36-inch & McBride Wastewater Lines to the Oso
2025 093 Wastewater Reclamation Plant Rehabilitation Project in an amount up to
$604,650.00, located in Council Districts 1 and 4, with FY 2025 funding
available from the Wastewater Capital Fund.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water, Engineering Services and Finance & Procurement
20. 25-0904 Motion awarding a construction contract to Crawford Henrichson and
Crawford LLC, of Addison, Texas for the La Retama Central Library
202.5 0 9 A Exterior Renovation project in an amount up to $2,027,560.00, located in
�F Council District 1, with FY 2025 funding available from the Bond 2022 and
prior City Council approved Certificates of Obligation.
sponsors: Libraries, Engineering Services and Finance & Procurement
General Consent Items
21. 25-0891 Resolution authorizing acceptance of two grants totaling $215,009.32 from
the Texas Office of the Governor - Homeland Security Grant Division for the
0 3 3 7 0 0 j State Homeland. Security Program, with one grant in the amount of
$109,507.75 for funding for the purchase of one additional 2025 Ford
F-450 Police response vehicle and one grant in the amount of
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$105,501.57 for funding for the purchase of one replacement Spartan
Robot for the Corpus Christi Police Department's Bomb Squad.
Sponsors: Fire Department, Police Department and Finance & Procurement
22. 25-0908 Motion authorizing execution of a four-year lease agreement with Alvita,
Ltd., of Austin, TX, for the lease of a building to house the Public Safety
Radio System Shop (Radio Shop) located at 2510 Lipan Street in Corpus
2025 095 Christi (10,215 square feet) for the Information Technology Department in
an amount not to exceed $535,740.00, with FY 2025 funding of $31,542.00
from the Information Technology Fund.
Sponsors: Information Technology Services, Police Department, Fire Department and
Finance & Procurement
Consent - First Reading Ordinances
23. 25-1084 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Approving the 2025 Annual Update to the Service and Assessment Plan
and Assessment Roll for the Whitecap Public Improvement District NO.1
Improvement Area #1 Including the collection of the 2025 Annual
Installments as required by state statute.
Sponsors: Economic Development
24. 25-1053 Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the lease with Al Dodds Aviation,
LLC to amend the term to add two one-year renewals and add an
escalation of the base rent by 3% per annum.
Sponsors: Aviation Department
25. 25-1054 Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the lease with Ocean Air Center,
LLC to amend the term to add two one-year renewals and add an
escalation of the base rent by 3% per annum.
sponsors: Aviation Department
I. RECESS FOR LUNCH
The City Council will take a lunch break at approximately 1:30 p.m.
J. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEMS 26 - 27)
The following items are public hearings and public hearings with first reading ordinances.
Each item will be considered individually.
26. 25-1046 Ordinance approving the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention
District Budget for FY 2026 with revenues in a total amount of
$9,363,764.00 and expenditures in a total amount of $11,245,362.00 to
fund 78 authorized Police sworn personnel and nine replacement vehicles,
and equipment to support both as adopted by the Corpus Christi Crime
Control and Prevention District Board on June 18, 2025; and appropriating
$11,245,362.00 in the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund.
Sponsors: Police Department
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27. 25-1126 Ordinance adopting the City Fiscal Year 2026 and U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program Year 2025 Annual
Action Plan (AAP) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
budget in the amount of $2,746,956, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
budget in the amount of $233,755, and the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program (HOME) budget in the amount of $1,394,561 for a total of
$4,375,272 annual HUD funding; authorizing the execution of all necessary
documents to submit the AAP; authorizing a staff complement of 17
positions; accepting and appropriating funding for the approved AAP
projects and authorizing the execution of funding agreements,
amendments, environmental review records, and other documents
necessary for all departments to implement the FY2026 PY 2025 AAP.
Sponsors: Planning and Community Development Department
K. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 28 - 31)
The following items are motions, resolutions or ordinances that may be considered and
voted on individually.
28. 25-1167 Motion to waive the City Council's August 24, 2025 deadline to submit a
2.025 6 contract for water from South Texas Water Authority (STWA) in response
to their request and STWA's ongoing negotiations with Seven Seas as
C_ki:X,1/41(\SIA&RA negotiations and due diligence in pursuit of a contract with STWA will
continue and be reported back to City Council as more pro ress is made.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water �� V�1 a- 1,yo7
29. 25-0861 Motion awarding a construction contract to JE Construction Services of
Corpus Christi, Texas, for the construction of the Solid Waste Compost
Yard, located at Cefe Valenzuela Landfill, outside City Limits, in an amount
of $5,489,118.50 with FY 2025 funding available from the prior certificate
of obligation.
Sponsors: Solid Waste Operations, Engineering Services and Finance &
Procurement
30. 25-1109 Resolution authorizing the execution of a Chapter 380 Incentive Agreement
with Cinergy 112, LLC to provide a rebate of up to $4,150,000 of City of
0 3 3 7 1 11 Corpus Christi ad valorem taxes and city sales taxes over a 15-year period
1! for the development of Cinergy Family Entertainment Center, located at the
corner of Rodd Field Road and South Padre Island Drive (SPID) in District
4.
Sponsors: Economic Development
31. 25-1164 Resolution authorizing an Air Service Minimum Revenue Guarantee
Agreement with an airline for Corpus Christi International Airport totaling
03 3 7 02 $787,579.00, as part of the Small Community Air Service Development
(SCASD) program grant from the United States Department of
Transportation (DOT), and authorizing the City Manager or designee to
execute all documents necessary for the air service agreement.
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Sponsors: Aviation Department
L. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 321
Briefing information will be provided to the City Council during the Council meeting.
Briefings are for Council information only. No action will be taken and no public comment
will be solicited. The City Manager or City Council Liaison for any city board,
commission, committee or corporation (including Type A or B Corporation) may report on
the action(s) or discussion(s) of any such body's public meeting that occurred within one
month prior to this City Council meeting.
32. 25-1135 Briefing on the Inner Harbor Water Treatment Campus, specifically
focusing on the Kiewit cost model for construction.
Sponsors: Inner Harbor Desalination Program Management Office
M. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 33 -
141
33. 25-1170 FY2026 Budget Development Process Update
34. 25-1169 Update on Alternative Water Supply Projects
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 35 - 37)
PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the City Council may elect to go into executive session at
any time during the meeting in order to discuss any matters listed on the agenda, when
authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code, and that the City Council specifically expects to go into executive
session on the following matters. If the Council elects to go into executive session
regarding an agenda item, the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing
the executive session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. The City
Council may deliberate and take action in open session on any issue that may be
discussed in executive session. The description of an item in "Executive Sessions"
constitutes the written interpretation by the City Attorney of Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code and his determination that said item may be legally discussed in
Closed Meeting in compliance with Chapter 551 the Texas Government Code.
35. 25-1133 Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071
and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult
with attorneys concerning legal issues related to the potential acquisition of
the City of Rockport natural gas utility and distribution system assets and
Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the
purchase and/or value of the real property associated with the
aforementioned system.
36. 25-1134 Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071
and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult
with attorneys concerning legal issues related to regulations, legal rights,
property rights, and contracts related to purchase and/or sale of
groundwater from the Evangeline Aquifer, and Texas Government Code
§ 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the purchase or value of the
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aforementioned rights to real property because deliberation in an open
meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the
governmental body in negotiations with a third person, including, but not
limited to, potential consideration of authorization to enter agreement(s) for
the purchase of the property or property(ies) at and/or adjacent to locations
(if any) described herein.
37. 25-1161 Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071
and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult
with attorneys concerning legal issues related to a potential Air Service
Agreement with a Minimum Revenue Guarantee for Enhanced Air
Connectivity and authorizations of Type B Economic Development Grants
and federal grants for Airline Service and related grant agreements
involving Visit Corpus Christi, and supporting the establishment of a new
nonstop route and Texas Government Code § 551.087 to discuss and
deliberate regarding potential financial or other incentive(s) to business
prospects(s) that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or
expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City will be
conducting economic development negotiations.
O. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT — APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. ON CITY -RELATED
MATTERS.
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