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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReference Agenda City Council - 08/12/2025 (3)City of Corpus Christi Meeting Agenda - Final City Council 1201 Leopard Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401 cctexas.com Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:30 AM POSTED 8/8/2025 6:16:44 PM Rebecca Huerta City Secretary _ Council Chambers Addendums may be added on Friday. Public Notice: 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. Si Usted desea dirigirse al Concilio y cree que su ingles es limitado, habra un interprete ingles-espahol en todas las juntas del Concilio para ayudarle. This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.127. if this meeting is held via videoconference call or other remote method of meeting, then a member of this governmental body presiding over this meeting will be physically present at the location of this meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.045. A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order. B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Mario Carrete with New Life Church. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Field Lomax, 1st grader at St. James Episcopal Church. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. City of Corpus Christi Page 1 Printed on 8/8/2025 SCANNED City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 12, 2025 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: (ITEM 1) 1. 25-1264 Arts & Cultural Commission Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Committee for Persons with Disabilities Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Sister City Committee 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 2 - 9) 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. 2. 25-1246 Approval of the July 29, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes 0.5 szkviSsA Sponsors: City Secretary's Office Consent - Contracts and Procurement 3. 25-0441 Motion authorizing the execution of a five-year service agreement with 2 o 0 2 Alarm Program Systems, LLC, of Pleasant Hill, California, for security City of Corpus Christi Page 2 Printed on 8/8/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 12, 2025 Consent - Capital Projects 4. 25-1149 2025 103 General Consent Items 5. 25-1010 033714 6. 25-0756 2025 104 7. 25-1102 2025 105 8. 25-1202 033715 9. 25-1266 033716 alarm permitting and false alarm management system services for the Corpus Christi Police Department in an amount not to exceed $563,100.00, with FY 2025 funding of $28,155.00 from the General Fund. sponsors: Police Department and Finance & Procurement Motion authorizing a professional services agreement with Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc. (LAN), of Corpus Christi to provide design, bid, and construction phase services for the Nueces River Pump Station Pipeline and System Upgrades Project in an amount up to $1,540,995.00, located in Council District 1, with FY 2025 funding available from Water Capital Fund. sponsors: Corpus Christi Water, Engineering Services and Finance & Procurement Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to OxyChem for the 2025 First Responder Donation Program in the amount of $156,089.71 for funding for the purchase of a new high water rescue vehicle, one additional highway rescue equipment kit, and one additional LUCAS Chest Compression Device for cardiac arrest patients for the Corpus Christi Fire Department. Snonsors: Fire Department Motion to approve an agreement with The Boston Group, LLC (TBG) for the construction and acceptance of improvements of Wranosky Park, located at 422 Graham Road, to allow construction of parking lot and related mobility improvements, with City funding not to exceed $111,000.00 from the Parks Capital Improvement Fund. Sponsors: Parks and Recreation Department Motion authorizing an amendment to the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Agreement with AEP Texas, Inc. to relocate an AEP guy wire on the Rodd Field Road Construction Project in an amount of $145,982.43 for a total amount of $542,699.43, located in City Council District 5, with FY 2025 funding available from the Bond 2020 Proposition A. Sponsors: Engineering Services Resolution to amend Resolution 033505 Approving the City Council Meeting Calendar for Calendar Year 2025 to cancel the September 16th meeting and add a meeting on September 23rd. sponsors: City Secretary's Office Resolution confirming compliance with federal rules and regulations including Civil Rights protections with acceptance of the Community Development Block Grant Regional Mitigation Program Projects City of Corpus Christi Page 3 Printed on 8/8/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 12, 2025 (CDBG-MIT) administered by State of Texas General Land Office (GLO) and providing for designation of officers required for grant compliance. Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water and Finance & Procurement I. RECESS FOR LUNCH The City Council will take a lunch break at approximately 1:30 p.m. J. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE) The following items are public hearings and public hearings with first reading ordinances. Each item will be considered individually. K. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 10 -131 The following items are motions, resolutions or ordinances that may be considered and voted on individually. 10. 25-1203 Resolution to consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, also being Tax 033717 Year 2025, and taking a record vote; setting the date for the City's proposed FY 2026 budget and proposed FY 2026 ad valorem tax rate public hearings and first reading ordinances on September 02, 2025, with adoption of the FY 2026 budget and FY 2026 ad valorem tax rate on September 09, 2025. Sponsors: Finance & Procurement 11. 25-1090 Ordinance awarding a construction contract to JE Construction Services of Corpus Christi for the Harbor Bridge Parks Mitigation Improvement Project in an amount up to $16,497,423.00; appropriating $4,976,000.00 from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and amending the budget, located in Council District 1 with FY 2025 funding available from the Bond 2014, prior City Council approved certificates of obligation and Metropolitan Planning Organization reimbursement. Sponsors: Parks and Recreation Department, Engineering Services and Finance & Procurement 12. 25-1237 Motion authorizing the Barisi Village Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone ©� Number Six (TIRZ #6) Project and Financing Plan. 2 025 Sponsors: Economic Development 13. 25-1300 Motion for consideration, discussion and possible action to amend the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Adopted Budget, and the FY 2026 Proposed Budget of the City of Corpus Christi to prohibit the use of any additional City of Corpus Christi funding and/or support payable to or for the benefit of the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, as requested by City Council members Carolyn Vaughn, Eric Cantu, and Kaylynn Paxson. Sponsors: City Secretary's Office City of Corpus Christi Page 4 Printed on 8/8/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 12, 2025 L. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 14) 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. 14. 25-1088 Briefing by OVG360 on the American Bank Center Sponsors: Economic Development M. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEM 15) 15. 25-1265 Update on Alternative Water Supply Projects, to include briefing by John Byrum, Executive Director of the Nueces River Authority, on the Harbor Island Desalination Project. N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 16 - 19) 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. 16. 25-1236 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 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) and potential interlocal agreement(s) with Nueces County 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. 17. 25-1151 Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071 and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult 2025 1 0 7 with attorneys concerning legal issues related to Kent Mcllyar v. City of Corpus Christi, including potential consideration of settlement offers and/or C5 e‘0A(4 fees for attorneys, engineers, other expert witnesses assisting in this case, deposition fees, and court costs, and updates on litigation in other cases. 18. 25-1273 Executive Session pursuant to Texas Gov't Code § 551.071 and City of Corpus Christi 2025 108 Csizs wcAkonXSt ) Page 5 Printed on 8/8/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final August 12, 2025 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with attorneys concerning legal issues related to the case of Annette Rodriguez v. City of Corpus Christi, et. al, including potential consideration of fees for attorneys, engineers, other expert witnesses assisting in this case, deposition fees, and court costs, and updates on litigation in other cases 19. 25-1293 Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071 and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult 2 025 with attorneys concerning legal issues related to rules and regulations of state of Texas, EPA, TCEQ, TWDB, Texas Railroad Commission, San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District, and legal rights, property rights, and contracts related to purchase and/or sale of groundwater, including sources from the Evangeline Aquifer and other W QQ \O\vn O+ \ sources, and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the purchase or value of the aforementioned rights to real CV) 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 direction to prepare agreement(s) for the purchase of rights to approximately 23,000 acres of real property related to the provision of water in San Patricio County at locations adjacent to or near U.S. Highway 181 and U.S. Highway 77 (1-69) in an amount up to $200,000,000. O. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT —APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. ON CITY -RELATED MATTERS. P. ADJOURNMENT City of Corpus Christi Page 6 Printed on 8/8/2025 17. M2025-107 Motion to authorize the execution of agreements with attorneys, experts, and service providers to assist in the lawsuit of William Kent Mcllyar v. City of Corpus Christi in a cumulative added amount not to exceed $197,000. 18. M2025-108 Motion to authorize the execution of amendments, agreements and encumbrance of funds for legal and other professional consulting and expert witness services and associated court reporter, copy, travel, data, and other costs for the lawsuit of Annette Rodriguez v. City of Corpus Christi, et al in a total added amount of up to $22,719 with the law firm of Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, LLP and other providers of services relevant to said lawsuit. 19. M2025-109 Motion to direct City staff to prepare an agreement for the purchase of water rights to approximately 22,788 acres of real property in San Patricio County at locations adjacent to or near U.S. Highway 181 and U.S. Highway 77 (1-69) in an amount up to $7,437 per acre, totaling approximately $169,491,700, subject to City Council approval of said agreement, appropriation of funds, and an appraisal of the property. August 12, 2025 z W 0 H z W z 0 U r \\\ - 9- \\\\\\\ \\ (-1-. Item Number P. Guajardo R. Barrera S. Campos E. Cantu G. Hernandez K. Paxson Uei ijM. Scott 1 C. Vaughn Passed/Failed 0,5 0.6-kr4A z z w Ce -J w cL t.°\\\ 1\ _f4\ N \\(---- f"-L-\ 3 \ Item Number P. Guajardo R. Barrera S. Campos G. Hernandez K. Paxson DM. Scott C. Vaughn Passed/Failed