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Meeting Agenda - Final -revised
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
11:30 AM
Council Chambers
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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 Senior OfficefManuel Lewis with the Corpus Christi
Police Department.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Diamond Watson, 12th grader at Premier 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 - 16)
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. 25-1544 Approval of the September 9 and September 23, 2025 Regular Meeting
Minutes
sponsors: City Secretary's Office
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
2. 25-1292 Ordinance appropriating additional funding for Airport Grant No. 69 in the
amount of $16,194.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration in the
033768
33768 Airport CIP Grants Fund for the Terminal Building Rehabilitation Project;
/ appropriating and transferring $852.00 from the Airport Operating Fund to
the Airport Capital Reserve Fund for the required match; and amending the
FY 2025 Capital Budget by increasing revenues and expenditures each by
$17,046.00.
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Sponsors: Aviation Department
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
3. 25-1305 Motion authorizing execution of a one-year supply agreement, with one
additional one-year option period, with Polydyne Inc. of Riceboro, Georgia
2025 1 3 7 ' with a plant facility located in Pasadena, Texas, in an amount not to exceed
$977,670.00, with a potential amount up to $1,955,340.00 if the options
are exercised, for purchase of sludge dewatering polymer, utilized by the
City's wastewater treatment plants, with FY2026 funding of $603,500.00
from the Wastewater Fund.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water and Finance & Procurement
4. 25-1268 Motion authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with
RPI Consultants, Inc., of Baltimore, Maryland, in the amount not to exceed
2025 1 3 3 $318,130.00 as a one-time cost to implement an advanced scheduling and
payroll automation software for the Corpus Christi Police Department, with
FY 2025 funding of $100,000.00 from the Information Technology Fund and
$50,000.00 from the General Fund and FY 2026 funding of $168,130.00
from the Information Technology Fund, subject to annual budget approval.
Sponsors: Information Technology Services and Finance & Procurement
5. 25-1492 Motion authorizing execution of a one-year cooperative purchase
agreement with Schaefer Plastics North America, LLC, through the
2_02Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative, for $602,477.46, to purchase refuse
3 and recycling carts for the City's residential Curbside Collection by the
Solid Waste Services Department, with FY 2026 funding from the General
Fund.
Sponsors: Solid Waste Operations and Finance & Procurement
General Consent Items
6. 25-1488 Resolution authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding
(Agreement) between the Corpus Christi Fire Department and the Texas
0 3 3 7 6 9 Division of Emergency Management and Texas Emergency Management
Assistance Teams for the purpose of consolidating all participating
agencies under a unified agreement to enhance emergency management
including preparatory activities such as administrative functions and
training necessary for operational readiness, operational response, and
recovery services through teams such as Texas A&M Task Force 1, State
of Texas Incident Management Team, and the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual
Aid System.
Sponsors: Fire Department
7. 25-1398 Motion authorizing a Joint Funding Agreement with the United States
Geological Survey (USGS), United States Department of the Interior to
2025 1 4. 0 maintain automated river gauging stations that record stream flows and
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water quality parameters associated with the Frio and Nueces Rivers and
associated tributaries and to provide the delivery of the Choke
Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi Reservoir and Nueces Estuary Pass -Through
(or Passthru) Status Report. The data is used by the City daily to manage
the City's reservoir system and for water treatment operations, whereby the
USGS contributes $28,950.00 and the City contributes $189,750. For a
total of $218,700.00.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water
8. 25-1487 Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of
the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness
033770 Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program for
$990,000 with a City in -kind match of $59,400 to procure and install four
atmospheric water generators (AWGs) at the Corpus Christi Army Depot.
Sponsors: Intergovernmental Relations
9. 25-1509
033773
Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of
the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program for
$2,074,656.00 with a City in -kind match of $497,917.50 to repair and
replace 2,180 linear feet of wastewater lines and 7 manholes at the Naval
Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC).
Sponsors: Intergovernmental Relations
10. 25-1177 Resolution approving the reappointment of Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni as
Health Authority for the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health
033772 District; and authorizing execution of a professional service agreement with
Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni to serve as the Health Authority for the Public
Health District.
Sponsors: Health Department
11. 25-1454 Motion authorizing Restated Cooperative Agreement for City -Operated
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District, and receiving of
2025 1 4 1 Nueces County membership contributions for FY2026 of $1,800,000 for
Public Health Services to be delivered to Nueces County.
Sponsors: Health Department
Consent - First Reading Ordinances
12. 25-1474 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in an amount of
$106,064.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the 2026
Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Project for overtime for
sworn officers to increase traffic enforcement in Corpus Christi, with a City
match of $29,263.69 in overtime hours and fringe benefits for sworn
officers, with funds available from the FY 2026 General Fund; and
appropriating $106,064.00 in the Police Grants Fund.
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Sponsors: Police Department
13. 25-1414 Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the 30-year ground lease Landfill
Gas and Lease Agreement with Corpus Christi Renewables, LLC (CCR)
for payment to the City to install and maintain the transmission pipeline
from El Centro Landfill to Cefe Venezuela Landfill; to charge CCR a fee for
construction of the pipeline up to $1,208,000.00; to set an annual fee for
p..)\;5\(\ operation of the pipeline; and to allow CCR to utilize the Cefe Venezuela
Landfill gas facility to process gas from El Centro Landfill; and generate
additional revenue; and providing for publication and an effective date.
(28-day delay required between readings)
Sponsors: Solid Waste Operations and Gas Department
14. 25-1307 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of up to $1,500.00 donation from
VCA Charities for a Corpus Christi Animal Care Services staff person to
attend training for VCA Charities' "Dog Day Out" adoption training in
Phoenix, Arizona, from November 3 to November 7, 2025; and
appropriating up to $1,500 into the Animal Care Services Grant Fund.
Sponsors: Animal Care Services
15. 25-1324 Ordinance authorizing a Development Participation Agreement with
Braselton Development Company, LTD to reimburse the developer for the
oversizing of the street infrastructure improvements on Lady Claudia Street
not to exceed $143,198.45 for the development known as London Towne
Subdivision Unit 12 (District 3).
Sponsors: Development Services
16. 25-1323 Ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Braselton
Development Company, LTD to reimburse the developer up to
$339,859.93 for the construction of the Lady Claudia Street Drainage
Crossing for the development of London Towne Subdivision Unit 12.
(District 3)
Sponsors: Development Services
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 17 - 18)
17.
25-1554
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The following items are motions, resolutions or ordinances that may be considered and
voted on individually.
Motion authorizing a Short-term non-refundable Option for Potable Water
Reservation and Diversion Contract with the Nueces River Authority to
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reserve 56,007-acre feet per year (50 MGD) from the Harbor Island
Seawater Desalination Plant in the amount of $2,737,622.16, with FY 2026
funding available from the Water Fund.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water
18. 25-1597 Discussion and possible action on a separate outside attorney for the
internal investigation on the Homewood Suites fraud allegation. City
1 A 2 Council will decide what outside attorney to enter into an agreement with,
2 0 `F as requested by City Council members Eric Cantu, Gil Hernandez,
C5ez ��nt>4 A cN1 and Sylvia Campos.
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Sponsors: City Secretary's Office
L. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 19)
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.
19. 25-1536 Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation (CCREDC)
Quarterly Update
Sponsors: Planning and Economic Development Department
M. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEM 20)
20. 25-1580 Frontier Inaugural Denver Flight
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 21 - 22)
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.
21. 25-1584 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 rules and regulations of
state of Texas, EPA, TCEQ, TWDB, Texas Railroad Commission, other
regulatory entities, and legal rights, property rights, and contracts related to
production, purchase, and/or sale of water, including desalinated seawater
and other sources and any legal issues related to a potential Short-term
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non-refundable Option for Potable Water Reservation and Diversion
Contract with the Nueces River Authority to reserve 56,007-acre feet per
year (50 MGD) from the Harbor Island Seawater Desalination Plant.
22. 25-1587 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 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/or contracts related to purchase and/or sale of
groundwater, including water rights in property accessing the Evangeline
Aquifer in San Patricio County adjacent and/or near US Highway 181, US
Highway 77, US Highway 77 Business, Highway 89, and/or the Aransas
River, and other sources, and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to
discuss and deliberate the purchase or value of the 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 professionals for services related to
these property rights, interlocal agreements and other agreements with
government entities near the aforementioned property(ies) and/or the
purchase of the property or property(ies) at and/or adjacent to locations (if
any) described herein.
O. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT —APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. ON CITY -RELATED
MATTERS.
P. ADJOURNMENT
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Motion to request City Staff to execute a contract within the City Manager's authority, subject to available,
appropriated funding, to contract with an attorney to investigate fraud allegations pursuant to the
Homewood Suites transaction referenced in the lawsuit of Ajit David v. City of Corpus Christi, et al.,
selected from the following list of attorneys: Scott Ray Pemberton & Gall, Daniel Ray, Ohanlan, Mirth &
Castillo, Justice Patricia Alvarez, and Carlos Valdez.
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