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Meeting Agenda - Final -revised
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
11:30 AM
Council Chambers
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pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.045.
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
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B. Invocation to be given by Pastor -Rob Bailey with Southside Community Church.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by William Pyle, senior at Richard King High School.
D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
E CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEM 11
1. 26-0011 Policy Items for 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026.
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F. 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.
G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 2)
2. 25-2020 Island Strategic Action Committee
Landmark Commission
H. 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.
I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 3-
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.
3. 25-1969 Approval of the December 16, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Sponsors: City Secretary's Office
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
4. 25-1779 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of two grant awards for a total
amount of $12,906.00 from the Department of State Health Services
033828 i through the Emergency Medical Services County Regional Advisory
Council Grant Program for funding for emergency medical service supplies
and equipment, education, and training for the Corpus Christi Fire
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5. 25-1815
033829
Department; and appropriating $12,906.00 into the Fire Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Fire Department and Finance & Procurement
Ordinance authorizing the B Corporation's Texas State Aquarium ("TSA")
Parking Lot Project, totaling up to $2,000,000.00, from the B Corporation
for TSA visitor parking lot infrastructure improvements; accepting and
appropriating funding for the project totaling $2,000,000.00, from the B
Corporation unreserved fund and amending the FY 2025-26 budget.
Sponsors: Planning and Economic Development Department
6. 25-1820 Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
designating a contiguous geographic area within the extraterritorial
033830
jurisdictional limits of the city as a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code, to be known as
pAki1/4"--A1 Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Corpus Christi; Describing the
boundaries of the zone; Creating a board of directors for the zone;
Creating subzones within the zone; Establishing a tax increment fund for
the zone; Containing findings related to the creation of the zone; Providing
a date for the termination of the zone; Providing that the zone take effect
immediately upon passage of the ordinance; Providing a severability
clause; and Providing an effective date.
sponsors: Planning and Economic Development Department
7. 25-1799 Ordinance accepting a grant of $7,000.00 from the Can'D Aid Foundation
to support recycling and community engagement at large local events; and
033831 , appropriating the amount in the FY 2026 Solid Waste Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Solid Waste Operations
8. 25-1836 Zoning Case No. ZN8885, Andrea and Daovone Xayasene (District 3).
Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 5113 Larcade Drive from the
0 3 3 8 3 2 "RS-6" Single -Family 6 District to the "RS-6/SP" Single -Family 6 District
with a Special Permit; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and
i'* publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval).
Sponsors: Development Services
9. 25-1837 Zoning Case No. ZN8910, Paul and Melba Savoy (District 1). Ordinance
rezoning a property at or near 3202 East Causeway Boulevard from the
3 8 3 3 j "CR-1" Resort Commercial District to the "RM-AT" Multifamily Apartment
Tourist District; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and
c)/0‘h\% publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval).
sponsors: Development Services
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Consent - Contracts and Procurement
10. 25-1829 Resolution authorizing execution of a three-year supply agreement with two
one-year option periods, with Hach Company, of Loveland, Colorado, in
the amount of $2,700,000.00 to purchase necessary instruments,
03 3 8 3 4 1� ! components, and reagent consumables to meet operational needs of
Corpus Christi Water, with FY 2026 funding of $445,000.00 from the Water
Fund and $210,000.00 from the Wastewater Fund, for a combined total of
$655,000.00.
sponsors: Corpus Christi Water and Finance & Procurement
Consent - First Reading Ordinances
General Consent Items
11. 25-1934 One -reading emergency ordinance approving the twelfth amendment to the
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3 Project & Financing Plan to
pt 3 3 8 3 5 1 allow reimbursement, not to exceed $2,000,000.00, to government
1`� agencies that participate in the TIRZ #3 for demolition of publicly -owned
buildings as approved by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone
Number Three, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on January 13, 2026.
Sponsors: Planning and Economic Development Department
12. 25-2009 Ordinance authorizing an amended Affordable Housing Project Loan
Agreement between the Corpus Christi B Corporation and Corpus Christi
Huntwick Avenue LP, commonly known as Palo Verde Senior Apartments,
in the amount of $1,000,000 for the development of 75 affordable senior
rental housing units located at 5501 Huntwick Avenue; appropriating
$1,000,000 from the Type B Affordable Housing Fund; and amending the
FY 2026 Operating Budget.
13. 25-1983
Sponsors: Planning and Economic Development Department
Ordinance approving an amendment to the Tax Increment Reinvestment
Zone No. 2 ("TIRZ #2") Operating Budget by authorizing the transfer of
$2,100,166.00, from CIP reserve to the TIRZ #2 Operating Fund for the
Briscoe King Pavilion Project; increasing funds in the amount of
$2,100,166.00, for needed improvements and renovation to the Briscoe
King Pavilion Project; appropriating $2,100,166.00, from the unreserved
fund balance of the Reinvestment Zone No. 2 Fund; and amending the FY
2026 operating budget adopted by Ordinance No. 033730 by increasing
expenditures by $2,100,166.00, for payment to Nueces County for the
Briscoe King Pavilion Project.
Sponsors: Planning and Economic Development Department
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14. 26-0075
033 836
Resolution of commitment to the Coastal Bend Water Alliance declaring
unified commitment to the development of regional water supplies.
_1 Sponsors: Intergovernmental Relations
J. RECESS FOR LUNCH
The City Council will take a lunch break at approximately 1:30 p.m.
K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEMS 15 - 18)
The following items are public hearings and public hearings with first reading ordinances.
Each item will be considered individually.
15. 25-1807 Ordinance authorizing a Water Arterial Transmission & Grid Main
Construction and Reimbursement Agreement up to $252,720.00 with MPM
Development, LP to construct a water arterial transmission & grid main
related to King's Landing Unit 12 subdivision located north of the Lady
Alexa Dr. and Lady Claudia St. intersection; and authorizing future transfer
and appropriation of Water and Wastewater Trust Fund revenue up to
$252,720.00 to reimburse the developer in accordance with the
agreement. (District 3).
Sponsors: Development Services
16. 25-1809 Ordinance authorizing a Water Arterial Transmission & Grid Main
Construction and Reimbursement Agreement up to $62,040.00 with MPM
Development, LP to construct a water arterial transmission & grid main
related to King's Landing Unit 13 subdivision located north of the Lady
Alexa Dr. and Lady Claudia St. intersection; and authorizing future transfer
and appropriation of Water and Wastewater Trust Fund revenue up to
$62,040.00 to reimburse the developer in accordance with the agreement.
(District 3).
Sponsors: Development Services
17. 25-2008 Ordinance authorizing a Water Arterial Transmission & Grid Main
Construction and Reimbursement Agreement up to $380,460.00 with MPM
Development, LP to construct a 12-inch water arterial transmission grid
main line for a proposed Phase -II residential development located off
Yorktown Boulevard, southeast of Starry Rd. also known as Oso Creek
Corner Unit 3; and authorizing future transfer and appropriation of Water
and Wastewater Trust Fund revenue up to $262,720111to reimburse the
developer in accordance with the agreement. (District 5).53' O1 L „U 0 0
Sponsors: Development Services I
18. 25-1812 Ordinance authorizing a Wastewater Collection Line Extension
Construction and Reimbursement agreement up to $227,100.00 with MPM
Development to construct an off -site sanitary sewer improvement for a
proposed Phase -II residential development located off Yorktown
Boulevard, southeast of Starry Rd. also known as Oso Creek Corner Unit 3
and authorizing future transfer and appropriation of Water and Wastewater
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Trust Fund revenue up to the $227,100.00 to reimburse the developer in
accordance with the agreement. (District 5).
snonsors: Development Services
L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 19 - 26)
The following items are motions, resolutions or ordinances that may be considered and
voted on individually.
19. 25-2021 Ordinance authorizing an agreement for the Provision and Sale of
Recycled Water from the Greenwood Wastewater Treatment Plant to
Valero Refining - Texas, L.P.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water 1r\ Pr`11
20. 26-0056 Discuss and consider possible action toequire General Public Comment
2026 001 to begin at 12:00 pm oxoct y and allow all registered speakers three (3)
minutes to speak during Public Comment, regardless of residency
effective January 27, 2026, as requested by Council Members Eric
tvsipvo.\ 1nibs5 __ . t ^Cantu, Carolyn Vaughn, and Sylvia Campos.
21. 26-0057 Discuss d conside ossible acti to elimina Drought E 1 on
051��rw� Fee re ueste Council embers
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22. 26-0059 Discussion and possible action regarding the Type B Corporation
Business Incentive Agreement with Next Sports Company, LLC, including
related operational issues, actions involving utilities access, and the filing
of criminal charges, and to provide direction to City Staff, as requested
by Council Members Eric Cantu, Sylvia Campos, and Carolyn
Vaughn.
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23. 26-0054 Discuss and consider possible action to receive a comprehensive report
from Corpus Christi Animal Care Services on daily operations, staffing
levels, intake and outcome data, and current challenges. Also an update on
the timeline and process for filing the Animal Care Services Director
position, with clarification on leadership continuity during the transition, as
requested by Council Members Eric Cantu, Carolyn Vaughn, and
Kaylynn Paxson.
24. 26-0058 Discuss and consider possible action to adopt a zero -tolerance policy
stating that the euthanization of healthy or treatable animals at Corpus
Christi Animal Care Services for space, capacity, or operation reasons is
strictly forbidden, will not be authorized, and will not be justified under any
circumstances, with mandatory reporting and oversight to ensure
compliance, as requested by Council Members Eric Cantu, Carolyn
Vaughn, and Kaylynn Paxson.
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25. 26-0061 Consideration and discussion of ether Ordinance No. 0333 (File No.
24-0256), relating to the Type economic development agr ement with
Elevate QOF, LLC, was adopted in compliance with the ity Charter, City
Code, and Council proced ral requirements, includin ut not limited to:
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1. Whether the ordinar received two valid read' gs on separate dates
ajs required, given passage on first reading on F bruary 20, 2024,
withdrawal from the/February 27, 2024, agena, and adoption on Apr'
2024;
2. Whether su stantive changes to the •rdinance caption, stat . purpose,
and funding jtification between the rst and second reading constituted
amendment requiring a formal Co ncil vote prior to final aption; and
3. Wheth 'r the absence of a vo -d amendment affects t 'e validity of the
April 23, 024, adoption.
Receive a written legal an procedural analysis fro Scott, Ray,
Pem/erton, & Goll, PLL Attorneys at Law, follow d by Council iscussion
and direction, including hether reconsideration, atification, amendment,
other corrective ac 'on is required to ensure ocedural compliance, as
requested by Cou it Members Carolyn Vaui�hn, Sylvia C4mpos,
and Gil Hernan z.
26. 26-0060 Discuss and consider possible action pertaining to the disclosing of
information from an Executive Session and consequences if any, as
requested by Council Members Carolyn Vaughn, Gil Hernandez,
and Sylvia Campos.
M. BRIEFINGS: (ITEMS 27 - 28)
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.
27. 26-0009 Corpus Christi Water Update on Water Supply with a focus on the
Evangeline Project.
28. 26-0010
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Update on t ity's Consen ecree with t nited States ronmen
Protec Agency, Tex ommission Environment uality, an • e
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N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 29 - 33)
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.
29. 25-2027 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, Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and
Recovery Conservation District, water wells, Special District Local Laws
Code § 8811.001, et. Seq., Texas Water Code § 36.001, et. Seq., 31 TAC
Chapter 356 and other regulations related to groundwater management,
and Texas Gov't Code § 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate the
potential appointment of a member to the Board of Directors of the Corpus
Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District
30. 25-1976 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
31. 26-0008 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
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the State of Texas and federal government, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Water
Development Board, the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Conservation District, other regulatory entities, and legal rights, property
rights, and contracts related to potential purchase and value of property
rights to land at/near the Nueces River and/or Cayamon Creek, and Texas
Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the purchase
and/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 the purchase of property rights at or adjacent to locations
(if any) described herein.
32. 26-0012 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 Chapter 351 of the Texas
Tax Code, Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code, statutes
and regulations related to hotel occupancy taxes and audits and other
collection activities related to hotel occupancy taxes.
33. 26-0020 Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071
and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult
2026 0 0 with attorneys concerning legal issues related to a claim against the City by
Raul Alonso, Jr. for personal injuries related to a motor vehicle accident,
potential litigation concerning said claim, updates on litigation in other
e (V\GV1/4Ucases, and potential consideration of settlement(s) related to the aforesaid
claim and/or lawsuit.
O. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT — APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. ON CITY -RELATED
MATTERS.
P. ADJOURNMENT
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Motion to authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to settle
all claims for which the City may be liable to Raul Alonso or related beneficiaries, in an amount
not to exceed $250,000.
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