HomeMy WebLinkAbout033851 ORD - 01/27/2026One Reading Ordinance amending a portion of TIRZ #2 Capital
Improvement Projects (CIP) to fully fund the North Padre Island
Seawall CIP Project, including the transfer of $2,100,000.00 from the
Sand Dollar CIP Project, $300,000.00 from the Crowsnest CIP Project,
$2,700,000.00 from the Packery Channel Capital Repairs CIP Project,
$300,000.00 from the Packery Channel TDEM CIP Project, $900,000.00
from the Whitecap Effluent Waterline CIP Project, and $4,800,000.00
from the CIP reserves for a total amount of $11,100,000.00 reallocated
to the North Padre Island Seawall CIP Project; and amending the FY
2026 Capital Budget.
WHEREAS, in 2000, through Ordinance 024270, the City of Corpus Christi created
a tax increment reinvestment zone, to be known as "Reinvestment Zone Number Two,
City of Corpus Christi, Texas," (TIRZ #2) over a portion of the City on Padre Island;
WHEREAS, Ordinance 024270 included a preliminary reinvestment zone
financing plan;
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2009, the City Council passed Ordinance 028329,
which approved the Revised Project and Financing Plans for the Reinvestment Zone
Number Two, City of Corpus Christi, Texas (the "Plan");
WHEREAS, the Plan was last amended on September 5, 2023, by Ordinance
033160, which included Capital Improvement Projects;
WHEREAS, the TIRZ #2 Board of Directors approved a reallocation of a portion of
CIP Project Funds to the North Padre Island Seawall CIP Project on January 27, 2026,
for portions of the seawall that are in need of repair, and public amenities needed such
as benches, lighting, and shared public -use structures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the North Padre Island Seawall CIP Project
will improve the needs of the area, provide a safer seawall, and provide funding to address
necessary repairs and improvements, as well as enhance public use and functionality of
the beachfront corridor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves the transfer of $2,100,000.00 from the Sand
Dollar CIP Project, $300,000.00 from the Crowsnest CIP Project, $2,700,000.00 from the
Packery Channel Capital Repairs CIP Project, $300,000.00 from the Packery Channel
TDEM CIP Project, $900,000.00 from the Whitecap Effluent Waterline CIP Project, and
$4,800,000.00 from the CIP reserves for a total amount of $11,100,000.00 reallocated to
the North Padre Island Seawall CIP Project.
SECTION 2. That $11,100,000.00, is reallocated from the CIP reserves of the
Reinvestment Zone No. 2 Fund for use on the improvements and renovation necessary
for the North Padre Island Seawall CIP.
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SECTION 3. The FY 2025-2026 Capital Budget is amended by increasing expenditures
by $11,100,000.00, for the North Padre Island Seawall CIP Project.
SECTION 4. One Reading Ordinance. This section constitutes a written request by the
mayor or majority of the members of the City Council for this Ordinance to be passed
finally on the date of introduction due to emergency. The City Council finds and declares
an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and
effective administration of City affairs; and suspends the City Charter rule that requires
consideration of and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this
Ordinance is passed and takes effect upon first reading as an emergency measure.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 3i Th day of C u. , 2026.
ATTEST:
Paulette Guajardo, M- - Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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