HomeMy WebLinkAbout033860 RES - 02/10/2026Resolution authorizing submission of three grant applications to the
Office of the Governor for the FY 2027 State and Local Cybersecurity
Grant Program, totaling $419,456.92, with a cash match of up to
$179,767.25, for the Information Technology Department.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes submission by the City Manager, or his
designee ("City Manager"), of three grant applications on behalf of the City of Corpus
Christi ("City") to the Office of the Governor ("OOG") Public Safety Office, under the FY
2027 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program ("SLCGP"), for funds totaling
$419,456.92, with a required cash match of up to $179,767.25, for the Information
Technology Department.
SECTION 2. The following grant applications are authorized for submission: Grant No.
5728501 for governance & planning projects for $202,500.00; Grant No. 5732301 for
mitigation projects for $126,956.92; and Grant No. 5732401 for workforce development
projects for $90,000.00.
SECTION 3. The City agrees to provide the applicable 30% cash match for each grant
project as required by the SLCGP and OOG, with such funds provided from the
Information Technology Fund.
SECTION 4. The City Council designates Peter Collins, Chief Information Officer, as the
City's authorized official. The authorized official is empowered to apply for, accept, reject,
alter, or terminate one or more of the grants and its/their funding, execute all necessary
documents, and administer the grant on behalf of the City as the applicant agency.
SECTION 5. The City Council designates Sergio Villasana, Director of Finance &
Procurement, as the City's financial officer. The financial officer is given the power to
submit power to submit financial, programmatic, and/or performance reports or alter one
or more of the grants on behalf of the City.
SECTION 6. In the event of the loss or misuse of any of these SLCGP funds, the City
assures that the grant funds will be returned to the Public Safety Office of the Office of
the Governor in full.
PASSED any APPROVED on the I day of , 2026.
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor
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City Secretary
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033860
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of the Finance & Procurement Department of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her
duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the
money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described above is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified above, from which it is
to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to
annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: February 10, 2026 Legistar Number: 26-0065
Agenda Item: Resolution authorizing submission of three grant applications to the Office of the
Governor for the FY 2027 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, totaling $419,456.92,
with a cash match of up to $179,767.25, for the Information Technology Department.
Amount Required:(Amount to be Certified) $179,767.25
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
IT Fund (5210)
(FY27 Appropriations) ?MAI
5210-23-40420
530000
$179,767.25
Total
$179,76I75
❑ Certification Not Required
Date:
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