HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 03/31/2026I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Workshop Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of March 31, 2026, which were
approved by the City Council on April 14, 2026.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 14th day of April 2026.
(SEAL)
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
rebeccah@cctexas.com
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City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
corpuschristitx.gov
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
10:00 AM Council Chambers
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the City
Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the meeting.
Charter Officers: City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Attorney Miles Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta
Note: Council Member Paxson arrived at 10:15 a.m.
Present 8 - Mayor Paulette Guajardo, Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member Gilbert
Hernandez, Council Member Kaylynn Paxson, Council Member Carolyn Vaughn, Council
Member Everett Roy, Council Member Sylvia Campos, and Council Member Mark Scott
Absent 1 Council Member Eric Cantu
C. BRIEFINGS
26-0487 Presentation and discussion regarding the City Council -approved Drought
Contingency Plan to include policies that address water supply, water
availability, demand conditions, and drought stages.
Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water Nick Winkelmann presented information
on the following topics: workshop agenda; Drought Contingency Plan (DCP)-history;
overview; table of contents; drought response stages; implementation team; critical
facilities -stakeholder coordination; Level 1 Water Emergency as defined by the DCP;
baseline usage, curtailment, and allocations; what happens under Level 1 water
emergency; city council actions required vs. optional; water use restrictions for demand
reductions under Level 1 water emergency; objectives of surcharges optional under Level
1 water emergency; surcharge structure (monthly) optional under Level 1 water
emergency; participation in the drought surcharge exemption fee; water baseline
allocations residential and multi -family under Level 1 water emergency; water baseline
allocations commercial customer class under Level 1 water emergency; water baseline
allocations large volume customer class under Level 1 water emergency; water baseline
allocations wholesale customer class under Level 1 water emergency; enforcement and
exemptions under Level 1 water emergency; and requests for exemptions and variances
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under Level 1 water emergency.
Interim Assistant City Manager Michael Dice presented information on the following
topic: new water metered connections amendments.
COO Winkelmann presented information on the following topics: water use restrictions
for car washing under Level 1 water emergency; water use restrictions for swimming
pools under Level 1 water emergency; proposed added definitions for "essential water"
under Level 1 water emergency; and next steps.
City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Attorney Miles Risley, COO Winkelmann, Assistant
Director of Water Supply Management Esteban Ramos, and Fire Chief Brandon Wade
responded to Council questions.
D. Adiournment
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned the meeting at 1:07 p.m.
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