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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special
Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of August 29, 2014 which were approved by the City
Council on September 9, 2014.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 9th day of September, 2014.
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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City Council
Friday,August 29,2014 9:00 AM Council Chambers
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Public Notice --THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED
PAGERS ARE PROHIBITED IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Nelda Martinez to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Martinez called the meeting to order.
B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and stated that a quorum of the
Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the meeting.
City Secretary Huerta announced that Council Member Leal has been granted a
leave of absence and Council Member McIntyre would be absent.
Charter Officers:
City Manager Ron Olson,City Attorney Miles K.Risley,and City Secretary
Rebecca Huerta.
Present: 6- Mayor Nelda Martinez,Council Member Kelley Allen,Council Member Rudy
Garza,Council Member David Loeb,Council Member Lillian Riojas, and
Council Member Mark Scott
Absent: 3- Council Member Priscilla Leal,Council Member Chad Magill, and Council
Member Colleen McIntyre
C. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
D. REGULAR AGENDA:
1. Nominating Valero Refining -Texas, L.P. as a Triple Jumbo Texas
Enterprise Project
Resolution nominating Valero Refining -Texas, L.P. ("Valero") to the
Office of the Governor Economic Development&Tourism ("EDT")
through the Economic Development Bank ("Bank") as a triple jumbo
enterprise project pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act ("Act)
Mayor Martinez referred to Item 1.Mike Culbertson with the Corpus Christi
Regional Economic Development Corporation stated that the purpose of this
item is to nominate Valero as a triple jumbo Texas Enterprise Zone project and
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make them eligible for state sales tax rebates for investment and the retention
of jobs. City Secretary Huerta announced that Council Member Riojas would
abstain from the discussion and vote on item.There were no comments from
the Council or the public.This Resolution was passed and approved with the
following vote:
Aye: 5- Mayor Martinez, Council Member Allen, Council Member Garza, Council
Member Loeb and Council Member Scott
Absent: 3- Council Member Leal, Council Member Magill and Council Member
McIntyre
Abstained: 1 - Council Member Riojas
Enactment No: 030268
2. Nominating M & G Resins USA, LLC as a Double Jumbo Texas
Enterprise Zone Project
Resolution nominating M & G Resins USA, LLC ("M & G")to the Office
of the Governor Economic Development&Tourism ("EDT")through
the Economic Development Bank("Bank") as a double jumbo
enterprise project pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act ("Act)
Mayor Martinez referred to Item 2.Mike Culbertson with Corpus Christi
Regional Economic Development Corporation stated that the purpose of this
item is to nominate M&G as a double jumbo Texas Enterprise Zone Project
and make them eligible for state sales tax rebates for investment and the
creation of jobs.City Secretary Huerta announced that Council Member Scott
would abstain for the discussion and vote on this item.There were no
comments from the Council or the public.This Resolution was passed and
approved with the following vote:
Aye: 5- Mayor Martinez, Council Member Allen, Council Member Garza, Council
Member Loeb and Council Member Riojas
Absent: 3- Council Member Leal, Council Member Magill and Council Member
McIntyre
Abstained: 1 - Council Member Scott
Enactment No: 030269
3. Nominating Equistar as a Double Jumbo Texas Enterprise Zone
Project
Resolution nominating Equistar Chemicals, LP ("Equistar") to the
Office of the Governor Economic Development&Tourism ("EDT")
through the Economic Development Bank ("Bank") as a double jumbo
enterprise project pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act ("Act").
Mayor Martinez referred to Item 3.Mike Culbertson with the Corpus Christi
Regional Economic Development Corporation stated that the purpose of this
item is to nominate Equistar as a double jumbo Texas Enterprise Zone project
and make them eligible for state sales tax rebates for investments and creation
and retention of jobs.There were no comments from the Council or the public.
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This Resolution was passed and approved with the following vote:
Aye: 6- Mayor Martinez, Council Member Allen, Council Member Garza, Council
Member Loeb, Council Member Riojas and Council Member Scott
Absent: 3- Council Member Leal, Council Member Magill and Council Member
McIntyre
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: 030270
E. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:08 a.m.
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