HomeMy WebLinkAbout031639 RES - 12/11/2018 Resolution opposing the Trafigura Gulf Terminals offshore oil project.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi supports economic
development for the region in a responsible and thoughtful manner, taking into
consideration the value of sustainable and safety-conscious projects with strong
environmental, safety, and community-friendly project management; and
WHEREAS, Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. proposes to build the Trafigura Gulf Terminals
Project which would load super tankers, known as very large crude carriers (VLCC), via
single point mooring buoy; and
WHEREAS, this project would be located approximately 15 miles off of the Padre Island
National Seashore and approximately 12.5 miles off the mouth of the Corpus Christi Ship
Channel in national waters, so it will not be subject to state regulations which regulate
Health and Safety, National Air Quality Standards, and other rules which are in effect in
the State and local Corpus Christi area; and
WHEREAS, the communities in the Corpus Christi air-shed serve as a national example
in proactively undertaking actions and programs to uphold federal ozone standards
adopted as part of the EPA's 2015 NAAQS; and
WHEREAS, there are several significant parts of the Trafigura application that are either
incomplete, undisclosed/confidential, or otherwise unknown, such as scientific impacts
on air quality, public safety risks, or undisclosed emergency response procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Trafigura project would have a detrimental impact on the revenues of the
Port of Corpus Christi, that uses such revenues to build and maintain infrastructure such
as the Corpus Christi Ship Channel which is of benefit to many Corpus Christi employers
and residents; and
WHEREAS, the economic burden on the State of Texas to bring a non-attainment
community back into attainment is great and the economic burden for a business to obtain
a permit to locate or expand in the City of Corpus Christi is significantly increased if the
Corpus Christi region falls into non-attainment of ozone standards; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi relies on eco-tourism and visitors to the local
beaches, which could be threatened by a potential environmental spill from the project.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council requests the Governor of Texas, the Honorable Greg Abbott,
use his authority to oppose this project.
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta J e cComb
City Secretary y r
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SCANNED
Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Joe McComb °Tr).
Rudy Garza lice _
Paulette M. Guajardo C
Michael Hunter
Debbie Lindsey-Opel
Ben Molina
Everett Roy
Greg Smith
Vacant V ar '
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