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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 April 2, 2019 which were approved by the City
Council on April 9, 2019.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 9th day of April 2019.
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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Meeting Minutes
Special City Council Meeting
Tuesday,April 2,2019 6:30 PM Council Chambers
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 Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Michael Hunter called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.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:
Assistant City Manager Mark Van Vleck,Senior Assistant City Attorney Lisa
Aguilar,and City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 6- Council Member Rudy Garza, Council Member Gil Hernandez, Council
Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Ben Molina, Council Member
Everett Roy, and Council Member Greg Smith
Absent 3- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Roland Barrera, and Council Member
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor Pro Tem Hunter stated that a full Council is not present at today's
meeting due to a scheduling conflict with a legislative hearing held today in
Austin,Texas.Consequently,Mayor McComb has asked that this meeting be
recessed until tomorrow,April 3,2019 at 12:00 p.m.
Council Member Garza made a motion to recess the meeting,seconded by
Council member Molina and passed unanimously(Mayor McComb,Council
Members Barrera and Guajardo•absent).
The meeting was recessed at 6:32 p.m.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb reconvened the Council meeting and called the meeting to
order on Wednesday,April 3,2019 at 12:01 p.m.
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B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.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:
Interim City Manager Keith Selman,City Attorney Miles K.Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 9- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member
Rudy Garza, Council Member Paulette Guajardo, Council Member Gil
Hernandez, Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Ben Molina,
Council Member Everett Roy, and Council Member Greg Smith
C. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor McComb referred to the day's executive sessions.The Council went into
executive session at 12:06 p.m.The Council returned from executive session at
1:46 p.m.
1. Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code§ 551.074
(Personnel Matters) to deliberate the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the City
Manager.
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1 and the following motion was considered:
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Motion directing the Director of Human Resources Steven Viera to work with
the consultant,Slavin Management Consultants,to contact and coordinate
interviews with the following four City Manager finalists: Harry E.Black,Lee R.
Felman,Samuel"Keith"Selman,and Peter Zanoni.
The Mayor also directed City Secretary Huerta and Mr.Viera to develop
options on how to design the interview process,including community outreach
and a schedule of events,for discussion at the April 9,2019 meeting.
Mayor McComb stated that the interview process would include an opportunity
for the finalists to meet the public and tour the community.
Council Member Garza made the motion of the direction,seconded by Council
Member Guajardo and passed unanimously.
2. Executive Session pursuant to Texas Gov't Code§551.071 and
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult
with attorneys concerning legal issues related to annexation,
disannexation, cession agreements for extraterritorial jurisdiction,
apportionment of extra-territorial jurisdiction between municipalities,
interlocal agreements with water districts and neighboring municipalities,
contracts for potential economic development agreement(s)with entities
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that are considering the construction, expansion, and/or ownership of
industrial facilities (including, but not limited to proposed Gulf Coast
Growth Ventures' chemical manufacturing facility in San Patricio County,
Texas, proposed fractionator and related facilities in Nueces County,
economic development agreements relating to property currently or
formerly owned by Voestelpine, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, and
other entities and existing and proposed industrial facilities in San
Patricio County and Nueces County) that are and/or will be consumers of
water and/or wastewater services and connections to the Mary Rhodes
Pipeline for facilities to supply water thereto, potential legislation currently
being considered in the Texas Legislature related to annexation and
other issues, and pursuant to Texas Gov't Code§ 551.087 to discuss
confidential commercial or financial information pertaining to the
aforesaid business prospect(s)that the City seeks to have locate, stay or
expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City may
conduct economic development negotiations and/or deliberate possible
economic development issues concerning said business prospect(s)
This E-Session Item was discussed in executive session.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:52 p.m.
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