HomeMy WebLinkAbout032236 RES - 10/13/2020 Resolution waiving City Council Policies 10.2.1(C) and 10.2.1(K) to allow for the
appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment
Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Council Policy 10.2.1(C), which requires that
any applications from perspective member of any City board be received by the City
Secretary's Office at least 14 days before the date of appointment;
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Council Policy 10.2.1(K), which prohibits the
appointment of board members within 30 days of an election and extending until the
seating of the new Council;
WHERAS, on August 18, 2020, the City Council, by Ordinance No. 032183, designated
a portion of the City as Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Corpus
Christi, Texas (TIRZ #5), following the receipt of a petition from the owner of most of the
land in the area (the "Developer");
WHEREAS, at the time that the TIRZ#5 was created, the City Council did not appoint the
members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") for the TIRZ#5;
WHEREAS, in order to move forward with the development, the Developer has requested
that the City Council appoint the Board and hold a TIRZ #5 meeting, so that the final
project and financing plan can be approved by the Board and presented to City Council
for approval;
WHEREAS, delaying the appointment of the Board members until after the new City
Council is seated would cause a significant delay in the project timeline and could result
in the Developer moving on to a project in a different community instead;
WHEREAS, the applications from some of the Developer's representatives were not
received until October 6 and 7, 2020, which is only six or seven days before the
appointment date; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the best interest of the City to appoint
all of the Board members that the City Council is eligible to appoint before the election so
that the project can continue to move forward.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
SECTION 1. That the City Council Policies 10.2.1(C) and 10.2.1(K) are hereby waived
for purposes of appointing the TIRZ #5 Board.
SECTION 2. That this waiver is limited to the appointments to the TIRZ #5 Board that
occur between the passage of this resolution and the seating of the new Council following
the election on November 3, 2020. No other exceptions to these policies are approved.
032236 SCANNED
Resolution waiving City Council Policies 10.2.1(C) and 10.2.1(K) to allow for the
appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment
Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Council Policy 10.2.1(C), which requires that
any applications from perspective member of any City board be received by the City
Secretary's Office at least 14 days before the date of appointment;
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Council Policy 10.2.1(K), which prohibits the
appointment of board members within 30 days of an election and extending until the
seating of the new Council;
WHERAS, on August 18, 2020, the City Council, by Ordinance No. 032183, designated
a portion of the City as Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Corpus
Christi, Texas (TIRZ #5), following the receipt of a petition from the owner of most of the
land in the area (the "Developer");
WHEREAS, at the time that the TIRZ#5 was created, the City Council did not appoint the
members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") for the TIRZ #5;
WHEREAS, in order to move forward with the development, the Developer has requested
that the City Council appoint the Board and hold a TIRZ #5 meeting, so that the final
project and financing plan can be approved by the Board and presented to City Council
for approval;
WHEREAS, delaying the appointment of the Board members until after the new City
Council is seated would cause a significant delay in the project timeline and could result
in the Developer moving on to a project in a different community instead;
WHEREAS, the applications from some of the Developer's representatives were not
received until October 6 and 7, 2020, which is only six or seven days before the
appointment date; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the best interest of the City to appoint
all of the Board members that the City Council is eligible to appoint before the election so
that the project can continue to move forward.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
SECTION 1. That the City Council Policies 10.2.1(C) and 10.2.1(K) are hereby waived
for purposes of appointing the TIRZ #5 Board.
SECTION 2. That this waiver is limited to the appointments to the TIRZ #5 Board that
occur between the passage of this resolution and the seating of the new Council following
the election on November 3, 2020. No other exceptions to these policies are approved.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on the 13Th day of alt)\9.R(, 2020:
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Roland Barrera
Rudy Garza
Paulette M. Guajardo
Gil Hernandez !VO
Michael Hunter
Ben Molina
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