HomeMy WebLinkAbout032311 ORD - 12/22/2020One -reading ordinance awarding a construction contract to JM Davidson Ltd. for
Cole Park Pier Improvements, located in Council District 2, in an amount not to
exceed $7,542,527.00; appropriating $4,415,430.00 from the Type B Sales Tax Fund,
$1,250,000.00 from the Community Enrichment Fund, and $1,877,097.00 from the
General Fund unreserved fund balance (to be reimbursed to the General Fund after
a deductive change order is executed) and amending the operating and capital
budgets.
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, residents of the City of Corpus Christi (the
"City") passed Proposition 1, Adopt Type B Sales Tax to Replace Expiring Portion of Type
A Sales Tax, which authorized the adoption of a sales and use tax to be administered by
a Type B Corporation at the rate of one-eighth of one percent to be imposed for 20 years
with use of the proceeds for (1) 50% to the promotion and development of new and
expanded enterprises to the full extent allowed by Texas law, (2) $500,000 annually for
affordable housing, and (3) the balance of the proceeds for the construction, maintenance
and repair of arterial and collector streets and roads;
WHEREAS, the 1/8th cent sales tax authorized by passage of Proposition 1 was
subsequently enacted by the City Council and filed with the State Comptroller of Texas,
effective April 1, 2018, to be administered by the Corpus Christi B Corporation Board;
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens
of the City that Type B sales tax funds be used to pay for a certain public improvement,
namely the Cole Park Pier;
WHEREAS, the Project is consistent with the purposes for which the Type B sales
tax was created and approved by the voters of the City;
WHEREAS, Cole Park is a premiere park in the City, which enhances the City's
ability to attract tourism and business development;
WHEREAS, the pier in its current state of disrepair has become a blight on Cole
Park and a detriment to the economic development and tourist value of Cole Park,
necessitating demolition of the structure; and
WHERAS, demolition of the existing pier and construction of a new pier will serve
to beautify Cole Park, increase safety, and attract visitors, thereby enhancing the value
of Cole Park as a facility that promotes new or expanded business development;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this project.
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SECTION 2. That funds in the amount of $4,415,430.00 are appropriated from the
Type B Sales Tax Fund No. 1146 for the construction of a new Cole Park Pier (the
"Project").
SECTION 3. That funds in the amount of $1,250,000.00 are appropriated from the
Community Enrichment Fund No. 4720 for the Project.
SECTION 4. That funds in the amount of $1,877,097.00 are appropriated from the
unreserved fund balance of the General Fund No. 1020 for the Project.
SECTION 5. That the FY2020-21 Operating Budget and Capital Budget adopted by
Ordinance No. 032203 are amended to increase expenditures by $7,542,527.00.
SECTION 6. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute a construction
contract for Cole Park Pier Improvements in the amount not to exceed $7,542,527.00
with JM Davidson Ltd.
SECTION 7. Upon written request of the Mayor or five City Council members, copy
attached, the City Council: (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and takes effect upon
first reading as an emergency measure on this 22nd day of December, 2020.
ATTEST:
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta Joe McComb
City Secretary Mayor
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
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J .e cComb
May r
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Joe McComb ki,\LOt
Roland Barrera t. ik-
Rudy Garza
Paulette M. Guajardo
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Gil Hernandez o.�
Michael Hunter
Ben Molina IAS
Everett Roy N�,Q
Greg Smith X_
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: December 22, 2020 Legistar Number: 21-0006
Agenda Item: One -reading ordinance awarding a construction contract to JM Davidson Ltd. for Cole Park
Pier Improvements, located in Council District 2, in an amount not to exceed $7,542,527.00; appropriating
$4,415,430.00 from the Type B Sales Tax Fund, $1,250,000.00 from the Community Enrichment Fund,
and $1,877,097.00 from the General Fund unreserved fund balance (to be reimbursed to the General
Fund after a deductive change order is executed) and amending the operating and capital budgets.
Amount Required: $ 7,542,527.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Accoount
N.
Contract Amount
Certified Amount
Type B —Economic
Development
1146
251850
4,415,430.00
4,415,430.00
General Fund
1020
251850
1,877,097.00
1,877,097.00
Community Enrichment
4720-13042-141
550030
37,500.00
37,500.00
Community Enrichment
4720-21300-141
550030
15,752.25
15,752.25
Community Enrichment
4720-21316-141
550030
1,625.25
1,625.25
Community Enrichment
4720-21336-141
550030
15,432.46
15,432.46
Community Enrichment
4720-21383-141
550030
25,312.50
25,312.50
Community Enrichment
4720-21400-141
550030
997.99
997.99
Community Enrichment
4720-21409-141
550030
811.93
811.93
Community Enrichment
4720-21429-141
550030
2,500.00
2,500.00
Community Enrichment
4720-21460-141
550030
1,149,626.63
1,149,626.63
Community Enrichment
4720-21629-141
550030
11.20
11.20
Community Enrichment
4720-21637-141
550030
429.79
429.79
$7,542,527.00
$7,542,527.00
El Certification Not Required
'Yak ,A4A2
Director of Financial Services
Date: IV._( a. -.l (�