HomeMy WebLinkAbout032425 ORD - 05/11/2021Ordinance approving a seawall improvement project for the
replacement of docks A, B, C, D, and L at the Corpus Christi Municipal
Marina in an amount up to $14,299,000.00; appropriating
$14,299,000.00 from the Seawall Improvement Fund; transferring
funds in the amount $14,299,000.00 from the Seawall Improvement
Fund to the Capital Improvement Program Fund and appropriating
therein; and amending the operating and capital budgets.
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2000, residents of the City of Corpus Christi ("City")
passed Proposition 4, Seawall Improvement, which authorized the adoption of a sales
and use tax for the promotion and development improvements to the downtown seawall
and for maintenance and operating costs of said seawall improvements for the life thereof
to be imposed for 25 years;
WHEREAS, the 1/8th cent sales tax authorized by passage of Proposition 4 was
subsequently enacted by the City Council and filed with the State Comptroller of Texas,
effective April 1, 2001, to be administered by the Corpus Christi Business and Job
Development Corporation Board ("Board");
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens
of the City that Seawall improvement funds be used to pay for a certain public
improvement, namely the replacement of docks A,B,C,D, and L at the Corpus Christi
Municipal Marina (the "Marina");
WHEREAS, the Project is consistent with the purposes for which the Seawall
Improvement Fund was created and approved by the voters of the City;
WHEREAS, the Marina is an integral part of the seawall complex that enhances
the tourism or economic development value thereof;
WHEREAS, replacement of docks A, B, C, D, and L will serve to beautify the
seawall complex, increase safety, and eliminate an impediment to the commercial use of
the Marina, thereby enhancing the value of the seawall as a facility that promotes new or
expanded business development;
WHEREAS, the Marina was constructed as part of the original seawall project,
connects directly to the seawall, and is surrounded by seawall improvements, including
the Seawall breakwaters;
WHEREAS, the Marina is part of the downtown seawall and was included in
seawall improvement project at the time that Proposition 4 was approved by voters; and
WHEREAS, the replacement of docks A, B, C, D, and L is a Seawall improvement
for purposes of the Seawall Improvement sales tax approved by the City's voters.
032425
SCANNED
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.
SECTION 2. That funds in the amount of up to $14,299,000.00 are appropriated from
the Seawall Improvement Fund 1120 unreserved fund balance for use on a seawall
improvement project for the replacement of docks A, B, C, D, and L at the Corpus
Christi Municipal Marina (the "Project").
SECTION 3. The FY2019-20 Operating Budget and Capital Budget adopted by
Ordinance No. 031870 are amended to increase expenditures by $14,299,000.00.
SECTION 4. That funds in the amount of up to $14,299,000.00 are transferred from the
Seawall Improvement Fund 1120 to the CIP fund 3271 for the Project and appropriated
therein for use on the Project.
SECTION 5. The FY 2020-2021 Operating and Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance
No. 032203 is amended to add the Project to the FY 2020-2021 CIP project list.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the ::).111\ day of 'A (r; \ , 2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
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John Martinez (C1-
Ben MolinakJ!
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the 1
day of 2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera �.
Gil Hernandez A�
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Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
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PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 11 tII\ day of , 2021.
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Huerta Paulette M. Guajardo
City Secretary
Mayor
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:
Agenda Item:
April 13, 2021 Legistar Number: 21-0512
Ordinance approving a seawall improvement project for the replacement of docks A, B, C, D,
and L at the Corpus Christi Municipal Marina in an amount up to $14,299,000.00; appropriating
and transferring $14,299,000.00 from the Seawall Improvement Fund to the Seawall Capital
Improvement Program Fund and appropriating therein; and amending the operating and capital
budgets.
Amount Required: $14,299,000.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
AcNoount
Activity No.
Amount
Seawall Fund
1120
251850
$14,299,000.00
Total
$14,299,000.00
Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
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