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Meeting Agenda - Final -revised
City Council
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
11:30 AM
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Council Chambers
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need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office (at
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This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas Government Code
§ 551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or other remote method of
meeting, then a member of this governmental body presiding over this meeting will be
physically present at the location of this meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to
Texas Government Code § 551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity
pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.045.
A. Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
B. Invocation to be given by Father Pete Elizardo, Corpus Christi Cathedral.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Alexa Aceves, Texas A&M Corpus Christi Student.
D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
E. Proclamations 1 Commendations
1. 21-1201
Proclamation declaring September 2021 as "Life Insurance Awareness
Month".
Proclamation declaring September 11, 2021 as "Operations K.E.Y.S.
(Keep Every Youth in School) Day".
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F. PUBLIC COMMENT - APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. To speak during this public
comment period, you must sign up before the meeting begins. Each speaker is
limited to a total of no more than 3 minutes per speaker. You will not be allowed
to speak again on an item when the Council is considering the item. Time limits
may be restricted further by the Mayor at any meeting. If you have a petition or
other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City
Secretary. Written comments may be submitted at
cctexas.com/departments/city-secretary. Electronic media that you would like to
use may only be introduced into the City system IF approved by the City's
Information Technology (IT) Department at least 24 hours prior to the Meeting.
Please contact IT at 826-3211 to coordinate. This is a public hearing for all items
on this agenda.
G. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS:
a. COVID-19 Update
b. Capital Projects Update (Park Road 22 Bridge, Airline Road, Ocean Drive, Cole
Park Pier, Seawall Maintenance, TxDOT Turnaround at North Beach)
c. Hurricane Preparedness Reminder by Billy Delgado, Emergency Management
Coordinator
d. Seawater Desalination Update by Mike Murphy, Chief Operating Officer
H. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
2. 21-1074 Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (3 vacancies)
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (7 vacancies)
Senior Corps Advisory Committee (1 vacancy)
Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee (1 vacancy)
EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
For administrative convenience, certain of the agenda items are listed as motions,
resolutions, or ordinances. if deemed appropriate, the City Council will use a different
method of adoption from the one listed; may finally pass an ordinance by adopting it as
an emergency measure rather than a two reading ordinance; or may modify the action
specified.
3. 21-1202 Approval of the August 12, 2021 Budget Workshop, August 19, 2021
Budget Workshop and the August 24, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
4. 21-0889
032531
Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of $32,965.90 from the Firehouse
Subs Public Safety Foundation for a 12 -Lead cardiac monitor to support
the Corpus Christi Fire Department; and appropriating $32,965.90 into the
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6. 21-1073
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Fire Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Fire Department
Ordinance authorizing execution of the Community Youth Development
Program contract with the Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2026 in the amount of
$2,406,250.00, and appropriation of the funds in the No. 1060 Grants Fund
for the Community Youth Development Program; and authorizing
subcontracts with Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal Bend, Inc., in the
approximate annual amount of $36,453.63, Communities in Schools of the
Coastal Bend in the approximate annual amount of $185,353.18, and the
YWCA Corpus Christi in the approximate annual amount of $37,941.10.
sponsors: Parks and Recreation Department and Contracts and Procurement
Ordinance adding Section 13-27 to Corpus Christi Code to authorize
emergency demolition of dangerous building due to sudden acts; and
providing penalty.
sponsors: Neighborhood Services
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
7. 21-0721
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8. 21-1020
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Consent - Capital Projects
9. 21-0774
2021 172
Resolution;jauthorizing a four-year service agreement with Xylem Water
Solutions USA, Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina, for a total amount not to
exceed $311,756.00, for preventative maintenance and repair services for
the Ultraviolet Disinfection System at the Broadway Wastewater Treatment
Plant for the Utilities Department, effective upon issuance of notice to
proceed, with FY 2021 funding in the amount of $12,989.83 available
through the Wastewater Fund.
Sponsors: Utilities Department and Contracts and Procurement
Motion authorizing the lease -purchase, via JP Morgan, of one John Deere
210G LC FT4 excavator from Doggett Heavy Machinery Services, LLC of
Corpus Christi, Texas through the Sourcewell Cooperative, for a total
amount of $310,735.43 to be used by Solid Waste Operations, effective
upon issuance of letter of acceptance, with FY 2021 funding in the amount
of $5,178.92 available through the General Fund and the remaining lease
payments to commence in FY 2022.
sponsors: Solid Waste Operations and Contracts and Procurement
Motion awarding a construction contract to Head, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, for
the Corpus Christi Army Depot - Defense Economic Adjustment
Assistance Grant for Flight Line Improvements consisting of constructing
and striping a 30 -foot concrete roadway and restriping the helicopter
parking and landing areas in the flight line, in an amount of $863,195.05,
with FY 2021 funding available from the Community Development Grant
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Fund.
Sponsors: Engineering Services and Contracts and Procurement
General Consent Items
10. 21-1062 Resolution approving an amendment to the Corpus Christi B Corporation
Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Business Incentives, specifically that
3 t'° the Mayor, the Mayor's appointee to the Corpus Christi Regional Economic
U ' ' !� `� Development Corporation, the City Manager and appropriate City staff will
receive courtesy copies of applications as soon as they are received by
the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Board.
Sponsors: Finance & Business Analysis
K. RECESS FOR LUNCH
The City Council will take a lunch break at approximately 1:30 p.m.
L. BUDGET RELATED ITEMS: (ITEMS 11 - 24)
The following items will be considered individually,
11. 21-1170 Public Hearing and First Reading Ordinance adopting the City of Corpus
Christi Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022, beginning
October 1, 2021; Authorizing personnel complements; providing for copy to
be filed with the County Clerk; appropriating funds as provided in the
budget; and adopting the Infrastructure Management Plan.
Sponsors: Office of Management and Budget
12. 21-1181 Public Hearing and First Reading Ordinance adopting the City of Corpus
Christi Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Capital Budget in the amount of
$444,548,826, beginning October 1, 2021.
Sponsors: Office of Management and Budget
13. 21-1171 Public Hearing and First Reading Ordinance setting a property tax rate of
$0.646264 per $100 valuation which is effectively a 4.84% increase over
the no -new -revenue tax rate.
Sponsors: Finance & Business Analysis
14. 21-1172 Ordinance ratifying the property tax increase reflected in the FY 2021-2022
Operating Budget that will require raising more revenue from property
taxes than in the FY 2020-2021 Operating Budget in amount of
$9,095,758.
Sponsors: Office of Management and Budget
15. 21-1088 Public Hearing and First Reading Ordinance adopting Subchapter C of
Chapter 552 of the Texas Local Government Code and declaring the
drainage of the City of Corpus Christi ("City") to be a public utility and part
of the City's combined utility system and establishing the City's storm water
system as a municipal drainage utility system; incorporating existing
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facilities into the municipal drainage utility system; providing for
segregation of revenue from drainage charges; and providing that
issuance of storm water revenue bonds or combined (water, wastewater,
gas and storm water) utility revenue bonds may be repaid with revenue
from the municipal drainage utility system charge.
Sponsors: Public Works/Street Department
16. 21-1087 Public Hearing and First Reading Ordinance amending Chapter 55,
Utilities, of the City Code of Ordinances to levy a schedule of storm water
drainage charges to all benefitted properties in the service area of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas; creating a drainage utility fund; providing
exemptions; providing for penalties, interest, and other remedies for
nonpayment of drainage charges; providing an appeals and adjustment
process, providing a repealer clause and savings clause.
Sponsors: Public Works/Street Department
17. 21-0803 Ordinance amending various sections of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter
9, Aviation, by revising Corpus Christi International Airport fees, rates, and
charges and other necessary edits, corrections, and clarifications; and
providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Aviation Department
18. 21-1206 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code for Development Services
Department by adjusting fees for Technical Construction Codes,
Excavation and Fill, Unified Development Code, Zoning, Beachfront
Construction, Dune Protection; and Billboards; adding fees for review and
inspections of public infrastructure; modifying the qualifications for reduced
fees; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Development Services
19. 21-1203 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code for Fire Department by adding
the ambulance fee schedule.
Sponsors: Fire Department
20. 21-1182 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code for Health and Sanitation
adjusting on-site sewage disposal systems inspection fee; and providing
an effective date.
sponsors: Health Department
21. 21-1205 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code by adding the Animal Care
Services fee schedule; adjusting fees; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Neighborhood Services
22. 21-1184 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code by adding the Parks &
Recreation Department fee schedule including Parks, Marina and Beach
fee schedules; adjusting fees; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Parks and Recreation Department and Municipal Marina
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23. 21-1183 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code, Chapter 21, for Solid Waste
Department by adjusting fees and providing an effective date.
sponsors: Solid Waste Operations
24. 21-1066 Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code regarding water and
wastewater rates effective January 1, 2022; and also amending Corpus
Christi Code effective October 1, 2021 to establish revised wastewater
surcharge fees for high strength waste dischargers such as operations
primarily engaged in slaughtering or meat packing operations.
sponsors: Water Utilities Department
M. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
The following items are motions, resolutions and ordinances that will be considered and
voted on individually.
N. FIRST READING ORDINANCES: (ITEMS 25 - 26)
25. 21-1009 Ordinance amending section 12-31 of the City Code regarding no wake
zones in the Intracoastal Waterway between Packery Channel and Marker
37; providing for penalty of up to $500 per violation, severance, publication,
an effective date; with FY 2021 funding in an estimated amount of $8,000
available through the General Fund for signage installation.
Sponsors: Parks and Recreation Department
26. 21-1196 Ordinance authorizing the execution of a Commercial Land Lease
Agreement with Blue Marlin Holdings, LLC for two tracts of City owned land
totaling 1.268 -acres for use as a recreational vehicle park called Puerto
del Sol RV Park, located at the northern end of North Beach in Council
District 1, for a monthly fee in an amount of $1,225.00 for a five-year term
from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026.
sponsors: Engineering Services
O. BRIEFINGS: (NONE)
Briefing information will be provided to the City Council during the Council meeting.
Briefings are for Council information only. No action will be taken and no public comment
will be solicited. The City Manager or City Council Liaison for any city board,
commission, committee or corporation (including Type A or B Corporation) may report on
the action(s) or discussion(s) of any such body's public meeting that occurred within one
month prior to this City Council meeting.
P. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEM 27)
PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the City Council may elect to go into executive session at
any time during the meeting in order to discuss any matters listed on the agenda, when
authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code, and that the City Council specifically expects to go into executive
session on the following matters. If the Council elects to go into executive session
regarding an agenda item, the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing
the executive session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. The City
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Council may deliberate and take action in open session on any issue that may be
discussed in executive session. The description of an item in "Executive Sessions"
constitutes the written interpretation by the City Attorney of Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code and his determination that saki item may be legally discussed in
Closed Meeting in compliance with Chapter 551 the Texas Government Code.
27. 21-1077 Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071
and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult
with attorneys concerning legal issues related to the purchase, exchange,
lease, and/or value of property at, near or adjacent to the Fire station 3 at
1401 Morgan Avenue and/or the Zavala Senior Center at 510 Osage, and
Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the
potential purchase, exchange, and/or value of the aforementioned areas of
said real property.
Q. ADJOURNMENT
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