HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 10/26/2021I HEREBY CE 1TIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of
the Regular Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of October 26, 2021 which
were approved by the City Council on November 9, 2021.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 9th day of November 2021.
(S E A L)
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
rebeccah@cctexas.com
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Meeting Minutes
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Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
11:30 AM Council Chambers
Addendums may be added on Friday.
A. Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 11:38 a.m.
B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Richard Milby, Corpus Christi Cross Project.
Pastor Richard Milby, Corpus Christi Cross Project, gave the invocation.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Christian Nieto, Foy H. Moody High School student
Christian Nieto, Foy H. Moody High School student, led the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag.
D. City Secretary Rebecca L. 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: Chief of Staff Michael Rodriguez, City Attorney Miles K. Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta.
Present: 9 - Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Billy A. Lerma,Council
Member John Martinez,Council Member Ben Molina,Council Member Mike Pusley, and
Council Member Greg Smith
E. Proclamations / Commendations
1. 21-1521 Proclamation declaring October 2021 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
Commendation recognizing Junior League of Corpus Christi's 75th Anniversary
of Service to the Community.
Commendation recognizing Ariel Garcia's 37 Years of Business with Geico
Insurance.
The Proclamations and Commendation were presented.
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
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Mayor Guajardo opened the public comment period.
Shirin Delsooz, 6030 Tapestry, called in regarding safer and better bike paths.
Lydia Ponce, Venice, CA, called in regarding environmental health.
Frankie Orona, San Antonio, TX, called in opposition to the desalination and oil
infrastructure build out.
Amanda Stukenberg, 3502 Aransas St., spoke in support of the Council's decision to
create their own health department.
Richard Milby, 4412 High Ridge Dr., spoke regarding proposed amendments to the City
charter.
G. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS:
Mayor Guajardo referred to City Manager's comments.
a. Health District Transition Update
Chief of Staff Michael Rodriguez presented a brief update on the Health District
Transition. He stated that the City issued a 90 day notice that will be effective January
18, 2022. Health services will continue to operate as normal for the next 90 days and the
City will continue to work with the Health District. Assistant City Manager Steve Viera will
lead the new work group in developing the new business plan.
b. FEMA Floodplain Management Rating System Update by Rolando Mata, Director
of Public Works
Director of Public Works Rolando Mata gave an update on FEMA Floodplain
Management Rating System. The community rating system is a voluntary incentive
program and offers discount rates on floodplain insurances. The purpose is to address
the storm water and reduce floodplain damages.
c. Regional Hispanic Contractors Association LUNA Award Recognition of Velma
Pena, Contracts/Funds Administrator for Public Works
Director of Public Works Rolando Mata recognized the recipient of the 2021 LUNA
award to Public Works Contracts/Funds Administrator Velma Pena.
H. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
I. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
J. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 2 - 20)
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Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Mayor Guajardo referred to the Consent Agenda. Council Members requested that Item
14 be pulled for individual consideration.
A motion was made by Council Member Pusley, seconded by Council Member Lerma to
approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item 14. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye:
9 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member
Hunter, Council Member Lerma, Council Member Martinez, Council Member Molina,
Council Member Pusley and Council Member Smith
Abstained: 0
2. 21-1496 Approval of the October 19, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes.
The Minutes were approved on the consent agenda.
3. 21-1323 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a $15,000 grant from the Coastal Bend
Regional Advisory Council for the Corpus Christi Fire Department Web
Emergency Operations Center operations; and appropriating $15,000 into the
Fire Grants Fund.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032580
4. 21-1089 Zoning Case No. 0621-07, John C. Tamez (District 5). Ordinance rezoning
property at or near 2302 County Road 43 from the "FR" Farm Rural District to
the "RS -4.5" Single -Family 4.5 District. (Planning Commission and Staff
recommend Approval)
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032581
5. 21-1382 Ordinance amending the Urban Transportation Plan map of Mobility CC, a
transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi,
by shifting a proposed C1 Minor Residential Collector to the east, thereby
extending Martin Street toward the south approximately 1,100 feet and
connecting Martin Street to Lands Road.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032582
6. 21-1381 Ordinance accepting and appropriating three Federal Emergency Management
Agency - Public Assistance reimbursement grants in the amounts of up to
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$4,315,109.40 (sidewalk project), $9,214,870.50 (channel project) and
$49,841.92 (stormwater project) for the Packery Channel Restoration to the
Parks and Storm Water CIP Funds; and awarding a construction contract to
Callan Marine, Ltd., in an amount of $12,359,049.30 for the Packery Channel
Restoration Project, located in Council District 4, with FY2022 funding available
from the Parks, TIF2, and Storm Water CIP Funds.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032583
7. 21-1391 Ordinance authorizing a special events agreement with the Buccaneer
Commission, Inc. for 2022-2026 Buc Day Festival and related activities to allow
use of City property including Shoreline Blvd. between Water's Edge Park and
Resaca as well as the barge dock and the circle driveway adjacent to the
American Bank Center, with payment of fees not to exceed $50,550 in 2022,
with an annual 3% revenue escalation.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032584
8. 21-1475 Ordinance authorizing an interlocal agreement with Nueces County ("County") for
park improvements including a splash pad water feature at Westhaven Park
located near the intersection of Cliff Maus Drive at Rockford Drive, with third
party construction costs not to exceed $375,000.00, of which the County will pay
$200,000.00 and the City will pay up to $175,000.00 for construction, with the
City also responsible for the installation of water and wastewater lines needed
for the project, estimated to be $75,000.00, and permitting for the project;
appropriating $250,000.00 from the unreserved fund balance in the Community
Enrichment Fund; and amending the operating budget.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032585
9. 21-1424 Ordinance approving the First Amended and Restated Addendum No. 1 to
Lease Agreement with Foresight Corpus Christi Golf, L.L.C. a Texas Limited
Liability Company, which provides for $500,000.00 from the Corpus Christi B
Corporation for the addition of lighting improvements at the practice range and
executive 9 -hole course at the Gabe Lozano Golf Course; appropriating
$500,000 from the Type B Fund; and amending the operating and capital
budgets.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032586
10. 21-0133 Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act
("GOMESA") grant funding from the Texas General Land Office - Coastal
Management Program and appropriating an amount of $130,043.00 in the
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Community Development Grant Fund; and authorizing a Real Estate Sales
Contract with Tracy Duncan in an amount of $355,000.00 for the acquisition of
22.2427 acres of land located adjacent to Laguna Madre and in the Redhead
Pond area, for stormwater re-route associated with the Bond 2018 Laguna
Shores street reconstruction projects, located in Council District 4, with FY 2022
funding available from the Community Development Grant Fund.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032587
11. 21-1185 Ordinance authorizing execution of all documents necessary to accept, amend,
and appropriate a grant contract between the Department of State Health
Services (DSHS) and the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District in
the amount of $1,550,000 for the period August 18, 2021 through June 30, 2023
for activities to establish, expand, train and sustain public health workforce in
support of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) response through the following: hiring
four full-time public health positions (two project managers, one public
information officer and one accountant), adjusting compensation for current
Health District staff who were involved in the pandemic response March 2020
through May 2021, providing indirect cost reimbursement for general
government support, and procuring office supplies.
This Ordinance was passed on second reading on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032588
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
12. 21-1303 Resolution authorizing a five-year master service agreement with Intergraph
Corporation dba Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure, of Madison, Alabama, in an
amount not to exceed $2,885,084.09, for updated software and maintenance of
the Public Safety Records Management System (RMS) / Intergraph Law
Enforcement Automated Data System (I/LEAD) and Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD), with funding for FY 2022 in the amount of $1,402,000.00 from the
MetroCom Fund.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032589
13. 21-1304 Resolution authorizing the lease -purchase, via KS StateBank, of mobile data
computers from Turn -Key Mobile, Inc., of Jefferson City, Missouri, for Police,
Fire, Animal Control, and Airport Public Safety to be purchased through the TX
DIR Cooperative for a total amount of $2,000,000.00, with funding for FY 2022 in
the amount of $1,000,000.00 available through the Info Tech Fund and the
remaining lease -purchase payment to commence in FY2023 and execution of all
necessary contract documents related to this transaction.
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
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Enactment No: 032590
14. 21-1075 Motion authorizing a one-year service agreement with Four M Drilling
Corporation, dba Martin Water Wells of Robstown, Texas, for a total amount not
to exceed $55,084.74 to plug three unusable water wells located near Lake
Corpus Christi, with FY 2022 funding in an estimated amount of $55,084.74
available through the Water Fund.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 14.
Council Members and Assistant Director of Water Quality & Treatment Gabriel Ramirez
discussed the following topics: these wells are unusable because the wells did not pass
the water quality standards, specifically the radiological testing that was done in 2015;
these water wells only provide 3 Million Gallons per Day (MGD), and the average is 75
MGD, so staff made the decision to not rehabilitate these wells as they can be costly; a
Council Member's request for staff to provide a cost analysis to Council in the future; and
a Council Member's request for more detail before moving forward with plugging these
wells.
Council Member Hernandez made a motion to table this item for more information,
seconded by Council Member Smith. The motion to table failed.
Council Member Barrera made a motion to approve the motion as presented, seconded
by Council Member Pusley. This Motion was passed and approved with the following
vote:
Aye: 6 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hunter, Council Member
Martinez, Council Member Molina and Council Member Pusley
Nay: 2 - Council Member Hernandez and Council Member Smith
Absent: 1 - Council Member Lerma
Abstained: 0
Enactment No: M2021-196
15. 21-1072 Motion authorizing a one-year supply agreement, with an additional one-year
option, with Univar Solutions USA, Inc. of Kent, Washington, for an estimated
amount of $192,600.00, with a total estimated amount not to exceed
$390,600.00 if the option period is exercised, for the purchase of
Hydrofluorosilicic acid to be used during the water treatment process at the 0. N.
Stevens Water Treatment Plant, with FY 2022 funding available through the
Water Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2021-197
16. 21-1318 Motion to authorize Amendment No. 2 to Supply Agreement No. 1261 with
Chemtrade Chemicals, LLC, for the continued purchase of liquid ammonium
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sulfate solution for the Utilities Department and to amend the unit price for liquid
ammonium from $204 per ton to $219 per ton and increase the total contract
amount by $58,500.00 due to this higher cost per pound, with funding in the
amount of $29,250.00 available in the FY 2022 Water Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2021-198
17. 21-1319 Motion to authorize Amendment No. 2 to Supply Agreement No. 1266 with
Carus Corporation, for continued purchase of sodium permanganate for the
treatment of potable drinking water at the O. N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant
and to amend the unit price for sodium permanganate from $1.23 per pound to
$1.63 per pound and increase the total contract amount by $1,165,080.00 due to
this higher cost per pound, with FY 2022 funding in the amount of $582,540.00
available in the Water Fund.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2021-199
General Consent Items
18. 21-1406 Motion approving the 2021 Property Tax Levy of $149,146,111.13 based on the
adopted property tax rate of $0.646264 per $100 valuation, in accordance with
Section 26.09 (e) of the Texas Tax Code.
This Motion was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: M2021-200
19. 21-1484 Resolution authorizing 24 month extensions for a Water Arterial Transmission
and Grid Main Construction and Reimbursement Agreement not to exceed
$109,354.20 for installation of a water arterial transmission and grid main line,
and a Developer Participation Agreement not to exceed $207,386.85 for partial
construction of Oso Parkway with MPM Development, LP for a planned
residential development, Royal Creek Estates Unit 7, located south of Yorktown
Boulevard and east of Cimarron Boulevard at 8399 Rock Crest Drive (District 5)
This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032591
20. 21-1485 Resolution authorizing 24 month extensions for a Water Arterial Transmission
and Grid Main Construction and Reimbursement Agreement not to exceed
$183,810.74 for installation of a water arterial transmission and grid main line,
and a Developer Participation Agreement not to exceed $185,005.37 for partial
construction of Oso Parkway with MPM Development, LP for a planned
residential development, Royal Creek Estates Unit 8, located south of Yorktown
Boulevard and east of Cimarron Boulevard at 8399 Rock Crest Drive. (District
5)
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This Resolution was passed on the consent agenda.
Enactment No: 032592
K. RECESS FOR LUNCH: NONE
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEM 21)
21. 21-1387 Ordinance amending the Wastewater Collection System Master Plan for the
Allison Service Area, a public utility element of the Comprehensive Plan of the
City of Corpus Christi, by adjusting the boundary line between basins 37 and 40,
adding 15 acres to basin 40, with the subject area located on the southside of
Northwest Boulevard (FM 624) between FM 1889 and CR 69.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 21.
Assistant Director of Water Quality & Treatment Gabriel Ramirez presented information
on the following topics: location map; background; proposed amendment; wastewater
system; and planning commission and staff recommend approval.
Mayor Guajardo opened the public hearing.
There were no comments from the Council or the public.
Mayor Guajardo closed the public hearing.
Council Member Barrera made a motion to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council
Member Smith. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the
following vote:
Aye:
8 - Mayor Guajardo, Council Member Barrera, Council Member Hernandez, Council Member
Hunter, Council Member Martinez, Council Member Molina, Council Member Pusley and
Council Member Smith
Absent: 1 - Council Member Lerma
Abstained: 0
M. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (NONE)
N. FIRST READING ORDINANCES: (NONE)
O. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 22)
22. 21-1180 Update on the current Community Enrichment Fund (CEF) process and the
proposed new practices and priorities to utilize the CEFs.
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 22.
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Assistant City Manager Neiman Young presented information on the following topics:
open space; land dedication vs. Fee in Lieu of Land (FILO); park development fee vs.
park development improvements; park fee vs. actual development of a 1 acre park;
community enrichment fund (CEF); challenges in the current process -budget line items;
challenges in the current process -FILO five mile radius requirement; simplify the FILO five
mile radius requirement; Northwest zone (16 parks); Airport zone (1 park); Westside
zone (30 parks); Downtown zone (23 parks); Midtown zone (40 parks); Southside zone
(60 parks); London zone (1 park); Flour Bluff zone (9 parks); Padre Island zone (7 parks);
challenges in the current process -land dedication; Airline Crossing Homes; Moorland
View Homes; Queen's Crossing Homes; proposed methodology for CEF expenditures;
community enrichment fund balance; and proposed FY22 community enrichment fund
budget.
Council Members, Assistant City Manager Young and Assistant Director of Parks and
Recreation Dante Gonzalez discussed the following topics: the five mile radius affects
Districts 1, 4 and 5; a Council Member's request for staff to provide presentations to
Council prior to meetings; monies will only be spent in the specific area within the five
mile restriction; the importance of including the Builders Association when making
development decisions; the auditor is conducting a forensic audit on the CEF; and the
City needs to appropriately expend funds in a fair and equitable distribution across all
parks.
Strategic Planning and Innovation Officer Christopher Anderson presented information on
the following topics: why change the CEF; Texas cities comparison; community
enrichment fund; current level of service (parks); land dedication vs. actual level of
service; current vs. proposed land dedication; community enrichment fund; proposed
park development fee implementation; Texas cities comparison with proposed fees; the
cost of not updating land dedication and park development fee; recommendations;
recommendations -development community; and actions.
Council Members, Mr. Anderson, Assistant City Manager Young and Assistant Director
of Parks and Recreation Gonzalez discussed the following topics: Council Members'
request for staff to consider looking at the big picture before increasing park
development fees.
P. EXECUTIVE SESSION: NONE
Q. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned the meeting at 2:34 p.m.
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