HomeMy WebLinkAbout032598 ORD - 11/16/2021Ordinance authorizing the execution of the First Amended Lease and Operating
Agreement with Texas State Aquarium Association to adjust the term to 20 years
from the effective date of this amendment and provide up to $3,000,000.00 for
construction of new Wildlife Rescue Center.
Whereas, the City and Texas State Aquarium Association have previously entered into
multiple agreements to acquire and develop the Texas State Aquarium;
Whereas, on November 3,2020, voters in the City of Corpus Christi approved Proposition
B in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 with priority projects including Texas State
Aquarium Center for Wildlife Rescue and Research and other named projects;
Whereas, the City's Voter's Guide for Bond 2020 stated "The City will provide leverage
funding in the amount of $3M to assist the Texas State Aquarium with the construction of
the new Texas Center for Wildlife Rescue and Research. Total costs for the project is
$15 M and the remainder of the funds will come from fundraising by the Texas State
Aquarium."
Whereas, Texas Local Government Code Section 252.022 provides that a procurement
of items that are available from only one source, including management services provided
by a nonprofit organization to a municipal museum, park, zoo, or other facility to which
the organization has provided significant financial or other benefits and a payment under
a contract by which a developer participates in the construction of a public improvement
as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 212 are exempt from competitive bidding
requirements;
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute First
Amended Lease and Operating Agreement with Texas State Aquarium Association to
extend term and provide up to $3,000,000 for construction of new Wildlife Rescue Center.
A copy of the First Amended Lease and Operating Agreement is on file in the office of the
City Secretary.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the NM day of Cf -7\66A7 , 2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardoo John Martinez
Roland Barrera Ben Molina
Gil Hernandez Mike Pusley
Michael Hunter Greg Smith
Billy Lerma
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That he foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the k day of 'G; m _(-2021, by the following vote:
Paulette M. Guajardo 4 John Martinez a b
Roland Barrera 4 Ben Molina
Gil Hernandez Allir Mike Pusley
Michael Hunter ! Greg Smith
Billy Lerma 1 A
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the (t day o O\ , 2021.
ATTEST:
Reb cca Huerta
City Secretary
Paulette M. Guajardo
Mayor
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PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK,
Certificate of
Publication
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
FIRST READING
CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS TI -SECRETARY ORDINANCE
Ordinance authorizing the
PO BOX 9277 execution of the first
amended lease of a 20-year
agreement between the
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401 City of Corpus Christi ("Ci-
ty") and Texas State
Aquarium Association ("A-
quarium"). The purpose of
the lease is to lease City
STATE OF WISCONSIN) property to the Aquarium
)) for exclusive use as an
aquarium and sea life park,
COUNTY OF BROWN) and rescue center. No mon-
ies will be paid to the City
for the lease This ordinance
I, being first duly sworn, upon oath depose and say that I was passed and approved
on first reading by the
am a legal clerk and employee of the publisher, namely, the
Corpus Christi City Council
Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published on October 19,2021.
at Corpus Christi in said City and State,generally circulated /s/Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
in Aransas, Bee,Brooks, Duval,Jim Hogg,Jim Wells,
Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio,
Counties, and that the publication of which the annexed is a
true copy,was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
in the following issue(s)dated:
10/24/2021
On this October 24, 2021, I certify that the attached
document is a true and exact copy made by the publisher:
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS TI -SECRETARY NO. 032598, ordinance au-
thorizing the execution ofU7
PO BOX 9277 the first amended lease of a
20-year agreement between
the City of Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI,TX 78401 ("City") and Texas State
Aquarium Association ("A-
quarium"). The purpose of
the lease is to lease City
property to the Aquarium
STATE OF WISCONSIN) for exclusive use as an
)) aquarium and sea life park,
and rescue center. No mon-
COUNTY OF BROWN) ies will be paid to the City
for the lease. This ordi-
nance was passed and ap-
I, being first duly sworn, upon oath depose and say that I proved on second reading
am a legal clerk and employee of the publisher, namely,the by the Corpus Christi City
Council on November 16,
Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published 2021.
at Corpus Christi in said City and State,generally circulated /s/Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval,Jim Hogg,Jim Wells,
Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio,
Counties,and that the publication of which the annexed is a
true copy,was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
in the following issue(s)dated:
11/22/2021
On this November 22,2021, I certify that the attached
document is a true and exact copy made by the publisher:
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Publication Cost:$121.40 Notary Public
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