HomeMy WebLinkAbout032786 ORD - 06/28/2022Ordinance authorizing two amendments to the service agreement with
Sec-Ops, Inc. for citywide security guard services for an amount not
to exceed $230,114.40, Amendment No. 3 for additional services in an
amount not to exceed $91,980.00 for Solid Waste's J.C. Elliott Transfer
Station and Amendment No. 4 for additional services in an amount not
to exceed $138,134.40 for security at Cole Park; ratifying the effective
date of Amendment No. 3 to October 25, 2021, with FY 2022 funding
from the General Fund, and the effective date of Amendment No. 4 to
March 1, 2022; and appropriating $138,134.40 from the State Hotel
Occupancy Tax Fund balance for 24-hour security guard services at
Cole Park, including the Cole Park Pier.
WHEREAS, the City entered into Service Agreement No. 2436 on October 16,
2019, for citywide security guard services with a three-year term ("Agreement");
WHEREAS, City staff intended to enter into Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement
on October 25, 2021, for additional security guard services at Solid Waste facilities in the
amount of $91,980.00;
WHEREAS, additional services are needed for Cole Park and for library facilities
with a service date beginning on March 1, 2022;
WHEREAS, the new Cole Park Pier opened on December 17, 2021, and
experienced vandalism shortly thereafter;
WHEREAS, the Cole Park Pier is located along the bay shores owned by the City
of Corpus Christi ("City") and is a valuable asset to the City's Bayshore;
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to use State Hotel Occupancy Tax ("SHOT")
funds to "clean and maintain bay shores owned by that municipality or leased by that
municipality from this state" in accordance with Sec. 156.2512 of the Texas Tax Code;
WHEREAS, the definition of "clean and maintain" for purposes of SHOT use
includes "supervision and elimination of ... safety conditions that would pose a threat to
personal health or safety if not removed or otherwise corrected" as defined by Sec. 61.063
of the Texas Natural Resources Code;
WHEREAS, the duties of the Security Guard contractor will include supervision and
elimination of safety conditions on the Cole Park Pier that would pose a threat to the
safety of the City's residents and visitor if not corrected; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City believes that it is in the best interests of the
residents of the City to use SHOT funds for this purpose to protect the public health and
safety of the City's residents along the bay shores owned by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
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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 ordinance.
SECTION 2. That funds in the amount of $138,134.40 are appropriated from the
unreserved fund balance of the SHOT Fund No. 1032 to increase security presence at
Cole Park as a method of cleaning and maintaining the bay shores owned by the City.
SECTION 3. That the FY2021-22 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 032539
is amended to increase expenditures by $138,134.40.
SECTION 4. That Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement is hereby authorized with an
effective date ratified back to October 25, 2021.
SECTION 5. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to enter into Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement for additional services for
Cole Park in the amount of $138,134.40 with an effective date ratified back to March 1,
2022.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the-, day ofAp0, 2022, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
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Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the h
day of 7v,(� 2022, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the day of TuLtu , 2022.
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta Paulette Guajar.o
City Secretary Mayor
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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: May 24, 2022 Legistar Number: 22-0660
Agenda Item:
Ordinance authorizing two amendments to the service agreement with Sec-Ops, Inc. for citywide
security guard services for an amount not to exceed $230,114.40, Amendment No. 3 for additional
services in an amount not to exceed $91,980.00 for Solid Waste's J.C. Elliott Transfer Station and
Amendment No. 4 for additional services in an amount not to exceed $138,134.40 for security at Cole
Park; ratifying the effective date of Amendment No. 3 to October 25, 2021, with FY 2022 funding from
the General Fund, and the effective date of Amendment No. 4 to March 1, 2022; and appropriating
$138,134.40 from the State Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund balance for 24-hour security guard services at
Cole Park, including the Cole Park Pier.
Amount Required: $230,114.40
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
State Hotel
Occupancy Tax
1032
251850
$138,134.40
General Fund
1020-12504-031
530000
$91,980.00
Total
$230,114.40
o Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
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