HomeMy WebLinkAbout033037 RES - 05/09/2023Resolution authorizing the submission of a scalable grant of up to $1,000,000 to
the Office of the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program with a
match contribution of $60,000 up to $120,000 from the City to fund project
management and grant administrative services for the Perimeter Fencing Project
at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
WHEREAS, with 15 major installations and the Army Futures Command, numerous
headquarters, open spaces for realistic training, low cost of living and outstanding support
to military and families, Texas has a long, significant, and proud history of partnership
with the defense of our nation; and
WHEREAS, active duty and reserve installations across the branches of service in Texas,
the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates these military installations
contributed at least $114.1 billion to the Texas economy in 2021 and supported more than
622,790 jobs in communities across the state; and
WHEREAS, these military installations are also part of the fabric of many communities
and are a source of great pride, provide skilled workforce, add to population growth, and
have significant economic impact; and
WHEREAS, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC) and the Corpus Christi Army
Depot (CCAD) have an estimated employment of more than 9,400 full-time and contract
employees making CCAD the largest employer in the City and NASCC the sixth largest;
and
WHEREAS, NASCC consists of more than 75 buildings spread out over more than 2,800
acres housing 29 tenant commands, including the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD),
the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Department of Homeland Security, Chief of Naval
Air Training (CNARA), and Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR); and
WHEREAS, the current perimeter fencing for the base and its facilities are deteriorating
due to its age in the harsh coastal marine environment and no longer meet the U.S.
Department of Defense's standards for force protection; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project is a scalable force protection project to replace
approximately 42,000 linear feet deteriorated perimeter fence and 18 manual gates to
prevent unauthorized entry into protected areas, and to modernize security fencing to
comply with current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Antiterrorism and Force
Protection (ATFP) standards; and
WHEREAS, The project includes four priority areas in need of replacing rusting,
deteriorating, and failing fencing: (1) along the North Gate entry along Corpus Christi Bay
up to the base's recently renovated water and wastewater plant, (2) from the commercial
truck lane entrance to the Laguna Madre up to Dimmit Point, (3) around NASCC's primary
flight training operation at Truax Field, the base's munition storage facility, and (4) along
residential and commercial developments areas immediately adjacent to the base, to the
primary entry way at the South Gate to the commercial truck lane; and
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WHEREAS, the Navy has committed one million dollars in federal fiscal year 2024 to
replace deteriorated and non-compliant perimeter fencing to match the DEAAG project;
and
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature appropriated $30 million in the FY22-FY 23 biennia to
the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC) Defense Economic Adjustment
Assistance Grant (DEAAG) fund to assist defense communities that have been, or may
potentially be, impacted by a past or future BRAC action, to obtain economic assistance
to mitigate or prevent or otherwise positively affect their local economy through funded
projects. The DEAAG application period is now open and $1.7 million is available for this
round. The TMPC deadline for submitting DEAAG applications is May 12, 2023; and
WHERAS, this project will build on the strong partnership between Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi, the State of Texas and the City of Corpus Christi that has made vital
infrastructure investments at NASCC and CCAD over the last decade,
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, that:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to
submit a grant application totaling up to $1,000,000 to the Office of the Governor for
funding from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission's Defense Economic
Adjustment Assistance Grant Program with a match contribution of $60,000 up to
$120,000 from the City for project management and grant administration services for the
Perimeter Fencing Project at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to sign any and all
documents necessary to apply for the DEAAG grant with the Office of the Governor and
to execute all necessary contracts related to the grant.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the day ofd , 2023:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Mike Pusley
Everett Roy
Dan Suckley
Jim Klein
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Sylvia Campos
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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aulette Guajardo
Mayor
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