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Meeting Agenda - Final -revised
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Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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5/19/2023 4:17:54 PM
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
11:30 AM
Council Chambers
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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 Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
B. Invocation to be given by Chaplain Rodney Appleby, Corpus Christi Fire
Department.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Arnoldo Duran, Junior at Harold T. Branch Academy.
D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
E.
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS:
1. 23-0889
2. 23-0894
3. 23-0890
4. 23-0840
2023 Top Cop Award Winner for the State of Texas - Police Officer
Gustavo A. Medina
2023 Top Cop Honorable Mention for the State of Texas - Senior Officer
Brandon Cordell and Senior Officer Paul Lisowski
82nd Police Academy Cadet Graduation
"Safe, Fun, Fit - Endurance Fest", June 2 - June 4, 2023
Water Supply Projects Update presented by Chief Operating Officer Mike
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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. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
H. 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.
CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 5 - 20)
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The following items are consent motions, resolutions, and
ordinances of a routine or administrative nature. The Council has been furnished with
background and support material on each item, and/or it has been discussed at a
previous meeting. All items will be acted upon by one vote without being discussed
separately unless requested by a Council Member or a citizen, in which event the item or
items will immediately be withdrawn for individual consideration in its normal sequence
after the items not requiring separate discussion have been acted upon. The remaining
items will be adopted by one vote.
5. 23-0846 Approval of the May 16, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes
Sponsors: City Secretary's Office
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
6. 23-0756 Ordinance accepting a grant to combat drug and human trafficking from the
05 State of Texas Governor's Homeland Security Grants Division in the
a amount of $145,245.00 for overtime and fringe benefits for the Corpus
Christi Police Department; and appropriating $145,245.00 in the Police
Grants Fund.
Sponsors: Police Department
7. 23-0711 Ordinance appropriating $160,905.00 in the Health Grant Fund for an
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increase in the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit - COVID
(IDCU-COVID) Grant Program from the Texas Department of State Health
Services (DSHS) to provide COVID-19 epidemiologic and surveillance
response activities and laboratory response network activities for the
period September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2024.
Sponsors: Health Department
8. 23-0727 Ordinance authorizing acceptance of Center for Health Emergency
Preparedness and Response Grant for $205,548.00 with an in-kind match
033052 I ' of $20,565.00 from the Texas Department of State Health Services
(DSHS); and appropriating $205,548.00 in the Health Grant Fund to
provide Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Level 3 chemical laboratory
surge capacity activities for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30,
2024.
Sponsors: Health Department
9. 23-0731 Ordinance authorizing acceptance of Laboratory Response Network
Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology Grant for $10,000.00 from the
0 3 3 0 5 3 1 Texas Department of State Health (DSHS); and appropriating $10,000.00
in the Health Grant Fund to provide flu testing program for the period of
September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025.
Sponsors: Health Department
10. 23-0742 Ordinance appropriating $66,577.00 in the Health Grant Fund for an
increase in the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Grant from the
033054 Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to provide tuberculosis
prevention and control services for the period September 1, 2023, through
August 31, 2024.
Sponsors: Health Department
11. 23-0777 Ordinance authorizing acceptance of Public Health Emergency
Preparedness (PHEP) Grant for $240,003.00 with a cash match of
033055 ; ' $24,000.00 from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS);
appropriating $264,003.00 to provide funding activities in support of the
PHEP Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
Sponsors: Health Department
12. 23-0786 Ordinance appropriating $75,000.00 in the Health Grant Fund for an
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6 increase in the Health Disparities Grant from the Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) to provide community engagement in
communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 for the period June
1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
sponsors: Health Department
13. 23-0794 Ordinance appropriating $41,865.00 from an increase in the HIV
033057 s Surveillance Grant Program administered by the Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) for the period September 1, 2023, through August
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31, 2024, to provide HIV surveillance and control services.
Sponsors: Health Department
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
14. 23-0694 Motion authorizing the purchase of a one-year software license renewal
with CDW-G, LLC, of Vernon Hills, Illinois, in an amount of $65,926.77 for
2023 0 6 9 Veeam backup and replication software for disaster recovery and
business continuity, with FY 2023 funding from the Information Technology
Fund.
Sponsors: Information Technology Services and Finance & Procurement
15. 23-0769 Motion authorizing the purchase of network hardware equipment from
Great South Texas Corp., dba Computer Solutions, of San Antonio, for
2 Q O $203,477.15, with FY 2023 funding from the Information Technology Fund.
Sponsors: Information Technology Services and Finance & Procurement
16. 23-0582 Resolution/authorizing an eight-month service agreement with Andritz
ti Separation, Inc., of Alpharetta, Georgia, with an office in Arlington, Texas,
0 3 3 0 5 8 for $111,371.00 to upgrade the SCADA centrifuge system for the
Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant, with FY 2023 funding from the
Wastewater Fund.
Sponsors: Corpus Christi Water, Information Technology Services and Finance &
Procurement
17. 23-0570 Resolution9authorizing a three-year service agreement, with two one-year
options, with 2Chainz Brush Clearing LLC, of Lolita, Texas, with an office in
0 3 3 0 5 9 Corpus Christi, in an amount not to exceed $1,314,325.08 and a potential
amount of $2,190,541.80 if options are exercised, for mowing of storm
water and street right of way areas for the Public Works Department, with
FY 2023 funding of $146,036.12 from the Storm Water Fund.
sponsors: Public Works/Street Department and Finance & Procurement
Consent - Capital Projects
18. 23-0670 Motion authorizing the purchase of a modular building from Sustainable
Modular Management, of Frisco, Texas, for $225,530.00 to add 1,680
2023 0 7 1 square feet of administrative space to be occupied by Engineering
Services staff, with FY 2023 funding from the Engineering Services Fund.
Sponsors: Engineering Services and Finance & Procurement
General Consent Items
19. 23-0872 Resolutionapproving the addition of Estrada Hinojosa and Cabrera
033060 i Capital Markets, LLC, to the City's pool of financial underwriters to be used
on an as needed rotational basis for issuance of bonds with compensation
to firms through the bond proceeds at the time of sale.
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Sponsors: Finance & Procurement and Contracts and Procurement
Consent - First Reading Ordinances
20. 23-0842 Ordinance appropriating $858,584.84 from the unreserved fund balance in
the PEG Cable Fund; authorizing execution of Amendment #1 to the
service agreement with The Personal Computer Store, Inc., dba Avinext to
complete the second phase of the audio and video media renovation to the
City Council Chambers; and amending the FY 2023 Operating Budget.
Sponsors: Information Technology Services, Communications & Intergovernmental
Affairs and Finance & Procurement
J. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
This item is for Council's informational purposes only. No action will be taken and no
public comment will be solicited.
K. RECESS FOR LUNCH
The City Council will take a lunch break at approximately 1:30 p.m.
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
The following items are public hearings and public hearings with first reading ordinances.
Each item will be considered individually.
M. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 21 - 29)
The following items are motions, resolutions and ordinances that will be considered and
voted on individually.
21. 23-0891 One -Reading Ordinance appropriating $6,500,000.00 from the unreserved
fund balance of the Type A Arena Fund; transferring such funds to the
0 3 3 0 61 Arena Capital Improvement Fund for urgent mechanical improvements at
the Arena and for capital improvements and enhancement of the Arena;
transferring $1,911,000.00 from the HOT Fund to the Convention Center
Capital Improvement Fund for urgent mechanical improvements at the
Selena Auditorium and for capital improvements and enhancement to the
Convention Center and Selena Auditorium; and amending the FY 2023
Operating & Capital Improvement Budget.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
22. 23-0843 Motion authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 3 with Bay Ltd.,
Corpus Christi, Texas in an amount of $10,000,000.00 for a total amount
2 0 2 3 0 7 2 not to exceed $60,150,000.00 for overlays as part of the Street
Preventative Maintenance Program, and consistent with the Council
approved Pavement Only approach, located city-wide with work starting
upon notice to proceed and funding available through Streets Preventative
Maintenance Program, Residential Street Reconstruction Fund, Storm
Water, Wastewater, Water and Gas Capital Funds.
Sponsors: Engineering Services, Public Works/Street Department and Contracts and
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23. 23-0629 Motion awarding a construction contract to Bridges Specialties, Inc.,
Robstown, Texas, for Storm Water Infrastructure Indefinite Delivery
0 2 3 0 7 3 Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) FY 23-25 program, which includes Bridge
Rehabilitation, Channel Ditch Improvements, and Citywide Storm Water
Infrastructure Rehabilitation, in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 for
one-year term with two renewal options to be administratively authorized
for a total amount not to exceed $18,000,000.00, located Citywide, with FY
2023 funding available from Storm Water Capital Fund.
Sponsors: Engineering Services, Public Works/Street Department and Contracts and
Procurement
24. 23-0714 Resolution awarding a construction contract to Mako Contracting of
Corpus Christi, Texas, for reconstruction of Lipes Boulevard from Staples
0 3 3 0 6 2 Street to Sunwood Drive with new asphalt pavement, curb and gutter,
sidewalks, ADA compliant curb ramps, signage, pavement markings, and
utility improvements, located in Council District 5, in an amount of
$8,129,921.29 with FY 2023 funding available from the Bond 2020
Proposition A, Storm Water, Wastewater, Water Capital Funds and Gas.
Sponsors: Engineering Services, Public Works/Street Department and Contracts and
Procurement
25. 23-0828 Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas
authorizing the issuance of its utility system senior lien revenue
improvement and/or refunding bonds in one or more series (as designated
by purpose and series) for water, wastewater, and stormwater utility
improvements in an amount not to exceed $114,000,000 and refinancings
in an amount not to exceed $186,645,000, within set parameters and
according to the plan of finance set by the City's financial advisors; making
provisions for the payment and security thereof by a first and prior lien on
and pledge of the net revenues of the City's utility system on a parity with
certain currently outstanding utility system revenue obligations; delegating
the authority to the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of
Finance and Procurement to execute documents relating to the sale of
each series of bonds; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
26. 23-0829 Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
General Improvement Bonds, Series 2023" for improvements to streets
and parks and recreation facilities in an amount not to exceed
$35,750,000 within set parameters and according to the plan of finance set
by the City's financial advisors; levying a continuing direct annual ad
valorem tax for the payment of the bonds; delegating authority to the City
Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance and Procurement to
execute documents relating to the sale of the bonds; enacting other
provisions incident and related thereto; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
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27. 23-0831 Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation,
Series 2023A" for improvements to public safety facilities in an amount not
to exceed $6,300,000, within set parameters and according to the plan of
finance set by the City's financial advisors; providing for the payment of
said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property
within the City and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge
of the pledged revenues of the solid waste system; delegating authority to
the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance and
Procurement to execute documents relating to the sale of the certificates;
enacting other provisions incident and related thereto; and providing an
effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
28. 23-0830 Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation,
Taxable Series 2023B" for parks and recreation and solid waste
improvements in an amount not to exceed $8,700,000, within set
parameters and according to the plan of finance set by the City's financial
advisors; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad
valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and further securing
said certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the
solid waste system; delegating authority to the City Manager, Chief
Financial Officer, Director of Finance and to execute documents relating to
the sale of the certificates; enacting other provisions incident and related
thereto; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
29. 23-0911 Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Limited Tax Notes, Series 2023", for street improvements in an amount not
to exceed $3,500,000; levying an annual ad valorem tax, within the
limitations prescribed by law, for the payment of the obligations; delegating
authority to the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance
and Procurement to execute documents relating to the sale of the notes;
enacting other provisions incident and related thereto; and providing an
effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
N. BRIEFINGS:
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 8 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.
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O. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEM 30)
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
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 said item may be legally discussed in
Closed Meeting in compliance with Chapter 551 the Texas Government Code.
30. 23-0905 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 appointment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, or discipline of Port Commissioner Rajan
Ahuja, Port Commissioner Gabe Guerra, and Port Commissioner David
Engel, each of whom are appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the
Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas and Texas
Government Code § 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate the
appointment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, or discipline of a public
officer or employee (Port Commissioner Rajan Ahuja, Port Commissioner
Gabe Guerra, and Port Commissioner David Engel).
P. ADJOURNMENT
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