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Home My WebLink About033130 RES - 08/15/2023CERTIFICATE OF CITY SECRETARY THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES that: 1. On the 15th day of August, 2023, the City Council (the Council) of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (the City) convened in regular session at its regular meeting place in the City Hall of the City (the Meeting), the duly constituted members of the Council being as follows: Paulette M. Guajardo Everett Roy Sylvia Campos Roland Barrera Dan Suckley Gil Hernandez Michael T. Hunter Jim Klein Mike Pusley Mayor Councilmember — Disrtict 1 Councilmember — District 2 Councilmember — District 3 Councilmember — District 4 Councilmember — District 5 Councilmember — At -Large Councilmember — At Large Councilmember — At Large and all of such persons were present at the Meeting, except the following: IJC»OQ. thus constituting a quorum. Among other business considered at the Meeting, the attached resolution (the Resolution) entitled: A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING THE CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX AND CERTAIN CITY PARKS AS PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTERS 504 AND 505 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; IDENTIFYING A METHOD FOR FINANCING THE PROJECT; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH was introduced and submitted to the Council. After presentation and due consideration of the Resolution, a motion was made by Councilmember �.p`' that the Resolution be finally passed and adopted in accordance with the City's Hoche Rule Charter. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Cv,9`lc6 and carried by the following vote: Cl voted "For" 0 voted "Against" 0 abstained all as shown in the official Minutes of the Council for the Meeting. SCANNED 2. The attached Resolution is a true and correct copy of the original on file in the official records of the City; the duly qualified and acting members of the Council of the City on the date of the Meeting are those persons shown above, and, according to the records of my office, each member of the Council was given actual notice of the time, place, and purpose of the Meeting and had actual notice that the Resolution would be considered; and the Meeting and deliberation of the aforesaid public business, including the subject of the Resolution, was open to the public and was posted and given in advance thereof in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code. [The remainder of this page intentionally left blank.] -2- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed my name officially and affixed the seal of the City, this 15th day of August, 2023. (SEAL) City Secretary City of Corpus Christi, Texas -3- RESOLUTION NO. 0 3 3 1 3 0 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING THE CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX AND CERTAIN CITY PARKS AS PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTERS 504 AND 505 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; IDENTIFYING A METHOD FOR FINANCING THE PROJECT; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City Council (the Council) of Corpus Christi, Texas (the City) has identified certain facilities in relative close proximity and related infrastructure that the City relies upon for its convention and tourism -related business and that are essential and necessary for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises within the City (the Convention Center Complex) under Chapters 504 and 505 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended (collectively, the Act); and WHEREAS, the Council has identified a need to enhance its parks system to improve and maintain tourism and visitor -related business within the City and that are essential and necessary for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises within the City under the Act; and WHEREAS, by separate ordinance, the Council proposes to submit to the City's registered voters a measure and corresponding ballot proposition at an election to be held on November 7, 2023 (the Election) seeking authority to repurpose certain sales and use taxes to finance the design, construction, renovation, maintenance, and operation of the Convention Center Complex and to improve City parks; and WHEREAS, the Council deems it necessary and desirable to respectively define in this resolution the Convention Center Complex and Regional Parks, being City parks eligible to benefit from any funding resultant from the Election before ordering the Election because it would be impracticable to define the entire scope of the Convention Center Complex and Regional Parks in the measure and corresponding ballot proposition; and WHEREAS, if approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting in the Election, then proceeds generated by the repurposed sales and use taxes will be administered by the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation (the Type A Corporation) for the purposes approved at the Election, including the design construction, and renovation of the Convention Center Complex, including maintenance and operations for the life thereof, and enhancement and improvement of Regional Parks; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds and determines that the actions detailed above are in the best interests of the residents of the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1: The Council designates the following City -owned facilities and related infrastructure as a project under the Act: a) Arena; b) Convention Center; c) Selena Auditorium; d) Seawall flood control structure to include public improvements and promenade along the length of the downtown seawall (from the Port of Corpus Christi to McGee Beach) that connect directly to the seawall as well as flood protection features that are necessary to the downtown seawall flood protection system, along with its surface from the sea -facing highest vertical edge inland 50 feet; e) Planned new Headquarters Convention Center Hotel; and f) Such other related convention center facilities hereafter added to the definition of "Convention Center Complex" by resolution of the Council. Added facilities will have a geographic location and planned use that is proximate to the facilities identified in (a) through (e) as determined by the Council's discretion pursuant to then applicable law. SECTION 2: The project components as identified in Section 1 are collectively called the "Convention Center Complex" and items (a) through (e) of which are depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A. SECTION 3: The Council designates the following City -owned parks as a project under the Act: a) Bill Witt Park, Cole Park, Commodore Park, Labonte Park, Parker Park, Salinas Park, West Guth b) Such other City parks hereafter added to the definition of "Regional Parks" by resolution of the Council. SECTION 4: The City parks identified in Section 3 are collectively called the "Regional Parks". SECTION 5: The Council hereby determines that no part of either the Convention Center Complex or the Regional Parks is used primarily for civic, charitable, or promotional events, but such uses, if any, are only occasional. SECTION 6: If approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting in the Election, then the Council will execute an interlocal agreement with the Type A Corporation to retain proceeds of the repurposed sales and use taxes to the Type A Corporation, to be paired with other City funds, for the design, construction, expansion, improvement, renovation, maintenance, and operations of the Convention Center Complex and enhancement and improvement of the Regional Parks. SECTION 7: The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the Council. 2 SECTION 8: All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein. SECTION 9: This resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. SECTION 10: If any provision of this resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this resolution and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the Council hereby declares that this resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision. SECTION 11: It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this resolution is adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code. SECTION 12: This resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so resolved. PASSED AND APPROVED on the I5' day of Paulette Guajardo Roland Barrera Sylvia Campos Gil Hernandez Michael Hunter Jim Klein Mike Pusley Everett Roy Dan Suckley 3 2023: PASSED AND ADOPTED on August 15, 2023. Rebecca L. Huerta City Secretary (CITY SEAL) C.LTY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS aulette uaj ardo Mayor S-1 03313n Exhibit A Map of the Convention Center Complex City of Corpus, Christi, Texas *Convention Center Hotel will be located within 1,000 feet of an exterior wall of the Convention Center, Auditorium, or Arena. A-1