HomeMy WebLinkAbout033190 RES - 10/10/2023Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application of up to nine hundred
and twenty-two thousand and fifty-nine dollars and ninety cents ($922,059.90) to
the Office of the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission's Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program to
remove and replace two aging and deteriorating pumps and motors at two
wastewater lift stations within the NASCC and to install two new diesel -powered
emergency generators at each lift station; the grant will require a match
contribution of up to one hundred and ten thousand six hundred and forty-seven
dollars and nineteen cents ($110,647.19) from the City to fund project management
and grant administration services.
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, The mission of NASCC is to provide the best possible service and facilities
to its customers with pride. Its primary function is to maintain and operate facilities, and
provide service and material, to support operations of aviation facilities and units of the
Naval Air Training Command and other tenant activities and units. 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
(CNATRA), and Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR); and
WHEREAS, CCAD is the premiere rotary wing aircraft and component repair facility in
the world which was established in 1961 to ensure aviation readiness through overhaul,
repair, modification, retrofit, testing, recapitalization, and modernization of helicopters,
engines and components using the expertise of civilian artisans who take aging aircraft
and transform them into practically new, fully -modernized helicopters packed with
additional capabilities and cutting-edge technologies to handle anything on the
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battlefield; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project will remove and replace two aging and deteriorating
pumps and motors within two wastewater lift stations and install diesel -powered
emergency generators for the two lift stations which support the primary distribution of
domestic and industrial waste created by CCAD Industrial Complex to the NASCC
Wastewater Treatment (WWTP) Plant. These lift stations are currently listed as critical
facilities for Continuity of Operations; and
WHEREAS, the modernized lift stations will comply with federal and state
environmental standards and meet both Department of Defense (DoD) and Naval
Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) criteria for functioning lift stations. The
modernized lift stations will meet the Department of Navy Installation Energy Resilience
Goals for resiliency, reliability and efficiency of critical utility assets supporting mission;
and
WHEREAS, the NASCC WWTP has a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(TPDES) permit from the TCEQ to discharge wastewater into Corpus Christi Bay. The
environment, specifically Corpus Christi Bay, will benefit from reduced potential for
violations associated with the domestic wastewater collection and treatment system.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated the Corpus Christi Bay system as
an. "_�tuary of national significance. According to the Harte Research Institute at Texas
A&M University Corpus Christi, more than 234 species of fish are found in the bay; and
WHEREAS, NASCC has committed to match the City's DEAAG request with funding
from the Naval Facilities Command budget for the replacement of one lift station and
DEAAG is proposed to replace the other failing lift station; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature appropriated $30 million in the FY24-FY 25 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 approximately $15 million is
available for this round. The TMPC deadline for submitting DEAAG applications is
October 13, 2023; and
WHERAS, this project will build on the strong partnership between Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi, the Corpus Christi Army Depot, the State of Texas, and the City of
Corpus Christi,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to submit a grant application
of up to nine hundred and twenty-two thousand and fifty-nine dollars and ninety cents
($922,059.90) 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 up to one hundred and ten thousand six hundred and forty-
seven dollars and nineteen cents ($110,647.19) from the City to fund project
management and grant administration services.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to sign any and all
contracts, agreements or other documents to apply for the above -referenced grant
and/or to spend or appropriate any of the funds referenced in this resolution and the
grant documents.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the jug'' day of 001)\)--V-- , 2023.
Paulette Guaja d
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ATTEST:
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Rebecca Huerta, Citi' Secretary