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City Council
4/19/2024 6:14:20 PM
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
11:30 AM Council Chambers
Addendums may be added on Friday.
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need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's office (at
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made.
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This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas Government Code
§ 551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or other remote method of
meeting, then a member of this governmental body presiding over this meeting will be
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 Reverend Claude Axel with Mount Pilgrim Baptist
Church.
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be
led by Alyssa Cantu Benware, Senior at Richard King High School.
D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
E. CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1-2)
24-0628 Staff Announcement: Kamil Taras, Assistant Director of Corpus Christi
Water - Finance and Administration
24-0589 Buc Days (May 2 - May 12) Overview, Presented by Johnny Philipello,
President/CEO of Buc Days Commission
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F. PUBLIC COMMENT -APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. To speak during this public
comment period on a city -related matter or agenda item, 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
Communications Department at least 24 hours prior to the Meeting. Please
contact Communications at 826-3211 to coordinate. This is a public hearing for
all items on this agenda.
G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
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 3-6)
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.
3. 24-0662 Approval of the April 16, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
4. 24-0617 Ordinance repealing January 30, 2024 City Council approval of Ordinance
No. 033276, which approved the acceptance of the $75,000 Partnership
0 3 3 < / # for Vaccine Equity (PAVE) Grant from the National Association of County
and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to provide a Communications
Campaign to strengthen vaccination uptake, as requested by Council
Members Hunter, Pusley, and Hernandez.
Sponsors: City Secretary's Office
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
5. 23-1960 Motion authorizing execution of a two-year supply agreement with South
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Texas Cement, LLC, of New Braunfels, with an office in Corpus Christi, in
an amount not to exceed $199,000.00, for bulk cement for the Public
Works Department, with FY 2024 funding of $41,458.33 from the Street
Fund.
Sponsors: Public Works/Street Department and Finance & Procurement
6. 24-0445 Resolution authorizing the acquisition of 91 vehicles and equipment units
by various departments, as approved in the adopted FY 2024 Budget, of
which 84 units will be outright purchases and seven units will be
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(1;/4 lease -purchases through JPMorgan for $9 621 339.78 with such items to
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be acquired in the manner, at the amounts, and from the sources stated
with FY 2024 funding of $7,856,853.45 and the remaining balance of
$1,764,486.33 for the lease purchase items to be funded through the
annual budget process.
Sponsors: Asset Management Department and Finance & Procurement
J. RECESS FOR LUNCH
The City Council will take a lunch break at approximately 1:30 p.m.
K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
The following items are public hearings and public hearings with first reading ordinances.
Each item will be considered individually.
L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 7-12)
The following items are motions, resolutions or ordinances that may be considered and
voted on individually.
7. 24-0256 Ordinance authorizing an agreement between the Type B Corporation and
Elevate QOF LLC, for a total incentive amount not to exceed $2,000,000
for Homewood Suites by Hilton at the corner of N Chaparral Street and
Lomax Street; for costs associated with the street level retail, public space,
and outdoor dining area activation including gray box and finish out
including necessary floodwall and dry flood proofing to allow for consistent
street level access; authorizing the expenditure of up to $2,000,000 from
the Type B unreserved fund balance; and amending the fiscal year
2023-24 budget to increase expenditures by $2,000,000.00.
Sponsors: Economic Development
8. 24-0508
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Motion awarding a construction contract to Barcom Construction, Inc.,
Corpus Christi, TX, for the American Bank Center Exterior Improvements
project in an amount of $2,456,964.16 for the base bid for the landscaping,
irrigation system and addressing drainage issues located in Council
District 1 with FY 2024 Capital Budget funding available from the HOT CIP
Funds and Type A Sales Tax CIP funds.
Sponsors: Engineering Services, Economic Development and Contracts and
Procurement
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9. 24-0620 Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three -Year Capital Improvement
Program approved by Corpus Christi City Council on September 5, 2023,
consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of
"City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 2024",
for the first issuance of bonds from the Bond 2022 authorization, for
improvements to streets and parks and recreation facilities in an amount
not to exceed $50,000,000 and refinancings in an amount not to exceed
$105,000,000 in a sale to be conducted in November 2024, for the
refunding, 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 , and certain
other authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the
issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds; enacting other provisions
incident and related thereto; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
10. 24-0629 Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three -Year Capital Improvement
Program approved by the Corpus Christi City Council on September 5,
2023, consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance
of "City of Corpus Christi, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge
Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Taxable Series 2024B" for solid waste
improvements in an amount not to exceed $10,605,000, 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 and certain other
authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the
issuance, sale and delivery of the certificates; enacting other provisions
incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
11. 24-0621 Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three -Year Capital Improvement
Program approved by the Corpus Christi City Council on September 5,
2023, consideration and approval of ordinance authorizing the issuance of
City of Corpus Christi, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge
Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024A" for improvements to
streets, city facilities, and public safety facilities in an amount not to exceed
$39,400,000, 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
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Procurement and certain other authorized officials to approve and execute
documents relating to the issuance, sale, and delivery of the certificates;
enacting other provisions incident and related thereto; and providing an
effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
12. 24-0630 Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three -Year Capital Improvement
Program approved by the Corpus Christi City Council on September 5,
2023, consideration and approval of 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 $186,090,000
and refinancings in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000 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 and certain other authorized
officials to approve and execute documents relating to the issuance; and
providing an effective date.
Sponsors: Finance & Procurement
M. BRIEFINGS: (NONE)
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 B 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.
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEM 13)
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.
13. 24-0665 Executive session pursuant to Texas Gov't Code § 551.071 and
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with
attorneys concerning legal issues related to collective bargaining matters
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in the Agreement with the Corpus Christi Professional Firefighters
Association Chapters 143 and 174 of the Texas Local Government Code,
other collective bargaining agreements as necessary, including potential
approval in open session of matters related thereto as necessary.
O. ADJOURNMENT
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