City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 41 items
- 1 Public Notice: Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary’s office (at 361-826-3105) at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Si usted desea dirigirse al Concilio y cree que su inglés es limitado, habrá un intérprete inglés-español en todas las juntas del Concilio para ayudarle. 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 Pastor Mario Carrete with New Life Church.
- C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Alfredo "Alfie" Soliz, senior at Calallen High Schol.
- D. Assistant City Secretary Stephanie Box to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
- E. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1 - 2)
- 1. Check presentation by Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries
- 2. Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation (CCREDC) Quarterly Update Presentation and Introduction of new Executive Director
- F. PUBLIC COMMENT
- G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
- H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
- I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 3 - 14)
- 12 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 3. Approval of the March 17, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes.
- 14 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
- 4. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $100,000.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the FY 2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant to fund airport maintenance at the Corpus Christi International Airport; appropriating the RAMP Grant of $100,000.00 into the Airport Grant Fund with a cash match of $11,111.11 from the FY 2026 Operating Budget.
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- 5. Ordinance accepting a payment of $75,000.00 from the Corpus Christi Housing Authority to support procurement of professional services to develop a Housing Needs Assessment and Toolkit; appropriating $75,000 into the Corpus Christi Housing Finance Corporation Fund; and amending the FY 2026 Operating Budget.
- 6. Ordinance approving a project and financing plan as recommended and adopted by the Board of Directors for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Corpus Christi; making various findings related to such plan; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.
- 7. Zoning Case No. ZN8771, Jason Luby (District 2). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 2409 Viola Avenue from the “RS-6” Single Family 6 District to the “CN-1/SP” Neighborhood Commercial District with a Special Permit; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Staff recommends approval).
- 8. Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (“UDC”), §8.5 to revise water and wastewater trust fund administration, fees, and reimbursement procedures; §8.4 UDC to revise participation agreements; and providing for publication.
- 21 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
- 9. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year network equipment, installation, and support cooperative agreement with Great South Texas Corporation, dba Computer Solutions, of San Antonio, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, in an amount up to $203,714.03 for business continuity and disaster recovery purposes for the Information Technology Department, with grant funding from the Office of the Governor’s FY 2025 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program of $162,971.22 and FY 2026 funding of $40,742.81 from the Information Technology Fund.
- 10. Resolution authorizing Amendment #1 to Service Agreement No. 6533 with Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc., in the amount of $500,000.00, for a total amount up to $1,275,000.00 and a potential amount up to $3,825,000.00 if options are exercised, subject to sufficient future appropriations, for the purchase of additional parts and materials necessary to complete pump and motor repairs city-wide for Corpus Christi Water, with FY 2026 funding of $500,000.00 from the Wastewater Fund.
- 24 Consent - Capital Projects
- 11. Motion awarding a construction contract to C.F. McDonald Electric, Inc. of Houston, Texas for the Ben Garza Gymnasium Generator project for installation of a new 125-kilowatt natural gas generator in an amount not to exceed $205,069.00, located in Council District 1, with FY 2026 funding available from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
- 26 General Consent Items
- 12. Motion to authorize City staff to negotiate with Aquatech to develop a Water Sale Agreement to purchase water produced and treated by Aquatech at the CC Polymers Plant.
- 13. Resolution authorizing a three-year Radio Network Support & Maintenance Service Agreement with Dailey and Wells Communications, Inc., in an amount up to $1,416,741.42 for enterprise software support, maintenance, and technical services, renewable annually subject to sufficient appropriations, such services being necessary to maintain the operational reliability of the Coastal Bend Regional Interoperability Network (CBRIN) radio system, with FY 2026 funding of $236,123.57 from the General Fund.
- 14. Resolution amending Financial Budgetary Policies adopted by Resolution 033727 and providing financial policy direction on preparation of the FY 2027 operating and capital budgets.
- J. RECESS FOR LUNCH
- K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
- L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 15 - 17)
- 15. Discussion and possible action on August 29, 2025 petition from Rachel Caballero for removal action against Mayor Paulette Guajardo, as requested by Council Members Carolyn Vaughn, Gil Hernandez, and Eric Cantu.
- 16. Discussion and possible action to correct February 20, 2024 Council Meeting Agenda Item 24-0256 to original agenda memo and all associated documents as recorded in the city’s official record taken from the Laserfiche archives, as requested by Council Members Eric Cantu, Gil Hernandez, and Kaylynn Paxson.
- 17. Motion to discuss and act on updating the Drought Contingency Plan to define medical professional services as essential and also defining private (exempt domestic) well use as auxiliary water and exempt from drought related exemptions. Motion to discuss and act on adding a definition for essential and exempt water use categories, as requested by Council Members Kaylynn Paxson, Eric Cantu, and Gil Hernandez.
- M. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 18)
- 18. Water Supply Update
- N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEM 19)
- 19. 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 rules and regulations of state of Texas, EPA, TCEQ, TWDB, Texas Railroad Commission, San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District, and legal rights, property rights, and/or contracts related to purchase and/or sale of groundwater, including water rights in property accessing the Evangeline Aquifer in San Patricio County adjacent and/or near US Highway 181, US Highway 77, US Highway 77 Business, Highway 89, and/or the Aransas River, and other sources, and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the purchase or value of the aforementioned rights to real property because deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person, including, but not limited to, potential consideration of authorization to enter agreement(s) for professionals for services related to these property rights, interlocal agreements and other agreements with government entities near the aforementioned property(ies) and/or the purchase of the property or property(ies) at and/or adjacent to locations (if any) described herein and/or modified groundwater rights purchase and sale agreement(s) with Evangeline Laguna, L.P. and related entities for groundwater rights in San Patricio County.
- O. ADJOURNMENT