City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 44 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 Senior Officer Manuel Lewis with the Corpus Christi Police Department.
- C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Texas Flag to be led by Diamond Watson, 12th grader at Premier High School.
- D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
- E. PUBLIC COMMENT
- F. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
- G. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
- H. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 1 - 16)
- 9 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 1. Approval of the September 9 and September 23, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
- 11 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
- 2. Ordinance appropriating additional funding for Airport Grant No. 69 in the amount of $16,194.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration in the Airport CIP Grants Fund for the Terminal Building Rehabilitation Project; appropriating and transferring $852.00 from the Airport Operating Fund to the Airport Capital Reserve Fund for the required match; and amending the FY 2025 Capital Budget by increasing revenues and expenditures each by $17,046.00.
- 13 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
- 3. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year supply agreement, with one additional one-year option period, with Polydyne Inc. of Riceboro, Georgia with a plant facility located in Pasadena, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $977,670.00, with a potential amount up to $1,955,340.00 if the options are exercised, for purchase of sludge dewatering polymer, utilized by the City's wastewater treatment plants, with FY2026 funding of $603,500.00 from the Wastewater Fund.
- 4. Motion authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with RPI Consultants, Inc., of Baltimore, Maryland, in the amount not to exceed $318,130.00 as a one-time cost to implement an advanced scheduling and payroll automation software for the Corpus Christi Police Department, with FY 2025 funding of $100,000.00 from the Information Technology Fund and $50,000.00 from the General Fund and FY 2026 funding of $168,130.00 from the Information Technology Fund, subject to annual budget approval.
- 5. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year cooperative purchase agreement with Schaefer Plastics North America, LLC, through the Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative, for $602,477.46, to purchase refuse and recycling carts for the City’s residential Curbside Collection by the Solid Waste Services Department, with FY 2026 funding from the General Fund.
- 17 General Consent Items
- 6. Resolution authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (Agreement) between the Corpus Christi Fire Department and the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Texas Emergency Management Assistance Teams for the purpose of consolidating all participating agencies under a unified agreement to enhance emergency management including preparatory activities such as administrative functions and training necessary for operational readiness, operational response, and recovery services through teams such as Texas A&M Task Force 1, State of Texas Incident Management Team, and the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System.
- 7. Motion authorizing a Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Department of the Interior to maintain automated river gauging stations that record stream flows and water quality parameters associated with the Frio and Nueces Rivers and associated tributaries and to provide the delivery of the Choke Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi Reservoir and Nueces Estuary Pass-Through (or Passthru) Status Report. The data is used by the City daily to manage the City's reservoir system and for water treatment operations, whereby the USGS contributes $28,950.00 and the City contributes $189,750. For a total of $218,700.00.
- 8. Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission’s Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program for $990,000 with a City in-kind match of $59,400 to procure and install four atmospheric water generators (AWGs) at the Corpus Christi Army Depot.
- 9. Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of the Governor for funding from the Texas Military Preparedness Commission’s Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program for $2,074,656.00 with a City in-kind match of $497,917.50 to repair and replace 2,180 linear feet of wastewater lines and 7 manholes at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC).
- 10. Resolution approving the reappointment of Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni as Health Authority for the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District; and authorizing execution of a professional service agreement with Dr. Srikanth Ramachandruni to serve as the Health Authority for the Public Health District.
- 11. Motion authorizing Restated Cooperative Agreement for City-Operated Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District, and receiving of Nueces County membership contributions for FY2026 of $1,800,000 for Public Health Services to be delivered to Nueces County.
- 24 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
- 12. Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in an amount of $106,064.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the 2026 Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Project for overtime for sworn officers to increase traffic enforcement in Corpus Christi, with a City match of $29,263.69 in overtime hours and fringe benefits for sworn officers, with funds available from the FY 2026 General Fund; and appropriating $106,064.00 in the Police Grants Fund.
- 13. Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the 30-year ground lease Landfill Gas and Lease Agreement with Corpus Christi Renewables, LLC (CCR) for payment to the City to install and maintain the transmission pipeline from El Centro Landfill to Cefe Venezuela Landfill; to charge CCR a fee for construction of the pipeline up to $1,208,000.00; to set an annual fee for operation of the pipeline; and to allow CCR to utilize the Cefe Venezuela Landfill gas facility to process gas from El Centro Landfill; and generate additional revenue; and providing for publication and an effective date. (28-day delay required between readings)
- 14. Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of up to $1,500.00 donation from VCA Charities for a Corpus Christi Animal Care Services staff person to attend training for VCA Charities’ “Dog Day Out” adoption training in Phoenix, Arizona, from November 3 to November 7, 2025; and appropriating up to $1,500 into the Animal Care Services Grant Fund.
- 15. Ordinance authorizing a Development Participation Agreement with Braselton Development Company, LTD to reimburse the developer for the oversizing of the street infrastructure improvements on Lady Claudia Street not to exceed $143,198.45 for the development known as London Towne Subdivision Unit 12 (District 3).
- 16. Ordinance authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with Braselton Development Company, LTD to reimburse the developer up to $339,859.93 for the construction of the Lady Claudia Street Drainage Crossing for the development of London Towne Subdivision Unit 12. (District 3)
- I. RECESS FOR LUNCH
- J. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
- K. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 17 - 18)
- 17. Motion authorizing a Short-term non-refundable Option for Potable Water Reservation and Diversion Contract with the Nueces River Authority to reserve 56,007-acre feet per year (50 MGD) from the Harbor Island Seawater Desalination Plant in the amount of $2,737,622.16, with FY 2026 funding available from the Water Fund.
- 18. Discussion and possible action on a separate outside attorney for the internal investigation on the Homewood Suites fraud allegation. City Council will decide what outside attorney to enter into an agreement with, as requested by City Council members Eric Cantu, Gil Hernandez, and Sylvia Campos.
- L. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 19)
- 19. Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation (CCREDC) Quarterly Update
- M. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEM 20)
- 20. Frontier Inaugural Denver Flight
- N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 21 - 22)
- 21. 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, other regulatory entities, and legal rights, property rights, and contracts related to production, purchase, and/or sale of water, including desalinated seawater and other sources and any legal issues related to a potential Short-term non-refundable Option for Potable Water Reservation and Diversion Contract with the Nueces River Authority to reserve 56,007-acre feet per year (50 MGD) from the Harbor Island Seawater Desalination Plant.
- 22. 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.
- O. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
- P. ADJOURNMENT