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August 12, 2025 ·11:30 AM Final-revised ·Addendums may be added on Friday.

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Agenda — 40 items

  1. 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.
  2. A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order. ▶ jump to 4:13
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Mario Carrete with New Life Church. ▶ jump to 4:22
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Field Lomax, 1st grader at St. James Episcopal Church. ▶ jump to 5:49
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 7:00
  6. E. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 7:40
  7. F. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 1) ▶ jump to 9:47
  8. 1. Arts & Cultural Commission Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Committee for Persons with Disabilities Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Sister City Committee 25-1264 held ▶ jump to 9:54
  9. G. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  10. H. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 2 - 9) ▶ jump to 17:38
  11. 10 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  12. 2. Approval of the July 29, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes 25-1246 passed as amended Pass
  13. 12 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  14. 3. Motion authorizing the execution of a five-year service agreement with Alarm Program Systems, LLC, of Pleasant Hill, California, for security alarm permitting and false alarm management system services for the Corpus Christi Police Department in an amount not to exceed $563,100.00, with FY 2025 funding of $28,155.00 from the General Fund. 25-0441 passed Pass
  15. 14 Consent - Capital Projects
  16. 4. Motion authorizing a professional services agreement with Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc. (LAN), of Corpus Christi to provide design, bid, and construction phase services for the Nueces River Pump Station Pipeline and System Upgrades Project in an amount up to $1,540,995.00, located in Council District 1, with FY 2025 funding available from Water Capital Fund. 25-1149 passed Pass
  17. 16 General Consent Items
  18. 5. Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to OxyChem for the 2025 First Responder Donation Program in the amount of $156,089.71 for funding for the purchase of a new high water rescue vehicle, one additional highway rescue equipment kit, and one additional LUCAS Chest Compression Device for cardiac arrest patients for the Corpus Christi Fire Department. 25-1010 passed Pass
  19. 6. Motion to approve an agreement with The Boston Group, LLC (TBG) for the construction and acceptance of improvements of Wranosky Park, located at 422 Graham Road, to allow construction of parking lot and related mobility improvements, with City funding not to exceed $111,000.00 from the Parks Capital Improvement Fund. 25-0756 passed Pass
  20. 7. Motion authorizing an amendment to the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Agreement with AEP Texas, Inc. to relocate an AEP guy wire on the Rodd Field Road Construction Project in an amount of $145,982.43 for a total amount of $542,699.43, located in City Council District 5, with FY 2025 funding available from the Bond 2020 Proposition A. 25-1102 passed Pass
  21. 8. Resolution to amend Resolution 033505 Approving the City Council Meeting Calendar for Calendar Year 2025 to cancel the September 16th meeting and add a meeting on September 23rd. 25-1202 passed Pass
  22. 9. Resolution confirming compliance with federal rules and regulations including Civil Rights protections with acceptance of the Community Development Block Grant Regional Mitigation Program Projects (CDBG-MIT) administered by State of Texas General Land Office (GLO) and providing for designation of officers required for grant compliance. 25-1266 passed Pass
  23. I. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 171:56
  24. J. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
  25. K. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 10 - 13) ▶ jump to 22:51
  26. 10. Resolution to consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, also being Tax Year 2025, and taking a record vote; setting the date for the City’s proposed FY 2026 budget and proposed FY 2026 ad valorem tax rate public hearings and first reading ordinances on September 02, 2025, with adoption of the FY 2026 budget and FY 2026 ad valorem tax rate on September 09, 2025. 25-1203 passed Pass ▶ jump to 22:55
  27. 11. Ordinance awarding a construction contract to JE Construction Services of Corpus Christi for the Harbor Bridge Parks Mitigation Improvement Project in an amount up to $16,497,423.00; appropriating $4,976,000.00 from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and amending the budget, located in Council District 1 with FY 2025 funding available from the Bond 2014, prior City Council approved certificates of obligation and Metropolitan Planning Organization reimbursement. 25-1090 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 30:08
  28. 12. Motion approving the Barisi Village Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Six (TIRZ #6) Project and Financing Plan 25-1237 passed Pass ▶ jump to 46:28
  29. 13. Motion for consideration, discussion and possible action to amend the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Adopted Budget, and the FY 2026 Proposed Budget of the City of Corpus Christi to prohibit the use of any additional City of Corpus Christi funding and/or support payable to or for the benefit of the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, as requested by City Council members Carolyn Vaughn, Eric Cantu, and Kaylynn Paxson. 25-1300 no action taken ▶ jump to 67:57
  30. L. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 14) ▶ jump to 107:00
  31. 14. Briefing by OVG360 on the American Bank Center 25-1088 held ▶ jump to 107:02
  32. M. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEM 15) ▶ jump to 185:18
  33. 15. Update on Alternative Water Supply Projects, to include briefing by John Byrum, Executive Director of the Nueces River Authority, on the Harbor Island Desalination Project. 25-1265 presented ▶ jump to 185:20
  34. N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 16 - 19) ▶ jump to 171:50
  35. 16. 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 a potential Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) and potential interlocal agreement(s) with Nueces County and Texas Government Code § 551.087 to discuss and deliberate regarding potential financial or other incentive(s) to business prospects(s) that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City will be conducting economic development negotiations. 25-1236 discussed in executive session
  36. 17. 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 Kent McIlyar v. City of Corpus Christi, including potential consideration of settlement offers and/or fees for attorneys, engineers, other expert witnesses assisting in this case, deposition fees, and court costs, and updates on litigation in other cases. 25-1151 passed after executive session Pass
  37. 18. 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 the case of Annette Rodriguez v. City of Corpus Christi, et. al, including potential consideration of fees for attorneys, engineers, other expert witnesses assisting in this case, deposition fees, and court costs, and updates on litigation in other cases 25-1273 passed after executive session Pass
  38. 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 contracts related to purchase and/or sale of groundwater, including sources from the Evangeline Aquifer 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 direction to prepare agreement(s) for the purchase of rights to approximately 23,000 acres of real property related to the provision of water in San Patricio County at locations adjacent to or near U.S. Highway 181 and U.S. Highway 77 (I-69) in an amount up to $200,000,000. 25-1293 passed after executive session Pass ▶ jump to 172:41
  39. O. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 227:43
  40. P. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 300:02