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June 24, 2025 ·11:30 AM Final ·Addendums may be added on Friday.

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Agenda — 47 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 0:02
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Reverend Dr. Chip Blackshear with First Presbyterian of Corpus Christi. ▶ jump to 0:01
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Joshua William Martinez, 6th grader from Tuloso Midway Elementary School. ▶ jump to 0:03
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 0:04
  6. E. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEM 1) ▶ jump to 0:06
  7. 1. Update on Alternative Water Supply Projects 25-0950 presented ▶ jump to 0:07
  8. F. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 25:10
  9. G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
  10. H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  11. I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 2 -16) ▶ jump to 69:04
  12. 11 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  13. 12 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
  14. 2. Ordinance amending the Roadway Master Plan Map and the Urban Transportation Plan Map of Mobility CC, transportation elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi, by modifying County Road 22 between SH286 and County Road 43 from an A2 Arterial to a C1 Collector, modifying County Road 22 between County Road 43 and a proposed P1 Parkway from a C3 Collector to a C1 Collector, and modifying a planned road between County Road 22 and County Road 20A from a C3 Collector to a C1 Collector; amending related elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City; and providing for publication. 25-0591 passed on second reading as amended Pass ▶ jump to 70:02
  15. 3. Ordinance accepting Public Health Infrastructure Grant for $250,000.00 from the Department of State Health Services to enhance and expand Laboratory Information Management System infrastructure through November 30, 2027; and appropriating $250,000.00 in the Health Grant Fund. 25-0521 passed on second reading Pass
  16. 4. Ordinance authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with an estimated payment amount of $700,000.00 to the City of Corpus Christi from the Texas General Land Office to provide beach water sampling in Nueces, Aransas, and San Patricio counties under the Texas Beach Watch Program for a five-year period beginning in FY25 and ending August 31, 2030. 25-0601 passed on second reading Pass
  17. 5. Ordinance adding annexed areas to City Council District 1 and District 3. 25-0845 passed on second reading Pass
  18. 6. Ordinance appointing Gabriel Rodriguez as Division 1 Judge, Jason Supplee as Division 2 Judge, David Walsh as Division 3 Judge, William Gregory “Bill” Bonilla as Division 4 Judge, and George Picha as Division 5 Judge of the Municipal Court; appointing Christopher E. Matt as part-time judge #1, Douglas K. DeFratus as part-time judge #2, William Holt Feemster as part-time judge #3, Mara Schechter as part-time judge #4, Mario A. Olivarez as part-time judge #5, and Robert Reyna as part-time judge #6 of the Municipal Court; determining salary; providing a two year term of office; and declaring an effective date. 25-0899 passed on second reading as amended Pass ▶ jump to 77:11
  19. 18 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  20. 7. Motion authorizing the purchase of 450 new flame-resistant Tecasafe Plus wildland fire protective equipment (pants) from Casco Industries, of Houston, Texas, through the BuyBoard Cooperative, for the Corpus Christi Fire Department for a total amount of $112,625.00, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $112,625.00 from the General Fund. 25-0877 passed Pass
  21. 8. Motion authorizing the purchase of one replacement 2024 Ford F-150 Police Responder from Silsbee Ford, of Silsbee, Texas, through the TIPS Cooperative, for a total amount of $51,397.53 to be used by the Corpus Christi Police Department for the Operation Stonegarden Program (drug and human trafficking), with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $50,000.00 available through the Police Grants Fund and $1,397.53 from the General Fund. 25-0761 passed Pass
  22. 9. Resolution authorizing the purchase of a new 2025 Low Profile Deck Trailer from Mobile Lift Concepts, of Corona, California, for on-site vehicle inspections and catalytic converter investigations for the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force, for a total amount of $59,000.00, with FY 2025 funding from the Police Grants Fund. 25-0821 passed Pass
  23. 10. Resolution ratifying the purchase of one replacement Western Star 12-yard dump truck and the lease-purchase of three additional and four replacement Western Star 12-yard dump trucks due to the originally ordered Freightliner model 12-yard dump trucks not being available in inventory, from Doggett Freightliner, of Austin, Texas, through the Buyboard Cooperative, for Corpus Christi Water for the same total price previously authorized by Resolution 033175. 25-0464 passed Pass
  24. 11. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year professional services agreement, with two one-year options, with CAS-Claims Administrative Services, Inc., dba Claims Administrative Services, of Tyler, Texas, in an amount up to $675,000.00, with a potential up to $1,125,000.00 if options are exercised, for workers’ compensation claims third party administrator services, with FY 2026 funding of $225,000.00 from the Risk Fund, subject to approval of the annual budget. 25-0838 passed Pass
  25. 24 Consent - Capital Projects
  26. 12. Motion authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 1 with Clark Pipeline Services, LLC., of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the Ship Channel Waterline and Gas Line Crossing Project, in the amount of $1,288,049.28 with at least 50% of the water line funding from the Port of Corpus Christi for a total amount not to exceed $13,214,182.72 with FY 2025 funding available from the Water Capital Fund. 25-0903 passed Pass
  27. 26 General Consent Items
  28. 13. Resolution to authorize Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Agreed Order in Docket No. 2021-0986-MWD-E which allows for improvements at Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant in lieu of $236,955.00 administrative penalty. 25-0815 passed Pass ▶ jump to 78:02
  29. 14. Resolution authorizing a grant application for the FY 2026 Beach Cleaning and Maintenance Assistance Program from the Texas General Land Office for $1,815,778.14 to provide beach cleaning and maintenance on North Padre Island and Mustang Island. 25-0972 passed Pass
  30. 29 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
  31. 15. Ordinance authorizing acceptance of a grant from the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, for overtime for two sworn officers and lease payments on two vehicles for identification and disruption of narcotics trafficking as part of the FY 2025 Texas Coastal Corridor High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Initiative in an amount of $41,800.00; and appropriating $41,800.00 in the Police Grants Fund. 25-0822 passed on first reading Pass
  32. 16. Ordinance ratifying the acceptance of an amendment in the amount of $6,329 increasing the HOME Investment Partnerships Program - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) grant M-21-MP-48-0502 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and amending the Fiscal Year 2025 budget by appropriating $6,329 into Grant Fund 9045 25-0923 passed on first reading Pass
  33. J. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 137:14
  34. K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE
  35. L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 17 - 20) ▶ jump to 112:01
  36. 17. Resolution finding the authorization and purchase of the properties by the Corpus Christi Housing Authority related to the apartment complexes of Armon Bay, Azure, Churchill Square, Ocean Palms Apartments, Sandcastle, Sawgrass, South Lake Ranch, Stoneleigh Apartment, The Icon, The Summit, The Veranda, Tuscany Bay South, Villas of Ocean Drive, Arts at Ocean Drive, Caspian Apartments, Gulf Breeze, Shadow Bend, Bay Vista, Bay Vista Point, Baypoint, and Solana Vista void by operation of law; and finding the related memorandum of understandings, ground leases, and operating agreements illegal; requesting the Corpus Christi Housing Authority to acknowledge the findings herein and to immediately terminate the void/illegal land acquisitions, related contracts, and actions. 25-0985 passed as amended Pass ▶ jump to 112:04
  37. 18. Discussion and possible action regarding Oak View Group 360's performance and financial reporting as operator of the Convention Center Complex, including possible termination of contract, returning naming rights authority to the City Council, and directing staff to initiate a new bidding process for arena management services, as requested by Council Members Eric Cantu, Carolyn Vaughn, and Gil Hernandez. 25-0989 no action taken ▶ jump to 139:05
  38. 19. Resolution to rescind Corpus Christi Council Resolution 033396 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute contracts and amendments for design services or construction materials for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project and acquisition of property, as requested by Council Members Carolyn Vaughn, Eric Cantu, and Gil Hernandez. 25-0987 passed as substitute Pass ▶ jump to 217:36
  39. 20. Discussion and possible action regarding an MOU between the City of Corpus Christi and South Texas Water Authority, as requested by Council Members Carolyn Vaughn, Eric Cantu, and Gil Hernandez. 25-0988 no action taken ▶ jump to 82:27
  40. M. BRIEFINGS: (ITEMS 21 - 22)
  41. 21. Briefing on City Proposed London Area Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #7 25-0919 postponed
  42. 22. Briefing on the Inner Harbor Water Treatment Campus Update, including results from the Inner Harbor Ship Channel Near and Far Field Study 25-0953 postponed
  43. N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 23 - 25) ▶ jump to 137:12
  44. 23. 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 the potential long-term agreement with 1PointFive USA, LLC (1P5) to purchase reclaimed water from the City’s Greenwood Wastewater Treatment Plant and potential easements or other property rights to be purchased by 1P5 from the City in areas adjacent to or near the Greenwood Plant and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the potential purchase or value of the aforementioned property rights because deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person. 25-0951 discussed in executive session
  45. 24. 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 the potential value and/or acquisition of properties at, adjacent, and/or near Leopard Street and Corn Products Road, and/or near Airline Drive and St. Pius Drive; and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the purchase or value of the aforementioned areas of 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 the purchase of the property or property(ies) at and/or adjacent to the aforementioned locations. 25-0952 passed after executive session Pass ▶ jump to 138:30
  46. 25. 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 the potential agreement with Ticona (aka Celanese) to purchase water from the City and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the potential purchase or value of property rights related thereto because deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person. 25-0977 discussed in executive session
  47. O. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 324:19