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March 18, 2025 ·11:30 AM Final ·Addendums may be added on Friday.

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Agenda — 46 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 6:57
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Fire Chief Brandon Wade. ▶ jump to 7:43
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Jonathan Anguiano, 12th grader from Roy Miller High School. ▶ jump to 8:23
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 9:25
  6. E. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEM 1) ▶ jump to 10:29
  7. 1. Presentation on the City’s Drought Contingency Plan and ordinance amending City Code of Ordinances Chapter 55, Article XII Water Resource Management sections 55-150, 55-152, 55-153, 55-154, 55-155; updating the City’s Drought Contingency Plan, providing an effective date of March 19, 2025, and providing for penalties and publication. 24-1126 passed on second reading as amended Pass ▶ jump to 10:31
  8. F. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 40:28
  9. G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 2) ▶ jump to 156:06
  10. 2. Arts & Cultural Commission Building Standards Board Crime Control & Prevention District Island Strategic Action Committee Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee 25-0253 held ▶ jump to 156:08
  11. H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  12. I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 3 - 19) ▶ jump to 162:40
  13. 12 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  14. 3. Approval of the February 25, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes and March 6, 2025 Workshop Minutes 25-0343 passed Pass
  15. 14 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
  16. 4. Ordinance authorizing acceptance of $15,000 grant from the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation to fund overtime and fringe benefits for the Red Cord Initiative Diversion Program; and appropriating funds in the amount of $15,000 to the Police Grants Fund. 25-0221 passed on second reading Pass
  17. 5. Ordinance authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of $4,203,066.87 from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, under the FY 2024 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant for use by the Gas Department to replace existing steel gas mains with polyethylene (PE) pipe; and amending the Gas Grant Fund and FY 2025 Capital Budget. 24-2037 passed on second reading Pass
  18. 17 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  19. 6. Motion authorizing the purchase of 68 additional body-worn cameras and related equipment from Turn-Key Mobile, of Jefferson City, Missouri, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for the Corpus Christi Police Department in an amount of $141,848.00, with FY 2025 funding from the Police Grants Fund, the Law Enforcement Trust Fund, and the General Fund. 25-0262 passed Pass
  20. 7. Motion authorizing the purchase of 40 additional and 10 replacement Panasonic mobile data computers with dash camera systems from Turn-Key Mobile, Inc, of Jefferson City, Missouri, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for the Corpus Christi Police Department in the amount of $878,300.00, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $737,772.00 from the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund and $140,528.00 from the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund. 25-0172 passed Pass
  21. 8. Resolution authorizing the purchase of 40 additional and 10 replacement L3Harris mobile communication radio systems from Dailey and Wells Communications, of San Antonio, Texas, for the Corpus Christi Police Department in the amount of $203,845.00, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $167,826.60 from the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund and $36,018.40 from the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund. 25-0357 passed Pass
  22. 9. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year renewal service agreement with Astound Business Solutions, LLC, of Austin, through the TIPS Cooperative, in the amount of $173,880.00 for dedicated fiber links to the City’s backup data center, the radio system, and for Police Department special use cases, with FY2025 funding of $28,980.00 from the Information Technology Fund. 25-0251 passed Pass
  23. 10. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with Astound Business Solutions, LLC, of Austin, through the TIPS Cooperative, in the amount of $191,520.00 for redundant fiber connections to the City’s backup data center, City Hall, and the Police Department; for a redundant connection between City Hall’s data center and the City’s Service Center facilities; and to increase internet speeds at the American Bank Center, with FY2025 funding of $27,120.00 from the Information Technology Fund and $4,800.00 from the General Fund. 25-0252 passed Pass
  24. 23 Consent - Capital Projects
  25. 11. Motion awarding 23 Master Service Agreements for professional engineering services to 15 firms with an aggregate three-year not to exceed amount of $46,350,000.00 for surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering, general civil and facilities parking lot projects, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, and geotechnical and construction materials testing to support the Bond and CIP program with projects located Citywide, with FY 2025 funding available from the Capital Program, Bond Program Funds and operating budgets. 25-0141 passed Pass ▶ jump to 163:24
  26. 12. Motion awarding a construction contract to J. Carroll Weaver, Inc., of Sinton, Texas, in an amount up to $5,000,000.00 with two renewal options to be administratively authorized for a total amount up to $15,000,000.00 for Citywide Water Line Repair/Replace-Small Diameter Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) FY2024 project, located Citywide, with FY 2025 funding available from the Water Capital Fund. 25-0305 passed Pass ▶ jump to 174:05
  27. 13. Motion awarding a construction contract to RUTS Construction, LLC, Haslet, Texas, in an amount up to $5,000,000.00 with two renewal options to be administratively authorized for a total amount not to exceed $15,000,000.00 for Citywide Water Line Repair/Replace-Large Diameter Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) FY2024 project, located Citywide, with FY 2025 funding available from the Water Capital Fund. 25-0307 passed Pass ▶ jump to 178:58
  28. 14. Motion authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 3 with Reytec Construction Resources of Houston, Texas, for changes to the pavement structure on Alameda Street, from Louisiana Ave to Texan Trail, in the amount of $1,524,245.99 for a total amount not to exceed $16,937,904.07, with funding available from Bond 2018. 25-0234 passed Pass ▶ jump to 181:45
  29. 28 General Consent Items
  30. 15. Resolution authorizing the submission of three grant applications to the Public Safety Office - Homeland Security Grants Division for the State Homeland Security Program totaling $218,952.00 for ten new rifle-rated armored shields for the Corpus Christi Police Department SWAT Team, fourteen replacement SCUBA equipment for the Corpus Christi Police Department Dive Team, and three additional stabilization kits for ladder trucks for the Corpus Christi Fire Department. 25-0285 passed Pass
  31. 30 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
  32. 16. Ordinance accepting a grant for $20,332.87 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the 2024 Local Emergency Planning Committee Grant Program for the purchase of marketing materials and media for the City of Corpus Christi-Nueces County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC); and appropriating $20,332.87 in the FY 2025 Fire Grants Fund. 25-0244 passed on first reading Pass
  33. 17. Ordinance amending Section 53-254 of the City Code to reduce the speed limit on Weber Road (FM 43), between Saratoga Boulevard (SH 357) and Oso Creek Bridge, and reduce the speed limit of Ennis Joslin Road (Spur 3), between South Padre Island Drive and Ocean Drive; providing for penalty and publication 25-0220 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 217:45
  34. 18. Ordinance accepting and appropriating two grant awards in the amount of $988,567.12 and $330,000 in funding from the Office of the Governor’s Texas Military Preparedness Commission Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) Program with the required matching contributions from the City totaling $309,209.22 for the Lift Station Modernization Project at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi and the Condensate Return Station Replacement Project at Corpus Christi Army Depot 25-0298 passed on first reading Pass
  35. 19. Ordinance approving the Home to Texas Internship Program project between the Corpus Christi B Corporation (Type B) and the University of Texas at Austin for a job training project comprising a nine-week summer internship for Corpus Christi students enrolled at UT Austin and a contribution to a $5,000.00 scholarship upon completion of the job training internship; appropriating $12,500.00 from the unreserved fund balance of the Corpus Christi B Corporation Economic Development fund; and amending the budget. 25-0345 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 221:15
  36. J. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 156:02
  37. K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEMS 20 - 21) ▶ jump to 231:09
  38. 20. Annexation and Zoning Case ZN8474 Braselton Development Company, Ltd. (District 3). Ordinance annexing a 63.239-acre tract of land located along the east side of CR 33 (London Pirate Road), north of FM 43 (Weber Rd) and abutting the southside of the Oso Creek per owner petition; approving the related service plan; adding the annexed area to City Council District 3; and rezoning from the “FR” Farm Rural District to the “RS-4.5” Single-Family 4.5 District; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and staff recommend approval of Zoning Case ZN8474) 25-0129 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 231:10
  39. 21. Annexation and Zoning Case ZN8481 Texas Lone Star Abstract & Title Investments Group, LLC. (District 3). Ordinance annexing a 2.00-acre tract of land per owner petition located at the southeast corner of FM 43 and CR 47; annexing the abutting 299.98 linear-foot section of CR 47; and annexing a 2,489.98 linear-foot section of FM 43; approving the related service plan; adding the annexed area to City Council District 3; rezoning the 2.00 acres from the “FR” Farm Rural District to the “CN-1” Neighborhood Commercial District; and providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and staff recommend approval of Zoning Case ZN8481) 25-0295 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 242:35
  40. L. BRIEFINGS: (ITEMS 22 - 23) ▶ jump to 245:55
  41. 22. Briefing by OVG360 on the American Bank Center 25-0167 held ▶ jump to 245:57
  42. 23. Briefing on 89th Texas Legislative Session Update, Presented by Ryan Skrobarczyk, Director of Intergovernmental Relations 25-0402 presented ▶ jump to 320:39
  43. M. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 24 - 25) ▶ jump to 155:54
  44. 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 contract with Global Spectrum, L.P., dba OVG360 for operation of the American Bank Center 25-0309 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 155:56
  45. 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 value and/or acquisition of properties at, adjacent, and/or near 13710 North Hillwood Trail, 13720 North Hillwood Trail, and/or 13724 North Hillwood Trail for the water line crossing the Nueces River at Callallen project-potential condemnation(s); 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. 25-0361 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 155:58
  46. N. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 335:06