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September 3, 2024 ·11:30 AM Final ·Addendums may be added on Friday.

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Agenda — 55 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 5:37
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Kevin Jennings with Mount Olive Lutheran Church. ▶ jump to 5:46
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Illiana Jade Arias, 12th grader at Tuloso-Midway High School. ▶ jump to 6:44
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 7:32
  6. E. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1 - 4) ▶ jump to 7:58
  7. 1. Moment of Silence for fallen Dallas Police Officer, Darron Burks, and recognition of all first responders, led by Mayor Paulette Guajardo 24-1511 presented ▶ jump to 8:28
  8. 2. FM 624 (Northwest Boulevard) from Wildcat Drive to CR 73 Project Overview 24-1506 presented ▶ jump to 11:05
  9. 3. Bond 2024 and Sales Tax Reauthorization Informational Material 24-1471 presented ▶ jump to 22:41
  10. 4. Pet Food Pantry Programs 24-1466 withdrawn
  11. F. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 33:21
  12. G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 5) ▶ jump to 73:31
  13. 5. Corpus Christi B Corporation (Type B Board) - 5 vacancies Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation (Type A Board) - 5 vacancies Corpus Christi Downtown Management District - 7 vacancies 24-1331 held ▶ jump to 73:33
  14. H. BUDGET RELATED ITEMS: (ITEMS 6 -17) ▶ jump to 81:47
  15. 6. Ordinance adopting the Corpus Christi Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, beginning October 1, 2024; authorizing personnel complements; providing for a copy to be filed with the County Clerk; and appropriating funds as provided in the budget. 24-1427 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 82:11
  16. 7. Ordinance adopting the Corpus Christi Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 Capital Budget, beginning October 1, 2024. 24-1424 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 139:31
  17. 8. Ordinance setting a property tax rate of $0.599774 per $100 valuation which is effectively a 6.03% increase over the no-new-revenue tax rate and approving the tax roll as calculated. (60 percent favorable vote required) 24-1433 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 201:42
  18. 9. Ordinance ratifying the property tax increase reflected in the FY 2024-2025 Operating Budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the FY 2023-2024 Operating Budget in amount of $531,037. 24-1434 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 210:16
  19. 10. Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Aviation, Section 9-35 - Parking Rates, by revising the parking rates at the Corpus Christi International Airport, effective October 1, 2024. 24-1176 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 212:00
  20. 11. Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 55-50 regarding water rates effective January 1, 2025. 24-1458 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 213:01
  21. 12. Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 55-159.1 to increase the Non-mandatory drought surcharge exemption fee effective January 1, 2025. 24-1448 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 235:17
  22. 13. Ordinance amending Section 14-1313 of the Corpus Christi Code to amend the roofing and siding building permit fees, certificate of occupancy fees, and oversized load permit fees; amending Sections 14-1313, 14-1321, 14-1341, 14-1351, 14-1361 10-30, and 10-38 of the Corpus Christi Code to clarify future indexing of the Development Services fees, including the fees for roofing and siding building permits, certificate of occupancy, Plan Review, Building Permits, Technical Construction Code Permits, Excavation and Fill Permits, Unified Development Code Fees, Public Improvement Fees, Zoning Fees, Beachfront Construction Fees, Dune Protection Fees, and Sign Permit Fee; reauthorizing increasing the Infrastructure Trust Fund lot and acreage fees by 10% for FY25; effective October 1, 2024. 24-1443 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 258:09
  23. 14. Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 18-4 Fire Prevention permit fee schedule and Section 18-20 Ambulance rates to include a supplementary charge for non-emergency lift assist fee, effective October 1, 2024. 24-0424 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 262:35
  24. 15. Ordinance amending Sections 19-33, 19-44, 23-20, 23-22, 23-57, and 38-9 of the Corpus Christi Code to increase fees for food health permits, vendor permits, food handler certificates, on-site sewage facilities inspections, daycare and foster home inspections, and commercial swimming pool inspections; and providing for penalty, publication, and effective date of October 1, 2024. 24-1449 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 271:15
  25. 16. Ordinance amending the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 36 Parks, Recreation, Cultural and Leisure Time Activities, Section 36-7 Rental Rates and Recreation Fees and Charges, effective October 1, 2024. 24-1444 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 276:51
  26. 17. Ordinance amending Section 55-709, Drainage Utility Charge, of the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, to levy an amended schedule of stormwater drainage charges, effective October 1, 2024. 24-1446 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 297:51
  27. I. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  28. J. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 18 - 30) ▶ jump to 311:02
  29. 28 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  30. 18. Approval of the August 8, 2024 and August 15, 2024 Budget Workshop Minutes, and August 27, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes 24-1465 passed Pass
  31. 30 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
  32. 19. Ordinance authorizing execution of new 15 year Industrial District Agreements (IDAs); and reestablishing the land areas located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas as Industrial Districts Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. 24-1408 passed on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 314:03
  33. 32 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  34. 20. Resolution authorizing a total payment of $994,688 for the annual renewal of Excess Liability and Excess Workers’ Compensation insurance coverage through its’ Broker of Record, Acrisure LLC, dba Carlisle Insurance, for upcoming policy year October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025. 24-1274 passed Pass
  35. 21. Motion authorizing a one-year service agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, of Richardson, Texas, for stop loss coverage for the City’s self-funded employee health benefit plans from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, with funding from the proposed FY 2025 budget for an estimated amount of $2,436,190.00 payable from the Police, Fire, and Civilian health benefit funds. 24-1354 passed Pass
  36. 22. Motion authorizing execution of a two-year professional services agreement with Axim Geospatial, LLC, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for $525,959.47 to replace the outdated 20-year-old version of the ESRI Utility Network for the City’s Water and Wastewater Geographic Information System (GIS) database, which will no longer be supported in the fall of 2025 and to implement an upgrade to the utility network system to be managed by Corpus Christi Water, with FY 2024 funding of $315,000 from the Water Fund. 24-0533 passed Pass
  37. 23. Motion authorizing the execution of a one-year supply agreement, with two one-year option periods, with Rush Truck Centers of Texas, dba Rush Truck Center, of Corpus Christi, Texas, through the BuyBoard Cooperative for heavy equipment automotive repair parts for the Asset Management Department in an amount up to $290,000.00, and a potential total amount up to $870,000.00 if both one-year option periods are exercised, with FY 2024 funding of $48,333.33 from the Fleet Maintenance Fund. 24-0959 passed Pass
  38. 24. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year cooperative purchase agreement with Rehrig Pacific Company, through the OMNIA Partners Cooperative, for $675,324.00, to purchase refuse and recycling carts for the City’s Residential Curbside Collection by the Solid Waste Services Department, with FY 2025 funding from the General Fund, subject to budget approval. 24-1289 passed Pass
  39. 25. Motion authorizing execution of a three-month service agreement with Zeitenergy, LLC, of Irving, Texas, for the purchase, removal and installation of two compressed natural gas dispensers to replace the existing dispensers located at the Ayers CNG Station, for $239,742.50, for Gas Operations, with FY 2024 funding from the Gas Operations Fund. 24-1226 passed Pass
  40. 39 Consent - Capital Projects
  41. 26. Motion awarding a professional services contract to Hazen and Sawyer, Corpus Christi, Texas, to provide design, bid, and construction phase services to fully upgrade the complete Fluoride system utilized at the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant (ONSWTP) in an amount not to exceed $532,418 with FY 2024 funding available from the Water Capital Fund. 24-1415 passed Pass ▶ jump to 339:53
  42. 27. Motion authorizing a professional services contract with Urban Engineering, LLC, Corpus Christi, Texas, to provide a Preliminary Engineering Report for the Northwest Blvd Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrade Project in an amount not to exceed $80,210.00, located in Council District 1, with FY 2024 funding available from Wastewater Capital Fund. 24-1335 passed Pass
  43. 42 General Consent Items
  44. 28. Resolution Adopting the Nueces County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Action Plan used to reduce vulnerability to future hazards, acquire disaster funding, and lower flood insurance costs. 24-1349 passed Pass
  45. 44 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
  46. 29. Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority in the amount of $864,514.00 with a City cash match of $184,005.00 and an in-kind match of $750,763.00, for a total project cost of $1,048,519.00 for salaries, overtime, and fringe benefits for four sworn officers and three civilians, and for operational needs for the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force; and designating several City staff members as designated officials for the grant; and authorizing four sworn and three civilian positions that currently exist; and appropriating $864,514.00 in the Police Grants Fund. 24-1381 passed on first reading Pass
  47. 30. Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for catalytic converter theft detection and prevention in the amount of $98,728.00 for overtime for four sworn officers and two civilians, and for equipment and supplies for the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force; and designating several City staff members as designated officials for the grant; and appropriating $98,728.00 in the Police Grants Fund. 24-1383 passed on first reading Pass
  48. K. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 139:13
  49. L. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
  50. M. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEM 31) ▶ jump to 349:09
  51. 31. Citizen Referendum - Request for Council Reconsideration of Ordinance 033436 amending Section 2-330 of the Code of Ordinances to provide for outside representation of City Officials for alleged violations before the Ethics Commission. 24-1513 failed Fail ▶ jump to 349:11
  52. N. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 32) ▶ jump to 367:36
  53. 32. City of Corpus Christi's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Update 24-1512 presented ▶ jump to 367:37
  54. O. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (NONE)
  55. P. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 375:33