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June 25, 2024 ·11:30 AM Final ·Addendums may be added on Friday.

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Agenda — 54 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 5:23
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Don Leavell with Corpus Christi Fellowship. ▶ jump to 5:34
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Maverick Van Hazel, 2nd grader at Windsor Park Elementary School. ▶ jump to 7:50
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 9:22
  6. E. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1 - 4) ▶ jump to 9:56
  7. 1. Overview of Major City Initiatives in Development 24-0969 presented ▶ jump to 10:18
  8. 2. 2024 Hurricane Season Preparedness (June 1 - November 30) presented by Fire Chief Brandon Wade, and Jace Johnson, Emergency Management Coordinator 24-1033 presented ▶ jump to 129:27
  9. 3. FY 2024 Rapid Pavement Program (RPP) Program Update, presented by Ernesto De La Garza, Director of Public Works 24-0141 presented ▶ jump to 163:46
  10. 4. Staff Announcement (Video): Nick Winkelmann - Director of Water Systems and Support Services Jace Johnson - Emergency Management Coordinator Michael Perez - Assistant Director of Public Health and Finance Arturo Marquez - Director of Economic Development Sergio Villasana - Director of Finance Julie Sandoval - Assistant Director of Finance 24-1030 presented ▶ jump to 179:54
  11. F. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 27:13
  12. G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (NONE)
  13. H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  14. I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 5 - 19) ▶ jump to 184:01
  15. 15 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
  16. 5. Ordinance appropriating $241,637.00 in the Health Grant Fund for an increase in the Immunization/Locals (IMM/LOCALS) Grant from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to operate an immunization program for children, adolescents, and adults, to include COVID 19 vaccines when requested by patients, utilizing four existing grant positions for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025; and appropriating related program income in the estimated amount of $20,000.00 in the Health Grants Fund. 24-0479 passed on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 199:31
  17. 16 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  18. 6. Ordinance authorizing the resale of three properties for $48,000.00 which were foreclosed upon for failure to pay ad valorem taxes, of which the City shall receive $9,761.80 in sale proceeds plus $1,237.83 for partial payment of City paving and demolition liens. 24-0952 passed on second reading Pass
  19. 18 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  20. 7. Motion authorizing the purchase of 31 additional Panasonic mobile data computers and dash camera systems from Turn-Key Mobile, of Jefferson City, Missouri, for the Corpus Christi Police Department for $531,929.00, with FY 2024 funds from the Federal Police Law Enforcement Trust Fund in the amount of $177,309.66, the General Fund in the amount of $177,309.67, and the Crime Control and Prevention District in the amount of $177,309.67. 24-0869 passed Pass
  21. 8. Motion authorizing the purchase of one replacement Pierce Enforcer Pumper Fire Truck from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, of Houston, Texas, through the BuyBoard Cooperative, for the Corpus Christi Fire Department in the amount of for $988,253.00, with FY 2024 funding in the amount of $988,253.00 from the General Fund. 24-0862 passed Pass
  22. 9. Resolution authorizing the acquisition by lease-purchase of a brush and tire shredder unit from Powerscreen Texas, Inc., through the Sourcewell Cooperative and financed through JPMorgan, in the amount of $1,006,737.58 for the Solid Waste Services Department, with FY 2024 funding of $50,336.88 from the General Fund and the remaining balance of $956,400.70 to be funded through the annual budget process. 24-0923 passed Pass ▶ jump to 185:33
  23. 10. Motion authorizing execution of a two-year supply agreement with Wilnat Inc., dba Koons Gas Measurement of Tulsa, Oklahoma in an amount not to exceed $262,500.00 to purchase residential gas regulators, for Gas Operations, with FY 2024 funding in an amount of $131,250.00 available through the Gas Fund. 24-0914 passed Pass ▶ jump to 200:57
  24. 11. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year co-op agreement, with two one-year options and an auto-renew provision, with Carahsoft Technology Corporation, of Reston, Virginia, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for $100,429.83 and a potential amount up to $335,532.26 if options are exercised, for Granicus agenda management software and support, with FY 2024 funding of $100,429.83 from the General Fund. 24-0293 passed Pass
  25. 12. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year service agreement, with two one-year options, with Rolland George Hyatt, Jr., dba Woodstock Tree Surgeons, of Corpus Christi, in an amount not to exceed $89,200.00, with a potential amount up to $267,600.00 if options are exercised, for palm tree trimming services for Parks & Recreation, with FY 2024 funding of $44,600.00. 24-0632 passed Pass ▶ jump to 191:14
  26. 25 Consent - Capital Projects
  27. 26 General Consent Items
  28. 13. Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application for $864,514 to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to continue the Motor Vehicle Theft Unit activities in the Police Department with a City cash match of $184,005 and an in-kind match of $750,763 for a total project cost of $1,799,282.00 for salaries, overtime, and fringe benefits for four sworn officers and three civilians (authorizing the four sworn officers and three civilian positions), 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 appropriating $864,514 in the Police Grants Fund. 24-0870 passed Pass ▶ jump to 194:28
  29. 14. Resolution authorizing a grant application for the FY 2025 Beach Cleaning and Maintenance Assistance Program from the Texas General Land Office to provide beach cleaning and maintenance on North Padre Island and Mustang Island. 24-0868 passed Pass
  30. 29 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
  31. 15. Ordinance Extending the Local State of Disaster Declared by the Mayor on June 20, 2024, related to Tropical Storm Alberto; and declaring an emergency. 24-1059 passed on emergency Pass
  32. 16. Ordinance accepting $139,501 for an Air Quality Planning Grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to provide air quality planning activities through December 31, 2025. 24-0877 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 196:01
  33. 17. Ordinance authorizing acceptance and future amendments of a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Grant for $114,925.00 with a cash match of $22,985.00 from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS); appropriating $137,910.00 to provide funding activities in support of tuberculosis prevention and control services for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, authorizing two existing FTE's funded by this grant. 24-0887 passed on first reading Pass
  34. 18. Ordinance appropriating $43,570.00 from an increase in the HIV Surveillance Grant Program administered by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, to provide HIV surveillance and control services, authorizing one existing FTE position funded by this grant. 24-0902 passed on first reading Pass
  35. 19. Ordinance ending Presiding Judge Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa's current term and reappointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as Presiding Judge for a two-year term of office beginning August 1, 2024, and ending August 1, 2026, effectively staggering the Presiding Judge term from Full-time and Part-time Municipal Court Judges' terms. 24-1008 passed on first reading Pass
  36. J. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 160:16
  37. K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEMS 20 - 21) ▶ jump to 224:51
  38. 20. Zoning Case No. ZN8192, MF Newton Investments LLC (District 4). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 2245 Flour Bluff Drive from the “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District to the “CN-1/SP” Neighborhood Commercial District with a Special Permit; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval). 24-0937 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 224:52
  39. 21. Zoning Case No. ZN8185, Toreros Investment II LLC (District 4). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 635 Yorktown Boulevard from the “FR” Farm Rural District to the “CC/SP” Commercial Compatible District with a Special Permit; Providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval. Applicant originally requested a zoning change to the “R-MH” Manufactured Home District. Applicant consents to staff’s recommendation). 24-0932 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 225:29
  40. L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 22 - 28) ▶ jump to 227:01
  41. 22. Resolution approving staff recommendation of the shortlisted firms (Acciona Agua/MasTec, CDM Smith/PLW Water, and Kiewit) for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project in accordance with the Texas Government Code 2269 pertaining to a Request for Qualifications issued on March 29, 2024, and closed on May 22, 2024. 24-1025 passed Pass ▶ jump to 227:09
  42. 23. Resolution authorizing the execution of a contract and subsequent amendment(s), following the Request for Proposals (RFP), with the selected design-build firm for design services for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project in the estimated amount of $68,000,000.00, authorizing execution of Phase 1A, Phase 1B, and early work packages in the estimated amount of $69,250,000.00, and authorizing acquisition of property in the estimated amount of $750,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $138,000,000.00; and determining all costs attributable to Raw Water; with funding available from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT). 24-0998 passed Pass ▶ jump to 227:20
  43. 24. Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 3 for pre-construction phase services to the master services agreement with Freese and Nichols for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project in the amount of $12,000,000.00, for a total contract value not to exceed $21,033,994.00; with funding available from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT). 24-1024 passed Pass ▶ jump to 227:37
  44. 25. Motion authorizing payment of the Federal Income Tax Component of Contribution (ITCC) in the amount of $255,750.00 to American Electric Power, Texas (AEP) for the Contribution in Aid of Construction Direct Connect Agreement for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project, with FY 2024 funding available from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT). 24-0697 passed Pass ▶ jump to 227:48
  45. 26. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year professional services agreement with two one-year options, for communication and education services for Corpus Christi Water with Morehead Dotts Rybak, Inc. (aka MDR Advertising), of Corpus Christi, in an amount up to $240,000.00 in management fees and up to $1,260,000.00 in media allowance for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 with a potential amount up to $4,500,000.00 if options are exercised, with FY 2024 funding of $375,000.00 from the Water Fund. 24-1021 no action taken Fail ▶ jump to 322:48
  46. 27. Motion authorizing execution of a one-year professional services agreement with two one-year options, for citywide communication and education services with Morehead Dotts Rybak, Inc. (aka MDR Advertising) of Corpus Christi, for $210,000.00 in management fees and $750,000.00 in media allowance for a total not to exceed $960,000.00, with a potential amount up to $2,880,000.00 if options are exercised with FY 2024 funding of $240,000.00 from various department funds. 24-1026 no action taken Fail ▶ jump to 323:36
  47. 28. Motion authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the professional services contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) for the North Beach Drainage Improvement Project in the amount of $473,604.00, for a total contract value not to exceed $1,254,408.00 to provide design, bid, and construction phase services for reconstruction of Beach Avenue, from East Causeway Boulevard to the beach, and Gulfspray Avenue, from East Causeway Boulevard to the beach, and to provide design services for the North Beach Eco Park project; located in Council District 1, with FY 2024 funding available from the American Rescue Plan Act Grant Funds. 24-1000 passed Pass ▶ jump to 354:03
  48. M. BRIEFINGS: (ITEMS 29 - 30) ▶ jump to 202:59
  49. 29. S.E.A. Walk Project Briefing, presented by Bill Durrill, Director of the Devary Durrill Foundation. 24-1039 presented ▶ jump to 203:01
  50. 30. Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to provide 2023 end of year annual overview on the organization accomplishments and city-wide projects. 24-0861 held ▶ jump to 380:56
  51. N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 31 - 32) ▶ jump to 159:58
  52. 31. 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 industries, infrastructure, utilities, and property in the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, services thereto, annexation, Texas Local Gov’t Code service plans, industrial district agreements (IDA’s), and Chapters 42, 43 and 212 of the Texas Local Government Code § 43.0116, et. seq., rates for utilities, actions for limitation of rates, Texas Water Code § 13.043 and associated statutes and regulations, 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, authorizing preparation of service plans for areas to be considered for annexation, and authorizing professional services agreements and amendments thereto with attorneys, engineers, and other consultants involved in the aforementioned actions 24-1020 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 160:00
  53. 32. 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 regulations, legal rights, and contracts related to surface water from the Nueces River and other sources, groundwater from the Evangeline Aquifer, and other sources, desalination, legal restrictions on and permits required for the provision of water, regulations and contracts of water conservation and improvement districts and groundwater conservation districts (including, but not limited to Nueces County Water Conservation and Improvement District #3 and the San Patricio Groundwater Conservation District), TCEQ and EPA regulations related to water, state and federal regulations related to construction of water-related infrastructure, state restrictions on rates and charges for utilities, statutory restrictions on the issuance of debt and governmental contracting, and potential authorization of contracts for attorneys and consultants to assist in matters related to water. 24-1038 postponed
  54. O. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 412:25