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May 14, 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 4:41
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Pastor Steve Lopez with Koinonia Church. ▶ jump to 5:02
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Magali Ramos, Senior at Mary Carroll High School. ▶ jump to 5:38
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 6:48
  6. E. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1 - 3) ▶ jump to 7:16
  7. 1. MAX Underground Construction LLC Update 24-0715 presented ▶ jump to 8:13
  8. 2. May 18 Beach to Bay Relay, Presented by Robert Dodd, Director of Parks and Recreation, and Doug McBee, Race Director 24-0671 presented ▶ jump to 11:46
  9. 3. Staff Announcement: Odette Cruz, Assistant Director of Human Resources, and Sergio Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation 24-0703 presented ▶ jump to 18:28
  10. F. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 24:32
  11. G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 4) ▶ jump to 53:25
  12. 4. Animal Care Advisory Committee (2 vacancies) 24-0713 held ▶ jump to 53:32
  13. H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  14. I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 5 - 19) ▶ jump to 58:44
  15. 14 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  16. 5. Approval of the April 23, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes and April 30, 2024 Bond 2024 Council Workshop 24-0706 passed Pass
  17. 16 Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
  18. 6. Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three-Year Capital Improvement Program approved by Corpus Christi City Council on September 5, 2023, consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of “City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 2024”, for the first issuance of bonds from the Bond 2022 authorization, for improvements to streets and parks and recreation facilities in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 and refinancings in an amount not to exceed $105,000,000 in a sale to be conducted in November 2024, for the refunding, within set parameters and according to the plan of finance set by the City’s financial advisors; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for the payment of the bonds; delegating authority to the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance and Procurement , and certain other authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds; enacting other provisions incident and related thereto; and providing for an effective date. 24-0620 passed on second reading Pass
  19. 7. Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three-Year Capital Improvement Program approved by the Corpus Christi City Council on September 5, 2023, consideration and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of “City of Corpus Christi, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Taxable Series 2024B” for solid waste improvements in an amount not to exceed $10,605,000, within set parameters and according to the plan of finance set by the City’s financial advisors; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the solid waste system; delegating authority to the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance and Procurement and certain other authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of the certificates; enacting other provisions incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date. 24-0629 passed on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 59:40
  20. 8. Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three-Year Capital Improvement Program approved by the Corpus Christi City Council on September 5, 2023, consideration and approval of ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Corpus Christi, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024A” for improvements to streets, city facilities, and public safety facilities in an amount not to exceed $39,400,000, within set parameters and according to the plan of finance set by the City’s financial advisors; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the solid waste system; delegating authority to the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance and Procurement and certain other authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the issuance, sale, and delivery of the certificates; enacting other provisions incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date. 24-0621 passed on second reading Pass ▶ jump to 62:06
  21. 9. Consistent with the FY 2024 approved Three-Year Capital Improvement Program approved by the Corpus Christi City Council on September 5, 2023, consideration and approval of ordinance by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas authorizing the issuance of its Utility System Senior Lien Revenue Improvement and/or Refunding Bonds in one or more series (as designated by purpose and series) for water, wastewater, and stormwater utility improvements in an amount not to exceed $186,090,000 and refinancings in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000 within set parameters and according to the plan of finance set by the City’s financial advisors; making provisions for the payment and security thereof by a first and prior lien on and pledge of the net revenues of the City’s utility system on a parity with certain currently outstanding utility system revenue obligations; delegating the authority to the City Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance and Procurement and certain other authorized officials to approve and execute documents relating to the issuance; and providing an effective date. 24-0630 passed on second reading Pass
  22. 21 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  23. 10. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement, with two one-year options, with Faraday Electric Motors, LLC, of Corpus Christi, in an amount not to exceed $1,191,995.00 and a potential amount up to $1,986,658.33 if options are exercised, for pump motor and clutch repairs/replacement needed at various locations for Corpus Christi Water, with FY 2024 funding of $165,554.86 from the Water Fund. 24-0501 passed Pass
  24. 11. Resolution authorizing a five-year service agreement with Environmental Improvement, Inc., of Houston, in an amount not to exceed $400,270.00 for preventative maintenance and the purchase of parts and materials needed by Corpus Christi Water for the disinfection system at the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant, with FY 2024 funding of $77,426.00 from the Water Fund. 24-0456 passed Pass
  25. 12. Resolution authorizing a one-year service agreement, with four one-year options, with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc., of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, with an office in Corpus Christi, in an amount not to exceed $67,131.84 and a potential amount of $335,659.20 if options are exercised, for the mowing of Storm Water Group 13 (Stormwater Maintenance Area In and Around Padre Island), for the Public Works Department, with FY 2024 funding of $27,971.60 from the Storm Water Fund. passed Pass
  26. 13. Resolution authorizing a one-year service agreement, with a one-year option, with Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., of San Antonio, with an office in Corpus Christi, in an amount not to exceed $87,803.76 and a potential amount of $175,607.12 if the option is exercised, for mowing and grounds maintenance of athletic fields for the Parks and Recreation Department, with FY 2024 funding of $43,901.88 from the General Fund. 24-0298 passed Pass
  27. 14. Motion authorizing execution of a five-year service agreement with Great South Texas Corp, dba Computer Solutions, to purchase Cisco wireless network hardware and five-year software licenses for $97,861.46 in support of the Corpus Christi Public Libraries’ E-Rate Category 2 Program application, for which there is an eligible 85% E-Rate discounted purchase savings of $82,953.17, resulting in a final purchase amount of $14,908.29, with FY 2024 funding of $97,861.46 from the General Fund. 24-0462 passed Pass
  28. 15. Motion authorizing execution of a co-operative agreement for a one-year software license renewal with Carahshoft Technology Inc., of Restin, Virginia, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for Splunk security and data analysis software licenses for $69,039.41, with continuing one-year renewals subject to sufficient future appropriations, with FY 2024 funding from the Information Technology Fund. 24-0447 passed Pass
  29. 16. Motion authorizing execution of a co-operative agreement for a one-year software license renewal with immixTechnology, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for Veeam backup and replication software to support disaster recovery and business continuity for $90,287.97, with continuing one-year renewals subject to sufficient future appropriations, with FY 2024 funding from the Information Technology Fund. 24-0698 passed Pass
  30. 29 General Consent Items
  31. 17. Motion authorizing a Reimbursement Agreement with the Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities for services rendered to aid homeless persons and crime victims, support Community Health Workers, and provide skills training in an amount not to exceed $128,000.00, with a maximum amount payable by the City of up to $64,000.00 per FY2023 and FY2024. 24-0581 passed Pass
  32. 31 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
  33. 18. Ordinance appropriating $269,814.00 in the Health Grant Fund from an increase in the STI/HIV Prevention Services Program Grant from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to provide STI/HIV prevention and control services for the period of September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025; and authorizing four grant positions. 24-0513 passed on first reading Pass
  34. 19. Ordinance authorizing acceptance and future amendments of the Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Grant for $205,548.00 with a cash or in-kind match of $20,555.00 from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS); and appropriating $205,548.00 in the Health Grant Fund to provide Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Level 3 chemical laboratory surge capacity activities from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and authorizing two grant positions. 24-0545 passed on first reading Pass
  35. J. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 92:26
  36. K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (ITEMS 20 - 23) ▶ jump to 63:29
  37. 20. Ordinance abandoning, vacating, and closing 0.574 acres of unimproved public right-of-way for the Fair Market Value of $380,000.00 identified as Sand Dollar Avenue, a portion of Block 27 Padre Island No.1, conditioned on petitioner, Donny Shellenbarger, meeting specified conditions. 24-0305 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 63:34
  38. 21. Zoning Case No. ZN8199, Barajas Family Corporation (District 2). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 3345 Gollihar Road and 4500 Kirkwood Drive from the “ON” Neighborhood Office District and the “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District to the “CN-1” Neighborhood Commercial District; Providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval). 24-0655 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 66:56
  39. 22. Zoning Case No. ZN8200, Barajas Family Corporation (District 2). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 2823 South Port Avenue and 2511 San Jacinto Drive from the “CG-2” General Commercial District and the “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District to the “CG-2” General Commercial District; Providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval). 24-0657 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 79:39
  40. 23. Zoning Case No. ZN7974, Leslie Lopez (District 1). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 110 Rolling Acres Drive from the “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District to the “ON/SP” Neighborhood Office District with a Special Permit; Providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval to the “ON/SP” Neighborhood Office District with a Special Permit.) 24-0658 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 90:32
  41. L. RECESS TO CORPORATION MEETING: (ITEM 24) ▶ jump to 94:30
  42. 24. Annual Board Meeting of the Corpus Christi Housing Finance Corporation (CCHFC) to elect officers, consider a resolution amending and reaffirming the Corpus Christi Housing Finance Corporation’s Investment Policy and Investment Strategy, and repeal the Inducement Resolutions for Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for the previously proposed 152-unit affordable housing multi-family development at Greenwood Drive and Gollihar Road. 24-0543 held ▶ jump to 94:28
  43. M. RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ▶ jump to 103:46
  44. N. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEMS 25 - 26) ▶ jump to 103:58
  45. 25. Motion authorizing a cost-share agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for design and construction to address streambank erosion control related to the Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase 2 System Improvements project, located in the vicinity of the Mary Rhodes Pump Station near Bay City, in an amount not to exceed $4,629,100, with FY 2024 funding available from the Water Capital Fund and funding in the amount of $8,596,900 available from the USACE. The total projected cost for the streambank erosion improvement is estimated to be approximately $13,676,000, including phase one feasibility study. 24-0435 passed Pass ▶ jump to 103:59
  46. 26. Motion executing professional two-year service agreements with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year periods, with InterVISTAS Consulting USA, Inc. of Washington D.C. and Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. of Springfield, Illinois, for a total combined amount of $400,000.00 with a potential amount of $800,000.00 if all options are exercised, for air service development consulting services, from the Operating Budget in Fund 4610. 24-0624 passed Pass ▶ jump to 104:59
  47. O. BRIEFINGS: (ITEMS 27-28) ▶ jump to 118:27
  48. 27. Briefing on State Chapter 327, Municipal Sales and Use Tax for Residential Streets and Sidewalks 24-0801 presented ▶ jump to 118:29
  49. 28. Industrial Streets Briefing 24-0782 presented ▶ jump to 217:26
  50. P. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 29 - 31) ▶ jump to 92:16
  51. 29. 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, 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 24-0643 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 92:17
  52. 30. 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 trade and or cession of territory and/or extraterritorial jurisdiction with the City of Portland, services thereto, jurisdiction, annexation, Texas Local Gov’t Code service plans, industrial district and economic development agreements, and Chapters 42, 43 and 212 of the Texas Local Government Code § 43.015, et. seq., and laws relating to piers, ports, and interlocal agreements 24-0718 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 92:18
  53. 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 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 24-0742 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 92:20
  54. Q. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 230:00