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April 16, 2024 ·11:30 AM Final ·Addendums may be added on Friday

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Agenda — 43 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 1:08
  3. B. Invocation to be given by Deacon Richard Longoria with St. Helena of the True Cross of Jesus. ▶ jump to 1:23
  4. C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Grace Caroline Molite, Senior at W.B. Ray High School . ▶ jump to 2:42
  5. D. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers. ▶ jump to 3:48
  6. E. CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS / UPDATE ON CITY OPERATIONS: (ITEMS 1-2) ▶ jump to 4:22
  7. 1. Staff Announcement: Rebecca Castillo, Director of Human Resources 24-0590 presented ▶ jump to 4:50
  8. 2. April 18 Governor’s Small Business Summit hosted in Corpus Christi, Overview presented by Heather Hurlbert, Assistant City Manager 24-0542 presented ▶ jump to 9:21
  9. F. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 13:53
  10. G. BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: (ITEM 3) ▶ jump to 116:27
  11. 3. Airport Board (3 vacancies) Board of Adjustment (7 vacancies) Island Strategic Action Committee (4 vacancies) Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (1 vacancy) Sister City Committee (1 vacancy) 24-0550 held ▶ jump to 116:31
  12. H. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
  13. I. CONSENT AGENDA: (ITEMS 4-14) ▶ jump to 154:23
  14. 13 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the consent agenda Pass
  15. 4. Approval of the April 9, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes 24-0618 passed Pass
  16. 15 Consent - Contracts and Procurement
  17. 5. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with two one-year option periods with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, of Oak Brook, Illinois, to provide promotional testing services for the Corpus Christi Police Department for an amount up to $316,257.00 and a total amount up to $527,095.00 if both one-year options are exercised, with FY 2024 funding in an amount of $52,709.50 available through the General Fund. 24-0422 passed Pass
  18. 6. Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with two one-year options with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, of Oak Brook, Illinois, to provide promotional testing services for the Corpus Christi Fire Department for an amount up to $348,873.00 and a total amount up to $581,455.00 if both one-year options are exercised, with FY 2024 funding in an amount of $58,145.00 available through the General Fund. 24-0119 passed Pass
  19. 7. Motion authorizing a three-year service agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation, of Reston, Virginia, for a three-year subscription to the LinkedIn Learning for Government to provide professional development and continuing education resources for City of Corpus Christi employees in an amount up to $152,398.08, with FY 2024 funding in the amount of $31,917.44 from the General Fund. 24-0215 passed Pass
  20. 8. Resolution authorizing renewal of property insurance, including All Other Perils (AOP), Flood, Named Storm, Wind/Hail, Earthquake, and Equipment Breakdown insurance, through Carlisle Insurance Agency, Broker of Record, for the upcoming policy year (May 4, 2024-May 4, 2025), for an annual premium of $3,769,127.59 24-0420 passed Pass
  21. 9. Resolution authorizing the purchase of four, six-compartment slide-in kennels for existing Animal Control vehicles from Deerskin Mfg., Inc. of Springtown, Texas, for $82,156.00 with FY2024 funding in the amount of $82,156.00 from the General Fund. 24-0353 passed Pass
  22. 10. Motion authorizing the execution of a one-year service agreement, with two one-year options for equipment maintenance, with AYC, LLC, dba Hest Fitness Products, of Corpus Christi, for $112,594.00 and a potential amount of $136,674.00 if options are exercised for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of exercise equipment at the Senior Centers for the Parks and Recreation Department, as approved by Council in the FY 2024 Budget, with funding of $112,594.00 from the Health 1115 Waiver Fund. 24-0094 passed Pass
  23. 22 Consent - Capital Projects
  24. 11. Motion awarding a professional services contract to Ardurra Group, of Corpus Christi, Texas, in an amount up to $3,806,500 to provide design, bid, and construction phase services for the installation of a new waterline crossing the Laguna Madre and extending to Padre Island, located in Council Districts 4 and 5, with FY 2024 funding available from the Water Capital Fund. passed Pass
  25. 12. Motion authorizing a construction contract to Associated Construction Partners, Ltd., Boerne, Texas, for the Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation project in an amount of $13,484,305.00 for the Total Base Bid Plus Additive Alternate No. 1, located in Council District 1, with FY 2024 funding available from the Wastewater Capital Fund. 24-0507 passed Pass
  26. 25 General Consent Items
  27. 13. Motion authorizing an amendment to the Agreement for City-Operated Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District (CCNCPHD) for FY23-24, to restore the remaining six months of the contract services for a cost of $882,648.00, which were originally scheduled to terminate on April 2, 2024. 24-0423 passed Pass
  28. 14. Resolution approving the annexation of additional properties to expand the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District (DMD) southern boundary to Buford and Water Street, adding an additional 40.721 acres, anticipated to produce $55,000 annually for the DMD, bringing the current revenues to $325,000. 24-0522 passed Pass
  29. 28 Consent - First Reading Ordinances
  30. J. RECESS FOR LUNCH ▶ jump to 149:02
  31. K. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (NONE)
  32. L. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS: (ITEM 15-18) ▶ jump to 146:26
  33. 15. Ordinance repealing January 30, 2024 City Council approval of Ordinance No. 033276, which approved the acceptance of the $75,000 Partnership for Vaccine Equity (PAVE) Grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to provide a Communications Campaign to strengthen vaccination uptake, as requested by Council Members Hunter, Pusley, and Hernandez. 24-0617 passed on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 155:03
  34. 16. Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Support Agreement with the Naval Air Station of Corpus Christi (NASCC) for the City to provide maintenance and repairs to NASCC's fencing, elevators, roofing, and utility system utilizing existing and newly procured contracts to provide services to be reimbursed by NASCC. 24-0489 passed Pass ▶ jump to 146:27
  35. 17. Motion awarding a construction contract to Bay Ltd., of Corpus Christi, Texas, for Base Bid 4 in an amount of $6,000,000.00, with the option to renew for one additional year to be administratively authorized for a total amount not to exceed $12,000,000.00 for Residential Street Rebuild Program FY 2024 and FY 2025 as planned in the Rapid Pavement Program, located city-wide with funding available through Street Fund, Storm Water, Wastewater, Water and Gas Capital Funds. 24-0504 passed Pass ▶ jump to 219:19
  36. 18. Proposed Bond 2024 Briefing, to include funding amounts per category and a listing of proposed candidate projects to be presented to stakeholders and citizens. 24-0544 presented ▶ jump to 225:50
  37. M. BRIEFINGS: (ITEM 19) ▶ jump to 267:41
  38. 19. Briefing on Actuarial Audit of Corpus Christi Firefighters’ Retirement System Actuarial Valuation as of December 31, 2020. 24-0553 presented ▶ jump to 267:43
  39. N. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (ITEMS 20-22) ▶ jump to 148:53
  40. 20. Executive Session pursuant to Texas Gov’t Code § 551.071 and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with attorneys concerning legal issues related to the case of Douglas Edward Taylor v. City of Corpus Christi, including potential consideration of settlement offers and/or fees for attorneys, engineers, other expert witnesses assisting in this case, deposition fees, and court costs, and updates on litigation in other cases. 24-0582 passed after executive session Pass ▶ jump to 148:55
  41. 21. 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 City Auditor and Texas Government Code § 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate the evaluation of the City Auditor. 24-0609 passed after executive session Pass ▶ jump to 148:56
  42. 22. 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 incentive(s) for development at properties adjacent to N. Chaparral Street and Lomax Street, including floodwall and dry flood proofing, and Texas Government Code § 551.087 to discuss and deliberate regarding the aforementioned 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 24-0631 discussed in executive session ▶ jump to 148:57
  43. O. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 287:10