City Council - Regular Meeting

Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.

Invocation to be given by Pastor Robert Saenz with Primera Asamblea De Dios.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Hailey Hernandez, senior at Richard Milburn Academy.

City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.

26-1604 Information on November 3, 2026 General Election Early Voting

26-1605 Run the Runway / Wings of Texas Fundraising Recap

PUBLIC COMMENT - APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M.

To speak during this public comment period on a City-related matter or agenda item, you must sign up before the meeting begins. Each speaker is limited to a total of no more than 3 minutes per speaker. You will not be allowed to speak again on an item when the Council is considering the item. Time limits may be restricted further by the Mayor at any meeting. If you have a petition or other information pertaining to your subject, please present it to the City Secretary. Written comments may be submitted at https://www.corpuschristitx.gov/department-directory/city-secretary/. Electronic media that you would like to use may only be introduced into the City system if approved by the City's Communications Department at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Communications at 361-826-3211 to coordinate. This is a public hearing for all items on this agenda.

BOARD & COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:

26-1510 Ordinance accepting a grant for $781,818.18 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency for the FY 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for source-capture exhaust removal systems for the Corpus Christi Fire Department, with a cash match of $78,181.82 from the General Fund; and appropriating $781,818.18 in the Fire Grants Fund. (6 votes required)

26-1518 Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the Corpus Christi Type B Corporation FY 2026-27 budget to add an expenditure of $225,000.00 for legal services; appropriating $225,000.00 from the Type B Economic Development unreserved fund balance; and amending the FY 2027 Operating budget. (6 votes required)

26-1493 Ordinance accepting a donation for $11,160.00 from the Rotary Club of West Corpus Christi for the design of a new shade structure at Antonio E. Garcia Park; and appropriating $11,160.00 in the Parks & Recreation Grants Fund. (6 votes required)

26-1462 Resolution authorizing the execution a three-year natural gas supply agreement and associated documents with Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC, Houston, Texas, at an estimated cost of $75,000,000, for the Corpus Christi gas distribution system for the delivery period beginning November 1, 2026, and ending November 1, 2029. (6 votes required)

26-1513 Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool to obtain Group Critical Illness Coverage for eligible retired firefighters and peace officers in accordance with House Bill 4144, with funding in the amount of $70,000.00 from the FY 2026 Other Employee Benefits Fund and $85,000.00 from the FY 2027 Other Employee Benefits Fund. (6 votes required)

26-1503 Motion authorizing execution of a one-year supply agreement with two one-year option periods with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, for the purchase of meter boxes and lids for Corpus Christi Water (CCW), for an amount not to exceed $277,464.96, with a potential amount of $832,394.88 if options are exercised, with FY 2027 funding in an amount of $277,464.96 from the Water Fund. (6 votes required)

26-1498 Motion to award a construction contract to South Texas Building Partners Inc., of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the construction of the Oso Beach Golf Course Club House, located in Council District 4, in an amount not to exceed $10,309,927, and authorize a utility relocation reimbursement agreement with AEP Texas Inc., to modify the overhead distribution facilities to underground power lines and to install streetlights along the driveway in amount not to exceed $160,747.17 with FY 2027 funding available from G.O. Bond 2024 and G.O. Bond 2022. (6 Votes Required)

26-1512 Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of the Governor, Texas Military Preparedness Commission, for the FY 2027 Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program for funding in the amount of $3,110,240.05 to repair and replace 3,549 linear feet of wastewater lines and 12 manholes at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi with a cash match of $708,845.41 from the City's Texas Military Preparedness Commission Fund. (6 votes required)

26-1558 Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of the Governor, Texas Military Preparedness Commission, for the FY 2027 Defense Economic Adjustment Assistant Grant Program for funding in the amount of $3,129,070.10 to 11 aging rooftop make-up air units serving Building 340 at the Corpus Christi Army Depot, with a cash match of $232,081.06 from the City's Texas Military Preparedness Commission Fund. (6 voters required)

26-1511 Ordinance accepting a grant from the U.S. Department of War, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, under the FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program in the amount of $17,830,308.00 for the Water Line Replacement Project (at Leopard