Remarks by Kaylynn Paxson
113 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
- Play at 41:24
“Thank you. Peter, I believe a month ago we had a firm selected and ultimately we're going to decide on a second term, a firm that was selected. Where are we at on that?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 42:23
“Thank you very much, Nick. Peter, our next meeting, is that October 6th or 13th?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 42:35
“So we should have probably some decent progress by then. Can we get an update?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 42:43
“Any updates between now and then, of course, if we can get something.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 43:45
“But in four weeks, we should be able to have signed the contract, started work, and have a good update for this.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I noticed, I just had a question for clarification because the agenda memo, while it's asking to extend the time, it continues to reference the remaining balance without discussing if there's a delta to the remaining balance or not. So my question, I guess, is how much are they projected to receive before the original expiration date, which is the 15 million, and then now if we add on 10 years, is that changing? Is that with this? I just don't see that clear line.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So it's still just the original amount, it's just the duration that's changing? That is correct. Okay, my next question on that item, on the memo, the second to last paragraph under backgrounds and findings. It's saying that this is expected to triple their annual visits and double their current revenue and double current employee count. But I don't see a projected timeline for those checkpoints.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I just want to say on the record though, I support the project, like I really agree. I just would like some clarification on these items.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:17:59
“Thank you. I appreciate that background. I don't know that that answers my questions.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“In 28, and so originally the thought was that the maturity of this agreement, which the base year is 2007, and it's 25 years, so it would have been 32 if I'm not mistaken, and that expected max payout of 15 million is contingent upon delivery of the checkpoints or the maturity of the different improvements that the project was to bring to the city. And so what we're seeing is there's five or six years left on the original and a little over half of the total payout that was eligible, if I'm not mistaken. And so what we're looking to do is increase this by an additional 10 years at the same…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And so Jennifer, you said currently the payout would complete at 35. And so we're extending it to 45. Yes. So we'd have, um, you said first year would be 2025. So last year, is that what you said? No, I'm sorry. The first year was 2010, 2010. Excuse me. Thank you. I, there were so many numbers there for a second. So we have nearly 20 years to pay the 8 million. What year is it? 26 to 45. Yep, thereabouts, yes. Okay. I wish that there was something in here that could give us some kind of a compass. I feel like traditionally with retail or any project really, there's timelines put into when do…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, that may be where my challenge is here. So I realize the request is to extend an agreement with the mall, not necessarily the retailer that is improving the space. I completely realize that. But on the premise that we are being asked to change the agreement, because of this new benefit that's coming as a part of the overall retail of the mall, I think that's what's missing there, and this is a room for improvement. If we're saying we need another 10 years on our original agreement because we're going to increase the improvement through this new retail, then some of those checkpoints, I…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. That makes perfect sense to me, Jennifer. I know we continue to discuss the DICS portion. Mm-hmm. And I think that's a big part of what I would like to support the measure as well. I just think that's something that should be considered in an item like this. Like I said at the beginning, I support it. I'm very much in favor of increased amenities and things to do for our town and supporting our local businesses and things like that. I just think that having some of those tangible checkpoints, I mean, that's a big gap, but going from 20 million to 40, you know what I'm saying? So being…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. The way I figure, I think it's about $183 difference between the second to lowest and lowest bid. And my preference, of course, is always to go as local as possible. And that $183 per contract term difference would take us from investing in a New York company, who I understand has typically gotten these contracts, to Texas, Houston, Texas. And they have actually, I believe, a location here in Corpus Christi. And so I was curious the feedback on those two options.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Like I said, there's about 183, so dollars per contract year. So it's not a big discrepancy. It's very small, but it does put that one company that, again, I recognize we've used a number of times. Is there typically consideration in the bid tabs for local preference or proximity?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I know that we've done business also with BK Corrosion. I don't believe they've had a contract of this magnitude, but I know we have. Is there an issue with going with that company?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I can, yeah, I was curious. I was genuinely curious because it is, I don't want to say it's splitting hairs, but it's kind of splitting hairs at $183 on a, you know, $400,000 contract. Yeah. And so to me, I know that from what I could find, we've given some smaller repairs type maintenance. I think the highest bid was like $40,000 that the organization has awarded to this company. So the reason I'm asking that is if there's no if there's no precedent that says they're going to provide a bad product or do a bad job. That's what I'm trying to get at.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I believe we could choose a separate one, but we typically would recommend or go with the lowest.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I know we've had this discussion a number of times, is the consideration for local preference.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And I was told at the time that we already have that incorporated into our policy, that for procurement, there is a measure for local preference. I realize that the state has mandates for how you post a job, and we're looking at lowest responsive bid, but our local policy, the way it was explained to me, is that we have consideration for local preference.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I realize it's not on the agenda today, but going back to my request for consideration to look at our local and state policies for procurement, this would fit right in. We're talking about on a contract of $370,000, $183 is the hair we're splitting between investing over a million dollars in three years in a Texas company that has an office in the city of Corpus Christi, versus a company in New York?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:45:34
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City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:48:57
“Also, I noticed we're awarding the probable cost rather than the bid total. And the description was in the event the department needed to add on new items, new jobs, new details, et cetera. Could you talk a little to that difference?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:50:59
“I just know that more often than not, we're awarding to the bid total. So that was my question on the difference in that recommendation.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026