CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

June 1, 2018

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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION TRANSMITTAL June 1, 2018

The Following Council Action Requests are Attached:

Juneteenth Celebration at H.J. Williams Park (Mrs. Tina Butler) ........................ 4

Memorandums Or Items Of Information Enclosed:

Upcoming Public Meetings & Events .............................................................. 5 Scheduled City Council Agenda Items/Policy Issues ......................................... 8 Status of Choke Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi Reservoir System ....................... 12

CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTS (CCARS) As of May 30, 2018

Ref. No.

Date Requested

Action Request Staff Assigned

Current Status

Est. Completion

Date 1. Guajardo

5/22/18 Provide a presentation to Council within 60 days after adoption of the FEMA maps to discuss where the other areas (i.e. downtown) are in the process for adoption.

Keith Selman Working August 2018

2. Smith 5/22/18

Bring forward an agenda item that discusses the possibility of increasing the BFE in the Floodplain Management plan. Include also more detail regarding the proposed LiMWA.

Keith Selman Working September 2018

3. Mayor 5/22/18

Provide a memo to Council that discusses whether TIRZ Funding can be used for street construction in those areas.

Keith Selman Working 6/6/18

4. Guajardo 5/22/18

Bring forward an agenda item to amend the code related to the 5% interest for the citizens on Wastewater acreage/lot fee refunds from the Trust Fund.

Keith Selman Working July 2018

5. Mayor 5/22/18

Provide a memo to Council that discusses the difference between what is being billed and what is being collected for Utilities customers.

Sylvia Carillo-Trevino

Working 6/6/18

6. Mayor Smith Opel

5/15/18

Provide a memo to Council that discusses the Assessment Value of the property being proposed for the Sports Complex. What is the value of the property? Include a list of the Sports Complexes that the developers have managed in San Antonio. What amount did the developers offer for the property when they offered to purchase it?

Keith Selman Complete 5/30/18

7. CM 5/15/18

Provide a memo to council that discusses the process moving forward with the bulky waste that has not been picked up in Flour Bluff.

Mark Van Vleck Working 6/6/18

8. Garza 5/8/18

Schedule a Public Hearing and First Reading for the item to be reconsidered that relates to zoning for property at or near 6665 Lipes Blvd.

Keith Selman Scheduled 6/12/18

9. CM 5/8/18

Provide a memo to Council that discusses the issues surrounding the Juneteenth Celebration as raised by Ms. Butler.

Keith Selman Enclosed 5/30/18

10. Smith4/24/18

Provide a memo to Council that discusses the steps being taken regarding the fee structure for lines related to the Trust Funds the developers pay into and whether it follows our costs. Submit Fee alternatives to Council.

Keith Selman Working August 2018

11. Rubio4/17/18

Provide a memo to Council that discusses the drainage on Navigation Blvd. regarding the Zoning Case for GMG Partners, LP for property located at or near 718 South Navigation Blvd.

Keith Selman Scheduled 6/12/18

12. Opel4/10/18

Motion of direction for the City Manager to move forward with putting together the framework for updating and simplifying the UDC, utilizing third-party assistance, to budget in next year’s budget. (specifically, Trust Fund language in UDC)

Keith Selman Working 6/12/18

13. VaughnSmith

2/13/18

Bring back an item for Council that communicates the level of engagement of other taxing entities for the potential TIRZ #4 for North Beach.

Keith Selman Working 6/8/18

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INFORMAL STAFF REPORT

MEMORANDUM

To: Mayor and Council

From: Keith Selman, Interim City Manager

Date: June 1, 2018

Subject: Upcoming Public Meetings and Events

For your convenience, attached is a calendar of upcoming public meetings and events, as submitted by City departments.

Please keep in mind that the City’s Ethics Ordinance prohibits Council members from speaking before City boards, commissions, and committees, except on behalf of your own personal financial interest, in which case you are to immediately state so publicly to the board, commission or committee.

We hope this calendar will keep you informed about activities of interest taking place in your district and Citywide.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

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5/18/2018 2:12 PMMartha Vazquez

May 22, 2018 Tuesday

11:30 AM - 5:00 PM COUNCIL MEETING -- Council Chambers

May 23, 2018 Wednesday

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT -- City Hall, Council Chambers.

May 24, 2018 Thursday

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD -- Council Chambers

May 25, 2018 Friday

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Advisory Committee on Community Pride -- 2525 Hygeia - Solid Waste Office- Main Conference Room

May 30, 2018 Wednesday

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting -- City Hall Council Chambers

June 5, 2018 Tuesday

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM ISLAND STRATEGIC ACTION COMMITTEE -- Holiday Inn Express, 15209 Windward Dr.

June 6, 2018 Wednesday

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Committee for Persons with Disabilities -- City Hall - Council Chambers

June 7, 2018 Thursday

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION -- City Hall, Council Chambers

June 9, 2018 Saturday

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION -- Parks and Recreation Department

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5/18/2018 2:13 PMMartha Vazquez

June 12, 2018 Tuesday

11:30 AM - 5:00 PM COUNCIL MEETING -- Council Chambers

June 13, 2018 Wednesday

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee -- City Hall Basement

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting -- City Hall Council Chambers

June 17, 2018 Sunday

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Airport Board -- International Airport Board Room

June 18, 2018 Monday

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- Animal Care Facility Conference Room, 2626 Holly.

June 19, 2018 Tuesday

11:30 AM - 5:00 PM COUNCIL MEETING -- Council Chambers

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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SCHEDULED

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS/POLICY ISSUES As of June 1, 2018

*Please note that this schedule may change at anytime due to scheduling conflicts and/orpriority issues.

June 12, 2018

*Regular Council Meeting 11:30 a.m.

1. (18-0176) Ordinance authorizing an approximately 18-month lease agreement with EspejoHelicopters, LLC for use of area of The Water’s Edge Park to conduct helicopter air tours withmonthly rent payment of five percent of gross revenues.

2. (18-0524) Resolution authorizing the purchase of eight Crispin Valves from Municipal Valveand Equipment Company from Addison, Texas, as a sole source procurement for a totalamount of $145,854.00

3. (18-0536) Ordinance amending the Corpus Christi Code to establish Flood Hazard MitigationInformation Committee.

4. (18-0542) Ordinance appropriating into Parks CIP Fund and changing the CapitalImprovement Program Budget by $418,000 and authorization to execute an Advance FundingAgreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Region-wide Bike BoulevardWayfinding Initiative with the City’s contribution of $64,500.

5. (18-0562) Resolution authorizing the purchase of firefighting clothing for a one-year supplyagreement with Casco Industries, Inc., Houston, Texas as a sole source for a total amount notto exceed $174,679.10, with two one year options for a total potential multi-year amount of$524,037.30.

6. (18-0563) Resolution authorizing a one-year supply agreement with OMI Industries from LongGrove, Illinois for the purchase of Ecosorb 505 as a sole source procurement for a totalamount of $111,331.75.

7. (18-0595) Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code to adopt Downtown Vacant BuildingRegulations including registration; and Providing for penalties.

8. (18-0572) Case No. 0318-02 Hooten Family Trust A: Ordinance rezoning property at or near6502 and 6630 Agnes Street from “IL” Light Industrial District to the “IL/SP” Light IndustrialDistrict with a Special Permit with conditions.

9. (18-0573) Ordinance abandoning and vacating 0.0090 acre (393 square feet) of an existing electricaleasement out of Grange Park Subdivision Unit 1, Lot 1A Block 1, located at 3801 Woodhouse andrequiring the owner, Grangefield Development, LLC., to comply with the specified conditions.

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10. (18-0597) Motion authorizing the purchase of refuse and recycling carts from CascadeEngineering of Grand Rapids, Michigan, via Houston-Galveston Area Cooperative, in the totalamount of $120,019.20.

11. (18-0599) Motion authorizing two, three-year service agreements with CML Services, LLC ofCorpus Christi, Texas, for mowing and grounds maintenance services for street right-of-waysfor Flour Bluff groups FB1 and FB3 for a total amount not to exceed of $135,684.

12. (18-0613) Motion authorizing the purchase of nine mini excavators from Doggett HeavyMachinery Services of Corpus Christi, Texas, via BuyBoard cooperative, for a total amount of$378,115.00.

13. (18-0626) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a five- year leaseagreement with the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica for the use of Lichtenstein House at 1616 N.Chaparral Street, in consideration of rental payments of $365 per month; providing for optionsto extend for up to three additional five-year terms with monthly rental rates to be increased to$435 per month in second five-year term, $485 per month in third five-year term, and $600 permonth in fourth five-year term.

14. (18-0630) Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all documentsnecessary to accept a contract with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for thecontract period 9/1/2018 through 8/31/2023 to provide the Corpus Christi-Nueces CountyPublic Health District (CCNCPHD) access to the DSHS Vital Event Electronic RegistrationSystem to issue individual birth certificates for the period 9/1/2018 through 8/31/2023, and payDSHS a fee of $1.83 for each Certification of Vital Records printed as a result of searches ofthe database.

15. (18-0634) Ordinance authorizing lease extension with Kamping Pleasures, Inc. for up to 6months to operate a 40-acre campground on Lake Corpus Christi, for $1500 monthly rent or8% of gross sales, whichever is greater.

16. (18-0635) Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Master ServicesAgreement (MSA) with LJA Engineering of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $500,000for Citywide Storm Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation/Replacement.

17. (18-0636) Resolution rejecting the apparent low bid of Abel’s Paving & Construction as non-responsive and authorizing execution of a construction contract with Bridges Specialties, Inc.as the lowest responsive bidder in the amount of $394,545.05 for the JC Elliott Landfill SiteImprovements project.

18. (18-0640) Motion authorizing Amendment No. 1 to a professional services contract with Hazenand Sawyer of Corpus Christi, Texas in the amount of $612,500 for a total restated fee of$661,800 for the Greenwood Wastewater Treatment Plant Dissolved Air Flotation UnitRehabilitation & Odor Control project. (Capital Improvement Program - CIP)

19. (18-0641) Ordinance appropriating $250,000 from the reserved for committments fund balancein the General Fund; amending the budget; and authorizing a six-month service agreementwith MCCi, of Tallahassee, Florida, for document imaging of vital records for the CorpusChristi-Nueces County Public Health for a total amount not to exceed $250,000, via BuyBoardcooperative.

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20. (18-0642) Resolution finding that the renewal of a SproutSocial software license for theCommunication Department is a sole source procurement; and authorizing a one-year renewalwith Sprout Social Media Web Host Services of $15,300, with an option to extend for anadditional one-year term, for a total renewal amount not to exceed $30,600.

21. (18-0644) Motion approving a “Third Amendment” to Meal Delivery Service Agreement #SA15-097 with R&R Delivery Service, Corpus Christi, Texas for meal delivery in accordance with BidInvitation No. BI-0142-14 as of August 25, 2014, as extended by Amendment dated May 8,2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 27, 2016, as amended by thatAmendment No. 2 dated August 30, 2017.

22. (18-0645) Motion approving a three year Service Agreement for agenda item software(Granicus) with Carahsoft Technology Corporation of Reston, Virginia for a total not to exceedamount of $222,682.62, procured in accordance with the Texas Department of InformationResources contract.

23. (18-0646) Motion authorizing a 36-month supply agreement with Gulf Coast Nut & Bolt, LLC, ofCorpus Christi, Texas, for Work Gloves for various departments for a total amount not toexceed $237,739.11.

24. (18-0659) Ordinance amending The Code of Ordinances to adopt the TCEQ standards for theinspection and testing of backflow preventer assemblies for residential irrigation systems.

25. (18-0662) Motion authorizing an eight-month service agreement for the purchase andinstallation of playground equipment at Ben Garza Park, Moody Park and South Bluff Parkfrom GameTime by Total Recreation Products, Inc. of Cypress, Texas via U.S. Communitiesfor a total amount not to exceed $222,281.91.

26. (18-0663) Ordinance abandoning and vacating a 15-foot utility easement (2,033-square feet)and abandoning and vacating a 10-foot utility easement (1,355-square feet) out of Taylor’sBest Plaza Block 1 Lot 2, located at 14229 Northwest Boulevard and requiring the owner, MTMNorthwest Management, LTD, to comply with the specified conditions that include thededication of a new 15-foot utility easement (2,199-square feet).

27. (18-0668) Case No. 0218-01 Dorsal Development, LLC.: Ordinance rezoning property at ornear 6665 Lipes Boulevard from “FR” Farm Rural District to the “RM-1” Multifamily 1 District.

June 19, 2018

*Regular Council Meeting 11:30 a.m.

28. (18-0453) Ordinance authorizing $183,302 from the Unreserved Fund Balance for thepurchase and installation of public address system at Corpus Christi International Airport;amending the FY 2017-18 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No 031255 to increaseexpenditures by $183,302; and approving a three year service agreement for a public addresssystem from the Ford Audio-Video System LLC of Austin, Texas, for an amount not to exceed$166,638 and 10% contingency of $16,664, via BuyBoard cooperative.

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29. (18-0631) Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances to adopt AffordableHousing Reimbursement Program.

30. (18-0632) Resolution adopting an Affordable Housing Policy and Program Initiatives for theCity of Corpus Christi, Texas.

31. (18-0665) Case No. 0418-01 4821 Ayers, LLC. & Tawil Enterprises, LLC: Ordinance rezoningproperty at or near 4821 Ayers Street from “IL” Light Industrial District to the “CG-2” GeneralCommercial District.

32. (18-0666) Case No. 0418-02 Corpus Christi’s Limousine’s Unlimited, Inc.: Ordinance rezoningproperty at or near 4001 Leopard Street from “CG-2” General Commercial District to the “IL”Light Industrial District.

June 21, 2018

*Budget Workshop 9:00 a.m.

June 26, 2018

*Regular Council Meeting 11:30 a.m.

33. (18-0595) Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code to adopt Downtown Vacant BuildingRegulations including registration; and Providing for penalties.

34. (18-0670)Quarterly update on the Harbor Bridge Replacement Project.

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As of: 06/01/2018

Date Elevation Volume % Capacity Elevation Volume % Capacity Volume % Capacity Elevation Volume % Capacity

FULL 220.5 662,821 100% 94.0 256,339 100% 919,160 100% 44.0 161,085 100%

06/01/2018 194.2 180,252 27.2% 91.0 199,764 77.9% 380,016 41.3% 39.5 122,045 75.8%

05/31/2018 194.2 180,252 27.2% 91.0 199,764 77.9% 380,016 41.3% 39.6 122,849 76.3%

05/01/2018 194.6 184,971 27.9% 91.9 216,174 84.3% 401,145 43.6% 40.6 131,068 81.4%

06/01/2017 199.5 267,741 40.4% 92.3 226,946 88.5% 494,687 53.8% 43.7 158,306 98.3%

STATUS OF THE CHOKE CANYON / LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI / LAKE TEXANA RESERVOIR SYSTEM

RESERVOIR STATISTICS

Choke Canyon Reservoir Lake Corpus Christi CCR/LCC Combined Lake Texana

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