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Case File 26-1117
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Obtain full bay far-field study and consultant scope
Context: COO Nick Winkelmann briefed the City Council on the Far Field Model of the Bay System on July 28, 2026 and he and City Manager Peter Zanoni answered questions, but the record shows no adopting action after the item was tabled 6-3 on July 21.
Recommended: Request the complete Far Field Study report, the July 28 presentation deck, and the underlying consultant scope of work from Corpus Christi Water — the council record documents a briefing and questions but no approving vote, so ask in writing whether the utility treats this model as council-adopted for any permitting or discharge analysis. Without that clarification, clients may be relying on a technical basis the governing body never formally accepted.
Request bay far-field model data before planning bay discharges
Applies if: You are planning a project involving discharge to or withdrawal from the Corpus Christi Bay system
Context: Corpus Christi Water Chief Operating Officer Nick Winkelmann presented the Far Field Model of the Bay System to the City Council on July 28, 2026, confirming the study exists in the utility's hands.
Recommended: Corpus Christi Water now holds a completed far-field model of the bay system that was presented to council on July 28 — request the model outputs, assumptions and study boundaries before commissioning your own dilution or discharge analysis for any waterfront or industrial project. Duplicating that modeling later costs money and risks producing results the utility will not recognize.
Ask why bay modeling briefing produced no council action
Context: The item was tabled July 21 on a split 6-3 vote with Barrera, Hernandez and Paxson opposed, and John Weber submitted written comment asking for additional modeling before further action; the July 28 record shows only a presentation by Corpus Christi Water COO Nick Winkelmann with no vote.
Recommended: The agenda item was styled "briefing and possible action" yet the record shows only a presentation and questions on July 28 after a contested one-week delay — ask the City Secretary and City Manager Peter Zanoni's office what action was originally drafted for this item and why it was never taken. Also ask whether the additional modeling requested in John Weber's written comment was performed before the July 28 presentation, or the public record closes with the question unanswered.
Case File 26-1154
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Confirm election filing deadline for Corpus Christi charter votes
Why now: Council Member Cantu's July 28 motion tabled the propositions 'indefinitely,' not to a date certain, one week after Deputy City Attorney Buck Brice briefed Council on the 2020 Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee's proposed propositions 1-4 and next steps.
What to do: Council tabled all four charter propositions (Items 19-22) indefinitely on July 28 rather than approving ballot language, which likely forecloses this election cycle unless a new motion revives them — verify whether the county's deadline to certify charter amendment language for the next municipal election has already passed.
Act before: After municipal election ballot certification deadline passes
Ask why Corpus Christi tabled charter reform indefinitely
Why now: Council Member Cantu moved (seconded by Council Member Vaughn) to table Items 19-22 indefinitely on July 28, reversing the forward-looking tone of the July 21 briefing on the 2020 Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee.
What to do: On July 21 staff framed the four charter propositions around 'potential next steps,' then a week later Council killed them with an indefinite tabling motion and no stated reason on the record — pull Buck Brice's presentation materials and ask Council Member Cantu directly why the item was tabled outright rather than continued to a set date.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Target Cantu and Vaughn to revive Corpus Christi charter votes
Why now: Council Member Cantu moved and Council Member Vaughn seconded the July 28 vote to table Items 19-22 indefinitely, the specific procedural act now standing between these propositions and any future ballot placement.
What to do: Because Cantu's indefinite-tabling motion (seconded by Vaughn) killed Items 19-22 outright, reviving any of the four charter propositions now requires a fresh council motion — approach Cantu, Vaughn, or Mayor Guajardo before the next agenda cycle while the Ad Hoc Committee's July 21 groundwork is still recent.
Act before: After next hearing on this item
Code Amendment File 26-1118
or near 301 Indiana Avenue (File 26-0932)
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Obtain signed rezoning ordinance and proof of required publication
Why now: Both readings of the ordinance for 301 Indiana Avenue (Zoning Case No. ZN9250) expressly provide "for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication," and second reading occurred July 28, 2026, on the consent agenda.
What to do: Request the certified, signed ordinance and the city secretary's record of publication from the city secretary, since the caption itself recites that the ordinance provides for publication and a penalty of up to $2,000 for violations. Ask in writing whether publication has occurred and what the ordinance's effective date is — that answer governs when the new district standards can be relied on for permitting or enforcement.
Act before: After the certified ordinance and publication record are produced
Confirm neighborhood commercial uses now allowed on Indiana Avenue lots
Why now: The ordinance rezoning 301 and 305 Indiana Avenue and 2767 and 2771 Santa Fe Street from “ON” to “CN-1” (Zoning Case No. ZN9250, File 26-0932) passed second reading on the consent agenda July 28, 2026, with staff and the Planning Commission recommending approval and no conditions recited.
What to do: All four parcels at the Indiana Avenue and Santa Fe Street corner moved from the office-only Neighborhood Office District to the Neighborhood Commercial 1 District with no conditions, deed restrictions, or use limitations stated in the adopted caption — pull the Neighborhood Commercial 1 use table, setback, and parking standards and confirm which retail and service uses are now permitted across the assembled site. If you design to the old office district limits, you will leave permitted floor area and use flexibility on the table.
Act before: After the next material record update
Request missing vote tally for Indiana Avenue rezoning readings
Why now: Item 12 minutes note the caption "appears at the end of page 5; no disposition printed within these pages," and the July 21, 2026 record names Council Member Campos as mover and Council Member Scott as seconder with resident Yvette Richards as the only speaker, yet lists no tally.
What to do: The first-reading minutes state the ordinance "was passed on first reading and approved with the following vote" but no vote list follows, and the minutes page for this item shows the caption with no disposition printed. Ask the city secretary for the certified vote record for both readings and for the written comments of the sole public hearing speaker, to establish whether the approval was unanimous and whether the lone speaker supported or opposed it.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Ask what shops or hours Indiana Avenue rezoning now permits
Why now: Interim Director of Development Services Yvette Wallace presented the case and the public hearing drew a single speaker before Council passed the rezoning of 301 and 305 Indiana Avenue and 2767 and 2771 Santa Fe Street on July 21 and again July 28, 2026.
What to do: Your block shifted from a district that allowed only neighborhood offices to one that allows neighborhood commercial businesses, which can bring customer traffic, deliveries, signage, and evening operating hours to the Indiana Avenue and Santa Fe Street corner. Contact Development Services for the Neighborhood Commercial 1 permitted-use list and any buffering or hours limits that apply next to homes, and ask to be notified when a site development permit is filed — the rezoning vote is done, so permit review is now the only remaining point of input.
Act before: After a site development permit application is filed
or near 3641 Mueller Street (File 26-0957)
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Confirm compliance triggers in Mueller Street rezoning ordinance
Why now: The ordinance rezoning the property at or near 3641 Mueller Street to CN-1/SP passed on second reading on July 28, 2026, and by its own description provides for a penalty and publication.
What to do: Request the final adopted ordinance text and its special permit conditions, then map each condition to an operational obligation for your client, since the ordinance carries a penalty provision for violations. Without the adopted text, you cannot advise on which conditions run with the land or how they are enforced.
Act before: After the next material record update
Pull special permit conditions for 3641 Mueller Street site
Why now: On July 21, 2026, Interim Director of Development Services Yvette Wallace briefed Council specifically on 'special permit conditions' along with cover and existing towers for the rezoning at or near 3641 Mueller Street from CN-1 to CN-1/SP, applicant Miller Street Holdings, LLC.
What to do: The site keeps its Neighborhood Commercial base district but now carries a Special Permit overlay, so what you can actually build there is defined by the permit conditions staff presented, not by the base district alone. Get the adopted ordinance exhibit listing those conditions before you commit design or engineering dollars to any layout at this location.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why one council member opposed Mueller Street rezoning
Why now: The item passed 8-1 on first reading July 21, 2026 with Paxson against, and on July 28, 2026 Paxson pulled the item to vote no again despite Planning Commission and staff recommending approval.
What to do: Council Member Paxson voted no at first reading and then pulled the item at second reading solely to record another no, on a case where both the Planning Commission and staff recommended approval and no member of the public spoke. Ask Paxson's office for the reasoning and request the Development Services presentation on cover and existing towers that framed the recommendation.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check notice records for Mueller Street special permit approval
Why now: At the July 21, 2026 hearing, staff briefed Council on public notification and special permit conditions, and the minutes record no comments from the Council or the public before the hearing closed.
What to do: No resident spoke at the July 21 public hearing before this site was approved for a special permit overlay, so ask Development Services for the public notification list and map and confirm whether your address was inside the notice radius. Also ask for the special permit conditions, which spell out what can be placed or operated on the property near you.
Act before: After the next material record update
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Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectAll four rezoning cases on the agenda passed, three of them on consent with Planning Commission and staff recommendations of approval, signaling a receptive posture on straightforward map amendments. The one contested case still passed on second reading despite a dissenting vote, and a District 3 single-family property gained a Planned Unit Development overlay.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe clearest story is the failed desalination item: a proposal to accept a private donation funding a federal WaterSMART grant application for the Inner Harbor project failed and was tabled indefinitely, at the same meeting Council sought regulatory relief from environmental flow releases and took no action on a drought stage change. Add the City Attorney's retirement and three closed-session legal matters, and there are several unanswered threads.
Lobbyist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe November 3, 2026 ballot is now the central pressure point: propositions 1 through 7 were placed in a special election ordinance, the Crime Control District continuation question was ordered, and the outgoing council directed the next council to create a charter amendment review committee. Separately, the HUD Annual Action Plan passed only on first reading, leaving a narrow window before allocations are locked.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo ordinances setting water and wastewater rates effective January 1, 2027 passed, and a November 3, 2026 special election will ask voters whether to continue the Crime Control and Prevention District sales tax for another 10 years and whether to dedicate a two-cent property tax to streets. Drought conditions were the meeting's recurring theme, with a proposed drought stage change ending in no action.
Contractor
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo contract instruments were approved, both with structures worth noting: the Brenntag Southwest, LLC caustic soda supply agreement is a base one-year term with a one-year option that would double the maximum authorized value, and an interlocal license agreement covers fleet vehicle registration. The FAA-funded airport work is design-phase only, so construction packages are still ahead.
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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
#AMayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
#BInvocation to be given by Reverend Sharon Stewart with First United Methodist Church.
#CPledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Bruno Narvaez, senior at Veterans High School.
#DCity Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
#1Briefing providing a 30-day update on the Water Supply Dashboard.
Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
#4Ordinance approving the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District FY 2027 budget totaling $11,189,046 to fund 78 existing and authorized sworn police personnel and support equipment, and appropriating that amount in the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund.
#5Ordinance for Zoning Case No. ZN9255 rezoning property at or near 556 Virginia Avenue from "CG-2" General Commercial District to "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District, with a penalty not to exceed $2,000. Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval.
#6Ordinance for Zoning Case No. ZN9250 rezoning properties at or near 301 and 305 Indiana Avenue and 2767 and 2771 Santa Fe Street from "ON" Neighborhood Office District to "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial 1 District, with a penalty not to exceed $2,000. Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval.
#7Ordinance for Zoning Case No. ZN9194 rezoning property at or near 3641 Mueller Street from 'CN-1' Neighborhood Commercial District to 'CN-1/SP' Neighborhood Commercial District with a Special Permit. Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval.
#8Ordinance reappointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as Presiding Judge of the municipal court for a two-year term (August 1, 2026 to August 1, 2028) and appointing Carlos Omar Reyna as part-time judge #3 for an unexpired term through June 24, 2027, while determining salary.
#9Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 55-50 to revise water rates for all customer classes, effective January 1, 2027.
#10Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 55-100 to revise wastewater rates for all customer classes, effective January 1, 2027.
Consent - Contracts and Procurement
#11Motion authorizing a one-year supply agreement with a one-year renewal option with Brenntag Southwest, LLC for 50% liquid caustic soda solution used by Corpus Christi Water.
General Consent Items
#12Resolution authorizing a License Agreement with the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector allowing designated City Fleet personnel to be deputized to process and issue motor vehicle registration renewals and stickers for City-owned fleet vehicles.
Consent - First Reading Ordinances
#13Ordinance appropriating a $7,711,443 FAA Airport Improvement Program multi-project grant (Airport Grant No. 73) for the Baggage Handling System Improvements, Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation, and West Apron Expansion design projects, transferring $384,044.40 from the Airport Operating Fund for the 5% cash match, and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget accordingly.
#14Ordinance accepting a $249,990 Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Boating Access Grant, with a required $83,330 cash match, for Phase 1 of the Packery Channel Boat Ramp Renovation Project, appropriating the funds in the Parks & Recreation Grants Fund and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget.
#15Ordinance amending Sec. 10-86(a)(1) of the Code of Ordinances to increase the beach parking permit fee from $12.00 to $20.00, with an effective date provided.
#16Ordinance adopting the City's Fiscal Year 2027 / HUD Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan, allocating $3,703,414 in CDBG, $232,640 in ESG, and $3,507,376.36 in HOME funds for a total of $7,443,430.36 in annual HUD funding, authorizing a 17-position staff complement, and authorizing execution of related agreements and documents.
#17Ordinance for Zoning Case No. ZN9187 requested by MVR Construction, Co. to rezone property at or near 5040 Rockford Drive in District 3 from "RS-6" Single-Family District to "RS-6/PUD" Single-Family District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay. Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval.
#18Ordinance ordering a general election on November 3, 2026 for Mayor and eight City Council Members, establishing election procedures, notice, and polling places, authorizing a joint election with Nueces County and a December 12, 2026 runoff if needed, and authorizing execution of a Joint Election Agreement and Election Services Contract.
#19Ordinance ordering a special election on November 3, 2026 asking voters whether to continue the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District and its associated sales tax for 10 years, including election procedures, polling places, and a joint election with Nueces County.
#20Discussion and possible action on an ordinance placing ten proposed City Charter amendments on the November 3, 2026 ballot, including four-year staggered council terms, term limit changes, at-large council places, salary increases, removal process changes, and a two-cent property tax for streets and roadway infrastructure.
#21Discussion and possible action to accept an unrestricted donation from Voices for Coastal Bend Energy to fund preparation and submission of the City's U.S. Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Desalination grant application for the Inner Harbor desalination project, and to authorize the City Manager to execute necessary agreements.
#22Consideration of a resolution supporting the City Manager and Corpus Christi Water in pursuing temporary relief from regulatory environmental flow release requirements and possible future modifications while maintaining compliance with state and federal law.
#23Briefing from Corpus Christi Water on the 2001 Nueces Agreed Order and the City's ongoing efforts before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding environmental flow release requirements.
#24Discussion and possible action on changing the drought stage under the 2025 Drought Contingency Plan (amended June 2026) based on anticipated water inflow, referencing Stage 2 (Moderate Water Shortage) and Stage 3 (Critical Water Shortage) storage-level triggers.
#25Discussion and possible action regarding an update on Bass Pro Shops, requested by Council Members Eric Cantu, Carolyn Vaughn, and Gil Hernandez.
#26Briefing and possible action on the Far Field Study of the Corpus Christi Bay System.
#27Briefing providing an update on the city's water supply.
#28Executive session to consult with attorneys regarding legal and property rights related to the purchase or sale of groundwater rights in the Evangeline Aquifer in San Patricio County, including potential modified groundwater rights purchase and sale agreements with Evangeline Laguna, L.P.
#29Executive session under Texas Government Code § 551.071 to consult with attorneys about legal issues concerning Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones under Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code, Nueces County's participation in TIRZ #2 and TIRZ #3, and TIRZ-funded projects.
#30Executive session to consult with attorneys about legal issues concerning proposed City Charter amendments, state statutes on water rates and utilities regulation, drought management, water conservation, and elections.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
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