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Code Amendment File 26-1118
Zoning Case File 26-1192
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Question whether Emergency Services District removal needs separate action
Why now: The item on both the August 11 and August 18, 2026 future agendas combines annexation, service plan approval, addition to City Council District 3, "seeking removal" from the Emergency Services District, and FR-to-CN-1 rezoning in a single ordinance carrying a penalty not to exceed $2,000.
What to do: Obtain the annexation petition, the service plan, and any correspondence with the Emergency Services District, because the ordinance only "seeks" removal of the annexed territory from that district rather than effecting it — ask the city attorney what additional filing or district consent completes that removal and who provides fire and emergency response in the interim. Bundling annexation, service plan approval, council district assignment, district removal, and rezoning into one instrument means a defect in any component can cloud the others.
Act before: After the requested petition and Emergency Services District records are produced
Pull service plan for Weber Road annexation before commercial build
Why now: The ordinance queued for the August 18, 2026 City Council future agenda approves annexation, a related service plan, and rezoning from "FR" Farm Rural to "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial for a 1.377-acre tract petitioned by Weber/Crosstown Highway Properties, LLC.
What to do: Request the service plan filed with this landowner-petitioned annexation to confirm what water, wastewater, street and drainage services the city commits to for the 1.377-acre tract and on what schedule — Neighborhood Commercial zoning on a Farm Rural parcel is only buildable if those utilities actually reach the FM 43 (Weber Road) frontage. If you wait until after adoption, the service commitments are locked and any extension cost falls to you.
Act before: After the service plan is produced or the ordinance is adopted
Ask why Weber Road annexation rolled over two agendas
Why now: The same ordinance text for the 1.377-acre tract on the south side of FM 43 (Weber Road) east of CR 47 and west of SH 286 appeared on the City Council future agenda on both August 11 and August 18, 2026.
What to do: Request the annexation petition and any concept or site plan from Weber/Crosstown Highway Properties, LLC and ask staff why the identical item appeared on the future agenda twice a week apart without action. A landowner voluntarily petitioning to be annexed and simultaneously rezoned to commercial almost always signals a specific end user — the public record names the parcel but not the project.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Farm land at Weber Road becoming neighborhood commercial zoning
Why now: The ordinance set for the August 18, 2026 City Council future agenda rezones 1.377 acres from "FR" Farm Rural to "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial, adds it to City Council District 3, and seeks its removal from the Emergency Services District.
What to do: If you live near FM 43 (Weber Road) between CR 47 and SH 286, know that this parcel shifts from Farm Rural to Neighborhood Commercial — retail-scale uses, parking, lighting and driveway traffic on a rural frontage — and that fire and emergency response for the tract moves off the Emergency Services District once annexed. Confirm with the city which station will answer calls there before the ordinance passes.
Act before: After the ordinance is adopted or the next material record update
or near 5040 Rockford Drive (File 26-0977)
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Confirm publication of Rockford Drive single-family overlay ordinance
Why now: Both the July 28 first reading and the August 11 second reading describe an ordinance "providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication" for the property at or near 5040 Rockford Drive.
What to do: Request the signed ordinance, its assigned number, and proof of newspaper publication from the City Secretary, since the ordinance itself provides for both a penalty of up to $2,000 and publication. Ask counsel for the city whether the penalty provision is enforceable against violations occurring before publication is completed, and put the answer in writing before advising a client to rely on the new overlay standards.
Act before: After the signed ordinance and publication proof are produced
Pull Planned Unit Development site plan for Rockford Drive rezoning
Why now: The ordinance rezones property at or near 5040 Rockford Drive from "RS-6" Single-Family to "RS-6/PUD" with a Planned Unit Development Overlay, applicant MVR Construction, Co., and reached second reading on 2026-08-11 after first-reading passage on 2026-07-28.
What to do: Obtain the adopted Planned Unit Development overlay exhibit and its written development standards for the Rockford Drive site before designing or pricing anything — the overlay replaces baseline single-family lot, setback, and density rules with site-specific conditions that bind every subsequent permit. If you build to standard single-family district assumptions instead of the approved exhibit, you will need an ordinance amendment and a return trip through Planning Commission and Council.
Act before: After the adopted Planned Unit Development exhibit is obtained
Ask why second reading record shows no vote tally
Why now: The July 28 record names Council Member Cantu as mover and Council Member Scott as seconder with a recorded passage, while the August 11 second reading entry for the same case shows no tally, and Interim Director of Development Services Yvette Wallace answered Council questions that are not summarized in the record.
What to do: Request the certified minutes and roll-call vote for the August 11 second reading of the Rockford Drive overlay — the first-reading record on July 28 names the mover, the seconder, and records passage, while the second-reading entry carries no vote at all. Also ask the Development Services department what specific deviations from standard single-family rules the Planned Unit Development grants, since staff and the Planning Commission both recommended approval and no member of the public spoke at the hearing.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check approved lot layout for Rockford Drive housing overlay
Why now: Mayor Guajardo opened and closed the public hearing on July 28 with no comments from the public, and the item returned for second reading on August 11 applying a Planned Unit Development Overlay to property at or near 5040 Rockford Drive in District 3.
What to do: Ask Development Services for the Planned Unit Development exhibit tied to the Rockford Drive property to see the approved number of lots, lot widths, setbacks, and driveway locations, because a Planned Unit Development overlay lets this site be built to different standards than the surrounding single-family blocks. The public hearing has already been closed, so the exhibit — not further testimony — now determines what appears on your street.
Act before: After the next material record update
or near 1753 Gollihar Road (File 26-1026)
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Verify all co-owners joined Gollihar Road rezoning application
Why now: Zoning Case No. ZN9184 lists the applicant as 'Gonzales Adolph Et als.' and provides a penalty not to exceed $2,000, with no governing citation shown in the 2026-08-11 or 2026-08-18 agenda text.
What to do: The applicant is identified as 'Gonzales Adolph Et als.,' which signals multiple owners of record rather than a single applicant. Pull the zoning application, ownership affidavit, and Planning Commission case file to confirm every co-owner joined the request, and ask staff which code section authorizes the penalty of up to $2,000 recited in the ordinance — that authority does not appear in the agenda record.
Act before: After the requested application and case file are produced
Confirm multifamily rezoning adoption before designing Gollihar Road project
Why now: The identical rezoning ordinance for 1753 Gollihar Road (File 26-1026, Zoning Case No. ZN9184) appeared as 'To Be Introduced' on both 2026-08-11 and 2026-08-18 without recorded adoption.
What to do: The Gollihar Road parcel is still zoned single-family six until the multifamily ordinance is actually adopted — it has now been carried on two consecutive introduction agendas without a final vote. Confirm the adoption and effective date with the city secretary before you commit design fees, order a survey, or file permits, because anything submitted today is reviewed under single-family standards.
Act before: After the City Council records final action on the rezoning ordinance
Ask why Gollihar apartment rezoning stalled two weeks
Why now: File 26-1026 (Zoning Case No. ZN9184) appeared unchanged on the 2026-08-11 and 2026-08-18 City Council agendas, both times noting Planning Commission and staff recommend approval.
What to do: This rezoning carried unanimous Planning Commission and staff approval recommendations, yet it sat on the 'To Be Introduced' list twice in a row with word-for-word identical language and no recorded action. Ask the city secretary and planning department for the agenda backup and any withdrawal, postponement, or tabling memo explaining what happened between August 11 and August 18.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Learn how many apartments Gollihar Road rezoning would allow
Why now: The ordinance would rezone 1753 Gollihar Road in District 3 from 'RS-6' Single Family 6 to 'RM-1' Multifamily and was listed for introduction on both 2026-08-11 and 2026-08-18.
What to do: This change would let multifamily buildings replace single-family homes at 1753 Gollihar Road, so ask planning staff for the maximum unit count, height, and required parking that the multifamily district permits on that specific lot. Get those numbers before the August 18 meeting — once the ordinance is adopted, the density is set regardless of what is built later.
Act before: After the City Council records final action on the rezoning ordinance
Case File 26-1165
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Obtain Federal Aviation Administration airport grant agreement and match terms
Why now: The ordinance characterizes the $384,044.40 transfer from the Airport Operating Fund to the Airport Capital Improvements Reserve Fund as the 5% cash match against a $7,711,443.00 Federal Aviation Administration grant, but the record contains no grant agreement text defining that obligation.
What to do: Request the executed Airport Grant No. 73 agreement and the finance memo supporting the $384,044.40 transfer described as the 5% cash match, then confirm whether the city's match obligation is capped at that transferred amount or adjusts with actual project costs. If the grant agreement ties the match to final eligible costs, the Airport Operating Fund could owe more than the ordinance transfers.
Act before: After the next material record update
Track airport baggage system and taxiway rehabilitation bid packages
Why now: The ordinance appropriates $7,711,443.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program across three named projects, with the West Apron work limited to design, and it moved to second reading on 2026-08-11 after first-reading passage on 2026-07-28.
What to do: Contact the airport's capital program staff now for the procurement schedule tied to this appropriation, and note that the West Apron Expansion and Realignment work is funded only for design at this stage while the Baggage Handling System Improvements and Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation are funded within the same ordinance. Firms that wait for a single construction solicitation will miss the design selection that shapes the later apron package.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask how airport grant splits across three projects
Why now: The identical ordinance text appeared twice — passed on first reading on the consent agenda on 2026-07-28 and returned for second reading on 2026-08-11 — with financial evidence listing only lump sums of $7,711,443.00, $384,044.40, and $8,095,487.40.
What to do: Request the airport's project-by-project allocation backup for Airport Grant No. 73, because the ordinance bundles baggage handling, taxiway rehabilitation, and apron design into one $7,711,443.00 appropriation without disclosing how much each project receives. Also ask why a multi-project grant of this size cleared first reading on the consent agenda rather than as a discussion item.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectFourteen contract items moved on this agenda and the largest are still unawarded, sitting on a future agenda rather than approved. The utility package alone runs from a $19.04 million O.N. Stevens treatment plant construction award down to sub-$1 million generator, flood mitigation and services agreements, which means subcontracting, bonding and supplier commitments should be lined up now but not treated as final.
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThree land use cases advanced with Planning Commission and/or staff support, including a landowner-petitioned annexation along FM 43 (Weber Road) that rezones the tract for neighborhood commercial use at the same time, and a Gollihar Road rezoning that would permit multifamily. None received final approval, so the entitlement window is still open and the district-financing framework behind it is being reviewed in closed session.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe clearest story is the either/or drafting of the "Fair Water Amendment" ordinance: one version declares the petitioned measure a climate charter amendment ineligible for the ballot without Texas Legislature approval, the other calls a November 3, 2026 special election on it. The same agenda pairs that with a Water Supply Update and a closed-session discussion of buying groundwater rights in San Patricio County, a combination worth reporting as a single water-policy thread.
Lobbyist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo decision windows are open and both close on a fixed calendar: the either/or charter ordinance on the "Fair Water Amendment," which is a one-reading item where a single vote determines whether the measure reaches the November 3, 2026 ballot, and the FY 2027 tax rate calendar with a proposed ceiling of $0.599774 per $100 valuation. Because the charter ordinance requires only one reading, there is no second bite at it.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo rezonings in Council District 3 and an annexation along FM 43 (Weber Road) are moving but not yet final, so neighbors still have a chance to speak before the vote. Council also has a petitioned "Fair Water Amendment" charter measure that could go to voters on November 3, 2026, alongside a ballot question on continuing the Crime Control and Prevention District sales tax for 10 years.
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#1Public 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 Father Thomas Bartz with St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
#CPledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Texas Flag to be led by Mariah Stith, 5th grader at Incarnate Word Academy.
#DCity Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
#1Briefing on pedestrian safety awareness in conjunction with the start of the new school year.
#2Briefing on Stage 2 water restrictions, including guidelines and conservation tips for residents.
#3Appointments to city boards and commissions, including the Arts & Cultural Commission, Civil Service Board, Civil Service Commission, Construction Trade Advisory & Appeals Board, and Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee.
#16Consent - Second Reading Ordinances
#5Ordinance ordering a general election on November 3, 2026 for Mayor and eight Council Members, establishing election procedures, notice, early voting and polling places, and authorizing a joint election agreement and election services contract with Nueces County, including a December 12, 2026 runoff if needed.
#6Ordinance calling 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, notice, polling places, and a joint election with Nueces County.
#7Ordinance appropriating a $7,711,443 FAA Airport Improvement Program grant (Airport Grant No. 73) for the Baggage Handling System Improvements, Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation, and West Apron Expansion and Realignment design projects, transferring $384,044.40 from the Airport Operating Fund for the 5% cash match, and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget.
#8Ordinance authorizing a 10-year lease, with two five-year mutual renewal options, with the Harbor Playhouse Company for the Harbor Playhouse at 1802 N. Chaparral St., in exchange for the nonprofit providing community theater performances, educational programs, outreach, cultural programming, and facility maintenance.
#9Ordinance adopting the City Fiscal Year 2027 / HUD Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan covering CDBG, ESG, and HOME funding totaling $7,443,430.36, authorizing submission documents, a staff complement of 17 positions, and accepting and appropriating the funds for approved projects.
#10Ordinance accepting a $249,990 Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Boating Access Grant, with an $83,330 required cash match, for Phase 1 of the Packery Channel Boat Ramp Renovation Project, and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget.
#11Ordinance 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.
#12Ordinance for Zoning Case No. ZN9187 (District 3) rezoning property at or near 5040 Rockford Drive from 'RS-6' Single-Family District to 'RS-6/PUD' Single-Family District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay, with a penalty not to exceed $2,000. Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval.
#26Consent - Contracts and Procurement
#13Motion authorizing a one-year service agreement with three one-year renewal options with Morehead Dotts Rybak, Inc. for marketing services for the Corpus Christi International Airport, for up to $150,000 annually and up to $600,000 if all options are exercised.
#14Resolution authorizing the purchase of replacement light- and heavy-duty vehicles, machinery, and equipment for various city departments as outright purchases totaling $7,024,772.72, funded in FY 2026 by the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund.
#15Motion authorizing a one-year service agreement with Gulf Coast Fleet and Truck Equipment, LLC through the TIPS Cooperative for up to $700,839.92 to provide upfitting services for Police vehicles, funded in FY 2026 from the Crime Control District Fund, Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund, and General Fund.
#16Motion authorizing a one-year supply agreement with two one-year options with Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC to provide 2,000 tons of cold-mix, cold laid asphalt for the Public Works Department.
#17Motion authorizing a one-year supply agreement with two one-year renewal options with Waller County Asphalt, Inc. of Hempstead, Texas for all-weather asphalt mix materials used by the Public Works Department.
#18Motion authorizing a five-year service agreement with Frontier K2, LLC for dumpster collection services at more than 60 City properties for the Solid Waste Services Department, in an amount up to $755,639.95 with FY 2026 funding of $13,504.63.
#34Consent - Capital Projects
#19Motion authorizing a professional services contract with Bath Engineering, Inc. for design, bid, and construction phase services for the Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant Backup Generator project in an amount up to $729,489.00 in Council District 5.
#20Motion authorizing a professional services contract with Ardurra Group, Inc. for design, bid, and construction phase services for the Greenwood Wastewater Treatment Plant Flood Mitigation and Backup Generator project in Council District 3, funded by the Emergency Management Grant Fund and Wastewater Capital Fund.
#21Motion awarding a construction contract to Reytec Construction Resources, Inc. of Houston for up to $19,039,000 and authorizing Amendment No. 1 with Hazen and Sawyer for $223,071.18 in construction phase services for the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant Flocculation Upgrades and Baffling Basin 1 & 2 project in Council District 1.
#22Motion awarding a construction contract to SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. for the Corpus Christi International Airport Rehabilitate Terminal Building Phase III - Baggage Handling System Improvements Project in an amount up to $4,565,790.40 in Council District 3.
#23Motion awarding a construction contract to Anderson Columbia Co. Inc. for the Corpus Christi International Airport Taxiway Echo Rehabilitation Project in Council District 3, in an amount up to $1,767,975.00, funded by an FAA grant and the Airport Operating Fund.
#42Consent - First Reading Ordinances
#24Ordinance approving the 2026 Annual Update to the Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll for the Whitecap Public Improvement District No. 1, Improvement Area No. 1, including collection of the 2026 Annual Installments.
#25Resolution proposing an ad valorem tax rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for FY 2027 (Tax Year 2026) and taking a record vote, while setting September 1, 2026 for public hearings and first reading ordinances on the proposed FY 2027 budget and tax rate, with adoption scheduled for September 8, 2026.
#26Zoning Case No. ZN9184 (Gonzales Adolph Et als., District 3): ordinance rezoning property at or near 1753 Gollihar Road from "RS-6" Single Family 6 District to "RM-1" Multifamily District, with a penalty not to exceed $2,000. Planning Commission and staff recommend approval.
#27Ordinance annexing a 1.377-acre tract along the south side of FM 43 (Weber Rd) east of CR 47 and west of SH 286 at the landowner's petition, approving the service plan, adding the area to Council District 3, removing it from the Emergency Services District, and rezoning it from Farm Rural to Neighborhood Commercial.
#28One-reading ordinance offering alternative actions on the petitioned "Fair Water Amendment" charter amendment: either declaring it a climate charter amendment under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 9 and ineligible for the ballot without Texas Legislature approval, or ordering a special election on November 3, 2026 jointly with Nueces County to submit the amendment to voters.
#29Briefing providing an update on the city's water supply.
#30Executive session under Texas Government Code § 551.071 to consult with attorneys about legal issues concerning Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs), Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code, Nueces County participation in all TIRZs, and TIRZ-funded projects.
#31Executive session to consult with attorneys regarding state and federal regulatory issues and legal/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.
#32Executive session to consult with attorneys regarding legal issues, claims, pending litigation, and potential settlement in LM & JM Investments LLC v. City of Corpus Christi et al., including attorney's fees, expert witness and deposition fees, and court costs.
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