Case File 26-0651

Context: Council Member Cantu's May 19 motion tabled the item 'until June 2 after a meeting is held with the Corpus Christi Apartment Association,' then Cantu cast the lone dissenting vote when it passed 8-1 on June 2.

Recommended: Council tabled the ordinance on May 19 specifically to hold an outside meeting with the Apartment Association before finalizing multifamily terms — pull the record of that meeting to confirm it wasn't used to negotiate terms outside the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Applies if: Your project is classified as a large-volume or industrial water customer in Corpus Christi

Context: Vote data show the large-volume framework passed 7-2 on May 12 with no further floor amendments, while multifamily provisions were tabled twice more (May 19, June 2) pending Apartment Association talks.

Recommended: Baseline usage and curtailment percentages for large-volume customers were set on May 12 and carried through unchanged to final passage on June 2, so industrial or high-demand projects can budget against a fixed water curtailment rate now, while multifamily and wholesale rates still await a 60-day staff follow-up.

Context: Vote data show Carried 8-1 with Cantu as the sole dissent, despite Cantu authoring the May 19 motion that sent the ordinance back for Apartment Association negotiations.

Recommended: Eric Cantu requested the Apartment Association meeting that shaped the final ordinance, yet he was the only council member to vote against it on June 2 — ask what changed in the multifamily terms between his tabling motion and the final vote.

Applies if: You represent apartment complex or wholesale water customer interests in Corpus Christi

Context: Council Member Hernandez's approval motion, seconded by Barrera, specifically tasked staff with returning apartment complex and wholesaler information within 60 days of the June 2 vote.

Recommended: Council's June 2 approval directs COO Nick Winkelmann's office to deliver a follow-up report on apartment complex and wholesale curtailment within 60 days — reach Winkelmann and Council Members Hernandez and Barrera, who carried the final motion, before that report is drafted rather than after it's presented as final.

Context: Mayor Guajardo's May 12 floor amendment added the hand-held-hose-with-shut-off-nozzle exception for vehicle and boat washing, and the ordinance separately sets a monthly surcharge structure for use above baseline.

Recommended: Under the ordinance adopted June 2, you may only wash a vehicle or boat with a hand-held hose fitted with a positive shut-off nozzle — sprinkler-style or unattended-hose washing is no longer allowed, and exceeding your assigned baseline can trigger a monthly surcharge.