Case File 26-0788

Context: COO Nick Winkelmann told Council on 5/19 the item needed to be tabled specifically pending that CCAA meeting before the 6/2 vote.

Recommended: File a records request for the City's meeting with the Corpus Christi Apartment Association that occurred between the 5/19 tabling and 6/2 adoption, since any verbal commitments made there that aren't written into the adopted resolution create an enforceability gap for multifamily clients billed under it.

Context: The Corpus Christi Apartment Association's concerns were specifically why Council tabled this item 9-0 on 5/19 before adopting it 8-1 on 6/2.

Recommended: Before pricing utility costs into any new Corpus Christi multifamily pro forma, pull the adopted Level 1 surcharge resolution's baseline usage allocation for master-metered accounts — if apartment complexes are billed on a single account-level baseline like a single-family home, per-unit water costs could run well above typical assumptions.

Context: Item 4 carried 8-1 on 6/2 with Cantu as the sole recorded no vote, after the identical item was tabled 9-0 on 5/19.

Recommended: Council Member Eric Cantu cast the lone dissenting vote on an item that otherwise passed 8-1 after being tabled twice for apartment-industry input — ask him whether the final surcharge structure changed enough to satisfy CCAA or was adopted largely unchanged from the version tabled on 5/19.

Context: Council adopted the Level 1 Water Emergency surcharge resolution 8-1 on 6/2 after tabling it on 5/19 pending industry input.

Recommended: Level 1 Water Emergency curtailment, baseline usage limits, and monthly surcharges took effect with the 6/2 adoption — check your account's specific baseline allocation and watering schedule so you aren't hit with surcharges on your next billing cycle.