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Delagarza said the RPP approach was approved by council in mid-2023, with a mix of contractor work and in-house paving teams. For fiscal year 2025 he said in-house crews had completed 10 of 33 planned projects and contractors had completed 35 of 107 planned projects; staff reported in-house work roughly 32 percent complete and contractors about 35 percent complete on the year’s planned RPP streets.

The presentation included before-and-after photos of contractor and in-house work in multiple council districts and a timeline showing an aggressive summer construction schedule that aims to finish most RPP work by September, while accelerating construction where possible to finish some contractor work by May. Delagarza also told council that residential streets funded by Bond 2024 are scheduled to start construction in June 2025 and that staff will begin work on the fiscal year 2026 RPP plan in October 2025.

Council members praised the Public Works crews and asked for greater public communications and project-tracking materials; several members said they had noticed fewer service calls for potholes and credited the program’s patching and prioritization approach for reducing call volume. Delagarza said outstanding pothole locations average about 40 outside of heavy‑rain periods and that proactive “skin-patch” work taken earlier reduced routine call volume.

Why it matters: The RPP briefing described measurable progress on a program aligned with voter-approved bonds and council priorities on neighborhood street repairs. Council members and staff said the work has visible results in neighborhoods and remains a key near-term public infrastructure priority.

What’s next: Staff will continue contractor oversight, aim to complete this cycle’s RPP streets by September (with some contractors requested to finish by May), and return with budget and funding forecasts during the budget development process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Corpus Christi l City Council Meeting April 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Public Works director reported on the Rapid Pavement Program (RPP) progress: contractors and in-house crews have completed a substantial portion of this fiscal year’s planned streets, and staff outlined timelines for completing the current year and beginning Bond 2024 streets in summer 2025.","taxTitle","City Council, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas","taxId",77669,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092016,"Votes at a glance: council amends consent funding, approves engineering contract resolution, and postpones staffing request",2578,4658000,7236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f&start=4658&end=7236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f/thumbnail_4658000.jpg","/articles/6092016/Texas/Votes-at-a-glance-council-amends-consent-funding-approves-engineering-contract-resolution-and-postpones-staffing-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092016-279d17c76dbb73cbccd6ce1cf4425cc8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151485&Signature=KYFwU6FzwtWuFBS1w3VByll0RvS54qXMhSaKgVIcD1Hcif-2tUL7D9Nuq1~g4oCjqwHU14xwnmrSWaWqO2pc1Yft2KOxq4KmNb~eCTyU65UQjppWqjffP4MlT54A0nEFFaJqlRsV3-vJqmawEe~i-OjE6ZDSqChPdxf86xDuQhZPgwWzVZk33ssIeKPF8tZbia0Kgfk0JBUNu182eUMYJ00NZ3SxHKiQ~48EGUXHWaKuJgDB0n5thcnNbH-VNE8H6n57PHuIqMr~gsVyocUW4rPRJe6ipZ39JM1jjgj~GWrh~59Mv0KsfULo1aUJEvUTOijqfzfq51pWbgf3V0TI7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council recorded several formal actions during the meeting:

• Consent amendment (Consent Item 2): Council amended a consent ordinance to reallocate funding, striking $167,309 and replacing it with $142,309 and modifying another line from $50,000 to $75,000. The change reduced funding for MHID by $25,000 and increased funding for Mission 911 by $25,000. A motion to amend and approve the ordinance carried unanimously (the clerk recorded the motion as carrying unanimously).

• Professional services contracts (Item 3): The council approved a resolution authorizing staff to negotiate and execute up to 15 professional engineering services contracts with an aggregate not-to-exceed amount described in the agenda (the staff presentation cited an aggregate maximum just above $22,000,000). Jeff Edmonds, director of engineering services, described the qualifications-based selection process used under state law and said the block selection expedites delivery for projects funded by the 2024 bond and other CIP sources. A motion to approve the resolution passed (council vote recorded as \"The motion carries\").

• Engineering staffing and equipment (Item 4): Council considered an ordinance to add 20 full-time positions and vehicles to the engineering services department budget (a midyear budget adjustment). Council members debated whether to approve all 20 positions or use a mix of direct hires and contract staff augmentation; after discussion a motion to postpone the item to the April 15 council meeting carried.

Why it matters: The consent amendment immediately shifts modest operating funds among community programs. The engineering contracts resolution and the staffing request tie directly to the city’s capital delivery capacity for bond-funded streets, water and other infrastructure — the contracts authorization speeds procurement for a large set of projects and the staffing discussion reflects council concern about long-term FTE growth versus contractor usage.

What’s next: Staff said they will return with additional information about staffing alternatives and contract-augmentation options on or before the April 15 meeting. Negotiations on the engineering contracts proceed pursuant to council authorization and applicable procurement rules.","At the meeting the council unanimously approved a consent ordinance amendment reallocating $25,000, approved authorization to negotiate multiple engineering services contracts, and voted to postpone a staffing request for 20 positions until April 15.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092022,"Multiple public commenters and council members criticize city staff after medical details about a councilmember were disclosed",444,3939000,4383000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f&start=3939&end=4383","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f/thumbnail_3939000.jpg","/articles/6092022/Texas/Multiple-public-commenters-and-council-members-criticize-city-staff-after-medical-details-about-a-councilmember-were-disclosed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092022-d9b761bf857903675f88449c985cbd15/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151485&Signature=JDHI0kKg66cfN5ACz5K73RtmjlPqB0FgmvGRw-RYyL6mesvk8oUoe50XM9OgItXHm7~6afiknrL-HvNfZh5yEL9FGTX94upvhW7W6-ViEOek8OYgYJ5Y2Zkq3b5tRisAW-MCylY5U~Bw~j7VyRECRt6xSwzc2KXL6Xrbw49DaYgIintwPwHNEbPrZ4z9C25tojGPaoju7BsrvuFfbyWNCSoLrRQW0njDgLq-vs9iPCw6lLWKnhEalGymQL1D4khqxraSjVRKgySrG~qoX3Vm1758cuAIkWIvCzxgRBase8JoUwmVLGaGcsERd9VxBO2fH9DMxkGjvKyzEvCsTq5bbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public comment at the meeting included sustained criticism of city staff and calls for accountability after speakers said medical information about Councilwoman Sylvia Campos was disclosed to local media.

Jim Klein told the council he was “appalled and dismayed” and called the situation “supremely stupid and cruel,” urging the council to consider dismissing those involved and specifically calling for the city manager’s removal if the staff action had his endorsement. “This action is unacceptable to me and to the people of Corpus Christi and should prompt the dismissal of those involved in the supremely stupid and cruel act of bullying,” Klein said during public comment.

Aileen Trejo Chavez and other public speakers described the disclosure as a betrayal of trust and urged the mayor and council to condemn the leak and protect public servants’ privacy. “Sylvia Campos has dedicated herself for the people…For her to be subjected to such a tactless leak undermines the hard work that she's done,” Trejo Chavez said.

Multiple additional commenters, including Michael Miller and Jason Hale, urged sensitivity training for staff and expressed concern about a lack of empathy toward elected officials. Council members acknowledged the comments during the meeting but did not take formal disciplinary action during the session; they emphasized adherence to decorum in public comment and signaled that staff and legal would follow up.

Why it matters: Elected officials said the matter raises questions about staff conduct, confidentiality and workplace culture. Several speakers argued the disclosure should prompt personnel or legal action and asked the mayor and city manager to respond with corrective measures.

What happened next: The council did not hold a public vote on personnel actions at the meeting. Council members repeated that decorum is required during public comment and asked staff to address the matter through appropriate internal channels; speakers said they expected additional follow-up.","Several residents and council members condemned what they described as a leak of medical information about Councilwoman Sylvia Campos and demanded sensitivity, privacy protections and accountability from city staff; some callers urged legal or personnel action.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092028,"Public commenters press city on desalination permits, far-field modeling and sludge disposal plans",1055,2757000,3812000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f&start=2757&end=3812","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f/thumbnail_2757000.jpg","/articles/6092028/Texas/Public-commenters-press-city-on-desalination-permits-far-field-modeling-and-sludge-disposal-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092028-69dc2c37c789b78b9444a32a462e7f8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151485&Signature=jF7eYOS806ljOZgeG8Ew5ujmXLEiSsB9JnVa9uqNSm0AglX732HTH8mDrss35YXPDZBAiDkKqRH0oFFbRtlqjsXZGh94WqlOWOC0nc9GRCPiPt7D4LxfbVZcxBoxlFcc7S~RHTvgi~ayI3EoEivZnXKx~kqfdkNykaygDi-La-UDpfUeDEVafAxuoe7pb1bjHLcTE6x-xK27sh7SOs~TUIsaJsTWXweVK28-7ANCNkH26gjwtKw4PO4fAyQmsIIAG~~CJ8a3mhQktuoSBOIyG7cL-icPM0O2CWcFJkr2E3sIlnliUUswHEA0Dch8D0JkwvGRXcZzeiDogIocApQP-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public commenters used the City Council’s public-comment period to press for more testing, transparency and answers about the proposed Inner Harbor desalination project and its discharge permitting.

At the start of the public-comment segment, consultant and project opponents cited a recent decision by outside counsel and the city attorney advising not to move forward with a formal far-field model for the project. “There’s been a decision and recommendations from outside legal and your legal team that right now we do not move forward with a formal far field model,” said a commenter quoting project staff and legal advice. The commenter and others said that steering resources away from far‑field modeling would not support defending the city’s draft TCEQ discharge permit.

City staff previously told the council the current regulatory path relies on near‑field mixing models and a planned Tier 2 ecological impact study. Staff told council that preparing a formal far‑field model could take months and might push the city past planned fall deadlines for TCEQ hearings; one staff summary cited cost estimates that it said could be “tremendous.” The council’s legal counsel and staff were quoted as saying a far‑field analysis would likely “not advance our project” and could be time- and cost-prohibitive before the TCEQ hearing.

Multiple speakers — including residents who described technical or family experience with desalination — urged the council to require or release far‑field modeling and transparency about sludge and brine disposal. Blanca Parkinson, who described a professional desalination background via a family member, argued the city had modified its permit application in ways that affected sludge handling and argued the city had earlier told the public that solids would go to landfill but that the amended filing showed a future path back into the bay. “Follow the orange line…Everything is gonna go back in,” Parkinson told council, directing members to a flowchart she said the amended application contains.

Other commenters raised water-poaching or gauge‑malfunction claims, asked for public release of commercial usage data, questioned who was directing modeling decisions, and pressed the council on complaints filed under HUD and other processes. Attorney Matt Manning, speaking during public comment, urged the council to consider due-process concerns tied to an open HUD complaint before advancing desalination actions in the affected community.

City staff and counsel responded publicly during the comment period that the city must follow TCEQ regulatory requirements, that the city has a draft TCEQ permit to defend, and that the near-field hydrodynamic and mixing work plus an ecological analysis comprise the immediate regulatory path. Staff also said that pursuing far-field modeling now would likely delay permit hearing schedules and incur substantial costs.

Why it matters: Commenters framed the issue as one of environmental protection and public trust: they want to ensure the discharge permit and environmental modeling fully capture effects beyond the regulated mixing zone and to know how sludge and concentrate will be handled. City staff stressed regulatory deadlines and said their work focuses on the near-field modeling and defending the current draft permit at TCEQ.

What happened next: No council vote occurred on desalination at this meeting. Council members and staff heard public comment, and staff committed to continue work on the TCEQ permitting path and to respond through staff briefings and follow-up materials.","Multiple residents and experts urged the City Council to pursue or disclose far-field modeling and clarified permit details for the proposed Inner Harbor desalination effort; city staff and counsel said outside legal advised against a formal far-field model at this time and emphasized near-field modeling and TCEQ permitting work.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6092033,"City officials, regional partners mark start of Mary Rose pipeline ‘schedule 4’ and record water deliveries",1394,853000,2247000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f&start=853&end=2247","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856866-afd895c7274dd895d426fc53acbb739f/thumbnail_853000.jpg","/articles/6092033/Texas/City-officials-regional-partners-mark-start-of-Mary-Rose-pipeline-schedule-4-and-record-water-deliveries","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092033-6871f9d05fbb5087a926c81fbdba9607/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151485&Signature=PaeRceLrBdEWc6lqae-gqkg2FxSNiBFyMFWR5V2Rx6Aou3kLJvWlFeo7i-8eFLI1d0WJyPDxAWjE6R~Zasytr-mYPm-IPEA~sq52-9BuV5MRomTXhm-EMcVF0hg~Xi5bUOiWj8GcO6aKmySlDqA5zb01Rc6pY-pFrEsFWM6L00Z1p3pnJHED-Gxl~MMndT5Br52nojk0keUdi5ZN5WjtK7dxI8TyP1trZ4b3lI7qT8GlRtQNKrmN7yB5xOaeWETRfq7pNGZbFdk3by3RkaI8IMZOdAUmm-tq0uBBoWmQLk2TWgCb~6Rf3vIw98StxOpt61edQNVhbbEUaLSTERjlTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Peter Zanoni and city water operations staff briefed the City Council on a recent change to the Mary Rose pipeline that the city said produced a historic, sustained flow of roughly 70,000,000 gallons a day.

The change, described as moving the system to “schedule 4,” was announced by Zanoni and expanded on by water operations staff, who credited internal crews, consultants and regional partners for upgrades and safety work that allowed the pipeline and pump stations to operate at the higher rate.

The presentation said the city ran schedule 4 consecutively for eight days after increasing pump operations the evening the effort began, noting a short, planned rollback to schedule 3 to adjust a valve during that period. “This team was instrumental in a record setting delivery of 70,000,000 gallons of water consecutively and continuously through the Mary Rose pipeline,” Zanoni told the council. He emphasized the regional reach of the system and said the pipeline serves roughly 500,000 people in seven counties.

Drew Molly, who spoke for city water operations, described the technical work behind the change: a condition assessment using acoustic inspection tools, added pressure monitors, transformer upgrades and the installation of combination air relief vacuum valves that let crews perform work while the line remained in service. “We are in the business of protecting public health with, providing safe drinking water,” Molly said when characterizing the utility’s mission.

Molly said the city engaged consultants and contractors last fall, including a roughly $12,000,000 contract approved by council in 2024 to help expedite electrical and pump station improvements. He also said safety equipment installed on the line produced expected sounds when relieving air during the higher-flow startup, and that tests showed the 25-year-old pipeline in “pretty good shape.”

Pat Brzoski, general manager of the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, and Brian Williams, general manager of San Patricio Municipal Water District, spoke to the council as regional partners, describing coordination across multiple pump stations and communications and electrical synchronization that made the sustained operation possible. Brzoski said the operation uses full pumping capacity from five pump stations that bring water toward the city and called the effort a culmination of months of coordination.

Council members praised the workers who operate pump stations and handle the pipeline. Mayor Paulette Guajardo and several council members asked the assembled utility staff to stand so the council and audience could recognize their work.

Why it matters: Council members said the event increases the city’s operational water capacity at a time of drought and gives the community more flexibility in meeting municipal and industrial water needs. City staff said the upgrades and monitoring reduce risk and that follow-up work will continue at pump stations and with condition monitoring.

What remains to be decided: City staff described the technical and electrical upgrades completed so far and said further incremental capacity increases remain possible — the pipeline was designed to a higher maximum and staff said the longer-term goal is to approach the pipeline’s maximum pumping design — but they did not present a new schedule of additional operational increases or a calendar of further upgrades during this briefing.

The council did not take formal action during the presentation; staff said prior council approvals funded the work.","City leaders and regional water partners told the City Council the Mary Rose pipeline has been run at “schedule 4,” delivering about 70 million gallons per day consecutively for eight days and expanding regional capacity while staff described upgrades and safety work that made the move possible.","actionData","errors"]

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Public Works reports rapid pavement program progress; contractors and in-house crews advancing citywide streets work

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Multiple public commenters and council members criticize city staff after medical details about a councilmember were disclosed

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