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The action followed executive session review. City Manager Peter Zanoni told the council that recent actions by the Housing Authority removed hundreds of millions of dollars of taxable property from the local tax rolls and that, based on current information, the city faces a potential loss of $3.5 million in the near term and as much as $7.0 million if all transactions are finalized.

“The transactions that have taken place recently from the housing authority were just that — they were from the Corpus Christi Housing Authority, not from the city council,” Zanoni said publicly after the executive session. He emphasized the council did not authorize those transactions and that finance staff discovered the tax‑roll changes while reconciling appraisal data.

Council action

Councilwoman Kalyn Paxton moved the resolution, which Council member Roland Barrera seconded; the motion carried without dissent.

Zanoni said staff is reviewing the legal and factual record and that counsel is examining whether the transfers comply with applicable law and whether further action is warranted. Council members asked for clarity about the legal status and for staff to pursue available remedies or oversight steps.

Why it matters

Removing taxable property from the city’s tax rolls reduces revenue available for general‑fund services such as public safety, libraries and parks. Zanoni framed the scale of the potential revenue loss as \"not a rounding error\" and said staff wanted the matter on the public record. Council members emphasized the need for transparency and for city staff to pursue remedies if the transfers are improper.

Ending

The council’s resolution expresses formal opposition and directs city staff and counsel to pursue appropriate next steps; further legal review and potential administrative or judicial actions were discussed as part of follow‑up.

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The project status and schedule

Brett Benhazel, director of the program management office overseeing the desalination program, told the council the project is proceeding in phases. Phase 1a — advanced design and demonstration planning — is near completion and scheduled for June 1. Phase 1b (further design and long‑lead procurement) has begun; construction of the full plant is planned to start in early 2026 with construction running through 2028 and a transition to city operation following a one‑year Kiewit operation and maintenance contract.

Benhazel said the project team will present a more detailed capital cost model for council review in July after the team completes its review of the basis‑of‑design report and an independent cost estimate.

Pilot demonstration and modeling

The project’s demonstration plant will be built on Port property and operate long enough to satisfy TCEQ’s demonstration plan requirement — a continuous 30‑day steady‑state run — before decommissioning and submission of a feasibility report to TCEQ. The demonstration plant will send its product streams to the Broadway Wastewater Treatment Plant, Benhazel said.

GHD, as a Kiewit subcontractor, will perform near‑ and far‑field hydrodynamic modeling of the Inner Harbor ship channel to support diffuser design and to meet conditions of the city’s TCEQ permit, Benhazel said. He emphasized the modeling domain is the Inner Harbor ship channel (roughly 7.2 miles west of the proposed discharge and about 1.5 miles east) and that the modeling is intended to demonstrate compliance with permit requirements for the discharge; it will not model broader bays and estuaries beyond inputs to the channel. Benhazel said GHD will submit model results in May with a review period and an anticipated council presentation in July.

Technical details in outline

- Intake and treatment flow: planned process train includes dissolved air flotation, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, with separated brine and product streams that will be recombined and discharged to the Broadway wastewater plant during the demonstration.
- Demonstration timing: construction of the pilot equipment and discharge line expected in June; plant operation and optimization in July–August; the 30‑day continuous TCEQ demonstration run anticipated in September–October.
- Environmental modeling: near‑field diffuser design based on GHD modeling; key modeled parameters include dissolved oxygen and stratification related to hypoxia potential.
- Long‑lead procurement: early orders placed for transformers and other items; AquaTech identified as technology supplier for submittal development.

Alternative water supplies and wells

Drew Molly, chief operating officer, briefed council on parallel alternative water projects. He said the city has installed multiple Nueces River groundwater wells; well No. 1 has a permanent generator and produced about 1,100 gallons per minute (about 1.5 million gallons per day) during recent testing. Well No. 2 will receive its permanent pump in approximately two weeks and has test pumping that reached 2 million gallons per day; additional wells are at various stages of drilling and testing.

Molly said the city submitted a temporary bed‑and‑banks permit application to TCEQ for the Nueces River groundwater project (a temporary permit can allow use for up to three years if granted), and a letter to the governor’s office was delivered to seek support for expedited review. He also summarized other options under evaluation — Evangeline, EV Ranch, reclaimed water and potential partnership discussions with South Texas Water Authority — and said the city engaged Garver as a consultant on a two‑week notice‑to‑proceed to help develop business cases on multiple alternatives with the goal of presenting initial business‑case material on June 10.

Communications plan and council response

Alisa Olson, director of communications, presented three related public education campaigns: a local campaign promoting the Inner Harbor project (Google, Facebook/Instagram, radio), a statewide campaign placed with The Texas Tribune during the legislative session (website ads, sponsored content and newsletter placements), and a local “four‑tier” water‑security campaign that explains seawater desalination, pipeline expansion, lakes/reservoirs and groundwater wells. Olson said the Tribune contract cost $30,000; the “what fills your cup” local campaign cost $49,995; and the four‑tier campaign was approximately $43,000 — an aggregate of roughly $123,000 of paid outreach through the end of the fiscal year.

Several council members expressed concern about the timing and framing of the advertising. Councilwoman Kalyn Paxton said she was comfortable with outreach but objected to campaign language that could be read as implying the project alone would “solve a regional water crisis”; she and others urged clearer messaging that positions the plant as one part of a multi‑source strategy. Councilwoman Sylvia Campos described some of the advertising as political “propaganda” and said the council should not be spending heavily on promotion for a project whose final costs remain unknown. Council members asked for the clearer inclusion of conservation messaging and alternatives in the public materials; Olson said she would modify messaging and noted a separate “four‑tier” campaign specifically explains the suite of water options.

Next steps and schedule

Benhazel said the project team expects a draft cost model in June and a cost model review for council in July. A design workshop for staff, Kiewit and Friese & Nichols is scheduled; a June 17 presentation on progressive design‑build and guaranteed maximum price development is planned. The team will continue twice‑monthly briefings to council on critical path items.

Ending

City leaders presented technical progress on pilot operations, diffuser modeling and long‑lead procurement while also confronting the political and communications challenges of explaining a high‑profile water project under active public debate. Council members requested clearer multi‑source messaging, conservation elements in outreach and early delivery of the project cost model before major procurement commitments.

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Key approvals and amounts

- The council adopted a resolution authorizing the publication of notice of intention to issue up to $43,200,000 in certificates of obligation as included in the FY25 capital budget.
- The broader financing plan presented to council contemplates multiple transactions totaling roughly $379.8 million across taxable and tax‑exempt vehicles: $30M in general‑obligation (voter‑approved) bonds (from the 2022 authorization), $38.72M in property‑tax‑backed COs, taxable COs for solid waste, $11.12M in tax notes and a utility system revenue bond program that includes $175M of new project funding and $120M of refunding of higher‑rate debt.

Public finance rationale and ratings

Victor Quiroga of Specialized Public Finance presented market context and financing rationale. He told council that the utility refunding is structured to preserve the original maturity schedule while lowering interest rates; preliminary savings estimates for the refunding were approximately $5.7 million in interest cost reductions. Quiroga summarized the city’s strong credit profile and two‑notch difference between property‑tax‑supported debt (double‑A category) and utility revenue obligations (a notch below), and said the city’s ratings support favorable interest rates in the market.

Use of proceeds

Staff identified project categories to be funded by the COs and notes: streets, parks and recreation, public facilities, stormwater, public health and safety and solid waste equipment. Sergio Saino (director of finance and procurement) told the council the city has used a mix of funding sources (cash, ARPA, COs, bonds) to start and reimburse projects and that some COs proposed reflect reimbursements for work already underway or near completion.

Council discussion

Several council members raised concerns about use of COs. Some members urged restricting COs to bridge short gaps or for true emergencies rather than as a primary financing mechanism; staff and finance argued the city is increasingly using “just‑in‑time” issuance to match debt issuance with when projects are expensed and to avoid keeping large debt proceeds idle. Council members also asked for clarity on which projects were included in the CO package and requested the capital‑project backup materials in the budget packet.

Schedule and next steps

The plan anticipates bringing the utility system revenue refunding to council in June (first and second readings) and the property‑tax supported transactions in July, with an anticipated closing later in the summer. The staff presentation noted the need to confirm certified property values before issuing property‑tax debt so the city’s tax rate posture remains consistent with previous public notices.

Ending

The council approved publication of the notice of intent to issue the COs and directed staff to continue the structured financing plan that includes the utility refunding. Staff said it would return with formal bond ordinances, required readings and further detail on individual projects and estimated debt service impacts prior to final issuance.

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Key figures

Sergio Saino, director of finance and procurement, reported that for fiscal year 2024 the city recorded roughly $17.7 million in awarded grants and aggregate grant‑funded expenditures of about $53.2 million (about $22 million of the expenditures were ARPA‑funded work). For the current fiscal year (reported through March 31) the city has applied for approximately $35.6 million in potential awards and has been notified of awards totaling about $38.8 million.

Staff observations and council response

Staff and council members noted that some city departments have in‑house grant capacity (police, fire, health) and that many of the larger, specialized applications require design work, consultant support and local match funding. Council members asked staff to prepare an analysis of whether the city should expand in‑house grant capacity (more grant writers or a grants compliance officer), or selectively contract for specialized grant writing to pursue large, complex opportunities. Council members also said the city should identify a stable source of match funds for competitive grant programs when matches are required.

Next steps

Finance will provide follow‑up materials that break down which departments are applying for and administering grants, the cost of consultant support when used, and an assessment of the staffing level needed to capture priority grants efficiently.

Ending

Council members supported continued pursuit of external funding while asking staff to return with a prioritized plan showing which grants the city should target and the staffing or match‑funding required to do so effectively.

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The clean opinion means the independent auditor concluded the city’s financial statements were presented fairly, in all material respects, under generally accepted accounting principles. Matt Rogers, engagement director from Weaver, also told the council the audit included a federal single audit and that major federal programs included immunization grants and the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARPA).

Why it matters: a clean opinion supports investor and public confidence in the city’s finances, but the recurring finding on closing procedures indicates internal controls and timeliness still need attention. Delays in closing and preparing schedules can delay financial reporting and complicate budget oversight.

Weaver’s findings

“We issued an unmodified opinion,” Matt Rogers said. “We did not identify any material weaknesses in internal control, but we did identify one significant deficiency that was recurring.” The auditor described the issue as an untimely preparation of required year‑end schedules and other close deliverables; items that should have been complete in fiscal 2023 remained outstanding and carried into fiscal 2024, causing delayed issuance in the prior year.

Rogers said the firm expects the recurring deficiency to be resolved as newer finance leadership settles into place and closing procedures are formalized: “I do see an improvement in the processes in terms of getting the financial semi‑close more timely.” He also reported one uncorrected misstatement related to capital assets that had been reclassified from repairs and maintenance to capitalized assets; management corrected that beginning‑balance adjustment in the current year activity.

City response and council questions

Saraglio Saino, director of finance and procurement, told the council turnover among senior finance staff left knowledge concentrated in a few individuals. “When those folks retire or leave the city, that was not passed out to the team,” he said, adding the department has moved to more hands‑on operations and weekly meetings to address training and knowledge transfer.

Council members pressed for specifics. Councilwoman Sylvia Campos asked how long new staff had been in place and what steps the city was taking to train personnel; Saino and Assistant City Manager Heather Holbert described weekly staff training sessions, use of outside consultants for payroll process reviews and internal audit support, and a program to update standard operating procedures. City Manager Peter Zanoni said the administration eliminated a staff position that had previously helped departments document SOPs during last year’s budget reductions and that responsibility has shifted to department directors.

Rogers also summarized single‑audit coverage of federal and state programs and said the auditors issued an unmodified opinion on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Weaver issued no finding of material noncompliance for federal programs audited in the single audit this year.

Follow‑up and next steps

Council members asked for additional briefings. Several members said they had received the full audit materials late in the process and requested earlier delivery for review. Zanoni said the audit committee had received an in‑depth briefing and that staff could schedule a separate council briefing if members wanted a detailed walkthrough.

No formal council action was required on the audit opinion itself. Council members and staff discussed training, SOP updates, and scheduling of future briefings to ensure more timely financial close and more accessible audit materials for the full council.

Ending

The auditor’s clean opinion affirms the city’s financial statements for fiscal 2024, while the recurring significant deficiency highlights work remaining on year‑end processes and documentation. City finance leaders told the council they are prioritizing training, SOP updates and closer year‑end procedures to eliminate the recurring finding.

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