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• Meeting schedule: The council voted to cancel the July 7, 2025 regular meeting and schedule a special council meeting on June 23, 2025. A councilmember moved the measure and another councilmember seconded; the motion carried.

• Enterprise resource planning software: The council approved awarding the contract for RFP 2025-002 to Cassell for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for city accounting, payroll and utility billing at an amount of $115,670. City staff said partial funding of $99,658 is already earmarked from a 2024 tax note and that implementation could take 12–18 months.

• Stormwater pump station RFP: The council authorized staff to advertise a request for proposals to build a stormwater pump station at Wheeler and Huff, representing a fourth station for the city's drainage system; staff said FEMA funds and other secured funds will be used for the project and they will return with bid results for council approval.

• Facility license amendment (ballfields): The council approved an amendment to the facility license agreement with Roland Pena to allow a $5 entry/gate fee for industrial-team games at the city's ballfield complex. The amendment was presented to help the leaseholder collect revenue to offset maintenance and lease costs; the motion specified the fee applies to industrial-team games.

• Professional services renewal: The council approved Amendment No. 2 to the professional services agreement with SafeBuilt Texas, Inc. for plan review, inspections and related services through June 9, 2026. City staff said the city uses SafeBuilt on an as-needed basis while recruiting to expand in-house inspection capacity.

• Personnel: The council accepted the resignation of City Secretary Candace Garrett effective June 16, 2025; the motion recorded that Garrett will remain on payroll through June 20, 2025.

Most votes were routine and recorded as \"aye\" with the chair calling the motion carried; individual vote tallies by name were not recorded in the meeting transcript except where a speaker said \"Aye.\" Where staff provided cost or schedule details, they said those items would return to council for awards or contract approvals after bidding or further planning.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 06/16/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Aransas Pass City Council approved several administrative actions and contract items at its June 16 meeting, including awarding an ERP contract, authorizing an RFP for a stormwater pump station, approving a gate-fee amendment for ballfield games, renewing a professional services agreement and accepting the city secretary's resignation.","taxTitle","Aransas Pass, Nueces County, Texas","taxId",57358,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658846,"City says it missed TCEQ deadline to submit lead service-line inventory; work to be completed in weeks",68,1346000,1414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3846264-7eda28e44d4848472f36d4228048d09e&start=1346&end=1414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3846264-7eda28e44d4848472f36d4228048d09e/thumbnail_1346000.jpg","/articles/6658846/Aransas-Pass/Nueces-County/Texas/City-says-it-missed-TCEQ-deadline-to-submit-lead-service-line-inventory-work-to-be-completed-in-weeks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658846-57c088b909380ae02e0a5bcd10f254cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204866&Signature=YRTcEKp0HsGTfDpHpLW9Iav9AZdBjVaekOxUg~jgxdOlBe-CO5T6VZR7BEpWqATNZck9S~gg8pG6qdpi447vSJwo00oRHob8SlJ2Rmi0ARJD6~K8BJ-oukmc5UHaLqefp2aQ82QxL53vtHl3JDv3RkSlEkNvg2LsMW0n0lvMrDkZKELYXTliI~DIL8gXnSct1vir3b-GJ1Nlqq4H4cEddNupo0QRDpBfrCN2j1Rr75GcYgddJ5lnqPuH-OygCw3kaLW1BmXObsLhRkPpcvEdavhqNQJ2z-tAEAOkaFfTef5HpImZS4SqTqUiqMSfahr0586jj9PxvlWxPx4xQucOTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","David Flores, Aransas Pass director of public works, told the council during the citizen-comment portion of the June 16 meeting that the city missed the deadline to submit its initial inventory of lead service lines to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

“Almost 6, 8 months ago was our deadline to do a a initial inventory of all all our lead service connections,” Flores said. He said the city must inspect meters and record service-line materials and that the city failed to meet the deadline to submit that inventory. “So we weren't able to meet the deadline of taking inventory. So TCEQ, we were actually expecting this violation come through and it finally came through,” Flores said.

Flores emphasized the missed filing was an administrative failure to submit the inventory by the deadline rather than a reported contamination finding, and he said staff are completing the inventory now. “But we are gonna finish those in the next couple of weeks,” he said.

The statement was given during citizen comments as an informational update; city staff did not enter into a public discussion or take questions on the item at that time. Flores noted that when the word “lead” appears in public communications it can cause concern, and that the TCEQ letter reflects the missed submission requirement.

The council did not vote on corrective actions at the meeting; city staff indicated they will complete the inventory and handle any subsequent regulatory steps required by TCEQ.","Aransas Pass Public Works Director David Flores told the council the city missed the initial deadline to inventory lead service connections required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and that staff will finish the inventory within weeks.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658848,"Nonprofit recommends master plan for Redfish Bay Causeway; warns seagrass protections complicate a beach",446,658000,1104000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3846264-7eda28e44d4848472f36d4228048d09e&start=658&end=1104","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3846264-7eda28e44d4848472f36d4228048d09e/thumbnail_658000.jpg","/articles/6658848/Aransas-Pass/Nueces-County/Texas/Nonprofit-recommends-master-plan-for-Redfish-Bay-Causeway-warns-seagrass-protections-complicate-a-beach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658848-566173c3e53791a3e246a1146e79601c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204866&Signature=jB1SHHQ4fF~AZD2g79iCgbqArjbOSm6-yTs9aXXhGrmn-pWuo5mvEbrm1SL8Cb0oMXyYUQGn8JYHUMHCPQRbbel2a72Tl1dEd2e2z6AjUOd4VJL1GkWA1t6cLEubQOGYBx472ZtjckMJVtlwz~iNNRDg97zYzU65XJFWo3bIjisjGuqiewAYWw8vyvbCqaeIBFViDizAYhqNUAj-~8YvDKD5-5vWmUfnBdruTE~aFJyfx-bYFTnMLEl01JDU69rYMocbZHSqGrYH7nbgzVaeRQHP0RoV7Vz1vPpWb5qVOtAbbXYgZs4HTXwAeAFpmLm4W1qy~4u1its-crutgmWFoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kirsten Stanzel of the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program told the Aransas Pass City Council on June 16 that a master plan would help the city identify realistic ways to expand public access along the Redfish Bay Causeway.

Stanzel said Redfish Bay is designated as the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and that seagrass habitats there are highly protected. “Seagrass is a very protected habitat. And so anytime you, you'd impact a seagrass habitat, you have to mitigate for that,” she said, and added mitigation typically requires a 3-to-1 replacement ratio for habitat lost.

Because of those protections, Stanzel said putting sand into parts of Redfish Bay to create a traditional beach would be difficult and would carry ongoing maintenance challenges related to tidal flow and erosion. She recommended the council consider other public-access improvements — parking, basic restroom facilities, signage, trail connections and property acquisitions — and advised a master plan that maps ownership, feasible amenities and maintenance responsibilities before committing to construction.

Stanzel described potential tools the Estuary program can use to help the city: acquiring property on the city's behalf and donating it as a match for future grant applications (she cited the Oso Bay Wetland Preserve Learning Center in Corpus Christi as an example), and seeking funding for planning work. She said the Estuary program is already assisting with other local projects, including refurbishing the Aransas Pass Aquatic Center boardwalk and contributing to Lighthouse Lakes improvements.

Council members and the presenter discussed maintenance and long-term operating costs as key concerns. One councilmember who said they had suggested a beach acknowledged the constraints Stanzel described and supported pursuing a master plan; Stanzel offered to seek funding for the plan and return with a proposed resolution authorizing the work. The council did not take a formal vote on the master plan at the meeting.

Stanzel said the Estuary program can return with a formal resolution if the council wants to pursue the master plan and that any implementation would require identifying property owners and holding public meetings to refine priorities.","Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program told the Aransas Pass council a formal master plan is needed for the Redfish Bay Causeway, noting Redfish Bay's Texas Parks and Wildlife designation and seagrass mitigation requirements that would complicate creating a sand beach.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658849,"Aransas Pass earns Tourism Friendly Texas certification from state",228,338000,566000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3846264-7eda28e44d4848472f36d4228048d09e&start=338&end=566","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3846264-7eda28e44d4848472f36d4228048d09e/thumbnail_338000.jpg","/articles/6658849/Aransas-Pass/Nueces-County/Texas/Aransas-Pass-earns-Tourism-Friendly-Texas-certification-from-state","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658849-05a1b16cd6de137e7cd8194b0674965d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204866&Signature=fPosUokQWAF5dr851868rknbq7a-aCfqmKAN8JvoXNOktEpJyGwwDeKEE2F-Sjn5spknajwfNh6S1jKxHIq8DYwUbd7syFQF7Ax0VPfDFaPZR73tM93dMJ-MrzuNIU6haACvuLBSdMKkcLEnJTatI1jOET0PeduzxzD97h0lLnA9w0ob5HvhuWeor4jOSMTEc2QuJqpexGuROx9Cv7zTNMGkZD5UcoVMPr2DgMs8xxxPwsEC5Zls0YdLEtZSMKVlLEvIzugw2qiNhdpqjIEWwgUbrhCuw6MvDaZwyCa6KpSrmcFgcHCe~yhdwAq7tVdlSfyyigyBIHz-nAjs8VRS3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Office of the Governor's Travel Texas program presented the Tourism Friendly Texas certification to the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce during the Aransas Pass City Council meeting on June 16, 2025.

Travel Texas representative Madeline Phillips said the certification recognizes communities that have strengthened tourism planning and marketing. “Travel Texas is the state's official tourism office. Our mission is to promote Texas as a premier travel destination in both the domestic and international markets,” Phillips said.

The award marks Aransas Pass as one of the first 40 communities in Texas to receive the designation. Phillips said the city drew $37,200,000 in direct travel spending in 2024 and generated about $1.4 million in local tax revenue. “This money that supports public safety, infrastructure, parks, and services that directly benefit your residents,” she said.

Phillips credited leadership by Rosemary Vega, president and CEO of the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce, and the chamber's visitor center for leading the certification effort. The presentation highlighted local visitor assets — Redfish Bay, the Lighthouse Lakes Trail, the Seaman Memorial Tower and signature events such as Shrimperie — and noted work to align planning, data tools and marketing to attract visitors.

Chamber and city leaders said the certification is intended to support local businesses and jobs by boosting tourism-related economic activity and by helping the city compete for grants and marketing opportunities. The city council received the certificate during the presentations portion of the meeting; no formal vote was required for the presentation.

City officials and chamber leaders said the designation will be a tool for future planning and promotion in support of Aransas Pass’s economic development goals.","The Office of the Governor's Travel Texas program presented the Tourism Friendly Texas certification to the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce, citing $37.2 million in visitor spending in 2024 and saying the designation can support local economic development and services.","actionData","errors"]

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