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Among the actions taken: the court approved Change Order No. 2, a deductive change order between Kallen Marine and Nueces County for the Bob Hall Pier project related to the concession area and restaurant space; denied a legal claim filed June 20, 2025, by Max Emilio Garcia; directed the public works director to issue addresses for 12 parcels requested by Sagebrush Holdings LLC and instructed the county attorney to file notice with the county clerk under Local Government Code 232.0015(f) that roads constructed as currently built will not be accepted for county maintenance; and proceeded with a sale of 316.585 acres adjacent to the Richard M. Orchard Fair Regional Fairgrounds to the Port of Port of Porto Christi Authority for fair market value.

The court recorded a split vote on the land sale: three commissioners voted in favor and one abstained. Other measures, including the change order and the claim denial, passed by voice vote.

On personnel matters in the Medical Examiner's Office, the court approved technical revisions to the director of operations job description, approved a revision to the medical examiner job description to set an initial pay group at Pay Group 03 for entry-level hires, and appointed Dr. Trang as interim medical examiner effective July 18 for up to six months at the newly assigned pay rate. The court also asked the human resources director to review current market pay scales for medical examiners.

Court members clarified a county-recorded amount related to the Bob Hall Pier deductive change order. The meeting packet lists a deductive figure; during the meeting a court member read the figure into the record but the oral readback in the transcript was garbled. The court said that Kallen has elected not to build the restaurant portion of the pier and that the county will use job-order contracting to secure construction of that space separately and intends to remain within the funds freed by the deductive change order.

Below are the formal actions as recorded in the meeting minutes and transcript (motion text and outcome):

1) Motion: Approve Change Order No. 2 (deductive) between Kallen Marine and Nueces County for the Bob Hall Pier project (concession area/restaurant). Mover: Commissioner Tesney. Second: not specified. Outcome: approved by voice vote. Notes: county clarified the contractor will not build the restaurant; county intends separate procurement to complete that work.

2) Motion: Deny the 06/20/2025 legal claim of Max Emilio Garcia. Mover: (county attorney recommended; motion presented to court). Second: not specified. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

3) Motion: Direct public works director to issue addresses for 12 parcels requested by Sagebrush Holdings LLC and direct county attorney to file notice with county clerk under Local Government Code 232.0015(f) that these roads will not be accepted for maintenance unless brought into county standards. Mover: (moved on the record). Second: not specified. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

4) Motion: Proceed with the sale of 316.585 acres adjacent to the Richard M. Orchard Fair Regional Fairgrounds to the Port of Port of Porto Christi Authority for fair market value. Mover: (on the record). Second: not specified. Outcome: approved (3 yes, 1 abstain).

5) Motion: Approve technical job description change for Director of Operations, Medical Examiner Department. Mover: (on the record). Outcome: approved by voice vote.

6) Motion: Adjust Medical Examiner job classification to Pay Group 03 for entry-level hires and adopt the technical changes as presented. Mover: (on the record). Outcome: approved by voice vote.

7) Motion: Appoint Dr. Trang as interim Medical Examiner beginning July 18 for up to six months at the new pay rate. Mover: (on the record). Second: not specified. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

Provenance: each action is supported by transcript remarks beginning at the times noted below.

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County Inland Parks staff and the project architect told the court the work will replace noncompliant restrooms with ADA-compliant facilities, add a covered shade area adjacent to the new restrooms, provide sidewalk connections to accessible parking and replace the existing one-mile walking track rather than patching it. The project team also said it will carefully relocate an existing park plaque now mounted on restrooms slated for demolition so the park's historical marker remains visible.

\"It is going to be a great project,\" said Robert Garcia, the project architect with Lehi Daikama, as he summarized the scope and schedule. \"We can do some submittal reviews and shop drawing work now so we can hit the ground running once the historical commission study is complete.\" Garcia added that a preconstruction meeting with the successful contractor, identified in the record as RxDX, has already been held.

The project has been flagged by the Texas Historical Commission for further review because portions of the work could disturb an area the commission identified as a former labor camp in Robstown. Project staff told the court that a permit from the Texas Historical Commission has been issued to begin the investigation and that work to study the potentially affected areas was scheduled to start on Friday. County officials said they will review the investigation's findings and coordinate required mitigation before major ground-disturbing work begins.

Edward, identified as the county's Inland Parks director, said staff will continue administrative tasks now so construction can proceed as soon as the historical review clears the disturbed areas. \"We still have things that we can do,\" Edward said, citing submittal reviews, schedules of values for pay applications and shop drawing reviews for shade structures.

County officials told the court they remain committed to a target completion date in December of next year. No change to that target was adopted at the meeting.

The court heard from multiple commissioners who emphasized the park's heavy community use and urged staff to minimize further delays. The project budget and funding source were presented as ARPA funds allocated to Ortiz Park; commissioners did not change the funding source at the meeting.

Provenance: Transcript discussion begins at 00:06:39 and continues through 00:13:20 (first presentation comments to schedule and historical commission permit).","County officials said $2.5 million in ARPA funds will pay for ADA-compliant restrooms, a covered shade area, ADA parking connections and replacement of a one-mile walking track at Ortiz Park; the Texas Historical Commission has flagged the site for an antiquities review and an investigation is scheduled to begin.","actionData","errors"]

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Nueces County commissioners approve wide-ranging motions including land sale, contract change and personnel actions

Nueces County details $2.5 million Ortiz Park improvements, historical review to begin