Council tables master‑plan amendment request to remove segment of Fred’s Folly Drive for 30 days

Corpus Christi City Council on Oct. 7 voted to table for 30 days a developer‑requested amendment that would remove a designated segment of Fred’s Folly Drive from the City’s mobility master plan.

Public works staff outlined the history: the master plan designates Fred’s Folly as a collector (C‑1) alignment through multiple undeveloped properties; recent development proposals asked staff to delete or re‑route the alignment. Planning commission denied an amendment request in December 2024 and recommended maintaining the roadway alignment based on school boundary connectivity and future neighborhood access. Staff said a drainage crossing and a traffic signal at Yorktown would be required to implement the planed alignment, increasing project costs.

Developers and their engineers presented alternative routing options and said removal could enable development that the city estimates would produce ad valorem value (developer estimate of ~$40 million in taxable value) and avoid an estimated drainage crossing cost developers characterized as roughly $1.5 million. Public safety and the fire chief said retaining the collector alignment improves connectivity and emergency access; CCISD school boundaries and access to new schools were cited as planning considerations. Several council members said they were concerned about the city sharing in the cost for an oversized drainage crossing and wanted clearer cost numbers and a better engagement with adjoining property owners.

After discussion councilman Roland Barrera moved to amend the master plan to remove the segment; the motion was seconded but council ultimately voted to table the item for 30 days to allow staff and the developers to provide alternative alignments, cost estimates and outreach to adjacent owners. Public Works committed to return with estimates and proposed options for the council to consider.