Corpus Christi committee adopts 2025 goals, adds accessibility request to city event registrations

A City of Corpus Christi committee voted to add an accessibility-request field to city online event registration forms, approved three committee goals for 2025 and adopted its meeting calendar and annual report at a meeting that ended at 3:44 p.m.

The committee approved amended language to require that city online registration for community events include a way for attendees to request accommodations. The motion as recorded read: “registration online for any accessibility request to be made with the City of Corpus Christi — online registration for any community events.” The motion passed and was entered into the minutes.

Committee members said the change is intended to make city events easier to access for people with disabilities and to spur further review of the city’s outreach materials. The committee also agreed as part of its 2025 goals to “amend bylaws to modernize and reactivate committee and subcommittees to facilitate meaningful activities,” to evaluate available accommodations for registering and attending city events, and to evaluate and update committee collateral and engagement opportunities. Those three goals were approved by motion.

The group ratified its 2024 annual report and adopted the committee’s 2025 calendar, which the packet notes schedules meetings on the first Wednesday of the month unless a nearby holiday requires moving a meeting (the packet cited one example of a September meeting moved because of a holiday). Members were asked to submit agenda items by the dates noted in the packet.

Members discussed next steps for bylaws review and asked that the bylaws be circulated to all members in advance of the next meeting so the committee can begin revising subcommittee structure and membership expectations. The packet and the committee’s discussion noted that the bylaws include a rule that three unexcused absences “may result in a voluntary resignation from the committee.”

Staff and members identified immediate follow-ups: (1) staff will work with the city to add the accessibility-request option to online registration pages for city events; (2) the committee will place bylaw review on a future agenda and circulate the current bylaws beforehand; and (3) the committee will produce three public-service announcements (PSAs) for distribution on social media as part of outreach goals.

The meeting packet and discussion also noted operational details and outreach opportunities: committee membership vacancies occurring in late 2024 and early 2025, an application deadline noted in the packet of February 11 for reappointment or new applicants, and a vendor-table opportunity at the RISE School’s “Rise, Shine, and Run Inclusive Fair” scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15 at Waters Edge Park. Members said they will share committee flyers and bring materials to such events.

Votes at a glance - Approval of previous meeting minutes — approved (mover/second not specified in the record). - Approval of Olivia Allen recorded as an unexcused absence for the month — approved (mover/second not specified). - Motion to amend online registration to include an accessibility-request field (exact motion language recorded above) — approved (mover/second not specified). - Adoption of three 2025 goals (bylaws review; evaluate accommodations for city event registration/attendance; update committee collateral/engagement) — approved (mover/second not specified). - Ratification of the 2024 annual report — approved (mover/second not specified). - Adoption of the 2025 committee calendar — approved (mover/second not specified).

The committee identified a previously deferred agenda item (item G-10, a resolution in support of accessible public service announcements) for discussion at the next meeting, and members asked staff to coordinate corrected language for that resolution before it returns to the agenda. The meeting packet and discussion make clear the city website address cited for staff reference is corpuschristitx.gov.

Ending The committee closed the meeting after completing the calendar, goals and annual-report items and scheduling bylaw review for an upcoming meeting. Several members emphasized the need for updated outreach materials, a consolidated events calendar to guide presence at community fairs, and the practical step of circulating the current bylaws before the next meeting.