Council approves minutes, meeting reschedule, consultant amendment and harbor leases; auction vote postponed
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At its meeting, the Aransas Pass City Council approved several consent and action items including meeting minutes, rescheduling a January meeting for MLK Day, an amendment to the economic development consultant contract (roughly $6,720 annually), and multiple harbor leases; it postponed approval of a proposed online surplus-auction pending inventory review.
The Aransas Pass City Council approved multiple administrative and lease actions at its regular meeting and postponed one procurement item for further review.
On voice votes, the council approved regular meeting minutes for 09/15/2025, 10/06/2025, 10/20/2025 and 12/01/2025. It voted to reschedule the regular January 19, 2026 meeting to Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Council considered a staff request to hold an online auction through Renee Bates Auctioneers to sell surplus or broken city property. Several councilmembers asked for a physical copy of the inventory and time to review items for safety or expiration (for example, concerns were raised about donating or selling expired safety vests). A motion to postpone consideration until the next meeting passed unanimously.
The council approved an amendment to the city’s economic development consultant agreement to provide a monthly phone allowance ($60) and a monthly car allowance ($500) for the consultant (totaling about $6,720 annually). The staff presentation said the Municipal Development District would be asked to consider funding these allowances; if not, the cost would come from the city’s general fund.
The meeting also included a sequence of harbor lease approvals: the council approved a letter of intent for a 300-linear-foot CorBrown Harbor lease to Pook’s Pub; a 25-year lease (with options) for the Bait Shack; removal of Brian Bacchus from the Justin Chandler lease; and a primary 25-year lease with two 25-year options to Justin Chandler for property at 508 Bigelow. Gulfstream’s item was withdrawn from the agenda.
No litigation or contract award requiring additional public disclosure was finalized during the meeting. Several items (the auction inventory and some lease details) were deferred until staff provides more documentation for council review.