Motion authorizing subrecipient grant awards for $40,857.80 each to Mother Teresa Shelter, The Salvation Army, Timon’s Ministries, 911 Park Place dba Mission 911, and Esperanza De Tejas from the City of Corpus Christi’s State funded Homeless Housing and Services Program (HHSP) general set-aside allocation to provide services to individuals who are homeless, or at risk of being homeless for Fiscal Year 2027 and authorizing subrecipient grants for The Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Coastal Be

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

City Manager Peter Zanoni and Interim Director of Planning and Economic Development Jennifer Buxton responded to Council questions. Council Member Hernandez moved to amend the motion as recommended by staff as follows: Motion authorizing subrecipient grant awards for $51,072.25 each to Mother Teresa Shelter, The Salvation Army, 911 Park Place dba Mission 911, and Esperanza De Tejas from the City of Corpus Christi’s State funded Homeless Housing and Services Program (HHSP) general set-aside allocation to provide services to individuals who are homeless, or at risk of being homeless for Fiscal Year 2027 and authorizing subrecipient grant awards for $26,903.00 each to The Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse – Coastal Bend and Esperanza De Tejas from the City of Corpus Christi’s State funded Homeless Housing and Services Program (HHSP) youth set-aside allocation to provide services to youth who are homeless for Fiscal Year 2027 contingent on receiving executed agreements from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and effective September 1, 2026 or the effective date of the State agreements, whichever is later, seconded by Council Member Scott and passed unanimously. Mayor Pro Tem Paxson opened public comment. Marilena Garza, Corpus Christi, TX, Susie Luna Saldana, Corpus Christi, TX, and Michael Miller, Corpus Christi, TX, spoke. Mayor Pro Tem Paxson closed public comment. Council Member Hernandez moved to approve the motion as amended, seconded by Council Member Campos. This Motion was passed as amended and approved with the following vote:

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).