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16. • GeneralCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of two grant awards for a total amount of $5,000.00 from the ONEOK Emergency Responder Grant Program for funding toward the purchase of three new HAZMAT training suits, two new drone dropper systems, six new drone landing pads, two additional drone batteries for the Corpus Christi Fire Department and 131 additional emergency weather radios for the Local Emergen

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council on 2026-02-24

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (8 - 0)

“passed on first reading”

PG

Paulette Guajardo

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

ER

Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)

YES

SC

Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)

YES

EC

Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)

YES

KP

Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)

YES

RB

Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1)

YES

MS

Councilmember, At-Large Place 2 (At-Large Place 2)

YES

CV

Councilmember, At-Large Place 3 (At-Large Place 3)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of two grant awards for a total amount of $5,000.00 from the ONEOK Emergency Responder Grant Program for funding toward the purchase of three new HAZMAT training suits, two new drone dropper systems, six new drone landing pads, two additional drone batteries for the Corpus Christi Fire Department and 131 additional emergency weather radios for the Local Emergency Planning Committee; and appropriating $5,000.00 into the Fire Grants Fund.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.