12. • OrdinancesCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

One-Reading ordinance authorizing a professional services contract with WSP USA, Inc. for Owner’s Representative Services, which includes the Independent Cost Estimator, in an amount up to $9,500,000.00 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi Special City Council Meeting - June 02, 2026 on 2026-06-02

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“Motion to approve Item #12.: One-Reading ordinance authorizing a professional services contract with WSP USA, Inc. for Owner’s Representative Services, which includes the Independent Cost Estimator, in an amount up to $9,500,000.”

Paulette Guajardo

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

One-Reading ordinance authorizing a professional services contract with WSP USA, Inc. for Owner’s Representative Services, which includes the Independent Cost Estimator, in an amount up to $9,500,000.00 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project; appropriating funds and amending the FY 2026 Budget, with funding available from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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).