4. • OrdinancesCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

Ordinance accepting and appropriating $100,000.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the FY 2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant to fund airport maintenance at the Corpus Christi International Airport; appropriating the RAMP

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council - March 24, 2026 on 2026-03-24

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“Motion to passed on second reading Item #4.: Ordinance accepting and appropriating $100,000.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the FY 2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant to fund airport maint”

Roland Barrera

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

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance accepting and appropriating $100,000.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the FY 2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant to fund airport maintenance at the Corpus Christi International Airport; appropriating the RAMP Grant of $100,000.00 into the Airport Grant Fund with a cash match of $11,111.11 from the FY 2026 Operating Budget.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).