Councilmember Ward 1· 2025–2026
Stephanie Rangel
Rockport
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Top issues during term (20)
Fleet Replacement Program
Costs are budgeted under the FY 2026-27 capital improvement program; exact figures were not provided.
Alternative Water Sources
No cost figures were included in the posted materials.
Hotel occupancy tax grant funding
Hotel occupancy tax and sales tax collections fund tourism marketing and CVB operations.
Tourism Marketing and Outreach
Advertising and marketing spending comes from tourism revenue and shapes how effectively the city promotes itself to travelers.
Ward 1 council vacancy
Cancelling the election saves the city election administration costs.
The Grove at Market Street subdivision
Unknown — new subdivision infrastructure costs and tax-base effects were not detailed in the available materials.
Passport Shores Utility Agreement
About $54,000 in reservation fees goes into the utility fund.
Volunteer Fire Department Funding
Quarterly operational funding and monthly janitorial reimbursements would come from the city budget; exact amounts were not stated.
Water Conservation Plan five-year review (Ordinance 2003)
Looser rules may ease some costs tied to strict watering limits, but continued conservation means don’t count on big savings.
Development Impact Fee Variance Request
The developer faces substantially higher impact fees under the new ordinance, which funds water and wastewater capacity.
Heritage District drive-through request
Backyard pool setback variances
No city cost is expected; the relief mainly affects the property owner's ability to permit and build the pool.
Delinquent hotel occupancy tax collection
Hotel occupancy and sales tax collections directly feed the fund that pays for Rockport's tourism marketing.
$85 after-hours utility service charge
Residents needing after-hours utility service will pay an $85 trip charge.
Setback relief for residential pool at 108 Bay Hills Dr
Approving the relief would let the property owner proceed with a pool project that standard setbacks would otherwise block; no cost to the city was identified.
water rates increase
Could affect how much the city subsidizes household water bills.
Water Emergency and Corpus Christi Curtailment Rules
Severe curtailment would hit households and businesses during drought; long-term water contract negotiations could lock in future supply costs.
Rezoning 3810 Hwy 35 S to allow multi-family development
No cost to the city itself, but approval could bring new housing units and related development to the Highway 35 corridor.
Rockport Aquarium concept design
No specific figures were scheduled to be presented, and no funding action was on the agenda.
High-density housing and the PUD tool in South Rockport
Unknown — no staff report or fiscal analysis was provided in the available materials.
Decisions during term (39)
Recorded while Rangel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.