HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 03/20/2012 - WorkshopI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Workshop Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of March 20, 2012 which were approved by
the City Council on March 27, 2012.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 27th day of March, 2012.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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MINUTES
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Council Workshop Meeting
March 20, 2012 - 10:30 a.m.
Present:
Mayor Pro Tem David Loeb
Council Members:
Chris Adler
Kelley Allen
Priscilla Leal
John Marez*
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott*
Absent
Mayor Joe Adame
Larry Elizondo
*Arrived at 10:36
City Staff:
City Manager Ronald L. Olson
City Attorney Carlos Valdez
City Secretary Armando Chapa
Mayor Pro Tem Loeb called the workshop meeting to order in the Council Chambers of City
Hall. City Secretary Chapa called the roll and verified that the necessary quorum of the Council and
the required Charter officers were present to conduct the meeting.
City Manager Olson announced that the intent of the workshop is to discuss the
recommendations received by the Street Maintenance Finance Committee and answer questions
from the Council on the finance work plan.
Assistant City Manager Oscar Martinez referred to a powerpoint presentation including the
funding amounts and allocation recommendations for reconstruction and maintenance; utility work
funding; contractor capacity; consideration of revenue sources; the pros and cons of the revenue
sources including a street fee, property tax, sales tax, legislative authority options, and street
assessments; and upcoming workshop calendar and topics.
The following topics were discussed: the evaluation of other street improvement needs; the
ability to do more reconstruction work by bonding instead of pay as you go option; expanding
contractor interest; Regional Transportation Authority funding and the impact buses have to streets;
seawall funds; street user fees; utility revenue bonds; incorporating constant rate in ordinance for
property tax; binding future councils; vehicle registration fee; gasoline tax affecting local
businesses; impact to customers for utility rate increase; other cities experience with collection of
street fees; changing design standards; raising the tax cap; the percentage of sales tax paid by
non-residents; customer demographics; whether other cities that have street user fee have
exemptions; consideration of hybrid sources of funding; Nueces County's responsibility for street
maintenance; heavy user fee; time frame for legislative changes, legislative history on local vehicle
registration and fuel tax; the number of current street assessments; and the water and wastewater
debt capacity.
There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Pro Tem Loeb
adjourned the Council workshop at 12:01 p.m. on March 20, 2012.