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I 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 June 1, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on June 13, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 13th day of June, 2017.
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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1 Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,June 1,2017 3:00 PM Basement Training Room
1201 Leopard Street
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INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. COUNCIL MAY GIVE DIRECTION TO THE
CITY MANAGER, BUT NO OTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND NO PUBLIC
COMMENT WILL BE SOLICITED.
THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS ARE
PROHIBITED IN THE TRAINING ROOM DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of
the City Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the
meeting.
Charter Officers:
City Manager Margie C.Rose,City Attorney Miles Risley,and City Secretary
Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 8- Mayor Joe McComb,Council Member Rudy Garza Jr.,Council Member
Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Ben
Molina, Council Member Lucy Rubio,Council Member Greg Smith,and
Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
Note: Council Member Vaughn arrived at 3:12 p.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
Proposed Bond 2018
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.City Manager Margie C.Rose provided
opening remarks regarding Proposed Bond 2018 and provided information on
the streets,by city council district,included in the proposed Proposition 1,
totaling$52,450,000,excluding utility costs,and which will not require an
increase in property taxes;and a summary of: Proposition 2-Harbor Bridge
Roadway Mitigation,Proposition 3-Economic Development,Proposition 4-
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Public Facilties;and Preliminary Feasibility Reports totaling$2 million.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: the City's total
debt capacity;the percentage of debt capacity needed for the proposed
propositions;drawing down reserves to fund projects;that,as proposed,
Propositions 2,3,and 4 include an increase in ad valorem taxes,without
drawing down reserves;a 1:1 match is required for utility work in relation to
street work;the additional cost of utility work for Proposition 1 resulting in an
increase in utility rates;determining which street projects will require utility
construction;inclusion of curb-and-gutter in street construction;how the
proposed street projects were selected,including traffic counts and number of
accidents;prioritization of street projects;Junior Beck Drive,including
flooding issues,its Pavement Condition Index(PCI),traffic volume and number
of traffic accidents;selecting the top 3 or 4 street projects in each city council
district is what is proposed;the Bond Street Assessment Criteria Matrix;the
City's legal obligations relating to Harbor Bridge Roadway Mitigation;
construction on existing streets on North Beach;consideration to re-connect
streets on North Beach once the new Harbor Bridge is completed;addressing
sidewalk construction by schools in the Unified Development Code(UDC)as
part of the building permitting process;the validity of PCI measurements;
taking a new look at the matrix system used to rank the priority of street
projects;the frequency with which bond projects are taken to the voters;the
total annual cost of debt service;that additional debt capacity is created as
existing debt is paid off;the positive affect of currently low interest rates;the
purpose of past bond projects;the cost of Maintenence and Operations and
Interest and Sinking;the City's total indebtedness;spending money where
"people feel it";that the street projects in the proposed Propositions include
arterials and collectors-not residential streets;the importance of timely
completing required street construction on North Beach in conjuction with the
construction of the new Harbor Bridge;and deleting certain street projects and
replacing them with North Beach/new Harbor Bridge-related street projects on
North Beach.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Smith made a motion directing the City Manager to present to
the City Council,a$52 million bond proposal,which includes improvements
on North Beach related to the new Harbor Bridge,seconded by Council
Member Guajardo.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: whether
Proposition 1,as clarified in the above-stated motion of direction,was the only
proposition that would be put before the voters;that current state statute
requires three years to pass before a proposition that is put before the voters
and fails,can be put before the voters again;that residents and business
owners are"fed up"with street conditions;residents have communicated to
council members that they are willing to pay higher taxes if it means getting
streets repaired;which street projects could be removed from Proposition 1 to
accommodate street projects that need to be completed in conjuction with
construction of the new Harbor Bridge;proposing Propositions 2 and 3,
detailing projects to be completed for a one-cent increase and another
one-cent increase,respectively;the rideability of streets;providing an
explanation to city council detailing what factors are included in calculating a
PCI score;and future indexing of waste water,storm water and water
infrastructure similar to the PCI used for streets.
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RE-STATED MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Smith re-stated his motion of direction to the City Manager,to
present to the City Council the following: Propostion 1 -a$52 million bond
proposal,which includes improvements on North Beach related to the new
Harbor Bridge;Proposition 2-projects to be funded by a one-cent increase in
ad valorem taxes;and Proposition 3-projects to be funded by another
one-cent increase in ad valorem taxes,seconded by Council Member Guajardo.
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics: the
location of the new Harbor Bridge and connecting roadways;whether
Propositions 2 and 3 are to consist solely of street projects;and ADA
improvements.
AMENDED MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Smith amended his previously re-stated motion of direction to
the City Manager,to present to the City Council the following: Propostion 1 -a
$52 million bond proposal,which includes improvements on North Beach
related to the new Harbor Bridge and no increase in ad valorem taxes;
Proposition 2-street projects to be funded by a one-cent increase in ad
valorem taxes;and Proposition 3-projects to be funded by another one-cent
increase in ad valorem taxes,seconded by Council Member Guajardo,and
passed unanimously.
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics: other
projects to be funded through the City's capital improvement plan;and
revisiting,in a workshop session,amending the UDC to address the
construction and funding of sidewalks by schools.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
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