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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 January 23, 2018 which were approved by the City
Council on February 13, 2018.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 13th day of February 2018.
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City Secretary
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City Council Workshop Session
Tuesday,January 23,2018 9:00 AM City Hall Basement Training Room
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COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Paulette M.Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called to 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 K.Risby and City Secretary
Rebecca L.Muerte.
Present 9- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Rudy Garza, Council Member
Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member
Debbie Lindsey-Opel,Council Member Ben Molina,Council Member Lucy
Rubio, Council Member Greg Smith,and Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
Note: Council Member Hunter arrived at 9:013 a.m. Council Member
Lindsey-Opel arrived at 9:09 a.m. Council Member Molina arrived at 9:13 a.m.
Mayor McComb arrived at 9:19 a.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. Economic Development Workshop
City Manager Margie C.Rose introduced the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation
(CCREDC)lain Vasey.
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Mr.Vasey introduced staff and members of the board of directors of the
CCREDC who were present. Mr.Vasey presented information on the following
topics: what is economic development;commitment to sustainable growth;
that the CCREDC is an investor-funded 501(c)8 organization;composition of the
CCREDC's board of directors;key points in CCREDC history;employment by
section in the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area(CCMSA)for
November 2013-November 2017;the CCMSA housing report;permitting and
employment summary;and economic development impact and highlights.
A council member and Mr.Vasey discussed companies bringing in outside
workers/contractors and use of the"hire-local-first"economic development
model and business retention programs.
Chief Operating Officer of the CCREDC Mike Culbertson presented information
on the following topics: how the City and the CCREDC work together;
economic development tools;Type A sales tax program history;2018
anticipated/potential Type A sales tax projects;current Type A sales tax
projects;and the Type B sales tax program.
Mr.Vasey presented information on the following additional topics: what is
driving the economy;active rigs in the Permian Basin;what is fueling our
growth;planned pipelines to deliver crude oil into Corpus Christi;making the
business case for Corpus Christi;target industries;business retention/recovery
mode;hurricane recovery;the Harbor Bridge replacement project;and the
components of an economic development plan.
Council members and Mr.Vasey discussed the following topics: the accuracy
of the data presented;tracking requirements of companies to align small
companies with them for contracting purposes;approaching Del Mar College's
Procurement Technical Assistance Center(PTHC)regarding assisting vendors
with not only government procurement,but private procurement water
requirements for additional large industry users;the need to sell more water;
the need to let industry know we have an abundant supply of water;
guaranteeing an uninterruptible water supply to attract industry;issuing an
annual"white paper"regarding the availability of water;the differences
between non-curtailable versus unintertuptible water supply;non-curtailable
water supply counting against the City with the Texas Water Development
Board;curtailment and surcharges versus loss of water;the status of the
professional services industry in Corpus Christi;hiring local versus the quality
of the local workforce;the CCREDC and the Downtown Management District
working together to rejuvenate downtown Corpus Christi;Corpus Christi's
culture versus that of other Texas cities;the asset that the City's municipal
marina represents;the City Council providing formal policy direction to the
CCREDC;the importance of proper city planning for the future with respect to
business growth;the City's natural resources,including lengthy stretches of
accessible beaches;construction of large affordable housing developments
just outside the city limits and annexing that area;and the importance of the
Corpus Christi International Airport.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:02 a.m.
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