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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 May 17, 2018 which were approved by the City
Council on June 12, 2018.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 12th day of June 2018.
--,?e_ Lee (Ye, mit".
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,May 17,2018 9:00 AM
City Council Chambers
Public Notice--ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA ARE FOR COUNCIL'S
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 COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Greg Smith called the meeting to order at 9:16 a.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:
Interim City Manager Keith Selman,City Attorney Miles K.Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 8- Council Member Rudy Garza, Council Member Paulette Guajardo,Council
Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Debbie Lindsey-Opel, Council
Member Ben Molina, Council Member Everett Roy,Council Member Lucy
Rubio,and Council Member Greg Smith
Absent 1 - Mayor Joe McComb
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
Budget Workshop 4 -Overview of Fiscal 2018-2019 Operating
Budget
Mayor Pro Tem Smith referred to hem C.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Eddie Houlihan presented
information on the following topics relating to the FY 2019 budget: estimated
property tax values and revenues;industrial district"in-lieu-of-tax"revenue;
revenues in general;General Fund projected obligations and considerations;
potential savings in health benefits;General Fund Public Safety projected
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health benefits obligations;potential Solid Waste fee increase;United Corpus
Christi Chamber of Commerce's residential street recommendations and
revenue considerations;Council-directed change;Enterprise Funds;utility
transfer to the General Fund;potential Internal Services and General Fund
reductions;other potential options;and staff recommendations and council
direction.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: that some of the
departments that were in the 6%reductions previously presented are not in the
reductions presented today;effects on the property tax rate;utilizing realistic
actuarial estimates;determining the cost-benefit of the City's recycling
program and its associated revenue versus the cost of damage caused by
recycling trucks;consequences of fiscal reductions in the IT Department;the
consequences of deferring maintenance in the Asset Management Department;
an increase in property taxes dedicated solely to Public Safety;retaining the
eight police officers recently added and holding the police academy;taking a
comprehensive look at potentially eliminating the City's recycling program;the
effects of cutting marketing in the Gas Department;cash-Flowing improvements
and reducing some projects in the Storm Water Department;separating the
storm water rate from the water rate;developing a five-year plan using the
budget numbers presented;concern regarding the current trend of increasing
debt;public safety contractual obligations;delaying decisions versus debt
funding versus additional budget cuts;additional federal revenue
opportunities;additional cuts from other departments;sponsorship of council
members'meals during council meetings;and deciding which parks and which
libraries are needed based on utilization.
Council Member Rubio made a motion directing the Interim City Manager to
look more in depth at certain departments,seconded by Council Member
Guajardo.
Mayor Pro Tem Smith called for discussion,restating that the motion called for
further reductions beyond what Is proposed in today's presentation.
Council Member Guajardo rescinded her second. Mayor Pro Tem Smith
seconded the Motion of Direction.
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics: when the
City will know the potential savings associated with changes to the health
plan;potential savings in the Police and Fire health plans;potential savings
from the civilian employees'health plan and industrial district agreements; not
wanting additional budget cuts;collecting revenues associated with enforcing
existing ordinances;opportunities to partner with organizations and create
sponsorship opportunities for departments;sharing the current and future cost
of lighting the Harbor Bridge;savings to be realized by city council members
using an iPad versus printed copies of the city council agenda;revenue versus
cost-avoidance related to health care;seeking out new revenue opportunities
in departments,for instance,a coffee shop in libraries;monies available for
debt service versus for operating costs,now and in the future;the
pay-as-you-go approach;increasing revenues;identifying new ways to
efficiently deliver services;utilizing reserves versus requiring additional cuts;a
council member stating that Wads are not workable and the City's agenda
system is not functional;council members'use of laptops versus iPads to view
the city council agenda;and increases in efficiencies.
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MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Rubio made a motion directing the Interim City Manager to
look into further reductions and efficiencies in departments,beyond what is
proposed in today's presentation,seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Smith and
passed unanimously(Mayor McComb and Council Member Hunter-absent).
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Lindsey-Opel made a motion directing the Interim City
Manager to incorporate Into the proposed FY 2019 budget,the voter-approved
two-cent property tax increase,seconded by Council Member Garza,and
passed unanimously(Mayor McComb and Council Member Hunter-absent).
Council members and staff went on to discuss the following topics related to
Solid Waste: direction to the Solid Waste Department;additional information
needed;the Impact of buying refuse bins;amendments to contracts;
capitalization of solid waste cells at the landfill;the effect of raising solid
waste fees related to residential streets;and some council members requested
a more detailed presentation regarding solid waste.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m.
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