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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 July 23, 2018 which were approved by the City
Council on August 14, 2018.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 14th day of August 2018.
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City Council Workshop Session
Monday,July 23,2018 10:00 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 McComb called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Hoene 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.Muerte.
Present 7- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Paulette Guajardo,Council Member
Debbie Lindsey-Opel, Council Member Ben Molina, Council Member Everett
Roy,Council Member Greg Smith,and Council Member Rudy Garza Jr.
Absent 2- Council Member Michael Hunter, and Council Member Lucy Rubio
---- ---- Council Member Debbie Lindsey-Opel arrived at 10:08 p.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. 2018 Bond Election and FY 2019 Budget
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics:the condition of
local,arterial and collector streets;2018 Bond program summary of
Propositions A-G;street funding options 1 -5;use of Type B funds to reconstruct
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utilities associated with street repairs;the purpose of the street charge on
citizens'utility bills;the variance in pricing over future years for street repairs;
the cost of maintenance versus reconstruction; issuing$20 million in bonds and
maintaining half of the Type B monies,without a property tax increase;that
Corpus Christi has the second-highest per capita debt of major Texas cities;
paying the cost of street design with Type B funds;referring to residential
streets in general versus enumerating specific streets in the Bond 2018
language;that Type B revenue comes from sales versus property taxes;
utilizing the pay-as-you-go method to fund street repairs versus issuing debt;
the urgent need to repair streets;the need to comply with state taw and the
Type B ballot language,especially regarding sewer-,water-and
drainage-related repairs;the shortest amount of time over which the
voter-approved 2-2-2 cent property tax increase can be implemented;monies
available for street repairs if the Interest and Sinking(185)portion of the tax
rate Is decreased and the Maintenance and Repairs(M&O)portion is increased
in conjunction with the use of Type B funds;the City's capacity to undertake
street projects;the"worst-first approach to street repairslreconstruction;the
citizens'tolerance for street construction;the availability of contractors to
undertake street repairs;previous street committees'work and findings;having
a consistent amount of work for contractors to get the best value for taxpayers;
and five different street funding options.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Lindsey-Opel made a motion directing the Interim City
Manager to adopt Option 3,as presented,seconded by Council Member Garza,
and passed unanimously(Council Members Hunter and Rubio-absent).
Council members and staff discussed potential council meeting dates to take
action on the issuance of Bond 2018.
Parks and Recreation(P&R)Director Jay Ellington presented information on
the following topics: park operations;the number of acres mowed by P&R;
park operations;park facilities; repurposed parks;the Adopts-Park program;
standard of care levels;the mowing schedule and frequency for parks in each
of the five city council districts;challenges;issues created by ongoing Park
Technician vacancies;and recommendations from the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee(PRAC)regarding Bond 2018.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Molina made a motion directing the Interim City Manager to
allocate to Proposition C,the$1,288,339 associated with the recently deleted
Proposition E,in order to fund improvements recommended by the PRAC,
including shade and splash areas,seconded by Council Member Guajardo.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: P&R not being able
to maintain existing parksttacilities;money in lieu of land donation when
developing new subdivisions;the need for splash pads and shade in City parks;
that Bond 2018 monies will not pay for the maintenance of new splash pads
and shade structures and the availability of operating budget funding for such
maintenance;and P&R partnering with organizations in the community.
The motion of direction passed unanimously(Council Members Hunter and
Rubio-absent).
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Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics:
Proposition D funding for historical house improvements at Heritage Park;
Bond 2018 key dates;the potential for an additional$700,000 In General Fund
property tax revenue;utilizing this additional potential$700,000 to reduce
budget cuts to Utilities in order to positively impact the utility rate model or
splitting it between P&R and Utilities;and additional funding needed for P&R
operations.
Council Member Lindsey-Opel made a motion directing the Interim City
Manager to apply half of the additional potential$700,000 in revenue to the
General Fund,in support of P&R to address some of the issues identified,the
other half being applied to Utilities to relieve some of the cuts previously made
by Utilities. The motion of direction failed for lack of a second.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: hiring and funding
contractors to cut grass at City parks due to a consistent staffing shortage in
P&R;that the potential additional$700,000 depends on the final assessed
property values that will be released on July 25,2018;revisiting utility rates this
year;the interim city manager versus the city council allocating the additional
potential$700,000 in revenue in the FY2018-2019 draft budget;and having gone
from a potential$20 million shortfall to a potential$700,000 FY2018-2019 budget
surplus.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 12:16 p.m.
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