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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Human Relations Commission - 09/06/2007 City of Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission CotpUS Summary Minutes for September 6, 2007 E Christi 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Vice Chairperson, Mr. Errol Summerlin, called the meeting to order at approximately 5:00 PM with a quorum. 2. ROLL CALL: Present Commissioners: Errol Summerlin, Robert Adler, Marta M. Del Angel, Jack English, Linda Fallwell-Stover, Margie Myers, Kelley A. Knight, Richard Pulido, Lucy Reta, Sam Watson, Jared Cummings, Lauren McAdams, Johnny Meisner. Absent Commissioners: Chairperson, Ms. Crystal Lyons, Leah Patterson, and Derrick Reales. Staff in attendance: Human Relations: Leon Bazar, June Martinez, Wanese Butler Legal Advisor: Yvette Agtilar Other Staff: Bob Payne from Development Services Department 3. EXCUSED ABSENCES—Lucy Reta, Lauren McAdams,and Marta Del Angel were all excused by Motion. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES—August 2, 2007. The minutes were reviewed by the Commission. MOTION To approve the minutes as written was motioned by Linda Fallwell-Stover,and was seconded by Sam Watson. The motion was passed. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS / INTRODUCTIONS/ PRESENTATIONS: A. Introductions—Dr. Benibo-Professor of Sociology at TAMU of Corpus Christi will be commenting on racial composition. B. Presentations—Bob Payne of the City's Development Services Department made a presentation on citywide growth and in response to Commission's Fair and Affordable Housing and tracking the city's growth, highlighting: • City Limits and ETJ map can be found on the website @ cctexas.com. • Political Jurisdiction is 5 miles out of ETJ. A request for was put in for planning the width of the streets and drainage ditches. • Population Growth chart shows from 1860 to 2007. Rapid population growth 16%per year from 1920's to 1930's and a 10% growth from the 1940's to 1950's. Today's population growth is estimated at 1% from 1990 to 2000. Census runs behind the projections charts. • Estimated current population is at 295,594. During the years 2004 thru 2006,the population was 1.42%per year with an estimate of 12,251 added to the population. Page 1 of 5 Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission Summary Minutes for September 6, 2007 • Most vacant and undeveloped land is the Southside between Weber and Staples on Yorktown; East of Rodd Field Road and South of Yorktown to the Creek. Other growth areas are on the Island, Flour Bluff, and the Northwest area. There is some activity on the Westside area. During the questions and answers portion, Mr. Errol Summerlin asked, with regards to 2006 map, about the high density residential area compared to 1976 map. Mr. Payne explained high density residential pertains to mostly high rise apartment complexes with more multifamily housing being built. Ms. Linda Fallwell-Stover asked about 1976, North of IH-37, if it is high density residential. Mr. Payne answers they are not High Density areas. Mr. Payne indicated that it is part of his job to develop a plan for the city. In 1987 the city adopted a plan, the Corpus Christi Policy Statement. It divides the city up into 13 different areas. It also creates a land use plan and updates transportation. The first stage is the preliminary plat. It basically consists of a piece of paper, the engineer, and property owners draw up. They bring it in to us so we can figure out where the streets need to go. Once it has been approved, that is the final plat. The recorded plats are the finished product. Streets have been built and the City Engineer and Planning Commission Chairman have signed off on the plat, it can then be recorded at the County Courthouse. Acres of platted land are coming along nicely from 2000 thru 2006. Recorded Plats in 2006,shows 44%for south side. Residential lots platted for subdivisions with 10 lots or more were the only ones recorded. In the year 2007,the record only indicates half of the year, not a full year. To shift from Subdivisions to building Permits, Mr. Summerlin asked Mr.Payne if he is talking about City plats within city limits or ETJ. Mr. Payne answered that some plats are from London, Kitty Hawk, Northwest and they have plenty of ETJ. There has been a slow down on national levels consistent with financial levels. Westside is doing well. North central is where the Lexington is. South central is the Washington-Coles area and the Hillcrest area is Westside. Area of discussion is the opposite end of the Westside. The population census as of July 1, 2000 was 277,454. Estimated population as of June 30, 2007 is 295594. Estimated added population 2000 thru 2007 is 16,991. Subdivision Plats—Recorded Plats for 2000 is 457 acres or 0.71 sq. miles. Recorded Plats for 2006 is 1,042 acres or 1.6 sq. miles and for 2007 the recorded plats was 565 acres or.88 miles as of June 30, 2007. This is the first year to include vacancy rate which brings us closer to census rate. Page 2 of 5 Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission Summary Minutes for September 6, 2007 In Conclusion, the city is growing. If all the new housing built was occupied, the city would beyond the order of 30,000. Until 2010 census occurs, it will not be known exactly what is happening with the population. However until then, several factors may explain. Greater housing vacancy, movement of the existing population from one area of town to another in combination with: The Baby Boomers'children moving out of the extended family home to their own homes; and purchase of retirement housing by non-residents outside of the community. In comparison with other cities: The census 2005-2006, shows the growth estimates for cities with over 100,000 in population: Of 258 cities, Corpus Christi ranked 111, at .8% growth per year. The highest rated city was 11.9% for North Las Vegas, Nevada and the lowest growth rate was 1.6% for Hialeah, Florida, not including New Orleans with -50.6%. San Antonio, Austin, and McAllen all had growths of 2.8 to 2.5%. Question from Mr. Summerlin to Mr. Payne: Most of the growth is on the south of SPID at medium density. Robert Street and SPID are high rise residential. Answer: Medium density is typical of what is being built at this time. Just as planned. South of OSO Creek is considered estate residential, which consists of Yz to 1 acre lots. There will be more discussion on the impact it will have on the tax base. Question: Is all this area is currently below the flood plain. Only 28.7feet is above sea level. Answer: Most of this area is subject to flooding. Most of London is not part of 100 year flood plains. FEMA maps were drawn based on existing land views 20 years ago. Drainage is a big issue for such a flat area of town. City would be spending a lot of money on storm drains for estate type residential areas compared to larger housing units, which brings higher costs to the city. On storm drainage, we're moving away from the up holes. The city needs to make sure there is ample space for drainage ditches. Sam Watson said the ultimate development shows the smaller lots are more desired. Bob Payne responded that the city is in need of large, medium, and small lots. Most common are the single RC3, with 6000 sq. ft. Now the city is starting to see more RC6 with 4500 sq. ft. At the end of Mr. Payne's presentation, the Vice Chairperson, Mr. Summerlin thanked him for a thorough evaluation of where the exact location of growth was occurring. He found there is the smallest development in the Downtown, Central and the Westside areas. And where the city has infrastructures in place, problems with flooding may occur. Page 3 of 5 Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission Summary Minutes for September 6, 2007 5. COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: piscussion with Possible Action) A. Housing Subcommittee No meeting or report at this time. B. Committee for Persons with Disabilities(CFPWD) Subcommittee Chair, Ms. Fallwell-Stover,reported that the CFPWD had a meeting on September 5, 2007, with: • Presentation about a universal development code • Recognition of Verbalize change. • Education District. RE: Barb Jordan Media Awards • Funds and Profits return to committee. RE: Employment, etc. • Needed medium benefits — Barrier. Share information from Leon's office. Latchkey Program needs to be made more available. Barriers need to be eliminated. 9/25. RE: Inclusion and accessibility. C. Education Subcommittee—Couple of meetings with youth committee Chairperson Crystal Lyons and Leon, President of Youth at Work Program, to tackle juniors and seniors in high school for Awareness for Youth Program. At the end of this meeting, they will be holding another meeting. Leon identified potential funding to possibly add Colleges too. (Del Mar and TAMU). The city will go thru Minority Awareness for both High School and College. 6. OLD BUSINESS: (Discussion with Possible Action): A. Emergency Preparedness— None B. City Plans for Southside Housing — Done. C. Public Housing Authority Update—Martha De Angle informed the Commission that there have been no more meetings on housing projects. 7. NEW BUSINESS: (Discussion with Possible Action): None 8. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT:Preferred Measure report. Upward modification • No management aide. Second time they didn't show. Training in Leadership,Austin Training, and Mediation Training. • 9/25 City Council Meeting. With ADA and nondiscrimination update. The City has 30 days to use $7,500 for funding for outreach programs. 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS/ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: Dr. Benibo, professor of Sociology at TAMU of Corpus Christi: Racial Composition will observe changes in populations. How they are changing. Ethnic compositions and the kinds of movements and consequences of inter-racial population. Also,the differences on how we identify ourselves and how balance has consequences to inter group relationships. Dr. Benibo says that there is nothing being done locally. On race relations, however,there are many ways Page 4 of 5 Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission Summary Minutes for September 6, 2007 to evaluate. Dr. Benibo would like to use an evaluation test for the city over the next 3 years. Linda Fallwell-Stover asked what tools will be used. Answer: A survey with scales. The scale was built specifically for race and ethnicity,but can be expanded to possibly to include people with disabilities. Sam Watson questions how long will the survey take. Answer: Dr. Benibo estimates at least one semester. 10.ADJOURNMENT: With no further business, the meeting adjourned at approximately 6:30 PM. Page 5 of 5