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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Capital Improvement Advisory Committee - 09/01/2021 MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING CAPTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AMERICAN BANK CENTER, ROOM C101 1901 N. SHORELINE BOULEVARD SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 12:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order and a quorum was established. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. III. INTRODUCTIONS/OVERVIEW Al Raymond, Director of Development Services, introduced City Staff along with Steve Viera, Assistant City Manager, who gave a few words welcoming everyone to the first Committee meeting. Sam Villegas with Raftelis (meeting facilitator – communications/outreach) introduced the consultants with Pape- Dawson Engineering, Kim Keefer, Cara Tackett, and Angie Flores. Mr. Raymond also asked committee members to introduce themselves and the company they represent. IV. ORIENTATION: Mr. Raymond proceeded to give an overview of the project by stating the purpose of the Infrastructure Master Planning and Impact Fee Study. The purpose is to develop and/or finalize master plans for water, wastewater, stormwater, and roads so the City can appropriately plan funding for future needs; study the feasibility of Impact Fees as a primary mechanism for funding infrastructure expansion. He gave some history information of how the project started and where the City is at today. In August of 2019, the City Council gave direction to re-examine the City’s current funding mechanism of Trust Funds. Trust Fund stakeholder meetings took place the following October through December with a consultant kickoff meeting in November. In January 2020 the Planning Commission/City Council were briefed on the project. By the Fall of 2020 a Request For Qualifications was issued and the contract was awarded to Pape-Dawson in March 2021 (project kickoff). Master Plans are currently being developed and the Committee will possibly hold a few more meetings for the remainder of the year. Plans for 2022 and 2023 include two more Committee meetings, the Impact Fee Study and public outreach/communication. By Spring of 2023, public hearings will take place for approval/implementation along with communication and outreach. Mr. Raymond explained the purpose of the Committee, which is composed of 15 diverse, community members (9 members appointed by each Council member and 6 appointed by the City Manager). The Committee will provide input but are not a decision-making body. Members are expected to attend all meetings, remain accessible, provide thoughtful input, including perspective from any people they represent; share information they learn with groups or people they represent. A tentative meeting schedule of topics through Spring 2023 was also presented. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Rosie Gonzalez Collin Jesus Jimenez Ramiro Munoz, III George Laster Moses Mostaghasi Trey Summers Gabe Guerra COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Velda Tamez Ann Mahaffey Kim Haigler-Schmid Melody Nixon-Bice Everett Roy Rudy Garza, Jr. Alex Harris V. DISCUSSION OR POSSIBLE ACTION: A. Review City Master Plans/Land Use Assumptions B. Communication & Outreach Development Kim Keefer, Engineer with Pape-Dawson, presented item “V” for the master plan systems being reviewed: Water, Wastewater, Transportation & Stormwater. Ms. Keefer went over the general methodology of each system: Users, Growth, Impacts of Growth & Costs. Growth for a master plan typically spans 10-20 years. For this specific project, the study will look at the next ten years (2021- 2031). At this point of the meeting, Mr. Mostaghasi asked if the scope of the Master Plans will include the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) as growth will occur in parts of the London Area over the next ten years. Cara Tackett with Pape-Dawson explained how there are several levels to the master plan process accounting for land use, impacts and future projects/growth. The result of boundaries for each system may be slightly different as State law gives authority to assess impact fees for Water/Wastewater extending to the ETJ if the service encompasses the ETJ. However, State law does not give authority to assess impact fees for Roads/Stormwater extending to the ETJ. It is still important to understand the potential growth that will impact all systems. Ms. Keefer continued with the presentation by defining each “user”. She stated this project refers to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for master planning with respect to trip counts. The MPO categorizes Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) by households, “Basic” (construction/industrial), “Retail”, “Service” and “Education”. The TAZ calculations are used to determine the rate of use for how the City bills for water/wastewater. The TAZ does not calculate for impervious surface (Stormwater). For each TAZ, Ms. Keefer presented “heat” maps to show the level of activity (by percent) occurring in the City. Areas on the map represented by the color “red” exhibit more activity and areas in “green” exhibit less activity on the spectrum. Along with this presentation, the maps will be made available to the Committee. To determine land use assumptions, she asked the Committee to later review these maps in comparison to what they know is happening in the City. Comparing years 2021 and 2045, Ms. Keefer presented a chart converting “employees” to “water flow” for each TAZ, categorized by area development plans (ADP) in the City. She presented another chart calculating the population/households per ADP for the years 2021 and 2045, showing an annual increase of growth by 1.38%. With respect to growth, system networks will be cycled (using 2021 data) under existing and future conditions, identifying assets with excess or overloaded capacities. Ms. Keefer used examples to convey how costs will be determined for bringing current systems to appropriate levels of service and for determining growth’s impact to the systems. Impact fees can only pay for growth and cannot be used for existing system improvements. Ms. Keefer concluded her presentation. Ms. Villegas wrapped up the meeting and gave the next steps for the Committee/project. For the next meeting, she asked the Committee to think about how much value there is in obtaining input from the broader public and how outreach to the public should be executed. Further discussion took place regarding the maps and what data will be included in the maps; where the data is retrieved/obtained. As “homework” for the Committee, Ms. Villegas said that once the maps are accessed, direction will be given explaining what to look for and how to comment. Remaining minutes of the meeting were left for open discussion/feedback. VI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: None. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.