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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Capital Improvement Advisory Committee - 10/05/2021 MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING CAPTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI KELEBERG BANK - COMMUNITY ROOM 5350 SOUTH STAPLES STREET OCTOBER 5, 2021 12:00 P.M. I. Call to Order/Roll Call The meeting was called to order and a quorum was established with George Laster and Trey Summers absent. A motion was made by Mr. Guerra to elect Moses Mostaghasi for Chairman and it was seconded by Mr. Harris. The motion passed. A motion was made by Mr. Mostaghasi to elect Mr. Munoz for Vice Chairman and it was seconded by Mr. Jimenez. The motion passed. II. Introductions by City Manager Peter Zanoni and Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo Mr. Zanoni and Mayor Guajardo thanked Committee members for their commitment and stressed how this effort is very important to the growth of the City. III. Approval of Minutes: September 1, 2021 A motion to approve the minutes listed above was made by Mr. Roy and it was seconded by Ms. Hagler-Schmid. The motion passed. IV. Public Comment: None. V. Discussion or Possible Action: 1. Development Process Overview 2. Role of Master Plans 3. Trust Fund Overview 4. Impact Fee Overview As a review, Kim Keefer with Pape-Dawson, stated the purpose of the project and the role of the Committee. Al Raymond, Director of Development Services, stated the role of the Development Services department; presented an organizational chart overviewing the development process starting with raw land (platting/zoning/public improvements, etc.) and ending with the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for finished, vertical construction. Mr. Raymond explained the platting/recording fees associated with the Trust Fund (water/wastewater lot & acreage fees). Discussion took place clarifying how these fees through the Trust Fund are collected/utilized for infrastructure (development agreements/contracts). He reiterated how the Trust Fund has only generated $36,000,000.00 over the past 40 years. Mr. Raymond described how the mechanism of the Trust Fund may not support smaller scale developments with less resources because the required infrastructure is too massive; this type of infrastructure construction should be part of the City’s obligation. For example, Mr. Zanoni added there is a recent trend of installing septic systems (half 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 acre lots) in the extra territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) because connection to wastewater lines is not available. He said this trend is not beneficial to the environment/City because it leads to a disconnected community (walkability); the land is not being efficiently utilized. Ms. Keefer continued with the presentation on the role of Wet Utility Master Plans and Transportation Master Plans which serve as a blueprint for the community’s future. For the master plan process, the State mandates at least 10 years of identified growth. She stated master plans are the foundations for things such as economic development; they answer several questions such as what will the growth be. She briefly went over how Land Use Assumptions are fundamental in master planning and how users are consistent across all four systems. Ms. Keefer presented maps showing boundaries of the City limit/ETJ, outlining how many final plats occurred inside the City and outside from January 2020 to September 2021. For the Southside area, she compared the current and future land use maps. She highlighted the vacant land in the Southside area and where growth may occur/develop first. She continued by explaining the process of converting from vacant land (land use) to costs. At this point of the meeting, Chairman Mostaghasi expressed how developers have had reservations on this process and wanted assurance that the City will be partners in growth and not leave all on the responsibility of the developer. Mr. Raymond stated impact fees will only account for a portion of what is needed (developers will be charged for the impact to City systems). The City’s next budget cycle (Bond 2022) will include “seed money” to be paired with impact fees. Buck Brice, Assistant City Attorney, emphasized the role of this Committee. Once the City can update master plans accurately, a better knowledge of cost will be achieved to allow what the City needs to do for growth. Mr. Raymond went on to give a brief history of the current funding mechanism and the issues of the Trust Fund. In 2006 a consultant was obtained to investigate alternate methods to finance infrastructure utilities and they recommended to raise fees and transition to impact fees. In 2019, the same consultant was asked to reassess that report and they came back with the same recommendation. The mains issues with the Trust Fund include underfunding, uncertainty and development is not controlled by the City. Mr. Raymond also explained the potential funding mechanism for Impact Fees. The Impact Fee is paid one-time, collected prior to development, and can be passed along to end users by the developer; are more common and used for a specific purpose. Discussion took place regarding the needed clarification on how impact fees will be used for stormwater and roads (TXDOT vs. City owned). It was also noted that more information is needed on the possibility of electing a “hybrid” or modified version of an impact fee funding mechanism. Mr. Raymond informed the Committee regarding an additional service request to Pape-Dawson’s contract (original contract approved in March 2021) in the amount of $1,192,000.00. Over the past several months, the exhaustive data collection efforts involved has either produced limited data and/or data that uses outdated modeling techniques that are not easily amendable to upgrade or reuse. Additionally, in significant portions of the city, there were no data models provided, the consultant would need to create new models from scratch using current techniques. Neither of these major developments were anticipated in the original scope of work and are a substantial undertaking for the consultant given the size of the City. This additional amount does not impact the general fund. He stated this item will be presented to City Council on October 19, 2021; they have previously been briefed and expressed support. Ms. Keefer closed the meeting with the next steps for the Committee. In October, links will be sent with instructions to review Land Use and assumptions (two-week completion deadline); the third Committee meeting will take place in November. Approximate project schedule: • Now – Mid 2022: Complete Master Plans; Capital Improvement Project (CIP) • Winter 2022: Committee meeting #4 – CIP 101 • Spring 2022: Committee meeting #5 – CIP • Summer 2022: Impact Fee outreach to development community; Committee meeting #6 – Impact Fees 101 VI. Future Agenda Items VII. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.