HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/08/2022 - WorkshopI 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 August 8, 2022, which were
approved by the City Council on August 16, 2022.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 16th day of August 2022.
(SEAL)
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
rebeccah@cctexas.com
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City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Minutes
City Council
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
cctexas.com
Monday, August 8, 2022
10:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2022-2023 BUDGET WORKSHOP - Police, Fire, Solid Waste, and City Council
Constituent Relations Support
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca 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: City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Attorney Miles K. Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta
Note: Council Member Hernandez arrived at 10:29 a.m.
Present: 7 - Mayor Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Billy A. Lerma,Council Member John Martinez,Council
Member Ben Molina, and Council Member Mike Pusley
Absent: 2 - Council Member Michael Hunter, and Council Member Greg Smith
C. BRIEFINGS:
1. 22-1357 City Council Workshop on Police, Fire, Solid Waste, and City Council
Constituent Relations Support for the FY 2023 Proposed Budget
Philip Ramirez with Turner Ramirez Architects presented information on the FY 2023
Capital Improvement Plan of the design and construction regarding a new police
academy complex at Del Mar South campus.
Council Members, Mr. Ramirez, and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the following
topics: this building will not be an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), but it is
designed as an emergency backup center, if necessary; the construction time frame for
this project is about 14 to 18 months and should fall within the $22M budget; most of the
site work for this project has been done and paid for by Del Mar College; and this
building is designed to have an emergency generator.
Police Chief Mike Markle presented information on the following topics: mission
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statement; about police department; organization; FY 2022 achievements; performance
measures; FY 2023 police department proposed budget: $100.1M; FY 2023 proposed
budget general fund: $79.9M; FY 2023 proposed budget crime control fund: $9.6M;
funding 25 police officer positions; FY 2023 proposed budget Metrocom fund: $8.3M; FY
2023 proposed budget grants fund: $2.3M; FY 2023 enhancement 1; FY 2023
enhancement 2; FY 2023 enhancement 3; FY 2023 enhancement 4; FY 2023
enhancement 5; FY 2023 enhancement 6; FY 2023 enhancement 7; FY 2023
enhancement 8; and Bond 2022 -public safety projects.
Council Members, Police Chief Markle and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the
following topics: the 15 new police officer positions are funded from the Crime Control
District fund balance; the financial impact is $1.4M per year with $5M in fund balance; the
proposed budget increase for overtime is $250,000 for shift augmentation; a Council
Member's concern about the lack of lighting at the downtown police station; Council
Members are in support of the Calailen Police Sub -station; 22 SWAT officers service the
whole region; and a Council Member's request for Council and City Manager to add a
crime prevention unit to the budget to offer services for school districts.
Fire Chief Robert Rocha presented information on the following topics: mission
statement; about fire department; fire department command staff; FY 2022
achievements; performance measures; services; FY 2023 fire department proposed
budget: $79.2M; FY 2023 proposed budget general fund: $79.0M; FY 2023 proposed
budget LEPC fund: $.2M; increase contributions firefighter's retirement system; FY 2023
enhancement 1; FY 2023 enhancement 2; FY 2023 enhancement 3; FY 2023
enhancement 4; FY 2023 enhancement 5; FY 2023 enhancement 6; FY 2023
enhancement 7; and FY 2023 enhancement 8.
Council Members, Fire Chief Rocha, Deputy Fire Chief Richie Quintero, and City
Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the following topics: a Council Member thanked Chief
Rocha for taking care of the Annaville/Calailen area; a Council Member's concern that the
fire department has a ten percent overtime increase while fully staffed; a Council
Member's request for the City Manager to review this overtime budget; the reason for the
budget increase for vehicle maintenance and repairs is due to the price increase of
parts, services, etc.; a Council Member's concern about traffic issues on Rand Morgan
Road for the new medic unit; a Council Member's request that the City work through
issues with the Emergency Services District (ESD) that operate within the city limits; and
a Council Member's concern about adequate staffing at Station 18.
Director of Solid Waste Services David Lehfeldt presented information on the following
topics: mission statement; about solid waste services; organization; services provided to
our customers; future service -compost facility; FY 2022 achievements; FY 2023 solid
waste services proposed budget: $33.4M; FY 2023 proposed budget general fund:
$33.4M; FY 2023 enhancement 1; FY 2023 enhancement 2; FY 2023 enhancement 3; FY
2023 enhancement 4; proposed solid waste fee increase; average monthly residential
rate by City; and services funded by fees.
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Council Members, Director Lehfeldt and Assistant City Manager Neiman Young
discussed the following topics: there is a nationwide shortage of CDL drivers, so the
Solid Waste Department is working with Del Mar College to provide free CDL training for
employees; in response to a Council Member's question regarding fleet vehicles, staff
stated that diesel trucks are better for the environment with a greater cost benefit; and a
Council Member's concern about waste fee increases for commercial customers.
Chief of Staff Michael Rodriguez presented information on City Council Constituent
Relations Support.
Council Members and Mr. Rodriguez discussed the following topics: the two support
staff positions would assist Council Members with scheduling, responding to emails,
returning phone calls and providing responses to the public; the average assistance
needed for each Council Member is about five to ten hours per week; a Council
Member's concern about the City Manager hiring staff for Council Members; and Council
Members spoke in support of placing the Council support positions in the City
Secretary's Office.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 1:31 p.m
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