HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/17/2022 - 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 17, 2022, which were
approved by the City Council on September 6, 2022.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 6th day of September 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
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
9:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2022-2023 BUDGET WORKSHOP - Health Department, Neighborhood Services, and
Development Services
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order 9:00 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 Hunter arrived at 9:40 a.m.
Present: 8 - Mayor Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member John Martinez,Council
Member Ben Molina,Council Member Mike Pusley, and Council Member Greg Smith
Absent: 1 - Council Member Billy A. Lerma
C. BRIEFINGS:
1. 22-1437 City Council Workshop on the Health Department, Neighborhood Services, and
Development Services for the FY 2023 Proposed Budget
Dante Gonzalez, PHD, Health Department Assistant Director, presented information on
the following topics: New Business Model for the Public Health District; Mission
Statement; about the Health Department; Organizational Chart; FY 2022 Achievements;
Public Health Services; FY23 Health District proposed expenditure budget; FY23
proposed budget City General Fund 1020; FY23 proposed budget fund 1049; and FY23
Capital Improvement Plan.
Council members, City Manager Zanoni, Director Gonzalez, and staff members
discussed the remodel of the health department in three phases; using the mobile clinic
for on the spot services; new business model; more grants; better services; working with
community to stop communicable diseases; can isolate viruses; organizing financial
policies; increasing positions by adding county employees to the city; what is the net
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earnings coming into the city; not adding to city taxpayers burden; negotiated with the
county on payments; discussed waiver services; grants will be under the city while
maintaining the health district name; moral of employees is much better; hands on
environment; bi-weekly meetings; tracking the budget is difficult at this time; and budget
is in the process of reorganization.
Linda Stewart, Director of Neighborhood services, presented information on the following
topics: Mission Statement; about Neighborhood Services; Organizational Chart; FY 2022
Achievements; Performance measures; FY 2023 Neighborhood Services Department
proposed budget: $13.9M; FY 2023 Proposed Budget General Fund: $8.3M; FY 2023
Proposed Budget Grant Funds: $5.6M; FY 2023 Enhancements; Animal Care
Partnerships; and Spay and neuter partnerships.
Council members, City Manager Zanoni, Director Stewart, Joel Skidmore, and staff
members discussed the description of the department and services; microchipping
animals at no cost; closing more animal cases than opening; expand services to acquire
more doctors to perform surgeries; animal care is the highest in fund use; is there space
for two full time veterinarians; create and assess space; mobile centers; no capacity now;
need dispatchers, additional funding; will do a competitive process in October; income
eligibility for spay and neuter services; vaccinations; low cost or no cost services; will try
to convert receptionists to two full time employees; discussed the STAR agreement for
vaccinations and supplies; comments on the great team at Animal Control dealing with
difficult issues; business facade improvements; not as many people are buying homes;
substantial list of homes waiting for repair; partnering with agencies for the homeless
population for additional resources; there is a variance in grants due to COVID; reviewing
and updating policies and procedures; code enforcement turnover; need to update
ordinances that are out of date regarding demolition of buildings; need for a modern
business practice; infill housing; affordable housing funds; and discussed the difference
between waivers and infill housing.
Al Raymond III, Director of Development Services, presented information on the following
topics: Mission Statement; about Development Services; Organizational Chart; FY 2022
Achievements; Performance Measures; FY 2023 Development Services Department
proposed budget $15.9M; FY 2023 Proposed budget Development Services Fund
$15.9M; Ordinance 032546; FY 2023 Enhancement 1; FY 2023 Enhancement 2; FY
2023 Enhancement 3; FY 2023 Enhancement 4; FY 2023 Enhancement 5; FY 2023
Enhancement 6; and building remodel process.
Council members, City Manager Zanoni, Director Raymond and staff discussed that staff
is doing a good job with the tremendous growth in the community; the level of
professionalism has been noticed in this demanding industry; and hired the right people
and the bar has been set higher.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned the meeting at 11:28 a.m.
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