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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Capital Improvement Advisory Committee - 10/19/2023 MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CITY HALL, 6TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 1201 LEOPARD STREET THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023 11:30 A.M. I. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mostaghasi at 11:55 am and a quorum was established to conduct the meeting with Vice Chairman Graham and member J. Gonzalez absent. II. Public Comment: None. III. Approval of Minutes: September 21, 2023. A motion was made by member Garza to approve the minutes and seconded by member Munoz. The Vote: All Aye. The motion passed. IV. Approval of Absences: September 21, 2023: members H. Gonzalez and C. Skrobarczyk. A motion was made by member Garza to approve the absences and seconded by member Munoz. The Vote: All Aye. The motion passed. V. Brief Review of the Master Plan Process and the collective outcome: 1. Water Master Plan and CIPs: recommended to move forward for adoption (7/20/23) 2. Roadway Master Plan: recommended to move forward for adoption (8/24/23) and associated CIPs recommended for adoption (9/21/23) 3. Stormwater Master Plan: recommended to move forward for adoption (8/24/23) and associated CIPs recommended for adoption (9/21/23) 4. Wastewater Master Plan and CIPs: recommended to move forward for adoption (9/21/23) Al Raymond, Director of Development Services, stated items 1-4 are the Master Plans the group has evaluated over the past year, listed for information. The next stage is the Stormwater Impact Fee, discussion only. There will not be any motions or votes. We will discuss all four Master Plans over the next several meetings and moved forward to council if the group chooses to. VI. Discussion and Possible Action: Stormwater Impact Fee Review COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Moses Mostaghasi-Chairman Coretta Graham-Vice Chairman Tricia Aitken Bart Braselton Rudy Garza Jr. Hailey Gonzalez Jonathan Gonzalez COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Alex Harris JJ Hart Eli McKay Ramiro Munoz Melody Nixon-Bice Chad Skrobarczyk Trey Summers Velda Tamez 2 SUMMARY: A member asked what the committee has approved so far: Chairman Mostaghasi stated we passed the Stormwater, Roadway, Wastewater, and Road Master Plans with estimated cost but nothing to do with impact fees. Council agenda items are slated for January 18, 2024. This meeting is to review impact fees for Stormwater; all four Master Plan fees will be reviewed for approval. Discussion was held about the 16-inch connection (Phase One) water line tying to the island; this issue is completely independent of this committee, not included in the Master Plan. In the future will that cost be associated with an impact fee. Construction of any line of that size will have to be revisited every five years since it is a living document. Desalination is not included in the Master Plan; does not factor in new water supplies and is not eligible for impact fee monies. A member asked what prompts CIAC meetings to occur during the next five years. (will be provided during the presentation from Raftelis). Angie Flores, Raftelis, discussed impact fee calculations. Impact Fees are governed by Chapter 395 and this chapter has to be followed by any city adopting impact fees. Impact Fees are a one-time upfront fee that is charged to new development. If new service is required, the impact fee will be charged. It is a revenue to the city to provide for the construction of infrastructure; a diversification of revenue for the city. Cost is based on costs related to infrastructure to service the growth. It has to be a capital improvement to support growth. The 10-year CIP project has been approved as part of the Master Plans. Al Raymond stated the group has asked for the Master Plan amendment process to the four infrastructures that have been approved. We are working with CCW and Public Works to develop the all- inclusive amendment process. The amendment process is outside of CIAC parameters. Meetings will be set up, whether it’s a UTP, Master Plan, or ETJ. The Master Plan is identical (right now) to the 10-year CIP. CIAC will meet to amend Master Plans. Impact fee dissemination was discussed. Funds must be kept in a special fund, tracked separately, and used on the identified projects in the 10-year CIP. Service areas have been approved and determined the cost that will be part of the impact fee calculation. Fees will need to be assessed and evaluated. The public hearing process is a big component of impact fee adoption. There must be two public hearings, Land Use and CIP, and second, impact fee. Council will consider the CIAC recommendation regarding impact fees. The impact fees need to be updated at least every five years. Semi Annual reports need to be generated. Ms. Flores continued the presentation, answered questions regarding the impact fee, processes, and calculated costs. The Trust Fund presentation will be presented via Webex, and it will be a future agenda item. Dwayne Guthrie, Raftelis, discussed the Stormwater Impact Fee regarding the city-wide Master Plan with only one proposed service area for impact fees, land use assumptions (gross acres, CIP for Oso Watershed, three options for stormwater impact fees, and future recommendations on stormwater impact fees for council consideration. Stormwater Geography Options is based on one to three service areas based on Texas Impact Fee Legislation: all or part of land within corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction, shall not exceed across watershed boundaries, each service area has unique calculations, fee schedule, and accounting; need for improvements, benefits, and proportionality. May enhance benefit to feepayers with collection and expenditure zones (optional), account for impact fee revenue and expenditures by sub-areas; sub-areas should be easy to implement and administer, too many areas make it difficult to accumulate sufficient funds to build projects. Future recommendations to council: adopt stormwater impact fees with 50% revenue credit, Oso Creek Watershed is the on and only stor mwater 3 service area, stormwater impact fee schedule should be expressed dollars and cents per thousand square feet of impervious area (abbreviated as KSF), CIAC recommends adoption of stormwater impact fee based on Option 1, at the amount of $30.54/KSF of impervious area. Mr. Guthrie discussed the calculation of fees and comparison to other cities as well as the 10-year revenue projection. Members discussed questions regarding the presentation information. CIAC needs to decide how to apply the impact fee: land developer, or the end user/permitting. This makes a difference when choosing one of the options presented. Ordinance approving an interlocal agreement with the Corpus Christi Independent School District to establish real property development procedures, fees, responsibilities, and related matters applicable to the district. Chairman Mostaghasi stated to give them three different models to review. Almost every city does not have a stormwater fee. VII. Director’s Report: Al Raymond, Director of Development Services, stated the members asked for three items to come back with stormwater; there are no more stormwater meetings. The next meeting is roads, wastewater, and water impact fee review. In March recommendations will be discussed. Chairman Mostaghasi stated they spent a lot of time reviewing impact fees and stormwater; they would like to see it at the next meeting (during old business). The trust fund shouldn’t happen till closer to the fourth meeting. The next two meetings should be to wrap up policy changes with detention and master plan amendments for everything to fall into place for impact fees. Director Raymond stated the revised schedule has been sent to Chairman Mostaghasi, we are into June of 2024. There are a lot of calendar invites forthcoming for community meetings, workshops, and special meetings. The master plan goes to city council January 23, 1st reading. VIII. Future Agenda Items: None. IX. Adjournment: There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 2:38 pm.