HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/30/2024 - WorkshopI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Workshop 1Vleeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of April 30, 2024, which were
approved by the City Council on May 14, 2024.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the l4th day of May 2024.
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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
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Minutes
City Council
2:00 PM
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Council Chambers
Bond 2024 Program Council Workshop
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.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 Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta
Present: 9 Mayor Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Mike Pusley,Council
Member Dan Suckley,Council Member Everett Roy,Council Member Jim Klein, and
Council Member Sylvia Campos
C. City Council Workshop on the Bond 2024 Program
City Manager Peter Zanoni stated the purpose of this workshop is to get a consensus
agreement for the recommended candidate project list for the Bond program to
present to the community and stakeholders.
1. 24-0672 Bond 2024 Program Presentation
Assistant City Manager Neiman Young presented information on the following topics:
table of contents; vision; our progress - Navigation Blvd. before and after; Rodd Field
Rd. before and after; Swatner Dr. before and after; Ayers St before and after; Staples
St. before and after; Laguna Shores Rd. before and after; Everhart Rd. before and
after; Bond 2004-Bond 2022; Bond 2022 compared to Bond 2024; and 12 guiding
principles for developing Bond 2024.
Assistant Director of Public Works Gabriel Hinojosa presented information on the
following topics: stormwater improvements historical analysis; stormwater
improvements analysis; and FY 2024-2028 five year enhancement forecast.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, Assistant City Manager Young, and
Assistant Director Hinojosa discussed the following topics: a recommendation to use
general obligation bonds for stormwater to reduce rates; stormwater rates are tailored
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to meet the City's operation needs; the purpose of street sweeping and impact on the
environment; and a request to breakdown the proposed $92 million allocated for
streets into specific categories.
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Assistant City Manager Young presented information on the following topics:
proposed candidate projects categories; proposed candidate projects streets; citywide
Lower Broadway St.; citywide North Beach drainage improvements; citywide Yorktown
Blvd. (design only); District 1 Rand Morgan (design only) District 1 Sam Rankin
(utilities only); District 2 South Staples Access Road; District 2 Alameda (construction
o nly); District 2 Alameda (design only); District 3 Bear Lane (design only); District 3
Allencrest (design only); District 3 Schanen (design only); District 4 Holly (construction
o nly); District 4 Graham Road (design only); District 4 Tara Estates subdivision;
District 4 JFK Causeway improvements; District 5 Cimarron (design only); District 5
Acushnet (design only); District 5 Lipes (design only); District 5 Grand Junction
(design only); District 5 Rodd Field extension (design only); District 5 Brooke (design
o nly); and District 5 trail connectivity.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, Assistant City Manager Young, Director of
Public Works Ernest De La Garza, Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds,
and Assistant Director of Engineering Services Ratna Pottumuthu discussed the
following topics: how concrete will help with slope stabilization on the reconstruction
of Lower and Upper Broadway, a concern that sidewalks in District 2 were not
included in this presentation* a request to address Airline to Everhart Road, as well as
Santa Fe Street; whether Type B funds can be used for Bear Lane reconstruction
since it is a commercial street; and a request to add language in the bond package
stating funding from one bond could be moved to another year for design and
possible construction.
Assistant City Manager Young presented information on the following topics:
proposed candidate projects parks; citywide Oso Golf Center; citywide Texas State
Aquarium parking, District 1 Northside/Hillcrest Aquatic Center; District 1 Labonte
Park expansion; District 1 Sherrill Veterans Memorial Park; District 2 Cole Park
parking improvements; District 3 Greenwood Sports Complex; District 4 Commodores
Park; District 4 Peary Place; District 4 Dimmitt Pier Boat Ramp (design); and District 5
Bill Witt Park improvements.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni Assistant City Manager Young, President &
CEO of Texas State Aquarium Jesse Gilbert, and Assistant Director of Park
Operations and Development Sergio Gonzalez discussed the following topics: the
n ecessity of maintaining all current parks; economic development growth at the Texas
State Aquarium; to consider using other funding sources for the Texas State
Aquarium parking lot, a request for staff to provide an assessment of all baseball
parks, along with basketball and tennis courts; a concern about the lack of conveying
a status update regarding the Greenwood Sports Complex in that it is a community
wide project; and to address St. Andrews Park trail maintenance.
Assistant City Manager Young presented information on the following topics:
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proposed candidate projects public safety; District 3 Fire Station #8 and Fire Station
#10; District 1 and District 4 Fire Station #9 and Fire Station #11, map of city fire
stations; District 1 and District 5 police substations; District 2 police substations; and
map of city police stations.
Police Chief Mike Markle stated that police district 5 substation is being added to
assist with shorter routes for response and quicker access to substations for the
community.
Assistant City Manager Young presented information on the following topics:
proposed candidate projects facilities; District 5 Library and Community Center
(design); map of City's Senior Centers; District 1 Heritage Park Historical facilities
projects; rough proportionality; additional proposed candidate projects; $75 million in
additional proposed candidate projects; key dates for Bond 2024; current stakeholder
meeting schedule; and recommendation.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, and Assistant City Manager Young
discussed the following topics: a desire to include sidewalk projects in the operating
budget; a concern about the size of the bond package in that it may impact taxes; and
the importance of implementing a sidewalk program.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 5:17 p.m
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