HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 11/11/2003 - JointI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Joint
Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of November 11, 2003, which were approved by the City
Council on December 9, 2003.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, this the 9th day of December 2003.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
SEAL
MINUTES
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL AND
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
November 11, 2003 - 12:10 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Samuel L. Neal Jr.
Mayor Pro Tem Brent Chesney
(Arrived at 12:20 p.m.)
Javier Colmenero
Melody Cooper (Arrived at 12:15 p.m.)
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly (Arrived at 12:15 p.m.)
Rex Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott (Arrived at 12:15 p.m.)
City Staff Present
City Manager George K. Noe
Acting City Attorney R. Jay Reining
City Secretary Armando Chapa
Police Commander Bryan Smith
Police Chief Pete Alvarez
CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD
Linda Bridges, Chairman
Vicky Alexander
Larry Baker
W.L. Hermis
Butch Pool
The meeting was called to order in the Sixth Floor Conference Room of City Hall. City
Secretary Chapa checked the roll and verified that quorums of both the Council and the Crime
Control District (CCD) Board were present to conduct the meeting.
Chairman Bridges thanked the Council for the opportunity to meet with them today. She
introduced Commander Bryan Smith, who provided an update on Crime Control and Prevention
District projects. Commander Smith briefly reported on the following areas: Palo Alto at Mesquite;
Ruth at Bluntzer; and the Flour Bluff Clean-up targeting transient camping.
Commander Smith reported on results from the Chula Vista project. He said 111 abandoned
vehicles had been identified. Of these vehicles, 96 were voluntarily removed and 15 were cited or
removed through an alternate process. He stated that Crime Control funds were used to purchase
seven new street light fixtures and five updated street light fixtures. Commander Smith noted that
34 felony drug arrests were made in a three-month time period. He said one on -view "drive-by"
incident led to an arrest. Finally, he said two houses were demolished and one was rebuilt.
With regard to the Property Recovery Unit, Commander Smith reported that 1,340 cases
were closed and $1,413,261 in property were recovered.
Commander Smith also reported on Crime Control District cost-cutting initiatives. The cost
savings included the following items: 318 houses were boarded at a savings of over $100,000 and
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264 tons of trash were removed using inmate labor.
Commander Smith highlighted the efforts of the North Side Art Program. He stated that the
North Side Committee's goals included the following: art projects and instruction; children's
recreation; education and tutoring; job preparation and training; law enforcement; art studio building
renovations; and an "Art Park" playground. He mentioned the following North Side
accomplishments: quilting classes; art instruction furnishings and supplies; youth car wash; and
monthly clean up events (four so far). He said the following organizations had offered their support:
Leadership Corpus Christi project; Weed and Seed grant; Junior League "Done in a Day" Project;
submitted CBCF grant.
Commander Smith mentioned the following recent developments in the Northside area:
working on 70 abandoned structures; 70 vehicles tagged (30 -day notice); 20 abandoned vehicles
removed; and patrol, bikes and narcotics working in the area.
Finally, Commander Smith provided a brief update on the Juvenile Assessment Center.
Chairman Bridges noted that Youth Opportunities United (YOU) was assisting the JAC in
securing alternate funding for a number of case manager positions currently funded by a grant that
was being eliminated. She also said YOU was establishing a fund to support ten case manager
assistants for three to four years. She asked the Council to share the information with the
community to raise their awareness and elicit their support.
Council members asked questions regarding the following subjects: police efforts on the
Northside; drug arrests and prosecution; resurgence of turf tagging; and the Graffiti Wipe -Out
program.
There being no other business, Mayor Neal adjourned the joint meeting at 12:50 p.m. on
November 11, 2003.