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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Workshop Meeting
February 8, 2011 — 8:30 a.m.
PRESENT
Mayor Joe Adame
Mayor Pro Tem Nelda Martinez*
Council Members:
Chris Adler
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Priscilla Leal
John Marez***
Mark Scott
Linda Strong**
ABSENT
Kevin Kieschnick
*Arrived at 8:39 a.m.
**Arrived at 8:41 a.m.
***Arrived at 9:58 a.m.
City Staff:
City Manager Angel R. Escobar
City Attorney Carlos Valdez
City Secretary Armando Chapa
Mayor Adame called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
City Secretary Chapa called the roll and verified that the necessary quorum of the Council
and the required charter officers were present to conduct the meeting.
Assistant City Manager Oscar Martinez referred to a powerpoint presentation including the
planning workshop topics and revised schedule; the five year forecast; the general fund deficit; fund
balances of government funds; comparison of property and tax rates, property tax levies and
collections, demographic and economic statistics, and full time equivalents from 2001 to 2010; the
principal employers; prioritization of services; the opportunity to realign and reallocate budget by
focusing on desired community results; a matrix for ranking services; the process for establishing
priorities; aligning priorities with funding decisions; and developing a communication strategy.
The following topics pertaining to this item were discussed: the amount of services currently
privatized and largest contracts; the lag period in appraised value and payment; the forecasted
increase in sales tax and ad valorem tax; the status on the collection of delinquent utilities;
coordinating forecasting predictions with other governmental entities; the trend created with
homestead; whether increasing the collection rate would offset the utility transfer without a rate
increase; a breakdown of the increased expenditures forecasted; the amount currently budgeted for
sales tax; the comparison of the appraised value from 2001 to 2010; the decrease in personal
income; the last time the city employees received a raise; the number of employees in 2001; the
internal service departments; a breakdown of the full time equivalents in each department including
vacant positions; the inclusion of leadership/productivity in the matrix scale; evaluating mandates
and efficiency approach; evaluating departments externally rather than within the department;
continuing to evaluate suggestions by staff, relationship with vendors, and volunteer services; the
number and amount of funds received for towing and storage of vehicles; the services provided by
each department; the legal ramifications for theft of services; input from the community; and
communication resources including social networking, Spanish speaking television and radio, text
messaging, and organizational meetings.
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Minutes — Workshop Meeting
February 8, 2011 — Page 2
Assistant City Manager Martinez stated that staff would prepare a plan focused on the
desired community results and develop a matrix for establishing priorities to present to Council.
There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Adame adjourned the
workshop meeting at 10:38 a.m. on February 8, 2011.
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I 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 February 8, 2011 which were approved by the City
Council on February 15, 2011.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 15th day of February, 2011.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
SEAL