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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 April 13, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on April 25, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 25th day of April, 2017.
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City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,April 13,2017 3:00 PM 1201 Leopard Street
Basement Training Room
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INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. COUNCIL MAY GIVE DIRECTION TO THE
CITY MANAGER, BUT NO OTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND NO PUBLIC
COMMENT WILL BE SOLICITED.
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PROHIBITED IN THE TRAINING ROOM DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Pro Tern Lucy Rubio to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Rubio called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Assistant City Secretary Paul Pierce 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 Margie C.Rose,City Attorney Miles K.Risley,and City Secretary
Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 8- Council Member Carolyn Vaughn, Council Member Lucy Rubio, Council
Member Rudy Garza Jr., Council Member Michael Hunter, Council
Member Greg Smith, Council Member Paulette Guajardo, Council
Member Joe McComb, and Council Member Ben Molina
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. City-County Health District and Desalination!Water Supply
Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Rubio referred to Item 1.City Manager Margie C.Rose
presented information on the following topics regarding the City-County Health
District: City Council's request,in May/June 2015,that the City Manager
evaluate the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County;
concerns about the Public Health Director reporting to two entities;and that
the evaluation has yielded the following options: Option 1 -No change,leave
organization as is;Option 2-Move everything to County;Option 3-Move
everything to City;Option 4-Create an Administrative Health Board. City
Manager Rose referenced the associated costs and pros and cons of each
option.
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City Manager Rose stated that Nueces County and City staff favor Option 1 and
discussed additional funding and staffing to be provided by Nueces County.
City Manager Rose introduced the Desalination/Water Supply item and
Assistant City Manager Mark Van Vleck,who introduced the presenter,
Executive Director of Port Industries of Corpus Christi Bob Paulison. Mr.
Paulison presented information on the following topics: industry requires a
non-interruptible water supply,for which many are willing to pay a nominal
premium;seawater desalination is a viable option;timing is critical;the
importance of moving forward with planning activities so the project will be
ready to go when the time is right; interest in seawater desalination in relation
to prolonged periods of drought and increased economic activity;water
rationing or curtailment;concern regarding the available water supply;
diversifying and strengthening the region's water supply;the history of
desalination study work;the study partners;guiding principles;scoping the
study;that the original concept was industrial desalination;
engineering/technical and implementation/financial study objectives;study
organization;analysis and costing strategy;what the study determined;siting
factors;configurations developed/assessed;water delivery;current concept;
the Local Government Corporation concept;preliminary cost estimates based
on preliminary data;cost allocation approach using blended cost;blended
cost of water as a function of demand;next steps;and getting the project,
"trigger ready".
Council members,staff and Mr.Paulison discussed the following topics:
current and projected demand for water;alternative strategies to desalination
and their costs;lead times for various strategies;treatment,transmission and
raw water cost considerations;achieving non-curtailment;the number of
desalination plants needed given different scenarios;the percentage that
desalinated water is expected to be as compared to water from other sources;
policy-level discussions regarding the Local Government Corporation concept;
moving forward with the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas(SWIFT)
application;projected demand for water;supply versus demand considering
re-use;that the SWIFT loan is deferred for 8 years at zero percent interest and
no premium payment,unless a project comes online;who pays for the loan if
the desalination plant is not built;the variable salinity study versus the
desalination study;that a variable salinity pilot is required if the water is to be
used for drinking water;the state's requirement to pilot technologies if
desalinated water is connected to the City's potable water supply;that a pilot
is not required if desalinated water is produced solely for industrial use;
entities suggested to be part of the Local Government Corporation; looking at
cost and availability of groundwater;and developing future non-surface
supplies of water.
Port of Corpus Christi Authority(POCCA)Commissioner Richard Bowers,
speaking for himself,stated that: the POCCA is willing to aid in the creation of
additional water for our community,including committing money and
engineering resources and the next step should be to permit a desalination
plant.
City Manager Rose stated that the SWIFT application is due by the end of April
2017.
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MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Greg Smith made a motion of direction directing the City
Manager to proceed with the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas
(SWIFT)funding application for seawater desalination,seconded by Council
Member Michael Hunter and passed unanimously.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Greg Smith made a motion of direction directing the City
Manager to begin discussions,at the policy level,with the Port of Corpus
Christi Authority and the San Patricio Municipal Water District for the feasibility
of creating a Local Government Corporation for developing future non-surface
water supplies,seconded by Council Member Vaughn and passed
unanimously.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Greg Smith made a motion of direction directing the City
Manager to begin looking into providing non-curtailment water contract
options to industry as expeditiously as possible,seconded by Council Member
Joe McComb and passed unanimously.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
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