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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes as amended of the
Workshop Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of May 1, 2017 which were approved by the
City Council on May 9, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 9th day of May, 2017.
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Meeting Minutes
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City Council Workshop Session
Monday,May 1,2017 3:00 PM 1201 Leopard Street
Basement Training Room
Public Notice--ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA ARE FOR COUNCIL'S
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.
THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS ARE
PROHIBITED IN THE TRAINING ROOM DURING MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Rubio to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Rubio called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.
---- B. --City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called the roll and verified thata quorum of
the City Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the
meeting.
Charter Officers:
City Manager Margie C.Rose,Assistant City Attorney Buck Brice,and City
Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 8- Council Member Rudy Garza,Council Member Paulette Guajardo,Council
Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Joe McComb,Council Member
Ben Molina,Council Member Lucy Rubio, Council Member Greg Smith,
and Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
-- 1. -- Public Safety
Mayor Pro Tern Lucy Rubio referred to Item 1.City Manager Margie C.Rose
provided opening remarks regarding Public Safety and introduced Police Chief
Mike Markle who presented information on the following topics: number of
police sworn staffing;history of staffing and funding sources;results of two
manpower studies;suggested increase in the number of officers per year and
associated costs;a breakdown of police civilian staffing and funding sources;a
breakdown of the Police Department's fleet;a summary of police facilities and
capital requests;police sworn staffing levels;and a summary of key points.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: the construction of
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a new training academy facility versus re-purposing an existing building;
reasons the Corpus Christi Police Department(CCPD)was assigned
responsibility for Animal and Vector Control and Code Enforcement and the
current management of same;the need for CCPD to pursue grants for
additional police funding;an explanation of the Juvenile Assessment Center
and its future;the impact of sales tax on CCPD staffing levels;separating CCPD
sworn officers from the City's civilian employees,with respect to TMRS funding
and related legal considerations;CCPD's request for additional funding and
staffing levels and funding sources;and prioritizing budget funding.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Guajardo made a motion directing the City Manager to find
the funds,within the FY 2018 budget,for 24 new officers,in addition to the
current allocation,and an additional academy,seconded by Council Member
Rubio.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: potential funding
sources;increasing ad valorem taxes to fund increased staffing in CCPD;first
assessing all budget demands City-wide;the number of police officers
requested by CCPD;assessing the long-term sustainability of funding additional
police officers;the added cost of retirement that comes with funding additional
police officers;the costs associated with funding less than 24 police officers;
the addition of restrooms to the current Training Academy facility;actions
taken by previous police administrations and city councils regarding police
officer staffing;the City's collective bargaining obligations for the Police and
Fire Departments;fully funding the City's Texas Municipal Retirement System
- --- (TMRS)obligation;the flexibility and constraints associated with funding TMRS
obligations;joining a retirement system other than TMRS;the importance of
meeting the retirement obligations made to current city employees;the
importance of other City departments;sales tax leakage due to new out-of-city
limits shopping venues;developing a plan to add police officers;the amount of
ad valorem taxes going to maintenance and operations versus debt service;
and increasing ad valorem taxes to cover debt service.
The motion directing the City Manager to find the funds,within the FY 2018
budget,for 24 new officers,in addition to the current allocation,and an
additional academy,failed with the following vote: Council Members Rubio,
Garza,Hunter,McComb,Molina,Smith and Vaughn voting No;and Council
Member Guajardo voting Aye.
Fire Chief Robert Rocha presented information on the following topics: field
operation staffing;apparatus staffing;four-person staffing;a staffing
implementation plan and associated costs;status of apparatus;Bond 2018
-- capital equipment requests;FY18-20 strategic vehicle replacement plan;safety
issues;examples of units currently in use;a summary of fire stations and their
ages;fire station infrastructure issues;Bond 2018 capital project requests;FY
20-29 long-range capital projects;and additional salary-and FTE-related
requests.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: fees paid to the
contracted Fire Protection Engineer located in Fort Worth,Texas;the cost per
FTE of Fire personnel being presented by Chief Rocha on a base-salary basis
versus on an"all in"basis;a history of the Emergency Management Districts
(ESD)in Flour Bluff and Annaville;concern regarding both ESDs and the City of
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Corpus Christi assessing ad valorem taxes for fire service in Flour Bluff and
Annaville;and that the City is drafting an agreement between the Corpus
Christi Fire Department(CCFD)and the ESD in Flour Bluff and Annaville.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Guajardo made a motion directing the City Manager as
follows: for any percentage over the 39 percent of the collected monies,by the
EMS billing services,to be allocated back into the Fire Fund for their personnel
and other needs,seconded by Council Member Vaughn.
Council members discussed the importance of considering/reviewing the
budget in its entirety before making commitments.
The motion directing the City Manager as follows: for any percentage over the
39 percent of the collected monies,by the EMS billing services,to be allocated
back into the Fire Fund for their personnel and other needs,failed with the
following vote: Council Members Rubio,Garza,McComb,Molina,Smith and
Vaughn voting No;and Council Members Guajardo and Hunter voting Aye.
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics: the
part-time Medical Directors salary being Increased by$60,000 per year and
monies from EMS billings to be used to pay for same;the Medical Directors job
description;the need for building improvements;concern regarding CCFD's
long response times in specific instances versus the Annaville ESD's response
time;legal issues relating to dispatching fire service units from outside the city
limits to calls within the city limits;the start date of the Intermedix billing
contract;carrying Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP)devices in EMS
units;wanting information on how changes can be made relating to citizens in
Annaville and Flour Bluff being assessed ad valorem taxes for both an ESD
and the City of Corpus Christi for fire service;citizens'frustration with ESD 92;
ensuring monies from anticipated EMS billing collections are realized before
they are budgeted;development of a call-reduction program in the Fire
Department;budgeting for maintenance of existing Fire Department facilities
versus by means of bond issuances;and 3 firefighters per vehicle versus 4.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
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