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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 May 4, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on May 16, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 16th day of May, 2017.
Rebecca Huerta
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A Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,May 4,2017 2:00 PM 1201 Leopard Street
Basement Training Room
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A. Mayor Pro Tern Lucy Rubio to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Rubio called the meeting to order at 2:00 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 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,Senior Assistant City Attorney Lisa Aguilar,and
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Note:Council Member Michael Hunter arrived at 2:59 p.m.
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. Proposed Bond 2018
Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Rubio referred to Item 1.City Manager Margie C.Rose
provided opening remarks regarding proposed Bond 2018 and introduced
Director of Financial Services Constance Sanchez who presented information
on the City's debt capacity.
Exeutive Director of Public Works Valerie Gray stated that the following
propositions are proposed for Bond 2018: Proposition 1 -Streets,comprised
of 23 projects;Proposition 2-Harbor Bridge Roadway Mitigation comprised of
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4 projects;Proposition 3-Economic Development,comprised of 7 projects;
and Proposition 4-Public Facilities,comprised of 13 projects.
Executive Director Gray presented information relating to Proposition 1
regarding the prioritization of proposed street improvements,by City Council
District,including the Pavement Condition Index(PCI)and associated costs for
each.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: whether sidewalks
and driveway aprons would be included;if roadways would be widened;and
the process for installing a speed hump.
Executive Director Gray presented the list of roadways to which improvements
are proposed to be made as part of Proposition 2-Harbor Bridge Roadway
Mitigations and associated costs.
Council members and staff discussed approximately$40 million in savings in
the Stormwater,Waste Water and Water Funds and that the proceeds
remaining from Bond 2008 are to be applied to improvements to Park Road 22,
before being utilized on other projects.
Executive Director Gray presented economic development projects proposed
for Proposition 3,by City Council District,and associated costs.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: school districts
within the city needing to fund the cost of sidewalks and budget for same in
their bond issuances and modifying the Unified Development Code(UDC)to
address same;the location of the ingress/egress onto Staples Street for the
Botanical Gardens;and using Community Enrichment Funds for the
improvements to South Oso Parkway between South Staples Street and South
Oso Parkway.
Executive Director Gray presented Public Facilities Projects,and associated
costs,proposed for Proposition 4,consisting of general facility renovations,
and Police,Fire and Parks and Recreation improvements.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: no tax increase is
necessary to fund the street improvements under the proposed Proposition 1;
the tax and utility rate increase necessary to fund proposed Propositions 2,3,
and 4;the cost of street and utility improvements; improvements to Junior
Beck Drive necessary to connect it to Old Brownsville Road;developers
funding improvements to Junior Beck Drive;when Type A transitions to Type
B;using Type B funds as a funding source for improvements to arterials and
collectors;if improvements to Junior Beck Drive qualify for Type B funding;
whether the bonding capacity,as presented,includes leveraging the City's
reserves; using the City's reserves,instead of debt via Bond 2018,to fund
improvements to Junior Beck Drive and Oso Parkway;effecting improvements
to the most roadways possible using bond monies;presenting to the City
Council an update on the Street Preventive Maintenance Program(SPMP)and
progress made on addressing recommendations made by the Ad Hoc
Residential Street Infrastructure Advisory Committee;the criteria used in
prioritizing street improvements as presented by staff during this meeting;
replacing floors and adding drains in the bays of numerous fire stations;the
number of buildings and facilities in the City's inventory; providing City
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Council with a list of City buildings and facilities;what a building is versus a
facility;and providing City Council members with presentations prior to City
Council Workshops and related challenges.
Executive Director Gray presented information on the following topics:
implementation plan relating to preparatory work proposed to be performed
prior to voters approving Bond 2018;an implementation plan for streets;and a
recommended execution plan.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: pre-design work to
be completed prior to voters approving Bond 2018 and associated costs
incurred if Bond 2018 is not approved by voters;Type B monies being used as
an alternative funding source in the event Bond 2018 is not approved by
voters;and staff providing council members with the cost of maintenance for
asphalt versus concrete at the time city council is presented bids for asphalt
versus concrete construction of roadways.
Financial Services Director Sanchez presented information on the City's total
outstanding general obligatoin debt service.
Executive Director Gray presented the proposed Bond 2018 schedule.
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics:
complimenting staff on council workshops and presentations;"scrubbing"
Utility and Engineering Funds for monies not used on previous projects that
could be used on street improvements;whether to move forward with Bond
2018 as presented or in some other form;needing additional time to consider
how to move forward with Bond 2018;re-purposing monies in Bond 2018
proposed for the construction of sidewalks for school district-related projects;
Junior Beck Drive improvements;the priority of proposed projects to be
funded by Bond 2018;and discussing Bond 2018 again in a few weeks in
another workshop setting.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
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