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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 11, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on May 23, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 23rd day of May, 2017.
—RC.10-e-e4/41-1A-CA,
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,May 11,2017 3:00 PM 1201 Leopard Street
Basement Training Room
THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED PAGERS ARE
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 Tern 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 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. Status of Fiscal 2017 Budget/Proposed FY 2018 Budget and
Status of Fiscal 2017 Health Plans
Mayor Pro Tern Lucy Rubio referred to Item 1.City Manager Margie C.Rose
provided opening remarks regarding the status of fiscal year 2017
budget/proposed fiscal year 2018 budget and the status of fiscal year 2017
health plans.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Eddie Houlihan presented
information on the following topics: types of operating funds; description of
the General, Enterprise,Special Revenue,Internal Service,and Debt Service
Funds; number of employees in the General Fund; projected change in the
General Fund balance; revenue/general resources;General Fund revenues;
total General Fund expenditures;General Fund available resources distributed
over major spending areas;change in revenue; and General Fund projected
obligations and consideration for FY 2018.
Director of Human Resources Steven Viera presented information on the
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following topics: the expenditure budgets for the FY 2017 Citicare,Citicare
Police and Citicare Fire budgets;the per-employee,per-month cost for each
plan;cost factors impacting health plans;the number of claimants and cost
per claimaint of catastrophic cases,defined as$50,000 or more;and proposed
changes.
Council member and Director Viera discussed the following topics: the
performance of the City's current contracted pharmacy benefit manager;
proposed increases in premiums;a consumer-driven health plan to replace the
current Citicare Plan;adding a wellness coordinator in-house versus under
contract;renaming the current Citicare Plan the Premium Plan;eventually
eliminating the Premium Plan;the City pays about 80%and the employee pays
about 20%of civilian employee premiums;the City pays 100%of sworn police
and fire employee premiums;the financial impact of catastrophic claims;the
negative financial impact of the Affordable Care Act which resulted in higher
deducibles for employees;the amount spent on healthcare from the General
Fund; increases in cost of service being a reason for overall cost increases;an
average cost of health care for each employee;sharp increases in public safety
health care costs as compared to civilian employees;that an actuary,benefit
consultant and plan administrator all advise the City on the health plan;
evaluating the current self-funded versus a fully insured plan when plan
administrator services are competitively procured next year;cost mitigation
regarding prescription drugs;the cost of in-versus out-of-network services;
wellness;preventive screening; employee participation in biometric screening
to be eligible for a premium discount;incentivization;a description of and the
costs associated with the"outside agencies"and"other activities"items in the
General Fund; revising the cost sharing to incentivize employee use of
in-network providers to reduce plan costs; providing employees with an
insurance allowance,allowing employees to secure their own health insurance
and the substantial penalties to the City associated with same as imposed by
the Affordable Care Act; council members requesting staff provide a report
detailing out-of-network costs;and the difference in the cost of the current
wellness clinic versus completely privatized wellness clinic.
Director Houlihan presented information on budget challenges/issues and
legislative issues.
Director of Finance Constance Sanchez presented information on the tax cap.
Council members and Director Houlihan discussed the following topics: sales
tax trends; nondepartmental budget expenditures;the amount in reserve for
unexpected contingencies and using those monies for priorities.
2. Housing and Community Development/Affordable Housing
Director of Housing and Community Development Rudy Bentancourt presented
information on the following topics: the consolidated action plan;entitlement
programs received;the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)
Program's 10-year funding trend; CDBG eligibility; FY2016-2017 CDBG funded
projects;the HOME Investments Partnerships Program's 10-year funding
trend;and the HOME Program's eligibility and FY2016-2017 funded projects.
Council members and Director Bentancourt discussed the following topics:
historical use of funds;whether funds carry over from year-to-year;types of
projects funded through the HOME Program;the status of programs as
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reported on the City's website;and prioritization of projects to be funded.
Director Bentancourt presented information on the following items: the
Emergency Solutions Grant(ESG)Program's 10-year funding trend; ESG
Program eligibility and FY2016-2017 funded projects;and Housing&
Community Development programs.
In response to a council member, Director Bentancourt stated that the
proceeds from loans come back to the City to use.
Director Benancourt presented information on the following topics: Local
Funds-Type A; Homebuyer Assistance Program;the definition of affordable
housing;current and future City affordable housing programs;and foreclosure
properties.
Area Manager of Linbarger Goggan Blair&Sampson Marvin Leary addressed
council members'questions regarding sheriffs sales,right to redemption and
the City pro rate share of the proceeds from the sale of foreclosed properties.
Director Bentancourt presented information on the following topics: list of
City-owned lots for affordable housing use;a summary of funding
mechanisms;and proposed action.
Council members and Director Bentancourt discussed the following topics:
program and entitlement income; proposed elimination of the CDBG and
HOME Programs by the federal government in fiscal year 2018-2019;that the
City manages loans;the City's success rate relating to re-payment of loans;
there are 10 homes currently being re-built;that program income is used to
replenish the CDBG programs;the need for these programs;the City's
recourse in the event people to whom the City has loaned money do not re-pay
the loans;the number of loans now considered delinquent; and the total
number of loans the City has made.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:49 p.m.
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