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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 July 6, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on July 18, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 18th day of July, 2017.
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,July 6,2017 3:00 PM Basement Training Room
1201 Leopard Street
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 Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
B. Assistant City Secretary Paul Pierce 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
Assistant City Secretary Paul Pierce.
Present 6- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Paulette Guajardo, Council Member
Michael Hunter, Council Member Debbie Lindsey-Opel, Council Member
Ben Molina,and Council Member Greg Smith
Absent 2- Council Member Lucy Rubio,and Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
Council Member Lindsey-Opel arrived at 3:06 p.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. Proposed Annexation Policy
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.City Manager Margie C.Rose provided
opening remarks regarding the Proposed Annexation Policy.
Senior Planner Keren Costanzo presented information on the following topics:
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workshop outline;annexation attributes;extra-territorial jurisdiction(ETJ);
policy intention;annexation policy versus program/plan;Texas Municipal
League recommendations;the process to-date;appreciation to stakeholders
for their involvement in the process thus far;results from large-stakeholder
meetings numbers 1 and 2;and market and fiscal analyses.
Assistant Director of Planning/ESI Daniel McGinn presented an example
project and its projected fiscal impacts.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: estimated
increases in ad valorem tax revenue and assessed ad valorem property values;
who would conduct the proposed market and fiscal analyses;qualifying firms
to complete the proposed market and fiscal analyses via a competitive
procurement process;and the type of report to be generated.
Mayor McComb called for comments from the public. Bart Braselton
discussed the costs associated with having to conduct the proposed market
and fiscal analyses. Jimmy Dodson discussed creating a template for the
proposed market and fiscal analyses to reduce costs,the cost of not annexing
and the importance of the density of developments. Carolyn Moon addressed
the aging infrastructure in the area of the city in which she resides. Robert
Gonzalez spoke in opposition to the proposed annexation policy and in favor
of building infrastructure in the City's ETJ. Lois Huff expressed concern
regarding the need to repair existing infrastructure first and spoke in
opposition to"sprawl". Judy Telge questioned how annexation,without
controls,would benefit the citizens of Corpus Christi and spoke in favor of an
affordable housing plan.
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics: that the
estimated maximum cost of the proposed market and fiscal analyses is
$25,000;ways to reduce the cost of the proposed market and fiscal analyses;
how the findings from the proposed market and fiscal analyses are to be used;
approving a policy versus approving the proposed market and fiscal analyses;
developers making infrastructure improvements versus the City;managing
development in the City's ETJ by means of an annexation policy;the accuracy
of the proposed market and fiscal analyses;the need for such analyses;
completion of such analyses by City staff versus by developers;the impact on
circulation of the City's water supply in newly developed areas;the legal
requirement that areas annexed are to be contiguous to the city limits;the ad
valorem valuation of property on the Island and its impact on the City's tax rate
and revenue;the cost of the proposed market and fiscal analyses being
passed on to the end-consumer;continuing efforts to develop an annexation
policy,excluding the proposed market and fiscal analyses;conferring with
stakeholders again;the requirement that developers dedicate public lands as
part of each development;uses for dedicated public lands;finalizing
an annexation policy within the next 18 months;the number of stakeholders at
previous stakeholder meetings;dead-end water lines;the quality of streets
built by developers; increases in wastewater that comes with new
development;and the City's wastwater processing capacity.
Mayor McComb called for additional comments from the public. With regard to
the potential for additional stakeholder meetings,Reagan Brown discussed
stakeholders not"seeing eye-to-eye". Bart Braselton indicated that if the City
does not develop an annexation policy,business-as-usual would continue
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under the Unified Development Code.
Mayor McComb called for a brief recess at 4:25 p.m. Mayor McComb
re-convened the council meeting at 4:26 p.m.
2. Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR)
Mayor McComb referred to Item 2.City Manager Margie C.Rose provided
opening remarks regarding the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery
(ASR)Feasibility Project and stated that this item will be presented to Council
again at its regular meeting on July 11,2017.
Water Resource Manager Steve Ramos presented information on the following
topics: ASR fundamentals;attributes of ASR;background regarding the
Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District
(CCASRCD);boundaries of the CCASRCD;previous ASR studies;
opportunities associated with the ASR Feasibilty Project; project location;
number and location of proposed test sites;the scope of the ASR Feasiblity
Project;funding;ASR program budget;project schedule;and the next step.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics:
cost-per-1,000-gallons to get water into the ASR and recover it and how that
cost compares to cost-per-1,000-gallons for current water sources and
desalination in order to determine the viability of an ASR;the variables
involved in arriving at a cost-per-1,000-gallons;that the ASR Feasibility Study
will allow for a determination of the cost-per-1,000-gallons;the City of Corpus
Christi has the only Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District in
Texas;that the CCASRCD regulates the drilling of water wells within the
CCASRCD;the cost-per-1,000-gallons of ASR in other Texas cities;that the
next step in the ASR Feasibility Project is consideration of approval of a
$950,740 contract for exploratory drilling which will provide data necessary to
determine a cost-per-1,000 gallons;monies spent on the project to-date;
reimbursement of certain project-related costs by the Texas Water
Development Board; the 2003-2005 ASR study on the Island; per
Environmental Protection Agency requirements,the City may only inject
treated water,not raw water,into the ASR;the number of primary and alternate
test wells;the total capacity of the ASR;that the ASR will allow for retrieval of
5 million gallons per day or approximately 5,400 acre-feet per year;that water
from Mary Rhodes Phase 2 is the most expensive source of water for the City;
creating a comprehensive water plan for the City;alternate water sources and
their associated costs; use of a water availability index;current and future
availability of water;and the purpose of Amendment No.2 with HDR
Engineering,Inc.for the design and testing portion of the ASR Feasibility
Study.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:13 p.m.
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