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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 13, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on July 25, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 25th day of July, 2017.
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Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,July 13,2017 3:00 PM Basement Training Room
1201 Leopard Street
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 3:04 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,City Attorney Miles Risley,and
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 8- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Rudy Garza, Council Member
Paulette Guajardo, Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member
Debbie Lindsey-Opel, Council Member Ben Molina, Council Member Lucy
Rubio, and Council Member Greg Smith
Absent 1 - Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
Council Members Michael Hunter and Debbie Lindsey-Opel arrived at 3:06 p.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
2. Harbor Bridge Replacement Project Update .
Mayor McComb deviated from the agenda and referred to Item 2. City Manager
Margie C.Rose provided opening remarks regarding the Harbor Bridge
Replacement Project Update.
Executive Director of Public Works Valerie Gray presented information on the
following topics: key facts; interesting facts; project milestones; key city
actions from 2004 to present;joint planning efforts between the City,the Texas
Department of Transportation(TXDOT)and Flatiron/Dragados,LLC;City
planning efforts 2014 to present;existing local street impacts immediate 2017,
short-term 2018,and long-term 2020;and a projected schedule.
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Council members and staff discussed the following topics: improvements to
Beach Street;the level of engineering/design work needed for asphalt
overlays;ownership of and possible City-uses for materials resulting from the
demolition of the exisiting Harbor Bridge;working with the Regional
Transportation Authority to adjust bus routes;the impact of the New Harbor
Bridge on surrounding neighborhoods,including lower socio-economic areas;
TXDOT's solicitation of community involvement and input into the project;
economic opportunities associated with the project;and minimizing negative
impacts from the project.
1. Proposed Bond 2018
Mayor McComb deviated from the agenda and referred to Item 1.
Executive Director of Public Works Valerie Gray presented information on the
following topics: previous bond 2018 workshops;summary of the city
council's June 1,2017 motion of direction;the number of projects and
associated dollar amounts of the proposed propositions on May 4,and July 13,
2017;the utility impact of the proposed propositions; project categories;and a
listing of the street improvement projects and associated dollar amounts in
Propositions 1 and 2.
Council members and staff discussed extending Junior Beck Drive and
communicating to the public that Bond 2018 projects are part of a continuing
effort to improve City streets.
Ms.Gray presented information on the following additional topics: public
safety and facility improvements proposed in Proposition 3; ranking of
projects as a percentage of need, by city council district; implementation plan
prior to referendum; recommended execution plan;and the proposed Bond
2018 schedule.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: staff designing
projects versus current contracting out of design work;in-house versus
contracted project management;smoothing out the completion of construction
projects;sources of funding for architect/engineering services; construction
versus project management;the recommendation and timing of implementing
in-house design work as recommended in the Frank Brogan Report;overlays
versus re-construction of streets; using money wisely versus the number of
streets completed;the feasibility of allowing for the assessment of the
difference in cost between hot mix versus concrete to business owners along
city streets,if concrete is preferred by the business owners; re-using old
asphalt collected when re-constructing streets,for street
repairs/re-construction;improving bond language and communication with the
public regarding bond projects; potential use of equipment that re-uses
asphalt taken from existing city streets;that seal work and Street Preventive
Maintenance Program work is done by City crews,but re-work is done by
contractors;that overlays are not currently done in-house;use of certificates
of obligation in addition to bond funding due to the need to fund certain Harbor
Bridge-related street projects before Bond 2018 bond proceeds become
available;the purpose of the street user fee;increased traffic on certain streets
due to the New Harbor Bridge project;the timeframe for securing certificates of
obligation; bringing certificates of obligation to city council as an agenda item;
the timeline for monies needed;the amount of bonds that can be issued with
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no increase in ad valorem taxes;and the City's total debt capacity.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Smith made a motion directing the City Manager to look for all
funding sources to secure the$4.1 million to address Harbor Bridge-related
streets,outside of certificates of obligation,and that certificates of obligation
will be a last resort for the funding of those projects,seconded by Council
Member Garza and approved unanimously(Council Member Vaughn-absent).
Council members and staff discussed the following additional topics: use of
the City's Debt Service Fund balance relating to issuance of debt;sales tax
revenue trends;and Bond 2018's impact on the number of contracted staff
necessary to augment City Engineering staff.
MOTION OF DIRECTION
Council Member Smith made a motion directing the City Manager to move
forward with Bond 2018,as proposed in today's presentation to city council,to
include all three propositions,seconded by Council Member Lindsey-Opel and
passed unanimously(Council Members Hunter and Vaughn•-absent).
3. "Public Private Partnerships" (P3s) and Wastewater Treatment
Mayor McComb referred to Item 3. This item was postponed.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:29 p.m.
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