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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 September 13,2017 which were approved by the City
Council on September 26, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 26th day of September, 2017.
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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Meeting Minutes
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City Council Workshop Session
Wednesday,September 13,2017 2:00 PM City Council Chambers
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COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 2:05 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 9- 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, Council,Member Greg Smith,and Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
Council Member Molina arrived at 2:07 p.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. Proposed FY2017-2018 Budget Workshop -General Fund, Internal
Service Funds, Debt Service Funds, Enterprise Funds and Special
Revenue Funds
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.Council Member Guajardo presented
council members with solar-powered head lamps from Watts of Love;and
discussed the Texas Ambulance Supplemental Payment Program(TASPP)as a
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revenue source to fund 15 additional firefighters for Fire Station 18.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: the budgetary and
financial implications of TASPP funding;the reliability of TASPP monies as a
consistent funding source;once hired,the need for a commitment to fund the
additional firefighters whether TASPP monies are available or not;a
presentation from the Corpus Christi Professional Firefighters'Association;
raising taxes to fund additional firefighters should TASPP monies no longer be
available;that the approximately$1.6 million in TASPP funding is for 10
months;that TASPP funding is associated with non-payment for ambulance
services;and when further discussion and/or action should be taken by the City
Council regarding funding additional firefighters with TASPP funding.
City Manager Rose provided a summary of the upcoming advertisement,public
hearing dates and action dates associated with setting a property tax rate and
the potential effect of city council member absences during the special city
council meeting scheduled for September 28,2017.
Director of Management,Budget&Strategic Initiatives Eddie Houlihan
provided a summary of Internal Services Funds,including: mission and
mission elements;departments;number of employees,revenues and total
expenditures by department;projected change in fund balance and FY 2018
decision packages.
Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds,Director of Facilities and
Property Management Edgar Leonard,Assistant Director of Financial Services
for Purchasing Kim Baker,Director of Information Technology Belinda
Mercado,and Director of Human Resources(Health Benefits)Steven Viera
each presented information on the following topics:mission and mission
elements;key services and related full-time equivalents(FTEs);efficiencies
achieved in FY 2017 and planned in FY 2018;number of employees;total
revenues;and expenditures.
Following Mr.Edmonds presentation,the following items were discussed in
response to questions from council members: reasons/justifications for in-
versus out-sourcing of certain engineering functions;the overall increase in
Engineering Department expenditures from FY 2017 to FY 2018;filling FTE
positions versus contracting out;that the budget presented accounts for
internal costs,but does not include contract-employees;the number of
contract-employees this fiscal year versus last fiscal year;actual versus
budgeted FTEs;filling key positions in Engineering;the number of internal
engineers that are necessary;a request to see the trend in contract-employees
over previous fiscal years;a desire to see net changes; lack of clarity in the
budget,as presented;a desire to have budget details;providing city council
with greater budget detail;a desire to see the net effect of changes in the
budget in lieu of detailed or summarized budget information;a suggestion that
city staff populate city councils'screens on the dais with detailed budget
information,if needed during the meeting;and a directive from City Manager
Rose that staff who have yet to make presentations focus on the differences
between FY 2017 and FY 2018.
Following Mr.Leonard's presentation,the following items were discussed in
response to questions from council members: the planned facility assessment
and the need for a corresponding action plan;that the facility assessment is
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being contracted out due to inadequate internal resources;the number of
technicians and total number of employees in the department;that the
customer(City department)pays for materials,but labor costs are already paid
for via allocation;the City manages approximately 2.5 million square feet of
space;and the job functions of custodians and technicians.
Following Ms.Baker's presentation,the following items were discussed in
response to questions from council members: contract administration training
will be created and performed using in-house resources;the need for proper
management when proposed expenditures exceed revenues in FY 2018;bar
coding inventory;and management of Print Shop functions outside the
Communications Department.
Following Mr.Davis'presentation,the following items were discussed in
response to questions from council members: personnel costs;what comprises
the Operating portion of the budget;the amount expended on outside repairs;
projected trend in outside repair costs over the next few fiscal years;the
number of equipment mechanics budgeted and employed;an explanation of
allocations;and the reasons for the increase in FY 2017 versus FY 2018
allocations.
Mayor McComb called for a recess at 4:04 p.m. Mayor McComb reconvened
the Council meeting at 4:19 p.m.
Following Ms.Mercado's presentation,the following items were discussed in
response to questions from council members: the change in the allocation
methodology used by the Information Technology(IT)Department;an
explanation of the previous and current allocation methodologies;the
one-time rebate to departments of$1.5 million from the IT Department's fund
balance;that the IT Department's fund balance is a result of revenues
exceeding expenses in past fiscal years;and that a reduction in the IT
Department's FTEs is anticipated over the next few years due to Infor being
cloud-based.
Following Mr.Viera's presentation,the following items were discussed in
response to questions from council members: the need for the new benefit
consultant to identify cost-saving measures;the percent of increase in
proposed revenues,from FY 2017 to FY 2018,that is funded by Fire,Police and
Civilian employees;that under the terms of the collective bargaining contract,
the City pays 100%of employee-only health insurance premiums for Fire and
Police personnel;that Civilian personnel pay a portion of employee-only
premiums and receive a much lesser health insurance benefit than do Police
and Fire personnel;due to collective bargaining agreements,there are no
changes being made to Police and Fire health insurance coverage;the impact
of recent catastrophic claims;due to collective bargaining agreements with
Police and Fire,the cost-saving measure of a high-deductible plan can only be
implemented with civilian employees;100%of the premium for dental
insurance is paid by employees;basic,supplemental and optional life
insurance is available to employees;the City pays 100%of the premium for
basic life for City employees;eliminating the City-paid premium for basic life
insurance and its potential negative impact on hiring and retaining City
employees;rebuilding the Health Insurance fund balance;and that executive
staff,non-executive civilian employees and Fire/Police personnel receive a
basic life insurance benefit of$50,000,$10,000 and 1 times their annual salary,
respectively.
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D. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McComb discussed timely submission of Hurricane Harvey-related
expenses in order to meet FEMA-related reimbursement deadlines.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
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