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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 August 15, 2019,
which were approved by the City Council on August 27, 2019.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 30th day of August 2019.
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City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
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City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,August 15,2019 9:00 AM City Council Chambers
Streets, Engineering/Bond Program/CIP Budget, Solid Waste, Gas and Water Utilities
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.
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COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.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 Peter Zanoni,Senior Assistant City Attorney Lisa Aguilar and City
Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present 9- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member
Rudy Garza, Council Member Paulette Guajardo, Council Member Gil
Hernandez, Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Ben Molina,
Council Member Everett Roy,and Council Member Greg Smith
Council Members Paulette Guajardo and Michael Hunter arrived at 9:05 a.m.
Council Member Roland Barrera arrived at 9:18 a.m.
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. FY 2019-2020 Budget Workshop for Streets, Engineering/Bond
Program/CIP Budget, Solid Waste, Gas and Water Utilities
Departments.
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Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.
City Manager Peter Zanoni stated that the purpose of this item is to present the
FY2019-2020 proposed budgets for Streets,Engineering/BondProgram/CIP
Budget,Solid Waste,Gas and Water Utilities. City Manager Zanoni discussed
upcoming public budget input and Council workshop sessions.
Director of Street Operations Albert Quintanilla presented information on the
following topics related to the Street Operations Department: mission
statement;about the Street Operations Department;organization;FY2019
achievements; performance measures;services;annual funding and funding
sources for street maintenance and residential street reconstruction;FY2020
street maintenance proposed budget;the FY2020 proposed street fund and
residential street rebuild program budget;and FY2020 enhancements.
Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds presented information on the
following topics related to the Street Engineering Department: mission
statement;about the Engineering Services Department;organization; FY2019
achievements;performance measures;services; FY2020 Engineering
Department Fund budget;FY2020 enhancements;capital improvement
program(CIP)highlights; FY2020 total capital budget and available resources
distributed over major spending areas;funding sources versus funding uses;
and examples of CIP projects.
Interim Director of Solid Waste Services David Lehfeldt presented information
on the following topics related to the Solid Waste Services Department:
mission statement;about the Solid Waste Services Department;organization;
FY2019 achievements; performance measures;services; FY2020 Solid Waste
Department proposed revenue and General Fund budget;and FY2020
enhancements.
Council members and Directors Quintanilla,Edmonds and Lehfeldt discussed
the following topics: street maintenance and repair funding;funding and
staffing resources for project management;developing work plans and
providing Council with quarterly reports;developing monthly work plans for all
departments; how the increased costs to operate the landfill and the cost of
proposed enhancements will be funded and the effect on utility rates;
appreciation for the stormwater basket program;the reason for overtime in
Traffic Signals;overtime targets;ways to reduce overtime; interconnecting all
traffic signals in the city;the equipment used to do ultra thin applications to
roadways;the equipment used for seal coating; how streets are selected to be
worked on and the factors used in the selection process that may lead to
increased costs;what comprises the amounts in professional and temporary
services in the Engineering Services budget;the purpose of lease payments
and rentals in the Solid Waste Services budget; if rentals are short-or
long-term in nature;the reasons for overtime at the J.C.Elliott Landfill;the
reasons for over time department-wide in Solid Waste Services;that City
Manager Zanoni has directed directors in each city department to monitor and
manage overtime;the status of advance-engineering Bond 2020 projects in the
proposed FY2020 Engineering Services Department budget and bringing a plan
to Council for same;expanding asphalt recycling;the number of traffic lights
that are currently integrated and that were integrated in past years and its
relationship to reducing traffic congestion;the actual number of graffiti cases
remediated; having increased the efficiency with which potholes are
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addressed by focusing on geographic location;the type of asphalt used for
potholes and cracks;the effect rain has on pothole repairs;efforts made to
improve pothole repairs to better withstand the effects of rain;a request that
quarterly reports be provided to Council on street operations;the quality of
asphalt used in relation to the effects of rain on pothole repairs;a request to
provide Council with data on the areas of the city where graffiti and illegal
dumping are prevalent; reasons for increases in graffiti;and measures that are
being taken and that can be taken to curb illegal dumping.
Director of Gas Operations Bill Mahaffey presented information on the
following topics related to the Gas Operations Department: mission statement;
about the Gas Department;organizational structure;FY2019 achievements;
performance measures;services;FY2020 Gas Department Fund proposed
budget;and FY2020 enhancements.
Director of Water Utilities Kevin Norton presented information on the following
topics related to the Water Utilities Department: mission statement;about the
Water Utilities Department; regional water supplier information; FY2020
organizational structure;FY2019 achievements; performance measures;
services;FY2020 Water Utilities Department proposed budget;and FY2020
enhancements for water,wastewater,and storm water.
Assistant Director of Support Services for the Water Utilities Department Reba
George presented information on the following topics related to the Water
Utilities Department: a summary of the proposed 2020 and 2021 water and
wastewater rates;proposed 2020 and 2021 water and wastewater rates;sample
residential and commercial water and wastewater charges;and the storm
water utility fee.
Chair of the Rate Advisory Group J.J.Hart presented information on the
following topics:the Group's membership;meetings held;that the group
toured the O.N.Stevens Water Treatment Plant;and the Rate Advisory Group's
recommendations.
Council members and staff discussed the following topics: separating water
and wastewater rates and related timeline;the purpose of temporary services
in the Gas and Water Utilities'FY2020 proposed budgets; policy regarding use
of monies in reserve appropriation funds;who the executive director and
director of Water Utilities oversee; not correlating wastewater rates to water
usage in summer months;the automated meter reading(AMR)process in the
Gas Department;meter transmission unit(MTU)replacement efforts by the Gas
Department;potential savings from installing gas-fueled/air-cooled chillers,
like the one in use at the Gas Department,at other City facilities;returning to
winter-quarter averaging;efforts in place to maintain meters and MTUs; if the
Rate Advisory Group should remain active;continued public involvement;the
average life of gas meters;the material from which gas meters are made;the
origins of the Rate Advisory Committee;and identifying the cost of operating
the storm water function and the method by which that cost is to be allocated
across utility customers.
The Commercial Representative on the Rate Advisory Group David Loeb
discussed the following topics: legal concerns regarding the setting of utility
rates;past consultant-created utility rates;and the effect of changes in the
utility rate model on high-and low-volume users.
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A council member questioned if the City's Infor system can accommodate a
return to winter-quarter averaging.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:26 a.m.
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