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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes
of the Joint Workshop Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council and the Nueces
County of October 24, 2019, which were approved by the City Council on
November 12, 2019.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 18th day of November 2019.
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Re ecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
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City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi,Texas 78469-9277
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Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
Thursday,October 24,2019 8:30 AM 1901 N.Shoreline Blvd.
American Bank Center,Selena Rotunda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND NUECES COUNTY WORKSHOP
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.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 Peter Zanoni,City Attorney Miles K.Risley,and Assistant City
Secretary Paul Pierce.
Council Member Roland Barrera arrived at 8:36 a.m.
Present 9- Mayor Joe McComb, Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member
Rudy Garza, Council Member Paulette Guajardo, Council Member Gil
Hemandez, Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Ben Molina,
Council Member Everett Roy, and Council Member Greg Smith
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. Joint City Council and Nueces County Workshop on Proposed North
Beach Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Preliminary Project Plan
City Attorney Miles K.Risley stated that,pursuant to the Texas Open Meeting
Act,because public comment is required before an item including a motion of
direction,can be considered and because no public comment will be solicited
during this workshop session,an item,including a motion of direction,cannot
be considered.
City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the following: project plan for the North
Beach TIRZ#4;$32 million in anticipated tax revenue with over a 20 year
commitment;the City's participation being$20 million and Nueces County's
participation being$12 million;the status of Del Mar College's participation in
TIRZ#4; historical and future TIRZ#4 implementation timeline,scheduled date
for the first reading and a drainage solution presentation is October 29,2019
and the second reading and potenial adoptions on November 12,2019;the
proposed TIRZ#4 consist of no up front cost;that its a reinbursement
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mechanism and the cost of drainage upgrades on North Beach.
Business Liaison Arlene Medrano presented information on the following
topics:Process for Creation of TIRZ; Implementation of Project Plan; Proposed
TIRZ#4 Boundary;Current Land Use; Future land Use; Development Plan with
New Harbor Bridge Alignment;#1 Wayfinding Infrastructure;#2 Park
Improvements;#3 Demolition of Blighted Structures;#4 Public Safety;#5 North
Beach Public Space Beautification&Revitalization Programs&Services;#6
North Beach Parking Structure Initiative;details of the North Beach Parking
Structure Initiative;#6 North Beach Parking Structure Initiative Alternative;#7
Project-Specific Development Agreement;#7 Project-Specific Development
Agreement in TIRZ#3 Downtown;#8 North Beach Property Improvement
Program;#9 North Beach Living Initiative;#10 Residential Streets;#11
Administrative Cost:Creation and Administration;and Potential New Project;
Drainage.
County commissioners,council members and staff discussed the following
topics related to a TIRZ#4: administrative costs;monies spent to date by the
City;future administrative costs;providing the TIRZ#4 board,once it's created,
with an itemized expense report;that outside entities would be reimbursed by
TIRZ#4 via approved agreements;what monies spent to date by the City consist
of;what staff time consists of;that the allocation to each TIRZ is set out in the
City's annual budget;that the Nueces County Commissioners support creation
of TIRZ#4 via a 5-0 vote;the concept of using a TIRZ as an economic
development tool;the types of projects that could be funded by a TIRZ#4;an
opportunity zone and associated funds; including opportunity zone language in
proposed TIRZ#4's project#7;the importance of certainty of language related
to investment in North Beach;that this presentation is a preliminary draft;that
North Beach used to be in City Council District 2,but is now in City Council
District 1; past North Beach projects;concerns regarding drainage on North
Beach and reimbursement of the City's indirect costs related to TIRZ#4;the
County's indirect costs to date; parking and concerns related to drainage and
associated costs;the potential for flooding as a result of new development on
North Beach;the County needing a master drainage plan;the insufficiency of
monies in TIRZ#4 to fund drainage solutions on North Beach; how the"by
right"concept influences potential investors;the definition of"by right";that
the TIRZ#4 will be a mechanism by which a developer is reimbursed taxes
paid in by developer(s); reimbursing developers from their specific
development project versus from a pool funded by multiple developers;
incentivizing parking structures;that no monies are advanced to developers,
instead developers are only reimbursed from ad valorem taxes they have paid
to the City;the project plan approval process;costs associated with drainage
options that are part of Urban Engineering's upcoming report on drainage
solutions for North Beach;the composition of the TIRZ#4's board of directors
and how many board members each participating entity may appoint,as
defined by statute;projected economic growth on North Beach;cooperation
between the City and the County;the history of a TIRZ being proposed for
North Beach;that the drainage issues on North Beach are a safety issue;how
the estimated costs of proposed project#s 1-5 were calculated;who can apply
for funding/reimbursement through the proposed TIRZ#4;the process of
appointing individuals to serve on a TIRZ#4's board of directors;the cost of
wayfinding;the total cost of all proposed projects exceeding$32 million;that
which projects are funded will be up to the TIRZ#4's board of directors;that no
projects were funded in the first five years of TIRZ#3; City monies committed to
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infrastructure improvements on North Beach that are in addition to monies that
are to be collected via TIRZ#4;state and federal approval of the proposed
boundary of TIRZ#4;the need for an opportunity zone overlay on North Beach;
submerged lands within TIRZ#4's proposed boundary;the boundary of the
current opportunity zone; if bathhouse improvements would constitute park
improvements or beautification;that once North Beach is developed,it will be
a big draw for the community;the timeline on communication thus far with Del
Mar College; Del Mar College needing to establish a policy regarding
participation in the proposed TIRZ#4; North Beach's historical developability;
improving road heights and elevating structures on North Beach;the impact of
the proximity of refineries and the Port of Corpus Christi to North Beach and its
potential impact on economic development;how future property values
presented for North Beach were estimated;developable areas of North Beach;
TIRZ#4 monies to be dedicated to general public improvements; relocating the
entrance to North Beach due to construction of the new Harbor Bridge;
considering an end date for the City's TIRZs;the need for certainty related to
tax dollars being available through a TIRZ#4 to reimburse North Beach
developers;that an increment of taxes collected will be reimbursed to
developers,not all taxes collected;and next steps.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 a.m.
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