HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/06/2020 - WorkshopI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of
the Budget Workshop of the Corpus Christi City Council of August 6, 2020 which
were approved by the City Council on August 18, 2020.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 14th day of September
2020.
(S E A L)
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
rebeccah@cctexas.com
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City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Minutes
City Council Workshop Session
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
cctexas.com
Thursday, August 6, 2020
9:00 AM City Council Chambers
Budget Workshop for Police, Animal Control, Code Enforcement & Fire Operations
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 were present to conduct the meeting.
Note: Council Members Roland Barrera, Greg Smith and Everett Roy
participated by video conference. Council Member Michael Hunter participated
telephonically.
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. Proposed FY 2020 - 2021 Operating Budget for Police, Animal Control,
Code Enforcement & Fire Operations
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.
City Manager Peter Zanoni stated that the purpose of this item is to present the
FY2020-2021 proposed budgets for Police, Animal Control, Code Enforcement
and Fire Operations.
Fire Chief Robert Rocha presented information on the following topics
regarding the Fire Department: mission statement; about the Fire Department;
Fire Department Command Staff; FY2020 achievements; performance
measures; services; FY2021 Fire Department proposed budget: $66.8M; FY2021
proposed budget general fund: $66.6M; FY2021 proposed budget LEPC fund:
$0.2M; FY2021 proposed budget enhancement #1; FY2021 proposed budget
enhancement #2; FY2021 proposed budget enhancement #3; FY2021 proposed
budget enhancement #4; and FY2021 proposed capital budget projects.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, Chief Rocha, Deputy Fire Chief Richie
Quintero and Director of Management & Budget Eddie Houlihan discussed the
following topics: the Fire Department did a great job adjusting to the
pandemic; the Fire Department helped the community get through the
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hurricane; the 2020 bond has funds available to design fire station #3; the
pandemic has increased the time it takes at the scene for the medics to get
their Personal Protective Equipment ready; the demand for calls has gone
down; infections of the firefighters has decreased; the line item budget did not
have anything set aside for grant matching; the majority of the grant matches
are in-kind or already budgeted; the finance department is proposing to add a
position dedicated to grant management; the City is evaluating overtime in
each department; the line item budget for retirement is the same as last year
with the exception of Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and
COVID-19; the professional services line item includes the billing company and
collections; the overtime will come down significantly once there are enough
people to staff all the empty slots; the life cycle of the Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA) is ten years; the total overtime amount is $2.2 million over
budget, which includes testing COVID-19 and incident management team; a lot
of the overtime due to COVID-19 will be reimbursed with CARES funds; 12 of
the 18 fire stations have medic units; in reference to the Texas Supplemental
Payment Program (TASPP), there is no guarantee when or how much money
will come in; there is money set aside for PPE this year and this is now the
new norm; a good portion of the PPE is already part of the ensemble and an
ample supply is available; the Fire Department has split a little over half a
million grant funds with the Police Department for PPE; some of the expenses
from the general fund will be moved to the grant fund for COVID related needs;
there is no increase in fees for the fire prevention permits; the $700,000 transfer
is from the health care fund balance and for fire purposes; a Council Member
complimented the Chief and his staff for their work; and a Council Member
requested a staffing plan for fire station #18.
Police Chief Mike Markle presented information on the following topics
regarding the Police Department: mission statement; about the Police
Department; organizational chart; FY2020 achievements; performance
measures; services; FY2021 Police Department proposed budget: $87.9M;
FY2021 Police Department proposed budget: $71M; FY2021 proposed budget
crime control: $7.6M; FY2021 proposed budget grants: $2.3M; FY2021
enhancement 1; FY2021 enhancement 2; and FY2021 proposed capital budget
projects.
Council Members, Chief Markle, Police Department Management Services
Director Pat Eldridge, Director of Management & Budget Eddie Houlihan and
City Manager Zanoni discussed the following topics: a Council Member
commended the Chief for his effort to reduce overtime; MetroCom has a high
turnover rate and has been affected by COVID; the parking improvement fund
is for new parking meters; the $123,000 is for the crime control budget which
was passed by the Crime Control Board in June; the $100,000 is a contingency
reserve fund; the Police Department has not lost any current staff members due
to protests; Council Members thanked the Chief and his team for their work on
the budget and for adding five additional officers; and a Council Member's
concern of the police officers' time expended on homelessness.
Animal Care & Vector Services Program Manager Joel Skidmore presented
information on the following topics related to Animal Care Services: mission
statement; animal care & vector services; organizational chart; FY2020
achievements; performance measures; services; FY2021 Animal Care Services
proposed budget: $3.26M; and FY2021 proposed budget general fund: $3.26M.
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D. ADJOURNMENT
Council Members, Program Manager Skidmore, Director of Management &
Budget Eddie Houlihan and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the following
topics: the internal service funds refer to health care, IT, insurance costs, fuel,
worker's comp, fleet, etc.; the purpose of the FY2020 estimated increase for the
number of citations issued is to educate the public through enforcement rather
than warnings; the clinical supplies are going up because the Animal Care
Service does not know how much care the animal will need; professional
services cover contracts for an emergency veterinarian; the Animal Care
Service only euthanizes animals that are court ordered, extremely sick or a
danger to the public; and a Council Member commended Joel Skidmore for his
good work.
Assistant Police Chief David Blackmon presented information on the following
topics related to Code Enforcement: mission statement; about Code
Enforcement; organizational chart; FY2020 achievements; performance
measures; services; FY2021 Code Enforcement proposed budget: $2.7M;
FY2021 proposed general fund budget: $2.1M; FY2021 proposed CDBG budget:
$642,790; and FY2021 enhancement 1.
Council Members, Assistant Chief Blackmon and Code Compliance Program
Manager Liza Lopez discussed the following topics: 23 Code Enforcement
officers is an adequate amount for the City; and the Code Enforcement
Department works hard to educate the public about violations.
City Manager Zanoni provided Council with the dates of the remaining City
Council budget workshops and budget -related community meetings.
This meeting was adjourned at 11:17 a.m.
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