HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/17/2021 - WorkshopI 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 17, 2021, which were
approved by the City Council on September 7, 2021.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 7th day of September 2021.
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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
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
10:00 AM City Council Chambers
FY 2022 Budget Workshop for Capital Budget and Gas Department
A. Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 10:07 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, City Attorney Miles Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta.
NOTE: Council Member Lerma arrived at 10:53 a.m.
Present 9 - Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo, Council Member Roland Barrera, Council Member Gil
Hernandez, Council Member Michael Hunter, Council Member Billy A. Lerma, Council
Member John Martinez, Council Member Ben Molina, Council Member Mike Pusley, and
Council Member Greg Smith
C. BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. 21-1055 FY 2022 Budget Workshop for Capital Budget and Gas Department
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 1.
Director of Engineering Services Jeff Edmonds presented information on the following
topics: FY2022 CIP: sources and uses; FY2022 proposed capital budget: $448.9M;
prior G.O. bond summary; water CIP: $111.9M; streets CIP: $84.2M; wastewater CIP:
$80.1M; stormwater CIP: $58.1M; parks and recreation CIP: $25.5M; marina CIP:
$20.4M; public health and safety CIP: $39.5M; Airport CIP: $11.2M; Gas CIP: $10.3M;
public facilities CIP: $7.83; about engineering services; and FY2022 proposed budget
engineering services fund: $9.9M.
Council Members, Director Edmonds, Capital Improvement Program Manager Kamil
Taras, Director of Water Utilities Kevin Norton and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed
the following topics: the goal is to close out the bond programs from 2008, 2012, 2014
and 2016; 75% of all the street projects are in the design phase; one grant has been
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approved at about $5M for the Packery Channel; there is a ten percent administration
cost for each project; only $11.4M has been approved by Council for the desalination
plant; and the $448.9M in the capital budget includes operating funds.
Director of Gas Operations Bill Mahaffey presented information on the following topics:
mission statement; about gas department; organization; FY2021 achievements;
performance measures; services; FY2022 gas department proposed budget: $47.3M;
FY2022 proposed budget gas fund: $47.3M; FY2022 enhancement 1; FY2022
enhancement 2; and FY2022 enhancement 3.
Council Members, Director Mahaffey, Director of Management and Budget Eddie
Houlihan and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the following topics: the reason for
the ten percent increase in the overtime budget is for on call employees; for marketing
purposes, the gas department is 100% involved in the Home Builders Association; the
gas department generates about $500,000 a year in revenue; gas services are being
offered to new subdivisions; our gas rates are the lowest or second lowest in the state; a
Council Member believes that gas services should be considered a necessity; and in
order to market gas services, rebates are being offered to new home builders.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned the meeting at 11:28 a.m.
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