HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/11/2022 - 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 11, 2022, which were
approved by the City Council on August 16, 2022.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 16th day of August 2022.
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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
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
9:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2022-2023 BUDGET WORKSHOP - Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
Recommendation, Parks & Recreation, Libraries, Health Department, Neighborhood
Services, and Development Services
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca 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 K. Risley and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta
Present: 8 - Mayor Paulette 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, and Council Member Mike Pusley
Absent: 1 - Council Member Greg Smith
C. BRIEFINGS:
1. 22-1388 City Council Workshop on Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Recommendation,
Parks & Recreation, Libraries, Health Department, Neighborhood Services and
Development Services for the FY 2023 Proposed Budget
Director of Human Resources Eyvon McHaney presented information on the following
topics: human resources; and COLA analysis and proposal.
Council Members, Director McHaney, and City Manager Peter Zanoni discussed the
following topics: 4% COLA increase in lieu of merit increase due to inflation and market
fluctuation; 4% does not affect retiree income; reach out to retirees to let them know this
fact; the retiree group will disburse this information; our vacancy rate is 17%-18%, we
were 20% below market; last study done in 2014; need to provide competitive pay for
recruitment and retention; looking at every employee for target adjustments; some council
members disagree that a 4% COLA should be done across the board; it's difficult to
determine who needs COLA based on salary; Financial Advisor agreed with COLA
increase; council members want hourly and below Grade 200 to receive the increase;
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CPI was 8.5% now is 10.3% and is an ongoing problem with shortages across the board;
and concerns regarding citizen view of 4% increase.
Director of Parks and Recreation Robert Dodd presented information on the following
topics: mission statement; about parks and recreation; organization; FY 2022
achievements; performance measures; FY 2023 parks and recreation proposed budget:
$53.5M; FY 2023 proposed budget general fund: $31.4M; FY 2023 proposed budget
special revenue funds: $17.1M; FY 2023 proposed budget; FY 2023 enhancements; FY
2023 enhancements District 1; FY 2023 enhancements District 2; FY 2023
enhancements District 3; FY 2023 enhancements District 4; FY 2023 enhancements
District 5; FY 2023 enhancements -North Beach and McGee Beach; FY 2023
enhancements -beach operations; FY 2023 enhancements -Gulf Beach; community
enrichment fund; community enrichment fund balance; community enrichment fund
balance -expenditures; and FY 2023 proposed budget -park development fund.
Council Members, City Manager Zanoni, Director Dodd, and Assistant Director of Parks
nd Recreation Kevin Johnson discussed the following topics: State Hotel Occupancy
Tax Fund, only a few cities get this tax, and coastal cities get a higher rate; we
accumulated $12 million fund balance for beach renovations; 3 year plan to spend down
funds to invest in beaches; discussed shelter locations and shade structure rehabilitation;
dog park installation costs: fencing, drainage, lighting, plumbing, restrooms, engineering,
citizens desire to have dog parks; cost to run the city vs. quality of life; parks are the best
option for hard working families to recreate for free; beginning building maintenance
plans for all parks; North Beach improvements; playground replacement; fleet
maintenance; lifeguard training; Bill Witt Park rehabilitation; and discussion of co -locating
libraries and citizen centers.
Library Director Laura Garcia presented information on the following topics: mission
statement; about library services; organization; FY 2022 achievements; performance
measures; FY 2023 library department proposed budget: $5.9M; FY 2023 proposed
budget general fund: $5.9M; FY 2023 enhancement 1; FY 2023 enhancement 2; FY 2023
enhancement 3; FY 2023 enhancement 4; FY 2023 enhancement 5; and FY 2023
enhancement 6.
Council Members and Director Garcia discussed the following topics: awarded $2.4
million in Federal funding to provide internet service to the community via wifi hotspots;
discussed best practices in terms of providing wifi; increased security services; adding
one position; replacing computers for 4 branches; and capital improvements.
D. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Guajardo adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.
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