HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/03/2023 - 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 3, 2023, which were
approved by the City Council on August 15, 2023.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 15th day of August 2023.
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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
cctexas.com
Thursday, August 3, 2023
9:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2023-2024 Budget Workshop for Parks and Recreation, Libraries, Health Department,
Animal Care Services, and Sustainability and Coastal Resiliency Initiatives
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:07 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 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 Mike Pusley,Council
Member Dan Suckley,Council Member Everett Roy, and Council Member Jim Klein
Absent: 1 - Council Member Sylvia Campos
C. BRIEFINGS:
1. 23-1289 FY 2023-2024 Budget Workshop for Parks and Recreation, Libraries, Health
Department, Animal Care Services, and Sustainability and Coastal Resiliency
Initiatives
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 1.
Director of Development Services Al Raymond presented information on the following
topics: mission statement; about development services; organization; FY 2023
achievements; performance measures; FY 2024 development services department
proposed budget: $16.2M; FY 2024 proposed development services fund budget:
$12.1M ; FY 2024 proposed general fund -code enforcement budget: $3.8M; FY 2024
enhancement 1 (general fund); FY 2024 enhancement 2 (general fund); FY 2024
development services fee update; development services building remodel update; and
development services building remodel update (financial synopsis).
Council Members, Director Raymond, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Business Manager of
Development Services Grayson Meyer, and Director of Management and Budget Eddie
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Houlihan discussed the following topics: a request for the time frame from plan review to
permit issuance; a Council Member's request for more information about how grants
impact the budget; the department's goal is to fund the building remodel; there are no
special revenue funds in Development Services; a Council Member's concern about the
deficit spending of $12 million and revenues of only $8.8 million; a concern that $8 million
was budgeted and only bringing in $9.5 million; how is the city measuring efficiencies and
deficiencies; a request for a breakdown of code enforcement's dismissed cases versus
adjudicated cases; and a Council Member commended Development Services for their
efforts at improving processes.
Director of Parks and Recreation Robert Dodd presented information on the following
topics: mission statement; about parks and recreation; organization; FY 2023
achievements; performance measures; FY 2024 parks and recreation proposed budget:
$41.4M; FY 2024 proposed budget general fund: $24.5M; FY 2024 proposed budget
special revenue funds: $12M; FY 2024 proposed budget enterprise funds: $2.6M;
committee priorities; FY 2024 enhancement 1; FY 2024 enhancement 2; FY 2024
enhancement 3; FY 2024 enhancement 4; FY 2024 enhancement 5; FY 2024
enhancement 6; park development fund; and After Hour Kid Power (AHKP).
Council Members, Director Dodd, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Assistant Director of
Parks and Recreation Tyler Florence, Marina Manager Jonathan Atwood, and
Community Relations & Engagement Superintendent Lisa Oliver discussed the following
topics: that there are not enough pools and splash pads in Districts 1 and 4; a request
for a quarterly update from the Marina Manager; ensure that Wranosky Park gets a
parking lot, lighting and amenities; a request that any water launch sites include boat,
kayak and kite board launches; a desire to add pickleball courts on the island; park
development funds at Bill Witt Park will be spent on securing the perimeter, addressing
parking lots, and circular movement around park trails; the City is exploring the idea of
having lifeguards trained as Emergency Medical Technicians; a Council Member's
desire to see an increase in pay for park technicians; a grant has been applied for with
regard to adding more bike trails; a request for a breakdown of the cost for
improvements at each park; Homeowners Association interest in planting and
maintaining trees on Yorktown Boulevard medians; the Central Kitchen is located at Del
Mar West Campus which supplies food to the Senior Citizen Centers and includes home
delivery; Parks and Recreation is assuming maintenance and operations of ball fields
this year; they will be leased to sports organizations for a fee; and a Council Member
commended staff for implementing more sporting facilities.
Library Director Laura Z. Garcia presented information on the following topics: mission
statement; about libraries; services; more than books...supporting our community;
organization; FY 2023 achievements; performance measures; FY 2024 library
department proposed budget: $7.1M; FY 2024 proposed budget general fund: $7.1M;
Friends of Corpus Christi Public Libraries; Library Advisory Board; FY 2024
enhancement 1; and FY 2024 enhancement 2.
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Council Members and Director Garcia discussed the following topics: a request for a
breakdown of the number of visitors at each library; a Council Member's desire for more
public outreach to teens for library use; landscaping improvements have begun at La
\c':tama Library; a Council Member's concern that public libraries do not have an age
rating system to checkout books; the library computers need to be replaced about every
three years; the two new Librarian positions will focus on public outreach, ask a librarian
services, and research; the City's library operating budget is behind other cities in the
state; and library hours are staggered due to the service areas and state requirements.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 12:21 p.m.
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