HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/01/2023 - 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 1, 2023, which were
approved by the City Council on August 22, 2023.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 22nd day of August 2023.
(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
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
cctexas.com
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
9:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2023-2024 Budget Workshop for Police, Fire, Municipal Court, and Development
Services/Code Enforcement
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.
Assistant City Secretary Stephanie Box 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, Assistant City Attorney Buck Brice and
Assistant City Secretary Stephanie Box
Note: Council Member Pusley arrived at 9:08 a.m.
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. 23-1288 FY 2023-2024 Budget Workshop for Police, Fire, Municipal Court, and
Development Services/Code Enforcement
Mayor Guajardo referred to Item 1.
Police Chief Mike Markle presented information on the following topics: mission
statement; about police department; services; community outreach; organization; FY
2023 achievements; performance measures; FY 2024 police department proposed
budget: $105.7M; FY 2024 proposed budget general fund: $83.6M; FY 2024 proposed
budget crime control fund: $11.2M; FY 2024 proposed budget metrocom fund: $9.1 M; FY
2024 enhancement 1; FY 2024 enhancement 2; FY 2024 enhancement 3; FY 2024
enhancement 4; FY 2024 enhancement 5; FY 2024 enhancement 6; FY 2024
enhancement 7; FY 2024 enhancement 8; and FY 2024 enhancement 9.
Council Members, Police Chief Markle, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Director of
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Management and Budget Eddie Houlihan discussed the following topics: a request for a
more detailed briefing about the Corpus Christi Police Athletic League; options are
being discussed for re -purposing the existing police academy on Corona Street; currently
there are 194 units, so the $250,000 enhancement will assist with acquiring about three
or four more units; the Flour Bluff police substation is 4,000 square feet; a Council
Member's concern about the high cost of the generator for the police substation; all
building allocations in all departments increased significantly; the increase in the uniform
division is for clothing for new officers; the minor office equipment for $500,000 under
police training is for the two academies; a Council Member commended Chief Markle for
staying within the overtime budget; the $4 million is a transfer from the general fund to
Metrocom to cover the City's 77% share of the Metrocom expenses; the law enforcement
trust funds are confiscated monies that are used for several items; a Council Member's
concern about the considerable amount of traffic fatalities in the City; and the support of
having more police officers on the streets.
Fire Chief Brandon Wade presented information on the following topics: mission
statement; about the fire department; organization; FY 2023 achievements; performance
measures; FY 2024 fire department proposed budget: $80.18M; FY 2024 proposed
budget general fund: $79.00M; FY 2024 proposed budget LEPC fund: $0.22M; increase
in contributions to firefighter's retirement system; FY 2024 enhancement 1; FY 2024
enhancement 2; FY 2024 enhancement 3; FY 2024 enhancement 4; FY 2024
enhancement 5; FY 2024 enhancement 6; FY 2024 enhancement 7; FY 2024
enhancement 8; and FY 2024 enhancement 9.
Council Members, Fire Chief Wade, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Assistant Fire
Chief Kenny Erben discussed the following topics: the number of inspections completed
per fire code did not impact new construction; a request for data where the structure fires
occur and how city numbers compare to other cities; a request for a breakdown of data
for residential structure fires versus commercial; the fire department's response time is
usually less than eight minutes; a fire truck arrives with the Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) vehicle to assist with CPR and cardiac arrests; the fire department's grant writer is
researching all available grants; a request for data on the most common causes of fires;
the Refinery Terminal Fire Company does not have EMS transport services available; a
Council Member's request for data when the EMS is called to refineries; the City's Fire
Department responds to fires outside the refineries and performs air monitoring; the City
does not get reimbursed for responding to fires at the refineries; a Council Member's
suggestion that staff address charging industries for City fire service responses; the task
money is for additional fire enhancements; the time frame to get a new fire truck is about
18 months; the average cost for an ambulance ride is $1,400; to look at the Industrial
District Agreement to ensure no language prohibits billing; the fire department is
exploring an ATV at station 7 (Staples and Doddridge); diesel exhaust systems will be
installed at the new fire stations; a concern that overtime is close to 12%; a Council
Member's concern with the increase in professional services for training; the fire
department has zero sworn vacancies; and in the Capital Improvement Program, staff
recommends replacing half of the 18 fire stations that were built in the 1950's.
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Presiding Judge Chapa and Director of Municipal Court Services Gilbert Hernandez
presented information on the following topics: mission statement; about municipal court;
organization; FY 2023 achievements; performance measures; FY 2024 municipal court
proposed budget: $7.04M; FY 2024 proposed budget general fund: $6.5M; FY 2024
proposed budget special revenue funds: $0.54M; FY 2024 enhancement; FY 2024
reduction; FY 2024 City Marshal reduction City Marshal overview; FY 2024 City Marshal
reduction survey of top seven cities; FY 2024 City Marshal reduction arrest metrics for
Class C misdemeanors; and FY 2024 City Marshal reductions.
Council Members, Judge Chapa, and Director of Municipal Court Services Hernandez
discussed the following topics: a Council Member's concern about the unbalanced
organizational chart; traffic fines are reviewed and controlled by the Presiding Judge; a
Council Member's desire to increase traffic fines to possibly reduce speeding violations;
a Council Member's request for data for adjudicated cases versus dismissed cases; and
a request for a breakdown by violations.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 12:00 p.m.
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