HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/10/2023 - 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 10, 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
Thursday, August 10, 2023
9:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2023-2024 Budget Workshop: Including but not limited to Public Works/Streets,
Storm Water, Solid Waste, Property Tax Rate & Exemptions
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 9:09 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
Note: Council Member Hunter attended by Webex.
Present: 9 - 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,Council Member Jim Klein, and
Council Member Sylvia Campos
C. BRIEFINGS:
1. 23-1340 FY 2023-2024 Budget Workshop: Including but not limited to Public
Works/Streets, Storm Water, Solid Waste, Property Tax Rate & Exemptions
The Sustainability and Coastal Resiliency Initiatives presentation from August 8 was
postponed until August 10.
Director of Management and Budget Eddie Houlihan presented information on the
following topics: sustainability and coastal resiliency -no new department in FY 2024; and
new programs for FY 2024.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Director Houlihan discussed the
following topics: the Gulf Beach survey is an annual survey required by the state to
assess erosion; the total in the city budget for sustainability and coastal resiliency is $4.8
million; be mindful of raising rates; consider cutting back in each department; the
strategic planning and innovation office will provide an assessment of departments
regarding sustainability; concern with having an air quality monitoring position; and the
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importance of justifying the increase in budget for each department with more data or
outcomes.
Director of Public Works Ernesto De La Garza presented information on the following
topics: streets mission statement; about public works -streets and traffic; organizational
chart; FY 2023 achievements; performance measures; $380M in three years; street
maintenance and reconstruction; FY 2023-2024 proposed budget street maintenance
and reconstruction $122.68 Million; FY2024 proposed budget street maintenance fund:
$46.88M; FY 2024 proposed budget residential street reconstruction fund: $19.97M; IMP
snapshot FY 2021-2023; IMP snapshot FY 2024; PW In-house pilot program FY
2023 -South Saxet Drive; PW In-house pilot program FY 2023 -Baker Drive; PW In-house
pilot program FY 2023 -Summit Drive; PW In-house pilot program FY 2023 -Claudia
Drive; PW In-house pilot program FY 2023 -Walker Drive; FY 2024 enhancement
pavement assessment; FY 2024 enhancement digger derrick; FY 2024 enhancement
traffic signal mast arm assessment; FY 2024 enhancement lighting study; FY 2024
enhancement SPID landscape maintenance; street maintenance fee history; and street
maintenance fee (SMF) 3 year plan.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Director De La Garza, Assistant City
Manager Neiman Young, and Assistant Director of Public Works/Traffic Renee Couture
discussed the following topics: the department's goal is to get all 254 signalized
intersections into the traffic management system; the timing of some traffic lights can be
modified; the City's goal is to eventually replace pothole teams with resurfacing teams;
the new pavement only approach has decreased from 60 years to 12 years, and applies
to residential streets only; a desire to remove the street user fee and include it
somewhere in the budget; and a request for a breakdown of streets scheduled,
completed and nothing accomplished.
Director of Public Works Ernesto De La Garza presented information on the following
topics: storm water mission statement; about public works -storm water; organizational
chart; FY 2023 achievements; performance measures; FY 2024 proposed budget storm
water fund: $29.1M; FY 2023--2027 five-year enhancement forecast; FY 2022-2027
service enhancement forecast; FY 2023-2027 five-year forecast; FY 2024 enhancement
in-house street sweeping; FY 2024 enhancement minor channel enhancement; FY 2024
enhancement pump stations improvement; and FY 2024 enhancement debt service for
infrastructure.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Director De La Garza, and Assistant
Director of Public Works Gabriel Hinojosa discussed the following topics: one trash
interceptor device has been installed on the Bayfront; a request for how many projects
have been completed versus not completed to determine what can be accomplished;
and a Homeowners Association is responsible for the maintenance of the drainage
system for the retention ponds in a neighborhood.
Director of Solid Waste Services David Lehfeldt presented information on the following
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topics: mission statement; about solid waste services; services provided to residents;
organization; FY 2023 achievements; FY 2024 solid waste services proposed budget:
$35.7M; FY 24 proposed budget general fund 1020: $35.7M; proposed solid waste fee
increase; average monthly residential rate by City; services funded by utility bill fees; cost
of service year over year; operating expenses (FY 2020 vs. FY 2023); operating
expenses examples -drivers; FY 2024 enhancement 1; FY 2024 enhancement 2; and FY
2024 enhancement 3.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Director Lehfeldt discussed the
following topics: reducing the contamination rate will save the City money to process
trash through the recycling facility; a description of what can and can't be recycled is
placed on recycling bins; the department is modifying recycling cans with latching lids; the
new transfer station will include a glass crusher; whether other options are available to
promote a recycling program; how to increase the amount of recyclables in order to
decrease the cost of the program; a significant increase in efficiencies is getting drivers
nome at a reasonable hour; and a Council Member's concern about the increase in
overtime.
Interim Director of Finance and Procurement Alma Casas presented information on the
following topics: property taxable value and rate; city property tax rates; immediate relief;
proposed city property tax exemption adjustments; and sample tax bill for City of Corpus
Christi.
Council Members, City Manager Peter Zanoni, and Interim Director Casas discussed the
following topics: the total taxable value is $26 Billion; there is a $10 million difference
from the no -new revenue rate and voter approval rate; a request for a breakdown of
property values by residential and commercial for FY 2023 and FY 2024; and a request
for the FY 2023 tax rate.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 12:35 p.m.
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