HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 12/06/2023 - Joint 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 December 6, 2023, which
were approved by the City Council on January 23, 2024.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 23rd day of January 2024.
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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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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 12:00 PM
American Bank Center, 1901 N Shoreline Blvd,
2nd Floor Water Garden Room
Joint Workshop of the City Council and Planning Commission
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Guajardo called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.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
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of the Planning
Commission was present to conduct the meeting. Present -Michael Budd, Michael M.
Miller, Billy A. Lerma, Michael C. York, Brian S. Mandel, Cynthia S. Garza, and Justin
Hedrick; Absent -Benjamin Polak, Jahvid R. Motaghi, and Mike A. Munoz
Present: 7 - Mayor Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Gil
Hernandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Dan Suckley,Council
Member Everett Roy, and Council Member Sylvia Campos
Absent: 2 - Council Member Mike Pusley, and Council Member Jim Klein
C. Introductions and Discussion Guidelines
Director of Development Services Al Raymond stated that this workshop will cover the
Drainage and Roadway Master Plans, along with the Capital Improvement Plans.
D. BRIEFINGS:
1. 23-1969 Land Use, Master Plans, and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects for
Roadways and Storm Water.
Associate Vice President of Pape Dawson Engineers Jake Powell presented
information on the following topics: the capital improvement and impact fee process;
capital improvement advisory committee (CIAC); land use assumptions; area
development plans (ADPs); traffic analysis; land use; ultimate land use -Oso Creek
Watershed; drainage overview; drainage funding sources; varied models for varied
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conditions; stormwater overview; identifying PMAs; Oso Creek 10 year; Oso Creek 100
year; storm surge; project types; comprehensive master plan; developed areas; project
costs -developed area; recommendations for growth (Oso Creek); project Oso 1 (growth);
project Oso 2 (growth); project Oso 3 (growth); project Oso 4 (growth); project Oso 5
(growth); and project costs (growth).
Council Members, Planning Commission, City Manager Zanoni, and Mr. Powell
discussed the following topics: the City is looking into using the 2024 bond program to
fund storm water; the projects in the Oso Creek watershed have been coordinated with
the county; how is Oso Creek being addressed for storm placement; Pape Dawson is
considering ten-year storms with one -foot of flooding when looking at non -impact fee
developments; the cost model is based on infrastructure for a ten-year storm; project
costs do not include ongoing maintenance; the costs include removal of failed
infrastructure, adding culverts, excavating channels, and adding storm drain systems;
Pape Dawson did not take into consideration any dredging or improvements to Oso Bay;
Oso Creek projects have been discussed with Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee; Project Oso 1 needs to be fully developed so everything else can move
forward; and retention ponds near the airport and in residential areas.
Associate Vice President Justin Clark of Pape Dawson Engineers presented information
on the following topics: roadway master plan capital improvement plan; service areas;
existing roadway inventory; existing roadway inventory; roadway water plan; capital
improvement plan; projected new development (10 years); projected vehicle miles
(10 -year growth); supply and demand from masterplan; roadway master plan; road
master project types; roadway master plan revisions; roadway costs; roadway costs
comparisons; example roadway project cost sheet; and next steps.
Council Members, Planning Commission, City Manager Zanoni, Assistant City Manager
Neiman Young, Mr. Clark, and Transportation Planning Director Ron MacDonald of
Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) discussed the following topics:
City crews are unable to perform construction work at night due to traffic control, noise
disturbance, and logistics of equipment; traffic count data is based on an hourly capacity
for each street; the roadway master plan includes City owned and TxDOT operated
streets; the scope of work for this plan only includes streets within the City limits; a
concern that the MPO model is inaccurate; TxDOT roadways are included in the Master
Plan; the City is coordinating these road projects with the MPO through TxDOT; the City's
growth rate is less than one percent per year; the total Master Plan cost is only for
widening and improving traffic counts; the regional parkway can alter the traffic patterns in
the City; and this plan and information is required to be updated every five years.
E. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Guajardo adjourned this meeting at 2:46 p.m.
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