[5:31] >> God, bid knowledge our

[5:31] finite

[5:32] humanity, recognize our

[5:32] frailties

[5:32] and limitations before you.

[5:33] Through election, our citizens

[5:33] have

[5:36] conferred to these, the mantle

[5:36] of

[5:37] leadership.

[5:41] They bear the confidence of our

[5:42] community, therefore, we would

[5:42] humbly ask that you and I'll

[5:43] and

[5:44] empower this assembly with

[5:44] attributes necessary to

[5:49] accomplish

[5:52] the tasks their positions

[5:52] require

[5:53] of them of the betterment of

[5:53] corpus

[5:53] christi.

[5:54] Ladies and him him and assemble

[5:57] before you have many talents

[5:57] and

[5:58] abilities.

[5:58] We ask that you harness them in

[5:59] unity to the betterment and

[6:00] prosperity of our city.

[6:05] The tasks before them are

[6:09] daunting,

[6:10] challenging, and far-reaching,

[6:10] but

[6:11] they are not beyond your scope

[6:11] of

[6:11] understanding.

[6:12] We are assured that you have a

[6:14] perfect plan and we'll share it

[6:14] if

[6:15] we seek it in earnest.

[6:16] Lord, we would also ask your

[6:23] protection on those of the

[6:23] employment of our city, for

[6:24] those

[6:24] who toil to keep our city and

[6:25] repair and those who wear the

[6:26] different uniforms of agencies

[6:26] that

[6:27] provide protection of life and

[6:27] property.

[6:31] we ask that they be safe and

[6:31] have

[6:31] the blessing of returning to

[6:32] their

[6:32] homes and families at the end

[6:33] of

[6:34] their days work.

[6:41] Father, bless corpus christi,

[6:41] bless

[6:42] her city leadership, and May

[6:42] your

[6:42] will be done here today.

[6:43] We praise you for your goodness

[6:46] and

[6:47] your faithfulness.

[6:47] Amen.

[6:48] >> amen.

[6:48] Thank you, reverend.

[6:52] If I can ask for the director

[6:52] of

[6:53] facilities if you can come and

[6:53] lead

[6:56] us in pledge.

[6:57] >> good morning.

[7:00] Please join me in the pledge of

[7:00] allegiance.

[7:01] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[7:01] of

[7:07] the united states of america,

[7:07] and

[7:07] to the republic for which it

[7:10] stands, one nation, under God,

[7:10] indivisible with liberty and

[7:14] justice for all.

[7:15] >> thank you, Mr. Gonzales.

[7:18] If we can have our city

[7:18] secretary

[7:20] call the role of the required

[7:21] officers, please.

[7:54] >> [Roll call]

[7:54] >> thank you very much.

[7:57] We'll go on to item number g.

[7:58] City manager comments and

[7:58] update on

[8:05] city operation.

[8:06] >> mayor, it's easy today.

[8:07] I don't have any comments for

[8:07] the

[8:07] council today.

[8:08] >> thank you very much.

[8:11] on executive session we have

[8:12] the

[8:12] collective bargaining

[8:12] negotiations

[8:13] on here on number 1.

[8:14] However, we have no business to

[8:14] discuss.

[8:18] Going to item number 1 --

[8:18] excuse

[8:18] me.

[8:19] Item I.

[8:28] Do I have a motion -- if you

[8:28] can

[8:28] bring those forward to us,

[8:29] please.

[8:29] >> we've presented the minutes

[8:30] of

[8:30] the regular meeting of October

[8:30] 14th

[8:31] for your consideration.

[8:31] >> motion to amend.

[8:36] Trying to find the item.

[8:37] >> for item number 7, the

[8:41] motion

[8:42] was seconded by david low.

[8:42] >> okay.

[8:53] There's a motion to amend.

[8:54] I have a second.

[8:54] Any discussion?

[8:55] All in favor?

[8:55] Motion carries.

[8:56] We can vote as amended, please.

[8:56] May I have the motion to accept

[8:56] as

[8:57] amended?

[8:58] Second.

[9:00] If you can take the role.

[9:04] >> for passage of the motion --

[9:04] for

[9:09] passage to approve the minutes.

[9:21] >> [Roll call] The minutes

[9:21] are

[9:21] approved.

[9:21] >> thank you.

[9:25] We'll go on to item l consent

[9:26] agenda three through 13.

[9:27] Is there anyone from the public

[9:27] that has a comment on item

[9:31] number 3

[9:31] through 13?

[9:37] ms. Mcintyre.

[9:39] >> I just have a comment,

[9:39] mayor, on

[9:43] number 8.

[9:43] >> yes, ma'am.

[9:43] >> excuse me.

[9:50] Hold on.

[9:50] Yeah, it is number 8.

[9:58] Sorry about that.

[9:58] I know we passed this on first

[9:59] reading last week, but I was

[9:59] just

[10:00] kind of curious about -- and

[10:00] I'm

[10:01] going to support this but I did

[10:03] have a question and wanted some

[10:04] feedback during the budget

[10:04] cycle I

[10:06] had asked about within the

[10:06] business

[10:10] plan for the police department

[10:10] and

[10:11] the manpower study, so I'm just

[10:15] kind of bringing that forward

[10:16] and

[10:16] wondering what is the timeline

[10:16] or

[10:19] what's the status of that study

[10:19] and

[10:20] when will it be brought forward

[10:20] for

[10:23] consideration going into future

[10:23] budget years.

[10:25] I recognize that's what we did

[10:25] here

[10:30] today or what we are about to

[10:31] do is, as I see, part of the

[10:31] solution,

[10:35] but I want to look more long-

[10:35] term.

[10:36] For me it sounded like that

[10:37] manpower study was going to be

[10:38] information that would help

[10:38] guide

[10:41] us in making the decisions

[10:41] later on.

[10:46] So I'm just asking that.

[10:48] >> this, actually, is probably

[10:49] the

[10:51] one that you're talking about

[10:59] probably a year and a half old.

[11:00] When troy was police chief, he

[11:01] commissioned a study of the

[11:01] entire

[11:02] department was probably three

[11:02] or

[11:04] four years ago.

[11:05] I came in and did a tuneup for

[11:05] his

[11:12] patrol only, and so the city

[11:13] manager would have to directly

[11:17] answer that.

[11:17] Whenever he wanted to come come

[11:20] forward is when from my view it

[11:24] will come forward.

[11:25] Just so you know when it comes

[11:27] forward, probably that's out of

[11:27] date.

[11:31] >> one was the tuneup done?

[11:32] It's already outdated.

[11:33] >> it's probably a year and a

[11:37] half

[11:40] old.

[11:40] >> I think this is a good

[11:41] question

[11:42] to ask at this point.

[11:46] In the ordinance the council

[11:47] passed

[11:51] a meeting or two ago, we put

[11:53] authorize numbers for police

[11:54] and

[11:54] fire.

[11:55] The authorized number for the

[11:56] police department actually does

[11:57] line up with what you're

[12:02] talking

[12:02] about.

[12:03] The kind of ongoing concern

[12:05] that

[12:09] I've had about staffing is more

[12:10] enterprise oriented.

[12:14] In other words, we have what I

[12:16] think is a credible study for

[12:21] manpower in the police

[12:22] department.

[12:23] We have a better idea I think

[12:23] in

[12:26] the fire department than most

[12:27] other

[12:27] departments, but when you look

[12:28] at

[12:29] the other 30 departments that

[12:29] exist

[12:33] in the study, I don't think we

[12:33] have

[12:37] a good idea of what the

[12:38] manpower

[12:38] are for those requirements.

[12:40] So as we speak, I have efforts

[12:44] going on with my assistant city

[12:44] managers to make a

[12:45] determination on

[12:49] that and then my intent to come

[12:50] back sometime after the first

[12:50] of

[12:51] the year and have that

[12:51] discussion

[12:53] with the council about what the

[12:58] enterprise requirements are for

[13:02] adequate and even ideal staff.

[13:03] It's my full intent as we move

[13:03] into

[13:06] the next budget cycle to

[13:06] recognize

[13:07] the staffing requirements

[13:11] across

[13:13] the enterprise so that the

[13:13] police

[13:18] department and every other

[13:20] department, their staffing

[13:22] requirements in order to

[13:22] achieve

[13:25] their core mission is

[13:25] recognized

[13:25] and from there we can launch

[13:29] into a

[13:29] plan to start to meet those

[13:36] enterprise requirements.

[13:36] I am concerned we focus on one

[13:37] department only and just talk

[13:39] about

[13:40] that because, as I said before,

[13:40] the

[13:46] city is an enterprise is a

[13:46] balanced

[13:47] effort, and you need to make

[13:47] sure

[13:50] that the entire enterprise is

[13:50] balanced in terms of the

[13:51] services

[13:52] being provided.

[13:55] I intend to have that

[13:55] discussion.

[13:59] When I can answer the

[13:59] questions.

[13:59] >> okay.

[14:01] In the meantime, can I get a

[14:02] copy?

[14:06] >> I will provide it to the

[14:06] entirety.

[14:07] >> thank you, chief.

[14:10] Thank you, ron.

[14:14] >> what was also something that

[14:14] can

[14:16] be -- I can't tell you how much

[14:16] I

[14:17] appreciate your comments

[14:20] because it

[14:21] is a holistic.

[14:21] We are all interdependent in

[14:24] every

[14:24] city department and how we

[14:25] operate

[14:25] 24/7.

[14:29] It's good to have the big

[14:29] picture

[14:30] idea, but what I do like about

[14:33] the

[14:33] study is the original emphasis

[14:34] they

[14:36] had on community policing, and

[14:39] there were also best practices

[14:39] that

[14:41] are separate and apart from

[14:47] staffing that we always

[14:48] addressed

[14:48] today, but there's also

[14:49] economies

[14:49] of scale and efficiencies, and

[14:50] I

[14:51] know that chief riggs at the

[14:52] time

[14:55] also reorganized the department

[14:55] from some of the

[14:59] recommendations of

[14:59] low.

[15:00] I think maybe if we can get a

[15:04] timeline of at least at a

[15:04] minimum

[15:08] January to let us know and

[15:09] maybe

[15:09] get a report from the chief as

[15:10] far

[15:11] as some of the best practices,

[15:13] because I think those also help

[15:16] with some of the operational

[15:17] efficiencies that affect

[15:20] $-dollar-sign-dollar sign.

[15:21] And those in the end will help

[15:21] us

[15:31] become educated in how we talk

[15:31] about -- you know, how we staff

[15:32] it.

[15:32] I think those go together.

[15:33] >> I think they do.

[15:33] I assure you will bring this

[15:37] forward as soon as we can

[15:37] reasonably do that.

[15:38] The police department has an

[15:41] advantage in a way because

[15:41] they've

[15:42] got revenue sources separate

[15:42] from

[15:46] the general fund that they can

[15:46] use

[15:47] for the study.

[15:51] I can't remember the cost of

[15:51] the

[15:52] study.

[15:53] Somewhere between 50 and a

[15:53] hundred

[15:53] thousand.

[15:54] >> yes.

[15:54] So the tuneup study that I can

[15:56] speak to that I did was 25,000.

[16:07] I want to say thanks to the

[16:08] community because they pay for

[16:08] it.

[16:09] The public tax dollars did not

[16:09] go

[16:09] for that study.

[16:10] It was through our confiscated

[16:10] drug

[16:11] funds.

[16:11] If I can say one other thing,

[16:12] I'm a

[16:14] team member.

[16:17] Nobody recognizes the

[16:17] enterprise

[16:21] other than probably ron and

[16:21] susan

[16:21] and you guys.

[16:22] We fully know where we sit in

[16:22] in

[16:29] the grand scheme of things.

[16:30] I'm the police chief, so I'll

[16:30] always advocate for more

[16:30] resources

[16:32] for my department, and I don't

[16:32] want

[16:40] to put anybody in any position

[16:40] of

[16:40] undue pressure.

[16:41] So I'm trying to walk that

[16:41] line.

[16:42] Yes, mayor, there have been

[16:45] some

[16:46] efficiencies gained that troy

[16:46] instituted, and I also probably

[16:47] give up some political capital

[16:51] from

[16:52] my standpoint on doing some

[16:53] things

[16:53] a bit different like the minor

[16:54] accidents, not responding to

[16:55] certain calls, all the things

[16:55] that

[16:56] we've been talking about.

[16:57] The final piece is we're going

[16:57] to

[17:01] be coming forward with I think

[17:01] some

[17:05] wonderful things in the area of

[17:06] technology that is multiplying

[17:06] our

[17:07] police force, and I promised

[17:07] the

[17:12] city manager and I promised

[17:13] this

[17:13] body that I would do everything

[17:13] I

[17:20] can to squeeze everything out of

[17:21] before I came to you asking for

[17:21] anything more.

[17:26] I think we probably at that

[17:34] point.

[17:35] I'd hate to be in your

[17:35] position.

[17:36] The things that keep you up at

[17:36] night are probably multiplied

[17:36] by

[17:37] what you guys have to do with

[17:38] streets and water and all of

[17:38] those

[17:38] things.

[17:39] I'm trying to be very careful

[17:39] by

[17:43] not putting people in a

[17:44] position

[17:47] that I'm pushing to get more

[17:48] staffing, but I am pushing to

[17:48] get

[17:48] more staffing.

[17:51] I just don't want to create any

[18:23] undue pressure on anybody.

[18:24] >> that the conversation I want

[18:24] to

[18:29] have as a backup plan.

[18:30] Got further that the past.

[18:30] I think we need to be prepared

[18:30] for

[18:34] that, worst-case scenario.

[18:35] I don't want to be caught in a

[18:35] situation.

[18:39] That's a separate conversation.

[18:41] >> we try to keep a balance of

[18:43] about 2 million for that very

[18:47] reason, and so we try to -- we

[18:47] think about that as we go

[18:49] through

[18:50] our spending so that in the

[18:54] event

[18:54] something happens, it buys us

[18:54] time

[18:57] to create a plan so that we can

[18:58] continue with the staffing

[18:58] levels

[19:03] that we already have.

[19:04] >> and I appreciate you

[19:04] publicly

[19:05] acknowledging the importance of

[19:05] the

[19:06] bigger picture, because we all

[19:08] have

[19:08] our needs, and God knows this

[19:09] is a

[19:09] good decision today, but also

[19:12] working directly with our city

[19:13] manager as we go through

[19:13] budgeting

[19:16] process, that is an important

[19:16] key.

[19:21] >> let me add one other

[19:22] thought.

[19:22] Part of what I was trying to

[19:22] say in

[19:23] terms of cost is the police

[19:27] department has the ability to

[19:27] pay

[19:28] initially about $100,000 for

[19:28] this

[19:28] study.

[19:29] But when you look at the

[19:33] enterprise, you know, the

[19:33] police

[19:39] department is 500 employees out

[19:39] of

[19:39] 3000.

[19:40] So the general fund doesn't

[19:40] have

[19:44] the luxury at this point to put

[19:45] in

[19:45] 300, $400, $400,000 for a

[19:45] similar study

[19:52] to look at the balance of the

[19:52] enterprise.

[19:53] So we'll be doing that in-

[19:53] house.

[19:53] We'll be doing it ourselves.

[19:54] Probably going to take a bit

[19:54] longer

[19:58] to get it done.

[20:01] I think it's important.

[20:03] I know the methodology that was

[20:09] used on the police manpower

[20:23] started.

[20:23] I'd like to have something

[20:24] similarly reliable when we talk

[20:25] about staffing for the rest of

[20:28] the

[20:34] enterprise.

[20:35] We'll get it back to you as

[20:35] soon

[20:42] after the first of the year.

[20:47] >> just wanted to add.

[20:47] The solution study was 161

[20:52] pages

[20:53] across $90,000, forfeiture

[20:53] funds.

[20:54] The two big things that I got

[20:54] out

[20:58] of it was the need in metro,

[20:58] and

[20:59] also the goal, which I've heard

[21:02] through your efforts over the

[21:03] last

[21:03] four years is to get to

[21:03] proactive

[21:08] policing and the numbers that

[21:08] were

[21:08] needed to get from -- I think

[21:09] you're at about 43 minutes out

[21:09] of

[21:11] 60 in terms of reactive and 17

[21:16] minutes in proactive to get to

[21:30] 30.

[21:31] >> the ideal spot is 30 minutes

[21:31] of

[21:35] proactive neighbor patrols not

[21:39] find

[21:40] two calls versus 30 minutes of

[21:40] responding to call.

[21:41] Rhonda is exactly right.

[21:41] I really like the methodology.

[21:42] A lot of people throw out the

[21:43] offer

[21:49] choose for proposition.

[21:49] That's not my preferred way.

[21:50] My preferred way is workload,

[21:50] which

[21:55] is what the study were load

[21:56] uses.

[21:56] What's defined as travel time,

[21:57] examining the time that it

[21:57] takes to

[22:00] do certain offenses or make

[22:00] arrest,

[22:01] the time it takes to go to

[22:01] briefing

[22:03] and all of those things that

[22:06] officers do day in and day out.

[22:08] So that's what the study is

[22:08] about.

[22:13] I agree with it was a very good

[22:18] study to undertake and it was

[22:18] very

[22:19] revealing from my perspective.

[22:19] >> great.

[22:19] And that's where

[22:21] decentralization

[22:22] came in and deficiencies and

[22:22] multiplying efforts.

[22:27] I think you're working the plan

[22:27] ,

[22:28] but I look forward to an

[22:28] updated

[22:29] study and understanding where

[22:29] we

[22:33] are today and how we continue.

[22:35] Hopefully, one day be more

[22:36] proactive than reactive.

[22:36] I know you're doing the best

[22:39] you

[22:39] can.

[22:40] >> thank you.

[22:40] >> if you want to get a

[22:44] snapshot of

[22:46] that study, I know it's toward

[22:46] the

[22:47] end.

[22:52] You can google it.

[22:55] It gives you an overview and

[22:55] talks

[23:00] about the emphasis on metro

[23:03] calm.

[23:03] Just for the benefit of the

[23:04] public,

[23:17] can you help me spell it?

[23:17] >> etico

[23:27] >> etico.

[23:28] >> that way they can have a

[23:28] sense

[23:29] of what we're talking about if

[23:29] they

[23:29] google it.

[23:30] It's a good day for corpus

[23:30] christi

[23:31] and public safety.

[23:31] Is there any other questions,

[23:35] Ms. Mcintyre?

[23:36] >> that which we can google is

[23:36] the

[23:37] one that was three and half

[23:37] years

[23:37] old.

[23:38] >> correct.

[23:38] It was also carried on our

[23:39] website

[23:40] for quite some time, but the

[23:41] new

[23:46] one since has not been

[23:51] revealed.

[23:52] That was not available.

[23:52] >> that really is about are

[23:53] directed patrol officers and

[23:53] not

[23:54] the entity.

[23:54] >> yes.

[23:54] Now, the one that I

[23:55] commissioned

[23:56] kind of as a tuneup to the

[23:56] original

[24:04] looked at patrol.

[24:06] >> and one last question.

[24:15] When you talk about the

[24:16] workload

[24:16] and things like that, does it

[24:17] also

[24:17] take into consideration -- what

[24:18] I've heard several times is

[24:18] whether

[24:19] people are on sick leave for

[24:19] vacation time.

[24:24] So does take into account all

[24:24] those

[24:25] available to be hands on deck.

[24:26] >> as a general rule, if I have

[24:28] nine officers assigned to a

[24:28] shift,

[24:33] seven we'll show up.

[24:34] And so the number that we use

[24:34] is

[24:37] that seven number when it comes

[24:37] to

[24:38] deployment.

[24:38] It's quite interesting, because

[24:40] without fail that happens.

[24:43] So we have minimal staffing

[24:43] level,

[24:44] which not only for our officers

[24:46] but

[24:46] our chief.

[24:50] If I have three chiefs we all

[24:51] can't

[24:53] take off at the same time.

[24:56] And so that's what the minimum

[24:57] staffing is.

[25:03] The study is based on minimum.

[25:08] >> let's vote on it for right

[25:08] now.

[25:12] >> for passage of item number

[25:13] 8.

[25:13] On second reading, ordinance

[25:15] number 8 on 2nd reading.

[25:34] [Roll call] Item number 8

[25:34] passes.

[25:35] >> thank you very much.

[25:35] And the balance of them?

[25:36] >> the balance of the items for

[25:37] passage of items three through

[25:37] 13

[25:38] but the exception of item

[25:38] eight.

[25:39] Mayor martinez?

[25:49] [Roll call] The consent

[25:49] agenda

[25:49] passes.

[25:51] >> thank you.

[25:59] Regular agenda item.

[26:00] >> good morning.

[26:01] For the record, director of

[26:03] government relations.

[26:03] Last week --

[26:07] >> I'm sorry, tom.

[26:07] An event that?

[26:15] >> sorry.

[26:15] >> last week we presented

[26:16] several

[26:16] items for your consideration

[26:17] and

[26:17] preparation of the 84th

[26:17] legislative

[26:18] session that begins January

[26:19] 13th

[26:19] 2015.

[26:23] You have on your desk a revised

[26:23] resolution incorporating some

[26:23] of

[26:26] the changes we discussed.

[26:31] If you approve the amended

[26:32] resolution today, the city's

[26:33] priority legislative agenda

[26:33] will

[26:34] include nine items, including

[26:36] two

[26:36] appropriation requests and

[26:36] seven

[26:37] statutory provisions.

[26:52] Those are items that we will

[26:52] have

[26:53] drafted into stand-alone bills.

[26:53] We actively support category,

[26:53] which

[26:54] are not items that we will have

[26:55] drafted include 10 items.

[26:55] The staff initiated proposals

[26:55] on

[26:56] administrative approval of

[26:56] change

[26:59] orders and limits on design

[27:00] build

[27:01] projects have been moved to

[27:01] this

[27:01] category.

[27:02] The changes would be nice to

[27:02] have

[27:03] but they're not the city's

[27:06] highest

[27:10] priority.

[27:10] I've wordsmith the item on

[27:11] transparency.

[27:11] Also added was a marine jobs

[27:12] bill

[27:12] the city supported two years

[27:12] ago.

[27:18] The goal is to encourage large

[27:18] boats but talked in other

[27:19] states or

[27:19] foreign countries to come back

[27:19] to

[27:21] texas by limiting the financial

[27:21] penalty.

[27:28] Under the endorse category, it

[27:29] includes the language preferred

[27:29] by

[27:30] the corpus christi regional

[27:30] transit

[27:31] authority protecting their

[27:31] decal

[27:33] system for fuel taxes, added

[27:33] payday

[27:34] loan language, and summarize

[27:36] support for funding the

[27:36] workforce

[27:40] commission instead of listing

[27:41] the

[27:41] agencies appropriation

[27:41] requests.

[27:42] There are 10 items in the

[27:46] endorse

[27:47] category.

[27:47] I expect there to be additional

[27:48] items in the future on a

[27:52] case-by-case basis.

[27:52] I'm happy to answer any

[27:52] questions

[27:56] you May have, and your vote

[27:56] today

[27:57] would be the motion to amend

[27:57] the

[27:59] resolution is presented last

[27:59] week

[28:00] with the resolution that you

[28:00] have

[28:02] before you.

[28:05] Any questions I'm happy to

[28:06] take.

[28:06] >> thank you.

[28:11] May I have a motion to amend as

[28:12] stated?

[28:12] Who made the motion?

[28:15] Thank you.

[28:18] Is there any discussion on the

[28:19] amendment?

[28:19] All those in favor?

[28:24] And he opposed.

[28:24] If we can get a vote as

[28:25] amended.

[28:25] >> for passage of resolution

[28:32] number 14.

[28:33] >> I apologize.

[28:35] I need to ask for public

[28:36] comment.

[28:36] Anyone from the public have a

[28:46] comment on item number and-14?

[28:46] Seeing none.

[28:47] >> for passage of roussell --

[28:47] of

[28:47] resolution.

[28:59] [Roll call] The resolution

[29:00] passes.

[29:02] >> thank you very much.

[29:14] First reading ordinance is.

[29:25] >> Ms. Payne?

[29:26] >> good afternoon.

[29:26] Item 15 is an ordinance

[29:27] appropriating --

[29:27] >> if you can state your name

[29:32] and

[29:35] your role in your department.

[29:35] >> dan grimm spoke, director of

[29:36] develop and services.

[29:39] >> thank you.

[29:44] >> item 15 is an ordinance

[29:50] appropriating funds of $3956

[29:50] and 6

[29:55] cents from the wastewater trunk

[29:55] system fund to refund Mr. And

[29:56] Mrs. Baze and four wastewater

[30:00] lot

[30:06] acreage fees paid since water

[30:06] services are not available nor

[30:07] we'll be available within the

[30:07] next

[30:07] five years.

[30:08] >> is there anyone from the

[30:08] public

[30:09] that has a comment on item

[30:09] number 15?

[30:13] Anyone from the council?

[30:14] >> for passage of ordinance

[30:14] number 15 on the first reading.

[30:15] Mayor martinez?

[30:25] [Roll call] The ordinance

[30:25] passes.

[30:30] >> thank you.

[30:31] Can you spell your last name

[30:31] for

[30:32] me?

[30:42] >> yes.

[30:47] Grimsbo.

[30:48] >> item 16 is an ordinance

[30:48] authorizing the execution of

[30:48] the

[30:52] distribution maine and

[30:56] reimbursement agreement with

[30:56] the

[30:57] icon at corpus christi limited

[30:57] partnership for the

[30:58] construction

[30:58] and distribution in waterline

[30:59] and

[31:00] appropriating $60,193.60 from

[31:00] the

[31:03] distribution maine trust fund

[31:04] to

[31:04] reimburse the developer in

[31:06] accordance with the koreans.

[31:15] This is to install 1853-foot 8-

[31:15] inch

[31:15] pvc waterline to provide water

[31:20] supply to a new 304 unit

[31:20] apartment

[31:20] project.

[31:21] >> thank you.

[31:21] Anyone from the public that has

[31:22] comment on item number 16?

[31:27] There's none from accountable

[31:27] --

[31:27] from the council.

[31:43] >> [Roll call]

[31:43] >> thank you.

[31:43] Number 17.

[31:44] >> item 17 is an ordinance

[31:45] authorizing the execution of

[31:46] the

[31:49] developer participation

[31:49] agreement

[31:52] with online investment

[31:52] incorporated

[31:57] to reimburse the developer

[31:58] 277,000

[32:00] for the city share for the cost

[32:00] to

[32:06] extend north also parkway.

[32:07] Developers can construct

[32:07] approximately 1006 and a 14

[32:12] feet of

[32:13] roadway.

[32:13] >> thank you.

[32:14] Is there anyone from the public

[32:14] that has a comment on item

[32:15] number 17?

[32:17] Seeing none from the council.

[32:31] >> [Roll call] The ordinance

[32:31] passes.

[32:37] >> thank you.

[32:38] Mr. Segundo, I know you want to

[32:38] come up here and get rocking

[32:39] and

[32:49] rolling before public comments,

[32:49] but

[32:50] it is right at 11:59, about to

[32:50] be

[32:50] 12:00.

[32:51] If I can ask those who for

[32:51] public

[32:52] comment can come forward and

[32:52] state

[33:04] your name and your address.

[33:05] >> john kelly, 3621 austin.

[33:06] I'm here for neighborhoods

[33:06] first.

[33:09] First of all, I want to talk

[33:09] about

[33:09] -- I have a piece of paper here

[33:10] with the opinion from the navy

[33:10] on

[33:13] here that says the current

[33:16] proposed

[33:17] wind farm does not interfere

[33:17] with

[33:17] the base.

[33:21] There's also an article here

[33:21] filed

[33:25] yesterday that the federal

[33:26] aviation

[33:26] committee nixed a wind farm

[33:27] near

[33:28] pennsylvania because of radar

[33:28] problems.

[33:31] These are two pieces of paper

[33:31] that

[33:34] proves the government says bill

[33:40] regulate windfarms.

[33:41] For the benefit of communities.

[33:41] You have offered not one single

[33:43] piece of factual paper to the

[33:46] contrary to the.

[33:46] Strictly innuendo and

[33:50] conspiracy

[33:50] theory.

[33:51] Now, that disturbs me from a

[33:51] number

[33:54] of stem points.

[33:58] Number 1, that you would pass

[33:58] legislation or legislation on

[33:59] that

[33:59] basis.

[34:01] Second of all, the resolution

[34:02] that

[34:06] you passed last week does not

[34:06] put

[34:14] any limits on the fund.

[34:14] Thirdly, passage of that

[34:15] resolution

[34:15] was an illegal act.

[34:19] It was not red or listed.

[34:20] Its content was not listed in

[34:20] the

[34:21] meeting on the 14th, nor was it

[34:21] was

[34:25] the last week in a written

[34:26] agenda

[34:26] here available at the council.

[34:27] So the public had no ability to

[34:34] respond to it.

[34:34] That violates open meetings act

[34:34] and

[34:35] is an illegal act and we'll

[34:36] consequently need to be

[34:37] repassed, I

[34:38] believe.

[34:38] Thirdly, you've entered into a

[34:39] legal battle, which I do not

[34:43] believe you can win.

[34:43] It is undoubtedly the fact that

[34:44] the

[34:45] wind farm the land owners will

[34:46] likely sue you over land rights

[34:46] in

[34:54] the federal decision.

[34:54] The supreme court clearly said

[34:55] that

[34:58] you cannot take an economic

[35:02] advantage of one and give it to

[35:02] another.

[35:03] That was a condemnation case,

[35:03] but

[35:08] the same principle applies

[35:11] here.

[35:11] Also, what one would need to do

[35:11] as

[35:12] an attorney is present the

[35:12] previous

[35:13] council meetings where did you

[35:13] say

[35:14] that your intent is to stop the

[35:20] wind farm to give the advantage

[35:20] to

[35:20] developers.

[35:21] That's all I have.

[35:21] I think you've entered a very

[35:22] perilous task, and I think

[35:22] you've

[35:23] made a huge mistake for the

[35:24] citizens of corpus christi and

[35:25] further annexation will only

[35:29] compound that mistake.

[35:30] We are planning to oppose you

[35:30] for

[35:30] doing so.

[35:30] Thank you.

[35:32] >> thank you, Mr. Kelly.

[35:36] Would you like to get with him

[35:36] to

[35:41] address the comment about

[35:44] legality?

[35:44] >> the item was posted as item

[35:45] 11

[35:55] on the agenda.

[35:55] >> okay.

[36:04] In lieu of -- is there anyone

[36:05] else?

[36:05] At the appropriate time, you

[36:08] can

[36:08] address the

[36:13] >> that Mr. Kelly has brought

[36:33] forward.

[36:33] >> you May want to turn off

[36:34] microphone so we don't have

[36:34] feedback.

[36:38] >> thank you so much.

[36:38] I don't know whether these

[36:47] allegations are true or not but

[36:47] it's sad when people can't

[36:48] acceptable.

[36:48] We've been accused so many

[36:49] things

[36:56] that we don't know what it is.

[36:57] The interest today is not so

[36:57] much

[36:57] in the developers.

[36:58] Each is devoted because they

[36:58] were

[36:59] concerned for the whole city,

[37:00] the

[37:05] safety of the whole city.

[37:06] If it has a negative impact on

[37:06] one

[37:06] part of the city, it has a

[37:07] negative

[37:07] impact on the other parts of

[37:08] the

[37:08] city.

[37:09] I know you're going to be

[37:10] threatened by this.

[37:14] I don't know how much others

[37:15] are.

[37:15] I wish people would deal with

[37:16] the

[37:16] issues.

[37:20] I wish that the public will see

[37:20] those people that continue to

[37:21] come

[37:21] before you and attack your

[37:23] character and credibility.

[37:26] I would like for you to raise

[37:27] your

[37:27] hands.

[37:30] Tell me which one of you came

[37:30] today

[37:35] to say, I'm going to do what I

[37:35] can

[37:36] not to serve the city well?

[37:36] How many of you got up this

[37:36] morning

[37:38] to say that?

[37:39] I thought to get elected so I

[37:42] don't

[37:43] have to present myself well in

[37:43] to

[37:47] do this the city.

[37:54] That's a democracy.

[37:59] Regardless if it's me or anyone

[38:03] else, we are in the position to

[38:03] respond.

[38:04] When you can't respond, guess

[38:04] what

[38:04] happens?

[38:05] The public thinks it's true.

[38:12] I would like the city attorney

[38:13] to

[38:13] be a lot more aggressive, more

[38:14] assertive when they bring

[38:14] allegations.

[38:15] Enough is enough.

[38:18] >> thank you.

[38:20] Thank you for helping with the

[38:25] microphone also.

[38:38] >> hello.

[38:39] I met 5426 chevy chase drive.

[38:39] I'm here as the President Of

[38:40] corpus

[38:40] christi taxpayers association

[38:40] and

[38:41] also the chair of the cleaner

[38:43] economy coalition.

[38:43] All of my members in both of

[38:44] those

[38:48] organizations and myself and my

[38:49] family are going to ask you to,

[38:49] please, let's don't annex

[38:50] another

[38:52] 40 square miles of property.

[38:56] We've been encumbered up to the

[38:57] point where we are bleeding

[38:57] folks

[38:58] with the tax money that goes

[38:58] out.

[39:02] I can't believe that we would

[39:03] want

[39:03] to go ahead and encumber

[39:03] ourselves

[39:04] with having to provide sewers

[39:04] and

[39:10] stuff to farmland.

[39:10] That's from my entire group.

[39:11] But I'll just leave it right

[39:11] there.

[39:11] Thank you.

[39:26] >> thank you.

[39:27] >> can you hear me?

[39:27] >> yes.

[39:28] >> good afternoon.

[39:28] My name is luis chapman.

[39:30] I'm a resident of corpus

[39:30] christi.

[39:31] I am truly puzzled by the

[39:31] actions

[39:33] of the city council over the

[39:36] last

[39:37] several months.

[39:38] When the top of annexation

[39:38] began,

[39:41] the idea was to prevent

[39:41] impediment

[39:44] to city growth.

[39:45] The fact is the city is simply

[39:45] not

[39:47] going to grow past the 30,000

[39:48] acres

[39:52] of undeveloped land outside the

[39:53] city limits, that is prior to

[39:53] last

[39:55] week annexation.

[39:59] This is just not going to

[40:00] happen

[40:00] within the lifespan of the

[40:01] proposed

[40:07] wind farm.

[40:08] There've been a number of land

[40:08] developers at council meetings

[40:09] pushing for annexation.

[40:14] The fact is now that their

[40:14] objective has been

[40:15] accomplished, it

[40:18] will be much cheaper for

[40:18] developers

[40:20] to hook into the infrastructure

[40:49] required by annexation.

[40:50] You should know that you cannot

[40:50] regulate it, but you can tax

[40:51] it.

[40:51] You can tax the turbines, and

[40:51] you

[40:52] can text my and my family's

[41:00] historic ranch and farmland.

[41:01] The letter does not seem very

[41:01] fair

[41:02] to me in that it should be

[41:02] obvious

[41:17] that I'm very interested the

[41:20] letter

[41:25] is simply taxing the turbines,

[41:25] the

[41:26] farmer.

[41:26] The turbines, that can be seen

[41:27] as a

[41:33] land grab.

[41:37] Now the city's rhetoric seems

[41:37] to be

[41:38] concerned over possible effects

[41:38] on

[41:42] our military basis I am deeply

[41:44] concerned about the basis and

[41:45] their

[41:50] enormous importance to this

[41:59] area.

[42:00] I would like to know what is

[42:00] the

[42:04] real reason behind the city's

[42:05] actions.

[42:08] Why does the storyline keep

[42:08] changing?

[42:09] Is the council concerned about

[42:09] the

[42:12] image at this point?

[42:14] And why when required good

[42:14] faith

[42:18] negotiations between the city

[42:19] and

[42:21] aipac for making good progress

[42:21] to

[42:24] the council decide to vote to

[42:24] annex

[42:27] and declare intent to annex

[42:31] another

[42:33] 20,000 acres May peaking --

[42:33] making

[42:33] corpus christi almost as large

[42:34] an

[42:38] area of the city of corpus

[42:44] christi.

[42:45] This is the part where I would

[42:46] laugh because it's ludicrous.

[42:46] >> Mrs. Chapman, I've given you

[42:47] an

[42:47] extra 20 seconds.

[42:48] >> thank you very much.

[42:53] >> thank you for coming.

[42:53] Mr. Gordy.

[42:58] >> jack gordy.

[42:58] I'm down here for the same

[42:59] thing

[43:04] the other people spoke about.

[43:04] When I leave home, I always

[43:04] bring a

[43:06] little comment samples me, and

[43:06] I

[43:10] asked if we do the same thing.

[43:11] As I've said before, if they

[43:11] were

[43:14] against the windfarms, because

[43:14] they

[43:15] interfered with flight

[43:15] operations,

[43:20] everybody out there using a

[43:21] grain

[43:21] of common sense would know that

[43:22] the

[43:22] federal government would file a

[43:24] lawsuit and stop it.

[43:24] That.-period-full stop those

[43:30] windfarms any times they want

[43:33] to.

[43:34] This city council, I wish the

[43:34] city

[43:34] council would at least be

[43:35] honest

[43:40] with the citizens and tell them

[43:40] the

[43:41] truth.

[43:41] Tell them the truth and tell

[43:41] them

[43:43] why you won't annex the

[43:43] property.

[43:45] Nine out of 10 people that I've

[43:50] talked to is against the

[43:50] annexation.

[43:51] It will take 30 years for the

[43:55] city

[43:57] to collect off a property tax

[43:58] that

[43:58] would take 30 years to collect

[43:59] what

[43:59] it's going to cost to annex it

[43:59] and

[44:19] put him infrastructure.

[44:20] I think you need to reconfirm

[44:20] the

[44:20] annexation and let the

[44:21] government

[44:21] take action to stop the

[44:22] windfarms

[44:25] if it's going to interfere with

[44:25] flight operations.

[44:26] Like I said, when you leave

[44:26] home to

[44:31] come down here, start bringing

[44:31] some

[44:32] common sense with you.

[44:49] >> thank you, Mr. Gordy.

[44:51] >> Mr. 01.

[44:57] >> I'm one of many owners of

[44:58] the [

[44:58] Inaudible] Rant.

[44:59] I listened to what you said

[44:59] last

[44:59] week.

[45:00] I understand and agree with you

[45:00] in

[45:06] keeping with the station is of

[45:07] paramount importance, but I do

[45:07] not

[45:08] understand why you voted to

[45:08] annex

[45:11] the property last week rather

[45:11] than

[45:12] table the vote until further

[45:14] information can be gathered and

[45:16] could be made more informed

[45:17] decision.

[45:20] The navy is working with and

[45:20] has

[45:21] said that there is no problem

[45:22] with

[45:25] the project as reported on

[45:31] September 16th.

[45:36] Citing the public affairs

[45:36] officer

[45:39] for corpus christi, the navy

[45:40] has

[45:40] not taken no position on the

[45:41] wind

[45:41] farm development because there

[45:41] does

[45:45] not appear to be a conflict for

[45:45] the

[45:46] stations.

[45:46] I understand that you don't

[45:46] believe

[45:51] that there is a spokesperson

[45:51] for

[45:52] the real navy, whatever the

[45:52] real

[46:10] navy might be.

[46:11] Relying on unsubstantiated

[46:11] personal

[46:13] conversations with unnamed

[46:13] naval

[46:14] personnel should not be

[46:16] consider

[46:21] reliable testimony to this

[46:24] council's decision.

[46:25] However, by annexing our

[46:25] property

[46:26] last week, you have guaranteed

[46:26] a

[46:28] much larger windfarms than the

[46:28] one

[46:29] aipac and the land owners were

[46:32] willing to build.

[46:33] A compromise that would've

[46:33] removed

[46:36] turbines from within 5 miles of

[46:36] the

[46:37] city, plus payments in lieu of

[46:40] taxes and other concessions.

[46:45] During the public hearing on

[46:45] august 26th, apex has the right

[46:45] to

[46:53] build this project, that they

[46:53] are

[46:54] going to build this project,

[46:54] and if

[46:55] annex would have to build a

[46:55] larger

[46:58] project to pay the additional

[46:58] city

[46:59] taxes.

[46:59] So I am left with the

[46:59] conclusion

[47:02] that your primary goal in

[47:05] annexation is not providing for

[47:06] future growth core doors but to

[47:06] get

[47:12] the tax revenue from a fully

[47:12] wind

[47:12] farm.

[47:13] Clearly, the naval air station

[47:13] does

[47:14] not need to be saved from a

[47:17] wind

[47:18] farm development that the navy

[47:18] says

[47:23] it is not a problem.

[47:23] Please do not compound your

[47:24] mistakes by annexing most of

[47:24] the

[47:26] rest of the projects that now

[47:26] lies

[47:30] in the new e tj, that only

[47:30] makes

[47:31] the tax burden bigger and the

[47:34] windfarms even larger.

[47:34] Thank you.

[47:52] >> thank you, Mr. 01.

[47:58] >> mayor, council members, I am

[47:58] jimmy dodson.

[47:59] I live in the county, a former

[48:00] resident of corpus christi, but

[48:03] I

[48:03] own property that's very near

[48:04] the

[48:04] county at a farm about 5000

[48:04] acres

[48:08] of the chapman ranch owners

[48:08] association blanch that's going

[48:08] to

[48:10] be impacted by the wind farm.

[48:13] And by your annexation action.

[48:15] I wanted to say that I believe

[48:17] the

[48:21] city annexation and development

[48:21] and

[48:23] planning process needs to be

[48:28] predictable, needs to be fair.

[48:29] It needs to do no harm without

[48:33] compensating owners who are

[48:34] armed

[48:34] -- were harmed and it needs to

[48:35] be

[48:41] cautious about evaluating

[48:41] property

[48:42] rights.

[48:42] In my other life, I'm Chairman

[48:42] Of

[48:43] the credit bank of texas, which

[48:43] is

[48:54] a $24 billion corporation of

[48:55] lenders in texas, louisiana,

[48:55] mississippi, alabama, and

[48:56] mexico.

[48:56] I've been the Chairman For

[48:56] several

[48:57] years.

[48:57] I've been on that board for 12

[48:58] now.

[48:58] I'm not speaking for the bank

[48:59] today, but I will tell you that

[49:00] private property rights is a

[49:00] key

[49:01] issue for us because 70 percent

[49:01] of

[49:03] our portfolio is in first

[49:04] position

[49:04] mortgages in the state of

[49:05] texas,

[49:07] primarily murder rural and

[49:07] small

[49:07] cities with a population of

[49:08] less

[49:10] than 2500.

[49:11] What your actions have done

[49:11] have

[49:14] made it hard to predict as a

[49:14] lender

[49:16] who take security interest in

[49:21] property what the city's action

[49:21] will do.

[49:22] It's my understanding that the

[49:22] city

[49:25] doesn't allow the discharge of

[49:26] firearms, for instance, and now

[49:26] you

[49:29] have 20,000 acres, maybe 40

[49:30] that

[49:35] will, ultimately, the annexed.

[49:35] That's an income stream that's

[49:36] gone.

[49:36] For me as a farmer, it's very

[49:46] important because we have hogs

[49:47] that

[49:47] destroy our crops every year.

[49:48] Without them, trap them.

[49:48] We don't poison them because

[49:49] that's

[49:49] against the law, but if we

[49:50] could,

[49:50] we would because they're the

[49:50] worst

[49:55] pests that we have.

[49:55] What your action has done has

[49:56] made

[49:56] it illegal for me to manage

[49:56] that

[49:57] test.

[49:57] I want to know if animal

[49:58] control is

[50:00] going to do that for me.

[50:01] That would be a challenge, but

[50:01] I

[50:06] would like to have some

[50:13] assistance.

[50:14] The branch area is wonderful

[50:15] farmland, but it's poorly

[50:15] drained.

[50:16] All of the water has to run to

[50:16] get

[50:16] to the zero so or to the laguna

[50:17] largo.

[50:17] The king ranch is owned by

[50:18] another

[50:18] large family.

[50:19] They're very influential and

[50:19] very

[50:20] good people.

[50:20] I want to know if the city will

[50:26] continue to work to get water

[50:27] off

[50:27] the chapman ranch land and out

[50:27] to

[50:28] the lagoon and out to the zero

[50:28] so

[50:29] where it belongs.

[50:31] We had our brain the other day

[50:31] and

[50:32] I understand the city should

[50:37] understand about that problem.

[50:38] Also, I think the shape of the

[50:39] exterior is very interesting.

[50:42] It looks to me that it's just

[50:42] the

[50:42] windfarms.

[50:48] If that's the case, then it

[50:48] doesn't

[50:49] make much sense to me, because

[50:52] there's an area inside the

[50:52] original

[50:57] e tj before the annexation

[50:57] that's a

[50:57] vital interest to the city.

[50:58] It needs to be managed.

[50:59] There's uneven development

[50:59] there.

[51:02] There is land.

[51:03] There are oilfield service

[51:06] companies that have bunkers for

[51:07] explosives and radioactive

[51:07] materials within shouting

[51:12] distance

[51:12] of school.

[51:13] There's all kinds of problems

[51:13] there

[51:14] that the city can be fixing.

[51:14] >> thank you.

[51:14] >> let me say one last thing.

[51:17] The development of services

[51:18] area in

[51:18] the city and the staff is the

[51:18] best

[51:19] it's ever been.

[51:21] I'm not complaining about that.

[51:22] I think that you owe us a

[51:22] better

[51:22] explanation for what you've

[51:23] done.

[51:39] >> thank you.

[51:43] >> my name is john quinn.

[51:49] 5302 capernaum here in corpus.

[51:49] I'm a cotton and grain sorter.

[51:54] I'm a cotton and corn producer

[51:55] here.

[51:55] Part of my farmland is that I

[51:55] don't

[51:56] own, I'm the lieutenant farmer

[51:56] but

[52:01] it is within the new annexed

[52:03] area.

[52:03] Anyway.

[52:06] A few points I wanted to make.

[52:07] I'm sitting at my house just

[52:14] thinking through the annexed

[52:17] area.

[52:17] What is the growth been?

[52:18] This is all supposedly about

[52:18] corpus

[52:18] growing.

[52:19] I went and looked, and within

[52:19] my

[52:23] lifetime, the last 30 years or

[52:24] so,

[52:24] although growth on the south

[52:25] side

[52:25] of corpus, you can draw three-

[52:26] mile

[52:26] circle, and it's almost all

[52:28] great

[52:28] there.

[52:29] I started looking.

[52:30] I say, we're worried about

[52:30] chapman

[52:33] ranch and windfarms affecting

[52:33] the

[52:34] growth of corpus.

[52:36] I can find a 6-mile circle that

[52:36] is

[52:42] in a more desirable area in the

[52:47] court for the next 50 years or

[52:50] so,

[52:51] and a further the wind farm is

[52:51] supposed to last from maybe 30

[52:52] years, and it would be logical

[52:52] for

[52:55] the wind farm to be there,

[52:55] develop

[52:56] that part of corpus and it

[52:56] grows in

[52:58] at the end of the lifecycle of

[52:58] the

[53:01] wind farm.

[53:01] I'm just thinking logically, it

[53:07] doesn't make sense to think we

[53:07] have

[53:08] to annex out there because

[53:08] that's

[53:08] going to affect growth.

[53:12] Questions that I have as a

[53:13] producer.

[53:13] Jimmy spoke to some of these,

[53:14] but

[53:14] are we able to speak on our

[53:14] cell

[53:15] phones out there?

[53:16] Are we going to be able to talk

[53:16] on

[53:23] our cell phones?

[53:24] He talked about discharge of

[53:25] firearms and the hard problems.

[53:25] Snakes, coyotes.

[53:28] What are we doing about animals

[53:28] out

[53:28] there customer what are we

[53:29] legally

[53:29] allowed to do?

[53:34] The drainage issues.

[53:35] What about building equipment

[53:35] sheds?

[53:36] Are we going to have to meet

[53:36] city

[53:37] code to build a barn to put our

[53:39] tractors and equipment into?

[53:39] A lot of questions I have as a

[53:42] producer along those lines that

[53:42] I

[53:43] haven't seen answers to.

[53:45] I'd like to see the facts you

[53:45] used

[53:49] to reach your conclusion that

[53:49] annexation was necessary to

[53:53] protect

[53:54] the growth.

[53:54] It's been stated many times

[53:54] this

[53:56] morning already about the

[53:57] military.

[54:02] I go to church with several

[54:02] naval

[54:05] officers inflate students and

[54:06] flight instructors, and I look

[54:06] them

[54:06] in the eye and said, is this a

[54:07] problem?

[54:08] They said, no, it's not a

[54:09] problem.

[54:11] It's not a problem to the

[54:11] military.

[54:15] From the people that I've seen

[54:15] in

[54:18] the planes themselves.

[54:23] They have a rich agricultural

[54:24] issue.

[54:24] As far as I know, they desire

[54:24] their

[54:25] land to stay in farming for the

[54:26] foreseeable future.

[54:28] Farming scott tougher.

[54:34] Government programs changing

[54:34] and

[54:34] other things in south texas

[54:37] especially with hydro, it's

[54:38] unpredictable.

[54:40] So I think they're looking at

[54:41] trying to keep farming.

[54:45] They want this to be a green

[54:46] belt

[54:46] and protect the farming, keep

[54:47] it in

[54:52] farming as well as have green

[54:52] energy.

[54:53] How much greener can you get

[54:53] with

[54:54] got to have green crops grown

[54:56] with

[54:56] green energy?

[54:57] >> thank you.

[55:00] >> last thing I'll say, I just

[55:01] think that chapman family is

[55:01] one of

[55:05] the most generous -- generous

[55:05] families I know.

[55:06] You don't have to look far to

[55:10] see

[55:11] their contributions to the city

[55:11] of

[55:11] corpus and south texas.

[55:12] I don't think this is fair to

[55:12] them

[55:13] to be able to penalize them in

[55:14] this

[55:15] way.

[55:15] That's where look at it, it's a

[55:16] penalty.

[55:19] I think it's very unfair to

[55:19] them.

[55:20] >> if I can ask you to please

[55:20] be

[55:22] mindful of the three-minute

[55:22] limit

[55:26] for public comment.

[55:26] Mr. Loeb.

[55:32] >> on a very large acre tract,

[55:32] is

[55:36] legal in the city limits if it

[55:37] was

[55:37] annex after 1981.

[55:38] There's a bunch of law -- bunch

[55:38] of

[55:41] stuff in local government about

[55:41] it.

[55:42] >> since that has been a

[55:42] question

[55:48] asked by at least two of the

[55:50] commenters, he is correct.

[55:51] Since that we are annexing

[55:51] after

[55:52] 1981, it's attracted more than

[55:52] 10 acres.

[55:54] We cannot regulate shotguns,

[55:57] rifles, or pistols being

[55:57] discharged

[55:58] and track the more than 50

[55:58] acres we

[56:01] cannot regulate.

[56:01] >> okay.

[56:05] Thank you.

[56:13] >> my name is diane vandermark.

[56:14] I own farm property in the city

[56:14] of

[56:14] corpus christi.

[56:15] Formerly chapman ranch.

[56:15] I also own farmland in what is

[56:16] left

[56:18] of chapman ranch at least for

[56:18] the

[56:18] moment.

[56:19] Last week not only did you

[56:19] annex

[56:22] all of the property, most of

[56:22] which

[56:26] has been in the e tj for about

[56:27] 30

[56:27] years, but you announced that

[56:27] you

[56:28] will begin a second phase of

[56:30] annexation with no explanation.

[56:30] Is there a third?

[56:49] Is there a fourth phase of

[56:49] annexation and that the patriot

[56:50] wind farm that Councilman Stop

[56:50] scott spoke about last week?

[56:51] Will you continue to lollipop

[56:51] annex

[56:52] where you will until you've

[56:52] gobbled

[56:53] up all of the lucrative parts

[56:53] of

[56:53] nueces county?

[56:54] Last week and previously you

[56:54] said

[56:55] that annexation was the only

[56:55] tool

[56:56] in your toolbox to stop the

[56:56] wind

[56:56] farm.

[56:57] Well, here's another idea for

[56:57] you

[56:58] next time you're looking for a

[56:58] tool.

[57:05] What about the telephone?

[57:10] Not one of you nor any of your

[57:13] staff ever reached out to any

[57:13] of

[57:13] the land owners to discuss this

[57:18] prior to your vote to begin the

[57:22] annexation process.

[57:23] In fact, I found out about your

[57:23] plans to annex or property in a

[57:24] newspaper article dated March

[57:24] 18th.

[57:25] Since then, one and only one

[57:25] person

[57:29] on the council has reached out

[57:29] to

[57:30] one and only one member of my

[57:30] extended family who owned

[57:30] property

[57:33] at chapman ranch, and that was

[57:33] after the annexation process

[57:36] was

[57:37] unleashed.

[57:37] I'm sure carole kirkpatrick

[57:37] would

[57:43] have appreciated a call as well

[57:44] .

[57:44] We felt compelled to hire

[57:44] lawyers

[57:45] to defend ourselves against

[57:45] your

[57:51] hostile actions.

[57:51] It first and only communication

[57:52] came to all of the land owners

[57:52] in

[57:53] the form of the development

[57:56] agreement postmarked July 17th.

[57:56] As we all heard last week, the

[57:57] language in those letters was

[58:03] burdened with particularly

[58:04] obtuse

[58:05] legalese.

[58:05] But I don't understand is why

[58:05] he

[58:06] voted to annex or property last

[58:08] week rather than table the vote

[58:11] since they've informed us that

[58:12] the

[58:12] negotiations we are proceeding

[58:16] with

[58:17] your staff.

[58:17] Also, an independent study by

[58:22] emmons engineering to evaluate

[58:23] broadcast, wireless, public

[58:23] safety,

[58:27] microwave, radar, and other

[58:27] spectrum signals using industry

[58:28] and

[58:32] f tc standards is imminent.

[58:32] It's less than one week away

[58:33] from

[58:35] being published.

[58:39] You and the public could've

[58:39] read

[58:43] what unbiased experts have to

[58:43] say

[58:44] about the state of technology

[58:44] right

[58:45] now rather than using dated

[58:46] information and hearsay to make

[58:51] a

[58:57] decision.

[58:57] Now, it seems you've crossed

[58:57] the

[58:58] rubicon.

[58:58] We have one tool in our

[58:59] toolbox,

[59:03] and that is democracy.

[59:03] Please let me know if there are

[59:04] any

[59:07] other options for us to work

[59:07] with

[59:08] you.

[59:08] Thank you.

[59:12] >> thank you.

[59:13] >> is there anyone else here

[59:13] for

[59:30] public comment?

[59:31] >> good afternoon, council.

[59:36] Kerry robertson-meyer.

[59:37] I stand with the taxpayers and

[59:37] the

[59:41] neighborhood first people and

[59:41] the

[59:42] chapmans in my opinion about

[59:42] this,

[59:42] and it's basically an opinion

[59:44] because all the facts are

[59:44] behind

[59:47] the green wall heater in

[59:50] executive

[59:50] session.

[59:53] It -- until you can bring those

[59:53] facts forward when you're

[59:54] sitting

[59:58] in these chairs here, until

[1:00:02] everyone out here is told the

[1:00:02] details, voting for annexation

[1:00:03] was

[1:00:03] wrong.

[1:00:05] That's my opinion.

[1:00:06] We need to fix what we have

[1:00:08] before

[1:00:09] building more, and this is the

[1:00:12] opposite of that.

[1:00:15] Like Mr. Owens said, you should

[1:00:18] have tabled the discussion

[1:00:18] until

[1:00:23] you can bring facts out until

[1:00:24] you're finished, until you have

[1:00:24] an

[1:00:27] agreement, until it's not all a

[1:00:27] secret.

[1:00:32] You're not relying -- or you

[1:00:32] are

[1:00:38] relying on unsubstantiated

[1:00:38] information.

[1:00:39] It's just what people stand up

[1:00:39] here

[1:00:41] and say.

[1:00:42] I'd like to ask you to not

[1:00:44] double

[1:00:48] your mistake by doubling the

[1:00:49] annexation.

[1:00:49] We are already in the steep

[1:00:50] enough,

[1:00:50] and the new counsel in January

[1:01:00] we'll have to deal with it

[1:01:00] then.

[1:01:01] So I guess it's obvious I'm

[1:01:01] very

[1:01:02] disappointed in the direction

[1:01:02] that

[1:01:04] our city is going, because I

[1:01:07] believe that we need to do

[1:01:09] infill

[1:01:12] and redevelopment and fill in

[1:01:12] the

[1:01:15] gaps to pay for what we are

[1:01:15] already

[1:01:19] paying for, what we've already

[1:01:19] invested in, and we were just

[1:01:20] starting to do that and you

[1:01:20] guys

[1:01:21] started talking about this.

[1:01:21] We were just starting to talk

[1:01:23] about

[1:01:24] residential streets and fixing

[1:01:26] what

[1:01:27] we have and everything was

[1:01:27] looking

[1:01:30] good, and then the focus went

[1:01:30] way

[1:01:30] south.

[1:01:34] That's wrong.

[1:01:35] Please don't double annex and

[1:01:35] thievery -- please reconsider

[1:01:39] your

[1:01:40] first conclusion

[1:01:41] >> thank you.

[1:01:41] Is there anyone else for public

[1:01:42] comment?

[1:01:45] We'll go to item number 18.

[1:02:55] .

[1:03:00] >>> the passage of ordinance

[1:03:01] number 18 on the first reading.

[1:03:03] >> they are martinez [Roll

[1:03:03] call].

[1:03:12] >> ordinance passes.

[1:03:13] >> thank you.

[1:03:14] >> item number 19.

[1:03:22] >> good afternoon, Madam Mayor,

[1:03:25] and west pierson -- wes person,

[1:03:28] assistant city manager, item

[1:03:28] number 19 is a first reading

[1:03:30] ordinance approving the lease

[1:03:31] purchase agreement between the

[1:03:34] city and the texas state

[1:03:38] aquarium.

[1:03:39] We initially presented this on

[1:03:40] September 30th, the concept and

[1:03:43] I would like to remind you of

[1:03:45] some of the things

[1:03:46] that we talked about on that

[1:03:50] date.

[1:03:50] This is a significant

[1:03:51] investment the texas state

[1:03:53] aquarium is making expanding

[1:03:56] the current building by 65,000

[1:03:58] square feet and walk through

[1:04:02] the lease purchase terms. It

[1:04:05] will be a 50 year lease and the

[1:04:08] requirement would be they offer

[1:04:09] the association some of the

[1:04:11] continuing offering the

[1:04:15] facilities.

[1:04:16] There's no financial obligation

[1:04:17] for the city and the

[1:04:17] association May exercise the

[1:04:18] option to purchase

[1:04:23] plan improvement after -- first

[1:04:24] they have to spend the minimum

[1:04:25] of $45,000 investment and they

[1:04:29] have to complete the expansion

[1:04:29] and open to the public and

[1:04:33] third you need to complete the

[1:04:34] payment of outstanding debt

[1:04:36] obligation.

[1:04:40] The city sold revenue tax

[1:04:41] obligation notes that they have

[1:04:46] been paying forever since their

[1:04:47] then diligently and they have

[1:04:49] to finalize the payment on tax

[1:04:49] notes.

[1:04:53] >>> additionally the provisions

[1:04:54] will be -- fund provisions will

[1:04:55] be placed in special warranty

[1:04:58] to protect the intended use of

[1:04:59] the facility.

[1:05:04] If there was a desire for the

[1:05:04] texas state aquarium to sell it

[1:05:06] in the future the city will

[1:05:10] have the right of up refusal

[1:05:11] for the purchase and the land

[1:05:13] of improvements.

[1:05:13] Second there's a requirement

[1:05:16] for the city to repay -- for

[1:05:20] them to repay the city the

[1:05:21] initial $14.5 million that the

[1:05:25] city put in that it was built

[1:05:29] in the late 80's.

[1:05:30] The special warranty deed

[1:05:31] required that there will be a

[1:05:33] 75 year restricted covenant

[1:05:36] that will require the facility

[1:05:41] to be operated as an aquarium,

[1:05:41] there will be a referred her

[1:05:42] clause in place and there was a

[1:05:43] violation of that restrictive

[1:05:45] covenant been the land and

[1:05:47] improvements will revert active

[1:05:48] ownership of -- to the

[1:05:49] ownership of the city.

[1:05:51] I believe there's a wastewater

[1:05:54] -- solid stormwater drain that

[1:05:56] is currently in the footprint

[1:05:59] of the property and part of it

[1:06:01] is

[1:06:01] underneath the existing

[1:06:02] aquarium and the expansion

[1:06:08] built over it again the texas

[1:06:09] association will be required to

[1:06:11] maintain and repair that.

[1:06:12] And if there was a desire to

[1:06:15] relocate that line they will

[1:06:19] have to pay for that and also

[1:06:20] provide the easeman necessary

[1:06:21] to make that happen.

[1:06:27] >> our work on the agreement is

[1:06:28] finalized.

[1:06:28] We have it for your

[1:06:32] consideration today and he will

[1:06:33] be the first reading for the

[1:06:34] ordinance in the second reading

[1:06:34] is required by the city charter

[1:06:36] will take place on November 18

[1:06:41] of this year and the final

[1:06:42] lease will go into effect on

[1:06:46] January 172015.

[1:06:46] I stand ready to answer any

[1:06:48] question you May have and happy

[1:06:52] to answer any question the

[1:06:52] public May have.

[1:06:55] >>> Mr. Scott Mr. Scott.

[1:06:58] >> I am glad we are able to

[1:07:01] take a breath. Now we are

[1:07:04] talking about something that's

[1:07:05] very cool.

[1:07:08] I was thinking about the eyes

[1:07:10] firmly focus on the future.

[1:07:13] Our eyes are firmly focused on

[1:07:15] the future.

[1:07:16] So the lexington breaking

[1:07:18] cutting the ribbon on the

[1:07:20] improvement of their facility.

[1:07:23] We have a $45 million

[1:07:26] expansion it texas state

[1:07:30] aquarium, that's phenomenal as

[1:07:31] far as aquarium goes that will

[1:07:32] be talked about across the

[1:07:35] country and in 2015 the project

[1:07:36] -- project will come on board

[1:07:36] fully.

[1:07:40] I mean this is a great time to

[1:07:43] be in corpus christi and I want

[1:07:44] to talk about that for a minute

[1:07:47] because we spent the last 20

[1:07:48] minutes talking about some

[1:07:51] negative stuff, this is good

[1:07:53] stuff, corpus needs dues

[1:07:55] delivery and I have no money in

[1:07:58] my pocket by the way.

[1:07:59] My wife carol did not give me

[1:08:00] my allowance this week.

[1:08:03] This is a great time, this is

[1:08:05] great for

[1:08:06] corpus christi and the aquarium

[1:08:08] is great for corpus christi and

[1:08:09] I want to thank you for working

[1:08:11] with them and they felt like it

[1:08:14] was a good conversation and i

[1:08:17] wanted to take of the breath

[1:08:19] and change the rhetoric and

[1:08:20] change

[1:08:24] the energy level so we can just

[1:08:28] pause and take note of profound

[1:08:31] positive project not only

[1:08:33] corpus christi this the coastal

[1:08:34] bend.

[1:08:40] >> thank you.

[1:08:41] Mrs. Mcintyre.

[1:08:41] >> thank you.

[1:08:42] I want to briefly echo that.

[1:08:42] I met an employee

[1:08:44] that I've known before and she

[1:08:46] talked about how excited the

[1:08:47] employees are about the

[1:08:50] expansion and having been there

[1:08:52] for the opening.

[1:08:56] It's going to be amazing.

[1:09:00] I am happy that we are able to

[1:09:01] extend it, they will be able to

[1:09:02] do this and have the lease

[1:09:04] option performance-based lease

[1:09:05] option available it's a great

[1:09:05] idea.

[1:09:06] Thank you.

[1:09:11] >> thank you.

[1:09:11] Anyone from the public who

[1:09:12] wants a -- to comment on number

[1:09:13] 19?

[1:09:14] Mr. Alonso.

[1:09:28] >> I -- my chair is broken.

[1:09:33] I live in -- I would like to

[1:09:34] agree with you, I would like to

[1:09:34] say that once in a while you

[1:09:38] guys something positive.

[1:09:39] That's animal enormous impact

[1:09:43] in the city.

[1:09:44] That's an example in the

[1:09:47] private sector and local

[1:09:48] government to work together.

[1:09:51] I remember years ago -- and all

[1:09:55] the negative impact and

[1:09:57] comments.

[1:09:59] Let me tell did board of

[1:10:00] directors and executive

[1:10:04] director,

[1:10:05] the public don't know this, I

[1:10:05] don't know what percentage the

[1:10:07] people will go to the aquarium

[1:10:09] or visitors I don't know what

[1:10:12] percentage, do you know?

[1:10:13] It's important we tell the

[1:10:15] public because they come and

[1:10:18] they use the hotels, they come

[1:10:21] and the rent our cars, they come

[1:10:22] in they buy groceries whatever

[1:10:23] they need

[1:10:28] and contributes to the tax base.

[1:10:32] In the general fund, it goes to

[1:10:33] fixing infrastructure.

[1:10:37] What better that we'll will

[1:10:38] have people and -- we will have

[1:10:39] people in and outside of the

[1:10:40] community to contribute to the

[1:10:42] infrastructure we need and

[1:10:45] things we need.

[1:10:48] Why can't people concentrate on

[1:10:48] that.

[1:10:49] I don't understand thank you.

[1:10:53] >> anyone else from the audience

[1:10:54] , on number 19?

[1:11:00] >> passage of ordinance number

[1:11:01] 19 on its first reading mayor

[1:11:02] nelda martinez.

[1:11:06] >> [Roll call].

[1:11:12] >> the ordinance passes.

[1:11:17] >> we will be taking that to

[1:11:17] next presentation item -- the

[1:11:18] next presentation item number

[1:11:22] 20 with the general economic

[1:11:22] development corporation and

[1:11:23] then 21 texas department of

[1:11:24] transportation projects and

[1:11:25] then we will take a short break

[1:11:28] and then finish up the meeting

[1:11:30] with item number 22.

[1:11:34] >> Mr. Culvert since.

[1:11:35] >> and Mr. Leroux.

[1:11:38] >> great to have you here.

[1:11:39] >> nice to be here with a

[1:11:39] different hat on.

[1:11:41] >> welcome.

[1:11:42] >> thank you.

[1:11:44] >> pleasure to be here.

[1:11:47] I have

[1:11:51] my my -- emily's right here.

[1:11:54] Emily martinez to make sure I

[1:12:07] don't mess anything up.

[1:12:08] The port commission meetings

[1:12:09] they don't -- port commission

[1:12:09] meetings they don't let me do

[1:12:12] that.

[1:12:12] They give a lot more power to

[1:12:13] people here.

[1:12:14] >> I start -- start off with

[1:12:16] employment I set there and it

[1:12:18] continues to grow with the

[1:12:22] August numbers -- mining,

[1:12:26] logging and construction, it's

[1:12:30] up over a thousand.

[1:12:33] Leisure and hospitality almost

[1:12:34] 2000.

[1:12:35] What you were talking about was

[1:12:38] what's going on, you can see in

[1:12:40] the employment numbers and we

[1:12:43] see it every day and my other

[1:12:45] role at the port.

[1:12:45] Very strong numbers and

[1:12:47] continues to grow

[1:12:51] and we don't see any pushback.

[1:12:52] Activity, this this attraction,

[1:12:52] I -- business attraction, I

[1:12:54] will talk about those and what

[1:12:55] we're trying to do with

[1:12:57] attracting new business and is

[1:12:57] existing industry at the same

[1:13:00] time. We seem to be in a.

[1:13:03] Where not that we are taking a

[1:13:03] pause, but

[1:13:07] there's been so much activity

[1:13:08] in the past five years that we

[1:13:09] are now working through the

[1:13:10] projects that we have and I

[1:13:12] think that is a very good thing.

[1:13:15] If you look around and you are

[1:13:15] all familiar because you have

[1:13:17] worked with all of them both

[1:13:20] you and the state

[1:13:27] tcp oh four -- those projects

[1:13:28] are already under construction,

[1:13:30] tcp oh is on the second page

[1:13:32] already. If you haven't been

[1:13:35] on the site in three months it

[1:13:36] made amazing projects in -- and

[1:13:39] the last time I talk to them

[1:13:41] that expected to be finished

[1:13:45] before the end of next year.

[1:13:45] Tremendous amount of activity

[1:13:48] on the existing industry, both

[1:13:50] our existing base, whether

[1:13:53] flint hills or the o or leisure

[1:13:56] projects, what we like to refer

[1:13:56] -- liked referred to as -- like

[1:13:57] to refer to as the new line of

[1:14:00] energy or new star and magellan

[1:14:05] and claims and traffic or are

[1:14:05] all proceeding with major

[1:14:06] projects in those -- and those

[1:14:09] projects are either in

[1:14:10] permitting or construction.

[1:14:10] There's major activity across

[1:14:15] the board and in all sectors of

[1:14:15] the community.

[1:14:16] The city has been a tremendous

[1:14:20] part of those discussions and

[1:14:21] with the way the projects are

[1:14:23] proceeding and the mayor has

[1:14:26] said several times, it really

[1:14:27] wouldn't happen without the

[1:14:29] regional effort with those

[1:14:30] counties and the city on both

[1:14:33] sides of the ship channel and

[1:14:36] each side of the they

[1:14:39] perceiving.

[1:14:40] Shamir is the biggest project

[1:14:43] of all $13 billion, they have

[1:14:46] finalized the final

[1:14:47] environmental review and that

[1:14:50] review is completed they are

[1:14:51] now in the waiting phase, they

[1:14:53] expect to have the permit first

[1:14:56] quarter of 2015 and be under --

[1:14:56] the under construction next

[1:14:59] summer.

[1:15:00] Tremendous amount of activity

[1:15:02] just continues, edc staff is

[1:15:04] continuing to work with your

[1:15:06] staff, with both county sun

[1:15:09] making sure that all of the

[1:15:10] incentives and process are in

[1:15:13] place and we just see a very

[1:15:16] right 2015 and we have several

[1:15:19] new projects that we are

[1:15:20] working on and hope to bring to

[1:15:21] fruition

[1:15:25] in 2015 as we get closer, the

[1:15:26] staff will be briefing you on

[1:15:35] those.

[1:15:36] This is in the industry update

[1:15:36] and I mention all that's going

[1:15:37] on and edc, staff and the board

[1:15:38] continue to meet with industry

[1:15:38] throughout the region

[1:15:40] and will continue to do that.

[1:15:45] The only note I point out use

[1:15:48] on agricultural workers, 650,

[1:15:51] we see that with cost and

[1:15:53] warehousing.

[1:15:56] A lot of decent year for cotton.

[1:15:58] If you have driven around

[1:16:00] throughout you will see cotton

[1:16:02] starting to be moved and it's a

[1:16:05] major project for this region

[1:16:06] on the agricultural side of the

[1:16:09] port, we will see between now

[1:16:10] and March significant movement

[1:16:11] of

[1:16:14] soybeans and other projects to

[1:16:14] asia.

[1:16:17] A huge crop in the midwest

[1:16:18] which will be moving -- be

[1:16:19] moving here biovail and we will

[1:16:23] supplement that 650 person

[1:16:25] number over the next six months

[1:16:25] .

[1:16:29] >>> I will be glad to answer

[1:16:29] any questions.

[1:16:31] >> Mr. Scott.

[1:16:36] >> some of the second phase of

[1:16:39] tip co-is much larger than the

[1:16:42] first phase. Oh, my God

[1:16:43] that's monumental and you go

[1:16:46] know what to you see second, is

[1:16:47] there a relationship?

[1:16:52] >> what you see is probably 10%

[1:16:52] final construction.

[1:16:58] >> just imagine 90% more the

[1:16:59] mayor and I were there about a

[1:17:02] year and a half ago and toward

[1:17:03] their plant and she knows the

[1:17:04] size of the plant. It's

[1:17:05] incredible.

[1:17:11] I should have

[1:17:12] mentioned tcpo that will have a

[1:17:12] 10-inch and economic council on

[1:17:15] thursday. They want to sign an

[1:17:18] mou with the region and the

[1:17:19] mayor was there a year and a

[1:17:22] half ago and roland mauer and i

[1:17:27] were there would would -- and

[1:17:28] those I know in August and we

[1:17:30] met with the group again and

[1:17:31] this is commission for the

[1:17:33] whole region and it's a very

[1:17:36] large very large economic

[1:17:37] development,

[1:17:39] they are bringing people this

[1:17:43] week to look at the second tier

[1:17:44] of tcpo.

[1:17:45] What other industries can we

[1:17:47] attract in the region --

[1:17:49] region not just related to

[1:17:52] tcpo, but want to get a

[1:17:53] foothold in the united states

[1:17:55] and north america. We will be

[1:17:56] having some meetings later this

[1:17:58] week and hopeful that the next

[1:18:01] step which we look far beyond

[1:18:06] tcpo will happen very soon.

[1:18:09] >>> I was laughing the other

[1:18:09] day I felt the number was 31

[1:18:14] billion in development and

[1:18:14] Chairman Holly said it was 32

[1:18:15] billion the only thing I can

[1:18:17] think of was 30, 31 billion got

[1:18:19] together and had a baby and the

[1:18:28] joey the numbers growing,

[1:18:28] growing a billion here or a

[1:18:29] billion there and I don't know

[1:18:30] any other community in the

[1:18:33] country that's talking about

[1:18:34] 32 billion, places like san

[1:18:38] francisco or los angeles can

[1:18:39] say -- say stuff like 32

[1:18:41] billion.

[1:18:42] We get kind of wrapped up, we

[1:18:45] get none because it went from 31

[1:18:48] to 32 and we get wrapped up in

[1:18:50] negative seeing things and

[1:18:51] people outside of corpus

[1:18:59] christi's, they are saying

[1:18:59] what is happening down there

[1:19:00] and certainly because of us,

[1:19:01] no, because of the work you do

[1:19:02] and edc.

[1:19:06] I want to -- roland and I are

[1:19:10] good close personal friends.

[1:19:11] He is leaving san antonio

[1:19:16] tomorrow to go on a trip.

[1:19:17] >> I know he is already there.

[1:19:19] >> ways to travel together and

[1:19:22] paid my own way by the way.

[1:19:24] He's a close personal friend.

[1:19:26] This organization has not

[1:19:30] missed a beat. You came on

[1:19:30] board and shepherd in and you

[1:19:36] have not missed a beat and

[1:19:36] economic development

[1:19:37] corporation.

[1:19:38] That's a big thing for me

[1:19:41] representing the city and I

[1:19:42] feel good telling the

[1:19:45] constituents that we have a

[1:19:46] great organization and its not

[1:19:47] -- it's not built on one person

[1:19:52] , it's a team that works. Even

[1:19:53] if one person is not there.

[1:19:54] I want to say thank you for

[1:19:54] your work

[1:19:55] and you have done a great job.

[1:19:59] >> we have an excellent team

[1:20:00] and an excellent board of

[1:20:02] directors.

[1:20:04] They have started the search

[1:20:09] that is underway right now. I

[1:20:10] am hopeful the sooner the

[1:20:14] better,

[1:20:14] that by the end of the year we

[1:20:15] can make a selection for a new

[1:20:16] executive director and someone

[1:20:20] will be on board within 30 to

[1:20:25] 45 days after that.

[1:20:26] It's moving well. We expect to

[1:20:30] see some candidates for review

[1:20:33] by the selection committee of

[1:20:36] the edc within the next 60 days

[1:20:36] .

[1:20:39] >> thank you, Mr. Loeb.

[1:20:42] >> I was wondering there's a

[1:20:43] lot of news right now that the

[1:20:49] price of oil is falling.

[1:20:49] What effect do you think that

[1:20:50] hassle believes -- hassle and

[1:20:51] leads we've gotten in a economy

[1:20:52] in general?

[1:20:56] >> so far we haven't -- I

[1:20:56] talked to some of our new

[1:20:59] customers, I haven't talked --

[1:21:02] seen anybody say anything that

[1:21:06] they are backing off from

[1:21:06] anything.

[1:21:07] I assume if there's a further

[1:21:08] significant drop in the

[1:21:10] eyes of oil when did you -- you

[1:21:13] got down below 60 that you will

[1:21:13] start start to see some

[1:21:17] slowdown in some of the

[1:21:18] activity and probably some

[1:21:18] impact on some of the natural

[1:21:21] gas projects. Right now

[1:21:23] everybody is proceeding as

[1:21:26] planned and don't foresee any

[1:21:26] changes.

[1:21:29] >> you always wonder how that

[1:21:30] affects the margins.

[1:21:34] >> Mr. Leroux well done.

[1:21:36] >> good to see you all.

[1:21:41] >> texas dot.

[1:21:47] >> valerie gray, interim

[1:21:48] executive director of public

[1:21:50] works.

[1:21:54] A presentation on the update on

[1:21:55] texas dot yearly projects and

[1:21:56] here to present is

[1:21:59] the district and engineer of the

[1:22:00] district, Mr. Mr. Lonnie [

[1:22:01] Audio not understandable].

[1:22:05] >> welcome.

[1:22:08] >> congratulations on the

[1:22:08] election.

[1:22:14] >> district engineer for texas

[1:22:17] dot, I will update you on the

[1:22:17] project.

[1:22:22] A lot going on. I heard this

[1:22:22] morning there's a lot of growth

[1:22:23] and with growth comes

[1:22:25] an opportunity for construction

[1:22:28] projects and we have a really

[1:22:31] dynamic large construction

[1:22:33] program currently and I see we

[1:22:36] should move north with good

[1:22:40] fortune coming up sometime

[1:22:41] after the first of the year we

[1:22:45] hope to get the project underway

[1:22:51] . You have seen a lot of work

[1:22:52] going on in of $700 million in

[1:22:52] investment going on right now

[1:22:54] in the area.

[1:22:55] A list of those projects there

[1:22:59] and whole lot of -- one of the

[1:22:59] things we saw coming in a lot

[1:23:00] of the freeway system and road

[1:23:03] system with the pavement

[1:23:03] condition really below what we

[1:23:10] would want in a freeway system.

[1:23:10] We have gone in and invested

[1:23:11] about 18.7 million in the last

[1:23:16] year that's 358 I have a list

[1:23:20] of those and you see work in 386

[1:23:21] in the project on park road 22,

[1:23:23] frontage road near the mall

[1:23:24] area.

[1:23:29] That was an an area were we had

[1:23:30] to pull some funds together we

[1:23:31] used -- use the general

[1:23:32] district funds to take care of

[1:23:37] some of that as well as some

[1:23:37] eto funds and we have that

[1:23:39] going on in the great separation

[1:23:41] at tellico and

[1:23:44] we have some travel lanes and

[1:23:46] upgrading freeways, we have to

[1:23:49] design build projects they are

[1:23:52] not in nueces county that they

[1:23:54] are close by.

[1:23:55] To get 69 on the number one

[1:23:58] that's underway, get that

[1:24:00] designation from corpus christi

[1:24:02] into kingsville, that's one --

[1:24:03] this one of the goals of the

[1:24:05] committee and one of our says

[1:24:09] well.

[1:24:10] That's $79 million job if you

[1:24:11] have been to bishop

[1:24:12] we will -- you will see that

[1:24:15] were progressing very well we

[1:24:16] hired a group to design and

[1:24:18] build and there's a short

[1:24:22] maintenance periods tacked onto

[1:24:23] the end of that in that project

[1:24:26] as well as the harbour bridge

[1:24:26] -- harbor bridge, is in

[1:24:29] procurement

[1:24:30] and we have $70 million of

[1:24:32] other design projects that we

[1:24:36] are working on in the largest

[1:24:39] scoped project on that would be

[1:24:44] the ramp reversal. 358 on the

[1:24:48] southbound and eastbound down

[1:24:51] north padre.

[1:24:52] Some of the the surface project

[1:24:57] are listed. You have seen them.

[1:25:00] We have talked numerous town

[1:25:01] time on park road 22 and those

[1:25:03] projects they have a surface

[1:25:05] that are 10 to

[1:25:08] 15-years-old and days are

[1:25:10] starting to get rough.

[1:25:13] We have sporadic failures.

[1:25:14] We had to do emergency repair

[1:25:17] work.

[1:25:18] You have gotten into that

[1:25:19] heavily and I will not go

[1:25:22] through -- that is something

[1:25:26] that will continue next year.

[1:25:27] 286 is one that we would do

[1:25:29] maintenance funds and across

[1:25:31] town going back toward

[1:25:35] loretto street tie in about the

[1:25:40] interchange however it's laid

[1:25:40] out, we don't want to resurface

[1:25:43] something and get it torn back

[1:25:45] up with the harbor project.

[1:25:53] That's high on our priority.

[1:25:56] Great separation and tellico,

[1:25:58] that's a project and po funded

[1:26:01] with prop 12 contractor bae and

[1:26:04] that is working well and $13

[1:26:08] million job.

[1:26:09] We hope to have that thing

[1:26:10] completed late spring early

[1:26:13] summer of next year.

[1:26:14] It is driven by safety.

[1:26:18] As well as the plan to get a

[1:26:22] controlled facility eventually.

[1:26:24] 2444 staples street.

[1:26:27] That project some time back, it

[1:26:31] was a prop 12 project and we

[1:26:32] had time restriction on the

[1:26:32] funding and the city worked

[1:26:36] with us and we had right-of-way

[1:26:37] to purchase and we are getting

[1:26:37] very close to having that

[1:26:42] wrapped up and -- will be

[1:26:43] building that and we are

[1:26:45] targeting mid-November and

[1:26:48] anticipate completion.

[1:26:50] It's about 2.5 year project.

[1:26:54] It's an urban project you are

[1:26:55] building how far road at a --

[1:26:55] half a road at a time and

[1:26:58] maintaining traffic volume.

[1:27:02] Running around 7500 and that

[1:27:03] project is about $24.4 million

[1:27:10] project on whoever wrote the

[1:27:10] project is been underway for a

[1:27:13] while we started in January 14

[1:27:16] and the limits go from 2861

[1:27:16] yorktown boulevard and building

[1:27:19] a five lane urban section.

[1:27:22] They're building that project

[1:27:24] and we anticipate

[1:27:28] construction next spring and

[1:27:29] that's roughly $9.9 million

[1:27:35] project.

[1:27:35] The one in 361 -- one that is

[1:27:38] important important --

[1:27:39] that will make an urban section

[1:27:42] and add pedestrian pass it goes

[1:27:45] from avenue g-tube beach access

[1:27:49] road one and he will be similar

[1:27:50] to weber road project where we

[1:27:51] have four lanes with a raised

[1:27:52] median and curb and gutter

[1:27:56] section and protected left

[1:28:00] turns and -- we are starting

[1:28:02] work in building the project

[1:28:03] and they will be starting in

[1:28:07] November.

[1:28:08] It will take roughly two years

[1:28:09] to build and it's a $13 million

[1:28:15] project to get onto 86 project

[1:28:15] it's our largest project

[1:28:18] underway in the city, extending

[1:28:21] the freeway out from saratoga

[1:28:24] to weber. The contractor

[1:28:27] contractor -- they began working

[1:28:28] in March of this year and

[1:28:30] completion date I wish it was

[1:28:38] winter of 15, it is --

[1:28:39] optimistically between you and

[1:28:41] me I would love to be in the

[1:28:43] end, but we are looking at

[1:28:47] 2017, a three-year project.

[1:28:52] That's optimism, it will be the

[1:28:53] full complement freeway and

[1:28:56] have overpasses at -- landfill

[1:29:04] as well as weber road.

[1:29:05] I 69, I highlight the two

[1:29:07] projects, it's part of our goal

[1:29:08] to get the interstate

[1:29:11] designation down to kingsville

[1:29:12] and ultimately further south

[1:29:18] into the valley and they are

[1:29:18] building a portion from state

[1:29:19] highway 40 -- state highway

[1:29:20] 442892 in -- and the project

[1:29:23] has been going on since

[1:29:27] 13 and we should be completed

[1:29:31] close to next year and it's

[1:29:31] 11.3 million another project

[1:29:35] adjacent of that moving south

[1:29:39] from f and 892 in robstown

[1:29:40] 2886, austin bridge and their

[1:29:41] limited

[1:29:55] >>> whenever you're ready,

[1:29:55] rick.

[1:30:08] >> sorry, Mr. -- can you

[1:30:09] confirm only because I don't

[1:30:09] see a live screen, is it

[1:30:10] because I see the presentation

[1:30:11] does it mean we are ready to go?

[1:30:11] On the screen?

[1:30:12] Thank you.

[1:30:17] >> there we are.

[1:30:18] Let's go and move forward,

[1:30:18] thank you, Ms. Womack.

[1:30:25] >> I have as I was mentioning

[1:30:27] there's a lot of emphasis going

[1:30:31] on on I 69, we will be left

[1:30:37] with the cap that driscoll on

[1:30:37] we will complete the connection

[1:30:40] between robstown arai 37 and

[1:30:41] kingsville.

[1:30:46] That project is in the process

[1:30:47] of getting into the right of

[1:30:49] acquisition they have coming to

[1:30:50] agreement with the county to --

[1:30:51] county to contribute funds on

[1:30:53] that to pay the 10%.

[1:30:56] We have the maps and we will be

[1:30:59] going to purchasing the

[1:31:03] property in the near future.

[1:31:10] This is a shot of the project I

[1:31:11] mentioned earlier the design

[1:31:11] build project showing you

[1:31:12] kingsville looking north on a

[1:31:13] -- and the project is well

[1:31:14] underway at this point and it's

[1:31:18] a design build between austin

[1:31:22] bridge and road and a limited.

[1:31:23] Pardon me?

[1:31:27] The harbor bridge,

[1:31:28] we have worked it, there's been

[1:31:30] a tremendous working

[1:31:35] relationship with the city staff

[1:31:36] the port of corpus christi has

[1:31:39] really been a great partner and

[1:31:42] as well as our city and county

[1:31:44] noesis &-ampersand-and sign

[1:31:49] patrizio and we are in the

[1:31:51] environmental process and

[1:31:55] there's work to be done and

[1:31:56] targeting try to get a record

[1:31:59] of decision and we could move

[1:32:02] forward in January of 15 in the

[1:32:08] final request for proposal

[1:32:08] posted October 2nd.

[1:32:09] We have seven proposals come in

[1:32:15] on the project and we go

[1:32:16] through a ranking system and

[1:32:17] four of them move forward and

[1:32:17] we are working with four teams

[1:32:18] of developers

[1:32:21] and it's a design build.

[1:32:22] Basically you have aspects of

[1:32:24] the project delivery in one

[1:32:26] contract. They will design it,

[1:32:30] build it, they have inspection

[1:32:32] and we have inspection as well

[1:32:33] and then they will maintain the

[1:32:38] project. It's a signature type

[1:32:40] bridge, very large structure

[1:32:46] and it will be a cable stay

[1:32:46] because of the link of the span

[1:32:50] over the channel to cover cover

[1:32:53] -- to have nothing obstructing

[1:32:54] navigation in the harbor and

[1:32:57] ship channel.

[1:32:57] We will have a 25 year

[1:32:58] maintenance.

[1:33:01] On this project and that's

[1:33:02] where we went out in the

[1:33:05] proposal and they will maintain

[1:33:07] the facility to a level of

[1:33:13] satisfaction. To build a high-

[1:33:14] quality product because you

[1:33:16] have a long-term maintenance

[1:33:17] which will be cumbersome on the

[1:33:21] project of this nature.

[1:33:22] Our target condition award is

[1:33:22] in the March March 2015

[1:33:25] commission meeting. It will

[1:33:28] take about six months maybe less

[1:33:35] for the notice to proceed. It

[1:33:36] will be estimated to begin

[1:33:37] toward the latter part of next

[1:33:37] year a project that will take

[1:33:41] four years to construct and it

[1:33:41] will time to take the old

[1:33:42] structure and approaches to it

[1:33:49] and our schedule is using the

[1:33:54] new structure in 2020.

[1:33:58] Another project -- that's high-

[1:34:01] profile for the npl and the

[1:34:02] community is to do the rep

[1:34:04] reversal and we have the

[1:34:08] project funded for letting the

[1:34:09] January 2016 a year from this

[1:34:11] January and it will reverse the

[1:34:16] ramps on -- weber, everhart,

[1:34:17] staples and we will get as far

[1:34:19] as we can we are in development

[1:34:22] and we don't have final estimate

[1:34:23] we will take the critical one

[1:34:26] first.

[1:34:30] We are taking care of those

[1:34:31] during the holiday season where

[1:34:32] we have severe index and the

[1:34:35] main system

[1:34:36] that's a project and high-

[1:34:36] priority from a safety

[1:34:40] standpoint and traffic flow of

[1:34:43] the loan 358.

[1:34:44] His 30 -- this $38 million

[1:34:46] primarily our largest and feel

[1:34:54] project at this time. I think

[1:34:55] that's all I have.

[1:34:55] I will open up for -- the

[1:34:56] question of dialogue.

[1:35:00] >> Mr. Scott?

[1:35:03] What me through this outside

[1:35:04] again.

[1:35:08] On the south side we have

[1:35:09] extension across town is that

[1:35:10] okay?

[1:35:11] That will be done at the end of

[1:35:13] this year?

[1:35:17] Year 2015 [Laughter] I was

[1:35:19] optimistic area okay.

[1:35:23] That is a 44 million.

[1:35:24] >> $45 million.

[1:35:29] >> that will be done by end of

[1:35:29] 17?.

[1:35:31] >> yes, sir 17.

[1:35:34] >> south staples expansion five

[1:35:39] lanes, how much and how long?

[1:35:46] $24 million, 24 million 20.4 we

[1:35:47] have some right away sin

[1:35:48] utilities we had to get cleared

[1:35:50] it was tied to the proposition

[1:35:54] 12 funding and there will be a

[1:35:55] time to get the right-of-way

[1:36:00] and utility adjusted and the

[1:36:01] city has been working with us

[1:36:01] to get the adjustment completed

[1:36:02] and we anticipate the completion

[1:36:05] in summer of 17.

[1:36:06] It's about a 30 months project.

[1:36:08] >> it's going to be finished by

[1:36:11] the same time question.

[1:36:12] >> it will be close.

[1:36:17] >> the challenges you are

[1:36:18] building a 10 little pieces

[1:36:19] because you have to maintain

[1:36:21] traffic itself big fruit print

[1:36:24] to work with it's a lot less

[1:36:28] work, but it's tougher work to

[1:36:29] get reduction.

[1:36:29] >> it's five lane, four lanes

[1:36:32] with continuous?

[1:36:33] >> yes, sir, after you get past

[1:36:34] the curve

[1:36:35] their shoulders on it as well.

[1:36:36] >> okay.

[1:36:39] No center needed right now?

[1:36:40] >> no not in that area.

[1:36:45] >> the weather extension is how

[1:36:46] much and how long.

[1:36:53] >> it's $9.9 million project.

[1:36:56] We will be done sometime next

[1:36:56] year.

[1:37:00] >> spring time of 15.

[1:37:03] >> the fortune.

[1:37:07] >> that the city's doing under

[1:37:09] reconstruction project to tie

[1:37:13] in the site south side grade

[1:37:15] yorktown, staples, everhart

[1:37:21] airline and no -- on the bond

[1:37:22] election, I think if we are

[1:37:24] successful we will complete the

[1:37:25] newly constructed bridge on the

[1:37:29] south side and you are giving

[1:37:30] your improvements and -- doing

[1:37:31] your improvements and we can

[1:37:32] wake up at the end of 2017 and

[1:37:34] go okay you can get from a to b

[1:37:42] in five different ways and not

[1:37:43] have to reconstruct the rack

[1:37:44] and stealing the rough roads.

[1:37:45] I want to thank you for that.

[1:37:48] >> one -- wendy we looked at

[1:37:50] and martin can come for an

[1:37:51] answer

[1:37:54] specific questions, one of the

[1:37:55] challenges, how do we handle

[1:37:59] traffic, you want to be route

[1:38:02] weather and then you hit

[1:38:03] another construction project in

[1:38:05] the interchange their, whether

[1:38:05] and to 80 -- weber and 286 cost

[1:38:06] him

[1:38:10] if got milestones to incentivize

[1:38:12] expedite construction, we added

[1:38:17] some lanes left turn lanes.

[1:38:20] Our contractors that we have

[1:38:21] the will be looking for ways to

[1:38:24] extend I traffic you we are

[1:38:27] trying to build it.

[1:38:30] We have a lot of construction

[1:38:35] 175 -- been a long time since

[1:38:35] we had a volume like that of

[1:38:38] work and we have looked at how

[1:38:41] we can incentivize. This

[1:38:44] incentivize and adding some

[1:38:47] design features.

[1:38:50] Your union evening commutes and

[1:38:53] morning commutes have you get

[1:38:54] them through their -- their him

[1:38:55] build a left turn lanes first

[1:38:56] and get them place for storage

[1:38:57] and traffic wanted to get

[1:39:03] through I bet you he will make

[1:39:04] adjustments as being in, the

[1:39:05] traffic.

[1:39:10] >> if that's completed -- if we

[1:39:18] have rep reversal, you might

[1:39:20] have people go back down lever,

[1:39:24] staples, to get in the sb id,

[1:39:28] to get on sb id it easier.

[1:39:30] >> they -- it will be very

[1:39:32] similar to what we have in

[1:39:33] front of the mall going

[1:39:33] westbound.

[1:39:35] >> I think those work very

[1:39:35] well.

[1:39:37] >> for safety and efficient.

[1:39:43] >> the lighting of the bridge,

[1:39:44] it's iconic fascinating to hear

[1:39:47] people talk about that is that

[1:39:48] included in the new bridge?

[1:39:49] >>

[1:39:50] we will be some lighting

[1:39:52] features, how they come up with

[1:39:56] it is -- bishop harmon's and

[1:39:58] expectations on the harbor

[1:40:01] bridge.

[1:40:05] I thought it was well done, I

[1:40:07] know we have talked

[1:40:11] scott and mcintyre.

[1:40:14] >> those teams they are trying

[1:40:20] to compete to provide the best

[1:40:22] project project.

[1:40:22] Not just the cheapest cost it's

[1:40:25] the best value in this you

[1:40:26] score these things out be

[1:40:30] furnished them -- to prioritize

[1:40:32] these and we work with several

[1:40:34] members. These are really

[1:40:36] important and we furnished that

[1:40:38] is referenced document to the

[1:40:40] development teams to consider.

[1:40:44] >> when the lighting came out I

[1:40:46] was a take it or the leavitt

[1:40:49] kind of guy and people talk

[1:40:52] about it and they talk about it

[1:40:53] in context of other iconic

[1:40:56] structures all over the world,

[1:41:03] my last thought was lights on

[1:41:10] for safety.

[1:41:11] You know there are parts of the

[1:41:12] state in country that have the

[1:41:12] concept were you come over and

[1:41:14] sit in certain area and it

[1:41:16] doesn't have adequate or good

[1:41:19] traffic flow as you might want

[1:41:22] and they have the signs that say

[1:41:23] welcome to the island lights on

[1:41:25] for safety and

[1:41:29] it said welcome to port -- just

[1:41:33] the thought of until we get 361

[1:41:38] and we all wanted, it might

[1:41:39] increase safety if everybody

[1:41:43] turns there headlights on.

[1:41:44] That might be a conversation

[1:41:44] for you

[1:41:52] in the city. That's the way we

[1:41:52] can provide additional safety

[1:41:55] to a lot of people who come here

[1:41:57] and if they have their

[1:42:00] headlights on it might reduce

[1:42:00] some traffic.

[1:42:02] >> I appreciate that the

[1:42:02] condition.

[1:42:07] >> tonight -- can I interrupt

[1:42:07] for a minute, because there's

[1:42:09] no turning leaner middling the

[1:42:12] shoulders practically nil and

[1:42:15] passing is difficult and they

[1:42:17] have two-lane going both ways

[1:42:18] and considering the compounding

[1:42:21] traffic and increase -- the

[1:42:22] increase in tourism and frankly

[1:42:26] in rooftops sure would like to

[1:42:27] see lights on for safety.

[1:42:30] >> I went out there to the

[1:42:30] taste -- .

[1:42:31] To the taste of the island and

[1:42:37] at the port royale and that is

[1:42:40] high-risk area.

[1:42:41] Actually think that something

[1:42:44] we could

[1:42:45] get something achievable in the

[1:42:49] partnership with signs, lights

[1:42:51] on for safety at a minimum that

[1:42:52] would be great.

[1:42:57] >> we do have planned projects

[1:42:58] that's not funded at this time

[1:42:59] but in conjunction that we

[1:43:00] appreciate that.

[1:43:02] >> I think you are doing

[1:43:06] everything you can to improve

[1:43:08] day.

[1:43:14] They could try this concept, I

[1:43:14] love riding a bicycle so I am

[1:43:16] now all into lights if you're

[1:43:20] going to hit me I want to

[1:43:20] eliminate the excuse that you

[1:43:23] did not see me.

[1:43:25] if you turn the lights on it

[1:43:26] provides an extra level of

[1:43:27] safety.

[1:43:33] >> during the day. Obviously

[1:43:36] it's during the night for legal

[1:43:41] requirements.

[1:43:41] I want to be clear, that would

[1:43:42] be great if we can do that

[1:43:44] during the day.

[1:43:47] And a good project May be with

[1:43:48] point

[1:43:51] -- you're doing a great job

[1:43:52] thank you for all you're doing.

[1:43:56] >> thank you, Mr. Scott, Ms.

[1:43:56] Ms. Mcintyre.

[1:43:59] >> mike, I am glad you think

[1:44:03] they only hit you if they don't

[1:44:06] see you as opposed to they see

[1:44:06] you.

[1:44:08] >> the lights on -- on for

[1:44:13] safety at 11 not on that, I

[1:44:13] knows 361 we are working on

[1:44:14] improvements in the cap goes

[1:44:16] down and we are looking at for

[1:44:18] the rest and that would be huge

[1:44:19] and they have that comment

[1:44:22] coming from the residents

[1:44:25] recently.

[1:44:25] Thank you for addressing the

[1:44:28] harbor bridge, on the design

[1:44:30] build on the proposal that can

[1:44:34] -- they can come up with ideas

[1:44:35] on what they do differently on

[1:44:35] the original drawing drawing.

[1:44:37] >> they have to approve it is a

[1:44:43] better value and there is when

[1:44:44] you do a project there's a

[1:44:47] footprint and you have the

[1:44:48] movement that you want.

[1:44:55] How they deliver those it's 50%.

[1:44:55] You want to allow innovation

[1:44:56] and creativity through the

[1:45:00] process.

[1:45:01] To me as you witness what goes

[1:45:01] on in one of these from where

[1:45:04] we are at where we have been

[1:45:05] connected to a couple of them

[1:45:06] it's good to have that many

[1:45:07] smart folks working on it

[1:45:10] coming up with it, they have

[1:45:13] latitude.

[1:45:18] There's also the ascetic piece

[1:45:20] of it and access issue and how

[1:45:23] we address those, we struggle

[1:45:25] on how we get them to

[1:45:26] understand where we want to go

[1:45:28] with this

[1:45:29] and we did that through that

[1:45:32] study.

[1:45:32] I read that thing and -- in for

[1:45:35] the amount of time very

[1:45:39] thoughtful and gives a vision

[1:45:40] to people -- the people that

[1:45:43] are visionary and we are

[1:45:44] looking out -- level of service

[1:45:48] travel time

[1:45:48] those types of things how can

[1:45:49] you expedite the movement of

[1:45:54] traffic in and out it will be

[1:45:56] an opportunity for high-growth

[1:46:00] in tourism, but also for people

[1:46:01] who make the morning and

[1:46:01] evening commute.

[1:46:05] >> thank you.

[1:46:07] Fourth of July and labor day

[1:46:10] were great.

[1:46:10] The traffic did not backup.

[1:46:14] We had snacks during

[1:46:14] construction and I appreciate

[1:46:18] all the work you put into it to

[1:46:19] make sure we don't have those

[1:46:19] in the future and the extension

[1:46:21] of the turn lanes are really

[1:46:25] enhance the area and made it

[1:46:26] phenomenal and the fourth of

[1:46:27] July and labor day there's no

[1:46:29] backup that we have previously

[1:46:37] and we appreciate the effort.

[1:46:39] The also parkway when we met

[1:46:42] talk before with the -- the

[1:46:45] signal being put in in.

[1:46:48] >> they did not get the

[1:46:48] language.

[1:46:52] >> the contract has been

[1:46:52] notified.

[1:46:55] >> can we get a schedule?

[1:46:56] We will get you scheduled.

[1:46:58] >> once they break ground.

[1:46:59] On when that will occur.

[1:47:05] >> great.

[1:47:06] that's all I have.

[1:47:07] >> rate thank you.

[1:47:20] >> thank you, Mr. Love.

[1:47:25] >> I want to say that access on

[1:47:27] the harbor bridge is incredibly

[1:47:28] important.

[1:47:30] I said that before.

[1:47:33] The other thing is I think ramp

[1:47:37] reversal is probably going to

[1:47:38] be the most impactful on the

[1:47:42] projects on traffic.

[1:47:43] I drive both sides of the

[1:47:46] highway and the difference in

[1:47:49] safety and traffic flow and

[1:47:50] ease of use is completely

[1:47:55] different on the mall side of it

[1:47:56] in the mall gets more -- and

[1:47:57] the markets more traffic on the

[1:48:00] other side.

[1:48:00] I think that will have an

[1:48:04] impact on that entire area

[1:48:10] three or 4 miles away will

[1:48:10] impact traffic when we get the

[1:48:11] ramp reversal and it will

[1:48:14] impact it for the better

[1:48:15] and I hope that when they get

[1:48:16] that done we can work on

[1:48:17] synchronizing the lights

[1:48:18] because I know a lot of the

[1:48:20] issues on the lights is to make

[1:48:22] sure traffic doesn't backup on

[1:48:25] to the highway once we do ramp

[1:48:25] reversal

[1:48:30] we should be able to solve one

[1:48:30] of those issues.

[1:48:35] Maybe -- maybe not on staples,

[1:48:35] but the mall plaza like but on

[1:48:38] the other streets and he will

[1:48:38] make a big difference and I

[1:48:41] want to thank you guys

[1:48:41] promoting it as quickly as you

[1:48:42] can on that.

[1:48:44] >> thank you.

[1:48:45] >> Mr. Garza.

[1:48:50] >> along the same line as

[1:48:50] david, I was in the planning

[1:48:51] commission when we started

[1:48:53] talking about the reversal and

[1:48:56] I was confused

[1:48:57] did not know how it would work

[1:48:58] on the ninth pleasantly

[1:49:01] surprised and impressed with

[1:49:07] impact on the north side of 361.

[1:49:09] List -- Mr. Land been acquired

[1:49:10] for the right-of-way.

[1:49:14] >> we are in the process of

[1:49:15] purchasing land I don't know

[1:49:15] what percentage.

[1:49:20] I had -- we have acquired

[1:49:20] several parcels already part of

[1:49:21] the timeline to get the project

[1:49:25] if the clock the funding

[1:49:25] becomes available and we are in

[1:49:26] the process.

[1:49:27] Thank you for that question.

[1:49:29] >> I appreciate all the project

[1:49:45] you to 86 and the projects --

[1:49:45] besides the harbor bridge the

[1:49:46] largest impact will be the

[1:49:46] reversal project.

[1:49:49] >> on the south side.

[1:49:52] Things for all your hard work.

[1:49:55] >> thank you Mr. Garza, Mr.

[1:49:55] Magill.

[1:50:03] >> thank you for the sheer

[1:50:03] magnitude of the world that you

[1:50:04] are completing moving forward

[1:50:06] is great. It's a great time in

[1:50:09] corpus christi and your timing

[1:50:11] is impeccable to have gotten

[1:50:12] the funding to make it happen

[1:50:16] today.

[1:50:16] When creek citizen request a

[1:50:18] piece of rebar on the west is

[1:50:21] bay boulevard under the

[1:50:24] overpass that sticking out and

[1:50:25] people who work in the -- there

[1:50:31] each day

[1:50:31] that's a quick citizenry quiz,

[1:50:32] I know that I could've e-mailed

[1:50:33] that to you, but you're here

[1:50:35] today we are talking about ramp

[1:50:39] reversal. I know it takes time

[1:50:40] to get things on a project list

[1:50:40] to -- the project was to get

[1:50:44] them funded, but is there --

[1:50:48] their any idea of thought in

[1:50:49] terms of ramp reversal between

[1:50:52] baldwin in 19? Baldwin

[1:50:54] important?

[1:50:56] port and horn?

[1:50:57] Onto 86?

[1:51:00] I know there's not a as much

[1:51:02] traffic, but it's very similar,

[1:51:04] some of that will it taken care

[1:51:07] of, the exit on leopard, when

[1:51:09] you start talking about the

[1:51:13] quick -- it's a similar -- this

[1:51:13] a similar problem, but with

[1:51:17] less traffic, it is two, four,

[1:51:18] six years out?

[1:51:21] Where are when are we going to

[1:51:23] look at the ramp reverses?

[1:51:24] I might be wrong on the

[1:51:27] location.

[1:51:28] The limit on the new project

[1:51:33] for the interchange the port

[1:51:33] adjacent east of the new

[1:51:34] interchange those ramps will be

[1:51:36] brought up to standard in the

[1:51:40] footprint and the rams met an

[1:51:43] old standard, you don't have a

[1:51:46] lot of distance will be call the

[1:51:48] bridge distance, and the

[1:51:53] footprint from nueces boulevard

[1:51:56] into the inner-city that will

[1:51:57] be addressed as part of the

[1:51:59] design project for the harbor

[1:52:00] bridge.

[1:52:03] We are building a bridge, but

[1:52:08] there's a huge interchange that

[1:52:12] changes a lot of things just

[1:52:13] the sheer magnitude of -- of it

[1:52:14] and building to a higher design

[1:52:18] state and safety standard about

[1:52:19] half of the project up in the

[1:52:23] air and the other half with the

[1:52:24] two connection the beach and,

[1:52:27] that portion is a thing covered

[1:52:28] in the future design along that

[1:52:31] 37.

[1:52:38] >> I am talking about -- on

[1:52:38] cost down.

[1:52:42] >> the south the laredo, however

[1:52:45] to schlow impact.

[1:52:46] >> we will need to look at

[1:52:46] those.

[1:52:52] >> I see that as a growth area

[1:52:53] in terms of infield and

[1:52:56] development and I realize two

[1:52:58] oh 46 years that you have to

[1:53:00] start the project send we are

[1:53:02] seeing when hundreds of and

[1:53:03] plus million dollars projects

[1:53:07] because we have the -- 10 years

[1:53:09] ago to make it happen.

[1:53:12] Unless question

[1:53:13] is, you mentioned prop 12 a

[1:53:15] couple times, what is the next

[1:53:19] round of funding for give me an

[1:53:24] idea of how that comes forward.

[1:53:25] Onto 86 extensions --

[1:53:28] extensions have the weber to

[1:53:29] connect the staples 2444 that

[1:53:34] would be the next round, what

[1:53:34] are some elements the community

[1:53:35] can look forward to?

[1:53:36] >> the next opportunity for

[1:53:42] funding is in November.

[1:53:44] The proposition which utilizes

[1:53:45] the portion of the rainy days

[1:53:51] and two above the certain cap

[1:53:52] to go into the highway fund to

[1:53:53] build projects

[1:53:54] and road improvements.

[1:53:58] The funding pretty well spent

[1:54:01] -- we have been ability find,

[1:54:04] and prop 12 which been has been

[1:54:06] voted on and to bryan mims

[1:54:09] projects which we are fortunate

[1:54:12] to capitalize on the dash be

[1:54:16] funded by those dollars.

[1:54:17] Depending on the will of the

[1:54:23] public, the projects in the

[1:54:24] planning that we have done is

[1:54:25] financially constrained to the

[1:54:26] infield these are types of

[1:54:27] projects we need to hear so we

[1:54:29] can have advisory committee

[1:54:38] analyze and prioritize those.

[1:54:39] I strongly support the ramp

[1:54:39] reversal.

[1:54:40] That came on a number of years

[1:54:41] ago was the need to look for

[1:54:43] the dollar.

[1:54:46] That's a process that comes

[1:54:46] into input

[1:54:47] that you're given the right

[1:54:47] now.

[1:54:50] >> thank you for your work and

[1:54:52] i was encouraged to see that

[1:54:57] improvements out of -- that

[1:54:58] means that could be continued

[1:55:01] somewhat that some portion.

[1:55:05] >> at least a couple members on

[1:55:07] this, we have long-range that

[1:55:09] we would have a full load

[1:55:12] expanded to four legs and

[1:55:16] although sends a high price tag

[1:55:16] . It's a fix community --

[1:55:18] fixed community on both and said

[1:55:21] how you keep traffic moving and

[1:55:22] address the safety concern

[1:55:23] there's an immediacy on that we

[1:55:26] had had a fatality said a

[1:55:28] couple folks who killed

[1:55:33] pedestrian traffic

[1:55:33] recently.

[1:55:34] It's very concerning to us, if

[1:55:34] you have driven in the rural

[1:55:42] section, -- when we are put the

[1:55:45] alternating passingly we have

[1:55:46] seen a huge reduction in hit on

[1:55:53] fatality's you could people out,

[1:55:53] you get behind a slow-moving

[1:55:54] vehicle enjoying the sights and

[1:55:55] people who need -- of people

[1:55:55] who need to go to work or do

[1:55:57] business will take chances and

[1:56:00] ask so we build it -- to those

[1:56:03] in and rebuild a lot of --

[1:56:08] if you take -- we have done

[1:56:09] several and we have seen dress

[1:56:11] reduction in fatality's and

[1:56:13] that will be a short-term short

[1:56:16] to mid term fix you can double

[1:56:19] the traffic and we are seeing

[1:56:19] the traffic volumes on some

[1:56:21] roads

[1:56:24] approaching double what we have

[1:56:27] today.

[1:56:29] Basically take weekend and that

[1:56:33] traffic could be handled the

[1:56:33] price tag is $2.5 million

[1:56:35] construction cost

[1:56:37] we could do an existing right-

[1:56:39] of-way get passing both

[1:56:42] directions 12 miles and it will

[1:56:45] keep traffic flowing and our

[1:56:47] intention is if you see

[1:56:48] assigned to miles ahead I have

[1:56:51] a chance to pass the majority

[1:56:56] population is going to -- it is

[1:56:59] shown to be very effective.

[1:56:59] Longer term and will -- it will

[1:57:02] be much more extensive.

[1:57:07] >> my final, is the mauling on

[1:57:08] cost town has improved I know

[1:57:13] you have it budget three times

[1:57:14] here, but it has improved and

[1:57:14] it allows people entering and

[1:57:18] exiting across town and baldwin

[1:57:19] , they can see cars coming off

[1:57:19] the road.

[1:57:20] I appreciate that very much I

[1:57:22] have seen him difference in

[1:57:24] thank you I recognize that.

[1:57:27] >> I know it's been a real

[1:57:29] issue and still an issue the

[1:57:30] campaign

[1:57:32] the city's doing it is

[1:57:36] propagating.

[1:57:37] It looks -- I can notice it.

[1:57:41] It's not perfect, but that

[1:57:42] campaign and trying to educate

[1:57:51] vote -- it's working.

[1:57:51] I was amazed on how cool it was

[1:57:52] and I spent several months a

[1:57:53] few years ago it's noticeably

[1:57:57] different, campaign plus

[1:57:57] enforcement.

[1:57:59] >> thank you.

[1:58:01] I safely pulled aside this trust

[1:58:05] to the side of the road, we had

[1:58:06] a conversation about what he

[1:58:10] puts in the back of his truck.

[1:58:11] This riojas.

[1:58:14] >> you educated him.

[1:58:17] >> thanks for the feedback.

[1:58:18] All I want to say is thanks for

[1:58:20] the update. I know it's part

[1:58:22] of our agenda packets today,

[1:58:29] but I hope we do update have it

[1:58:30] uploaded on the website because

[1:58:30] it's great information to share

[1:58:31] with the community about the

[1:58:32] investment

[1:58:33] so that people understand

[1:58:36] timelines because we have a bit

[1:58:37] of work construction not just

[1:58:41] on our site on the stateside.

[1:58:43] To give people information.

[1:58:47] This one more thing.

[1:58:48] Thanks for

[1:58:49] being a great partner and making

[1:58:51] mobility have been.

[1:58:59] >> I will ask that -- .

[1:59:03] >> I would echo colleen and mark

[1:59:05] in the mirror said about my --

[1:59:10] light on for safety.

[1:59:18] That marked take the credit you

[1:59:18] I do think there's a lot of

[1:59:19] value for lights on for safety

[1:59:20] not just at night or during -- ,

[1:59:20] but during the day specially on

[1:59:21] some of those high-traffic

[1:59:22] corridors.

[1:59:23] >> thank you.

[1:59:28] >> even though we did not have

[1:59:28] a conversation it's good they

[1:59:29] bring it to our attention.

[1:59:33] All you have to do is go drive

[1:59:37] that without the passing lane,

[1:59:38] that is scary.

[1:59:43] >> I think we are done.

[1:59:50] Thank you very much.

[1:59:53] Before we take a break and then

[1:59:55] after a break we will go over

[1:59:58] item number 22, can you give us

[1:59:59] some clarity on the concern

[2:00:02] that was brought up earlier on

[2:00:04] the legality of the

[2:00:05] vote on annexation number 11.

[2:00:10] >> the agenda from last week.

[2:00:11] >> the concern was that funding

[2:00:12] resolution was not properly

[2:00:16] noticed and double checked

[2:00:17] because when I hear something

[2:00:19] like that I worry.

[2:00:20] I double checked with registrar

[2:00:27] and it appears 11 was on

[2:00:27] properly on the agenda and the

[2:00:28] agenda report was precedent

[2:00:30] resolution was present and it

[2:00:31] was present on the agenda as

[2:00:35] well.

[2:00:36] It will not be be open meeting

[2:00:37] violation.

[2:00:41] >> sleep was an accurate,

[2:00:42] everything on our vote for

[2:00:47] annexation is in compliance of

[2:00:48] the legal request statutory

[2:00:49] compliance with annexation.

[2:00:51] >> I feel comfortable that is

[2:00:52] all defensible.

[2:00:54] >> we will take a break and be

[2:00:54] back back.

[2:02:09] We can get someone else, Ms.

[2:02:11] Mcintyre, call someone else

[2:02:13] from the back if you need to

[2:02:14] handle something.

[2:02:18] >> can someone from, thank you.

[2:02:27] >> you for -- you've got one,

[2:02:31] two, three, four.

[2:02:31] >> she needs to go.

[2:02:34] >> okay.

[2:02:39] We're going to move forward to

[2:02:40] item number 22 our last item on

[2:02:41] the agenda, street

[2:02:44] or vindictive exceedance plan

[2:02:45] your one update and street

[2:02:46] maintenance preventative year

[2:02:50] number two work plan.

[2:02:50] >> good afternoon, valerie

[2:02:55] gray, interim executive

[2:02:55] director public works.

[2:02:56] Today I want to present an

[2:02:57] update on one of the

[2:02:59] street preventative program and

[2:03:02] review does two work plans

[2:03:04] which should be up must be

[2:03:06] approved prior to execution

[2:03:09] that you I want to tell you

[2:03:12] that on the seat you will see

[2:03:13] that what we did was to make

[2:03:15] you a larger mat

[2:03:22] that has all the info on it. I

[2:03:23] learned from experience and I

[2:03:23] know last time you said can we

[2:03:25] get a bigger map and we try to

[2:03:27] put everything on it and we read

[2:03:30] -- we printed the attachments

[2:03:34] for you.

[2:03:36] On the first slide,

[2:03:38] you can see that the slide

[2:03:41] shows the status of your one,

[2:03:45] and also

[2:03:48] -- the first slightest overlay,

[2:03:49] on the slide you can see the

[2:03:50] status of your one overlay,

[2:03:52] there are five delivery orders

[2:03:55] totaling 264,000 total square

[2:04:00] yards 14.1 miles.

[2:04:01] The contractor is making good

[2:04:05] progress and is at 56% complete

[2:04:08] as shown on the chart to the

[2:04:17] right.

[2:04:18] On this next screen, shows the

[2:04:20] status of the year one

[2:04:22] seal coats with five delivery

[2:04:25] orders totaling approximately

[2:04:28] 431,000 square yards or 25.1

[2:04:30] miles.

[2:04:35] This contractor had a late start

[2:04:36] with the seal program and has

[2:04:36] had some challenges with

[2:04:38] resources.

[2:04:41] Staff has been working with them

[2:04:42] and working with a contractor

[2:04:42] who is provided us recently a

[2:04:45] plan of action to complete all

[2:04:50] of the five deals by the end of

[2:04:51] the year weather permitting.

[2:04:51] He laid out a plan to get the

[2:04:55] work done and we will work with

[2:04:55] them and they believe he will

[2:04:56] hit the target.

[2:04:59] The seal work is faster than

[2:05:00] the overlay work and we believe

[2:05:01] he will be finishing up

[2:05:02] close to the end of the year.

[2:05:07] >> on the next slide, this is

[2:05:10] simply a map of your one

[2:05:10] location.

[2:05:14] This is on the web and we have

[2:05:16] to show you there

[2:05:18] year one.

[2:05:20] To briefly go through some of

[2:05:22] things we learn from year one

[2:05:25] which we consider they

[2:05:26] had a program and we are trying

[2:05:31] to approve and we both continue

[2:05:32] to have a multi-your program

[2:05:33] and the first thing is the use

[2:05:37] of google map aerial view maps

[2:05:38] when we are developing the

[2:05:39] deals and working the plans for

[2:05:40] the contractor instead of cad

[2:05:41] drawings.

[2:05:44] This allows the engineer to

[2:05:45] mark the work features the

[2:05:46] contract will see in the field

[2:05:50] and it gives better clarity to

[2:05:53] what is done and where it will

[2:05:55] be done out in the field.

[2:05:59] We learned to keep list of

[2:06:00] alternates ready to allow for

[2:06:01] swapping locations in the the

[2:06:02] event of utility work is

[2:06:06] required and reasons that we

[2:06:06] might have two different

[2:06:16] locations.

[2:06:16] The third thing, that street

[2:06:17] location methodology is working

[2:06:17] very well we found a few

[2:06:18] streets that needed to be

[2:06:19] different due to identification

[2:06:21] of utility work that is needed.

[2:06:24] Remember, we tried our best not

[2:06:28] to get into utility and try to

[2:06:29] find a way to do for the

[2:06:30] streetwear more extensive

[2:06:31] utility work is needed area and

[2:06:35] we also learned as number four

[2:06:36] says, we need more inspections

[2:06:41] and upfront testing and that

[2:06:42] means we need to determine the

[2:06:42] condition of basin in areas

[2:06:44] were we do overlays whether we

[2:06:47] should do overlays or -- we

[2:06:50] need to verify the base to do

[2:06:53] enough work and to ensure the

[2:06:57] work is done and be being done

[2:07:00] -- being done with the work

[2:07:00] through and the staff and

[2:07:01] engineering got does the walk

[2:07:04] the work through the and your

[2:07:06] work working on that.

[2:07:08] >> the resident notification

[2:07:11] protocol is doing very good in

[2:07:12] our opinion and is evidence --

[2:07:14] as evidence we only had to

[2:07:16] vehicles that were told --

[2:07:17] trying to contact those

[2:07:19] residents and that was the only

[2:07:23] issue I've heard so far and we

[2:07:23] have been out in quite a few

[2:07:25] areas.

[2:07:30] We were able to up the

[2:07:30] the striping in the streets we

[2:07:31] are maintaining and we are

[2:07:32] getting it in accordance with

[2:07:35] the transportation plan and

[2:07:36] that's a plus with the program

[2:07:38] as well.

[2:07:39] Last but not least the utility

[2:07:40] coordination is working well.

[2:07:46] Working harder to get our

[2:07:47] locations -- locations who are

[2:07:47] utility department and allowing

[2:07:48] them to review the location and

[2:07:53] in advance.

[2:07:53] This is healthy must for the

[2:07:55] location that the for a lot of

[2:07:56] infrastructure work

[2:07:57] you for making the discovery in

[2:08:00] the field.

[2:08:00] The coordination is -- as well

[2:08:02] doing really well we do to

[2:08:07] streets, we have gotten in an

[2:08:08] area were we had to bring in

[2:08:09] and make a repair. We are

[2:08:11] getting better at it and doing

[2:08:12] a good job with the program.

[2:08:16] >> on the next slides, what I

[2:08:18] did is take pictures you can

[2:08:21] see the end product. We are

[2:08:24] pretty proud of what's going on.

[2:08:27] There are two over the

[2:08:28] arterials in the locations --

[2:08:28] and the locations are on the

[2:08:29] bottom.

[2:08:35] The next slide is to overlaid

[2:08:38] -- electors completed and the

[2:08:42] third slide are to overlaid

[2:08:42] local streets completed.

[2:08:47] In year one. In the next slide

[2:08:49] two sealed arterials that have

[2:08:55] been completed. Two sealed

[2:08:58] collectors completed under you

[2:08:59] one.

[2:09:04] And this is to shield --

[2:09:06] residential street part of year

[2:09:07] one and -- completed through

[2:09:15] the program as we move on to

[2:09:18] year two, but I want to do is

[2:09:19] show you the slides and this

[2:09:23] was presented to you last

[2:09:23] November on the street

[2:09:24] selection criteria that was

[2:09:28] approved to select the street

[2:09:29] to location we put in the work

[2:09:33] plan and you will know that it

[2:09:33] is primarily based on the

[2:09:35] pavement condition index or pci

[2:09:38] and it's distributed by the

[2:09:42] other factors listed here as we

[2:09:42] work to develop the work plan.

[2:09:51] >> this chart shows the target

[2:09:51] and the comparison to the work

[2:09:53] plan distribution for year two.

[2:09:57] The pie chart on the top list

[2:09:58] shows the street maintenance

[2:09:59] need I district and the bottom

[2:10:01] list shows the street

[2:10:05] maintenance list by will --

[2:10:05] road classification on on the

[2:10:10] top right you will see the

[2:10:10] chart shows what the year to

[2:10:11] work plan distribution is by

[2:10:13] district and the bottom right

[2:10:15] shows the year to work plan by

[2:10:16] road classification.

[2:10:17] The chart the targets are

[2:10:20] pretty closely meant that you

[2:10:21] these percentages

[2:10:24] without the streets portions

[2:10:27] and the numbers once you add

[2:10:27] industry distribution as well

[2:10:31] get the numbers get closer to

[2:10:31] the targets we have

[2:10:31] represented.

[2:10:37] >> this is simply a map of the

[2:10:41] year to locations we have given

[2:10:44] you the list attached in a

[2:10:47] order by district and in order

[2:10:48] by alphabet and the third list

[2:10:51] is

[2:10:52] the list of street projects

[2:10:56] street operations with will be

[2:10:57] ceiling and that's the three

[2:10:57] list that's attached that we

[2:10:58] strip it to you.

[2:11:03] >> -- distributed to you.

[2:11:05] This is the project did

[2:11:10] schedule for year two, red,

[2:11:11] completed task up the top today

[2:11:13] in the presentation and the

[2:11:14] next meeting that's coming up

[2:11:15] on the 20, you will see a

[2:11:17] resolution

[2:11:18] that will be coming to you for

[2:11:20] approval on the year to work

[2:11:22] plan upon completion of that

[2:11:26] work plan you will also see a

[2:11:29] contract coming to you for the

[2:11:37] consultant see archie -- crc,

[2:11:40] delivery orders five and five

[2:11:43] and overlay developed for year

[2:11:45] two and they will have them

[2:11:50] ready in anticipation for us to

[2:11:51] begin construction at the first

[2:11:52] of the year in 2015. We are

[2:11:53] trying to get ready and have it

[2:11:56] ready once we complete year one

[2:11:57] , we can start right away on

[2:12:01] the first of the year with the

[2:12:05] second year of the sp mp.

[2:12:09] >> if you have any questions I

[2:12:10] would -- would be glad to

[2:12:12] answers back I don't see any

[2:12:14] questions.

[2:12:14] Mr. Magill.

[2:12:19] >> one quick comment.

[2:12:19] I want to say for the record

[2:12:20] because I was asked last night

[2:12:27] in a meeting,

[2:12:27] swan nervous and this spends

[2:12:28] wegner will be the first road

[2:12:28] -- road in lyndale to have

[2:12:29] overlay or so-called even

[2:12:29] though I've

[2:12:33] for out of 17 are eligible and

[2:12:34] I just want to say and for the

[2:12:38] public, will be first in -- we

[2:12:39] work thank you.

[2:12:40] >> meetinghouse?

[2:12:43] >> okay thank you.

[2:12:43] You.

[2:12:44] -- anything else?

[2:12:46] >>

[2:12:47] good thing I caught him after

[2:12:47] lunch.

[2:12:49] >> Mr. Wilson.

[2:12:52] >> that's all I have for the

[2:12:52] day.

[2:12:53] >> we are urging.

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