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>>> good morning.
Happy veteran's day to
everybody.
I think that's officially
tomorrow.
If I can ask for the invitation
to be read.
>>> father thank you so much
for all the great things you
are doing in our city and in
the coastal bend area.
Thank you father for the favor
and kindness and love you are
showing us.
Lord I thank you for great
stewards, for those that will
hear what you hear and say what
you say and speak what you want
into our area, our community
and the lives of the people.
Lord we thank you for the
children and generation that
are coming up behind us.
Thank you lord that we can be
the fathers and mothers that
they need and thank you lord
that as we propose litigation
lord, as we do things to
advance your agenda in that
land it would be for them and
that you would help us to lead
and guide them the way that you
want.
I thank you so much lord God
for your kindness toward us.
Thank you father for a great
meeting today and your presence
that's here and I thank you
lord God for true unity and the
true mind of christ and all we
say and do.
We love you and we welcome you
here in jesus name amen.
>> amen.
Thank you very much for that
lovely prayer.
If I can ask our executive
director of the utilities to
lead us in the pledge please.
>> please join me in the
pledge.
I pledge allegiane credit the
flag of the united states of
america.
And to the republic for when I
it stands,one nation, under
God, invisible with liberty and
justice for all.
>> thank you.
Our city secretary if you could
please call the roll of the
required chartered officers.
>> mayor martinez.
>> here.
L.
>> mark scott.
>> here.
>> city manager ron simpson.
>> here.
>> we are in council a quorum.
>> thank you very much.
We have a proc lamation.
It's coastal bend restoration
bend project.
If you can come forward please.
>> former councilmember is in
the house everybody.
Thank you.
You can come right over here?
Thank you sir.
Thank you.
Citco has a community project
called caring for our coast
that sames to engage community
organization, citizens and
volunteers in order to foster
and inspire environmental
stewardship.
The project, projects include
restoration activities for the
oasis delta preserve and
wetlands involving trash clean
up, native grass and wild
flower seeding wetland
expansion and planting.
Citgo has organized hundreds of
volunteers with oranges
including the coastal bend bay,
and program, corpus christy,
parks and recreation, texas a
and m, citgo academy, ccisd
schools, and I think that May
be saint john paul the second.
The boy scouts of america.
Phase2 projects will include
the sponsored ambassadors in an
effort with the ocean
exploration trust and I have
seen that and that's remarkable
. Its designed to educate
local scholars and instructors
by providing a mean for hands
on experience on board an
active exploration vessel.
Now be it resolved that the
council I do hear herebys
commend the efforts of citgo
and urge the residents to join
the city in saying
congratulations to all involved
in their commitment to
environmental stewardship.
Thank you.
[Applause].
>> thank you so much for
having us again for this.
You know this is a great
initiative on our behalf.
Working with so many partners
throughout the community.
Some of whom are here today.
I know that incarnate word is
represented.
Would you stand and be
recognized?
They are going to be -- they
are actually going to be
working on the city project
which is the wetlands and we
are working with stacy talbert
and others from -- and mike of
course, from the city and
that's one of our projects.
The others attelet take
preserve that we are so excited
about.
We are looking forward to
having over 500 showing up
including the band from texas a
and m kingsville.
We are working very closely
with ray allen and his
organization.
More importantly the entire
initiative is to call attention
and awareness to conservation
so I want to pass the
microphone onto the others so
they can introduce themselves
and I want to highlight one
individual while all of them
are important the most
important is our leader of our
volunteer group and she will
introduce herself in just a
minute.
>> good morning.
Government and public affairs
at citgo.
>> ray allen with the coastal
bay ends program.
I hope everybody can come out
saturday morning, nine at the
oas isdelta is he -- delta
preserve.
>> auro [Inaudible]
>> [Inaudible]
Talbert, ray's event is a
training event for our event on
November 22nd at the wetland
preserve.
We hope you can join us out
there.
>> good morning.
With the parks and rec
department.
>> mike morris.
I want to go back and this man
right here, manny is our new
manager of the wetland preserve
and the project is due to be
finished in about another
month, month and a half and he
will assume the reigns and run
that facility for us.
We are excited to have him.
He is very qualified, has a ma
go biology.
He has taken pictures ask all
kinds of things that he plans
to display.
We are happy to have him and
look forward to what he will
do.
>> keep up the great work.
You understand the importance
for natural resources and your
stewardship is appreciated.
You are also setting a great
example for generations of
tomorrow.
God bless you for your work.
[Applause].
>> coastal bend gis day.
>> the go spatial technology
and construction trades
programs of delmar college,
texas a and m texas kingsville
and coastal bend college with
the national information
security and geosatial is
committed to recognizing the
importance of geographic
technology ask how it touches
our lives daily.
Gis technology is use to solve
problems related to the
environment, health kirkland
use, education and public
safety.
The power supply directed to
homes, patrol cars, fire and
delivery trucks on the road all
function more efficiently
because of gis, plus businesses
can place atm's at more
convenient locations, allow
internet use, provide energy
exploration and resource
management and so much more.
So to promote the importance
use and potential of gis,
November 17th through the 21
21st, of this year is set aside
as national geogramhic
awareness week.
So, -- yeah.
So, tech up south texas.
Take a byte out of technology
education, now -- sot powers
invested in me as your mayor I
do proclaim November the 19th
2014 as annual worldwide gis
day of the coastal bend texas
-- and I offer a
congratulations and thank you
on behalf of the community for
the hard work, research and
dedication that the trades,
programs, set forth for so
many.
Thank you.
[Applause].
>> I want to say I'm merely
the conduit for a lot of work
that a lot of people do in
regards to all of our student
volunteerses and all the
industry and professionals that
are making a difference in
south texas and regards to
this.
Of course the two universities
texas a and m and kingsville
and their technology program,
of course delmar which I'm a
part of, for the program and
coastal bend colleges and their
program also.
We have come together to do gis
day which is held this time
every month and it'll be the
November 19th and I invite
everybody.
I'm so happy that the city
supports us with this -- with
this every year which you all
do.
I appreciate it.
I'm going to invite everybody.
This is not just for high
school and middle school for
students to come too which we
of course want them -- we would
love to have them over there.
Its open from nine to five.
It'll be presentations,
activities, outdoors and
indoors, booths, plus we will
have a professional track this
time, workshops and our
seminars that will be available
for professionals, sme, subject
matter expects in engineers and
g ib surveying with the whole
host of different discussions
and it'll be the coastal bend
gis groups quarterly meeting
too.
We are looking forward to this
and its been the 16th.
Let me introduce you to one of
my colleges Dr. -- colleagues;
Dr. Smith.
>> thank you.
We enjoy working with delmar
college, coastal bend to get a
thousand plus high school and
junior high students last year
to attend.
We are hoping for a big turn
out this year I would love to
see the public come and find
out what gis is and see the
high tech educational
opportunities available here in
the coastal bend at texas s and
m university.
Thank you.
>> thank you very much.
Jj.
Appreciate it.
>> thank you.
>> thank you jj.
Appreciate it.
>>> okay.
We will go to number g. We have
the city manager's comments and
updates on city operations.
Mr. Olson if we can cal ib rate
these microphones I would
appreciate it.
>> I don't have anything to
report today.
>> okay.
Thank you so much.
We are going to move forward
onto item I on the minutes.
>> we present the minutes of
the October 28th council
meeting for your consideration.
.
>> thank you.
Is there a motion to approve?
>> I have a motion and second.
All in favor say aye.
>> aye.
Any oppose same sign.
Motion carries.
We are going to move forward to
item number j, board and
committee appointments.
There are none.
We will go onto the consent
agenda items, l. Items 7
through 12.
Is there anyone from the public
that has a comment on items
number 7 through 12?
Any from the council?
Seeing none.
>> for passage of the consent
items
>> aye.
>> allen.
>> aye
>> garza.
>> aye.
>>
>> the agenda passes.
>> we will more forward to m.
Number 13.
Rezoning.
>> mayor, councilmembers.
I'm the interim assistant
[Inaudible]
Junior family limited
partnership to rezone 28.46
acres of empty land on the
south side of holly road and
paul jones.
It's currently zoned single
family district and the land
owners requesting a rezoning so
the rs4.5 single family
district.
The purpose of the rezoning to
allow for residential
development of 173 single
family lots.
The proposed zoning is
consistent with at I family
district ethel you're land use
in planning commission and
staff recommend approval.
.
>> is there anyone from the
public?
I have a motion and a second.
Any discussion in all those in
favor say aye?
>> aye.
>> motion carries.
Anyone from the public like to
come forward and speak to this
item?
Yes sir.
If you can come up and state
your name and address.
>> morning your honor.
Morning council.
My name is lewis rodriguez.
I served in the military for
over 35 years.
One of the things I have always
believed that -- everybody has
the right to live in a good
home and a good environment and
a good safe location.
That's fine.
I moved to this area two years
ago, after I was -- forced to
retire out of the military
after 35 years.
I really love it.
Behind me the property that we
speak of, the 4.5 -- it's a
beautiful location.
I look at it and this morning I
have this particular bird that
comes in and flies in and he is
tapping on my window.
He taps on one side and then he
taps on the other side and he
is looking for an entrance like
he recalls being there before.
If you get my drift.
He seems like he was there
before.
all of that location behind us
is where all of these birds my
grate.
It's a beautiful piece of land.
It's actually close to the
other preserve section that
goes up to the beach or the
entrance of the lagoon.
Why are we building more houses
in that area when he can
actually build in other
location that are abandoned?
Why pick toward that area and
really damage that zone?
I'm just kind of curious.
I love it.
Every time I look behind me
it's a beautiful location.
I really enjoy and also my
neighbors I'm sure although I
haven't talked to them because
they are occupied.
I'm retired.
I'm pretty much back there
looking and walking the area
and enjoying that piece of real
estate.
>> you want me to answer your
question?
You want me to get an answer
for your question regarding why
the development of this area?
>> yes.
>> sure.
First and foremost thank you
for your service for over 35
years.
If you can go over that
information in the master plan.
Is this a protected area?
>> no it is not.
It's zoned rs6 for single
family.
Currently someone that would
want to develop it in such form
could come in without rezoning
and develop single family
residential lots.
>> okay.
>> I guess I got my answers.
unfortunately I don't agree.
I just want to let a counsel
and your honor know they don't
agree of damaging that area.
I feel that in -- we are
damaging and polluting more
than what we need too when we
can develop other places that
are abandoned and could be more
useful than that area.
That's just my own personal
opinion.
Thank you very much for
listening to my opinion.
>> thank you Mr. Rodriguez.
>> have a good day.
>> you too.
>> are there any other
comments from the public on
item number 13?
Seeing none.
>> close the public hearing.
>> thank you for that.
We have a motion to close and a
second.
Is there any discussion?
All in favor say aye.
>> aye
>> motion carries.
Number 13.
>> passage of ordinance number
13 on its first reading.
>> aye.
>> a yes,.
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
Number 14.
>> mayor.
Councilmembers, interim
assistant director of
development service.
Item number 14 is a rezoning
request by land owners patrick
nolan and amy nolan to rezone
1.34 acres of empty land.
This is area -- that's a little
dated but to the north is where
the wal-mart is currently at.
The property is zonedded cn1
neighborhood commercial and the
land owners want to rezone it
to general commercial district
and the purpose is to allow the
continued development ofself
storage units.
Again on this aerial it's a bit
out dated O.J.
To the east that you see in
red.
>> I can't see it.
>> okay.
>> I will look at Mr. Scott's.
>> okay.
>> the property is already
developed with many storage
units.
The additional land that you
see in red is just a
continuation of that
development.
That property is currently
zoned neighborhood commercial.
Due to the -- the nearness of
the residential neighborhood we
are -- staff is recommending
denial of the cg2 and in lieu
approve a special permit for
the subject that would be
subject to the listed
conditions in the ordinance
including buffer yard, the
location of loading doors on
the storage units and
limitation of hours and other
restrictions on the property.
The app licant is agreeable and
staff recommends denial in lieu
of the special permit.
I will be happy to answer any
questions you May have.
>> thank you.
May I have a motion to open up
the public hearing?
I have a motion and a second.
is there any discussion,?
All in favor motion carries.
Anyone from the public with a
comment on item number 14?
Seeing none motion to close.
Have a motion and a second.
Any discussion?
All 234 favor say aye.
Any opposed.
Motion carries.
I don't have any comments the
council.
>> passage of ordinance number
14 on its first reading.
>> aye.
>> ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
Number are 15.
>> 15 -- number 15.
>>> good afternoon.
>> normally I say that at
beginning and I think -- excuse
me.
>> yes ma'am.
>> normally I ask -- I forgot
it that time if you can please
silence your cell phones or
turn them off.
I would appreciate that.
Thank you very much.
>> item 15 is an ordinance
abandoning an unsurfaced area of
bockholt road.
It leads to a dead end and
sevens no purpose for future
use in an urban transportation
plan.
At&t has an exiting cable and
the owner will provide a 15-
foot easemeno on the right of
way.
Staff recommend that the
payment for the fair market
value be waived.
Application is in agreement
with the recommendations.
Are there any questions, do you
like me to address?
>> thank you sir.
May I have a motion to open up
the public hearing.
>> so moved.
>> a motion and second.
Any discussion?
All in favor say aye.
Any opposed same sign.
Motion carries.
Anyone with a comment?
Seeing none motion to close.
>> moved.
>> motion and second.
Any discussion?
All in favor say aye.
>> a yes,.
>> motion carries.
Seeing -- no questions from the
council or comments, number 15.
>> passage of ordinance number
15 on its first reading.
>> aye.
>> aye. The ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
We have no regular agenda
items.
Item number 16.
Chief simpson.
Today is moving fast.
>> yeah.
That's the idea.
>> yeah.
>> good morning council.
Mayor.
I'm chef simpson with the
police department.
Item number 16.
Is the first reading ordinance
accepting the violence against
women grant with the police
department.
This is year 15.
In the amount of 44, 3$56 and
helps us to fund that program.
>> thank you.
Is there anyone from the public
with comment on item number 16?
>> thank you.
Good morning chief.
>> good morning.
>> I have some questions about
-- I believe that all of this
funding has been extended.
I would like for the city to
look at the possibility of
assisting the county with their
latest attempts in gps
monitoring in domestic violence
cases and to be able to do that
from m straight instead of --
magistrate instead of waiting
for district court.
I want to see what process and
if we could use this grant for
that or is there some other
source or avenue we May be able
to do that?
>> there May be a possibility
to do that.
I apologize.
I was out of town and I didn't
get back to you by way of e-
mail.
At any rate we are looking at
the possibility, not only with
this but to do other thing was
gps monitoring.
The bottom line is just the
cost.
How much we will be incurring
to accept the cost of the
monitoring device.
So -- we can have discussions
about that, yes.
>> if we could open
discussions on that and see
about that.
When they put in the ignition
switches where for the
breathalyzeo does the person
fund that?
>> think the bottom line is
that the judges will mandate
that they in time pay for it.
>> in time.
>> but really, you know, we
don't get it back.
>> okay.
Further information on the
ability for us to do that and
what we May have to do to do
that and what it would cost.
>> yes.
>> thank you.
>> yes.
>> thank you.
We are going to take -- after
we take vote -- we will handle
item -- excuse me, after we
take a vote on item 16 we will
handle 17 and 18 and then move
forward to public comment.
16.
>> for passage of 16 on its
first reading.
>> aye.
>> a yes,.
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
>> mayor, item 17 is accepting
the victim's of crime act which
is voca.
It's an outreach program.
This is year two.
It's for us to do outreach for
those individuals who are
victims of violent crimes.
It's in the amount of 68, 1$68.
>> thank you.
Is there anyone from public
with a comment on item number
17?
Seeing none from the council.
>> for passage of ordinance
number 17 on its first reading.
>> aye.
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
Item 18.
>> item item is the victims of
crime act grant.
This is year 15.
This funds a couple of the case
workers and it's in the amount
of 77, 8$4.
Anybody from the public with a
comment?
>> aye.
>> a yes,.
>> aye.
>> aye
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
>> we will move forward to
public comment and if you can
come forward and state your
name and address please.
Yes sir.
>> eye name is bill king.
Excuse my clothing.
Just came from a doctor's
appointment.
I'm here to comment on the
moral and economic implications
of homelessness a study done in
florida showed that in just
three counties alone they are
paying nearly $50 million a
year to let homeless people
languish on the streets and
they found they were spending
spending -- [Inaudible]
If they found them, gave them
job training health care it
only cost them -- 10,000 and
$51 per year per homeless
person.
That was a reduction in 68%.
That the -- the public was
currently spending on letting
homeless people remain on the
streets they said for this --
the three counties in ten years
they could save $350 million.
In north carolina they did a
study and housed some homeless
people there.
Eder the housing led to
dramatic cost savings including
1.8 million in health care
savings, that is 78% reduction.
79% reduction in hospital stays,
also a 72% drop in art arrests
for people that they put in
housing.
When they put them in here,
before they were in these homes
only 50% could generate a
living or get a job because
they had no place to operate
out of.
After that it want up to 82%.
% in employment.
Anyway, they found that $14,000
per person is what it costs
them compared to almost $40,000
a year to let them remain
homeless on the street.
These people when they would
get their jobs they were --
they would pay 30% of their
income after one year move in,
they are -- I read that --
sorry, after seven years
homelessness 94% of the
original tenants retained their
housing after 18 months with
the 99% collection rate of
rent.
>> thank you Mr. King.
we have three minutes for
public comment.
I appreciate you coming down
today and sharing this
information and just -- this is
something that we are working
on and very important part of
how we work with our partners
on this.
>> if I May just add one
thing.
I work at tony's place.
We see homelessness all the
time.
We have people who come in
there and they turn their live
around and they get a job, they
become productive members of
society.
Many of them are veterans who
just need a helping hand.
I would really appreciate it if
you look into this.
>> absolutely.
Thank you for being part of the
solution with your role in
charlie's place.
>> yes.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
Is there anyone else for public
comment?
The good doctor.
>> I'm brian watson.
I live at 5813hugo.
We had a full house at the
polls last week.
Some time ago it was found that
water resources in the great
lakes were being isolated and
pumped out of the lake basin,
placed on large tankers and
shipped to china for whatever
uses they have for freshwater.
That concerns me because water
is becoming more and more
critical issue with each
passing day, particularly in
texas and california where the
drought has been severe.
the water allowances must have
been huge that -- the one that
were awarded to the chinese --
that are building the pipe
across the bay.
I hope we aren't getting in to
a fix.
Basically they are claiming our
birth right and I think we need
to be careful about invite that
into our backyard.
Thank you.
>> thank you Mr. Watson.
>> 4510 -- first of all
congratulations to all of you
who retained your seats.
I want to remember all of those
people that voted for you but I
also want you to remember the
48.2 that did not vote for you.
Remember that those people had
an objection to the way things
were being handled and needed
their voices heard.
I hope as we go forward into
this next council that you will
remember the voice of all the
people.
Rib those that voted for you
and those that did not because
we still need issues taken care
of and our mayor was gracious
enough to say that we were
going to be unified and I'm
hoping to hear great things
coming out and the voices of
the people being heard because
right now we till have issues
to deal with.
I understand that some of you
are making inroads in to trying
the residential streets, I'm
happy to hear that.
That you are looking at that
issue.
I will be happier when you take
a look at all of the issues
that the people brought forward
including the annexation that
wasn't supposed to be done and
the fact that there are some
very basic issues that people
still want you to take a stand
on, on their behalf.
On the people's behalf.
That is what we looking forward
to.
We are not going to go away.
We are still going to be here
and we hope to remind you of
what is best in the voice the
people.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
Anyone else here for public
comment?
>> lonnie [Inaudible]
Riverview.
I was born and raced in corpus,
I was here when this was
100,000 people or less and now
we have over 300,000 people.
The traffic in our community is
horrible.
I know that are you addressing
that issue.
I'm concerned that a couple of
months ago a statement was made
that these company that do road
work and that type of thing,
that -- it's competitive and
it's higher -- I wouldn't ask
you -- would ask you to be firm
with these companies that we
are just -- that the bond
issues that were passed close
to $100 million -- you have a
cookie jar that's full now but
let's not waste that money on
paying to high a price for
repairs of our roads.
Also I'm concerned that I
called the mayor -- 1971 to
1973.
I called him this morning and I
asked him was there discussion
back in the 50s and 60's that
he is a ware of about setting
[Inaudible]
Aside going out into the
suburbs for future highways,
freeway system that type of
thing.
Of course I just talked to him
today.
He didn't have time to jog his
memory but we can't go in the
past but -- as we go forward --
let's look at having a freeway
system in place on the other
side of the oso that will
handle future growth.
My uncle moved to orange grove
25 years ago.
After he retired and I always
wondered why moved there.
I called him today and said --
called my aunt and she said
that it was because of the
traffic.
I'm starting to feel the same
way.
I'm getting close to retirement
age and I don't like traffic I
haven't liked traffic for many
years.
I have to drive through it
every day.
So, anyway, let's spend the
money wisely in the next two to
five-years, ten yearses,
whatever the bonds allow and
good luck with another thing.
I noticed on road improvements
that sometimes you do a section
of road and then it cuts you
off from another section.
I know they addressed that when
they do that but you have to go
zigzag just to get around so
does that make sense?
Any way.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
For coming in today.
Anyone else for public
comments?
We are going to November marred
to item h, number two.
Regarding pending our --
litigation involving the city
including city of corpus chr
isti.
Item number three for
consultation with attorneys
regarding fire, collective
baring negotiation, item number
four.
Executive session for
consultation.
And to discuss and --
commercial and financial
information received from a
business prospect that seeks to
locate, stay or expand in or
near the territory and with
which the governmental body is
doing economic development
negotiations.
Item number five, executive
session to consult with
attorneys regarding city of
corpus christi.
Verses texas mulacs apartments.
Council number one foundation
incorporated, village housing
lp.
Texas lulack at the park
housing lp, affordable housing
>> we have item number 19, for
the record, councilmember scott
recuse himself from item number
four executive session.
>> thank you very much.
>> item number 19 -- 191st
reading ordinance.
>> good afternoon, mayor,
council members, with the
health district, item number 19
we are requesting to -- to
accept the pope a total of
22,500 from the texas
department of health
services see in aquatic life
activities granted provide
laboratory services for the
analysis of marine life samples
for the period of September 1st
2014 to August 31st, 2015.
>> thank you, anyone from the
public with a comment on item
number 19?
Seeing none,.
>> passage ordinance number 19
on first reading.
>> [Roll call].
>> ordinance passes.
>> 20.
>> item number 20.
Who is here from staff that is
handling item number 20?
Ms. Thorpe.
>> who is here for item number
24 parks and recreation?
Item number 21.
Approving contract
and appropriating funds for
youth community development
program.
>> anyone here for 21?
>> are you here for are also
20?
Okay.
>> thank you.
>> mayor, members, mike moore,
director of parks and
recreation.
I can 20, is a renewable lease
for corpus christi chamber of
commerce for heritage park and
they requested
to extend the lease for one
year.
>> anyone from the public who
has a comment on item number
20?
Seeing none from the council.
>> for passage of ordinance
number 20, [Roll call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>> 21.
>> I can 21 is community youth
development 74815 program.
Renewal of the grant.
It is a stopgap measure for
extending it to six months and
they will reevaluate the state
funding and we will do a formal
contract
after.
it is a six month extension.
>> anyone from the public who
has a comment on 21?
Seeing none from the council.
>> Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage, [Roll call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>> 22.
>> mayor and council --
business liaison for city
manager's
office.
Item number 22 is the first
reading -- authorizing the
manager to -- with the downtown
management district and
appropriating what hundred
66,500 from the balance.
On September 16, council motion
to support the three year
strategic plan and directed
staff to come back in 30 to 60
days with additional action.
We worked with the dmd to
identify the highest priority
items that renewal require
additional funding and
approval.
The partnership program
intended to improve safety in
the downtown was the highest
priority item in the three-year
plan that was not yet fully
funded.
The program
will put boots on the ground.
As part of the program, with
booths underground, they, they
will be working with property
owners and residents and
expanding the security
partnership in building the
network.
>> pending performance -- into
the annually renewing agreement
with the downtown district.
>>>.
>> anyone from the public that
has a comment on item number
22?
mr.Allen. >> I want to say how
excited I am I worked with the
chief and terry with a lot of
the projects going on downtown
and -- in the
cosmopolitan -- the perception
and the boots on the ground will
be a spark plug for
revitalization for downtown and
new growth.
I think it's a great step.
I can't think the chief and
terry enough for working
together.
And thinking outside of the
box.
You have been a breath of fresh
air and I think it's a great
thing.
>>>
yes, gray remarks, any other
comments?
Ms. Huerta.
>> [Roll call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>> item number 23.
Related items, 24, 25 and 38.
>> I name is constant sanchez
director of financial services
and item number 23, 24 are in
reference to the issuance of
$115 million to fund fiscal 15
capital improvement program.
Item number 23 is requesting
authorization for issuance of
six straight bonds and item
number 24 is authorization for
issuance of variable rate debt.
An effort to provide the city,
authorization is being
requested for issuance of both
types of
bonds.
Consideration will be given to
issuing bonds at time of
pricing upon consultation with
advisors and council.
The ordinance is structured as
it has been in the past as a
parameter giving city officials
the authority to pull the
trigger when the market
warrants.
Embedded in the ordinance is a
reimbursement resolution
allowing the city to reimburse
itself for qualifying
projects and expenses are
incurred prior to receipt of
fund proceeds.
It's written in a way to give
us flexibility to
issue junior lien or senior lien
debt.
It depends on the time of
pricing and what is most
advantageous.
Item number 38 in the future
agenda is requesting approval
to hire any -- allison and
company for -- as an
advisor.
To give you an update,
we have narrowed the list down
and we will be interviewing
candidates next week and the
are hoping in December we will
be
bringing an agenda item for
financial advisor.
Once that occurs you don't have
to approved for each bond
issuance.
Today you are being asked to
approve or -- ordinance for are
1023, 24 in the first reading
and next week, to approve the
motion for financial advisor.
I would be happy to answer
questions.
>> I have a quick question on
-- I am glad we have fixed rate.
On the junior lien, is the only
decision based on flexibility?
On the junior or senior lien
and available rate decision
item number 24?
>> that's correct, the first
time we are utilizing the
variable rate is when we issue
the pipeline that.
We are in the process of doing
right
now.
If that turns out variable we
will consider doing it in the
future.
>> mike, what do we see as
advantage, what is is it also a
timing?
On a shorter term as far as
variable rates and how much of
a difference in interest rates?
>> what happened is that
utility system as an amount of
debt outstanding that warrants
part of it being variable rate.
We always recommend to usually
stay somewhere between 15 to
25% of debt are available rate
and no more than that.
Now we have enough debt
outstanding and that becomes a
sizable issue, length
$50 million.
What it does it is allows you
to take advn\age of the lower
yield curve and we are issuing
30 year bond May be 4.3% to get
with the variable rate you are
looking at one, one and a half
percent.
>> we are talking of saving of
three and a half% and risk being
low?
>> you answered my questions.
>> thank you.
>> that is good news.
People need to know that is
good strategic planning on the
timing of the rates.
Public have any comment on item
number 23, 24?
Seeing none from the council.
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of 23 and 24 [
Roll call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
>> 25.
>> my name is constant sanchez
director of financial services.
I can 25 is are we funding
opportunity that we have four
utility system that of up to
166,240,000.
If all eligible
outstanding bonds are refunding
refunded, a net savings of over
$500 will be realized or eight-
point 2% net value savings.
The actual amount to be
refunded will be determined at
time of pricing.
Related to
the business item 38 on the
future agenda in reference to
hiring amy allison company has
financial advisor.
>> we have a sense of wonder
pricing might come?
>> if the item is approved in
the second reading next week, I
would say in January.
>> because during the holiday
the market goes down.
>> wondering on the timing
issue after the holidays.
>> thank you.
>> anyone from the public house
a comment on number 25?
Mr. Garza.
>> please, educate me a bit,
the refunding of bonds will be
replaced with low interest
rates?
>> yes, sir.
>> we talked about variable
rates bonds.
>> it will be fixed rate bonds.
>> thank you.
>> that's what I am wondering.
Because of the variable rates,
we could have more flexibility
within the timeframe.
>> that was strategically well
done.
25.
>> passage of ordinance number
25, first reading, [Roll call
].
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you, 26.
>> I 1026 on the regular agenda
and 39 and 40 in the future
agenda relate to the issuance
of up to $14.5 million of
certificates of obligation to
fund public health and safety
projects related to the jc
elliott transfer station and --
and that is out outlined in the
fiscal year 2015 capital
improvement plan.
I can 20 relate to this debt
service payment for the
issuance estimated that the
debt service expense will be
approximately $1.1 million for
fiscal year 15.
Since the amount was not
included in the operating
budget for 15, the approval is
being requested to appropriate
the funds out of the fund
balance of the general fund
from excess funds generated by
the solid waste department.
Your approval in the first
reading today and second
reading next week is being
requested.
Item number -- is a request to
publish a notice of intention
in the corpus
christi times to comply with
the local government code as it
relates to certificate of
obligation.
This act requires the government
entity publish the notice of
intention to issue certificates
of obligation once a week for
two consecutive weeks in the
newspaper.
This must be done in 30 -- 30
days prior to
vote.
We are planning to bring the
item back the first meeting in
january with approval which
will be on the second meeting of
January 20, 2015.
We will be in
compliance with the texas
government code.
Item 39 relates to hiring amy
allison and company as the
financial advisor for the
transaction.
I would be happy to answer
questions.
>> Mr. Olson.
>> thank you.
I want to clarify
the issue of the certificate of
obligation, that is not a
lending process or method that
we use, I want to explain why
that is coming forward.
Generally speaking, solid waste
operations landfill operations,
they are part of the enterprise
fund group in corpus christi.
That function is part of the
general fund.
If it's an
enterprise, the borrowing is
done by revenue bonds.
The money that you get from
fees pays for the debt.
If it's in the journal fund,
it's not as easy to do it that
way.
We are
issuing and proposing to issue
certificates of obligation
because those operations are
embedded in the general fund,
but we are going to treat them
like revenue bonds.
We are going to take the
revenues that are generated
from the landfill
operations, solid waste
operation to pay for the
certificate of obligation.
Technically they are
certificate of obligation that
we are going to treat like
revenue bonds.
>> thank you.
Anyone from the public that has
a comment on
item 26?
We have no council questions or
comments, for passage of
ordinance 26 on the first
reading.
>> [Roll call].
>> ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
Item 27.
>> good afternoon, constant
sanchez.
Item 27 on the regular agenda
and 41 and 42 in the future
agenda, are in relation to
report missing -- existing
loan with a texas -- the texas
military preparedness
commission.
When naval station
it -- was closed either
realignment process the city
applied for $10.5 million
military value revolving loan
through the texas military
preparedness commission.
The
longest to finance two
projects.
The reconstruction and
expansion of northport avenue
and interstate 372 us 181 an
extension of -- field and
realignment of -- drive.
In 2007, the city issued to
series of debt to fund these
projects.
First with a series of general
obligation debt approved by the
voters in the second was a
series of certificates of
obligation.
Both series were sold to the
texas public finance
authority.
Acting on behalf of the texas
military preparedness
commission to provide the city
with assistance for projects
targeting infrastructure
related to military facilities
around the city.
The port avenue project started
in 2009 and
completed two years later in
2011.
The walter and project was
never started.
The city
made semi annual payments
anthony's to do so the payoff
the the loan it seems 2007,
through the terms of the loan
agreement the earliest the loan
could be paid off set for
September 2016.
For the past several years, the
new slows loan proceeds remain
-- remaining the treasury
totaling
about -- million dollars and a
little over 5000 interest.
Earlier this year the finance
department and enter government
relations staff began
discussions with the governor's
office about alternate uses for
the unused loan proceeds.
Bond covenant and loan agreement
currently prohibit the use of
the funds for purposes of other
than the two original projects.
Thanks to the efforts of key
graph with offered governor's
office, aerospace aviation and
defense, clay benford with the
city of -- council -- council
and mark seal with an e allison
and company, the city has an
opportunity to put unused funds
to use for military value
project.
Item number 41 on the agenda is
a resolution calling for the
redemption of the eye and spent
proceeds of the original debt.
The original debt.
the original that will go
away.
Item number 27 on the agenda,
is an ordinance authorizing the
issuance of new tax notes in
the amount of 5,090,000 which
is diane spent
proceeds.
We are planning to use these
for other military value
projects in town.
Upon approval of 27, in the
first
reading, today and second
reading next week, and approval
of 42 next week's meeting, we
will need to consent the tpf a
as is so sole holder of the dead
and the texas military perfect
preparedness commission to use
the proceeds for additional
project.
Both groups are having meetings
in austin on December 4th and
the delegation will be
attending both meetings
requesting approval.
After we get approval from both
entities, then we will be able
to issue new debt for new
military projects here in town.
I want to mention that item 41
on the future agenda appoints
and May me allison is the
financial advisor.
>> I would like to turn it over
to -- who will go over the
projects that we are
recommending.
If you have any questions
before I step away.
>> okay.
Good afternoon, tom
tagliabue director of
intergovernmental -- this is
the schedule of how we got
here.
Here's the fund balance that we
have as of September 1. Here's
the schedule.
>> can you go back?
Right
there.
Go one more.
We've made payments and there's
the
interest.
On the payments we have made on
this debt, can you tell me what
those payments are against what
is interest we have been paid?
.
>> this is interest we have
earned on the unspent proceeds.
>> so we have been making
payments on the debt?
>> it was $10 million now we're
down to 4.5 I think which
included the
port realignment project.
I guess what I'm curious about
is and you can get it this to me
later.
Specific to waldron
road.
Whatever portion the map was for
that.
What payments
were made for that appropriate
amount.
>> about 200,000, 230,000,
240,000.
>> for the entire project.
>> we will double checked.
>> whatever interest is
appropriated to that as well.
>> that we earned.
>> sure.
>> thank you.
>> we're taking and asking
council to approve tax notes
issuance repayment plan in the
project list next week on
November -- before November
21st, the city has to submit
an application to the texas
military preparedness
commission to modify its
original loan
agreement.
on December -- I have that
wrong, December 4th, not
December 5th. Should be
December 4th, at 10:00 A.M.
We will appear before the
military preparedness
commission and they will have
to approve the modified loan
and proposed military value
project we are proposing and at
10:30 A.M., the texas public
finance authority will consider
our plan to be capitalized those
loans.
We have been working with keith
graff -- graph in the
governor's office and they have
to approve first the military
preparedness commission and he
will have a letter drafted that
assuming they approve
everything he will hand that
letter to us upon approval and
we will go two blocks over to
the capitol
extension and go to tpf a and
hopefully get their approval.
If both groups approve the
funding plan the nose can be
sold late this year and we can
proceed with the project in
January 15.
>> there is a requirement in
statute that the funds be used
within five years of approval
of their use.
There's not a requirement in
statute of what happens if you
don't.
That's where we are today I did
not say what happened after five
years.
We have the ability to -- that
is why we are at this step
today.
The five projects we have been
working on and talking to the
port of corpus christi and the
naval air station corpus
christi on developing the five
projects and I will talk to you
how we got to these.
The first
is sam frank and road
improvement.
A joint project we are doing
with the port of corpus christi.
The city has 76% share 1.3
million the poor
has 24% share a little over
400,000 to expand the road for
228 feet wide from port avenue
to west broadway including curve
and gutter storm et cetera and
to improve the access to the
staging lots and adjacent
railyard that lead directly to
the roll -- role on rolloff
facility as a strategic military
port at the port of this
christie.
I think if we get approval of
this that they will be able to
design and three months, did
within next two
months and construction six
months after -- after that and
hopefully be done by calendar
beginning calendar year 2016.
This is a little diagram of
what the project will look
like.
You will see the three dots
that are roll-on rolloff
facilities that we will be
accessing and improving access
to.
The next one relates to the
joint land use study and we
have some
properties that are still
potentially problem for the
military flight training we do
in naval air station corpus
christi.
The land acquisition that's
needed, we are talking
voluntary acquisition not
imminent domain to acquire the
property.
that is within clear zone,
accident and encroachment sites
in close proximity to the
base or outlying airfields to
create buffer zones that will
eliminate potential land-use cup
incompatibilities and ensure
continuation and we believe we
can negotiate land acquisitions
from March 2015th to
December 2015 if everything goes
well.
Again this is just an idea of
how that process, how much area
we're talking about
covering the partials we will
have to work with, naval
station naval air station
corpus christi to determine
what are the
priorities for -- partials that
need to be acquired in order to
avoid incompatibilities.
The next is a project that we
received a request from, they
do not have a dedicated truck
lanes at the southgate and the
naval air station drive.
They would like to have that as
part of their force protection
initiatives.
We don't have other than a
preliminary budget of 1.5
million, we don't have any
projects starting completion
date information, nor do we
have any plans yet on what that
project might look like.
It is something that they are
public office is developing and
we will be working on an
agreement that will have to be
approved by the city and naval
air station to allow us to
spend money on the
base.
Something has to happen once we
get the prices down the
road.
The bases also asked for some
funding to help remove, repair
and replace security fencing
and -- at six locations
at the southgate, the marina,
and a couple locations along
ocean drive.
We are looking at at a project
completion date and there are a
couple maps where those
projects will be.
Finally, the fifth project is
one we are talking to the coast
guard and coast guard developer
and corpus christi international
airport.
The developer is
building taxiways to the new
coast guard facility at the
airport.
There's a couple sections that
are read section on the map
that is only 50 feet that needs
to be expanded to 75 and those
curved areas are
called -- they need to be built
in order to allow for safe
movement for the aviation
equipment, to get from the
taxiway to the hangers.
The dots on the map are lighting
that will be a part of the
project.
The developer is
contributing $344,000 to
construct a yellow and red
parts of the taxiways and the
city will be asked to use the
loan funds of $356,000 to
complete the fillet it's and
expansion of
the section two the 75 feet
wide.
We think the
first-quarter 2015 the first
three months will be able to
start the project and hopefully
completed within 120 days.
That is where we are and I'd be
happy to answer questions.
>> this is excellent news.
we
probably want to explain what
changed from the beginning of
one we had application and what
change from today.
The public needs to know that as
well, but I'll ask Mr. Scott.
>> my recollection is it is
based on the old trainer.
The navy came to us and said we
are concerned about the land
around the airfield.
Let's do what we need to do and
we allocated the funds and they
went to the t six and basically
they couldn't use the field for
much longer and we did not need
the funds.
It's an example of where we
listen to our friends at the
military and
said we are committed to your
presence and to spend money to
keep your presence.
We get
these articles regularly of
communities across the country
who are spending money to
bolster their position and
support the military.
People across the country are
going to see that corpus christi
is
committed deeply and
financially for the long-term.
I would like
this -- greater assistance for
my state.
They will have to give us
permission, but we make the
deck payments.
There's no
cash coming from austin, texas.
The mirror has gone out of the
way to lead other matters in
texas to try to sound that
message that we need state
help.
That's an argument for another
day.
the deal today is we are
stepping up and spending money.
It's fascinating that the
conversation in the public works
office, we were used to see
what you need and they went, we
have never been asked.
Let me think about this one and
they had to do their own
analysis.
There's a fantastic officer out
there.
Who said this is the will help
we need and some issues in the
infrastructure.
This is an example were we
reached out and see what we can
do to help and they said thank
you for asking.
Thanks to you and -- and the
mayors leadership, let us go
work on it and came back with a
solution.
It's a commitment to the port
of corpus christi I
think.
This is a big project and we
are think 75% of the cost
. It shows commitment to the
military and financial
commitment to our friends at the
port to help them continue to be
successful.
I am going to say that I think
it's fantastic.
I have a burner on my site about
the coast guard contractor
because I was here when they
promised they could find the
money to make the project
fantastic.
Whether they can or can't, we
are here in -- and we need to do
this and many the coast guard
to be successful and I'm excited
about your leadership and
initiative to get it done.
I can't Miss A chance to throw
-- let me close, this is
fantastic.
tom, thank you so
much.
I was looking at the agenda and
there's conversation going on
about what we are doing to say.
To me this is the big
one.
This is the media story I hope
the rest of the country -- they
are committed and they will be
reading the article and -- and
reading this across the
country area anyhow thank you so
much.
>> I appreciate that.
What time is the meeting on the
fourth.
I will be there.
>> 10:00 A.M.
At the texas military
preparedness commission and
10:30 A.M.
We have been coordinating with
them to make sure we can make
both of them.
It's essential we get it done
on the fourth.
>> can you think the general,
the chair of the texas military
preparedness commission.
And also if you can thank keith
graff who has been a great
friend of the whole coastal
bend and city of corpus
christi.
Tom, you put a lot of work you
and the team and to
reprioritize the funds.
This is military community here
make no mistake about it.
We are willing to
invest and we will have an
update on where we have the
military communities asking for
the 150 million that will go
into this military preparedness
commission for improvements
around the state for
installations.
>> we have been developing a
laundry list of potential
projects that May be
beneficial.
Military value projects for
naval air station, army depot.
These projects are things that
we have called that will fit in
the budget parameters of the
loan funds.
If you are inquiring why we did
not select waterline project
for something
else, in order to accomplish
what we could with the limited
dollars would have, these five
votes to the top.
>> we had to prioritize and you
did a good job.
>> I have a quick question.
Maybe for ron.
I'm glad we are having
conversation about
military.
I know one of the things we did
was we allocated some funds for
the task force and put funding
to go to a
person, so to speak.
Is there an update about the
city
investment in the military
effort that's going on locally.
>> I can give you all the up
date there is to that is we are
evaluating options for the use
of the money now.
He put the money into the
budget without a
clear definitive plan on how we
will be used.
We knew we were going to her a
liaison, we did not know at the
time, don't know exactly how
that position was going to be
structured and function and we
are still working on it.
>> we do give $75,000 to the
south texas military task
force.
>> that's in the budget.
that's
intended to be a payment we
make this year.
>> the special item we approve
with the liaison, is over and
above.
>> I am curious about that.
It shows are support for the
military.
>> that's a good problem we
have, but we have to make sure
we structure it.
We have to do a bigger
commitment at a statewide level
because
everyone, it's an opportunity,
they are filling up their
coffers and putting millions
and millions of dollars to
protect and increase the value
of the
military installation and for
the last two sessions for
texas, we had put zero and zero
and we can be in a place that
we are reacting when they go
through the next sequestration
and reduction of personnel.
We are going to make sure to be
proactive.
Tom, appreciate your help.
>> we do these studies and we
never see them again.
It's not on the shelf, it's on
the desk
and it is breathing and living
document.
It was money well spent and
implementing the
recommendation.
>> we have with us today clay
-- clay benford and mark seal
who are here today and they are
the brains behind the
restructuring that got us to
this point because we were non-
in negotiations with the
governor's
office over a number of months
on how -- and how to work this
and it was they are creative
tech thinking that got us to
that point.
You are -- we are, please, to
be here and hopefully moving
forward.
>> thank you.
That's good news.
On the yellow part.
On the coast guard, you said
being paid by the developer --
developer, union general
services
commission?
Or the contractor?
>> it's being paid for the
contractor.
>> I think the developer, is a
general services commission, our
government.
It's a contractor.
Let me know later.
>> I will follow-up with fred
and carl.
>> that's a significant
distinction.
Thank you very
much.
Are we okay?
All right.
Ms. Riojas?
>> thank you, tom.
Thank you, mark your team, I
appreciate -- this is work well-
done -- well done keeping the
money or and be able to address
significant needs.
It gives an opportunity to
think council members --
council member scott working
with the task force.
We will move forward on item
number -- anyone from the
public have a comment on 27?
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of ordinance, so,
please seven -- [Roll call].
>> ordinance passes.
>> Mr. Olson -- olson, I tend
the future agenda items.
>> we need to make some
clarifying on items number 32
and beyond that we don't have
the presentation, we would be
happy to answer questions.
>> question on 31.
>> thank you.
>> 32.
>> can I do?
30?
>> we will do 321st and go to
31 and 30.
>> and item 32 there's a
corruption to page 6 of the
agreement additional members
will move from 11 to 13 members
for the convention and visitors
bureau board of directors and
any additional members with the
hospital and -- that -- it
will be included in the next
item.
>> we will have that on time on
the website.
>> thank you very much.
>> item 31.
Lawrence.
>> good afternoon, director of
solid was operation, item 31 is
still ratify the amendment the
anti-letter campaign contract.
$47,300 contract with bucket
works professional services.
Advertising expense was exceeded
when expenses were paid
directly by bucket works
instead of by the city.
>> before it the first reading,
could we get data on how many
apps were downloaded and how
many hits to the website?
I know we are doing counts.
I would like to see data that
comes directly from the
marketing that exist.
>> Mr. Loeb.
>> what's the latest data on
the reduction that we have?
>> currently right now we are
monitoring numbers and we have
seen some reduction and air is
in the city -- areas in the
city.
>> working with a contractor,
we have seen some trends going
down again that has to do with
truckloads in such.
>>.
>> nec hard numbers.
>> thank you.
Mr. Allen I went to Mr. Loeb,
is that because you want to talk
about -- are you
waiting for item number 30?
.
>> Ms. Riojas.
>> I want a clarification --
the report that david will get
and we will see about the
reduction, is that a report --
I report in its entirety
showing from when the marketing
campaign started to now?
Because it's been running for
almost nine months
now.
>> yes.
So they will benchmark all of
that?
I am looking for a report in its
entirety when will we see the
entire report?
>> it will come in 2015 when we
wrap up the campaign and we
will present council with all
the findings.
>> we will also see if we have
interim numbers that will be
meaningful to share according
to your request.
>> okay.
>> I want to make sure that in
turn is good as long as we have
something on the basis to
justify it.
On the finale to have some type
of understanding on the leave
that to that number
, that way there -- they're
coming from a real and true
place of measurement.
>> thank you very much.
I will tell you that I have
people in my family who are
changing -- so the letter
campaign and together with the
schools it is starting to make a
difference.
It is better than where we were
at.
>> thank you.
>> item 30 for Mr. Allen,
please.
>> good afternoon, natasha --
acting director of capital
programs.
Item 30 is a motion authorizing
city manager to enter into a
project cooperative
agreement with the general land
office in the amount of
$264,000 for the mcgee
nourishment project and it will
provide the city share for the
design data
collection permitting,
engineering and construction
oversight.
>> [Audio not understandable
].
>> with magid beach, [Audio
not understandable] Can you
go over some procedures that we
looked at from the city
standpoint we determine
basically, but one point do we
need to start communicating
with the chiarello to start
assessing
whether we had a certain amount
of promotion for answers, the
beach and that kind of thing
and to get a little clarity on
becoming a little more
proactive instead of reactive
right comes to erosion.
>> we can look into that and
give you clarity in a memo.
To summarize I think last time
north beach has been it -- in
the late 1990's.
We are overdue for really
nourishment.
It has been last are nourished
in 19 --
we work with the survey every
year.
This particular case, we were
able to work the land
office and secure process
efforts the grant through the
-- coastal erosion planning
response and provide planning
for projects leveraging the
monies available with the
seawall, and sales topics.
In this case we are able to
combine
it fundings and the seawall
funding as well as the grant
and take care of both projects
at the same time.
There's a neat for nourishment
on north beach.
If you have that longshore
sediment transport across the
beach beach, on mcgee beach,
the wave action is different,
it pushes the week to shore and
that's why the erosion rates
are different.
We can provide clarity in the
memo.
>> you're going to apply for
the same time for this project
on moving forward?
Couple that bss because I
misunderstood.
If one euros faster than the
other.
>> you have a different
procedure.
>> we do.
In this case, to come up with
the city's match we were able
to combine both projects
and proceeding with beach
nourishment and on mcgee beach
allows us to provide a smaller
beach nourishment on mcgee
beach instead of waiting to get
to that place where we are
having to trek in 100,000 cubic
yards of sand and we can
provide clarification on how we
advertise.
>> we can do that.
>> thank you very much.
>> Mr. Scott pgh
>> why does it take so long to
design a featuring nourishment?
If you give us a pick up truck
about -- but for weeks we will
get us the sand out there.
Steada
specialized -- is that
specialized?
>> it's the action
that occurs concurrently with
the design
>> are there A.D.A.
Improvements associated with
their we nourishment?
>> that with the two projects.
>>
interesting.
Is there
discussion about A.D.A.
Improvements?
As part of the
project?
Or just straight
numerous we nourishment program?
If you have an A.D.A.
Question you would like us to
address we would be happy to do
that
>> thank you
>> thank you very
much.
Is there any other question
from the council?
Anything else for the good of
the cause, Mr. Olson?
Thank
you.
We are adjourned.