[0:30] l.L.L.JoJoJothththsososo
[7:55] >>> good morning.
[7:58] Happy veteran's day to
[7:58] everybody.
[8:00] I think that's officially
[8:00] tomorrow.
[8:01] If I can ask for the invitation
[8:05] to be read.
[8:14] >>> father thank you so much
[8:15] for all the great things you
[8:18] are doing in our city and in
[8:20] the coastal bend area.
[8:21] Thank you father for the favor
[8:23] and kindness and love you are
[8:23] showing us.
[8:26] Lord I thank you for great
[8:27] stewards, for those that will
[8:29] hear what you hear and say what
[8:31] you say and speak what you want
[8:33] into our area, our community
[8:34] and the lives of the people.
[8:36] Lord we thank you for the
[8:37] children and generation that
[8:39] are coming up behind us.
[8:41] Thank you lord that we can be
[8:43] the fathers and mothers that
[8:48] they need and thank you lord
[8:49] that as we propose litigation
[8:50] lord, as we do things to
[8:51] advance your agenda in that
[8:53] land it would be for them and
[8:54] that you would help us to lead
[8:56] and guide them the way that you
[8:56] want.
[8:58] I thank you so much lord God
[8:59] for your kindness toward us.
[9:01] Thank you father for a great
[9:02] meeting today and your presence
[9:05] that's here and I thank you
[9:06] lord God for true unity and the
[9:08] true mind of christ and all we
[9:08] say and do.
[9:11] We love you and we welcome you
[9:13] here in jesus name amen.
[9:13] >> amen.
[9:17] Thank you very much for that
[9:17] lovely prayer.
[9:19] If I can ask our executive
[9:21] director of the utilities to
[9:22] lead us in the pledge please.
[9:26] >> please join me in the
[9:26] pledge.
[9:28] I pledge allegiane credit the
[9:30] flag of the united states of
[9:31] america.
[9:34] And to the republic for when I
[9:35] it stands,one nation, under
[9:39] God, invisible with liberty and
[9:42] justice for all.
[9:43] >> thank you.
[9:44] Our city secretary if you could
[9:48] please call the roll of the
[9:49] required chartered officers.
[9:54] >> mayor martinez.
[10:02] >> here.
[10:02] L.
[10:04] >> mark scott.
[10:04] >> here.
[10:07] >> city manager ron simpson.
[10:08] >> here.
[10:14] >> we are in council a quorum.
[10:20] >> thank you very much.
[10:23] We have a proc lamation.
[10:25] It's coastal bend restoration
[10:26] bend project.
[10:30] If you can come forward please.
[10:49] >> former councilmember is in
[10:50] the house everybody.
[10:50] Thank you.
[10:55] You can come right over here?
[10:55] Thank you sir.
[10:56] Thank you.
[10:57] Citco has a community project
[11:00] called caring for our coast
[11:03] that sames to engage community
[11:05] organization, citizens and
[11:10] volunteers in order to foster
[11:11] and inspire environmental
[11:11] stewardship.
[11:13] The project, projects include
[11:16] restoration activities for the
[11:19] oasis delta preserve and
[11:20] wetlands involving trash clean
[11:23] up, native grass and wild
[11:26] flower seeding wetland
[11:26] expansion and planting.
[11:28] Citgo has organized hundreds of
[11:31] volunteers with oranges
[11:36] including the coastal bend bay,
[11:36] and program, corpus christy,
[11:43] parks and recreation, texas a
[11:44] and m, citgo academy, ccisd
[11:52] schools, and I think that May
[11:56] be saint john paul the second.
[11:57] The boy scouts of america.
[11:58] Phase2 projects will include
[12:00] the sponsored ambassadors in an
[12:02] effort with the ocean
[12:03] exploration trust and I have
[12:05] seen that and that's remarkable
[12:08] . Its designed to educate
[12:10] local scholars and instructors
[12:12] by providing a mean for hands
[12:16] on experience on board an
[12:17] active exploration vessel.
[12:30] Now be it resolved that the
[12:32] council I do hear herebys
[12:34] commend the efforts of citgo
[12:35] and urge the residents to join
[12:36] the city in saying
[12:40] congratulations to all involved
[12:42] in their commitment to
[12:42] environmental stewardship.
[12:43] Thank you.
[12:45] [Applause].
[12:51] >> thank you so much for
[12:53] having us again for this.
[12:56] You know this is a great
[12:57] initiative on our behalf.
[12:59] Working with so many partners
[12:59] throughout the community.
[13:02] Some of whom are here today.
[13:04] I know that incarnate word is
[13:04] represented.
[13:09] Would you stand and be
[13:09] recognized?
[13:10] They are going to be -- they
[13:12] are actually going to be
[13:14] working on the city project
[13:17] which is the wetlands and we
[13:19] are working with stacy talbert
[13:22] and others from -- and mike of
[13:26] course, from the city and
[13:27] that's one of our projects.
[13:28] The others attelet take
[13:30] preserve that we are so excited
[13:30] about.
[13:32] We are looking forward to
[13:33] having over 500 showing up
[13:35] including the band from texas a
[13:36] and m kingsville.
[13:38] We are working very closely
[13:41] with ray allen and his
[13:41] organization.
[13:42] More importantly the entire
[13:46] initiative is to call attention
[13:47] and awareness to conservation
[13:49] so I want to pass the
[13:50] microphone onto the others so
[13:53] they can introduce themselves
[13:54] and I want to highlight one
[13:55] individual while all of them
[13:57] are important the most
[14:00] important is our leader of our
[14:02] volunteer group and she will
[14:04] introduce herself in just a
[14:05] minute.
[14:06] >> good morning.
[14:07] Government and public affairs
[14:07] at citgo.
[14:10] >> ray allen with the coastal
[14:11] bay ends program.
[14:14] I hope everybody can come out
[14:22] saturday morning, nine at the
[14:29] oas isdelta is he -- delta
[14:29] preserve.
[14:32] >> auro [Inaudible]
[14:33] >> [Inaudible]
[14:34] Talbert, ray's event is a
[14:38] training event for our event on
[14:39] November 22nd at the wetland
[14:39] preserve.
[14:42] We hope you can join us out
[14:42] there.
[14:45] >> good morning.
[14:47] With the parks and rec
[14:48] department.
[14:48] >> mike morris.
[14:51] I want to go back and this man
[14:54] right here, manny is our new
[14:55] manager of the wetland preserve
[14:57] and the project is due to be
[14:58] finished in about another
[15:01] month, month and a half and he
[15:03] will assume the reigns and run
[15:03] that facility for us.
[15:06] We are excited to have him.
[15:10] He is very qualified, has a ma
[15:10] go biology.
[15:12] He has taken pictures ask all
[15:14] kinds of things that he plans
[15:14] to display.
[15:16] We are happy to have him and
[15:20] look forward to what he will
[15:20] do.
[15:22] >> keep up the great work.
[15:26] You understand the importance
[15:28] for natural resources and your
[15:29] stewardship is appreciated.
[15:32] You are also setting a great
[15:34] example for generations of
[15:34] tomorrow.
[15:39] God bless you for your work.
[15:45] [Applause].
[15:52] >> coastal bend gis day.
[16:10] >> the go spatial technology
[16:12] and construction trades
[16:14] programs of delmar college,
[16:16] texas a and m texas kingsville
[16:20] and coastal bend college with
[16:20] the national information
[16:24] security and geosatial is
[16:25] committed to recognizing the
[16:26] importance of geographic
[16:31] technology ask how it touches
[16:32] our lives daily.
[16:35] Gis technology is use to solve
[16:37] problems related to the
[16:39] environment, health kirkland
[16:41] use, education and public
[16:41] safety.
[16:43] The power supply directed to
[16:44] homes, patrol cars, fire and
[16:47] delivery trucks on the road all
[16:49] function more efficiently
[16:51] because of gis, plus businesses
[16:55] can place atm's at more
[16:56] convenient locations, allow
[16:57] internet use, provide energy
[16:58] exploration and resource
[17:00] management and so much more.
[17:02] So to promote the importance
[17:03] use and potential of gis,
[17:06] November 17th through the 21
[17:15] 21st, of this year is set aside
[17:18] as national geogramhic
[17:18] awareness week.
[17:19] So, -- yeah.
[17:22] So, tech up south texas.
[17:26] Take a byte out of technology
[17:28] education, now -- sot powers
[17:32] invested in me as your mayor I
[17:34] do proclaim November the 19th
[17:37] 2014 as annual worldwide gis
[17:39] day of the coastal bend texas
[17:41] -- and I offer a
[17:42] congratulations and thank you
[17:45] on behalf of the community for
[17:48] the hard work, research and
[17:50] dedication that the trades,
[17:53] programs, set forth for so
[17:53] many.
[17:54] Thank you.
[17:54] [Applause].
[17:56] >> I want to say I'm merely
[17:57] the conduit for a lot of work
[17:59] that a lot of people do in
[18:03] regards to all of our student
[18:04] volunteerses and all the
[18:06] industry and professionals that
[18:09] are making a difference in
[18:11] south texas and regards to
[18:11] this.
[18:13] Of course the two universities
[18:15] texas a and m and kingsville
[18:17] and their technology program,
[18:20] of course delmar which I'm a
[18:21] part of, for the program and
[18:23] coastal bend colleges and their
[18:23] program also.
[18:27] We have come together to do gis
[18:29] day which is held this time
[18:31] every month and it'll be the
[18:32] November 19th and I invite
[18:32] everybody.
[18:34] I'm so happy that the city
[18:36] supports us with this -- with
[18:38] this every year which you all
[18:38] do.
[18:40] I appreciate it.
[18:41] I'm going to invite everybody.
[18:42] This is not just for high
[18:43] school and middle school for
[18:45] students to come too which we
[18:47] of course want them -- we would
[18:49] love to have them over there.
[18:54] Its open from nine to five.
[18:57] It'll be presentations,
[18:57] activities, outdoors and
[19:00] indoors, booths, plus we will
[19:01] have a professional track this
[19:02] time, workshops and our
[19:05] seminars that will be available
[19:06] for professionals, sme, subject
[19:08] matter expects in engineers and
[19:09] g ib surveying with the whole
[19:11] host of different discussions
[19:15] and it'll be the coastal bend
[19:15] gis groups quarterly meeting
[19:16] too.
[19:18] We are looking forward to this
[19:19] and its been the 16th.
[19:24] Let me introduce you to one of
[19:28] my colleges Dr. -- colleagues;
[19:28] Dr. Smith.
[19:30] >> thank you.
[19:33] We enjoy working with delmar
[19:35] college, coastal bend to get a
[19:37] thousand plus high school and
[19:38] junior high students last year
[19:38] to attend.
[19:39] We are hoping for a big turn
[19:42] out this year I would love to
[19:44] see the public come and find
[19:47] out what gis is and see the
[19:48] high tech educational
[19:49] opportunities available here in
[19:56] the coastal bend at texas s and
[19:56] m university.
[19:57] Thank you.
[20:02] >> thank you very much.
[20:03] Jj.
[20:03] Appreciate it.
[20:04] >> thank you.
[20:04] >> thank you jj.
[20:07] Appreciate it.
[20:58] >>> okay.
[21:02] We will go to number g. We have
[21:04] the city manager's comments and
[21:05] updates on city operations.
[21:09] Mr. Olson if we can cal ib rate
[21:10] these microphones I would
[21:10] appreciate it.
[21:11] >> I don't have anything to
[21:12] report today.
[21:13] >> okay.
[21:14] Thank you so much.
[21:19] We are going to move forward
[21:22] onto item I on the minutes.
[21:26] >> we present the minutes of
[21:27] the October 28th council
[21:28] meeting for your consideration.
[21:29] .
[21:30] >> thank you.
[21:34] Is there a motion to approve?
[21:36] >> I have a motion and second.
[21:38] All in favor say aye.
[21:40] >> aye.
[21:41] Any oppose same sign.
[21:41] Motion carries.
[21:45] We are going to move forward to
[21:49] item number j, board and
[21:50] committee appointments.
[21:50] There are none.
[21:54] We will go onto the consent
[21:55] agenda items, l. Items 7
[21:56] through 12.
[21:58] Is there anyone from the public
[21:59] that has a comment on items
[22:02] number 7 through 12?
[22:07] Any from the council?
[22:08] Seeing none.
[22:11] >> for passage of the consent
[22:12] items
[22:13] >> aye.
[22:15] >> allen.
[22:17] >> aye
[22:21] >> garza.
[22:22] >> aye.
[22:22] >>
[22:24] >> the agenda passes.
[22:31] >> we will more forward to m.
[22:31] Number 13.
[22:37] Rezoning.
[22:42] >> mayor, councilmembers.
[22:45] I'm the interim assistant
[22:46] [Inaudible]
[22:47] Junior family limited
[22:48] partnership to rezone 28.46
[22:50] acres of empty land on the
[22:53] south side of holly road and
[22:54] paul jones.
[22:55] It's currently zoned single
[22:57] family district and the land
[23:00] owners requesting a rezoning so
[23:01] the rs4.5 single family
[23:02] district.
[23:05] The purpose of the rezoning to
[23:06] allow for residential
[23:08] development of 173 single
[23:08] family lots.
[23:09] The proposed zoning is
[23:12] consistent with at I family
[23:15] district ethel you're land use
[23:20] in planning commission and
[23:21] staff recommend approval.
[23:21] .
[23:23] >> is there anyone from the
[23:23] public?
[23:25] I have a motion and a second.
[23:27] Any discussion in all those in
[23:29] favor say aye?
[23:29] >> aye.
[23:30] >> motion carries.
[23:32] Anyone from the public like to
[23:33] come forward and speak to this
[23:34] item?
[23:34] Yes sir.
[23:40] If you can come up and state
[23:46] your name and address.
[23:51] >> morning your honor.
[23:52] Morning council.
[23:53] My name is lewis rodriguez.
[23:55] I served in the military for
[23:55] over 35 years.
[24:00] One of the things I have always
[24:01] believed that -- everybody has
[24:04] the right to live in a good
[24:09] home and a good environment and
[24:09] a good safe location.
[24:10] That's fine.
[24:12] I moved to this area two years
[24:14] ago, after I was -- forced to
[24:17] retire out of the military
[24:18] after 35 years.
[24:20] I really love it.
[24:23] Behind me the property that we
[24:27] speak of, the 4.5 -- it's a
[24:27] beautiful location.
[24:30] I look at it and this morning I
[24:31] have this particular bird that
[24:34] comes in and flies in and he is
[24:34] tapping on my window.
[24:37] He taps on one side and then he
[24:39] taps on the other side and he
[24:43] is looking for an entrance like
[24:44] he recalls being there before.
[24:46] If you get my drift.
[24:52] He seems like he was there
[24:52] before.
[24:53] all of that location behind us
[24:56] is where all of these birds my
[24:57] grate.
[24:59] It's a beautiful piece of land.
[25:00] It's actually close to the
[25:01] other preserve section that
[25:07] goes up to the beach or the
[25:08] entrance of the lagoon.
[25:09] Why are we building more houses
[25:11] in that area when he can
[25:14] actually build in other
[25:16] location that are abandoned?
[25:19] Why pick toward that area and
[25:20] really damage that zone?
[25:22] I'm just kind of curious.
[25:23] I love it.
[25:26] Every time I look behind me
[25:27] it's a beautiful location.
[25:30] I really enjoy and also my
[25:31] neighbors I'm sure although I
[25:34] haven't talked to them because
[25:35] they are occupied.
[25:36] I'm retired.
[25:38] I'm pretty much back there
[25:40] looking and walking the area
[25:44] and enjoying that piece of real
[25:45] estate.
[25:47] >> you want me to answer your
[25:47] question?
[25:48] You want me to get an answer
[25:51] for your question regarding why
[25:53] the development of this area?
[25:53] >> yes.
[25:54] >> sure.
[25:55] First and foremost thank you
[25:57] for your service for over 35
[25:58] years.
[25:59] If you can go over that
[26:02] information in the master plan.
[26:03] Is this a protected area?
[26:06] >> no it is not.
[26:08] It's zoned rs6 for single
[26:09] family.
[26:10] Currently someone that would
[26:13] want to develop it in such form
[26:16] could come in without rezoning
[26:17] and develop single family
[26:18] residential lots.
[26:18] >> okay.
[26:24] >> I guess I got my answers.
[26:25] unfortunately I don't agree.
[26:28] I just want to let a counsel
[26:32] and your honor know they don't
[26:33] agree of damaging that area.
[26:35] I feel that in -- we are
[26:36] damaging and polluting more
[26:39] than what we need too when we
[26:40] can develop other places that
[26:44] are abandoned and could be more
[26:45] useful than that area.
[26:46] That's just my own personal
[26:47] opinion.
[26:48] Thank you very much for
[26:49] listening to my opinion.
[26:50] >> thank you Mr. Rodriguez.
[26:54] >> have a good day.
[26:55] >> you too.
[26:58] >> are there any other
[27:04] comments from the public on
[27:05] item number 13?
[27:05] Seeing none.
[27:07] >> close the public hearing.
[27:09] >> thank you for that.
[27:12] We have a motion to close and a
[27:12] second.
[27:13] Is there any discussion?
[27:15] All in favor say aye.
[27:17] >> aye
[27:18] >> motion carries.
[27:18] Number 13.
[27:20] >> passage of ordinance number
[27:22] 13 on its first reading.
[27:23] >> aye.
[27:24] >> aye.
[27:25] >> aye.
[27:27] >> aye.
[27:28] >> aye.
[27:29] >> aye.
[27:30] >> aye.
[27:31] >> a yes,.
[27:33] >> the ordinance passes.
[27:37] >> thank you.
[27:37] Number 14.
[27:38] >> mayor.
[27:39] Councilmembers, interim
[27:40] assistant director of
[27:41] development service.
[27:44] Item number 14 is a rezoning
[27:48] request by land owners patrick
[27:56] nolan and amy nolan to rezone
[27:57] 1.34 acres of empty land.
[27:59] This is area -- that's a little
[28:05] dated but to the north is where
[28:08] the wal-mart is currently at.
[28:09] The property is zonedded cn1
[28:11] neighborhood commercial and the
[28:14] land owners want to rezone it
[28:16] to general commercial district
[28:20] and the purpose is to allow the
[28:22] continued development ofself
[28:22] storage units.
[28:23] Again on this aerial it's a bit
[28:24] out dated O.J.
[28:27] To the east that you see in
[28:27] red.
[28:28] >> I can't see it.
[28:29] >> okay.
[28:31] >> I will look at Mr. Scott's.
[28:32] >> okay.
[28:35] >> the property is already
[28:36] developed with many storage
[28:37] units.
[28:37] The additional land that you
[28:42] see in red is just a
[28:44] continuation of that
[28:45] development.
[28:48] That property is currently
[28:49] zoned neighborhood commercial.
[28:54] Due to the -- the nearness of
[28:57] the residential neighborhood we
[29:01] are -- staff is recommending
[29:04] denial of the cg2 and in lieu
[29:05] approve a special permit for
[29:06] the subject that would be
[29:08] subject to the listed
[29:09] conditions in the ordinance
[29:11] including buffer yard, the
[29:12] location of loading doors on
[29:15] the storage units and
[29:24] limitation of hours and other
[29:26] restrictions on the property.
[29:30] The app licant is agreeable and
[29:33] staff recommends denial in lieu
[29:33] of the special permit.
[29:35] I will be happy to answer any
[29:36] questions you May have.
[29:37] >> thank you.
[29:40] May I have a motion to open up
[29:40] the public hearing?
[29:45] I have a motion and a second.
[29:47] is there any discussion,?
[29:48] All in favor motion carries.
[29:51] Anyone from the public with a
[29:54] comment on item number 14?
[29:55] Seeing none motion to close.
[29:58] Have a motion and a second.
[30:00] Any discussion?
[30:02] All 234 favor say aye.
[30:03] Any opposed.
[30:04] Motion carries.
[30:06] I don't have any comments the
[30:06] council.
[30:07] >> passage of ordinance number
[30:10] 14 on its first reading.
[30:11] >> aye.
[30:12] >> aye.
[30:13] >> aye.
[30:14] >> aye.
[30:16] >> aye.
[30:17] >> aye.
[30:18] >> aye.
[30:19] >> aye.
[30:21] >> ordinance passes.
[30:28] >> thank you.
[30:28] Number are 15.
[30:32] >> 15 -- number 15.
[30:36] >>> good afternoon.
[30:39] >> normally I say that at
[30:41] beginning and I think -- excuse
[30:42] me.
[30:42] >> yes ma'am.
[30:45] >> normally I ask -- I forgot
[30:47] it that time if you can please
[30:48] silence your cell phones or
[30:50] turn them off.
[30:53] I would appreciate that.
[30:53] Thank you very much.
[31:03] >> item 15 is an ordinance
[31:04] abandoning an unsurfaced area of
[31:05] bockholt road.
[31:09] It leads to a dead end and
[31:12] sevens no purpose for future
[31:17] use in an urban transportation
[31:17] plan.
[31:19] At&t has an exiting cable and
[31:22] the owner will provide a 15-
[31:24] foot easemeno on the right of
[31:24] way.
[31:26] Staff recommend that the
[31:30] payment for the fair market
[31:30] value be waived.
[31:33] Application is in agreement
[31:33] with the recommendations.
[31:36] Are there any questions, do you
[31:37] like me to address?
[31:38] >> thank you sir.
[31:40] May I have a motion to open up
[31:41] the public hearing.
[31:42] >> so moved.
[31:44] >> a motion and second.
[31:46] Any discussion?
[31:49] All in favor say aye.
[31:51] Any opposed same sign.
[31:52] Motion carries.
[31:52] Anyone with a comment?
[31:54] Seeing none motion to close.
[31:55] >> moved.
[31:56] >> motion and second.
[31:57] Any discussion?
[31:58] All in favor say aye.
[32:00] >> a yes,.
[32:01] >> motion carries.
[32:04] Seeing -- no questions from the
[32:06] council or comments, number 15.
[32:08] >> passage of ordinance number
[32:10] 15 on its first reading.
[32:11] >> aye.
[32:12] >> aye.
[32:13] >> aye.
[32:14] >> aye.
[32:16] >> aye.
[32:17] >> aye.
[32:18] >> aye.
[32:20] >> aye. The ordinance passes.
[32:21] >> thank you.
[32:22] We have no regular agenda
[32:25] items.
[32:32] Item number 16.
[32:34] Chief simpson.
[32:36] Today is moving fast.
[32:37] >> yeah.
[32:40] That's the idea.
[32:42] >> yeah.
[32:44] >> good morning council.
[32:44] Mayor.
[32:46] I'm chef simpson with the
[32:47] police department.
[32:49] Item number 16.
[32:52] Is the first reading ordinance
[32:53] accepting the violence against
[32:57] women grant with the police
[32:57] department.
[33:00] This is year 15.
[33:04] In the amount of 44, 3$56 and
[33:07] helps us to fund that program.
[33:07] >> thank you.
[33:10] Is there anyone from the public
[33:14] with comment on item number 16?
[33:16] >> thank you.
[33:17] Good morning chief.
[33:18] >> good morning.
[33:21] >> I have some questions about
[33:23] -- I believe that all of this
[33:24] funding has been extended.
[33:29] I would like for the city to
[33:32] look at the possibility of
[33:36] assisting the county with their
[33:37] latest attempts in gps
[33:38] monitoring in domestic violence
[33:43] cases and to be able to do that
[33:45] from m straight instead of --
[33:46] magistrate instead of waiting
[33:46] for district court.
[33:48] I want to see what process and
[33:50] if we could use this grant for
[33:52] that or is there some other
[33:54] source or avenue we May be able
[33:54] to do that?
[33:56] >> there May be a possibility
[33:57] to do that.
[33:58] I apologize.
[33:59] I was out of town and I didn't
[34:03] get back to you by way of e-
[34:03] mail.
[34:05] At any rate we are looking at
[34:07] the possibility, not only with
[34:10] this but to do other thing was
[34:11] gps monitoring.
[34:13] The bottom line is just the
[34:14] cost.
[34:15] How much we will be incurring
[34:19] to accept the cost of the
[34:19] monitoring device.
[34:21] So -- we can have discussions
[34:22] about that, yes.
[34:23] >> if we could open
[34:25] discussions on that and see
[34:26] about that.
[34:32] When they put in the ignition
[34:32] switches where for the
[34:34] breathalyzeo does the person
[34:35] fund that?
[34:39] >> think the bottom line is
[34:40] that the judges will mandate
[34:41] that they in time pay for it.
[34:45] >> in time.
[34:47] >> but really, you know, we
[34:48] don't get it back.
[34:49] >> okay.
[34:50] Further information on the
[34:51] ability for us to do that and
[34:53] what we May have to do to do
[34:55] that and what it would cost.
[34:55] >> yes.
[34:56] >> thank you.
[34:59] >> yes.
[34:59] >> thank you.
[35:03] We are going to take -- after
[35:06] we take vote -- we will handle
[35:08] item -- excuse me, after we
[35:10] take a vote on item 16 we will
[35:14] handle 17 and 18 and then move
[35:15] forward to public comment.
[35:16] 16.
[35:19] >> for passage of 16 on its
[35:20] first reading.
[35:21] >> aye.
[35:21] >> aye.
[35:22] >> aye.
[35:23] >> aye.
[35:25] >> aye.
[35:25] >> aye.
[35:26] >> aye.
[35:27] >> a yes,.
[35:30] >> the ordinance passes.
[35:31] >> thank you.
[35:34] >> mayor, item 17 is accepting
[35:38] the victim's of crime act which
[35:39] is voca.
[35:43] It's an outreach program.
[35:44] This is year two.
[35:46] It's for us to do outreach for
[35:48] those individuals who are
[35:49] victims of violent crimes.
[35:52] It's in the amount of 68, 1$68.
[35:53] >> thank you.
[35:55] Is there anyone from public
[35:58] with a comment on item number
[35:58] 17?
[35:59] Seeing none from the council.
[36:01] >> for passage of ordinance
[36:03] number 17 on its first reading.
[36:04] >> aye.
[36:06] >> aye.
[36:07] >> aye.
[36:08] >> aye.
[36:09] >> aye.
[36:10] >> aye.
[36:11] >> aye.
[36:11] >> aye.
[36:13] >> the ordinance passes.
[36:16] >> thank you.
[36:19] Item 18.
[36:23] >> item item is the victims of
[36:24] crime act grant.
[36:25] This is year 15.
[36:27] This funds a couple of the case
[36:33] workers and it's in the amount
[36:34] of 77, 8$4.
[36:42] Anybody from the public with a
[36:43] comment?
[36:43] >> aye.
[36:44] >> aye.
[36:45] >> a yes,.
[36:46] >> aye.
[36:47] >> aye.
[36:48] >> aye.
[36:49] >> aye.
[36:50] >> aye.
[36:51] >> aye
[36:52] >> the ordinance passes.
[36:52] >> thank you.
[36:53] >> thank you.
[36:55] >> we will move forward to
[36:56] public comment and if you can
[37:02] come forward and state your
[37:02] name and address please.
[37:05] Yes sir.
[37:21] >> eye name is bill king.
[37:23] Excuse my clothing.
[37:26] Just came from a doctor's
[37:26] appointment.
[37:33] I'm here to comment on the
[37:35] moral and economic implications
[37:37] of homelessness a study done in
[37:43] florida showed that in just
[37:46] three counties alone they are
[37:49] paying nearly $50 million a
[37:51] year to let homeless people
[37:56] languish on the streets and
[37:58] they found they were spending
[37:58] spending -- [Inaudible]
[38:00] If they found them, gave them
[38:03] job training health care it
[38:07] only cost them -- 10,000 and
[38:10] $51 per year per homeless
[38:10] person.
[38:14] That was a reduction in 68%.
[38:16] That the -- the public was
[38:17] currently spending on letting
[38:19] homeless people remain on the
[38:20] streets they said for this --
[38:28] the three counties in ten years
[38:32] they could save $350 million.
[38:34] In north carolina they did a
[38:41] study and housed some homeless
[38:42] people there.
[38:44] Eder the housing led to
[38:46] dramatic cost savings including
[38:53] 1.8 million in health care
[38:53] savings, that is 78% reduction.
[38:58] 79% reduction in hospital stays,
[39:04] also a 72% drop in art arrests
[39:12] for people that they put in
[39:12] housing.
[39:13] When they put them in here,
[39:16] before they were in these homes
[39:18] only 50% could generate a
[39:19] living or get a job because
[39:22] they had no place to operate
[39:23] out of.
[39:31] After that it want up to 82%.
[39:31] % in employment.
[39:34] Anyway, they found that $14,000
[39:37] per person is what it costs
[39:39] them compared to almost $40,000
[39:43] a year to let them remain
[39:44] homeless on the street.
[39:46] These people when they would
[39:50] get their jobs they were --
[39:54] they would pay 30% of their
[39:55] income after one year move in,
[40:00] they are -- I read that --
[40:02] sorry, after seven years
[40:03] homelessness 94% of the
[40:05] original tenants retained their
[40:07] housing after 18 months with
[40:08] the 99% collection rate of
[40:08] rent.
[40:10] >> thank you Mr. King.
[40:12] we have three minutes for
[40:12] public comment.
[40:14] I appreciate you coming down
[40:15] today and sharing this
[40:18] information and just -- this is
[40:19] something that we are working
[40:21] on and very important part of
[40:22] how we work with our partners
[40:23] on this.
[40:26] >> if I May just add one
[40:26] thing.
[40:27] I work at tony's place.
[40:28] We see homelessness all the
[40:28] time.
[40:30] We have people who come in
[40:32] there and they turn their live
[40:36] around and they get a job, they
[40:37] become productive members of
[40:38] society.
[40:42] Many of them are veterans who
[40:47] just need a helping hand.
[40:49] I would really appreciate it if
[40:50] you look into this.
[40:51] >> absolutely.
[40:52] Thank you for being part of the
[40:53] solution with your role in
[40:55] charlie's place.
[40:58] >> yes.
[40:58] Thank you.
[40:59] >> thank you.
[41:01] Is there anyone else for public
[41:01] comment?
[41:04] The good doctor.
[41:13] >> I'm brian watson.
[41:14] I live at 5813hugo.
[41:18] We had a full house at the
[41:20] polls last week.
[41:23] Some time ago it was found that
[41:25] water resources in the great
[41:29] lakes were being isolated and
[41:31] pumped out of the lake basin,
[41:33] placed on large tankers and
[41:38] shipped to china for whatever
[41:39] uses they have for freshwater.
[41:41] That concerns me because water
[41:42] is becoming more and more
[41:44] critical issue with each
[41:45] passing day, particularly in
[41:53] texas and california where the
[41:55] drought has been severe.
[41:55] the water allowances must have
[41:59] been huge that -- the one that
[42:01] were awarded to the chinese --
[42:02] that are building the pipe
[42:03] across the bay.
[42:08] I hope we aren't getting in to
[42:09] a fix.
[42:09] Basically they are claiming our
[42:12] birth right and I think we need
[42:14] to be careful about invite that
[42:16] into our backyard.
[42:16] Thank you.
[42:23] >> thank you Mr. Watson.
[42:27] >> 4510 -- first of all
[42:29] congratulations to all of you
[42:30] who retained your seats.
[42:31] I want to remember all of those
[42:34] people that voted for you but I
[42:36] also want you to remember the
[42:41] 48.2 that did not vote for you.
[42:42] Remember that those people had
[42:44] an objection to the way things
[42:46] were being handled and needed
[42:47] their voices heard.
[42:50] I hope as we go forward into
[42:52] this next council that you will
[42:56] remember the voice of all the
[42:56] people.
[42:58] Rib those that voted for you
[42:59] and those that did not because
[43:01] we still need issues taken care
[43:02] of and our mayor was gracious
[43:05] enough to say that we were
[43:07] going to be unified and I'm
[43:08] hoping to hear great things
[43:11] coming out and the voices of
[43:13] the people being heard because
[43:15] right now we till have issues
[43:15] to deal with.
[43:17] I understand that some of you
[43:21] are making inroads in to trying
[43:23] the residential streets, I'm
[43:23] happy to hear that.
[43:25] That you are looking at that
[43:25] issue.
[43:26] I will be happier when you take
[43:29] a look at all of the issues
[43:33] that the people brought forward
[43:33] including the annexation that
[43:35] wasn't supposed to be done and
[43:37] the fact that there are some
[43:38] very basic issues that people
[43:42] still want you to take a stand
[43:43] on, on their behalf.
[43:44] On the people's behalf.
[43:46] That is what we looking forward
[43:46] to.
[43:47] We are not going to go away.
[43:49] We are still going to be here
[43:52] and we hope to remind you of
[43:56] what is best in the voice the
[43:56] people.
[43:57] Thank you.
[43:58] >> thank you.
[44:01] Anyone else here for public
[44:04] comment?
[44:12] >> lonnie [Inaudible]
[44:13] Riverview.
[44:17] I was born and raced in corpus,
[44:18] I was here when this was
[44:24] 100,000 people or less and now
[44:26] we have over 300,000 people.
[44:30] The traffic in our community is
[44:31] horrible.
[44:36] I know that are you addressing
[44:36] that issue.
[44:41] I'm concerned that a couple of
[44:42] months ago a statement was made
[44:45] that these company that do road
[44:48] work and that type of thing,
[44:50] that -- it's competitive and
[44:52] it's higher -- I wouldn't ask
[44:55] you -- would ask you to be firm
[44:56] with these companies that we
[45:00] are just -- that the bond
[45:02] issues that were passed close
[45:04] to $100 million -- you have a
[45:08] cookie jar that's full now but
[45:10] let's not waste that money on
[45:17] paying to high a price for
[45:19] repairs of our roads.
[45:22] Also I'm concerned that I
[45:24] called the mayor -- 1971 to
[45:24] 1973.
[45:27] I called him this morning and I
[45:29] asked him was there discussion
[45:32] back in the 50s and 60's that
[45:35] he is a ware of about setting
[45:36] [Inaudible]
[45:40] Aside going out into the
[45:42] suburbs for future highways,
[45:43] freeway system that type of
[45:43] thing.
[45:45] Of course I just talked to him
[45:46] today.
[45:50] He didn't have time to jog his
[45:53] memory but we can't go in the
[46:01] past but -- as we go forward --
[46:02] let's look at having a freeway
[46:04] system in place on the other
[46:12] side of the oso that will
[46:13] handle future growth.
[46:16] My uncle moved to orange grove
[46:17] 25 years ago.
[46:21] After he retired and I always
[46:22] wondered why moved there.
[46:24] I called him today and said --
[46:26] called my aunt and she said
[46:29] that it was because of the
[46:29] traffic.
[46:32] I'm starting to feel the same
[46:32] way.
[46:33] I'm getting close to retirement
[46:36] age and I don't like traffic I
[46:38] haven't liked traffic for many
[46:38] years.
[46:41] I have to drive through it
[46:42] every day.
[46:43] So, anyway, let's spend the
[46:48] money wisely in the next two to
[46:54] five-years, ten yearses,
[46:56] whatever the bonds allow and
[46:58] good luck with another thing.
[47:00] I noticed on road improvements
[47:02] that sometimes you do a section
[47:06] of road and then it cuts you
[47:07] off from another section.
[47:09] I know they addressed that when
[47:12] they do that but you have to go
[47:14] zigzag just to get around so
[47:15] does that make sense?
[47:16] Any way.
[47:16] Thank you.
[47:18] >> thank you.
[47:20] For coming in today.
[47:23] Anyone else for public
[47:23] comments?
[47:26] We are going to November marred
[47:28] to item h, number two.
[47:29] Regarding pending our --
[47:33] litigation involving the city
[47:35] including city of corpus chr
[47:36] isti.
[47:37] Item number three for
[47:39] consultation with attorneys
[47:41] regarding fire, collective
[47:43] baring negotiation, item number
[47:43] four.
[47:43] Executive session for
[47:46] consultation.
[47:55] And to discuss and --
[47:56] commercial and financial
[47:58] information received from a
[47:59] business prospect that seeks to
[48:02] locate, stay or expand in or
[48:05] near the territory and with
[48:11] which the governmental body is
[48:11] doing economic development
[48:12] negotiations.
[48:14] Item number five, executive
[48:19] session to consult with
[48:24] attorneys regarding city of
[48:24] corpus christi.
[48:31] Verses texas mulacs apartments.
[48:34] Council number one foundation
[48:35] incorporated, village housing
[48:35] lp.
[48:39] Texas lulack at the park
[48:41] housing lp, affordable housing
[49:23] >> we have item number 19, for
[49:23] the record, councilmember scott
[49:24] recuse himself from item number
[49:25] four executive session.
[49:25] >> thank you very much.
[49:29] >> item number 19 -- 191st
[49:30] reading ordinance.
[49:34] >> good afternoon, mayor,
[49:43] council members, with the
[49:44] health district, item number 19
[49:45] we are requesting to -- to
[49:45] accept the pope a total of
[49:46] 22,500 from the texas
[49:49] department of health
[49:50] services see in aquatic life
[49:50] activities granted provide
[49:51] laboratory services for the
[49:52] analysis of marine life samples
[49:53] for the period of September 1st
[49:56] 2014 to August 31st, 2015.
[50:03] >> thank you, anyone from the
[50:04] public with a comment on item
[50:04] number 19?
[50:07] Seeing none,.
[50:08] >> passage ordinance number 19
[50:09] on first reading.
[50:18] >> [Roll call].
[50:19] >> ordinance passes.
[50:22] >> 20.
[50:26] >> item number 20.
[50:30] Who is here from staff that is
[50:35] handling item number 20?
[50:35] Ms. Thorpe.
[50:37] >> who is here for item number
[50:41] 24 parks and recreation?
[50:44] Item number 21.
[50:45] Approving contract
[50:51] and appropriating funds for
[50:53] youth community development
[50:53] program.
[50:55] >> anyone here for 21?
[51:00] >> are you here for are also
[51:00] 20?
[51:00] Okay.
[51:01] >> thank you.
[51:09] >> mayor, members, mike moore,
[51:13] director of parks and
[51:13] recreation.
[51:14] I can 20, is a renewable lease
[51:16] for corpus christi chamber of
[51:17] commerce for heritage park and
[51:21] they requested
[51:22] to extend the lease for one
[51:22] year.
[51:23] >> anyone from the public who
[51:26] has a comment on item number
[51:26] 20?
[51:28] Seeing none from the council.
[51:30] >> for passage of ordinance
[51:34] number 20, [Roll call].
[51:43] >> the ordinance passes.
[51:43] >> 21.
[51:49] >> I can 21 is community youth
[51:51] development 74815 program.
[51:55] Renewal of the grant.
[52:01] It is a stopgap measure for
[52:02] extending it to six months and
[52:03] they will reevaluate the state
[52:04] funding and we will do a formal
[52:06] contract
[52:06] after.
[52:07] it is a six month extension.
[52:11] >> anyone from the public who
[52:15] has a comment on 21?
[52:16] Seeing none from the council.
[52:17] >> Ms. Huerta.
[52:22] >> for passage, [Roll call].
[52:31] >> the ordinance passes.
[52:31] >> 22.
[52:36] >> mayor and council --
[52:37] business liaison for city
[52:39] manager's
[52:39] office.
[52:41] Item number 22 is the first
[52:44] reading -- authorizing the
[52:45] manager to -- with the downtown
[52:47] management district and
[52:49] appropriating what hundred
[52:55] 66,500 from the balance.
[53:01] On September 16, council motion
[53:01] to support the three year
[53:02] strategic plan and directed
[53:04] staff to come back in 30 to 60
[53:07] days with additional action.
[53:08] We worked with the dmd to
[53:11] identify the highest priority
[53:13] items that renewal require
[53:16] additional funding and
[53:16] approval.
[53:17] The partnership program
[53:19] intended to improve safety in
[53:22] the downtown was the highest
[53:23] priority item in the three-year
[53:23] plan that was not yet fully
[53:24] funded.
[53:26] The program
[53:35] will put boots on the ground.
[53:36] As part of the program, with
[53:36] booths underground, they, they
[53:38] will be working with property
[53:41] owners and residents and
[53:42] expanding the security
[53:42] partnership in building the
[53:43] network.
[53:49] >> pending performance -- into
[53:50] the annually renewing agreement
[53:51] with the downtown district.
[53:56] >>>.
[53:57] >> anyone from the public that
[54:01] has a comment on item number
[54:01] 22?
[54:05] mr.Allen. >> I want to say how
[54:06] excited I am I worked with the
[54:08] chief and terry with a lot of
[54:10] the projects going on downtown
[54:12] and -- in the
[54:13] cosmopolitan -- the perception
[54:18] and the boots on the ground will
[54:19] be a spark plug for
[54:20] revitalization for downtown and
[54:23] new growth.
[54:25] I think it's a great step.
[54:28] I can't think the chief and
[54:30] terry enough for working
[54:31] together.
[54:35] And thinking outside of the
[54:35] box.
[54:36] You have been a breath of fresh
[54:37] air and I think it's a great
[54:37] thing.
[54:41] >>>
[54:45] yes, gray remarks, any other
[54:46] comments?
[54:47] Ms. Huerta.
[54:51] >> [Roll call].
[54:58] >> the ordinance passes.
[55:05] >> item number 23.
[55:06] Related items, 24, 25 and 38.
[55:09] >> I name is constant sanchez
[55:12] director of financial services
[55:14] and item number 23, 24 are in
[55:17] reference to the issuance of
[55:19] $115 million to fund fiscal 15
[55:23] capital improvement program.
[55:24] Item number 23 is requesting
[55:25] authorization for issuance of
[55:30] six straight bonds and item
[55:30] number 24 is authorization for
[55:33] issuance of variable rate debt.
[55:38] An effort to provide the city,
[55:39] authorization is being
[55:39] requested for issuance of both
[55:40] types of
[55:40] bonds.
[55:44] Consideration will be given to
[55:47] issuing bonds at time of
[55:47] pricing upon consultation with
[55:55] advisors and council.
[55:55] The ordinance is structured as
[55:56] it has been in the past as a
[55:57] parameter giving city officials
[55:57] the authority to pull the
[55:58] trigger when the market
[55:58] warrants.
[56:02] Embedded in the ordinance is a
[56:03] reimbursement resolution
[56:03] allowing the city to reimburse
[56:04] itself for qualifying
[56:06] projects and expenses are
[56:08] incurred prior to receipt of
[56:11] fund proceeds.
[56:12] It's written in a way to give
[56:13] us flexibility to
[56:19] issue junior lien or senior lien
[56:20] debt.
[56:20] It depends on the time of
[56:21] pricing and what is most
[56:22] advantageous.
[56:25] Item number 38 in the future
[56:26] agenda is requesting approval
[56:31] to hire any -- allison and
[56:34] company for -- as an
[56:34] advisor.
[56:39] To give you an update,
[56:39] we have narrowed the list down
[56:40] and we will be interviewing
[56:42] candidates next week and the
[56:43] are hoping in December we will
[56:45] be
[56:46] bringing an agenda item for
[56:50] financial advisor.
[56:51] Once that occurs you don't have
[56:55] to approved for each bond
[56:56] issuance.
[56:56] Today you are being asked to
[56:57] approve or -- ordinance for are
[56:58] 1023, 24 in the first reading
[57:02] and next week, to approve the
[57:05] motion for financial advisor.
[57:06] I would be happy to answer
[57:06] questions.
[57:12] >> I have a quick question on
[57:20] -- I am glad we have fixed rate.
[57:20] On the junior lien, is the only
[57:24] decision based on flexibility?
[57:26] On the junior or senior lien
[57:27] and available rate decision
[57:30] item number 24?
[57:32] >> that's correct, the first
[57:33] time we are utilizing the
[57:34] variable rate is when we issue
[57:36] the pipeline that.
[57:37] We are in the process of doing
[57:39] right
[57:39] now.
[57:41] If that turns out variable we
[57:42] will consider doing it in the
[57:42] future.
[57:46] >> mike, what do we see as
[57:51] advantage, what is is it also a
[57:52] timing?
[57:55] On a shorter term as far as
[57:56] variable rates and how much of
[58:00] a difference in interest rates?
[58:02] >> what happened is that
[58:03] utility system as an amount of
[58:06] debt outstanding that warrants
[58:10] part of it being variable rate.
[58:12] We always recommend to usually
[58:16] stay somewhere between 15 to
[58:17] 25% of debt are available rate
[58:21] and no more than that.
[58:21] Now we have enough debt
[58:22] outstanding and that becomes a
[58:24] sizable issue, length
[58:24] $50 million.
[58:27] What it does it is allows you
[58:32] to take advn\age of the lower
[58:33] yield curve and we are issuing
[58:38] 30 year bond May be 4.3% to get
[58:39] with the variable rate you are
[58:41] looking at one, one and a half
[58:41] percent.
[58:43] >> we are talking of saving of
[58:45] three and a half% and risk being
[58:48] low?
[58:50] >> you answered my questions.
[58:50] >> thank you.
[58:53] >> that is good news.
[58:55] People need to know that is
[58:57] good strategic planning on the
[59:03] timing of the rates.
[59:06] Public have any comment on item
[59:12] number 23, 24?
[59:17] Seeing none from the council.
[59:17] Ms. Huerta.
[59:19] >> for passage of 23 and 24 [
[59:20] Roll call].
[59:31] >> the ordinance passes.
[59:32] >> thank you.
[59:33] >> 25.
[59:37] >> my name is constant sanchez
[59:41] director of financial services.
[59:42] I can 25 is are we funding
[59:43] opportunity that we have four
[59:48] utility system that of up to
[59:48] 166,240,000.
[59:50] If all eligible
[59:52] outstanding bonds are refunding
[59:55] refunded, a net savings of over
[59:58] $500 will be realized or eight-
[1:00:00] point 2% net value savings.
[1:00:03] The actual amount to be
[1:00:04] refunded will be determined at
[1:00:05] time of pricing.
[1:00:06] Related to
[1:00:08] the business item 38 on the
[1:00:13] future agenda in reference to
[1:00:15] hiring amy allison company has
[1:00:15] financial advisor.
[1:00:20] >> we have a sense of wonder
[1:00:20] pricing might come?
[1:00:21] >> if the item is approved in
[1:00:24] the second reading next week, I
[1:00:26] would say in January.
[1:00:28] >> because during the holiday
[1:00:30] the market goes down.
[1:00:34] >> wondering on the timing
[1:00:35] issue after the holidays.
[1:00:35] >> thank you.
[1:00:39] >> anyone from the public house
[1:00:44] a comment on number 25?
[1:00:44] Mr. Garza.
[1:00:47] >> please, educate me a bit,
[1:00:50] the refunding of bonds will be
[1:00:51] replaced with low interest
[1:00:52] rates?
[1:00:53] >> yes, sir.
[1:00:58] >> we talked about variable
[1:01:01] rates bonds.
[1:01:01] >> it will be fixed rate bonds.
[1:01:02] >> thank you.
[1:01:08] >> that's what I am wondering.
[1:01:08] Because of the variable rates,
[1:01:10] we could have more flexibility
[1:01:11] within the timeframe.
[1:01:16] >> that was strategically well
[1:01:17] done.
[1:01:17] 25.
[1:01:21] >> passage of ordinance number
[1:01:23] 25, first reading, [Roll call
[1:01:23] ].
[1:01:33] >> the ordinance passes.
[1:01:35] >> thank you, 26.
[1:01:39] >> I 1026 on the regular agenda
[1:01:42] and 39 and 40 in the future
[1:01:43] agenda relate to the issuance
[1:01:45] of up to $14.5 million of
[1:01:48] certificates of obligation to
[1:01:49] fund public health and safety
[1:01:50] projects related to the jc
[1:01:52] elliott transfer station and --
[1:01:58] and that is out outlined in the
[1:01:59] fiscal year 2015 capital
[1:02:00] improvement plan.
[1:02:06] I can 20 relate to this debt
[1:02:06] service payment for the
[1:02:07] issuance estimated that the
[1:02:08] debt service expense will be
[1:02:09] approximately $1.1 million for
[1:02:12] fiscal year 15.
[1:02:13] Since the amount was not
[1:02:13] included in the operating
[1:02:16] budget for 15, the approval is
[1:02:21] being requested to appropriate
[1:02:21] the funds out of the fund
[1:02:22] balance of the general fund
[1:02:22] from excess funds generated by
[1:02:26] the solid waste department.
[1:02:26] Your approval in the first
[1:02:27] reading today and second
[1:02:29] reading next week is being
[1:02:30] requested.
[1:02:33] Item number -- is a request to
[1:02:35] publish a notice of intention
[1:02:38] in the corpus
[1:02:39] christi times to comply with
[1:02:42] the local government code as it
[1:02:44] relates to certificate of
[1:02:44] obligation.
[1:02:48] This act requires the government
[1:02:49] entity publish the notice of
[1:02:50] intention to issue certificates
[1:02:53] of obligation once a week for
[1:02:57] two consecutive weeks in the
[1:02:57] newspaper.
[1:02:58] This must be done in 30 -- 30
[1:02:58] days prior to
[1:02:59] vote.
[1:03:02] We are planning to bring the
[1:03:03] item back the first meeting in
[1:03:05] january with approval which
[1:03:08] will be on the second meeting of
[1:03:09] January 20, 2015.
[1:03:10] We will be in
[1:03:13] compliance with the texas
[1:03:16] government code.
[1:03:20] Item 39 relates to hiring amy
[1:03:20] allison and company as the
[1:03:22] financial advisor for the
[1:03:23] transaction.
[1:03:25] I would be happy to answer
[1:03:26] questions.
[1:03:31] >> Mr. Olson.
[1:03:32] >> thank you.
[1:03:37] I want to clarify
[1:03:38] the issue of the certificate of
[1:03:38] obligation, that is not a
[1:03:43] lending process or method that
[1:03:43] we use, I want to explain why
[1:03:47] that is coming forward.
[1:03:51] Generally speaking, solid waste
[1:03:54] operations landfill operations,
[1:03:55] they are part of the enterprise
[1:04:00] fund group in corpus christi.
[1:04:00] That function is part of the
[1:04:02] general fund.
[1:04:06] If it's an
[1:04:07] enterprise, the borrowing is
[1:04:08] done by revenue bonds.
[1:04:10] The money that you get from
[1:04:12] fees pays for the debt.
[1:04:15] If it's in the journal fund,
[1:04:16] it's not as easy to do it that
[1:04:17] way.
[1:04:20] We are
[1:04:21] issuing and proposing to issue
[1:04:25] certificates of obligation
[1:04:26] because those operations are
[1:04:27] embedded in the general fund,
[1:04:30] but we are going to treat them
[1:04:35] like revenue bonds.
[1:04:35] We are going to take the
[1:04:36] revenues that are generated
[1:04:37] from the landfill
[1:04:38] operations, solid waste
[1:04:42] operation to pay for the
[1:04:45] certificate of obligation.
[1:04:45] Technically they are
[1:04:48] certificate of obligation that
[1:04:49] we are going to treat like
[1:04:53] revenue bonds.
[1:04:56] >> thank you.
[1:04:57] Anyone from the public that has
[1:04:58] a comment on
[1:05:02] item 26?
[1:05:06] We have no council questions or
[1:05:06] comments, for passage of
[1:05:08] ordinance 26 on the first
[1:05:09] reading.
[1:05:11] >> [Roll call].
[1:05:20] >> ordinance passes.
[1:05:22] >> thank you.
[1:05:22] Item 27.
[1:05:27] >> good afternoon, constant
[1:05:27] sanchez.
[1:05:29] Item 27 on the regular agenda
[1:05:33] and 41 and 42 in the future
[1:05:34] agenda, are in relation to
[1:05:38] report missing -- existing
[1:05:39] loan with a texas -- the texas
[1:05:40] military preparedness
[1:05:40] commission.
[1:05:41] When naval station
[1:05:44] it -- was closed either
[1:05:47] realignment process the city
[1:05:50] applied for $10.5 million
[1:05:52] military value revolving loan
[1:05:53] through the texas military
[1:05:55] preparedness commission.
[1:05:58] The
[1:05:59] longest to finance two
[1:05:59] projects.
[1:06:00] The reconstruction and
[1:06:02] expansion of northport avenue
[1:06:05] and interstate 372 us 181 an
[1:06:06] extension of -- field and
[1:06:09] realignment of -- drive.
[1:06:12] In 2007, the city issued to
[1:06:17] series of debt to fund these
[1:06:19] projects.
[1:06:20] First with a series of general
[1:06:20] obligation debt approved by the
[1:06:21] voters in the second was a
[1:06:23] series of certificates of
[1:06:24] obligation.
[1:06:24] Both series were sold to the
[1:06:29] texas public finance
[1:06:29] authority.
[1:06:30] Acting on behalf of the texas
[1:06:32] military preparedness
[1:06:33] commission to provide the city
[1:06:36] with assistance for projects
[1:06:37] targeting infrastructure
[1:06:37] related to military facilities
[1:06:41] around the city.
[1:06:42] The port avenue project started
[1:06:44] in 2009 and
[1:06:45] completed two years later in
[1:06:46] 2011.
[1:06:49] The walter and project was
[1:06:50] never started.
[1:06:54] The city
[1:06:55] made semi annual payments
[1:06:56] anthony's to do so the payoff
[1:06:59] the the loan it seems 2007,
[1:06:59] through the terms of the loan
[1:07:00] agreement the earliest the loan
[1:07:04] could be paid off set for
[1:07:04] September 2016.
[1:07:05] For the past several years, the
[1:07:07] new slows loan proceeds remain
[1:07:08] -- remaining the treasury
[1:07:09] totaling
[1:07:14] about -- million dollars and a
[1:07:14] little over 5000 interest.
[1:07:15] Earlier this year the finance
[1:07:19] department and enter government
[1:07:20] relations staff began
[1:07:23] discussions with the governor's
[1:07:24] office about alternate uses for
[1:07:27] the unused loan proceeds.
[1:07:31] Bond covenant and loan agreement
[1:07:32] currently prohibit the use of
[1:07:32] the funds for purposes of other
[1:07:33] than the two original projects.
[1:07:37] Thanks to the efforts of key
[1:07:38] graph with offered governor's
[1:07:41] office, aerospace aviation and
[1:07:42] defense, clay benford with the
[1:07:44] city of -- council -- council
[1:07:50] and mark seal with an e allison
[1:07:50] and company, the city has an
[1:07:51] opportunity to put unused funds
[1:07:56] to use for military value
[1:07:57] project.
[1:07:57] Item number 41 on the agenda is
[1:08:00] a resolution calling for the
[1:08:05] redemption of the eye and spent
[1:08:06] proceeds of the original debt.
[1:08:06] The original debt.
[1:08:07] the original that will go
[1:08:07] away.
[1:08:10] Item number 27 on the agenda,
[1:08:12] is an ordinance authorizing the
[1:08:15] issuance of new tax notes in
[1:08:17] the amount of 5,090,000 which
[1:08:21] is diane spent
[1:08:21] proceeds.
[1:08:22] We are planning to use these
[1:08:22] for other military value
[1:08:24] projects in town.
[1:08:27] Upon approval of 27, in the
[1:08:29] first
[1:08:30] reading, today and second
[1:08:31] reading next week, and approval
[1:08:35] of 42 next week's meeting, we
[1:08:37] will need to consent the tpf a
[1:08:40] as is so sole holder of the dead
[1:08:42] and the texas military perfect
[1:08:46] preparedness commission to use
[1:08:48] the proceeds for additional
[1:08:48] project.
[1:08:49] Both groups are having meetings
[1:08:51] in austin on December 4th and
[1:08:53] the delegation will be
[1:08:54] attending both meetings
[1:08:59] requesting approval.
[1:08:59] After we get approval from both
[1:09:00] entities, then we will be able
[1:09:02] to issue new debt for new
[1:09:07] military projects here in town.
[1:09:08] I want to mention that item 41
[1:09:11] on the future agenda appoints
[1:09:15] and May me allison is the
[1:09:15] financial advisor.
[1:09:20] >> I would like to turn it over
[1:09:20] to -- who will go over the
[1:09:23] projects that we are
[1:09:24] recommending.
[1:09:24] If you have any questions
[1:09:25] before I step away.
[1:09:32] >> okay.
[1:09:34] Good afternoon, tom
[1:09:37] tagliabue director of
[1:09:38] intergovernmental -- this is
[1:09:40] the schedule of how we got
[1:09:41] here.
[1:09:42] Here's the fund balance that we
[1:09:46] have as of September 1. Here's
[1:09:47] the schedule.
[1:09:52] >> can you go back?
[1:09:54] Right
[1:09:55] there.
[1:09:58] Go one more.
[1:10:00] We've made payments and there's
[1:10:00] the
[1:10:01] interest.
[1:10:04] On the payments we have made on
[1:10:05] this debt, can you tell me what
[1:10:08] those payments are against what
[1:10:13] is interest we have been paid?
[1:10:13] .
[1:10:14] >> this is interest we have
[1:10:16] earned on the unspent proceeds.
[1:10:19] >> so we have been making
[1:10:23] payments on the debt?
[1:10:24] >> it was $10 million now we're
[1:10:28] down to 4.5 I think which
[1:10:29] included the
[1:10:31] port realignment project.
[1:10:32] I guess what I'm curious about
[1:10:37] is and you can get it this to me
[1:10:37] later.
[1:10:41] Specific to waldron
[1:10:42] road.
[1:10:43] Whatever portion the map was for
[1:10:44] that.
[1:10:45] What payments
[1:10:50] were made for that appropriate
[1:10:51] amount.
[1:10:54] >> about 200,000, 230,000,
[1:10:54] 240,000.
[1:10:56] >> for the entire project.
[1:10:59] >> we will double checked.
[1:11:03] >> whatever interest is
[1:11:04] appropriated to that as well.
[1:11:07] >> that we earned.
[1:11:08] >> sure.
[1:11:10] >> thank you.
[1:11:18] >> we're taking and asking
[1:11:21] council to approve tax notes
[1:11:22] issuance repayment plan in the
[1:11:29] project list next week on
[1:11:29] November -- before November
[1:11:30] 21st, the city has to submit
[1:11:32] an application to the texas
[1:11:35] military preparedness
[1:11:36] commission to modify its
[1:11:37] original loan
[1:11:38] agreement.
[1:11:42] on December -- I have that
[1:11:43] wrong, December 4th, not
[1:11:46] December 5th. Should be
[1:11:47] December 4th, at 10:00 A.M.
[1:11:49] We will appear before the
[1:11:49] military preparedness
[1:11:53] commission and they will have
[1:11:54] to approve the modified loan
[1:11:56] and proposed military value
[1:11:59] project we are proposing and at
[1:12:03] 10:30 A.M., the texas public
[1:12:04] finance authority will consider
[1:12:07] our plan to be capitalized those
[1:12:07] loans.
[1:12:09] We have been working with keith
[1:12:10] graff -- graph in the
[1:12:12] governor's office and they have
[1:12:15] to approve first the military
[1:12:15] preparedness commission and he
[1:12:18] will have a letter drafted that
[1:12:21] assuming they approve
[1:12:22] everything he will hand that
[1:12:25] letter to us upon approval and
[1:12:26] we will go two blocks over to
[1:12:27] the capitol
[1:12:29] extension and go to tpf a and
[1:12:32] hopefully get their approval.
[1:12:34] If both groups approve the
[1:12:38] funding plan the nose can be
[1:12:39] sold late this year and we can
[1:12:41] proceed with the project in
[1:12:42] January 15.
[1:12:45] >> there is a requirement in
[1:12:47] statute that the funds be used
[1:12:51] within five years of approval
[1:12:54] of their use.
[1:12:55] There's not a requirement in
[1:12:57] statute of what happens if you
[1:12:58] don't.
[1:13:01] That's where we are today I did
[1:13:03] not say what happened after five
[1:13:03] years.
[1:13:06] We have the ability to -- that
[1:13:10] is why we are at this step
[1:13:10] today.
[1:13:11] The five projects we have been
[1:13:12] working on and talking to the
[1:13:15] port of corpus christi and the
[1:13:16] naval air station corpus
[1:13:18] christi on developing the five
[1:13:19] projects and I will talk to you
[1:13:21] how we got to these.
[1:13:23] The first
[1:13:28] is sam frank and road
[1:13:28] improvement.
[1:13:29] A joint project we are doing
[1:13:32] with the port of corpus christi.
[1:13:33] The city has 76% share 1.3
[1:13:35] million the poor
[1:13:37] has 24% share a little over
[1:13:40] 400,000 to expand the road for
[1:13:43] 228 feet wide from port avenue
[1:13:45] to west broadway including curve
[1:13:47] and gutter storm et cetera and
[1:13:49] to improve the access to the
[1:13:54] staging lots and adjacent
[1:13:54] railyard that lead directly to
[1:13:55] the roll -- role on rolloff
[1:13:58] facility as a strategic military
[1:14:00] port at the port of this
[1:14:00] christie.
[1:14:03] I think if we get approval of
[1:14:06] this that they will be able to
[1:14:07] design and three months, did
[1:14:08] within next two
[1:14:11] months and construction six
[1:14:14] months after -- after that and
[1:14:15] hopefully be done by calendar
[1:14:20] beginning calendar year 2016.
[1:14:20] This is a little diagram of
[1:14:22] what the project will look
[1:14:23] like.
[1:14:25] You will see the three dots
[1:14:28] that are roll-on rolloff
[1:14:29] facilities that we will be
[1:14:33] accessing and improving access
[1:14:33] to.
[1:14:34] The next one relates to the
[1:14:36] joint land use study and we
[1:14:38] have some
[1:14:40] properties that are still
[1:14:43] potentially problem for the
[1:14:45] military flight training we do
[1:14:50] in naval air station corpus
[1:14:51] christi.
[1:14:51] The land acquisition that's
[1:14:55] needed, we are talking
[1:14:55] voluntary acquisition not
[1:14:59] imminent domain to acquire the
[1:14:59] property.
[1:15:03] that is within clear zone,
[1:15:03] accident and encroachment sites
[1:15:05] in close proximity to the
[1:15:08] base or outlying airfields to
[1:15:10] create buffer zones that will
[1:15:13] eliminate potential land-use cup
[1:15:15] incompatibilities and ensure
[1:15:17] continuation and we believe we
[1:15:22] can negotiate land acquisitions
[1:15:24] from March 2015th to
[1:15:28] December 2015 if everything goes
[1:15:28] well.
[1:15:29] Again this is just an idea of
[1:15:33] how that process, how much area
[1:15:37] we're talking about
[1:15:41] covering the partials we will
[1:15:42] have to work with, naval
[1:15:42] station naval air station
[1:15:43] corpus christi to determine
[1:15:44] what are the
[1:15:45] priorities for -- partials that
[1:15:48] need to be acquired in order to
[1:15:52] avoid incompatibilities.
[1:15:53] The next is a project that we
[1:15:56] received a request from, they
[1:16:00] do not have a dedicated truck
[1:16:02] lanes at the southgate and the
[1:16:03] naval air station drive.
[1:16:10] They would like to have that as
[1:16:11] part of their force protection
[1:16:11] initiatives.
[1:16:12] We don't have other than a
[1:16:15] preliminary budget of 1.5
[1:16:16] million, we don't have any
[1:16:19] projects starting completion
[1:16:20] date information, nor do we
[1:16:24] have any plans yet on what that
[1:16:24] project might look like.
[1:16:27] It is something that they are
[1:16:29] public office is developing and
[1:16:34] we will be working on an
[1:16:35] agreement that will have to be
[1:16:36] approved by the city and naval
[1:16:39] air station to allow us to
[1:16:41] spend money on the
[1:16:41] base.
[1:16:43] Something has to happen once we
[1:16:47] get the prices down the
[1:16:47] road.
[1:16:51] The bases also asked for some
[1:16:55] funding to help remove, repair
[1:16:58] and replace security fencing
[1:17:03] and -- at six locations
[1:17:04] at the southgate, the marina,
[1:17:05] and a couple locations along
[1:17:06] ocean drive.
[1:17:09] We are looking at at a project
[1:17:11] completion date and there are a
[1:17:12] couple maps where those
[1:17:15] projects will be.
[1:17:18] Finally, the fifth project is
[1:17:19] one we are talking to the coast
[1:17:22] guard and coast guard developer
[1:17:24] and corpus christi international
[1:17:25] airport.
[1:17:27] The developer is
[1:17:28] building taxiways to the new
[1:17:32] coast guard facility at the
[1:17:33] airport.
[1:17:35] There's a couple sections that
[1:17:40] are read section on the map
[1:17:41] that is only 50 feet that needs
[1:17:42] to be expanded to 75 and those
[1:17:45] curved areas are
[1:17:46] called -- they need to be built
[1:17:50] in order to allow for safe
[1:17:52] movement for the aviation
[1:17:55] equipment, to get from the
[1:17:57] taxiway to the hangers.
[1:18:01] The dots on the map are lighting
[1:18:06] that will be a part of the
[1:18:07] project.
[1:18:10] The developer is
[1:18:11] contributing $344,000 to
[1:18:12] construct a yellow and red
[1:18:15] parts of the taxiways and the
[1:18:18] city will be asked to use the
[1:18:20] loan funds of $356,000 to
[1:18:23] complete the fillet it's and
[1:18:25] expansion of
[1:18:34] the section two the 75 feet
[1:18:35] wide.
[1:18:36] We think the
[1:18:37] first-quarter 2015 the first
[1:18:40] three months will be able to
[1:18:43] start the project and hopefully
[1:18:51] completed within 120 days.
[1:18:52] That is where we are and I'd be
[1:18:53] happy to answer questions.
[1:18:58] >> this is excellent news.
[1:19:01] we
[1:19:04] probably want to explain what
[1:19:05] changed from the beginning of
[1:19:10] one we had application and what
[1:19:11] change from today.
[1:19:11] The public needs to know that as
[1:19:14] well, but I'll ask Mr. Scott.
[1:19:17] >> my recollection is it is
[1:19:20] based on the old trainer.
[1:19:23] The navy came to us and said we
[1:19:24] are concerned about the land
[1:19:27] around the airfield.
[1:19:27] Let's do what we need to do and
[1:19:30] we allocated the funds and they
[1:19:33] went to the t six and basically
[1:19:36] they couldn't use the field for
[1:19:37] much longer and we did not need
[1:19:39] the funds.
[1:19:41] It's an example of where we
[1:19:43] listen to our friends at the
[1:19:44] military and
[1:19:45] said we are committed to your
[1:19:46] presence and to spend money to
[1:19:49] keep your presence.
[1:19:52] We get
[1:19:54] these articles regularly of
[1:19:55] communities across the country
[1:19:56] who are spending money to
[1:19:59] bolster their position and
[1:20:01] support the military.
[1:20:02] People across the country are
[1:20:05] going to see that corpus christi
[1:20:07] is
[1:20:10] committed deeply and
[1:20:11] financially for the long-term.
[1:20:15] I would like
[1:20:16] this -- greater assistance for
[1:20:19] my state.
[1:20:19] They will have to give us
[1:20:20] permission, but we make the
[1:20:21] deck payments.
[1:20:23] There's no
[1:20:28] cash coming from austin, texas.
[1:20:29] The mirror has gone out of the
[1:20:29] way to lead other matters in
[1:20:32] texas to try to sound that
[1:20:35] message that we need state
[1:20:36] help.
[1:20:37] That's an argument for another
[1:20:38] day.
[1:20:39] the deal today is we are
[1:20:43] stepping up and spending money.
[1:20:46] It's fascinating that the
[1:20:51] conversation in the public works
[1:20:52] office, we were used to see
[1:20:54] what you need and they went, we
[1:20:58] have never been asked.
[1:20:58] Let me think about this one and
[1:21:02] they had to do their own
[1:21:02] analysis.
[1:21:04] There's a fantastic officer out
[1:21:04] there.
[1:21:07] Who said this is the will help
[1:21:12] we need and some issues in the
[1:21:15] infrastructure.
[1:21:15] This is an example were we
[1:21:16] reached out and see what we can
[1:21:18] do to help and they said thank
[1:21:23] you for asking.
[1:21:24] Thanks to you and -- and the
[1:21:24] mayors leadership, let us go
[1:21:27] work on it and came back with a
[1:21:27] solution.
[1:21:28] It's a commitment to the port
[1:21:30] of corpus christi I
[1:21:30] think.
[1:21:31] This is a big project and we
[1:21:37] are think 75% of the cost
[1:21:40] . It shows commitment to the
[1:21:41] military and financial
[1:21:42] commitment to our friends at the
[1:21:46] port to help them continue to be
[1:21:46] successful.
[1:21:49] I am going to say that I think
[1:21:55] it's fantastic.
[1:21:59] I have a burner on my site about
[1:21:59] the coast guard contractor
[1:22:00] because I was here when they
[1:22:01] promised they could find the
[1:22:07] money to make the project
[1:22:07] fantastic.
[1:22:08] Whether they can or can't, we
[1:22:09] are here in -- and we need to do
[1:22:10] this and many the coast guard
[1:22:14] to be successful and I'm excited
[1:22:15] about your leadership and
[1:22:17] initiative to get it done.
[1:22:22] I can't Miss A chance to throw
[1:22:25] -- let me close, this is
[1:22:26] fantastic.
[1:22:29] tom, thank you so
[1:22:29] much.
[1:22:30] I was looking at the agenda and
[1:22:32] there's conversation going on
[1:22:34] about what we are doing to say.
[1:22:38] To me this is the big
[1:22:38] one.
[1:22:39] This is the media story I hope
[1:22:43] the rest of the country -- they
[1:22:44] are committed and they will be
[1:22:50] reading the article and -- and
[1:22:51] reading this across the
[1:22:54] country area anyhow thank you so
[1:22:54] much.
[1:22:59] >> I appreciate that.
[1:22:59] What time is the meeting on the
[1:23:00] fourth.
[1:23:00] I will be there.
[1:23:04] >> 10:00 A.M.
[1:23:05] At the texas military
[1:23:11] preparedness commission and
[1:23:11] 10:30 A.M.
[1:23:12] We have been coordinating with
[1:23:12] them to make sure we can make
[1:23:14] both of them.
[1:23:16] It's essential we get it done
[1:23:16] on the fourth.
[1:23:19] >> can you think the general,
[1:23:22] the chair of the texas military
[1:23:24] preparedness commission.
[1:23:27] And also if you can thank keith
[1:23:28] graff who has been a great
[1:23:30] friend of the whole coastal
[1:23:32] bend and city of corpus
[1:23:32] christi.
[1:23:34] Tom, you put a lot of work you
[1:23:37] and the team and to
[1:23:39] reprioritize the funds.
[1:23:41] This is military community here
[1:23:44] make no mistake about it.
[1:23:46] We are willing to
[1:23:48] invest and we will have an
[1:23:54] update on where we have the
[1:23:55] military communities asking for
[1:23:56] the 150 million that will go
[1:24:00] into this military preparedness
[1:24:01] commission for improvements
[1:24:04] around the state for
[1:24:04] installations.
[1:24:05] >> we have been developing a
[1:24:08] laundry list of potential
[1:24:12] projects that May be
[1:24:12] beneficial.
[1:24:13] Military value projects for
[1:24:17] naval air station, army depot.
[1:24:20] These projects are things that
[1:24:22] we have called that will fit in
[1:24:25] the budget parameters of the
[1:24:27] loan funds.
[1:24:28] If you are inquiring why we did
[1:24:32] not select waterline project
[1:24:34] for something
[1:24:38] else, in order to accomplish
[1:24:39] what we could with the limited
[1:24:41] dollars would have, these five
[1:24:44] votes to the top.
[1:24:44] >> we had to prioritize and you
[1:24:50] did a good job.
[1:24:51] >> I have a quick question.
[1:24:54] Maybe for ron.
[1:24:55] I'm glad we are having
[1:24:58] conversation about
[1:24:58] military.
[1:25:01] I know one of the things we did
[1:25:04] was we allocated some funds for
[1:25:07] the task force and put funding
[1:25:09] to go to a
[1:25:12] person, so to speak.
[1:25:14] Is there an update about the
[1:25:15] city
[1:25:18] investment in the military
[1:25:20] effort that's going on locally.
[1:25:23] >> I can give you all the up
[1:25:27] date there is to that is we are
[1:25:28] evaluating options for the use
[1:25:31] of the money now.
[1:25:32] He put the money into the
[1:25:35] budget without a
[1:25:36] clear definitive plan on how we
[1:25:37] will be used.
[1:25:42] We knew we were going to her a
[1:25:46] liaison, we did not know at the
[1:25:48] time, don't know exactly how
[1:25:50] that position was going to be
[1:25:51] structured and function and we
[1:25:52] are still working on it.
[1:25:57] >> we do give $75,000 to the
[1:26:00] south texas military task
[1:26:00] force.
[1:26:03] >> that's in the budget.
[1:26:04] that's
[1:26:06] intended to be a payment we
[1:26:06] make this year.
[1:26:09] >> the special item we approve
[1:26:13] with the liaison, is over and
[1:26:13] above.
[1:26:17] >> I am curious about that.
[1:26:20] It shows are support for the
[1:26:21] military.
[1:26:23] >> that's a good problem we
[1:26:27] have, but we have to make sure
[1:26:28] we structure it.
[1:26:32] We have to do a bigger
[1:26:34] commitment at a statewide level
[1:26:35] because
[1:26:39] everyone, it's an opportunity,
[1:26:40] they are filling up their
[1:26:41] coffers and putting millions
[1:26:42] and millions of dollars to
[1:26:44] protect and increase the value
[1:26:44] of the
[1:26:46] military installation and for
[1:26:50] the last two sessions for
[1:26:55] texas, we had put zero and zero
[1:26:56] and we can be in a place that
[1:26:56] we are reacting when they go
[1:26:59] through the next sequestration
[1:27:03] and reduction of personnel.
[1:27:06] We are going to make sure to be
[1:27:06] proactive.
[1:27:07] Tom, appreciate your help.
[1:27:15] >> we do these studies and we
[1:27:19] never see them again.
[1:27:20] It's not on the shelf, it's on
[1:27:21] the desk
[1:27:26] and it is breathing and living
[1:27:26] document.
[1:27:27] It was money well spent and
[1:27:29] implementing the
[1:27:29] recommendation.
[1:27:32] >> we have with us today clay
[1:27:35] -- clay benford and mark seal
[1:27:36] who are here today and they are
[1:27:40] the brains behind the
[1:27:41] restructuring that got us to
[1:27:42] this point because we were non-
[1:27:44] in negotiations with the
[1:27:44] governor's
[1:27:46] office over a number of months
[1:27:48] on how -- and how to work this
[1:27:50] and it was they are creative
[1:27:51] tech thinking that got us to
[1:27:52] that point.
[1:27:53] You are -- we are, please, to
[1:27:54] be here and hopefully moving
[1:27:55] forward.
[1:27:57] >> thank you.
[1:27:57] That's good news.
[1:28:01] On the yellow part.
[1:28:07] On the coast guard, you said
[1:28:08] being paid by the developer --
[1:28:08] developer, union general
[1:28:11] services
[1:28:13] commission?
[1:28:14] Or the contractor?
[1:28:14] >> it's being paid for the
[1:28:15] contractor.
[1:28:19] >> I think the developer, is a
[1:28:23] general services commission, our
[1:28:23] government.
[1:28:24] It's a contractor.
[1:28:25] Let me know later.
[1:28:27] >> I will follow-up with fred
[1:28:32] and carl.
[1:28:34] >> that's a significant
[1:28:35] distinction.
[1:28:37] Thank you very
[1:28:38] much.
[1:28:39] Are we okay?
[1:28:43] All right.
[1:28:44] Ms. Riojas?
[1:28:47] >> thank you, tom.
[1:28:50] Thank you, mark your team, I
[1:28:52] appreciate -- this is work well-
[1:28:53] done -- well done keeping the
[1:28:55] money or and be able to address
[1:28:58] significant needs.
[1:28:59] It gives an opportunity to
[1:29:01] think council members --
[1:29:03] council member scott working
[1:29:05] with the task force.
[1:29:09] We will move forward on item
[1:29:11] number -- anyone from the
[1:29:17] public have a comment on 27?
[1:29:18] Ms. Huerta.
[1:29:24] >> for passage of ordinance, so,
[1:29:25] please seven -- [Roll call].
[1:29:29] >> ordinance passes.
[1:29:33] >> Mr. Olson -- olson, I tend
[1:29:35] the future agenda items.
[1:29:37] >> we need to make some
[1:29:41] clarifying on items number 32
[1:29:43] and beyond that we don't have
[1:29:45] the presentation, we would be
[1:29:47] happy to answer questions.
[1:29:49] >> question on 31.
[1:29:50] >> thank you.
[1:29:53] >> 32.
[1:30:02] >> can I do?
[1:30:06] 30?
[1:30:10] >> we will do 321st and go to
[1:30:11] 31 and 30.
[1:30:15] >> and item 32 there's a
[1:30:16] corruption to page 6 of the
[1:30:18] agreement additional members
[1:30:21] will move from 11 to 13 members
[1:30:23] for the convention and visitors
[1:30:25] bureau board of directors and
[1:30:27] any additional members with the
[1:30:33] hospital and -- that -- it
[1:30:35] will be included in the next
[1:30:35] item.
[1:30:38] >> we will have that on time on
[1:30:39] the website.
[1:30:40] >> thank you very much.
[1:30:51] >> item 31.
[1:30:51] Lawrence.
[1:30:55] >> good afternoon, director of
[1:30:58] solid was operation, item 31 is
[1:31:00] still ratify the amendment the
[1:31:05] anti-letter campaign contract.
[1:31:07] $47,300 contract with bucket
[1:31:11] works professional services.
[1:31:12] Advertising expense was exceeded
[1:31:15] when expenses were paid
[1:31:16] directly by bucket works
[1:31:19] instead of by the city.
[1:31:25] >> before it the first reading,
[1:31:28] could we get data on how many
[1:31:29] apps were downloaded and how
[1:31:32] many hits to the website?
[1:31:36] I know we are doing counts.
[1:31:37] I would like to see data that
[1:31:42] comes directly from the
[1:31:43] marketing that exist.
[1:31:49] >> Mr. Loeb.
[1:31:50] >> what's the latest data on
[1:31:52] the reduction that we have?
[1:31:54] >> currently right now we are
[1:31:56] monitoring numbers and we have
[1:31:59] seen some reduction and air is
[1:32:02] in the city -- areas in the
[1:32:03] city.
[1:32:08] >> working with a contractor,
[1:32:09] we have seen some trends going
[1:32:15] down again that has to do with
[1:32:15] truckloads in such.
[1:32:16] >>.
[1:32:18] >> nec hard numbers.
[1:32:22] >> thank you.
[1:32:23] Mr. Allen I went to Mr. Loeb,
[1:32:25] is that because you want to talk
[1:32:27] about -- are you
[1:32:32] waiting for item number 30?
[1:32:32] .
[1:32:33] >> Ms. Riojas.
[1:32:36] >> I want a clarification --
[1:32:37] the report that david will get
[1:32:39] and we will see about the
[1:32:40] reduction, is that a report --
[1:32:41] I report in its entirety
[1:32:43] showing from when the marketing
[1:32:45] campaign started to now?
[1:32:47] Because it's been running for
[1:32:51] almost nine months
[1:32:51] now.
[1:32:55] >> yes.
[1:32:56] So they will benchmark all of
[1:32:56] that?
[1:33:00] I am looking for a report in its
[1:33:03] entirety when will we see the
[1:33:03] entire report?
[1:33:04] >> it will come in 2015 when we
[1:33:06] wrap up the campaign and we
[1:33:07] will present council with all
[1:33:07] the findings.
[1:33:12] >> we will also see if we have
[1:33:13] interim numbers that will be
[1:33:17] meaningful to share according
[1:33:17] to your request.
[1:33:18] >> okay.
[1:33:25] >> I want to make sure that in
[1:33:25] turn is good as long as we have
[1:33:29] something on the basis to
[1:33:32] justify it.
[1:33:34] On the finale to have some type
[1:33:36] of understanding on the leave
[1:33:42] that to that number
[1:33:42] , that way there -- they're
[1:33:43] coming from a real and true
[1:33:44] place of measurement.
[1:33:48] >> thank you very much.
[1:33:52] I will tell you that I have
[1:33:56] people in my family who are
[1:33:59] changing -- so the letter
[1:34:02] campaign and together with the
[1:34:06] schools it is starting to make a
[1:34:06] difference.
[1:34:07] It is better than where we were
[1:34:07] at.
[1:34:08] >> thank you.
[1:34:14] >> item 30 for Mr. Allen,
[1:34:14] please.
[1:34:22] >> good afternoon, natasha --
[1:34:23] acting director of capital
[1:34:23] programs.
[1:34:27] Item 30 is a motion authorizing
[1:34:28] city manager to enter into a
[1:34:31] project cooperative
[1:34:31] agreement with the general land
[1:34:34] office in the amount of
[1:34:35] $264,000 for the mcgee
[1:34:37] nourishment project and it will
[1:34:39] provide the city share for the
[1:34:42] design data
[1:34:43] collection permitting,
[1:34:47] engineering and construction
[1:34:49] oversight.
[1:34:53] >> [Audio not understandable
[1:34:53] ].
[1:34:57] >> with magid beach, [Audio
[1:35:00] not understandable] Can you
[1:35:02] go over some procedures that we
[1:35:05] looked at from the city
[1:35:08] standpoint we determine
[1:35:09] basically, but one point do we
[1:35:09] need to start communicating
[1:35:11] with the chiarello to start
[1:35:13] assessing
[1:35:14] whether we had a certain amount
[1:35:19] of promotion for answers, the
[1:35:20] beach and that kind of thing
[1:35:24] and to get a little clarity on
[1:35:25] becoming a little more
[1:35:27] proactive instead of reactive
[1:35:28] right comes to erosion.
[1:35:31] >> we can look into that and
[1:35:34] give you clarity in a memo.
[1:35:35] To summarize I think last time
[1:35:39] north beach has been it -- in
[1:35:40] the late 1990's.
[1:35:45] We are overdue for really
[1:35:46] nourishment.
[1:35:49] It has been last are nourished
[1:35:52] in 19 --
[1:35:57] we work with the survey every
[1:35:57] year.
[1:35:58] This particular case, we were
[1:35:59] able to work the land
[1:36:01] office and secure process
[1:36:04] efforts the grant through the
[1:36:07] -- coastal erosion planning
[1:36:08] response and provide planning
[1:36:11] for projects leveraging the
[1:36:13] monies available with the
[1:36:16] seawall, and sales topics.
[1:36:18] In this case we are able to
[1:36:19] combine
[1:36:22] it fundings and the seawall
[1:36:25] funding as well as the grant
[1:36:27] and take care of both projects
[1:36:28] at the same time.
[1:36:32] There's a neat for nourishment
[1:36:35] on north beach.
[1:36:37] If you have that longshore
[1:36:42] sediment transport across the
[1:36:44] beach beach, on mcgee beach,
[1:36:45] the wave action is different,
[1:36:45] it pushes the week to shore and
[1:36:46] that's why the erosion rates
[1:36:47] are different.
[1:36:49] We can provide clarity in the
[1:36:49] memo.
[1:36:52] >> you're going to apply for
[1:36:56] the same time for this project
[1:36:57] on moving forward?
[1:37:00] Couple that bss because I
[1:37:01] misunderstood.
[1:37:02] If one euros faster than the
[1:37:03] other.
[1:37:06] >> you have a different
[1:37:06] procedure.
[1:37:08] >> we do.
[1:37:13] In this case, to come up with
[1:37:13] the city's match we were able
[1:37:19] to combine both projects
[1:37:19] and proceeding with beach
[1:37:21] nourishment and on mcgee beach
[1:37:23] allows us to provide a smaller
[1:37:27] beach nourishment on mcgee
[1:37:28] beach instead of waiting to get
[1:37:28] to that place where we are
[1:37:32] having to trek in 100,000 cubic
[1:37:33] yards of sand and we can
[1:37:34] provide clarification on how we
[1:37:34] advertise.
[1:37:36] >> we can do that.
[1:37:38] >> thank you very much.
[1:37:47] >> Mr. Scott pgh
[1:37:53] >> why does it take so long to
[1:37:56] design a featuring nourishment?
[1:37:58] If you give us a pick up truck
[1:37:59] about -- but for weeks we will
[1:38:01] get us the sand out there.
[1:38:04] Steada
[1:38:08] specialized -- is that
[1:38:09] specialized?
[1:38:12] >> it's the action
[1:38:13] that occurs concurrently with
[1:38:16] the design
[1:38:16] >> are there A.D.A.
[1:38:17] Improvements associated with
[1:38:19] their we nourishment?
[1:38:22] >> that with the two projects.
[1:38:22] >>
[1:38:23] interesting.
[1:38:25] Is there
[1:38:27] discussion about A.D.A.
[1:38:27] Improvements?
[1:38:29] As part of the
[1:38:30] project?
[1:38:31] Or just straight
[1:38:38] numerous we nourishment program?
[1:38:38] If you have an A.D.A.
[1:38:39] Question you would like us to
[1:38:40] address we would be happy to do
[1:38:40] that
[1:38:43] >> thank you
[1:38:48] >> thank you very
[1:38:48] much.
[1:38:49] Is there any other question
[1:38:52] from the council?
[1:38:53] Anything else for the good of
[1:38:54] the cause, Mr. Olson?
[1:38:55] Thank
[1:38:56] you.
[1:39:05] We are adjourned.