>> good morning.
Rudy is out today, and we are
going to go ahead and start our
city council meeting, if I can
ask you to turn your cell
phones to vibrate or off.
Thank you for standing for our
prayer, our invocation, that
will be given to us by pastor
rob bailey.
>> spray.
Our father, we thank you for
the privilege of living in such
a beautiful city, and we thank
you for the leadership that the
city council gives us.
We pray for your blessing upon
their work and their meeting
today.
Oh lord, give them wisdom and
clarity of thought and guide
them as they weave their way
through
complicated issues.
At the end of the day, we ask
that you would use their
decisions and ideas for the
blessings of the people who
live and work in this wonderful
city.
We pray these things in your
name, amen.
>> thank you, pastor.
If I could ask alicia shall our
data to lead us in the pledge.
>> "I pledge alligiance to the
flag of the united states of
america and to the republic for
which it stands, one nation,
indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all."
>> thank you very much.
If I could ask our city
secretary to call the role of
the required chartered
officers.
>> [Roll call]
We have a quorum of the council
and the required chartered
officers are present to
conduct meeting.
>> thank you.
Tennis success day.
I remember the days of tennis.
>>> and still the same people
are playing tennis.
Marie and ron and ron and
michael, this is wonderful.
The united states tennis
association, national junior
tennis and the learning is a
nationwide group of more than
600 nonprofit youth development
organizations that provide free
or low-cost tennis.
This is not only about low-cost
tennis, but education and life
skills programming to more than
250,000 people each year, and
it was founded in 1969 by
arthur ashe, charlie has thrill
and
sheridan snyder.
Tennis success speaks to 80,
use character development, and
to provide educational
assistance and ace safe and
supportive environment.
The united states tennis
association presented the 2014
chapter of the year award to
tennis success of corpus
christi texas.
This national award recognizes
the outstanding and jpl in the
united states americasince it
took
inception in 2000 they have
exposed thousands of children
in south texas to tennis and
educational
tutoring.
Now therefore pursuant to the
powers vested in me eye do
hereby proclaim November
182,014 as tennis success day
and corpus christi texas and I
encourage all citizens to
congratulate tennis success for
being the chapter of the year.
and for the commitment to the
children that they serve in our
own community.
Thank you all, and God bless
you.
[Applause]
We would like to thank the
mayor and the council for
giving us this proclamation and
we want to encourage all the
city council -- sandy had a
link sent to you about our
award, and the mayor was on
national tv when she came out
there with us.
We thank you again.
>> I do want to say that every
time I go out to one of the
programs that has to do with
tennis success, I also
encourage your leader and his
beautiful wife and their
family, they are all in.
And I think they are all in
because of the support that
they get from all of you.
Because that is a big program,
it has grown significantly, and
I've seen it literally change
lives and teens families.
I've had stories from parents
and even a grandmother that was
raised in the program that that
if it wasn't for tennis
success, I don't know if my
child would be at alive today,
for the cause of many
issues.
And they are giving healthy
lives and giving them a future.
And we would like to
congratulate you for the
beautiful work that you've done
for the community.
[Applause]
National homeless and hunger
awareness week.
Talk about a committed group.
Did you see them in front of
city hall?
they were fantastic, come on
up.
Carlene, who is your group?
, on up.
You have a little bit of the
raiders color come up and then
you have a texas longhorn burnt
orange.
[Laughter]
>> it is chilly out there.
>> it's great to see you out
here.
>>> the city of corpus christi
unity development that
department works closely with
homeless partnership
incorporated called hip, on
issues facing the homeless
individuals of our family.
This national student campaign
against hunger and homelessness
are sponsoring this year's
national hunger and
homelessness awareness week.
Our local hip is sponsoring,
walk a mile in our shoes.
This aims to increase public
awareness about the plight of
approximately 912 men, women
and children in the coastal
then who are hungry and
homeless.
We are still all working on
this together and we will try
to reduce the amount together.
The mission of this partnership
is to encourage support for the
homeless, assistant service
providers, and spotlight, who
are committed to feeding,
sheltering and providing
supportive services to the
homeless.
Now therefore pursuant to the
powers vested in me as your
mayor of the city of corpus
christi, I do hereby humbly
proclaim November 5.
20, 2014, that we are all
thankful and have the two eat
as we remember those who are
not.
We encourage all citizens to
recognize the needs of the
homeless and we assist these
homeless and visuals and their
families.
Thank you very much.
Ipods
[Applause]
>> I'd like to think of
individuals who came out today
to help this event together and
again, thank you to all the
agencies to help resolve the
needs of the homeless.
The food and shelter, and
getting children to school and
day care, and also job search
places.
Thank you everyone who came out
today.
>> anything we can also help
with as far as job and health
and placement services, that
something that we feel could
make them productive parts of
our community, but we also have
jobs that are very high-profile
issues, and I don't think
there's any one person on this
council or anyone in the city
that doesn't feel the
compassion.
We will make it better
together.
And we are all affected by this
but we will certainly never
lose our compassion.
Thank you.
>> our councilmember loeb is
not feeling well, so we are
going to move forward with our
item number -- we hope you
feel better, david.
I will move forward to city
manager comments.
Esther olson?
>> mayor, there is one issue
that I would like to mention
this morning and that is that
we are about to get our
operation heat help program
which is a program where people
who qualify can
receive assistance for part of
their utility bills for natural
gas help during the winter.
I do want to mention that
applications and guidelines are
available at the noesis
department of
human services office and those
will be excepted beginning on
December 1 through March 13.
So if we have people in our
community who need assistance
with their heat bills and
utilities, that's how they can
go about getting it.
I've believe that's all I have
for today.
>> thank you, incorporated you,
Mr. Olson.
Ms.Rebecca huerta, May I'm move
forward with item g on the
canvassing?
If we could go to item number
g, number two, this is an
ordinance canvassing and
returns for November 42,014
general -- 4, 2014, general
canvassing election.
He will be reading the results
through our appropriate process
and then taking public
comments.
On the results of the general
election canvass, they are
declared to be, the mayor
election, dan mclean, 6101
vote.
Rob jones 13,241.
Nelda martinez, 23,113.
Lee mcginnis, 2204.
Councilmember at-large low in
roxas, he thousand 163.
Chad mcgill 18,964.
11,741.
Reynaldo ray madrigal 8198.
mark scott, 19,284.
Margaret for tele, 4640.
Our councilmember district one,
kelly allen, 1545.
Tom watson 665, carolyn bond,
2145, terry robertson meyer,
686.
John garcia, 1054.
Frank slagle junior, 167.
A member district two.
Brian rose this, 2567, josh
arena, 2451.
Jan zero under a six, 908.
Councilmember district three,
lucy rubio 4480.
Jack wordy 1744.
Councilmember district four,
colleen mcintyre, a thousand
81, joe vollmer, 3224.
District five, regards the
7258.
Under item number two, the
results of special election
canvass, those were declared to
be for proposition one street
projects.
Those four, 29,200.
Those against, 17,150.
Proposition two, street safety,
revitalization and capacity
improvement project, those four
emma 28,016.
Those against, 18,170.
Proposition number three, sale
of city parkland, for, 26,165
against 19,822.
>>> now the candidates that
received the highest and second-
highest numbers of votes are
hereby certified for placement
in a runoff election as
follows.
Councilmember district one,
kelly allenand carol when
yvonne.
Councilmember district two,
brian rossa and joshua
tijerina.
Do I have anyone from the
public that has a comment on
the results of the general
election canvass that have just
been read before you?
Any comment from the council
members?
Mr.Mcgill.
>> thank you, mayor.
It May be clerical, but
clarification on the ordinance
itself page three and page 230
state and prop one, $55 million
which I've believe is correct.
On page five it states in
section five, the majority of
the resident qualified voters
of the city of corpus christi
texas voting in a special
election having voting for the
authorization and
issuance of 15 million in bonds
and the levy and pledge of the
tax and payment thereof as
provided in prop one, if that
number at the million correct
them on section five, page
five?
>> I believe you are correct.
I think that is a clerical
error.
Is that correct?
Just give us one minute to look
through this and in the
meantime we will be thinking
about an
amendment.
>> okay.
Ms.Tyree, is not just a
clerical error?
Okay.
>> are you finding the section
that I was referring to?
Section five, page five of 14.
The original section said --
>> it is 55, we were looking at
some background material.
Thanks for catching that you
pay period I make a motion to
amend section five of -- the
number 15 million to 55
million.
>> I have an amendment and a
second, thank you.
Any discussion?
All in favor?
All opposed?
We can vote as amended.
>> for passage of the ordinance
number two in the emergency as
amended.
[Roll call]
The ordinance passes.
>> thank you very much, I
appreciate that clarification.
Item number three, Ms. Rebecca
huerta?
>> the purpose of this item is
to order a runoff election for
city council districts one and
two.
It is scheduled on December 16
and early voting is scheduled
December fifth through eighth
and tenth through 12th.
>> does anyone comment on item
number three?
Anyone from the city council?
Ms.Rebecca huerta?
>> for such of ordinance number
three on emergency -- [Roll
call]
The ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
If you could go to item jay and
council members and public for
the minutes, number five.
>> council, with them minutes
of the November 11 council
meeting for your consideration.
>> do I have a motion to
approve?
I have a motion and second.
Motion carries.
We have snow boarding committee
appointment.
Item number, consent agenda
items six through 23.
Does anyone in the public have
a comment on item six through
23?
Ic none from the council.
ms.Rebecca huerta?
>> for passage of the consent
agenda consists of items 6223
-- [Roll call].
The consent agenda passes.
>> thank you.
>>> could you give me guidance
on how we can handle the day
so, how does that affect the
vote with
having members present?
>> I've asked our city attorney
if he could provide a legal
opinion on that.
>> I'm looking at the charter
right now to determine whether
the council refers to the
entire city
council or the part or portion
of the council the table to
vote.
One way to do it would be to
interpret that section to be
the portion of the council
that's capable of opening, and
that could probably be a
reasonable way to interpret.
>> okay, would you like to wait
until you get more information?
>> give me a view minutes and
I'll get back to you.
I'm looking at it right now.
>> okay, we will handle the
rest of the agenda in sequence
at this point, so when you are
comfortable -- he know haste
makes waste, so take the time
you need in order to feel
comfortable with your rolling.
We are going to go to item
number n, public hearing, and
approximately around noon we
will have our public comment.
So public hearing, item number
24 please.
>> this afternoon mayor and
council.
Item 24 --
>> if you could state your
name.
>> dan rims not.
Item 24 24 is meaning and
vacating apportion of the 40-
foot wide public right-of-way
located out of flour bluff and
farm and garden tracks.
The process is to thank you.
Mac vacate and abandon --
develop the rancho subdivision
units located east and south of
yorktown boulevard.
Staff recommends approval of
the ordinance and weighting of
the fair market value of the
right-of-way in accordance with
the city code of ordinance.
Applicant is in agreement with
recommendation.
Are there any questions that
you would like for me to
address?
>> I don't see any from the
council.
Ken I have a motion to open up
the caring lex.
>> motion and second, any
discussion?
Any opposed, same time?
Motion carries.
Doesn't want the public have a
comment on item 24?
Seeing none, motion to close.
Motion and second, and he
discussion?
All in favor?
All opposed same time?
The motion carries.
>> the past passage of the
ordinance on its first reading.
[Roll call].
The ordinance passes.
>> thank you, item number 25.
>> director of development
services.
This is a continuation of the
right-of-way that we just
discussed.
Again, it's an ordinance
vacating and abandoning a
portion of the 45-foot wide
public right-of-way.
The purpose is to abandon and
vacate it portion of the public
right-of-way in conjunction
with the
subdivision.
Staff recommends waving of the
fair market value in accordance
with the city ordinance.
Applicant is in agreement with
her condition.
Are there any questions you'd
like me to address?
>> incorporated you, ken I have
a motion to open up the public
hearing?
All in favor?
Any opposed?
Motion carries.
Anyone from the public have a
comment on item number 25?
Motion to close.
I have a motion and a second.
All in favor, all opposed?
Motion carries.
>> for passage of ordinance
number 25 on its first reading,
[Roll call].
The ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
Item number 26.
>> mayor and council members,
julio by demons the development
services.
Item 26 is the rezoning request
for the landowners anthony and
janel sure.
You rezone three or acres of
vacant land parcel that is
located behind an existing
taxidermy business at 2645 rock
hill road which is currently
owned by the applicant.
The property is currently zoned
neighborhood commercial and the
landowners are requesting to
rezone to a single-family
district.
The purpose is to allow them to
build a single family home
behind their existing business.
Although inconsistent with the
land use, it would serve as the
buffer between the existing
business and the rest of the
neighborhood.
As such, the planning
commission and staff are
recommending approval of this
zoning at this point.
If there are any questions, I
would be happy to answer those
at this time.
>> 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?
Any opposed?
Motion carries.
Item number 26?
>> it looks like there is
someone with public comment.
>> okay, come on forward.
>> I have pictures if you want
to pass that around.
>> sure, and if you could move
the microphone for June and
state your name and address?
>> bob pfeiffer, 7123 tremont.
I'm a member of the foxfire
condominium group and also on
the board of directors of the
group,
which is 76 76 owned units and
I'd like to speak for the
board, also.
>> and I have some comments
also.
We received notification of the
request for the change, and we
received comments from some of
the
owners, because 76 of them all
received the same notification
of the rezoning.
The biggest thing we have from
the owners is confusion because
we can't tell what's happening
here.
This is an attempt to take part
of a commercially zoned
property and take about 280
feet, the narrow section on the
side, to get to the back and
expanded in the back to build a
house back there.
I wouldn't think it would be a
normal rezoning request, so we
are going to object to the
rezoning at this time.
>> we can get clarification for
you because if I heard you
correctly, you said you were
unclear?
The mac we were unclear because
number one, does it meet the
zoning requirements?
Is the zoning assistant of
corpus christi, thumbprints of,
does it meet the unified
developing
code, and how will they
determine if there's any
violation of the corpus christi
ordinances before the zoning
request is considered?
Based on that, we feel like
their needs to be more
information presented to us.
They're is a site plan in there
but you can't really tell where
the house will be located or
what size it is.
We don't know if it will be on
the rezoned area or not.
Also, when you go from a
commercial to a residential,
the setbacks would change from
10 feet on the side and the
back to 5 feet so that would
put it closer to our property.
I think we might agree with the
rezoning if we have more
information.
So if you could table this,
possibly?
>> well emma that May be a
possibility, but this is a
public hearing, and I do
appreciate you being here
asking these very valid
questions, and we will give
them an opportunity to address
those questions.
You can stay at the podium just
in case you have additional
questions as he answers your
current questions.
>> I believe the first question
was whether the proposed a lot
meet the requirement for the
district.
The answer is yes, the property
has been planted as a single
lot, so it's two separate lots
currently, one is the business
and then the residential which
is the subject property today
which is already a platted lot.
So does meet the requirement.
The other was does the zoning
meet the competence of plan?
Right now, that was part of the
report that we said is not
consistent with the future land
use.
The future land-use called to
be neighborhood commercial, but
as we look at it it now creates
a buffer, which typically, soa
zoning start off.
It's a major street.
We have residential and then
either single-family or multi
family, and we progress back.
So this new zoning create a
buffer between the commercial
lot and anything behind it.
Then also, does it meet the
udc?
Yes, it does meet the
requirements and the applicant
has already submitted their
building primary for the
residential, which is simply
waiting on the rezoning
process.
So the home they are proposing
does meet all the requirements
already.
>> I received an e-mail from
jesse hernandes, is he in your
department?
>> yes he is.
Pay period he said yesterday
that the plan had not been
submitted.
>> they have submitted it and I
apologize that there was
confusion on themalso, I sent
an e-mail to Councilman,
although he replied, I guess he
is out of the country.
It would be nice if you could
be here for this.
>> for your questions answered?
>> well, not really.
Have you seen the actual
description of the property
that's being rezoned?
It's very strange.
280feet is a very narrow piece
that goes back and expands in
the back.
Behind the existing commercial
piece of property, which as you
can see in the pictures, --
>> if you could bring up that
picture he is speaking to, and
explain the process, that would
be helpful.
>> I'm not sure that we can go
to the other aerial photograph.
>>> okay, it's kind of hard to
see on the aerial, but I think
what he is referring to is,
this is a large commercial lot
right here.
What the applicant has done is,
this shaded area behind it has
been platted as a separate lot
and there's an extension of
that lot to rock hill road.
So I think that is what is
being considered an odd shape,
but it's not anything -- it's
not anything out of the
ordinary.
there are several lots that are
shaped that way.
They are predominantly in a
commercial application.
This is not to pull of a
residential lot but it does
still meet the requirements of
a residential lot or access of
the public road or square
footage.
>> also, this is the first
reading, and we will have a
second reading in the interim
and then we will have anot`oo$0@6cj%
opportunity to speak with your
representatives.
Not unless I here from any
thing from the council.
I know Ms. Mcintyre has her
light on but hearing your
questions uncomfortable voting
on the first reading and then
if something changes from now
until the second reading, can
you meet with Mr.
Pfeiffer also?
And then in the interim, Mr.
Karzai.
Because our next meeting will
be on December 9 and we will
have more time in there.
And there's the second reading
as far as finality.
Should there be a successful
vote on the first reading.
>> Ms. Mcintyre?
>> I'm missing the notification
map and area on our
attachments.
The site plan and notification
area diagrams.
>> you are correct.
I apologize for that.
>> could you get those by the
second reading?
>> yes I will.
>> thank you for bringing that
to our attention.
Is there any other questions,
or anyone else from the public
that has a comment on item
number 26?
Motion to close the public
hearing, please.
We have a motion and second.
All in favor?
Any opposed same sign?
Motion carries.
Ms. Huerta?
>> the passing of the
ordinance on its first reading.
[Roll call]
The ordinance passes.
>> incorporated you.
Item number 27.
>> are you handling item number
27?
>> yes im.
Item number 27 is an ordinance
amending the wastewater master
plan.
If you the request has been
spitted to realign and increase
the line size of the proposed
wastewater line.
The existing master plan calls
for an a inch line increasing
to a 10-inch line and this
amendment would allow all of
these lines to be changed to 12-
inch lines and also realign the
line to move slightly to the
north of the existing
subdivision.
I think this would be better
served to the west of the
subdivision and by realigning
it would also
prevent multiple distribution
lines in the subdivision.
So, bye doing so, the planning
commission and staff recommend
approval of this amendment with
the
wastewater line.
>> after this item will move
towards public comment.
Is there a motion to open up
the public hearing?
Pay period motion and second.
any discussion?
All in favor?
Any opposed?
Motion carries.
Anyone from the public have a
comment on item number 27?
Motion to close.
I have motion and second.
All in favor?
Any opposed same sign.
Motion carries.
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of ordinance 27
on its first reading -- [Roll
call]
The ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
I'd like to open up public
comment if you could move
forward and state your name and
address.
Good afternoon honorable mayor
and council members.
As you can see, I fixed my
chair, and I'm very glad.
Day is a day of giving, for
those who May not know.
And they say if we get $5, the
agency gets $5.
Many Ms. Abel and I live at
1701.
I've been running the website
business association for the
past five years, and it wasn't
going to do it this year
because I developed my own
foundation and I was preparing
for this coming year to raise
the money for it.
I'd like to think the board of
directors for giving me the
opportunity to continue with
the website association this
year.
It would probably be my last
year, that I've been blessed
because I've been able to raise
the last years, 100 people,
$100.
And is here I started.
early.
And today I've been able to
have 92 people, and all I need
now is a people to accomplish
100 for the fourth year.
I'm here to thank you mayor and
council, and in all the 92
people that open up their
hearts, their wallet and their
purse.
Because it's your kindness that
helps the disadvantaged.
I know there are lots of
projects that are available,
and these people continue to
help me year
after year.
And it's the same people over
and over again.
I May not be blessed
financially, I May not be able
to pay my bills, but I have
been blessed with
my friends.
I have so many people that I
can believe it.
Money doesn't even help the
loneliest person in the world.
Thank you so much.
>> thank you for all your work
and taking the initiative for
such a great cause.
>>> my name is dana or.
I spent my childhood between
corpus and chapman ranch when I
was 15, the farm became I'm
from residence through the
early 80's.
I grandmother was a chapman and
she and my grandfather made
their living from the farm.
From them I love under quite
respect for land, loving of
wildlife and the absolute have
taboo of trespassing.
And loved the sounds of coyote,
bobwhite and whippoorwill, the
heartless wind beating through
salt cedars and have only knows
banging pipes under the house.
i've known dwindling numbers of
our cat and jackrabbit to
always watch my feet for
snakes, and the taste of coffee
made with well water.
I've sent out countless times
to catch the sun before it
drops, walk the half-mile in
the dark to
watch the gin operate during
harvest.
I on her my farmer of 49 years
who can drive equipment at the
base of a wind turbine, reaping
crops high and low, the same
base around which dear will
adapt to sound and continue
grazing.
I like growing cotton and hope
to stuart responsibly when my
grandparents bequeathed.
Within consecutive years of
drought, what good sense it
makes to farm the wind.
I've believe growth can be
brought fairly and without
duplicity.
This council at that are out
there lucky stars that janet
and had heart are no longer
living to witness these
shenanigans.
And I imagine you could guess
with some of those consequences
would be, if they were still
alive.
>> incorporated you, you, Ms.
Or -- thank you Ms. Orr.
And, if you could turn on both
of the microphones just in case
she has to come back to refer
to her.
>> my name is diane vandermark
and I on property at chapman
ranch both in the annexed area
and the area that has not yet
been annexed.
Thank you, mayor for putting us
in touch with the city
manager's office, they were
very helpful.
They were able to get some
answers but they raised other
questions for me.
I have here at the top of the
chart, the cost of revenues is
presented by the city council,
revenue of 20.9 million just
based on the fully built out
$500 million, 575 turbine wind
farm.
I understand that's an
appraisal, this revenue will
come over the 30 year life of
the wind farm.
I have next the cost for the
water and sewer to meet the
requirements of the first
annexation at 13.3 million.
I have not been able to see a
written estimate on that.
These costs must be paid within
no more than four and half
years.
Full services must be provided
within two and half years
unless it is not feasible.
The city May extend the time
but all capitol improvements
must be substantially completed
within four and half years of
these improvements must be part
of the city's capitol
improvement plan by the end of
this two and half year period
of time.
The water and sewer lines as
you can seeon the map there
ought traverse an area that is
targeted for development and is
not annexed at this time.
The water and sewer lines only
approach the furthest edge of
the stem property and I
understand they have planted a
development agreement so they
will not taxed.
The property does not even --
excuse me, the water and sewer
line does not even touch the
chapman ranch.
Those who benefit from the
lines and those who are paying
for the water and sewer lines
are a completely different
group of people.
If you insist upon proceeding
with the second annexation, the
owners are planning to pursue
every remedy to get water and
sewer to the ranch proper
including the orders of the
building which is located at
the intersection of 286 and 70
which is where most of the
houses are located.
The water and sewer line should
establish rose and services for
the area that is annexed.
This is not including the cost
of bond sales and interests,
and does not include buyer,
services and other areas.
What we have been able to
discover is the they have
signed at development agreement
so the area is 1.5 square miles
which is 3.5% of the total wind
farm.
The city had projected revenue
and included that in the 20.9
million at 703,000.
I'm not finished.
>> if you could wrap up.
>> phase I would show the
deficit to the city of
6,237,182, and if you go
through part of
phase iii, which would have to
be the third phase because it
exceeds the 5-mile et today for
the
second annexation, it would
require an additional 7 miles,
so there's another 733,000 plus
dollars we're taking out to
make a total deficit on the
overall wind farm of 5,472,000
and $37.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
Icy Mr. Pearson back there, you
need a chance to look at this,
or do you have any comments on
this?
>> they have labeled that as
information presented by the
city manager's office and that
is not accurate.
We have given some of the cost,
the $13.3 million number and
some of those numbers I've
never seen before.
The numbers are related to their
calculations.
>> can you speak with her and
then you all can come back and
we can get clarity on this?
Thank you.
>> I can clarify so that right
now.
>> well, this is in-depth
information and he has stated,
it sounds like you all need to
have
another conversation.
So we will do it at another
appropriate time.
>> the infrastructure costs
were [Overlapping/multiple
speakers]
>> I have more than generously
giving you four minutes, thank
you very much.
We certainly do welcome you to
come back and speak again, and
if you could get with staff so
you could get clarity on those
numbers that would be very
helpful.
>> my name is david owing and
I'm one of the owners of the
chapman ranch.
To clarify on the numbers, the
estimate for the second
annexation was based on the
length of the line, for the
first annexation, and if you
keep following it out, wendy
four-44, it's another three and
half miles.
So we are assuming that the
first line of possibly 5 miles
with 13.3 and three and half
miles would be somewhere around
11 million, and that's where
our estimate of the number came
from.
On October 30 first we met with
was pearson and he stated that
the city's tax revenue estimate
for a 350-megawatt wind farm is
20.9 million, and the cost of
only the first phase of
annexation is 13.
3
million.
In a private conversation with
me at the planned cc meeting
that I attended last week,
julio dimas describes the $13.3
million figure as a cost
estimate from the city's
engineering staff for extension
of the water and sewer lines
only along the oso creek along
20 or 44 county road 37.
I asked him for a copy of that
estimate, for which he said
something along the lines of,
it was an estimate by engineers
but there is no actual document
that he could share with me.
So I took that to mean that the
$13.3 million figure is a rough
estimate as opposed to the
detailed estimate or hard
number.
A rough estimate is very
different from the.
Or expect estimate.
My question is, are you making
decisions based on estimates or
is there documentation that can
be
shared with us justifying the
revenue and cost estimate?
Incorporated you.
>> thank you Mr. Owen, you have
asked some very good questions
and we will certainly make sure
and get back with you.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
My name is tom hartman, I'm
from annapolis maryland, home
of the united states naval
academy.
Before you, you have a printout
from the navy.Mil homepage,
and this is dated October 27,
2014.
It states, defense logistics
agency for energy issues and
rsp to secure up to o 55
megawatts of renewable energy
for navy inflations in the
state of texas.
And I read, department of navy
announced October 27 that the
defense logistics agency for
energy issue request for
proposal for the renewable
energy to help our three
department of navy
installations in texas.
Once awarded, the contract will
serve naval air station corpus
christi, anal air station
kingsville, and a joint reserve
base in fort worth, texas.
With up to 55 megawatts of
renewable electricity from a
new, off-site generation
facility over a period of time
of 10 years.
So let's examine what this
means.
Number one, apex clean energy
is working on it proposal to
supply energy in this regard
from the chapman wind farm,
because it will be a new site.
Secondly, apex believes they
will have a true advantage
because the proximity to the
two facilities will enable a
more direct connect in, which
would give them a price
advantage.
so in conclusion, I recommend
you look again at what you are
trying to do.
The navy, naval air station,
and apex clean energy are
compatible.
>> thank you.
>> john kelly, 2631 austin.
I was in the neighborhood
today.
I wanted to point out that
given the previous statements
as well as our opportunity to
delve further into the
documents that have surrounded
this issue from the beginning,
it is very clear
that this council participated
in what could only be
determined as either extreme
ignorance, or
fraud, when they, back in
September, discussed at length
how they were against the wind
farm because it was going to
harm the naval air base one of
the very same time in the
agenda maranda him on September
30th, it says very clearly the
property tax revenue from the
proposed apex wind farm
be used to pay for the utility
structure needed in the new
annexed area.
Completely contrary to the
logic of preventing the wind
farm.
It's estimated that the
property tax revenue generated
from the proposed wind farm
would be sufficient to pay for
the debt needed to be used to
fund installation of utility
infrastructure of approximately
$13 million to the newly
annexed area.
Obviously there you are not
trying to prevent the wind
farm.
There is nothing in here that
says we are going to try to
prevent the wind farm.
You also know that the legal
case come quite frankly, you
could win.
The matter what it's likely to
result in the early territory
judgment against you.
We are building a wind farm.
You knew that, and you know it
now.
So the whole purpose of this
thing was to take money from
one group of people and give it
to another group of peopleto
feather their own pockets with
this annexation and expansion
on the south side.
It's very clear, mayor, you've
been involved with the plan of
the extension of the 202444 as
well as the 286 extension.
If you looked at the planned ac
emma the three proposals are
fraud.
Another them include any and
sticks extensive infill for
redevelopment, they all include
the same southside plan with no
alteration.
I would like two-point out
that, we still have not
received the response to our
written request for esther
risley on an opinion, and I
know he's not equally required
to do so but it seems like it
would be a, and courtesy to
citizens.
And that's both the revenue and
expenditures, and we have built
with an attorney specializing
open
meeting --
>> if you could wrap up your
comments.
>> he feels we have a very good
case and we will make the
decision based on what we how
we want to
proceed.
>> for clarification on the 24-
44, that the collaboration for
board future transportation
that has
been corroborated and worked
with and planning with the
texas department of
transportation.
So I will warn you emma very
directly, be careful of making
accusations of fraud.
That is my first and final
warning.
>> I did not make an accusation
of fraud, I said it's obviously
been long in the planning.
The fraud is setting up here
and pushing and saying you are
trying to protect the airbase
when that's not the intention,
obviously.
>> for clarification, be very,
very careful.
We stated everything on record
of our intent, it's not to be
debated at this point, but be
very careful when you state the
word, fraud.
>> I was.
>> is there anyone else here
for public comment?
>>> okay.
We will move forward to the
item regarding -- we even
needed a clarification on the
vote.
Are you ready to discuss that?
>> yes im.
>>> this is within the city
manager's inherent contract and
execution of authority him
because it's $50,000.
And it's the contract execution
to ensure maximum transparency
of the public to see what's
going on.
This is one of those.
We can make this legal
authorization by changing it
from a wrestlers resolution
authorizing to endorsing the
cities managers execution of
this within his inherent
execution of contract
authority.
And that the resolution
endorsing the city managers
execution of a letter of intent
to proceed a
desalinization facility, and an
amount not to exceed $50,000.
And, it would replace sections
one and two of the resolution
with the city managers
execution of the letter of
intent to proceed and economic
feasibility study with the
corpus christi canonical
regional development facility.
It is hereby endorsed an amount
not to exceed $60,000 which is
within the city managers
contract
execution authority.
>> that's item number two.
Ms. Huerta, do you need that
amendment?
>> yes I do.
>> we have a motion, is there a
second?
Is there any discussion?
All in favor?
Any opposed?
Okay.
Is there anyone from the public
who has a comment?
I'm going to take a step back
on item number 42, approving a
letter of intent to proceed
with the seawater
desalinization facility and
economic feasibility study?
Okay.
I don't see any at this point,
but is there a presentation
that you would like to make on
item
number 42?
Okay.
thank you.
>> mark van slyke, item number
42 is a wrestlers resolution
endorsing the city manager's
plan to
execute is a intent for the
feasibility study.
Key aspects of the agreement
are two parts, one is for a
feasibility study and the other
is an option for request for
proposals for the
desalinization facility.
The funding will come from the
corpus christi regional
economic develop went operation
and they develop and industries
of corpus christi.
Any additional expenses will be
paid for by the city of corpus
christi.
To create a technical working
group that will assist in the
selection of program manager
and development of the scope of
work.
It identifies deliverables that
are desired including a price
per thousand gallons and as
part of the scope development
the technical working group
will review the scope of the
ongoing projects to be sure
that we do not duplicate
efforts.
And I can answer any questions
if you so desire.
>> thank you very much.
Anyone from the public that has
a comment on item number 42?
Mr.Mcgill.
>> this is related because we
have the desalinization study.
On March tenth, we were given
that item to pass on second
reading and it was going to be
a report in October.
Is that report available?
>> I will have to check on the
status of that.
>> that report was due to be
given to us in October, so
being related, I thought it was
timely to ask.
>> is there anyone else?
To vote on the item as amended,
item number 42, and for the
record, Ms. Huerta?
>> councilmember roxas will be
abstaining from this item.
>> [Roll call]
The resolution passes.
>> thank you very much.
Item number 41.
Are lena stone, city are
auditor.
I'm here to request the
approval of our city audit
plan.
Last week received the proposed
plan and the first revision is
to include an audit of road
construction, and by including
that, we need to shave some
hours off of another audit to
include this, so those are the
other documents that you
received last week.
So the first item is an audit
of our new enforce system.
>> is there any way that we
could make that larger?
May be on the 53.7%?
Let's go a little bit lower so
that we can try to get the
whole picture.
There we go.
That's very hopeful.
If you could make it just a
little bit smaller, please, if
we could have the visual for
the public
as well.
>> I will speak on different
sections and scroll down if I
need too.
>> sure.
>>> the first four items are
audit projects.
The first is an audit of our
mis and the enforce system to
make sure general and
application controls are
adequate in the new system.
The second is an audit of the
airport and the leases with the
rental car and other lessees to
make sure that they are paying
accurately and timely.
These two audits were included
in this year's plan but we had
to postpone them because of the
inclusion of other audits that
we are currently working on.
-- compliant with implications
and pick let's be proactive and
make sure that everything is
followed.
The third is the financial
services and their bank
reconciliation process.
By ordinance, we are required
to provide follow-up audits on
previous audits, so items five.
11 are the follow-up audits
that we plan to conduct next
year on the audits that we have
performed
this year.
We have some significant audits
that are less significant as
you can see by the audits
assigned, the priorities might
be which follow-ups take longer
and again, this is a budget of
hours subject
to change.
Item 12 is, where we put some
hours in for our city auditors
hotline, we received
allegations of fraud, waste and
abuse through that.
Some of the issues are fairly
benign and you can do
investigation in very little
time, then we pass off to the
city manager's office if we
felt his office is more
qualified to mention.
And some take a considerable
amount of time.
We have put a few hundred hours
and for that.
At this point we think the city
has a pretty good handle on
petty cash account and change
funds.
So that just allows us the
latitude, if an issue does come
up or if we feel the need, we
could go in and performed on
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Unannounced audits.
The bottom portion is audits
from this year that will carry
over into next year.
It will be an audit of minas up
old court fee collections, and
we are in the process of doing
the
follow-up of the ub oh audit
that was conducted as part of
the plan.
When you add all of these up
your right at $5000 which is
pushing us to the very limit of
what we
think we can get done.
It might be a tad optimistic
but again, it's just a budget
subject to change is approved
by the
audit committee.
The committee did approve this
this morning in our meeting and
we are asking that you approve
it as well.
>> thank you.
Is there anyone from the public
that has a comment on item
number 41?
>>> okay.
Mr.Scott.
Do we need to have an amendment
on this one as well, Mr.
Easily?
The audit -- it's a document
that needs to be incorporated
therein.
>> okay, and what is your
language?
If we can vote on that
amendment I'd like to hear from
Mr. Scott on the audit
committee.
>> we have our committee.
The language to incorporate the
amendment is to -- to
incorporate the audit plan
proposal that has been given
out to counsel on this day.
>> thank you.
Is there a second?
>> all in favor, any opposed?
Motion carries.
>> I was just going to redirect
that the audit committee met,
liberated and endorse this
amended plan.
>> we appreciate that and thank
you for your team and working
on this plan as we move
forward.
Is there anyone else on the
public that has any comments on
item number 41?
Mr.Mcgill?
>> thank you.
Arlene and I'd just want to say
that you and your team are
doing an exceptional job, and
it's in this next budget cycle
we have the opportunity to have
had someone, that would be a
great idea.
>> thank you.
Well done.
>>> we are going to vote as
amended.
Ms. Huerta?
>> for passage of item number
41 as amended on emergency --
[Roll call]
The ordinance passes.
>> incorporated you very much.
We are going to move forward to
executive sessions.
Item number four, for
consultation with attorneys
regarding fire collecting
bargaining and negotiations the
>>> we are going to go ahead
and, reconvene the meeting to
item o. Number 28.
Regular agenda item, second
reading approval, texas state
lease purchase agreement.
>>> good afternoon, was person,
assistant city
manager.
It's the second reading of the
ordinance authorizing the
manager to execute a lease
purchase an agreement with the
texas aquarium association.
Assuming the council approved
the today, the agreement will
become effective 61 days from
today's date.
Middle of January.
Eighteenth of January.
I stand
ready to answer any questions.
>> anyone has a public comment?
None from the council.
>> we need six vote
>> okay.
Can you help us find
Mr. [Audio not understandable
] Thank you
>> don't ask me to sing.
[Laughter]. >> you want me
to sing happy birthday in
spanish to your sunquest mike.
>> in spanish, his name is
cameron.
>> mike scott here here.
>> -- was going to sing -- for
her son's birthday.
>> [Laughter].
>> that's okay, passage for
ordinance number 28 on the
second reading, maia martinez.
>> councilmember loop, magill
-- [Roll call].
>> ordinance passes.
>>> 28, 29.
>> thank you, Mr. Pearson.
>> my name is
constance -- director --
director of financial services,
items number 29, 30, 31 are in
reference to funding the fiscal
year 15 capital budget utility
projects that we discussed in
last week's council meeting.
Approval is presented as
requested today.
>> anyone from the public who
has a comment on
on -- item number 29?
>>
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of motion number
29, mayor martinez,
councilmember lew, absent,
magill.
>> mcintyre,
riojas, scott, allen and garza
is absent.
Motion passes
passes.
>> 30 and 31.
>> anyone have an update on
weather report well we are
waiting for Mr. Scott to go get
his eyeglasses?
>> we are okay.
Second reading, authorizing
issuance of utility system
revenue bonds.
>> she covered all of those
>> 29, 30, 31.
>> if you want to take --
anyone from the public who has
a comment on item 30 or 31?
>> seeing none from the council
Ms. Huerta.
>> for
passing passage -- mayor
martinez.
>> I.
>> councilmember logo absent.
>>
[Roll call]
>> garza is absent.
>> the ordinance passes.
>> some information as far as
interest rates and difference
of payment does that come in
the report?
>> yes, ma'am.
>> I can get it
later.
>> I was more curious about
that.
Frankly, just the past moving
forward should we
have to because of what we
anticipate down the road with
other texas military
preparedness commission finds,
hopefully nothing changes in
between.
32.
>> good afternoon, my name is
constance sanchez, director of
financial
services, item 32 is in
reference of funding
opportunity the city has.
Approval of the item in second
reading is requested today
>> thank you.
Anyone from the public of has a
comment on item 32?
>> seeing none from the
council, Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of 32 in the
second
reading [Roll call]
>> the ordinance passes.
>> thank you.
>> 33.
>> good afternoon, for the
record my name is constance
sanchez director of financial
services.
Items 33, 34 and 35 are related
to repurpose thing unspent
proceeds from alone we received
from the texas military
preparedness commission that we
discussed at the last week's
council meeting.
Approval of these items as
requested and presented today is
requested.
>> anyone from the public with a
comment on 33, 34 or 35?
mr. Scott.
>> I was with tom in a meeting
last week with smart people in
the military
facilities.
I was fascinated
with tom's ability to ask the
right questions to get great
input by some of our community
leaders on this issue and I
just sat there quiet -- quiet
which is unusual for me because
I was so impressed with your
work, I was really -- you came
to the meeting very well
prepared and that led to a
series of
questions that were way beyond
what is normally asked in the
community meeting that led to I
thought a fantastic response by
some of our community leaders
that will take a great project
and make it three or four times
better.
I want to publicly
thank tom for his work.
>> I'm glad you acknowledge
that because I get dizzy all
the time when we work at tml
and capital in the sea.
This tom tag thing today.
I really appreciate you saying
that Mr. Scott.
Ms. West
of.
>> for passage of motion 33
resolution 44 and 35 on the
second reading, mayor
martinez -- [Roll call].
>> the ordinance -- item past.
>> 36.
>> my name is constance sanchez
director financial services
items 36 number 37 and 38
related to the issuance of
certificate of obligation for
solid waste department as we
discussed and last weeks
meeting and I will be happy to
answer any questions that you
have on these three items.
>> anyone from the public that
has a comment on item 36, 37 and
eight?
>> and seeing none from the
council, Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of motion 36
resolution 37 and ordinance
number is eight on second
reading [Roll call]
Item past.
>> thank you.
>>
39.
>> -- here.
Was person assistant city
manager, they're denying is a
second reading ordinance
authorizing eight -- a
providing funds for safety and
security partnership program --
partners the program, this was
made last council meeting I
stand ready answer to answer any
questions.
>> anyone from the public who
has a comment on number 39?
>> seeing none from the
council, Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of 392nd reading
[Roll call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>>> number 40.
>> [Laughter].
>> item number 40
is a motion authorizing city
manager to amend the agreement
with the corpus christi
convention and visitors bureau
to allocate additional
representation by additional
community members, I stand
ready to answer any questions
you might have have.
>> thank you, anyone from the
public who has a comment on
item number 40.
Seeing none from the council
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of number 40, [
Roll call] The motion passes.
>>> if handled 41 and 42 they
get going to item
queue, will be three and 44,
number 43.
>> good afternoon, then --
director of direct
director of government
services.
Item 43 ordinance -- vacating a
portion of existing 60-foot
wide utility easement, near
wildcat industrial park.
The purpose for the amendment
is to eliminate the utility
easement to allow for future
development.
Staff recommends that ordinance
and with the recommendations.
Standing by for any questions.
>> anyone for the public has a
comment on item 43?
Seeing none from the council,
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of ordinance 43
on its first reading.
>> [Roll call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>>> 44.
>> again
dan -- director of -- to amend
chapter 55 of city code of
ordinances regarding water
contract for customers located
outside the city limits but
within the city's water service
area.
The purpose of the amendment is
to revise existing language
that includes detailed on
future annexation
requirements was determined a
legal, but the language was not
required.
Staff recommends approval of
the revised language and
amendment.
Standing by for any questions.
>> anyone from the public has a
comment on item 44?
>> Mr. Scott.
>> so this is all future
anybody wanting to develop
outside city limits,
but -- this is for any future
action, any future projects?
People are coming to me in the
last two years saying this is
not constitutionally can make
me do this and I was I think we
can and we aren't, which is
fine.
>> we can still annex land.
That's what they don't think we
could have it here.
>> so there's development
outside our city limits I guess
it doesn't matter if it's
outside were not.
>> anything
outside.
>> anything in the water system
and in the past we would make
them sign a document if we
decide to annex you can't oppose
us.
>> right.
This is what we are removing.
>>
correct.
>> that's for future
>> okay.
>> awesome, thank you.
>> like we're singing the --
the same song together
>> okay.
Number 44, Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of ordinance 44,
on the first reading.
>> [Roll
call].
>> the ordinance passes.
>>>
>> thank you.
Mr. Olson, future agenda items
are?
>> we have no presentations.
>> do I have any council
members that have any questions
on item 45 or 46?
>> okay.
Roof -- Mr. Olson anything else
for the good of the cause
question.
>> that's all for today.
>> we are adjourned and I wish
the whole community, you and
your family are blessed and-
happy
thanksgiving.
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