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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/11/2023 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilSPM071123 Minutes Page 1 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING IN-PERSON WITH TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JULY 11, 2023 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: John P. Nichols, Mayor - absent Council: Mark Smith William Wright Linda Harvell Elizabeth Cunha Bob Yancy Dennis Maloney City Staff: Bryan Woods, City Manager Jeff Capps, Deputy City Manager Adam Falco, City Attorney Leslie Whitten, Deputy City Attorney Tanya Smith, City Secretary Ian Whittenton, Deputy City Secretary 1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present. With a quorum present, the Special Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor ProTem Maloney via In-Person and Teleconference at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. SPECIAL ITEMS 2.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the FY 2023-2024 Proposed Budget. Mary Ellen Leonard, Director of Finance, presented the proposed FY 2023-2024 budget and noted that budget workshop meetings are scheduled for July 17th, 18th, and 19th to review the proposed budget of $492,013,771. In this amount, $357,068,355 is included for the operations and maintenance budget, and $134,945,416 is included for the capital budget. Compared to FY23, the operating and maintenance budget increased approximately 10% while the capital budget increased 54%. A public hearing is to be scheduled for July 27th, adoption of the budget scheduled for August 24th, and according to the charter, final action on the proposed budget must take place on or before September 27th. SPM071123 Minutes Page 2 At approximately 4:35 p.m., Mayor ProTem Maloney opened for Citizen Comments. Lloyd Davis, College Station, came before Council to discuss his concerns on impact fees related to the costs and expenses of development and what he sees as lost opportunity to recapture those cost through the impact fees. There being no further comments, the Citizen Comments was closed at 4:38 p.m. 5.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on calling a public hearing on the City of College Station FY 2023-2024 Proposed Budget for Thursday July 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mary Ellen Leonard, Director of Finance, informed the Council that state law dictates that a notice of the public hearing on the budget must be made no less than 10 days prior to the meeting for the public hearing. After the public hearing, the Council may insert or delete items or may increase or decrease items so long as the total of any increases or insertions do not increase the total budget by 3% or more. Staff recommends the City Council call a public hearing on the City of College Station FY 2023-2024 Proposed Budget for Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Wright and a second by Councilmember Smith, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, to set a Public Hearing on the proposed FY24 budget for the City of College Station at a regular council meeting on Thursday July 27th, 2023, at 6:00 pm in the City Council Chambers. The motion carried unanimously. 6. Adjournment. There being no further business, Mayor ProTem Maloney adjourned the Special Meeting of the City Council at 4:41 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. ________________________ John P. Nichols, Mayor SPM071123 Minutes Page 3 ATTEST: ___________________________ Tanya Smith, City Secretary