HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/2011 - Special Minutes City CouncilMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
AUGUST 16, 2011
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Nancy Berry, Mayor
Council:
Blanche Brick
Jess Fields
Karl Mooney
Katy-Marie Lyles
Julie Schultz
Dave Ruesink
Citv Staff:
David Neeley, City Manager
Kathy Merrill, Assistant City Manager
Frank Simpson, Assistant City Manager
Carla Robinson, City Attorney
Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary
1. Call to Order and Announce a Ouorum is Present
With a quorum present, the Budget Workshop of the College Station City Council was called to
order by Mayor Nancy Berry at 3:12 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in the Carter Creek
Wastewater Training Facility 2200 North Forest Parkway, College Station, Texas 77842.
2. Presentation. possible action. and discussion on the FY 201 1-2012 Proposed Bud-aet.
Parks and Recreation: FY12 expenditures are proposed at $4,971,008. This includes PARD
administration, recreation administration, special facilities administration, etc. The sports
programs, Xtra education, aquatics, the Southwood Center, and Conference Center have been
moved to the Recreation Fund. Service level adjustments total $40,200. This is to replace the
registration/reservation software ($18,000 one-time cost and $25,000 recurring costs); athletic
fields maintenance equipment for $22,200 (one-time cost), and the reduction and relocation of
Christmas in the Park, for a recurring reduction of $25,000. Council requested more
information on the Christmas in the Park program.
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Recreation Fund: Proposed revenue for FY12 is $1,198,016 and FY12 proposed expenditures
are $3,811,342. These include sports programs, aquatics, instruction, the Southwood Center and
Lincoln Center, and the Conference Center. A subsidy of $2,613,326 is also proposed. Council
requested more information on the aquatics programs and subsidy of such. Other programs of
interest are the senior center and teen center.
The proposed service level adjustments are all reductions. They are proposing the elimination of
the concessions cost center, changing the programming at the Natatorium, and reducing
recreation programming by eliminating the adult football program and reducing adult kickball
and adult volleyball from three seasons to two seasons.
PROPOSED GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT BUDGETS
Librarv $ 1,071,654
Planninia and Development Services $ 3,691,097
• SLA - $50,000 Wellborn Small Area Plan
Information Technolocv S 3,927,140
Fiscal Services S 2,987,050
General Government $ 3,566,387
• SLA - $13,275 Codification Maintenance
Pav Plan $ 905,248
DEPARTMENT TOTALS $55,911,372
Pav Plan Proposal: Pay increases are possible only with other reductions. A limited pay
increase was provided last year. This year's proposed budget includes an average 2.5% increase
that will be performance based. It also includes the next phase of the Police Department step
plan for sergeants and lieutenants.
3. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the 2010-2011 ad valorem tax rate: and.
if necessarv on calline two public hearines on a pronosed ad valorem tax rate for 2011-
2012.
This item was not discussed.
4. Adiournment
MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the budget workshop of the
College Station City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2011.
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Nancy Berry, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sherry Mashb ,City Secretary
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