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Home My WebLink About07/14/2026 - Special Minutes - City CouncilMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL (BUDGET) MEETING IN -PERSON WITH TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION CITY OF COLLEGE STATION JULY 14, 2026 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § Present: John P. Nichols, Mayor Council: Mark Smith, Mayor ProTem William Wright David White Melissa Mcllhaney Bob Yancy Scott Shafer Citv 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 Ouorum is Present. With a quorum present, the Special (Budget) Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order by Mayor Nichols via In -Person and Teleconference at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in the Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. 2. SPECIAL (BUDGET) ITEMS 2.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget. Mary Ellen Leonard, Finance Director, provided the City Council with an overview of the funding sources supporting outside agencies. She explained that agency allocations are drawn from multiple funds, including the Hotel Tax Fund and the Solid Waste Fund. Ms. Leonard began with the General Fund, noting its legal requirements and the relevance of its support agencies to upcoming Council discussions. SPM071426 Minutes Page 1 FY27 Outside Agencies - Summary AGENCY LEGALLY REQUIRED Brazos County Central Appraisal District ENERAL FUND General Fund Total HOTEL TAX FUND Hotel Tax Fund Total OLID WASTE FUND Solid Waste Fund Total Total Excluding Legally Required MIEN FY27 CMO Pro • osed Increase in Pro •osed 988,837 968,754* 1,150,200 TBD 1,642,969 1,828,829 1,715,633 4.42% 613,406 662,371 630,908 2.85% 49,230 50,230 50,230 2.03% 2,396,771 2,305,605 Mrs. Leonard summarized the FY27 agency funding requests and the amounts included in the FY27 CMO Proposed Budget; final funding decisions rest with the City Council. FY27 Outside Agencies - General Fund AGENCY LEGALLY REQUIRED Brazos County Central Appraisal District GENERAL FUND Aggieland Humane Society Aggieland Humane Society - 1X Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley Arts Center of the Brazos Valley Brazos County Health Department Greater Brazos Valley Partnership Bryan College Station Chamber of Commerce Brazos Transit District eneral Fund Total - Excluding Legally Required FY26 Funding FY27 Request FY27 CMO Pro osed % Increase in Pro • osed 988,837 968,754* 1,150,200 TBD 349,140 5,000 35,000 478,029 425,000 384,054 35,000 5,000 5,000 35,000 35,000 578,029 478,029 350,000 350,000 350,000 25,000 35,000 27,750 400,800 400,800 400,800 10.00% 11.00% 4.42% • Appraisal District - projected increase; preliminary BCAD estimate is $970K. • Humane Society - additional funding for animal care, insurance, and fees; vet costs reduced due to expanded staff. • Arts Center - operations and maintenance. • Health District - requested an increase of $100K to maintain operations. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Smith and a second by Councilmember Mcllhaney, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, with Councilmember Yancy abstaining, to approve a $100,000 increase to the Brazos County Health District. The motion carried unanimously. • Greater Brazos Valley Partnership - operations and maintenance. • Chamber of Commerce - annual banquet and Outlook Conference. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Wright and a second by Councilmember Yancy, the City Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilmember Smith voting against, to approve a $10,000 increase to the Chamber of Commerce. The motion carried. • Transit District - operations and maintenance. SPM071426 Minutes Page 2 FY27 Outside AI?encies — Other Funds AGENCY MINNIIIMMAretifiti HOTEL TAX FUND Arts Center of the Brazos Valley -Affiliate Grants Arts Center of the Brazos Valley - O&M Arts Center of the Brazos Valley -Tourism Marketing Arts Center of the Brazos Valley - Public Art Support Veterans Memorial - Marketing Hotel Tax Fund Total SOLID WASTE FUND Keep Brazos Beautiful Solid Waste Fund Total 375,000 79,033 53,240 76,133 403,125 86,936 58,564 83,746 386,250 81,404 54,837 78,417 30,000 30,000 30,000 613,406 662,371 630,908 2.85% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 49,230 50,230 50,230 2.03% 49,230 50,230 50,230 2.03% There was a consensus with the Council to move forward with City Manager's recommendation. • Arts Center (Affiliate Grant Funding) — pass through grants for new affiliates • Arts Center (Operations) — overall cost increases • Arts Center (Arts Tourism Marketing) — additional marketing efforts • Arts Center (Public Art Support) — repairs and maintenance costs to preserve current public art • Veterans Memorial — Marketing — requesting for $30,000 • Keep Brazos Beautiful — expansion of Community Beautification to enhance public spaces; rising program and material costs At 3:19 p.m., the Mayor recessed the Special (Budget) Workshop. The Special (Budget) Workshop reconvened at 3:32 p.m. Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), clarified the capital projects budget, including appropriations for FY27 and the five-year capital plan, addressing project phasing, debt capacity, and the flexibility for future councils to adjust priorities and funding as needed. Five -Year Capital Plan Additions Category Project Additional Appropriations FY Added City Facilities City Facilities Midtown Midtown Midtown Midtown Parks Parks Parks Streets - Rehab Streets - Signals Streets - Sidewalks Public Works Facility (Construction) Northgate SUBTOTAL - City Facilities Midtown Infrastructure - Road Midtown Infrastructure - Water Utilities Midtown Signage Texas Independence Park (Phase 2) SUBTOTAL- Midtown Wolf Pen Creek Neighborhood Parks Hensel Park SUBTOTAL- Parks Drainage Revolver Signals & Intersections Various Sidewalks/Trails Streets - Rehab Streets - Extension Streets - Sidewalks Future Streets Rehab Future Streets Extension University Drive Pedestrian Crossing SUBTOTAL - Streets $ 55,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 60,000,000 $ 14,000,000 FY27 FY27 FY27 $ 5,000,000 $ 700,000 FY27 FY27 $ 16,200,000 $ 35,900,000 $ 7,000,000 $ 5,000,000 FY27 FY27 FY27 $ 10,000,000 $ 22,000,000 $ 2,500,000 $ 6,000,000 $ 6,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 12,000,000 FY30 FY27 FY27 FY28 FY28 FY29 $ 15,000,000 FY31 $ 51,500,000 OTAL ESTIMATED FUNDING PLAN $ 169,400,000 SPM071426 Minutes Page 3 Five -Year Capital Plan Additions — By FY MMTES Pro'ect Additional A • • ro • riations FY Added City Facilities Public Works Facility (Construction) City Facilities Northgate Midtown Midtown Infrastructure - Road Midtown Midtown Infrastructure - Water Utilities Midtown Midtown Signage Midtown Texas Independence Park (Phase 2) Parks Wolf Pen Creek Parks Neighborhood Parks Streets - Rehab Drainage Revolver Streets - Signals Signals & Intersections FY27 SUBTOTAL Streets - Sidewalks Various Sidewalks/Trails Streets - Rehab Future Streets Rehab FY28 SUBTOTAL Streets - Extension Future Streets Extension FY29 SUBTOTAL Parks Hensel Park FY30 SUBTOTAL Streets - Sidewalks University Drive Pedestrian Crossing FY31 SUBTOTAL TOTAL ESTIMATED FUNDING PLAN 55,000,000 5,000,000 14,000,000 5,000,000 700,000 16,200,000 7,000,000 5,000,000 2,500,000 6,000,000 116,400,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 169,400,000 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY27 FY28 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 Mr. Kersten explained that Capital Budget appropriations are established on a life -to -date basis, allowing funds to remain available over multiple years as projects advance. As expenditure is incurred, the remaining appropriations decrease accordingly. He clarified that a project with a $5 million budget will utilize those funds over the duration of the project rather than incurring $5 million in expenses annually. Mr. Kersten further noted that the City employs a conservative funding strategy by issuing only the amount of debt necessary to cover projected costs for each fiscal year. FY27 Capital Appropriations FY27 Proposed Capital Appropriations Prioritized Projects Added in FY27 Appropriations for Existing Projects otal Capital Appropriations $1 16,400,000 65,194,937 $181,594,937 MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Smith and a second by Councilmember Shafer, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, with Councilmember Yancy abstaining, to approve the capital project appropriations that was presented in the proposed budget for FY27. 3. Adiournment. There being no further business, Mayor Nichols adjourned the Special (Budget) Meeting of the City Council at 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. JohldP. Nichols, Mayor ATTEST: /21._ Tanya Smith, City Secretary SPM071426 Minutes Page 4