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Home My WebLink About08/16/2010 - Special Minutes City Council rrr 141W Alm- Mayor Councilmembers Nancy Berry C1TY ()FCoi.1.-.GF-, STATION Home of Texas A& M University' James Massey Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Maloney John Crompton Katy-Marie Lyles City Manager Dave Ruesink Glenn Brown Minutes City Council Special Budget Meeting Monday, August 16, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 1. Call to order. Mayor Berry called meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. 2. Presentation, possible action and discussion of a resolution calling for a special election and calling for a Transportation User Fee. Mark Smith, Director of Public Works, presented a resolution calling for a special election and calling for a Transportation User Fee. Dick Birdwell, 3 Forest Dr. CS, requested Council to consider not putting this on the ballot, due to unfair circumstances and an irresponsible way to raise money. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Crompton and a second by Councilmember Maloney, the City Council voted four (4) for and two (2) opposed, with Mayor Berry and Council member Fields voting against, to approve Resolution No. 08- 16-10-02 calling a special election for the transportation user fee for November 2, 2010, with ballot language such as: "Are you in favor of the City of College Station collecting a transportation user,fee of 52.00 per residential user and S1.00 per 1,000 square feet non- residence, indexed by CPI every third year to create a special _fiind that can only be increased only with voter approval and only be used for rehabilitation of streets within the City of College Station? " The motion carried. 3. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the FY 2010-2011 Proposed Budget. Jeff Kersten, Chief Financial Officer, presented Council presented proposed General Fund Department Budgets. PARKS: MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Crompton and a second by Councilmember Lyles, the City Council voted five (5) for and one (1) opposed. with Council member Fields voting against, to approve the Service Level Adjustment of $30,000 for the Teen Center Program. The motion carried. New ..r Page 12 City Council Minutes Monday, August 16, 2010 Council member Fields moved to strike the concession for the entire of Budget. Council member Lyles seconded the motion. Motion and second were withdrawn. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Crompton and a second by Councilmember Maloney, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (O) opposed, to approve development of Southwood Park but to limit budget to $15,000 a year and to include going forward in FY2012 budget. The motion carried unanimously. LIBRARY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FISCAL SERVICES FUNDS: No discussion was needed. GENERAL GOVERNMENT: Council directed staff to remove car allowance from Council appointees and go to mileage reimbursement. PAY PLAN Non - departmental expenditure General Administration Transfers - $6,070,440 Public Agency Funding - $ 742,442 Other / Transfers Account - $ 765,596 Contingency - $ 300,000 Public Agency Funding: RVP $ 300,000 Arts Council - $ 75,000 - $10,000 Health Department- $ 351,500 Outside Agency Policy Direction (2008): Stop funding new agencies after 2009. Other: ED Fund - $ 200,000 Interfund Loan - $ 120,000 TX High Speed Rail - $ 30,000 State Legislative Consulting - $ 43,333 Federal Legislative Consulting - $ 0 Gulf Coast Strategic Hwy Coalition - $ 5,000 Total $ 408,333 Recreation Fund Subsidy - $ 357,263 Page 13 City Council Minutes Monday, August 16, 2010 NO. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Berry and a second by Councilmember Fields, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (O) opposed, to bring GCSHC to $5000 instead of $10,000.00 and TX21 High Speed Rail from $35,000 to $30,000. The motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Fileds and a second by Councilmember Lyles, the City Council voted one (1) for and five (5) opposed, with Mayor Berry and Councilmembers Crompton, Maloney, Lyles and Ruesink voting against, to decrease Interfunds Loan from 120,000 to 60,000. The motion failed. 4. Presentation, possible action and discussion on the 2010-2011 ad valorem tax rate; and, if necessary, on callinIZ two public hearinits on a proposed ad valorem tax rate for 2010-2011. No discussion was needed. 5. Executive Session will immediately follow the special meeting in the Administrative Conference Room. Competitive Matters JGov't Code Section 551.0861; possible action The City Council may deliberate, vote, or take final action on a competitive matter in closed session. The City Council must make a good faith determination, by majority vote of the City Council, that the matter is a Competitive Matter. A "Competitive Matter" is a r.. utility-related matter that the City Council determines is related to the City of College Station's Electric Utility Competitive Activity, including commercial information, which if disclosed would give advantage to competitors or prospective competitors. The following is a general representation of the subject(s) to be considered as a competitive matter. a. Electric Fund FY2010-2011 Proposed Budget Economic Incentive Negotiations {Gov't Code Section 551.0871; possible action The City Council may deliberate on commercial or financial information that the City Council has received from a business prospect that the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the city with which the City Council in conducting economic development negotiations may deliberate on an offer of financial or other incentives for a business prospect. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following subject(s) may be discussed: a. Bio-Corridor Prospects such as Pharmaceuticals and other high tech industries 6. Action on executive session. No formal action was taken. 7. Adjourn. Hearing no objections, Mayor Berry concluded Special Meeting at 5:45 p.m. NW* Page ~4 City Council Minutes Monday, August 16, 2010 *00W PASSED AND APPROVED this September 9, 2010 ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secretar' Mayor Nancy terry