HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/27/2007 - Special Minutes City Council Mayor Council Members
Ron Silvia John Happ
Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Gay
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Ben White Lynn Mcllhaney
City Manager Chris Scotti
Cr FY OF COLLEGE STATION Glenn Brown David Ruesink
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
Mini Retreat Session
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Carter Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
College Station, Texas
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tem White,
Councilmembers Happ, Scotti, Gay, Ruesink, Mcllhaney, Scotti
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, Deputy City Manager Childers, Assistant City
Manager Merrill, Chief Financial Officer Kersten, Executive Assistant Miguel, City Attorney
Cargill, Jr., City Secretary Hooks, First Assistant City Attorney Robinson
Mayor opened the meeting at 8:39 am. City Manager Brown made introductory remarks about
the retreat agenda. His goal was for the City Council to have this time to focus on items that
related to operations as well as strategic and capital projects.
Deputy City Manager Childers discussed the concept of the management planning system.
City Council reviewed the key Strategic Issues. They identifed changes, modifications, and
additions.
• Sustainable growth and quality development in College Station: Council consented to
adding the word "manageable" to the Strategic Issue Sustainable Growth
<4 Transportation and Mobility: Comments about multi modal center, and public and
private transportation options.
• Economic Development and Fiscal Vitality: Council made coments to add a goal to
explore allowing more uses certain parameters, sign requirements, metal or fabricated
buildings in city. Establish a Small Business Council to meet with staff, David Gwin
and give Council feedback.
« Public Safety: Interoperability to city wide radio system goals and future Fire and Police
locations /staffing.
• Quality of Life: Council pointed out that this term is very broad
C Communications: Increase Channel 19 programming
Partner with RVP
Better communications with homeowner associations, neighborhood
meetings
Citizens have access to website
City Council Mini Retreat Page 2
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Utilize Channel 19 to promote Strategic plan, city projects, educate
public, state of the City, create new shows
Central spokesperson
Find ways to survey citizens/businesses re: customer service
• Operational Evaluation critical to success. Feedback from citizens.
Staff was directed to publish the Strategic Plan in an Executive summary for citizens and
employees.
At 11:45 am, Council recessed for lunch break. They returned at 12:00 pm to continue the
session.
Hayden Migl, Assistant to the City Manager, made a presentation related to the Quality of Life
Strategic Issue. He presented a paper illustrating the Quality of Life Index. That included
indicators that define and measure Quality of Life in College Station. It focused on factors
primarily under the control of City government, but also included Qulity of life factors
influenced by other community partners.
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Kersten presented current budget policies such as the revenue
management policy, debt management policy, and financial conditions, reserves and stability
ratios. He discussed the FY 08 budget parameters. Council concurred with the policy
statements.
Councilmembers acknowledged that a transportation user fee may be an option to consider
during the budget process to assist in the payment of at least $37 million worth of transportation
projects.
Mr. Kersten explained that the sales tax revenues had not met the projections in this year's
budget and the staff is currently considering alternatives to address the possible shortfall of
$400,000.
Following concluding statements by City Manager Brown, Councilmember Happ made a motion
to adjourn the session at 2:33 pm. Motion seconded by Councilmember Gay which carried
unanimously, 7 -0.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12 day of April, 2007.
APPROVED:
Mayor Ron ilvia
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C re City Secretary Connie Hooks
• Mayor Council Members
Ron Silvia John Happ
Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Gay
Ben White Lynn McIlhaney
City Manager Chris Scott'
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Glenn Brown David Ruesink
College Station City Council
Mini Retreat
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