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Mayor
Ron Silvia
Mayor Pro Tempore
Ben White
City Manager
Glenn Brown
Council Members
John Happ
Ron Gay
Lynn McIlhaney
Chris Scotti
David Ruesink
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Minutes
College Station City Council
Special Meeting
Thursday, August 31,20064:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tern White, Council
members Happ, Gay, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary
Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares, Management Team
Mayor Pro Tern White called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m.
Special Meetine: Ae:enda Item No.1 - Presentation. possible action. and discussion
on the FY 2006-2007 Proposed Bude:et.
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Kersten presented an overview of the proposed FY 2006-
2007 budget regarding the Wolf Pen Creek TIF and Internal Service Funds.
Mayor Silvia arrived at 4:26 p.m.
Council member Happ moved to fund the requests submitted by the outside agencies in
the amount of$600,255.00. Mayor Silvia seconded the motion.
Council member Scotti amended the motion to reduce the funding for the Arts Council to
$416,000, George Bush Library to $37,500, Veterans Memorial to $45,000, Alzheimer's
Association to $14,706. Gay seconded the motion, which failed by a vote of2-5.
FOR: Scotti, Gay
AGAINST: Silvia, White, Happ, McIlhaney, Ruesink
Council member Happ moved to fund the requests submitted by the outside agencies in
the amount of $600,255.00. Mayor Silvia seconded the motion, which carried by a vote
of 5-2.
FOR: Silvia, White, Happ, McIlhaney, Ruesink
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AGAINST: Gay, Scotti
Break at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened the special meeting at 5:37 p.m.
Al Jones, 4720 Stonebriar Circle, presented information about the activities of the Brazos
Valley Veterans Memorial Board and volunteers.
Special Meetinl! Al!enda Item No.2 - Presentation, possible action, and discussion
on the 2006-2007 ad valorem tax rate: and on callinl! two public hearinl!s on a
proposed ad valorem tax rate for 2006-2007.
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Kersten reported that the required notice for the public
hearing was not published according to deadline requirements; therefore, Council was
required to schedule new public hearing dates on the proposed ad valorem tax rate for FY
2006-2007. Mr. Kersten reviewed the revised tax rate adoption calendar with the option
of September 14, 2006 as the first public hearing on the tax increase and September 18,
2006 as the second public hearing on the tax increase.
Council member Scotti moved to hold the public hearings on September 14,2006 at 7:00
p.m. and September 18, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. Council member Happ seconded the motion,
which carried by a vote of 6-1.
FOR: Silvia, White, Happ, McIlhaney, Scotti, Ruesink
AGAINST: Gay
Special Meetinl! Al!enda Item No.3 - Adiourn.
Hearing no objections, the meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2006.
PASSED and APPROVED on the 23rd day of October, 2006.
APPROVED:
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Ron Silvia Ben White
Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Gay
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John Happ Lynn Mcllhaney
City Manager Chris Scotti
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Glenn Brown David Ruesink
College Station City Council
Special Meeting
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