HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/1999 - Special Minutes City CouncilMayor
Lynn Mcllhaney
Mayor Pro Tempore
Larry Madott
City Manager
Thomas E. Brymer
City Council
James Massey
Ron Silvia
Winnie Garner
Dennis Maloney
Anne Hazen
MINUTES
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL
Special Budget Workshop Meeting
Monday, August 2:3, 1999 at 2::30 p.m.
Lincoln Center, 1000 Eleanor Street
College Station, Texas
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor McIlhaney, Mayor Pro Tem Mariott,
Councilmembers Massey, Garner, Silvia, Hazen,
Maloney
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Attorney Cargill,
Jr., Fire Chief Giordano, Public Works Director Smith, Human Resources Director Pavlinski,
Budget Director Kersten, OTIS Director Piwonka, City Secretary Hooks, PARD Director
Beachy, Budget staff, PARD staff, OTIS staff, and Fire Dept. staff
Mayor McIlhaney called the meeting to order at 2:43 p.m.
ARenda Item No. 1 - Presentation~ discussion and possible action on FY 1999-2000 budgets
for Fire~ Parks and Recreation~ and OTIS.
Fire Chief David Giordano presented the proposed budget for the Fire Department in the amount
of $5,027,410. Key issues in the presentation related to staffing level, emergency response time,
code enforcement activity, ISO rating, and future issues such as additional ambulances and fire
station.
PARD Director Steve Beachy presented the proposed budget for the Parks and Recreation.
outlined the mission statement, services provided, proposed revenues and expenditures and
service level adjustments. The proposed operating budget totaled, $4,955,183. A new
accreditation program is a goal of the department in 2000.
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OTIS Director Linda Piwonka presented the proposed budget for the Office of Technology and
Information Services. This budget reflected the activities for the following divisions:
Action Center, Integrated Data Services, Communication and Information Services, and Utility
Customer Services. Ms. Piwonka outlined three future issues for the department:
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1) attract and retain skilled staff, 2) growth in customers and complexity, and 3) need for
additional staffing.
Councilmembers asked questions about service levels and staffing issues.
Discussion concluded. No action was taken.
An additional budget workshop meeting was scheduled for August 30.
Agenda Item No. 2 - Adjourn.
Hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of December, 1999.
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City Secretary Connie Hooks
APPROVED:
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