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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/12/1997 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor LYNN MCILHANEY Mayor Pro Tempore HUB KENNADY City Manager GEORGE K. NOE COLLEGE STATION Council Members STEVE ESMOND LARRY MARIO'I-r DAVID HICKSON DICK BIRDWELL SWlKI ANDERSON MINUTES COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL Workshop Meeting Thursday, June '12, '1997 at 3:00 p.m. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mcllhaney, Councilmembers Esmond, Hickson, Birdwell, Anderson, Mariott COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Mayor Protem Kennady STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Manager Brymer, City Attorney Cargill, Director of Human Resources Pavlinski, Municipal Court Judge Walters Agenda Item No. '1 -- Discuss consent and statutory aclenda item~ listed for regular council meeting of Thursday, June '12, '1997. Councilmember Birdwell noted that he contacted staff to present additional information to council at the regular meeting on the National Electrical Code ordinance. Agenda Item No. 2 - Review College Station Hotel/Conference proposals with consultants and direction to staff ref3ardin¢l these proposals. Tom Brymer presented this item. Council heard from the consultants John Keeling and Lily Ng from PKF International of their evaluations on the four proposals submitted: Lane Hospitality, Hammons Hotels, Wolf Pen Creek Team, and Leddy Company. Councilmembers asked questions about the details of the proposals. Mr. Leddy commented that the consultants are still working to answer many issues that the developers did not include in their plans. He will have further information for the Council at the upcoming special meeting, June 19th. Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Workshop 6112/97 Page 2 Agenda Item No. 3 - Present and discuss proposed 13ay plan for FY 1998. Director of Human Resources, Karen Pavlinski explained the proposed pay plan for city employees in FY 1998. She addressed four parts of the plan, 1) broadbanding, 2) market adjustment, 3) skill based pay performance pay, and 4) gainsharing. She stated that the plan was developed with employee input which allows a 3.5 overall percentage pay increase. Several comments and concerns were expressed by council members about the gainsharing and market adjustment factors. Consequently, councilmembers asked staff to study the issue further looking at a possible 3 percent overall raise with a half percent raise given as a performance bonus. Council will make a final decision on the pay plan during the FY 97-98 budget process. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Present Municipal Court Report. Municipal Judge Tripp Walter presented a revenue update on Municipal Court operations and recent legislative actions affecting this municipal court. He also remarked about a new program, Teen Court which is hoped to be implemented in the fall in conjunction with the budget process. Councilmember Birdwell asked that an item be placed back on the agenda with regard to organizational structure at the Municipal Court. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Consider appointments to citizen committees. This item was delayed to next council meeting. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Committee Report,~ No discussion was held. Agenda Item No. 7 -- Agenda Requests by councilmemberc Councilman Esmond submitted a list of items to discuss at future workshops. Councilman Anderson agreed with the requests. In regard to the request for alcohol ban in parks, Mayor suggested this item be Council Workshop 6/12/97 Page 3 discussed by the Parks Board prior to further discussion by the Council. Councilman Anderson also requested his items, with a second by Councilman Esmond, to be placed on future workshop agendas. Agenda Item No. 8 - Council Calendar,c July 17, 1997 -- Joint Meeting with Bryan and County Commissioners July 24, 1997 -- Regular council meeting Agenda Item No. 9 - Executive Session Staff and Legal Reports {LGC 551.075} Fire Station No.1 Lease Extension - Cafe Eccell, 101 Church Avenue Luther Jones Landfill Pending and Contemplated Litigation {LGC 551.071} Personnel {LGC 551.074} The council moved into executive session at 6:15 p.m. These meetings will adjourn following the regular session. PASSED AND APPROVED this .24th day of ,July, 1997. ATTEST: City Secretary Connie Hooks APPR~C~V~,ED: / Mayor Prote~ Ker~dy