HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/10/1996 - Workshop Minutes City CouncilMayor
LARRY RINGER
Mayor Pro Tempore
LYNN MCILHANEY
City Manager
GEORGE K. NOE
COLLEGE STATION
Council Members
BILL FOX
HUBBARD KENNADY
LARRY MARIOTT
DAVID HICKSON
NANCY CROUCH
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1996, 4:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ringer, Mayor Pro tem Mcllhaney,
Councilmembers Hickson, Fox, Mariott,
Crouch
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmember Kennady
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney
Locke, Director of Finance Schroeder, Budget Director Cryan, Forestry
Superintendent Albrecht, PARD Director Beachy
Agenda Item No. 1 -- Discuss consent and statutory agenda items listed on
the regular council meeting of Thursday, April 11, 1996.
Councilman Fox removed Statutory Item No. 2(a) -- Refund of 1994 property
taxes and interest to Gables Apartments, LTD in the amount of $1,728.82 due to
agreed judgment. Finance Director Glenn Schroeder identified the purpose of
this item.
Agenda Item No. 2-- Discuss two resolutions and an ordinance revision for
existing cemetery site. Discuss recommendation for future cemetery
needs.
Forestry Superintendent Ross Albrecht introduced members of the Cemetery
Committee present: Katherine Edwards, Robert Toler, Fred Dollar, Eileen
Kramer, Sarah Adams.
Ms. Adams outlined the proposed resolutions and ordinance amendment.
The first resolution established an endowment fund for the existing cemetery site
to provide for future maintenance and improvements. The goal of the fund is to
partially or completely offset yearly budget requests to the General Fund. The
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fund would receive money from: 100% of sale of spaces; balance of existing
cemetery fund ($130,000); donations; gifts of money or other valuable assets;
and all investment or direct earnings on fund's principle.
The second resolution raises the price per standard space from $200 to $400
and from $50 to $100 for infant spaces.
The revisions to the ordinance establishing the rules and regulations are related
to: 1) rewording of section detailing the planting and placement of plants or
other objects on grave spaces. 2) a depth dimension is added to monument
and marker section. 3) all sections were rearranged for clarity. 4) claim of
perpetual care was changed as the "perpetual care" designation was intended
for private cemeteries. 5) availability of endowment fund is included.
Extensive discussion was held on funding scenarios for existing cemetery and
future cemetery.
Council directed staff to bring forth various options for future operations to the
Council at a later date.
Councilmembers Hickson and Kennady absent.
Mayor Pro tem Mcllhaney thanked the committee for their efforts on these
projects.
Agenda Item No. 4 - Ends Statements
No discussion was held on this item.
Agenda Item No. 5 - Committee Reports
No discussion was held on this item.
Agenda Item No. 6 - Council Calendars.
Mayor Ringer reminded council of the TXDOT final presentation on the Wellborn
Road Corridor study is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17th.
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Agenda Item No. 3 -- Florita Griffin to present report on Brazos 2020 Vision
program.
At the request of the Brazos 2020 Board of Directors, Ms. Griffin facilitated an
exercise in which councilmembers had the opportunity to prioritize issues which
council desired to implement in the future.
A retreat is scheduled for all governmental entities in Brazos County on May 24,
1996 from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 for the purpose of considering projects to implement
in 1996.
Councilmembers prioritized projects within six theme groups: Education, Arts
and Entertainment, Economic Enterprise, Infrastructure, Environment, Services,
Councilman Hickson arrived to the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Ms. Griffin expressed her thanks for their efforts in this process. She
encouraged members to attend the retreat.
Agenda Item No. 7 -- Adjourn
Mayor Ringer adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m.
"~y'Secret~ry Connie Hooks