HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/18/2015 - Special Minutes City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
AUGUST 18, 2015
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Nancy Berry, Mayor
Council:
Blanche Brick
Steve Aldrich
Karl Mooney
John Nichols
Julie Schultz
James Benham
City Staff:
Kelly Templin, City Manager
Chuck Gilman, Deputy City Manager
Jeff Capps, Assistant City Manager
Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager
Aubrey Nettles, Special Projects Coordinator
Carla Robinson, City Attorney
Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum present, the Budget Workshop of the College Station City Council was called to
order by Mayor Nancy Berry at 3:11 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in the CSU
Meeting/Training Facility, 1603 Graham Road, College Station, Texas 77842.
A moment of silence was held in memory of Bart Humphries, retired firefighter and public
information officer.
2. Executive Session was held at the end of the meeting.
3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session,
Executive Session was held at the end of the meeting.
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4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the FY 2015-2016 Proposed Budget.
OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING
Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager, proved a brief overview of the outside agency funding
requests. Requests from General Fund amounted to $$1,211,500 for:
• Noon Lions Club($15,000)
• Arts Council ($35,000) for operations and maintenance.
• Aggieland Humane Society ($205,000)
• Brazos County Appraisal District ($280,253)
• Brazos County Health Department ($326,500)
• Research Valley Partnership($350,000). There was Council consensus to have a workshop
discussion on the RVP as it relates to our economic development plan. Funding remained
level.
Keep Brazos Beautiful requested an additional $3,950 from the Sanitation Fund for a total of
$52,740.
$2,810,755 from the Hotel Tax Fund has been requested from various outside agencies.
• Veterans Memorial ($25,000) An additional $10,000 was requested. Council consensus
was to approve the request.
• Chamber of Commerce ($25,000)
• Arts Council ($96,500) An additional $31,500 was requested. Some of the increase
requested was for software.
• Arts Council Affiliates/Marketing ($386,400)
• Easterwood Advertising ($200,000) This is a new request this year.
Council recessed at 5:00 p.m.
Council reconvened at 5:11 p.m.
• CVB O&M ($1,727,855) An additional $406,561 was requested. Consensus was
supportive.
• CVB Grant Funding ($350,000) An additional $100,000 was requested. Consensus was
supportive.
In accordance with the Texas Government Code §551.086-Competitive Matters, the College
Station City Council convened into Executive Session at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
in order to discuss competitive matters as that term is defined in Gov't Code §552.133; to wit:
• Power Supply
No action was required from Executive Session.
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5. Presentation,possible action and discussion on the 2015-2016 ad valorem tax rate; and,if
necessary on calling two public hearings on a proposed ad valorem tax rate for FY 2015-16.
This item was not discussed.
6. Adjournment
MOTION: There being no further business, Mayor Berry adjourned the budget workshop of the
College Station City Council at 8:08 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
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