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Ron Silvia, Mayor
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James Massey, Place 1 Anne Hazen, Mayor Pro Tem John Happ, Place 2
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Robert Wareing, Place 3 Dennis Maloney, Place 5
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The City of
College Station
Mission Statement
On behalf of the Citizens of College Station, home of Texas A&M
University, we will continue to promote and advance the community's
quality of life.
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Introduction
This document is a brief introduction to the City of College Station 2003-2004 Approved
Strategic Plan and Approved Budget. More detailed information can be found in the Approved
Annual Budget document and the Strategic Plan. These documents are available at City Hall, the
College Station Library, or on the web at : www.ci.college-station.tx.us.
Overall Budget Summary
The Approved 2003-2004 Annual Budget is $160,357,672. This budget is designed to
provide services to the citizens of College Station. These services include Public Safety,
Transportation, Drainage, Parks and Recreation, Electric, Water, Wastewater and Sanitation
Services. Strategic Planning is used to identify the City's key priorities of the City.
The key goal in the preparation of the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Approved Budget is to
maintain Core Services in the City in the face of continued growth coupled with changing
economic conditions.
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Strategic Planning
The Strategic Planning process is used to determine where the City of College Station will be in the
future, and the direction the City will follow to get to that place. The foundation of the Strategic
• Plan is the Mission Statement. The Vision Statements and Core Values define the City's top priori-
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Vision Statements ,
• • Core Services
We will continue to improve high quality customer focused basic city services at a reasonable cost.
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• Parks and Leisure Services
We will continue to promote a wide range of leisure, recreational and cultural arts opportunities.
• Planning and Development
We will continue to promote a well-planned community. •
• Economic Development
We will continue to promote a strong and diverse economic environment.
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* Core Values * Peismrnl T°ta .
* • Promote involvement and participation of *
* the citizenry. * 9000
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* • Promote the health, safety, and general well ** 700.0. 701A 6�.5 7060 7125
* being of the community. * 600.0-
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* • Promote fiscal responsibility * 4000
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* • Promote collaboration and cooperation * 300°
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* • Promote Regionalism * m.o.
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* • Promote being active member of the Brazos * 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04
* Valley community. * The chart above represents the number of full time equivalent
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* * (FTE)positions in the City over the last ten years.
* • Support activities that promote municipal
' ** empowerment * The City of College Station is a service organization that uses
* * people to provide these services. There are 816.25 approved
full-time employment positions to provide these services. This is
* • Promote Excellence in customer service .*. a net increase of 11.75 positions. The proposed budget includes
* * the elimination of one-half of one existing position, and the addi-
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BUDGET SUMMARY
In accordance with the City Charter and on behalf of the Management Team, I am pleased to present the Ap-
proved Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Annual Budget totaling $160,357,672 for all funds. Of this amount:
➢ $124,798,351 is approved for the operations and maintenance budget. This represents an increase of
3.31% above the original 2002-2003 operations and maintenance budget.
➢ The total approved capital budget is $35,916,941, which is approximately $9 million over the original
2002-2003 budget. This increase is in large part due to the approved additional appropriation for the new
conference center project. The increase in the capital budget has caused most of the overall budget increase
of 9.02%. Since this budget was prepared the proposed Conference Center project was halted and will not
be constructed at the proposed site with the proposed partner.
The capital budget increase is due to a number of new infrastructure and public facility projects approved to take
place in 2003-2004. These include the first phase of utility infrastructure rehabilitation in the Southside area,
the next phase of construction for the conference center project, capital improvements at the Lincoln Center
area; and the first phase of the Spring Creek Business Park development. There are also additional budget ap-
propriations for water and wastewater capital projects to rehabilitate and expand these utilities to meet the
needs of a growing community.
The key goal in the preparation of the FY 2003-2004 budget is to maintain core services of the city in the face
of continued growth coupled with changing economic conditions. This is approved to be achieved in the follow-
> Having a prudent approach to City finances so ➢ Maintaining service quality.
as to continue meeting existing fiscal and budg-
etary policies within the existing ad valorem tax ➢ Investing in existing infrastructure and public fa-
rate. cilities, as well as expanding certain infrastructure
➢ Meeting strategic priorities identified by the City and public facilities.
Council, and addressing concerns identified in
the annual citizen survey.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
NET BUDGET$160,357,672 FY 04 4ppzotrod Bu*-0C Summary
Fund Type Approved Net
GEN GOVT CIP DRAINAGE CIP Budget
5 Y0 CONFERENCE
COMMUNITY UTILITY CIP CENTER Governmental Funds $44,300,333
DEVELOPMENT— 59'o 4%
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GENERAL FUND
HOTEL/ 2% 22�o
TAXFUND 29 2% Enterprise Funds $75,323,986
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DEBT SERVICE
FUND _ --' Special Revenue Funds $5,174,032
BVSWMA
49'° Subtotal O&M $124,798,3511
Fund Balance/Working Cap. Transfers to $12,879,395
SANITATION COMBINED
COLLECTION 39'o UTILITIES CIP Subtotal
459'o Capital Projects Subtotal $22,679,9261
Total Approved Net Budget $160,357,672!
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KEY CITY ]REVENUES
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Sales tax comprises 39% of the revenues in the Gen- The City collects revenue from Municipal Court fines
eral Fund. Sales tax is one of the most important that result primarily from traffic tickets. In FY 04 it is
revenue streams in the City. Sales tax revenues are estimated that 2.9 million will be collected from court
projected to grow by 2% in FY04. This is a lower fines.
projected rate of growth than has been projected in
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Utility Revenues are received for utility services pro-
d V Zoxoza or property tax is based on a vided to residents of College Station. These services
property's assessed value. The approved ad valorem include Electric, Water, Wastewater, and Sanitation
tax rate for fiscal year 2004 is 46.53 cents per one Services. The utility revenues are set to cover the cost
hundred dollars assessed valuation, and is 1.24 cents of each utility. The wastewater revenues
lower than fiscal year 2003. The money collected is are approved to increase by 4%. This is
used to pay for the City's General Fund Operations the final increase that has been forecast
and Maintenance and General Debt Service. to pay for debt service related to the ex
pansion of the Lick Creek Wastewater
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19.21 cents per hundred dollars is
approved to pay for a portion of .11001 rfloc�1 r R ozztteo
w^ ` the eneral fund's o erations and The City receives revenue from hotel room rentals of
g p maintenance costs. 7%. These funds can be used for the promotion of
tourism, promotion and support of the arts. It is esti-
Dobk,Seal-kw— mated that the City will receive nearly $2.2 million in
27.32 cents per hundred dollars is approved to pay
Hotel/Motel Tax revenue in FY 2004. These funds
the principal and interest on much of the City's debt will be used to support eligible activities.
in the form of General Obligation Bonds (GOB) and
Certificates of Obligation (CO). GOBs and COs are G'o z ‘Y Doralopzzzgzzr Bloch arazzC d MOO
used for capital projects including street extensions, ar,4
traffic signals, sidewalks, parks and other public facili- The City receives grant revenue from the federal gov-
ties that will be used for many years. ernment Housing and Urban Development Depart-
ment. These funds may only be used to: benefit low
and moderate income persons, aid in the elimination
of slum and blighting influences, and/or meet a par-
Sales Tax Revenue ticular urgent need. In 2004 it is anticipated the City
• will receive $1,379,000 in Community Development
14 F 13.8 14.0 Block Grant Funds, and $759,716 in HOME Invest-
15.0 ment Partnership Grant funds.
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CORE SERVICES
VISION STATEMENT
We will continue to improve high quality customer focused basic city services at a reasonable cost.
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Satisfied Satisfied Refused/Neither We will provide infrastructure, with the capacity
City Services 92.6% 0.8% 6.6% to meet current and projected needs.
Police 77.4% 5.2% 17.4% • Provide effective drainage programs
• Provide effective electric, water and wastewater ser-
Fire 58.0% 1.2% 40.8% vices
Code Enforcement 68.4% 6.8% 24.8% • Provide effective technology services
Electric 92.0% 1.4% 6.6% • Provide effective Solid Waste/Landfill programs
Water 89.8% 2.4% 7.8% • Provide effective cemetery services
Garbage 90.0% 3.4% 6.6% Strategy #2
City Streets 67.0% 5.4% 27.6% We will promote public safety and health.
• Provide effective police protection
Sidewalks 63.6% 11.0% 25.4% • Improve interagency public safety coordination
Bike Lanes 60.2% 10.2% 29.6% • Provide effective Fire/EMS service
• Pursue effective emergency management services
i \\ • Provide health services through the Brazos County
Coll nogg " 'rafrO aZze. The new Health Department
Municipal • Provide animal control and adoption through the Bra-
al 1 cour+ building zos Valley Animal Shelter
'_, opened in Strategy #3
r..1 ` July 2003. We will promote effective communication
Municipal Interdepartmentally and to the public.
• ! Gour+ • Effectively utilize television
I I I I+ Pymen+s are • Implementation of City Marketing plan
1 1 I 1 ; now accep+ed • E-Government implementation •
--- on +he in+er- • Develop employee communication plan
ne+ wi+h • Develop and implement alternate communication with
Muzziczp4.l au"' &777div e-ply public
,_00 Xrazzak Tip Rood • Review and improve advisory board communications
Strategy #4
Strategic Plan 2003-2004 We will rehabilitate infrastructure as needed.
In an effort to continue providing effective Fire and EMS • Upgrade older infrastructure
services, the approved budget includes funds for staffing and • Implement Southside rehabilitation plan
operating costs of Fire station #5 scheduled to open in Strategy #5
2005. An effort to upgrade older infrastructure areas in Col-
lege Station is a priority. In particular, the Southside area We will provide streets, traffic and
will see significant infrastructure rehab over the next several transportation systems.
years. Locating a new landfill is a critical program for • Provide effective street programs
BVSWMA. The current landfill on Rock Prairie Road has a • Provide effective traffic programs .
capacity through 2008. BVSWMA is in the process of per- • Provide effective regional transportation programs
miffing a new site located in Grimes County. E-Government Strategy #6
continually adopts a more integral role in the relationship We will provide a workplace that fosters crea-
between the citizen and local government. The City of Col- tive ideas for delivery of core services.
lege Station is committed to providing these advancements • Provide effective development programs. -
to the citizen. In FY 03 and in FY 04, the following will help • Provide effective recognition systems.
carry out this philosophy: an online Utility Bill payment sys- • Provide effective performance evaluation system
tern, online traffic citation payment system, and an up to . Promote creativity and innovation in service delivery.
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Customer Focused City Services-Vision Statement
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Police Department $9,231,753 Street TxDOT Capital Projects
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The Police Department provides services that help to In FY 04, the City will be working in conjunction with the
maintain community safety including: police patrol; crimi- Texas Department of Transportation. In FY 04, the City
nal investigation; animal control; jail and communica- expects to complete the Texas Avenue Streetscape Phase
tions; and a professional standards division that serves as II and the medians on George Bush Drive.
- a support and training function for the Department.
• = Drainage - Operations $544,013
Fire Department $7,236,399 Drainage issues have been critical in the last several years
The Fire Department provides services to College Sta- which can impact health and public safety, as well as
tion, rural areas, and Bryan through an automatic aid Transportation and Mobility.
program and mutual aid agreements. The Fire Depart-
ment provides: fire response; emergency medical re- Drainage Utility CIP $1,193,245 •
sponse; fire prevention services; code enforcement; and The proposed FY 04 drainage capital projects budget in-
hazardous material response. cludes $1,193,245 in improvement to the City's drainage
system. The bulk of these expenditures will be for drain- '
Fire Capital Projects age channel improvements in the Bee Creek area at a
In FY04, the projected expense for capital projects re- cost of $3 million and the Wolf Pen Creek area at a cost
lated to providing fire services is $1,255,780. This ex- of $1 million.
• pense is for the construction of fire station 5.
Traffic Signs & Signals $745,937
Public Works Administration $ 565,738 The Traffic Signal Division is responsible for maintaining
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This is the administrative division of the Public Works De- and repairing traffic signals and school warning devices
partment, which includes Streets, Drainage, Fleet, Traffic, providing safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pe-
and Solid Waste Collection. Public Works Administration destrians.
• is the primary customer contact point for these activities.
Traffic Capital Projects
. Facilities Maintenance $1,138,266 In FY 04, there is no proposed new budget appropriation
Facilities Maintenance provides support services to City for traffic signal enhancements. However, $72,000 is
___.�___ through the + �_ c �:+.. , projected to cover the cost of widening Holleman at the
• departments through tffe maintenance of City facilities.
This includes heating, ventilation and cooling systems in intersection of Holleman and Texas Avenue.
City buildings, as well as minor building construction and
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remodeling activities. Sidewalks & Trails Capital Projects $124,000
The City of College Station is committed to ensuring that
Streets Division $2,270,462 there is adequate infrastructure for pedestrians and bicy-
The Street Division strives to ensure that the street sys clists by adopting a sidewalk and bike loop plan.
tern within the City is properly maintained, including rou-
tine pothole patching and other maintenance services. Engineering Division (PW) $690,725
The Streets Division also coordinates with the Engineer- The Engineering division is responsible for the administra-
ing Division to plan and develop major street capital pro- tion of the City's capital improvement plan. This includes
jects that involve roadway upgrading. the building of projects approved as part of bond elec-
tions such as streets, fire stations and libraries; as well as
• Street Rehab. Capital Projects $1,700,000 capital projects for the public utilities such as electric, wa-
In FY 04, $1.2 million is proposed for rehabilitation to ter, wastewater, and drainage projects.
• streets in the Southside Area. This is a multi-year effort to
rehabilitate the infrastructure in older parts of College Sanitation $4,845,347
Station. Also in FY 04, $500,000 is proposed for various Sanitation provides residential and commercial municipal
street rehabilitation projects. solid waste collection needs. Services include providing
residential containers, curbside recycling, brush and grass
• Street Extension Capital Projects clipping collection and street sweeping.
Street extension projects included in the Proposed FY 04
- Budget is the Jones Butler Road, Longmire south to Cy- Fleet Services $1,265,384
press Meadows. Other projects included in FY 04 capital The Fleet Services Division manages the fleet and per-
projects are the extension of Dartmouth to FM 2818 and forms preventive maintenance and vehicle repair for all of
the Greens Prairie Roads Widening project. the departments inside the City of College Station.
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Brazos Valley Solid Fiscal Services $2,605,940
Waste Management Agency $6,981,299 Fiscal Services Administration oversees the other areas of the
BVSWMA is a cooperative arrangement between the Department and handles cash and debt issues for the City
Cities of College Station and Bryan to provide solid while ensuring all funds are invested prudently. The Account-
waste disposal service. ing and Purchasing Divisions work closely together to ensure
that purchases are made and recorded according to guide-
Electric Division $45,043,565 lines. The Risk Management function seeks to ensure that the
The Electric Division provides a cost efficient and reli City's exposure to physical and financial losses is minimized.
able electric service to the citizens, businesses, and insti—
tutions in College Station.
General Government $2,525,695
Water Fund $18,803,582 The City Secretary's Office is responsible for elections, re-
The Water Division provides reliable and safe supply of cords management, City Council support, and other activities.
The City Manager's Office is responsible for the day to day
potable water necessary for any community. The Water operations of the City, making recommendations on current
Division meets or exceeds all federal and state mandated and future issues to the City Council, and providing long-term
standards. organizational direction for the organization. The Legal Of-
fice provides legal services and support to the City Council
Water— CIP $6,101,737 and the City staff including Iegal advice, contract writing, and
In FY 04 projects include water line rehabilitation in the litigation. The Office of Budget and Strategic Planning pre-
Southside area, a parallel water line project, annexation, pares, monitors, and reviews the annual budget. This office
and funding for improved security of the water supply coordinates the City's strategic planning process and provides
and to provide backup power generation to the water management and organization review services to City depart-
system. ments. The Human Resources Department assists in recruit-
ing, hiring, and retaining the most appropriate candidates for
Wastewater Fund $9,131,875 City positions. Human Resources provides employee training
Wastewater services are provided as an enterprise func- and administers the compensation and benefits program.
tion with service related fees paying for the service costs.
Public Communications &Marketing $558,559
Wastewater- CIP $6,159,720 This division provides timely, factual, and understandable in-
Wastewater capital projects for FY 04 include rehabilita- formation to College Station residents, both directly and
tion of Southside infrastructure, relocating, rehabilitating through the news media. Also included in this budget is
lines beneath Texas Ave., and improved security of $4500 for the Bryan/College Station Sister Cities.
wastewater facilities. Included in FY 04 are funds for
backup power generation, and funds to provide sewer Community Development $4,593,072
services to newly annexed parts of the city. Community Development helps provide low cost housing and
other public assistance through grant funds from the federal
Office of Technology & government. These funds assist low to moderate-income resi-
Information Services $2,720,345 dents of College Station through housing services, public
agency funding, public facility improvements, and economic
OTIS manages franchise agreements with telecommuni
cation, cable, and natural gas providers in the commu—
nity. Services also include OTIS Administration, Man General Government &
agement Information Services, Geographic Information CIP Equipment Capital E ui
Services, Communication Services, Print/Mail, and Util-
General q p $1,167,000
ity Billing. General Government projects include construction of Fire Sta-
tion 5, replace City phone system, complete the fiber loop,
Communications & Print/Mail $1,046,681 and setting aside funds for a topographic/aerial map.
Communications is responsible for the maintenance of Cemetery Perpetual Care $55,500
telephone, radio, and other communications systems The Cemetery Perpetual care fund provides the funding to
used by the City of College Station. The Print/Mail Di maintain the College Station cemetery.
vision provides printing and mail services to City Depart-
ments. Health & Public Safety Expenditures $128,498
Customer Service The Health Department provides health services to the citi-
Utility $1,803,990 zens of Brazos County. $5000 is provided to the Retired and
Utility Customer Service is responsible for the metering, Senior Volunteer program and $10,000 to the Dispute Reso-
billing, and collection of electric, water, wastewater, lution Center.
sanitation, and drainage utility fees.
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➢ The approved budget includes nearly $3.8 million of re-
Kev Approved guccoje+ Additions for Fiscal Year 2004-
•• sources for Southside infrastructure rehabilitation. This Police
will be one phase of a multi year effort to rehabilitate • $99,-i84--Criminal Ines+i9a+ions criminal sergeant
and upgrade the infrastructure in older areas of College
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Station. • $4-5,060-STEP Gran+ +ha+ will be reimbursed S33,795
• $8,6O5-Patrol bike replacement/maintenance
➢ Additional resources of $300,000 are approved for Fire
thoroughfare rehabilitation projects in FY 2003-2004. • '$2.00,530-Year 3 of Fire S+a+ion #5 Operation
D. The approved budget also includes $200,530 for the (3 Full time positions')
third and final phase of additional operations and main- • 12,500- Piyi+al cameras and printers for code enforce-
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• tenance costs associated with Fire Station #5. This will men+
provide resources to hire three additional firefighters. A • $3,000-Emergency Mana9emen+ telephone alert sys+em
total of ten firefighters are needed to operate this sta- Public Works
tion. • $60,000-Unin+errup+ed power supply for 6 +raf fic in-
tersections
D. Additional resources for the Police Department through
• 20,000-"Safe routes +o School" consul+an+
the addition of a Criminal Investigation Division Ser- Electric
geant in the amount of $99,784 is included in the ap-
proved budget. • $31,875-One FTE warehouse assis+an+
• • $4•"1,000-Eneroy conservation public awareness programs
- ➢ An additional drainage crew is approved at a cost of Public Communications and Marke+in9
$152,309 to ensure drainage rights of way are main- • 1198,302-Media Specialist and Television Production
• tained at appropriate levels. eauipmen+
D. The approved budget also includes an increase to the Municipal Gour+
retirement benefit for City employees. Currently the • 31,568-Lour+ Customer Service Representative
City offers a retirement plan where each employee con- • $34-,152-&our+ payment plan compliance coordinator
tributes 6% of their salary to the retirement plan, and
the city matches that on a two to one basis. The budget
• includes a proposal to increase the benefit from a 6% ➢ Enhancing communications through a low band radio
contribution to a 7% contribution. This increase would station system costing $95,000 is also in the approved
bring the City retirement plan in line with those of other budget.
cities that are included in the annual market salary sur- ➢ Resources for holding a capital improvement project
vey. The budget also includes a proposal to fund a 1% bond election totaling $47,710 are included in the pro-
across the board increase in salaries for all employees. posed budget.
This 1% increase would offset the additional cost of the
approved increase in retirement benefit, and also move > Enhancements to public communications are proposed
the City salary structure toward the market for salaries. through the addition of a media specialist and equipment
The annual cost of the increase in the retirement benefit for television production in the amount of $198,422.
and the 1%across the board increase is $773,355. The
proposed budget also includes additional costs for health ➢ Resources of $53,853 are also approved for the addi-
insurance in FY 2003 2004. tional maintenance costs associated with the new public
safety computer system.
. Core Services Appropriations
POLICE $ 9,231,753
FIRE WATER FISCAL SRVC 5 OTIS FIRE 7,236,399
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NET TRANSFERS 17% 2% i4�° PUBLIC WORKS 22,064,416
4% GEN.GOVT ELECTRIC 45,043,565
6% WATER 24,905,319
-- _ WASTEWATER 15,291,595
PUBLIC WORKS OTIS 5,571,016
i ns ;" r:1,s 15% FISCAL SVCS 2,605,940
4 GENERAL GOV'T 8,844,326
POLICE OTHER 183,998
ELECTRIC 6%
31% WASTEWATER) NET TRANSFERS (5,731,518)
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TOTAL $ 135,246,809
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PARKS AND LEISURE SERVICES
VISION STATEMENT
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'u° 2002 We will maintain an integrated parks system
• Phase I Park driven by connectivity.
Dedica+ion May • Continue implementation of Park Maintenance
2003 Standards
• Implementation of Urban forestry management
plan
• Implement greenway/bikeway plans that foster con-
nectivity
Key Approved 5ute+ Additions for Fiscal Year 200* Strategy #2
We will promote programs and facilities that
• 1-10,500-Wolf Pen Greek Si9na9e target all age groups.
• 55.500-Cemetery Endowment for Rear En+ranee • Continue efforts to make parks more intergenera-
• 155,100-Lick Greek Park Phase I tional
• Review leisure service programs
• 900.000-Lincoln Gen+er Improvements • Pursue cooperative efforts with the City of Bryan on
• 125,130 Gity's 65+h Birthday Celebration joint Programming
• Development of Veterans Park Phase 2
• Develop new five-year Parks Capital Improvement
Projects
Citizen Survey Results — 2003* Strategy #3
Not Don't Know/ We will promote cultural arts.
).-11;--r---1 Satisfied Satisfied Refused/Neither • Promote performing art
�,j • Promote public art
Parks/Recreation Services 85.6% 2.0% 12.4% • Library Services improvement
• Performing arts facilities development
Parks Cleanliness/Upkeep 93.2% 1.3% 5.5% • Develop a museum
Strategy #4
Excellent/ Fair/ Don't Know/ We will pursue regional planning and devel-
Good Poor Refused/Neither opment efforts.
v • Implement regional planning and develop initiative
Library 87.5% 11.0% 1.5%
CONF.CENTER PARKS AND REC PARKS AND REC $ 6,407,522
30`x 29% XTRA ED 122,610
PARKS CIP 1,208,294
PARKS CIP ARTS COUNCIL 300,000
NET TRANSFERS , ���— 6% LIBRARY 756,518
4�Yu
PUBLIC ART 150,000
OTHER "---__
WPC
CONF. CENTER 6,546,802
1% --- 12% WOLF PEN CREEK TIF DISTRICT 2,553,803
OTHER OTHER 138,767
WOLF PEN CREEK 1% 4TH OF JULY 20,000
TIF DISTRICT ARTS PROGRAMS
12% LIBRARY 2% NET TRANSFERS (760,000)
3 TOTAL $17,444,316
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Parks and Leisure Services Vision Statement
Parks & Recreation Department $6,407,522 The Arts Council of Brazos Valley $300,000
. . 0.,The Parks and Recreation Department is responsible The City of College Station provides funding to the Arts
for the College Station park facilities and recreation Council of Brazos Valley each year through proceeds from
programs. Among the services provided are athlet- the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Fund. The Arts Council
ics, recreation and instruction programs for youth and uses these funds to offer the following programs and activi-
- adults in activities including softball, swimming and tennis. ties: 1)Texas Gallery and Store; 2)Art Classes at ,
Also provided are programs and special events at the Wolf Art Space; 3) an Annual Grant Program to pro- \. .
- Pen Creek Amphitheater and other park locations through- vide local non-profit organizations with financial := '
out the City. The Parks Department operates a number of support for arts-related projects; 4) Scholarships;
special facilities including three City-owned swimming 5) Arts Education; 6) Arts & Culture newsletter
pools and the CSISD Natatorium. and 7) Art in Public Places. The City of College Station
works with the Arts Council through the Parks and Recrea-
The Conference Center is operated to provide meeting tion Director, who serves as the liaison to the organization.
space for various groups and organizations. The Lincoln
Center is a community center that provides clean, safe, Public Art $150,000
and attractive facilities for an assortment of activities in- $150,000 from the General Fund is included in the ap-
cluding youth athletics, educational programming, and cul- proved budget for representative public art in College Sta-
tural events. The Lincoln Center also provides meeting tion. Three pieces of representative public art are ap-
s• pace for organizations in the community. The Xtra Edu- proved next year.
• cation program provides citizens of all ages the opportunity
to enhance their quality of life through various continuing Library Operations $756,518
education programs. Library services are provided in College Station ,..,
through an agreement with the City of Bryan ( .
The Parks Operations Division maintains park facilities, Library System, allowing a branch of that 441-‘,including ball fields and pool sites, through regular mowing library to operate in College Station. ,
and maintenance projects. The Forestry Division, through
horticultural and landscaping efforts, ensures that City Conference Center $6,546,802
• property is maintained in an aesthetically pleasing manner. In FY 04, the approved CIP budget of $12,108,750 is
• The City Cemetery is included in the property maintained recommended for the Conference Center. Funds are also
by the Forestry Division. a + , + , infrastructure +>
projected to be spent on 11 associated for the
project. Since this budget was prepared, the proposed con-
f >i ference center project was halted and will not be consid-
� / ' Parks Xtra Education $122,610 ered at the proposed site with the proposed partner.
The Parks Xtra Education is a joint effort of the
City of College Station and the College Station Independ Wolf Pen Creek TIF District
• ent School District to provide community-based education This district generates revenues that can be utilized in the
• programs. Wolf Pen Creek District. The budget funding is targeted
for future Wolf Pen Creek projects. The Wolf Pen Creek
Parks Capital Projects $950,294 trail project, which includes construction of a trail system in
The most significant parks projects for FY 04 are im the Wolf Pen Creek area, will continue in FY 04.
provements to the Lincoln Center. The FY 04 budget Other
includes $623,000 to expand the Lincoln Center and Several organizations will receive funding for Art and Cul-
• $350,000 to add a covered basketball pavilion to the tural activities. These include $30,000 for the Children's
facilities. These projects are funded through the Com Museum of Brazos Valley, $16,000 for the African Ameri-
munity Development Block Grant Funds. These pro-
jects are part of the implementation of the Tarrow Park can National Heritage Society, $42,767 for the George
master plan, which the City Council approved earlier in Bush Presidential Museum and $50,000 for the Veteran's
2003 Park Memorial.
4i' of July Fireworks $20,000 The new
$20,000. is included in the approved _. Wolf
budget for the 4th of July Fireworks Pen Greek >y
display organized bythe College M-., j'
Station Noon Lions Club. g Trails opened — C-; :-
In June of .: ,.,.....:��_�
2003.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
VISION STATEMENT
We will continue to promote a well-planned community.
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Planning and Development-Vision Statement
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Development Services $2,164,761
The Development Services Department provides oversight I l ,, -; ., ; ''t
for new development in the City. Development Services 1 k - _
works to ensure that there is compliance with zoning, subdi- 1 I t r.vision, drainage and other ordinances. This ensures the ! , , i/ 1.;'1I1li` ' •r
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community develops in a manner consistent with the policies ►`', ,-; ,4 , _.+ 1 a !i I
established by the City Council. The development process # ° y<'l!'%', i
includes planning and construction functions as well as devel- t; • ''• h 1'
opment coordination activities. Also involved in the develop- ram, .% ' " s F ` ".._ '" "�i/
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ment process are other areas such as the Fire Department '. 4
and the Public Utilities Department. /1 '
Development Services has three proposed service level ad (, ...N.
justment for FY 04. First is the addition of a building inspec-
tor/plans examiner to accommodate the increase in new
construction. Another approved service level adjustment is
resources to fund further annexation studies, and the third is Kev Approved 13udoe+ Addi+ions for Fiscal Year 2004
Trans-Cad Modeling Software. • 160,000-Annexa+ion Man
• it-6,504.-i3uildin9 inspec+or plans examiner
Strategic Plan 2003-2004 e . • 17.511-Trans-Gad Modeling Sof+ware
In FY 03, the Unified Development Ordinance was
adopted. In FY 04, the Development Services staff will
continue to revise and guide the development process 1 i
through the Unified Development Ordinance. This proc- � ,� � Ply N
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ess will ensure that the Comprehensive Plan is updated `
on a regular and consistent basis. This ordinance will Strategies and Implementation Plans Related to
also structure the way development occurs in College Plft>cvzr?T 4r.aral - o`
Station. Strategy #1
We will continue to revise and guide the devel-
opment process through the Unified Develop-
ment Ordinance (UDO).
Planning and Development • Revise the technical standards for infrastructure con-
Appropriations struction
• Revise the drainage ordinance(UDO Section 7.8)
• Revise the Subdivision Regulations(UDO Article*)
Development Services $ 2,164,761 • Update Parkland dedication ordinance
TOTAL $ 2,164,761 Strategy #2
We will continue to support an intermodal
IMO transportation action plan.
• Develop an intermodal transportation action plan
Strategy #3
We will promote well-planned neighborhoods.
• Provide proactive code enforcement services
Development • Provide Neighborhood Services
Services • Guide growth through planned annexation
100% • Update Green way Master Plan
• Small Area Planning
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
VISION STATEMENT
We will continue to promote a strong and diverse economic environment.
. \• Key Approved laud e+ Addi+ions -For Fiscal Year 2004- / /..5' `$0Q91a Fia
• $15,000-Sionaoe for Nor+hoa+e Pis+ric+ Strategies and Implementation Plans Related to
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Strategy #1
We will promote the development of strategic
Economic Development initiatives are approved to areas.
continue and resources are included in the approved • Promote commercial development in Wolf Pen enter-
budget. Continuation of the Hotel/Conference Center tainment district
project and the development of that entire corridor in • Promote development in the designated Rock Prairie
College Station are priorities identified in the strategic Road Commercial area.
planning process. • Promote development in Crescent Pointe and sur-
rounding area
Strategy #2
• The Economic Developmen+ We will continue to strengthen and diversify the
Division is responsible for �it, tax and job base.
.coordina+in9 +he c((or+s _ ,\^ ' • Pursue development of second class "A"business
+o promote economic i�;�?^� park
development and • Pursue updates of the incentives guidelines
Redevelopment activities
in Golleoe Station. 04)
Strategy #3
We will promote tourism.
• Support the operations of Brazos Valley Convention
& Visitors Bureau
o Continue development of!Hotel/CVrlfe,w:.e Center
and Corporate headquarters
Economic Development • Explore development/recruitment of a new tourism
• Appropriations venue
Economic Development $ 245,251 We will promote revitalization and redevelop-
Economic Development Fund 610,000 meet.
EDC 243,287 • Promote redevelopment of targeted properties and
Business Park CIP 2,570,000 areas
Parking Enterprise Fund 918,048 • Target CDBG funds to infrastructure rehabilitation
Convention and Visitors Bureau 915,200 • Target CDBG and HOME funds for low-mod income
TOTAL $ 5,501,786 housing projects and improvements
• • Proactive code enforcement
Strategy #5
• CONVENTION ECONOMIC We will encourage and integrate the City's eco-
• AND VISITORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT nomic development efforts with the Research
BUREAU DEVELOPMENT FUND• RESEARCH
• 17% 4% 11% VALLEY Valley Partnership.
• PARTNERSHIP • Monitor Research Valley Partnership
4`r° • Incorporate Research Valley Partnership branding
— • Enhance marketing mechanisms utilized to target
site location consultants, real estate professionals,
- - and business executives.
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FUND CIP
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Economic Development-Vision Statement
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Economic Development $245,251
The Economic Development Department is responsible -;1 , "' -
for coordinating economic development activities in �" . r'..
College Station. The department director serves as the
staff liaison to the Economic Development Corporation.
The Economic Development FY 04 approved operating "' ' E
budget is $242,307. The proposed budget includes one , 1 I 1 - I i l t __
service level adjustment totaling $15,000. These funds ,:' r •
will be used to develop permanent signs in the North , ";
gate district. j r ,4 -- -
,: University Drive y,nr „ ..._.
Economic Development Fund $610,000 Commercial development continues to grow. The
The Economic Development Fund is used to provide Home Depot opened in July 2003. This new devel-
City resources for business attraction and retention. opment is anticipated to have a positive impact on
These funds will be available to provide economic devel- the local economy, and on city sales tax revenues.
opment incentives to encourage targeted economic ac-
tivities in College Station.
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Research Valley $243,287
Partnership In 2002, 203 conferences were booked
The Research Valley Partnership is a joint agency +hrouoh +he Bryan-Golleoe S+a+ion con-
funded by the Cities of Bryan, College Station, and Bra- ven+ion and Visi+ors l3ureau, and 64-,756
zos County. The RVP promotes the Brazos County re- bureau initiated conven+ion room ni0h+s
gion to economic development prospects. were booked for +he fu+ure.
Convention and Visitors Bureau $915,200
The approved budget for the Bryan College Station
Convention and Visitors Bureau is $915,200. In FY ,;. �••--•
03, the bureau became a separate organization, and a ,,; • • �� 6. M,;„,r°°„•.,
new Executive Director was hired. '1 f '- 1 ;':! ,q
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Parking Enterprise Fund $918,048 ,->�;: .,, tiY , r
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The Parking Enterprise Fund accounts for the Parking �,. o. "' „
operations of the City. This includes the parking lot, the ' ( '+, • y,7, . •r e`,A,`itt
parking garage, and,the on street parking. The ap- )�f ., i' 4,' • < ?• "
proved budget for FY 04 is $918,048, which includes a ;j\-- � 1 '4��A f'"t'ss ! i'i� `' ;`
approved SLA in the amount of $14 250. This SLA >i,.c �� e i• .,` f J' "
pp ill I1 " : ,, _ .,` '' ��, .� �0 Z�-
would fund the purchase of digital cameras. iii iII 's � ,' '
Business Park CIP $2,570,000 d ,, �4 sj 1 h
In FY 04, there are two significant business park related '\ n ,� v f`.. „r I'
projects. These include $2,320,000 for the construc °w M "° ; ,; fr f,•r i ^gip `,
tion of the Spring Creek Corporate Campus Phase Ipi '}:,
and $415,000 for development of a new class B busi- "" • t
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ness center. An additional $250,000 is also included in JL _i •.. ,
the approved budget for costs associated with the exist- „ 6 (  — 9
ing business park. These costs include reimbursement
for a fence being built, and funds for minor improve- The new Spring Creek Corporate Campus
ments in the existing business park facility. located at the corner of State Highway 6 and Greens -
Prairie is a class "A" business park. The property Mas-
ter plan includes 110 acres of Greenway and approxi-
mately 240 acres for development.
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