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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/22/1983 - Workshop Minutes City Council MINUTES WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1983 4:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Halter, Councilmen Anderson, Prause, Reinke, Boughton, McIlhaney COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman Runnels STAFF PRESENT: Asst. City Manager/Finance Director VanDever, City Secretary Jones, Council Coordinator/Deputy City Secretary Martin, Administrative Asst. Nowlin, City Engineer Pullen, Community Center Director Calliham, City Attorney Denton, Tax Assessor-Collector Dickson, Recreation Superintendent Rodgers VISITORS PRESENT: See guest register. Mayor Halter signed a proclamation designating the first Saturday before July 20th to the Sunday after July 20th of every year as Space Week in College Station. Mayor Halter presented Councilman Anderson with a badge identifying him as a member of the College Station City Council. ~enda Item No. 1 - Council Concerns. Councilman Prause asked who was responsible for painting the stripes on the streets. Asst. City Manager/Finance Director VanDever replied that the Traffic Engineer, John Black, was responsible for the painting of the stripes on the streets. Councilman McIlhaney stated that she did not see a sign located at the landfill. Asst. City Manager/Finance Director VanDever stated that he would have a larger sign erected at the landfill. A_~enda Item No. 2 - Presentation of the Teen Center Project. Community Center Director Calliham presented the item. She stated that the idea for the Teen Center came from looking at the building at the end of the Community Center which needed to be renovated or torn down. A Teen Center was proposed as a use for the building. Recreation Superintendent Rodgers stated that she met with Susan Dashner, who will be the program supervisor beginning July 1, and Peggy Calliham regarding a type of recreational program that can be conducted at the building. They also met with students and citizens for input into this oo39al WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1983 PAGE 2 project. She explained the proposed plans for the program. She asked the Council what the next step would be and where the money would come from. Councilman Anderson asked if they had a lot of response to the questionnaire that was sent out on the Teen Center. Mrs. Rodgers replied that they did not receive the response they had hoped for, but Community Education will be sending out a survey in the fall with some questions on the Teen Center included. Citizens have volunteered to serve on the board for the Teen Center. Mayor Halter stated that he agreed the old building needed to be either renovated or torn down. Asst. City Manager/Finance Director VanDever stated that a concept for what is needed to renovate the building should be completed before anyone can bid on the project. Community Center Director Calliham stated that she noticed drainage problems by the building. Councilman McIlhaney stated that the drainage problem needed to be checked to see if it should be included in the renovation. After further discussion, Councilman Anderson moved to direct the city staff to determine what it would cost to renovate the building. Councilman Reinke seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Councilman Prause stated that the council should use the Community Education survey in the fall to determine how the building should be used. Agenda Item No. 3 - Council committee .report: Hotel/Motel Tax Budget. Councilman Anderson indicated that he would abstain from Item No. 3. Councilman Boughton stated that the Finance Committee met and recommended that their former recommendation for expending the Hotel/Motel funds has not been changed except for additional funding for the History project in the amount of $5,000. She stated that the Council is not intending to cut back on the budget for the Chamber of Commerce, but that the amount requested is not available. The State Legislature has passed a bill that will enable the city to raise the Hotel/Motel Tax rate by as much as 3%. She suggested that the council direct the staff to prepare an ordinance to raise the Hotel/Motel Tax rate. She stated that there has been comments that the city is "biting the hand that feeds them" by not funding the Chamber of Commerce's full request. She pointed out that the City of College Station started the Tourist and Information Bureau and provided the land, office space, utilities, etc. for same. She stated that the Council has funded almost every request the Chamber of Commerce has made. 0039&2 WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1983 PAGE 3 Asst. City Manager/Finance Director VanDever stated that the council will fund the following if the budget is approved: Stage Center $20,000 Arts Council $30,000 Chamber of Commerce $75,000 plus an additiona~ $25,000 in the ~ourth quarter if the funds are available. Athletic Federation $5,000 History Project $5,000 A Contingency of $2,067 will remain. Councilman Boughton read a letter from Jim Wilson, President of the StageCenter, stating that the StageCenter supports the Council's recommendation of reducing the initial matching funds to the StageCenter building fund from $50,000 to $20,000. Councilman Boughton asked City Attorney Denton how long the Hotel/Motel Tax bill would take before it is effective. City Attorney Denton replied that he has not seen the bill and could not answer the question. ~fter further discussion, Mayor Halter stated that this item will be considered at the meeting of June 23, 1983. ~genda Item No. 4 - Closed session to discuss personnel [6252-17~)]. The council moved to closed session and later reopened to the public. Agenda Item No. 5 - Action on closed session. There was no action taken. Agenda Item No._6 -_~djourn. Mayor Halter adjourned the meeting. ATTEST: APPROVED 0039&3 GUEST REGISTER WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL m~.ETING WEDNESDAY~ JUNE 22, 1983 4:00 P.M. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. e 26. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17.