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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/1979 - Workshop Minutes City Council MINUTES Workshop City Council Meeting February 7, 19 79 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT' Mayor Bravenec, Councilmen Ringer, Boughton, Dozier, Ha~en, Adams, Community Development Planner Calloway, Tax Assessor- Collector.&City Secretary Schroeder, City Attorney Lewis, Administrative Assistant Allbrecht, Assistant City Manager of Finance Van Dever MEMBERS ABSENT' Councilman Halter GUESTS PRESENT: Please see guest book Larry Butler gave a slide presentation of the College Station flood plain. Agenda Item No.1--Discussion of Tax re-evaluation procedures. City Manager Bardell said that a general re-evaluation of property through~ut the City had not been done for several years, but the current budget has funds for this procedure. Tax Assessor-Collector Schroeder told of the field work being done in preparation for this. Discussion centered on the fair marker values, assessing those values and exemptions. Tax Assessor-Collector Schroeder recommended that the re-evaluation be continued and finished as soon as possible. He suggested raising the "over 65" exemption. Councilman Dozier asked if the media could explain ad valorem property taxes of different taxing units to the public to help quell taxpayer "revolts!'. Agenda Ite~ No.~2--Discus~sio. n o.ftHousin~ Associ.a~tion. in re~feren,ce _t.o_ 202 Ho.u.s. ing for the Aged.. Community Development Planner Calloway said that Councilman Halter had asked for a comparison between 202 Housing and the Housing Association proposed by Robert Kassel. He said that Kassel's project would not qualify for the 202 funds because the 202 Housing is for non profit organizations not associated with a municipality. Councilm~n Dozier said that Moody House' was working on the same type of project in Bryan. Agend..a .Item .No.3--Closed session to discuss personnel, appointments. The Council moved into closed session. They came into open session to adjourn. ATTEST Mayor OZ537 WORKSHOP CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 7, 1979 4:00 P.M. PLEASE ~,GN BELOW: Be e e ® Ye Se e 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 02.$38