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Home My WebLink About2020-07-28 Budget * CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS GEAR 'VINE. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING T E, x e s TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 GRAPEVINE CITY HALL, SECOND FLOOR 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET GRAPEVINE, TEXAS In accordance with Orders of the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas, the Grapevine City Council will conduct the meeting scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on July 28, 2020 in the Council Chambers at 200 South Main Street, by telephone conference in order to advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings (also called "social distancing") to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mayor and Members of City Council may attend this meeting in person. There will be no public access to the location described above. The meeting will be livestreamed on the City's website at www.grapevinetexas.gov. This supplemental written notice, the meeting agenda, and the agenda packet are posted online at www.grapevinetexas.gov. The public toll-free dial-in number to participate in the telephonic meeting is 1-210-469-4097. The audio conference PIN is 576 484 046#. The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting. Starting at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27, citizens can submit a Citizen Appearance request form from the City's website at https://www.grapevinetexas.gov/89/Agendas-Minutes. During the meeting, the names of those that have submitted a form will be called on to speak in the order the forms were received. The deadline to submit requests will be 4:00 p.m. on July 28. A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made, and will be available to the public in accordance with the Open Meetings Act upon written request. 5:30 p.m. Dinner - City Council Conference Room 6:00 p.m. Call to Order— Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m. — City Council Chambers CITIZEN COMMENTS 1 . Any person who is not scheduled on the agenda may address the City Council under Citizen Comments or on any other agenda item by completing a Citizen Appearance Request form with the City Secretary. A member of the public may address the City Council regarding an item on the agenda either before or during the Council's consideration of the item, upon being recognized by the Mayor or upon the consent of the City Council. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. WORKSHOP: 2. City Council to conduct a workshop relative to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget. ADJOURNMENT In accordance with the Open Meetings Law, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 , I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Grapevine City Hall, 200 South Main Street and on the City's website on July 24, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. GRAPE 0 _ , 00 A. Al le M �� CJ j 1 Tara Brooks, TRMC, CRM U1, s � �a City Secretary ` �.' If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special arrangements at the meeting, please contact the City Secretary's Office at 817.410.3182 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your needs. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE In accordance with Orders of the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas, the Grapevine City Council meeting was conducted by telephone. Members of City Council were present in person in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street. The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Workshop on this the 28th day of July, 2020 in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the following members present to-wit: William D. Tate Mayor Darlene Freed Mayor Pro Tem Sharron Rogers Council Member Chris Coy Council Member Duff O'Dell Council Member Paul Slechta Council Member Leon Leal Council Member constituting a quorum, and the following members of the City Staff: Bruno Rumbelow City Manager Jennifer Hibbs Assistant City Manager Tara Brooks City Secretary Greg Jordan Chief Financial Officer CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tate called the workshop to order at 6:03 p.m. Item 1 . Citizen Comments Beginning at 5:00 p.m. on July 27, 2020, citizens were able to submit a citizen appearance request form through the City's website. No requests were received prior to the meeting. There was no one on the phone who wished to speak. Item 2. City Council to conduct a workshop relative to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget. City Manager Bruno Rumbelow reported how the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty of future revenue collection affected the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget. Chief Financial Officer Greg Jordan spoke in detail on the pandemic's effect on the budget and reported that most of the revenue reductions could be seen in sales tax and hotel occupancy tax. Therefore, the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget is a maintenance budget that focused on keeping continuity of services at their current levels. He then presented a detailed report on the different City funds and departmental budgets. Mr. Jordan answered questions from Council. Convention and Visitors Bureau Director P.W. McCallum answered questions from Council. Council discussed the proposed budget. There was no formal action taken by the City Council. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made to adjourn the workshop at 6:49 p.m. Motion: O'Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on this the 4th day of August, 2020. APPROVED: ,)"-4�,I- William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: GRAPE A. 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