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Home My WebLink About1985-07-30 Special Meeting AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ,�,, TUESDAY, JULY 30 , 1985 AT 6 : 00 P.M. GRAPEVINE CONCOURSE - 3800 FAIRWAY DRIVE � I . CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION: Council Member Jim Glynn III . DINNER Dinner to be served to the members of the City Council and Administrative City Staff. IV. OLD BUSINESS City Council to consider a resolution repeal- ing Resolution No. 85-35 and calling new public hearing dates for the proposed annex- ation of Meadowmere Park. V. EXECUTIVE SESSION A. City Council to recess to discuss real estate �* pursuant to Article 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S. , Subsection (g) . �"" B. City Council to reconvene and take any neces- sary action relative to real estate. VI . WORKSHOP City Council to conduct a workshop discussion relative to the 1985-86 proposed budget, General Fund. VII . MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION VIII . ADJOURNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S . , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 , ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 1985 AT 4 : 30 P.M. � �1ir.w City Secretar `'�, �".. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANI' CITY OF GRAPEVINE The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Special Session on this the 30th day of July, 1985 at 6:00 p.m. at the Grapevine Concourse, 3800 Fairway Drive, with the following me.mbers present to wit: � Tan Pawers Mayor Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem Marion Brekken Council Me�nber � Ron Dyer Council Member Jim Glynn Council Meqnber Sharron Spencer Council Member C. Shane Wilbanks Council Me��ber constituting a quor�n, with the following members of the City Staff: James L. Hancock City Manager Kelvin Knauf Assistant City Manager Adrienne Leonard City Attorney Representative Karen Spann City Secretary CAI� 'PO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pawers. INVOCATION Council Member Jim Glynn delivered the Invocation. DINNER `� " Dinner was then served to the City Council and members of the Administrative City Staff. �,.$� RESOLUTION, CALLING NEW PUBLIC �ARTNG DATES FOR MEADOV�RE PARK ANNEXATION The first order of business was for the City Council to consider a resolution repealing Resolution No. 85-35 and calling new public hearing dates for the proposed annexation of Meadaun�ere Park. City Secretary Karen Spann noted public hearing dates had previously been set for July 30, 1985 and August 6, 1985 to consider the proposed annexation of Meadowmere Park. Due to an error incurred in newspaper publication of the notice of said hearings, new public hearing dates needed to be set. Staff rec�nended August 13 and August 20, 1985. The caption of the proposed resolution was then presented. There being little discussion, Council M�_mber Dyer offered a mr�tion that the resolution be adopted. The motion was seconded by Council Member Brekken and prevailed by the ensuing vote: Ayes: Pawers, Ware, Brekken, Dyer, Glynn, Spencer, & Wilbanks Nays: None RESOI�JTION NO. 85-36 � A RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 85-35 AND CALLING NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS rr�„ FOR THE PURPO5E OF CONSIDERING Tf� INSTI- TUTION OF ANNEXATION PROC�INGS TO ANNEX THE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBID IN EXHIBIT "A"; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES F�CUTIVE SFSSION, REAL ESTATE Mayor Powers then announced the City Council would recess to the Executive Rocgn of the Concourse for a closed session to discuss real estate pursuant to Article 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., Subsection (f) . 07/30/85 ', The City Council reconvened mamentarily with all me.mbers present. City Manager Jim Hancock advised that no Council action was necessary as a result ' of the closed session. BUDGF.T WORKSHOP, GEi�RAL FUND The ne� matter was for the City Council to conduct a workshop discussion relative to the 1985-86 proposed budget, General Fund. City Manager Jim Hancock, Assistant City Manager Kelvin Knauf, and Finance .�� Director Bill White then reviewed the overall budget situation. They advised the proposed 85-86 budget represented a 14.7 percent increase over the present fiscal year plan. The proposal included. a 4 percent general pay increase �,:-;� effective October 1, 1985 for clerical, service, and trades snployees. Also included was a reduction in the hanestead exeqnption fran 40� to 30�, as provided by State law, and $197,500 in proposed revenue sharing funds. The Tarrant Appraisal District had substantially decreased Grapevine's proposed ' t� roll valuation, and the ramifications of this reduced figure w�ere also discussed. Proposed General Ftiind revenues for the 1985-86 fiscal year were reviewed, as well as possible increases in certain fees and charges for services. Proposed departinental expenditures w�ere then reviewed in detail for the following areas: City Manager, Mayor & Council, City Secretary, Finance, Municipal ' Court, Police, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Library, Public Works, and Street. Total preliminary 1985-86 General Ftiind expenditures equaled $9,065,673. ' During discussion of the Police Department appropriations, the City Council '' requested funding of the original proposal for three officers to staff one additional patrol district be included in the 1985-86 budget. The proposed purchase of a camputer for the Librazy was questioned, and the employment of one cataloger was also discussed. Furthermore, the Council authorized the inclusion of additional personnel, vehicles, and a microfilm machine in the proposal for the Public Works Depart�ent. One two-ton truck with utility body was also authorized for the Street Depa.rtment. "'""'� All other departaYuents remained at current service levels with proposed 1985-86 �„� budgets as presented. Included in the proposal for the Fire Department was an ' upgrade of the II� program to the paramedic level. Miscellaneous discussion ensued, during which the possibility of a tax increase was reviewed. The City Staff was also directed to examine the establishment of a capital asset account for future purchases of major capital ite�ns. AI)JOURt�1T There being no further deliberation, a motion to adjourn the meeting was offered by Mayor Pro Tem Ware and seconded by Council Member Spencer. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Powers, Ware, Brekken, Dyer, Glynn, Spencer, & Wilbanks Nays: None PASSID AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GFi�PEVINE, TEXAS on ' this the 20th day of August , 1985. APPRWID: •'""""' �,_.� Mayor ' A'1'PF'�ST: Q/LL Cit Secretary �2)