HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-08-23 Special Meeting AGENDA
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2001 AT 6:00 P.M.
SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
421 CHURCH STREET
DINNER AT 5:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Council Member Roy Stewart
WORKSHOP
1. City Council to conduct a workshop relative to the 2001-2002 budget and take any
necessary action.
ADJOURNMENT
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.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq,
ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2001
AT 5:00 P.M.
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Linda Huff
City Secretary
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Special City Council meeting
scheduled for Thursday, August 23 ,
2001 at 6: 00 pm has been cancelled .
This notice posted on Thursday,
August 23 . 2001 at 9 : 30 am .
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Linda Huff
City Secretary
AGENDA
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WORKSHOP
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2001 AT 6:00 P.M.
BESSIE MITCHELL HOUSE
411 BALL STREET
DINNER AT 5:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Mayor Pro Tern Ted R. Ware
WORKSHOP
1. Preview of Botanical Gardens at Heritage Park.
2. City Council to conduct a workshop relative to the 2001-2002 budget and take any
necessary action.
ADJOURNMENT
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.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq,
ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2001
AT 5:00 P.M.
Lind Huff /6<
City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Workshop on this the 22nd day of
August, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bessie Mitchell House, 411 Ball Street, with the following
members present to-wit:
William D. Tate Mayor
Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tern
Sharron Spencer Council Member
C. Shane Wilbanks Council Member
Clydene Johnson Council Member
Darlene Freed Council Member
constituting a quorum, with Council Member Roy Stewart absent, with the following
members of the City Staff:
Roger Nelson City Manager
Gary Livingston Budget Manager
CALL TO ORDER
,t Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m.
ITEM 1. WORKSHOP, BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002
City Manager Roger Nelson presented the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2001-2002
(FY2002) noting the budget represents our continuing commitment to prudent fiscal
management while further enhancing City services to improve the quality of life and meet
expressed needs in our community. The proposed budget continues efforts to meet
operational requirements caused by continuing growth pressures in Northeast Tarrant
County, while at the same time keeping the tax rate as low as possible. He highlighted
various capital projects that have been completed, or are currently in progress: Palace
Theatre Restoration Project, the Lancaster Theatre, purchase and restoration of the
Tarantula Steam Train, the Library expansion, various road improvement projects, the
Opryland Texas Project, completion and opening of Phase II of the Golf Course Expansion
and reconstruction project, a computer aided dispatch and records management systems
for the Police Department.
Mr. Nelson stated the FY2002 Budget has been prepared in a format which will allow the
City accounting processes to be fully compliant with the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 34 (GASB34) for FY2002 and beyond. Overall City
expenditures are not affected by the change, the appearance of the Budget has changed
as compared to prior years and the City Accounting system is being adjusted accordingly.
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City Manager Nelson noted the pay raises for all employees are included in the FY2002
Budget proposal at a maximum level of 3% for salary scale adjustments, 3% for merit
increases and 5% for public safety step increases.
Mr. Nelson reviewed the remaining funds of the City noting that FY2002 will be the third
year of a three year program to raise utility fees to the level necessary to maintain
adequate debt coverage and provide for increased costs of operation. A 6.75% water and
wastewater rate increase is proposed for FY2002. Included in the Utility Fund is Phase III
of the Geographic Information System (GIS) implementation project begun in FY2000, as
well as funding for GIS operations in 2002. The Convention &Visitors Bureau projects and
activities for FY2002 have been scaled back to compensate for the anticipated loss of
occupancy tax revenues as a result of the major construction project related to the west
tower of the DFW Hyatt at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
City Manager Nelson stated the proposed budget reduces the current tax rate from $0.375
per $100.00 to $0.366 per $100.00, a 0.9 cent reduction. General Fund Revenues
anticipated for FY2002 are $37,485,390.00 with expenditures projected at $37,419,921.00.
Mayor Tate and the City Council commended City Manager Nelson and Staff for the
detailed preparation and presentation of the proposed budget. It was the consensus of the
City Council that the proposed budget workshop for Thursday, August 23, be cancelled. ..
ADJOURNMENT
Council Member Wilbanks, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Ware, offered a motion to adjourn
the workshop at 7:45 p.m. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Johnson & Freed
Nays: None
Absent: Stewart
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS on this the 4th day of September, 2001.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Linda uff
City Secretary
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