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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20110901 budget work sessionCOUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 1 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) CALL TO ORDER The Council Budget Committee Work Session meeting of September 1, 2011, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Councilman Rich Koon, Finance Committee Chairman. ATTENDANCE The following Council Members were present: Present: Bray, Carroll (arrived at 5:40 P.M), Griffith, Harvey, Koon, Luebbert, Pope, Schulte, Scrivner, and Weber Absent: None Also Present: Mayor Eric Struemph A quorum was present. DISCUSSION Parking Lot Items: 1. Glass Recycling - Councilman Bob Scrivner made a motion, seconded by Councilman Mike Harvey, to make the glass recycling line item $22,000 to maintain the status quo. Motion was approved. 2. Expansion of Glass Recycling - Councilman Bob Scrivner made a motion, seconded by Councilman Rich Koon, to add $15,000 for possibility of expanding the glass recycling per the explanation provided by Interim City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus. Motion was approved. 3. Salute to America - Councilman Rich Koon moved to adjust the funding increase for the Salute to America by $5,000, seconded by Councilman Bob Scrivner. Councilwoman Carrie Carroll made a motion to amend Councilman Koon's motion by increasing the $5,000 proposed by Councilman Koon to $10,000, seconded by Councilman Dave Griffith. Motion to amend was approved. The original motion was then approved, as amended. 4. Historic Preservation Commission - Councilman Rich Koon made a motion to provide the funding to the Historic Preservation Commission as a grant and that the amount funded this year will not be put back into the core budget next year, seconded by Councilman Shawn Schulte. Following discussion, Councilman Dave Griffith made a motion to call the question, seconded by Councilman Rich Koon, and COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 2 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) approved. The original motion was then approved 5. Old Town Redevelopment Corporation - A motion was made by Councilman Rich Koon that the funding for Old Town Redevelopment Corporation be a one -time grant, and that the funding amount not be put back into the core budget next year, motion was seconded by Councilman Bob Weber. Following discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Bob Weber to call the question, seconded by Councilman Mike Harvey, and approved. The original motion was then approved. 6. Civil War Re- Enactment - Councilman Mike Harvey made a motion, seconded by Councilman Bob Weber, to fund the Civil War Re- enactment as a one -time grant, and that the amount will not be put back into the core budget next year. Councilman Rich Koon made a motion to amend by referring the Civil War Re- enactment funding request back to the Parks & Recreation Commission. Motion died for lack of a second. Original motion was then approved. 7 Katy Trail Welcome Center - A motion was made by Councilman Shawn Schulte, seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope, to reduce the funding for the Katy Trail Welcome Area from $50,000 to $10,000. Councilman Bob Scrivner made a motion to amend Councilman Schulte's motion that the funding by reduced to $0 and put back on the parking lot later if funding exists, seconded by Councilman Mike Harvey. Motion to amend was approved. Original motion was then approved, as amended. 8. Conference Center Funding - Councilman Mike Harvey moved to remove the Conference Center funding, seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope. Councilman Bryan Pope moved to amend the motion to convert the $600,000 for the Conference Center funding to General Fund balance rather than designate it specifically to the Conference Center, seconded by Councilman Bob Scrivner. Following discussion, Councilman Pope withdrew his motion to amend, and Councilman Bob Scrivner withdrew his second. Following further discussion, Councilman Bob Scrivner made a motion to call the question, seconded by Councilman Mike Harvey, and approved. The original motion was then approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilman Ralph Bray for adjournment, seconded by Councilman COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 3 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) Mike Harvey, and approved unanimously at 7:30 P.M.