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HomeMy WebLinkAbout110998R CC Min CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1998 COMMUNITY BUILDING 6104 AUDEN 7:30 P.M. . . III The City Council convened in Regular Session in the Community Building (6104 Auden) on November 9, 1998, with the following members present: Mayor Fogler presiding, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich. The City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Police Chief, and Finance Director were also present. Council Member Starich led the Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Davis was absent. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Mayor Fogler invited citizens who wished to address the City Council to come forward as their names were called. Stan McCandless, 3712 Rice, spoke to the City Council about a broken tree limb on the Little League Fields. FEE SCHEDULE: Consideration was given to the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1605. Mayor Fogler read the caption of Ordinance No. 1605 as follows: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FEES FOR CERTAIN INSPECTIONS AND OTHER BUILDING DIVISION ITEMS; AMENDING THE FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. Copies of Ordinance No. 1605, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Community . Building. Public Works Director Ed Menville reported that earlier this year the City Council approved an ordinance amendment, which authorized the Chief Building Officer to issue citations for certain building code violations. At a recent meeting to develop an implementation strategy, a discussion was held on handling minor violations. It was suggested, and agreed to, that a special..citation be issued for violations with a mandatory re-inspection fee commensllrate with the cost of re-inspection. This citation would not require. a mandatory court appearance, but would require compliance or further legal action. L, 1111 . _~[L__ _ J.~ ____ _______'__L-L..i1lAiI:. -------~t=.lmlllrnImr~rmrrrr_'.- Code enforcement personnel will be given discretion on assessing violations on a case- by-case basis. They may decide that a serious violation has occurred and will cite with a mandatory court appearance or they may issue this special. citation to address the violation. Revenue collected from re-inspection fees will be returned to the General Fund as it represents a direct cost for service. There is no estimate at. this time on the amount of revenue to be collected, however, all fees will remain with the City. A motion was made by Council Member Starich, seconded by Council Member Neal, to adopt Ordinance No. 1605 on the second and final reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich None Council Member Davis Voting Nay: Absent: ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999: Consideration was given to the fIrst reading of Ordinance No. 1606. Mayor Fogler read the caption of Ordinance No. 1606 as follows: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1999 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1999; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR SUCH BUDGET; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT Copies of Ordinance No. 1606, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Community Building. Finance Director Walter Thomas reported that over the past several weeks staff has presented recommendations for the 1999 budget and on October 26, 1998 a public hearing was held on the proposed budget. Ordinance No. 1606 is one of two ordinances that are enabling legislation needed to implement the budget. The ordinance appropriates the following expenditures for 1999: 2 , .,..... .--.------.----------,-T'fm~m'..~.---- General Fund Water Fund Water Fund Capital Fund Debt Service Fund Capital Projects Fund Infrastructure Replacement Fu Parks Fund Recycling Fund Equipment Replacement Fund Solid Waste Fund $7,334,400 4,020,730 1,020,000 3,628,430 1,066,500 (Revised) 13,317,189 37,000 145,000 905,300 A motion was made by Council Member Sparkman, seconded by Council Member Neal, to adopt Ordinance No. 1606 on the first reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich None Council Member Davis ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE TAXYEAR 1998: Consideration was given to the first reading of Ordinance No. 1607. Mayor Fogler read the caption of Ordinance No. 1607 as follows: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR TAX YEAR 1998; CONFIRMING AND GRANTING EXEMPTIONS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT Copies of Ordinance No. 1607, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Community Building. Mr. Thomas reported that over the past several weeks the City Council and staffhave met in workshops to discuss the 1999 Budget and tax rate. Additionally, public hearings were held in accordance with State Law. This ordinance is the final step in the 1999 budget process. It sets the property tax rate, dedicates the resulting revenues, and levies the taxes needed to fmance the City's operations and meet its debt service responsibilities in 1999. 3 ,-.1:.1-.--'. -- .----.----------!'"'l'~"!~IMm'ff~FF~' The 1998 Budget was prepared using a tax rate of $0.42 cents per $100 valuation. The revenue generated by $0.21 cents of this rate funds City operations and the revenue generated by the remaining $0.21 cents will be dedicated to meet the City's debt service requirements. A motion was made by Council Member Neal, seconded by Council Member Sparkman, to adopt Ordinance No. 1607 on the first reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich None Council Member Davis TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM ORDINANCE: Consideration was given to the fIrst reading of Ordinance No.1608. Mayor Fogler read the caption of Ordinance No. 1608 as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR INCREASED PRIOR AND CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITIES UNDER THE ACT GOVERNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR RETIREES AND BENEFICIARIES OF DECEASED RETIREES OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE ORDINANCE Copies of Ordinance No. 1608, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Community Building. Mr. Thomas reported that recently three former Mayors of West University Place addressed the City Council to request that the City consider increasing retired employee's annuities. TMRS provides for an annuitant increase based on a percentage of the consumer price index. Funds were included in the 1998 Budget to increase the City's retiree annuity by 70% of the percentage change in the consumer price index from December 1997. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich None Council Member Davis Voting Nay: Absent: 4 TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM ORDINANCE: Consideration was given to the fIrst reading of Ordinance No. 1609. Mayor Fogler read the caption of Ordinance No. 1609 as follows: AN ORDINANCE ELECTING FOR THE CITY TO MAKE CURRENT SERVICE AND PRIOR SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY'S ACCOUNT IN THE MUNICIPAL ACCUMULATION FUND OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AT THE ACTUARIALL Y DETERMINED RATE OF TOTAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION Copies of Ordinance No. 1609, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Community Building. Mr. Thomas reported that Ordinance No. 1609 was prepared to remove the statutory maximum contribution rate limit contained in the Texas Municipal Retirement System Act. The TMRS Act contains a statutory maximum rate of 12.5%. The City's contribution to the TMRS cannot exceed this rate without specific authorization. This ordinance authorizes the City to pay the actuarially calculated contribution rate for the City's plan of benefits, the.present plan, and any plan improvements adopted in the future, regardless of the statutory maximum limit on the City contribution rate. The projected rate for 1999 is 12.7%. A motion was made by Council Member Sparkman, seconded by Council Member Neal, to adopt Ordinance No. 1609 on the first reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich None Council Member Davis ORDINANCE AMENDING 1998 BUDGET: This item was not considered during the regular session of the City CounciL It will be placed on a later agenda for consideration. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: Consideration was given to the minutes of the following City Council meetings: (a) Regular Session conducted on September 28, 1998 5 r::C-:rl..__ 1...................... ~ _ _ ----......-:...--ilIL.IC. ---~rT":l:Il=rr.:mn-- (b) Workshop Session conducted on October 12, 1998 (c) Regular Session conducted on October 12, 1998 (d) Town Meeting conducted on October 19, 1998 A motion was made by Council Member Starich, seconded by Council Member Sparkman, to approve the minutes as amended. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Neal, Sparkman and Starich None Council.Member Davis Voting Nay: Absent: STAFF REPORT: City Manager Sherm~ Yehl reported on the city's solid waste collection system and ways to make it more efficient. Police Chief Gary Brye reported on crime prevention and cases that are currently being worked by the Department. COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Neal commented that she would like the Staff to add the Senior Citizen's Needs Assessment to the next agenda for discussion. She also requested that the current status of Boards and Commissions be included on a future agenda. Council Member Sparkman inquired about the progress of the new municipal building and about the Goode Company Lease Agreement. Council Member Starich commented that he thought the showers at Colonial Park looked good. Mayor Fogler commented that she attended a meeting with representatives from METRO and the Mayors from the Small Cities Group. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the City Council at this time, a motion was made by Council Member Sparkman, seconded by Council Member Neal, to adjourn. The Regular Session adjourned at 8:33 p.m. 6 ~t1 ---:r':":""'"":""I . ",..11:""",.--,---------- - ----n---~!:-P~Ir:~ffyo'