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HomeMy WebLinkAbout100900S CC Min 1/ ?f~ IOf '" CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2000 MUNICIPAL BUILDING 3800 UNIVERSITY BLVD. 6:30 P.M. The City Council convened in Special Session in the Municipal Building Conference Room (3800 University Blvd.) on October 9, 2000, with the following members present: Mayor Lewis presiding, Council Members Ballanfant, Bertini, Grubb and May. The City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Parks and Recreation Director, Public Works Director and Finance Director were also present. The notice for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, on the 6th day of October 2000 at 2:30 p.m. A~enda Review: The City Council reviewed the regular meeting agenda and discussed items under consideration with the Staff. 2001 Bud~et. Matters related to the 2001 Budget. The City Council discussed the 2001 Budget with the City Staff. The City Council recessed the Special Session at 7:30 p.m. to convene in Regular Session. The Special Session reconvened at 8:05 p.m. The City Council continued their discussion of the 2001 Budget. Certified Appraisal Roll. Matters related to a correction to the Certified Tax Roll. City Manager Sherman Yehl reported that while reviewing the Certified Appraisal Roll, staff noted an unusually high value assigned to Time Warner's personal property. On further investigation, the value certified was the entire value, not just the value in West U. As a result of this error, total appraised and total taxable value was overstated by $27,192,420. HCAD is not going to re-certify the appraisal roll, but will issue a corrected roll. City Council Special Sess.vl1, October 9, 2000 This reduction in value impacts the comparative tax rates supplied citizens to help them understand the level of property taxation being proposed by the City. The recalculated rates are as follows: Previous Corrected Per $100 Value Per $100 Value Effective Tax Rate 0.370695 0.375887 Notice and Hearing Limit 0.381815 0.387163 Rollback Tax Rate 0.416189 0.421974 Mr. Yehl stated that the Staff has recalculated and published the corrected effective tax rate, the notice and hearing tax rate, and the rollback tax rate based on the new taxable value. Request from Historical Society. Matters related to a request from members of the West University Place Historical Society regarding the house and property located at 3815 Pittsburg. President of the West University Place Historical Society Ray Herndon reported that, over the years, space has been a real problem for meetings and exhibits and for storage of their artifacts. Ideally, they would like a museum that could be from an older home in West University. It would be used to exhibit and store the artifact collection and serve as a meeting place for the Historical Society meetings as well as for special exhibits that would be open to the public. The Society proposed the following for a museum home: . Move an old house to the Rice Pocket Park or Colonial Park or build a new home. . Purchase property adjacent to the YMCA. . Purchase the home at 3615 Pittsburg. Mr. Herndon encouraged the City Council to attend an open house at 3615 Pittsburg on Sunday, October 22 to look at the home and property. Council Member Bertini suggested that a search be made for the possibility of grants for historical projects. Request from Friends of West University Place Parks Fund. Matters related to a request from the Friends of West University Place Parks Fund to place a donor recognition sign in the parks. , j 2 City Council Special Session, October 9, 2000 Linda Gray, Chair of the Friends of West University Place Parks Fund, reported that the Board would like to increase the amount of the underwriter's level at the Park Lovers Ball. In asking for this increase, the Board would like to include a sponsorship of Colonial Park or the other parks in the City with a sign displaying the donor's name. The City Council supported the request for the sponsorships. Report from Traffic Task Force. Matters related to a report from members of the Traffic Task Force relating to traffic calming. The City Staff presented a list of Task Force action items. Council Member Bertini presented a revised recommendation from the Task Force defining "What is a traffic problem in WUP". Future councils could use the definition as a standard to attempt to solve traffic problems in the City. Report from Board or Commission Liaisons. The City Council reported on Board or Commission meetings attended by the liaisons. Council Member Bertini reported that the Traffic Task Force was studying problems with encumbered visibility triangles in the City. Mayor Lewis reported that the Senior Services Board had developed the Good Neighbor Program and were also producing a newsletter. Mayor Lewis also reported that she had attended the Parks Board meeting and they were in unanimous support for the purchase of the YM. c.A. Inquiries, requests and complaints. The City Council reviewed matters received from the public and referred them to the appropriate department or placed them on a future agenda for consideration or action. Matters related to the purchase, exchan~e, lease or value of real property. Property at 4210 Bellaire Boulevard known as YM.C.A. Closed Executive Session to be held under Sections 551.072 Texas Government Code. The City Council convened in Executive Session at 8:50 p.m. 3 City Council Special SessIOn, October 9,2000 Members of the Parks Acquisition Committee were present at the meeting. Also attending was the Chairs of the Parks and Recreation Board and Friends of West University Place Parks Fund. The Executive Session closed at 9:35 p.m. and the Council reconvened in open session. Mayor Lewis called for a motion. A motion was made by Council Member Bertini, seconded by Council Member Grubb, to authorize the City Manager to lead a team to offer the YMCA 3.5 million dollars, to negotiate 2 year free rent, with conceptual use of the facility and contingent upon an appraisal and an environmental study and the issuance of certificates of obligation. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members Ballanfant, Bertini, Grubb and May None None Voting Nay: Absent: Adjournment. With no further business to come before the City Council at this time, a motion was made by Council Member Bertini, seconded by Council Member May, to adjourn. The Special Session adjourned at 9:40 p.m. j 4