Weatherford
Weatherford City Council, Aug. 25, 2015: 5 items; presentations from outside agencies requesting funding via General Fund (GF) and Hotel
0 consent items, 5 regular items, 2 public hearings, 1 executive-session topic; 2 recorded votes, all unanimous. Written from the minutes.
Receive presentations from outside agencies requesting funding via General Fund (GF) and Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Revenue. Kyle Lester, Budget and Strategic Planning Manager, introduced this item. The following GF requests were presented: Organization Presented by Amount requested for FY16 Freedom House Catherine Tietjen $20,000 Manna Storehouse John Good $10,000 Crossroads Youth Ministry Cindy Hanna $6,000 Center of Hope Paula Robinson $6,050 Parker County Committee on Aging Kristen Lilley $35,000 The following HOT Revenue requests were presented: Organization Presented by Amount requested for FY16 Doss Heritage & Culture Center Amanda Edwards $30,000 Weatherford Chamber of Commerce Peggy Hutton $106,400 Mr. Lester stated that Council will be asked to take action on these requests at the next meeting.
Hold a public hearing on the proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.4866 per $100 valuation, including $0.3150 per $100 valuation for operations and maintenance and $0.1716 per $100 valuation for interest and sinking (debt service). Kyle Lester, Budget and Strategic Planning Manager, presented this item. He stated that the proposed tax rate has no change from the previous Fiscal Year (FY). Mayor Hooks opened the Public Hearing at 7:25 p.m. As there were no speakers, Mayor Hooks closed the Hearing at 7:25 p.m.
Discuss and consider allowing the City Manager to execute a TexTreasures grant contract on behalf of the Weatherford Public Library between the City of Weatherford and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to fund the Preserving and Expanding Access to Culture and History (PEACH) program. Chris Accardo, Director of Library Services, presented this item. This is the fifth state grant for this program to digitize local history documents and recordings. Thus far, almost 1,500 items have been digitized. If this current grant is approved by Council, staff will partner with the Doss Heritage and Culture Center to digitize some of their archives. The amount of the grant is $34,955. On the motion of Heidi Wilder, second by Craig Swancy, the Council voted unanimously to approve this item. Motion carried 5 - 0.
At present, over 90k pages and approximately 20 to 30 hours of oral history have been digitized through PEACH.
Action on executive session items: To take action, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, VTCS, (Open Meetings Law): In accordance with the authority contained in: Section 551.072 - To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property: 0.755 ac. Tract of land being a part of Lot 2, Block 43 Original Town of Weatherford and 0.222 ac. Tract of land being a part of Lot 2, Block 43, Original Town of Weatherford, 313 Palo Pinto Street and 110 Davis Street. No
Work Session regarding City Manager's proposed FY16 budget. Budget and Strategic Planning Manager Kyle Lester presented this item. The goals of the City's sales tax principles are to create operational stability and to create a dedicated funding source. This led to the creation of a baseline versus incremental growth. Staff considers the three-year total sales tax average and the largest year-over-year drop in sales tax revenue when setting the baseline. The baseline is anticipated to stay relatively static in periods of economic decline and to have incremental growth in times of economic growth. In the FY15 budget, the baseline was $9.83m with a full projection of $10.1m and a difference of $270k. Approximately 2.7 percent of the budget was dedicated for non-recurring items. The current FY15 projection is the collection of $11.1m. Compared to the current baseline the difference is CC082515 Page 2 of 4 $1.27m, approximately 11 percent of the City’s projected sales tax receipts. Staff recommends increasing the baseline by $550k for the following: Ongoing Fleet $304,000 Retiree Funding $150,000 Facilities Maintenance $60,000 Street Maintenance Cost of Service Increase (COSI) $40,000 Because sales tax is erratic, staff proposes phasing this in over two years. Mr. Lester provided the following explanations: Ms. Wilder asked the Council to consider the fact that the difference [...]
Executive session topics, as posted: with the authority contained in: Section 551.072 - To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or.
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Sources: City of Weatherford: council minutes, Aug. 25, 2015 (Granicus); Agenda for this meeting (Granicus); Meeting video (Granicus)