Weatherford
Weatherford City Council, Aug. 28, 2018: 6 items; public hearing and consider approval of Ordinance #918-2018-33 for a zoning district
2 consent items, 4 regular items, 4 public hearings; 3 recorded votes, all unanimous. Written from the minutes.
Consent agenda, approved as one vote (5-0, on the motion of Jeff Robinson, second by Heidi Wilder): Approved the minutes of the City Council meeting held August 14, 2018. Ratified the appointment of Weatherford College President Dr. Tod Farmer to the Weatherford Economic Development Board effective immediately.
Hold a PUBLIC HEARING and consider approval of Ordinance #918-2018-33 for a zoning district change to allow C-l Commercial to R-2 Two-Family Residential at a property located at 211 S. Walnut Street and described as being 0.215 acres out of Lot 3. Block 51. Original Town of Weatherford. City of Weatherford. Texas. ZCH2018-0016. Director of Development and Neighborhood Services Department Craig Farmer presented this item. He stated that the owner has requested rezoning because the Cl zoning no longer allows residential homes. Mr. Farmer stated that staff is considering ways to amend the ordinance to find a different solution to zoning issues like this one. Until a solution is determined, staff will continue bringing forward zoning changes on a case by case basis as they are brought to staffs attention. Mi'. Farmer stated that single family residential is allowed in the R2 zoning designation. The General Plan allows for R1 and R2 in this area. Mayor Swancy opened the public hearing at 6:35 p.m. As there were no speakers, Mayor Swancy closed the hearing at 6:35 p.m. On the motion of Heidi Wilder, second by Curtis Tucker, the Council voted unanimously to approve this item. Motion carried 5-0.
Hold a PUBLIC HEARING and consider approval of Ordinance #919-2018-34 for a zoning district change to allow C-l Commercial to R-l One-Family Residential at a property located at 111 Cottonwood and described as being Lot 3. Block 4. Richey's Addition. City of Weatherford. Texas. ZCH2018-0017. Mr. Farmer presented this item as well. He stated there are several lots with single family zoning in this vicinity and the applicant has requested rezoning to R1 for financing purposes. Mr. Fanner stated that the General Plan suggests that the area could be Cl or residential. Staff has no objection and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for Rl. Mayor Swancy opened the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. As there were no speakers, Mayor Swancy closed the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. On the motion of Jeff Robinson, second by Kevin Cleveland, the Council voted unanimously to approve this ordinance. Motion carried 5-0.
Hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.50 ner S100 valuation, including $0.3445 per S100 value for operations and $0.1555 for interest and sinking (debt service.) Finance Director Kyle Lester presented this item. Mayor Swancy opened the public hearing at 6:40 p.m. As there were no speakers, Mayor Swancy closed the public hearing at 6:40 p.m. No action was required or taken at this time.
2 residents spoke during citizen comments on non-agenda items; the minutes record the topics. The Ledger counts residents at comment and does not name them.
Budget Work Session City Manager Sharon Hayes briefly reviewed the council-manager form of government and staffs responsibility versus council responsibility regarding the budget. Council sets the priorities and the tax rates while the City Manager brings forward the budget proposal. Ms. Hayes stated the process starts in April each year. All departments meet with the budget team which includes the City Manager's Office and the Budget Office. The team reviews all requests based on needs and Council priorities. This year, departments submitted $9.7m in requests. Of those requests, $7.2m were one-time/non-recurring requests and the remaining $2.5m were ongoing/recurring expenditures. Total revenue available is only $2.8m. Approximately $2.2m was recurring and only approximately $300k was non-recurring. Ms. Hayes stated that the budget team attempts to make sure that each department’s needs are accommodated, while still paring down the requests, over and over, until the team feels the budget is ready to present to the Council. Finance Director Kyle Lester presented this item. He provided the following summary depicting a modification based upon staffs recommended tax rate and the Council-proposed tax rate: Mi-. Lester stated that the effective rate pulls the budget down by $250k ongoing, while the proposed rate would add approximately $230,000 to the budget. During the previous [...]
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Sources: City of Weatherford: council minutes, Aug. 28, 2018 (Granicus); Agenda for this meeting (Granicus); Meeting video (Granicus)