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Home My WebLink About08/13/1990 City Council00869 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 13. 1990 '--' The Regular Session of ~he City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called t.o order a~ 7:10 p.m. on the 13t. h day of August, 1990 at~ City Hall with the following Council roll call: Don Amick, Mayor Present. Bill Manning, Councilman Present Steve Withers, Councilman (Arrived 8:00 pm) Mike Alianell, Councilman Present. Rob Burchard, Councilman Absent. Lou Gomez, Councilman Present Joe] Marks, Councilman Present and with five present, a quorum was established and the following it. ems were addressed: 1. REVIEW MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1990/91 PERSONNEL - Katherine Martinez Ms. Martinez stat. ed that there is a need in her depart, ment for another person, citing heavy paper work as a problem. She also stated either a car allowance or more travel funds is needed. There was a discussion regarding the 30% subsidy in t. he 1989/90 budget [o help employees pay for their dependent. insurance coverage, noting that was placed in the Personnel Budget in t. he amount of $16,000 last year. There followed a lengt~hy discussion regarding opt. ions for employee, family and dependent hea]t.h care coverage. Ms. Martinez fielded quest, ions regarding Contrac~ Services and Miscellaneous Supplies. She stat. ed the 250% in Miscellaneous is due to Recognition Awards. Mayor Manning suggested t. his item be broken out and placed in it's own Line I[em Account. James England said t~hat could be done, stated t~he account would be No. 6335 in all departments and that all recognition awards, etc. could come from that account. The Council all agreed they would like to see a break down of t. he miscellaneous supply accounts from all departments. PARK AND RECREATION - Sylvia Brant]ey Ms. Brant.]ey field questions regarding the increase in Education and Travel, Fuel and Lubricants, noting that. ~he Park Department was transferred int. o her department last year and therefore some accounts are increased or additional. Ms. Brant]ey said Education and Training were under budgeted last~ year, causing several beneficial seminars and classes to be __ missed. 2 There was a general discussion regarding ~he high electrical costs, noting the air conditioner at the Rec Center is at. maximum capacity all the time. The Council requesged a breakdown of electrical costs for athletic fields. Ms. Brantley explained that Building Rental is the cost; of using the L.I.S.D. facilities and also explained the co-sponsor agreement the City has with L.I.S.D. 8:00 p.m. - Councilman Steve Withers arrived There was a brief discussion regarding Janitorial Supplies and it. was noted that. trophies would be taken from Miscellaneous Supplies and put. ingo the Recognit. ion Awards Account No. 6335 James England explained how the Lease Purchases work, seasonal purchases, etc. AQUATIC PARK - Elise Knox Ms. Knox explained that. ghe cost for natural gas is high due to heating the indoor pool, hot water heater and heating ghe building itself. She noted that sports equipment, ropes, etc. are included in her Miscellaneous Supply Account. She also stated ghat some of the equipment used at the pool is propergy of L.I.S.D. and it. is need of replacement.. Building Maingenance has come dow from $6800 to $3000 in this budget, Ms. Knox noted, advising the Council that. last year a water heater was purchased at a cost of $4500. There was a discussion regarding signs, and sealing outside walls against, water 8:50 - 9:00 Recess STEWART CREEK PARK - Sylvia Brantley Ms. Brantley said the contract: amount for the Gate Attendant will remain the same at $900.00 per month. There was a discussion regarding the portable radios being on the Police channel. Ms. Brantley explained there is no phone in the guard shack and that the radio is only used to contact the police for assistance. FIRE DEPARTMENT - Dave Wallace Captain Wallace fielded questions regarding the Medical Services and Educgion and Training Accoungs, noting that new fire fighters are required to have a physical and employees must. have a Hepovax B vaccination. Captain Wallace said the Education is so fire fighters can continue t~o improve and update their skills. There was a general discussion regarding professional services, including contracts with Metrocrest Medical Services for medical control, and paramedic graining. It was noted that ghe figure for General Insurance should be 3 00369 $21,300.00, and that $1400.00 should be taken from Miscellaneous Supplies for janitorial, leaving a t. otal of $4560.00. Captain Wallace gave an overview of the volunteer program, including compensation of $5.00 per call. Bill Hall noted t~his is paid in one check around Christmas. PUBLIC WORKS - Ken Leverich Mr. Leverich explained the increase in overtime is due to a decrease in part time temporary help, added responses to police situations, bad weather, etc. Mayor Amick noted it. is actually a decrease from the 88/89 budget. Mr. Leverich also noted that Education and Training is not increasing because most of the schools are at. COG or TEEX and t. hey are free. He also explained t. hat it is sometimes necessary to rent large equipment such as dirt movers, since t~hey are too expensive to buy. Mr. Leverich stated his Miscellaneous Supply account include things such as ice, jugs, cups, brushes, and plastic sheeting. Mayor Amick asked is $35,000 in street, repair will handle all jobs plus Crawford Dr. Mr. Leverich said that figure should really be doubled or tripled to maintain the streets properly, going on to say that our streets are a very large investment and should be maintained. There was a lengt, hy discussion regarding street, maintenance, man power, equipment, etc. Mike Russell said street repair and maintenance is a 3 phase program, 1. crack sealing, 2. street milling and 3. re-surfacing. He said we have step 1 and we need to do step 2, by means of contract services, noting that the cost. would be unlimited depending on how much is done. Options such as grants and or. her alt. ernatives were also discussed. Mr. Russell said this could be as much as 3-5 million dollars over the net. 10 - 12 years. Councilman Manning asked about the city's liability regarding water standing in streets if someone has an accident., and the city knew the water was there but did not correct, the problem. Mayor Amick said those are natural occurrences and he has never seen any liability for such things. Mayor Amick asked if the budget was increased to $100,000 where it would be used. Mr. Leverich said he would suggest contracting for the milling machine service and mud jacking and to leave the $35,000 in street, repair for alleys, sidewalks, etc. The mayor asked for a straw vote to increase the Contract Services account to either double, triple, or go to $100,000. All agreed to raising to $100,000 wit. h the exception of Councilman Withers, who was in favor of doubling the amount current, ly proposed. Councilman Marks said he would like to see us corrrnit to keeping the city property mowed maint, ained neatly. There followed a lengthy discussion regarding mowing medians, as well as rough cutting and the costs for those items. Mayor Amick called a Budget Work Session for August 22, 1990 4 at 7:00 p.m. With no further business to address, Councilman Manning moved to adjourn and Councilman Gomez seconded the motion which carried with all members rot. lng Aye. Mayor Amick adjourned the meeting at 10:45 p.m. APPROVED: wi-Il iam Wk. Manning, M~.or~ ATTEST: Patti A. Hick', ~y Secretary [SEAL]