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STATE OF TEXAS )(
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )(
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )(
JUNE 22, 2009 )(
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2009 AT 5:30 PM AT THE FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY, 416 S.
FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT
CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR DAVID SMITH
MAYOR PRO-TEM ANDY RIVERA(LEFT AT 6:30PM)
COUNCILMEMBER MICHAEL BARKER
COUNCILMEMBER JIM HILL
COUNCILMEMBER LESLIE REID (ARRIVED AT 5:55PM)
COUNCILMEMBER JIM BARR
COUNCILMEMBER BILL HOLBERT
IINTERIM CITY MANAGER ROGER ROECKER
CITY SEGRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
Mayor Smith called the meeting to order. :
SPECIAL SESSION
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A discussion was held regarding the proposed FY2009-10 General Operating Budget and Multi-Year
Financial Plan for the City of Friendswood. Acting City Manager gave an overview of the budget process
on Staff decision packages and priorities. A discussion was held on revenues, budget drivers, Office of
Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) grant and additional grant possibilities and eligible projects.
The fuel station will be removed from the original grant, the $236,000 will be used as administrative
funding, the grant application is due June 30, 2009, if Council is in consensus, Mayor Smith will need to
sign and ratify at a future Council meeting. A discussion was held regarding the future grant application
for the Fire Station at the Public Safety Building (PSB) and the Economic Development grant in the
panhandle area, Animal control and records center deemed ineligible first round and will have to re-apply
for the second round. Discussion was held on the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC)funding.
Mayor Smith stated he would like Council to be engaged early on in the budget format as was requested
last budget year.
Administrative Service Interim Director Cindy Edge presented a PowerPoint on the proposed,
acknowledged the budget team, gave an overview of the current budget year and the fiscal year 2009-
20010 budget drivers. Discussed revenue projections and stated the City is still waiting on Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding. Discussed reimbursements, expenditures, revenue
projections that are projected flat with decreasing building permits and interest income. Discussed Tax
Rate parameters expenditures and the personnel impact as in the Texas Municipal Retirement System
(TMRS)contributions, forces at work, current operations impact and decision package impact.
A lengthy discussion was held regarding the Multi-Financial Year Plan.
Council reviewed the 2010 budget and the Multi-Financial Year Plan and would like for it to be brought
•--. back to a future Council meeting in the Fall. Reviewed the department's general fund decision packages
with Staff and received input from each department. Council requested the Water and Sewer Fund
decision package be provided for review.
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Interim City Manager Roger Roecker requested Council to digest the information provided to them and
stated a workshop will be scheduled at a later date.
Mayor and Council discussed assumptions, truth and taxation laws and tax rates, percentage of decision
package of the budget. The Budget is due to be presented to Council by August 1, 2009.
This meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM.
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M or David J.H. Smith
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