2001 06 26 CC Minutes, Special @5:15pmMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
June 26, 2001
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in special session on June 26, 2001,
at 5:15 p.m. in the Hullum Conference Room of the Baytown City Hall with the
following in attendance:
Mercedes Renteria, III
Council Member
Ronnie Anderson
Council Member
Calvin Mundinger
Council Member
Don Murray
Council Member
Coleman Godwin
Council Member
Pete C. Alfaro Mayor
Monte Mercer City Manager
Ignacio Ramirez, Sr. City Attorney
Gary W. Smith City Clerk
Absent was: Scott Sheley Council Member
The meeting was opened with a quorum present after which the following business was
conducted:
Consider appointment of Mayor and Council Members as Directors of the Baytown
Municipal Development District.
Council Member Murray moved the appointment of the Mayor and Council Members as
Directors of the Baytown Municipal Development District. Council Member Godwin
seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Council Members Anderson, Godwin, Mundinger, Murray, and Renteria
Mayor Alfaro
Nays: None.
The motion carried.
The statement of appointed official was then taken by the Mayor and each Council
Member as a director of the Baytown Municipal Development District.
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Discuss application to the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development for
the 2001 -2002 Community Development Block Grant Funds.
City Manager Mercer reported that the Community Development Advisory Committee
and staff agreed on the recommendations for the Community Development Block Grant
budget for fiscal year 2001 -2002.
Tiffany Foster, Community Development Planner, described the sources of funding for
the budget and the review process employed to determine the recommendations for the
budget. The programs and funding proposed for each program was summarized.
Concerns over the unexpended funds were expressed as it indicates that services were not
provided to the citizens as intended. In response to inquiries about transportation, Mercer
reported that the Transportation Plan would be completed in September with
recommendations from the consultant for grants in the spring. Any impact will be in the
2002 -2003 fiscal year budget.
Discuss priorities for issuance of the 2001 Series Bonds.
Manager Mercer reviewed the timetable that reflected the funding for projects for the five
years of the bond program. Street funding is evenly divided between the years. Drainage
funding will have higher expenditures in years two and three to provide for land
acquisition for the regional drainage program. Fire apparatus will be purchased over the
first three years. Year four will provide for the design of the replacement fire station, to
be constructed in year five. The wireless network will be funded over the first three
years. The Community Center work will be funded from the first year of the program.
The playgrounds will be constructed from funding from the third and fourth years. The
school sites will be determined by the schedule established by the school construction.
The schedule is designed to keep the tax rate at or below the projected 2 -%2 cent increase.
Fred Pack and Donna Sams were commended for their work in compiling the report for
Council.
Consider appointments to the Baytown Area Long Range Planning Commission,
Tow Truck Committee and the Baytown Housing Finance Corporation.
Council Member Anderson indicated that he would nominate Dr. Chris Warford to the
Baytown Area Long Range Planning Commission.
Mayor Alfaro reported that he would announce the appointment of Lawrence Wallace to
the Baytown Housing Authority. Mayor Alfaro reminded Council that the persons
appointed to the Housing Authority were also appointed to the Housing Finance
Corporation. Council Member Renteria indicated that he would nominate Mr. Wallace to
the Baytown Housing Finance Corporation.
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Adjourn.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:42 p.m.
GaWW. S iith
City Clerk