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2001 03 08 WS MinutesMINUTES CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 8, 2001 Members present: Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Pete C. Alfaro Staff present: Monte Mercer Ignacio Ramirez, Sr. Gary W. Smith Scott Sheley Victor Almendarez Calvin Mundinger Don Murray Ronnie Anderson Coleman Godwin Mayor City Manager City Attorney City Clerk The work session was called to order by Mayor Alfaro at 5:20 p.m. Discuss TrashBash/TrashOff. Mike Lester reviewed the preparations that had been made for the TrashBash/TrashOff to be held on March 31. Roll -off dumpsters will be at seven locations around the City. There will be four registration sites. ExxonMobil and Chevron Phillips have joined the City as major sponsors of the litter abatement program. Registration will take place from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. The cleanup will occur between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A celebration will be held at Bayland Island after 1 p.m. Discuss report from the Downtown Revitalization Committee. Joe Wheat, a committee member, presented a report. The report stated the purpose of revitalization is 1) to revitalize economically depressed areas, 2) improve Baytown's image, 3) increase tax base, 4) distribute commerce, and 5) preserve historic landmarks. The process would include l) full -time city staff member, 2) smart regrowth, 3) study of the needs, 4) development of incentives and restrictions, 5) implementation and reporting to City Council, and 6) continuous learning. Rev. Hosea Lane reported that a volunteer base exists to begin improvements. If work is begun, such as painting the buildings, the owners of the buildings will respond with other improvements. City Council requested that the Committee submit a single report to City Council and recommend a project that the whole community can support. City Council Work Session March 8, 2001 Page 2 of 2 e Discuss electric deregulation. Rodney Chapin and Dan Lanning of Camp Dresser & McKee, an engineering and consulting fine, presented a report to City Council that reviewed the deregulation process in Texas, outlined the opportunities and risks with deregulation, and proposed a strategy for positioning the City to take advantage of the opportunities and avoiding the risks. Consider an appointment to the Baytown Area Community Long Range Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Janet Simon. Council Member Mundinger proposed Jim Cawley to fill the unexpired term of Janet Simon on the Baytown Area Community Long Range Planning Commission. Adjourn. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. G W/ City Clerk OOW