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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2005, 5:00 P.M.
Mayor Blackie Holmes opened the meeting. Present were Mayor Pro Tempore Jim Roberts and
Councilmembers Syd Carter, Kelly Walker and Harry Shawver. Also in attendance were City
Manager Bob Livingston, City Attorney Rob Dillard and City Secretary Nina Wilson.
RECOGNITION OF BOYS SCOUTS: Austin Pruitt, 4206 McFarlin Boulevard, introduced
himself and stated that he was working on the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge.
Mayor Pro Tempore Roberts moved acceptance of the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Walker
seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the following:
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDER CONTRACT FOR BROKER SERVICES TO OBTAIN STOP LOSS COVERAGE
FOR SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLAN: The city retains a broker for the purpose of soliciting
proposals for Group Health Stop Loss Coverage, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Insurance, and Long Term Disability Insurance. These insurance coverages are part of the city's
2006 Employee Benefit Plan Year, which runs from January 1-December 31, 2006. State
purchasing laws require that we retain brokers on a fee basis. The contract for broker services
between the city and The Jensen Company is $18,225.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: For August 23, 2005
with the addition of the words: "There were ten questions by the city council regarding the
proposed budget."
MAIN AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED TAX RATE AND BUDGET: Mayor Holmes opened
the public hearing. Texas statutes require that cities provide notice and hold public hearings
before adopting an annual budget and property tax rate. The first budget hearing was held
August 23, 2005. A second hearing was held August 30' 2005. At the September 6, 2005
meeting, the council is scheduled to approve a budget and tax rate for FY2006. Three advisory
committees, Employee Benefits, Finance, and Property, Casualty, and Liability Insurance, have
reviewed and recommended approval of the proposed budget. At their August 23rd meeting, the
Finance Advisory Committee also made the following additional recommendations: increase the
amount budgeted for fuel, develop an action plan to build a reserve for the Firefighters' Relief
and Retirement Fund, educate University Park merchants regarding the importance of identifying
themselves as being in the City of University Park, so that sales tax dollars are properly remitted
to the city, rather than other jurisdictions, and approve a sanitation rate sufficient to cover
operating costs and build a reserve for future landfill costs. The new budget is $34.801 million.
The proposed budget includes a tax rate decrease, no rate increases for water or sewer service,
and $4.876 million in capital project funding. Finance Director Kent Austin stated the
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amendments discussed at the last meeting had been made. Mayor Holmes closed the public
hearing.
CONSIDER REQUEST FROM WATERMARK CHURCH FOR USE OF CURTIS PARK: A
request was received from Watermark Community Church, Dallas, Texas, to reserve Curtis Park
for a church picnic on Sunday, October 2, 2005 from 9:00 a.m.-l:00 p.m. There will be
approximately 700 participants. The rental fee is $500 plus a refundable $250 security deposit.
The church will rent two (2) additional port-a-potties for participant usage, will refrain from
using any P.A. system or any amplified music prior to 10:00 a.m., and all trash must be carried
off the park site. Councilmember Shawver moved approval of the request. Councilmember
Carter seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the use of Curtis Park by Watermark
Church.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of September 2005. / / ~
~ ~s H. Holmes III, M~yor
-' Wil~, C'~retary