Title
Consider Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of August 27, 2019.
Summary
City of Killeen
Regular City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
August 27, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose Segarra
Attending: Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kilpatrick, Councilmembers, Butch Menking, Juan Rivera, Gregory Johnson, Shirley Fleming, Debbie Nash-King and Steve Harris
Also attending were City Manager Ron Olson, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Lucy Aldrich, and Sergeant-at-Arms Gillman.
Pastor Robert Sperbeck gave the invocation; and Mayor Segarra led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to approve the agenda as written. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Nash-King. The motion carried unanimously.
Citizens Petitions
CP-19-011 Edward Skinner - spoke about adding speed bumps on Cody Poe.
Minutes
Motion was made by Councilmember Menking to approve the minutes of the August 6, 2019 Special City Council Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Rivera. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Councilmember Menking to approve the minutes of the August 13, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Rivera. Motion carried unanimously.
Resolutions
RS-19-079 Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the Killeen Arts Commission grant recommendations for FY 2020.
Staff Comments: Jon Locke, Executive Director of Finance
Texas Tax Code 351.101 - Hotel Occupancy Tax, requires hotel occupancy tax revenues to be spent in a manner that directly enhances and promotes tourism, the convention industry, and the hotel industry. It further authorizes municipalities to allocate up to 15% of hotel occupancy tax collections for the arts. Arts Commission Vice-Chair Nelson Santiago briefed City Council of the recommended grant allocations as follows:
$ 40,000 Vive Les Arts Societe
25,942 Vive Les Arts Children’s Theatre
24,000 Killeen Volunteers, Inc...
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