Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of August 6, 2019.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
August 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose L. 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 Ronald L. Olson, Deputy City Attorney Traci Briggs, City Secretary Lucy Aldrich, and Sergeant-at-Arms Cole.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to approve the agenda as written. Motion seconded by Councilmember Fleming. The motion carried unanimously.
Resolutions
RS-19-073 A. Receive and Provide Overview of Fiscal Year 2020 Proposed Annual Budget and Plan of Municipal Services
B. Set the date of September 3, 2019, to hold a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Budget and Plan of Municipal Services.
Staff Comments: Ron Olson
Mr. Olson presented the City Council with the FY2020 proposed budget giving an brief overview of the city’s core missions and identifying strategic issues and highlighting identified priorities. Mr. Jon Locke, Executive Director of Finance, followed with an overview summary of the General Fund, the Water and Sewer Fund, the Solid Waste Fund, the Aviation Fund and the Drainage Utility Fund. Department budget briefings will follow in upcoming workshop meetings.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to approve RS-19-073, setting the date of September 3, 2019, to hold a public hearing on the fiscal year 2019-20 proposed budget. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Nash-King. Motion carried unanimously.
Ordinances
PH-19-025 Consider an ordinance adopting the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan; a substantial amendment to the 2018-19 Annual Action Plan; and authorizing an application for and allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funds. (Final Public Hearing)
The City Secretary read the caption of the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE 2019-2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; ADOPTING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2018-2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR AND ALLOCATION OF $944,218.00 IN FY2019-2020 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS AND THE USE OF PRIOR AND CURRENT YEAR PROGRAM INCOME AND REPROGRAMMABLE FUNDS FOR A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF $957,568.08 OF CDBG FUNDS; AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR AND ALLOCATION OF $410,861.00 IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME) PROGRAM FUNDS AND FY2019-2020 ANTICIPATED PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS FOR A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF $460,682.73 OF HOME FUNDS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Staff comments: Leslie Hinkle, Director of Community Development.
Following direction from the July 23, 2019 city council meeting, Ms. Hinkle and Ms. Moultrie-Driver, Chair of the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) gave a brief overview of the committee’s reasoning for not allocating funds to Monarch Education.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to approve PH-19-025 as presented with the exception of the award of $175,000 to the City of Killeen - Public Works, Street Operations (Gilmer Street Reconstruction); amending the award amount to City of Killeen - Public Works, Street Operations (Gilmer Street Reconstruction) to zero, adding an award amount of $100,000 to City of Killeen - Public Works, Street Operations (Sidewalk Construction/Reconstruction); and awarding $75,000 to Monarch Education. Also, amending the award of $152,091.78 to the City of Killeen Community Services (Bob Gilmore Senior Center - new construction) from $152,091.78 to $77,091.78 and awarding $75,000.00 to Monarch Education for a total award amount of $150,000 to Monarch Education (Monarch Prep @ KU-acquisition of land for athletic programs). Motion was seconded by Councilmember Fleming.
Councilmember Johnson made an amended motion approving PH-19-025 as presented with the exception of the award of $175,000 to the City of Killeen - Public Works, Street Operation (Gilmer Street Reconstruction); amending the award amount to the City of Killeen Public Works Street Operations (Gilmer Street Reconstruction) to zero, adding an award amount of $150,000 to Monarch Education (Monarch Prep @ KU-acquisition of land for athletic programs) and amending the Clements Boys and Girls Club (North Killeen Bigham Unit Gym and Teen Center - new construction) award amount from $100,000 to $125,000. The amended motion was seconded Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick. The amendment to the motion carried 4 to 3 with Councilmember Menking, Councilmember Rivera, and Councilmember Nash-King in opposition. The amended motion carried 5 to 2 with Councilmember Menking and Councilmember Rivera in opposition.
Adjournment
With no further business, upon motion being made by Councilmember Fleming, seconded by Councilmember Rivera, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.