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Home My WebLink AboutColleyville Crime Control and Prevention District (CCCPD )-Minutes-2/2/2010City Hall ,~_~z.~~ City of Colleyville 100 Main Street ~ ,~„ `"~" Colleyville, Texas 76034 ~' ~.~?~~~ Agenda 817. 503.1000 www.colleyville.com ,s ,., Colleyville Crime Control and Prevention District Board Tuesday, February 2, 2010 5:00 PM City Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. CONSENT: READING AND PUBLIC HEARING -Resolution R-10-0047 2a Approval of the minutes of the Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors meeting of June 16, 2009 3. RESOLUTION(S): READING AND PUBLIC HEARING 3a R-10-0048 Authorization of the imposition of the local sales tax on residential electric and gas services 3b R-10-0049 Authorization of the imposition of the local sales tax on telecommunication services 4. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify the above agenda was posted on the bulletin boards at City Hall on Friday, January 29, 2010, by ~ .m. Cynthia Singleton, TRMC, CMC City Secretary Any matter on this agenda may, at the discretion of the governing body, be opened for public comment and discussion. If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special accommodations, please advise the City Secretary at least 48 hours in advance at 817.503.1133, and reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. City of Colleyville Page 1 Printed on 1/28/2010 ~:.~°~ City of Colleyville Minutes r ~.:. Colleyville Crime Control and Prevention District Board City Hall 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 817. 503.1000 www.colleyville.com Tuesday, February 2, 2010 5:00 PM City Council Chambers The meeting of the Colleyville Crime Control and Prevention District (CCCPD) Board of Directors was called to order by President Tom Hart on February 2, 2010, at 5:01 p.m. ROLL CALL: Directors David Kelly, Jon Ayers, Stan Hall, Michael Muhm and Vice President Mike Taylor were present. President Tom Hart, City Manager Jennifer Fadden, Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake, Police Chief Steve Dye, Police Lieutenant Rodney Cunningham, Strategic Services Manager Kelly Cooper, Information Systems Manager Chris Pena, Management Assistant Christine Loven and City Secretary Cynthia Singleton were also present. Director Carol Wollin was absent. 2 2a Approval of the minutes of the Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors meeting of June 16, 2009 President Hart read Resolution R-10-0047 in its entirety. President Hart opened the public hearing. There was no one present wishing to speak concerning this item and President Hart closed the public hearing. Director Kelly moved to approve Resolution R-10-0047. Director Hall seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 -David Kelly, Michael Muhm, Stan Hall, Jon Ayers, Tom Hart, Mike Taylor Absent: 1 -Carol Wollin CONSENT: READING AND PUBLIC HEARING -Resolution R-10-0047 City of Colleyville Page 1 Printed on 6/8/2010 Colleyville Crime Control and Minutes February 2, 2010 Prevention District Board 3. RESOLUTION(S): READING AND PUBLIC HEARING 3a R-10-0048 Authorization of the imposition of the local sales tax on residential electric and gas- services President Hart read Resolution R-10-0048 in its entirety. Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake provided a summary of Senate Bill 575, which authorizes a crime control and prevention district organized under Chapter 363, Local Government Code, that imposes sales tax under Tax Code 321.108, and is located in all or part of a municipality that imposes a tax on the residential use of gas and electricity, will be allowed to impose tax throughout the special purpose district on residential use of gas and electricity. Ms. Leake also presented information regarding the process, timeline and financial impact for imposing the tax and answered questions of the City Council. President Hart opened the public hearing. There was no one present wishing to speak concerning this item and President Hart closed the public hearing. Discussion ensued regarding the Board's support of the Police Department, the desires of the citizens related to the proposed taxes, meeting notice publication, utility fee increases, period of time allowed for imposing the tax and the financial impact if the tax is not imposed. Director Muhm voiced concern regarding the imposition of this tax, its justification, timing during the current economic environment and the fact it is borne soley by Colleyville citizens. He presented and discussed the projected revenue with Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake and summarized the additional cost per household could be approximately $30.00 annually, which he stated would effectively be a 2.5% tax increase based on current ad valorem taxes paid by the average household. He mentioned his strong support of the Police Department and a 77% department budget increase during the last 10 years. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated that the Board is aware of the declining sales tax revenues over the last year particularly over the past consecutive seven months. It has had a particular impact on the crime district because there is not as much revenue collected in that fund. Currently, the salaries of four officers are funded from the crime district sales tax revenue. While we are not in a position to consider eliminating City of Colleyville Page 2 Printed on 6/8/2010 Colleyville Crime Control and Minutes February 2, 2010 Prevention District Board those positions at this point or trying to find alternative funding sources, we feel from a staff perspective, this will allow us to maintain the current service level and, in the future, potentially enhance the service level if the sales tax were to rebound. The sales tax will probably never be at the level it was a couple of years ago, but, we feel for right now, it will give us the ability to maintain those officers and the current service level. Police Chief Steve Dye spoke regarding the community's support for public safety, the future economic instability, the challenges of the Police Department budget and the need to maintain and increase the service level for public safety. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated the largest expense of the Crime Control Prevention District is debt service on the Justice Center, which makes up about half a million dollars of what is collected and the second largest expense is salaries for the officers. Ms. Fadden further stated, perhaps this is something the Board would like additional time to study and staff can provide details of the crime control and prevention district revenues and expenditures for a future meeting. Discussion continued regarding the stability of the park and library voluntary funds, lack of access to the additonal sales tax on each individual option and the debt service and coverage ratio on the Justice Center. The Board requested information regarding the time period allowed for approving the local sales tax on residential electric and gas services and telecommunication services, the CCCPD sales tax revenue and expenditures and the Police Department budget. Director Ayers moved to table Resolution R-10-0048 and continue to the February 16, 2010, CCCPD meeting. Director Taylor seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 -David Kelly, Michael Muhm, Stan Hall, Jon Ayers, Tom Hart, Mike Taylor Absent: 1 -Carol Wollin 3b R-10-0049 Authorization of the imposition of the local sales tax on telecommunication services President Hart read Resolution R-10-0049 in its entirety. City of Colleyville Page 3 Printed on 6/8/2010 Colleyville Crime Control and Minutes Prevention District Board February 2, 2010 Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake provided information regarding the proposed imposition of the local sales tax on telecommunication services. President Hart opened the public hearing. There was no one present wishing to speak concerning this item and President Hart closed the public hearing. Director Kelly moved to table Resolution R-10-0049 and continue to the February 16, 2010, CCCPD meeting. Director Hall seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 -David Kelly, Michael Muhm, Stan Hall, Jon Ayers, Tom Hart, Mike Taylor Absent: 1 -Carol Wollin 4. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Colleyville Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors, Director Kelly moved to adjourn. Director Muhm seconded the motion The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 -David Kelly, Michael Muhm, Stan Hall, Jon Ayers, Tom Hart, Mike Taylor Absent: 1 -Carol Wollin President Hart adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m. APPROVED BY A VOTE OF ~~_ AYES, c~ NAYS AND Q ABSTENTIONS ON THIS THE __,~' (~ r.! DAY OF 2010. Minutest ken and pre ar by: C nthia Singleton, TRMC, CMC City Secretary City of Colleyville Page 4 Printed on 6/8/2010