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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council-Minutes-6/26/2013 City of Colleyville City Hall COLLEYVILLE City Council Worksession 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 AM MS 01614111111[11V. r.: n s Agenda 817. 503.1000 T x www.colleyville.com Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Executive Conference Room 6:00 p.m. Third Floor, City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION 2a Update on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget process and Munis 2b Update of major funds financial forecast 2c Presentation of the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) 2d Presentation of facility needs 2e Update of the Technology Strategic Plan 2f Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2013 Employee Opinion Survey 3. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify this agenda was posted on City Hall bulletin boards Friday, June 21, 2013, by 5:00 p.m. ' II Amy Ahelley 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 City Hall COLLEYVILLE City Council Worksession 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 _' Minutes 817. 503.1000 r x `' www.colleyville.com Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Executive Conference Room Mayor David Kelly called the Colleyville City Council Worksession to order on June 26, 2013, at 6:16 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mayor David Kelly, Mayor Pro Tern Mike Taylor and Councilmembers Carol Wollin, Chuck Mogged, Stan Hall, Jody Short, and Tom Hart. City Manager Jennifer Fadden, Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake, Police Chief Mike Holder, Captain Robert Hinton, Interim Fire Chief Clif Nelson, Economic Development Director Marty Wieder, Parks and Recreation and Library Director Mary Rodne, Human Resources Director Michelle Reyes, Colleyville Center Manager Leslie Hill, Public Works Director Bob Lowry, City Engineer Jeremy Hutt, Management Assistant James Hubbard, Finance Manager Karen Hines, Community Development Director Ron Ruthven, Communications and Marketing Director Mona Gandy, Parks Superintendent Tim Hightshoe, Strategic Services Manager Adrienne Lothery, Information Systems Manager Chris Pena, and City Secretary Amy Shelley. 2. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION 2a Update on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget process and Munis Strategic Services Manager Adrienne Lothery presented an update regarding the Fiscal Year 2014 budget process and MUNIS. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding cost reductions, are the trade-in packages applicable to those cost reductions? Manager Lothery replied there are several opportunities for cost savings within this budget process. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained staff would present major cost saving initiatives to City Council, prior to including them in the budget process. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding the budget software. Manager Lothery stated she is very pleased with the budget component of the software. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding how quick the software updates. Finance Manager Karen Hines explained it is updated as soon as the checks are posted, usually within the same week. City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 2b Update of major funds financial forecast Strategic Services Manager Adrienne Lothery presented the major funds financial forecast. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding if the patrol cars have a decal which states, "Paid for by CCCPD"? Mayor Kelly replied no. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated he would like staff to consider placing such a decal on the patrol cars so citizens know where their tax dollars are being spent. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding why the street maintenance draw down stops in 2019. Manager Lothery replied it was determined that in the year 2019 the draw down would stop in order to maintain a comfortable level in the fund balance. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding the number of days of reserve to have on hand. Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake replied 90 days for the reserve. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding when the contract for the Bedford Response Area in Colleyville (BRAC) ends. Mayor Kelly stated the contract ends in 2015. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the available funding from the BRAC contract. Manager Lothery explained the funds become available for use, but not as an increase in the budget. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding the history of the one and a half percent. Manager Lothery replied inflationary costs for expenditures are reflected by this percent. Mayor Kelly added the budget has always been very conservative in the estimates. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding if the street construction includes the curb and gutter. Public Works Director Bob Lowry replied yes. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding the two percent (2%) for the non-discretionary. Manager Lothery explained the 2% is located in everything but the Trinity River Authority (TRA) amounts. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding the new police personnel; will they have a new vehicle? Police Chief Mike Holder replied yes. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding the cost of the compensation study. Manager Lothery explained this will have to come from the $700,000. City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding if savings still exist from the merger with Colleyville and Keller regarding jail services? Chief Holder replied yes. Mayor Kelly explained the one city was going to charge more of a yearly fee, and wanted help from Colleyville to contribute to the new building. Councilmember Hart questioned staff regarding the number of new personnel. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained there are several other requests for additional personnel, above and beyond the City Council commitment for police officers and firefighters, however, staff will review and present those requests later in the budget process. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if City Council has three options. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained these were scenarios, not options, but staff will present a balanced budget at the August 13th worksession. She explained staff wants to present the entire budget picture, in terms of available resource appropriation of what is being considered for this next fiscal year and other years to come. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding the economic initiatives. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained those initiatives are in the strategic services fund. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding the available balance. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied there is approximately $200,000 available. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding the amount received from Whole Foods, where are those funds listed? City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained those funds are put into the general fund and are utilized for delivery of services. Mayor Kelly explained there are also TIF grant monies for specific purposes of economic initiatives. Manager Lothery explained in the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, a $100,000 dollar increase has been estimated for Whole Foods. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated staff would appreciate any thoughts or City Council direction regarding the budget. Councilmember Hall stated having concerns with showing the BRAC as a revenue when it has been an expenditure. Manager Lothery stated staff wanted to show this amount as coming back into the budget to be used to help cover expenditures. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if the mutual aid agreements are standing agreements. Mayor Kelly replied yes. City Manager Jennifer Fadden added the mutual aid agreements are with all neighboring cities. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding if there are measurements in place to help deliver these services for less. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 those options are on the radar; however, staff cannot incur those extra duties to implement an efficiency/process improvement team. Mayor Kelly stated there needs to be enough staff to cover the future new developments; therefore the personnel may need to be increased in Community Development. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained staff has provided those details in the service level enhancements, regarding the necessary personnel, given what the future workloads will require. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned the $600,000 on the compensation/classification study. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied the amount includes implementing the results of a study currently underway with Fox Lawson. She stated the results will be seen at the July 16th City Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated this will be in excess of what was done with the police department compression. City Manager Jennifer Fadden concurred. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the results of the study will bring Colleyville in line with the competitive market. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding if the study is completed. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied the study results will be presented to City Council on July 16. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding if this will be the cost of implementing the study. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied yes and the amount would then be added to payroll in the upcoming years. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated we have known that over the last couple of years, over 50 percent of Colleyville employees are five percent below the competitive market. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor stated with the police department compression, Colleyville was really $800,000 out of line with the market. City Manager Jennifer Fadden concurred. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff if anymore adjustments will be coming forward in the future. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained additional adjustments may have to be made in or to keep up with the market. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if this will also clean up classifications for each job assignment. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied yes. Councilmember Wollin questioned the benefit or liability of doing the study this year versus doing it next year. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the current City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 service level enhancements and stated these items will be presented, in detail, at the August 13th meeting. Councilmember Short questioned staff regarding if there are cooperative efforts with contracts. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied yes, absolutely. Public Works Director Bob Lowry explained Grapevine has staff in house to maintain traffic signals. Councilmember Short stated they may be willing to pick up our traffic signals. Mayor Kelly questioned City Council regarding implementation of the compensation study. Councilmember Hall stated he would like to see the results before providing guidance of implementation. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated the place holder of $600,000 needs to remain. He stated implementation in the past has been done in partials, therefore compounding this budget. Mayor Kelly stated staffing levels are at about 30 percent compared to the surrounding cities. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated City Council may have to approve those salary adjustments once the results are given. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the information will be presented at the July 16th meeting. Councilmember Hall stated the $2.4 million dollars in street maintenance funding needs to remain in place. Mayor Kelly stated other revenue sources such as a bond will have to be issued, since this cannot be maintained out of the revenue sources available. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated not seeing street projects done through bond issuance/packages in Colleyville. Councilmember Hall stated he did not think citizens will go for such a bond issuance. He stated citizens expect roads to be taken care of with their taxes. Mayor Kelly explained it is, up to certain levels, however, certain levels cannot be maintained with the current revenue sources. Councilmember Hart stated he feels the citizens will support it. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated the citizens are going to support the roads in which they heavily travel. 2c Presentation of the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) Public Works Director Bob Lowry presented the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the TIF monies and how those funds are used regarding roadway construction. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the available TIF funding. Director Lowry replied this includes the amount of funding available minus the other TIF commitments. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding the TIF revenue decreases in the upcoming years. Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake explained these are conservative available amounts to be spent on other commitments within the TIP project plan. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding if the school district is excluded. Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake replied yes. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned why are the available TIF funds dropping off rather than increasing. Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer Terry replied with some of the projects being completed, there will not be a tremendous amount of growth over the next few years. She explained it is entirely likely that the $3,000,000 would be spent in 2017 based on the project plan. She stated some of the funds, from the original project plan in 1998, have not been spent. She added over the next five years, that money will be spent on projects within the TIF. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated in 2019 the debt becomes fully serviced. Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake explained that $700,000 in debt is spent each year. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if the TIF will collapse at that point. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained City Council amended the TIF to continue to 2029 with additional categories for the remainder of the TIF. She stated $44 million will be available to be spent through the life of the TIF. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding the construction of a sidewalk versus a trail along Glade Road. Director Lowry replied some sidewalks and trails currently exist on Glade Road. He added more right-of-way is needed for a trail versus a sidewalk. Councilmember Hart questioned staff regarding the right-of-way on Pleasant Run Road. Director Lowry replied some right-of-way may need to be acquired. Councilmember Short questioned staff regarding if any money will be recovered from the gas drilling operation as it relates to Pleasant Run Road. Director Lowry replied $30,000 has been received. He stated not much additional damage has occurred with this operation. City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding the Whites Chapel Road bridge, is it in Colleyville? Director Lowry replied it is shared with Southlake. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if the construction on Glade Road is to begin at Pool Road and end at Bransford Road. Director Lowry stated the consultant has not concluded what Phase I will include. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding the $17 million. Director Lowry replied the $17 million is committed. Councilmember Short questioned staff regarding other opportunities for funding. Director Lowry explained staff is always looking for other opportunities for funding. Mayor Kelly stated there may be revisions to the criteria for alternative funding. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the Bedford Road and Cheek- Sparger Road round-a-bout, when is this anticipated to be constructed. Director Lowry replied not sure when this will be constructed since it will be funded by the developer. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if impact fees have been contributed to the round-a-about at Bedford Road and Cheek-Sparger Road. Director Lowry replied yes. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained impact fees are being waived for this developer, not existing impact fees. Community Development Director Ron Ruthven explained Covenant Christian Academy has also contributed impact fees as well. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated those impact fees should be noted here. Director Lowry explained it was an oversight on his behalf, and that the developer is constructing this on their own. Councilmember Mogged questioned the bridges on Heritage Avenue. Director Lowry stated the developer, in the future, will need to contribute to the construction/improvements to that infrastructure. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding if Heritage Avenue is completely within Colleyville. Director Lowry replied yes. Councilmember Short questioned staff regarding if a guard rail exists on Heritage Avenue. Director Lowry replied yes. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding the dollar amount estimate for Roberts Road. Director Lowry explained Roberts Road but did not have an estimate. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if Roberts Road is a product of an improperly constructed road. Director Lowry replied yes. '- . »= :way r __.;ru' "su'„'•:. ..; u„i r ` a a ...mss :a.. `.. City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Mayor Kelly questioned staff's ability to handle more projects, in any given year. Director Lowry replied staff will not be able to handle any more projects without adding more staff. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained staff cannot handle additional projects. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the subtotals under the proposed funding for each year. Director Lowry explained the project plan. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if the salary issue is included in the $2.4 million. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated the $2.4 million is unfunded, at this time. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if the $9 million is being proposed unless City Council changes it. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied yes. Councilmember Hall stated he liked the presentation. Mayor Kelly stated the $2.4 million for street maintenance in the current service levels, does not include street reconstruction. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the City is utilizing a portion of the $2.4 million for street reconstruction. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the inflation rate being used. Director Lowry replied no inflation rate is being used, these are current dollars. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding street failures. Director Lowry replied if there are massive street failures, the City will have to cancel a project. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated the budget could be amended. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated street maintenance is not a form of street reconstruction. Councilmember Mogged stated the program may have delays rather than cancelling projects if there are unexpected issues. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated being in favor of the proposed plan since it identifies the needs. He added these may be problems right now, but elected officials are responsible for deciding how to remedy those problems. Director Lowry stated this is staff's best effort to identify the worst need. Mayor Kelly concurred. Councilmember Hart stated a bond election is going to have to be held, in the future, to take care of some of these projects, which cannot be funded. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated it would free up the burden onto other projects. He stated most citizens do not understand these needs. p• ;, ;,r a .a = .;; '�: _ ,"�� ,• mss,ii a , W City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Councilmember Short questioned staff regarding when the CIP plan would be reviewed. Director Lowry stated this presentation was simply an overview, but that City Council may give direction to staff at any time. City Manager Jennifer Fadden stated input received this evening would be incorporated into the CIP when the proposed budget is presented. Mayor Kelly stated he will rely on staff's judgment since they are the experts. Councilmember Short stated Roberts Road appears to be the big issue. City Manager Jennifer Fadden questioned City Council regarding if there were any projects in which they felt needed further direction. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated he would like to discuss the Service Center need. Mayor Kelly stated that is discussed in the next item on the agenda. Mayor Kelly recessed the meeting at 8:46 p.m. Mayor Kelly reconvened the meeting at 8:54 p.m. 2d Presentation of facility needs Public Works Director Bob Lowry updated City Council regarding facility needs. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding how the Council Chambers was approved but did not meet the requirements of the state for ADA compliance. Director Lowry replied not knowing how it received approval. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding if the original contractor can be contacted to fix the issue. Director Lowry replied it was never approved by an ADA state approved contractor. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding how does the City Council know that the installation is not going to be done wrong, again? Director Lowry replied it takes quality inspectors, not civil engineering technicians. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor stated there is a perception that the City signed off on something, therefore it was approved. He stated there is a great misunderstanding of what a quality inspector or a type of an inspector inspects. He further added the money has been spent on this once, now those funds have to be used again when they could be used for something else. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding the expensive quote for the cleaning of the stone at City Hall. Director Lowry replied the stone should have been sealed in the beginning. �pry ':7a� 3C�.9 d.,v_� ` •,°� c.: ` _�� ....: � ,�... "� '� �^':... -- :-�:; City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Councilmember Hart questioned staff regarding if a water fountain could be installed. on the third floor. Director Lowry replied it would be very expensive to install a fountain. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding if the roof leaks have been repaired at the Justice Center. Director Lowry replied temporarily. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding the previous renovations to Colleyville Center. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the countertops were not replaced and therefore need to be replaced with stone. She added those countertops are used and abused. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the painting of the trim. Colleyville Center Manager Leslie Hill explained the trim/mill work was not painted during the previous renovations; the trim was last painted in 2007. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the stage area. Manager Hill explained the stage had not been renovated in the last updates made to the Center. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained these items were not included in the scope of the original renovation plan. Councilmember Hall questioned staff regarding if the debt is still being paid for that renovation. City Manager Jennifer Fadden replied debt was not issued for the renovation, the money was borrowed from the Colleyville Tomorrow Fund and one year is left to pay into this fund from CEDC money. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated he thought these items were included in the scope, especially the usable areas. Director Lowry stated a budget is established and then the design is completed. He stated some of these items may have been eliminated to meet the budget. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding the loggia water fountain. Director Lowry replied the entire fountain will be repaired. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding funds appropriated towards building maintenance. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained the funds that have been appropriated for these projects. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding if the generator would be for the entire City Hall versus only sections of City Hall. Director Lowry replied only if that is determined as a priority need. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding if staff can operate in other locations if City Hall were to lose power. Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer Terry Leake replied yes. r ,' ;; �.:s°i,�a'x �.<:•., � x,. o:°" � ash < 2- a City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding what is to be done in the event of a disaster. Mayor Kelly stated a presentation can be given. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated he would like City Council to go through the building permit process in the building inspection department. Councilmember Hall stated he would like a security briefing done with the entire City Council. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor stated he would like to see this done yearly. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding funding sources available for some of the items. Director Lowry replied yes and those are the highest priority. Councilmember Mogged stated he would like to take a tour of the public works department. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor concurred. 2e Update of the Information Technology Strategic Plan Information Systems Manager Chris Pena updated City Council regarding the Information Technology Strategic Plan. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding what is the backup plan if telecommunications goes down. Manager Pena explained there are currently POTTS lines in place for backup. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if items are going to be uploaded to Laserfiche, especially prior to 2000. City Manager Jennifer Fadden yes, as staff has time to be able, the information will be uploaded. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if there will be geographic distance between the cities in which will help with offsite data systems. Manager Pena replied this project is still being studied for the best possible solution and cost. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding when the ISM strategic plan through FY 2018 will be presented. Manager Pena replied not knowing for sure. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding what is the digital signage platform. Manager Pena stated these are monitors installed in City buildings, like the one in the Library foyer. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the "Call on Colleyville." Manager Pena replied that is the program for citizens to use when they have a request. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the blade chassis and servers at City Hall, are they worn out? Manager Pena replied yes, there is about a five to seven year window for them. City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding if they have been worth their investment. Manager Pena replied yes. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained that the 2014 and 2015 initiatives are not in the current budget nor funded, and will therefore have to compete for funding within the service level enhancements. Mayor Pro Tem Taylor questioned staff regarding the authorized plan. City Manager Jennifer Fadden explained there is a contingency on the plan with whether or not it can be funded. She stated there are several service level enhancements which will compete for funding. Mayor Pro Tern Taylor questioned staff regarding the desktops and thin client, are they in jeopardy? Manager Pena replied no. Mayor Kelly questioned staff regarding the use of laptops. Manager Pena explained the laptops will be reviewed for their continued use next year. 2f Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2013 Employee Opinion Survey Human Resources Director Michelle Reyes presented the Fiscal Year 2013 Employee Opinion Survey. Councilmember Mogged questioned staff regarding if the survey is coded such that one can see if the issues are within any particular area. Director Reyes replied a question does identify the department, and therefore some responses can be made for particular areas. She stated trends can be monitored so that focus can be made in those areas. Councilmember Hart questioned staff regarding if the surveys are done with paper or online. Director Reyes replied the survey may be done both ways, paper and online. Councilmember Hart questioned staff regarding if all employees have access to the internet. Director Reyes replied yes, with shared computers. Councilmember Hart questioned staff regarding if the Employee Assistance Program is through the same broker as the health insurance. Director Reyes replied they are separate, with Alliance Work Partners. 3. ADJOURNMENT The City Council worksession adjourned at 10:29 p.m. APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 7 AYES 0 NAYS, AND 0 ABSTENTIONS ON THIS THE 16n DAY OF JULY 2013. City Council Minutes June 26, 2013 Minutes taken and prepared by: , I ' , Am i•helley I City Secretary