City Council Regular Meeting

Minutes of Special Meeting City Council City of Dripping Springs A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Dripping Springs was held Wednesday, July 31, 2013, beginning at 5:50 PM in the 511 Mercer Street, Dripping Springs, Texas. I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds called the meeting to order at 5:50 pm and took roll call. Present: Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds; Council Member Santos Alba; Council Member Charles Busbey; Council Member Wade King; and Council Member John Kroll. Absent: Mayor Todd Purcell. City Staff/Appointed Officials present: City Administrator Michelle Fischer; Deputy City Administrator Ginger Faught; City Treasurer Gina Gillis; Special Counsel David Tuckfield; Financial Advisor Chris Lane; and Project Engineer Robby Callegari. II. EXECUTIVE SESSION-Mayor Pro Tem Foulds states that he would like to go to the Business item then go into Executive Session. The City Council for the City of Dripping Springs has the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any matter as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and 551.086 (Economic Development). A. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding alternatives and options for obtaining and permitting subsurface wastewater drip irrigation lands for the disposal of wastewater treated under the authorization of Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. WQ0014488001 at the City's South Regional Wastewater Treatment Facilities Collection System, including additional area needed to meet wastewater service needs of the future development adjacent to the City's collection lines, (551.071: Consultation with Attorney and 551:072; Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property) III. BUSINESS Consideration and Possible Action On: A. Review of FY2013 & FY2014 Wastewater Utility Budget City Council members and City Staff review the current wastewater utility budget and proposed Fiscal Year 2014 wastewater utility budget. They review projected income, projected revenues, and debt service schedules. City Council asks City Staff to determine how much sales tax has the City paid B & O Investors to date in accordance with the Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement for Planned Development District #1 and when the agreement  expires. They ask City Staff to verify the amount of new property values based on building permits and compare it to the Hays County appraisal values that have been reported. They ask City Staff to keep track of the new property values for the past year and future so we have an idea of the likely increase in the tax roll values. Ms. Fischer states that the City’s Planning Director reports building permit values monthly, so this will be easy to do. Council Members discuss the use of sales tax and ad valorem tax receipts for the wastewater utility fund. They discuss the ad valorem tax rate and possibly increasing it to 0.15. They direct City Staff to publish the proposed tax rate notice at 0.15. Council Members discuss the current wastewater rates and possibly increasing them, creating commercial categories with different rates, and getting commercial wastewater samples to see if businesses are complying with the Pretreatment Ordinance. Council Member Kroll makes a motion to go into Executive Session, seconded by Councilman Busbey. VOTE: all in favor. The motion is carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Consultation with City Attorney Regarding alternatives and options for obtaining and permitting subsurface wastewater drip irrigation lands for the disposal of wastewater treated under the authorization of Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. WQ0014488001 at the City's South Regional Wastewater Treatment Facilities Collection System, including additional area needed to meet wastewater service needs of the future development adjacent to the City's collection lines, (551.071: Consultation with Attorney and 551:072; Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property) Council Members come out of Executive Session at 7:14 pm. IV. ADJOURN-Mayor Pro Tem Foulds adjourns the meeting at 7:15 pm. V. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. City Council Meeting, August 13, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. B. Regular Parks & Recreation Meeting, August 12, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. C. Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, August 27, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. D. Regular Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, August 5, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. E. Founders Day Commission Meeting, August 19, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.