2009-08-10 & 08-11 City Council Meeting for the Budget Workshop Meetings on Proposed Budget and Public Hearing on Recommendations of Staff and Other Matters of the City of La Porte

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Minutes of Regular Meeting and Workshop of the La Porte City Council held on August 10 -11, 2009 Page 5 City Manager Ron Bottoms provided Council with an overview of the upcoming proposed budget. The following departmental budgets were discussed: EMS, Police Department, Emergency Management, Administration, Main Street, Hotel/Motel, 4b, Human Resources/Risk Management, Health/Medical, Municipal Court Purchasing, City Secretary, Legal, City Council, Finance, Tax, Non Departmental, Public Works, Airport, La Porte Area Water Authority and Motor Pool Budgets were discussed. Council retired into Executive Session at 9:04 p.m. See below Item # 13. Council recessed the meeting on 8/10/2009 at 9:26 p.m. Council reconvened the meeting on 8/11/2009 at 6:00 p.m. The following departmental budgets were discussed on 8/11/2009 Public Works Capital Improvement Projects, Drainage, Vehicle Replacements, Parks and Recreation, Planning Department, GIS, Inspections, Golf Course, IT, General Capital Improvement Projects. In addition, Finance Director Michael Dolby provided an overview of debt services. Assistant City Manager John Joerns provided an overview of the TIRZ budget. Council accepted the proposed budget as presented, with the following directives: · That the implementation of the drainage maintenance fee be well publicized. · Staff to bring back additional recommendations for improvements at the Golf Course. · Staff to explore several options for creating additional Council office space to include the possibility of two members per office. 11. City Manager Ron Bottoms provided Administrative Reports for the following: August 10-14, 2009 - Budget Workshop Meetings - 6:00 p.m. August 13, 2009 - Special tour aboard POH MN Sam Houston - dock adjacent to the Battleship Texas (San Jacinto State Park) - 6:15 p.m. (begin boarding) August 14-15, 2009 - TML Region 14 Fall Meeting - Moody Gardens August 18, 2009 - Breakfast with the Stars - Heritage Park Elementary 7: 00 a.m. August 19, 2009 - Drainage Committee Meeting - 6:00 p.m.