1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Rockport City Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Rockport City Hall, 622 E. Market, Rockport, Texas. The matters to be discussed and acted upon re as follows: Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Citizens to be heard. At this time, comments will be taken from the audience on any subject matter that is not on the agenda. To address the Council, please sign the speaker’s card located on the table outside the Council Chamber and deliver to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Council may not discuss or take action on any item which has not been posted on the agenda. Consent Agenda All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. 4. Deliberate and act on approval of City Council Budget Workshop Minutes of July 15, 17, and 23, 2013 and Regular Meeting Minutes of July 23, 2013. 5. Deliberate and act on approval of the Fulton Mansion FY 2012-2013 Hotel Occupancy Tax funds 3rd Quarter Report and authorize disbursement of 4th quarter funds in the amount of $14,750.00. Public Hearing 6. Conduct a public hearing on a proposal to increase water, wastewater and natural gas utility rates and solid waste collection rates for all customers. Regular Agenda 7. Hear and deliberate on presentation of Chamber of Commerce Community Stewardship For Generations quarterly report. 8. Deliberate and act on request by First United Methodist Church for permanent closure of St. Mary’s Street between Church Street and Live Oak Street – City Council tabled item on July 23, 2013. 9. Deliberate and act on the second reading of an Ordinance amending the official zoning map as stipulated under Section 4.1 of Ordinance Number 1027, being the City of Rockport, Texas, Zoning Ordinance, by overlaying the current zoning of property (R-1 1st Single- Family Dwelling District) located at 3401-3409 Texas State Highway 35 Business Route, August 13, 2013, Rockport City Council Agenda Page 1 2 Rockport, Texas; also described as Swickheimer, Block 246, Lot 3, part of 5.389 acres, Aransas County, Rockport, Texas, to a planned Unit Development (PUD) detached zero lot line single-family residential use overlay district containing 46 platted lots along with such features and amenities as indicated in Exhibit A attached thereto and with those specific conditions as outlined in Section 1-Amendment of said Ordinance. 10. Deliberate and act on presentation of proposed Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget. 11. Deliberate and act by taking record vote on proposed 2013 property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2013-2104 Budget and scheduling dates for two (2) required public hearings on proposed tax rate. 12. Deliberate and act on first reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the City of Rockport Code of Ordinances Chapter 102 “Utilities”, Article II, “Water Service”, Division 3, “Service Charges” by amending water rates for all customers; providing for the validity of said Ordinance; repealing all prior ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. 13. Deliberate and act on first reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the City of Rockport Code of Ordinances Chapter 102 “Utilities”, Article III, Wastewater Service”, Division 4, “Service Charges” by amending wastewater rates for all customers; providing for the validity of said Ordinance; repealing all prior ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. 14. Deliberate and act on first reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the City of Rockport Code of Ordinances Chapter 102 “Utilities, Article V, “Natural Gas Service”, Division 3, “Service Charges” by amending natural gas rates for all customers; providing for the validity of said Ordinance; repealing all prior ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. 15. Deliberate and act on first reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the City of Rockport, Code of Ordinances Chapter 82 “Solid Waste”, Article II, “Refuse Collection”, Section 82- 39 – Fee schedule by amending monthly fees for refuse collection for all customers; providing for the validity of said Ordinance; repealing all prior ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. 16. Deliberate and act on Resolution authorizing publication of delinquent taxpayers’ names. 17. Deliberate and act on Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with Aransas County for Jail Services for a period beginning January 1, 2013 and expiring December 31, 2013. 18. Deliberate and act on changing vendor for City of Rockport Code of Ordinances professional services. August 13, 2013, Rockport City Council Agenda Page 2 3 4 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular Meeting: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 AGENDA ITEM: 4 Deliberate and act on approval of City Council Budget Workshop Minutes of July 15, 17, and 23, 2013 and Regular Meeting Minutes of July 23, 2013. SUBMITTED BY: City Secretary Teresa Valdez APPROVED FOR AGENDA: PKC BACKGROUND: Please see the accompanying minutes of the City Council Budget Workshops of July 15, July 17 and July 23, 2013, and Regular Meeting of July 23, 2013. FISCAL ANALYSIS: N/A RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the minutes as presented. August 13, 2013, Rockport City Council Agenda Page 1 of 1 5 CITY OF ROCKPORT MINUTES CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING 9:00 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2013 Rockport City Hall, 622 East Market Street On the 15th day of July 2013, the City Council of the City of Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, convened in Workshop Session at 9:00 a.m. at the regular meeting place in City Hall, and notice of meeting giving time, place, date and subject was posted as described in V.T.C.A., Government Code § 551.041. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER(S) ABSENT Mayor Charles J. Wax Mayor Pro-Tem Pat Rios, Ward 3 Council Member Rusty Day, Ward 1 Council Member J.D. Villa, Ward 2 Council Member Adelaide Marlatt, Ward 4 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT City Manager Kevin Carruth City Secretary Teresa Valdez Finance Director Patty Howard Building/Development Director Mike Henry Police Chief Tim Jayroe Public Works Director Billy Dick Parks & Leisure Services Director Tom Staley Water & Sewer Superintendent Danny Cox Water Quality Specialist Art Smith IT Manager Brian Jacobs Opening Agenda 1. Call to Order. With a quorum of the Council Members present, the Budget Workshop Meeting of the Rockport City Council was called to order by Mayor Wax at 9:07 a.m. on Monday, July 15, 2013, in the Council Chambers of the Rockport City Hall, 622 E. Market Street, Rockport, Texas. Regular Agenda. 2. Hear and deliberate on presentation of proposed Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget. City Manager Kevin Carruth gave a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed Fiscal Year 2013- 2014 Budget which included discussion on the following topics: City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 1 of 8 Pages 6 Assumptions: Tax Rate – 9% above Effective Tax Rate; Sales Tax – 2.5% increase; Group Medical Insurance – 3% increase (split with employees); Texas Municipal Retirement System – 16.1 % increase (been phasing in, this is 7/10ths more than last year); Merit Increases – calculated for full 12 months; and Halo Flight Subscription - $1500 for all employees for entire year. U.S. Consumer Price Index/Municipal Cost Index Inflation Rate Comparison City of Rockport Building Values & Permits Issued City of Rockport New Construction Value By Type Aransas County Residential & Land Sales – Total Units Sold & Average Days on Market Aransas County Residential & Land Sales – Total Sales & Average Sales Price Aransas County Residential, Commercial & Land Sales – Comparison of Total Annual Sales to Rolling 3-Year Average Aransas County Hotel Room Revenues & Nights Sold 2001-2012 Aransas County Gross Sales & Sales Outlets 2004-2012 Rockport-Fulton Commercial Water Accounts 2010-2013 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Comparison Fiscal Year 2013-2014 (Attached hereto) Ad Valorem Value Per Capita Comparison 2013 Ad Valorem Revenue Per Capita Comparison 2013 Monthly Allocation of Average Residential Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Fulltime Staffing by Fund Fiscal Year 2002-2003 – Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Total Debt Per Capita Comparison 2013 Consolidated Debt Balance Repayment Schedule Rate Design Alternatives – Water Fiscal Year 2014 Rate Design Alternatives – Wastewater Fiscal Year 2014 Water/Wastewater Cost Comparison 2013 – 10,000 Gallon Residential Consumption Water/Wastewater Cost Comparison 2013 – 50,000 Gallon Commercial Consumption Rate Design Alternatives – Natural Gas Fiscal Year 2014 This part of page left blank intentionally. City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 2 of 8 Pages 7 Mr. Carruth then called the Council’s attention to the City of Rockport – Budget Requests and Reductions for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 as follows: This part of page left blank intentionally. City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 3 of 8 Pages 8 City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 4 of 8 Pages 9 Council recessed from Noon until 12:35 p.m. for lunch. City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 5 of 8 Pages 10 Mr. Carruth continued with the presentation of the proposed Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget as follows: City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 6 of 8 Pages 11 City of Rockport, Texas July 15, 2013 City Council Workshop Minutes Page 7 of 8 Pages 12 Discussion was held among Council, City Manager and Staff in regard to the budget requests as presented by the City Manager.