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06-12-2012 MinutesAUNUTES REGULAR MEETING June 12, 2012 A Regular Meeting was held by the Schertz City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, on June 12, 2012, at 6:00 p.m , in the Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building #4, Schertz, Texas. The following members present to -wit: Mayor Pro -Tem George Antuna Councilmember Cedric Edwards Staff Present: Executive Director David Harris Executive Director Brian James City Attorney Michael Spain Councilmember Jim Fowler was absent. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING Councilmember David Scagliola Councilmember Michael Carpenter City Manager John Kessel Executive Director John Bierschwale Chief of Staff Bob Cantu City Secretary Brenda Dennis Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone in attendance. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna also welcomed Councilmember Edwards back. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND STATE OF TEXAS. Councilmember Carpenter gave the invocation followed by the Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and the State of Texas. Presentations • Presentation and briefing regarding the upcoming sale of Bonds for the Schertz - Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) for the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) Project. (J. Bierschwale/M. McLiney) Mayor Pro-Tern Antuna recognized Financial Advisor Mark McLiney, who introduced his new business partner, Andrew Friedman. Mr. McLiney stated that the upcoming sale of bonds for the Schertz - Seguin Local Government Corporation is for a project on behalf of the San Antonio Water Systems Project. SAWS will be 100% responsible for the debt service of these bonds. The City will not be tied to these bonds in any way. The project is moving forward and a pricing and sale of bonds will occur next week. The Council will need to authorize this action at next week's Council meeting. The result of this project will reduce the cost of water for participants. There were no questions or comments from Council. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes Presentation and discussion of a Financing Plan to issue the balance of the City's Voter approved General Obligation Bonds, Authorizing City Staff and Financial Advisor to proceed with the plan, and approve a sale date for said bonds (J. Kessel/M. McLiney) Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Financial Advisor Mark McLiney, who stated that voters have approved over $7 million worth of General Obligation Bonds that have not been issued to date. These bonds are for the swimming pool, athletic fields, and downtown revitalization projects. Mr. McLiney stated this is the year we need to sell the bonds and to do so before the tax rate is set for the next fiscal year. He explained the different options for selling these bonds and the interest and sinking tax rate that will be needed to pay for these bonds, as well as the City's options regarding the sale of bonds. City Manager John Kessel clarified the information presented by Mr. McLiney.' Councilmembers, Mr. McLiney, and Mr. Kessel further discussed this item in detail. Mi. McLiney answered questions from Council. This item will be placed on a future agenda for discussion and/or action. Qq Events Announcements of upcoming City Events by Executive Directors (D. Harris /J. Bierschwale/B. James) Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Executive Director David Harris, who announced that the following events will be occurring this week: • Thursday, June 14 — Northeast Partnership, Olympia Hills • Sunday, June 17 — Father's Day Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker's register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized the following people who spoke: • Mr. Carl Douglas, 2550 Woodland Village Place, who spoke regarding the proposed Charter Amendments and his support of the amendments. He requested Council consider an amendment regarding positions and terms of Council and Mayor. • Mr. Steve White, 805 Main Street, who questioned the status of a presentation regarding the Main Street Revitalization for business owners in the area. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes • Ed "Grumpy" Azzoz, 528 Wayward Pass, who spoke regarding the naming of certain City facilities after Mayor Baldwin, as well as his concerns with the quality of the June Schertz Magazine. He also expressed his hope that the City is assisting the homeowners in Fairhaven. • Cedric Edwards Jr., 1016 Keanna Place, announced that his father, Councilman Cedric Edwards, will seek the office of Mayor in November 2012. • Clare Layton, 12231 Lost Meadows Drive, who thanked City Attorney Katherine Tapley, on her presentation on the Texas Open Meetings Act. Ms. Layton expressed her issues with the Open Meetings Act as well as other concerns including a misspelling in last week's minutes, City projects, Schertz Magazine, the City Charter, and her appreciation for the City staff. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized the following who spoke regarding the issues of. accountability, consumer protection, issues with their homes, requesting Council to approve their proposed ordinances, and for Pulte to buy back their homes: • Angela and Kenneth Russell, 6034 Mule Deer • Jennifer Sullivan, 5317 Storm King • Ryan Mahoney, 5233 Columbia • Kenny Knippa, 5560 Columbia • Dan Hollestelle, 5525 Columbia • Donna Fitzgerald, 5304 Storm King • Sherry Clark, 5269 Brookline • Tricia Mattison, P.O. Box 3022, Universal City • Janet Ahmad, 18 Silver Horn, San Antonio Worksession Items • Discussion regarding proposed City Charter Amendment changes. (J. Kessel/M. Spain) Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized City Attorney Michael Spain who provided the following information regarding the proposed City Charter amendments and answered questions from Council. Mr. Spain provided a brief PowerPoint presentation regarding the proposed charter amendments. The presentation included staff recommendations for certain charter amendments for the November election and outlined the proposed amendments that staff felt should go to a charter review commission: Section 4.01 Number, Selection, and Term. The City Council shall be composed of the Mayor and five Councihnembers. The Mayor and all Councilmembers shall be elected from the City at large. Subject to Section 4.06(c), the Mayor and Councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided in Section 9.01 of this Charter for two -year terms. [Change to three year terms with transition provisions]. Each Councilmember shall occupy a position on the City Council, such positions being numbered Place One through Place Five. At the first general election held under this Charter and each odd - numbered year thereafter, Councilmembers to fill Places Three, Four, and Five 06 -12 -2012 Minutes shall be elected. The following year and each even - numbered year thereafter, the Mayor and the Councilmembers filling Places One and Two shall be elected, STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 4.07 Prohibitions (e) Employees Serving on City Council. Any employee of the City who is elected to the position of Mayor or Councilmember must resign from such employee's employment position with the City prior to taking the oath of office. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 4.09 Meetings and Procedure. (c) Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions. Ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced to the City Council only in written or printed form. The subject or subjects of all ordinances and resolutions shall be clearly expressed in the title. Except as may otherwise be prescribed in this Charter, an ordinance shall not be passed at the meeting of the City Council at which it is first introduced, but instead the ordinance or its caption shall be read, and the City Council will determine whether it shall be rejected or further considered at a subsequent meeting of the City Council. If rejected, no further action shall be required. The City Council must take second and final consideration of any ordinance not later than sixty days after the first reading of such ordinance. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the City Council, by a vote of not less than two- thirds of the members present at the meeting at which an ordinance is first introduced, determines that an emergency exists requiring immediate action, such ordinance may then be voted upon and rejected or passed at that meeting. The "ayes" and "nays" shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions and entered in the minutes of the City Council. The affirmative vote of three or more members of the City Council is required to enact any ordinance or resolution. The Mayor shall vote only in the event of a tie.; the Mayor Pro -Tern may vote on any matter being considered by the City Council. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be, "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ", and every ordinance shall be authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and the City Secretary and shall be systematically recorded and indexed in an ordinance book in a manner approved by the City Council. (1) Franchise ordinances. All ordinances granting, confirming, extending, renewing, or amending a franchise shall be accepted in writing by the grantees and before taking effect shall be published as otherwise provided in this Charter. IDelete publication requirement.] STAFF RECOMMENDATION: YES, INCLUDE ON BALLOT .(SAME AS SECTION 11.03) Section 5.03 Powers and Duties of City Manager. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes The City Manager or his or her designee] shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City. He or she shall be responsible to the City Council for the administration of all City affairs placed in his or her charge by or under this Charter. He or she Lr his or her designeel shall have the following powers and duties: (a) He or she shall appoint and, when he or she deems it necessary for the good of the City, suspend or remove City employees and appointive administrative officers provided for, by or under this Charter, except as otherwise provided by law, this Charter, or personnel rules adopted pursuant to this Charter. He or she may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to his or her direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office, or agency. (b) He or she shall direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law. (c) He or she shall attend all City Council meetings and shall have the right to take part in discussion but may not vote. (d) He or she shall see that all laws, provisions of this Charter, and acts of the City Council, subject to enforcement by him or her or by officers subject to his or her direction and supervision, are faithfully executed. (e) He or she shall prepare and submit the annual budget and capital program to the City Council. (f) He or she shall submit to the City Council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City as of the end of each fiscal year. (g) He or she shall make such other reports as the City Council may require concerning the operations of City departments, offices, and agencies subject to his or her direction and supervision. (h) He or she shall keep the City Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations to the City Council concerning the affairs of the City. (i) He or she shall perform such other duties as are specified in this Charter or may be required by the City Council. 0) He or she shall keep a written inventory of all real property and all permanent equipment belonging to the City, said inventory to be subject to annual audit. A system shall be established to control the use and replacement of expendable items. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes (k) He or she shall have the authority to sign documents in the name of the City as authorized by the City Council. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 6.06 City Secretary. The City Council shall appoint a City Secretary and his/her deputy or deputies who shall act as Secretary of the City Council and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Council. The City Secretary shall be the clerical officer of the City Council, and shall keep the, minutes, agenda, ordinances and other official records of the City Council and the City. The City Secretary shall be the custodian of the official seal of the City, and shall have such other duties and powers prescribed in this Charter and by the City Council. The City Council will set the compensation for the City Secretary. The City Secretary shall report administratively to the City Manager but may be removed from office only by the City Council. [Change appointment and removal of City Secretary from City Council to City Manager.] STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 6.07 Tag Assessor - Collector. (a) Office of Taxation. There shall be established an Office of Taxation, the head of which shall be the City Assessor - Collector of Taxes. This office shall be filled by appointment by the City Manager. The Assessor - Collector shall give a surety bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties including compliance with all controlling provisions of the State law bearing upon the functions of his or her office in a sum which shall be fixed by the City Council but in no event shall the amount be less than twenty thousand dollars, the cost to be borne by the City. The City Council may, in the interest of economy and efficiency, contract with an individual or another political subdivision as Assessor - Collector to handle the assessment and/or collection of taxes, and no separate Assessor - Collector need be appointed in such case. Revise to describe current practice of contracting to fill this position but_retainine the option of hiring an assessor - collector employee and delete the surety bond requirement if we contract with another political subdivision.l STAFF RECOMMENDATION: YES, INCLUDE ON BALLOT Section 6.07 Tax Assessor - Collector. (e) Tax Remissions, Discounts, and Compromises. Neither the City Manager nor the City Council shall have the right to forgive any current or delinquent taxes or penalty and interest except in cases of error or otherwise as permitted by State law. [Add "related to taxation" with respect to penalty and interest. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: YES, INCLUDE ON BALLOT 06 -12 -2012 Minutes Section 7.10 Director of Finance. (a) Appointment, Surety Bond. There shall be a Department of Finance, the head of which shall be the City Manager or his Add_ "or her "] designee who shall provide a bond with such surety and amount as the City Council may require, except that such bond shall be in an amount of not less than twenty thousand dollars, the cost to be borne by the City. Delete surety bond requirement.] STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 9.01 City Elections. (a) Regular Elections. The regular City election shall be held on the first Saturday of May in each calendar year or in accordance with applicable State law. [Change to November uniform election date, with transition provisions.] STAFF RECOAUWENDATION: NO Section 9.02 Candidates. Any person having the qualifications set forth for Councilmember under Section 4.02 of this Charter shall have the right to file an application to have his or her name placed on the official ballot as a candidate for any one elective office such as Mayor, Councilmember - Place One, Councilmember - Place Two, etc. Such application, in writing, shall include the candidate's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and date of residency, shall be signed by such candidate and accompanied by his or her loyalty affidavit and a statement that the candidate is aware of applicable State nepotism laws, as prescribed by Texas Election Code, and shall be filed with the City Secretary or appropriate authority within the time period required by applicable State law. A filing fee of five dollars, or such other amount as may hereafter be set by the City Council, must be paid to the City Secretary by each candidate upon presentation of his or her application. IUncrease the filing feel The filing fee shall be waived if the candidate states in writing that payment thereof will constitute a financial hardship. Provide additional requirements for waiver of fee, STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 10.03 Petitions. (a) Number of Signatures. Initiative, referendum, or recall petitions must be signed by qualified voters of the City equal in number to at least fifty (50) percent [Increase percent] of the total number of qualified voters who voted at the last Mayoral election, but no less than three hundred (300) [Increase number . 06 -12 -2012 Minutes STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NO Section 11.02 Franchises. The City Council shall have power by ordinance to grant, renew, and extend all franchises of. public utilities of every character operating within the City, and for such purpose is granted full power. The term "public utilities" as used herein is construed to mean any person, firm, or corporation furnishing to the public any general public service, including, but not limited to heat, light, power, telephone service, community antenna or cable television service, refrigeration, steam, and the carrying of passengers for hire, or for any other purpose whereby a right to, in part, appropriate or use the streets, highways, or other property of the City is necessary or proper. All ordinances granting, renewing, or extending franchises for public utilities shall be read at two separate regular meetings of the City Council and shall not be passed until thirty days after the first reading; and no such ordinance shall take effect until thirty days after its passage; and, during such thirty day period, the full text of such ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City, and the expense of such publication shall be borne by the proponent of the franchise. Welete publication. requirement.] ,STAFF RECOMMENDATION: YES, INCLUDE ON BALLOT (SAME AS SECTION 4.09(e) (1) Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Scagliola who questioned the time frame for a Charter Review Commission to be created. City Attorney Michael Spain indicated that charter review commissions meet approximately every 10 years; however, after November we could begin the process of creating a charter review commission. Mr. Spain clarified that Council can decide to move forward with staff recommendations or decide on their own what amendments should be placed on the ballot, if any. He advised Council that there was a limited timeline for the November election, and the need to call an election is no later than 78 days before an election date. August 14, 2012 is the last Tuesday before this 78 day deadline. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna, Councilmembers, City Attorney Michael Spain, and City Manager John Kessel further discussed this item and the idea of creating a Charter Review Commission in detail. Councilmember Carpenter suggested that the Council hold several public hearings at future meetings to allow for public comments to be heard on the proposed charter amendments. As it was the consensus of the Council to hold public hearings and the lack of the 180 days for the required seating of a Charter Review Commission, this item will be added to future agendas for a public hearing on the proposed amendments. Consent Agenda The Consent Agenda is considered to be self - explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request by the Mayor Pro -Tem or a Councilmember. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna removed Item One, Minutes of the June 5, 2012, meeting from the Consent Agenda due to a needed spelling correction and asked Council if they would like to remove any additional items. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Scagliola who stated that Item Two needed to be removed, because it was posted as a public hearing. City Attorney Michael Spain stated that the public hearing had already been held and that there was an error on the posting. Mayor Pro-Tern Antuna recognized Councilmember Scagliola who requested that Item Four be removed from consent for further discussion. Mayor Pro-Tern Antuna recognized Councilmember Carpenter who stated that as a procedural matter, Item One should be removed for separate action in regards to the correction needed in the minutes. In regards to Item Two, he questioned if the Council should go through the exercise of conducting a public hearing, as it is posted as such, regardless of our intent. City Attorney Michael Spain stated that Council could conduct a public hearing, but the City is not legally required to do so since we held a public hearing on this item last week. Councilmembers concurred to leave Items Two and Three on the Consent Agenda. 2. Ordinance No. 12 -S -13 - Conduct a public hearing and consideration and/or action upon a request to rezone approximately 0.974 acres of land from Predevelopment District (PRE) to General Business District (GB). The property is more specifically described as a portion of Lot I of the WMI. Subdivision, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas, generally located on southbound IH 35 between Engel Road and Eckhardt Road. Final Reading (B. Jarnes/M. Sanchez) The following caption was read into record: ORDINANCE NO. 12 -S -13 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ORDINANCE I1 -S -15 BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 0.974± ACRE OF LAND FROM PREDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PRE) TO GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (GB) BEING A PORTION OF A 1.824 ACRE TRACT OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1, WML SUBDIVISON, CITY OF SCHERTZ, COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED ON SOUTHBOUND IH 35 BETWEEN ENGEL ROAD AND ECKHARDT ROAD; PROVIDING A REVERSIONARY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 3. Resolution No. 12 -R -52 - Consideration and/or action approving a resolution approving a Subordination of Lien Agreement with The Frost National Bank in connection with an existing $150,000 loan from the Schertz Economic Development Corporation to SPV Ventures, LLC. (D. Gwin/M. Spain/K. Tapley) 06 -12 -2012 Minutes The following caption was read into record: RESOLUTION NO. 12 -R -52 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING A SUBORDINATION OF LIEN AGREEMENT WITH THE FROST NATIONAL BANK IN CONNECTION WITH AN EXISTING LOAN FROM THE SCHERTZ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO SPV VENTURES, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000, AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Pro -Tern Antuna recognized Councilmember Carpenter who moved, seconded by Councilmember Scagliola to approve consent agenda Items 2 and 3. The vote was 3 -0 -1 with Councilmember Edwards abstaining. Motion carried. Discussion and /or Action Items 1. Minutes - Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 5, 2012. (J. Kessel/B. Dennis) Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Carpenter who moved, seconded by Councilmember Scagliola to approve the minutes with the correction of the spelling of the country Jordan. The vote was unanimous. Motion carrier. 4. Resolution No. 12 -R -53 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution authorizing the purchase and installation of the new Playscape equipment. (J. Kessel./P. Gaudreau) The following caption was read into record: RESOLUTION NO. 12 -R -53 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PLAYSCAPE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Pro-Tern Antuna recognized Owner's Representative Phil Gaudreau who came forward providing updated information regarding the purchase and installation of the new Playscape equipment. Councilmembers expressed their desire to have Mr. Gaudreau look into providing additional shading structures and the possibility of installing security cameras in the area, Mr. Gaudreau will bring this information back to Council at a later date. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna, Councilmembers, City Manager John Kessel, and Phil Gaudreau further discussed this item in detail. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Scagliola who moved, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna to approve Resolution No. 12 -R -53. The vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes Mayor Pro -Tern Antuna moved into Executive Session at 8 :24 p.m. Executive Session. Called under Section: • 551.071 Texas Government Code Litigation, pending or contemplated litigation; • 551.072 Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, sale, lease, or value of real property, or real estate; • 551.074 Deliberation regarding personnel matters, duties of certain public officials and employees, and personnel and the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the City Manager • 551.087 Texas Government Code — Deliberation regarding Economic Development Negotiations. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna reconvened into regular session at 9:52 p.m. 5. Take any action deemed necessary as a result of the Executive Session. No action required. Requests and Announcements 6. Requests by Mayor Pro -Tem and Councilmembers that items be placed on a future City Council agenda. No items requested. 7. Requests by Mayor Pro -Tem and Councilmembers to City Manager and Staff for information. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Edwards who requested an update on the Senior Center and switching to self -pay on July 1, 2012. Executive Director Brian James stated that he has been in contact with the Senior Center and will be meeting with the directors of the center and will gain more information on this subject. City Manager John Kessel stated that an external audit of the Senior Center's financial books is currently'being conducted. Cost sharing options have been discussed in the past, but the City had always requested detailed information on this before moving forward. The City would be interested in cost sharing with sister cities, but would need more information on this before taking any action. Councilmember Edwards requested information regarding grants and the use of a grant writer to receive funds to help fund this project. Executive Director Brian James indicated that this is a good point and the City needs to do this; however, he needs more information from the Senior Center. 06 -12 -2012 Minutes City Manager John Kessel expressed that the City has enjoyed working with the Senior Center and they have a tremendous, successful program. S. Announcements by Mayor Pro -Tem and Councilmembers • City and community events attended and to be attended • City Council Committee and Liaison Assignments • Continuing education events attended and to be attended • Recognition of actions by City employees • Recognition of actions by community volunteers • Upcoming City Council agenda items Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Scagliola who stated that he visited Kung Jung Mu Sul Karate and participated in the belt testing event. Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized Councilmember Edwards who thanked City Staff for all of their help and support after the loss of his mother. Mayor Pro -Tern Antuna recognized Councilmember Carpenter who stated that he will be seeking the position of Mayor in November. 9. Announcements by City Manager Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna recognized City Manager John Kessel, who stated that he and Executive Director David Harris, attended the Texas City Management Association Conference last week. He stated our community is known among other managers as being successful and that good decisions continue to be made. He congratulated the Council on this achievement. Mr. Kessel mentioned that he met with Gary Baldwin, brother of Mayor Baldwin, on Monday, June 11, 2012. Mr. Baldwin was in town for an event at UTSA. A Nursing Wing of the school and a scholarship was being named in honor of his late wife, Ruth Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin thanked the City staff for their support and love during the time of their loss of Mayor Baldwin. Mr. Kessel indicated that the City Staff is working on the FY 2012 -13 Budget and he commended staff on their success in developing the upcoming budget. He stated that stability will be the key to this upcoming budget. The City will continue to be successful and the envy of other cities in the upcoming years. Ad'ournment Mayor Pro -Tem Antuna adjourned the meeting at 10:13 p.m. - l Mayo 16-Tem George Antuna 06 -12 -2012 Minutes EST: Cynt a aleigh, Depu C' ecretary 06 -12 -2012 Minutes