HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 05-30 SpecialMeridian City Council Special Workshop/Meeting May 30, 2006
The Meridian City Council Special Workshop/Meeting was called to order at 5:30
P.M. on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at the Meridian Police Department by Vice
President Councilman Joe Borton.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Keith Bird, Charlie Rountree and
Joe Borton.
Members Absent: Shaun Wardle.
Staff Present: Bill Nary, Anna Canning, Stacy Kilchenmann, Brad Watson, Ron
Anderson, Bill Musser, Shelley Houston, Doug Strong, Len Grady, John
Shawcroft, Rick Clinton and Will Berg.
Item 1. Roll-call Attendance:
Roll call.
O Shaun Wardle X__Joe Borton
X__Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
_X_ Mayor Tammy de Weerd
Item 2. Adoption of the Agenda:
Bird: Mr. Vice President.
Borton: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we adopt the agenda as published.
Rountree: Second.
Borton: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt the agenda. All those in favor.
THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.
Item 3. Discussion of Strategic Planning and Focus Areas for the City
of Meridian:
Borton: In no particular order, (inaudible) materials from each department. My
understanding is we are going to walk through them, department by department
discussing those focus areas. Will?
Berg: (Inaudible--). I think Anna has (inaudible).
De Weerd: I am not sure where Anna is right now. Everyone met on it earlier. I
believe (inaudible--).
Kilchenmann: Okay, you want me to start. We are going to do a little bit of the
exciting financial stuff verses (inaudible--).
(Inaudible discussion)
Kilchenmann: (Inaudible--). What I did is – every year I go through and I
(inaudible) and forecast (inaudible--). This year I did it a little earlier than I
normally do because we have (inaudible--), the capital improvement plan for
general fund. So, the adopt a pet (inaudible--) improvement plan (inaudible)
some sort of (inaudible). That first graph is just history, its historical actual
revenue and historical (inaudible) budget then the (inaudible--) and now there is
(inaudible) dollars and until (inaudible--). So, that just gives you an idea of what I
used to (inaudible) projections (inaudible). So, the next page I have is a graph in
green that (inaudible--) used to calculate the property tax, which is the bulk
(inaudible--) of our general fund and we did the property tax because I want
(inaudible) of our annexations and zoning and take annexation out of there.
(Inaudible--). So, you can see the (inaudible) constructions from the third one
down (inaudible--) because it is just a model that you can (inaudible--) so the
new construction and the taxable value, which is right at the bottom (inaudible--).
The third sheet is the (inaudible--) of the general fund (inaudible). Again,
(inaudible--) the only one that is questionable is (inaudible--). That is an
unknown (inaudible) and the rest of the numbers (inaudible) are conservative
(inaudible--). 2005 is actual – the budget and then 2006 (inaudible--). So, if
anybody wants to look at this (inaudible--). The only thing that is not (inaudible)
is the (inaudible----). No, they are not. (Inaudible--).
(Inaudible discussion)
Kilchenmann: (Inaudible--).
Item 4. Executive Session per Idaho State Code 67-2345(1)(c) – (to
conduct deliberations concerning labor negotiations or to
acquire an interest in real property, which is not owned by a
public agency) and (f) – (to consider and advise its legal
representatives in pending litigation):
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:00 P.M.
(TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
APPROVED:
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TAMMY DE WEERD, MAYOR DATE APPROVED
ATTESTED: ___
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., CITY CLERK