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Min 08/19/2008 388 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Auditorium Building August 19, 2008 Item 1 The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas met in regular session on the above date in the Council Chambers of the Memorial Auditorium Building at 8:30 o'clock a.m., with the following members present. Lanham Lyne - Mayor - Councilors Glenn Barham - Michael Smith - Rick Hatcher - Jim Ginnings - Charles Elmore - Dorothy Roberts-Burns - Darron Leiker - City Manager Bill Sullivan - City Attorney Lydia Ozuna - City Clerk Mayor Lyne called the meeting to order. Item 2a Mayor Lyne gave the invocation. Item 2b Councilor Smith led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Item 3 James, Wise, 2215 Selma, expressed concern about disposing of CFL light bulbs which contain mercury; it is toxic and these light bulbs cannot be thrown in the trash. He asked that the City look into this and see if they can be recycled. Public Works will look into this. Item 4 Minutes of the August 5, 2008 Council meeting were approved as distributed. Item 5 City Manager gave a briefing on the items listed under the Consent Agenda. Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that the Consent Agenda be approved. Motion seconded by Councilor Elmore and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None 389 Items 5a-5b Minutes of the April 23, 2008 MPO Transportation Policy Committee meeting and June 4, 2008 Traffic Safety Commission meeting were approved. Item 6a ORDINANCE NO. 41-2008 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, CLOSING, VACATING, AND ABANDONING A 30 FOOT UTILITY, TROLLEY, AND WALKWAY EASEMENT APPROXIMATELY 6,464.45 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE KNOWN AS LOT 36, BLOCK 1, SIKES ESTATES UNIT 1, SECTION G; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Moved by Councilor Barham that Ordinance No. 41-2008 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None Item 6b ORDINANCE NO. 42-2008 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY THE ADDITION OF ARTICLE VII TO CHAPTER 82, TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR USE OF THE SKATE PARK, AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Moved by Councilor Elmore that Ordinance No. 42-2008 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None Item 6c ORDINANCE NO. 43-2008 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR GRANT REVENUE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE WOMEN, INFANT AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Ordinance No. 43-2008 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Hatcher and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None 390 Item 6d ORDINANCE NO. 44-2008 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FOR TOBACCO COMPLIANCE, AWARDED BY THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Moved by Councilor Elmore that Ordinance No. 44-2008 be passed Motion seconded by Councilor Hatcher and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None Item 7 RESOLUTION NO. 122-2008 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, GRANTING A REDUCED FEE FOR RENTAL OF THE MOBILE STAGE TO THE HOTTER `N HELL HUNDRED ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR EVENT AUGUST 22 AND 23, 2008 AT THE MPEC; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Moved by Councilor Hatcher that Resolution No. 122-2008 be passed. Motion seconded by Councilor Smith. Roby Christie, 3309 Cumberland, requested the use of the City's portable stage, and that the fee be absorbed into the MPEC Fee. He mentioned that flooding is a problem this year so the concrete trails will be used for the off-road event. Mr. Murphy informed that the reduced fee for the portable stage would be $112.50/day and the damage deposit is $1,000 unless Council wishes to waive that fee. Moved by Councilor Elmore to amend the proposed resolution by inserting the reduced daily fee of$112.50 in the blank, and waiving the $1000 damage deposit. Motion seconded by Councilor Roberts-Burns and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Smith, Roberts-Bums, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None Main motion as amended carried by the following vote. Ayes: Mayor Lyne, Councilors Barham, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Hatcher, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: None Items 8a Fire Chief Earl Foster gave a report on last night's flooding noting that it was flash flooding and he gave a listing of all the road closures and the procedures that were followed. 391 r ' Item 8a continued Public Works Director and City Engineer gave an update on the ponds, the Wichita River, and the various creeks in relation to the flooding and current situations. Public Information Coordinator reported on the various programs being run in the Public Information Department, as well as future projects being considered. Item 8b City Attorney stated that a citizen had raised a question on graffiti in the Monroe Street area at a previous Council meeting and staff has looked at several cities' ordinances. He commented that our Graffiti Ordinance has been in effect since 1995 but it has not resulted in a lot of tickets being issued. What is there is not sufficient to file against this offense. One thing we do not have in there is to make it unlawful to have graffiti on owner's property; the property owner would have to remove the graffiti or it would be considered an offense. Other suggestions are that you can have dedicated City staff remove the graffiti or have a paint program where owners would remove the graffiti themselves. We brought this back to you for guidance to see what you want to entertain. Councilor Elmore was not in favor of adding that provision; he would not want to put that burden on property owners when it was an offense against them in the first place. He would like to see something where if you know who committed the graffiti offense to against them. City Attorney informed that you would have to file against an individual that is named and not an entire gang. Councilor Elmore asked if they couldn't all be listed. Councilor Barham commented that it could be an opposing gang doing the graffiti but using the other gang's signs on there. Chief Bachman agreed with the City Attorney that you have to catch them spraying with paint in their hand and walking away. In the past we have looked into graffiti cameras that take pictures of those committing the offense; however, they are quite expensive. That is an option but the problem is to get a good picture and find out who they are. Councilor Smith stated that the City of Dallas has several ways they deal with graffiti problems — the City paints the graffiti out annually; under City auspices, they provide paint or staff to attack graffiti. Councilor Smith is not in favor of getting the citizens to be ticketed for a graffiti offense they did not commit. He felt that there was something we could start as a City, like volunteer programs. Councilor Elmore added that it could be a program to participate with home owners. Councilor Smith commented that there may be a cost at the beginning but if we do not do something about it, it will get worse. Councilor Ginnings stated that we will need to incur some cost and get a plan; we are going to have to create a plan, staff it, and pay for it. He suggested using jail inmates to clean up the graffiti; we need to do graffiti suppression. City Manager informed that staff is considering using ticket people to work off their tickets by cleaning up graffiti. This was brought up to the Municipal Judge. Mayor asked if most of the graffiti is gang related, and Police Chief replied that 75% was. Mayor commented that our continued efforts in our gang reductions and pressure we put on them will continue to help. We need to clean it up ASAP. We can have joint efforts where the City provides the resources and "forced volunteers" do the work. We need to continue to put pressure on the gangs. City Manager suggested using SAFB volunteers. We need to have a "graffiti out" day twice a year. Mayor stated that whatever we can do to help keep pressure on the gangs will help to reinforce cleaning it up. He asked the City Manager for plans on how to partner up and awareness is another thing. Councilor Ginnings felt that we just need to do the job; he did not want to limit the "graffiti out" to two days a year. 392 Item 8b continued Councilor Smith suggested a program asking the citizens for left over paint to be used to clean up graffiti. Councilor Smith informed that the feral cat ordinance continues to be worked on and a final draft will be presented to the Council in the near future. Councilor Smith stated that American Eagle is going to limit flights to three a day and he suggested inviting Mr. Dale Morris to speak to the Council and give an update and the needs of their company so we can respond to the needs of the City. We need to be proactive about this. Mr. Burrus said that we can do that if that is what Council desires. Councilor Smith referred to a letter they received about illegal firework use in the City and asked Council to give the City Manager input of any concerns they have about that, it is not going to get any better and I think we need to talk about it to see if by next July 4 there is something we can do. Councilor Smith gave a "hats off' to all the efforts our staff made last night in regard to the flooding situation. He was unaware of the situation until this morning. He congratulated staff for their efforts. Councilor Ginnings asked if American Eagle had changed their aircraft. Mr. Burrus informed that they have not but are looking at the first week in October to switch over to the larger aircraft. Councilor Ginnings expressed appreciation to the Police Department for the support and presentation they gave on the Neighborhood Watch Program at his meeting. The turnout was unfortunately low. Officer Carroll and Officer Phillips gave the presentation and gave an impassioned plea for support. Officer Carroll offered to go door to door, and he appreciated that. Mr. Dave Clark and some of his staff also attended the meeting and gave information on home upgrade programs. Mr. Clark brought the Christmas in Action representative who provided information on that program. The main emphasis of the meeting was Neighborhood Watch. Councilor Ginnings stated that as we get into the budget and we are always going to have to look at how we can fund certain things and law enforcement is one. We are reaching a point where we are hitting the wall for funds for more law enforcement. We and the citizens are going to have to do more. Neighborhood Watch Programs are not having an accelerated start but awareness is going to be more prevalent to citizens. The crime situation is not getting better and we are going to have to do more to help the police; budget constraints are going to demand it. Neighborhood Watch is a great program and opportunities were presented well and I hope it bears fruit. Councilor Hatcher apologized to the people at the Trophy Park, Olympic Park area, because he was unable to attend and had said he would try to be there next time. Councilor Hatcher referred to the graffiti issue and stated that it is a City pride deal. He is proud of our City and 90% of those who live here are proud of it but 5% can do the damage. It is a City pride thing and if we can have everybody doing the pride thing will help. He asked property owners that can to please get the graffiti cleaned up. Councilor Hatcher invited everyone to attend the Hotter'N Hell spaghetti feed this Friday at 5:30 in the MPEC Exhibit Hall. Councilor Hatcher mentioned the bridge project at Berend's Landing and asked for those that were interested in saving this bridge to contact him. Streams and Valleys are also involved in this. Councilor Barham echoed Councilor Ginnings' comments about the Police Officers who gave the Neighborhood Watch presentation at his District 4 meeting; they did a phenomenal job. District 5 also had a Neighborhood Watch Program meeting and the officers did a great job and they go above and beyond. Councilor Barham asked everyone to keep in mind that there will be a lot of cyclist out this Friday through Sunday; on the streets and he cautioned everyone to be ever watchful for them. Councilor Barham informed that the Leadership Class of 2008 project will promote character traits for the City of Wichita Falls. We will be soliciting for the sponsorships of banners such as integrity, responsibility, etc. This will require minimum assistance from the City 393 Item 8b continued and we also want to pull in the WFISD on this. You will hear more about this in the future. At this time I am soliciting support from the Council in the form of a resolution coming next month. Councilor Elmore was excited to read about the Leadership Wichita Falls Project and the banner effort; and encouraged City staff to look into putting those banners on light poles, etc. He is excited about that and the Mane Event coming up. Councilor Barham informed that the Mane Event will take place September 13 at the Kemp Center for the Arts. Councilor Elmore received a form from Code that said it had been resolved but he could not make out what it was and he will get with Mr. Clark to discuss it. Councilor Elmore asked about the time frame of the modified ordinance on livestock. He noted that there is already an Ordinance that prohibits livestock in the City yet there are horses and animals everywhere in the periphery of the City where there are 4-5 acres. He felt that we need a provision to allow this. Health Department Director Lou Franklin informed that there are criteria that a person has to meet in order to have livestock in the City, however, there are several that cannot meet the requirements and we are looking into that. As soon as we get the feral cat issue behind us we will follow up on this. Councilor Elmore mentioned a situation that he thinks has been resolved dealing with a person that stores a travel trailer and has a hook up to keep a refrigerator turned on. Councilor Elmore stated that any abandoned facility whether on wheels or not will deteriorate if not maintained. Councilor Elmore commented that a low turn out at district meetings is not new. He has held meetings and always has a low turn out. If there was a problem out there he would have a large turn out but if they do not show up things have to be going well. He applauded Councilor Ginnings for his efforts. Neighborhood Watch is the single most important program you can have. Once a program is established the problems go away. Councilor Elmore asked for the status on the static display air craft for the Fly Over Expressway. City Manager informed that Mr. Jack Murphy has begun the process and will bring a report to him within thirty days and then it will be brought to Council for further action. Councilor Roberts-Burns mentioned again the old junk cars at the corner of Harding and Rosewood Street and stated that the problem is growing. It is a busy intersection and needs to be looked into. Councilor Roberts-Burns thanked Code for cleaning up Las Cruces. Mayor Lyne mentioned that we helped Dale Morris and American with the Wright Amendment at Love Field and DFW and we need to make sure that he realizes that we were there to help him and we expect the same courtesy. I think he would be willing to come speak to us. We can work that out where he can address the Council and we can visit with him. Mayor Lyne mentioned the floods from last year where it was mentioned that we had a rain bomb that happened over the State and last night we had the same thing but it was more localized; and in our part of the country the water has nowhere to go. Flash flooding is an issue and certainly in the North West part of our City. He thanked everyone that was involved in working on the flooding situation last night and for all the coordination that took place. Mayor Lyne reminded everyone that Hotter 'N Hell Hundred will take place this weekend and he encouraged everyone to be aware of the cyclists. This is a huge event for our City and it has a huge economic impact on our City and we really need to open our arms and make everyone feel welcome and a part of our community because that is what our community does. Mayor Lyne mentioned that the Ranch Roundup was last week and stated that it was an outstanding turn out and outstanding exhibits, and he thanked Mr. Bob Sullivan, his staff and everyone involved, the sponsors, and all those who participated. Mayor Lyne mentioned citizen involvement and pointed out that it is frustrating to try to get people out but at the same time it shows there are no problems because our City has no problem turning out if they feel something needs to be changed. He would still like to see more people tuned in to our community. If you are not out participating you are not a part of the community and we have a great deal going on where everybody is charged up about Wichita 394 Item 8 b continued Falls and we would really like for you to get involved wherever possible. We would like for you to participate at all fronts. City Council recessed at 10:10 a.m. and reconvened at 10:35 Mayor announced that the Council would recess in order to concentrate on the flooding situations that were occurring in our City. He informed that Council would either reconvene at 1:30 p.m. today or at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20; we want to take care of the flood situations first and will address the budget later. City Council recessed at 10:38 a.m. City Council reconvened at 1:30 p.m. August 19, 2008. Mayor reported on the flooding situation. Item 9 Council held a work session to consider the proposed FY 2008-2009 City Budget. City Manager made an opening statement noting that the purpose of today's meeting was for Council to understand what is in the budget and to answer any of their questions. At the end we want some feed back from Council. Finance Director Jim Dockery gave a power point presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's office, on the $145 million proposed budget. He gave an overview of the preliminary budget followed by the power point presentation. Discussion and questions were addressed throughout the presentation. City Council recessed at 4:30 p.m. on August 19, 2008. Item 10 City Council reconvened on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. The work session began with a presentation by Finance Director Jim Dockery on the Retiree Health Care Benefits. He began with the new requirements and Actuarial Study results, followed by Cash Flow Requirements and the Actuarial Study results. He concluded with the Employee Benefit Trust recommendations and provided the numbers affected in the current Medicare eligible retirees, the current non Medicare retirees, and the current employees. He also provided examples on current Medicare eligible retirees, and current non Medicare retirees. A lengthy discussion followed regarding retiree benefits and whether to fund the 76 retiree spouses at a cost of $228,000/year and proposed funding for same. Councilor Barham was in favor of funding the 76 retiree spouses even if it meant a tax increase. Councilor Hatcher wanted to help these folks but was not in favor of a tax increase. Councilor Smith was in favor of finding other ways to fund this cost. Councilor Elmore wanted to see what could be done to take care of the 76 retiree spouses. The following retirees spoke in favor of funding different areas of retiree benefits as well as concerns regarding same. Dorcas Chasteen, 5142 Tower, spoke in favor of the 55 retirees with spouses on Medicare Supplemental Coverage. Eugene Jones, 5117 Inlet, spoke in favor of retaining retiree's spouse benefits. Joyce Geissert, 4410 University, spoke in favor of not increasing the cost that retirees have to pay or taking away the retiree spouse insurance. Dave Clark, 2112 Indian Heights, pointed out that the benefits are a factor in employment, and decisions are made on the benefits and retirement programs, stability and long term circumstances. He urged Council's thoughtful consideration. 395 Item 10 continued Bud Davis, 5002 Lakefront, spoke in favor of funding the 76 retiree spouses. Raymond McCoy, #12 Oaks Court, expressed concern because they were told last November that he could enroll his spouse. City Manager stated that the Employee Benefit Trust Board will discuss that at their next meeting. Additional discussion ensued regarding all the retiree benefit issues. Mayor was inclined to follow the Employee Benefit Trust recommendations and he sympathized that it would be extremely painful, but Council has to make a decision for a long term benefit for the City. He wants to leave the tax rate as it is and find money elsewhere to fund the 76 retiree spouses. Following additional discussion, the Directors presented their above current requests. Councilor Smith asked that Council consider additional Code Enforcement Officers for the future. Mayor asked Council to look at all these above current items and the Employee Benefit Trust recommendations, and get their information to the City Manager as quickly as possible. Mr. Dockery informed that there will be a public hearing on September 2, 2008 at the regular Council meeting and on September 9, 2008 a special called Council meeting; the budget is set to be adopted at the regular Council meeting on September 16, 2008. City Manager will work with his budget staff to come up with some recommended cuts to fund the $228,000. Councilor Ginnings proposed that in the interest of public safety to fund the Police Department's Above Current Priority #1 — Four Additional Pubic Safety Dispatchers ($143,024) and Priority #2 — Four Additional Police Officer Positions and related equipment to replace the Tactical Officers that were used to start the new Gang Unit ($308,464). Total for both of these items would amount to a little more than a penny and Councilor Ginnings would be willing to vote for that tax increase to include these items. He believes we could expect something beneficial back to the City; it would not just be the status quo like some of these other items. City Manager's recommendation was that Council, like the County does every year, set the rate at the highest rate that you might be willing to adopt, but that does not actually mean you would adopt that rate. If you wanted to add a penny to that and put that figure in the resolution it does not mean you would have to adopt that rate on September 16; you could adopt the current rate, but this gives the public notice on the public hearings where they can voice their concern about that increase. Councilor Barham stated that if we want to include the items that Councilor Ginnings referred to and the possibility of a half cent increase to address the retiree issue we would have to set the tax rate at close to $0.61. Mayor suggested that in light of this that someone make a motion to that effect knowing that this is really for the public hearing to allow the citizens to a voice their opinion. He emphasized that that is really the purpose of the public hearings on the tax rate, to make sure that the public has had a chance to voice their opinion and not be surprised by something. At this point, Council acted on the following resolution. Item 11 RESOLUTION NO.123-2008 RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO PLACE A PROPOSAL ON A FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA APPROVING A PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING LIMIT; SCHEDULING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND ESTABLISHING THE DATE TO VOTE ON SAME; DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. 396 Item 11 continued Moved by Councilor Roberts-Burns that Resolution No.123-2008 be passed with the insertion of$0.61 in the blank under Section 1 of the Resolution, as the tax rate being considered. Section 1 would read as follows: "The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls hereby expresses its intent to place an item on the City Council agenda of September 16, 2008 to consider adopting a property tax rate of$0.61 per $100 of assessed property value." Motion seconded by Councilor Barham and carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilors Barham, Smith, Roberts-Burns, Ginnings, and Elmore Nays: Mayor Lyne and Councilor Hatcher City Council adjourned at 11:45 a.m. on August 20, 2008. PASSED AND APPROVED this ::� day of 2008. MAYOR ATTEST: Lydia Ozuna City Clerk NOTICE OF MEETING Regular Meeting Of The Mayor And City Council Of The City Of Wichita Falls, Texas, To Be Held In The City Council Chambers Of The Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh Street, On Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Beginning At 8:30 A.M. City Council: Mayor Lanham Lyne, Councilors Glenn Barham, Michael Smith, Dorothy Roberts-Burns, Rick Hatcher, Jim Ginnings, and Charles Elmore. 1 . Call To Order 2. (a) Invocation: Apostle Marlon Willingham, Pastor Revealed Prophetic Destiny International Ministries (b) Pledge Of Allegiance 3. Comments From The Public To Members Of The City Council Concerning Items That Are Not On The City Council Agenda. People Wishing To Address The Council Should Sign Up Prior To The Meeting Commencing. A Five Minute Time Frame Will Be Adhered To For Those Addressing Their Concerns. 4. Approval Of Minutes Of August 5, 2008 Regular Meeting Of The Mayor And City Council. CONSENT AGENDA 5. Receive Minutes (a) MPO Transportation Policy Committee, April 23, 2008 (b) Traffic Safety Commission, June 4, 2008 REGULAR AGENDA 6. Ordinances (a) Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Wichita Falls, Texas, Closing, Vacating, And Abandoning A 30 Foot Utility, Trolley, And Walkway Easement Approximately 6,464.45 Square Feet In Size Known As Lot 36, Block 1 , Sikes Estates, Unit 1, Section G (Council Bill #171) City Council Agenda Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Page 2 (b) Ordinance Amending The Code Of Ordinances By The Addition Of Article VII To Chapter 82, To Establish Rules And Regulations For Use Of The Skate Park, And Penalties For Violations Thereof (Council Bill #172) (c) Ordinance Making An Appropriation To The Special Revenue Fund For Grant Revenue Received From The Department Of State Health Services for the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program in the amount of $50,000 (Council Bill #173) (d) Ordinance Accepting Grant Funds For Tobacco Compliance, Awarded By The Texas Comptroller Of Public Accounts For Fiscal Year 2009; Making An Appropriation In The Special Revenue Fund In The Amount Of $5,000 (Council Bill #174) 7. Resolution granting a reduced fee for rental of the Mobile Stage to the Hotter 'N Hell Hundred organization for their bicycle event August 22 and 23, 2008 at the MPEC. (Council Bill #175) 8. Other Council Matters (a) Staff Council Discussion (1) Hear An Update From The Public Information Coordinator (2) Discussion Of Graffiti Ordinance (b) Discussion Of Items Of Concern To Members Of The City Council. 9. Work Session to Consider Proposed FY 2008-2009 Budget 10. Recess And Reconvene On Wednesday, August 20, 2008, At 8:30 A.M., And Thursday, August 21 , 2008, At 8:30 A.M., If Necessary. 11. Resolution Expressing The City Council's Intent To Place A Proposal On A Future Council Agenda Approving A Property Tax Rate That Exceeds The Notice And Public Hearing Limit; Scheduling Two Public Hearings, And Establishing The Date To Vote On Same (Council Bill #176) 12. Adjourn City Council Agenda Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Page 3 Wheelchair or handicapped accessibility to the meeting is possible by using the handicapped parking spaces and ramp located off the east parking lot on the Sixth Street entrance. Spanish language interpreters, deaf interpreters, Braille copies or any other special needs will be provided to any person requesting a special service with at least 24 hours notice. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 761-7409. Wireless Listening System devices are available at the City Manager's reception area or you may call 761-7404 for inquiries. CERTIFICATION I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, Texas on the day of 2008 at o'clock (a.m.)(p.m.). City Clerk