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City Council Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 <br />August 1 Budget Workshop <br />August 20th -1st reading of Tax Rate <br />September 3rd -1st reading of Budget adoption and 2nd reading on tax rate <br />Sepember 17th - 2nd reading of Budget Adoption <br />2019 Strategic Initiatives were discussed and include Workforce Development, <br />Workforce Housing, Multi Model Transportation, Downtown Vitalization, and <br />City facilities. <br />Ms. Neel provided the General Fund Revenue forecast assumptions regarding <br />property tax, operating capacity generated by bond revenue, and Sales tax. <br />Council consensus is to not increase property tax and to keep money in <br />reserves from the operating capacity generated by bond revenue. Council has <br />requested that staff provide additional information in the form of a memo <br />regarding Operating capacity generated by bond revenue. <br />Ms. Neel provided the current initiatives in process and the policies impacting <br />revenue and fund allocation which include: <br />1. User fee policy (council consensus to keep as is) <br />2. City Special Events Policy <br />3. Social Services & Youth Initiatives Policy <br />Council provided consensus to keep the user fee policy as is and requested that <br />staff send out social services funding via email and the forum with research <br />comparing our funding with other cities. Council would like the Youth <br />Initiatives Policy to remain on hold until additional information is received. <br />Council would like to know what the focus is and need information from the <br />Commission on Children and Youth and does not want to do funding until we <br />hear back from them. A needs assessment was discussed and Council does not <br />want to take money of the Social Services funding to complete this assessment. <br />Council provided direction on the following policy considerations: <br />1. Strategic Initiatives <br />2. Increase Live Outcomes <br />3. Fund Balance - maintain balance of 25% <br />4. HB/SB2 Rollback Rate <br />5. Maintenance Funding <br />6. Meet & Confer <br />7. Merit Increase <br />8. Health Insurance <br />City of San Marcos page 2 <br />