1998-11-04
Crime Control and Prevention District
Board Meeting, November 4, 1998
MINUTES
Board Members Present: President Andy Wambsganss; Members: Kim Clancy, Jerry Farrier, Pam
McCain, Bob Mundlin (7:07), Martin Schelling, and John Swift.
Staff Present: City Manager, Curtis E. Hawk, Public Safety Director Billy Campbell, Finance
Director Lou Ann Heath, Deputy Director Police Services Gary Gregg, Training Coordinator Bobby
Finn, Deputy Director Fire Services Garland Wilson, Fire Inspector Victoria Hess-Miller, and
Secretary to the City Manager Kim Bush.
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order by President Andy Wambsganss at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. Executive Session. President Wambsganss announced that the Board would be
going into Executive Session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code, Section 551.072, land acquisition.
SCCPD adjourned for Executive Session at 7:05 p.m.
SCCPD returned to Open Session at 7:50 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 3. Reconvene.
Motion was made to authorize staff to finalize negotiations on the north site at $45,000 an acre.
Motion: Farrier
Second: Schelling
Ayes: Farrier, Schelling, McCain, Clancy, Swift, Mundlin, Wambsganss
Nays: none
Approved: 7-0
Agenda Item No. 4. Administrative Comments.
President Wambsganss commented that he had read the response received from the Comptroller's
Office on the Open Records Request for information on the SCCPD sales tax collection and
questioned whether or not there was anyway to look at who is paying sales tax. Finance Director Lou
Ann Heath confirmed that there was not. City Manager Curtis Hawk commented that staff is
planning to propose a legislative change. Ms. Heath explained that she is involved with the
Government Finance Officer's Association and has been appointed to the legislative committee, and
she plans to lobby to get this done. Ms. Heath commented that we can get the information for the
City's 1 % and the SPDC's 1/2 cent, but the problem with getting the same information for SCCPD is
that the District is not considered a municipality. As mentioned before, Ms. Heath commented that
we should be able to compare SCCPD collections with the SPDC collections less the exemption for
residential electricity, but there is more of a variance in the SCCPD collections than just the
exemption, which she has not been able to calculate. President Wambsganss questioned whether a
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compliant could be filed to require the Comptroller's office to audit this account. Ms. Heath
commented that the Comptroller's office provides to her a very general explanation about the
discrepancy usually stating that sales tax will probably catch up next month. Board member Clancy
questioned whether the Comptroller's office could research the difference themselves. Ms. Heath
commented that she could ask them, but she is not sure they have the manpower to dedicated to this
type of task, but she would try to work with them on this matter. Ms. Heath informed the Board that
a flyer will be going out to all businesses in Southlake in the City of Southlake's Economic Report
produced by the Community Development Department. Ms. Heath informed the Board that it has
been brought to staff's attention that the Blockbuster Video store located on the east side of the City
has been paying their sales tax but not to Southlake. Ms. Heath stated that she has informed the
Comptroller's office, and she believes the City will be able to recoup up to three years on the
uncollected sales tax.
Mr. Hawk commented that staff could ask a state legislator to make a request to the Attorney
General's office for an opinion. The Board agreed that this would be a good idea plus have staff
pursue getting a legislative change to allow tracking of the sales tax collected for the District.
Agenda Item No. 5A. Approval of the October 7, 1998 meeting minutes.
Motion was made to approve the minutes of October 7, 1998 as presented.
Motion: Clancy
Second: Farrier
Ayes: Mundlin, Farrier, McCain, Clancy, Wambsganss, Schelling, Swift
Nays: none
Approved: 7-0
Agenda Item No. 6A. Financial Report.
Finance Director Lou Ann Heath commented that the City Council received bids on the note for the
Crime Control District land on October 20 and the rate the City got for the five-year note was
3.8522% which Ms. Heath commented is a very good rate. Ms. Heath provided to the Board a copy
of the tabulation of bids that were received. Ms. Heath reminded the Board that they will need to
take into consideration the interest rate on this note in the SCCPD budget. Ms. Heath commented
that this will be brought forward at a future meeting.
Agenda Item No. 7. Adjournment.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Andy ambsganss, President
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