Item 5ACITY OF SOUTHLAKE
MINUTES FOR THE JOINT MEETING OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL AND
THE CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FEBRUARY 17, 2004
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Town Hall, Training Rooms #3c and 3d
CITY COUNCIL PRESENT Mayor Andy Wambsganss; Mayor Pro Tem W. Ralph Evans;
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rex Potter; Councilmembers: Carolyn Morris, Greg Standerfer and Tom
Stephen.
CITY COUNCIL ABSENT Councilmember Keith Shankland.
CITY STAFF PRESENT City Manager Billy Campbell, Assistant City Manager Shana
Yelverton, Director of Planning Bruce Payne, Senior Planner Ken Baker, Director of Finance
Sharen Elam, Director of Public Safety Rick Black, Executive Secretary Kim Bush, Assistant to
the City Manager John Eaglen, Manager of Technical Services Gary Gregg, Technical Services
Information Systems Technician Sam Cobb, Director of Public Works Pedram Farahnak,
Director of Community Services Malcolm Jackson, Director of Economic Development Greg
Last, Senior Planner Ken Baker, Senior Planner Jayashree Narayana, Deputy City Secretary Tara
Brooks, City Attorney Tim Sralla, and City Secretary Lori Farwell.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESENT: President Robin Snyder, Deborah Frazier, Becky
Miltenberger, Dale Crane, Darla Reed, and Steve Lakin.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ABSENT Erin Shoupp.
CISD STAFF PRESENT Superintendent Dr. Gary Mathews, Interim Assistant Superintendent
for Operations and Budget Management and Chief Technology Officer Harry Ingalls, and
Business Manager Sharon Eaves.
Agenda Item No. 1, Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Wambsganss at
7:32 p.m. Mayor Wambsganss and Board President Snyder made opening comments.
Agenda Item No. 2, Joint representation before the State Legislature. Mayor Wambsganss led the
discussion on this item. He emphasized the need to bring as much public and political pressure as
possible to the issue of school finance. The Council and the Board of Trustees discussed this
item.
Agenda Item No. 3, Joint elections. Harry Ingalls led this discussion regarding the May 15, 2004,
election. As presented, the school district and the City would share early voting clerks which
would be located on the 3 rd Floor of Town Hall and would use the eSlate (electronic) voting
device. As presented, the procedure of election day would remain the same as last year with each
entity appointing its own election judges and maintaining separate optical scan paper ballots. The
group agreed to proceed forward with the joint election process.
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Agenda Item No. 4, CISD budget cuts/Robin Hood impact. Sharon Eaves presented this item to
the group. She gave a brief explanation of the impact of "Robin Hood" (Chapter 41). Dr.
Mathews presented information on upcoming budget cuts. The Council and the Board of
Trustees discussed this item.
Agenda Item No. 5, Future Southlake development. Harry Ingalls led the discussion on this item.
He presented charts depicting growth rates per school, per year, and per grade. The Council and
the Board of Trustees discussed this item.
Agenda Item No. 6, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee. Committee Chairperson and
Boardmember Darla Reed gave an update on the Committee's activities and meetings. She
thanked the City for donating $5,000 for a parent survey to be completed and said the
information that it will provide will be very helpful.
Agenda Item No. 7, Meeting adjourned With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor
Wambsganss adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.
*An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's
Office.
Andy Wambsganss
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lori A. Farwell
City Secretary
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