03-01-1999 (Citizens Bond Committee) Minutes MINUTES
CITIZENS BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WYLIE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
2000 Highway 78 North, Wylie, Texas 75098
Meeting#4
MARCH 1,1999
7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Staff Present:
Toni Young Mike Collins, City Manager
Carter Porter Mindy Manson, Asst.. to the City Manager
Patricia Nethery Brady Snellgrove,Finance Director
Nelson Underwood Chris Hoisted,Hogan Corporation
Wanda Sparks Diane Collins, Secretary
Warner Washington
Roger Smith
Donna Larson
Gary Bowland
Rita Smith
Mark Cooper
Julie Schmader
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mindy Manson, Asst. to the City Manager.
CLARIFICATION OF QUESTIONS f FOLLOW UP FROM ET #3.
DISCUSSION
Presented by Mindy Manson, Asst., to the City Manager: Possible-reductions-could-only be—
applied to the Paving Projects. The bottom lino red^uctiatrwould be$12:r tniltiorrtb $9.4 miilion.
All members of the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee agreed to not make any reductions to the
Paving Projects.
DISCUSSION
Committee Members discussed if the Bond Package should be split in half or lumped-together
It was decided that if the Package was to go as a"all-or nothing"deal that the selhng of it would
be a tough job for the Committee.Members to the Community_
PSENTATION
Brady Snellgrove,Director of-Finanee- F raneial-aspeets--of General--Fund;Utility Fund,tax
increases, etc for demonstration purposes only.
DISCUSSION - -
Manson, Asst. to thc City Manager discussed each individual-project: Committee
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members decidectto repair ItictustiarCourrin lieu of replacing it:Alt()tber projects were left as
is.
Committee Members voted to recommend to the Mayor and City Council a"all or nothing"Bond
Package,listing all protects on the ballot as one (1) proposition.
All in favor: Patricia Nethery, Carter Porter, Rita Smith, Warner Washington, Roger
Smith, Gary Bowland, Donna Larson, Wanda Sparks, Nelson Underwood, Toni Young
All opposed: Mark Cooper, Julie Schmader
The committee decided to go with the majority vote.
Committee Members elected Nelson Underwood and Gary Bowland to present to Mayor and City
Council the recommendation of the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee on Tuesday,March 9, 1999.
It was decided that the next meeting of the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee will be held on March
15,1999, The purpose of the meeting will be to brainstorm"selling ideas of the Bond Package.
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Diane Collins, Secretary