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    Small City with Limited Retail Revenue

    I would agree with much of what you said, Mayor, especially the part about keeping our property taxes only to the level needed. Its important that we balance the needs of the City to provide services and the needs of our residents and businesses to keep their hard earned money. So, the...
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    Universal City Newsline 1986

    Good find, Bernie. I guess a lot changes in 40 years.
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    Billboard Revenue

    Like I said. I am fine moving it to general if we can find another way to offset the lost revenue in golf. We have other ways of balancing the general fund to avoid a tax increase and the easiest way to do that is to allocate more venue tax to the park budget. There is plenty of qualifying...
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    Few issues caused more concern among residents than the prior waste management contract.

    I think the RFP should be broad with a menu based approach. We want a wide net with lots of options. Pricing could be for once vs twice, different container sizes, and reconsider exclusivity for roll off dumpsters. Alley service would be nice for those that would benefit. However, our alleys...
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    Billboard Revenue

    We can have legal look at it, but what would you like to happen? If we move it to general, how do you propose adjusting the golf course budget? I fear it will only require more venue tax which I am not in favor of.
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    Annual Tax Rate Comparison

    Get excited! It's my annual reminder on our property tax rates! We have made a lot of progress the last few years to reduce the rate and get more competitive with the cities around us. However, we continue to be the 6th highest rate in Bexar/Guadalupe County. The proposed budget is asking us...
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    Summary of the Nine Uses for the Local Hotel Occupancy Tax

    According to the budget, numbered page 2, there will be about $362,000 left in the hotel/motel tax fund at the end of 25-26. That is money we could put to use now if we can find a good use for it. Perhaps we could budget $100,000 in hotel/motel expenditures in this budget and direct staff to...
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    25-26 Budget Thoughts

    Things I like about this budget: 1. More venue tax is dedicated to the general fund for parks (increase from $650,000 to $1,000,000). This helps supplement our general fund and frees up other revenues to cover traditional fund costs. 2. General fund operating costs are increasing 4% overall...
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    Council Interest in Town Hall Meeting 1 July

    Thanks, Bernie. I will be there. We should probably ask the city to post it just in case other members decide to come and a quorum is present.
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    Council Interest in Town Hall Meeting 1 July

    I am game.
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    Exhibit A: Code of Conduct Policy

    Yes, this is on my list of suggested updates as well. The complaint should be sworn to and the person making the complaint should understand the steps that are going to be taken. This process should start with a random email complaint. I would also like some clarity on when an inquiry is...
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    Proposal for directing Billboard fees due to the City to the General Fund.

    I am fine moving that to the general fund. But, if we are faced with a choice of leaving that in golf and repurposing the venue tax, I would rather repurpose the venue tax.
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    Council Message Board

    Thanks for sharing the TML link. I had not seen that before. The local government code gives us the ability to discuss things in the open on this board without qualification about whether it is on an upcoming agenda. With anything new, there is some fear of the open meetings act. Of course...
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    Economic Node (35,000 to 45,000 visitors per year PLUS)

    Marketing materials at the hotel is not a bad idea. I think we could do the same at the golf course. Something that encourages them to go down pat booker. Maybe some businesses would like to offer coupons to be left at the pro shop or on the back of scorecards. Would also give us some feedback...
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    This Message Board is Important

    We implemented this message board a year ago with a commitment to trying it out for a year. Now we are faced with the decision to extend that contract. The City has provided statistics of who posts on the board and how many views it gets. One may be tempted to say that it doesn't get as much...
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