City Council Special Meeting

City of San Antonio

Meeting Minutes

City Council Special Meeting

State of Texas

County of Bexar

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

900 E. Market, Room 206

San Antonio, Texas 78205

FINAL

9:00 AM HBG Convention CenterWednesday, June 8, 2016

The City Council convened in a City Council Budget Policy Goal Setting Session in Room 206

of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. City Clerk Leticia M. Vacek took the Roll Call

with the following Councilmembers present:

11 - Mayor Taylor, Treviño, Warrick, Viagran, Saldaña, Gonzales, Lopez,

Medina, Nirenberg, Krier, and Gallagher

PRESENT:

City Council Budget Policy Goal Setting Session establishing budget policy direction

that will guide the development of service priorities for the FY 2017 Proposed

Budget and the FY 2018 Budget-Plan to include possible action on matters presented

and discussed. [Maria Villagomez, Assistant City Manager; John Woodruff, Director,

Management and Budget]

1.

Mayor Taylor welcomed all to the Budget Policy Goal Setting Session and stated that this

was a historic opportunity to leverage investments through the FY 2017 Budget. She noted

that she looked forward to hearing everyone’s ideas and thanked everyone for their

participation.

City Manager Sculley stated that they would be seeking input and policy direction from the

City Council for the development of the FY 2017 Budget. She noted that there were five

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categories of focus and spoke of the great amount of community input they had received.

She introduced the Facilitator, Francisco Gonima. Mr. Gonima stated that he had met

individually with each of the City Councilmembers and organized their feedback into key

policy areas. He noted that each of the Councilmembers would have a three-minute time

limit to comment on each category. He added that they were looking to reach consensus;

not unanimity.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL POLICY ISSUES

Mrs. Sculley presented information on the City’s Financial Policies, noting that the City

Council had formally adopted policies in September 2014. She reported that the policies

include: 1) Maintain a minimum of 15% available balance in the General Fund; 2) Manage