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Regular Council Meeting July 25, 2016 Page 6 what was wrong with him coming to Council and asking them. Mr. Paris wanted to know what was wrong with letting the board they appointed make the decisions. Council Member Clifford said in the past the Board had made some very bad decisions, and this was the one bit of control Council had over the organization and he would like to maintain that control. Council Member Drake questioned the business incentives. PEDC Board Member Don Wilson explained PEDC offered as an incentive for the developer to put in the lift station and the developer would be reimbursed when the project was complete. Mr. Wilson said they had to budget every year because it is ear marked money they could not expend out of PEDC funds. Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster wanted to know the status of Paris Lakes. Mr. Paris said it had stopped, but he understood they had begun work again. He said he would find out and inform the Council. A Motion to approve the budget was made by Council Member Frierson and seconded by Council Member Trenado. Motion failed, 2 ayes — 4 nays, with Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster, Council Member Jenkins, Council Member Clifford and Council Member Drake casting the dissenting votes. Mr. Paris wanted to know what PEDC needed to adjust. Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster said she would like to have clarification on some of the items mentioned. Council Member Clifford said he would like to have contract labor taken out of the budget. He said anytime PEDC hires a consultant they are required to bring it to the Council. He also said he would like a description of items that overlap, such as utilities, telephone, and depot operations. He questioned what was contained in the depot operations. Mr. Wilson said there were certain things such as if Ms. Harris needed to hire an attorney to do transactional documents. Council Member Clifford said he did not want that in the budget, but wanted it brought to Council as required by the Bylaws. He said he wanted to be involved directly and indirectly with PEDC. He also said he would like a breakdown of the overlapping items, take out contract services for legal fees, and take out marketing for the spec building. Council Member Drake expressed concerned about the overlapping expenses, as well as the spec building. Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster inquired of Mr. Paris as to when he could address these items and bring something back to Council. Mr. Paris said he would bring something back to their August 8 meeting. 15. Discuss and provide direction to staff on the FY 2016 -17 -budget. City Manager John Godwin provided City Council with highlights of the budget which included no tax rate increase, no increases in water or sewer rates, one new employee (video tech) in the police department, one replacement ambulance and associated equipment, costs associated with the new EMS west side station, one replacement garbage truck, debt service on fire apparatuses, grant matches for a new airport hangar deferred by TxDOT from 2016, CDBG sidewalk and utility improvements, and the West Trail, initial payments for a new library roof, costs related to implementing the new ADA transition plan, costs related to adoption of the International Property Management Code and updating all other international building and fire codes. He also provided information not included in the budget, which included improvements or repairs to the exterior of the police and courts building, Lake Crook road/bridge