HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 10.17.2023 CC-WMinutes of the City Council
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The Georgetown City Council met on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Georgetown
Municipal Complex, Williamson Conference Room.
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This is a Quarterly Work session to discuss the impacts of SB 2038 and future utility planning.
The following Members were in attendance: Josh Schroeder, Amanda Parr, Shawn Hood, Mike Triggs,
Kevin Pitts, Jake French, Ron Garland, and Ben Stewart
1. Policy Development and Discussion - Workshop
1.A Special Districts and Utility Planning in the ETJ
The City Council and staff will have a work session to discuss special districts and utility
planning in the ETJ. In light of the passage of SB 2038, continued TCEQ approvals of
wastewater package plants in the ETJ and continued development interest in the ETJ, Council
will discuss policy priorities when it comes to approval of new special districts (MUDs and
PIDs) and utility planning for properties that are currently located in the ETJ and could develop
out in multiple ways, including inside city limits through annexation, in the ETJ, or by pulling
out of the ETJ.
This is a work session only and no formal action will be taken.
Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 11:04 a.m
The following Council members present when meeting was called to order: Mayor Josh
Schroeder; Amanda Parr; Mike Triggs; Ron Garland; Kevin Pitts; and Jake French. The group
was joined by later by Ben Stewart.
The following staff members were present: David Morgan, City Manager; Nick Woolery,
Assistant City Manager; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Skye Masson, City Attorney;
Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Travis Baird, Assistant Planning Director; Cresta Lyons,
Special Districts Program Manager; Chelsea Solomon, Water Utility Director; Wes Wright,
Systems Engineering Director; Jessica Clarke, Assistant to the City Manager; and Robyn
Densmore, City Secretary.
Nick Woolery, Assistant City Manager presented and reviewed the following: current
Georgetown Planning Reference Map; current status of Special District requests with 10
development with at least informal inquiries regarding City support for a special district that
are all currently located in the ETJ, much less desire by developers to follow the City's MUD
policy since the adoption of SB 2038, and two (2) special district agreements approved by
Council in last 12 months both inside the City limits (1 MUD and 1 PUD) consisting of
Ragsdale Ranch located at Ronald Reagan and FM 3405, and Lakeside Estates located at
Ronald Reagan and Tower Road; impact of Special District Requests and SB2038 on Utility
Planning including increase desire for approval of wastewater package plants, requests for
approval of temporary package plants with future tie into the City's wastewater system, and
how it has as created greater uncertainty with the City wastewater master plan, specifically in
regards to when to build and how large to size system expansion projects. Woolery then
provided a Special District policy review and used the Mentimeter tool to rank the important of
each of the basic requirements of the City's MUD Policy: quality development; extraordinary
benefits; enhance public service and safety; city exclusive provider; fiscally responsible,
finance plan; and annexation. Council ranked the important of each of the basic requirements
of the City's MUD policy in the following order: 1) fiscally responsible; 2) finance plan; 3)
enhance public service and safety; 4) quality development; 5) annexation; 6) City exclusive
provider; and 7) extraordinary benefits. There was then discussion on why Council voted the
way they did. Woolery then had the Council comment on where they stand on each of the
following aspects of a potential MUD consent agreements on a scale of 1 (less important) to 5
(very important/deal killer): immediate annexation into the City limits; development standards
exceeding the UDC; connection to the City's wastewater system; enhancement of the City's
regional park and trail system; land se aside or dedicated for fire station and/or school; ETJ
MUD - agreement with the County for public safety and road maintenance; ETJ MUD -
payment of a City operations compensation fee; and limit MUD tax rate and term of MUD
debt. Council gave the following ratings for aspects of potential MUD consent agreements:
immediate annexation into City limits (2.9); development standards exceeding the UDC (3);
connection to the City's wastewater system (3.4); enhancement of the City's regional park and
trail system (2.3); land set aside or dedicated for fire station and/or school (3.6); ETJ MUD -
agreement with the County for public safety and road maintenance (3.6); ETJ MUD - payment
of a City operations compensation fee (4.4); and limit MUD tax rate and rem of MUD debt
(2.7). There was then general discussion on why Council voted the way they did.
Additional topics discussed among Council and staff throughout the session were: Sales tax
distribution; size of request areas from 100 — approximately 700 acres; likelihood of all 10
requests for MUDs coming to fruition; some MUDs have considered removing themselves
from the ETJ; quality of products provided by developers not under a MUD agreement;
components of MUD tax rates; package plants; what rates could be charged; West side of
City's area is at capacity; upcoming major decisions for Council to consider; multiple paths to
creating a MUD beyond just going through the City process; h ow council is limited on product
quality and types based on State law; and how feedback from today will be used in current
MUD negotiations.
2. Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas
Codes, Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to
action in the regular session.
Adjournment
Mayor Schroeder adjourned the meeting at 1:12 p.m.
11 These minutes wer/approved at the meeting of 4)6J—*K I q, ZO C3
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