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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 05.11.2010 CC-RT VV%J1 U. cevVV#1I , 6A%ca*42 May 11, 2010 The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor George Garver presiding. Council Present: Council Absent: Gabe Sansing, Dale Ross, Ben Oliver, Pat Keith Brainard Berryman, Bill Sattler, Patty Eason Staff Present; Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Mark Sokolow, City Attorney; Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer; Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations; Laurie Brewer, Assistant Finance Director; Terry Jones, Support Services Manager; Marsha Iwers, Purchasing Manager; Mike Peters, Information Technology Director; Terry Calhoun, Real Estate Services Coordinator; Kenneth Arnold, Energy Services Director; Eric Lashley, Library Director; Randy Morrow, Community Services Director; Roberty Fite, Fire Chief; Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director; Wayne Nero, Police Chief Regular Session = To begin no earlier than 06:12 P (Council may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene an Executive Session at the request of the Mayor, a Councilmember, or the City Manager for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.) Comments from the (Mayor - Welcome and Meeting Procedures Mayor presented a boy scout with a pin from the City. The scout spoke about the service projects he works on and said he is ranked first class. He added he hopes to be an Eagle Scout. City (Manager Comments Social Services and Youth Program Funding Applications Official Canvass of the May 8, 2010 General Election Summer Water Management Plan Water Conservation Rates Mandatory Water Restrictions Aqua Alerts Action from Executive Session Motion by Sattler, second by Sansing to authorize the City Manager to commence negotiations as to purchase 20 acres for a fire station and other public use, with the purchase agreement being subject to Council approval. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 1 of 4 Pages Motion by Sattler, second by Oliver to approve the dollar figure to be entered into as an award as denoted in the May 10, 2010 letter from Barron & Adler for settlement of the Honeycutt condemnation, conditioned only that there will be no objections to the award by Mr. Honeycutt or by the City. If the settlement is approved, the finance department is authorized to deposit the monies in the registry of the court. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) Public Wishing to Address Council On a subiect that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the table at the entrance to the Council Chamber. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the City Secretary on the dais, preferably prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak when the Council considers that item. On a subject not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future City Council agenda by contacting the City Secretary no later than noon on the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday meeting, with the subject matter of the topic they would like to address and their name. The City Secretary can be reached at 512/930-3651. B - Virginia Stubbs of the Georgetown Heritage Society regarding repainting and restoration of the North and South San Gabriel Bridges. Stubbs introduced herself and the Board of Directors of the Georgetown Heritage Society. She asked two City employees, Mark Miller and Bill Robinson, to come forward to accept a certificate of appreciation from the Heritage Society. She said the Board would like to recognize the City Council and the City staff for the preservation of the Austin Avenue bridges over the north and south San Gabriel rivers. She spoke of the history of the bridges and said that were up for demolition by the Texas Department of Transportation but the bridges soon went under the guardianship of the City. She said they would like to recognize the City for the restoration and said, as a part of that recognition, the Society has place markers denoting the bridges as a historic structure on the north and south portions of the bridge. She said the Board would particularly like to recognize Mark Miller and Bill Robinson for their advice and assistance in the placement of the Heritage Society markers. She presented them both with certificates of appreciation and thanked them for a job well done. Miller thanked Stubbs and said they have been working on projects around the Georgetown square for many years. He thanked Council for approving the funds to work on the restoration of the bridges. He also thanked the Electric department who ordered new poles with a new design for the bridge. He said it was an enjoyable project and he knows staff appreciates the recognition. Statutory Consent Agenda The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that Council may act on with one single vote. A councilmember may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order that the council discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular Agenda, C Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Workshop and Regular Council Meeting held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 -- Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary D Consideration and possible approval of the City's Quarterly Financial Report, which includes the Investment Reports for the City of Georgetown, Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC), and the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (GEDCO) for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer, Laurie Brewer, Assistant Finance Director, and Lorie Lankford, Accounting Manager E Consideration and possible action for the award of a bid for two vehicles to iliac Haik Ford in the amount of $29,544.54 and to Philpott Ford in the amount of $29,784.00 -- Terry Jones, Support Services Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer F Consideration and possible action to execute a contract for online auctioning services with Rene Bates Auctioneers, Inc. of McKinney, Texas for the sale of the bleachers and scoreboard located at the former Georgetown Independent School District football stadium in San Gabriel Park -- Marsha Iwers, Purchasing Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer G Consideration and possible action to approve an award of the annual bid for janitorial supplies to Gulf Coast Paper Company of Temple, Texas in the estimated amount of $45,847.00 -- Marsha Iwers, Purchasing Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 2 of 4 Pages H Consideration and possible action to approve the report, requested by the City Council, to investigate the possible use of WiMax technologies for the City -- Mike Peters, IT Director and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer Sansing asked and Peters said, after researching this issue, he did not find it to be a cost effective option for the City. Mayor asked and the Peters confirmed for that the square has free wireless access available to all citizens. Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution authorizing the vacation and abandonment of a portion of a "blanket" wastewater easement over Lot 4, Block A, Re -subdivision Estrella Crossing Commercial, a subdivision of record in Cabinet EE, Slides 241-242, Plat Records of Williamson County, Texas; and authorizing the Mayor to execute a quitclaim deed and any other documentation necessary to effectuate such vacation and abandonment; and establishing an effective date -- Terri Glasby Calhoun, Real Estate Services Coordinator and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations J Consideration and possible action to approve the renewal of service contracts for the Milsoft software in the amount of $43,615.40 -- Kenneth Arnold, Energy Services Director and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations K Consideration and possible action to approve the amended by-laws for the Arts and Culture Advisory Board -- Eric Lashley, Library Director Berryman made a statement about the change in the Arts and Culture Board meeting date and she complemented the Board for their hard work. Motion by Berryman,second by Sansing to approve the Consent agenda in its entirety, with questions to item H. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) Legislative Regular Agenda Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items: L Consideration and possible action to accept the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) Grant through the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $905,728 -- Robert Fite, Fire Chief Fite described the item and said, in the agenda packet, there is a grant document and the timeline of when all the payments will hit. He said there is also a section describing what the SAFER grant is and what it entails. He said the goal is to have 15 firefighters on the scene of a fire in 8 driving minutes, 90% of the time. He said SAFER can provide staffing if the City can prove that it can attain or exceed that standard. He said this would allow the department to enhance their fire protection by an extra three firefighters per day. He said, the thing about grant funding is that it can not be used to support the current budget. He added, however, they can use to to enhance and open a new fire station. He said, for the first two years, FEMA will pay for funding, salary, benefits, and all employment costs for 9 extra firefighters and, for the next year, the City will have to make a commitment for funding those positons and, after that, the department can get out of it. Motion by Sansing, second by Sattler to approve the grant. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) Mayor asked and Fite said he encourages citizens to check their homeowners insurance policy and make sure they have the correct ISO rating. Mayor asked and Fite said the rating is a category 2. Fite said it is extremely hard to get a 1 rating. Brandenburg asked and Fite said he has been able to secure over $1 million in grant funding for the City. Brandenburg commended the Chief publicly for that. M Second Reading of an Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (UDC) Chapter 1 "General Provisions", Chapter 2 "Review Authority", Chapter 3 "Applications and Permits", Chapter 6 "Residential and Agricultural Zoning Districts: Lot, Dimensional and Design Standards", Chapter 7 "Non -Residential Zoning Districts: Lot, Dimensional and Design Standards", Chapter 8 "Landscaping and Buffering", Chapter 9 "Off - Street Parking and Loading", Chapter 10 "Sign Standards", and Chapter 12 "Pedestrian and Vehicle Circulation"; repealing Chapter 5 "Zoning Use Regulations", Chapter 14 "Nonconformities", Chapter 15 "Enforcement", and Chapter 16 "Reference"; and adding new Chapter 5 "Zoning Uses", Chapter 14 "Nonconformities", Chapter 15 "Enforcement", Chapter 16 "Definitions"; and amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 2.48 "City Planning and Zoning Commission" and Chapter 12.44 "Obstruction of View in Public Ways; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances and Resolutions; Including a Severability Clause; and Establishing an City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 3 of 4 Pages Effective Date and Providing for a Penalty for up to $2,000 for a violation thereof -- Elizabeth A. Cook, Community Development Director Cook described the item and said this is the second reading of the fourth round of amendments. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. She listed the changes that were made after the first reading and she also described some typos that should be fixed before approval by Council. Motion by Ross, second by Eason to approve Ordinance 2010-16 with the corrections to typos. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) Berryman asked about signage being placed in neighborhood street medians. Cook noted some of the median areas, depending on how the signs are placed, could be a view obstruction. Berryman said she would like some thought to be given to that issue. N Second Reading of an Ordinance amending Section 13.12.040(6) of the City's Code of Ordinance relating to "Garbage Collection and Charges Mandatory—Exceptions" -- Rachel Osgood, Environmental Services Coordinator and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations Osgood described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Sansing, second by Ross to approve Ordinance 2010-17. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) O Second Reading of an Ordinance as it pertains to Chapter 6.60 pertaining to Fees and False Alarm Notifications -- Mark Sokolow, City Attorney and Wayne Nero, Police Chief Sokolow read the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Sansing, second by Ross to approve Ordinance 2010-18. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) P Second Reading of an Ordinance as it pertains to Chapter 9.14 pertaining to Graffiti -- Mark Sokolow, City Attorney and Wayne Nero, Police Chief Sokolow read the caption of the Ordinance. Motion by Sansing, second by Berryman to approve Ordinance 2010-19. Approved 6-0 (Brainard absent) City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 4 of 4 Pages The meeting was adjourned at 06:44 PM.