HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 04.09.2007 CC-WThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the
above date with Mayor Gary Nelon presiding.
Council Present: Council Absent:
Patty Eason, Gabe Sansing, Doug Smith, Henry All Council present
Carr, Pat Berryman, Farley Snell, Ben Oliver
Staff Present:
Paul Brandenburg, City Manager; Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager; Jim Briggs, Assistant City
Manager; Patricia E. Carls, City Attorney; Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary; Micki Rundell, Director of
Finance and Administration; Terry Jones, Support Services Construction Manager; Keith Hutchinson,
Public Information Officer; Jessica Hamilton, Assistant City Secretary; Terri Calhoun, Paralegal
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A Facilities Update
Yantis gave Council the details concerning City facilities. He spoke about the future five-year needs, including a
larger location for the Police Department; expansion of the Georgetown Utility System Electric Department into
property across from FM1460; the need for space for Municipal Court, saying that project has already been
funded and the request for quotations has been sent; and determinations regarding locations for additional fire
stations through utilization of Geographic Information System software. He said it looks like the next station will
be a second station in Sun City. He told Council the restoration of old Fire Station 1 will be started soon to be
utilized as the Visitor Information Center and related offices, along with administrative offices of the Fire
Department upstairs. He said staff is looking at a parking facility to serve public and county needs on the
southwest side of downtown, saying staff is meeting with Commissioner Covey and Judge Gattis, regarding land
owned by the County on 8th Street across from the Library. He said staff will ask Council to fund or will look into
Tax Increment Financing. He said the old library building is available and probably will be used for the Police
Department, but still waiting for a needs assessment. There were questions and comments from the Council.
Yantis displayed a new re -written Five Year Needs Plan.
Sansing said he would like for the City to convince the County to take their facilities out to the Inner Loop,
instead of taking up taxable property. There were questions regarding positioning an administrative building for
the Police Department outside the central downtown area.
4:29 p.m. -- recessed into Executive Session
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 that follows.
B Sec.551.071: Consultation with Attorney
- Advice from attorney about pending or contemplated litigation and other matters on which the attorney has a duty to advise
the City Council, including agenda items
-Transamerican Underground vs. Arch Insurance Co., C. C. Carleton Industries, and Third Party Defendant the City of
Georgetown, Cause No. 06-121-C277, District Court of Williamson County, 277th Judicial District
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- Henderson v. City of Georgetc,-wn and Bishop Gregory Aymond for the Dioceses of Aascin , Cause No. A06CA082 SS;
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- Discussion and possible action regarding Williamson County MUD No. 19, request for sewer Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity (Application No. 35375-C) (SOAH Docket No. 582-07-0786; TCEQ Docket No. 2006 - 1810 - UCR)
C Sec 551.072: Deliberations about Real Property
- Consideration and possible action concerning the acquisition of a 0.382 acre utility easement from the Grapski and
WylyTrusts in connection with Project Lone Star Electric Service -- Terri Calhoun, Paralegal and Jim Briggs, Assistant City
Manager for Utility Operations
- Consideration and possible action concerning the acquisition of a 0.835 acre utility easement from Clearwater Crossing
Limited Partnership, LLP in connection with Project Lone Star Electric Service -- Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for
Utility Operations, and Terri Calhoun, Paralegal
4:47 p.m. returned to Open Session and adjourned
Mayor' ry Nelon
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