HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 10.09.2006 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.a
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 for Utility Operations; Patricia E. Carls, City Attorney; Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary; David
Morgan, Police Chief; Keith Hutchinson, Public Information Officer
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Mayor Nelon brought Item B forward
B Update on the status of the Community Resource Center -- Barbara Brightwell, Michael Martin and Paul
Brandenburg, City Manager
Brightwell thanked Council for the monetary contribution from the Council for the Conference. She introduced
Barbara Pearce who explained, with a slide presentation to the Council, the progress being made for the
Resource Center. She explained their vision, mission, the current issues, and the demographics of the
community need. Brightwell talked to Council about the progress to date on finding tenants for the Center. She
said the Georgetown Housing Authority will build and own the Center, saying they will lease space to the Center,
and they will manage and maintain the facililty. Martin displayed a drawing showing the land being provided by
the County for the Center. He said the County is giving them 20 acres with the possibility of multiple buildings,
parks, ponds, playgrounds, and parking spaces; and tenants, such as Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity and
Salvation Army. He said Tom Nichols has agreed to design the facility pro bono. He said they are in the
bidding process to construct the first building and begin leasing offices. He said they are receiving and
expecting more corporate sponsorhips from ATMOS Energy, Dell, and other large companies. He said they
have met with all the Mayors of Williamson County and will be serving all residents in the County, saying they
plan to open the first section of the Center (27,000 sq. ft.) in the Spring of 2008. There were questions and
comments from the Council.
A Discussion regarding the establishment of a Naming Policy for City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public
Streets -- Paul Brandenburg, City Manager
Brandenburg noted that he has provided in the agenda packet some draft guidelines for Council consideration
to establish criteria for naming, including the appointment of a committee to recommend submission of the
naming to the Council. There were questions and comments from the Council.
C Discussion regarding adoption of a False Alarm Ordinance -- David Morgan, Police Chief and Paul
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Brandenburg, City Manager
Brandenburg said the police resources are finite and the number of false alarms per year is high. He said at
least two squads (two officers and their vehicles) must respond for each alarm situation. He said their should be
an incentive policy to prevent repetition. He said if Council wants staff to pursue this, they will bring back an
ordinance as soon as possible. There were questions and comments from the Council.
D Discussion of the City's planning efforts and its involvement in regional planning organizations related to State
Highway 130 — Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager
Yantis said our portion of SH130 will be open for use in December. He said the annexations for this year are
predominantly along SH130. He said staff is proposing at the 2007 UDC amendments that there be sign and
landscaping standards for the entire Corridor. He said Jim Briggs is negotiating with Jonah Water regarding
purchasing some of their CCN on the west side of SH130. He said Council has recently adopted policies for
MUD's, but there is still a need to revise the land use plan as it relates to SH130. He said there is also the need
to plan for parrallel arterial roads to handle the traffic. He said they will take into consideration major
intersection designs to encourage orientation of commercial development on the local arterials. He said there is
a concern that TXDOT has granted access onto frontage roads to the majority of property owners along the
Corrridor, saying most other communities do not have frontage roads. He said apparently it expedited the right
of way acquisitions to allow access. He said there are existing county roads where business and houses
existed with access. He said there could be a similar strip commercial development along SH130. He said
there is no regional planning authority in Texas so the City has participated with Envision Central Texas with
planner round tables. He said CAMPO has been holding meetings regarding growth patterns along SH130, and
there is a meeting group of people solicited by former Mayor Kirk Watson that he is attending for the Mayor. He
noted that the cities of Pflugerville and Hutto have done a lot of planning for SH130 because it crosses through
the center of their municipalities. There were questions and comments from the Council.
5:25 p.m. -- recessed to 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.
E 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
-Transamencan 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
- Henderson v. City of Georgetown and Bishop Gregory Aymond for the Dioceses of Austin , Cause No. A06CA082 SS;
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- Application by MUD 19 for a Sewer Utility Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
- Stanford v. City of Georgetown , Cause No. 06-634-C26, filed in the 26th Judicial District of Williamson County, Texas
F Sec.551.087: Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations
- Discussions or deliberations regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a
business prospect that the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which
the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive
to a business prospect that the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the territory of the City and with
which the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations.
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6:15 p.m. -- returned to Open Session and adjourned
The meeting Was adjourned at 06:15 PM.
Attest'
City Secretary Sandra Lee