HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 04.10.2006 CC-WThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the
above date with Mayor Gary Nelon presiding.
Staff Present:
Paul Brandenburg, City Manager; Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager; Patricia E. Carls, City Attorney;
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary; Randy Morrow, Director of Community Services; Kimberly Garrett, Parks
and Recreation Director; Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director
PolicyDevelopment/Review Workshop = Called to order at 4:02 PM
A Presentation and possible discussion regarding Parkland Dedication Policy and Fees -- Kimberly
Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director and Randy Morrow, Director of Community Services
Garrett distributed a handout, gave a slide review of the City's parkland dedication policy, and
discussed possible changes. She said the formula for parkland dedication is for every livable area,
there should be one acre of dedicated parkland for every 150 dwelling units or $250 per lot/house.
She said the fee for multi -family is $200 per unit, which the Parks Board thinks needs to be revised
because it is cheaper for a developer to pay fees rather than dedicate land. She said they are
considering requiring a developer to create a park and require a homeowners' association to
maintain it, saying that would apply only to new homeowners' associations, and acknowleged that
some developments don't have homeowners' associations. She said If a homeowners' association
maintains the park, it would be a private not public park. She said most other cities have larger
fees per lot, and said staff is recommending to increase the fee from $250 to $600 for single-family
lots and $450 per dwelling unit for multi -family. She suggested putting a portion of the fee into an
interest-bearing account to be used to maintain Garey Park. There were questions and comments
from the Council. Carls suggested researching and writing special provisions into the ordinance
that would provide for those neighborhoods that don't have homeowners' associations or had one
that it is now disbanded. Eason said she is not supportive of deed restrictions and homeowners'
associations. There was further discussion.
4:38 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
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to advise the City Council, including agenda items
- Discussion and possible action regarding the audit of the cable television franchise fee payments received from
Cox, and regarding the proposed transfer of the cable television franchise from Cox Southwest Holdings, L.P. to
Cebridge Acquisition, L.P. and the agreement related thereto.
4:46 p.m. -- adjourned
The meeting was adjourned at 04:46 PM.
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Attest:
Secretary Sandra