HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 07.23.2001 CC-WThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the
above date with Mayor MaryEllen Kersch presiding.
Council Present: Council Absent:
Llorente Navarrette, Clark Lyda, Doug All Council Present
Smith, Jack Noble, Sam Pfiester, Charles
"Ross" Burson, Ken Evans
Staff Present:
George Russell, City Manager; Cathy Riedel, Acting City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City
Secretary; Micki Rundell, Director of Finance and Administration; Jim Briggs, Assistant
City Manager/Director of Community -Owned Utilities; Tom Yantis, Assistant City
Manager/Director of Information Resources; Amelia Sondgeroth, Director of
Development Services; Mark Miller, Superintendent of Streets; Mike Mayben, Energey
Services Manager; Mike Stasny, Utility System Information Manager; David Munk,
Development Engineer; Carla Benton, Development Planner; Melissa Murphy,
Development Plannerjerry Jones, Purchasing Director
Called to • •- i. •
A Presentation and discussion on recent Texas Annexation Law and Policies by Ben Luckens, AICP
Amelia Sondgeroth introduced Luckens who spoke to Council regarding annexation; protection of land
uses; coordination with the Comprehensive Plan; coordination with water/wastewater agreements; and links
with the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction, physical impact analysis, and Capital Improvement Projects.
B Joint Workshop with the Planning and Zoning Commission to hear a presentation from Duncan and
Associates regarding their major findings from the Review of Development Regulations (Zoning
Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, and Sign Ordinance) and issues related to the Century Plan such
as annexation, the extra -territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and growth management -- Leane Heldenfels,
Amelia Sondgeroth and George Russell
Lee Einsweiler of Duncan and Associates gave a presentation regarding the Century Plan and suggested
that Council improve the efficiency of the approval process by creating a unified ordinance that provides
and clarifies all procedures and review criteria.
5:55 p.m. -- recessed for Executive Session
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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
- Pending Litigation
- City and George Russell, in his official capacity as Acting City Manager and as Office for Public
Information v. John W. Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas; Cause No. GV -001865 (353rd District
Court of Travis County)
- Domel v. City, Cause No. 94-020-C368 (368th District Court, Williamson County)
- Georgetown Waterpark, Ltd. v. City, et al.; Cause No. 00-209-C277 (277th District Court of
Williamson County)
- Walker and Shell Road Golf Center, Inc. v. City; Cause No. 00-083-C277 (277th District Court,
Williamson County)
- Wallace v. William Joseph Pascoe, Jr., Gary Todd Terbush, and City; Cause No. A -00 -CA -609 -SS;
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- City v. Doug and Doris Pierce; Cause No. 00-552-C26 (26th District Court, Williamson County)
- Potential Litigation
- Code Enforcement Actions
- Legal/Risk Management Issues
- Legal Advice concerning agenda items
F
Sec.551.086 deliberation regarding economic development
- Discussion of Economic Development Prospects
G
Sec.551.074 personnel matters
- Performance Review of Council -appointed employees
- Discussion of delivery of legal services
H
Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property
- Acquisition
of property
6:56 p.m. -- returned to Open Session
C General Council Houskeeping Items:
(1) Discussion and Review of Attendance Reports and vacancies on Boards, Commissions, Committees
and options for correcting errors; (2) Review/revise workshop schedule; (3) Review of Council liaison
assignments; (4) Identification of issues Council would like to have for future workshops; (5) Report from
Ken Evans and Jack Noble regarding visit with Economic Development Commission
There was discussion in anticipation of taking action on Item C -ton the July 24 Agenda. There
was discussion on items C-2,-3, and -4, and Noble and Evans reported that the Economic
Development Commission (EDC) accepted the Council's response to the EDC's "memo" regarding
"Role of Economic Development Commission Regarding Economic Development Issues of the
City of Georgetown."
D Comments from the dais regarding the following items:
1. Discussion of Upcoming Workshops
- Schedule of Boards and Commissions Joint Workshops with Council
September 10 - CVB; October 8 - Building Standards; November 12 - Board of Adjustment; December 10 -
Main Street Advisory Board; Jan. 14, 2002 - Youth Advisory Board; Feb. 11, 2002 - Economic Development
Commission; March 11, 2002 - Planning and Zoning; April 8, 2002 - Parks and Recreation
- Discussion of possible dates/times to hold Joint Meeting with GISD School Board
2. Council Calendar
Thursday, July 26 - Budget Balancing
- Friday, July 27 - Budget Balancing
Monday, August 6 - Budget Balancing, if needed
- Wednesday, August 8 - Budget Balancing, if neeeded
- Mondav, August 13 - Workshop and Executive Session
- Tuesday, August 14 - Workshop and Regular Meeting
- Monday, August 27 - Workshop and Executive Session
- Tuesday, August 28 - Workshop and Regular Meeting
TML Events (TML Electric Deregulation Workshop on August 10; TML Open Meetings and Public
Information Acts Workshop on October 5, Public Official Liability Workshop on October 6, 2001 Annual
Conference and Exhibition November 28-30)
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3. City manager Report
- Status Reports
- Update on Airport certification of insurance
Russell reported on the status of airport hangar insurance certificates.
7:31 p.m. -- recessed to Executive Session
8:30 p.m. -- returned to Open Session and adjourned
Please note: Any action for Executive Session items will be taken in Open Session on Tuesday, July 24,
2001, no earlier than 6:00 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 08:30 PM.
roved :
MaryEllen Kersch
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Attest:
City Secretary Sandra Lee