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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 05.21.2001 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: Ken Evans, Jack Noble, Sam Pfiester, Charles "Hass" Burson, Doug Smith, Clark Lyda Council Absent: Llorente Navarrette Staff Present: George Russell, City Manager; Marianne Banks, City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager/Director of Information Resources; Verna Browning, Director of Community Services; Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager/Director of Community -Owned Utilities; Pablo Holguin, Director of Organizational Services; Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation; Anthony Lincoln, Fire Chief; David Morgan, Police Chief; Charlie Walker, Economic Development Director; Dave Hall, Building Official; Terry Jones, Purchasing Director; Kathy Ragsdale, Utility Office Director; Laurie Brewer, Controller; Leticia Zavala, Chief Accountant; Lorie Ann Lankford, Accountant II; Danella Elliott, Administrative Assistant' li to the Finance and Administration Division Called to • •- ill • A Mid -Year Review of the 2000/01 Budget Russell and Rundell gave a slide presentation and explained the status of current projects, providing information on mid -year revenue collections, and made recommendations regarding issues to be monitored and budget amendments to be inacted. B Discussion concerning redistricting and/or alternative election methods, timeline, charge to citizens' committee, and process for appointment of citizens' committee -- Marianne Banks and George Russell Banks explained that if the City maintains single -member districts, they must be redrawn to make them cohesive and compact, and that race can no longer be the only reason for redistricting. Banks reviewed with Council the information provided in the packet concerning the various alternative election methods that could be used, including cumulative voting, limited voting, and preference voting. Banks told Council she has asked consultant, John Yeager, who is doing the County's plan, to work on the City's plan options. C Discussion concerning desired revisions to the City Charter, timing, and discussion of process for City Council Meeting Minutes/May 21, 2001 Page 1 of 4 Pages appointing a Charter Review Committee -- Marianne Banks and George Russell Banks told Council that Consultant John Olson is working on recommendations to be presented to them. She said he would not recommend completely rewriting the Charter. Council provided specific suggestions for revisions. • 6:10 p.m. -- recessed to Executive Session Executive Session 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. 00-209-0277 (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, David Morgan, Chief of Police 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 - Rivery Project G Sec.551.074 personnel matters - Performance Review of Council -appointed employees: City Manager, City Attorney and City Secretary - Severance Package for City Attorney H Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property - Lease of city -owned property - Acquisition of property 7:28 p.m. -- resumed Open Session Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 6:00 PaMm D Comments from the dais regarding the following items: 1. Discussion of Upcoming Workshops - Schedule of Boards and Commissions Joint Workshops with Council June 11- Library Board; July 9 - Historic Preservation; August 13 - Downtown Business District Design Steering Committee; 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 - Economic Development Commission; March 11- Planning and Zoning; April 8 - Parks and Recreation - Mayor asked that Russell schedule a joint meeting with the Commissioners Court - Mayor asked that the Legal RFP be scheduled for the special meeting of May 31, 2001 - Joint Meeting with GISD School Board - no date determined - Inventory/enumeration of dollars/benefits to non -city entities (non -profits, sports, etc.) scheduled for workshop on June 12 7:30 p.m. -- moved to Item I First Reading of an ordinance to extend the suspension of applications for manufactured housing development projects within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction for a period not to exceed six months -- Verna Browning and George Russell Browning read the entire ordinance. Lyda suggested to delete "the city limits and" from Section 2. Motion by Lyda, second by Noble to approve on first reading with the noted change in Section 2 so that the third line would read "manufactured home units for residential occupancy within the extra-teritorial jurisdiction." City Council Meeting Minutes/May 21, 2001 Page 2 of 4 Pages Banks noted that the caption would be revised as well. Approved 6-0. (Navarrette absent) It was noted that this item was handled at 7:38 p.m., stating it could be handled on second reading no earlier than 7:38 p.m. on May 31, 2001, 10 days after the first reading. D2. Council Calendar Thursday, May 31, 6:00 p.m. Special Council Meeting - Monday, June 11, 4:00 p.m. Council Workshop and Executive Session - Tuesday, June 12, 4:00 p.m. Council Workshop and Regular Meeting - Monday, June 25, 4:00 p.m. Council Workshop and Executive Session - Tuesday, June 26, 4:00 p.m. Council Workshop and Regular Meeting - 2001 Association of Mayors, Councilmembers and Commissioners (AMCC), Thursday, July 19 through Saturday, July 21, in Wichita Falls - Council vacation schedule - Mayor asked Councilmembers to provide their vacation schedules D3. City Manager Report - Status of: Austin Avenue pedestrian traffic light Recent Meeting with Texas Department of Highways and Transportation (TXDOT) Russell reported on a recent meeting with TXDOT and shared the discussion with them regarding Austin Avenue and Rivery related projects (u -turn at Williams Drive and third lane on the access road). Russell asked for dates that council might be available for a joint workshop with TXDOT to talk about design issues. Russell notified Council that Fire Inspector George Godward passed away on Friday night. J Discussion and possible direction to staff concerning redistricting and/or alternative election methods, timeline, charge to citizens' committee, and process for appointment of citizens' committee -- Marianne Banks and George Russell Banks noted that if Council prefers to stay with seven districts, submission to the Justice Department by November will not be a problem. Motion by Noble, second by Smith to retain and redraw the current seven districts. Approved 6-0. Banks presented the options pertaining to the appointment of a citizens' committee. Motion by Lyda, second by Evans to retain a consultant to work with a citizen group composed of eight members, appointed by each of the Councilmembers and the Mayor, to arrive at a map to be presented to the Council for public hearings on the action. Motion by Smith, second by Lyda to amend Lyda's motion to include geographic boundaries, maintain communities of interest, avoid splitting neighborhoods, with not more than 10% deviation, and being compact and contiguous, but not to ensure that incumbents remain in their districts. Vote on amendment: Approved 6-0. Vote on main motion: Approved 6-0. Motion by Lyda, second by Noble to approve the appointments at the May 31 meeting and to have the consultant bring back a map to the Council by August 1, 2001. Approved 6-0. Mayor asked that the council have their recommendations ready for appointments at the Special Council Meeting on May 31. Banks suggested Council might want to establish how many hours to engage the consultant. It was decided that two three-hour meetings should be sufficient time to meet with the consultant. K Discussion and possible direction to staff concerning desired revisions to the City Charter, timing, and discussion of process for appointing a Charter Review Committee -- Marianne Banks and George Russell There was discussion regarding the timeline for putting Charter revisions on a ballot for a November election. Motion by Lyda, second by Pfiester to defer this item to the May 31 Special Meeting Agenda. Approved 6-0. L Action from Executive Session Motion by Lyda, second by Evans to accept and approve the Resignation Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims with the City Attorney. Approved 6-0. 8:13 p.m. -- adjourned City Council Meeting Minutes/May 21, 2001 Page 3 of 4 Pages The meeting was adjourned at 08:13 PM, proved Mayor MaryEllen Kersch City Council Meeting Minutes/May 21, 2001 Page 4 of 4 Pages I_1 City Secretary Sandra Lee