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TUESDAY JULY 235 1991
The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in regular session on the above date
with Mayor Bill Connor presiding.
Council Members
Present:
Staff Present:
Mike McMaster
Jane Voltz
Bill Shelby
Bob Schrawger
Ferd Torn
Shorty Valdez
Winfred Bonner
Elizabeth Gray, Administrative Assistant to City Manager
Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney
Sandra Lee, Deputy City Secretary
Glenn Reynolds, Director of Finance
Ed Barry, Director of Planning and Development
Hartley Sappington, Director of Community Services
Randy Morrow, Parks & Recreation Director
Brad Stratton, Superintendent of Administration Services
Derek Timourian, Superintendent of Parks & Recreation
Liz Taylor, Tourism Director
Donna Rogers Hogg, Legal Assistant
Jim Underwood, City Manager Intern
Council Members
Absent:
EXECUTIVE SESSION --Call to Order 6:30 p.m.
910326 Sec.2(e) Legal Report
Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks
910327 Sec.2(f) Real Estate
Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/ Marianne Banks
PUBLIC HEARING --Call to Order 7:00 p.m.
910328 Public Hearing onRedistricting/Marianne Landers Banks
Council Member Winfred Bonner read a prepared Statement of Purpose for the
Hearing in which he announced that three options had been chosen by the
Redistricting Committee, requested public input and explained the Justice
Department mandates for redistricting. There were no comments from the public
or the City Staff other than City Attorney Marianne Banks announcing that the
next hearing would be Thursday, July 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
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The Commit,..,.; will present the chosen pian to the Co"acil at the regular Council
Meeting on Tuesday, August 13.
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Hartley restated the purpose of the hearing, explaining that when presented to the
Council at the last regular Council Meeting, the consensus of opinion had been
that the Council wished to maintain twice weekly sanitation pick up inside the
City Limits and once a week pick ups outside the City Limits. Three options for
recycling were presented at the hearing and public input was requested. The
Council will be asked to make a decision on this matter at the regular meeting on
August 13,
Ms. Kathryn Stallard of 407 Innwood Circle in Georgetown, spoke in favor of the
recycling program and her willingness to pay an extra fee for the convenience of
curbside collection. She believes that we eventually would pay extra taxes to
support more landfill space unless recyclable items could be separated from the
normal solid waste.
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No action was taken.
Consent Agenda
910330 Approval of meetingminutes-- Regular Meeting of July 9, 1991 /Elizabeth Gray
Jane Voltz pointed out a correction to the minutes on Page 4 of 5, Item 910325,
the name Ken Jones should be changed to read Hank Cleaver.
910331 Pulled (See Regular Agenda)
910332 Modification to joint agreement with GISD for development of a park at the
Junior High School
910333 Resolution authorizing force account engineering services with McCord
Engineering, Inc. for services related to relocation of an electrical distribution
feeder (part of the Airport Runway Extension Project)/Jim Briggs
Due to the cost of the proposed construction alignment exceeding the FAA limit
of $144,200, this amount will be appropriated for the electrical line relocation,
using City employee crew labor for the construction and McCord Engineering for
the engineering services at a cost to the City of not to exceed $12,500.00.
910334 Resolution authorizing an increase in expenditure limit for intervention costs
regarding the Brazos River Authority water rate case/ Glenn Reynolds
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The previous_; 'authorized total expenditure of $400,66 has been or will soon be
exhausted. Since the case continues, additional expenditures will be incurred. An
additional authorization of $50,000.00 is expected to be the City's ultimate cost
for participation in this case.
910335 Resolution approving a funding agreement with the Georgetown Palace
Theater, Inc. for the further restoration and renovation of the Palace Theater
building at 814 Austin Ave./Elizabeth Taylor and Hartley Sappington
As approved by the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board on June 8, 1991,
$5,000 in grant monies and $10,000 in loan monies will be funded from the
hotel/motel tax revenues (Convention & Visitors Bureau Council Contingency
Account #406-58).
Motion by Valdez, second by Schrawger to approve the Consent Agenda with the correction to
the minutes and with the exception to Item 910331 pulled by Ferd Tonn. Approved 7-0.
Regular Agenda
910331 Resolution authorizing renewal of an annual engineering service contract with
McCord Engineering, Inc./Jim Briggs
Ferd Tonn asked why this contract needed to be approved prior to the new budget
year. Jim Briggs explained that the FAA wanted the contract to be in effect for
the entire period of the project.
Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve the resolution as read.
Approved 7-0.
♦ Citizens wishing to address the Council,
Ed Steiner presented a petition of 101 names requesting that the name of
Chautauqua Park be changed to Edna Powell Park.
Bob Schrawger suggested that in anticipation of the upcoming budget workshops,
Council consult their July 8 issue of Nation's Cities Weekly regarding municipal
finance issues.
Jane Voltz commented that the information presented at the LCRA Open House
on July 22 was excellent. She complimented Jim Briggs on a very good
presentation.
Elizabeth Gray asked Brad Stratton to give an update on the Housing Renovation
Plans. He stated that twelve applications have been submitted. It will be up to
the Committee to determine their eligibility. October 1 is the target date for
construction to begin.
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Mike McMasLcr asked Randy Morrow to give an upuate on the Youth Center.
Randy introduced Derek Timourian, recently hired as the Youth Center Director.
Remodel construction has started. Staff is hoping to have the center open by
August 1. Brochures will be distributed to the schools. The Grand Opening has
been set for August 24. They will be contacting the various city organizations to
request donations of equipment or money with which to purchase them. Parents
for Pride has already donated some equipment.
Mayor Connor announced that there will be a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the
South IH -35 Utility Extension Project, at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 25, at the
Aeromodelers Field along I-35.
910338 Discussion, review, and possible adoption of Council-Manager/Staff
Relationship policies/Bill Connor
Luther Laubach of 804 Country Club Rd. in Georgetown (former Council
Member) addressed the Council in opposition to the items concerning adopting
new governance policies. He sees no necessity of either item due to the
overwhelming vote of acceptance of the City Charter,
Several Council Members expressed a need to have more discussion on the
policies before they are adopted. It was decided to conduct a workshop
concerning the governance processes so that Council can deal with each aspect
specifically, making changes and/or additions or deletions as they feel are
appropriate for Georgetown. A workshop will be scheduled after the budget
process if over. Mike McMaster felt that it was important for the Council to
adopt these policies by unanimous vote, because if any Council Member objects,
then the whole process would be jeopardized.
910339 Discussion, review, and possible adoption of governance process policies/Bill
Connor
See above explanation for Item 910338.
910340 Policy discussion of relationship of the City of Georgetown with Southwestern
University regarding traffic control and street dedication/Marianne Landers
Banks
This item was pulled and deferred to the next Council Meeting on August 13,
1991.
910341 Ordinance repealing Ch. 6.16, Code of Ordinances, and adding a new Ch. 6.16
relating to regulation of peddlers and solicitors/Elizabeth Gray
This ordinance was written based on policy direction from Council to staff in the
discussion of June 25, 1991. Council requested addition of a requirement that
peddlers or solicitors inform the City Secretary as to the dates and nature of each
sales campaign they hold for as long as the permit is valid. Police Chief Hugh
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Anderson re4u�sted the name of the state of issuance as well as the number of
driver's licenses used for identification.
Motion by McMaster, second by Torn to approve this ordinance on first reading
with the additions requested by Council and Chief Anderson. Approved 7-0.
910342 Ordinance extending the Zoning ordinance provisions regulating child care
facilities, First Reading
Motion by Schrawger, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance as read on first
reading. Approved 7-0.
910343 Ordinance to adopt the amendment to the Future Traffic System Map contained
in the Century Plan -Development Plan to include the extension of FM 3405 from
RM2338 to SH195/Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
Motion by Tann, second by Shelby to approve this ordinance as read on first
reading. Approved 7-0.
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Bob Schrawger noted an article in a recent Austin American Statesman concerning
loss of hearing in youngsters due to exposure to high decibel noise. He pointed
out that Marianne Banks had previously submitted a suggested noise abatement
ordinance to Council. Schrawger feels it might be in everyone's best interest for
Council to act on that ordinance.
Mike McMaster reminded everyone of the anticipated August 1 opening of the
Youth Center and encouraged them to visit the facilities.
Mayor Connor expressed that this meeting was positive and that many issues had
been acted upon in no more than two hours.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.
These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray,
Approved:
W. H. Connor
Mayor
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Attest:
Elizabeth Gray
City Secretary