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The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in a regular session on the above date with
Mayor Bill Connor presiding.
Council Members
Present:
Mike McMaster
Jane Voltz
Bill Shelby
Bob Schrawger
Ferd Tonn
Shorty Valdez
Winfred Bonner
Council Members
Absent:
Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager
Elizabeth Gray, City Secretary
Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney
Glenn Reynolds, Director of Finance
Ed Barry, Director of Planning and Development
Hartley Sappington, Director of Community Services
Les Bunte, Fire Chief
Randy Morrow, Parks & Recreation Director
Mary Pat McLaughlin, Library Director
Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent
Brad Stratton, Supt. of Admin. Services
Donna Rogers Hogg, Legal Assistant
Sandra D. Lee, Deputy City Secretary
EXECUTIVE SESSION --Call to Order 6:30 p.m.
910308 Sec.2(e) Legal Report
Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks
910309 Sec.2(f) Real Estate
Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/ Marianne Banks
McKamy Property
Dove Springs
Georgetown Railroad Site
910310 Sec. 2(g) Personnel
Appointment to:
Georgetown Convention and Visitor's Bureau
CAPCO General Assembly
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REGULAR MEETING --Call to Order at 7:21 p.m.
910311 Action on executive session items
Sec. 2(g) Personnel
Appointment to:
Georgetown Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Sharon Larson
CAPCO General Assembly - 2nd City Council Representative
Jane Voltz
Motion by McMaster, second by Valdez to approve the above -listed appointments. Approved 7-0.
Consent Agenda
Council Members Mike McMaster and Ferd Tonn filed Conflict of Interest Affidavits and abstained from
voting on Items 910314 and 910315.
910312 Approval of meeting minutes-- Regular Meeting of June 25, 1991 /Elizabeth Gray
910313 Resolution authorizing the City to submit a grant application for the National Tree
Planting Program/Randy Morrow and Hartley Sappington
910314 Authorization for the Mayor to execute a contract with Advanced Custom Molders for
the extension of utility lines/Bob Hart
910315 Resolution approving an agreement with DIJ Construction Co., Inc. for completion of the
South II3-35 utility improvements/Jim Briggs
910316 Citizen's Advisory Committee recommendation on proposed amendment to the Century
PlanmDevelopment Plan to include extension of FM 3405/Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
910317 Resolution amending contract with the Georgetown Industrial Foundation providing
operational services to the Convention & Visitor's Bureau/Liz Taylor and Hartley
Sappington
910315 Resolution approving the revised Library Meeting Room and Board Room Policy/Mary
Pat McLaughlin and Hartley Sappington
910319 Resolution awarding bid for re -roofing Fire Station #1 to Dean Contracting Co./Les
Bunte and Terry Jones
910320 Award of annual bid for liquid alum to Coastal Products and Chemicals, Inc. for
$10,710.00/Terry Jones and Tim Briggs
910321 Approval of request from Georgetown Independent School District for waiver of plan
review fees for improvements at Eagle Field/John Warden and Ed Barry
Motion by Schrawger, second by Valdez to approve the Consent Agenda. Approved 7-0.
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Regular Agenda
910322 Citizens wishing to address the Council.
Done
910323 Mayor, Council, City Manager, and stall comments and. reports
Winfred Bonner would like to receive the Accounting Department print-outs for May and
June. Glenn Reynolds will see that he receives those.
Mike McMaster announced that contractors are viewing and preparing proposals for the
remodeling of the vacant space recently acquired for a youth center. The Youth Activity
Center Committee is deciding on a date to have a party.
Bill Shelby said he is anxious for the center to be open and hopes the young people
gathering in the parking lot will then move inside the building.
Bob Hart called Randy Morrow to the lecturn to give a status report on the Youth Center.
Randy announced that the blueprints are back from Architect David Voelter. Rob
Packheiser, City Building Inspector, is reviewing the blueprints at this time. The Drug
Treatment Center has been contacted about cleaning and painting that is needed. The
targeted opening date is August 1. The former Assistant Director at the University of
Texas Athletic Center has been hired to be the Youth Center Director. He will start on
July 22,
Bob Hart announced that the proposed 1991-92 budget document will be presented to the
Council on Monday, August 19. Council will meet on August 20, 21 and 22 in budget
work sessions. The first reading for approval of the new budget will be September 10 --
second and final reading to be September 24.
Bob reminded Council of an invitation from LCRA to attend an Open House on Monday,
July 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Northside Middle School. The Open House
is being held to update the area residents on future electrical transmission options as well
and specifically to discuss the proposed location of and dedicate a third substation to be
called the "Glasscock Substation."
Bob Hart invited Director of Public Utilities Jim Briggs to speak to the Council and
answer possible questions in this regard. When asked for suggestions or objections
concerning the proposed name of the new substation, Mr. Morton King, suggested that
the new substation be named for "Cap" Brady, a former law enforcement officer in
Georgetown, who was responsible for protecting the City's ability to generate its own
electricity.
910322 Review and adoption of governance process policies/Bill Connor
Members of the Council discussed their hesitation to adopt the governance policies as
provided in the agenda packet. The Mayor asked for specific passages that caused their
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concern. He suggested that it was prudent to establish printed operating policies in order
to clarify Council's position to the City Staff. He reminded Council Members that these
policies can be amended.
Bob Hart explained that the "ends and means" format used in the governance policies will
be the same format used in the proposed budget document prepared using the "goals and
objectives" from last year's budget and the Century Plan with emphasis left to the
direction of the Council by their review of the budget document.
Motion by McMaster, second by Bonner to defer discussion on these policies (Item Nos.
910322 and 910303) until next Council Meeting at which time Council will have studied
further and will be prepared to discuss and add or delete specific portions. Approved 7-0.
8:48 p.m. - Break - Reconvened at 9:08 p.m.
910323 Discussion and review of Council-Manager/Staff Relationship policies/Bill Connor
910324 Staff report and Council discussion regarding residential sanitation and recycling
services/Hartley Sappington
Hartley asked for the Council's input on the options available for sanitation and recycling
services in Georgetown and the ETJ. Issues such as fee to be charged, frequency of pick-
ups, increased contract costs, equalization of rates inside and outside the City, etc. were
presented as options for the Council's consideration.
Jane Voltz would like to see a comparison of costs to do it "in house"
Hartley explained that there will be two public hearings held on July 23 and August 13
in order to obtain input from the public before initiating the service in Georgetown.
Bob Schrawger noted that the Monthly Report is an excellent summary of recap utility
improvements and other projects being done by the City.
Jane Voltz attended a River Ridge Homeowners Association Meeting, and said that the
homeowners in that subdivision are very enthused about the proposed park at the Junior
High School. Randy Morrow and Hank Cleaver of the Ciy Staff made excellent
presentations to the group regarding their duties at the City.
Bob Hart announced that he would be on vacation from July 10-29. Elizabeth Gray will
be Acting City Manager in his absence. Sandra Lee will have his itinerary and phone
numbers where he can be reached.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 9:48 p.m.
These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray.
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Approved: Attest:
Mayor
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Elizabeth Gray
City Secretary