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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 04.23.1991 CC-S1 It"M* ► ' 1to The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in a Special Session on the above date with Mayor hill Connor presiding. Councilmembers present: Special Session - Call to Order 12:07 p.m. Councilmembers absent: Shorty Valdez Winfred Bonner The Mayor called for immediate recess into executive session, pursuant to 6252-17 Sec.2(g) Personnel, to discuss: Terfo City Secretary City Attorney Executive session was adjourned and regular session was reconvened at 1:38 p.m. No action was taken. Mayor Connor adjourned the meeting at 1:40 p.m. Bill Connor, Mayor ATTEST: i Elizabeth Gray, City Tei.; -O"S OF MEETING OF THE GOVERT,, __1G BODY i 1 i i• ipyg 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 Council Members Present: Abesent: Mike McMaster Winfred Bonner PearceBarbara Joe Saegert Bobg. Ferd Tonn i e - Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Elizabeth Gray, City Secretary Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities Ed Barry, Director of Development & Planning Hugh Anderson, Police Chief Hartley Sappington,Director of Comm. Svcs. Hildy Kingma, Senior Planner Travis McLain, Airport Manager Randy Morrow, Parks & Recreation Director Donna Rogers Hogg, Legal Assistant Sandra Lee, Staff Asst. to City Manager Consent Agenda 910176 Approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of April 9, 1991, and Special Session of April 17, 1991/Elizabeth Gray 910177 Resolution authorizing •. i ir the 1990 Housing grant i i sii Wart 910179 Approval of variance for Southwestern University/John Warden and Ed Barry 910180 Award of bid for a trencher/Terry Jones and Jim Briga 910181 Resolution approving a lease agreement with the U. S. Government for installation of a remote transmitter receiver nutlet at the Georgetown municipal airport/Travis McLain and Hartley Sappington 910182 Award of bid for replacement of filter media at the Lake Water Treatment Plant/Terry Jones and Jim Briggs Motion by Tonn and second by Schrawger to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items 919178 and 910183. Approved 6-01 Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1991 Page 1 of 6 Regular Agenda 910178 Resolution authorizing a contract with Wagner & Klein, me. for architectural services related to the Old Dost Office/Bob Dart (Pulled by Joe Saegert) Mr. Saegert wants to have local architects look at the post office building. He would like for this t be deferred until after other architects have .I chance to look at the building and are interviewed by Council. Y also + • • t he 4.e replaced ..a_t, on _, Space Utilization Committee since he is going off Council. Bob Hart responded that since Phase I (investigations) has already been completed, it would not be prudent to spend that time again for the purpose of allowing other architects to do their investigations. This project needs to be fast -tracked because of the need to move the Planning Division. Staff is ready to meet with Wagner & Klein next week. He also pointed out that the renovation of the post office will need to be done by an architect with experience in dealing with the Texas Historical Commission and the National Parks Department. Motion by Pearce and second by Schrawger to approve the resolution as read. Approved 5-1. (Saegert opposed) 910183 Approval of diesel fuel agreement with Williamson County/Marianne Landers Banks (Pulled by Mike McMaster) . McMaster wanted to point out that this is a positive step toward cooperation with the county as one of our Century Plan Goals is to improve relations with other entities in the area. 910185 Mayor,t t: i .. and staff commentsand reports 0 Old Grace Episcopal Church task force/Bob Schrawger Schrawger listed the possible uses for the building as. office for the Heritage Society Visitor Center, artifact storage, video showing, meeting room, wedding chapel. The two possible sites for the relocation are: the Cain property at the comer of 8th and Church Streets, and the parking lot at the comer of 9th and Main Streets. The building was constructed in 1881, at the location currently occupied by Mikeska BBQ at 1003 Main Street, The Relocation Committee composed of Joan King, Jack Hunnicutt, Linda McCalla and Liz Taylor will meet again on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. No decision has yet been made on the site location. o Youth Center/Mike McMaster Mr. McMaster has taken quite a few people on tours of the old bowling alley. A (!roposed offer on property . submitted to the property . .g' and was to •ft d over to the FDIC today, with an estimated i week turnaround on decision. Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1491 Page 2 of 6 building. The Youth Activity Center Committee and City Staff are working hard to get this facility before summer starts. Once we get confirmation on their acceptance of our offer, Mr. McMaster would like to have an Open House before work begins to renovate for the youth center and after the renovation is complete. o Housing Rehabilitation meeting/Winfred Bonner Bob Hart spoke of the progress thus far on the work of the committee. They have met twice to establish policies and procedures. Bob Hart announced that he and Barbara Pearce, : ! Tonn,.If I•,` Saegert attended the PUC Rate Case Hearing. Hart said that Ms. Pearce testified well, r • contributed greatly to the +!{{ outcome. Joe Saegert said that attending the hearing was an educational and informative experience. Barbara Pearce noted that other than the Mayor of Boerne, the Georgetown group were the only elected officials who came to the hearing. She feels that the Association of Wholesale Customers is a worthwhile effort for the City Staff. Mike McMaster recommends that we get the extended area service issue to PITC soon. o administrative procedure for xeriscape exemption to the weed abatement ordnance/Elizabeth Gray Elizabeth has created an information sheet to be distributed to citizens wishing to apply for exemption to the ordinance. On another issue, Shorty Valdez commended the Street Department for the curbs and gutter work done recently in his district. He asked Bob Hart about the possibility of a park on the piece of property between Pine and Walnut, across from the Whitfield property and Jessie Lozano's house. Mike explained that the Council and Staff have worked long and hard to try to get ownership of this pool. The Parks and Recreation Board and the River Ridge Homeowners Association recommend that the City accept the pool. The City has agreed to pay the back taxes owed. The School District has indicated that they may help with the maintenance, and there is the possibility of some County support as well. The pool is expected to be ready for the opening of the season this year. Motion second by { accept the gift of property (f,ayment of the ad valorem taxes for 1990 and 1991. Approved 6-01 Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1991 Page 3 of 6 WWI IrvidVA Mike explained that the Council and Staff have worked long and hard to try to get ownership of this pool. The Parks and Recreation Board and the River Ridge Homeowners Association recommend that the City accept the pool. The City has agreed to pay the back taxes owed. The School District has indicated that they may help with the maintenance, and there is the possibility of some County support as well. The pool is expected to be ready for the opening of the season this year. Motion second by { accept the gift of property (f,ayment of the ad valorem taxes for 1990 and 1991. Approved 6-01 Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1991 Page 3 of 6 910187 Ordinance9.;12 adopting temporary parking r nfor tters, election day fire lanes, and fire lanes during Mayfair weeken&wSecond Reading/Hugh Anderson Changes requested by Council at the last meeting were made. Motion by Pearce, second by r to approve on • • reading. Approved • i' activities— Emergency910188 Ordinance 9143 prohibiting the possession or use of glass bottles or containers in the Reading/Hartley S.•a • t Hartley pointed out •.• for safety and solid waste disposal reas will be nn • on advertising dance. Coolers brought ta the dance be • upon entering the premises. Violatorsbe asked to comply by past.voluntarily removing glass containers from the square. There have been no problems in the Motion by Schrawger and second by Saegert to approve the ordinance on emergency reading. Approved 6-0. 910189 Presentation on teen court possibilities/Marianne Banks A committee composed of Barbara Pearce, Municipal Judge Don Higginbotham, and City Attorney Marianne Banks researched the teen courts in other cities. The idea is to train volunteer teenagers to act as judges and attorneys. Teenagers would also serve on the juries. The juries would not decide guilt. That will have already been determined. The teenage juries would decide on punishment only, such as the term of service to the community. The teenage defendants and their parents would have to agree to have their case heard by the teen court in order to get this offense erased from their record. There will need to be a clerk, either hired or donated, and it will require a considerable time commitment from the City Attorney and the Municipal Judge. Pearce expressed the need for this project to be adequately funded. Dart wants the estimated expense to be decided in time to include in the City Budget preparation this summer. McMaster appreciates the effort that the group has put in on this so far and would like to have it on line in the fall. Barbara Pearce has received a very favorable response from Superintendent Gunn, and it would coincide well with the Drug Task Force activities for October 15 through November 1. Judge Higginbotham has also gotten a favorable reaction from Juvenile Probation. Many parameters need to be established. Mayor Connor appointed a Task Force made up of Judge Higginbotham, Marianne Banks, Barbara Pearce, the Personnel Director (to be hired), designees from the school district, Chief Hugh Anderson, and Superintendent of Administrative Services Brad Stratton. They were asked to come back to the Council with specific plans by June 30, in order for it to included in the City Budget. 910190 Consider calling a specialt of the City Council6:00 !.m. on May 7, 1991 to canvass the election and swear in new Councilmembers/Bob Hart Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1991 Page 4 of 6 Motion by aegert, second by Schrawger to auth < ze calling the special session. Approved 6-0. 910191 Setting a date for Council workshop and orientation sessions/Bob Hart Policy workshops to familiarize the council with the various divisions of the -city will take place on a weekly basis at City Hall at the noon hour. The Council Team-Buildin1.1 Workshop was tentatively set for May 25. 910192 Appointment of the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Century Plan Citizen's Advisory Committee (C.A.C.) and set a public hearing date for the C.A.C. to consider a petition to amend the Century Plan Future Traffic System Map to include the extension of FM3405/llildy Kingma and Ed Barry This issue was brought to the Council by a consultant. The date in the resolution will need to be changed to June 20. Motion by Tonn and second by Pearce to approve the resolution with the change in date. Approved 6-0. Adjourned for Executive Session at 9.08 p.m. Executive Session 910193 Sec.2(e) Legal Report Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Landers Banks 910194 Sec.2(f) Real Estate Discussion of potential acquisition of the following sites; Dove Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant site 910195 Sec.2(g) Personnel Discussion of appointments to Graffiti Task Force Century Plan Parks Plan Working Group Personnel Evaluations of Council Appointees ManagerCity City Secretary City Attorney t t. i 10:12 p.m. - Reconvened Regular Session Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1991 Page 5 of 6 Regular Ae nda (continued 910194 Motion by Pearce, second by McMaster to submit a bid to Dove Springs Development Corporation and the FDIC for $35,000, the appraised value, for acquisition of the Dove Springs property, and to pay taxes, penalties, and interest of $761.78 owed on the property. 910195A Motion by Pearce, second by Saegert to appoint the following people to the Graffiti Task Force* Ginny Milford, Brenton Hughes, Roy Holliday, Marie Camp, and students Jill Dillon, Suzanne Koy and Amber Pearce and one other student to be named by Barbara Pearce. retroactive14019513 Motion by Pearce, second by Saegert to increase the salaries of Council appointees, • October •i! as follows: City Secretary from $26,400 to $28,600 (not including period of leave without pay in January/February 1991). • • .: 1i1 • `� i its City Manager 5% increase on base salary of $63,600 Municipal Judge $100/month (effective April 1, 1991) 910196 Ms. Pearce appreciated the industrial allies event held this past weekend. It was well run by Bruce The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m. These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray, Approved: Vd: H.' Mayor Minutes of City Council Meeting/April 23, 1991 Page 6 of 6 Attest: a a Elizabeth Gray City Secretary