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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 04.09.1991 CC-RLei V VA Lei a Lei !' ! 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: Barbara Pearce Ferd Tonn Shorty Valdez Mike McMaster Joe Saegert Winfred Bonner Bob Schrawger Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Elizabeth Gray, City Secretary Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities Les Bunte, Fire Chief Ed Barry, Director of Development and Planning Hartley Sappington, Director of Community Services Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent REGULAR MEETING - Called to Order 6:10 p.m. Executive Session - 6:11 p.m. Council Members Absent. Brad Stratton, Admin.Svcs. Coordinator John Warden, Chief Planner Tom Leggitt, Fire Marshal Travis McLain, Airport Manager Elizabeth Taylor, Tourism Director Robert Hernandez, Police Lieutenant Donna Rogers Hogg, Legal Assistant Sandra Lee, Staff Asst./City Manager 910154 Sec. 2(g)Personnel evaluations for Council appointees: City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, and Municipal Judge REGULAR SESSION - 7:15 p.m. Consent Agenda 910155 Approval of greeting aninutes--Regular Meeting of March 26, 1991, and Special Meeting of April 3, 1991/Elizabeth Gray City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 1 of 8 910156 Resolution approving an airport lease assignment from First Texas Development Corp. to Aviation Services and Mfg. (ASM)/Travis McLain 910157 Approve conveyance plat of A.S.M. Subdivision/John Warden and Ed Barry 910158 Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to 1987 FAA grant agreement/Travis McLain 910159 Approval of resubdivision plat for Lot 28, Industrial Park North/John garden and Ed Barry 910160 Resolution approving a contract with TIPS, Inc. for installation of an electrical telemetry system Briggs 910162 Resolution approving building improvements to the Williamson County Appraisal District ( CAD)/Glenn Reynolds 910164 Approval of contract with Georgetown Railroad for participation in the Texas Capital Fund grant for IH -35 utility line extension/Bob Hart (Note: due to conflict of interest, Councilmembers McMaster and Tann will abstain from discussion and voting on this item) Motion by Pearce and second by Valdez to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items 910161 and 910163. Approved 7-0. Conflict of Interest Forms were filed by Mike McMaster and Ferd Tonn concerning Item 910164, Regular Agenda 910161 Approval of contract with Gutierrez, Smouse, Wilmut and Assoc. for infiltration and inflow final study/Jim Briggs (Pulled by Bob Schrawger) Mr. Schrawger was concerned about the time interval as stated in the contract regarding metering for the six-week period and if it didn't rain during that period the City would have to pay $2500 per meter to extend the time. He asked if some of the meters could be pulled if that happened so that it wouldn't be so expensive. Jim Briggs stated that all the meters would be important because they work together to portray a complete picture. He feels that the six-week period should be more than adequate to obtain a representative cycle. He also stated that the Texas Water Commission has been made aware of this procedure and will be given the results of the metering. Motion by Schrawger to approve the contract. Second by McMaster. Approved 7-0. City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 2 of 8 910163 Resolution approving a contract with the Georgetown Pilots Auxiliary Association to loan operating monies for the 1991 AirsowJLiz Taylor and Hartley Sappington (Pulled by Joe Saegert) Mr. Saegert wanted to point out that the money used to loan would be tourism money. Liz Taylor agreed and stated that the Pilots Auxiliary had netted $5,052.00 in 1990, and along with the money from the previous two shows, the Auxiliary has been able to purchase a PLASI for the runway. The organization is getting more self-sufficient each year. Motion by Saegert to approve the operating loan to the Pilots Auxiliary. Second by Bob Schrawger. Approved 7-0. No citizens registered to speak. 910166 . • City Manager comments • staff reporto Mr. Bonner stated that the Redistricting Committee had met last Thursday night. There was an excellent turn -out. Everyone seemed to understand the purpose of the committee and seem interested in what they are to accomplish. Mr. Bonner met yesterday, Monday, with the State Redistricting Committee in Austin. Mr. Saegert pointed out that the approved 5% increase in salary for the City Manager in the budget had not been granted to the City Manager as yet, and he would like to have that put on the agenda for the next meeting. Mr. Schrawger attended the recent Teen Sexual Awareness Meeting where speakers were invited to talk about the problem with unqualified pregnancies and transmitted diseases. It was pointed out that there is a law before the U.S. Congress right now for approval without parental consent for birth control devices to be medically issued to young girls. Mr. McMaster talked about the second fund-raising dance that was held last Friday. Over 300 teenagers participated. $1400 was made to go towards the purchase of games for the future youth center. An assembly was held at the high school to solicit support from the students. There were 100 volunteers. Ferd Tonn mentioned that as a members of the Business Retention Committee, he and Ms. Pearce have distributed the survey outlines to businesses. They expect the Council Members to participate with others on the Committee in teams that will call on the local businesses. City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/l 3 of 8 Ms. Pearce said that she has volunteered the council members to go with other committee members to call on businesses about their needs and concerns. Ms. Pearce also said she had noticed in the newspaper that the Austin Quality Council has announced a competition for awards for entities who strive for improvement. She said in her four years on the Council she has seen great strides in the customer service provided by the City of Georgetown, and she would like for Bob to submit the City in the government division of the competition. Bob Hart announced that the Single -Member District Committee would be meeting again on Thursday. Manuals to be used in devising plans for redistricting will be distributed to each member of the committee for their comments and suggestions before final printing and distribution to interested citizens in Georgetown. Bob would like to have at least four council members attend the Public Utility Commission Public Hearing on April 18 in Austin regarding the reimbursement of rate expenses to San Marcos, New Braunfels and Brownsville. The following Council Members agreed to attend: Mike McMaster, Joe Saegert, Ferd Torn, Bob Schrawger, Barbara Pearce, possibly Shorty Valdez and possibly Mayor Connor. 910167 Ordinance rezoning a .9655 acre parcel out of Block 94, Dimmit Addition, located at 1309 So. College, from RS to RP -Residential Planned --Second Reading/Ed Barry and John Warden Motion by Valdez to approve Ordinance No. 91-9 on second reading. Second by Pearce. Approved 6-1. (Tone opposed) 910168 Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding sign regulations --Second Reading/John Warden Motion by Valdez to approve Ordinance No. 91-10 on second reading. Second by Tonn. Approved 7-0. 910169 Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances relating to the abatement of weeds and objectionable and unsightly vegetation and collection of abatement expenses/ - Second Reading/Les Bunte Two citizens spoke in regards to this ordinance. Ms. Ann Starr Brown is concerned about the particular wording in the ordinance. Who is the application for exemption to be submitted to? Ms. Kathy Hubbard spoke of the confusion in who to deal with over the past years regarding infractions of the existing ordinance. She grows native grasses on her side lawn. City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 4 of 8 It was determined that the applications for exemption would need to be filed through the City Secretary's office, to be turned over to Code Enforcement which is a department in the Fire Services Division. Ms. Pearce stated that it was concern over the possible hazards of unmowed land (fire and nuisance animals) that had prompted the amendment to the weed ordinance. The difference between that and land management plantings probably should be separated in a future amendment, but at least this is an improvement over the existing ordinance. Bob Hart will come up with a process by which the applications will be reviewed. Fire Chief Les Bunte assured the citizens that the City will be sensitive to wildflowers and will attempt personal contact with the property owners of any property in question. Motion by Mike McMaster to pass Ordinance No. 9141 with an amendment including a Sunset Clause which will force a review in nine months from the date of passage. Second by Pearce. Approved 4-2. (Saegert and Schrawger opposed.) (Bonner absent from the dias at the time the vote was taken.) 8:32 p.m. - Break/8:43 p.m. - Reconvened 910170 Ordinance adopting a temporary 30 -minute parking zone for voters and a temporary fire lane during Mayfair weekend --First Reading/Huggh-Ande-rasn Les Bunte Les Bunte explained that the combination of Mayfair and Election Day causes dangerous traffic congestion in the vicinity of Fire Station No. 1 and increased need for convenient parking for voters on Main Street. This ordinance would designate a parking lot at Ninth and Main Street as temporary "voter only -30 minute limit" parking, and would provide access for emergency vehicles on Church Street and Ninth Street by using temporary informational signs in those areas. Motion by Tonn to approve on first reading with the addition in Section 2.B. on page 2 of the south side of Central Drive from Williams Drive to Park Lane, and with the addition of clarification of the reason for the temporary restrictions for each of the above-named streets, and designation of the time frame involved. Second by Saegert. Approved 7-0. 910171 Consider purchase of the Old Post Office and method of payment: either a budget appropriation or a resolution providing notice of intent to issue Certificates of Obligation in the amount of $650,000/Bob Hart and Glenn Reynolds City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 5 of 8 The current owners of the post office building, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Parsons, have informed the City through their attorney that they would be willing to sell the building to the City for $125,000. City Staff estimates that $450,000 would be needed to renovate the building. Engineering and architectural fees are estimated at $50,000. The Director of Finance discovered that an error was made in preparing the City Budget last fall, and that the remaining balance in the Utility Capital Project Fund is over $1,278,000. This is approximately $1.1 million more than was published in the budget document. This money could be used to pay for the purchase and renovation of the post office building without having to issue certificates of obligation. This would save approximately $25,000 in issuance fees. Mr. Schrawger remarked that renovating the post office into City office space would take care of the City's current space utilization needs. The basement of the building would be ideal for the location of the Emergency Operations Center, which is currently housed on the second floor of Fire Station No. 1. The Planning Division and Parks and Recreation Department could easily be housed in the post office building. This would save the City approximately $30,000 per year that is going toward rent for the Planning Division. Mr. Tann agreed that the additional space is badly needed for City offices. Mayor Connor pointed out that it would be a way for us to preserve the historic integrity of the downtown area by renovating the post office building. Mr. McMaster is in favor of using the existing money in the Utility Capital Project Fund to purchase the building. This would allow time to investigate the restoration needs of the building and have a better estimate of the amount of money necessary to be used for renovation. Mr. Bonner expressed concern as to the structural soundness of the building. Bob Hart responded that our preliminary investigations have indicated that the building is structurally sound, but there is a substantial amount of asbestos that will need to be professionally removed. Mr. McMaster pointed out that we should have the option to investigate the structural integrity of the building. Motion by Saegert to purchase the building for $125,000 using budget appropriations with the contingency of a 30 -day period for investigation of structural integrity. Second by Tonn. Approved 7-0. Adjourned for Executive Session at 9:12 p.m. City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 6 of 8 Executive Session 910172 Sec.2(e) Legal Report Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Landers Banks 910173 Sec.2(1) Real Estate Discussion of potential acquisition of the following sites: Dove Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant site "Ewan" Building River Ridge Pool Youth Center site 910174 Sec.2(g) Personnel Discussion of appointments to Graffiti Task Force Library Board Building Trades Board of Appeals Century Plan Parks Plan Working Group 10:03 p.m. - Reconvened Regular Session Regular Agenda (continued) 910173 Motion by Tonn to accept from the wife of Mr. Ewan the gift of the Ewan building in Bartlett, Texas to be donated to the Georgetown Industrial Foundation, effective December 31, 1989. Second by Bonner. Approved 7-0. 910173 Motion by McMaster to authorize staff to negotiate a lease with the owners of the old bowling alley building through September, 1992, with the option for extending the time period. Second by Pearce. Approved 7-0. 910174 Motion by Pearce to appoint Marion Ball to the Library Board and Raymond Hildebrand to the Building Trades Board of Appeals. Second by Saegert. Approved 7-0. 910175 Final Comments Bob Hart announced that the extension of water to Industrial Park North is now complete. The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:07 p.m. These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray. City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 7 of 8 Approved: Mayor Attest: Elizabeth Gray City Secretary City Council Minutes/April 9, 1991/Page 8 of 8