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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:
Mike McMaster
Jane Voltz
Ferd Tonn
Shorty Valdez
Bill Shelby
Staff Present:
Bob Hart, City Manager
Elizabeth Gray, City Secretary
Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney
Glenn Reynolds, Director of Finance
Ed Barry, Director of Development Svcs.
Hartley Sappington, Director of Comm. Svcs.
Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities
Randy Morrow, Director of Parks & Rec.
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Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent
Brad Stratton, Public Affairs Officer
Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner
Sandra Lee, Staff Asst. to City Mgr.
WORKSHOP
920001 Workshop to discuss Council governance policies/Bob Hart
EXECUTIVE SESSION
In compliance with Article 6252-17, V.A.C.S., the items listed below were discussed in closed
session, and were subject to action in the regular session that followed:
920002 Sec.2(e) Legal Report
Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks
920003 Sec.2(f) Real Estate
Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/Marianne Banks
REGULAR SESSION --Call to Order 7:00 p.m.
Action on executive session items
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January 14, 1992
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Consent Agenda
920004 Approval of meeting 'nutes-- Regular Meeting of Dec. 10, 1991, and Special
Meeting of December 17, 1991/Elizabeth Gray
920005 . • �' • • Watson Distributing• •
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Jones and Glenn Reynolds
920006 Award annual bid for pole -type transformers to Temple, Inc./Terry Jones and
Jim Briggs
920007 Award annual bid for ,janitorial supplies to various bidders/Terry Jones and
Glenn Reynolds
920008 Award of bid for replacement of butterfly control valves at the Lake
Georgetown Water Treatment Plant/Terry Jones and Jim Briggs
920009 Increase bid amount on wire cable for construction of the primary feeder south
by •.75/Terry Jones and Jim Briggs
920010 Award of bid for police cars, van, and pickups to Draeger Motors in the amount
of $86,505, and utility vehicles from the State of Texas vehicle contract in the
amount of $26,690.20/Terry Jones and Glenn Reynolds
920011 Ratification of variance to allow encroachment into the platted 15' side building
setback along F.M. 2243 at 100 Norwood Ave./Ed Barry
920012 Amendment of Sec. 125 Cafeteria Plan regarding dependent care, term life
insurance, and health care expenses/Elizabeth Gray
Motion by Valdez, second by McMaster to approve the Consent Agenda.
Approved 5-0. (Bonner and Schrawger absent)
920013 Citizens wishing to address the Council.
Ed Steiner conveyed his concern that an item about changing the name of
Chitauqua Park to Edna Powell Park was not on this meeting agenda. He said the
name change had been approved by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and
he thought it would be placed on this agenda in time for the celebration of Martin
Luther King's birthday on Monday, January 20.
920014 Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports
o TML Region X Meeting will be hosted by City of Georgetown on
Thursday, January 16, 1992, at Southwestern University. There is to be a train
ride social hour before the meeting that is to begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Bishop
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Memorial Student Center. The newly refurbished steam engine belonging to the
Austin Steam Train Association will be used to pull four cars of TML members
and guests to Texas Crushed Stone and a diesel engine will pull them back to
Southwestern. Region X is comprised of city officials from 57 cities in the
surrounding 15 -county area.
0 Cisneros Municipal Leadership Symposium will be held in San Antonio
on February 13 and 14. Speakers include: Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San
Antonio; John Carver of Carver Governance Design; Gary Halter, former Mayor
of College Station; Susan Horton, General Counsel, Karen Kennard, Assistant
General Counsel, and Frank Sturzl, Executive Director of the Texas Municipal
League; as well as Bob Hart of Georgetown.
0 NLC Conference (Mayor Connor and Council Member Bonner)
Council Member Bonner was absent. Mayor Connor relayed information he
received at the NLC Conference concerning the cities meeting federal and state
environmental mandates. Standards are expected to become even more stringent
which will put heavy economic demands on cities. He cautioned that the City of
Georgetown needs to remain prepared and active in attempting to comply. Brad
Stratton, Public Information Officer for the City, is working on an update for the
Council on the status of our compliance.
0 Approval of Foreign Trade Zone has been obtained for 200 acres in
Georgetown through the assistance of our federal congressmen. This will be a
boost to our economic development efforts and the economy in general.
920015 Presentation by
Mayor's
Drug Task Force and
approval of funding in the
amount of $4,000
for drug
education programs/Bob
Hart
Hart introduced former Mayor Tim Kennedy who explained the program and the
need for funding. GISD has agreed to contribute $1,000. Hart reminded Council
that they had set aside $10,000.00 in a Special Revenue Fund in this year's budget
for drug outreach grant preparation.
Motion by Valdez, second by Voltz to approve the expenditure of $4,000.
Approved 5-0.
920016 Resolution to create the Century Plan Historic Preservation and Urban Design
Plan Working Group and to direct the group to develop the Historic Preservation
and Urban Design Functional Plan element of the Century Plan, and appointment
of two City Council representatives to the Working Group/Hildy Kingma and Ed
Barry
It was explained that the appointment of two council members at this time would
facilitate a timely beginning to the plan preparation process. Mayor Connor
appointed Bob Schrawger and Jane Voltz to serve on the Working Group.
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Motion by McMaster, second by Shelby to approve the resolution to create the
Plan Working Group and to approve the Mayor's appointment of Schrawger and
Voltz as representatives from the City Council. Approved 5-0.
920017 Ordinance amending Section 2.36.020 "City Conumissions, Committees, and
Boards. -Terms and Membersh" of the Code of Ordinances-�First Reading/
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Brad Stratton
Hart explained that various changes were necessary to come into compliance with
state regulations concerning membership and to comply with the recommended
suggestions from the Council Subcommittee. He said that the requested policy
papers would be presented to the Council this month.
Motion by McMaster, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on first reading.
Approved 5-0.
Mayor Connor acknowledged the presence of two Boy Scouts and their parents who were
in the audience to obtain credit for the Boy Scout Communications Badge.
920018 Ordinance 92-1 amending Ordinance 9141 relating to the abatement of weeds
and objectionable nuisances by extending the expiration date --Second
Reading/Marianne Banks
Hart explained that the natural lawn exemption would be brought back to council
from the committee in February.
Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve the ordinance on second
reading. Approved 5-0.
920019
McMaster asked the status of the teen court project. Marianne Banks explained
that her Legal Assistant Donna Hogg had attended a special seminar on teen court
in Dallas and will share the information she obtained with the council -appointed
committee some time this month or next.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m.
These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray.
Approved:
W. H. Connor, Mayor
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January 14, 1992
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Attest:
Elizabeth Gray, City