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The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in special session on the above date
with Mayor Leo Wood presiding.
Council Members
Present:
Mike McMaster
Ferd Tonn
Bill Shelby
Winfred Bonner
Shorty Valdez
Doris Curl
Jane Voltz
Staff Present:
Bob Hart, City Manager
Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney
Sandra D. Lee, Deputy City Secretary
Glenn Reynolds, Director of Finance
Ed Barry, Director of Develop. Svcs.
Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities
Council Members
Absent:
Ione
Fred Morris, Chief Planner
Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner
Brad Stratton, Public Affairs Officer
Travis McLain, Airport Manager
Liz Taylor, Conv. & Visitors Bureau
Workshop --Called to Order 5:40 p.m.
920334 Council workshop with the Planning and Zoning Commission on proposed
revisions to the City Sign Ordinance regulations/Ed Barry
Barry presented slides showing how signage can affect the City's image. Sign
Ordinance Committee Chairman John Kuhn told the Council that they would like
more input in order to develop the sign regulations. Questionnaires were
distributed to the members of Planning and Zoning Commission and the City
Council. The questionnaires are to be collected by the City Manager who will
compile the responses and notify the Council of the outcome.
Regular Session --Called to Order 7:18 p.m.
Consent Agenda
920335 Approval of meeting mm* Utes-- Regular Meeting of July 14, 1992/Elizabeth Gray
1•20336 • • • • • Res. No.910511, providing 1 1 i of Mayor/
Wood as signatory for Texas Community Development Program (TCD
funds/Brad •' i •o• Hart
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920338 Resolution approving contract services with Steger & Bizzell Engineering. Inc.
for design of Tmhangar pad sites and a Water Pollution Abatement Plan/Travis
McLain
920339 Approval of short form subdivision of San Gabriel Acres, a subdivision of
63.671 acres out of the Woodruff Stubblefield and Samuel Nimmo surveys; and
approval of variances from the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Fred Morris
-�20340 Approval of variance from a platted 51 side building setback; a
abandonment of a platted side publicnt on RiverRid..
SectionOne, •ck B, Lot .. locally• i• Ridgewood) • Barry a•
Fred Morris
�20341 Approval
of
agreement with Georgetown
Independent School
Distri
provid
i ing
for
the assessment and collection of
property taxes/Glenn
Reynoll
920342 Pulled (See Regular Agenda)
Motion by Valdez, second by Curl to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items
920337 and 920342. Approved 7-0.
Regular A eg nda--Called to order at 7:18 p.m.
920337 Award of bid for housing rehabilitation projects at 605 W. 17th St. and 701 W.
15th St., and authorization for the City to enter into a grant agreement for housing
rehabilitation with the owners of these houses/Brad Stratton and Bob Dart (Pulled
by Bonner)
Bonner asked if the homeowner could choose the contractor. Stratton replied that
they could indeed choose the contractor if they paid the difference between the
contractor who got the bid (low bidder) and the contractor of choice --with the
stipulation being that the chosen contractor must be one of the contractors that had
submitted a bid.
McMaster questioned whether the contractor would be required to post a bond.
Stratton confirmed that if the bid were less than $25,000, the bidder would not be
required to post a bond. City Attorney Banks clarified that if the contractor is
acting as our agent, we would be liable, and that the contract should read to show
the contractor acting as an independent agent, so the City would not be liable.
Motion by Bonner, second by Valdez to approve awarding the bid as long as the
City complied with the manual provided by the Department of Housing and
Community Affairs. Approved 5-2. McMaster and Shelby opposed.
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920342 Approval of 1'1.' . / Austmi
TechnicalInc.t perform / is '!
and constructionwrelated code*inspectionson . i•' t• • Barry
Bonner questioned whether Austin Technical Services met compliance with the
Equal Employment Opportunity Act. Attorney Banks replied that the contract
states that the firm must comply with local, state and federal law and hold the
City harmless. When asked why the contract was necessary, Barry replied that
the recent loss of both city building officials prompted the need for assistance on
a part-time basis. He introduced David Hall, recently hired City Building Official,
and stated that the assistance from Austin Technical Services should only be
needed for the next two months while they look at the submitted resumes and
interview people for the position of the building inspector.
Motion by McMaster, second by Voltz to approve the contract. Approved 7-0.
No citizens wished to address Council at this time.
Bonner publicly thanked Community Services Director Hartley Sappington for the
presentation information that he prepared on recycling for the Small Cities
Advisory Council.
Curl commented that the training sessions at the Association of Mayors,
Councilmembers and Commissioners held recently in El Paso were excellent.
McMaster commented on the Firefigher School at Texas A & M University. He
complimented our Fire Department Personnel as being very well-trained and
capable of handling dangerous "hazmat" situations.
Voltz reported on the recent joint meeting with the Convention and Visitors'
Bureau. All of their six remaining board members were present and she wished
that more of the City Council had been able to attend. Mayor Wood and
Councilmember Voltz represented the City Council. Voltz commented that
Chairperson Bill Lipscomb is very knowledgeable and spoke of the Bureau's
interest in gaining more expertise on their board as vacancies occur. They asked
Council to consider board recommendations to fill out future positions. They
spoke of the decrease in facilities due to the fire at the Comfort Inn and set as a
long-term priority the possibility of gaining a convention center and tourist
attraction for Georgetown, and as a short-term priority the need for more
restaurants and meeting places.
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Mayor Wood added that the vacant positions would be filled as soon as possible
and he complimented Liz Taylor on her work with the Convention and Visitors
Bureau.
Hart reminded Council of the following upcoming meetings: TML Region X
Meeting on August 6 in Lago Vista; National League of Cities Annual Conference
on November 27 through December 2 in New Orleans; and the Texas Municipal
League Annual Conference from October 7 through October 10 in Houston. Also,
Hart reminded Council that Mayor Wood needs a reply on whether they will
attend a special On -Site Wastewater Treatment and Research Conference, hosted
by him in his capacity with the City of Austin on Sunday, August 9.
920345 Ordinance to rezone Lots 21, 22, 23, and 24 of Block D, Sierra Vista, Section
I, from RS -Residential Single Family to -1 Residential Multi -Family --First
Reading/Ed Barry and Fred Morris
Morris explained that this is a Luther Drive location that is completely surrounded
by multi -family homes. Planning and Zoning approved the request by a 6-1 vote.
Motion by Valdez, second by Shelby to approve the rezoning. Approved 7-0.
920346 Ordinance No. 92-19 to rezone a 1.2 acre tract mut of the Lewis J. Dyches
Survey from RS -Residential Single Family to C -2A Commercial, First Height,
Second Reading/Ed Barry and Fred Morris
Morris explained that the first reading of this ordinance was in November of 1987.
At that time the City Council stipulated that a site plan be provided prior to the
second reading. The owners did not submit a site plan because they never had
specific plans for the property until now. They plan to expand the adjacent
medical office facility. This ordinance now requires the approval of a Detailed
Development Plan prior to the issuance of building permits for the site. Any
future projects will be reviewed.
Motion by Bonner, second by Tonn to approve this ordinance on second reading.
Approved 7-0.
920347 Ordinance to amend the Century flan Development Plan Exhibit 1 -"Intensity
Map" to allow Intensity level 4 on the 18.11 acres of Airport Industrial Park --First
Reading/Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
This amendment is requested to ensure that Airport Industrial Park is treated
consistently with other industrial subdivisions in Georgetown with respect to the
intensity levels according to the Development Plan.
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Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve the amendment on first reading.
Approved 7-0.
Barry920348 Ordinance to amend the Century Plan Development Plan, Exhibit 3w"Land U
Activity to Demand Conversion Chart" to include water, wastewater, and traff
demands for warehouse and church land uses --First Reading/Hildy Kingma a]
Ed
This amendment would make specific distinctions between land uses with the
"institutional" and "employment center" categories to allow for more specific
utility demand data in order to more accurately predict the demand characteristics
of churches and warehouses.
Motion by McMaster, second by Shelby to approve the amendment on first
reading. Approved 7-0.
920349 Ordinance No. 92-20 amending the 1991-92 annual budget to create a General
Capital Projects Fund to account for proceeds of $1,600,000 Certificate of
Obligation Bond Issue, Series 1992 --Emergency Reading/Glenn Reynolds
This budget amendment was necessary in order to account for the proceeds of the
bond issue and provide for expenditures required for the project. Approval for
expenditures from this fund will be made by the City Council prior to actual
disbursement.
Motion by McMaster, second by Curt to approve the amendment on Emergency
Reading. Approved 7-0.
920350 Concept flan for River Bend Subdivision, Section V, a 52.5 acre subdivision
in the David Wright survey/Ed Barry and Fred Morris
Don Bizzell of Steger and Bizzell Engineering represented the developer and
answered questions concerning the proposed development of the area.
Director of Public Utilities Jim Briggs explained that future development in that
area would necessitate the implementation of the Pecan Branch Wastewater
Interceptor project at an estimated construction cost of $600,000.
Several citizens spoke to the Council regarding their objection to the development.
Karen Dormois of 3026 Gabriel View doesn't want another street opened near her
home, because she feels it will increase the traffic. She also objected to the
planned "patio" homes anticipated to be constructed near her home, saying that
they would cause a decrease in her property value. Dorothy Hagen of 3001 Addie
Lane said that her home backs up to the 52 -acre development. She would like to
see a park developed in the greenbelt area. Paul Ranney of 3021 Gabriel View
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15rive stated that he felt that the Planning and Zoning Commission didn't listen
to their viewpoints when they spoke against the Concept Plan at the Planning and
Zoning Commissionr, the Council• withhold approval for
It patio" homes section of the development.
McMaster said he would like to see some park land dedicated from that
development since there are no parks in his Council District.
Engineer Bizzell said he felt the developer would probably modify the "patio"
homes section, and asked if he could go forward with the plat submission on
Phase I.
Motion by Valdez to table this item until the next meeting, understanding that
Bizzell will go forward with the plans for Phase I. Second by Curl. Approved
6-0. (Bonner absent)
920351 Discussion of adopting impact fees (also known as capital recovery fees) and
possible authorization of impact fee schedules/Ed Barry
McMaster would prefer to talk to developers and realtors before taking action on
this item. He feels that the waiver of impact fees has contributed to the economic
growth seen by the City in the recent years, and feels the growth would be
inhibited by a reenactment of the fees at this time.
Motion by Valdez, second by Voltz to give staff the authority to implement
impact fees for water and wastewater service following state mandates. Denied
2-5. Bonner, McMaster, Shelby, Curl and Tonn opposed.
McMaster and Curl requested that the item be brought back before Council at the
next regular meeting.
Open Meeting was recessed at 9:30 p.m. for Executive Session.
Executive Session
920352 Sec.2(e) Legal Report
Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks
920353 Sec.2(f) Real Estate
Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/Marianne Banks
park land acquisition
520354 Personnel
Appointment to Council Boards, Commissions, and Committees/Mayor Wood,,
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Regular Session -Continued
Action on Executive Session
920354 Sec.2(g) Personnel
Appointment to Council Boards, Commissions, and Committees/Mayor Wood
Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Motion by Shelby, second by McMaster to appoint the Mayor's recommendations
of Donna Chitwood and Pam Coots to fill the two unexpired vacancies on the
CVB Board. Tie vote 3-3. (Bonner absent from the dias, Mayor Wood voted to
break the tie.) Approved 4-3. (Voltz, Valdez and Curl opposed.)
Voltz suggested that the Council consider dismissing the Sign Ordinance
Committee due to the status of the outcome of the workshop. Thank you letters
should be sent to the members for their contributions.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:12 p.m.
These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray.
Approved: Attest;
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Leo od, Mayor Elizabeth Gray, ity Secretary
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