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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 09.22.1992 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Leo Wood presiding. Council Members Present: Ferd Tonn Bill Shelby Winfred Bonner Shorty Valdez Mike McMaster Jane Voltz Doris Curl Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney Sandra Lee, Deputy City Secretary Hartley Sappington, Dir.of Comm.Svcs. Ed Barry, Director of Develop. Svcs. Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities Hugh Anderson, Chief of Police Glenn Reynolds, Director of Finance & Admin. Council Members Absent: None Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner Fred Morris, Chief Planner Brad Stratton, Public Affairs Officer Elizabeth Taylor, Conv. & Visitors Bureau Bonnie McLain, Accounting Supervisor Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent Workshop --Called to Order 5:48 p.m. 920426 Discussion of downtown parking regulations Hart explained to Council that he had received a letter from the Downtown Georgetown Association saying that five of their members had voted to reinstate the parking regulations in the downtown area. Council discussed the fact that the fines and regulations were not "customer friendly" and enforcement procedures were not cost-effective for the City. Suggestions were that the merchants themselves need to be included in developing a way to patrol and enforce. It was agreed that a public meeting should be held on Wednesday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. Informative fliers will be distributed to all merchants on the square. Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 1 of 7 Pages 920427 Discussion of Water Plant ownership Hart explained that he had been contacted by Jonah Water Supply to purchase a portion of the City of Georgetown Water Treatment Plant. Jonah would then contract with the City for the treatment of water and for distribution. Several different options were discussed. Executive Session --Called to Order at 7:10 p.m. 920428 Sec.2(f) Real Estate Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/Marianne Banks Leander Road Briggs Building 920429 Sec.2(e) Legal Report Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks 920430 Sec.2(r) Staff Report Regular Session --Called to order at 7:30 p.m. Action on executive session items 920428 Sec.2(f) Real Estate Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/Marianne Banks Leander Road Motion by Voltz, second by Valdez to Consent Agenda 920431 Approval of meeting 11n Utes-- Regular Meeting of September 8, 1992. 920432 Resolution approving funding agreements with the following agencies to continue to provide social services to residents of Georgetown: CO/Williamson County Crisis Center ($10,000.00), Williamson County Literacy Council ($1,000.00), WBCO/Nutrition Services ($3,000.00), Stonehaven Center ($12,000.00), WBCO/Transportation Services ($5,000.00), and the Williamson County Health District ($18,000.00)/Hartley Sappington 920433 Resolution authorizing the contract between the City and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce providing advertising services to the Georgetown Convention & Visitors Bureau/Hartley Sappington and Elizabeth Taylor 920434 Lease agreement between the City of Georgetown and the Georgetown Optimist Club/Hartley Sappington 920435 Authorization for the Mayor to execute an agreement for recruitment and retention of industry by the Georgetown Industrial Foundation/Bob Hart Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 2 of 7 Pages 920436 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement for the initiation of a Victim Services Representative through a Criminal Justice Division Grant/Hugh Anderson 920437 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement for continuation of the Juvenile Lave Enforcement Officer through a Criminal Justice Division Grant/Hugh Anderson 920438 Appointment of City Council Representative to the Century Plan W Elistor Preservation and Urban Design Functional Plan Working Group/Ed Barry a Hildy 920439 Pulled (See Regular Agenda) 920440 Variance from a platted 40' building setback at Oakcrest Ranchettes III, Block 2, Lot 31, located at 409 Grassland Drive/Ed Barry and Fred Morris 920441 Variance to the Design Standards of the Subdivision Regulations for the Williamson County Appraisal District Offices, located at 510 West 9th Street/Ed Barry and Fred Morris 920442 Subdivison of Jung Addition, 1.84 acres out of the William Roberts Survey/Ed Barry and Fred Morris 920443 Award of annual bid for janitorial services to Jani-King in the amount of. $65,820.00/Glenn Reynolds and 'Terry Jones Motion by Valdez, second by McMaster to approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda. Approved 7-0. Regular Agenda 920439 Award of bid for housing rehabilitation projects at 604 W. 18th, 510 W. 16th and 1504 Forest and authorization for the City to enter into a grant agreement for rehabilitation with the owners of these houses/Bob Hart and Brad Stratton Bonner asked Stratton to verify that the house at 604 W. 18th was within the designated area for the grant agreement. Stratton agreed to check and make sure. Shelby asked Hart to explain the bidding process used due to the possibility of a conflict of interest because of the relationship of one of the contractors and an employee of the City of Georgetown. Hart explained that City Attorney Banks had been consulted and that no conflict of interest existed. Motion by McMaster, second by Valdez to accept the award of the bid for the housing rehabilitation projects with the understanding that the 604 W. 18th address will be verified as being within the designated area. Approved 7-0. Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 3 of 7 Pages 920444 Citizens wishing to address the Council - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starnes of 121 Randolph Rd. presented a flag of South Australia to Mayor Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Starnes had been to Georgetown's Sister City, Lyndoch, Australia. They had presented a Texas flag to the Lyndoch Municipal Government. The South Australia flag was a gift from Lyndoch. Mrs. Trewlene Sybert of 901 S. Elm Street presented handouts to the Mayor and Council that showed a list of burglaries in Georgetown. She asked that the Council do something to increase the security in the "old town" area. Mr. Frank Parmenter of 4106 E. Sequoia Trail spoke to Council against the annual funding to the Georgetown Industrial Foundation, Ms. Diane Parella of 602 Myrtle asked for more police protection in the "old town" area. 0.41Council,'• t1 staff commentsn/ reporZ Bob Hart presented an engraved clock to Glenn Reynolds, outgoing Finance Director Glenn Reynolds. Curl thanked Councilmembers Voltz, McMaster and Shelby for their work on the Grace Church Renovation Subcommittee. She thanked the City staff that worked on the Budget, and thanked the citizens who spoke to the Council to express their concerns. She expressed the desire that any extra funds saved throughout this budget year be used towards crimefighting activities, and would like to see more citizen input during the preparation of next year's budget. 920446 Ordinance rezoning Lot 1, Block D, Reata Trails Unit III, from RS -Single Family Residential to C-1 Local Commercial/First Reading/Ed Barry and Fred Morris Morris read the proposed ordinance. Councilmembers Curl and Shelby expressed concern about the close proximity of the elementary school. McMaster asked of Morris and received verification that the two adjacent properties to the south and east are zoned commercial. Motion by McMaster, second by Bonner to deny the rezoning ordinance on this first reading and refer the request back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a lesser intense zoning. Approved 7-0. 920447 Direction to the Planning and Zoning Commission relative to the proposed short= form subdivision of Park Meadow west, 7.065 acres out of the Nicholas Porter Survey/Ed Barry and Fred Morris Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 4 of 7 Pages Mr. Gene Bartosh of Kelly Moore Paint Company, owners of ITillianisburg Village Shopping Center spoke to Council against the proposed variance to the Park •i Subdivision, Recess at 7:50 p.m. - Meeting resumed at 8:05 p.m. Mrs. Maria Schmid of 2000 Dawn Drive spoke to Council against the proposed extension of Dawn Drive. Motion by McMaster, second by Voltz that Dawn Drive continue to be extended through the Park Meadow Plat consistent with the original plans to provide a thoroughfare access to Lakeway Drive. Approved 7-0. �20448 Ordinance adopting an Annual Operating Plan Element of the Georgetown Century Plan (budget) for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 1992 and endinim September 30, 1993 --Second Reading/Glenn Reynolds and Bob Hart Reynolds read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. McMaster thanked the people who had come to the meeting to speak. He said that Georgetown has the second best rate of police patrol officers per capita in Williamson County. He expressed the desire that the citizens could continue to work together to "take a bite out of crime". Mayor good thanked Greg Weiner of the Williamson County Sun for the way in which he reported the crime vs. budget problems. Voltz expressed that she felt the Council was anxious to work with the citizens and hoped to include more citizen input as well as more input to and from the boards and commissions in the next budget. Motion by Valdez, second by Shelby to approve the ordinance on second reading to adopt the Annual Operating Plan Element of the Georgetown Century Plan. Approved 7-0. 44 Repeal of land development, t permit t t • • Reading/Ed Barry Hildy Kingma read the caption of the ordinance on second reading and noted that the wording would be changed to reflect that the ordinance would be effective on October 1, 1992. Motion by McMaster, second by 'Torn to approve this ordinance on second reading to repeal the current land development, utility connect, and construction permit fee ordinances. Approved 7-0. Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 5 of 7 Pages 920450 Resolution adopting new rd development, connect,rrrr i11. r ordinances/Ed ! ! , Kingma read the resolution and explained that developers would be notified by mail that the old fee ordinance was repealed and that the new fees would go into effect on October 1, 1992. Motion by McMaster, second by Torn to approve the resolution adopting the new fees. Approved 7-0. IC0451 Ordinance 1 r' per $100 valuation for the City of Georgetown for the tax year 1992�-Second Reading/Glenn Reynolds and Bob Hart Reynolds read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. Motion by Torn, second by Curl to approve the ordinance levying the tax rate of $0.39 per $100 valuation. Approved 7-0. 04 • a rr 1: 1 I / 1 Divisions �r Departments" of the Georgetown Code of Ordiances--Second Reading/Gle Reynolds and Bob Hart Mayor Wood noted that this would be the last ordinance that Reynolds would read for the City of Georgetown as he was leaving his position as Director of Finance to move out of the state. McMaster thanked Reynolds for his service as Finance Director. Motion by McMaster, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on second reading. Approved 7-0. 'a20453 Ordinance updatig.(Texas Municipal Retirement employee service credits and retirement annuities --Second .! Dixon • Bob Hart Hart read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. Motion by Bonner, second by McMaster to approve the ordinance on second reading. Approved 7-0. Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 6 of 7 Pages 920454 Acceptance of the Concept Plan for the renovation of the Old Grace Church a authorization for the Mayor to execute a funding agreement with the Georgeto Heritage Society/Jane• Voltz told Council of the work done by the Council Subcommittee and the Heritage Society on putting together this Concept Plan, and asked that the Council accept the entire package of the Concept Plan and the Funding Agreement. Motion by Shelby, second by McMaster to accept the Concept Plan and the Funding Agreement for the renovation of the Old Grace Church. Approved 7-0. 920455 Reconvening of the Subdivision Regulations Advisory Committee/Ed Barry Barry explained that this is an annual sunset review and requested that the Council make recommendations for members of this committee that will need to begin meeting in October. • 1� ! i IC it i i• I Voltz mentioned that as Chairman of the Playscape Site Committee, there would be an upcoming item concerning the proposed site for the Playscape at an October Council Meeting. Hart asked for Council's opinions on zoning. Curl said she is opposed to situations similar to the convenience store on University Avenue across the street from Williams Middle School. City Attorney Marianne Banks asked Council to give her their input regarding their desire to adopt an ordinance against the sale of beer or liquors within the City Limits of Georgetown. McMaster said he feels the need to stop the intervention of commercial near schools. Approved: The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Attest: 3 Leo Wood, Mayor Sandra D. Lee, Deputy City Minutes of City Council Meeting September 22, 1992 Page 7 of 7 Pages