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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 02.23.1993 CC-RIll 1 i : _1: �t►.i�wxl The 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 Mike McMaster Doris Curl Bill Shelby Shorty Valdez Jane Voltz Staff Present: Elizabeth Gray, Acting City Manager Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney Susan Morgan, Director of Finance Ed Barry, Director of Development Svcs. Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities Council Members Absent: Winfred Bonner Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent Sandra Lee, Deputy City Secretary Executive Session 930102 Sec.2(e) Legal Report Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks 930103 Sec.2(f) Real Estate Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/Marianne Banks Regular Session - Called to order at 7:00 p.m. Action on executive session items Motion by Voltz, second by Curl to acquire the Motheral property for Leander Road right of way at the fee simple negotiated price discussed in Executive Session. Approved 4-0. (Tonn and McMaster abstained due to conflict of interest) Consent Agenda 930104 Approval of mee ' g° utes--Regular Meeting of Feb. 9, 1993/Elizabeth Gray 930105 Award of annual bid for automotive parts to various bidders/Terry Jones and Susan Morgan Minutes of City Council Meeting February 23, 1993 Page 1 of 5 Pages 930106 Approve sale of junk transformers to Sunbelt Transformer in the amount of $2,251.00JTerry Jones and Jim Briggs 930107 Award• bid for 65 HP tractorh an 184bot flail mower!Austin !• Tractor! ! 0'v • .: • organ 930105 Resolution ordering a general election on May 1, 1993 to elect Councilmembers for Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5, and establishing election procedure/Elizabeth Gray 930109 Resolution ratifying letter reg. t of twer Colorado ' t .• • ! Resolution • • • • applications t tdtCriminal Justice Division a Governor's for t in youth services and victim assistance/Hugh Anderson 930111 Approve purchase of new handheld meter reading system from Data Matic Inc., of Richardson, Texas in the amount of $15,550JJim Briggs 930112 Approve purchase of Radial Line now serving the amountSuminey Building in the of : i iBriggs 930113 Award• tt for twentymsix body armorto G.T. Distributors amountthe of 1 •• 1i/Terry Jones and Hugh Anderson 1430114 Approve agreementwith the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation in *ta' parkland for use toward a future grant from Texas Parks a am in Wildlife/Marianne Banks Motion by Valdez, second by Shelby to approve the Consent Agenda. Approved 6-0. Public Hearing --Call to Order 7:03 p.m. 930115 Close out public hearing for Texas Capital Fund grant for infrastructure improvements along S I-35%Mayor Wood Mayor Wood read the statement of final hearing. No citizens wished to speak. The hearing was closed at 7:06 p.m. Regular ' •' •. 930116 taddress Council. Rick Zinsmeyer of the Williamson County Treatment Center told Council that he is in the preliminary stages of seeking funds for the expansion of their 70 -bed facility to add 30 -bed female wing through a grant from the Department of Criminal Justice. They will schedule a public hearing. Minutes of City Council Meeting February 23, 1993 Page 2 of 5 Pages McMaster related that the Highway Commission didn't award our request to do the I-35 frontage road due to lack of sufficient funds contributed from Georgetown. The Commissioners suggested that the affected landowners should be approached for donations because they would stand to benefit from the frontage road. The Highway Commission is looking for $1.2 million from Georgetown. Mayor Wood suggested asking for assistance from our elected federal officials. McMaster would like to see a traffic control ordinance to reduce the speed and limit the routing of large trucks into subdivisions. Citizens in the River Bend Subdivision have complained about the movement of large construction vehicles on residential streets. McMaster suggested it would be more fair to figure the sewer rates by throwing out the highest month in the December through February reading, then averaging the remaining two months to determine the amount of sewer cost to be billed each month to the customer for the year. McMaster also would like to see something worked out regarding charges on multiple meters to the same customer: first, one single bill for multiple meters to the same address and second, instead of multiple minimum assessments, one single minimum assessment. Mayor Wood felt this would be "against" the governance procedures and should be brought up at the May Retreat rather than now. McMaster noted that the new sewer rates would be figured as of the end of February and go into effect on the March utility bills. He would like to see it on the next agenda. Councilmembers Voltz and Valdez agreed. 930118 Ordinance 93-8 approving rate schedules and service regulations for Texas Utilities Electric Company, with conditions under which such rate schedules and service regulations may be changed, modified, amended, or withdrawn --Second Reading/Marianne Landers Banks Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the rate schedules and service regulations for Texas Utilities. Approved 6-0. 930119 Ordinance 93-9 amending Section 10.12.080 of the Code of Ordinances relating to speed limits on RM 2338 (Williams r.) --Second Reading/Marianne Landers Banks Motion by Valdez, second by Torn to approve the change of speed limits for Williams Drive. Approved 6-0. Minutes of City Council Meeting February 23, 1993 Page 3 of 5 Pages 930120 Historic Preservation Commission: appointment of representative from Williamson County Commissioner's Court/Mayor Wood Motion by Voltz, second by McMaster to approve the County's recommendation of County Commissioner David Hays. Approved 6-0. 930121 Approval of the Historic Preservation Commission Application for Certiflicate of Appropriateness for 806 Austin Ave., El Palacio Restaurant/Ed Barry This item was pulled from the agenda. Acting City Manager Elizabeth Gray stated that the Historic Preservation Commission had approved a modification of the structure in question to bring it under Georgetown Code. Revenue160122 Ordinance amendmig the 1992/93 Annual Operating Plan Element (budget) increase the Special FundwSierra Microwave Grant by • • lease • easement receiptsto be passed through to Texas Department • MorganCommerce (TDOC) and Sierra Microwave Technology Inc. --First Reading/Sus Morgan explained that this amendment to the budget was necessary to pass through the payments from Sierra Microwave to the Texas Department of Commerce and to accept the easement receipts from Seminole Pipeline to pass through to Sierra Microwave. Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 6-0. 930123 Consideration of recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission initiate rezoning of • : Serenada Country• Barry Barry explained that this action was to remove the conditions of the site plan that was approved back in the 1980's. Lot 1 was rezoned in December, 1992. This would bring lots 2-8 under similar zoning with more updated standards than were used in the 1980's. Motion by McMaster, second by Shelby to approve the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to initiate the rezoning of Lots 2-8, Serenada Country Estates, Unit 1. Approved 6-0. There were no final comments. The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Minutes of City Council Meeting February 23, 1993 Page 4 of 5 Pages These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray. Approved: Leo Wood, Mayor Minutes of City Council Meeting February 23, 1993 Page 5 of 5 Pages Attest: Elizabeth Gray, City