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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 04.13.1993 CC-Rhe 0,• I®R. 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 Torn Mike McMaster Doris Curl Bill Shelby Shorty Valdez Jane Voltz Winfred Bonner Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Elizabeth Gray, City Secretary Susan Morgan, Director of Finance Hartley Sappington, Director of Comm. Svcs. Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities Council Members Absent: None Brad Stratton, Public Affairs Officer Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner Bonnie McLain, Accounting Supervisor Dave Hall, Building Inspector Sandra Lee, Deputy City Secretary Workshop A Workshop discussion of City's CAFR (Consolidated Annual Financial Report/Susan Morgan and Bob Hart Morgan explained each of the different reports that make up the CAFR. These are the reports that are examined by bond analysts, and are not meant to measure quality of service. Executive Session B Sec.2(e) Legal Report Bartlett Building Rivery LakeAire Center Central Tx. Treatment Facility lease Berry Creek CCN 1 11 1111M Regular Session - Called to order at 7:30 p.m. Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 1 of 7 Pages B , 1 i i .Berry Creek lk,jj Motion by Voltz, second by Torn to proceed with an agreement with the Berry Creek Partners to settle the case. Approved 7-0. Consent Agenda D Approval of meeting utes-- Regular Meeting of March 23, 1993/Elizabeth Gray Approve professional services from TiPS, Inc. for expansion and installation of electric telemetry and SCADA system equipment in the amount of approximately ••' 11Briggs amountF Approve engineering services from Camp Dresser & McKee for design of a new chlorine storage facility at the Lake Georgetown Water Treatment Plant i -t the of $9,440.00/Jim Bri. . G Pulled (See Regular Agenda) It'll '111=1 Award• bid for Dove r Plant agenerator• the Holt Company of • 11/Jim Briggs and Terry Jones Resolution naming 1 Block Section Three -C, as "Lyndoch Park"/Randy Morrow K Pulled (See Regular Agenda) L Authorize execution of a deed to convey a building located. at 435 Clark St. Bartlett, held in trust by the City of Georgetown, to the Georgetown Industrial Foundation/Bob Dart M Authorization for the City Manager to contract for the maintenance and upkeep of the pecan grove (located on City -owned land behind the drug treatment center on College St.)/Bob Hart Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items G & K. Approved 7-0. Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 2 of 7 Pages Regular Agenda G Award of laid for housing rehabilitation project at 600 W. 17th St., and authorization for the City to enter into a grant agreement for rehabilitation with the homeowner/Brad Stratton and Bob Hart (Pulled by Bonner) Bonner was concerned about the deadline for the previous grant when some of the houses had not yet been worked on or in some cases, not completed. Stratton explained that the original grant had taken place before redistricting, so the houses that had qualified were now in a different council district. Stratton agreed to look into the complaints of those that were incomplete. Motion by Bonner, second by Valdez to approve the award of the bid for 600 W. 17th St. Approved 7-0. K Approve request from. Georgetown 1ndependent School District for waiver of a sewer tap fee and an electrical permit fee for the classroom addition at Annie Purl Elementary School in the amount of $275.00/Ed Barry and David Hall (Pulled by Hart) Hart explained that this request was being brought before the Council as a matter of policy, and that historically, the Council has waived the permit fee ($25). However, the tap fees are normally not waived because that adds the pressure to increase rates on existing customers rather than on future new taps. Mayor Wood suggested that the Council waive the fees for the school district. Motion by McMaster, second by Shelby to approve the fee waiver for the School District. Approved 6-1. Bonner opposed. N Citizens wishm'g to address the Councia Doris Curl, President of the Georgetown Heritage Society, presented a plaque to the City of Georgetown from the Heritage Society for the preservation of the Old Post Office Building, f Mayor,Manager,r staff commentsand reports Proclamation Design Coordinator Tom Swift commended the City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for securing a location for the Playscape. He recognized Parks Board Chairman Harold McDonald and various other members of the Playscape committee. Mayor Wood read the proclamation and presented it to Swift. Hart noted to Council that, as members of the Brazos River Authority (BRA) Customer Advisory Committee, he and Susan Morgan and Ed Barry attended the meeting held today in Waco. Hart explained to Council that 50% of the customers of the BRA are industrial Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 3 of 7 Pages users, and that the BRA has 44 municipal contracts in 65 counties throughout the state, covering 40%© of the water in the Brazos Basin. The next meeting of the group is to be held in Georgetown in late May or early June and will concern budget matters and regulations. Voltz spoke to Council about the meeting of the Tourism Task Force. She and Councilmember Curl are the co -chairpersons of the committee which includes representatives from eight organizations in Georgetown. Voltz also told Council of her attendance at the LCRA Tourism Workshop with Convention and Visitors Bureau Chairman Bill Lipscomb and Community Services Director Hartley Sappington. Voltz expressed a concern about safety issues in Georgetown including streets, lighting, and sidewalks. She would like for the Council to discuss the traffic issues at the following locations in Georgetown: University Ave. and Maple St., Leander Rd. west of the Junior High and Booty's Road Crossing at Williams Drive. She feels the City should bring other responsible parties together to help solve the problems involving jurisdiction. Hart responded to Voltz regarding the continuing conversations with the Texas Department of Transportation about various state highways through Georgetown. Basically, the State must follow federal guidelines and meet federal requirements. The State has been doing traffic counts and the police department has been running radar. So far, the fastest car was doing six miles over the speed limit. McMaster suggested putting the traffic safety issue on the next council agenda. Bonner clarified his opposition to Item K involving the sewer tap fee waiver. He commented on the difficulty some citizens have in paying their utility bills. P Ordinance 93-12 revising the SubdivisionsRegulations--Second Reading/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma The additional revision suggested by Councilmember McMaster was included in this second reading after the members of the Advisory Committee were polled by Barry for their opinion of changing the development fee to the greater of $900 or $125 per dwelling unit. Motion by Valdez, second by McMaster to approve Ordinance 93-12 with the above - stated revision on the second reading. Approved 7-0. Ordinance a amen/1iamendmig Sec 2.68.040 composition of the Convention and Visitors Bureau --Second Reading/Hartley Sappington Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 4 of 7 Pages Hart explained his reason for asking that the Council approve the change in the first reading of this ordinance citing the conflict of interest to the Council -adopted governance policies if the provision were left in to allow the Director of Community Services and the Convention and Visitors Bureau Director to be ex -officio members of the Bureau. Motion by Valdez, second by Voltz to approve Ordinance 93-13 on second reading including the deletion of the statement allowing the ex -officio members. Approved 7-0. I k' Resolution amending the Convention and Visitors Bureau Bylaws/Hartley Sappington Motion by McMaster, second by Shelby to approve the amendment of the CVB Bylaws to increase the membership, designate two-year terms, define a quorum, modify the start date of Board terms and revise how the Council approves expenditure of revenue sources for the Board. Approved 7-0. S Ordinance rezoning a O.947 acre tract in the A. Flores Survey, located at 2226 North Austin Avenue from RS -Residential Single Family to C2 -A Commercial, First Height -- Second Reading/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Shelby asked about the zoning in the adjacent area. Kingma explained that as directed by council action in the previous meeting, the staff is investigating the zoning requirements of the immediate area. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to approve Ordinance 93-14 on second reading to rezone the 0.947 acre tract at 2226 North Austin Ave. to C2 -A Commercial, First Height, provided that a detailed development plan is approved prior to the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy and to waive the rezoning application fee. Approved 7-0. Note: The following two items were each discussed before action was taken on either item, because the bid came in higher than the amount budgeted. T Award bid for Founders Park restroom facility to Richmond Construction in the amount of $43,533.00/Terry Jones and Bob Hart The budgeted amount for this restroom facility was $30,000. All three bids that were received were higher. Richmond Construction had submitted the lowest bid, which was still exceeded the budgeted amount by $13,533.00. (The following item concerning a change order to reduce the project cost was discussed before Council took action on this item.) Motion by Voltz, second by McMaster to approve the award of the bid for the restroom facility at Founders Park to Richmond Construction. Approved 5-2. (Tonn and Bonner opposed) Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 5 of 7 Pages U Approve change order on restrooms at Founders Park reducing the cost of the project $8,200/Bob plait The low bid for the restroom facility was submitted by Richmond Construction, Mr. Richmond suggested that the City could save $6,000 by changing the roof design to a single straight gable design with one louver at each end instead of the two a -frame roofs. Also, by eliminating air conditioning, the overall bid for the project would be lowered by $2,200. (The remaining $5,333 over the budget of $30,000 could be taken from the amount budgeted for the tennis courts at the junior high by having the City electrical department install the light poles.) Council discussed the change in the roof design. To save $6,000, by going to a single a -frame roof on the restroom would block the view from the park of a stained glass window on the church. Motion by Voltz, second by Curl to lower the cost by eliminating the air conditioning for $2,200, but to keep the roof design as two separate a -frame roofs in order to maintain the view of the stained glass window. The extra cost would be taken from the council contingency fund. Approved 5-2 (Bonner and Tonn opposed) Authorization• retain a consultant!assist f the preparation of « , Voltzplan and concept plan for a tourist attraction, not to exceed $5,000/Councilmemb Jane Community Services Director Hartley Sappington explained that the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is looking forward to developing an attraction based on agriculture and centered around an antique tractor collection owned by the Miller brothers in Georgetown. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to spend up to $5,000 to retain a consultant to assist in the preparation of a strategic plan for tourism in Georgetown, including a concept plan for an agriculture -based tourist attraction. Approved 7-0. W Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Texas Dept. of Transportation for tj development and construction for the realignment of FM 1460 (Leander R extension)/Bob Hart Hart explained that the state has moved this project up in their list of priorities because FM 1460 (Church Street) currently ends in a residential area just north of the railroad tracks. Staff feels it would be important for the State to convey the right of way to the City so that it becomes a part of the City's transportation network system, and the City has requested the State to do so. Mayor Mood suggested looking into the possibility of re -doing the old utility lines in Church Street prior to final construction of the realignment. Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 6 of 7 Pages Hart assured Council that this resolution only allows further investigation into the project. If the project would be too costly for the City, there would still be the opportunity to decline participation. Motion by Bonner, second by Shelby to approve the resolution for development of the realignment of FM 1460. Approved 5-0 with 2 abstentions (McMaster and 'Torn) Recommendation for appointment to the Historic Preservation . 1 l . # 4II Mayor Wood told Council that he had received a letter of resignation from Linda Flory - McCalla, and recommended that Morton Gold be appointed to fill her unexpired term as a representative from downtown property owners. Motion by Shelby, second by Tonn to approve the appointment of Morton Gold. Approved 7-0. There were no final comments. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee. Approved: Attest: r Leo \ ood, Mayor Elizabeth Gray, City Minutes of City Council Meeting April 13, 1993 Page 7 of 7 Pages