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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 06.22.1993 CC-R:•� •-low I MEM N V&91 1941 K01NCIN 0 •• The City Council of of • . •wn, Texas, met in regular sessionon b• •,,. with Mayor Pro Tern Mike McMaster opening the Workshop Session and Mayor Leo Wooi presiding •. • . • is Council Members Present: Ferd Tonn Mike McMaster Doris Curl Dick Vincent Lupe Carranco Jane Voltz Winfred Bonner Staff Present. Elizabeth Gray, Acting City Manager Sandra Lee, Deputy City Secretary Susan Morgan, Director of Finance Hartley Sappington, Dir. of Comm. Svcs. Hugh Anderson, Police Chief Ed Barry, Director of Development Svcs. Councili Absent: None Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent Brad Stratton, Public Affairs Officer Molly Alexander, Convention & Visitors Dir. Workshop --Called to Order at 5:30 p.m. Al Ross McDonald to discuss a Group Home Program for Mobility Impaired/Elizabeth Gray Ross McDonald and Georgia Woods of MHMR explained the plan to use two homes in Georgetown as residences for MHMR clients. The state has purchased houses on Golden Oaks Drive and Broken Spoke and has renovated them to meet ADA standards. In each home there would be six male geriatric (age 50 years +), mobility -impaired patients ranging from profound to mild mental retardation and a Licensed Vocational Nurse as well as other staff (13 direct care personnel rotating on three &hour shifts). The first home should be ready to occupy the last week of July. An Open House will be held to introduce the program to the neighbors and interested citizens. A2 Team tourism . • public policy update/Dorisand Jane Voltz Minutes of City Council Meeting June 22, 1993 Page 1 of 5 Pages Voltz •• f new Convention and Visitors Bureau DirectorMolly Alexander and announced that the Team Tourism group had developed ry mission statement, goals and objectives, and marketing strategies. A focus group, headed by Bill Lipscomb, was appointed to work on the tractor museum. Consent Agenda B Approval of meeting minutes.� Regular Meeting of June 8, 1993/Elizabeth Gray C Approval of a conveyance plat of Dry Berry Creek Subdivision, a 37.34 acre subdivision in the John Berry Survey; and variance request/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma D Pulled. agenda) E Consideration of a request for approval of The Shire Subdivision, a 24.75 acre subdivision in the William Addison Survey; and variance request/Ed Barry and • F Award of annual bid for aviation gasoline and jet fuel to Triton Fuel of Dallas/Hartley Sappington and Terry Jones Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve Consent Agenda with the exception of Item D. Approved 74 D Consideration of a variance to site desian standards and amendment to t approved site plan forReserveB, Unrestricted, Thousand Oaks Subdivision, • acre parcel also known as the Thousand Oaks Retail Center, located at 12 Leander Road/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma (Pulled by Voltz) Motion by Voltz, second by Curl to return this item to the Planning and Zoning Commission to review the Council's concerns about landscaping, set backs, and previous variances. Approved 7-4. G Citizens wishing to address the Council. Mr. Ed Steiner of 409 W. 3rd. St. requested that the City apologize to the black community • • a false reportfiled by •rmer Georgetown police officer. Mayor,•Manager,. 1 staff comments. • reports Minutes of City Council Meeting June 22, 1993 Page 2 of 5 Pages Acting City Manager Elizabeth Gray asked who on the Council planned to attend the award presentation at the Texas Water Commission on Wednesday, June 30, at 9*00 a.m. McMaster, Voltz, Carranco, Curl, Vincent and Wood responded that they would attend to see the City receive the Operations and Maintenance Award for Excellence for the San Gabriel Wastewater Treatment Plant. Donner thanked the Council for the cards and flowers during his recent illness. by .hway Commissionon t r+ for the northbound 1.35 frontage road looked •••a. Mayor Wood thanked McMaster for chairing the Transportation Committee and expressed his appreciation to Senator Jim Turner and Highway Commission Executive Director Arnold Oliver. The Highway Commission will vote on the proposed projects on Tuesday, June 29. Mayor Wood expressed appreciation to outgoing Public Affairs Officer Brad Stratton, and announced that Stratton was taking the position of Development Director for the Texas Municipal League. I Council to discuss and consider an apology to the African-American community stemming from a false report filed by a former police officer/Winfred Bonner and Lupe Carranco Bonner gave an overview of the way he felt the incident affected the black community. Carranco also said that he felt an apology should have been given to the black community. McMaster said he felt the Georgetown Police Department handled the incident very professionally. When it was found that the officer had lied, he was removed from the police department. He felt the City was honest about the outcome of the incident and didn't try to hide it from the public. He noted that other cities might have tried to cover up what happened. Vincent also felt that the Police Department handled the incident professionally, and didn't feel the City should accept the responsibility for something an employee did. Motion by •nner that the Council tell the City Managerto send• •, • areas . ., original report,. apology •' 1 i'. • i . s •...report,and h.. .: , Minutes of City Council Meeting June 22, 1993 Page 3 of 5 Pages accusation was made against a black male. Motion failed for lack of second. J First Reading of recommended revisions to the Subdivision Regulations ! • Barry and ! Exhibit A of the proposed ordinance contained recommended revisions to two sections of the Subdivision Regulations. Ercel Brashear was recognizedin the audience by Mayor Wood. He spokeobjection 1• the revision requiring landscaping standards for existing structures where a detailed development plan is required. Motion by _ • • by t to approve of • to delete the revision pertaining to Section 37015 Applicability of Landscaping and Buffering. Approved 5�2. (Voltz, Curl opposed) K Approval of lease agreement with United Way to occupy the Simpson Building located on Austin Ave. and 21st Street/Elizabeth Gray Gray explained that the United Way would be willing to share the space with the Volunteer Center and would pay the rent for the entire building, contributing the space for the Volunteer Center as a contribution. Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve the lease agreement. Approved 7-Q. Approval of •ntract with Meadow Drilling, Inc. of • Texas forplugging t ' Water Wells 3 • 4, in the amount of $16,600.00/Jim Bri Briggs explained that according to the Texas Water Commission, these wells are considered to be abandoned and are required to be plugged. Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve the contract with Meadow Drilling, Inc. Approved 7�0. M Agreement with Chisholm Trail Special Utility District to supply water service to Wood Ranch Subdivision/Jim Briggs The City would begin constructing a supply waterline in next fiscal year. Until such time as the City line is complete, Chisholm would provide water to customers in the Wood Ranch Subdivision. Briggs asked that the motion contain the FHA required stipulation of a one-year time period from the time that the agreement is signed by both parties. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to approve the agreement with Chisholm Trail Special Utility District to supply water service to the Wood Ranch Minutes of City Council Meeting June 22, 1993 Page 4 of 5 Pages Subdivision for a one-year time period from the date that the agreement is signed by both parties. Approved 7�0. EMM These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by r /Gray, Minutes of City Council Meeting June 22, 1993 Page 5 of 5 Pages Attest. Elizabeth Gray, City