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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 11.09.1993 CC-R1 so !' i• i!WIN agog #' f The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Leo Wood presiding. r M-11. i 4 1 1 I VA Ll Lupe • VoltzJane Doris Dick Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Marianne Banks, City Attorney Sandra Lee, Deputy City Secretary Ed Barry, Dir. of Development Svcs. Hildy• Chief Planner Kon Coleman,• • • Clyde von Rosenberg, Planner Consent Agenda A Approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of October 26, 1993/Elizabeth Gray B Approve resolution to authorize a license to encroach into a ten -foot -wide Public Utility Easement (PUE) located along the east side property line of Lot 6, Oak Crest Estates, Spring Valley Unit, locally known as 615 Spring Valley Road/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma C Approve resolution to authorize a license to encroach into a ten -foot -wide Public Utility Easement (PUE) located along the rear property line of Lot 3, Block F, Williams Addition, locally known as 904 Garden View Drive/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma D Approve resolution to authorize a quit claim deed to be filed to abandon a ten -foot -wide Public Utility Easement (PUE) located along the west side property line of Lot 330, Serenada Country Estates, First Resubdivision of a part of Unit Two (2), located at 241 Mesa Drive/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 1 of 6 Pages Approve resolutionto authorize a license to encroach into the locatedalong • property line of portion of Lots 1 and 2, Block Eubank•• •n, locally known11 • Barry and Hildy Kingma Approve• • t of $27,000 for rehabilitation of the San Gabriel Water Treatment Plant pumps/Larry Revering H Amendment of contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to extend the contract period for the loan for Poly Resource Recycling, Inc./Bob Hart Approval of and authorization for the Mayor to sign covenants and restrictions for Georgetown Technology'<i • Barry Councilman Vincent preferred to abstain from voting on Item A - Approval of meeting minutes of the regular meeting of October 26, 1993, as he was absent from that meeting. Motion by Tonn, second by McMaster to approve the consent agenda. Approved 6.0. Regular Agenda J Citizens wishing to address the Council. There were no citizens who wished to address Council. K Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports Hart announced that Councilman Bonner is in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. • Schedule of visits to projects of Dell Webb Inc. Hart reminded Council that the plane for Palm Springs, California to take a group of Georgetown leaders to visit a Dell Webb/Sun City project would take place on Wednesday, November 10, at 7e 15 a.m. Councilmembers Voltz and McMaster were scheduled to attend, along with City Manager Bob Hart and City Attorney Marianne Banks. State Representative Mike Krusee, Larry Bullock of the GISD School Board, Ken Poteete of the Georgetown Hospital Administration, Williamson County Commissioner David Hays, and Marvin Waley of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce were also scheduled to attend. ® Proclamation for DAR declaring November 11th as 75th Anniversary of Veterans Day Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 2 of 6 Pages Mrs. Nelma • / gave a brief summaryof i of / a g • introduced two other members.• •••I read and presented 11 proclamation. Demonstration of Christmas Decorations .•Park/Georgetown, School• •Class School. •+ -c and awarded City of • • •wn lapel pins fATI their work on the lighted silhouettes to be placed in the park fro December . •December Ms. Betty Marsicek made a presentation to the Council, including a brief biography of Henry Purl "Okra" Compton and his contribution of "Flanders Field" poppies to Georgetown. Mayor Wood announced that the City would be receiving an LCRA Environmental Award on Tuesday, November 16, at a noon meeting of the Georgetown Optimists at the Scout Hut in San Gabriel Park. Wood asked Mayor Pro Tem bike McMaster to attend in his absence. Wood also announced that Congressman Greg Laughlin would be at the Courthouse on Friday, November 12, at 9:00 a.m. to discuss President Clinton's health care plan. Wood also announced that the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce would sponsor a luncheon with State Senator Jim Turner on Monday, November 22. L Ordinance No. 93-38 to adopt regulations for multi -channel service providers within the City, including those providers known as cable operators/Marianne Landers Hanks Banks .. the caption.• • , by - • . by • adopt ordinance on second reading. Approved 6-0. M Ordinance (first reading) amending the Economic Development Element of the Century Plan/Ed Barry and Clyde von Rosenberg Clyde von Rosenberg explained the history of the Economic Development Plan • the changesbeing made by ordinance. Motionby - • • by • to.••• ordinanceon first reading.Approved 6-0 N Ordinance (first reading) amending Sec. 10. 12. 100 of the Georgetown Code of Ordinances to establish temporary traffic regulations in San Gabriel Park during the San Gabriel Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 3 of 6 Pages Lights display and establishing dates for the San Gabriel Light Display/Marianne Landers s r Ijl Banks explained that this ordinance would temporarily limit traA[,Ic to one�way only during the light display and would also add signage for emphasis. Banks read the ordinance. Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn. Approved 6-0. Mayor • f ! • recognized . young scout attending the Council•with his mother in! ! . . to work on merit badge. O Resolution casting City of Georgetown votes for Williamson County Appraisal District Board of Directors/Bob Dart Mart read the resolution. Motion by Voltz, second by McMaster to cast the City's 55 votes for Llorente Navarette. Approved 6-0. McMaster suggested trying to get the legislature to change the way the votes are allocated to each voting entity. P Adoption of a policy on waiver of fees for certain city services/Bob Mart Dart explained that the fees are based on cost of service. Waived fees are lost revenue and can result in shortfalls in the budget. Council discussed various options and recalled past decisions being handled on a case-by-case basis. The general consensus of opinion would be to adopt a blanket policy to waive the building permit fees for local non-profit, Williamson County or GISD, all others within or outside the City would not be waived unless they connect with our utilities, excluding federal facilities with Council discretion. When asked for an estimate of the financial impact, Barry replied that the revenue from fees averages $1500 per project. Barry will research past waivers. Mayor Wood asked Dart to draft a policy and bring it back to the Council at a future meeting. Resolution approving the HOME grant housing rehabilitation program guidelines/F44abelh Gfay Ron • Coleman explained the guidelines to Council, noted corrections of dates and grant amount, and read the resolution. Motion by Curl, second by Tonn to approve the HOME grant housing rehabilitation program guidelines. Approved 6-0. R Appointments to the City Charter Review Committee/Mayor and Council This item was pulled to bring back to Council with a draft charge and as a workshop discussion item before appointments are made. S Authorization for Mayor to sign a letter to Senators Gramm and Hutchinson regardinN endangered species legislation/Mayor Pro Tern McMaster and Bob Hart Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 4 of 6 Pages 0 LN McMaster explained the need for the passage of the Endangered Species Act ff4rocedural Reform Amendments of 1993, S. 1521, to balance the goals 4 F!lrotecting species with our country's need for continued growth and utilization qL rratural resources. Motion by McMaster, second by Carranco to authorize the Mayor to sign letters of support for the reform amendments and to suggest to other cities in the area to participate also. Approved 64 Action to cancel regular City Council Meeting originally scheduled for December 28, 1993/Bob Hart regularly - scheduled Councilon • • Tuesday of •traditionally canceled. Wood felt the Council was facing a pretty heavy workload and asked to postpone this decision until the first meeting in December. Final Comments and Evaluation of meeting process Mayor Wood asked about the status of the restrooms being constructed at the Grace Church building. As President of the Heritage Society, Curl replied that the construction should be complete by March 4, along with Phase I of the renovation (exterior). Curl explained that the Heritage Society is now soliciting bids for Phase II, (interior finish -out). Mayor Wood asked Public Information Officer Ron Coleman for the status of the All -America Cities competition. Coleman said he is working with the committee appointed by Mayor Wood to get together for a meeting. Curl expressed the value of the various workshops attended at the recent Texas Municipal League Annual Conference in San Antonio, and would like for the Council to have the opportunity at a workshop in the future to share some of the interesting information that was provided. McMaster asked for the status of filling the Police Chief position. Hart replied that • 11 .•• • had been i and the selectionprocess proceeding. 111111 1111 Ills liiiiiiiiii ills, willp 1111111!111111111 Hart invited the Mayor and Council to attend the Employee Recognition Banquet to be held at the Community Center on Friday, December 17. Vincent reported that the Georgetown Information and Visitor Exchange (GIVE) is working on •statement. Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 5 of 6 Pages Executive Sessioalled to Order at 8o45 p.m. LegalV See. 551.071 Report There Was no action on executive session items. 7010 y Fx" G Leo Wood, Mayor Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 6 of 6 Pages Attest. Elizabeth dray, Citj Secretary • ! • There Was no action on executive session items. 7010 y Fx" G Leo Wood, Mayor Minutes of City Council Meeting October 26, 1993 Page 6 of 6 Pages Attest. Elizabeth dray, Citj Secretary