HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 05.10.1994 CC-RMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
TUESDAY, MAY 105 1994
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
Jane Voltz
Doris Curl
Dick Vincent
Winfred Bonner
George Arroyos
Staff Present:
Bob Hart, City Manager
Marianne Banks, City Attorney
Sandra Lee, City Secretary
Larry Hesser, Chief of Police
Randy Morrow, Dir. of Parks & Recreation
Workshop --Called to order at 6:00 p.m.
A Habitat for Humanity Presentation
Council Members
Absent:
None
Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner
Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent
Ron Coleman, Public Information Officer
Sheree Rabe, Assistant City Attorney
Leon Henderson, Conservation & Load Mgr.
David Hall, Building Official
B Review Recreation Center Plans/Bob Hart and Randy Morrow
Regular Session --Called to order at 7:00 p.m.
C Approval of an ordinance canvassing the votes for the May 7, 1994, General Election and
the May 7, 1994, Charter Election, and declaring the election results to be official --
Emergency Reading/Sandra Lee
Wood appointed a Council Subcommittee composed of Jane Voltz as Chair and
Dick Vincent to canvass the election results. Voltz and Vincent convened in the
conference room to canvass.
Mayor Wood announced that a petition had been received by the City Secretary
for a recount of the votes in the District 1 Councilmember race and that the
recount would be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 1994.
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Voltz and Vincent returned to the Bias and declared the tally sheets to be in order
Motion by Voltz, second by Vincent to declare the results to be official and
thereby approve Ordinance No. 94-17 on emergency reading. Approved 6-0.
Voltz congratulated the winners, commended the Charter Review Committee and
City Secretary Sandra Lee for the time they had put into the preparation for the
election, and suggested that the City work together with the School District and
the County to allow the election process to run more efficiently in the future.
D Consider that an order be entered into the minutes declaring the adoption of all or part
of the Charter Amendments/Sandra Lee
Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to declare the adoption of the Charter
Amendments. Approved 6-0,
E Comments by outgoing Councilmembers.
There were no outgoing Councilmembers.
F Swearing in of Mayor & Councilmembers/Sandra Lee
District Judge William S. Lott conducted the swearing-in ceremony for Mayor Leo
Wood. Lee conducted the swearing-in ceremony for Councilmembers Arroyos,
Bonner, Curl and Tonn.
G Comments by incoming Councilmembers
Arroyos, Bonner, Curl and Tonn stated that they were grateful to their constituents
for their elections and looked forward to being on the Council and working
together as a team for all the citizens of Georgetown.
H Election of Mayor Pro-Tem/Sandra Lee
Motion by Voltz, second by Curl to nominate Mike McMaster as Mayor Pro -Tem.
Approved 7-0.
I Swearing-in of Mayor Pro-Tem/Sandra Lee
Lee conducted the swearing-in of Mayor Pro -Tem Mike McMaster,
Consent Agenda
J Approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of April 26, 1994/Sandra Lee
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K Approval of Amendment No. 4 to the Texas Department of Housing and Community
Affairs Contract No. 70008 regarding the Texas Community Development Program
Housing Rehabilitation Grant/Elizabeth Gray
L Grant title for property located at 605 W. 15th (part of Outlot No. 19, Division A) to Hill
Country Habitat for Humanity/Elizabeth Gray
M Pulled. (See Regular Agenda)
N Award of bid for overhead electrical cable to KBS Electrical Distributors in the amount
of $31,220.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
O Award of bid for the sealing of the HVAC ducts at the Library to Young & Pratt Services
in the amount of $7,490.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
P Approval of an engineering services contract agreement with Blackwell, Lackey &
Associates, Inc. of Georgetown for engineering services related to the City of
Georgetown's municipal projects/Jim Briggs
This item was pulled by Bob Hart to be deferred to the next Council Meeting,
Q Approval of a proposal for Blackwell, Lackey & Associates, Inc. of Georgetown to
provide professional services related to the Chip Richarte Learning Center Wastewater
Approach Line Project, in an amount not to exceed $10,000/Jim Briggs
This item was pulled by Bob Hart to be deferred to the next Council Meeting.
Motion by Tonn, second by McMaster to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of
Items M. P and Q. Approved 7-0.
Regular Agenda
M Award of annual bid for the landscape maintenance of City owned facilities and the
downtown square to Pride Landscaping in the amount of $31,027.00/Susan Morgan and
Terry Jones (pulled by Vincent)
Vincent asked Jones why City Parks Department staff could no longer maintain
the landscaping and noted, as shown on the bid tabulation sheet included with the
item, that no local companies had responded to the request for proposal. Jones
replied that it is expected that the outside contractor will be more economical than
hiring additional Parks Department staff.
Motion by McMaster, second by Vincent to approve the contract with Pride
Landscaping in an amount of $31,027.00. Approved 7-0.
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R Citizens wishing to address the Council
Jean Jackson asked to wait and address the Council at the discussion of Item Z.
Judith Moore of 301 A Algerita spoke to Council regarding the ADA
Proclamation that will be read at the June 24 Council Meeting, and told Council
that as a member of the Governor's Committee on ADA, she would be attending
the 47th Convention on Disabilities in Georgia.
S Mayor, Council, City Manager and staff comments and reports
McMaster and Vincent welcomed Arroyos.
Hart informed Council that a verbal commitment of the award of a $100,000 grant
for airport infrastructure would be discussed on Tuesday, May 24, at the Highway
Department Building on 12th Street in Austin, and asked Councilmembers to
attend and show their support.
Mayor Wood reminded Council of the TML Region 10 Meeting in LaGrange on
Thursday, May 12.
T Approval of an ordinance on second reading to amend the Smoking Ordinance of the City
of Georgetown to restrict smoking within the Creative Playscape and within recreational
and park areas which are posted for no smoking/Marianne Banks
Banks read the caption. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to adopt Ordinance
No. 94-16 on second reading. Approved 7-0.
U Approval of a final plat of Amended Wood Ranch Subdivision, Section Three and Section
Four/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
Kingma told Council
there were
no controversial issues involved
with this plat.
Motion by McMaster,
second by
Bonner to approve the final plat.
Approved 7-0.
V Provide guidance
and clarification
with regard
to the detailed development plan for the
proposed Draeger
Ford Body Shop
Building at
503 Austin Ave./Ed Barry and Bob Hart
Kingma told Council that the owners, Ron and James Draeger, had requested that
this item be placed on the agenda. Kingma informed Council that staff had noted
a discrepancy involving four planters that were on the original site plan but do not
now appear on the detailed development plan. After discussion concerning the
reasons for and against the planters and location of shrubs, it was determined that
the placement of the landscaping could be changed.
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Motion by McMaster, second by Bonner to not require the landscaping in the front
of the building if they comply with the required numbers of trees and shrubs
somewhere on the property, that the indicated landscaping on the south side of the
building would remain the same, and that they be allowed to proceed with the
development. Approved 7-0.
8:37 p.m. Recess - Resumed at 8:47 p.m.
W Approval for the Mayor to execute a contract with Embree Construction Company to
serve as construction manager for the construction of a recreation center/Bob Hart and
Randy Morrow
Motion by McMaster, second by Vincent to authorize the Mayor to execute a
contract between the City and Embree Construction written by City Attorney
Marianne Banks for the construction management of the recreation center.
Approved 7-0.
X Consideration of the creation of a Council committee to meet with the County
Commissioners relative to the building requirements for the county maintenance
facility/Mayor Wood
Due to the differences of opinion between the City and the County regarding the
requirements for the new building, Mayor Wood appointed a Council
Subcommittee to be chaired by Councilmember Arroyos and including
Councilmembers McMaster and Tonn to meet with City staff and the County in
an attempt to resolve the differences and bring back the results at the next Council
Meeting.
Motion by Vincent, second by Bonner to authorize the Mayor to appoint Arroyos,
McMaster and Tonn to meet with County Commissioners Hays and Boatright to
resolve differences and bring the results back to the Council at the next meeting.
Approved 7-0.
Y Consideration of a candidate profile for the Director of Fire Services/Bob Hart
Hart explained that questionnaires had been mailed to businesses and citizens
asking them to reveal the qualities they desired in a Fire Chief. Hart told Council
that the survey results were helpful in establishing skill and experience
requirements, but a number of issues remained unresolved, and he was hopeful of
resolving those issues during the upcoming budget discussions.
Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to approve of the candidate profile as
presented in the Agenda Packet with the understanding that the profile could be
changed if deemed necessary by the Council or by Hart. Approved 7-0.
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Z Review concept and composition of a proposed Police Advisory Council/Larry Hesser and
Bob Hart
Hart explained that he had received input of concern from a citizen regarding the
list of names that was included in the packet for this advisory council. Hart
assured that there would be no action taken at this meeting to determine the
membership of the committee.
Hesser explained that the development of such a group would give him valuable
input into operations, policies, and procedures for the Police Department. He also
pointed out that the group would provide input to him in regard to "means" to
accomplish the Council's "ends."
When questioned by Councilmembers, Hart and Hesser responded that the
members of the committee would be appointed by Hart and the length of term on
the committee would be determined by the committee members.
Voltz asked
that the committee
be
reminded that they would be
serving in an
advisory, not
dictatorial position,
and
that the Council would be the
final authority.
Wood called on Jean Jackson to address Council. Jackson, of 1401 Scenic Drive,
told Council that many of her questions had been answered in the presentation by
Chief Hesser.
AA Review of workshop schedules, orientation and Council Retreat/Bob Hart
Hart reviewed a schedule that had been distributed to Council and asked for
feedback from Council regarding attendance at the Association of Mayors,
Councilmembers and Commissioners Conference in Amarillo in July.
9:12 p.m. Recessed ®pen Session
Executive Session
BB Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney
CC Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property
DD Sec.551.075 conference with employee
Regular Session --Reconvened at 9:29 p.m.
EE Action on executive session items
No action was taken on executive session items.
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FF Final comments and evaluation of meeting process
There were no final comments.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:31 p.m.
Approved:
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Leo Wood, Mayor
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Attest:
IVA
Lee, City Secretary