HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 03.22.1994 CC-ROF [ GEORGETOWN,
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 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
Staff Present:
Bob Hart, City Manager
Marianne Banks, City Attorney
Sandra Lee, City Secretary
Ed Barry, Dir. of Development Svcs.
Larry Hesser, Chief of Police
Susan Morgan, Dir. of Finance & Admin.
Randy Morrow, Dir. of Parks & Recreation
Tom Leggitt, Fire Marshal/Acting Fire Chief
Workshop --Called to order at 5:30 p.m.
A Governance Discussion on the Parks Board
Council Members
Absent:
(The Councilmember
position for District 1
is vacant until the election
in May.)
Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner
Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent
Ron Coleman, Public Information Officer
Anthony Lincoln, Fire Services Captain
Sheree Rabe, Assistant City Attorney
Mary Pat McLaughlin, Library Director
Peggy Lambert, Police Dept. Specialist
A general review was conducted of the Governance Policies that had been adopted
by the Council for Council Advisory Boards and Commissions, especially as they
apply to the Parks Board.
B Governance Discussion on the impact of the Brady Bill
Police Division Operation Services Director Peggy Lambert presented information
to the Council regarding the costs involved in processing applications for the
purchase of handguns as required by recent Federal legislation.
Executive Session --Called to order at 6:53 p.m.
D Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney
E Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property
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F Sec.551.075 conference with employee
Regular Session --Called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Action on executive session items
Motion by Voltz, second by Tonn to extend the appointment of Municipal Judge
Don Higgonbotham for another two years and to raise his salary by $300 per
month in respect for his fine performance, especially with the Teen Court.
Approved 5-0.
Wood stated for the record that Councilmember McMaster had excused himself from the
meeting in order to attend a Georgetown Eagles play-off soccer game.
Consent A eg nda
G Pulled. (See Regular Agenda)
H Award of bid for fire tanker chassis to Longhorn International in the amount of
$39,079.00 and for the tanker apparatus body to Central States Apparatus in the amount
of $55,796.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
I Award of bid for fire rescue chassis to Longhorn International in the amount of
$42,290.00 and for the rescue unit apparatus body to Super Vac Manufacturing in the
amount of $118,255.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
J Approval of a change order to reduce the amount of the bid on the Fire Services rescue
unit by $9,010.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
K Award of bid for printers to CompUSA in the amount of $5,266.93/Susan Morgan and
Terry Jones
L Approval to purchase two mowers from state contract at a cost of $10,983.00/Susan
Morgan and Terry Jones
M Award of bid for police vehicle equipment to various bidders/Susan Morgan and Terry
Jones
N Award of bid for emergency generator to Waukasha-Pearce Industries in the amount of
$15,125.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
Vincent questioned whether the emergency generator would be of sufficient
capacity to run computer equipment. Jones deferred to Fire Captain Anthony
Lincoln who responded in the affirmative.
O Award of annual bid to various bidders for auto parts/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones
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P Pulled for discussion. (See Regular Agenda)
Q Resolution adopting a new maintenance agreement for hardware and software maintenance
of the Library's Dynix automation system in an amount not to exceed $15,000/Hartley
Sappington and Mary Pat McLaughlin
R Resolution denying the rate change proposed by Pedernales Electric Cooperative/Bob Hart
S Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Development Agreement with
Southwestern University/Marianne Banks
This item was deferred to the meeting of March 29, 1994.
T Consider approval of a detailed development plan (DDP) for Lake Aire Subdivision,
Sections One and Two; and ratification of variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed
Barry and Hildy Kingma
This item was deferred to the meeting of April 12, 1994.
U Consideration of a short form final plat of Knuckle Down subdivision, a 2.34 acre tract
in the Lewis Dyches Survey, located at 4411 South IH -35; and requested variance to the
Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
V Pulled. (See Regular Agenda)
Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of items G,
P, S, T and V. Approved 5-0.
Regular A enda
G Approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of March 8, 1994/Sandra Lee (pulled by
Curl)
Curl requested a correction to the wording of the motion on Item Y to show that
Jan Patterson was appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission as the
historic property owner representative, not to fill an unexpired term. The minutes
should be corrected to read: "Motion by McMaster, second by Voltz to appoint
Jan Patterson. Approved 6-0."
Motion by Curl, second by Bonner to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting
of March 15, 1994, with the reading of the motion changed as requested.
Approved 5-0.
V Appoint a seven -member task force to evaluate business development efforts/Mayor Wood
(pulled by Tann)
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Tonn asked to hear the what the task force is being appointed to do. Hart
explained that this task force is to be an outgrowth of the Team
Tourism Committee to look at the strategic goals of the Convention and Visitors
Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and the Georgetown Industrial Foundation and
to coordinate and possibly merge the efforts with regard to economic development
and tourism.
The agenda item cover sheet for this item listed the proposed members of the Task
Force. Wood pointed out that only six members were listed for this proposed
seven -member group. Hart said the name of Marvin Waley, President Elect of the
Chamber of Commerce had been inadvertently left off the list when the agenda
item cover sheet was prepared.
Motion by Tonn, second by Vincent to approve the six members as listed on the
agenda item cover sheet and the addition of the name of Marvin Waley as the
seventh member. Approved 5-0.
P Authorize the staff to contract with Kirkham, Michael and Associates to conduct a traffic
impact assessment for the northwest quadrant of Georgetown/Bob Hart and Ed Barry
(Pulled by Mayor Wood for discussion)
Mayor Wood suggested that he would like to see input from the northwest
subdivisions. Hart and Barry explained that Kirkham, Michael and Associates will
bring back the actual traffic counts and suggest improvements with assessments
on future development. The upcoming impact fee studies will generate land
intensity investigations.
Motion by Voltz, second by
Vincent to
authorize the
staff to negotiate a contract
with Kirkham, Michael and
Associates.
Approved 5-0.
W Citizens wishing to address the Council
There were no citizens who wished to address the Council at this time.
X Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports
® Special Meeting on March 29
Hart explained the need to discuss several items, including: a
Southwestern University Development Agreement, the Higher Education
Finance Corporation, and Del Webb contract negotiations (executive
session).
® Hart reminded Council of the Special Joint Meeting with the Parks and recreation
Advisory Board on Thursday, March 24, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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• Mayor Wood noted that the All America Cities application deadline is April 6,
and asked Public Information Officer Ron Coleman to bring Council up to date
on the progress of that application. Coleman reported that three meetings had
been held with the other members of the committee, Laurie Born of Southwestern
University and Rene Hanson, and that they were maintaining a proper schedule
to complete and submit the application by the deadline.
• Vincent announced that the Playscape Project was featured on the television show,
"The Eyes of Texas" last Saturday evening. Mayor Wood commended Tom Swift
and the other persons involved with the Playscape for accomplishing such a
worthwhile task.
• Wood asked Hart to organize a speakers' bureau to promote the revisions to the
charter amendments.
• Proclamation declaring April 17 as Crop Walk Day
Tom Swift spoke about Crop Walk in place of Pastor David Mosser of the
First United Methodist Church and Pastor Carol Gibson of the St. Johns
Methodist Church. He introduced Lisa Breeding, Youth Minister at First
United Methodist Church; Laurie Scott, new Director of the Caring Place,
Ed Steiner of the Caring Place Board; and Patrick Chavez, a junior at
Southwestern University and member of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
of Southwestern.
Y Consideration of a resubdivision of Oak Crest Ranchettes, Unit II, Lots 9 and 10, located
at 310 through 320 Oak Ridge Drive/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
Kingma explained that the owner asked that this item be remanded back to the
Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration before coming back to the
Council on the April 12 agenda.
Motion by Tonn, second by Bonner to remand the item back to the Planning and
Zoning Commission. Approved 5-0.
Z First reading of an ordinance to rezone the Knuckle Down Subdivision, a 2.34 acre tract
in the Lewis Dyches Survey, located at 4411 South IH -35, from RS Residential Single
Family to I Industrial/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
Kingma read the ordinance and explained that the owners' intended use will
expand the "grandfathering" of the zoning. She noted that the second reading
would not occur until the final plat was ready to be filed.
Motion by Tann, second by Bonner to approve the ordinance on first reading.
Approved 5-0.
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AA First reading of an ordinance to rezone a portion of 52.72 acres in the Nicholas Porter and
Joseph Pulsifer Surveys from RS Residential Single Family to C -2A Commercial First
Height, Restricted/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
Kingma explained that this item and the next item were initiated by the plans for
the proposed northbound IH -35 frontage road. She explained that on this item, the
rezoning will leave a portion of the parcel of land in RS Zoning. She told
Council that the property manager has requested a higher intensity option for that
small portion of the property, but his request was too late for the notification to
be distributed to the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission and then
on to the City Council, so that portion will come back to Council at a later date.
Council expressed concern about development possibly obstructing the view of the
City from IH -35. Barry suggested that a restriction could be placed on the parcel,
but City Attorney Banks advised that this would require renotification of the
surrounding landowners. Banks will research the procedure for restrictive
measures to protect the scenic view.
Motion by Vincent, second by Curl to approve the recommendation of the
Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone approximately 36.71 acres to C -2A
Commercial First Height, Restricted and pass this ordinance on first reading.
Approved 5-0.
BB First reading of an ordinance to rezone a portion of 259.4 acres in the Nicholas Porter and
Joseph Pulsifer Surveys from RS, Residential Single Family to C -2A, Commercial First
Height, Restricted/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
Mayor Wood noted for the record that the reverse sides of two letters from
surrounding property owners had been inadvertently left out of the packet, but
were supplied on the dial for Councilmembers. Kingma read the ordinance.
Motion by Vincent, second by Tonn to approve the ordinance on first reading as
recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Approved 5-0.
CC First reading of an ordinance to rezone Riveroaks of Georgetown Office Park Subdivision
from RS, Residential Single Family to C -2A, Commercial First Height, Restricted/Ed
Barry and Hildy Kingma
Kingma read the ordinance. Motion by Tonn, second by Bonner to approve the
ordinance on first reading as recommended by the Planning and Zoning
Commission. Approved 5-0.
DD First reading of an ordinance to extend the City's Subdivision Regulations from the
current expiration date of April 30, 1994, to a revised expiration date of July 31, 1994,
and recommended revision to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
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Kingma explained that the Planning and Zoning Commission requested more time
to study the proposed revisions. Barry explained that part of the delay was also
because of the need to add the updated fireflow standards. There will be a public
hearing on April 7 regarding the proposed revisions. Kingma read the ordinance.
Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to approve the ordinance extending the
expiration date of the current regulations from April 30, 1994, to July 31, 1994.
Approved 5-0.
EE First reading of an ordinance adding one member and one alternate, and a residency
requirement to the Electrical Examiners Board/David Hall and Ron Coleman
Voltz commended the Electrical Examiners Board for their participation in
improving and protecting the quality of life in Georgetown, and for their
presentation to the Council at the Joint Meeting by suggesting ways to alter the
Board in order to help it serve the City better.
Hall read
the ordinance.
Motion by
Voltz, second by Tonn to approve the
ordinance
on first reading.
Approved
5-0.
FF Consider a contribution to Project Graduation/Bob Hart
Hart reminded Council that a donation of $500 and free use of the Community
Center, City Swimming Pool, other recreation equipment and paid support
personnel has been contributed for the previous two years to assist Parents for
Pride in hosting a chemical -free party for the high school seniors on graduation
night.
Motion by Voltz, second by Bonner to approve the same donation for this year.
Approved 5-0.
GG Final comments and evaluation of meeting process.
Mayor Wood
reviewed a letter he
had
received from Weir Mayor Mervin Walker,
thanking the
City of Georgetown
for
the donation of a fire truck.
Approved:
Leo T Wood, Mayor
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
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Sandra Lee, City Secretary