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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 02.08.1994 CC-RMINUTES OF E MEETING OF E GOVERNING BODY OF 1 OF i i 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 Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Marianne Banks, City Attorney Sandra Lee, City Secretary Ed Barry, Dir. of Development Svcs. Hartley Sappington, Dir. of Comm. Svcs. Jim Briggs, Dir. of Comm.Owned Utilities Council Members Absent: Winfred Bonner Lupe Carranco Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner Sheree Rabe, Asst. City Attorney Mary Lee Prigge, Recreation Superintendent Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent Molly Alexander, Convention & Visitors Bureau Ron Coleman, Public Information Officer Workshop --Called to order at 5:30 p.m. A Discussion of the possible use of impact fees in Georgetown Hart explained the procedure and asked Council for input on how they wanted to collect fees to help defray the cost of services for growth. Hart will bring back some "ballpark" figures for Council to consider. Barry explained that a Land Use Committee and a Capitol Improvement Program Committee would be appointed. Then there would be public hearings before the adoption of the fees. B Discussion of the recommended revisions to the Georgetown City Charter by the Charter Review Committee/Marianne Banks Banks reported that the Committee dealt only with the items that had been suggested to them. Their determination on the changing of the length of Council terms was to make the terms three years instead of two, staggering the onset of the new terms and calling for an election every year. Regular Session --Called to order at 7:01 p.m. Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 1 of 8 Pages Executive Session C Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney D Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property E Sec.551.074 personnel matters Duties and responsibilities of the City Secretary F Sec.551.075 conference with employee Regular Session Action on Executive Session items (Executive Session was postponed until later in the meeting. Action on Executive Session items follows Item R) Consent Agenda G Approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of January 25, 1994/Sandra Lee H Approval of an authorization for the Mayor to sign revised covenants and restrictions for Georgetown Technology Park/Ed Barry I Consideration of preliminary plats for a vacation and resubdivision of River Ridge Three Subdivision, Sections A and B; and ratification of variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma J Consideration of final plats for a vacation and resubdivision of River Ridge Three Subdivision, Sections A and B/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma K Amendment to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Contract No. 701072 on behalf of Sierra Microwave Technology (SMT)Bob Hart Motion by Tonn, second by Voltz to approve the Consent Agenda in its entirety. Approved 5-0. (Bonner and Carranco absent) Regular Agenda L Citizens wishing to address the Council No citizens wished to address the Council at this time. M Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports. ® Set date for Georgetown Substation photograph Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 2 of 8 Pages It was determined that the best time for as many of the councilmembers as possible would be Tuesday, February 15, at 4:30 p.m. for a photograph dedicating the new substation. ® Set date for joint meeting with the Electric Examiners Board Monday, February 28, at 5:30 p.m. was set for the joint meeting. Voltz asked for a schedule of the dates for the joint meetings and asked for the regular meeting times of the various committees so the Council could determine which meetings they would be able to attend. Curl asked for some time on the February 22 Agenda to talk about the recent Cisneros Symposium. Wood asked that the review of the Municipal Judge be scheduled for one of the March Council Meetings. O Discuss and provide policy direction to the Planning and Zoning Commission relative to the future alignment of Northwest Blvd./Ed Barry Barry introduced Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman John Kuhn who explained that the Planning and Zoning Commission had not taken any action on this item and requested that Council provide policy direction. Due to a very vocal majority of Serenada residents who were present in the Council Chamber, Mayor Wood suggested the possibility of a full public hearing to give everyone the opportunity to review the issue. Mayor Wood called on Jeff Morrow who asked permission to speak to the Council. He displayed maps showing houses already built within the proposed right of way of the extension of Northwest Blvd. Morrow asked Council to develop an amendment process for the Century Plan. Wood thanked Morrow and told the audience that he shared their concerns. Wood invited John Kuhn to speak again. Kuhn told Council of the proposed special Planning and Zoning Meeting and asked Council if they wished to hold a public hearing in conjunction with that meeting. Voltz stated that a public hearing should address the total issue of amendment to the Century Plan, not just the issue of the extension of Northwest Blvd. McMaster said there currently is a plan for an amendment once a year. In regard to the current issue on the extension of Northwest Blvd., he feels that it should not go through Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 3 of 8 Pages Serenada, and that the money could better be used to, enhance Highway 195 or make improvements to Williams Drive. Wood said he was surprised that the extension of Northwest Blvd. had not been brought up during the discussions about the potential of Del Webb building a Sun City Project near Georgetown, and that he agreed with McMaster. Curl stated that she has been active in neighborhood issues for the last 17 years, and that she feels very strongly about neighborhoods remaining constant. She asked the Serenada residents to be aware that the Council would not be unresponsive, and she thanked them for coming. Tonn stated that he had been a part of the Century Plan Committee. He doesn't remember that the extension of Northwest Blvd. was to go any further than Serenada Drive. He does feel it should be extended to Serenada as originally proposed. Mrs. Jo Cordi in the audience, who also was on the Century Plan Committee, agreed with Tonn that everyone seemed to be aware of that part of the plan. Vincent stated that he felt Northwest Blvd. should extend to Serenada Drive due to the new junior high school that is proposed to be located near Frost Elementary. He expressed his appreciation to the audience for expressing their opinion. Wood suggested that the Council instruct the Planning and Zoning Commission to review the item. Voltz, in reviewing the procedure, said that she hears no support for the proposed extension and feels that the Planning and Zoning Commission has received the needed input to address the issue that the Century Plan needs to be amended to terminate the extension of Northwest Blvd. at Serenada Drive. She stated that public hearings should be held to develop a transportation plan for the area so that this kind of problem doesn't happen again. Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to instruct the Planning and Zoning Commission to end the proposed extension of Northwest Blvd. at Serenada Drive and remove the remaining extension from the Century Plan. Approved 5-0. (7:58 p.m. recess - 8:12 p.m. resumed meeting) N Second reading of an ordinance extending the City's Subdivision Regulations from the current expiration date of February 28, 1994, to a revised expiration date of April 30, 1994/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 4 of 8 Pages Motion by Tonn, second by Vincent to approve Ordinance No. 94-05 on second reading and extend the current expiration date of the City's Subdivision Regulations to April 30, 1994. P A resolution ordering a general election in Georgetown to be held on May 7, 1994/Sandra Lee The resolution was read by Lee. Hart emphasized to Council that Branch Early Voting was being set up this year to make it easier for the residents who wished to vote for the School Board and the City offices at the same location. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to approve the resolution. Approved 5-0. Q First reading of an ordinance revising speed limits on Leander Road extending the 30 -mile per hour speed limit zone from just east of Tallwood Drive to just east of Norwood Drive West/Jim Briggs Briggs read the ordinance. Motion by Voltz, second by Tonn to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0, R Request to remove restrictions on issuance of building permits in University Park, Section I, a 64.54 acre subdivision out of William Addison Survey, generally located south of State Highway 29 at Southwestern Blvd./Ed Barry Barry explained that the restrictions had been put into place in the mid '80's, and that they did present a hardship for applicants when dealing with utility providers. This prompted a customer -service action by the Development Services staff to request the removal of the City restrictions with the proviso that a disclaimer exempting the City from liability be recorded on the plat or at the County Courthouse in the deed restrictions. Motion by McMaster, second by Tann to approve the removal of the City restrictions and provide the City with exemption from liability. Approved 5-0. (8:29 p.m. recess for Executive Session - 9:08 p.m. resumed Open Session) Regular Session Action on Executive Session Items Motion by Voltz, second by McMaster to accept the job description of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager/City Secretary and to recommend a three percent raise to newly appointed City Secretary Sandra Lee to compensate for the additional responsibilities of the City Secretary position. Approved 5-0. S Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a quitclaim deed to convey a portion of the right of way at 612 Main Street/Marianne Banks Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 5 of 8 Pages Banks recalled to Council that there had been a license to encroach granted on this property back in October, 1993. Wood asked the realtor on this piece of property, Ercel Brashear, if he wanted to speak. Brashear stated that the title company would not accept the license to encroach and that his potential buyer was requesting that clear tiel be provided with a quitclaim from the City. Banks stated that this issue had been dealt with in the past with Nation's Bank by providing a license to encroach. Curl stated that she didn't think it was advisable to set a different precedent on this type of issue. McMaster said he felt it was important to clean up the building because it was an eyesore with a deteriorating overhang in the front over the sidewalk. He said he had heard that the potential buyer was planning to improve the exterior and possibly remove the overhang. Mayor Wood said he felt the building as it currently stands projects the wrong image for Georgetown, and that image is very important for growth. Voltz agreed with McMaster and Wood, but stated that she felt it was important to protect the license to encroach and not abandon downtown City property. Hart said he remembered a law stating that the City had to receive a monetary sum for a quitclaim. Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn to authorize the Mayor to execute a quitclaim deed and that if research proved that a monetary sum must be received by the City, that fair market value be paid for the land conveyed in the deed. Approved 4-1. Voltz opposed. T First reading of an ordinance amending the 1993/94 Annual Operating Plan Element (Budget) allocating previously approved salary increases from the Human Resources Department to the appropriate departments within the City/Susan Morgan and Michelle Rundell Rundell read the ordinance. (Mayor Wood left the dias.) Motion by McMaster, second by Voltz to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0. U First reading of an ordinance amending the 1992/93 Annual Operating Plan Element (Budget) due to conditions that resulted in year-end budget variances for certain City departments/Susan Morgan and Michelle Rundell (Mayor Wood returned to the dias.) Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 6 of 8 Pages Rundell read the ordinance. Vincent requested a clarification of Section A and Hart explained that only the Council was authorized to transfer funds from one division to another. Motion by McMaster, second by Vincent to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0. V Removal of one member for non-attendance and appointment of one person to the Library Board/Ron Coleman Wood requested that Council do separate motions for the removal of McCollough and the appointment of Frost. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to remove Rhonda McCollough from the Library Board due to non-attendance of meetings. Approved 5-0. Wood asked for a motion to appoint Fran Frost to the position. No motion was put forward to accept the Mayor's recommendation. Wood then asked for Council to use their discretion to fill the position. Motion by McMaster, second by Curl to appoint Jeffrey Kilgore to the position left by the removal of McCollough. Approved 5-0. W Discussion and possible action regarding Councilmember's request to attend the 1994 American Planning Association (APA) National Planning Conference/Leo Wood and Winfred Bonner Hart explained that Barry and Kingma plan to attend. Voltz asked if someone else on the Council could be designated to attend if Bonner was unable to go. Motion by McMaster, second by Vincent to register Councilmember Bonner for the Conference with the stipulation that if Bonner was unable to make the trip, someone else on the Council would be designated to attend. Approved 5-0. X Discussion and possible public statement concerning the conduct of Councilmember Lupe Carranco pursuant to the City Council's Governance Policy/Mayor Wood Wood read a letter from Councilmember Carranco that he received during the Workshop on this date stating that Carranco was resigning from his position effective February 9, 1994, out of consideration for the best interest of the City in view of the focus on economic development. Wood also stated for the record that he had received a petition from citizens in District 1 who wished to retain Carranco as their Councilmember. Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 7 of 8 Pages Y Final comments and evaluation of meeting process. Voltz asked for information about the Boards and Commissions Dinner on February 10. Coleman explained that the social would begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m. The Mayor and the Committee Chairmen were scheduled to speak, and outgoing boardmembers would be recognized for their service. Voltz stated that she was unhappy that the date was not checked with the Council before the event was scheduled and asked that the Council be notified sooner next year. Voltz also requested discussion about the City newsletter, saying that it was started as a method of communication from the Council. She asked to review the upcoming issue before it was published. Voltz commended the Development Services Newsletter, and asked to review the various methods used by the City to communicate with citizens. Hart agreed to hold the next Council Workshop on February 22, 1994, at 5:00 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m. to allow enough time to discuss communication methods. Approved: Leo Wood, Mayor The meeting was adjourned at 9:47 p.m. Minutes of City Council Meeting February 8, 1994 Page 8 of 8 Pages Attest: