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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 07.11.1995 CC-R�i�� _ • 1 i t T • l' TUESDAY, July 11, 1995 The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Leo Wood presiding. Councilmembers Present: Winfred Bonner Dick Vincent Susan Hoyt Ferd Tann George Arroyos Lee Bain Doris Curl Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Marianne Banks, City Attorney Sandra Lee, City Secretary Councilmembers Absent: None Ed Barry, Dir. of Development Services Susan Morgan, Dir. of Finance and Administration Bill Shanklin, Fire Chief Randy Morrow, Dir. of Parks and Recreation Larry Hesser, Police Chief Jim Briggs, Dir.of Community Owned Utilities Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner Elizabeth Gray, Dir. of Management Services Clyde von Rosenberg, Chief Planner Worms -Called to order at 5:40 p.m. A Review recommendations from the Parks and Recreation Board concerning Blue Hole Park and Phase II of the Hike/Bike Trail/Randy Morrow Hart explained that the City is about ready to go out for bids on the hike and bike trail project. Morrow introduced members of the Parks Board and the architect, Larry Hicks from Place Collaberative and asked Parks Board Vice Chairman Rhonda Seagraves to read the options requested by the Parks Board. Morrow showed architectural renderings representing the parking lot options. Regular Session - Called to order at 6:35 p.m. Executive Session B Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney C Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property D Sec.551.075 conference with employee City Council Minutes/July 11, 1995 Page 1 of 6 Pages Regular Session - Called to order at 7:20 p.m. E Appointment of Assistant Municipal Judge/Leo Wood This item will be handled at the next Council meeting. F Other action on Executive Session items Motion by Hoyt, second by Bonner to authorize the expenditure of $360,000 for the purchase of property for a wastewater treatment plant. Approved 7-0. Public Hearin G Discussion of the 1995 Community Development Grant Program The public hearing was opened at 7:20 p.m. Hart solicited comments or ideas about possible projects that would help enhance low and moderate income residents, by creating or maintaining jobs. Arroyos asked for further information. Hart advised that this was the first public hearing to see if there was any input from the citizens to be used to apply for a grant. Arroyos suggested that he and Bonner investigate the possibility of requesting a grant and bring their findings back to the Council. The public hearing was closed on 7:24 p.m. Consent Ages nda H Consider approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of June 27, 1995/Sandra Lee Curl requested a correction to add "striping" to the provision for Council approval of the driveways on the Detailed Development Plan for Murray's Texaco in Item U. I Consider approval of Americans With Disabilities Activities Report: Self Evaluation and Transition Plan/Elizabeth Gray J Pulled by Bain. (See Regular Agenda) K Pulled by Curl. (See Regular Agenda) L Consider approval of an amendment to the contract between the City of Georgetown and Roming- Parker Associates, related to the review of construction plans for Sun City - Georgetown/Jim Briggs Bain asked what kind of construction plans were being reviewed. Briggs replied that this was related to the construction plans for water, wastewater, streets, and drainage. Bain also asked how long this review would continue. Briggs replied that the review would be ongoing for 8 to 10 years, as each new detailed development plan is platted. Hart explained that this process would be less expensive than hiring extra staff. It was explained that these fees will be reimbursed by Del Webb. Briggs emphasized that because this review is considered to be a professional service, it was not necessary to solicit proposals. City Council Minutes/July 11 1995 Page 2 of 6 Pages M Consider approval of a correction to Agenda Item "J" from the June 27, 1995 Agenda, approving an additional $3000 to the contract amount for professional services from Camp, Dresser & McKee, concerning site selection and permitting for the proposed wastewater treatment plant/Jim Briggs N Consider an award of bid for office supplies to Corporate Express in the estimated amount of $24,241.00/Susan Morgan and Terry Jones Bain asked if there were any local bidders. Jones replied that the City had not received a response from local bidders. O Consider authorization for Mayor to execute a contract with The Institute for Finance and Economic Development for grant administration in connection with Reedholm Instruments/Bob Hart P Consider approval of a Revised Escrow Agreement to change escrow agent for 1995 Series Revenue Bonds issued in May, 1995/Susan Morgan Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items J and K, and with the understanding that the minutes would be amended to show that striping was requested as well as signage to designate the direction of the driveways in Item U of the previous meeting agenda. Approved 7to0. Regular Agenda J Consider approval of transfer of pledge of lease of Aircraft Systems & Manufacturing, Inc. to Bank One Texas, N.A./Marianne Banks Motion by Bain, second by Bonner, to approve the transfer with the understanding that the approval is based on the agreement showing that if Bank One has to foreclose on their lease, Bank One would not be released from any obligations occurring prior to the future transfer of the lease. Approved 7-0. K Consider approval of payment of an amount not to exceed $7050 from Council Contingency for Habitat for Humanity home/Elizabeth Gray Gray was asked to clarify a revised agenda item cover sheet distributed on the dias before the meeting. The requested amount was reduced to $2350 from $7050 because most of the work that was requested was accomplished by City forces. Curl asked for a comparison between this program and the HOME Grant Program. Gray replied that this particular program was much more labor intensive for the City than the HOME Grant Program. Motion by Bain, second by Hoyt to approve the payment with the undestanding that the amount not exceed $2350. Approved 7-0. Q Citizens wishing to address the Council City Council Minutes/July 11, 1995 Page 3 of 6 Pages Ed Steiner of 409 W. 3rd Street asked for the direction of the traffic flow on the road into Blue Hole Park be changed to start at MLK Street and exit at Rock Street. He also noted that vehicles have been parking illegally near the courthouse. He said that Blue Hole is not creating a traffic problem in the neighborhood. He feels it's the people using the courthouse that cause traffic congestion in the area. Nora Rose, of 103 Scenic Dr. stated that she was concerned about the proposed direction of the one- way road through Blue Hole. She requested that the traffic enter the park at Scenic Drive and exit onto Rock Street. The Mayor recognized in the audience Stan Kedziersky and Warren McCracken of Habitat for Humanity of the Hill Country. R Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports Arroyos commented about the positive results of a volleyball game between his constituents and members of the City Fire and Police Services Divisions. Bain said that he noticed in the publication, Nation Cities Weekly, that August 1 is being designated as National Night Out and asked if the City would be participating. He also noted that he would not be at the next Council Meeting because he would be going on a church mission trip to Mexico. Bain also asked about the mosquito spraying program. Briggs replied that it is ongoing. Wood asked Hart for an item on the next agenda to request the expenditure of funds to go to Washington D.C. with Tim Harris, the Chair of the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee, to visit with members of the House of Representatives before they vote on highway funding. Wood wished Happy Birthday to Councilmember Ferd Tonn. S Second reading of an ordinance to rezone 1.279 acres in the Clement Stubblefield Survey from RS, Residential Single Family to C-1, LocalCommercial/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Kingma read the caption. Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to approve Ordinance 95-29 on second reading. Approved 7-0 T First reading of an ordinance providing for the annexation into the City of: approximately 354 acres located south of Westinghouse Road (CRI l l) and east of the existing City limit boundary and the Pottery and More property/Ed Barry and Clyde von Rosenberg Hart said he recommended that the annexation not be pursued. Motion by Tann, second by Bain to withdraw the item. U Emergency reading of an ordinance to adopt traffic control regulations and designate one-way traffic in and around Blue Hole Park/Marianne Landers Banks City Council Minutes/July 11, 1995 Page 4 of 6 Pages Banks said the direction and the speed limit could be changed as Council desired. Bonner asked for a designation as to where the park begins and ends. Council discussed lowering the posted speed limit to 10 mph. Bonner asked that the traffic enter from the west and exit to the east. Wood noted that the Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously to keep the traffic going from east to west. Based on the information from the workshop about the plans for the area and based on the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Board, Arroyos moved that the traffic flow remain in an east to west direction. The motion was seconded by Bain. Approved 6-1. (Bonner opposed) Curl asked that monitoring be done to see if signage and sidewalks could be installed to help alleviate the pedestrian safety issues. Wood asked Hart to work with Chief Hesser on the monitoring. Arroyos commended the Police Services Division for working to make the Park safer. Banks read the ordinance. Banks advised that the proper procedure to use in order to adopt this ordinance on one emergency reading was for the Council to move to waive the normally required two -reading provision. Motion by Tonn, second by Arroyos to waive the required two readiings of the ordinance. Approved 6-1. (Bonner opposed) Motion by Vincent, second by Hoyt to approve Ordinance 95-30 on emergency reading. Approved 6-1. (Bonner opposed) V Emergency reading of an ordinance to establish "no parking" areas in and around Blue Hole Park/Marianne Landers Banks Motion by Barn, second by Vincent to waive the need for two readings, declaring this issue to be an emergency necessitating quick action by requiring only one reading. Approved 6-1. (Bonner opposed) Motion by Hoyt, second by Bain to approve Ordinance 95-31 on emergency regding. Approved 7-0. W Review attendance of board and commission members and take appropriate action, including removal of members not meeting minimum attendance requirement and/or appointment of a committee to meet with the board and commission members not meeting minimum attendance requirements/Bob Hart Hart said that in 1994, the Council adopted a governance provision on attendance of advisory boards. Hart pointed out five people from various boards and commissions who had each missed three consecutive meetings. Tonn asked if guidelines were distributed to members of the various boards. Development Services Director Ed Barry said that each of the boardmembers was given a copy of the bylaws for that board which included the provision about the attendance of meetings. Wood suggested that new standard guidelines be drawn up and distributed when the new boards convene in February. Curl would prefer to ask each of the five members that are now allegedly in violation of the attendance rules of their intentions for attending future meetings. Tonn suggested telling the Chair of each group to explain to those members that are not attending regularly that they City Council Minutes/July 11, 1995 Page 5 of 6 Pages are subject to being dismissed from their respective boards due to irregularity of attendance. Wood appointed a committee composed of Vincent as Chair and Arroyos to meet with the chairs of the boards in question before the next Council Meeting. X Review of projects and timetables as a result of the Development Agreement providing for Sun City-Georgetown/Bob Hart Hart reviewed the off-site and road improvements to which the Council had agreed when they approved the Del Webb Development Agreement for Sun City -Georgetown. Wood asked Bain and Curl as the County Relations Committee to put together an outline of the roads and timeframes that will require County cost sharing. Wood asked Hart to prepare a letter to the State requesting improvements to the State -funded highways. Y Final comments and evaluation of meeting process There were no final comments. The meeting was adjourned at 9:08 X : Approved: Attest: Leo Wood, Mayor City Council Minutes/July 11, 1995 Page 6 of 6 Pages andra D. Lee, City Secretary