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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 10.10.1995 CC-W&RMINUTES OF 1 OF 1 i mil OF t OF !• ! Council Present: George Arroyos Lee Bain Doris Curl Susan Hoyt Ferd Tonn TUESDAY, October 10, 1995 Council Absent: Winfred Bonner Dick Vincent Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Marianne Banks, City Attorney Sandra Lee, City Secretary Ed Barry, Dir. of Development Svcs. Susan Morgan, Dir. of Finance & Admin. Jim Briggs, Dir. of Community Owned Utilities Elizabeth Gray, Dir. of Management Svcs. Workshop --Called to order 5:50 p.m. A Receive and discuss recommendation of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee/Ed Barry Barry gave a brief overview of the intended function of the workshop. He noted that the advisory board had made recommendations for the fee structures on a per-unit basis for water and wastewater. Mickey Fishbeck of James Duncan and Associates explained a suggested option which would allow a cash down payment and installments paid with monthly utility bills. It is planned that these fees will be assigned according to land use category. Chairperson of the Advisory Board Ercel Brashear explained the the suggested method for collection of the fees would be to phase them in over several years for lots platted after January 1, 1990. Hart advised that there would be a public hearing on this subject on October 24. Regular Session - Called to order at 6:30 p.m. Executive Session B Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 1 of 12 Pages C Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property D Sec.551.075 conference with employee Regular Session - Called to order at 7:20 p.m. E Action on Executive Session items There was no action taken on Executive Session items. F Citizens wishing to address the Council Mayor Ken Craven stated that the City of Leander has issued bonds and is ready to consummate an agreement for water as soon as possible, and is concerned that a contract has not been brought forth. Three other Leander councilmembers spoke that they were in support of Mayor Craven's remarks. Councilmember Randy Staudt spoke of the mutual benefit of a regional water system, and brought up a concern regarding the timetable for linking Lake Georgetown and Lake Stillhouse Hollow. He stated that he wants Williamson County to remain autonomous from the City of Austin and LCRA. Mayor Wood responded that because this issue was not posted on the agenda, no decisions could be made at this meeting. Ginger Probyn of Leander spoke of "being thirsty" for Georgetown water. Councilmember Arroyos asked if Mayor Wood should recuse himself from the dias during the remarks regarding the City of Leander. Mayor Wood turned the meeting over to Mayor Pro Tem Doris Curl for the remainder of the remarks pertaining to the City of Leander. Monica Teisberg of Leander told Council that her child attends school in Georgetown, and as a "neighbor" to Georgetown requested a reliable source of quality water. She feels Georgetown has "given their word" about providing water to Leander. Joel Howard, representing Harvey Hildebrant, spoke of concern that the development of the Leander area would be slowed if the water source was not designated soon. Mayor Pro Tem Curl told the Leander residents that the City Council would appoint representatives to meet with them about this issue and turned the meeting back to Mayor Wood. City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 2 of 12 Pages G Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports • Special Meeting, October 18, 5:30 p.m. Hart reminded Council of the Special Meeting on October 18 to conduct a public hearing for Sun City and take action necessary for industrial revenue bonds for Triple S Plastics. ® Silver Circle Award Hart recognized Convention and Visitors Bureau Board President Bob Brent who presented the Silver Circle Award that had been won for the Marketing Program of the Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau, and commended the Council and the staff, especially Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Molly Alexander and Convention and Visitors Bureau Sales Representative Stephanie McClimon. • Herman Goldstein Award for Community Policing Hart told Council that the award was officially announced last week and that the previous winners were Kansas City and San Diego. Hart and Council determined that a good time for the Joint Meeting with the Parks Board would be November 9 at 5:30 p.m, at the Recreation Center on Austin Avenue. Consent Agenda Items I, P, and Q were pulled by Hart. H Consideration of approval of meeting minutes --Regular Meeting of September 26, 1995/Sandra Lee I Consideration of approval of an agreement between the City of Georgetown and David Ham & Associates for engineering services related to the design of the West 22nd and Leander Street Stormwater Trunk Line and Outfall Structure, in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00/Jim Briggs (pulled by Hart due to incorrect posting) J Pulled. (See Regular Agenda) K Consideration of approval of a construction and maintenance agreement between the City and the Texas Department of Transportation to allow the City to construct a sidewalk along the north side of Leander Road (FM 2243), from near Norwood West Drive to approximately 915 feet west of Norwood West Drive/Jim Briggs City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 3 of 12 Pages L Consideration of approval of an interlocal contract for professional services with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) regarding acquisition of public safety software/Elizabeth Gray M Pulled. (See Regular Agenda) N Pulled. (See Regular Agenda) O Consideration of of a resolution of intent to initiate annexation of an approximately 3 00. 6 acre portion of the Sun City Georgetown Planned Unit Development, Phase 2, located in the W. G. Wilkinson, George Thompson, Abner Short, R. T. Jenkins, Mary Ann Lewis and Daniel Monroe Surveys/Ed Barry and Clyde von Rosenberg P Consideration of a Final Plat of 15.182 acres in the William Addison Survey, and a Resubdivision of Stonehedge Subdivision, Section Three, Lot 1, Block N; to be known as Churchill Farms, Section Four/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma (Pulled by Hart due to incorrect posting) Q Consideration of a Preliminary Plat of 15.182 acres in the William Addison Survey, and a Resolution of Stonehedge Subdivision, Section Three, Lot 1, Block N; to be known as Churchill Farms, Section Four; and Variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma (Pulled by Hart due to incorrect posting) R Consideration of a Preliminary/Final Plat of an 11.659 acre Resubdivision of Stonehedge Subdivision, Section Three, Block J, Lot 31, to be known as Churchill Farms, Section Five; and Variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma S Consideration of a resolution of support for the City's application to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to be named in a 1996 Great American Main Street Award winner/Molly Alexander and Bob Hart Motion by Curl, second by Tonn to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items I, J, M, N, P and Q. Approved 5-0. (Bonner and Vincent absent) Regular Agenda J Consideration of approval of a Letter of Agreement to amend the standing engineering contract between the City of Georgetown and Roming-Parker Associates for engineering services related to the Dawn Drive Extension Project in the amount of $19,900.00/Jim Briggs (Pulled by Tonn) City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 4 of 12 Pages Tonn asked for clarification regarding the length of the project and the extent of the services to be provided by Roming-Parker. Motion by Tonn, second by Curl. Approved 5-0. M Consideration of a Short Form Final Plat of an 18.69 acre tract to be known as Hartman Acres; and approval of variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma (Pulled by Bain) Bain questioned a remark in the "property owners comments" regarding "private school vs. mobile home park." Kingma replied that the engineer's note on the plat regarding a septic tank prompted the misconception about a mobile home park. Motion by Bain, second by Tonn. Approved 5-0. N Consideration of approval of a modification to the Detailed Development Plan for the Georgetown Church of Christ/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma (Pulled by Hoyt) Hoyt questioned whether Lot 5 wanted a fence also. Kingma acknowledged that Lot 5 should have also been included on the item cover sheet regarding the fence. Motion by Hoyt, second by Tonn to approve the modification, adding Lot 5. Approved 5-0. T First Reading of an ordinance amending Exhibit 1 of the Century Plan - Development Plan for the Glasscock Addition, Block 22, Lots 5-8, locally known as Main Street Baptist Church from Intensity Level Four to Intensity Level Five/Ed Barry and Clyde von Rosenberg von Rosenberg explained that the amendment was due to the expansion of the church building, which includes a day care. Several citizens had asked to speak regarding this item so Mayor Wood invited them to speak at the podium. Tom and Dina Parks of 1006 Church Street told Council that they live directly behind the Main Street Baptist Church. They asked that their neighbors in the audience be acknowledged. They stated that they are not opposed to the Church, but wished to read their letter expressing concerns such as increased traffic, the need for additional parking, increased drainage problems, the possibility of a fence creating an opportunity for vandalism, and perhaps the setting of a precedent to change the zoning. The proposed building would block their view and cut out sunlight from their home. They shoed Council a diagram demonstrating the blockage of sunlight. They also pointed out that the Church's City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 5 of 12 Pages fence encroaches the property lines of the adjacent neighbors, and asked that the item be tabled until further options could be explored. John Pritchett of 1009 Church Street explained that he had similar concerns. He explained to Council that he lives across the street from the Parks residence. He complained that parking already spills over into the area of the neighboring residences and businesses, expecting an additional 40 to 60 vehicles if the expansion is allowed. He said the drainage will come down 1 lth Street and accelerate the damage to the asphalt due to heavy truck traffic. He told Council he felt this would allow a bad precedent to be set regarding parking. Curl asked about the discussion regarding the parking and drainage issues at the Planning and Zoning Meeting. Kingma explained that the Community Owned Utilities Director is allowed to waive detention requirements and even the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission regulations may be waived because there will be a minimal amount of impervious cover being added. She also added that a variance had been previously granted to a another downtown church. Charles Steger asked to speak on behalf of the applicant. He said the realignment of 11th Street had been suggested by the City and was not an issue with the Church. He noted that the Church is not invading building setback lines or asking for variances concerning the structure. He also noted that two-story structures are allowed to be built adjacent to one- story structures on a regular basis. He pointed out that there have not been any complaints from the owners of the laundry or other surrounding businesses. As a trustee of the Church, he asked Council to allow the project to continue. Hoyt asked about the fence. Steger stated that he is not sure who owns the fence, and they would be willing to take it down. Bain asked about the alignment of the street. Briggs said that because of traffic control at each intersection, he doesn't feel there would be a problem. He spoke of a possible shift of the alignment in order to make the best use of the available right of way. Pritchett pointed out that at Church and 11th the traffic control is a "yield" sign, and would like to trade the City for a "stop" sign. Briggs acknowledged that would take place. Curl expressed concern about the privacy fence creating an area for crime to take place, about the lack of privacy for the neighbors adjacent to a two-story structure, and about the safety issue of the inadequate parking. Curl expressed a desire for the homeowners to be able to meet with the Church and the City staff about the options that could be utilized to ease some of the homeowners' concerns. Karen Hill, a resident of the area, spoke from the audience about the neighborhood being crowded with parked cars and is most concerned about increased amount of traffic. City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 6 of 12 Pages Dina Parks spoke again regarding the fence not being on the property line, and would like to have a privacy fence, but asked that the City and the Church look into the issue of the possible crime area being created. Bain asked if the cost of the street re -alignment had been figured into this year's budget. Briggs replied that it would be in the next fiscal year budget when the actual development at the Church takes place. Briggs explained that the Budget would also include other street improvements in that area. Curl asked again that the Church meet with City staff regarding access for emergency vehicles and asked how the pavement could be designated for parking restrictions. Pritchett also expressed concern about emergency vehicles accessing the Weslayan Nursing Home. Steger replied that because commercial parking is usually available, he didn't think there would be an increased parking problem. Curl moved that the item be deferred to the next Council Meeting in order to allow the Church to meet with area homeowners and City staff. Motion died for lack of second. Curl asked if the City would be setting a precedent by removing one or two parking spaces. Kingma replied that she didn't think any spaces would be lost due to the realignment of 11th Street; a couple of spaces may be lost on Main Street, but there may be more on-site parking due to the proposed improvements. Kingma noted that while 67 spaces might not be provided on-site, there would be at least 67 public right of way spaces available in the close proximity. Bain asked if any deadlines would be in jeopardy by postponing this decision until next week. Steger replied that it was important to the Church planning activities to keep this project moving forward. von Rosenberg read the caption only on first reading after satisfying the requirements in the Charter. Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to approve the amendment of Exhibit 1 of the Century Plan on first reading. Approved 4-1. (Curl opposed) U Consideration of a Detailed Development Plan of Glasscock Addition, Block 22, Lots 5-8, locally known as Main Street Baptist Church; and approval of variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 7 of 12 Pages Kingma pointed out that the variances requested were the upgrading of existing conditions. She noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the variances and recommended that the fence not be required. Motion by Hoyt to approve the Detailed Development Plan, provided there be a stop sign installed at Church and 1 lth Street and that the Church meet with the homeowners and staff concerning the corridor that would be created by privacy fences. Curl explained that blind corridors block the view of the police officers on patrol, and suggested that something be installed to prevent access by those who might have criminal intent. Kingma stated that she was instructed to tell the Council that a stop sign would be installed at Church and 11th by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barry explained to Council that the City doesn't have any standards regarding the requirements for preventing a potential crime area and asked Council for direction as to the position that the City staff is to take in this issue. Council generally requested that the City staff act as a mediator in the meeting with the homeowners and the Church. Motion by Hoyt, second by Tonn to approve the Detailed Development Plan as submitted, provided that the fence be put back in and that staff get together as a mediator with the neighbors and the Church. Approved 5-0. Recessed at 8:47 p.m. - Resumed at 8:53 p.m. V First Reading of an ordinance to rezone River Hills, Section 4A, Lot 1, from RS, Residential Single Family to RM -3, Office and Service District, or any more restrictive classification/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Kingma explained that this area had originally been platted for commercial development in 1984, in the late 80's it was given RS -4 zoning designation. She said that due to the location along the 1H3 5 frontage road, a designation of RM -3 seems appropriate Kingma read the caption on first reading after satisfying the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Bain, second by Hoyt. Approved 5-0. W Consideration of a Short Form Final Plat of a Resubdivision of both River Hills, Section One, Block E. Lots 18 and 19, and River Hills, Section Four, to be known as River Hills, Section 4A; and approval of variances to the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 8 of 12 Pages Kingma noted to Council that these were the same lots as in the previous item plus two additional lots. She advised Council that both the Planning Zoning Commission and the staff recommended denial of the variance regarding impervious cover, but recommended approval of the resubdivision. Bain asked about primary access and was told that it would be from the frontage road. Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to approve the Short Form Final Plat with Planning and Zoning and staff recommendations regarding the denial of the variance. Approved 5-0. John Warden, representing the applicant, asked to be recognized and advised that he had prepared a presentation. He was advised that the Council's action could not be disregarded. He said the request for a variance to the impervious cover would be brought back to the Planning and Zoning Commission at a later date. Curl thanked Warden for considering a two-story structure as opposed to three-story structure. X First Reading of an ordinance to rezone Legend Oaks II, Lots 1-6 from RS, Residential Single Family to C -2A, Commercial First Height or any more restrictive classification/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Kingma advised Council of the applicant's proposal to construct mini -storage warehouses in this location, and of the staff's concern because this is an entry corridor to Georgetown. Wood recognized applicant Huey Hancock who explained to Council that he was requesting C -2A in order to make his property more marketable. He told Council that he has had inquiries to purchase his property for the express reason of building mini storage warehouses. He said he didn't understand the reason that the warehouses would be undesirable. Kingma read the caption only on first reading after satisfying the Charter requirements. Motion by Bain, second by Hoyt to deny C -2A zoning but to allow C-1 zoning. Approved 5-0. Y Consideration of a proposal for defining road segments and improvements in the Transportation Element of the Century Plan/Ed Barry and Clyde von Rosenberg von Rosenberg stated that this item is the result of a transportation improvement strategy and would deal with transportation in a pro -active fashion. He noted that this proposal would authorize the Planning and Zoning Commission to set priorities and determine the best possible alignments for roadways in the Georgetown area. He advised that public hearings would be held before the proposal was brought to the Council for approval to be a part of the Transportation Element of the Century Plan. City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 9 of 12 Pages Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to approve the proposal to define road segments and improvements in the Transportation Element of the Century Plan. Approved 5-0. Z Consideration of the road alignment for CRI 11 between the MKT Railroad and CRI I O/Ed Barry and Clyde von Rosenberg von Rosenberg told Council that the Century Plan indicates realignment due to two 90 degree turns. He noted that staff had met with the City Engineer and the property owners in the area, and that the Planning and Zoning Commission had selected Alternative #2 of five options presented. Don Bizzell, representing the Brady family, spoke to Council regarding a swap of parcels between two property owners, that the Brady family would be agreeable to donate the land for right of way in accordance with the Century Plan, and asked Council's approval of the Concept Plan that will. be on the Council Agenda on the October 24 Agenda. Barry explained that the Planning and Zoning Commission wanted the alignment defined before dealing with the Rolling Prairie item. Bain asked if the City would be paying for this alignment and was told that this would be a County and developer expense. Motion by Tonn, second by Hoyt to approve Alternative 2. Approved 5-0. AA Consideration and possible action on a request for a Detailed Development Plan of Gabriel Heights Addition, Block 1, Lot 3A, and variances to the Subdivision Regulations, located at 1409 Williams Drive/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Barry explained that this site has been before the Council on numerous times for different detailed development plans, and gave them a brief history of past action. Barry noted that the applicant wishes to close a "drive-thru" from a previous use and add approximately 225 square feet to the building, adding that a condition on the previous action on this property triggers the Council approval of a Detailed Development Plan. Barry explained that the Planning and Zoning Commission had approved all of the variances requested by the applicant for the duration of the current lease by the current applicant. Curl asked if the Planning and Zoning Commission had discussed the possibility of this applicant extending the lease, and if the requirements would need to be met if the same lease was extended. Barry stated that the time frame was specific to the duration of the lease, and the applicant would need to come back before the Council with a detailed development plan if the lease was extended beyond that time frame. Bain asked for clarification for action necessitated at the time of the end of the lease. Barry stated that the structure would need to be removed or a detailed development plan would need to be approved. City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 10 of 12 Pages Applicant Tom Sorrells explained to Council that the reason for requesting the variances was because it is a temporary building being used as a real estate company, and the drive-thru and deposit window are no longer compatible with any use for the subject property. The building will be less than 800 total square feet. Hart explained to Council that the restrictions placed with the Council's approval in 1993 triggered this requirement for the detailed development plan. Barry reviewed the history of the previous action, saying that specifics were necessary due to the lack of regulations that exist today, noting that when the property was taken over by the Resolution Trust Company, it was sold without acknowlegement of the new requirements. Motion by Tonn, second by Curl to follow the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Approved 5-0. BB Consideration of approval of a Variance to the platted building setbacks at Stonehedge Subdivision, Section One Block H, Lot 20 (a.k.a. Churchill Farms)/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma Kingma explained that this request was for a corner lot to allow the house to be built up to the lot line, adding that last year, Council denied the placement of a six-foot fence at this location. Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to support the staff recommendations to deny the requested variance. Approved 5-0. CC First Reading of an ordinance amending stormwater drainage rates/Susan Morgan Morgan read the caption only on first reading after satisfying the Charter requirements. Motion by Hoyt, second by Bain. Approved 5-0. DD Consideration of appointment of a Councilmember to serve on the Georgetown Public Library Long -Range Planning Committee/Elizabeth Gray Wood recommended that Susan Hoyt be the Councilmember to serve. Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to approve the appointment of Susan Hoyt. Approved 5-0. EE Consideration of a nomination for the Williamson County Appraisal District Appraisal Review Board/Bob Hart Hart asked Council to let him know if they had any nominations. FF Final comments and evaluation of meeting process City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 11 of 12 Pages There were no final comments. The meeting was adjourned at 9:58 p.m. Approved: Attest: f� ,f y .w. -� Leo Woad, Mayor' Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary City Council Minutes October 10, 1995 Page 12 of 12 Pages