HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 07.22.1997 CC-W&RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with
Mayor Leo `Mood presiding.
Council Present:
Lee Bain
Charlie Barton
Charles "Hors" Burson
Shelley Pierre Davis
Susan Hoyt
Ferd Tonn
Shorty Valdez
Staff Present:
Bob Hart, City Manager
Marianne Banks, City Attorney
Sandra Lee, City Secretary
Susan Morgan, Dir. of Finance & Admin.
Council Absent:
None
Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner
Wendy Walsh, Development Planner
Murray Blackman, Asst.to City Mgr.
Don Rundell, City Engineer
James Babcock, Dev. Technician
Tom Bolt, Building Plan Reviewer
Angela Gray, City Manager Intern
Policy Development/Review Workshop - Called to order at 5:30 p.m.
A Report from Conference -- Shelley Davis
Davis shared his learning experiences from having attended the National Black Caucus of
Local Elected Officials Regional conference held recently in Fort Worth.
Wood noted that the Palace Theatre had received a grant from LCRA.
Wood also noted that Rep. Lamar Smith was in Georgetown last Saturday for a town
meeting.
B Discussion of annexation policy and procedures -- Murray Blackman and Bob Hart
Hart told
Council that during this discussion they
would review
policy and priorities that
had been
previously set by Council and asked for
their input on
desired revisions.
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Council generally agreed that the City should attempt to inform residents of the potential
annexation area about the proposed annexation. Barton asked Hart to establish a
timeframe that would allow the residents in Berry Creek I to pay at the same rate to
connect to the existing sewer line as the residents of Serenada East. It was noted that the
subdivisions of Raintree and Pleasant Valley have been classified as Priority I
Annexations. Staff asked Council to give direction as to the guidelines for the remaining
annexations and asked them to review the current issues to be considered, such as
notification of property owners, and public safety response. Staff told Council they
would bring back an annexation policy for consideration on the next agenda.
C Answer questions on Statutory Consent Agenda Items listed specifically below under the
Regular Session that will begin no sooner than 7:00 p.m. (For questions only, no action
to be taken until Regular Session)
Tonn informed that he would abstain on Item T. and Valdez noted that he would abstain
on Item F.
Regular Session - called to order at 6:38 p.m.
Executive Session
D Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney
E Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property
F Sec.551.075 conference with employee
Regular Session - resumed at 7:00 p.m.
G Action on Executive Session Items
There was no action taken on Executive Session items.
H Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports
Wood spoke of having attended Lamar Smith's Town Meeting regarding the position of
the M®KAN Highway. He said he spoke to Henry Pearson of Carter Burgess about
asking TXDoT to move the location further east.
I Citizens wishing to address the Council
Janet Briery, 50110 Thunderbird, said she appreciates the assistance in moving the
proposed MOKAN highway further east. She noted to Council that County Road 102 is
adjacent to the Indian Creek Subdivision, saying that one of their neighborhood streets
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has become an access road to County Road 102, and the proposed position of MOKAN
will make the traffic even worse. She asked that the City use their influence to get the
proposed highway moved further away from Indian Creek Subdivision.
Paula Thomas, 50700 Indian Creek Drive, showed a map of the subdivision and the
proposed location of the MOKAN highway. Wood noted that Carter -Burgess said that
County Road 102 would not be an access road to Highway 29. He thanked Thomas for
bringing this to the attention of the community.
Sylvester Guzman, 50107 Paleface Drive, thanked the Council and Mayor for their
support on the positioning of the MOKAN Highway, and emphasized the issue of safety.
Dennis Hill, 204 County Road 102, said his front door is within a few hundred feet of the
access road on the map of the proposed highway. He said he is concerned about the
proposed elevated interchange at Highway 29. He provided a petition of over 100
signatures to show that the neighborhood is united in their opposition to the proposed
location of MOKAN. Wood suggested he take the petition to TXDoT also.
Teri May, 216 County Road 102, said he lives twenty feet from the proposed frontage
road. She noted that her house is for sale and there had been a serious offer, but as soon
as they disclosed that MOKAN would be located nearby, the potential buyer went away.
She asked Council to use their influence to keep MOKAN at a significant distance from
Indian Creek.
Madelen Powell, 50304 Eagle Trace Drive said she felt she was misquoted in the article
in the Williamson Counoj Sulo. She asked Council to protect the value of the homes in
Indian Creek, by using their influence to move the highway further east.
Sharon Thomason, 21.0 County Road 102, said she was shocked that the County Road
would become a 60 mph, three -lane frontage road to the proposed 12 -lane MOKAN, and
asked Council to do whatever they could to change the location
Bebe Johnson, Route 3, Box 5, thanked Wood for his communication regarding
MOKAN. She noted that the Indian Creek Subdivision is asking to be closed off from
both MOKAN and SH29. She said although they love living there, if they ever did have
to sell the house, it would be devalued by 30% to 50%.
William P. Mulock told Council that he is concerned about Item AA on the Council
Agenda, saying that if HEB goes there, HEB should be responsible for paying for any
improvements that are made to the area. He asked Council if they knew what was
proposed for the 203 acres. Barton told him that there would be an HEB store, and that
the development going there would be voluntarily annexed.
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Della Green, 1901 Vine, noted that Highway 29 is already congested. She asked that a
public hearing be held in Georgetown for MOKAN. Wood noted that the first public
hearing on MOKAN was held two years ago at the Williams Middle School in
Georgetown.
Frank Parmenter, 41.06 Sequoia Trail East, spoke to Council on Item EE regarding the
parking study, saying that there is no cost mentioned in the item. He claimed that there is
no parking problem downtown.
Statutory Consent Agenda
J Consideration of approving the minutes for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, July 8,
1997 -- Sandra Lee
K Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute the revised version of Contract No.
716122 between the City of Georgetown and the Texas Department of Commerce
regarding the grant for Xycarb Ceramics USA, Inc. -- Bob Hart
L Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute the revised version of Contract No.
71.6132 between the City of Georgetown and the Texas Department of Commerce
regarding the grant for Schunk Quartz, Inc. -- Bob Hart
M Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute a Community Business Agreement
and Lease between the City of Georgetown and Xycarb Ceramics USA, Inc. --
Marianne Banks and Bob Hart
N Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute a Community Business Agreement
and Lease between the City of Georgetown and Schunk Quartz, Inc. -- Marianne Banks
and Bob Hart
O Consideration of an award of bid for the installation of computer network and telephone
cabling of the new Development Services Building -- Terry Jones and Susan Morgan
P Consideration of an award of bid for curb and gutter installation and sidewalk
replacement to Texas High Sierra in the estimated amount of $45,000.00 -- Terry Jones
and Jim Briggs
Q Consideration of an award of bid to Primstore Inc. in the amount of $197,463.00 for the
construction of a pre-engineered metal building for McCoy Elementary School -- Terry
Jones and Jim Briggs
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R Consideration of award of bid to McLean Construction, Inc. for the construction of the
West Loop Nater Line -Phase IV in the amount of $435,296.20 -- Dan Wallace and Jim
Briggs
S Consideration of an annual bid for water meters and accessory kits to the U. S. Filters in
the estimated amount of $31,411.72 -- Terry Jones and Jim Briggs
T Consideration of award of an annual bid for flexible base material and ASTM sand to
Georgetown Railroad Company in the estimated amount of $47,745.00 -- Terry Jones
and Jim Briggs
U Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the fifteen (15)
foot wide Drainage Easement extending across the rear of Lot 4, Block B, Churchill
Farms, Section Four, located at 115 Highalea Court -- Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
V Consideration. of a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations for Churchill Farms,
Section Four, Block B. Lots lthrough 4, located at 103, 107, 1.11 and 115 Highalea Court
-- Thomas Bolt and Ed Barry
W Consideration of a Resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into a portion of the
Maple Street right-of-way located on the east property line, the twenty (20) foot drainage
easement running from west to east across the property, and the twenty (20) foot wide
Public Utility Easements extending along the east and west sides of 5.356 acres of land in
the William Addison Survey, Williamson County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 25,
Snyder's Addition, and a. portion of Blocks J, K, and L of the revised plat of Clamp's
Addition, and a portion of Outlot 5, Division C of the City of Georgetown, and being a
portion of the right of way of Clamp Street, known as Southwestern University
Northwest Entrance Subdivision, Lot 1, Block A. located between the 1200 block and
700 block of Maple Street -- James Babcock and Ed Barry
X Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute a substitute Fiscal Surety Agreement
concerning Shell Ranch, Section One -- Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
Y Consideration of a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations for Sun City Georgetown,
Neighborhood Four, Lot 67, located at 141 Stetson Trail -- Thomas Bolt and Ed Barry
Z Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Release of a Special Assessment Lien
against property currently owned by Jeanne B. Blackwell and Marvin Behrens and wife,
Oiine P. Behrens -- Marianne Banks
AA Consideration of a resolution granting a petition for the Annexation into the City of
approximately 203 acres in the Joseph Fish and David Wright Surveys owned by
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Campbell -Georgetown No. 1 and located along Shell Road and RM2338 -- Clyde von
Rosenberg and Ed Barry
Motion by Tonn, second by
Valdez
to approve the
Consent Agenda. Approved 7-0. (Tonn
abstained from Item T. and
Valdez
abstained from
Item F.).
Legislative Regular Agenda
BB First Leading of an ordinance to rezone 11.5 acres in the John Berry Survey, from A,
Agricultural, to C -2A -Residential, Commercial First Height or any more restrictive
classification, located on the North IH -35 Frontage Road and County Road 190 -- Wendy
Walsh and Ed Barry
Walsh noted that the property is located on two major entryways to Georgetown and
suggested the Council may want to exclude storage units. Barton suggested that mobile
home sales be excluded also. Hart explained that the applicant is a mobile home sales
complex. Hart suggested Council might want to have consultation with their attorney
before voting on this item.
7:55 p.m. recessed to Executive Session
8:20 p.m. resumed Open Session
Walsh read the caption only of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the
Charter requirements. Barton said he was concerned about the rezoning to allow mobile
home sales. He said that when the Berry Creek Annexation Hearing was held, the
Council told the Berry Creek residents that the annexation would protect the land use for
the areas around Berry Creek. He said the intersection of Highways 195 and 190 and the
proposed route of MOKAN would make the area a gateway to Georgetown, and from an
aesthetic viewpoint it would be much more pleasant to see a motel, restaurant, or
shopping center, instead of a mobile home park.
Motion by Barton, second by Burson, to defer this item until the August 12 Council
Meeting. Approved 6-0. Bain abstained.
CC First Reading of an ordinance providing for the annexation into the City of
approximately 203 acres in the Joseph Fish and David Wright Surveys owned by
Campbell -Georgetown No. 1 and located along Shell Road and RM2338 -- Clyde von
Rosenberg and Ed Barry
von Rosenberg read the caption only on first reading after having satisfied the Charter
requirements. Tonn confirmed that this would be a voluntary annexation. Motion by
Tonn, second by Barton to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0.
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DD Consideration of a Short Form Final Plat of a Resubdivision of Chaparro Estates, Lot 8
and a 026 acre tract in the George Thompson and R. T. Jenkins Surveys, to be known as
Warnock Estates, located on Sedro Trail, with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations -
- Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
This item was deferred at the request of the applicant.
EE Consideration of authorizing staff to negotiate an. Agreement with John F. Hickman and
Associates to conduct a parking management study for the downtown area -- Murray
Blackman and Bob Hart
Blackman noted that Council at the Workshop had given staff authority to send out a
Request for Quotations. Hoyt noted that the workshop had been well attended by the
merchants, local organizations, and county employees, and it was their recommendation
that a consultant be hired to do the study. Blackman said a meeting was held last
Monday night with interested parties and the proposed consultant, John Hickman.
Barton asked Hart if there were skilled staff at the City who could perform such a study.
Hart said there were, but any recommendation made by the City would not be as readily
acknowledged, and college students/interns would not have sufficient experience to pull
together such a study. When asked about the proposed cost, Hart said he felt it could be
done for $25,000, and that the item was being brought to Council to ask for authority to
negotiate an agreement at which time the fee would be decided. Wood reiterated that the
City told the citizens at the workshop that a consultant would be hired, and he felt the
Council is obligated to proceed with that plan. Hart explained that meetings with the
interested parties would be a part of the study, as well as other aspects, such as signage,
lighting, possibility of nearby property being used for parking lots/garage, and the
possibility of negative impact on nearby residences.
Motion by Hoyt, second by Davis to authorize staff to negotiate an agreement with the
consultant to do the study. Approved 6-1. Barton opposed.
FF First Reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance 97-11 establishing standards for
wireless communications facilities within Georgetown -- Murray Blackman and Bob Hart
Blackman read the ordinance. Hoyt asked to amend Section 6, A.2 to prohibit lattice
towers with flat signal devices. Motion by Hoyt, second by Davis to approve the
ordinance on first reading with the above-mentioned amendment.
Bain asked if that would be too restrictive. Hart said it could be corrected in the second
reading. He asked about the previous changes at the other first reading. Hart said this
ordinance tonight includes those changes.
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Approved 6-0. Valdez abstained.
Wood recognized former Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Mike McMaster present in the
audience.
GG Evaluation of meeting process
This item was not handled.
Approved:
Leo Wood, Mayor
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m.
Attest:
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary