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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 06.10.1997 CC-W&RIllux"ImUffluelawsm, The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor Leo Wood presiding. Council Present: Lee Bain Charlie Barton Charles "Hoss" Burson Shelley Pierre Davis Susan Hoyt Ferd Torn Shorty Valdez Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager Marianne Banks, City Attorney Sandra Lee, City Secretary Susan Morgan, Dir.of Finance & Admin. Elizabeth Gray, Dir.of Information Services Ed Barry, Dir.of Development Services Anthony Lincoln, Acting Fire Chief Council Absent: None Murray Blackman, Asst. to City Mgr. Terry Jones, Purchasing Agent Hildy Kingma, Chief/Current Planning Clyde von Rosenber,Chief/Long Range Planning Wendy Walsh, Senior Planner Vickie Robinson, Records Manager Policy explained it was to have Development/Review School as a possible site for Workshop safety - Called to order at 5:30 p.m. A Ethics Review and governance discussion Banks instructed Council on the Open Meetings Act and other items related to ethics. Council also reviewed various governance policies regarding Council travel, and required attendance for advisory board members. Also discussed was a newsletter being distributed by Councilmember Davis to his constituents. B 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) Item K - Barton questioned the reason for the amendment. Hart explained it was to have Brinkley -Sargent consider Williams School as a possible site for the public safety City Council Meeting Minutes/June 10, 1997 Page 1 of 6 Pages facility, adding then there would still need to be an environmental assessment done on the building materials. Wood asked about drainage issues and said he had received phone calls from citizens on Tanza Court, Susanna, 19th Street, Parkway, Mesquite, San Gabriel Overlook, and Leander Street. Hart responded that the City is aware of 17 problem areas, and that what had occurred on Sunday night was classified as a 100 -year storm. He said the City's drainage facilities are designed for 25 -year storm events, and that the drainage systems in place had worked the way they were designed to work for the most part. Hart noted that three problem areas were recently annexed into the City and one was due to changing land contours after the drainage study was done about five years ago, when approximately 19 major drainage problems were discovered. He said that the Council voted for only 13 to be handled. Hart said the Tanza Court problem was due to a berm on property outside the City Limits being removed when Seminole Pipeline put in their line. He said that homes (within City Limits) in the flowline of that berm are being flooded. He noted that the current stormwater fee is $1.25 per month, saying that the engineering estimate to do all of the repairs would require a fee of $3.50 per month. Hart said he would bring an update to Council at a workshop on drainage issues at the first meeting in July. Regular Session - to convene Executive Session (Executive Session was deferred to the end of the meeting.) Executive Session C Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney D Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property E Sec.551.075 conference with employee Regular Session - called to order at 7:00 p.m. F Action on Executive Session Items Executive session was deferred to the end of the meeting. G Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports Highway 29 Bridge Ceremony - Hart informed Council that on June 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., prior to Council Meeting, the bridge ceremony and a barbecue dinner would be held. He noted there would be no workshop before the Council Meeting. City Council Meeting Minutes/June 10, 1997 Page 2 of 6 Pages Hart announced to Council that there would be a Lake Water Treatment Plant Dedication Ceremony on Friday, June 27, at 12:30 p.m. Hart notified Council there would be a Policy Workshop on July 1 at 5:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. regarding electric issues. Hart reminded Council that the Budget Hearings will take place on August 25, 27 and 28. Davis spoke of having attended the Georgetown Project Board Meeting, saying they are focusing on the youth in the community. He also told Council he would be asking for their assistance in the sponsorship of a summer youth camp for African/American youngsters in Georgetown. H Citizens wishing to address the Council. Michael McMurtrey, 102 Susana Drive, spoke to Council of an on-going flooding problem through his backyard and his back door. He asked for a study to install drainage facilities to prevent the flooding. He also complained of weeds in the floodways, and suggested hiring high school students in the summer to mow that area. Wood noted that a Council Workshop would be held regarding drainage issues on July 8 prior to the Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Patrice Parma, 100 Susana Drive, told Council about a serious flooding problem with the drainage ditch and a problem on Thousand Oaks Blvd. She feels the new construction near her home, including the Sixth Grade Center, has complicated the drainage problems. She showed pictures to the Council of the flood damage being done to her property. James Bryan, 605 San Gabriel Overlook East, distributed maps and pictures to the Council. He spoke to Council about the drainage problems in San Gabriel Heights. He noted chronic ponding on three lots, saying the neighborhood is laid out to defy natural drainage. He asked Council to improve the drainage. Fred Willoughby, 506 Innwood Drive, spoke to Council regarding the letter and petition that he submitted regarding Item CC on the previous Council Agenda. He said he had done some research on variances handled by the City Council in the past. He asked that the Council not let personal feelings or political action effect their decisions. He asked them to reconsider their decision on the variances at the last Council Meeting. City Council Meeting Minutes/June 10, 1997 Page 3 of 6 Pages I Consideration of approving the minutes for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, May 27, 1997 -- Sandra Lee J Consideration of approval of a contract with White, Dolce & Barr Architects for the construction phase of the Sun City Fire Station in the amount of $53,000.00 -- Terry Jones and Susan Morgan K Consideration of authorizing an amendment to the Brinkley -Sargent Public Safety Feasibility Study not to exceed $7,000 -- Bob Hart L Consideration of authorization to fund $37,000 of various expenses from Council Contingency Fund as identified at the Mid Year Report to Council -- Susan Morgan M Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the seven and one half (7/a) foot wide Drainage Easement, located along the north property line of Lot 22, Block B, Parkview Estates, Section 1, located at 113 Parque Vista Drive -- Jim Babcock and Ed Barry N Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the fifteen (15) foot wide Drainage Easement, located along the rear and side property lines of Lot 6, Block B. Churchill Farms, Section Four, located at 114 Highalea Court -- Jim Babcock and Ed Barry O Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the fifteen (15) foot wide Drainage Easement, located along the rear and side property lines of Lot 5, Block B, Churchill Farms, Section Four, located at 118 Highalea Court -- Jim Babcock and Ed Barry P Consideration of appointment of two members and one alternate member to the County Wide Interagency Communications System (800 MHZ Radio System Users' Committee) -- Bob Hart Q Consideration of a resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to widen State Highway 29 east of Georgetown to C.R. 103 -- Bob Hart R Consideration of a resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to widen F.M. 971 from Austin Avenue to approximately '/z mile east of C.R. 152 -- Bob Hart S Consideration of a resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to widen F.M. 2243 to 1/4 mile beyond the current urbanized development -- Bob Hart City Council Meeting Minutes/June 10, 1997 Page 4 of 6 Pages T Consideration of a resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to construct the remaining frontage roads within Georgetown including: the north bound frontage road from Leander Road to S.H. 29, the north bound frontage road from Williams Drive to North Business IH35 exit, and the south bound frontage road from S.H. 29 to F.M. 2243; to upgrade the intersection at the Inner Loop, and to upgrade the configuration from Inner Loop Road north to Leander Road -- Bob Hart U Consideration of authorizing the Texas Department of Transportation to initiate a project to synchronize the signal lights in Georgetown in order to improve the traffic flow -- Bob Hart V Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute amendments to the deed restrictions at Georgetown Technology Park -- Bob Hart Motion by Tonn second by Valdez to approve the Consent Agenda in its entirety. Approved 7-0. Legislative Regular Agenda W Second Reading of an Ordinance to Rezone a 13.49 acre tract in the Nicholas Porter Survey, to be known as River Bend V, Phase III, and A Planned Unit Development of Village II of River Bend, from A, Agricultural to RS, Residential Single Family and RP, Residential Planned, located on Booty's Crossing Road -- Wendy Walsh and Ed Barry Walsh read the ordinance caption. Motion by Tonn, second by Barton to approve Ordinance No. 97-27 on second reading. Approved 7-0, X Second Reading of a Records Management Ordinance to amend the current ordinance to update definitions, destruction policy and procedures, and revise the Records Management Officer and Records Management Committee designations and duties -- Vicki Robinson and Elizabeth. Gray Robinson read the ordinance caption. Motion by Valdez, second by Burson to approve Ordinance No. 97-28 on second reading. Approved 7-0. Y Second Reading of an ordinance providing for the annexation into the City of approximately 39.7 acres in the Antonio Flores Survey owned by the Georgetown Independent School District and located along Business IH35 and CR151 -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry von Rosenberg read the ordinance caption. Motion by Bain, second by Tonn to approve Ordinance No. 97-29 on second reading. Approved 7-0. City Council Meeting Minutes/June 10, 1997 Page 5 of 6 Pages Z First reading of an ordinance amending the 1996/97 Annual Operating Plan Element (Budget) for various mid -year adjustments as outlined at the May 27, 1997 Mid Year Review Report to Council -- Susan Morgan Morgan explained the adjustments and asked for questions. She read the caption only on first reading after having satisfied the Charter requirements. Motion by Tonn, second by Barton to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. AA Consideration of a resolution declaring the City of Gweru, Zimbabwe as a Sister City to the City of Georgetown -- Bob Hart Hart said he was contacted by the City officials of Gweru and they were interested in pursuing a Sister City relationship. He explained that there would be two Georgetown families going to Gweru, one family leaving on June 24. He asked that Council approve the Sister City resolution so that the family could deliver it to the Gweru officials when they go. He added that there was no financial obligation for the City of Georgetown. Motion by Davis, second by Hoyt to approve the Sister City relationship with Gweru. Approved 7-0. 7:48 p.m. recessed for Executive Session 8:40 p.m. returned to Open Session F Action on Executive Session Items Motion by Hoyt, second by Tonn to authorize the settlement of a lawsuit for an undisclosed sum. Approved 7-0. BB Evaluation of meeting process This item was not handled. The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 p.m. Approved: Leo Wood, Mayor City Council Meeting Minutes/June 10, 1997 Page 6 of 6 Pages Attest: Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary