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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Attest:
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary