HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 12.12.2005 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the
above date with Mayor Gary Nelon presiding.
Council Present: 'Council Absent:
Patty Eason, Doug Smith, Henry Carr, Farley Snell, ',,John Kirby, Gabe Sansing
Ben Oliver
Paul Brandenburg, City Manager; Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager; Jim Briggs, Assistant City
Manager for Utility Operations; Patricia E. Carls, City Attorney; Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary;Keith
Hutchinson, Public Information Officer; David Morgan, Police Chief; Tom Benz, System Engineering
Manager; Evelyn McLean, Special Operations Lieutenant; Cheri Vasquez, Administrative Assistant;
Kevin Stofle, Assistant Police Chief; Mike Mayben, Energy Services Manager; Keith Hutchinson, Public
Information Officer
Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes,
Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to action in the
regular session that follows.
Policy Development/Review Workshop = Call to order at 04:00 P
A Discussion regarding City of Georgetown traffic enforcement on Interstate 35 -- David Morgan, Police Chief
Chief Morgan, with a slide presentation, told Council the reason Georgetown Police Department is patrolling
on Interstate 35, is because the highway is within the Georgetown City Limits and therefore, our
responsibility. He said the traffic unit is composed of six people. He described how the STEP Program
funds off-duty traffic officers, with retirement and social security for STEP paid by the City. There were
questions from the Council.
B American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Report Card for Georgetown Infrastructure -- Tom Benz,
Systems Engineering Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations
Briggs noted that this "report card" went to the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board at their
last board meeting. He told Council this is a way to benchmark and evaluate by a neutral source. Benz
introduced Don Willhouse from ASCE, who, with a slide presentation, informed Council about the
evaluation provided at no fee by ASCE. He noted that Georgetown is the first city to take advantage of the
service. He said the judgments were made by civil engineers, saying Georgetown received a B+ in energy,
but a D in transit, noting there is no "transit" in Georgetown. They looked at condition, performance,
capacity, etc. Willhouse said this report was meant as a method to supply information to assist the City in
improving the City infrastructure. He noted that the IT Department needs more secured space all on one
level. He said recycling needs more publicity about the reason to recycle. He said the overall grade was
C+. There were questions from the Council.
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4:35 p.m. -- recessed to Executive Session
Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes,
Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to action in the
regular session that follows.
C Sec.551.071: Consultation with Attorney
- Advice from attorney about pending or contemplated litigation and other matters on which the attorney has a duty to
advise the City Council, including agenda items
- Discussion and possible action regarding the "Application of the City of Leander to Amend Water Certificate of
Convenience and Necessity (CCN) No. 10302 and Sewer CCN No. 20626 in Williamson and Travis Counties,
Application Nos. 34789-C and 34790-C," SOAH Docket No. 582-05-7095; TCEQ Docket No. 2005-0864-UCR
- Discussion and possible action relating to legal issues associated with the Del Webb Development Agreements and the
proposed expansion of Sun City by 2500 units
D Sec.551.087: Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations
- Discussions or deliberations regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received
from a business prospect that the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the territory of the City
and with which the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a
financial or other incentive to a business prospect that the City Council seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near
the territory of the City and with which the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations
5:26 p.m. -- returned to Open Session and adjourned
The meeting Was adjourned at 05:26 PM.
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City Secretary Sandra Lee