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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 06.27.2005 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: I�Council Absent. [ {;Snell, Ben Oliver Eason, Gabe Sansing, Henry Carr, Farley !iDoug Smith, John Kirby 11 Staff Present: --- — 1. Paul Brandenburg, City Manager; Patricia Carls, City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; David Morgan, Police Chief; Ken Finn, Animal Services Director; Jackie Carey, Animal Shelter Manager 1111 %111111111111111 11��11 11111111 1' 1 1111, 1111111111111 Called to order at 04:00 PM A Annual Joint Workshop with Animal Shelter Board Mayor Neion asked Finn to introduce the members of the board. Finn introduced the following members of the advisory board: Dawn Hitt-Wilken, Dr. Erica Haley, Chair Shawn Gunnin, Lana Cagle, Patty Eason (Councilmember) and Staff Liaison Jackie Carey. Finn thanked the Council for funding the new facility and showed slides of the new shelter. Lana Cagle spoke about the shared volunteer program with four local veternarians. She spoke about a possible agreement with Pet Smart in Wolf Ranch Shopping Center to promote adoptable pets. Dawn Hitt-Wilken talked about opportunities, saying moving in and preparing for the Humane Society visit has been their major activity so far, but they plan to outline their goals once the Humane Society has done their assessment, in order to decrease the number of homeless and unwanted animals that come to the Shelter and sometimes must be euthanized. She said the Shelter will use public outreach and education and will participate in spay and neuter programs in cooperation with the Georgetown Animal Outreach Organization. She also spoke about placement of adoptable animals and rescue and recovery efforts in conjunction with specific breed recovery groups. She said the partnership with the local veteranarian program is important to keep the animals healthy and adoptable and said a request for feedback from the public will be a priority and a future needs assessment will be conducted. There was discussion from the Council. Chair Shawn Gunnin spoke to Council about staff retention. She said she has seen a lot of changes and staff "turnover" since she started volunteering at the Shelter in 1998. She said with the new shelter, the conditions have tremendously improved for the animals and staff. She spoke about the memo prepared by the City Manager. She gave statistics regarding increasing service demands and told Council in order to provide quality customer service, a receptionist is needed and a 3/4 time person needs to go to full-time, in order to keep up with the kennel maintenance, etc. Eason requested and staff explained about the different calls received at the Shelter, such as dealing with wildlife. Council had questions and comments. Snell asked how the donated funds are spent. Finn and Brandenburg noted that the donated funds are designated and monitored to be sure that the money is used specifically for the care of the animals. B Annual Ethics Training for City Council With a slide presentation, City Attorney, Patricia Carls, reviewed the Open Meetings Act, Public Information Act, State Conflict of Interest Statute, and the City Ethics Ordinance. There were questions and comments from the Council. City Council Meeting Minutes/June 27, 2005 Page 1 of 2 Pages C Council Calendar - Monday, August 8, 4:00 p.m. 2005/06 Budget presented at regular Council Workshop - Tuesday, August 9, 4:00 p.m. 2005/06 Budget, continued, if necessary, prior to 6:00 p.m. Council Meeting - Wednesday, August 10, 2005/06 Budget, continued, if necessary - Monday, August 22, 4:00 p.m. Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate presented at regular Council Workshop - Tuesday, August 23, 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing on 2005/06 Budget, prior to 6:00 p.m. Council Meeting - Thursday, September 1, Special Council Meeting for First Reading of Budget Ordinances, approval of GTEC Budget and related Transportation Improvement Plan, and approval of Georgetown Village Public Improvement District #1 Budget - Tuesday, September 13, 6:00 p.m., Second Reading of Budget Ordinances 6:00 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. D Sec.551.071: Consultation with Attorney - Pending or Threatened Litigation - Legal Advice Regarding Agenda Items and other Matters - Discussion of legal issues related to expansion of city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction - Discussion and possible action regarding contested case hearing on City of Leander's requests to amend CCN Nos. 10302 and 20626 (Application Nos. 34789-C and 34790-C); SOAH Docket No. 582-05-7095; TCEQ Docket No. 2005-0864-UCR E Sec.551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property - Discussion and possible action regarding proposed Highway 29 / Rivery connector road 6:34 p.m. -- returned to Open Session and adjourned The meeting was adjourned at 06:34 PM. ayor Gary Noion City Council Meeting Minutes/June 27, 2005 Page 2 of 2 Pages Attest City Secretary Sandra Lee