HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 06.13.2005 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, Gabe Sansing, Doug Smith, Henry ;'All Council present
Carr, John Kirby, Farley Snell, Ben Oliver j
Staff Present:
.I 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; Gay Shell,��
Assistant Fire Chief; Mike Mayben, Energy Services Manager; Chris Bryce, GIS Coordinator; Jess
Henderson, GIS Technician; Mike Stasny, Utility System Information Manager; Ed Polasek, Chief
itLong-Range Planner
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 of the state of health and human services in the City of Georgetown with Williamson County
and Cities Health District -- Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager
Yantis introduced the item, saying that the Williamson County and Cities Health District provides services
that would otherwise need to be provided by the City. Sansing asked for a list of the social service money
provided by the County. Yantis noted that the City will soon update the Health Section of the Century Plan.
He introduced Karen Wilson, Director, who told Council that the reports provided would be collected data,
and introduced Marge Tripp of the Health District and Dr. Dan Hilliard of Southwestern.
Dan Hilliard
explained the
handout and
spoke about the increased growth and impact on
the health
institutions.
He explained
the tables of
data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Surveys.
Marge Tripp explained the Walkability Study done in Georgetown. She said it would be helpful if the City
staff would paint the crosswalks. She said she serves on the CARTS Board and asked that the Council put
money toward transportation issues. She asked that the Council review with prospective businesses how
they plan to provide medical benefits to their employees. She also asked Council to work on affordable
housing so the service employees who work in the community, such as police, fire, and hospital workers
can find a place to live in Georgetown.
Karen Wilson noted she would cooperate with the City regarding their selections of social service funding.
Yantis described statistics regarding a "Walk to School" program. Mayor Nelon noted the need for hand
rails, particularly in the downtown area.
B Presentation of "Phase Two — Moving Toward Enterprise G/S' the City of Georgetown's Geographical
Information System Plan -- Chris Bryce, GIS Coordinator and Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner
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Polasek said the City ha... L)een using a GIS Plan for the last three years. . ie said there were 81 tasks
identified and most have been accomplished, including modification to cover the change in the 9-1-1
addressing program. He introduced Chris Bryce, Mike Stasny, and Jess Henderson. With a slide program,
Bryce and Henderson demonstrated the current GIS capabilities. They presented the Phase II Plan,
Enterprise GIS, saying Phase I, over the last two,years, accomplished the framework. They demonstrated
some of the 170 different layers of the GIS program. Bryce noted that Economic Development Director,
Mark Thomas, uses the GIS mapping services regularly when dealing with prospective companies coming
to Georgetown.
Bryce spoke about the area association that they created and worked with the County to prepare an
updated 9-1-1 addressing map. He also noted that Williamson County doesn't have a GIS staff, but they
have presented that to the County Commissioners as a budget item and they will advertise this year for a
GIS Planner for the County.
Bryce gave Council the six goals for Phase II, involving providing the GIS functions to City employees and
integrating the GIS system with other entities such as the utility department, finance, etc. He explained the
three-year work plan. He also predicted that in year two, 2007, the plan will require hiring a GIS analyst and
a full-time GIS Administrator.
He introduced Mike Stasny who spoke about the need to update the City of Georgetown aerial photos that
were done in 2002.
Bryce also noted the need for a network optimization study by ESRI, and Enterprise GIS software.
There were questions and comments from the Council.
5:08 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
- Pending or Threatened Litigation
- Legal Advice Regarding Agenda Items and other Matters
- Discussion and possible action pertaining to the City of Georgetown's request for hearing on the City of Leander's
pending applications for water and wastewater certificates of convenience and necessity and the TCEQ hearing on
same scheduled for August 23, 2005
D Sec.551.086 Competitive Matters
The City Council will go into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to discuss matters or
take action on a "competitive matter" of the Energy Services Department as provided under Section 551.086.
- Presentation of the 2005/2006 Electric Capital Improvement Projects Plan -- Michael W. Mayben, Energy Services
Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations
E Sec.551.074 Personnel Matters
- Annual Performance Evaluation and Compensation Review of City Manager
6:30 p.m. -- returned to Open Session and adjourned
The meeting Was adjourned at 06:30 PM.
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Attest:
ity Secretary Sandra Lee