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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 03.08.2005 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor Gary Nelon presiding. Council Presents Council Absent: i; Patty Eason, Gabe Sansing, Doug Smith, Henry Ben Oliver i1 Carr, John Kirby, Farley Snell �z 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; Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Community Development and Chief Planner; Ed Polasek, Chief Long -Range Planner; David Munk, Development Engineer; Melissa McCollum, Development Planner; Glenn Dishong,' Water Services Manager; Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager A Sec.551.071: Consultation with Attorney - Pending or Threatened Litigation - Legal Advice Regarding Agenda Items and other Matters B Sec.551.072 Deliberation on Real Property - Discussion and possible action regarding acquisition of property for downtown parking - Consideration and possible action concerning acquisition of right-of-way and easements from the Wolf Family for the proposed SH 29/Rivery connector road C Sec.551.087: Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Potential abatements and incentives for prospective downtown development projects - Discussion or deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations There was no Executive Session held at this meeting. Regular Session D Gall to Order Mayor Nelon called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. E Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Nelon led the Pledge. - Welcome to Audience and Opening Comments -- Mayor Gary Nelon Nelon welcomed the audience and gave a brief outline of meeting procedures. - Announcement of new procedure for addressing the City Council Nelon explained the new procedure for addressing the City Council. - Special Recognition of Members of City Boards and Commissions Nelon read the names and recognized the members that are completing their terms of volunteer service on the City Council -appointed Boards and Commissions. City Council Meeting Minutes/March.8, 2005 Page 1 of 6 Pages - Proclamation declaring march as American Red Cross Month in GeorgeLvwn Nelon read the proclamation and presented it to Jim Ogden, a volunteer with the Central Texas Red Cross. G Announcements and Comments from City Manager Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis had no announcements. H Public Wishing to Address Council As of the deadline, there were no persons who requested to address the Council on items other than already posted on the Agenda. Action from Executive Session There was no action from Executive Session. J Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes of the Council Workshop on Monday, February 21, and the Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 -- Sandra Lee, City Secretary K Consideration and and possible action regarding approval of an agreement between the City of Georgetown and Chisholm Trail Special Utility District concerning collection of Impact Fees -- Glen Dishong, Water Services Manager L Consideration and possible action on the award of annual bid for Cold Pour Crack Sealer to EZ Seal, LLC in the amount of $33,892.00 -- Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations Motion by Kirby, second by Carr to approve the Consent Agenda in its entirety. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) Mayor Nelon announced that Item P was pulled from consideration. M Discussion and possible action regarding a request from the Georgetown Garden Club to waive the rental fee for the Community Center with regard to the Arbor Day Celebration and Flower Show in the Community Center and Sunken Garden on April 13-14 -- Paul Brandenburg, City Manager Yantis explained the item. Speaker, Dorothy Barnes, Vice President of Civic Affairs for the Georgetown Garden Club, explained that the Community Center would be needed by the Garden Club for two days in order to set up and hold their Flower Show in conjunction with the Arbor Day Celebration. She noted that the Georgetown Garden Club maintains the Sunken Garden in the San Gabriel Park and donates trees every year to the parks. She complimented the Parks Department for their assistance to the club members when they are maintaining the Sunken Garden. She asked that the rental fee for the Community Center be waived for the two days. There was discussion. Snell suggested including this event in the list of events that receive annual City support. He said Arbor Day is a national event and has local importance. He asked and Carls confirmed that the item was posted to accomplish the waiving of the fee at this meeting, and if there needs to be official action, an ordinance amendment, could be brought back to the Council at a future time. Motion by Snell, second by Sansing to waive the fees for the upcoming use on April 13th and 14th and to make this event one of the community events that receives annual City support. Eason and Smith expressed the need to be cautious regarding waiving the fees, saying each request needs to be handled on a case-by-case basis. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) N Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution regarding the Williamson County Appraisal District's request to proceed with the construction of its new building to be located on a 5.863 -acre tract of land on FM 1460, directly across from the City of Georgetown Muncipal Complex --Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager Yantis explained the item. Speaker, Harry Gibbs, member of the Williamson County Appraisal District, asked Council for a positive vote. Motion by Sansing, second by Smith to approve the resolution. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) O Presentation of the Draft Mobility 2030 Plan by CAMPO staff -- Ed Polasek, Chief Long Rang Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director, Planning and Development City Council Meeting Minutes/March 8, 2005 Page 2 of 6 Pages Polasek said he has attended several meetings regarding the draft of the CAMPO 2030 Transportation Plan. He said the Plan is similar to the City of Georgetown Transportation Plan, and parts of it are used by the City for modeling purposes. Michael Aulick, Executive Director of CAMPO, did a brief presentation of the Draft 2030 Plan. He said this Plan includes three counties: Williamson, Travis and Hays. He explained the drafting procedure. He said a part of the Plan is a population prediction, saying the population is expected to be 2,750,000 people in the three counties in the year 2030. With a slide presentation he demonstrated the proposed new freeways, toll projects, managed lanes, and major arterials. He said there were corridor studies done to determine the size and the funding of the roads. He said the cost of the projects in this Plan is $13 billion. P Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement regarding the establishment of the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction boundary between the City of Leander, Texas and the City of Georgetown, Texas -- Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director, Planning and Development This item was pulled from consideration. Q Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for 2.87 acres in the C. Stubblefield Survey being all of City of Georgetown, Division A, Outlot 7 to be called Old Mill Village, located between 17th Street on the north, 18th Street on the south, Candee Street on the East, and Leander Street on the west -- Melissa McCollum, Development Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development McCollum explained the item. She said this would be the new Habitat Development and noted that the second reading of the intensity change would be done on this agenda. Motion by Snell, second by Sansing to approve. Approved 6-0. R Consideration and possible action on a Vacation of the recorded Plat of Fountainwood Estates, Phase 2A, Lot 1, located on Fountainwood Drive -- Melissa McCollum, Development Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development McCollum explained the item, saying this area was originally dedicated to be parkland, but it is not needed now for parkland because there are two parks already provided in the Fountainwood Subdivision. She said the staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the vacation of the recorded plat. Motion by Kirby, second by Carr to approve. Approved 6-0. S Consideration of a resolution granting a petition and setting public hearing dates for the annexation into the City for 31.31 acres, more of less, out of the Leroy B. Lord Survey, more particularly described as Georgetown Village Section Six — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Polasek explained the item, saying a petition was received for this section and development should begin soon after the approval of the platting. Motion by Carr, second by Smith to approve the resolution. Sansing noted that he will be bringing the specimen tree ordinance forward at a future Council Meeting. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) T Public Hearings Polasek said all five of these annexations will occur in City Single -Member District 4. 1. Public Hearing on the annexation into the City for 31.31 acres, more of less, out of the Leroy B. Lord Survey, more particularly described as Georgetown Village Section Six — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Polasek explained the item. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:45 p.m. There were no comments. The Public Hearing was closed at 6:45 p.m. 2. Public Hearing on the annexation into the City for 45.399 acres, more or less, in the Frederick Foy Survey, north of Sun City Neighborhood 16, for Sun City Neighborhoods 22 and 23 — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Polasek explained the item. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:45 p.m. There were no comments. The Public Hearing was closed at 6:45 p.m. 3. Public Hearing on the annexation into the City for 6.69 acres, more or less, in the Frederick Foy Survey, north of Sun City Neighborhood 16-A, for Sun City Neighborhood 28 — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development City Council Meeting Minutes/March 8, 2005 Page 3 of 6 Pages Polasek explained L,.a'item. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:46 ,.m. There were no comments. The Public Hearing was closed at 6:46 p.m. 4. Public Hearing on the annexation into the City for 26.365 acres, more or less, in the Frederick Foy Survey, north of Sun City Neighborhood 20, for Sun City Neighborhood 29 — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Polasek explained the item. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:46 p.m. There were no comments. The Public Hearing was closed at 6:46 p.m. 5. Public Hearing on the annexation into the City for 31.88 acres, more or less, in the Frederick Foy Survey, north of Sun City Neighborhood 23 and White Wing Golf Course, for Sun City Neighborhood 30 — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Polasek explained the item. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:47 p.m. There were no comments. The Public Hearing was closed at 6:47 p.m. U Second Readings 1. Second Reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances pertaining to "Itinerant Merchants" to add a new Chapter 6.50 -- Paul Brandenburg, City Manager and Patricia E. Carls, City Attorney Carls explained that this is a second look at a second reading due to several amendments from the previous reading. She noted that Council received a "red line" version of the ordinance in their packet. Motion by Sansing, second by Snell to approve the ordinance on second reading as written and then bring forward amendments at a future Council Meeting. He said this ordinance as now prepared does not address the changes that he intended in his motion at the last meeting. Snell confirmed that at the next meeting there would be a motion to reconsider and Council could submit written amendments at the next Council Meeting. Sansing said this was to pertain to only public, not private property. Ordinance 2005-13 Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) 2. Second Reading of an Ordinance to consider a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Intensity Level 3 to Intensity Level 4 for 2.87 acres in the C. Stubblefield Survey being all of City of Georgetown, Division A, Outlot 7 to be known as Old Mill Village, located between 17th Street on the north, 18th Street on the south, Candee Street on the East, and Leander Street on the west. — David Munk, Development Engineer and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Munk explained the item and read only the caption on second reading. Motion by Smith, second by Carr to approve Ordinance 2005-14. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) 3. Second Reading of an ordinance to rename Ashberry Drive to Ashberry Trail in University Park, Unit Two, Section One, Phase B and Montel Drive to Montell Drive in Escalera Ranch — Section 2, to correct scrivener's errors in the platting process — Ed Polasek, Chief Long Range Planner and Bobby Ray, Interim Director of Planning and Development Polasek read only the caption on second reading. Motion by Kirby, second by Sansing to approve Ordinance 2005-15, Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) V First Readings 1. First Reading of an Ordinance amending Section 10.12.080 of the Code of Ordinances establishing the Speed Limit and School Zone Speed Limit on F.M. 2338 (Williams Drive) within the City Limits of Georgetown; westbound from Serenada Drive to Del Webb Boulevard, and eastbound from Del Webb Boulevard to Serenada Drive -- Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utilities Miller read only the caption of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. He reminded Council of the Joint Resolution with the County to have the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) lower the speed limits on Williams Drive. He explained the proposed speed changes. Sansing asked and Miller explained the methodology used by TXDOT to determine the proper speed. Motion by Smith, second by Carr to approve the ordinance on first reading. Carr questioned the numerous different speed limits on Williams Drive from I1-135, west to the City Limits, and asked about the implementation and enforcement. It was noted that the City Police Department would enforce the speed limits posted by TXDOT within the city limits. Sansing asked and Miller said he would check with TXDOT about putting up more speed limit signs for better emphasis. Carr said he has received a lot of phone calls about this issue. He said he is convinced there needs to be lower speed limits and better enforcement. Approved 6-0. City Council Meeting Minutes/March 8, 2005 Page 4 of 6 Pages 2. First Reading of an Ordit,ance amending Section 10.12.080 of the Code o, Ordinances establishing the Speed Limit and School Zone Speed Limit on F.M. 1460 (Rabbit Hill Road) within the City Limits of Georgetown; from Business 35 (Austin Avenue) south on FM 1460 for a distance of 0.563 miles; and from 0.563 miles south of Austin Avenue northbound to Business 35 (Austin Avenue) -- Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utilities Miller read only the caption of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. He said this is the area across from the Georgetowm Municipal Complex where there is no posted speed limit. He said TXDOT is suggesting 40 mph out to the Quail Valley Subdivision. Motion by Sansing, second by Eason to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) W Item Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility ystem (GUS) Board Consideration and action to approve a change order to the contract between the City of Georgetown and H. Deck Construction to increase the scope of the existing contract to include water line replacement on Church Street at an additional cost of $139,200.00 -- Glenn Dishong, Water Services Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager Dishong explained the item, saying an 8 -inch line will be installed along with fireflow capacity and fire hydrants. Motion by Smith, second by Snell to approve the change order. When asked, Dishong explained that the Rabbit Hill Pump Station Project will be deferred to next year in order to fund this project. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) X Appointments to Council -Appointed Boards/Commissions 1. Consideration and possible action to rescind the Council action on February 8, 2005, to appoint Chris Damon to a regular position on the Historic Architectural Review Commission (HARC), and instead, appoint John Chapman to the regular position -- Mayor Gary Nelon Mayor Nelon explained the item. Motion by Snell, second by Carr to approve the appointment of Chapman 6-0. (Oliver absent) to the regular position on the HARC. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) 2. Consideration and possible action to appoint Francisco Choi to the Main Street Advisory Board -- Mayor Gary Nelon Mayor Nelon explained the item. Motion by Smith, second by Sansing to approve the appointment of Choi to the Main Street Advisory Board. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) Y Other Appointments 1. Consideration and possible action to increase the number of members of the Affordable Housing Task Force from 9 to 11 members and to approve the recommendations of the Affordable Housing Council Subcommittee for membership to the Affordable Housing Task Force -- Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager Mayor Nelon explained the item and read the proposed members of the Affordable Housing Task Force. Motion by Sansing, second by Eason to appoint the suggested 11 people and to correct the spelling of Shawn McMurrer's name. Approved 6-0. (Oliver absent) The following persons were appointed to serve on the Affordable Housing Task Force: 1. Cynthia Anderson - Citizen at Large 2. Nancy Biggs - Caring Place 3. Dan Bonner - Wesleyan 4. Janis Cowman-Arteaga - Texas Mortgage Connection 5. John Gavurnik - Builder 6. Carol Parsonage - Habitat for Humanity 7. Sean McMurrer - Citizen at Large 7. Janet McTigue - United Way 8. Will Moore - Planning and Zoning Commission 10. Hartley Sappington - Citizen at Large 11. Naomi Walker - Housing Authority 2. Consideration and possible action to appoint a City Council Representative to the Trans -Texas Corridor Advisory Committee -- Mayor Gary Nelon Mayor Nelon explained the item. Motion by Sansing, second by Smith to appoint Councilmember Carr. (Approved 6-0) Motion to adjourn at 7:13 p.m. City Council Meeting Minutes/March 8, 2005 Page 5 of 6 Pages The meeting was adjourned at 07:13 PM. City Council Meeting Minutes/March 8, 2005 Page 6 of 6 Pages 'f� e City Secretary Sandra Lee