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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 10.11.2004 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor Gary Nelon presiding. Council resent: !CouncilAbsent* Patty Eason, Gabe Sansing, Doug Smith, Henry igen Oliver Carr, John Kirby, Farley Snell i I Staff Present: i; Paul Brandenburg, City Manager; Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager; Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations; Patricia Carls, City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Micki Rundell, Director of Finance and Administration; Amelia Sondgeroth, Director of Community Development; Ed Polasek, Chief Long -Range Planner; David Munk, Development Engineer; Mike Stasny, Utilty Systems Information Manager; Glenn Dishong, Water Services Manager Called to order at 4:00 p.m. A Presentation and workshop concerning the Regional Wastewater Study by the Brazos River Authority (BRA and Camp, Dresser, and McKee, Inc. (CDM) -- Glenn W. Dishong, Water Services Manager and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations Briggs noted that this item has also been presented to the Georgetown Utility System Board. He said this regional study was started several years ago. He introduced David Collinsworth of the Brazos River Authority who noted this study is focusing on the growth that will come with Parmer Lane and SH130. He said the effort to reuse ground water is now necessary to protect the resources. He said this Regional Wastewater Study is crucial to Georgetown. He introduced Alan Woelke of Camp, Dresser, McKee who gave a brief presentation on what has been and what is yet to be accomplished. Woelke said the project is divided into two phases due to funding. He explained the first phase which was the study of the existing service area and development of a business plan, including population forecasting. He said Phase 2 objectives are to determiine how to collect the flows, treat them, and discharge them into an existing stream without causing environmental problems. He said this study will also determine the costs to build the infrastructure. There were questions from the Council. B Presentation by Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) regarding the Georgetown Intermodal Station Yantis introduced David Marsh, Executive Director of CARTS, who demonstrated the proposed future plans for bus transit in Georgetown. He noted that the system is being designed to be a direct service between Georgetown, Round Rock, and Taylor, with seven hubs, and will allow for a gradual expansion throughout the County, with access to Austin also through Leander and Pflugerville. He said Georgetown is being looked at as the location for the station for the three -routes of the buses. He said the study shows the Georgetown enhanced route would have an annual operating cost of a little less than $1 million. He said the Georgetown Intermodel Project was a study taking place at the same time as the bus service plan. He said a station was developed to re -introduce Greyhound bus service in Georgetown and allow people to have access to fixed route service, should it develop in the future. He said the proposed location is at 7th and Holly Streets. He told Council there is a model of this proposed intermodal station on display at the City Hall. He said CARTS has been granted $881,760 towards the initial phase of the Georgetown Intermodal Center. There were questions from the Council. City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 1 of 2 Pages Marsh gave a brief overview of the activities and services provided by CARTS as well as the funding sources. Yantis said staff would work with CARTS to determine the best location and come back to Council to approve funding from the City in next year's budget. C Presentation and discussion regarding the Austin -San Antonio Inter -Municipal Rail District Yantis introduced Sid Covington, Vice Chair of the Austin -San Antonio Inter -Municipal Rail District (ASA). Covington introduced Ross Milloy in the audience who is Executive Director of the Rail District and Executive Director of the Austin -San Antonio Corridor Council. He noted that the Corridor Council was heavily involved in getting legislative approval for the Rail District. He suggested Council look at the Rail District's web site, which is www.asa.org. He said he is not talking about light rail on city streets, but heavy rail on fixed tracks. He demonstrated the comparison of moving quantities of people by rail as opposed to using automobiles. He explained the jurisdiction covered by the ASA and listed the District's powers and duties. He noted the developments of Wolf Ranch Shopping Center, TeraVista, and a new location for Texas State University. He told Council it would be up to them to determine where to locate the station in Georgetown. He said ASA is negotiating with Union Pacific to relocate "through -freight" traffic so the existing line could be used as a part of the District. He said ASA is working to obtain funding in the TEA -21 Federal Transportation Reauthorization Bill. He said the timeline shows they will be carrying passengers by 2009. There were questions from the Council. Nelon asked about the timeframe for municipalities to join and contribute funding, and Milloy answered next fall. There were other comments and questions from the Council. Yantis asked Council to think about the area and location for the station in Georgetown, which will require amending the future land use plan to identify the rail station location and do some more planning for that area. 5:41 p.m. - recessed into 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 - Brazos River Authority regarding Operations and Maintenance of the Stillhouse Raw Water Pipeline - E.O. Sharp Butane Co., Inc. v. City of Georgetown, Texas, Cause No. A -04 -CA -299 -SS, in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division - Legal issues related to proposed MUD #15 - Discussion regarding street assessment authority - Legal Advice Regarding Agenda Items and other Matters E Sec.551.087: Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Potential abatements and incentives for prospective downtown development projects F Sec.551.072 Deliberation on Real Property - Discussion and possible action concerning the purchase of right-of-way and easements for improvements to SH 29 West and CR 265 - Discussion and possible action regarding acquisition of property related to the proposed South West Bypass Project G Sec.551.086 Public Power Utility Competitive Matters - Discussion of competitive matters and confidential information relating to the City's electric utility 6:50 p.m. - returned to Executive Session and adjourned Aldjourntieti The meeting was adjourned at 06:50 PM. Approved : Attest i �v Mayor wry Nelon City Secretary Sandra Lee City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 2 of 2 Pages