HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 04.12.2004 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor
Gary Nelon presiding.
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Patty Eason, Gabe Sansing, Doug Smith, Jack Farley Snell
Noble, John Kirby, Mark Ramsey {
Staff Present: -
Paul Brandenburg, City Manager; Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager; Jim Briggs, Assistant City
Manager for Utility Operations; Trish Carls, City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Micki Rundell,
Finance and Administration Director; Amelia Sondgeroth, Director of Planning and Development
Services; Keith Hutchinson, Public Information Officer
Called to order at 4:00 p.m.
A Airport MasterPlan Update -- Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager
Chuck Willis with GRW Willis, Inc. reviewed the schedule for hearings leading up to final acceptance of the
MasterPlan in September. He said they have analyzed the existing airport conditions, conducted pilot
surveys, did a demand forecast, and projected the future requirements for hangars, etc. He showed
projections for Georgetown Airport with the new Central Texas Airport compared to projections without the
new airport. He said a control tower could expand capacity and increase safety. He said impervious cover
at the Airport is just under 35%. With a slide presentation, he shared the layout as proposed in the Plan
Update, saying it is similar to the way the Airport is laid out currently. He said Runway 1836 could be
straigtened out, which would allow more land for parking aircraft. He said the MasterPlan will provide
recommendations based on the traffic and the airport's role. He mentioned He said the airport currently has
113 hangar spaces and 33 tie downs, they need 145 tie downs, and can find spaces with the existing land
use plan for 173 new hangar spaces for a total of 431 aircraft spaces. He said the Georgetown Airport can
support the general aviation needs of the community through the year 2024. He told Council there would
be another hearing on May 10.
B Discussion of results of the 2004 City of Georgetown Quality of Life Citizen Survey-- Micki Rundell,
Director of Finance and Administration
Rundell introduced Jeff Montgomery and Chris Beck of Montgomery and Associates, who, with a slide
pesentation, presented the results of the Citizen Survey compared to the survey results in 2001.
Montgomery said Council would receive detailed information in the next two to four of weeks. He said they
sampled 434 residents, with a margin of error of 4.74%, to test attitudes and opinions of the residents. He
said the top two issues were traffic and managing growth, and the overwhelming response is that
Georgetown is an independent community that needs more service such as restaurants and retail. Rundel
told Council they would receive a more -detailed report in a few weeks.
C Presentation of staff priority listing and finalization of budget ranking criteria -- Micki Rundell, Director of
Finance and Administration and Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager
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Brandenburg explained that because Councilmember Snell is absent today, this item will be moved to
tomorrow's agenda in order to get feedback from the full Council. Rundell explained that there is an item on
the posted agenda for tomorrow night that will allow Council to take action to add or delete items from the
priority list. Rundell noted that staffs ranking is provided in the packet and any additional items would need
to be added for Council to rank and turn in by April 19. She said the rankings will be calculated and brought
back to the Council at a Special Meeting on Wednesday, April 21.
D Staff report regarding proposed Interlocal Agreement with Williamson County to implement Local
Government Code Chapter 242 providing for regulation of subdivision plats in ETJ (HB 1445) -- Amelia
Sondgeroth, Director of Planning and Development Services and Trish Carls, City Attorney
Sondgeroth explained that the draft agreement was included in the packet along with a Question and
Answer Shet from the Texas Municipal League to explain the mandated City -County Agreement. She said
the City has met with the County several times. She explained the options allowed and the Joint Review
Option chosen by the City and County. She said there will be a single office located at the City for plats to
be reviewed and fees to be paid, providing a single set of regulations to be followed. She said the County is
concerned and has requested that the Council reconsider the requirement for street lighting in rural
subdivisions. She said the County has asked for an amendment to the Unified Development Code (UDC)
to have rural subdvisions provide a conduit for the installation of electricity at the main entrance and at
300 -foot intervals. She said the draft agreement is being reviewed by the County Attorney at this time. It
was determined that the Council action on this item will be on the April 27 Council Meeting Agenda. Smith
confirmed that the regulations used for review will be the City's Unified Development Code. There was
discussion regarding the location of the lights. Briggs said he thought the rural standard would be used,
which would be a light at every intersection.
E Council Calendar
- Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers at the
northeast corner of Seventh and Main Streets
- Special Joint Workshop with Ethics Committee to review the draft ethics ordinance on Wednesday, April
15, 2004, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers
5:11 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.
F Sec.551.071: Consultation with Attorney
- Pending or Threatened Litigation
- Brazos River Authority regarding Operations and Maintenance of the Stillhouse Raw Water Pipeline
- Property Acquisition and Possible Condemnation Actions related to the Widening of SH29
- Legal Advice Regarding Agenda Items and other Matters
- Legal Issues Regarding Tax Freeze and Tax Exemption Issues
- Legal Issues Regarding Proposed Sale of Del Webb/Pulte "Northern Lands"
G Sec.551.072 Deliberation on Real Property
- Discussion and possible action regarding acquisition of property for downtown parking and city facilities
H Sec.551.087: Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations
- Potential abatements and incentives for prospective new businesses
5:27 p.m. -- returned to Open Session and adjourned
Approved:
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