HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 11.13.2012 CC-RMinutes of the Meeting of the Governing Body
of the :City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor
George Garver presiding.
Council Present: Council Absent:
Patty Eason, Danny Meigs, Bill Sattler, Tommy All Council Present.
Gonzalez, Troy Hellmann, Jerry Hammerlun,
Rachael Jonrowe
Staff Present:
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Bridget Chapman, City Attorney; Jessica Brettle, City Secretary; Jim
Briggs, General Manager of Utilities; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Micki Rundell, Chief
Financial Officer; Trina Bickford, Purchasing Manager; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Andrew
Spurgin, Planning Director; Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources and Civil Service; Edward
Polasek, Transportation Services Director; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner; Mike Elabarger, Planner
III; Carla Benton, Planner; Robert Fite, Fire Chief; Wayne Nero, Police Chief
Minutes -
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 06:00 PM
(Council may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene an Executive Session at the request of
the Mayor, a Councilmember, or the City Manager for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act,
Texas Government Code Chapter 551.)
A Call to Order-- Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:06PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Comments from the Mayor
- Welcome and Meeting Procedures
City Council Regional Board Reports
Please refer to the exhibit to the minutes for these reports.
City Manager Comments
Boards and Commissions Applications
Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
Trash Pickup Schedule
Lighting of the Square
Introduction of new Planning Director
Action from Executive Session
There was no action out of Executive Session.
Public Wishing to Address Council
On a subiect that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the
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table at the entrance to the Council Chamber. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to
speak and present it to the City Secretary on the dais, preferably prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called
forward to speak when the Council considers that item.
On a subject not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future City Council agenda by contacting the
City Secretary no later than noon on the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday meeting, with the subject matter of the
topic they would like to address and their name. The City Secretary can be reached at 512/930-3651.
B - As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than what was posted on the agenda.
Statutory Consent Agenda
The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that Council may act on with
one single vote. A councilmember may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order that the council
discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular Agenda.
C Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Workshop and Regular Council meeting held
on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
E Forwarded from the General Government & Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to purchase a 12 yard dump truck from Santex Truck Center through the
HGAC purchasing contract in the amount of $95,069.00 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
F Forwarded from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve the declaration of pool tables as surplus, to be disposed of
using online auctioneering services of Gaston and Sheehan Auctioneers, Inc. of Pflugerville, Texas -- Trina
Bickford, Purchasing Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
G Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution consenting to the creation of the Williamson
County Municipal Utility District No. 26 -- Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney
H Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution approving the Partial Assignment of Receivables
from the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 26 -- Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney
Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve the consent agenda with the exception of Item D, which was
pulled to the regular agenda by Jonrowe. Approved 7-0
Legislative Regular Agenda
Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
D Consideration and possible action to cancel the Bid Invitation for Austin Avenue sidewalk widening project
-- Trina Bickford, Purchasing Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Moved to the Regular Agenda by Jonrowe.
Bickford said the City bid the project out and all bids were above budget. She noted staff would like to cancel the
bid invitation. She noted, in this instance, City Ordinance requires the Council to cancel the bid invitiaton.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Eason to approve item D. Approved 7-0
I Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning to amend a Planned Unit Development
(PUD) District for 39.996 acres being Lot 1, Wesleyan at Estrella, also known as The Wesleyan at Estrella,
located at 139 Estrella Crossing -- Valerie Kreger, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP,
Planning Director (action required)
Kreger said the applicant had requested an amending to the PUD to add an additional independent living
building as well as an adjustment to the site master plan. She said this is the first amendment to the Wesleyan
PUD since its original approval. She spoke about the goal of community campus and she described the plan for
the Wesleyan development.
She said, overall, the project proposes a phased development that, when completed, will provide independent
living units, assisted living units, skilled nursing green houses, neighborhood amenities center, a wellness
center and an adult day care facility. She showed Council a map of the PUD. She said the change in the master
plan is the building to the right and she described that for the Council. She said, with this amendment, the
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residential living units will increase to 466 units. She continued to describe the plan for the development. She
said, due to the terrain and consideration of the neighboring properties, the new building will be two stories
instead of three stories. She said the first phase of the development was construction in 2006, she noted the
City annexed it into the city limits in December 2005 and the original PUD was approved in 2008. She said there
have been several phone inquiries regarding this case, staff received emails and there were five speakers at the
Planning and Zoning Commission. She said the main concern of the neighbors is drainage in this area. She
said P&Z recommended approval with amendments with a vote to 6-0. She said the amendment is a
reconfiguration of the circular driveway. She said another recommendation of P&Z was that staff revisit the
drainage calculations that were originally reviews for the project. She noted the development engineer is here to
answer drainage questions. She said the applicant has made those changes to the proposal.
Kreger read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied hte requirements of the City
Charter.
PH opened at 6:34PM
Speaker, Chris Spence, said Wesleyan recently celebrated its 50th anniversary serving Georgetown. He said it
was the Council predecessors that held an election to donate a City park to be the original site of Wesleyan
homes. He said Wesleyan is the 320 employees in this City, the 180 residents, 124 soon to be at Estrella as
well as the 57 residents of the assistant living. He said he is very proud to say they met with all of the neighbors
and noted they have always tried to accommodate all of their wishes. He spoke about the comments from
Planning and Zoning and noted they have agreed to comply with those requests.
Speaker, Gaylen Laing said he is the architect for Wesleyan Homes. He said he would like to say this facility is
only two stories and noted they did that for a reason. He said it is going to be a very forward thinking community
with washer dryer connections in the room and many other things that will serve the residents well. He continued
to speak about the new features offered in the facility.
Speaker, Robert Soulen, said it is an honor to be here and noted always throughout the 50 years here, they
have tried to become an integral part of Georgetown. He said there is an important issue before us. He said
they are a 501 c3 non profit organization but noted they still have many people who would like to be a resident
of theirs. He said this is an important opportunity for us to be able to serve not only Georgetown but Williamson
County. He said they would like to assure all residents to all regulations will be followed.
Speaker, Craig Sydney of Seranada said he is 11 year resident of Serenada and is writing on behalf of the
residents and homeowners of Seranada. He said he appreciates the members of Planning and Zoning for
listening to their concerns. He spoke about their water flow and drainage concerns and concerns about how the
outside review will be administered. He said Serenada loves the Wesleyan as a neighbor and noted it is a
shame this has brought the drainage issue to the forefront. He said they have met with members of the P&Z,
staff and others around the community. He noted they need a global study of the area regarding how current
projects and others in the area will be affected by flooding.
Speaker, Avis O'Connell said she has lived here since the winter of 1984. She said it is less of who is at fault
but more of what will the engineers do now to help with the drainage. She said the efforts so far have not
worked and noted they believe this is the City's responsibility. She said it was very possible for someone to have
been swept away or drowned in some of the recent flooding events in that area.
Public Hearing closed at 6:49PM
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hammerlun to approve the Ordinance on first reading.
Jonrowe asked if it would be possible to get information from staff on drainage studies that have been done in
Serenada. Munk said they have had their US Drainage Manual since 2003 and noted, on the Wesleyan, they
did it in the ETJ at the time and our stormwater controls are the same in the.ETJ. He said the controls are
exactly how they would have done it in the City. He said they have looked at it twice and noted there is a little
more information on pre-existing conditions that the City could look at. He said all of the developments that have
come around in the area were done and, in the engineering world, at the top of the watershed you do detention.
He continued to speak about the current drainage requirements. There were many questions about this.
Hellmann asked and Munk said Dave Hall knows more than he does on the FEMA maps but noted FEMA adds
new area to the maps as they get more information.
Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0
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J Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for amendments to the Unified Development Code
Chapter 5, Zoning Use Regulations, and Chapter 16, Definitions, regarding automotive and medical uses
— Jordan Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner; Valerie Kreger, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP,
Planning Director (action required)
Kreger said this item is related to UDC amendments. She said the UDC was amendment in March of this year.
She said, since that time, staff has received two applications that were reviewed by the UDC Task Force and,
because of the timing, will be presented together tonight. She described the two applications and requested
amendments regarding automotive and medical uses. She summarized the task force discussions on this issue.
Kreger read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Public Hearing was opened at 7:06PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 7:06PM
Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve the Ordinance on first reading.
Jonrowe asked and Kreger said the types of business and uses that must apply for special use permits have
increased over the past few years. Jonrowe said she is a little torn about this because the Council needs to
decide if they want to take on the burden of looking at these issue. Kreger said, if the use is requested without a
special use permit, staff does not review it. She noted, if it's allowed, it is allowed. Eason said she has the same
concerns as Jonrowe and noted she understand the reasoning for added the special use permit for both of
these items.
Vote on the motion: 7-0
K Forwarded from the General Government & Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to authorize the City to enter into the 2012- 2013 City of Georgetown
benefits contracts -- Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources & Civil Service
Russell said the General Government and Finance Subcommittee had a motion that was made. He said, with
regards to the health benefits, the City came in at a 59% renewal. He said they tried to wait as late as possible
to see if the renewal could keep doing down. He said, at the last minute, they went out for bid for a month and
ended up hiring a consultant to help us the year. He said they got the City proposals all of the benefits. He said,
for all except health benefits, they came in really competitive. He said, for the health benefit, most came in at
around 30% - 50%. He said the presentation to GGAF was narrowed down to two providers, Aetna or Scott and
White. He noted the benefits committee was split between these two providers. He introduced Jeff from Benitex.
Eason said she has the actual motion that was made at the last GGAF meeting. Eason said this was a special
called meeting and noted they met yesterday in an attempt try to come up with some thoughts before this
meeting tonight. She said GGAF recommends pursuing an Aetna plan, which stays within the 15% City
budgeted amount, including an aggressive educational program. She said included in this is a
stipulation to apportion parts of the realized savings to employees to buffer costs associated with the
transition, i.e. adding money to employee's HSA accounts, or buying down the premium. She noted this
was approved unanimously.
Jeff Kloc spoke about how much detail would Council like him to go into the plan designs. Brandenburg asked
that Jeff review the proposed plans just given to the Council prior to the meeting tonight.Meigs asked and Jeff
said the newly revised numbers are represented on the forms just given to the Council. Kloc said the handouts
outline the two best choices at an increase of no more than 15%. Meigs asked and Kloc said they have received
more information about the Level 1 plan and he described that for the Council. He noted Georgetown Hospital
is now in the Level 1 plan. Meigs asked and Kloc confirmed this is covered at 100%. Kloc showed Council the
AETNA plan and said it is a dual choice between a co -pay plan and a high deductible plan. He outlined the
details and the difference between the two plans under the Aetna proposal. Meigs asked and Russell spoke
about the data regarding what the City is contributing to the premiums. He said it breaks out the City's
contribution related to the employee's contribution. There was much discussion about the various contributions.
Meigs asked and Russell said the City would continue its contribution to the high deductible health plan as well
as the co -pay plan. He described what the contribution is under the current plan.
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Meigs would like to encourage and accept the fact that people need to start looking at higher deductibles and
noted the education portion is extremely important to getting the employees to understand the plan they are in.
Russell confirmed education is in the plan and noted the next item on the agenda is about incentives. Meigs
said he would like to hear specifics regarding how education sessions with employees can take place. Jonrowe
asked and Russell spoke about the number of employees that take out insurance for their entire family. Jonrowe
asked about the difference in deductible amounts between individual and family deductibles. Russell said the
family deductibles are going to be higher but he described why this is the case. Jonrowe spoke about the City
bringing up the compensation but noted now she may think some employees may think we are taking a step
back. Kloc said the City can renew with Humana and pay for a 59% increase unless the City wants to adjust the
plan to try to stick with the budget. Kloc continued to speak about the two options. Gonzalez said people just
needs to realize that health insurance is going to get more expensive. He said the key to this is the education
portion because each person is going to have to make their choice. He said we can not have 900 different plans
to meet 900 different needs. He noted education is important so people can make a smart choice. Meigs asked
and Kloc spoke about preventative care and how it is still covered at 100% in this plan. He spoke about the
importance of wellness programs as well. Mayor asked and Russell said staff usually takes its recommendation
from the benefits committee but noted the committee is split down the middle this year. He noted higher
deductibles are going to be difficult for those employees who make under $30,000 per year. He described the
opinions of the committee and why the vote was split. Foster spoke about the true cost of both plans for the City.
Meigs asked and Foster said the Aetna plan has the broader service area.
Jonrowe said she feels she is being rushed to make a decision tonight and added she has not had enough time
to get feedback from employees on this issue. She said she wants more time to ask employees. She said she
does not know enough to make an informative decision about this. Russell said the City is operating under a
time constraint. Russell spoke about the health insurance process and noted the benefits plan starts on January
1. He noted the City has an online enrollment process and, even without that, there needs to be two or three
weeks to get the information to the employees. He noted they also need another thirty days for the carrier to get
the city information entered into the system. He noted the City has a lot of employees who do their annual
checkups at the beginning of the year. There was much discussion. Jonrowe spoke about having a special
meeting next week. Brandenburg spoke about the possibility of extending the Humana contract for an extra
couple of months if the Council wishes to delay this decision. He said, to him, a wise decision is better than a
hasty one. Russell said he does not know if a week will affect them too much but noted two week delay will get
into crunch time. He spoke about the delay in the timeline and noted, we didn't get a quote from Humana for an
extension, but noted they will probably allow a month or two renewal. He said the City will be looking at a 59%
increase, at least, for those two months. He said the timing might not be there. There was much discussion
regarding whether or not to have a special meeting on Monday. Meigs said he thinks the days of lower
deductibles are over and noted he thinks it gets back to education of the employees. He noted he hopes the
employees will be educate enough to make their decision and added he would support a meeting on Monday.
Meigs spoke about the need for higher city incentives.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to accept the recommendation from GGAF concerning benefits (bolded
above). Approved 6-1 (Jonrowe opposed)
L Forwarded from the General Government & Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve the 2012 — 2013 City of Georgetown employee benefit
incentives -- Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources & Civil Service
Russell explained the incentives for the City Council, including contributions to the Health Savings Account. He
said the City does whatever it can to reduce the premiums to affordable amount. He said they also provide an
incentive to employees who get covered elsewhere. He said all of the incentive amounts are calculated based
on the premiums and available money in the budget. He said, in the past, staff has typically not come back to
Council with the final amounts but it is something he can do this year. Mayor said it seems the Council would
really like to hear more about the incentives. Meigs said he would like to see some creativity in the numbers for
the incentives as well.
Motion by Eason, second by Meigs to approve the item based on GGAF's recommendation and direct staff to
work on the incentives that have been presented and bring back for further Council discussion. Approved 7-0
Motion by Eason, second by Meigs to also see what the educational program will be for the employees.
Approved 7-0
M Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
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Consideration and possible action to award licensed electrician services to Mercury Electric Company for a
two (2) year contact in the estimated of $300,000 -- Mick Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Rundell described the item and said this for a two year period on an as needed basis. She noted Mercury is the
City's current provider as well.
Motion by Meigs, second by Eason to approve.
Gonzalez asked and Rundell said Mercury Electric is located in Liberty Hill. Mayor asked why this service was
not done internally and Rundell noted this is only on an as needed basis and sometimes the City never uses it.
She noted doing this internally is something that can be looking into in the future. Gonzalez asked and Bickford
spoke about the City's bidding process and advertising. Approved 7-0
N Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to award the bid for Police vehicles, pickups, passenger vans and small
utility vehicles to Caldwell Country Ford in the amount of $203,440.00, Philpott Motors in the amount of
$456,151.00, Mac Haik Ford in the amount of $296,391.05 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Rundell said this is the annual bid for the vehicles and noted, each year, the City's vehicles are on a
replacement schedule. She said there are three different vendors to select from.
Motion by Meigs, second by Hammerlun to approve. Approved 7-0
O Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve the annual payment for the operation of the county wide radio
communications system to Williamson County in the amount of $111,573.00 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial
Officer
Rundell described the item to the Council and said this is the payment to Williamson County for our
communication system. She said the City currently has over 400 radios and staff is currently evaluating whether
the City needs that many.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to approve the payment. Approved 7-0
P Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve the incorporation documents creating a Local Government
Corporation for the purpose of consolidating assets and operations related to the Chisholm Trail Special
Utility District (CTSUD) -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Rundell said this item is to incorporate a LGC for the consolidation of the Georgetown utility and the Chisholm
Trail Special Utility District. She said this is a major element indicated in the Memorandum of Understanding.
She noted the LGC is a corporation that will be the operating element of the district. She said the LGC will
operate the water system within the district. She outlined the LGC Board. She said the meat to how this will be
directed will be in the bylaws. She said staff felt it important to get this first piece in place. She noted, they are
still trying to determine what the final name of the entity will be. Briggs said there are a couple of items that
have to come back in resolution form. He said they have kicked around a lot of names. He noted they spoke
about keeping Georgetown and Chisholm out of the name. He spoke about creating the San Gabriel LGC. He
said there are two City Council members on the board and, logistically, it is just how Council decides to move
forward with that. He said this tonight is just for the skeletal elements and then staff will come back and fill in the
blanks at a later date.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hammerlun to approve. Approved 7-0
Q Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to send a letter of support to Capital Metro for
legislative action related to the creation of a Local Government Corporation to allow a funding mechanism
to serve areas outside of its member -city jurisdictions -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services
Director
Polasek said in the 2010 census, the city became part of the Austin urbanized area. He said after this fiscal
year, CARTS can no longer serve our area. He said one of the many tools staff will be looking at for service will
include a possibility of an LGC if at all possible. He noted it will not happen in time for the next fiscal year but
noted the City wants to keep that option open.
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Motion by Meigs, second by Hammerlun to approve. Approved 7-0
R Consideration and possible action to confirm the City Manager's appointment to fill the current vacancy of
Fire Chief on an Interim basis -- Paul Brandenburg, City Manager and Kevin Russell, Director of Human
Resources and Civil Service
Brandenburg described the item and ask that the Council confirm Assistant Chief Clay Shell's appointment as
Interim Fire Chief.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Sattler to approve. Approved 7-0
S Consideration and possible action to approve the Construction Manager -At -Risk Agreement for construction
of the Public Safety Facility -- Paul Brandenburg, City Manager and Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Eason to approve the agreement.
Motion to amend by Sattler, second by Gonzalez that the architect prepare a schedule to be presented to
Council in the event that the GMP is not acceptable to Council so that the Council has the schedule of what it
would take to go to another option in case the City can not come to an agreement.
There was some discussion regarding this amendment. Eason spoke about why she thinks this motion is not
appropriate to the motion on the floor. She noted it seems this amendment would be appropriate if the motion
failed. Sattler asked that the architect present a schedule to council in the event that the GMP is rejected. Meigs
said the architect would do that anyway. Hammerlun said Sattler wants all of the Council to know at some point
the ramifications schedule wise if the CMAR process gets the Council a GMP it is not happy with. Sattler said
that is correct. Hammerlun noted Sattler can always ask the City Manager instead. Sattler withdrew his
amendment. Gonzalez withdrew his second.
Motion by amend by Sattler, second by Gonzalez that at least 50% of the subcontractors be local contractors
and make sure the definition of Williamson County as being local.
Chapman said that is not possible. Hammerlun said the Council clearly has the option to work with the CM team
and look at all of the sub -bids they received. He noted there is a possibility of moving this toward local
participation. Chapman said the CM will send out all of the packages for the competitive sealed proposals and
noted they have already committed to using local contractors and subcontractors and suppliers for this project.
Hammerlun noted that is not to say it will not have cost ramifications.
Harry Miller, the Bartlett Cocke representative, said it is in their contract that the City approve the scoring matrix
for any subcontractor. He said it is in their best practices to use local subcontractors and noted they will have a
local outreach for the local subcontractor community. Sattler withdrew his amendment.
Vote on original motion: Approved 7-0
T Discussion and possible action regarding the various construction options for the Public Safety Facility --
Bill Sattler, Councilmember District 4
Sattler withdrew his item from the agenda.
U Discussion and possible action regarding a Public Safety Compensation Plan -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City
Manager
Brandenburg described the item and how Council is trying to address the issue of public safety competitive pay.
He summarized the two plans that were presented to Council at the last meeting. He said there were some
individuals that would have lost money in the first draft of the plans but noted they have been revised. He listed
the amounts required for both fire and police in order to execute the compensation plans. Rundell said the
changes will be effective in January and on their first paycheck on January 17. She spoke about why fire does
not have as many budget savings as police. He said we will bringing a budget amendment back that includes
this change.
Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve option C. Approved 7-0
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V Consideration and possible direction to staff related to a request to include development specific water
quality ponds under City of Georgetown maintenance and operations -- Jim Briggs, General Manager of
Utilities and Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager
Briggs described the request the City received from the PID. He said one of the considerations the PID is
looking for is the City to assist or take over the maintenance and operation of the water quality ponds within their
development. Briggs said staff discussed the fact that the stormwater fee and utility deals with stormwater
quantity and not quality and it has never taken into account water quality ponds as a part of that system. He said
there are no reserve funds available to take over these ponds. He outlined the previous policy regarding those
ponds. He noted staff said they would pass the request on to the Council for consideration. He noted, at this
point, the City has no mechanism to take over those ponds.
Speaker, Jill Fussell representing the Georgetown Village PID, said she is an alternate member and the
secretary of their Board. She said the PID is requesting that the City take over ownership and maintenance of
the filtration ponds associated with Georgetown Village. She noted this would occur as part of a conyenace
between green builders and the City. She said it is the PID's view that the water quality basins are an integral
part of the entire water system. She noted all City residents are billed for storm drainage for the benefit of all.
She said, under requirements of the TCEQ, developers are not required to have water quality basins. She said
the Board was established as a volunteer group for overseeing maintenance of commonly owned property in the
PID. She said the water quality ponds do not come under this definition as they are a requirement in the State
of Texas. She spoke about the fees they assess in order to help maintain these ponds. She spoke about how
the City has more qualified personnel who are able to oversee these ponds. She said Austin has recently taken
over their water quality ponds. She said they request that the City update the storm drainage Ordinance and
take over responsibility of water quality basins.
Eason said she thinks there needs to be more study done on this issue. Hammerlun asked how many PIDs and
Briggs said there are two. Briggs said we have water quality ponds for the downtown area that were built at the
City's decisions for economic development purposes and he described how those are currently handled by staff.
Hammerlun spoke about how the PID is different than an HOA. He said there is an ongoing relationship
between the PID and the City.
Motion by Hammerlun, second by Eason to direct staff to study whether it would be good to look at an
adjustment to the storm drainage fees and determine if it is viable to take over the maintenance of the water
quality ponds within the City.
Eason said she would like to clarify that this is to study all water quality ponds. She noted the report can come
back with both a negative and positive opinion Meigs said his question is who is going to pay for it and if the City
decides to pay for it, he would like to include the stormwater ditches and mowing areas. Rundell said that is not
paid through sales tax. She noted stormwater drainage is paid by a fee on every utility bill. Meigs said, if we are
going to study this, I would like to include all of those areas such as the stormwater ditches and similar
situations. Gonzalez said maintaining the ponds is going to be more than $3,000 a year or more if there are
repairs. He said he does not know if the City has the resources to do this at this time. Jonrowe asked and Briggs
said there would be quite a few ponds located on commercial development. Briggs said there is a way to do this
study but Council will have to give him six months to do it. Jonrowe asked and Briggs said the City does water
quality evaluations of the San Gabriel River. Jonrowe asked and Briggs said the City does that periodically
throughout the year. There was much discussion. Vote on the motion: Approved 5-2 (Jonrowe, Gonzalez
opposed)
W First Reading of an Ordinance for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 224.17 acres in the Walters
Survey, to be known as Section ii of the Madison at Georgetown, located on Ronald Reagan Blvd. Jordan J.
Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner (action required)
Kreger said this is a first reading for the annexation of the second section for the Madison of Georgetown. She
said there is a companion rezoning and plat on file and they are being processed simultaneously. She said
water is currently served by Chisholm Trail and no construction has occurred on Section I to date. She noted
two public hearings have already been held.
Mayor asked and Kreger spoke about the rezoning schedule. Mayor asked and Kreger said Erin Welch is here
and she could answer more questions about the concerns about how this development will affect the schools.
Welch said they have been working with Jarrell School District about the addition of this new plat. She said
there is a 10.5 acre site for a future school in Jarrell ISD to accommodate additional population brought on by
this development. Welch said this development will be not only multi -family but there will be retail and parkland
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as well. Brandenburg reminded Council that this is just for the annexation and not the rezoning. Kreger read the
caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Eason to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0
X First Reading of an Ordinance for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 21.47 acres in the Lewis
Dyches Survey located at the intersection of FM 1460 and SE Inner Loop -Jordan J. Maddox, AICP,
Principal Planner (action required)
Kreger described the item and read only the the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied
the requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Eason to approve. Approved 7-0
Y First Reading of an Ordinance establishing the classifications and number of positions (Strength of
Force) for all the City of Georgetown Firefighters and Police Officers pursuant to Chapter 143 of the Texas
Local Government Code pertaining to Civil Service -- Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources and Civil
Service (action required)
Russell described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the
requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Eason to approve the Ordinance. Approved 7-0
Z Second Reading of an Ordinance Rezoning Reata East, Block A, Lots 1 and 2 from the Multifamily (MF)
District to Two -Family (TF) District, located at 3000 and 3002 Whisper Oaks Lane -- Mike Elabarger, Planner
III and Andrew Spurgin, Planning Director (action required)
Kreger said this is a second reading for a rezoning to change the zoning on this property to a two-family district
for the purposes of building duplexes. She said there is more than one platted lot involved in this change.
Mayor asked and Kreger said there has not been any changes since the first reading. She read the caption of
the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Meigs, second by Gonzalez to approve the Ordinance. Approved 7-0
AA Second Reading of an Ordinance for Rezoning from Office (OF) District to Residential Single-family (RS)
District for 0.2176 acres in the Hart Addition, Berton Tract, located at 601 West 17"' Street -- Carla Benton,
Planner and Andrew, Spurgin, Planning Director (action required)
Kreger described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Eason, second by Hellmann to approve the Ordinance. Approved 7-0
BB Second Reading of an Ordinance for the Public Safety Overview Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
-- Robert Fite, Fire Chief; Wayne Nero, Police Chief and Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner (action required)
Kreger described the item and the changes that were made at the first reading. She read only the caption of the
Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve the Ordinance. Approved 7-0
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 09:35 PM.
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