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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 09.25.2012 CC-RThe 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, Rachael Jonrowe, Troy Hellmann, Jerry Hammerlun Staff Present: Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney; Jessica Brettle, City Secretary; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer; Jim Briggs, General Manager for Utilities, Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Susan Morgan, Finance Director; Trina Bickford, Purchasing Manager; Robert Fite, Fire Chief; Cari Miller, Tourism Manager; Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager; Glenn Dishong, Utility Director; David Thomison, Water Services Manager; Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources and Civil Service; Cathy Leloux, Court Administrator; Carla Benton, Planner Il; Chris Foster, Chief Financial Analyst; Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director; Kathy Ragsdale, Environmental and Conservation Services Director; Leticia Zavala, Utility Office Director; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner; Minutes Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 06:0 PIVI (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 6:25PM Pledge of Allegiance Comments from the Mayor - Welcome and Meeting Procedures - Proclamation in honor of National Colonial Heritage Month Mayor presented the-Prociamation in honor of National Colonial Heritage Month to Genni Williams of the Colonial Dames. City Council Regional Board Reports Eason said she has nothing to report regarding the Lone Star Rail District. City Manager Comments 2012 National Night Out 2012 Art in the Square Police Promotional Ceremonies Police Chief Nero promoted Officer Jameson Allen to the rank of Sergeant. City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 1 of 11 Pages Action from Executive Session There was no action out of Executive Session. Public Wishing to Address Council On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the 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. 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, September 11, 2012 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary D Consideration and possible action to approve the declaration of various impounded vehicles 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 E Consideration and possible action to approve the amended Emergency Services Contract between the City and Williamson County Emergency Services District (ESD) #8 for fiscal year 2012/13 -- Susan Morgan, Finance Director and Robert Fite, Fire Chief F Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution regarding the proposed updated service and assessment plan for certain public improvements in the Cimarron Hills Public Improvement District -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer G Consideration and possible action regarding the recommendation by the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board for approval of an allocation of $1,575.00 in Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds to the Williamson Museum for assistance with advertising the 2012 Chisholm Trail Days Event -- Cari Miller, Tourism Director H Discussion and possible action to approve the purchase order and budgeted amount up to $60,000 to Preferred Landscape and Lighting, LLC for downtown holiday lighting -- Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager and Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager I Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to award the proposal of Electric Distribution Engineering, Estimation, Design and Project Management tool to GeoDigital of Mendota Heights, Minnesota in the amount of $87,000.00 -- Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager/Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director J Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of Bioxide from Siemens Water Technologies of Sarasota, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00, for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 -- David Thomison. Water Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director K Consideration and possible action to terminate participation in the Central Texas Deferred Compensation Plan -- Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources and Civil Service L Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing the City of Georgetown to enter into a new Interlocal Cooperation Contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) for the purpose of providing information necessary to deny the renewal of drivers licenses -- Cathy Leloux, Court Administrator and Susan Morgan, Finance Director City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 2 of 11 Pages M Consideration and possible action to approve standard Master Service Agreements and related task orders and exhibits for Landscape Architects --Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney and Trina Bickford, Purchasing Manager N Consideration and possible action to appoint Gary Anderson to the Arts and Culture Advisory Board as recommended by the Mayor -- Mayor George Garver Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve the consent agenda in its entirety. Approved 7-0 Legislative Regular Agenda Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items: O Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for Rezoning of 4.23 acres in the C. Stubblefield Survey including Good Luck Subdivision, to be known as Wolf Ranch North, from Residential Single -Family (RS) District, Agriculture (AG) District and Local Commercial (C-1) District to Planned Unit Development (PUD) with a base district of Local Commercial (C-1) District, located from 1020 to 1100 West University and Simon Road - Carla Benton, Planner 11 and Elizabeth Cook, Acting Director of Planning and Development (action required) Benton described the item and said this is to rezone 4.23 acres to be known as the Wolf Ranch North development. She said they are proposing five commercial lots to be developed. She said their request for a PUD is based on an irregular shape of the property, including access constraints and a desire to make this consistent as an entryway into the City. She showed Council a map of the proposed zoning location. She said the PUD is requesting exceptions for landscaping, signage, land use display, building height as well as other. She said they are also proposing an architectural theme to be the same as the Wolf Ranch shopping center. She continued to list some of the other requested exceptions. She said there will be two development areas. She showed Council both development area A and development area B. She said the current area for development includes C-1, AG and single family residential zoning districts. She said the property to the north is the cemetery.She said the property to the west is C-3, which is a high commercial classification. She said there is a mixture to the east of high commercial and single family residential. She continued to describe what is currently surrounding the property and the structures that are proposed to be removed. She showed Council the future land use pian and said the entire area is a regional commercial future land use plan. She said this is typically the highest commercial area that our future land use plan proposes. She said the future land use plan is for a high intensity zoning and is an area where you would have major shopping centers. She said it also provides for automotive uses. She said the PUD is proposed to create an entryway and to serve a regional area. She said they are proposing a C-1 or low commercial zoning district with the exception of an automotive use on the west lot. She said they are asking to prohibit fuel sales, kiosks, parking of commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles or equipment or any domicile uses. She reviewed the proposed exceptions they are asking for in the rezoning. She noted they are asking for an increase in height limitation but noted this will need to be approved by the Planning Director. She spoke about the cemetery and how there is no requirement for fencing or shrubbery for a buffer between the uses. She said they are offering to put up a wall between the properties to allow for more privacy for those visiting the cemetery. She continued to speak about this proposed wall. She said they are requesting to retain 15% of the trees instead of 20%. She noted they are requesting to given priority to protected trees. She noted there are no heritage trees on site. She said each parking space can be no more than fifty feet from the trunk of a tree. She continued to speak about trees. She noted they are asking for drive aisles through the property and she described those for the Council. She noted they are proposing eight stacking spaces for drive thrus instead of 10. She noted they are proposing an eight foot monument sign along the roads. She said they are providing mitigation and justification for all of these requests. She described those for the Council. She said they are proposing a 25 foot landscape area to the west between the automotive and office use. She said there will be a 4% overall increase in landscape. She continued to described some of the mitigation and justification offered. She noted staff feels this proposal is consistent with the future land use plan. She noted they have worked closely wtith the neighboring property owners. She said the Planning and Zoning Commission at their May meeting, recommended denial of the application by a vote of 4 to 3. She noted there have been a couple of changes since then. She noted, because of the vote by Planning and Zoning, it will require a three fourths vote for Council to approve. She 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:OOPM Speaker, Steve Matthews, said he has had the privilege to work with the City and the Melvin Simon Company and the developer of Wolf Ranch. He said Wolf Ranch is an $100 million development. He continued to describe Wolf Ranch and how Wolf Ranch North will compliment the development. He said they are trying to be a good partner with a good City and hopefully the Council will think he has done the same. He said he hopes City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 3 of 11 Pages Council views them as more of a real partner in the City and that they have the City's best interest at heart. He said he is going to run out of time but he wanted to say this is a continuation of the Wolf Ranch development. He said there has been over $900,000 of sales from the Wolf Ranch development. Public Hearing was closed at 7:04PM Motion by Sattler, second by Eason to deny the Ordinance. Eason spoke about why she disagrees with this and noted this is a dangerous precedent to set. She said she is not at all pleased with some of the items that she is seeing regarding this project. She said she believes a C-3 zoning brings a lot of opportunity for uses that are a concern to her. She said she has real concerns that there has been no consideration of the fact that there is an active cemetery there to the north. She has a long list of problems with what has been brought forward. Hellmann asked and Benton said, if this is denied, the applicant must change their proposal and start the process all over again. Hellmann said he thinks this PUD is pretty good and he likes that the City is continuing development across the street. He said the only problem he has is that this PUD is mainly C-1 but they crammed a C-3 to the west next to where there is already an office. He said he would prefer the C-3 to the east instead of to the west of the property. He noted, other than that, he thinks it's a good agreement. Meigs said he loves Wolf Ranch and he is happy to hear Firestone wants to move here but noted he has a problem with this location. He said when Planning and Zoning votes against something, it raises a red flag for him. He noted he has to be consistent with that and support Sattler's motion to deny. Sattler said he has been going to a lot of funerals lately and noted it is a very solemn ceremony. He noted that there will be a lot of noise nearby the cemetery if this is built. He said his concern is he wants that ceremony to remain solemn and he wants the people who attend to not be distracted by so much noise. Hammerlun said he agrees with the comments and asked if there has been any communication with the families who visit the cemetery. Benton said there is a volunteer group who has advised the citizens of what is going on. Garrett said the Citizen's Memorial Association manages the cemetery. Hammerlun asked and Garrett said the families do not want anything to go there. Hammerlun said he agrees with Hellmann with the location of the C-1 zoning being next to an existing office. Jonrowe said at this point she would just be reiterating the comments from the other Council members. Mayor said he was just notified that the applicant would like to pull this item. Gonzalez said he likes the idea of developing that piece of land but he has an issue with the fact that a cemetery is so close by. He noted alternate choices should be considered first. He noted whatever we do now will impact that land forever. There was much discussion regarding whether or not this is possible at this point. Matthews briefly described what he is asking to pull the item and noted he does not want to have to start the process over again. He noted they can try to resolve these issues if the Council can delay this item until later. Motion by Jonrowe, second by Gonzalez to table this item. Approved 5-2 (Sattler, Eason opposed) P Discussion and possible action to appoint two (2) Councilmembers to a Committee, along with the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager to review the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to name the North San Gabriel Trail in honor of Randy Morrow, the former Community Services Director for the City of Georgetown, pursuant to the policy established by the City Council on November 14, 2006 regarding the Naming of City Facilities, Public Park Lands and Public Streets -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager Brandenburg said, in 2006, the City adopted policies and procedures and process for the renaming of public streets, parks and street. He said there has been a request made by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to name a trail after Randy Morrow, who used to serve as Community Services Director and has made a large contributed to the parks and trails system. He spoke about the process for naming the trail after Randy Morrow. Meigs and Eason volunteered to serve on this committee. Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to appoint the committee. Approved 7-0 Motion by Meigs, second by Gonzalez that a resolution should accompany the submitted recommendations of the committee to dispense with the 30 day public comment period after the public meeting for this naming request to be approved. Approved 7-0 Q Consideration and possible action regarding the implementation of a city-wide mosquito spraying program as a precautionary measure to reduce mosquito populations within the City -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 4 of 11 Pages Brandenburg spoke about mosquito spraying and a lot of interest he has received from the citizens for this service. He said, currently, the City sprays its parks every week and stopped spraying the residential areas back in 2009. He said, if the City wants to move forward with reinstituting the residential spraying program, they can do so at the Council's request. He referred the Council to the attachments in the agenda packet and said there are funds available to do this service at a cost of about $18,500. He said, even if the City starts spraying, there is no guarantee there will not be other cases of West Nile. Meigs asked and Brandeburg said there is not any spraying being done by the County or other cities in the County. He said itis hard to determine the effectiveness of the spraying this last in the season. Jonrowe asked and Brandenburg said the City tries to put a notice in the paper for when they will spray, what is being used and how they will spray. Jonrowe asked and Miller said he knows of the chemical used but he will find out more about it for Council member Jonrowe. Jonrowe asked and Miller said a lot of the parks and recreation areas are around water and that is why they spray there. He said the parks are where there are a lot of people out and about as well. He noted there is always the ability to start up spraying again. Jonrowe asked and Miller said no study has been done as to the effectiveness of this program. Miller said the City has had a mosquito spraying program since he has lived here. Jonrowe asked and Brandenburg said there is public information on the web page regarding how to avoid mosquito bites around their homes. He said he is not aware of any West Nile in the city that has been confirmed. Jonrowe asked and Brandenburg said, if the City decides to do this, they will move forward with an education program. She noted she does not have enough information to vote to implement this radical of a change. Gonzalez said it may be too late in the season but noted it would be good to set up a trigger where, in the future, the City can be proactive. He said he thinks the City need a trigger in place in order to start spraying. He said he thinks this is more about looking into next year unless the City starts hearing of a problem occurring. Sattler asked and Miller said he is not aware of any danger the chemical has for people with respiratory issues. He noted it is toxic to mosquitos. Sattler said he agrees with Gonzalez about setting up a trigger point. Brandenburg spoke about the funding for this time of program. Brandenburg said he would recommend encumbering the funds for next year in case the Council would like to start spraying in the future. Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to encumber funds for next year for a trigger set mosquito spraying program to determine future spraying and for that trigger to be set after further research. Sattler added a friendly amendment that if the trigger occurs sooner, that the City starts spraying this year. Gonzalez accepted that amendment. Jonrowe asked about who is going to determine the trigger. Brandenburg said a lot of it will be complaint driven. Jonrowe said the City needs to be aware of what the environment is like when it is like that. Mayor spoke about how it is impossible to determine when and where a person was bitten. There was discussion regarding how to set up a trigger for this. Jonrowe said she thinks more research needs to be done on this issue. Vote on the motion as friendly amended: Approved 7-0 R Consideration and possible action to approve standard Licensing Agreement for Joint Communications Attachments to Electric Utility Pales and related fee schedule -- Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager; Chris Foster, Chief Financial Analyst and Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney Elkins said this is a new standard contract that the staff will present to the people who attach to the City's wood poles. He said this agreement has more teeth than the older agreement as far as enforcement. He spoke about idle poles across town and noted he has started a game with staff to see who can remove the most poles faster. He said last week they were notified of 22 poles and others in Leander that are needing to be pulled. Motion by Jonrowe, second by Gonzalez to approve the agreement . Meigs said he is still concerned about the idle poles on Leander Road. Meigs asked and Elkins said they should be pulled next week. Mayor asked an Elkins said Verizon and Suddenlink, AT&T, Williamson County and City Fiber have attachments to the poles. Mayor asked and Elkins said the school district does not have any connections to the City poles. Mayor asked and Elkins said the new rate to the City is about $15 per pole. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0 S Forwarded from Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (GEDCO): Discussion and possible action to approve a Performance Agreement between GEDCO and the Georgetown Independent School District (GISD) for an equipment grant for the Engineering Laboratories at Georgetown and Eastview High Schools in an amount not to exceed $200,560 -- Mark Thomas, Economic City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 5 of 11 Pages Development Director Hammerlun said he has confirmed with the Attorney that he has a potential conflict of interest on this item. He recused himself from the meeting and left the dais. Thomas introduced representatives as part of the program. He noted workforce development is becoming very important in local high schools. He said 80% of all jobs now require technical training. He said, over the past few years, GISD has created a successful program called "Project Lead the Way" which now has 250 students participating. He said training is cutting edge and includes training on 3D imaging, 3D modeling and 3D printing of prototypes.He noted GISD requested assistance from GEDCO for a grant that would provide funds for additional training equipment. He spoke about what the $200,560 amount will go toward. He said, as part of the grant, GEDCO requested that this should be a certificate program where a student can be hired right out of high school or move on to a four year college engineering degree. He said staff is requesting approval of this grant and performance agreement. Motion by Gonzaelz, second by Hellmann to approve the agreement. Approved 7-0 T Consideration and possible action to approve an Interlocal Agreement with Williamson County for funding of the Northwest Boulevard Bridge and appointing the City of Georgetown as the Local Government Project Manager for FM 1460 — Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director Hammerlun returned to the dais. Polasek said the revised agreement is for Williamson County to provide the City $4.5 million in funding for the Northwest Boulevard Bridge project. He said, while the project will not be ready for another 4 to 6 years, the agreement allows the City to build all of 1460 using that funding. He noted the City would, in turn, create a fund and reimburse that fund with any monies used for 1460 improvements. He said the GTAB Board recommended approval and the County Commissioners discussed the item and requested minor tweaks to the agreement. He described those changes for the Council. Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve the interlocal agreement. Approved 7-0 U Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB): Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to submit a letter of interest to the Texas Department of Transportation regarding the Northwest Boulevard Bridge and Interstate 35 Improvement Program -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director Polasek described the item and said this letter is to allow for TXDOT to continue with the City in the planning of this project.He noted one of the interesting things is this project has made CAMPO's list of potential IH -35 improvements. He said they will be able to be prioritized for recurring funds. He said their intent is to continue to advance these projects in order to be in line to receive this funding. Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve. Approved 7-0 V Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB): Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution authorizing an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation for FM 1460 from Quail Valley Drive to North of University Boulevard -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director Polasek said this is the Advance Funding Agreement that the City is initiating the FM 1460 construction process with TXDOT. He said as you recall, the City is in the process of completing the design work and acting as the acquisition agent for TXDOT. He said the City has never had a formal agreement for the complete project. He described which section of the project this agreement will cover. He said there will be utility providers that extend beyond the segment. He described some of the recent amendments made to the project. Motion by Meigs, second by Gonzalez to approve the item. Approved 7-0 W Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to renew contracts for Tree Trimming and Vegetation Management Bid to National Tree Expert Company, Inc. of Burnet, Texas, in the estimated amount of $305,000.00 -- Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 6 of 11 Pages Elkins said this renewal is with National Tree Experts and noted they have been providing the tree trimming services for the City for several years. He said they are trimming street canopies as needed. He noted they are doing a great job. Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve. Approved 7-0 X Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to renew contracts for the Electric System Underground Construction & Maintenance and the Electric System Trenching & Conduit Installation Labor to Pedro S.S. Services, Inc. of Austin, Texas, in the estimated amount of $2,710,000.00 -- Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director Elkins said this is the third renewal for the underground construction and maintenance and conduit installation. He described the projects for which the funds will be used. Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve. Approved 7-0 Y Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to renew the Annual Electric System Overhead Construction and Maintenance Bid to Utility Lines Construction Services (dba Highlines Construction) of Round Rock, Texas in the estimated amount of $930,000.00 -- Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager and Glenn W. Dishong, Utilities Director Elkins said this is for the overhead construction and maintenance contract. He said the City initially awarded the initial agreement to two contractors. He noted, in the final hour, T&D decided not to renew. He said this agreement is with Highlines only. Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve. Approved 7-0 Z Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order MEI -12-003 for Electric System Engineering Planning and Planned Capital Improvement Projects in the amount of $470,000.00 and Task Order MEI -12-004 to provide New Development Engineering and Design assistance for new development projects in the amount of $250,000.00 with McCord Engineering, Inc., of College Station, Texas, for professional engineering services -- Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director Elkins said this is for two separate task orders and he described those for the Council. He said, in the past, task orders have run until they neared the end of the budgeted amount. He said the intent is to renew with the budget cycle. Motion by Meigs, second by Eason to approve the task orders. Sattler asked and Elkins said there are different services McCord provides the City that the City would not have by doing this internally . Sattler asked and Elkins said the City is building its own internal electric staff. Dishong said the City will never be able to completely wean itself off of these services due to the complexity of some of the issues and project. He said their intent is to do service design and simple projects in the City.He said, when it gets to detailed design, the City will always need help. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0 AA Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to amend the contract with the Brazos River Authority (BRA) for the management, operation, and maintenance of the City's wastewater treatment plants for the period starting October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013 with an operating budget of $1,649,508.00 -- David Thomison, Water Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director Thomison gave a brief summary of the City's contract with the Brazos River Authority. He said the total change is an increase of 1.48% over the prior year. He said this went to the GUS Board and noted staff recommends approval of this item. Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve. City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 7 of 11 Pages Mayor asked and Dishong said the short answer is yes the city can do this internally, however, because of the environmental impact on the wastewater side, the direction has been to continue to have someone like the authority to operate the plants. Mayor asked and Dishong said staff is heavily involved in oversees the administration and maintenance of the plant. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0 BB Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to amend the contract with the CH2M HILL OMI (OMI) for the management, operation, and maintenance of the City's water treatment plants for the period starting October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013 with an operating budget of $1,716,004.03 -- David Thomison, Water Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director Thomison said this is the same as the BRA contract and runs until 2013. He noted this is the fifth amendment. He described the components of the budget for the contract and said the increase was 1.5%. He said staff and the GUS Board recommends approving the amendment. Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve. Sattler asked and Dishong said the last couple of times the City has gone out, they have put both contracts out in a form where one company can handle both or it can be done separately. He said it has been more cost efficient to have two separate operators. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0 CC Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board: Consideration and possible action to approve the contract with Archer Western Contractors, LTD, of Arlington, Texas for Improvements to the Sun City Lift Station in the amount of $623,000.00 -- David Munk, Utility Engineer; David Thomison, Water Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director Munk said this is the Sun City lift station and noted the City is upgrading this from two to four pumps and it will be in the ultimate condition after it is upgraded. He said the GUS Board recommended unanimous approval of this item. Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve. Approved 7-0 DD Second Reading of an Ordinance levying a tax rate for the City of Georgetown for the tax year 2012 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required) Rundell said this is the second reading of the tax ordinance and noted this actually levies the tax. She described the rate and what makes up that rate. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve Ordinance 2012-57. Approved 4-3 (Gonzalez, Hellmann, Sattler opposed) EE Second Reading of an Ordinance adopting the 2012/13 City of Georgetown Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012, and ending September 30, 2013 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required) Rundell said this is the budget that begins on October 1, 2012. She described the budget total for the Council and read the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve Ordinance 2012-58. Motion by Gonzalez, second by Sattler to amend the budget to discontinue the City's participation in the Lone Star Rail District and to move that money to local transportation needs. Eason noted she thinks this amendment is very short sighted and noted no station will be located anywhere in Williamson County if this occurs. She said there will be a rail going through the County but there will not be a stop. She said the implications and economic opportunities here are immense. She said Gonzalez is the only one who did not participate in meetings with the rail personnel and noted there are other ways to handle this. She said the City does not have to give up the future of the City for an incredible opportunity. Meigs said he City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 8 of 11 Pages would feel uncomfortable removing this from the budget. He noted he is not sold on this membership forever but noted, for this year, it is a little late in the process to do this. Hellmann said he agrees with Meigs. He noted while he is not certain this is something he wants to do, he does not think this is the right timing in the process. He noted the public needs to weigh in on this type of decision. Gonzalez said he would like to state for the record, while he did not meet with the rail district, he did go to one of their meetings. He noted, by the time the rail gets to Georgetown, the City would have to be paying for years without a rail actually getting here. Vote on the amendment: Failed 2-5 (Eason, Hellmann, Meigs, Hammerlun, Jonrowe opposed) Vote on the original motion: Approved 6-1 (Gonzalez opposed) FF Second Reading of an Ordinance amending § 2.08.010 "Administrative Divisions and Departments" of the Georgetown Code of Ordinances -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required) Rundell described the item and noted this is reflective of the staff hierarchy previously approved by the Council. She read the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve Ordinance 2012-59. Approved 7-0 GG Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Georgetown, Texas amending Chapter 13.12 of the City of Georgetown Code of Ordinances relating to garbage collection and disposal -- Kathy Ragsdale, Environmental & Conservation Director and Jim Briggs, General Manager for Utilities (action required) Ragsdale described the item and said this is the second reading of the Ordinance that adopts the new changes in the garbage contract adopted with Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) on August 14, 2012. She said there has been some issues regarding the single stream recycling containers. She said they will be delivered between October 15 and October 31 and the single stream actual process will begin on November 1. She said they are asking that all people to start using the single stream container and try it out for a few weeks. She added TDS will switch out the containers for someone if they want bigger sized containers. She said they are hoping people will downsize their garbage container and upgrade the recycling container sizes. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Jonrowe, second by Hammerlun to approve Ordinance 2012-60. Sattler spoke about some issues in Sun City and how residents are complaining that they can not fit both containers in their garage. He noted Sun City residents are not allowed to leave the containers outside. Ragsdale said TDS is going to talk to the Sun City Association about that issue to see what they can work out for those two weeks. She said the 35 gallon container has the same or smaller footprint as the 18 gallon container. Sattler asked that Ragsdale follow up with TDS about whether or not they have spoken to the Board out there. There was much discussion regarding the containers. Meigs asked how the City is educating the public on these new changes. He said people are very confused about what is happening. Ragsdale said there is information on the website and adding they are sending information in the bills as well. She added the City will also be having a couple of open houses. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0 HH Second Reading of an Ordinance amending Title 13, Chapter 13.04, Article VI, titled "Solid Waste Disposal Rates" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown, Texas, Repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severability clause, and establishing an effective date -- Leticia Zavala, Utility Office Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required) Zavala said this will piggy back on the previous item and said this is the second reading of the retail rates that coincides with the previous item. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Sattler, second by Hammerlun to approve Ordinance 2012-61. Approved 7-0 11 Second Reading of an Ordinance to tax tangible personal property in transit, known as Goods in Transit, which would otherwise be exempt pursuant to Texas Property Tax Code, Section 11.253 -- Susan Morgan, Finance Director and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required) Rundell said this is the second reading of an ordinance that addresses the possibility of taxation related to inventory in third party warehouses that may be moved within 120 days. She noted this does not apply to City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 9 of 11 Pages anything the City has today but it may apply in the future. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Meigs, second by Hammerlun to approve Ordinance 2012-62. Sattler said and Rundell confirmed this is concerning retail goods. Approved 7-0 JJ Second Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning of 51.82 acres in the Flores Survey from the Residential (RS) District to the Public Facilities (PF) District for the Georgetown Community Solar project, located near San Gabriel Park -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner (action required) Kreger described the item and said the City is initiating this rezoning at the old city landfill for the purposes of allowing a solar farm. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Jonrowe, second by Hammerlun to approve Ordinance 2012-63. Meigs asked and Briggs said the City will construct the solar and will accept applications from residents that can not place solar on their rooftops. He said the cost of this will be researched as the city received proposals. He said that will be directly to the benefit of a residential home or commercial business within a community. Hellmann asked and Briggs said this is much more efficient than a rooftop system. Briggs said the City is able to also take advantage of the federal tax credit of up to 30%. Mayor asked and Briggs described how this service will work. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0 KK Second Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning to amend a Planned Unit Development (PUD) District for 31.94 acres, known as The Summit at Rivery Park, being Lot 1, Block A, and Lots 1 - 4 and 11, Block B, of Brownstone at the Summit Phase 1, Lots 1-3, 4 (pt), and 5-7, Block A, The Rivery Park li, and Lot 2, Block A, Rivery Park, located on Rivery Boulevard. -- Valerie Kreger, AICP, Principal Planner and Elizabeth Cook, Acting Director of Planning and Development (action required) Kreger described the item and said this is the third amendment of the Summit at Rivery PUD. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve Ordinance 2012-64. Approved 6-1 (Eason opposed) LL Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing a funding agreement between the City of Georgetown and the Williamson Country and Cities Health District for this agency to continue to provide services for the citizens of Georgetown -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager Brandenburg described the item and said this is work that the City can not do itself. He said this is money well worth it. He said the majority of other Williamson County cities also participate. Motion by Meigs, second by Eason to approve the Resolution. Approved 7-0 MM Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing Social Service Funding Agreements between the City of Georgetown and Assistance League of Georgetown Area, Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center -PRIDE Early Childhood Intervention, Brookwood in Georgetown (BIG), Faith In Action Caregivers - Georgetown, Georgetown Caring Place dba The Caring Place, Getsemani Community Center, Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, Inc., the Literacy Council of Williamson County, Lone Star Circle of Care, Senior Center at Stonehaven, Williamson -Burnet County Opportunities Inc., and Williamson County Crisis Center dba Hope Alliance, and for these agencies and organizations to continue to provide services for the citizens of Georgetown -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager Brandenburg said this resolution approves the actual contracts for social service funding agreements according to the agreed upon amounts approved on September 11. Motion by Eason, second by Meigs to approve the Resolution. Approved 7-0 NN Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution authorizing Youth Program Funding Agreements between the City of Georgetown and the Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown, the Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association, the Georgetown Partners in Education, the Georgetown Project; and the Getsemani Community Center, the Hill County Book Festival of Georgetown, the Williamson County Community Coordinated Child Care (WC4C), the Williamson Council on Alcohol and Drugs dba LifeSteps, and the City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 10 of 11 Pages Williamson County Historical Museum and for these agencies and organizations to provide services for the citizens of Georgetown -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager Brandenburg described the item and said this is to authorize the separate contracts for the youth program funding agreements for the upcoming year. Motion by Meigs, second by Eason to approve the Resolution. Approved 7-0 00 Discussion and possible action on the compensation for the City Manager, City Secretary, Acting City Attorney and Municipal Court Judge -- Mayor George Garver Mayor described the item for the Council Motion by Meigs, second by Eason that City Council authorize the salary of the City Manager to be increased in the amount of $7,468 and be it further resolved that this increase be implemented consistent with the policies and procedures which govern all City employees. Approved 7-0 Motion by Meigs, second by Eason that City Council authorize the salary of the City Secretary to be increased in the amount of $13,143 and be it further resolved that this increase be implemented consistent with the policies and procedures which govern all City employees. Approved 7-0 Motion by Meigs, second by Eason to authorize the compensation of the Municipal Judge to be increased in the amount of $6,000. Approved 7--0 O Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for Rezoning of 4.23 acres in the C. Stubblefield Survey including Good Luck Subdivision, to be known as Wolf Ranch North, from Residential Single -Family (RS) District, Agriculture (AG) District and Local Commercial (C-1) District to Planned Unit Development (PUD) with a base district of Local Commercial (C-1) District, located from 1020 to 1100 West University and Simon Road -- Carla Benton, Planner II and Elizabeth Cook, Acting Director of Planning and Development (action required Motion by Jonrowe, second by Gonzalez to put Item O back on the table for discussion. Approved 7-0 Chapman read her findings for the item to the Council and said the applicant is not able to pull his item from the agenda. Hellmann asked and Chapman confirmed if this is denied, the applicant will have to start the process all over again. Gonzalez asked and Chapman said the Council could make a motion to pull the item. She said, however, the Council needs to take care of the pending motion first. There was much discussion. Vote on the original motion to deny: Approved 6-1 (Gonzalez opposed) le'd Mayor G rge Garver City Council Meeting Minutes/ Page 11 of 11 Pages Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 08:57 PM.