HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 01.08.2013 CC-RMinutes of the Meeting of the Governing Body
of the City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The City Council ofthe City of Georgetown, Texas, met iARegular Session 0nthe above date with Mayor
George Garver presiding.
Council Present: Council Absent:
Danny &-�a.Tommy Gonzalez, Rachael Patty Eason, Bill Sattler, Troy Hellmann
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Staff Present:
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney; Jessica Brettle, City
Secretary; Edward Polasek, Transportation Services Manager; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner;
Andrew Spurgin, Planning Director; Carla Benton, Planner; Mark Miller, Transportation Services
Manager; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; �
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 06:00 PIVI
(Council may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene an Executive Session at the request of
the Mayor, oCounci|member,orthe City Manager for any purpose authorized bydhe[)ponK8eeUnQoAct.
Texas Government Code Chapter 551.)
A Call tmOrder —Mayorcalled the meeting tooder atG:40PM
Pledge ofAllegiance
Comments from the Mayor
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City Council Regional Board Reports
City Manager Comments
Action from Executive Session
Motion by Meigs, second by Gonzalez to continue negotiations of an HEB South Development Agreement in
accordance with terms discussed in Executive Session. Approved 4-0 (Eason, Hellmann, Sattler absent)
Public Wishing to Address Council
On a subiect that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out ospeaker registration form which can bofound unthe
table cdthe entrance hothe Council Chamber. Clearly print your name and the letter nfthe item nnwhich 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 bospeak when the Council considers that item.
On a subiect not posted on the agenda: Persons may add onitem toofuture City Council agenda bycontacting 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 - John 8mmnnikregarding lack of consistent sidewalk policy.
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Gavurnik said he built the dollar general and office condos on on Austin Avenue. He expressed concerns about
whether or not a City sidewalk would work in that area. He said there is a drainage area and the slope from the
street down to the sidewalk is tremendous. He said he completed the building and received only a temporary
CO.He said one of his buyers threatened a lawsuit because he didn't have a permanent CO. He spoke about
how he was able to obtain a permanent CO for a sidewalk to be built in the future. He said he met with the City
manager on a couple of occasions and asked for a City policy showing him why he had to do this. He said he
also received an email from Art Rodriguez who met with the City Attorney who said the same thing. He said he
has continually asked staff and the City Attorney where in the UDC is states he is required to supply a letter of
credit. He noted he has never received anything from staff.
- David Shiflet regarding traffic flow into Sun City via Yellow Rose Trail
Shiflet said he is a professional engineer and licensed in two states with 40 years experience. He said the data
will show the first was sent an email to Mr. Meigs containing a sketch showing a viable alternative to directing
traffic into Sun City via Yellow Rose Trail. He continued to describe his proposed plan.
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, December 11, 2012 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
D Forwarded from the Airport Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve a request from RA General Services, LLC d!b/a Longhorn Jet
Center to amend the lease agreement dated March 28, 2012, to allow Tenant, AVS Real Estate, LLC, to
operate as an FBO and to purchase and sell fuel -- Sarah Hinton, Airport Manager, and Ed Polasek,
Transportation Services Director
E Consideration and possible action regarding a Resolution granting a petition and setting public hearing
dates for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 10.0 acres in the Dyches Survey for Rock Springs
Hospital, located on SE Inner Loop -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP,
Planning Director
F Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution amending the Articles of Incorporation of the
Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (GEDCO), to change the membership from five to
seven directors -- Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager and Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Meigs to approve the consent agenda in its entirety. Approved 4-0 (Eason,
Hellmann, Sattler absent)
Legislative Regular Agenda
Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
G Public Hearing for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 10.0 acres in the Dyches Survey for Rock
Springs Hospital, located on SE Inner Loop -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew
Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director
Spurgin said this is the first public hearing on the annexation for the area for Rock Springs Hospital. He said
this is the first of several subsequent steps and he said the second Public Hearing will be at the next meeting
and the first reading will be seen in February.
Public Hearing was opened at 6:58PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 6:58PM
No action was taken by Council.
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H Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for Rezoning 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, for 4.23 acres in the C. Stubblefield Survey, including Lot 1 of
Good Luck Subdivision, to be known as Wolf Ranch North, located from 1020 to 1100 West University
Avenue -- Carla Benton, Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
This item was pulled by staff.
First Reading of an Ordinance renaming County Road 111 to "Westinghouse Road" -- Edward G. Polasek,
AICP, Transportation Services Director (action required)
Polasek said a small portion of County Road 111 was not renamed after 2008 annexations. He said the street
has been called Westinghouse Road for years but it was never officially named that until now. He read only the
caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve. Approved 4-0 (Eason, Hellmann, Sattler absent)
J Consideration and possible action to award a contract for the Austin Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project to
Keystone Construction, Inc. of Austin Texas for the base bid of $177,475.00 plus alternate bids of
$53,400.00 for a total contract amount of $230,875 -- Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager; Laurie
Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Brewer introduced the project to the Council. She said, in the downtown master plan, one of the key elements is
pedestrian mobility and noted wider sidewalks will be one way to get there. She noted this will allow for more art
displays and cafe seating as well. She said this project has been contemplated for a couple of years now. She
said this will take out the eight parallel parking spots along the west side of Austin Avenue. She noted it is
already a dangerous area right now because people are opening up their car doors into traffic. She said this will
provide greater visibility for the businesses along that side of the square. She said the rendering will give
Council an idea of what the construction will look like. She noted you will see the raised planters with a seating
area as well as pedestrian lighting under those planters. She noted this was budgeted in the Downtown TIRZ
and noted they are adding some additional funds to cover drainage issues. She noted this also included
improving the beds and replacing the crepe myrtles with a smaller variety that will not block signage. Jonrowe
asked and Brewer said they were talking about making a loading zone on either the 7th or 8th street areas. She
noted, as always, they allow people to block a lane in order to service one of the buildings.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Meigs to approve. Vote on the motion: Approved 4-0 (Eason, Hellmann,
Sattler absent)
K Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution approving and adopting amendments to the
bylaws of the City Planning and Zoning Commission -- Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney and Andrew
Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Spurgin said this is, in a way, a clean up item. He noted this will change the bylaws to allow the Planning and
Zoning to meet twice a month and make that change permanent. Chapman spoke about why the GISD member
request was not included in the bylaws. She noted that issue was only a request and not a requirement.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Jonrowe to approve the Resolution. Approved 4-0 (Eason, Hellmann, Sattler
absent)
L Discussion and possible action to approve a Resolution supporting the addition of lettering "Home of
Southwestern University" on all of the City's gateway Monument Signs -- Mayor George Garver and Paul
E. Brandenburg, City Manager
Mayor said, since the time the item has been prepared, some changes have been made. Brandenburg said
there are three signs that do not have Home of Southwestern University on it. He said they thought about trying
to add this wording on the three remaining monument signs. He said TXDOT has a new policy that says signs
on the TXDOT right of way shall feature only the letters of the community lane and official seal. He noted,
according to this policy, this would not be allowed on Westinghouse Road since it is TXDOT right of way. He
said the other signs are all on private property and can be changed. He said the cost of each one is about
$2,700. Chapman said the City has a copy of the revised Resolution, which would accomplish all of these
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recommendations. Jonrowe asked and Brandenburg said the only agreement with Southwestern is that they
only gave the City an easement to place the sign. Meigs said he supports this but noted he would like to appeal
that issue and see if the City can add Southwestern to the sign at Westinghouse Road. He said he hopes the
Council can proceed with that appeal.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Gonzalez to approve. Approved 4-0 (Eason, Hellmann, Sattler absent)
Approv
Mayor Geo6 Garver
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Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 07:13 PM.
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