HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 05.28.2013 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:
Tommy Gonzalez, Patty Eason, Troy Hellmann,
John Hesser, Steve Fought, Jerry Hammerlun
Council Absent:
Rachael Jonrowe
Staff Present:
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney; Jessica Breftle, City
Secretary; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Dave Hall,
Chief Building Official; John Sullivan, Fire Chief; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Andrew Spurgin,
Planning Director; Mike Peters, Information Technology Director;
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— Meeting called to order at 6:38PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Comments from the Mayor
- Welcome and Meeting Procedures
City Council Regional Board Reports
City Manager Comments
- Social Service and Youth Program Funding
- 2013 Festival of the Arts May 30 - June 2, 2013
- Recognition- Firefighter Craig Owen
Action from Executive Session
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Eason to respond to the settlement proposal of the TexCon Oil Company claim
on the terms as discussed in Executive Session. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
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
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 subiect not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future City Council agenda by contacting the
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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 5121930-3651.
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, May 14, 2013 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
D Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Robert Johnson as the Chair of the Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board to fill a vacancy -- Mayor George Garver
E Consideration and possible action to authorize Mayor George Garver to sign a resolution endorsing the
application for a cultural district designation for downtown Georgetown -- Eric Lashley, Library Director and
Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
F Consideration and possible action to authorize Mayor George Garver to sign the one-year revised Operating
Agreement between Georgetown Art Works and the City of Georgetown for management of the art center
located in Old Fire Station #1 -- Eric Lashley, Library Director and Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
G Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve the installation of conduit for Fiber Optic path by Denbow
Company, of Austin, Texas, in conjunction with PEC addition of electric service for Oaks at San Gabriel
Subdivision in the amount of $52,931.25 -- Jimmy Sikes, T & D Services Manager and Glenn Dishong, Utility
Director
H Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve First Amendment to Task Order SBE -12-005 with Steger
Bizzell Engineering, Inc. of Georgetown, Texas, for professional services related to the West Side Service
Center in the amount of $68,300.00 -- Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering Director
I Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order DEI -13-001 with Dunham Engineering of College
Station, Texas, for professional services related to James Street EST (Elevated Storage Tank)
Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $60,000.00 -- Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering Director
J Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve the procurement of project management services for the
meter exchange project from BCN Consulting, of Austin, Texas for the amount of $90,000.00 -- Glenn
Dishong, Utility Director
K Forwarded from the General Government and Finance (GGAF) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to recommend CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) as the audit firm to serve as
the City's external auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial
Officer and Susan Morgan, Finance Director
Motion by Hammerlun, second by Hellmann to approve the consent agenda in its entirety. Approved 6-0
(Jonrowe absent)
Legislative Regular Agenda
Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
L Public Hearing and First Reading of a Rezoning from the Agriculture (AG) District to the Local Commercial
(C-1) District for 9.292 acres in the Joseph Fish Survey, located at 4775 Williams Drive -- Mike Elabarger,
Senior Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
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Elabarger said this is a rezoning request for a 9.2 acre property on Williams Drive just west of Shell Road. He
said this property was annexed in two parts and is zoned AG. He said the applicant is seeking to rezone this to
C-1 zoning. He said this is the predominant zoning in this area. He noted the Planning and Zoning approved
this unanimously. He said staff is in support of this request and notes it meets the future land use for the area.
He read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Public Hearing was opened at 6:51 PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 6:51 PM
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Fought to approve the Ordinance on first reading.
Eason asked if there is anything the city can do for the protection of those residential lots across the street from
this location. Elabarger said the usual development standards would be applied here and added drainage will
also be improved at this location.
Vote on the motion: Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
M Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC):
Consideration and possible action on the Final Report for the Rivery Blvd. Extension from Williams Dr. to
Northwest Blvd -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director and Bill Dryden P.E.,
Transportation Engineer
Hammerlun recused himself from the item.
Polasek said this project has been conceptualized for six or seven years ever since the city did the Williams
Drive Gateway study. He said the GTEC Board said staff should look at building some infrastructure required to
initiate and encourage economic development in this area. He said this would take some congestion off of
Williams Drive and, once Northwest Blvd bridge is constructed, it will take congestion away from the Williams
Drive corridor as well. He said the city employed KPA to do an alternative analysis for the extension from Rivery
to Northwest Blvd. He said the GTEC Board provided a third alternative, which is a compromise of the two
options brought forward by KPA. He provided Council with all of proposed alternatives. He reviewed Option C,
the third option, which is the GTEC and staff recommended option.
Speaker, Jeff Seidel, showed Council the location of his property on the map. He spoke about his concerns with
this project and how it will negatively affect his property. He said he believes in the project and thinks it will be
beneficial to the city contingent on him receiving an appropriate curb cut on his property.
Mayor asked and Polasek confirmed GTEC discussed the pros and cons of all of the proposed alignments.
Hellmann asked and Polasek said staff will negotiate with the property owners on the driveways and access
once this project gets up and running. Fought said he thinks it would be worthwhile to consider being able to
buy the businesses and the property sooner rather than later. He said it is the City that is going to benefit from
this and it should bear the burden of certainty rather than places it on individual properties. Gonzalez said GTEC
looked at a road plan and not individual items because that is not yet part of the process. He said that will be
sorted out when right of way acquisition occurs. Eason asked to see the difference between B and C and why
staff preferred B. He said staff thought B left a more developable property to the west of the future Rivery Blvd
extension. He said they tried to do away with the existing property lines and look at the whole area. He spoke
about GTEC's conclusion and why they thought Option A was the best option. There was much discussion.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hammerlun to approve the item. Approved 5-0 (Jonrowe absent)
(Hammerlun recused himself)
N Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Consideration and possible action concerning a Signal Warrant Study and Alternatives Analysis, Del Webb
Boulevard and Red Poppy Lane -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director and Bill Dryden
P.E., Transportation Engineer
Polasek spoke about the traffic concerns from residents in this area. He said, based on those concerns and
using traffic morning, the City did a signal warrant study. He said attached to the item is the study which looks
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at the nine warrants the City must meet in order to get a signal at that intersection. He said none of the warrants
were met. He said, when the City did the study, they also asked for an analysis of the intersection. He said, with
those studies, the GTAB recommendation was to move forward with some steps to help the traffic in the area.
He said the improvements would remove some of the vegetation along with the re -striping of the wide roadway
to a left turn Iane.He said those traffic improvements have been done and the visual distance has been
increased by at least 50-75 feet. He said, when the City took this to GTAB, they made a further recommendation
to request staff to get an estimate to purchase the access rights from the owners. He said staff has stared
looking into that and what it would take to do a study and get an estimate. He noted, staff decided to come to
Council to see whether or not to move forward with this study as they do not currently have a funding source for
that study.
Motion by Fought, second by Gonzalez to not pursue part two of GTAB's recommendation to purchase the
access rights but to continue the warrant study at that intersection.
Hellmann asked if there is anything else that can be done in the area to help the safety. Fought spoke of the
different factors affecting traffic safety in Sun City including elderly drivers, cars and golf carts. He noted there is
not enough space to take a turn onto Del Webb. He noted the city needs to take into account the type of traffic
that is there and added it is in an unusual situation. Gonzalez asked if the City could slow down the traffic by
incorporating speed bumps. Polasek said the City has avoided getting into the speed bump business because,
as soon as we start, every neighborhood will want them. Fought mentioned how speed bumps would slow down
public safety vehicles as well.
Vote on the motion: Approve 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
O Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order SBE -12-008 with Steger Bizzell of Georgetown,
Texas, for professional engineering services related to the preliminary engineering and schematic design
of a replacement bridge on DB Wood Road at the Middle San Gabriel River in the amount of $163,538.00 --
Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director and Bill Dryden, P.E., Transportation Engineer
Hellmann and Hammerlun recused themselves from the item.
Polasek spoke about the bridge and said this is a bridge that will be out of compliance in two to three years with
the number of trips being made on DB Wood Road. He said they found the conditions around the bridge has
changed a bit. He spoke about what happens when the wing walls are in the flood way, as it is now. He said
they felt it imperative to move forward with this design work now. He said this item is to start the design work.
He said this is one of the potential bond projects with Williamson County. He said they are working on the
design now to present to the County if it is approved for the bond work. He said staff is recommending moving
forward with this task order and added the new bridge will be four lanes.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Fought to approve the task order. Approved 4-0 (Hammerlun, Hellmann
recused themselves) (Jonrowe absent)
P Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to authorize staff to enter into contract negotiations for architectural
services for the Westside Service Center with PGAL of Austin, Texas -- Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering
Director and Glenn Dishong, Utility Director
Mayor asked and Wright described the concept behind the Westside Service Center. He said it is going to be
an annex for the Municipal Complex and the services it provides. He said they intend it to be an operational
facility for GUS to serve the west side of town. He said have this annex will increase response time and
decrease deficiencies. He said it is intended to expand the City's utility presence west of Rivery Boulvard. He
described the land that was purchased for the center in late 2012 and he described that for Council. He said
infrastructure improvements are going on right now. He said staff issues an RFQ for architectural services for
this project back in February. He spoke about how PGAL became the winning firm and why it stood out from the
rest of the applicants.
Motion by Hammerlun, second by Fought to approve the item. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
Q Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve a Standard Utility Agreement with Williamson County for a
required utility relocation in conjunction with the IH -35 Frontage Road Project, to relocate the 16 -inch Wolf
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Ranch Force Main -- Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering Director and Glenn Dishong, Utility Director
Wright said as part of the IH -35 Frontage Road Project, there is a driveway being built in front of St. David's. He
said this is a reimbursement agreement with the County for assistance in the relocation of the utility.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hellmann to approve the agreement. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
R Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve the Change Order for the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
(EARZ) - VIII, Wastewater Rehabilitation to National Power Rodding Corporation of Austin, Texas, for an
estimated amount of $101,500.00 -- Wesley Wright, Systems Engineering Director
Wright said the City has a contractor under contract to improve sewer lines, man holes and other similar work.
He said, with Council approval, they are ready to move forward with the rehabilitation of the Recharge Zone.
Motion by Hellmann, second by Fought to approve. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
S Second Reading of an Ordinance for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 21.47 acres in the Lewis
Dyches Survey, to be known as the 1460 and Inner Loop Subdivision -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal
Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Maddox described the Ordinance and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Hellmann, second by Hammerlun to approve. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
T Second Reading of an Ordinance for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 4.5 acres in the Powell
Survey, to be known as Mac Haik Ford expansion, located on Gateway Drive -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP,
Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Maddox described the Ordinance and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Hesser, second by Hellmann to approve. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
U Second Reading of an Ordinance for the voluntary annexation into the city limits of 6.14 acres in the Powell
Survey, to be known as Mercedes-Benz of Georgetown expansion, located on Gateway Drive -- Jordan J.
Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Maddox described the Ordinance and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion Hammerlun, second by Hesser to approve. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
V Second Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning from the Agriculture (AG) District to the General
Commercial (C-3) District for 21.471 acres out of the Dyches Survey, located at FM 1460 and Inner Loop --
Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Maddox described the Ordinance and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hammerlun to approve. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
W Second Reading of an Ordinance amending Section 12.20.070 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Georgetown, entitled Off -Leash Dog Recreation Areas — Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director and
Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manage (action required)
Garret described the item. She said the only change since the first reading is the definition of an aggressive
incident. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Hammerlun, second by Hesser to approve. Approved 6-0 (Jonrowe absent)
X Consideration and possible action regarding possible changes to the Council's workshop schedule --
Rachael Jonrowe, Councilmember District 6
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This item was pulled from the agenda by Jonrowe.
Y City Council Member appointments to Boards and Commissions -- Mayor George Garver
Mayor described the item and spoke about this year's process for Council appointments to the city's Boards and
Commissions. He said a list of appointments have been provided to the Council. He noted he asked for each
member to submit their top three choices.
Motion by Fought, second by Hammerlun to approve. Approved 5-1 (Gonzalez opposed) (Jonrowe absent)
Eason asked and Mayor said the appointments will take immediate effect. Gonzalez spoke about scheduling
problems and how he will not be able to attend the GUS meetings due to his work obligations. He said he did
not have GUS as one of his three choices as he would not be able to attend those meetings. Fought said he
likes this process and noted it is the Mayor's role to build the Council into a team and broaden their base. He
noted, in allowing the Mayor to do it this way, it allows the Council to express its confidence in the Mayor and
each other. He thanked Mayor for putting in the effort that went into it. Mayor said he ran into difficulties as the
requested boards from each Council member were very similar.
Approve
Mayor George Garver
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,Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 07:52 PM.
Ci ecretary Jessica Brettle