HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 09.10.2013 CC-RMinutes of the Meeting of the Governing Body
of the City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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, Tommy Gonzalez, Rachael Jonrowe, All Council Present.
John Hesser, Steve Fought, Jerry Hammerlun
Staff Present:
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Jessica Brettle, City
Secretary; Bridget Chapman, City Attorney; Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director; Wayne
Nero, Police Chief; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer; Edward Polasek, Transportation Services
Director; Leticia Zavala, Customer Care Manager; Mike Elabarger, Senior Planner; Andrew Spurgin,
Planning Director; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner; Terri Calhoun, Real Estate Services Coordinator;
Mike Peters, Information Technology Director; John Sullivan, Fire Chief;
Minutes
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 06:00 P
(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
Pledge of Allegiance
- The Georgetown Fire Department Honor Guard and Pipes and Drums will present the posting of colors
accompanied with music
Comments from the Mayor
- Welcome and Meeting Procedures
- Presentation of Proclamation in honor of Constitution Week
Mayor read the proclamation and presented it to Barbara Elrod.
- Presentation of Proclamation in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Mayor read the proclamation and presented it to Dash and her daughter.
City Council Regional Board Reports
City Manager Comments
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.
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, August 27, 2013 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
D Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Rosemary Wyman as a Commissioner In
Training on the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill a vacancy -- Mayor George Garver
E Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Judy Finnell as a member of the Housing
Advisory Board to fill a vacancy — Mayor George Garver
F Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Monica Williamson as a member of the
Housing Advisory Board to fill a vacancy — Mayor George Garver
G Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Tommy Gonzalez as a member of the
Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC) to fill the vacancy left by Troy Hellmann --
Mayor George Garver
H Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Chloe Esquivel, Kendall Johnson, Thomas
Janes, Theodore Brown, Cooper Cash and Karlie Cummings as members of the Georgetown Youth
Advisory Board -- Katie Coffman, Youth Program Coordinator
I Consideration and possible action to approve an administrative services contract between the City of
Georgetown and the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC) for the 2013/14 fiscal
year -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
J Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to approve the proposed 2013/14 Budget for the
Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC) -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
K Consideration and possible action to approve an administrative services contract between the City of
Georgetown and the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (GEDCO) for the 2013/14 fiscal year
-- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
L Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to approve the proposed 2013/14 Budget for the
Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (GEDCO) — Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
M Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution approving the 2013/14 Budget and related
Assessment for the Georgetown Village Public Improvement District #1 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial
Officer
N Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Board (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action for approval to award the irrigation system services for City owned
facilities to American Irrigation for a period of one year with an option to renew for up to three year additional
one year periods not to exceed the amount of $70,000 — Paul Pausewang, Support Services Manager and Micki
Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
O Consideration and possible action to appoint the committee for the selection of an architect for the design of
Garey Park -- Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director and Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
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Motion by Hammerlun, second by Eason to approve the consent agenda with the exception of Item H, which
was pulled from the agenda by staff. Approved 6-0
Legislative Regular Agenda
Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
P Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Discussion and possible action regarding how City of Georgetown membership will affect the passenger
Rail/Freight Rail National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Process and related studies of the Lone Star
Rail District. — Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director and Jim Briggs, General Manager for
Utilities
Polasek described the item and what occurred at the past GTAB meeting on this item. He said the Board
questioned staff regarding the pending environmental assessment of the Lone Star Rail project and how
Georgetown participation would affect that process. He said the Board heard that the process was about to start.
He noted the understood that if Georgetown was not part of the Rail District when that started, the City may not
be involved in the scoping and the environmental process. He said GTAB scheduled a special meeting to
discuss this. He said a detailed report has been provided to the Council. He described where the Lone Star Rail
District stands in terms of the environmental process. He said, if the City is not involved in the project, the Board
of the Lone Star Rail may choose to scope the process from the Travis County Line to San Antonio or into
Round Rock if they choose to become a member. He added, if the City decides to enter a later date, the city
would potentially be responsible for all the cost of the environmental study to bring the Georgetown station back
into the process. He described the many ways the City may potentially benefit from staying in during the
environmental process.
He said the GTAB Board made a recommendation about continued membership after some discussion. He said
the recommendation from the GTAB Board is as follows:
"The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board recommends that City Council reconsider membership in the
Lone Star Rail District, as continuing membership through the Environmental Process that will afford the City
the opportunity to:
A. Provide Direct input into the Scoping process of the EIS,-
B.
IS;B. Environmental process would Federally clear corridor for range of transit/transportation options (e.g. eligible
for future Federal Funding);
C. Supports City of Georgetown Transportation Planning Goals;
D. This recommendation does not necessarily extend to funding construction/operations of the Lone Star Rail
project, however, it affords the GTAB Board time to continue studying the Lone Star/Transit Options as directed
by City Council on July 9. 2013, while pursuing environmental clearances; and
E. Continued membership is an annual budget decision."
Polasek introduced the chair of GTAB, Bill Maples, who is at the meeting to answer any questions about the
GTAB discussions. Eason provided an update to the City Council. She said she attended the meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Lone Star Rail District this past Friday and it is a time period for when they have to
make budget decisions. She said the schedule for the selection of the consultant is set for October 1. She said,
at that time, they will make the selection, rank the firms and direct staff to begin contract negotiations with the
top firms. She noted, additionally, there were two budgets that were devised, one that included Georgetown's
membership and one that excluded Georgetown's membership. She noted they will be able to act immediately
on October 1 to remove the Georgetown segment from the scoping of the environmental studies.She pointed
out that this is, in fact, a competition. She said Lone Star Rail District does not need Georgetown but
Georgetown needs the District. She said the City is competing against other communities. She said other
communities in the District are quite willing and quite interested in working with the other communities that
would be looking to have this service come to them. She said they are working with the TXDOT rail division to
bring the services south to connect the north and the south. She said the service would bypass the Georgetown
area if Georgetown was not a member of the district. She spoke about why the Lone Star Rail is an
administrators priority as well as why this decision needs to happen tonight.
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The following citizens spoke in favor of the City's membership in the Lone Star Rail District:
Karen Wayland, Gardner Ayres, Jane Estes, Andrew Solin, Wait Doering, Rick Williamson, Dwight Richter,
Larkin Tom, Paul Newton, Mark Allen, Joshua Long, Marshall Friedman, Sandi Nenga, Lalena Parkhurst, Gary
Wang, Marcy Urban, Lauryl Kays, Michael Cox, Jim Mann, Kim Moran, Kendall Guidroz, Joe Kyle, Louise Smith,
Bill Hart, Dwaine Boydstun
The following citizens spoke against the City's membership in the Lone Star Rail District:
Mary McGriff, John Marler
For complete video and audio of the comments and discussion please visit the City of Georgetown's GTV
website at http://government.georgetown.org/qtv/
Fought thanked everyone for their comments. He said, from his perspective, he asked GTAB to study and make
a recommendation. He said he would be comfortable receiving the report. He said he has questions about the
report. He said he felt GTAB did not address all of the tasks that were laid out in the original motion from
Council. He said his main concern was the financial risk involved which was not addressed in the
recommendation. He said he would like to know if he was correct that GTAB did not examine and debate the
entire motion. He also mentioned the comment from GTAB that they did not want to make a determination on
the rest of the motion without Council acting on this issue. He said he has no problem accepting the report, but
his issue is the financial viability of it. Maples said the information was too much to digest in one meeting. He
said the environmental process is the most expensive step for these types of projects and it seems, for $49,500,
it would be better to stay with LSTAR and continue to examine the rest of the motion. Polasek said staff gave
the board information prior to the special meeting but he board called it to consider the membership first
because continuing the study would be pointless if the City was no longer a member of the district. Hesser said
he was at the meeting and one of the objections he had was that the entirety of the motion was not distributed to
the Board. Polasek said the original motion by Fought was not included at the original GTAB meeting. Hesser
said his objection was the board had a year to make a decision and he felt he was being pushed into a decision
he did not want to make. Eason clarified that GTAB was put into a difficult position. She said there was a
deadline given to them and, if the City is not a members of the Rail District by October 1st, the Georgetown
segment would not be included in the environmental study. She noted the city will not be in the project at all if
this membership is revoked by October 1. She said GTAB was being highly responsible in terms of trying to
address the request. She noted the recommendation is to stay in the District so the Board can continue
answering the additional questions from the motion while being included in the environmental studies. She said
this is the first step that has to happen before the GTAB can address the rest of the request. Hammerlun spoke
about the pending environmental assessment and the possible benefits of the study. He asked about the scope
and magnitude of the property between the Union Pacific rail line in Round Rock to Georgetown. Polasek said a
corridor will be cleared that runs from the UP line in Round Rock to potential station locations in Georgetown.
Polasek said they are clearing the corridor which would be a minimum of 120 to 200 feet. Hammerlun asked and
Polasek said this will apply to any possible usage of that property in the future. Polasek said most environmental
processes take at least two years. Hammerlun asked and Polasek explained the freight relocation process.
Jonrowe said she was at the GTAB meeting and she is a member. She said they received a copy of the motion
from Council at the August meeting. Polasek said the Board is getting the full motion at the next meeting.
Jonrowe said the GTAB Board is aware of the bulk of information and study being requested. Gonzalez said a
couple of things come to mind and said the initial motion gave GTAB a year to research this item. He noted the
Board came back in 60 days to make this important decision. He said we have already paid over $300,000 to
the District, which should more than cover the environmental studies. He said he thinks the members of GTAB
did a great job and he commends everyone's involvement. He said he still didn't hear anything significantly
different than what they heard months ago. He said he thinks the rail may be a viable option from when the rail
is built from Georgetown to Temple. He said he does not think Georgetown has the population for this type of
project in Georgetown. He noted the City needs to consider that maybe it is not the right time. He said the city
should not ignore the opinions of those who do not want to be members of this organization or the results of the
recent citizen survey.
Q Consideration and possible action to reconsider Council action taken on June 25, 2013 withdrawing the City
of Georgetown from membership in the Lone Star Rail District -- Patty Eason, Councilmember District 1
Motion by Eason, second by Hammerlun to reconsider the Council action taken on June 25, 2013 which
approved the withdrawal of the City of Georgetown from membership in the Lone Star Rail District.
Eason said she is making this motion because of the comments she has received from the public as well as the
recommendation from GTAB. She reviewed the entire GTAB recommendation for the City Council. Hesser said
the situation really has not changed for him and the Sun did a great job outlining the salient points of the
decision. He said he thinks they arrived at the correct conclusion. Fought said he has no reason to reconsider
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this. He said his concerns deal with the economic viability of the proposal. Hammerlun asked about the Leander
Capital Metro station and how long it has been there. Polasek said it has been there for about two to three
years. Hammerlun asked about how this affected the property values of that area. Polasek said he has not yet
seen the development yet but they have seen the ridership numbers grow to the point that the AM and PM
numbers are full. Hammerlun asked and Polasek spoke about the cost to the City to develop their own TOD
development in that area. Hammerlun asked and Polasek said LSTAR is updating the ridership numbers as well
as an estimate on the construction costs. Hammerlun asked and Polasek confirmed that would take around two
years. Hammerlun spoke about coordination and collaboration with Project Connect and the Texas to Oklahoma
Rail. Polasek explained the relationship and coordination between those projects and Lone Star Rail. Jonrowe
said this would be a very viable shovel ready project once the environmental studies are complete. She said
there was a project connect presentation at the chamber and said there was some new data that speak to some
of this questions about the growth of development around the stations. She described some of this data for
Council. Jonrowe said it was interesting to observe the body language of the GTAB board as they were
discussing this. She said the non -Council members had very open body language and added they approached it
with an open mind and an open heart. She said if the Council disregards the GTAB decision, we are doing a
disservice to the City's commitment to the Boards and Commissions and the members who serve on them. She
said the members of the Board did not take this issue lightly. Gonzalez said the cities in the area will grow
quickly, regardless of rail. He noted Central Texas has been one of the fastest growing areas in the country. He
said Boards and Commissions should be taken seriously but, the Council can always decide not to take their
recommendation. He said it is part of the process. He noted it seems the information given to the Board could
have been pre -determined. He said this rail project has been in the budget for six years and has always been
under the radar. He said he still thinks this is not the right time. He said, if the City can't get the County and
other communities involved, Georgetown should not go it alone.
Vote on the motion: Tied 3-3 (Fought, Hesser, Gonzalez opposed)
Mayor broke the tie and voted in favor of the motion. Motion approved.
R Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution for membership of the City of Georgetown in the
Lone Star Rail District for FY 2013/2014 in the amount of $49,500.00 -- Patty Eason, Councilmember District 1
Motion by Eason, second by Hammerlun to approve the Resolution for membership of the City of Georgetown
in the Lone Star Rail District for fiscal year 2013/2014 in the amount of $49,500.
She read the Resolution in its entirety. Fought asked if GTAB will continue with the study and follow up with
Fought's motion. Eason said the Resolution is strictly regarding the membership. Hammerlun said he is voting
for the GTAB recommendation and in favor of staying in the environmental assessment process. He spoke to
the GTAB Board and said he wants to make sure the City receives a report on the status of the environmental
assessment, the construction costs of these project, the economic impacts the metro rail has had on the
Leander station and definitive information on ridership. Chapman said the motion to GTAB still stands and the
studies will continue. Gonzalez asked and Rundell said she will bring back options for how to fund the rail next
year. Fought said the problem here in managing growth. He said the economic growth is optimistic. He said the
City is also dealing with other issues such as the airport and tax supported bonds. He said this is a three year
commitment. He said he cannot put his money on this. He said however, if it passes, he will work to make sure
it succeeds.
Vote on the motion: Tied 3-3 (Fought, Hesser, Gonzalez opposed)
Mayor broke the tie and voted in favor of the motion. Motion approved.
Meeting recessed at 8:56PM
Meeting resumed at 9:10PM
S Second Reading of an Ordinance levying a tax rate for the City of Georgetown for the tax year 2013 --
Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Rundell described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading. She described the
portions of the tax rate.
Motion by Fought, second by Hammerlun to move the adoption of a property tax rate of $0.43950 of which
$0.21597 will be for Maintenance and Operations and $0.22353 is for Interest and Sinking.
Gonzalez said he thinks the City needs to reconsider the size of this tax rate. He noted the citizens have not had
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any benefit on the growth side. He said, every year, the City finished with excess, which does not seem to go
back to the taxpayer. Hesser said he has been asked how much do we need to cut in order to not have a tax
increase. Rundell said there would need to be a $600,000 decrease in the operations and maintenance/general
fund budget. She noted this entire increase is related to the bonds that were issues for the Public Safety
Operations Center and the bonds approved in 2008 as well. Rundell said the general fund is actually $200,000
less than last year. Hesser asked if Rundell has some sort of list from where they could cut to bring that rate
down. Rundell said, in order to be able to cut $600,000, the Council would need to cut it out of one time projects.
She described some of these projects for the Council. Fought said he is empathetic to Gonzalez's argument and
said the couple times we have increase taxes outpaced the growth. He said he has trouble looking at this at the
last minute. He asked at what point during next year's budget process they can start looking at these type of
issues. Rundell said they are required to bring a balanced budget to Council in July. Fought asked at what point
the Council should say that staff bring back a balanced budget with no increases to the tax rate. Rundell said it
would need to occur in the summer. There was much discussion about the timing of the budget process.
Rundell and Brandenburg said they can outline a schedule for Council where the staff can receive input much
earlier. He said it is still going to be fluid because some of the numbers are based on assessed valuations.
Hesser said he totally agrees with what Fought is saying. He said his concern is a couple of places where we
have fallen down in terms of maintenance including what is going on at the airport as well a the playscape. He
said he is concerned that the city is not doing maintenance and we are purchasing things that are wants and not
needs. He said he did not feel he had the opportunity to bring these issues up. Gonzalez asked what the tax rate
would look like if the sales tax projections were higher. Rundell said the City has pushed sale tax 3.5 percent in
this year's budget. She said the City will have almost almost $9 million in sales tax revenues however, at some
point, the City could reach a maintenance level.
Motion by Gonzalez to increase the sales tax revenue projections by 10 basis points from 3.5% to 3.6% and
lower the tax rate by that margin.
Motion dies for lack of second.
Vote on original motion: 5-1 (Gonzalez opposed)
T Second Reading of an Ordinance adopting the 2013/14 City of Georgetown Annual Budget for the fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2013, and ending September 30, 2014 -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
(action required)
Rundell described the item and read only the caption of the ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Fought, second by Hammerlun to approve the Ordinance. Approved 5-1 (Gonzalez opposed)
U Second Reading of an Ordinance amending § 2.08.010 "Administrative Divisions and Departments" of the
Georgetown Code of Ordinances -- Mick Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Rundell described the Ordinance and read only the caption on second reading.
Motion by Eason, second by Jonrowe to approve the Ordinance. Approved 6-0
V Second Reading of an Ordinance amending section 13.04.010 Entitled "Rates and Charges—Electricity—
Schedule" and the subsequent sections 13.04.015 through 13.04.100 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Georgetown, Texas -- Leticia Zavala, Customer Care Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
(action required)
Zavala described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Fought, second by Eason to approve.
Fought said at one point the City talked about introducing a tiered system and he did not see that. Zavala said,
in the electric industry, tiers come through time of use rates. She said the City currently has meters that are
provided this data. She noted staff will be bringing back an RFP for a system that does tiered rates. Jonrowe
stressed the importance of making sure the people who use the least amount of energy are as informed as
possible about the rate reduction options and resources available to them. Zavala said there is a low income
discount included in the Ordinance for participants of the Medicaid program.
Vote on the motion: Approved 6-0
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W First Reading of an Ordinance amending section 13.04.120 Entitled "Rates and Charges—Water—
Schedule" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown, Texas -- Leticia Zavala, Customer Care
Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Zavala described the item and read the Ordinance in its entirety.
Motion by Fought, second by Eason to approve the Ordinance. Approved 6-0
X 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, Briarwood-Brookwood, Inc. CASA of Williamson County,
Texas, Faith In Action Caregivers - Georgetown, Family Eldercare, Georgetown Community Service Center -The
Caring Place, Getsemani Community Center, Goodwill Industries of Williamson County, 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 described the history of the item for Council. He said this approved the individual contracts with
each of the Social Service organizations. He said the Council will be looking at the process for next year as well.
He said Council will take a hard look at it and come back for discussion and action.
Motion Fought, second by Hesser to approve the Resolution.
Jonrowe said she will be voting against these because she thinks, even though we are going to be undertaking
the task of looking at how to allocate these funds, there are certain organizations that don't fit the guidelines and
the allocations this year felt arbitrary. She said the city should have applied the same standard to all of the
organizations. She noted, if it were up to her, she would have preferred the Council to develop a standard before
making the allocations.
Vote on the motion: Approved 5-1 (Jonrowe opposed)
Y 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 Boy Scouts of America,
Capital Area Council, San Gabriel District, Pack 2935, the Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association,
the Georgetown Project, the Getsemani Community Center, the Williamson County Community Coordinated
Child Care (WC4C), and the Williamson County Historical Museum and for these agencies and organizations to
provide services for the citizens of Georgetown—Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Fought to approve the Resolution. Approved 5-1 (Jonrowe opposed)
Z Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution authorizing a funding agreement between the
City of Georgetown and the Williamson County 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, if the City did these services in house, it would be about double the
current budget. He said the County is planning to present to Council at a Workshop.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Fought to approve the Resolution .
Jonrowe asked if the City will be looking at other cities and at which point they make the transition and do this
themselves. Brandenburg said they will definitely bring that information to Council and noted, a few years ago,
they recruited other cities to participate and pay their portion of the cost. Approved 6-0
AA Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning of Wesleyan at Estrella Lot 2 from the
Agriculture (AG) District to the Local Commercial (C-1) District, located at 4121 Williams Drive, near Estrella
Crossing -- Mike Elabarger, Senior Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Spurgin described the item and the location of the rezoning for the Council. He said the property was annexed in
2005 with an AG zoning. He noted the surrounding properties have commercial zoning and added staff
recommends approval.
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Public Hearing was opened at 9:51 PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 9:51 PM
Spurgin read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Motion by Fought, second by Hammerlun to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 6-0
BB Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning of approximately 9.4 acres in the Flores
Survey from the Agriculture (AG) District to the General Commercial (C-3) District, located at 1515 and 1525
S. IH -35, between Airport Road and the southbound IH -35 frontage road, and near Golden Oaks Drive -- Mike
Elabarger, Senior Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director (action required)
Spurgin described the item for Council. He said staff has been working with the propriety to bring it into
compliance with the City Code. He said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval.
Public Hearing was opened at 9:52PM
Speaker, Rand Carroll, said he is adversely affected by this rezoning. He said he has some issues concerning
sound with the concert venue at this location. He said he is unsure how they are going to expand and he also
had concerns about the parking lot. He said he would like to know what they are purposing and what they have
in mind for the future. He said he noticed a sign about two weeks ago. Mayor asked that Spurgin speak with him
between the First and Second Reading of the Ordinance. Spurgin said the Edwards, who operate the facility,
have a meeting with he and his staff on an improved surface that would replace the less than satisfactory
surface currently in place. He said he will speak withe Mr. Carroll about this rezoning request.
Public Hearing was closed at 9:59PM
There were questions from Council regarding this request and the history of the development in the community.
Spurgin read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Fought to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-1
CC Second Reading of an Ordinance to approve a Rezoning of 81.58 acres in the Walters Survey from the
Agriculture (AG) District to the Residential Single -Family (RS) District and the Residential Low -Density (RL)
District for the Madison at Georgetown Section III, located near the intersection of SH 195 and Ronald
Reagan Blvd -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP, Planning Director
(action required)
Spurgin described the item and read only the caption of the ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Hammerlun, second by Gonzalez to approve the Ordinance. Approved 6-0
DD Second Reading of an Ordinance to approve a Rezoning of Airport Industrial Park Lot 3 and Lot 4 from the
Agriculture (AG) District to the Industrial (IN) District, located at 100 and 114 Halmar Cove, east side of
Airport Road adjacent the Georgetown Airport -- Mike Elabarger, Senior Planner and Andrew Spurgin, AICP,
Planning Director (action required)
Spurgin described the item and said no public comments have been received. He said staff and Planning and
Zonign recommend approval. He read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hammerlun to approve the Ordinance. Approved 6-0
EE Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution finding public convenience and necessity and
authorizing eminent domain proceedings, if necessary, for acquisition of real property to effectuate certain
public road and utility infrastructure improvements in connection with the TxDOT FM 1460 Improvement
Project (North Segment) -- Bridget Chapman, City Attorney and Terri Glasby Calhoun, Real Estate Services
Coordinator
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Chapman described the item. She said staff is in the process of acquiring property for the 1460 project. She
noted the Resolution will help this process along.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Fought: In compliance with Texas Government Code Section 2206.053 (E), I
move that the City of Georgetown authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire 1.048 acres
more or less, designated as parcel 202A, 0.206 acres more or less, with Part 1 being 0.194 acres more or less
and Part 2 being 0.012 acres more or less, designated at parcel 2028, 0.308 acres more or less, designated as
parcel 202C, 1.705 acres more or less designated as parcel 211, 1.396 acres more or less designated as parcel
212, 0.078 acres more or less, designated as parcel 215, 1.464 acres more or less, designated as parcel 218,
0.811 acres more or less designated as parcel 221, 0.735 acres more or less designated as parcel 222, 0.282
acres more or less designated as parcel 223 Part 1, 0.193 acres more or less designated as parcel 223 Part 2
and 0.606 acres more or less designated as parcel 225 for the right of way and fee simple on, over, under and
across the real property as is necessary and convenient for the purposes of laying out, opening, constructing,
reconstruction, maintaining, widening, straightening, extending and operating of FM 1460 in Williamson County,
Texas including utility improvements and or other public uses and purposes as permitted by law in order to
promote the public health, safety and welfare and in order to facilitate the safety and movement of traffic and to
preserve the financial investment of the public and its roadways. Approved 6-0
FF Consideration and possible action to approve an annual appropriation to Dell Marketing LP (Dell) in the
amount of $105,381.48 for IT software maintenance expense (Microsoft Enterprise Agreement) -- Mike
Peters, Information Technology Director
Fought said he made a decision that this come to Council without comment from the General Government and
Finance Advisory Board as one of the members had to recuse herself and they could not make quorom for this
time.
Mike described the item for Council and spoke about what the contract provides for the City. He noted this is the
third year of the three year contract for the IT software maintenance expense.
Motion by Fought, second by Hesser to approve. Approved 6-0
GG Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Board (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to purchase four 2013 Honda Defender ST 1300 motorcycles fully outfitted
for the Police Department, from DFW Honda through the BuyBoard purchasing contract in the amount of
$167,686.68 -- Paul Pausewang, Support Services Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Pausewang described the item and said it has been approved by GGAF.
Motion Gonzalez, second by Hesser to approve the purchase. Approved 6-0
HH Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Board (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve the award design and installation of the communications
tower, and relocation of existing radio equipment to new facility, for the Public Safety Operations and
Training Center to Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $413,462 -- Lt. Patrick Hurley, Georgetown
Police Department and Michael Seery, Construction Project Manager
Nero described the item and what it will cover and said it includes the relocation of the existing radio equipment
and communication system to the new facility. He said the reason it is before Council now is staff needs to get
the design into place for the foundation.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Jonrowe to approve. Approved 6-0
II Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Board (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve the new Emergency Services Contract between the City and
Williamson County Emergency Services District (ESD) #8 -- John Sullivan, Fire Chief
Sullivan described the item and said legal has also reviewed this item. He said the difference is that the contract
has evolved from a three year to a five year contract. He said there is also a 109 day termination provision and
he described that provision for Council. He listed some of the other provisions and changes in the contract.
Motion by Fought, second by Jonrowe to approve the contract. Approved 6-0
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JJ Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Board (GTEC):
Consideration and possible action to authorize the purchase of Parcel 1AAQ Parts 1A and 113 from
NNP-Teravista, LLC in the amount of $268,000.00 plus closing costs, in connection with the TxDOT FM 1460
Improvement Project -- Terri G. Calhoun, SR/WA, R/W-NAC, Real Estate Service Coordinator and Edward G.
Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director
Polasek described the item and said this purchase is in the amount of $268,000. He noted this is the last two
segments needed for the FM 1460 project. He noted it was recommended by GTEC unanimously. He said staff
is in the process of getting an agreement with Round Rock to give us money to top off some of the cost.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Gonzalez to approve the purchase. Approved 6-0
KK Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Advisory Board (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution declaring the City of Georgetown as a Purple
Heart City -- Rachael Jonrowe, Council Member District 6; Bridget Chapman, City Attorney
Jonrowe introduced Sergeant Aaron Cabrara a veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Cabrera thanked Jonrowe
for helping him with the process. He provided Council with a brief summary of his background and his service in
the armed forces. He spoke about the importance of recognizing those who have received purple hearts. He
said this request is for Council to approve the Resoluton and issue a Proclamation stating that the City be
considered a Purple Heart City.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Gonzalez to approve the Resolution.
Fought said there no doubt in his mind that the City should do this. He said the purpose is to honor those that
received Purple Hearts and not honoring the Council. He said the City needs to be innovative and think of
different ways to assist those and recognize those with purple hearts.He said the City should use this
proclamation to commit ourselves to do something specific. Jonrowe said one of the reasons why she wanted to
support this proclamation is to start that kind of conversation and use this as a teachable moment. She said
some of the younger veterans are not as connected to the older generation veterans and do not know about the
resources available to them.
Vote on the motion: Approved 6-0
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 PM.
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