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Home My WebLink AboutMIN 02.24.1998 CC-W&RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor Leo Wood presiding. Council Present: �Council Absent: Charles •Burson,- Barton- • Tonn, Davis,Shelley •Valdez,• !Susan Morgan, Finance Director as Acting City Manager; Marianne Banks, City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Jim Briggs, Director of Community -Owned !Utilities; Verna Browning, Director of Community Services; Clyde von Rosenberg, ;Long -Range Planner; Hildy Kingma, Current Planner; and Tom Bolt, Building Plan '• i •a ••- There will be no Workshop prior to this meeting. opened at 6:10 p.m. A Answer questions on Statutory Consent Agenda Items listed specifically below under the Regular Session that will begin no sooner than 7:00 p.m. (For questions only, no action to be taken until Regular Session) Barton asked for clarification of "non-responsive bid" on Item N. Briggs replied that one bid was extremely low and upon further investigation the City discovered that the bidder had "walked" on several other projects. When questioned, the bidder had no response other than to say they would not withdraw their bid, and were told they would be classified as "non responsive." Davis questioned and was told that the bid for the Blue Hole Parking Lot was awarded to the second lowest bidder because he could start and finish earlier. Regular Session - To convene Executive Session - 6:00 P.M. Regular Session was called to order at 6:15 p.m. and recessed for Executive Session. B Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney C Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property City Council Meeting Minutes/February 24, 1998 Page 1 of 5 Pages D Sec.551.075 conference with employee 7:20 p.m. resumed open session E Action from Executive Session There was no action from Executive Session. Mayor, Council, City Manager and staff comments and reports Wood recognized newly -hired Assistant City Manager George Russell and Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Lennie Welch. Presentation by Mayor regarding Annual Airshow Wood presented a plaque to Beth Jenkins for chairing the Annual AirShow and for the contributions made to the Airport. Jenkins announced that the Airshow would add a Friday night performance in honor of the 150th Celebration. Davis commended Sheila Henderson and Ben Stafford on the Black History Program at the Library on February 16. Wood noted that Mayor Charles Eaton of Leander delivered the keynote address at the Black History Banquet. G Citizens wishing to address the Council Keith Peshak, 800 Oak Crest Lane, told Council that he thinks the City police radar is incorrect, police officers are not trained sufficiently, and the municipal judge is suppressing information. Frank Parmenter, 4106 Sequoia Trail East, told Council that there are other city investments that are not mentioned in the Investment Report. He told Council that the City -owned "Tessco" buildings are real estate investments and are losing money for the City. He asked the Council to sponsor a resolution for the next Council Agenda to sell the buildings. H Consideration of approval of the minutes for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, February 10, 1998 -- Sandra Lee I Consideration of a resolution appointing election officials for the General Election to be held on May 2, 1998 -- Sandra Lee J Consideration of a Final Plat of 7.562 acres in the Daniel Monroe and Abner Short Surveys, to be known as the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Phase 3, Neighborhood Thirty -Seven A, located on Trail of the Flowers, north of Del Webb Boulevard -- Gary Warnock and Ed Barry K Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to issue a Quit Claim Deed to be filed abandoning the platted fifteen (15) foot public utility easement extending along the west side of Lot 1, Block 1, Faith Lutheran Church, located at 4010 Williams Drive -- Kim Shaw and Ed Barry L Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract through the Texas Community Development Program on behalf of Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. -- Susan Morgan M Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract through the Texas Community Development City Council Meeting Minutes/February 24, 1998 Page 2 of 5 Pages Program on behalf of Don Hewlett Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick, Inc. -- Susan Morgan N Consideration of an award of bid to Odell Geer Construction Company, of Belton, Texas, to construct the Northwest Boulevard Extension to Serenada Drive in the amount of $820,078.00 -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs O Consideration of an award of bid to construct a parking lot at Blue Hole Park to Cherokee Construction in the amount of $44,157.00 -- Terry Jones and Randy Morrow P Consideration of approval of a change order reducing the bid from Cherokee Construction, Inc. by $15,922.00 for the construction of the Blue Hole Parking Lot -- Terry Jones and Randy Morrow Q Consideration of an award of annual bid for janitorial supplies to various bidders in the estimated amount of $15,000.00 -- Terry Jones and Susan Morgan R Consideration of an award of bid for the purchase of two mowers from Watson Distributing in the amount of $56,635.00 -- Terry Jones and Susan Morgan S Consideration of acceptance of the City's Investment Report for Quarter Ended December 31, 1997 -- Micki Rundell and Susan Morgan Wood noted that Councilmembers Bain and Tonn are absent while in New Zealand. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve the Consent Agenda in its entirety. Approved 5-0. 1111:1117rr BE= T Second Reading of an ordinance providing for the annexation into the City of approximately 12.33 acres in the J.B. Pulsifer Survey owned by Norman N. Bonnett and located along CR265 and north of SH29 -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry von Rosenberg read the caption on second reading. Motion by Valdez, second by Burson to approve Ordinance 98-07. Approved 5-0. City Attorney Banks left the Council Chamber to visit with members of the Bonnett family regarding the subject property due to illness of Norman N. Bonnett. U Second Reading of an ordinance to rezone 19.089 acres in the J. B. Pulsifer Survey, from A, Agricultural and RM -3, Office and Service Use to C-1, Local Commercial, or any more restrictive zoning district, to be known as Bonnett Subdivision, located on SH29 West and CR 265 -- Kim Shaw and Ed Barry This item was deferred until the return to the meeting of the City Attorney. V Second Reading of an ordinance amending the Subdivision Regulations to change the standards for manufactured home developments -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry von Rosenberg read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. Motion by Valdez, second by Davis to approve Ordinance 98-09. Approved 5-0. Hoyt commended staff for their work on this ordinance and the next one. W Second Reading of an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to amend standards for manufactured home park developments -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry von Rosenberg read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve Ordinance 98-10. Approved 5-0. X Second Reading of an ordinance to rezone 2.708 acres in the Ruidosa Irrigation Company and Clement Stubblefield Surveys, from C -2A, Commercial First Height to C -2A, Commercial First Height, to amend the previous rezoning condition, or any more restrictive district, to be known as Alu-Cut International, Inc., City Council Meeting Minutes/February 24, 1998 Page 3 of 5 Pages located on Industrial Avenue -- Wendy Walsh and Ed Barry Walsh read the caption only on second reading. Motion by Hoyt, second by Valdez to approve Ordinance 98-11. Approved 5-0. Y Consideration of a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations, for Churchill Farms, Section Five, Block A, Lot 13, located at 148 Stonehedge Boulevard -- Tom Bolt and Ed Barry It was announced that this item was requested to be deferred due to illness of the applicant. Motion by Valdez, second by Burson to defer this item to the next Council Agenda. Approved 4-1. (Barton opposed) Z First Reading of an ordinance to rezone 29.62 acres known as Pleasant Valley, 18.69 acres known as Hartman Acres, in the Lewis Dyches Survey, and 10.81 acres known as Raintree, in the Williams Addison Survey, from A, Agricultural to RS, Residential Single Family, or any more restrictive district -- Kim Shaw and Ed Barry Kingma read the caption only on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Hoyt, second by Valdez to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0. AA First Reading of an ordinance to amend the City Council Single -Member Election District Plan to include properties that have been annexed since the May 3, 1997 General Election, and properties that are proposed to be annexed prior to the May 2, 1998 General Election -- Marianne Banks Banks explained that this ordinance incorporates all property that has been and is anticipated to be annexed prior to the election in May. Banks read the caption only on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Davis asked the percentage of voters or amount of population added. Banks explained the difficulty in shifting the district lines to equalize the populations of the districts. Therefore, the difference between the largest and smallest district is more than it was previously. She noted at Davis' inquiry that this amendment does not affect the minority populations, and added that this ordinance would be included in the submission to the Justice Department seeking preclearance for the General Election to be held on May 2, 1998. Motion by Hoyt, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0. BB Consideration of a resolution authorizing staff to negotiate with Williamson County Cablevision to extend their current franchise from February, 2003 to February, 2013 -- Susan Morgan Morgan read the resolution. Motion by Valdez, second by Hoyt to approve the resolution. Approved 5-0. CC First Reading of an ordinance approving electric retail rate reductions for Texas Utility Electric Company, rejecting depreciation shifting, and addressing other issues -- Susan Morgan Morgan read the ordinance. Scott Schultz of TU Electric told Council that there are parts of the proposed ordinance that are unfriendly to TU Electric and their rate payers He noted that other cities had revised their ordinances to accommodate wording suggested by TU Electric. Wood noted that the Council should adopt the proposed ordinance this evening, and would take into consideration any suggested changes for the second reading. Motion by Hoyt, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0. DD First Reading of an ordinance to amending Chapter 14.04 of the Code of Ordinances relating to the Lone Star Gas Company Franchise Agreement -- Marianne Banks Banks noted that this ordinance had been previously adopted, but is being re -done to comply with the City Charter requirements for franchise ordinances. Motion by Davis, second by Barton to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-0. City Council Meeting Minutes/February 24, 1998 Page 4 of 5 Pages At this time, Item U was handled. Banks explained after speaking with Ms. Bonnett, that she is in agreement to proceed with both ordinances concerning the Bonnett property. U Second Reading of an ordinance to rezone 19.089 acres in the J. B. Pulsifer Survey, from A, Agricultural and RM -3, Office and Service Use to C-1, Local Commercial, or any more restrictive zoning district, to be known as Bonnett Subdivision, located on SH29 West and CR 265 -- Kim Shaw and Ed Barry Shaw read the caption on second reading. Motion by Valdez, second by Davis to approve Ordinance 98-08. Approved 5-0. Barton told Council about the Urban Design Committee meetings, saying that they were going very well. He said May 12 is the target for the first draft. He noted that the target date would not govern the completion of the plan if more time were needed. He announced that there would be a working session tomorrow night for the consultant and the committee to review the information gathered at the public hearing on Monday. Wood noted that the Council will continue to support the route for SH130, and noted that he has contacted Sen. Phil Gramm, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison regarding the continued plans to keep the route as originally planned. The meeting was adjourned at 08:11 PM. Approved { City Council Meeting Minutes/February 24, 1998 Page 5 of 5 Pages Attest:.- . , City Secretary Sandra Lee