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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 03.24.1998 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 "Noss" Burson, Charlie Barton, None t: Ferd Tann, Lee Bain, Shelley Davis, Shorty Valdez, Susan Hoyt Staff Present: Bob Hart, Marianne Banks, Sandra Lee, George Russell, Wendy Walsh, Tom Balt, Terry Jones, Jim Briggs, Gary Warnock, Verna Browning, Murray Blackman, Ed Barry, David Munk, Dave Hall, Kevin Stofle, Roland Waits, Travis McLain tUt • s - •• • •a The Workshop was called to order at 5:30 P.M. A NLC Report -- Councilmembers Davis and Hoyt Davis noted the valuable information received at the National League of Cities (NLC) Conference. He talked about having attended meetings on SH 130 and had the opportunity to hear Sen. Phil Gram and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison speak. Hoyt spoke of having received information on Internet Taxation, an item that could reduce sales tax revenue to cities. B Local Governance/New Zealand Seminar Report -- Councilmembers Bain and Tonn and City Manager Hart Hart noted that the purpose of the trip was the participation in five seminars on the Basics of Policy Governance, speaking about the practical applications. Hart, Tonn, and Bain shared information about New Zealand. C Economic Development C.D. Presentation -- Bob Hart Hart introduced Bruce Barton of the Georgetown Industrial Foundation who showed Council the presentation packet that is distributed to economic development prospects considering Georgetown. He demonstrated a packet containing a video of Georgetown produced by GTE that also contains a compact disc containing Georgetown information. Barton noted that the GIF has also produced a web page at Georgetown.org. D Answer questions on Statutory Consent Agenda Items listed specifically below under the Regular Session City Council Meeting Minutes/March 24, 1998 Page 1 of 6 Pages that will begin no sooner than 7:00 p.m. (For questions only, no action to be taken until Regular Session.) Barton questioned why there were change orders with Items Q and R. Briggs said the acquisition of additional property was the reason for the additional cost. On the Dunman Drive project the additional property was acquired in order to save some trees and structures. Barton asked that Item U be pulled for the Regular Agenda. Hart explained that the resolution is a restatement of current City policy. Barton asked if this resolution would allow staff to make decisions on land use. Hart noted that Council is the authority to make those decisions. Hart noted that the resolution was being included for adoption on this agenda to satisfy the requirements of a grant sponsored by FEMA, and to comply with the Flood Insurance Program. When asked by Barton, Hart listed some of Georgetown's hazard vulnerabilities as floods, tornadoes, and chemical spills, and explained the City mitigation efforts that are in place. Barton asked and it was confirmed that the property in Item V does not require permitting, due to the building in question not receiving utility connections. Hoyt asked about the Bonus System being used in connection with the ServiceMaster contract on Item M. Jones responded that the company was very much in favor of the merit bonus incentives and that it should result in better service to the City. Davis asked the amount of the water line improvement grant in Item O. Suzanne McGraw of Gary Traylor and Associates responded that the total grant money was over $206,000. Barton noted that he thought the Urban Design Committee was making good progress E Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney F Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property G Sec.551.075 conference with employee H Action from Executive Session Motion by Hoyt, second by Valdez to authorize payment of legal fees to Lloyd Gosselink, Blevins, Rochelle, Baldwin and Townsend in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00. Approved 7-0. Mayor, Council, City Manager and staff comments and reports Presentation of 1998 Development Awards Barry recognized the award recipients that were unable to attend the last Council Meeting. Mark Rubel, Assistant Store Manager of Albertsons was recognized for their large scale site development. Karalei Nunn and Tom Nichols were recognized for the restoration of the Old Produce Warehouse for adaptive re -use. Barry noted that an award would be delivered to Guaranty Federal. Citizens wishing to address the Council Keith Peshak, 800 Oak Crest Lane, told the Council that the Police Department and the Municipal Judge City Council Meeting Minutes/March 24, 1998 Page 2 of 6 Pages are withholding evidence. Mary Ellen Kersh, 1903 E. 19th Street, told Council she was concerned about Item U being on the Consent Agenda. She asked that the words "natural hazard" be stricken and replaced with "floodplain management." Wood presented a proclamation to Jo Ann Lawrence promoting Public Health Week April 6-12, 1998. Statutory Consent Agenda K Consideration of approval of minutes for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, March 10, 1998 -- Sandra Lee L Consideration of an award of the annual bid for water meters and accessory kits to the U. S. Filters in the estimated amount of $42,369.12 -- Terry Jones and Jim Briggs M Consideration of an award of the annual bid for janitorial services to Service Master in the amount of $94,615.00 -- Terry Jones and Susan Morgan N Consideration of Amendment #45 to the contract between the City of Georgetown and Camp, Dresser & McKee, to provide professional engineering services related to an On -Site Direct Filtration Pilot Study at the Park Water Treatment Plant, in the amount of $27,640.00 -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs O Consideration of approval of a contract with Gary R. Traylor and Associates for grant management services to administer grant funds in the amount of $20,600.00 issued to the City of Georgetown through the 1998 Texas Community Development Program for the Austin Avenue Waterline Project -- Jim Briggs P Consideration and approval of an engineering services amendment to the original contract agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., to provide Engineering and Planning Services to develop and produce a Transportation Planning Document and System Map to the City of Georgetown -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs Q Consideration of Change Order Number One in the amount of $26,909.00 to the Dunman Drive/Power Road Drainage Project Contract with Borah, Inc. -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs R Consideration of Change Order Number One in the amount of $32,423.50 to the West Loop Water Line, Phase IV, construction contract with McLean Construction, Inc. -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs S Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement for professional grant management services with the Institute for Finance and Economic Development on behalf of Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Transformer Division -- Verna Browning T Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement for professional grant management services with the Institute for Finance and Economic Development on behalf of Don Hewlett Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick, Inc. -- Verna Browning U Consideration of a resolution relative to the City's intent to maintain an up-to-date land use plan that identifies natural hazard vulnerabilities and exposures and to provide for the inclusion for those vulnerabilities and exposures when making land -use planning decisions -- Bob Hart V Consideration of a variance to the Subdivision Regulations for Serenada East, Unit Two, Block 5, Lot 2A, located at 708 Bosque Trail -- Tom Bolt and Hildy Kingma W Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the public utility easement located along the rear property line of Lot 2A, Block 5, Unit Two, Serenada East, located at 708 Bosque Trail -- Tom Bolt and Hildy Kingma X Consideration of a variance to the Subdivision Regulations for the Woods at Berry Creek, Phase One, Block D, Lot 22, known as 129 Brentwood Drive -- Tom Bolt and Hildy Kingma City Council Meeting Minutes/March 24, 1998 Page 3 of 6 Pages Y Consideration of a Revised Concept Plan of 1,029.12 acres in the Joseph Fish, Mary Ann Lewis, Leroy Lord and William Roberts Surveys, to be known as Georgetown Village Planned Unit Development, located 1.5 miles east of Williams Drive on Shell Road -- Wendy Walsh and Hildy Kingma Z Consideration of a Final Plat of a 4.435 acre tract in the Burrell Eaves Survey, to be known as the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Phase One, Neighborhood One -E, located on Old Chisholm Trail, east of Texas Drive -- Gary Warnock and Hildy Kingma AA Consideration of a Short Form Final Plat for 10.418 acres in the William Roberts Survey, to be known as Berry Creek, Section Eleven, Phase 10, located along Champions Drive -- Kim Shaw and Hildy Kingma BB Consideration of a request for a one-year extension of the plat approval for the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Phase 3, Neighborhood Thirty -Five, located south of Del Webb Boulevard -- Gary Warnock and Hildy Kingma CC Consideration of a Detailed Development Plan for Bonnett Subdivision, Lot 2, to be known as Purina Mills, Inc., located on SH29 West and CR265N, with variances to the Subdivision Regulations -- Kim Shaw and Hildy Kingma DD Consideration of a resolution granting a petition for the annexation into the City of approximately 17.7368 acres in the Joseph Fish Survey No. 232, owned by Shell Ranch Development, Inc. and located west of Shell Road -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item U that was pulled and with the correction to the minutes as noted by the Council. Approved 7-0. U Consideration of a resolution relative to the City's intent to maintain an up-to-date land use plan that identifies natural hazard vulnerabilities and exposures and to provide for the inclusion for those vulnerabilities and exposures when making land -use planning decisions -- Bob Hart Barton explained that he had a problem with natural hazard vulnerability in regards to floodplain issues. Hart explained that the natural hazards in Georgetown principally include floods, but also includes lightning strikes, tornadoes, etc. Hart explained that this resolution is a compilation and restatement of all current City policy regarding hazard vulnerabilities and the mitigation for them. He explained that FEMA has a grant program deadline of March 31, for a program that would provide technical assistance in mitigation planning. Jim Brown, 117 Randolph Rd., said he had a problem with the statement: "the City staff is directed to maintain an up-to-date land use plan that identifies natural hazard vulnerabilities and exposures and to provide a formal process for taking them into account." He asked if the natural hazards included cliffs. Barton said he thinks the resolution needs to be more specific. Motion by Hoyt, second by Davis to approve. Approved 7-0. Wood asked that Item JJ be handled next on the agenda. JJ Consideration of resolutions authorizing the city staff to negotiate a long-term land lease with Chad Airport and Land Development Co. for the Hangar A and B site development and a fuel concession agreement with F & C Diaz Co./Hill Country Flight Services -- Travis McLain and Verna Browning Browning explained the process used to arrive at the recommendation made by the Airport Board. She noted that Don Cole, Vice Chairman of the Airport Advisory Board, and Travis McLain, Airport Manager were present to answer questions. She said the mission was to make sure the airport remains fiscally sound and a self-sufficient asset of the City, including receiving reasonable revenues, privatizing the fuel sales and replacing two 40-50 year old hangars, in time to benefit from the closing of Robert Mueller Airport in Austin. She noted that four proposals were received. Initial review was conducted using specific criteria, City Council Meeting Minutes/March 24, 1998 Page 4 of 6 Pages and one proposal was eliminated and additional information was requested from the remaining three responders. She said the Selection Committee ranked the proposals as follows: Chad, Georgetown Aviation, and Pilot's Choice Aviation. She introduced Don Cole. Cole explained that the recommendation was made by unanimous vote. He listed for Council the reasons that the Chad Company was chosen. Barton stated that he had not received enough information from the other companies to make an adequate decision. He asked that the item be tabled and that a workshop by scheduled to further investigate the issue. Motion by Barton, second by Davis to table the item to the next Council Meeting Approved 5-2 (Valdez and Bain opposed) Wood called upon the following people who had registered to speak on this agenda item: Tom Flinn, 2200 Terry Lane, said he has been a customer of Pilot's Choice for three years and received his flight training from them. He said he has been entirely satisfied in dealing with Beth Jenkins and Pilot's Choice Aviation and recommends that they be considered for the hangar and fuel concessions. Dr. Jim Donovon, 1187 Barry Lane, told Council he has known Beth Jenkins for fourteen years. He said she has personally expanded the business from one -room to a large, full-service business. He commended her for her hard work on the Air Show each year and for bringing the revenue to the Airport. W. B. Snead, 4210 S. IH35, spoke to Council in favor of Pilot's Choice and asked Council to look at the record of service to the community of the company that is being considered for the award. Beth Jenkins, 30205 Hacienda Lane, said she is devoted to the Airport and loves the trees and therefore she didn't propose removing any of the trees. She said she doesn't believe that the Robert Mueller Airport will actually close, and if and when it does, she would expand her operations again. She said she buys 50% or more of the Avgas at the Airport and would like to be able to purchase her own gas and sell it to others. She said she has enabled $43,000 worth of improvements to be done at the Airport due to the Air Show. Jim Knight of Hill Country Flight Services said they have a team of participants ready to bring a good program to the Airport. He emphasized that they are not attempting to compete with Pilot's Choice Aviation, that they are not a flight school and don't intend to become one. Burson said he agreed that the item should be tabled. He asked for more time to compare the proposals. Davis asked to see the criteria and go over all the proposals that were submitted. Hart noted that the tradition of the Council has been that an Advisory Board makes a recommendation and that recommendation only is what is presented to the Council for consideration. Wood appointed Davis, Valdez, and Barton to a Council Subcommittee to work with staff to bring back a proposal at the next Council Meeting. EE Second Reading of an ordinance adopting the Uniform Building and International Plumbing and Gas Codes for the design and construction of large commercial projects -- David Hall and Ed Barry Hall read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. Motion by Tonn, second by Barton to approve Ordinance 98-14. Approved 7-0. FF Second Reading of an ordinance approving electric retail rate reductions for Texas Utility Electric Company, rejecting depreciation shifting, and addressing other issues -- Bob Hart Hart noted that he has met with Texas Utilities and LCRA and has determined that the proposed shifting is creating an accelerated paydown on their plants to reduce the amount of money paid for stranded investment. He recommended that the alternate ordinance that was provided in the packet be adopted. Banks determined that the deletions and insertions would need to be read aloud. Hart read the ordinance. Motion by Davis, second Bain to approve Ordinance 98-15. Approved 7-0. GG First Reading of an ordinance to amend the Century Plan for 620 acres in the Joseph Fish, Mary Ann Lewis, Leroy Lord and William Roberts Surveys, to be known as Georgetown Village Planned Unit Development, located 1.5 miles east of Williams Drive on Shell Road from Intensity Level Two to Intensity City Council Meeting Minutes/March 24, 1998 Page 5 of 6 Pages Levels Three, Four and Five -- Wendy Walsh and Ed Barry Walsh read the caption only of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. HH First Reading of an ordinance to rezone 19.90 acres in the Lewis J. Dyches and Ruidosa Irrigation Company Surveys, to be known as Madison Oaks, Phase Two, from A, Agricultural to III Multi -Family and RM -2, Dense Multi -family or any more restrictive zoning district, located on Madison Avenue, east of South Austin Avenue -- Wendy Walsh and Ed Barry Walsh read the caption only of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Valdez, second by Burson to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. If First Reading of an ordinance providing for the annexation into the City of approximately 17.7368 acres in the Joseph Fish Survey No. 232 owned by Shell Ranch Development, Inc. and located west of Shell Road -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry von Rosenberg read the caption only of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. JJ Consideration of resolutions authorizing the city staff to negotiate a long-term land lease with Chad Airport and Land Development Co. for the Hangar A and B site development and a fuel concession agreement with F & C Diaz Co./ ill Country Flight Services -- Travis McLain and Verna Browning (This item was handled at the beginning of the Regular Agenda) KK First Reading of an ordinance adding Chapter 14.20 of the Code of Ordinances establishing a franchise agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. -- Marianne Banks Banks read the caption only on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Valdez, second by Tonn to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. LL First Reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 13.04 of the City of Georgetown Code of Ordinances by adopting an electric rate which compensates large institutional customers that use electric power with high load factors -- Leon Henderson and Jim Briggs Henderson read the caption only on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Barton asked for and received clarification of high load factors. Motion by Barton, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. • • The meeting was adjourned at 08:49 PM. Approved Mayor Leo Wood City Council Meeting Minutes/March 24, 1998 Page 6 of 6 Pages Attest:; 7 City Secretary Sandra Lee