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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 01.26.1999 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 ' • A Charles "Hoss" Burson, Charlie Barton, Susan Hoyt Ferd Tonn, Lee Bain, Shelley Shorty•' ` i ;Bob Hart, City Manager; George Russell, Assistant City Manager; Marianne Banks, City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Susan Morgan, Director of Finance and Administration; Verna Browning, Director of Community Services; Eddie Clanton, Chief of Fire Services; Dave Hall, Building Official; Rick Faught, Fire Captain; Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner; Terry Jones, Purchasing Director; Wendy Walsh, Development Planner; David Munk, Planning Engineer; Kim Mettenbrink, Development Planner; Jim Babcock, Development Technician; Murray Blackman, Assistant to the City Manager; Allison Copple, Administrative Assistant to the Assistant City Manager Called to order at 5:42 p.m. A Discussion of concepts regarding community resource/information center and efforts to strengthen downtown area -- Charlie Barton, Shelley Davis, Ferd Tonn Hart explained that the Council Facilities Committee composed of Barton, Davis and Tonn has met with the Community Area Foundation and introduced the following members of the Foundation: Hank Rothell, Chair, and members, Rick Eason, Bill Sawyer, and Jim Haskell. Chairman Rothell explained that the Foundation has 15 members, meeting at least once a month concerning fresh water resources for the community and space facilities for charitable organizations. He explained that the Foundation is currently considering housing the Georgetown Public Library along with various charity organizations in a four-story structure to be built on the property currently being used by the Hewlett Dealership combined with the Jones Building currently being leased to the City for the offices of the Development Services Division. Rothell said the utilization of this property would also provide ample parking in the downtown area. He said the property is also expected to house "for-profit" space (office and retail), a restaurant, and town homes about which meetings are being held with potential developers. Foundation member, Rick Eason, explained that the proposed DGA half -cent sales tax for parking in the downtown area would be an integral part of the funding for the parking in this project. Eason also explained that the Foundation is not "tied" to the specific Hewlett/Jones property. City Council Meeting Minutes/January 26, 1999 Page 1 of 6 Pages Discussion of need for and possible revision of energy code pertaining to air conditioner permits -- Jim Briggs and Dave Hall Hart explained that now that LCRA has abandoned the Good Cents Program, the City has initiated a program of encouraging energy-efficient building and that the ordinance setting the permit fees needs to be revised. Hall and Briggs discussed with Council the reasons for the need to revise. Wood asked that staff look at the possibility of lowering the fees and possibly providing incentives for the purchase of energy-efficient units, particularly on those units being replaced. C Insurance billing for fire calls -- Eddie Clanton and George Russell This item was not discussed due to time constraints. D Revised Council Calendar, including possible Mid -Year Retreat Discussion -- Bob Hart This item was not discussed at this time due to time constraints. See end of meeting. Executive Session E Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney F Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property G Sec.551.075 conference with employee Called to order at 7:07 p.m. It was noted that Councilmember Hoyt is absent due to illness. H Action from Executive Session Executive Session was rescheduled to the end of the meeting. Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports Hart notified Council that the City of Georgetown was chosen as one of 200 communities in Texas to participate in the "Risk Watch" Program, a grant applied for by the Fire Department in conjunction with Georgetown School District. Davis thanked Hart and the staff that attended the Martin Luther King March. Wood noted that he had given a "welcome" at Southwestern University regarding the University's Martin Luther King Celebration. Citizens wishing to address the Council There were no citizens who wished to address the Council at this time. K Consideration of approval of the minutes for the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, January 12, 1999 -- Allison Copple L Consideration of a resolution authorizing the application for a grant for a Youth Liaison Officer, funded by the Criminal Justice Division of the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas -- Larry Hesser (PULLED) M Consideration of the ratification of lease of the Southeast Corporate Ramp site to B.B.M. Hangar -Georgetown, Ltd. -- Marianne Banks and Verna Browning (PULLED) N Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute an extension to the agreement for electric service with City Council Meeting Minutes/January 26, 1999 Page 2 of 6 Pages Energy Transfer Group -- Bob Hart Bain asked for the number of years to be extended. Banks confirmed that the requested extension is for an additional year. Barton asked about the sale and whether that would continue. Hart replied that the City would continue to sell power pending a ruling by the PUC or decision by District Court. O Consideration of a Public Review Final Plat of 4.98 acres in the Joseph Fish Surrey, to be known as Georgetown Village Planned Unit Development, Section Four, located along Village Commons Boulevard -- Hildy Kingma and Wendy Walsh P Consideration of an Amendment to Plat Note #9 of Georgetown Technology Park, located on the northbound IH -35 frontage road and Sierra Way -- Hildy Kingma and David Munk Bain asked about the procedure on this item. Kingma explained that this plat note pertains to this particular sale and not to the property in general. Banks suggested that the Council take final action that could be rescinded in the future. Banks suggested that the approval for the Consent Agenda should include the fact that the action on Item P would not be subject to the owner Q Consideration of a Record Final Plat of 7.04 acres in the David Wright Survey, to be known as River Bend V, Phase IV, located along Parker and Patti Drives, and Mesquite Lane -- Hildy Kingma and Gary Warnock R Consideration of a Record Final Plat of 29.04 acres in the Antonio Flores Survey, to be known as Crystal Knoll Terrace, Unit Three, located on Jefferson Lane -- Hildy Kingma and Gary Warnock S Consideration of a Final Plat of 14.988 acres in the Burrell Eaves Survey, to be known as The Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Golf Course No. 2, Phase 1, Clubhouse, for the Neighborhood Recreation Center and Golf Course Clubhouse, located at the intersection of Sun City Boulevard and the northeast corner of Zapata Drive -- Hildy Kingma and Gary Warnock T Consideration of a Final Plat of 12,213 square feet in the Burrell Eaves Survey, to be known as The Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Phase 4-A, Neighborhood 15, for the extension of Texas Drive, located on Texas Drive at Sun City Boulevard -- Hildy Kingma and Gary Warnock U Consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Attorney to issue a Quit Claim Deed to be filed abandoning the platted sixty (60) foot wide street right-of-way composed of ten (10) feet along the east property line of Tract 5 and fifty (50) feet along the southwest property line of Tract 6, Airport Industrial Park, and located at 116 and 118 Halmar Cove -- Hildy Kingma and Jim Babcock V Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the platted thirty (30) foot wide Public Access Easement and coincident ten (10) foot wide Waterline Easement and twenty (20) foot wide Wastewater Easement running from east to west through the center of San Gabriel Village, Section Two, Phase 1, Block 1, Lot 1, located at 250 South IH -35 (or 100 San Gabriel Village Boulevard) also known as the Luby's Restaurant -- Hildy Kingma and Jim Babcock Bain asked if Luby's would be responsible for any possible damage to their improvements if future utility construction was needed and was told by Banks that Luby's would be responsible if any utility construction were required, but it was highly unlikely that those easements would be used in the future because representatives of the utilities had signed off on the license to encroach. W Consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Attorney to issue a Quit Claim Deed to be filed abandoning the deeded Public Utility Easements contained within the buildable area of Lot 2B, of the Resubdivision of Lot 2, Block A, Thousand Oaks Subdivision, and located at 103 Thousand Oaks Boulevard -- Hildy Kingma and Jim Babcock X Consideration of a Detailed Development Plan of Sierra Vista, Section Four, Block B, Lots 2 and 3, located at the corner of Rockmoor Drive and IH -35, with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations, and a Development Agreement and a corresponding Access and Parking Agreement, addressing shared parking facilities -- Hildy Kingma and Gary Warnock (to be approved by City Attorney) Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items L and M which were City Council Meeting Minutes/January 26, 1999 Page 3 of 6 Pages pulled, Item P not being subject to the buyer's approval, and Item X being subject to the approval of the City Attorney. Approved 6-0. Legislative Regular Agenda Y Second reading of an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate requirement of joint public hearing by City Council and City Planning and Zoning Commission to approve applications for special permits -- Marianne Banks Banks read only the caption on second reading. Motion by Tonn, second by Barton to approve Ordinance No. 99-08. Approved 6-0, Z Second reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown Chapter 12.38.040 "Historical Preservation Commission" by changing the membership eligibility requirements -- Bob Hart and Murray Blackman Blackman read only the caption on second reading. Motion by Barton, second by Davis to approve Ordinance No. 99-09 on second reading. Approved 6-0. AA First reading of an ordinance amending the City's Single -Member District Plan to include properties that have been annexed since the May 2, 1998 general election, and proposed to be annexed prior to the May 1, 1999 general election -- Marianne Banks Banks explained that a revised ordinance had been placed on the dais and noted that the only district that would change is District 6 by the addition of approximately 30 people. After having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter, Banks read the caption and the changes made to the ordinance after it was filed with the City Secretary. Motion by Tann, second by Davis to approve this ordinance on first reading. Approved 6-0. BB First reading of an ordinance to Rezone 0.15 acres in Lost Addition, part of Block 63, located at 1004 S. Rock Street, from RS, Residential Single Family to RM -3, Office and Service Use, or any more restrictive district -- Hildy Kingma and Tom Bolt Kim Mettenbrink read only the caption of the ordinance after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Burson confirmed that there is an existing house on the site. Motion by Tonn, second by Burson to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-1. (Davis opposed.) CC First reading of an ordinance to amend the Century Plan for 0.15 acres in Lost Addition, part of Block 63, located at 1004 South Rock Street, from Intensity Level Three to Intensity Level Four -- Hildy Kingma and David Munk Munk read only the caption of the ordinance after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 5-1. (Davis opposed.) DD Consideration of a Detailed Development Plan of San Gabriel Village, Section Two, Phase 1, Block 1, Lot 1, located at the Northeast corner of IH -35 northbound frontage road and San Gabriel Village Boulevard, for the development of a Luby's Restaurant, with Variances to the Subdivision Regulations -- Hildy Kingma and Kim Mettenbrink Mettenbrink explained that the Planning and Zoning Commission had added a requirement to save three trees with which the applicant has agreed. She noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission and the staff have approved the variances. Motion by Burson, second by Valdez to approve the Detailed Development Pian. Approved 6-0. EE Discussion of boundaries of recent annexation along F-971 and instruction to staff relative to possible boundary modifications, including disannexation -- Charlie Barton and Ferd Tonn Hart explained that this tract is just east of Haverland Drive and there had been some confusion at the last Council Meeting as to whether the land had actually been annexed. He explained that the property owner City Council Meeting Minutes/January 26, 1999 Page 4 of 6 Pages would prefer that the majority of his property be disannexed, leaving only a strip of property that would allow the protection of FM971. Motion by Bain, second by Tonn to keep a 500 -foot strip fronting 971 and disannex the remainder of the subject property. Approved 6-0. FF Consideration of the appointment of seven people to the Historic Preservation Commission -- Murray Blackman Blackman read the proposed slate of membership. Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the appointments. Approved 6-0. GG Consideration of the appointment of one person to the Board of Adjustment -- Murray Blackman Blackman offered a suggestion called to him by Councilmember Hoyt to appoint Bill Nahay to this position. Motion by Valdez, second by Tonn to approve the appointment. Approved 6-0. 7:50 p.m. recessed for Executive Session - Resumed Open Session at 8:23 p.m. HH Council to leave Council Chamber for a demonstration of NIGHTSIGHT Thermal Imaging Systems to be conducted by Georgetown Police Officers in anticipation of consideration of authorizing the purchase of up to two NIGHTSIGHT Thermal Imaging Systems for the Georgetown Police Department in an amount not to exceed $20,000 and to be paid for from the Council Contingency Fund -- Bob Hart Hart introduced Officer Kelly Duval who explained the thermal imaging system. 8:30 p.m. recessed to view the demonstration at the corner of 6th and Main. 8:52 p.m. resumed Open Session Barton asked Chief Hesser how many of these systems would be needed to be most effective. Hesser replied that two units would allow the Department enough coverage for now. Council expressed a desire to purchase more units in the next budget year. Motion by Tonn, second by Davis to purchase two units to be paid for from the Council Contingency Fund. Approved 6-0. D Revised Council Calendar, including possible Mid -Year Retreat Discussion -- Bob Hart Hart told the Council that the Council Retreat has been rescheduled to May 13, 14 and 15 to accommodate Council scheduling. He also noted that they will be asked to act on canceling the March 9 meeting and the second meeting in December. The meeting was adjourned at 09:01 PM. Approved City Council Meeting Minutes/January 26, 1999 Page 5 of 6 Pages Attests Ali City Secretary Sandra Lee