HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 05.25.1999 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 Preent:
Charles "Hoss" Burson, Charlie Barton, Qmgg
Ferd Tonn, Lee Bain, Shorty Valdez,
Susan Hoyt, Clark Lyda
'Staff Present:
lGeorge Russell, Assistant City Manager; Art Rodriguez, Assistant City Attorney;
,'Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Jim Briggs, Director of Community Owned Utilities; Susan
Morgan, Director of Finance and Administration; Anthony Lincoln, Fire Chief; Verna
:[Browning, Director of Community Services; Randy Morrow, Director of Parks,
Education and Recreation; Lenny Welch, Convention and Visitors Center Director;
Wendy Walsh, Development Planner; Tom Bolt, Development Technician; Dan
Wallace, Acting Water Superintendent;
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Policy Development/Review Workshop
A Draft Capital Improvement Plan -- George Russell and Jim Briggs
Briggs gave Council an overview of the various projects (streets, electric, water, and wastewater) that will
be need to be funded in the coming budget year.
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6:48 p.m. convened Executive Session
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B Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney
C Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property
-- Purchase of land for Fire Station No. 4
D Sec.551.075 conference with employee
7:16 p.m. reopened Regular Session
E Action from Executive Session
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There was no action from Executive Session.
F Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports
Bain thanked the Texas Department of Transportation for the cross walk and signal light at Williams Drive
and Lakeway.
- Presentation of Appreciation to
Former Councilmember Shelley Davis
Wood presented a plaque to Davis for his time on the Council. Davis thanked his family for their
support, thanked the Council for their camaraderie, and thanked the staff for their assistance.
- June 1 Special Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
(immediately prior to Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting)
G Citizens wishing to address the Council
There were no citizens who wished to address Council at this time.
Statutory Consent Agenda
H Consideration of approval of the minutes for the Special Council Meeting on May 4 and the Regular
Council Meeting on May 11, 1999 -- Sandra Lee
1 Consideration and approval of Amendment No. 61 to the contract between the City of Georgetown and
Camp, Dresser, & McKee for professional services related to the design of the Pecan Branch Wastewater
Treatment Plant, in the amount of $667,120.00 -- Dan Wallace and Jim Briggs
J Consideration and approval of funding to McCord Engineering to provide engineering services related to
the planning, design, and review of the City's electric system improvements, construction, and
expansions in the amount of $210,000.00 -- Mike Mayben and Jim Briggs
K Consideration and possible action on a Final Plat of 122.576 acres in the Daniel Monroe and Frederick Foy
Surveys, to be known as The Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown, Phase 2A,
Neighborhood Eleven -- Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
L Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into a portion of the platted seven and
one half (7'/z) foot drainage easement on the east property line of Parkview Estates Section One, Block H,
Lot 8, located at 100 Parque Court -- Jim Babcock and Hildy Kingma
M Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into portions of the platted public utility
easements on A Planned Unit Development of Village Park, Lots 1, 2, and 9, located on South Austin
Avenue -- Jim Babcock and Hildy Kingma
N Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the platted ten (10) foot public utility
easement on the north property line for Berry Creek Subdivision, Section Two, Block D, Lot 14, located
at 30100 Wing Foot Cove -- Jim Babcock and Hildy Kingma
0-1 Consideration of a resolution to authorize a License to Encroach into the platted thirty (30) foot public
utility access easement for a Resubdivision of Berry Creek Subdivision, Section Three, Block C, Lot 8,
located at 30401 Berry Creek Drive -- Jim Babcock and Hildy Kingma
0-2 Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to issue a Quit Claim Deed to be filed
abandoning the deeded twenty (20) foot Overhead Electric Easement on Westwood Village, Block A, Lot
1, and located at River Bend Boulevard and Westwood Lane -- Jim Babcock and Hildy Kingma
P Consideration of a Public Review Final Plat of 7.10 acres in the Clement Stubblefield Survey, to be known
as A Planned Unit Development of Village Park, located on South Austin Avenue -- Wendy Walsh and
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Hildy Kingma
Q Consideration of a Short Foran Record Final Plat of a Resubdivision of Snyder Addition (unrecorded), a
0.909 acre portion of Block 9 to be known as Laurel Place, located at the corner of University Avenue and
Laurel Street, with variances to the Subdivision Regulations -- Wendy Walsh and Hildy Kingma
R Consideration of a contract between the City of Georgetown and Williamson County for rural fire
protection in the amount of $61,451.00 -- Anthony Lincoln (pulled by Bain)
Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item R, pulled for the
Regular Agenda. Approved 7-0.
Legislative Regular Agenda
R Consideration of a contract between the City of Georgetown and Williamson County for rural fire
protection in the amount of $61,451.00 -- Anthony Lincoln (pulled by Bain)
Bain said he pulled the item because he wants the County to pay their fair share of the expenses involved
for the City to provide emergency response outside the City Limits. Lincoln responded that the Williamson
County Fire Chiefs met last week and discussed this issue. He said Georgetown has actually seen a
decrease in cost due to the decrease in the amount of calls. Lincoln confirmed that the recent annexations
have put many of those previously rural areas inside the City Limits. Lincoln estimated that the actual cost
for service outside the County is close to $250,000. He said, through the Mutual Aid Agreement, other fire
departments, such as Round Rock, will come to man our stations if Georgetown firemen are out of the city
on a call.
Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve the contract. Approved 5-2. (Bain and Lyda opposed)
S Second Reading of an ordinance revising Chapters 14.12 and 14.14 of the Georgetown Municipal Code to
transfer the cable and telecommunications franchises with Williamson County Cablevision Company to
TCA Cable TV of Central Texas, L.L.C. d/b/a TCA Cable TV; and declaring an emergency and waiving the
newspaper publication requirements of Section 14.12.130 of the Georgetown Municipal Code -- Art
Rodriguez and Bob Hart
Valdez filed an abstention from voting on this item.
Rodriguez read the caption only of the ordinance on second reading.
Paul Jordan gave Council information regarding his representation of Mr. and Mrs. Hannah who have
provided a service to Williamson County Cablevision through a company known as Cable Mart. He said
there is a dispute between the Hannahs and Cable Time (TCA) regarding who owns the name, Cable Mart.
Rodriguez said the franchise agreement does not address this dispute. Bain asked that Jordan meet with
the City Attorney staff to determine if the dispute has any impact on the City Council's approval of the
franchise ordinance.
Dale Hoffman explained that it is a matter between Cable Mart and Cable Time. He said the Cable Mart
name will not be used in Georgetown after the contract with Cable Mart expires on July 9, 1999.
Rodriguez and Jordan agreed to meet and bring this item back to the Council later in the meeting.
This item was moved to the end of the agenda for Council action.
T Second Reading of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Georgetown, Texas Combination Tax
and Utility System Limited Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1999, in an amount not to exceed
$6,760,000, and other matters related thereto -- Susan Morgan and Bob Hart
Wood welcomed financial advisors, Carol Polumbo of McCall Parkhurst, and Garry Kimball of First
Southwest Company. Morgan distributed information to the Council specifically about the bond issue and
about certificates of obligation in general.
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At Wood's request, Morgan read the caption of the ordinance on second reading. She explained that the
issuance costs were a little less than predicted at $6, 750,000.00 - a decrease of $10,000. Morgan said the
City's debt policy is not to issue debt for repair or maintenance but for new items such as roads and
facilities. She said they try to minimize the tax. She said during the budget process, the items to be funded
by the certificates were listed, and at the time of issuance, the Council confirms whether to proceed.
Morgan noted that she commonly recommends certificates because the requests for funds are ordinary,
nothing unusual, saying tax rates will not need to be raised due to the issuance of the debt. She said if, in
the future, larger projects need to be funded, there may be a recommendation to do a bond issue at that
time. She told Council that no utility debt was being issued at this time, saying the certificates would be
used for streets, fire station no. 4, and the facility plan (coming on June 8 Agenda). She said the goal is to
not adversely affect the tax rate. Lyda asked and was told that these certifcates do not affect utility system
revenue debt.
Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve the authorization of the issuance (Ordinance No. 99-32)
Approved 7-0.
Garry Kimball distributed a Summary Pricing Book for the actual issue of Certificates and explained it to the
Council.
U Second Reading of an ordinance to prohibit automatic gates from being used at residential occupancies
-- Anthony Lincoln
Lincoln read the only the caption on second reading. Motion by Hoyt, second by Bain to approve
Ordinance No. 99-33. Approved 7-0.
V First Reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 12.20 of the Code of Ordinances to prohibit the jumping
or diving or causing one to jump, dive, or fall from any cliff or rock face at Blue Hole Park; and providing
for a penalty provision - Randy Morrow and Art Rodriguez
Morrow read only the caption after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. He said that now
that the area is public property, the ordinance is required to allow the police department to enforce the "no
trespassing" signs. Bain suggested the addition of the wording "knowingly reckless." Barton asked that
the "defense to prosecution" language be taken out of the ordinance. Bain suggested eliminating Section C
and adding "recklessly or with criminal negligence" to Section B. Motion by Bain, second by Barton to
approve the ordinance as revised. Approved 7-0.
W First Reading of an Ordinance to Rezone Park Central One, Section I from A, Agricultural to 1, Industrial, or
any more restrictive district, located on Park Central Boulevard, Westinghouse Road (CRM) and
CRI 16 -- Wendy Walsh and Hildy Kingma
Walsh noted that this rezoning was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. She read only the
caption of the ordinance after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Tonn,
second by Valdez to approve. Approved 7-0.
X First Reading of an Ordinance to Rezone 5.29 acres in the Clement Stubblefield Survey, to be known as A
Planned Unit Development of Village Park, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, from 1, Industrial to C-1, Local
Commercial - Restricted, and Lot 8 from RM -3, Office and Service Use and I, Industrial to C-213,
Commercial Second Height, or any more restrictive district -- Wendy Walsh and Hildy Kingma
Walsh noted that this rezoning accounts for the existing development in Village Park. She said the
Planning and Zoning Commission approves this rezoning. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve
on first reading. Approved 7-0.
Y Consideration of an appointment of a Councilmember to the Housing Working Group -- Verna Browning
Browning asked Council for a replacement for former Councilmember Davis. Motion by Barton, second by
Bain to approve the appointment of Councilmember Lyda to the Housing Working Group. Approved 7-0.
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Consideration of an appointment of a citizen at large to the Housing Working Group -- Verna Browning
Browning asked that Council approve the appointment of former Councilmember Shelley Davis as a citizen
at large to the Housing Working Group so that he might continue. Hoyt/Lyda Approved 7-0.
Consideration of an appointment of a Councilmember to the Facility Planning Committee -- George
Russell
Russell noted that former Councilmember Shelley Davis had been a member of this Committee. He asked
that another Councilmember be appointed to fill this position. Wood urged that Council appoint Lyda to that
position. Motion by Hoyt, second by Barton to approve the appointment of Lyda to the Facility Planning
Committee. Approved 7-0.
Consideration of the appointment of seven (7) members to the Main Street Advisory Board -- Lenny Welch
and Verna Browning
Welch noted that this action was in accordance with the ordinance approved at the last Council Meeting.
He read the list of proposed members. Bain asked and was told that the proposed members had gone
through an interview process. Motion by Valdez, second by Tonn to approve the appointment of: Steve
Doering, Judy Lester, Glenda Overfelt, Will Moore, Virginia Stubbs, David :Hays, and Patty Eason.
Approved 7-0.
The following item was brought back to Council for action after being postponed at the beginning of the meeting:
S Second Reading of an ordinance revising Chapters 14.12 and 14.14 of the Georgetown Municipal Code to
transfer the cable and telecommunications franchises with Williamson County Cablevision Company to
TGA Cable TV of Central Texas, L.L.C. d/b/a TCA Cable TV; and declaring an emergency and waiving the
newspaper publication requirements of Section 14.12.130 of the Georgetown Municipal Code -- Art
Rodriguez and Bob Hart
Rodriguez noted that there was no reason for the Council to be involved in the private matter between the
Hannahs and Cable Time. He recommended that the Council move forward.
Bain asked Dale Hoffman to tell the Council more about TCA and their management philosophy. Hoffman
said he would stay on as manager and the system would be operated in a very similar manner. He noted
that TCA is publicly owned. Bain said he was concerned about response and level of service. Hoffman
said TCA is maintaining, if not improving, Cablevision's reputation for service.
Motion by Hoyt, second by Bain to approve Ordinance No. 99-31 on second reading. Approved 6-0.
(Valdez abstained)
The meeting was adjourned at 8:51 p.m.
Approved: a
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,MaryEllen Kersch, Mayor
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Attest:
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary