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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 09.14.1999 CC-W&RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor MaryEllen Kersch presiding. Council • Absent: ShortyCharlie Barton, Ferd Tonn, Lee Bain, All present •Hoyt,d, Charles • Burson ._.._.. _ _.,....._, __...___ _...____ _.__ ._ ___ .- Staff Present: Bob Hart, City Manager; George Russell, Assistant City Manager; Marianne Banks, City Attorney; Art Rodriguez, Assistant City Attorney; Sandra Lee, City Secretary; Susan Morgan, Director of Finance and Administration; Verna Browning, Director of Community Services; Jim Briggs, Director of Community Owned Utilities; Pablo Holguin, Director of Employee and Organizational Services; Larry Hesser, Chief of Police; Clyde von Rosenberg, Chief Long -Term Planner; Kathy Ragsdale, Utility Office Director; Mike Mayben, Energy Services Manager; Micki Rundell, Accounting Director; Laurie Brewer, Senior Accountant; Kevin Stofle, Administrative Lieutenant; Don Rundell, City Engineer; and Terry Jones, Purchasing Director IM mutes Y. _.. �n Policy Development/Review Workshop A Status Report of Urban Design Working Group -- Charlie Barton, Charles "Ross" Burson and Clark Lyda Barton gave a brief report about the progress of the Group. He announced that there would be a special Council Meeting on October 19 to conduct a workshop to hear the report of the Working Group. B Discussion of the need for an "opt in" vote for electric deregulation -- Mike Mayben, Jim Briggs, and Bob Hart Hart explained the reasons why he thinks the City should "opt in" for electric deregulation in November or December. He demonstrated with a map the certified electric service areas, noting those areas of dual- or triple -certified service areas where Georgetown competes with other electric service providers. He explained that in many instances we provide the infrastructure (wiring) and are compensated by those service providers who use our wiring to distribute their electric service. Senate Bill 7 allows the City Council to determine the "wheeling" rates that are charged to the other service providers. He told Council that Georgetown may consider being a "wires" provider rather than concentrating on selling killowatts. He said by putting in the remote metering system last year, Georgetown's service is attractive to residential as well as business customers due to the flexibility of the options available with that system. He also said the "Our Power" campaign has already brought name recognition to Georgetown. He told Council that the possible negative side to "opting in" is that once you commit, you can't get back out. He said he thinks after 2002, Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Pagel of 10 Pages the customers are going to demand a choice. He asked Council for an indication of their opinion on 'opting in." Briggs noted that many of the municipal systems have representatives at the Public Utility Commission (PUC), and because Georgetown has the remote metering system in place, we have an advantage over other municipal systems. Barton asked if Council could meet with the PUC for an educational forum. Hart said he would get someone to come and speak to the Council. 6:45 p.m. recessed for Executive Session Executive Session C Sec.551.071 consultation with attorney D Sec.551.072 deliberation on real property Regular Session Reconvened in Open Session at 7:29 p.m. E Action from Executive Session There was no action taken at this time. F Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports Kersch noted that the Tennis Center was opened on Saturday and that 300 people have signed up for membership. Kersch spoke about her participation at the Senior University forum on the future of Georgetown. Hart spoke about the $1.3 million grant that the Georgetown Project had helped to obtain for the Georgetown Independent School District community. He explained that the grant is for $1.3 million each year for the next three years to include 10 community agencies and the 13 GISD campuses. He said that Georgetown was one of two school districts in the state to receive funds out of 54 school districts nation-wide. G Citizens wishing to address the Council Karen Thompson of the Williamson County Sesquicentennial Committee presented a copy of the Williamson County Sesquicentennial Video to the City. Sieglinde Field, 708 Bosque Trail, told the Council she feels the Airport should be closed. Della Green, 1901 Vine Street, thanked the City for putting $12,700 in the budget for the Blue Hole Cemetery and $30,000 in the budget for the "shotgun house." Elizabeth Hunter, 3805 Roble Grande, complained to Council about the growth of the airport and asked the Council to reactivate the Airport Operations and Safety subcommittee, review the Fly Friendly Guidelines and have the lessees sign affidavits that they have received the guidelines. Kersch asked if staff would review web site to see if it states that there are not supposed to be flights after certain hours. Wendell Kelley, 103 San Gabriel Boulevard, told Council that he lives across the street from the Day Care Center on San Gabriel Boulevard. He reminded Council that he had sent a letter to the Council and City Attorney on July 25. He said he objects to the way children are dropped off at the Daycare Center. Hoyt said his letter had asked that the Kelleys be able to meet with the legal staff regarding the way the children are left at the Daycare. William P. Mullock, 3021 Addie Lane, told Council his concern is what he has read in the newspaper lately. Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 2 of 10 Pages He also said he feels more money should be spent on the Animal Shelter. Statutory Consent Agenda Tonn is abstaining from Item T, Lyda is abstaining from Item S. H Consideration of approval of the minutes for the Regular Council Meeting on August 24, 1999 and Special Council Meeting on August 30, 1999 -- Sandra Lee I Consideration of award of bid to Odell Geer, Inc., of Temple, Texas, to construct the 2nd Street and Holly Street, and the 7th and 8th Street paving and drainage improvement projects in the amount of $618,231.00 -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs J Consideration of award of bid to Viking Construction Company, of Georgetown to apply microsurfacing to designated areas within the City, in the amount of $289,890.00 -- Mark Miller and Jim Briggs Bain questioned the need for new surfacing in Parkview Estates. Briggs noted that some of those streets were constructed prior to the subdivision being built and that they receive increased traffic from people cutting through the subdivision. Bain and Barton expressed concern for Airport Road. Briggs said it is on the list to be re -surfaced next week. K Consideration of award of bid to Transom Construction Company of Round Rock, Texas, for Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk Installation and Replacement Project, Bid No. 99031, in the amount of $227,188.00 -- Mark Miller and Jim Briggs L Consideration of the amendment, dated September 14, 1999, to the contract between the City of Georgetown and Camp, Dresser & McKee, for professional services related to the surveying, design, bidding and general construction services for the North San Gabriel Bridge, approaches and utility construction coordination in the amount of $290,655.00 -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs Bain noted that the item cover sheet indicates that the engineering could not move forward until the alignment of Country Club Road is decided. Briggs said the company would be able to do preliminary work and engage surveyors. Lyda asked and was told that the amount of the contract wGuld be paid for with develepmeRt was included in the total estimated bridge costs of $3.4 million. (as corrected by Lyda at the October 12 Meeting) M Consideration of payment to Garey Construction Company, Inc. for installation of hot mix asphaltic concrete pavement on Inner Loop Road, in the amount of $62,039.80 -- Jim Briggs and George Russell N Consideration of payment to Interstate Surveying, Inc. for design survey work on the Main Street Rehabilitation, Main Street Sidewalk Projects, and College Street Ribbon Curb Project in the amount of $7,695.00 -- Don Rundell and Jim Briggs O Consideration of an award of bid for cellular telephone service to AT&T Wireless Services in the estimated annual amount of $35,000.00 -- Terry Jones and Susan Morgan P Consideration of a resolution to terminate contract 716121 with the Texas Department of Economic Development on behalf of Alu-Cut International, Inc., terminate the associated lease agreement with the business and use the land purchased for this business as a future site for City facilities -- George Russell Lyda asked for clarification. Russell explained that the City had received a grant for the purchase of property for the location of Alu-Cut. He said that Alu-Cut is not able to relocate to the City and they are responsible to repay the Texas Capital Fund for work that has been done. However, the City feels it would be in the City's best interest to maintain ownership of the land for the purpose of relocating Fire Station No. 1 to the southern part of town. Q Consideration of authorization to accept an Urban Forestry Partnership Grant Program with 50% match of $10,000 to continually fund the Urban Forester position -- Randy Morrow R Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a long term Airport Land Lease with ACRC, L.L.C., a Texas Limited liability company instead of GRT, Inc. -- Travis McLain and Verna Browning Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 3 of 10 Pages S Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a long term Airport Land Lease with ADYL Aviation, Inc. -- Travis McLain and Verna Browning (pulled by Barton) T Consideration of a resolution approving a lease agreement with the Georgetown Optimist Club for the Boy Scout Hut buildings -- Verna Browning (Tonn abstained) Kersch noted that the minutes on Page 3 needed to be corrected to read that "the builders believed they were acting on a practice that had been approved by the City." Motion by Tonn, second by Bain to approve the minutes with the exception of Item S which was pulled for the Regular Agenda and the correction to the minutes as stated by Kersch. Approved 7-0. Legislative Regular Agenda S Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a long term Airport Land Lease with ADYL Aviation, Inc. -- Travis McLain and Verna Browning (pulled by Barton) Barton asked if the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) application that Lyda submitted previously had been rescinded. McLain replied the FBO had not been officially rescinded. Barton asked and was told that it is legal for a Councilmember to rent property from the City. He also asked if it could be a "stepping stone" for locating an FBO at a future date. Barton stated that he made these specific observations in order to make them a part of the public record. Hoyt said she thinks the item should have been placed on the Regular Agenda because it involved a councilmember. Motion by Bain, second by Burson to approve the lease. Approved 6-0. (Lyda abstained) U Second Reading of an ordinance to amend the Georgetown Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15.40 declaring dangerous structures as public nuisances and providing procedures for abatement - Bob Stevenson and Dave Hall Stevenson read only the caption on second reading. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve Ordinance 99-48. Approved 7-0. V Second Reading of an ordinance to amend the Georgetown Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8.28 declaring junked vehicles as public nuisances and providing procedures for abatement - Bob Stevenson and Dave Hall Stevenson read only the caption on second reading. Motion by Valdez, second by Bain to approve Ordinance 99-49. Approved 7-0. W First reading of an ordinance adopting an Annual Operating Plan Element of the Georgetown Century Plan (budget) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1999 and ending September 30, 2000; adopting the Annual Amendment to the Century Plan. Susan L. Morgan and Bob Hart Morgan noted that this ordinance adopts the draft plan as presented to Council at the Budget Workshops. Morgan read only the caption on first reading after having satisfied the requirements in the City Charter. Bill Connor, 624 South Austin Avenue, told Council that he favors adoption of the budget including the additional allocation for the Georgetown Industrial Foundation and would welcome questions. James Brown, 117 Randolph, said he thinks the budget is too large. He thinks additional staff, equipment, etc. should be done in relationship to the amount of growth. He said he would approve additional police and fire personnel, but no additional supervisors or administrative personnel. He asked for less spending to promote Georgetown and city policy, and more spending on library books, asphalt, and infrastructure repairs. He said he spoke to the County about the extension of D.B. Wood Road and that Commissioner David Hays said the County does not plan to widen the road. Lyda said he disagrees with two "primary assumptions" on page 257 referring to income from growth. He Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 4 of 10 Pages said he is concerned about providing improvements for growth that might not come. He said he feels the spending and debt have grown disproportionately to the City's population growth. He asked to modify some specific budget financial policies and suggested various specific changes, saying he would like to see the funds channeled toward maintaining existing streets, sidewalks and infrastructure in the old parts of town. Bain expressed concern about "getting behind the curve" if the planning for the future is not addressed. Burson listed deletions, including $30,000 for the "shotgun" house, and $5,000 for the delayed broadcast of the council meetings on cable television; and additions, including an additional $10,000 (for a total of $20,000) for playground equipment at Pat Cooper Elementary. Barton asked if the first reading of the ordinance should be postponed in order to study the suggestions read by Lyda which he said he was hearing for the first time. Morgan explained that according to the Charter, if the Council has not approved the proposed budget by the 27th of September, it will be automatically approved. She noted that Council could come back and amend the budget once adopted. She noted that many of the items of concern mentioned by Lyda would be addressed by Council during the standard approval process for the individual items. Barton asked Lyda to provide the Council with a copy of his suggested changes. Morgan confirmed with Banks that at second reading the budget could be re -allocated as long as the budget bottom line was not increased. Hoyt said she feels that when a school district builds a school, they should plan ahead for the landscaping and playground equipment. She said she feels the $10,000 in the budget for Cooper Elementary is adequate. She also said the funding definitely needs to be increased to the Georgetown Industrial Foundation. She noted that the Foundation has increased the tax base by $44 million. She said the more industry is recruited, the less pressure there will be on the residential tax base. Bill Connor agreed with Hoyt saying that the GIF was started to try to create jobs for the residents of Georgetown and expand the industrial tax base. Lyda said he might end up agreeing about GIF, but wants a performance review to make sure there might not be a cheaper alternative. He said he feels the same way about the Convention and Visitors Bureau, saying there were other places where the "room" tax might be spent. Hoyt asked for clarification about the importance of tourism to Georgetown. Hart noted that tourism is a major industry in the State, and is important to Georgetown, but is probably not the major revenue producer. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve the Budget on first reading. Approved 5-2. (Burson and Lyda opposed) X First reading of an ordinance amending Sec. 2.08.010 "Administrative Divisions and Departments" of the Georgetown Code of Ordinances. Susan L. Morgan and Bob Hart Morgan noted that the Library has been moved to the Community Services Division from the Parks and Recreation Division. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. Gail Dillard, 1404 Maple, commended Lyda for his comments about the budget, and asked the Council if all of his suggestions would be ignored. She was assured that there could still be modifications at the time of the second reading. Y First reading of an ordinance levying a tax rate for the City of Georgetown for the tax year 1999. Susan L. Morgan and Bob Hart Morgan explained that all of the requirements for publications and a public hearing have been satisfied. She read only the caption of the after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter. Motion by Hoyt, second by Tonn 6-1 (Lyda opposed) Z First Reading of an ordinance establishing the processes for administering the assessments for the Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 5 of 10 Pages Georgetown Village Public Improvement District No. 1. Susan L. Morgan and Bob Hart Morgan noted that this is an administrative ordinance attempting to clarify the procedure for assessing the property owners of the Public Improvement District. She read the caption only. Motion by Bain, second by Tonn to approve the ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0. AA Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Development Agreement with Del Webb Texas Limited Partnership concerning the development of the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown -- Marianne Banks (This item was deferred to the next Regular Council Meeting on September 28, 1999) BB Consideration and possible action on a Fifth Revised Concept Plan for the Planned Unit Development of Sun City Georgetown to add a 326 -acre tract of land designated for single-family residential and golf course and the designation of an adjacent portion of the original Concept Plan area as single-family residential and golf course, including the addition of a collector -level street accessing CR245 -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry (This item was deferred to the next Regular Council Meeting on September 28, 1999) CC Emergency Beading of an ordinance amending the Intensity Map of the Century Plan - Development Plan to change a 326 -acre tract in the Frederick Foy Survey, known as a portion of the 4-T Ranch Subdivision, from Intensity Level One to Intensity Level Two -- Clyde von Rosenberg and Ed Barry (This item was deferred to the next Regular Council Meeting on September 28, 1999) DD Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute a business agreement for the development of the Rivery Partners Ltd. property relative to infrastructure improvements within the Rivery -- George Russell Jimmy Redwine, 108 Hillview Drive, thanked Lyda and Burson for their efforts. He spoke of the dangerous traffic conditions at the entrance to the River Hills Subdivision due to the IH35 frontage road. He asked that the developers communicate with the homeowners before they begin the review process with the City. Karen Larsen, 105 River Hills Drive, also complained about the dangerous intersection. She asked Council not to open Hillview into the Rivery Development. Kay Ingham, 100 Hillview Drive, told Council she was embarrassed by the headline in the Williamson County Sun. She asked the Council to pull together for the good of Georgetown. She said she wants safety for her children and a quiet neighborhood. Marilyn Seemann, 211 River Hills Drive, asked that the connection to the Rivery be postponed to a later date because she said the residents have not received any information about the proposed development. She said that three or four years ago it was said at a Council Meeting that the neighborhood would be notified the next time development was to occur at the Rivery, but she has not been notified about this proposed development. Gerry Anderson, 1515 CR 104, said he feels the only people in support of the development are city staff. He said he feels that the neighborhood should have been provided information about the proposed development. Maura Crichton, 201 River Hills Drive, asked that all items concerning the Rivery be postponed until the neighborhood has been notified. She said the residents do not want the development to have access to their neighborhood. James Brown spoke to Council regarding Item FF, saying that the cover sheet states that the City will be responsible for the construction of the road from Country Club to Williams, and that the description was not definitive enough. He said the intersection will be very expensive and he wants a clarification as to who will pay for that intersection. Russell said the road is a two-lane access road being constructed with funds from a Texas Capital Fund grant to service a restaurant to be located in the Rivery. He said the business agreement is required by the State and the approval required for this item is for the sewer, water, drainage improvements, and 250 I.f. of Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 6 of 10 Pages the road to be built to access the Presidio Restaurant. Lyda asked for clarification of the composure of Rivery Partners, Ltd. Pat Maloney, Jr. responded from the audience and noted that although he was the one who specifically guaranteed the loan in the Capital Fund grant application, his partner, Steve Lubbering, would also be happy to sign a guarantee if requested. Lyda asked for the duration of the 30 jobs that are required to be provided and asked for the timeframe for the duration of the project. Hart responded that generally the project duration is two years after the completion of the contract. Bain asked about the size of the infrastructure to be built. Russell noted that it would be sized to serve the restaurant. He said the next item was for the engineer to design the size of the infrastructure. Hart explained the financial responsibility for the sizing of the pipe. Kersch said she has not received much information on this item and that a meeting was held that she was not invited to attend. She asked for clarification regarding this item and the next one calling for execution of an agreement for professional services. Hart explained that the current item concerns the grant for the two -lanes of the road and some of the water/wastewater improvements to support that construction. He said the next item is for the engineering for that project. He said Item FF that was deferred until the next regular meeting would require the developers to build the other two lanes of Rivery Boulevard, along with cost participation in the bridge and the connection back to Country Club Road and Williams Drive. He reminded Council that the zoning, land use, and circulation decisions would be made through the public review process. Lyda asked that the developers meet with the residents prior tolAtien of the road consideration of the Development Agreement. (corrected by Lyda at the October 12 meeting) Motion by Lyda, second by Bain to approve the business agreement. Approved 7-0. EE Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Georgetown and S. D. Kallman, Inc. for professional services for the Rivery Partners Ltd. Project -- George Russell Russell explained that this agreement was specifically for the design, surveying, and construction management of the infrastructure. Motion by Lyda, second by Barton to approve the agreement. Approved 7-0, FF Consideration of a development agreement with Quorum Equities Group, L.L.C. and Rivery Partners, Ltd. concerning the development of the Rivery Boulevard and Bridge Project -- Marianne Banks and Bob Hart (This item was deferred to the next Regular Council Meeting on September 28, 1999) GG Consideration of the execution of a letter of engagement in a joint master planning initiative with the Georgetown Area Community Foundation -- Charlie Barton, Clark Lyda, and Ferd Tonn Rick Eason, representing the Foundation, introduced three directors of the Foundation, saying that the purpose of the Foundation is to be a vehicle for charitable contributions for charitable organizations in the community. He spoke of a proposed Georgetown Family Center to house most of the charitable organizations in the greater Georgetown area. He spoke of the four -block area bounded by 7th Street on the north, 9th Street on the south, MLK on the west, and Rock Street on the east, in which the City owns considerable property, as being an ideal location for the "Town Center." He asked to work with the Council and other entities to master plan the Center in order to determine the highest and best combination of public property, private for-profit enterprises, and a family center to house the charitable organizations working within the community. He said they would like to begin working on the plan between now and the end of the year to develop a master plan for mixed -used development. Eason noted that he had shared a draft letter agreement with the Councilmembers. Lyda asked if this project could be incorporated with the facility planning being done by Brinkley -Sargent Architects. Motion by Lyda, second by Barton to approve under the existing scope of services with Brinkley -Sargent and subject to the review of the City Attorney. Approved 7-0. Jim Brown, from the audience, asked what status the plan would have on completion, asking if it would have a commitment to go forward. Barton said this fits into the long-range planning of facilities for the City of Georgetown. Lyda said this would be along the lines of a feasibility study. Robert Seamans, from the Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 7 of 10 Pages audience, asked for further clarification. Eason explained that the Foundation is attempting to use the synergy of combining the organizations to save money that would be spent on administrative staff and office space for each individual organization if housed in different places within the community. He emphasized that this would not be a mixing of public and private funds. 9:42 p.m. recessed -- 10:05 p.m. resumed HH Consideration of scheduling on the October 12, 1999, Regular City Council Meeting, the reconsideration of the zoning application submitted for multi-family/duplex zoning in University Park, Section One, Block A, Lots 2-15, from RS, Residential Single Family to RM -1, Multifamily or any more restrictive district, located on Bergin Court, west of Southwestern Boulevard, with notification of the reconsideration to adjacent property owners -- Charlie Barton and Susan Hoyt Hoyt asked Bobby Stanton to explain why the item needs to be reconsidered, saying the Council had acted on incorrect information. Stanton noted that the Council had voted on this item on July 13. He said this property was annexed in 1974, not in 1985, meaning it had been inside the city limits for eleven years when it was platted as duplex lots. Therefore, because of the discrepancy in the information, he asked that it be put back on the agenda. Motion by Hoyt, second by Barton to bring the item back before the Council on the October 12 agenda. (Barton noted that there was no Exhibit B in the packet.) Burson asked for clarification about when the property was zoned and for what. Banks told him it was zoned RS when it was taken into the City in 1974. Banks said the property was platted for duplexes but never zoned for R -S RM. (corrected by Kersch at the October 12 meeting) Lyda questioned the procedure for bringing the item back to the Council for consideration. Banks noted that Council could waive their procedure of the 90 -day reconsideration. She said the applicant can't bring the item back before six months. The motion by Hoyt, second by Barton to bring the item back before the Council on the October 12 agenda was approved 5-2. (Burson and Lyda opposed) An unidentified woman asked from the audience for clarification on the procedure to reconsider. Lyda stated that he felt there would need to be a suspension of the Council procedure in order to handle the item on the October 12 agenda. 11 First Reading of an Ordinance to Rezone 108.95 acres in the John Berry Survey, to be known as a Planned Unit Development of Pecan Branch North, a manufactured home park, from A, Agricultural to R -MH, Residential Manufactured Home, or any more restrictive district, located at the northeast corner of FM 971 and CR 152 -- Ed Barry (Lyda abstained) Lyda noted that he had abstained from this item. Barry told Council that the Concept Plan was approved about a year ago, but the project has since been modified. He noted that staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission were recommending approval. Barry read only the ordinance caption 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 6-0. (Lyda abstained) JJ Public Review Final Plat and Detailed Development Plan of 21.429 acres out of the John Berry Survey, to be known as a Planned Unit Development of Pecan Branch North, Phase One, a manufactured home park, located at the northeast corner of FM 971 and CR 152 -- Ed Barry Barry noted that this was the same project as the previous item. Motion by Valdez, second by Barton to approve. Approved 6-0. (Lyda abstained) KK Consideration of directing the staff with regard to enforcement of the sign ordinance as it relates to "bandit signs" in the right of way on weekends -- Charlie Barton and Shorty Valdez Kersch asked for clarification of whether non -enforcement of the sign ordinance on weekends was staff policy or practice. Hart confirmed that it was staff practice. Lyda asked that Jim Mills be allowed to speak to Council regarding the actions of the Urban Design Task Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 8 of 10 Pages Force. Mills told Council that the Task Force developed a possible solution to the problem suggesting a licensing agreement with the Board of Realtors or the Homebuilders Association to allow for multiple location directionals at major intersections. He noted that a similar procedure is used in Roseville, California. He suggested that the Urban Design Task Force could create a detailed proposal for this option. Kersch asked the timeframe and Mills said he believed that the Urban Design Task Force could work on this at their next meeting and bring it back to the Council as soon as possible. Barton noted that everyone he has contacted has expressed a desire to work together to gain a solution to the problem, and said he thought it might be the end of the year before it could be brought back to the Council. Lyda said he thought the Task Force would be able to come forward with an interim recommendation. Lyda suggested directing the staff not to begin enforcing for another 60 days and to ask the Urban Design Task Force to come back to the Council with a recommendation. Jack Baker of the Texas Capitol Area Builders Association said he agreed with Jim Mills, and noted that he felt the City should not pick up the signs on the weekends and allow a recommendation for a solution. Bain noted that he had received information that some signs are being placed in front of homes on Williams Drive. Bart Masterson, from the audience, asked that Austin Avenue and other residential streets not be littered with signs. Avis Wukash, from the audience, said that occasionally realtors ask permission to put directional signs in private property. Jim Brown, from the audience, said that there are laws against placing signs in state and federal right of way. Valdez suggested allowing 90 days for the Task Force to come back to the Council with a recommendation. Motion by Lyda, second by Barton to allow 60 days for the Task Force to come back to the Council with a recommendation. Approved 7-0. LL Consideration of appointment of six additional members to the Complete Count Committee -- George Russell Russell explained that this work is being done to facilitate the upcoming census. He said the Committee discovered that there were areas in the City that were not covered adequately in the last census in 1990. He said the Committee is recommending these six additional members, which includes representation for the school district and the Chamber of Commerce. Motion by Barton, second by Bain to approve the appointments. Approved 7-0. Hoyt said she is still getting calls on the portable restrooms outside the Playscape. She asked that they be removed and people be allowed to enter the Recreation Center for restroom use. Hart noted that there is a group of volunteers that will build restrooms at the Playscape in the next few months. It was decided to remove the portables. She also said there is a need for additional portables at the VFW fields. 10:35 p.m. recessed for Executive Session -- Returned to Open Session at 11:10 p.m. E Action from Executive Session There was no action from Executive Session. Approved 7+ J N6j &A6ryEllen Kersch Council Meeting Minutes/September 14, 1999 Page 10 of 10 Pages Attest: City Secretary S'an'dra Lee