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Notice of a Meetina of the
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City of G'eol-etowll, Texas
Tue$(hay, April 14'2015
The Georgetown City Council will meet on April 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM at the Council Chambers, at0lE.
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Policy DevelVpmment/Review Workshop—Call to mrdet- at 3:00 PIM
A Review and direction regarding the lease for Grace Heritage Church tothe Georgetown Heritage Society —Matt
Synatschk, Historic Preservation Officer; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Mayor called the meeting toorder at3PN1.Brainard absent.
With a PowerpointP nta| Synatschkrevawedth Operating Plan with Grace Heritage Churchwhich inup
for renewal. He reviewed the site improvements and said currently, the church is in need of exterior and structural
work. Hedescribed those needs for the Council. Hesaid the City iycurrently contracting with AmhiTexautn
complete a structural assessment and develop a rehabilitation plan. He said the cost of the rehab is estimated at
$250.000. Hesaid staff intends hoinclude the project inthe upcoming C|P.
Hemmedunasked and Synatachhsaid the estimate for the rehab (ouyear and ahalf old. Hemmedunsaid hois
thinking the cost might bemore. G nateohkoummorizedthehio(o[yoJthmGnaceHeritageChurch|eese
agreements with the Georgetown Heritage Society. He said the current lease expires thisyear and theHeritage
Society could ask for arenewal. He reviewed the current lease requirements for the 2005 lease and said staff is
askedasking direction on how to move forward with this lease. Fought if there is
building. Synatsck said the city will continue to own the building. Fought asked and Synatschk described the
review and approval process for the improvements to the church. Fought asked and Synatschk said there is no
income coming in for the City. Fought asked if there is anything wrong with the agreement as it stands now. He
said he would prefer not to operate this on a city budget but said he is nowhere near giving this to someone else.
Mayor said he would like to have measurables in the agreement moving forward. Mayor said he is in support of
this and said the Heritage Society does great work throughout the city. Gonzalez said, if the city looks at what
Georgetown Heritage Society does on a regular basis, the return on investment would be obvious. Hesser asked
and Syntaschk Heritage Society currently has about 300 members. Hammerlun asked about the timeline for the
professional assessment of the structure. Syntaschk said the city should have the assessment this summer so
that it can be put in the budget for next year. Syntaschk spoke about some other funding options. There were a
few questions about the timeline for this project.
B Review cfthe Budgetary Policy and discussion ofpossible amendments for 2U15/1G—(N|cN
Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
With a Powerpoint Presentation, Zavala reviewed the Fiscal and Budgetary Policy for the Council. She reviewed
the agenda tobediscussed today. She gave Council ahistorical overview ofthe policy. She spoke 'about policy
compliance and said sustainable funding sources must fun ongoing expenses. She said the o|1 ' purpose iotm
provide She said the policy also outlines the operating budget preparation and links to the
Council Compensation Committee Report — Patty Eason, Councilmember District 1 and Jerry Hammerlun,
Councilmember District 5
D Review and direction regarding the facilities plan for fiscal year 2015-2016 --Laurie Brewer, Assistant City
Manager
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Principal Planner and Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director
With a Powerpoint Presentation, Maddox spoke about the public street system connectivity requirements. e
read a related section from Chapter 12 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). He showed Council a map of
the interconnected network downtown and how it compares to other areas in the city. He showed a disjointed
about pedestrian connecti— -rl hm, e cons ere as we . ere was much discussion a ou
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Meeting recessed to Executive Session under Sections 551.071, 551.071 and 551.074 of the Local Government
Code – 5:15PM
Excetitive Sessioii
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes, Annotated, the
items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to action in the regular session.
F Sec. 551.071: Consultation with Attorney
- Advice from attorney about pending or contemplated litigation and other matters on which the attorney has a duty to advise the
City Council, including agenda items
- EMS Contract Discussion
Sec. 551.072: Deliberation Regarding Real Property
-Inner Peace
Sec. 661.074: Personnel Matters
- Interim City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary and Municipal Judge: Consideration of the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal
- Interim City Manager Compensation
Adjournment — Meeting returned to Open Session and was adjourned at 6:000
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Dale Ross, Mayor
AttV. City Secretary