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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The Georgetown City Council will meet on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 6:00 PM at the Council Chambers at 101 E.
7'h St., Georgetown, Texas
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Regulat- Session
(This Regular session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose authorized by
the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A Call to Order— Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00PM
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Comments from the Mayor
- Welcome and Meeting Procedures
- Proclamation in honor of Eastview High School Soccer Team
- Proclamation in honor of Georgetown High School Baseball Team
City Council Regional Board Reports
Announcements
Independence Day Holiday Hours and Trash Collection
32nd Annual Sertoma 4th of July Celebration
Fireworks Regulations
Action from Executive Session
There was no action out of Executive Session.
Statutoi�y Consent Agenda
The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that may be acted upon with one single
vote. An item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda in order that it be discussed and acted upon individually as
part of the Regular Agenda.
B Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Workshop and Regular Meeting held on
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -- Jessica Breftle, City Secretary
C Consideration and possible action to approve the appointment of Tom Milburn as a member of the Library
Advisory Board to fill a vacancy — Mayor Dale Ross
D Consideration and possible action to approve a cooperation agreement with Williamson County to continue
participation as part of the Urban County Entitlement for the Community Development Block Grant Program
for FY2016-2018 -- Jennifer C. Bills, AICP, Housing Coordinator, and Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Brainard pulled this item to the Regular Agenda.
- Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB)-
Consideration and possible action to allow the City Manager to submit Letter of Interest for additional Airport
Capital Improvement item to TxDOT Aviation for Runway 18/36 repairs and maintenance -- Russ Volk,
Airport Manager and Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director
Mayor pulled this item to the Regular Agenda.
F Consideration and possible action on a License to Encroach for City of Georgetown, Block 41, Lot 2-3 (pts),
located at 212 West 7th Street, for an accessible ramp to encroach five feet into a public sidewalk
Elabarger, Senior Planner
G Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution amending the bylaws for the Historic and
Architectural Review Commission -- Matt Synatschk, Historic Planner; Andreina D6vila-Quintero, Project
Coordinator and Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Motion by Fought, second by ionrowe to approve the consent agenda, with the exception of items D and E,
which were pulled to the Legislative Regular Agenda by Brainard and Mayor, respectively. Approved 7-0
Legislative Regulat- Agenda
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Members of Specialized Public Finance presented the result s of the recent general obligation and sales tax
revenue refunding bond sales. Jennifer Douglas said the savings incurred from the GO refunding bond sale is
$467,000 and the savings from the sales tax revenue refunding bond sale is $355,000. Brainard thanked them for
their good work. There was no action on this item.
Provide each of the developers of the projects we have recently approved the opportunityto review and
comment upon the analysis and the recommendations contained in the report;
Assure that weare not placing framework for development atenadvantage, madisodvo
other frameworks (at a minimum, a list of developments which are "grandfathered" to the existing rates and
those who would beimpacted would beoppmphate)i
Account for contributions already made under existing development agreements (at a minimum, developers
should be asked to submit a list of "contributions" they have made which should be considered as part of the
impact assessment);
to speak and present it to the City Secretary on the dais, preferably prior to the start of the meeting. You will be
called forward to speak when the Council considers that item.
On a subject not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future City Council agenda by contacting the
City Secretary no later than noon on the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday meeting, with the subject matter of the
topic they would like to address and their name. The City Secretary can be reached at 512/930-3651.
Executive Session
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.
R See. 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
Sec. 551.074: Personnel Matters
- City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary and Municipal Judge: Consideration of the appointment, employment, evaluation,
reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal
MEETINC ADJOURNED at 7:171'M
laa•oved by the Geoi-getoo vii City Council on,hily 14,2015.
Dale Ross, Maym- At --Is GO, Se'eretary
heavier and nosier aircraft for routine daily airport aviation operations service. He did not
describe what else is included in `their airport projections" nor whether these projections are
part of the new 20 year (2025-2045) Airport Master Flan.. He did not explain or identify the
spectrum of aircraft by type size and weight that encompass a CII design category. He did not
explain the meaning o "the airport's design CII category". He did not explain or demonstrate
where . the spectrum f category CH aircraft are located the lines of demarcation designating
the current 30,000 pound, proposed 60,000 and still heavier poundage single -wheel loading
aircraft. He did not explain why doubling the weight of this new heavier family of
accommodated aircraft was necessary at this time rather than a program proposed in the new 20
year master plan. He did not provide or refer to any FAA documentation of necessity fort is
action to meet any FAA requirements.
It is obvious to all that this runway strengthening has nothing to do with repair or maintenance
It is totally an action to expand aviation operations by expanding airport air fleet capacity..
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by Mr. Volk should have been "Yes, but that's because it would be better than see it crash into
homes,ttt or 1 r' surround the airport.emergency is one thing. quite
another ! allow thesel` aircraft routine service because theiry' l l t destroy our
runways1 short order!".
There are added reasons for referring this item back to the GTAB for proper public vetting.
These include recognition that the airport, by a well documented history of public opposition to
increased operations, is an environmental problematic facility. Even maintenance can not be
categorically excluded from PA reviews; that each of the past, current and future federal
grant funded airport improvements are part of an overall huge maintenance and expansion
program which have significant cumulative adverse impacts; this new program will require a
new fart 150 Noise Compatibility Study; and the cumulative adverse impacts of the overall
federally funded program for our airport will demand preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and consideration of all practicable alternatives.
Mr. Mayor, I welcome any questions and/or comments from the City Council.
In recent months, I have come to learn a lot about our airport and its long range master plan
- information that has not been shared publicly by our city officials or through our local
newspapers. In response to a letter on Nextdoor Serenada from Pam Jones, Mayor Ross
wrote and I quote, "The Georgetown City Council has NOT made a decision to physically
expand the Georgetown airport. In addition, I do not expect the Georgetown City
Council to have any discussions in the foreseeable future for the physical expansion of
the airport. Any work that is being done at the airport at this time is related to bringing
the airport up to FAA standards however, the work is not related to physically
expanding the airport. Mayor R•ss goes on to say and I quote, "in short, I do not know
where you received your information, but I do know that it was not from the elected body
of the City of Georgetown or any of our staff personnel regarding expansion plans of the
Georgetown Airport. The information you heard, received or read is INCORRECT."
I am confused for when I go to the Georgetown Airport website, Appendix C page 12, it
shows land acquisition around the airport including my property,, to be acquired by
easement or by fee. This document has a date of 2004 on it. I can appreciate that there
are not plans today to expand the airport boundaries, but I would like an explanation of
what this means and what assurance do we as property owners have that our land will
not be acquired by the city for the expansion of the airport in the near future, as it is
clearly stated in the Airport Master Plan. All I ask for is an honest explanation of how
'the long term plans will affect our property and our city.
ACC members continue to ask for the public to have input in the plans for an airport that
is owned by the people of Georgetown. Thank you for answering our questions and
concerns honestly.
Georgetown > Frequently Requested Items > Airport Items > Airport Master
Plan > Aptgqgj�� - Appendix C file. Page 12.