HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 02.08.2011 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor
George Garver presiding.
Council Present:
Patt,,� Eason Ga DannW Meigs Bill
Sattler, Pat Berryman, Dale Ross, Tommy
Gonzalez
Council Absent:
All Council Present.
Staff Present -
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Mark Sokolow, City Attorney; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer;
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary,* Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager, Terry Jones, Support Services
Manager; Mike Peters, Information Technology Director; Keith Hutchinson, Public Information Officer;
Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director; Laurie Brewer, Assistant Finance Director; Robert
Fite, Fire Chief, Terri Calhoun, Real Estate Services Coordinator; Thomas R. Benz, Systems
Engineering Director; Edward G. Polasek, Transportation Services Director; Glenn Dishong, Utility
Director; Trina Bickford, Purchasing Manager; Travis McLain, Airport Manager; Valerie Kreger, Principal
Planner; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner
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Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 0613 PM
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Wcesj t'tg 'eg I r i convene an Executive eon a ssie reost is
Comments from the Mayor
- Welcome and Meeting Procedures
The Mayor presented three Boy Scouts with city pins and asked them what they liked most about scouting He
thanked them for attending the meeting.
City Manager Comments
Action from Executive Session
There was no action out of Executive Session.
Public Wishing to Address Council
On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the table
at the entrance to the Council Chamber. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish 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
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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.
B - As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than what was posted on the agenda
Statutory Consent Agenda
The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items that Council may act on with
one single vote. A councilmember may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order that the council
discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular Agenda.
C Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Workshop and Regular Council Meeting held on
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
D Consideration and possible action to authorize a Mutual Aid Agreement between the Williamson County Fire
Chief's Association and the City of Georgetown for fire, rescue, haz-mat, and emergency medical service
responses within the areas of which each agency normally provides fire protection- Robert Fite, Fire Chief
E Consideration and possible action to authorize application for a Training Grant for $2070.00 from the Texas
Forest Service -- Robert Fite, Fire Chief
F Consideration and possible action to approve a Real Estate Purchase Contract with Richard W. Bunte and
wife, Virginia E. Bunte in the amount of $41,005.00, plus closing costs, for the purchase of real property in
connection with the FM 971/N.E. Innerloop Intersection Improvements Project -Terri Calhoun, Real Estate
Services Coordinator and Thomas R. Benz, P.E., Systems Engineering Director
G Consideration and possible action for approval of a Change Order for a clasped storm drain on the Forest
Street Wastewater / Drainage Improvement Project with Smith Contracting of Austin, Texas, in the amount of
$34,408.80; the original amount of the project was for $327,322.00 -- Thomas R. Benz, P. E., Systems
Engineering Director and Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director
H Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order KPA-1 1 -005 with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates, LP of
Georgetown, Texas, for professional services for evaluating test data related to Edwards Aquifer Recharge
Zone Rehabilitation Phase Vill in the amount of $49,844.00 -- Thomas R. Benz, P.E., Systems Engineering
Director and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager
Ross asked and Dishong said they are looking at the testing data from last years testing of the sewer system. He
said they take a lot at that data and then, from that, determine what the correct rehabilitation method should be,
I Consideration and possible action to approve the declaration of surplus vehicles, motorcycles, IT equipment
and miscellaneous office furnishings/modular components to be sold through online auctioneering services
of Gaston and Sheehan Auctioneers, Inc. of Pflugerville, Texas --Trina Bickford, Purchasing Manager and Micki
Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
J Consideration and possible action to approve the First Amendment to the Consent Agreement for the Oaks
at San Gabriel development (West Williamson County Municipal District No.1), regarding the size and
location of the Cimmaron Hills Wastewater Treatment'Plant and holding pond -- Micki Rundell, Chief
Financial Officer; Glenn Dishong, Utility Director; Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director and Jordan
Maddox, Interim Principal Planner
K Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to authorize Specialized Public Finance, Inc. (SPFI) to proceed with the
preparation of the required bond offering documents for the upcoming April 2011 bond issues -- Micki
Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Sattler said he was looking at all of the different numbers and put them into:a column. He said he showed $4.17
million total for Fire Station 5, the Fire Station 5 land, Madella Hilliard Renovations, Fire Truck #5, Public Safety
Vehicles and the new Security System. Rundell said this is correct. Sattler asked and Rundell said this has a
net tax impact after bond retirements of $0.0077. He said it also shows the certificates of obligations are self
supporting bonds and noted, ETEC is going to issue $1.7 million for the Williams Drive widening. Rundell agreed
and said that GTEC money will go toward the third payment in the agreement with the County to expedite that
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project. Sattler asked and Rundell confirmed GUS will pay $1.4 million for the potential satellite yard for GUS.
Rundell noted those are not funded through the taxes but through other revenue streams.
Sattler asked that the following information be placed in the minutes:
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Certificates of Obligation (CO) Bonds:
Williams Drive- $1,700,000 (Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation)
GUS Satellite Yard- $1,400,000 (Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board)
TOTAL: $3,100,000
Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Subcommittee (GGAF)-
Advisory Subcommittee -- Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve a two year extension with Valley View Consulting for
investment advisory services- Laurie Brewer, Assistant Director of Finance
Sattler asked about Valley View Consulting, where they are located and their scope of work for the City. Brewer
said they provide investment advisory services for the City, they help the city comply with the Public Funds
Investment Act and help the city do bids and invest money in order to get the highest amount of yield She said
they are located in Virginia, but there are offices in Austin and Dallas as well. Sattler asked and Brewer
confirmed this is to renew a two year old contract He asked that staff review the extension to make sure the
names of the parties involved are for the current project.
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Motion by Sansing, second by Berryman to approve the consent agenda in its entirety, including questions and
discussion on items H, K and M. Approved 7-0
Legislative Regular Agenda
0 Consideration and possible action to appoint new members to the City's 2011/2012 Boards and Commissions
— Mayor George Garver
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Berryman said there was a discussion regarding the current attendance policy and the removal of members
because of absenteeism. She noted there was one individual in her district that was brought into question
because of absenteeism. She said she called that person to ask why they were absent and added, they have
served on three subcommittees on that board. She said, of the four meetings that the person missed, a several
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number were rescheduled meetings and were not held at the regularly scheduled time She said she thinks there
needs to be a discussion regarding the attendance policy and how the shortcomings and scheduling of any
particular board or commission may effect a member's attendance. She said the extra amount of time and
attention board members can give due to their expertise should also come into play. She noted the Council was
not given enough information about this individual and why they were absent and added it makes her wonder
about the other individuals who were removed due to attendance Eason said this is a perfect example of why
she has encouraged interviewing people during the application process She noted, if they interviewed
applicants, they could have asked these type of questions. Berryman said, in the least, she would like for the City
Council receive a full disclosure of attendance and performance on any subcommittees. She noted she would
like to know if any missed meetings were rescheduled. Mayor reminded council the decision to remove board
members who were absent more than 25% was a council decision and not made by staff or the Mayor. Mayor
said, if the Council feels this issue be revisited, they should place this item on a future agenda for discussion and
refinement. He suggested Berryman contact the City Secretary to place on a future meeting. Vote on the
motion: Approved 7-0
Second Reading of an Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code (UDC) Chapter 2 "Review
Authority", Chapter 3 "Applications and Permits", Chapter 4 "Zoning Districts", Chapter 5 "Zoning Uses!', Chapter
6 "Residential and Agricultural Zoning Districts: Lot, Dimensional and Design Standards", Chapter 7 "Non -
Residential Zoning Districts: Lot, Dimensional and Design Standards", Chapter 11 "Environmental Protection",
Chapter 12 "Pedestrian and Vehicle Circulation"; Chapter 13 "Infrastructure and Public Improvements"; Chapter
14 "Nonconformities", and Chapter 16 "Definitions" and amending Section 15.04.045 of the Code of Ordinance to
revise the Development Processing Fees for Planning and Development— Elizabeth A. Cook, Community
Development Director
Cook described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the
requirements of the City Charter. She said, at the last meeting, Council approved the first reading with two
changes. She described those two changes, She said the first was to remove the provision that would allow
signage for home based businesses. She noted the other change was regarding infill and new construction for
homes in the old town overlay district She said, at the meeting, Council asked that the limitation on the amount
of square footage that could be added to an existing home be removed and that staff instead should look at a
provision for the expansion to be based on the lot size. She said there is already a provision in the ordinance
related to lot size and she described that provision. She said staff recommends that council just delete the item
that Council did not like and move forward with the current expansion regulations Sensing asked and Cook
clarified the provision in Chapter 4 regarding a limitation for the size of the expansion to be no more than 30% of
the original home size would be removed and the existing provision that addresses this issue will stay She said
the existing provision is the expansion can not bring the structure to more than 65% of the lot size. There were
many questions regarding the current regulations.
Gonzalez said on Section 3.13.04. B, regarding Demolition and Relocation, for clarification it would be good to
add the phrase "and it is not historically significant' to the end of the sentence. He said he would like to add this
because, even if a structure may not be on the historic survey, it could have some historic significance.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to add the phrase "and it is not historically significant" to the end of the
sentence in Section 3.13.040 (4.13.) and Section 3.13.020 (D.l.d.).
Berryman and Sattler asked for clarification and Gonzalez explained the purpose behind his motion. Ross and
Berryman asked who would decide if a structure is historically significant Cook said HARC would be the decision
maker in that instance. Sansing asked and Cook said a house that is 50 years old or older may or not be
considered historically significant Sansing asked if the City needs to keep structures just because they are over
fifty years old. Gonzalez said just being something is old does not mean it is significant Mayor addressed the
citizens who signed up to speak under this item.
Speaker, Renee Hanson said, as a member of the UDC task force, she thanked Council for passing the
demolition and infill amendment. She said the protection these ordinances will give to the historic structures and
neighborhood will ensure Georgetown's culture will remain intact She said she is hopeful Council will pass this
Ordinance on second reading tonight, She said there are other reasons why a structure could be considered
historic but not be determined "significant" by the City's current survey. She said this recommendation from
Gonzalez would provide the protection for that type of structure.
Speaker, Doug Bryce, said he is an attorney and his office is to the north of the square. He said people are
worried about home based businesses and the impact it will add to their lives. He said the ordinance provides a
huge amount of flexibility but added there are legal remedies to those problems as well. He referred to the
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woman at the last meeting who had a guy drumming next to her house and noted any court would deem that ase
nuisance. Hesaid kisadelightful way oftrying to work things out |na simple way through city staff
Speaker, Robert MuMurrer,thanked the Council for their forbearance. Hesaid it was not oshort session and
added council member 8V { about HABOare spot on. Hethanked the Council for taking seriously
their responsibility council tends krhear
from highly vocal, motivated folks and the great majority ufpeople don't come and participate inthe meetings.He
said Council has heard proposals designed to restrict and gentrify old town based on the opinions of a small
group mffolks that feel they know best Hethanked Council for sticking tmtheir guns.
Speaker, Brad Masson, spoke about the home based business amendment Hasaid horead inthe paper that
the City Council was trying topromote home based businesses inOld Town. Hesaid hedid not feel that was m
very accurate .depiction nfthe discussion. Hesaid the article also indicated 38&mffolks inGoorgm8ownhave
home based businesses. Hesaid, mofar, there hasn't been acomplaint or problemwith this issue and he
appreciates that Council supports and allows people to generate an income from their own homes
Speaker, Ross Hunter, said he has nothing but positive things to say to the Council tonight He noted he want to'
take the opportunity to thank the council for the work they have done to address chapters 3 and 4 of the UDC. He
said, as someone who cares about Old Town, he will say that he was touched by everyonds concern for the well
being of Old Town. He said he is grateful that there is so much of a great feeling in Georgetown and he
appreciates the work of everyone involved.
Speaker, Robert Phipps, thanked the 'Council for taking steps Uoapproving the demolition amendment in
particular. He said those that care about Georgetown are not anelitist organization. Hanoted the city has along
way to go to help preserve the character of Georgetown and he thanked the council for their hard work so faf.
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Speaker Richard Cutts, said h* agrees with the last couple ofspeakers and said beisihfavor ofthe demolition
and infill changes. He said he also likes the idea that there are no signs allowed on home based businesses. He
would like to remind folks that preservation measures for historic resources must be pro -active. Hesaid council
is right making demolition of historic reasons as something that should not be taken lightly.
Gonzalez noted he also wanted to say HARC is made up of volunteer citizens that try to work hard and improve
the community. Hesaid that board isnot the same group ofpeople doing the same thing every year. He noted
membership rotates. He thanked all Board members, and specifically HARC members, for doing what they can
hoprotect the community. Herestated his motion.
Vote on Gonzalez' motion toamend: Approved 7-0
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Ross to approve the Ordinance as amended on second reading.
Berryman referred to a letter that was given oostaff byJim Babcock regarding these UDC changes. Berryman
said the letter states the change imgovd.but the language states things °may"berequired. She said she was
reading through the list and added it seems the demolition process is very lengthy and costly to the City. She
reviewed the costs ofthe process aa'stated inthe letter. Ross spoke about how this amendment would befor
high priority structures and not all structures. Gonzalez alad.ifthe applicants completes their requirements
sooner than the year limit, their demolition can get approved earlier. Berryman asked and Cook reviewed the
6anm|0on approvalprocaoa. She pointed out there is a provision for a standing subcommittee of HARC to meet
with the applicant and staff to determine which submission requirements will be required prior to the demolitior.
Ross asked and Cook said there imelist ofhigh prioritystructures b t shedoes notknow how many their areoff
hand. Sansing said if the year waiting goes by without action and the individual goes to HARC; can HARC tell
that person what they can and can not do with the property. Cook reviewed the process of what would happen in
this instance. Sansing asked and Cook confirmed there is still a chance that the applicant may not be able to tear
down their structure. Ross said, if that were to happen, they can appeal to the Council. Sansing said he has a
problem with the fact that, even if someone has met all the necessary criteria set out by HARC, he or she may
still not be able to do whatever they want with their property.
Motion bySansi, second by Berryman toamend the demolition portion ofthe Ordinance inthat, after the one
year waiting period |oupand all the m1teriohave been met a person has the authority tudowhat they wish !o
their property.
Berryman asked how you would assure that people have gone through the hoops. Genm|nQsaid you would still
have topresent your criteria back hoHARC. 8onoingasked and Cook said the first bmeperiods are different
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between high priority and low priority structures but the decision making sections are the same Berryman asked
and Cook clarified the section aediostated inthe past. Berryman said, right now, mnapplicant would have togo
through all the hoops and, if ththat and discover the house should be demolishedthey still be
prohibited from doing so by HARC. She noted, if Council changes this section according to Sansinys
amendment, the applicant can destroy the property no matter what as long as they have met the time period and
criteria. Berryman asked and Cook said this amendment would provide enough protections depending on what
council wants to accomplish. Meigs asked about an example where a house has been gone through the steps
and has been disapproved. Cook said, at this moment, HARC does not have the authority to disapprove any
demolitions. Berryman said she agrees with having more teeth in this item but added her concern is the property
rights issue.Gonzalez said someone Gan still appeal to council and council can still have a final say on the
demolition. There was much discussion on this issue. Ross said he does not plan on voting for this amendment
and added he is against doing engineering on the dais. Sansing said he is just trying to say, for the record, that
he against this and he is going to withdraw his motion and vote against all of this.
Sansing withdrew his motion to amend, Berrymen withdrew her second.
,0- #pdate on 2011 Redistricting process — Mark Sokolow, C ty Attorney and Davia7lendez of Bickerstaff, Pieath &
Delgado
With a Powerpoint presentation, Mendez provided Council with a report on where the U.S. Census Bureau is on
releasing their data. He said he wanted to give Council an estimate related to growth in Williamson County in
Georgetown. He noted he would also like to review the the process of this project throughout the summer. He
continued to review what he will cover in this presentation. He stated they received the geography for the state of
Texas about three weeks ago. He noted his staff is laying out the geography in preparation for the release of the
census data. He said the Bureau started releasing data for the various states two weeks ago. He said they
expect Texas will be in one of the next batches of state data to be released. He said once that data is released,
they will incorporate it into the geography and prepare an assessment to determine the least and most populous
district. He spoke about the magnitude of growth in Williamson County over the past ten yearsL He said the data
states that Williamson County has grown about 66% and the City of Georgetown has grown about 77.1 % from
28,339 people in 2000 to 50,196 in 2010.
Mendez went through the redistricting process timeline. He said, upon the release of the data, his staff will crunch
the numbers and prepare an initial assessment He noted they believe they will be able to present this to council
by mid-April. He said they will come back right after the May Election to start the redistricting process. He noted,
during the summer, their firm and the council will develop a plan for the community including public hearing and
meetings. He said these meetings would be about the initial plans to rebalance the population of the City. He
said Council would then adjust their plan to meet the comments and concerns brought forward by the community
at the public hearing. He said he anticipates that Council will be voting on a new plan by the end of September to
submit to the Department of Justice in Washington for pre clearance. He pointed out a few provisions of the
Charter that applies to the redistricting process. He said,normally, they try to keep council members in their
current district when the new lines are drawn so the core community of that district can still be associated with
their incumbent. He said it is an unusual provision in the City Charter that a Council member may continue to
serve in their district even if the redistricting plan draws them out of their district
Mendez raised the question of how you calculate maximum deviation. Hmsaid there isno question that, with an
area that has grown this much hnthe past ten years, the populations per dkstrioiwill bevery different Hesaid the
courts have aspecific formula they use tudetermine maximum deviation. Hm'described this formula for the City
Coond|.Vasaid odeviation inexcess nf10%between the districts would require aCity hurebalance population
in each of those districts. He noted, for instance, if Georgetown has 70,000 people when the census is released,
there would need 0obaabout 1O,0OOpeople |meach district. Benoin0asked and Mendez said hewas here in
2OOOand confirmed ims possible for aCouncil member tobedrawn out oftheir district Bansingasked and
Mendez said the Council members have .absolute say onhow these districts are drawn Mendez said heneeds
the Council's input nnhow the City should rebalance each district Henoted uisintegral tnthe process 1oget
each Council members input. He said, ultimately,the Council aa.owhole acts onthe adoption ofaplan.
Sonsingasked and Mendez said gerrymandering iaespecific art Hesaid there are two types of
gerrymandering: racial and political. He said the drawing of a district with the purpose of including an individual is
not anunlawful reason todoso.
Berryman saidthere imetremendous amount ofunder-representation oniheweotsideandoverrepreaentation
onthe east side. Mendez said that issue is a product of the growth that occurred in the City over the past
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decade. He said, back in 2000; the census did not reflect any population on the west side. He said one way to
handle the population growth is to draw lines to accommodate future growth by under -representing particular
district and long as the city does not exceed the 10% maximum deviation. He said it is difficult for an area that
grows as quickly as Georgetown to maintain balanced districts. Ross asked and Mendez confirmed a city can
draw lines to accommodate growth but added it is based on total persons and not total registered voters Ross
said he thinks it would be a good idea to Mendez said the margin the City can use to accommodate growth is
about 10%. Gonzalez said he thinks it would be too hard to figure that out and base the lines on that concept
Mayor asked that Mendez address the issue of minority neighborhoods when it comes to redistricting. Mendez
said, historically, there have been districts that have had a majority or a significant chunk of minorities in them.
He said, as the population has grown, the census may show that the growth of minorities has probably not kept
the same pace with the general population growth of the City. He said the ability for a minority group to influence
the decisions of a particular district may be a consideration the Council should have when drawing lines in order
to get pre cleared in Washington. Sokolow asked that Mendez describe the process his firm uses to draw the
maps. Mendez said their equipment is extremely powerful in that as they draw, their program has the ability to
show the Council the recomputed numbers for each district in real time. Saltier asked and Mendez said he will
be bringing Council policies and guidelines for council to consider before the lines are drawn. He said one of the
guidelines he will bring to them is the use of whole voting precincts. He noted one of the reasons they
recommend this is because voters are used to being in a particular polling place and precinct He said, if you split
precincts up, the County will have to create extra polling locations which will create a bigger cost for the City. He
noted you will upset the voters in the City by doing this as well. There were many questions and discussion
regarding how voting precincts affect the redistricting process. Mayor asked and Mendez said a census block is
the smallest unit of census geography and it equates to a typical city block He said it makes sense that the
Department of Justice does not like to see split blocks.
R Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order HDR -11-02 with HDR Engineering, Inc., of Austin,
Texas, for professional services related to the preliminary engineering for the Southwest Bypass from
Leander Road (RM 2243) to IH 35 in an amount not to exceed $300,000 -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP,
Transportation Services Director and Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager
Polasek said, at the last meeting, council approved an interlocal agreement with Williamson County on the
funding scenario for the study of engineering improvements for the Southwest Bypass from Leander Road to IH
35. He said the draft task order has been finalized and the actual total is $274,00, which is under the $300,000
limit given by the city council. He said the purpose of the interlocal is that the Council will front the money used in
the city's bond proceeds for the Southwest Bypass study and the County will reimburse the city for those costs for
the preliminary engineering. He said they are bringing this task order back to Council because the city cannot
ask the engineering firm to work at risk and the staff needs certain data that will be incorporated into the
Industrial Agreement. He said the County has seen the agreement and is amenable to it but the Commission
has not approved it yet. He said they are taking a leap of faith that the commission will approve it so that the city
can incorporate this information into the Industrial Agreement
Motion by Meigs, second by Sensing to approve the task order.
Sattler asked and Polasek said the City needs the information for the industrial agreement no matter if the
County pays or not
Approved 4-2 (Ross, Sattler opposed) (Berryman absent from the dais)
S Forwarded from the General Government and Finance Subcommittee (GGAF):
Consideration and possible action to approve the City Council Video Production and Streaming Equipment
and Services from Swagit Productions, LLC for $52,900 --Mike Peters, Information Technology Director and
Keith Hutchinson, Public Information Officer
Peters said this is a follow up from the Workshop presentation. He said staff requests approval for the contract
with Swagit, which will allow the city to produce and stream the video of city council meetingson the ciWs
website and on Channel 10.
Motion by Eason, second by Meigs to approve the item. Approved 6-0 (Berryman absent)
T Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution ordering a general election for election of the Mayor
and of City Council Members for Council Districts 2 and 6 to be held on May 14, 2011, ordering a run-off election,
if necessary, and establishing procedures for said elections -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary and Mark Sokoloff,
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City Attorney
Sokolow read the caption of the Resolution. He said an update of the polling locations from the County was
passed out to the council. He said there were two precincts in the City that are vacant and those precincts are
included in the list as well.
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Briggs described the item and said staff will come back with an ordinance denying the change in rates as well,
He read the caption of the resolution to the City Council.
V Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance adding Chapter 12.10 to the Code of Ordinances relating
to City Assessments and Liens; making such other findings and provisions related to the subject and declaring
an effective date -- Mark Sokolow, City Attorney
Sokolow said this Ordinance will give the Council the flexibility to extend the due dates for assessments and
liens. He said it also gives the flexibility to the City Manager to waive interest on overdue liens and assessments
to further economic development.
Public Hearing was opened at 7:58 PM.
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 7:58 PM.
Brettle read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Motion by Sansing, second by Sattler to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 6-0 (Berryman
absent)
W Second Reading of an Ordinance for the annexation into the City of 60.24 acres out of the Isaac Jones
Survey, located at 4887 Williams Drive near the intersection of Sedro Trail -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP,
Interim Principal Planner and Elizabeth A. Cook, Community Development Director
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