HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 01.24.2012 CC-RMinutes of the Meeting of the Governing Body
of the City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The City Council of the City of. Georgetown, Texas, met in Regular Session on the above date with Mayor
George Garver presiding.
Council Present: Council Absent:
Patty Eason, Danny Meigs, Bill Sattler, Pat All Council Present.
Berryman, Tommy Gonzalez, Rachael Jonrowe,
Troy Hellmann
Staff Present:
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager; Bridget Chapman, City Attorney; Jessica Brettle, City Secretary; Jim
Briggs, Assistant City Manager; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer; Elizabeth Cook, Director of
Community Development; Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director; Susan Morgan, Finance
Director; Lorie Lankford, Controller; Edward G. Polasek, Transportation Services Director; Cathy Leloux,
Court Administrator; Bill Dryden, Transportation Engineer; Sarah Hinton, Airport Manager; Kevin Russell,
Director of Human Resources and Civil Service; Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; Terry Jones,
Support Services Manager; Paul Elkins, Energy Services Manager; Glenn Dishong, Utility Director; Mark
Miller, Transportation Services Manager; Carla Benton, Planner Il; Mark Thomas, Economic
Development Director
Minutes
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 06:00 PM
(Council may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene an Executive Session at the request of
the Mayor, a Councilmember, or the City Manager for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act,
Texas Government Code Chapter 551.)
A Call to Order-- Meeting was called to order at 6:25 PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Comments from the Mayor
- Welcome and Meeting Procedures
City Council Regional Board Reports
-CAMPO
Mayor said CAMPO has not met since the last City Council update but noted the minutes for the CAMPO
meetings will be available on their website after their next meeting.
- Lone Star Rail District
Eason said the Lone Star Rail District conducted a very successful webinar session with the US Department of
Transportation — office of the Secretary, the individual USDOT agencies including Federal Transit
Administration and Federal Highways Administration and TxDOT. She said they briefed the federal agencies on
the extensive progress made in the last 18 months with their Union Pacific Railroad partner and the $10 million
CAMPO award for environmental analysis of the Urban Freight Rail Bypass Line. She said the Rail District Staff
have also kicked off the Local Government and Stakeholder Engagement processes and conducted the first
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meeting with the municipal staff in Pflugerville.
City Manager Comments
-CAFR Award
Brandenburg spoke about the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Finance Reporting (CAFR) Award
and showed it to the audience. He said this is the highest level of achievement in the world of financial reporting
and added this is the 24th year in a row the City has received this award.
-Georgetown Youth Advisory Board Presentation
Tyler Willrich and Claire Janes of the Georgetown Youth Advisory Board provided the Council with updates
regarding the Board's participation in the community.
Action from Executive Session
There was no action out of Executive Session.
Public Wishing to Address Council
On a subiect 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
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 - Ann Bell, President of the Hill Country Book Festival at Georgetown, regarding a grant from the Arts and
Culture Board
Bell came in to thank the Council for their grants. She spoke about the festival and programs they have been
holding and how they have been using the grant money from the Arts and Culture Board.
- Gale Webb regarding grant funds given to the Heritage Society by the Arts and Culture Board.
Webb said they would like to thank the City of Georgetown and the Arts and Culture Board for giving them the
grant. She said it helped them defray the expenses of putting on this annual event, the Holiday Home Tour. She
said they did have other sponsors for other organizations as well as donations. She said the theme was
Christmas, past and present. She said more than 1400 guests attended the two day event which is traditionally
held the second weekend of December. She said one of the highlights centered around the former home of the
president of Southwestern University. She spoke about the people who came to their home tour. She said
other counties were represented as well. She said the news of their tour has spread throughout Central Texas.
She thanked the City and continued to speak about their Holiday Home Tour event.
- Linda Scarbrough of the Georgetown Symphony Society regarding a grant from the Arts and Culture Board
Scarbrough said she is speaking on behalf of the Georgetown Symphony Society and noted she wants to thank
the Council for supporting the society's missions. She said their missions are to produce symphony concerts
played in Georgetown by top musicians and offer music programs for young people. She said, without the
funding from the grant, the concert season would have died this year. She noted they were deeply in debt after
last year's season. She said today they are in the black and doing quiet well. She spoke about the four concerts
that were held and the production and mailing of 12,000 brochures about the 2012 season. She said those
brochures resulted in over an 80% increase of the Symphony Society subscribers. She said the City grant
brought more volunteers and potential donors as well. She said the grant also helped to fund the music
enrichment program. She continued to describe the many programs they offer to the community. She said they
believe having an orchestra season benefits all citizens in Georgetown. She noted being able to enjoy cultural
treats produces an intelligent and civilized community.
- Mickie Ross of the Williamson Museum regarding a grant from the Arts and Culture Board
Ross said she is here to thank Council for the money for the Chisholm Trail Event. She said she wants to thank
Council for all of the participation they receive from the City on this event. She said it is a great event and the
partnership they have with the city is what makes it so special. She said she appreciates that they can have
such a good partnership with the City and the County in the downtown area. She spoke about the event this
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year and noted, for the first time, they had a net profit. She said not only does the museum benefit from the
event, but others do as well.
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 10, 2012 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
Eason said she has corrections to minutes. She noted this is for the Workshop Session for January 10, page 3
of 3 in the first paragraph, fifth sentence. Eason said she asked for confirmation that the list is strictly a
compilation of items from several different sources and that they are not all being recommended by staff. She
said she decided to specifically get a response as an example and asked if staff was recommending that there
be term limits for the City Council members. Paul responded no and that staff was not recommending those
changes to the Charter.
D Consideration and possible action to approve the declaration of surplus cardio equipment to be offered for
trade in value on solicitation for a new cardio equipment lease -- Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation
Director
E Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution to authorize representatives to conduct business
with Comerica Bank, N.A., Viewpoint Bank, N.A., Texpool Participant Services, Prosperity Bank, RBank
Texas and Southside Bank -- Lorie Lankford, Controller and Susan Morgan, Finance Director
F Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution adopting a salary adjustment for the Municipal
Court Associate Judge position -- Cathy Leloux, Court Administrator and Susan Morgan, Finance Director
G Forwarded form the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC):
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second Amendment to Professional Services Contract
with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates, LP, (dated March 14, 1995) related to the Southeast Arterial One
(Southwestern Blvd to Maple St.) Project in the amount of $32,500.00 -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP,
Transportation Services Director and Bill Dryden, Transportation Engineer
H Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Consideration and possible action for the award of a two year bid for Crack Sealant with and annual bid in the
estimated amount of $59,500.00 to.Sealmaster of Houston, Texas -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation
Services Director and Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager
I Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Discussion and possible action regarding a Task Order with Huitt-Zollars, Inc.,Austin, Texas, for
professional engineering services related to the Safe Routes to School Project in the Vicinity of Mitchell
Elementary School in the amount of $69,600.00 -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director,
Bill Dryden, P.E., Transportation Engineer and Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager
J Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution authorizing the City's participation (estimated at
$42,500.00) in the Texas Department of Transportation's grant project #1214GRGTN to make airport
runway improvements to comply with current Federal Aviation Administration safety standards -- Sarah
Hinton, Airport Manager, Terri Glasby Calhoun; Real Estate Services Coordinator and Edward G. Polasek,
AICP, Transportation Services Director
K Consideration and possible action to appoint Glenn Dishong, Utilities Director as a "member" and Cynthia
Nguyen, Administrative Assistant and Lance Trdy, Fire Lieutenant as "alternates" on the Central Texas
Deferred Compensation Plan Oversight Committee -- Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources and Civil
Service
Motion by Eason, second by Meigs to approve the consent agenda in its entirety with the changes to the
minutes. Approved 7-0
Legislative Regular Agenda
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Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
L Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance Rezoning 0.126 acres at Glasscock Addition, Block 5,
Lots 5 (w/pt) & 6 (sw/pt) from Multifamily (MF) District to Mixed -Use Downtown (MU-DT) District, located at
415 W. 10 h Street -- Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner and Elizabeth Cook, Community Development
Director (action required)
Wyler described the item and showed the location of the property. He said the current zoning is multi -family and
added located around the property is some mixed use downtown zoning. He said, to the east and south, they
have residential properties as well. He said, to the west, there is a general commercial zoning. He said the
current zoning limits some of the future development and noted the owner would like to reconstruct a single
family home on the property. He said the current zoning does not allow a single family home. He said, because
of this, the applicant is requesting a change of zoning to mixed -use downtown. He said the land use map is
classified as specialty mixed use. He described what this means. He noted mixed use downtown is there to
allow and permit a mix of residential and commercial. He noted, with this zoning, the resident would be able to
put a single family house on the property. He showed Council an aerial map of the location. He read only the
caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter.
Public Hearing was opened at 7:03 PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 7:03 PM
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Hellmann to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0
M Presentation, discussion and direction to staff on possible code amendments and other activities related to
furthering Urban Farming -- Elizabeth A. Cook, Community Development Director
Cook said, last year, Council asked staff to look at ordinances related to furthering urban farming. She noted, as
part of the process, staff scheduled a public meeting to gauge the public's interest in this topic. She said Council
has in its packet 50 questionnaires that were returned to staff after that meeting. She noted one of the key
things that came up was the City's animal regulations, particularly about keeping chickens within the City limits.
She said there was discussions about bee -keeping as well. She noted there was also discussion about water
usage and gardening as well as gardening in general and selling produce from your house on a drop by basis.
She said the questionnaire given to Council is representative of the attendees at the meeting. She said she is
proposing that Council give direction to staff regarding these issues. She noted staff would like to know whether
we as a City should consider the various options regarding urban farming and change any ordinances and
regulations. She said staff would like to know Council wishes to move forward and explore this issue further.
She said they have the agenda for the public meeting which highlights some of the existing regulations. She
said they are looking to Council for some additional direction on this topic.
Mayor said there is a gentleman who has been asked to address Council. Mayor asked and Cook said there
were 31 people who felt residents should be able to have chickens. She noted, on the other end, there were
eight people who did not want chicken ownership. She said no one seemed to mind personal gardening. She
said there were definitely opinions about whether or not to have animals. She said most of the people who
attended the meeting lived in a single family home. She said they were split on paying for a plot for gardening.
She said most of the people were not using the community garden. She said there is a whole list of their
comments that goes for over two full pages. She said whatever Council does, they will not make everyone
happy.
Speaker, Wally Brown, said First United Methodist Church is putting in a community garden. He said what he
wanted to do is plant some seeds and he spoke about the importance of urban gardening. He said the garden
they are putting in is to feed the hungry, give the food away and teach. He noted he wants to hand out game
plan and brochure for their project.
Mayor asked and Cook confirmed staff is looking for direction on how to move forward with this issue. Jonrowe
thanked everyone that came to the urban farming meetings. She said it was more well populated than some of
the City Council meetings. She said she read through all of the comments that people offered on this issue.
She said it seems the ratio is almost five to one in favor of urban farming. She noted there were some people
that had concerns that can be addressed through an educational process. She said she does not think Council
should make specific changes to the Ordinance just yet. She spoke about her recommendations and said she
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would like to set a time frame on when to get this issue accomplished. She said she thinks the city can use an
urban farming resource center online for frequently asked questions, when classes are going to be given and
other links. She noted the city needs to provide some clarification on what the current code states on this issue.
She said her suggestion might be to clarify the language so that people are owning animals and treating them in
a responsible way. She spoke about the importance of having true community gardens throughout the city.
Gonzalez said he knows the City already has a Code regulation regarding at home businesses, including selling
produce from someone's home. He noted he is leery of pursuing goats and other types of animals because it
could be detrimental to home values. He said growing produce would be great but noted he is not sure about
animals. He said he would not be in favor of any animal ordinance changes. He noted he is receptive to
encouraging more home gardening. Berryman asked and Cook said we do not have anything that actually
keeps people from gardening. Berryman asked about the community gardens and spoke about the cost of
community gardens and getting water to those gardens. She spoke about what the requirements will be to the
animal services department if the City allows urban animal ownership. She asked if we are going to require
licensing of the animal and added she is concerned about the cost breakdown in terms of staff costs and
bureaucracy and paperwork. She said she also has a concern with the idea of people selling food products out
of their homes. She asked how the city can guarantee what someone is selling is safe. She said she knows
there are good charities that had to close their doors because of their food production standards. She noted the
current ordinances allow home gardening but said she has a problem with the city getting involved. She said
sharing information through the website is great but noted going out and educating the public on gardening
should not be the City's job.
Sattler said charitable organizations do some wonderful things with gardening. He said, however, the the
concerns he has received from home owner's associations is the animals and how to control the animals, their
reproductive cycles and their ability to get out and run around neighborhoods and become wild. Meigs spoke
about how it is good to allow people who wish to garden to be able to garden. He said he is not sure about
allowing livestock to be kept. He said the ideal way of increase people's knowledge of gardening is for private
organizations to promote it throughout the community. He said what Mr. Brown is doing is the best example of
Georgetown community. He noted the City should encourage more efforts like this and said he is having second
thoughts about the livestock. Hellmann said we have many communities in Georgetown with an HOA that would
not allow livestock. He noted we are really talking about neighborhoods without the City without an HOA. He
said he would treat this livestock question just like any other pet. He noted he would like to make sure it is not a
nuisance to neighbors. He said they sold houses with chicken coops and it sold just fine and did not affect the
property value. Eason said she thinks there has been some confusion on what this is really about. She said she
understood this is an opportunity to find how how the community feels about this issue and then see what the
city's current regulations say. She said she always encourages gardening. She said she would have preferred to
see the City's current regulations on raising livestock and urban farming. Eason spoke about a neighbor behind
her house who was butchering a pig in the backyard. She said community gardens are not something that we
were looking into and added the City does not want to get into the the business of having gardens and running
gardens or producing food. She said she would appreciate going forward, looking at regulations that we
currently have and look at things we can allow with control and management. She said she thinks that Council
has gone to some extremes and people have been excited over some issues because there needs to be an
educational process about what we are talking about. Eason addressed the issue of selling produce and how
farmers markets sell goods without regulations. Mayor reviewed what has been done so far on this topic.
Motion by Berryman, second by Meigs for Council to receive an overview of what is currently in place in the City
Code and to also discuss any costs that the City will incur if the City moves forward with animal ownership as
well as explore the costs and opportunities of having information on gardening on the City's website.
Meigs said he thinks it is good to move forward and see the implications of changing the Code. He said
encouraging collaboration for community gardens is good as well. Jonrowe said she is not sure Council needs a
motion today except for staff to clarify what are current Ordinances say on this issue. Eason spoke about why
she would support Berryman's motion. She noted this is just the beginning and it would support researching this
issue and, from what we find out, we may be able to move forward and pursue changing the Ordinance. Eason
said this is a way to follow up on some of the issues Jonrowe is concerned about. Jonrowe said hearing the
motion read back is more encompassing than she originally thought. Gonzalez said another item everyone
must keep in mind is what would happen if other organizations come to the City to help with other projects not
related to this issue. He said he thinks urban farming is one thing, but getting the City involved in changing
regulations or City ordinances for or against animals, they are going into a whole different area and will waste
the City's resources and time. Jonrowe said she resents the fact that Gonzalez noted it is a waste of time.
Eason said she would like to call the question.
Vote on the motion: 6-1 (Gonzalez opposed)
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Berryman said the City needs to gets closure on this. She noted staff has been working on this for some time
and added, when Council brings forward their passionate concerns, it should not take up so much time.
N Discussion and possible action to allow projects that went through the UDC process and had site plan and
development plan approval prior to the downturn of the economy to be grand -fathered in and allowed to
begin development without having to restart the process -- Pat Berryman, Councilmember District 5
Berryman said she is not certain how many project this would entail. She said there are some projects out there
that went through the whole process and got to the point where it was time to decide to put the money up for the
project or put it on hold due to the slower economy. She noted it is her understanding we are beginning to
receive nibbles from people and noted there are some people sitting out there who went through the process
and have come back to the City and are interested. She said rather than have them have to go and restartthe
whole process, she would like to see the City grandfather in projects that were brought forward prior to the
downturn of the economy. Cook said the staff has a list of UDC amendments they are working on.now and one
is to reinstate a site plan that is expired or extend the life of a site plan that is coming close to expiration. She
noted this issue is already on the list of UDC amendments. Berryman asked and Cook said this could come
back to Council in late April or May. Berryman said that is great but it will still take six months and added the
City does need to get something going sooner.
Speaker, Ercel Brashear, said he appreciates the opportunity to speak to the Council. He noted he saw this on
the agenda and spoke about the fact that they put time limits on all of the approvals. He said the purpose for
putting time limits on how long these things lasted is to make sure people were not gumming up the system.
He said when the city grants entitlement, it holds utilities and capacity for a proposed project. He noted the
timeline was designed to keep folks from locking down City capacity. He said now we are tight on these
timelines and noted there are many applications in the system where people have spent thousands of dollars
getting plats approved and they can not process those. He said the Council needs to think about all of these
steps if they want to look into this. He said, historically, the City has tried to do its part to adopt a flexible posture
to keep growth and development going. He noted he wants Council to look into this and question whether or not
they want to be this stringent in this economy. Mayor asked and Brashear gave his recommendation to the City
Council. He said if someone wants to reinstate an expired application, have them pay a fee to be able to restart
the process. He said he is not asking Council to do this without a cost.
Brandenburg said that staff can bring this back at the next meeting now that staff has had the chance to hear
Council's comments. Cook said this is really the direction staff was trying to go. She said staff can figure out a
date with which to start. Mayor asked and Berryman said she would like to pull this issue from the agenda and
bring it back at the next meeting.
O Consideration and possible action to approve a resolution revising the City's investment policy -- Susan
Morgan, Finance Director and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Morgan said this is the action item encompassing the changes that were reviewed earlier in the Workshop.
Motion by Hellmann, second by Meigs to approve the resolution. Approved 7-0
P Consideration and possible action to accept the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department National Recreation
Trails matching grant in the amount of $200,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute the
agreement -- Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director
Garrett said this is to accept the matching grant from Parks and Wildlife. She said they applied last Spring and
were awarded the grant in May and given a contract in December. She said the funds from this grant will extend
the trail from Blue Hole Park toward Carver Elementary.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Meigs to approve the matching grant. Approved 7-0
Q Consideration and possible action to select an architect for the design of the San Gabriel River Trail
Extension Project -- Terry Jones, Support Services Manager, Kimberly Garrett, Parks And Recreation Director
and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Jones described the item and reviewed the architect selection process for this project. He said the selection
committee is recommending Baker Aicklen be selected for this project. He said a fee proposal and contract will
be brought to the Council at the next meeting after approval.
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Motion by Berryman, second by Hellmann to approve the selection. Approved 7-0
R Consideration and possible action to appoint a selection committee to make a recommendation to City
Council for a Construction Manager at Risk for the Public Safety Operations and Training Facility --Terry
Jones, Support Services Manager and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer
Jones said, last August, City Council authorized the use of the Construction Manager at Risk method for the
public safety facility. He said Mayor Garver has recommended Rachael Jonrowe, Tommy Gonzalez, Joe
Pondrum, Wayne Nero, Robert Fite and Terry Jones be appointed to the committee for a construction manager
at risk selection.
Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to appoint the selection committee. Approved 7-0
S Consideration and possible action to approve the contract with Lower Colorado River Authority ("LCRA")
for the purchase of electric distribution and transmission materials for FY 2011/2012 from vendor award
contract for the LCRA Electric Material Acquisition Program in the estimated amount of $1,750,000.00 -- Paul
Elkins, Electric Operations Manager and Glenn W. Dishong, Utility Director
Elkins said this item is for material acquisition agreement with LCRA. He noted it allows the City to use the
vendor the program uses for the bidding process for purchasing of materials for electric materials. Mayor asked
and Elkins described the savings that are incurred by using this method.
Motion by Hellmann, second by Eason to approve. Approved 6-0 (Berryman absent from the dais)
T Consideration and possible action to renew contracts for Tree Trimming and Vegetation Management Bid
to National Tree Expert Company, Inc. of Burnet, Texas, in the estimated amount of $230,000.00 -- Paul Elkins,
Electric Operations Manager/Glenn W. Dishong, Utility Director
Elkins said this is for consideration to approve the renewal for tree trimming and vegetation management bid.
Berryman returned to the dais.
Elkins said this covers the City's tree trimming and right of way clearing.
Motion by Berryman, second by Hellmann to approve. Approved 7-0
U Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order No. SBE-12-002 with Steger Bizzell of Georgetown,
Texas, for professional engineering services related to the 2011-2012 CIP Street and Drainage
Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $209,691.00 -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services
Director, Bill Dryden, P.E., Transportation Engineer and Mark Miller, Transportation Services Manager
Miller said this is for professional engineering services related to 2011/2012 CIP Street and Rehabilitation
Project. He said these services are required for the Street and Drainage Rehabilitation Project. He spoke about
Steger-Bizzell and the successful projects they have completed. He said, due to the late start in May, the
engineering is just now coming to completion. He noted, they are proposing to take this year's projects and add
quantities to the contracts which will allow the City to catch up. He noted they have four task orders the City put
out to bid. He said the additional construction work will take up most of the CIP budgets for this year. He said
this went through the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB) and was approved.
Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve the Task Order. Approved 7-0
V First Reading of an Ordinance renaming Southfork Road to "J.M.. Page Road"; renaming a portion of County
Road 110 to "Rockride Lane"; renaming a portion of County Road 104 to "Patriot Way"; renaming a portion
of County Road 104 to "Bell Gin Road"; naming the roadway under construction referred to as SE1 to "Sam
Houston Avenue" -- Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director (action required)
Polasek said street renaming usually occurs in two scenarios, either by petition or when the city annexes. He
read only the caption of the ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter.
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Motion by Eason, second by Berryman to approve the Ordinance on first reading.
Berryman asked and Polasek described how the names were selected. Approved 7-0
W Second Reading of an an Ordinance amending the 2010111 Annual Operating Plan Element (budget) due
to conditions that resulted in year end budget variances; appropriating the various amounts thereof; and
repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith -- Lorie Lankford, Controller; Susan Morgan,
Finance Director and Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Rundell said this is the second reading of the Ordinance amending last year's budget. She said this Ordinance
has been taken into account and is traditionally a cleanup ordinance that is required to get the City in
compliance with state law in order to prepare for the City's audit. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on
second reading.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to approve Ordinance 2012-06. Approved 7-0
X Second Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning of 2.54 acres in the Antonio Flores Survey from the
Industrial (IN) District to General Commercial (C-3) District, located at 2300 North Austin Avenue -- Carla
Benton, Planner II and Elizabeth A. Cook, Community Development Director (action required)
Benton described the item and read only the caption of the ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Berryman to approve Ordinance 2012-07. Approved 7-0
Y Second Reading of an Ordinance for a Rezoning of 9.48 acres in the Joseph Fish Survey from the Agriculture
(AG) District to Residential Single -Family (RS) District, located at the terminus of Acker Road and Caprock
Canyon Drive -- Carla Benton, Planner II and Elizabeth A. Cook, Community Development Director (action
required)
Benton described the item and read only the caption of the ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Berryman, Eason to approve Ordinance 2012-08. Approved 7-0
Z Second Reading of an Ordinance amending certain provisions of Chapter 2.20 of the Code of Ordinances
relating to "Ethics" -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary (action required)
Brettle described the item and read only the caption of the ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Meigs, Hellmann to approve Ordinance 2012-09. Approved 7-0
AA Consideration and possible action to approve an Amendment to the Real Estate Sales Contract between the
City and GEDCO related to the repair costs for the floor at the 101 W. 7th Street property-- Bridget Chapman,
City Attorney
Thomas said this is to amendment to the real estate contract for the Grape Creek winery project driven by an
inspection made of the floor of the building. He said the City is going to convey the building to GEDCO,
however, the floor is rotted through and needs to be replaced. He said this amendment will allow for those
repair costs to be covered.
Motion by Berryman, second by Gonzalez to approve the amendment. Approved 7-0
BB Consideration and possible action to appoint a Charter Review Committee -- Mayor George Garver
Mayor described the recommended membership for the Charter Committee. He said each Council member and
the Mayor are proposing an appointee from each of the districts.
Motion by Berryman, second Eason to approve the committee. Approved 7-0
Mayor asked and Council agreed that the committee will be asked to appoint its own Chair.
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CC Discussion and direction to the Charter Review Committee regarding possible future Charter Amendments --
Paul E. Brandenburg, City Manager and Bridget Chapman, City Attorney
Mayor asked and Brandenburg presented his suggestions for the committee. He asked that the committee
review the items that are presented to them, analyze and review each item as necessary, utilize the City
Attorney as their staff liaison, make recommendations on each item and have them provide a report and
recommendations back to the City Council no later than June 1,2012.
Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve the charge to the committee as stated by Brandenburg.
Brandenburg spoke about how the communication between the committee and staff would function. He said no
staff shall be present at those meetings and, if a committee member has a question of staff, the City Attorney
will act as the liaison. Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0
App ed
Mayor G&rgrdarver
Meeting adjourned at 8:28 PM
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 08:28 PM.
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C' Secretary Jessica Bre—ff e
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