HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 04.24.2012 CC-RMinutes of the Meeting of the Governing Body
of the City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, April 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; Jim Briggs, Assitant City Manager;
Laurie Brewer, Deputy City Manager; Jessica Brettle, City Secretary; Micki Rundell, Chief Financial
Officer; Wayne Nero, Police Chief; Robert Fite, Fire Chief; Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation
Director; Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director; Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources
and Civil Service; Jordan Maddox, Principal Planner; David Munk, Utility Engineer; Glenn Dishong,
Utility Director; Mark Miller, Transportation Services Director; Edward Polasek, Transportation Director;
Bill Dryden, Transportation Engineer; Carla Benton, Planner II; Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner;
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 --Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Comments from the Mayor
-Welcome and Meeting Procedures
City Council Regional Board Reports
-CAMPO
Mayor said he does not have any updates from CAMPO since the last time they met
- Lone Star Rail District
Eason said the next meeting of the Executive Committee on Friday, May 4 and presented the following report to
the City Council:
Passenger Rail —
•Work in Travis and Hays Counties to secure agreement for local operations and maintenance funding
continues. A work session has been scheduled with the Travis County Commissioners Court for mid -May.
In Hays County, the working group made up of city, county, and LSRD staff and consultants will be making a
report to the rail policy group established by Judge Cobb in the next 30 days.
-A comprehensive business plan is currently being prepared by District staff and consultants. The plan will
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encompass the regional need for LSTAR passenger rail and the urban freight rail bypass, benefits of LSTAR
and the urban freight rail bypass, financial strategy, implementation strategy, operations and policy, service
plans, costs, and risks and mitigation.
Union Pacific / Freight Relocation —
-The joint LSRD/Union Pacific inspection trip is scheduled for May 15� through 17'. As a reminder, the joint
inspection trip will operate over the proposed LSTAR line, plus related UP territory and the general area of
the proposed urban freight rail relocation line, to be conducted with LSRD staff, consultants, and UP staff.
The purpose of the trip is to help inform and finalize the joint service planning effort currently going on
between LSTAR and UP.
-The Alternatives Analysis is complete. Three alternatives for a freight bypass line will be taken forward into
an environmental analysis process (most likely an EIS), including a robust public involvement effort, to be
submitted to the federal government to obtain a Record of Decision.
Freight Bypass Stakeholder Engagement —
-The team, consisting of LSRD staff and consultants and representatives of Union Pacific, continues to meet
bi-weekly to coordinate messaging and report on ongoing outreach efforts. Meetings are currently
scheduled with elected officials from Williamson to Bexar County, plus representatives of the City of Seguin,
the City of Lockhart, and the Coupland Civic Organization.
•A Freight Bypass / Relocation web page is currently under design by LSRD consultants, as well as a redesign of
the Texas Rail Relocation and Improvement Fund web page for deployment on the Lone Star Rail District
web site — www.lonestarrail.com — within the next two weeks, including a project description, study
documents as they become available, and a map of the study corridor. This will also be an opportunity to
update other parts of the website with the latest operations and service planning data from our joint service
planning process with Union Pacific.
Public Engagement —
•Lone Star Rail staff made a project update presentation to the Texas Chapter, American Society of Civil
Engineers on 4/20/2012 and the San Antonio Real Estate Council Leadership Development class on
4/21 /2012
Other —
•Lone Star Rail District continues to participate actively in the CAMPO Transit Working Group and Project
Connect initiatives to define the future Central Texas high capacity transit system.
City Manager Comments
2012 Red Poppy Festival
Irrigation Schedule
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
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 - Haythem S. Dawlett regarding 301 South Hangar Drive, Master Lease Agreement with AVS Real Estate LLC
The speaker withdrew his request to address council.
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, April 12, 2012 -- Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
D Consideration and possible action on a license to encroach of landscape into the public right-of-way along
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26h and 21" Streets, for the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery being Sparks Addition, Block 12, and pt
Block 13, located between 20' Street, Main Street, and 21' Street -- Carla Benton, Planner II and Elizabeth Cook,
Community Development Director
E Forwarded from the Airport Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action regarding request from RA General Services, LLC d/b/a Longhorn Jet
Center to approve a sublease with AVS Real Estate, LLC -- Sarah Hinton, Airport Manager and Bridget
Chapman, Acting City Attorney
Motion by Meigs, second by Gonzalez to approve the consent agenda in its entirety. Approved 7-0
Legislative Regular Agenda
Council will individually consider and possibly take action on any or all of the following items:
F First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing the 2012 Certificates of Obligation (CO) bond issue" -- Micki
Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Rundell said the next four items are related to bonds the City is issuing. She said the first issue is the 2012 CO
bonds, which will be issued to pay for public safety vehicles, a fire truck and right of way on the Inner Loop. She
read the caption of the Ordinance on first and only reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Speaker, Gary Kimble with Specialized Public Finance, spoke about this year's bond issues and highlighted a few
things in the financial summary provided to the Council. He said he is pleased with the outcome of bids received
for the GO bond issue. He said the interest rate will be 3.109 percent. He said the City was budgeting a 3.35
percent rate and this is well below that number. He recommended the GO bond issue be awarded to BOSC Inc.
He spoke about the CO bond issue and how the term of that issue is different from the GO bond issue. He said
Morgan Keenan and Company submitted the winning bid and would recommend the Council award the bid to
them. He reviewed the refunding transactions and spoke about how these were discussed at the last meeting
He said he believes the City's interest rates on those bonds can be brought down a lot He said the savings
generated totals over $2.5 million. He said they are asking for Council's approval to allow the City to get into the
market.
Mayor asked and Kimble said the rates the City is receiving is impressive, largely due to the City's AA+ rating.
He spoke about the importance of maintaining the AA+ rating. Mayor said Kimble's presence and leadership has
been helpful for the City. Meigs asked and Kimble said his opinion is that the rates will not hold through this time
next year. He made several comments regarding where he thinks rates will go over the next few years He said,
until the money starts to move through the economy, you will not see the interest rates go up. He said the window
for that is between the next year and three years. Meigs said he hopes Kimble will keep the Council informed of
this type of data.
Sattler asked and Kimble spoke about refinancing CO bonds and noted, when that happens, they become GO
refunding bonds. He said there is no such thing as CO refunding bonds. Kimble said the City is only extending
the term on one issue, which is the one issued in 2009 with the original intent of extending it to a 20 year
financing. Sattler asked and Kimble confirmed the limited tax note will become the GO self-supporting bonds.
There was much discussion regarding the details of the different bond issues.
Motion by Meigs, second by Sattler to approve Ordinance 2012-23. Approved 7-0
G First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of 2012 General Obligation bonds -- Micki Rundell,
Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Rundell described the item and said this Ordinance is for the bonds for the first phase of the funding for the new
Public Safety facility. She read only the caption of the Ordinance on first and only reading after having satisfied
the requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve Ordinance 2012-24. Approved 7-0
H First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of 2012 General Obligation Refunding bonds --
Micki Rundell, Chief Financial Officer (action required)
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Rundell noted this is the refunding of the GO portion, of which a large chunk is the limited tax notes. She said
this is the only self supporting water, electric and wastewater bonds in the City. She read only the caption of the
Ordinance on first and only reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve the Ordinance 2012-25.
Sattler asked and Rundell siad these are the limited tax notes that are paid for by the utilities. Vote on the
motion: Approved 7-0
First Reading of an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of 2012 Revenue Refunding Bonds -- Micki Rundell,
Chief Financial Officer (action required)
Rundell described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on first and only reading after having
satisfied the requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Meigs, second by Hellmann to approve Ordinance 2012-26. Approved 7-0
Sattler thanked Rundell, Polumbo and Kimble and said they have done a great job at saving the City money.
J Public Hearing and possible action on a Special Use Permit for a Bed & Breakfast use on a residentially
zoned property, at Lost Addition, Block 77 (s/pt), located at 1602 S. Austin Avenue. SUP-2012-004 -- Robbie
Wyler, Historic District Planner (action required)
Wyler said this will allow a Bed and Breakfast on a residentially zoned property. He sad, in short, the applicant
wishes to open up their house to visitors as a bed and breakfast. He said the applicant went to HARC for the
approval of the change in use as well as the parking plan. He said, at the March 22 meeting, HARC approved
both items unanimously. He said there was a unanimous vote for approval by the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Public Hearing was opened at6:36 PM
Speaker, Philip Brown, said he is the applicant and owner of the property. He said they moved in there a little
less than a year ago. He said it has been their dream of running a bed and breakfast He said they have been
warmly received in the community and felt like there is support for this type of business. He said he wants to run
the type of bed and breakfast that is in keeping with the business goals of Georgetown. He said they are really
excited. He said he has a concern and he read an email that he recently. He spoke about a cloud hanging over
the project. He said they have reached an obstacle where building codes meets business reality. He said they
had to go in front of the building standards commission on the issue of a fire sprinkler system for the home. He
spoke about the system is complicated, obtrusive and expensive. He said they did not plan to have a sprinkler
system at all and did not plan to do any major renovations. He continued to speak about the extreme cost of a
sprinkler system. He said there is an important place for this type of business in Georgetown but noted the cost
of a sprinkler system was not part of their start up cost.
Mayor asked and Brandenburg said the Council can proceed with the Special Use Permit but the applicants
concern will need to be placed on a future agenda for consideration.
Public Hearing was closed at 6:45 PM
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Berryman to approve the Special Use Permit Approved 7-0
K Public Hearing and possible action on a Special Use Permit for to allow a Restaurant with a Drive -Through
on a Mixed -Use Downtown (MU-DT) zoned property, at City of Georgetown, Block 24 (replat), to be known as
Hat Creek Burgers, located at 405 S. Austin Avenue. SUP-2012-005 -- Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner
(action required)
This item was pulled from the agenda by the applicant.
L Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance Rezoning 2.54 acres of the Flores A. Survey from the
Agriculture (AG) District to General Commercial (C-3) District, located at 2815 and 2817 North Austin
Avenue -- Mike Elabarger, Planner III and Elizabeth A. Cook, Community Development Director (action
required)
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Elabarger said this is a rezoning request located on the north side of North Austin Avenue. He provided Council
with an aerial view of the property. He said the applicant is seeking to rezone to the General Commercial District
He said the applicant has had difficulty obtaining residents on the property. He said it contains an A frame
building and a larger rectangular building. He said the property has functioned as two properties and he
described those for the City Council. He noted a variety of uses have gone in there as well. He noted the C-3
zoning would open up a plethora of opportunities for other types of development He spoke about the future land
use designation for that property as well as the existing zoning in the area He said staff is in support of this
request. He noted staff sees this as the highest and best use zoning district.
Public Hearing was opened at 6:51 PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 6:51 PM.
He read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Motion by Meigs, second by Gonzalez to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0
M Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance for Rezoning from Agriculture (AG) District to Office
(OF) District for Chaparro Estates, Lots 1,2,3,5 & 6, part of a Resubdivision to be known as Chapriel Place,
Block A, Lots 1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 5-A and Block B, Lot 1-B, located at the intersection of Williams Drive and Sedro
Trail -- Carla Benton, Planner II and Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director (action required)
Benton said this is a request for rezoning from Agricultural to Office and described the area for the Council. She
noted it is currently five developable lots. She said other lots were platted for office use. She said there are ten
heritage trees on the property. She described the current zoning of the surrounding area. She said they have low
and moderate density land use for the future land use of this area. She said the low density and moderate
density allow for non-residential when it is located along a major arterial. She noted office is compatible for the
future land use of this area. She said the Office District supports general professional office, medical and dental
offices, personal service uses, banking and printing among other uses. She said they are considered an
appropriate transitional use between residential and greater commercial uses. She said, because of the future
land use and the existing zoning as well as its compatibility as a transitional use, the city considers this an
appropriate request. She said there were two speakers are the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and
noted the concerns of the speakers will be addressed at the site plan phase.
Public Hearing was opened at 6:56PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 6:56PM
She read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the requirements of the City
Charter.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Meigs to approve the Ordinance on first reading.
Sattler asked and Benton said the property is served by Pedernales Electric and Chisholm Water System.
Approved 7-0
N Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance on a Rezoning amendment to the Planned Unit
Development for Sun City Neighborhood 59, situated on 96.99 acres near the future extension of
Pedernales Falls Drive -- Jordan J. Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Elizabeth A. Cook, Community
Development Director (action required)
Maddox described the item and said this is for an amendment to the PUD for Sun City Neighborhood 59. He
said the request is to increase the amount of homes on the property.
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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 7:00 PM
No persons were present to speak.
Public Hearing was closed at 7:00 PM
Motion by Berryman, second by Sattler to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0
0 Consideration and possible action to approve the development of a citizen task force committee to evaluate
the current Emergency Notification processes and network -- Robert Fite, Fire Chief
Fite said in the Council's packet is a history of this issue dating back to 2007 and 2008. He said they are
proposing the formation of a citizen task force committee to evaluate the current system, study other emergency
notification options and review the success stories throughout the State. He said the committee would come
back to Council with ideas on notification as well as funding options He noted they would like one appointee
from each Council member and the Mayor. He said the appointments will be placed on the May 8 agenda and
they are hoping for the committee to come back with their report at a meeting in July. Brandenburg said he
thought it would be prudent to go over the notifications sirens and if there are other ways to communicate with the
public in the case of emergencies. He said the current system is antiquated and added staff would like to study
what to do next and how to move forward with this issue.
Speaker, Dan Dodsen, thanked Council and said he wishes to commend Chief Fite and added recent
happenings has shown the importance of emergency notification systems He said the City needs to look closely
at the notification systems and implement an appropriate process.
Gonzalez asked and Fite said he expects one initial kick off meeting, about 4 hours of research at home over a
time period of 45 days and two additional follow up meetings Berryman spoke about people being notified by cell
phones in the case of an emergency and added staff really needs to look at the newer technology. Fite agreed
and said he would like the committee to really examine new technology.
Motion by Berryman, second by Jonrowe to approve the creation of an Emergency Notification Citizen Task
Force.
Sattler asked and Fite said the sirens are tested every Wednesday at noon and added they have failed twice Fite
said they are not reliable. Sattler asked and Fite said the City has a reverse 911 system through CAPCOG.
Berryman said a person can not hear the sirens in your homes. Brandenburg agreed and said the City needs to
utilize the technology at its greatest. Eason said she is pleased this is coming forward because, when this last
came to Council, it was denounced. She said she is happy there is going to be a full review of this and research
of all of the options that are out there to protect everyone in the City during emergency events. Vote on the
motion: Approved 7-0
P Presentation, discussion and possible direction to staff concerning Urban Farming -- Jackie Carey, Animal
Services Director; Elizabeth Cook, Community Development Director and Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney
Chapman described the item and reviewed what has been done on the topic of urban farming so far. She said
staff is now bringing back a report and is needing direction from Council on whether or not to move forward with
this topic. She noted staff narrowed the report to the issue of animals and, in particular, the keeping of hens and
beekeeping. She said those were the two most popular topics brought forward by the public She spoke about
having a page on the website so that people can engage in discussing gardening topics She noted that will be
managed by the webmaster Erin McDonald. She brought Council an outline of the current code provisions
related to the urban farming issues. She outlined how certain provisions will need to be amended depending
upon the extent to which the Council would like to allow for certain uses She referred to the current animal
restriction section and how it currently restrict people from having hens by setback regulations She spoke about
what other cities say about this issue. She noted all cities provide a limited number of hens along with a specific
setback regulations. She said the recommendation if the City allows hens, there will be no roosters, the number
of hens would be limited to 8, the types of hens will be defines, they we would required the owner provided written
notice to the animal services director of hen ownership as well as a twenty foot setback She said the
recommendation also includes an annual inspection for the enclosures. She noted this will be a complaint driven
provision. She spoke about beekeeping and the recommendations for the regulations regarding beekeeping.
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Gonzalez spoke about the financial cost of sending out staff to look through the coops and inspect them once a
year. Carey said the City won't know until the City sees how popular this is. Jonrowe asked and Carey said they
send out inspectors to citizens who have multiple pet permits, but not for people who want dog houses. There
was much discussion about whether or not a yearly inspection of the coops would be necessary.
Speaker, Rick Williamson, said he would like to support this option. He noted his inclination is that it is a larger
topic than what came out in the workshop. He said he would like to bring forward the idea that some other things
should probably be discussed in another workshop or meeting. He spoke about the importance of having
community and neighborhood gardens. He noted community gardens are notoriously not used by the community
but noted neighborhood gardens are more accessible. He said he approves of the report as it stands now but he
would like to see more.
Speaker, Wally Brown, spoke about the First United Methodist Church community garden. He said every person
who wants to come out there and garden does so for free. He spoke about "SAMing" and how it means Specific,
Attainable and Measurable. He said the specifics are the land and attainable is to look to volunteers for
assistance. He said, in the City, when you want to get something done, you go around and ask and there is a lot
of cooperation. He said people are coming in, signing up and growing their own food. He said that is spinning off
in other community gardens as well. He said urban gardening is very important and he thanked Council for at
least looking into this. He said we have something here in Georgetown that other people do not have and that is
how they work as a team. He said he is glad they are looking at this.
Speaker, Jimmie Oakley, said he is representing the beekeepers at the United Methodist Church and was past
chair of the Williamson County Beekeepers Association. He said, in Texas, there are about 15,000 hobby
beekeepers and many of those are in your towns and communities In Texas, $5.4 million was provided to the
economy from honey production. He said over 90 commercial crops require the benefits of honeybee pollination.
He said the value of pollination to Texas has been almost 100 times the value of the actual value of the honey
produced. He spoke about the current bee hives that exist in the community. He described how beekeepers
contribute to swarm control and cuts down on the prevalence of African bees.
Speaker, Robbin Voight, is here in support this initiative. She said there is enough interest in Georgetown to
promote urban farming. She said she knows Southwestern is doing things to support the growth of your own
food.
Mayor asked and Brandenburg said this is the staffs report back to Council. Chapman said the report focuses on
the beekeeping and the hens. Chapman referred to the community garden issue and noted the current
Ordinance does not limit this and it is open for any neighborhood garden. Berryman said it seems to her that
bees are different than hens. She said bees are benefitting the entire community on many levels. She said there
should be some regulations regarding the selling of the honey out of people's homes. She said she is not sure
she agrees with the idea of taking bees and lumping them in as an animal that needs to be looked at as a
problem similar to a chicken. She noted she would like to see the council categorize them separately. Jonrowe
agreed with Berryman and said there has not been an issue with bees and noted she does not think it is
necessary to regulate bees at this point. She would like to get rid of this altogether from the policy.
Motion by Berryman, second by Eason that beekeeping regulations be eliminated from this item. Approved 7-0
Jonrowe said she has a clarification on the gardening provision and the definition of collector level street
Jonrowe asked and Cook said a community garden would have to be looked at according to who the target
market would be and does not necessarily require a vehicle entrance and exit Meigs said he is going to have a
hard time approving the allowance of hens in backyards. He said hens in backyards would create more
problems. He noted he is wondering if there would be some way to designate a zone where people can keep
hens in a designated area. Jonrowe said that could be difficult in terms of care for the chickens. Hellmann said it
seems like this is not a rural thing anymore and said a lot of surrounding cities allow people to own chickens He
said, however, the annual coop inspections will be to much workHe noted staff should instead respond on a
complaint basis instead of having to do an annual inspection. Hellmann asked about the chicken map. Chapman
said the map was supposed to illustrate that, under the current regulations, they are not allowed in a lot of places.
Hellmann noted and Chapman said places that have Homeowner's Associations, covenants or deed restrictions
do not allow for chicken ownership and would supersede city regulation Eason said her concern is that this
policy is overkill. She said she does not the City needs this much panic over this issue. She agreed with
Hellmann that a yearly inspection would not be necessary. She noted she thinks the complaint list is an
over -reaction as well because it spreads misinformation about the animals. Eason said wildlife are already here
and the addition of chicken would not effect the current state of critters that are already in our midst She said she
thinks the City needs to be more in the business of educating the public on this issue and how to manage this
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appropriately. Sattler said as long as the neighborhoods and their restrictions are honored, he is in favor urban
farming. He noted, as far as community gardens, he worked with Wally setting up gardens in Sun City. He said
he and his wife have two plots out there. Berryman asked and Chapman spoke about the setback regulations
regarding chicken ownership. Berryman said, if the City does decide to do this, they should limit this to three hens
with a 50 foot setback. She spoke about a past instance of a neighbor who had hens. She said there are
ramifications for this. She mentioned Sattler's comment about an HOA and how, out in Berry Creek, they do not
have a protective organization. She said an annual inspection of the coop is probably not necessary but noted it
may be good to have.
Motion by Berryman, second by Gonzalez to accept this with a three hen limit, a 50 foot setback and an initial
inspection of the structure.
Berryman asked and Cook said if you are going to have a 50 foot setback, the coop would have to have its own
setback requirement. Jonrowe said the 50 foot setback would eliminate most people in Old Town from owning
chickens and those are the core group of people who would like to utilize that opportunity.
Berryman withdrew her motion. Gonzalez withdrew his second.
Motion by Berryman, second by Gonzalez to deny the allowance of chickens in the City.
Gonzalez spoke about how HOAs rely cities for these type of regulations. He said, while he thinks gardening is
great, if the City starts down the road of chicken ownership it will get carried away and lead to other farm animals
such as goats and pigs. Gonzalez said he thinks this can grow out of hand quickly. Eason asked what the City is
going to do about the people who already own chickens Gonzalez and Berryman agreed it would be complaint
driven.
Vote on the motion: Failed 3-4 (Hellmann, Eason, Jonrowe, Sattler opposed)
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Hellmann to accept the recommendations of staff on the manner of hens except
for the yearly inspection of coops.
Motion by Sattler, second by Eason to amend the motion and make the regulations subject to HOAs, deed
restrictions and covenants. Approved 4-3 (Meigs, Berryman, Gonzalez opposed)
Vote on the original motion as amended: Approved 4-3 (Meigs, Berryman, Gonzalez opposed)
Q Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Consideration and possible action to award a Construction Contract to Joe Bland Construction, LP, of
Austin, Texas, for the construction of the DB Wood Road at Fire Station No. 5 & Shell Road at Bellaire I
Westbury Roadway Improvements Project in the amount of $583,321.50 -- Bill Dryden, P.E., Transportation
Engineer and Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Services Director
Polasek described the item and said this is a construction contract to build two improvements on portions of the
Inner Loop. He described those improvements for the Council. He said these project was competitively bids.
Motion by Gonzalez, second by Hellmann to approve the contract
Sattler asked and Polasek described where the funding is coming from for each of those projects. Sattler said he
just wants to make sure they have a definition of where these pots of money are coming from.
Vote on the motion: Approved 7-0
R Forwarded from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB):
Consideration and possible action to award a contract for the 2012 Street Asphalt Recycling/Mill & Overlay
to Cutler Repaving Inc, of Lawrence, Kansas, in the amount of $1,527,501.75 -- Mark Miller, Transportation
Services Manager and Edward G. Polasek, AICP, Transportation Director
Miller described the item and noted this is to repave and resurface the roads that are older than 35 years. He
said they have used this process for about five years and noted Cutler has a patent on this process. He listed
some of the local cities that use this process. He said this follows the current contract Council approved about a
month ago. He said this was unanimously approved by the GTEC Board.
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Motion by Hellmann, second by Gonzalez to approve the contract Approved 7-0
S Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve the contract for construction of the South Austin Avenue
Water Line Improvements to Joe Bland Construction LP, of Austin, Texas for the amount of $264,911.00 --
David Munk, P.E., Utility Engineer and Glenn Dishong, Utility Director
Munk described the item and said this is for water line improvements along South Austin Avenue and added the
City has experienced many leaks with this line. He said this item was unanimously recommended by the GUS
Board.
Motion by Berryman, second by Meigs to approve the item. Approved 7-0
T Forwarded from the Georgetown Utility System (GUS) Advisory Board:
Consideration and possible action to approve Task Order KPA-12-001 with Kasberg, Patrick & Associates,
LP of Georgetown, Texas, for professional services related to Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Rehabilitation
Phase IX in the amount of $79,380.00 -- David Munk, P.E., Utility Engineer and Glenn Dishong, Utility Director
Munk said the TCEQ requires zones above the aquifer system be tested. He described the testing process for
the Council. He said KPA reviews the testing and recommends the remedial corrections for the City. He said their
water services department performs the testing. He said this item was unanimously approved by the GUS Board.
Motion by Meigs, second by Jonrowe to approve the task order. Approved 7-0
U First Reading of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2011-60 pertaining to the annexation of 2011
Annexation Area 15, to correct the label of an exhibit that incorrectly annexed an unintended area -- Jordan J.
Maddox, AICP, Principal Planner and Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney (action required)
Maddox said this Ordinance is to correct the mislabeling of an exhibit on an annexation Ordinance. He read the
caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied he requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Berryman, second by Hellmann to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 7-0
V First Reading of an Ordinance establishing the classifications and number of positions (Strength of Force)
for all the City of Georgetown Fire Fighters and Police Officers pursuant to Chapter 143 of the Texas Local
Government Code pertaining to Civil Service-- Kevin Russell, Director of Human Resources & Civil Service
(action required)
Russell said the City is making changes to both the fire and police department staffing and he described those
changes for the Council. Russell read only the caption of the Ordinance on first reading after having satisfied the
requirements of the City Charter.
Motion by Jonrowe, second by Eason to approve the Ordinance on first reading. Approved 6-0 (Berryman
absent from the dais)
W Second Reading of an Ordinance amending Section 2.100 entitled "Economic Development Advisory
Board"— Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney and Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director (action
required)
Chapman described the item and read only the caption of the Ordinance on second reading.
Motion by Hellmann, second by Berryman to approve. Approved 7-0
X Forwarded from the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (GEDCO):
Consideration and possible action to approve the Second Amended Agreement by and between GCV
Enterprises, LLC dba Grape Creek Vineyards and the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation
(GEDCO) -- Bridget Chapman, Acting City Attorney and Mark Thomas, Economic Development Director
Chapman said this is the second amended agreement between GEDCO and Grape Creek She noted the
amendment is necessary to obtain additional construction bids. She said the change of schedule moves the
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target date of opening to November 1, 2012
Motion by Berryman, second by Hellmann to approve. Approved 7-0
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:27pm
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 08:27 PM.
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