HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 08.24.2021 CC-WMeeting Minutes of the
Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
The Georgetown City Council will meet on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM at City Council
Chambers located at 510 West 9th Street.
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Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. The following Council Members were
in attendance: Mayor Josh Schroeder; Amanda Parr, Council Member District 1; Shawn Hood,
Council Member District 2; Steve Fought, Council Member District 4; Kevin Pitts, Council
Member District 5; and Tommy Gonzalez, Council Member District 7. Mike Triggs, Council
Member District 3 was absent, and District 6 is vacant. A quorum of Council Members was
present in Council Chambers and a roll call was performed.
Policy Development/Review Workshop — Call to order at 2:00 PM
A. Presentation and discussion regarding the airport renaming request and update to the Policy
for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands and Public Streets -- Mayoa Cantu, Assistant to
the City Manager
Cantu presented and reviewed the timeline; previous Council direction or wait for one year
since Johnny Gantt's death which was May 4th, 2020 to consider renaming to Georgetown
Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field and updating the Naming Policy to utilize best
practices and industry standards to refine request process; background information on
Johnny Gantt; Gantt's noble contributions; current policy criteria; and next steps.
General discussion among Council and staff related to associated costs with changing the
name; the difference between municipal and executive airports; that the Airport Master Plan
refers to the naming being eventually changed to executive; being clear that changing the
name doesn't change use; and if airfield a better naming option.
Cantu then reviewed a possible policy update and noted that staff looked best practices from
the following cities: Dania Beach, FL; Saratoga, CA; Highland Village, TX; Omaha, NE; and
Houston, TX. She then reviewed the findings related to application, petition, fees, and waiver;
significant changes related to length of term after a person's death, cost and petition; current
board member make-up; recommended board member make-up; current process versus
recommended process; next steps; and feedback.
General discussion among Council and staff related to the City's ability to remove names, and
committee make-up.
B. Presentation and discussion regarding updates on initiatives from the City of Georgetown
Office of Organizational and Operational Excellence (OOE) -- Seth Gipson, Performance
Management Program (PMP) Manager, and Christina Richison, Business Improvement
Program Manager
This item was taken up after Items C and D and before Item E.
Richison introduced the item and reviewed the Georgetown journey to operational
excellence; innovation adoption curve; Water Department A-3 improvement; cumulative
OOE improvement metrics; and OOE training metrics for FY2021. Gipson presented then
presented and reviewed internal dashboards; public dashboard purpose; public dashboard
proposal; page structure; rollout plans for communications and tracking metrics; and
provided a walk-through of the mock-up website.
General discussion among Council and staff related to how staff determines success; the need
to set attainable goals; showing of service area and departmental mission statements; and
general support for the program. David Morgan, City Manager, participated in the
discussion.
Mayor Schroeder called for a break at 3:26 p.m. and reconvened at 3:38 p.m.
C. Presentation and discussion regarding potential water/wastewater resiliency projects for
application for possible Williamson County American Rescue Plan funds -- Chelsea
Solomon, Director of Water Utilities
This item was taken up after Item A.
Solomon presented and provided an overview of American Rescue Plan (ARP); ARP
approved uses; Williamson County ARP funding; system map; stations affected by Winter
Storm Uri (February 2021); and desired Council feedback.
General discussion among Council and staff related to supporting pursuit of these funds;
focusing on medical facilities and infrastructure; the amount of funds available; all the funds
the City is applying for and how each set of funds is associated with a different set of projects;
and staffs desire to impact as many communities as possible with these projects. David
Morgan, City Manager, participated in the discussion.
D. Presentation and discussion regarding grant opportunity for mental health support through
the St. David's Foundation -- Sally Miculek, Library Director
This item was taken up after Item C and before Item B.
Miculek presented and reviewed community health at the Library; health supports available
to Library patrons; reorganizing the Community Resources Coordinator role; Libraries for
Health initiative; St. David's Foundation; grant opportunity; grant expectation; intended
outcomes; alignment with Library goals; strategic and business plan; current activities; and
timeline.
General discussion among Council and staff related to the criteria for participation in Library
provided programs; who all has access to the Library; who could apply for the grant; what
the Library would use the funding for; how there are no known financial obligations by the
City for the program; how a final agreement would come to Council for final approval; what
would make the program successful; needs expressed by those coming to the library and
meeting with Community Resources Coordinator; how many people utilized the Resource
Coordinator position (109 people in 2019); and general support for the application of the
grant. David Morgan, City Manager, participated in the discussion.
E. Presentation and discussion regarding the City's Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) Policy
and Procedures -- Edward O'Neal, Support Services Manager
O'Neal presented and reviewed the background of the City's policy; background of State law;
proposed changes to policy; proposed selection process; new categories of engineering,
architectural, and water and wastewater; timeline to complete policy; goals met; and desired
Council feedback.
General discussion among Council and staff regarding scoring firms to provide services to
the City; how previous experience with the City can be applied to a firm; if staff would review
the provider list for each project; and how other cities manage this type of process.
F. Presentation and discussion regarding attendance and compensation of the Mayor and City
Council -- Skye Masson, City Attorney
Masson presented and reviewed the required attendance for boards and how there is no
required attendance for Council.
General discussion among Council related to what measures could be used to measure
Council attendance; whether unexcused absences should or shouldn t be considered;
council's desire for this change to lead to addition burden to staff; how to account for meetings
that fall outside of the regularly scheduled Council meetings and workshops; and how to
account for councilmembers that are on one or more boards/commissions. Council generally
supported using 50% as the bar for attendance. General discussion among Council and staff
related to including special meetings in the count for attendance. Masson recommended that
Council amend the Compensation and Meeting Procedures ordinances. She noted that staff
can provide possible language that will allow Council more flexibility to adjust in the future.
General discussion among Council related to the list and types of meetings attended by
Council. Council asked Masson to bring language back to a future workshop.
Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas
Codes, Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to
action in the regular session.
G. Sec. 551.071: Consultation with Attorney
Advice from attorney about pending or contemplated litigation and other matters on which
the attorney has a duty to advise the City Council, including agenda items
- Litigation Update
- Indemnity Agreement with 3CPL Holdings, LLC
Sec. 551.086: Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters
- Purchased Power Update
Sec. 551.087: Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations
- Project Flex Power
- Project Triangle
Adjournment
Mayor Schroeder adjourned the meeting at 4:19 p.m. with Executive Session to start at 4:30 p.m.
Approved by the Georgetown City Council on
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