HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2009-55 - Utility ElementORDINANCE N0. 3TJ�55
An Ordinance of the City of Council of the Cit, of Georgetown, Texas,
Adopting a "U lilies Element" to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and
Amending Chapter 11: of the Citi of Georgetown Code of Ordinances in
accordance voith Chapter 106 of the Georgetown. GO Charter•, repealing
conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severabilih, clause; and
establishing an effective dale.
Whereas, the GhCharter of the CM, ce Geor;etmhn ,,is amended by vote of the people in
Aprd DR such that compTenerrs, e pLm1 11 i, E eSw ished as a continuos.~ ane oneo ll I
governmental tun2non: and
Whereas, the CihCouncil approved `he 100 Cmaprchruah�a Plan: etndtn Se�n�ir„u;
15iTI” F!a _'clic- i. Pla PT Ec ilon L'an� L IT LicrIct; p u i ' roe' nifll!
➢rNICi Ci ti i4 AItl iuYr ?;.1 ll17I i. Iii Il l;.tJtP.", on Fekjari -$ 2008; and
Wh re he 2030 ComPrchc ve Plan' ° rt �r: Section made pm� sions for
cmisiderafion and adoption. of Plan Elements; an;;
hereas, on August 1:, 200&, sta`i ore, no, the 0T Corn, with a list and descrition of all
remaining elements, hncluding tie Utilities Element and presented a cescrptior of the Utlih
Mester Pian projects 21 the cnnual Update on Febsucry 2S1 RDOy; and
Whereas, on January 2a 2009, and Iuth 21, 2009 fine GUS Board held pubic meetings Ed
received the Water and Ener@; SoviCcs ivl2ter711aru and on Im 2;, 2009recommended io the
Ciro Cpuncti the Execucue Summar) fo; the Ltihh Plan, Eiemenk and
Wool cas, notice of the city Council public hearing was pub.ished in a newspaper of general
rircclatoo h1 the Gh tnirh, daps prior to the hearing, srm& stated the time and place of fhe
hearing,
NOW IHaRFFORE, & IT ORDAINED M THE CI'. ' COCNCIL CF THE CM OF
GEORGETOWN TGU4S, THA`.
Sordoni. The facts andrecitaorrscontamedhathepseambleoithisoaunaneeareheehrTurd
mnd declared to be `.rue and correct and am incorporated In reference heron a1c expressly
made a part hereof, as ti copied verbatim The ups Coni oerebr fines that Iiis ord rence
mpieircols tie following procedures of the 2030 Comprehensive Ptah
GOALS, POIICIES,.AND ACTIONS
1 B.1 Coordinateulhashucrone nceshnestpolicies toersurettatthevare mnsistentwith
land uses that encourage compact development.
2.A0 AchusttheCity'sscaeduleafdevelopmentfee;ie.g„developmentreniewfeesand
costs to upgrade huramcturel to lesser financial bur {ens on investments in degnated
area: indmo:eaceura h re"jec: [lie dIrnere"It Costs oftrpvidingsenless indevelopedareas
O'�imra'Ne. I'apf:;Ti
enol e ur¢astracmre q ava%ablei suburrar, areas, and fringe eYeae where eaary
unfrastrunture eeleireons are necessain; ,
2.112. Phrrraghthe Cno'sCipitaam tarcentProlpdorillzeshmtand;o2-rave
callitalinvestments N aesiaolated unbar, areas, melding butnotmpetcl to u`dute
placement, �apacih� unprovenen ea -slide sro mwatersrstmn meet enjS
etc.
3,9.2 Defier specJcnteriofor waterand wastem2teretensimis ... toinclude:
Loatlon stein n appsoce tate growfa area,
Avababibh of inifastocture capacty
ConsistencywiJCitvdevelonmearsunlards
3.A.3 Esfabli;haproactive plantoprovide inb,structure(waten,wastewater,roads,etcj
in advance of deveiopmen: (to Provide Cihech astrudure iaitere development is desired,
Willi the dee eloper bearngtoo respmrseUi'pafprovidn¢ adequate hn asBucure
outside of transitions, growth areas;.
Vision4U: PffectiveGovernance
A. Dur Cih�gosconical retain_:is reputation [or providinoahighlevelofrgoinsiveaesato
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ciEvensand inezernsingtisionarvieadershinonnlanineandurvestln.for bot ure
H. Phe City has olloved throu.h on i§ connrnihnent to plan for the fctureby adapting a
comprehensive pian; by oonsisientlr appiviag it as a anorion in all decisca-making: by
mp.emenrtnp acinus railed for in floe Alai and 6r neriodic monitorin; clop updating of the
tela
and h rEier funds ihal. the almorr ent of this ondinan:e is not inconsistent or in conflict wilh any
her Plar, Pohcies,
Section i. The executive Sumnz)fon the Ut li oce Element of die Ca nprehtinsive Par,
su Moo at
izinc- the LlvihJlaster Plans for Water, lNasten°ater, I¢iganon and Energ T is adopted
ac aP;a1..Eleme t accordan esti: rE hibitA
Serflon 3. Chapter LIP, Georgemwn Commehem"ive Plan, of :he Code of Ordinances of tie
Ce; of Geor„etmvn is hereby amended is follows:
Sec. 1.12, 070, Utilities Functional Plan Adopted.
In acccroznoa with Chapte,' R, Subsemioe 2 of floe ClqCnsroe,, the Ci;v Coandl of the
Clly bas adopted that canal doaamen; ea9;led'Urllties Element Ezecu!Ive Sun arP rol
the appose of dl,ectiag lie Clay Covidl. are. anco, commissions in rendeung actions and
resolutions roaring io tee utlllatlon of all of `he available resources within the Clv are s
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planing area for :he nu,pose of developing an efficient and A14 Imal mre system
baser on the Vlater and Energy Services Maste, Plans, Tae Master Plan documents ale
upcated from tine ;o tine,
Editor's note Copies of the "Ufritias Elemed, Eaecul ve Surimarr” are avadabie n toill ;he
price of tie Cry Seaelam arm Plain no and Ceveoproev.'ne Wale, Services and Erergy
Services Maste, Plans are available it :he office J` ere Georgetown 'J idly System
Section 4. Af ordinances and resoeutins, or parts of ordinal and resolutions, in col with
ordu,ara
as Ordmanceare hereb}'repealed, and are no Ion urofanv force and effect
SuknS.It'am lOciLionofthisOrd inanceorapPlicatlontheteoftoampersonordrLuenstawee
shall be he,d myalld, mm i i ,va!idih shall not of ed the other provsions, or anPli-ation therco',
of ties ordir an ce which can be gwen effect without the invalid provision or aleph zton, and to
this enpthe provisiaaofthisordmr.c, are hereby declared to be sever able,
Sechonr ;isordnarce haIoecomeofeedveInaccordancemththe provisiQniofthe Cha*ter
of title Cite of Georgetown.
°ASSED AND APPROVED on Firstbeilm on the 'W dad of Sep ereber, 2009
PASSED AND.APPItOI1D or Second Reading on lie davof October, ?009.
ATTEST:
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A??IOi ED AS TO TOM
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By PatriciaE Carts
CitrAttomev
THE CmOF GEORGEIOKN:
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Ge(ice Garver
Mayor
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Utilities Element • Executive Summa
Wafer and Energy Services
The Ch3artzr includes Potable Nares,
,VaS16Tater,Fledveand otherurh es as curial
Still recuired E;enaea�; of Lre Cih�'s
ComorehemivePlan. The Ci'has historica7
undated UfihtvilasterPlan approxbnzelveven
three'vans fa Water Services (inauduig polble
water, wastewater, and irri¢ationt and Energy
Service, in Order to plan for the long-`.ecn
excansion Lind develoomentof those udlitm.Is exeoahye Summary rev16VsIne
fun.donal operations of fire C1W's dd h'svatem, the t+a era'd enc: qv maate; plays and
trey' paetonthe&Tacornpreher¢iveplanning
Th"Gerr�fovvnlddh Sr SotoiG,C.S, Orfscrrentivknown,becanasammmunih-
owned utdihinIna !are lu"Century,wdtir tic rreahonofthe Water Ctilir, Brt'e
192d's, the eiectricand vrastewarercomponenthad been added tothe system kthe
time ,Che leaders determined that Ownt]'ganioVeraNgapub;fru i m�oud6em e
longterm interest of the tzetsand die rovcbmcn:,Periodi:revarious udhb
Semite additions hm ebeen made to [beSvstcm, but the three main mmrOnent of the
utuin harre remained water wastewater and eleernc I addition to the above, G.L.S.
ante tyinduceslrausnm'tat h, solid vvatetetnvvo men al services, and drainagers
Public services to the comnium'R,
St]'rn its founding G.L! S. has relied on thedollmadng obieIves; jewerpted from the
G.U.S. Mission Statement;,
To provide seie.:chab::, ctttoir..tand ooshcif¢a vz uuih services m cusome s laa order
to enhance the cuality of life of t1.c Militantly.
Ln order to achieve the goats of the Mission Statement, G.0 S. plansfor the future Or iG
setwesin order to maintain a pmnaentand hunctional system. the unman, way to
achieve tiff, Goal is to develop lona term p;arh'g tooth, s;dh as master plans in order
to aciueve he desired outcomes, The Unity Master Plat Lint]' purposes are to
evaluatethe evsb%systenu and contribute to the development of the Shelf and long-
term Capital Improvement Plat (CR for infrastructure cayacby and facilites, Tne OF
based on the Master Plats ;.vear, I d-vear and "build -out" Seen anos, is then
mplemented on ars annual basis as part of tue on auital plan for Cita services,
Ec,bi? A
the yIater arid electric ud ilie: ea:h operate under a Cer-df cafe of Con veraenceand
Vecessih';CCS) whidn is a u[ti c serviceeoundan that is set mrd mntrollea, in Part,
bv its patcul Staere Ll
laton msthutmt f he CCV does nor dictate a certain hIlie or
mnoayt of service witrom sudh houndaTies but estabiiso where the Cihlhas least nchtto
prosiaeserviccs depicted thissammary cis 'JursdictionalSe"IucBoundaries " Bo'.h
the Water and Electric Eitesare offered as a public sen ice to its customers un order To
Provide asafe, efficient sysrem,alhoughneiherTsenrprovdescertaunh'orabsolo te
richt to service. Tie CCN noundaries vary fo- nater nil electric and donot coi form to
otherjudsch-bona'. boundaries sur. asbheClh'sco7orate'limits orExtraterritorial
lu:sMonIwastesvalerdoesnot haveservice Doaodaries' Fothis reason ,there ane
areas i,, thin Georgeionvi s uhlimits chatG.DS, does no`. providese.-Vices to,
camersdh, there a: e areas outside of the dhv En:its that fat Mthm the CCTV buandaries
and may have services ,TneCas and the CihraUtonateBoundaryLine help fhe
Utrlities develor a model ter a''build-our." area to Plan to; ul ma e gmwdn and capz4Y
needs. The tiaster Flame use hhfomhaton elected from population urojectons, eastng
and planned projects, aesired growth areas, arc cost de(erminatons to order to
establish both short and longi trrm facith upgrades to the overal srsemsT Ja alovs
forcomprehersive, efacientpistoling_or thefuh:re as the Go anticipates and
epmuionofthe uddiirneeds offile area
1NatrrSanwe; Provides potable 4tart r to
customers N the bRater CCS, wastah die:
kewen to custooere where it is necessar:r.
cficiem.. a desired [oil so, and an irripatrmh
componentfo�irrulonwater IholiAthe
CCV, PotaSiewater isurovidedus v
reomres h'om Pre Edwards Acuifer, Lake
Georeetownand rainioreeamn from Labe
Stf houese Hollow in Bet CoantvThe Nitv
has ela:med ter the long -Term v p<ooide sate drhhkingwater for all users and wtl:
mn5me to plao. me be hirre based oil me projected needs he area. Wastewater
olecton ndtreatrnentsendceisalsoaviilabteataustomersthatuseCihuvaterand
,
where lea nble,Ncross oarideoftile NaterCCVSu&asthe sensitvaEdw DrdsApAEe:
RedharleZone,whee tree mancemight'ceph-sheseptcfaclimes,'Iheirrigation
Component of the llister'laec a] 1; for mateas lg the ana'mt of re taim2d water [or
irrigaSmh,iesseimethebThenontieEdwardsAquiferandtheneedforpotableand
untreated, raw water for irrigation purposes, The crater Sen fees Master Pian calls for
futrilre expansion and neu construction ofpotable water, wastewater, and remseor
";ran"ovate: ealmentfaci.ihe; and inhashuchue.Wateer�ServicesfocusesNhthe
abi tytopmvidehig:..quality are atment arm delivem to thepubhc hh areas that will
have die most demand and theleaS: environmental impact.
Dlndbu A
perm Seoicennosides elecmdh o residential and
nop-1,6dential x4omers in the Georgetown and Round
Rork areas. G U.S, uses narioussources of energi
veneration, tae aalance of mhich wiL tormule to change
in the iu¢ue. The Energy Seuices Moster Plan, Rise the
Water Services Plan, models it; proiectians based on the
present anehlstorical demand of certain uses, helping
determine the fuN:e demands for elec-,nc loads, pea,
Cars Jhe and corresponding improvements needed. Tine
Ene:gr Otuw Pce-ates as a compe(mve endh, m dual
cehfied areas, which does not detract from its obiecave
as a publi: sendceprovided for el sri!dihY for its
wstomers,
Eacin of these plans use the Cite's adon ed h re rand u e and grow h framenwor ILI
to dehe mme overall service needs of hie famie population in the desiuinated service
areas. G CS. and master planning consuIlonts approarh tee long term modeling aspect
of tpe ptans in conjuic on with the ON a Plaimpm¢ Deparm+ent Osung the assumndons
of the 2030 Flap's Tmd Ilse Element, a model's developed that facto s un the anHcipaed
ultimate deisi3v ane g.owtn patten using trese forecasts to establish sensible sport -
term capital impmveinen',s to the system, The modeling begins with the esstmg
one, ardproFacsmeimmediate and mare ulflh�demmndswhile srmilhaneoush�
fon sing on fne long=term needs faeiutiesandimurovemenis.
the Water end =hero Idas'er Plans develop a "ameevork trr the nGasb'ach:rereeds o
development and re-d3velopmentin theCihssen°ire areas ,They ire aneessa
section for the planning of fuhfreneeds, u')cl mnv her eased mpaddes, mnsn ucflrnf or
upgrades to facilites, and the mgOL%moperahon of public and private projects. Tips
developmentcomenumh o":ootesmmeoveallutvih� w^�
spsteni'at asinb these Diana to determine w ojee`'s
r
ui,r uuetu.cneedsatnd,quiteoften,tonshuctingpordons
ofthe miraswctureTheresa assoaatedrsabrnewand
upgraded unfrashucfureare determined ,unaartbv hip,
assumptionsithesepla sandmuchofthesystema n a
funded by r. comb na',imr or impact fees paid m
develoners and capital outlays by the Ci bp ttrougln the
aminal CT.
The Georgetown Ddity System is a broad, comprehensive and ever -champ ng
o:ganzahon that Iteneats from a lone -term on and orgourg rsevatuation of the
utiti needs of its mstomen,The Master Plans for Water andEnergyServices are the
mechanialn to collect afro anak7e the neessary informado;.i order to 7ro6Ide sound
rlannung for each utcih snstem, The Master Pius neip conrinae to gm Through the
Ea;7ibit A
update process appmxiaateh even tivee rears, adhermg a the hhSSlon Of the
org.mo ton, entourgemm abve solution., Eleaibilily i,d a redflinwes; to adut to
chilraingneecis. heLtIh Sv= em mdh cantcue tobehave as a dvnami; and mmp z,
nralkdaaster nervmlttaati;statepra'vtec Hcailvandsystemahcallvclian;ingin
order to p.sureepeienCTY eliabidtyand mtegratedcustomerservices.
Jurisdictional Service Boundaries