City Council Meeting

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING BASTROP CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 6:15 PM Pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council of Bastrop, Texas will hold a regular meeting on December 10, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. at the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 1311 Chestnut Street, Bastrop, Texas and will consider the following matters: 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. PRESENTATIONS A. Bastrop Student on Character Education “Perseverance” B. First Annual Adult Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition to introducing the winner, Jennifer Johnson & Johnson's Bakery and presenting the prize package 4. PROCLAMATIONS 5. CITIZEN COMMENTS 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS City Manager’s Informational Report for December 12, 2013: Items for update, discussion & possible action: A. Meetings and Events Attended: 1. Attended a Monthly Meeting of the Main Street Advisory Board on December 2, 2013. B. Update on City Projects and Issues: 1. Water Usage report for the period of November 25, 2013 through December 9, 2013. 2. Update on the Short and Long Term Water Supply Options/. 3. Update on the Top 10 Strategic Priorities as Established by the City Council for 2013-2016. 4. Update on the Bastrop Economic Development Corporations Business Improvements Phase I. 5. Status of Board Vacancies. 6. Holiday Events for the Month of December. 7. City of Bastrop Holiday Schedule. 8. City Council Calendar for 2014. 9. Update on FEMA Grant for Gill Branch Drainage. 10. Main Street Department –Farmers Market. 11. Texas Water Law Seminar December 5 & 6, 2013. 12. Update on CARTS Agreement. 13. Parking in Bastrop Central Business District C. Update on City Various City Operations: 1. Convention Center Activities 2. Main Street Program 3. Commercial/Residential Construction Projects in the City 4. YMCA Activities Inviting input from the City Council related to issues for possible inclusion on future agenda’s related to items such as (but not limited to) municipal projects, personnel, public property, development and other City/public business. AGENDA – City Council Regular Meeting December 10th, 2013 Page 1 of 3  A. CONSENT AGENDA All of the following items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be self-explanatory by the Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Members so requests. TAB PG REQUESTOR A.1 Approval of meeting Minutes for the Regular Council Meetings held on A.1 4 Elizabeth Lopez November 26, 2013. A.2 Consideration, discussion and possible action on the SECOND READING of A.2 Tanya 9 Cantrrell an ORDINANCE by the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, Amending and Clarifying the City’s Personnel Policies Manual: Chapter 5, Section 14; “Modified Work Duty Program,”, repealing conflicting Resolutions and Policies including a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. A.3 Consideration, discussion and possible action on the SECOND READING of A.3 14 Jo-Christy Brown an ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, AMENDING Section 1.15.126; “Ethics Ordinance – Chair/Quorum” in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bastrop; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. A.4 Approval of the statutory denial, for a period of 180 days from the date of A.4 17 Melissa McCollum Council action on this request, for the Amending Plat of Bluebonnet Acres, Section 1, Block 1 consisting of approximately 1.271 acres within the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of Bastrop, Texas. A.5 Approval of the proposed tax rebates for Historic Landmarks. A.5 19 Melissa McCollum A.6 Approval of Bastrop Marketing Corporation’s Request for reimbursement of A.6 22 Karla Stovall expenses. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS, ORDINANCES AND OTHER ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION ************************************************************************************* EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Council reserves the right to convene into Executive Session at any time during the meeting regarding any agenda item. In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Ch.551 Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Code, Annotated, the item below will be discussed in closed session. 1. SECTION 551.071 – Consultations with Attorney related to legal matters ************************************************************************************ C. OLD BUSINESS D. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING & POSSIBLE ACTION D.1 Consideration, Discussion and Possible Action on the FIRST READING of a D.1 25 Trey Job Proposed REVISION to an ORDINANCE of the City Council of Bastrop, Texas AMENDING Section 3.06.041 Titled “CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM”; Chapter 3 “BUILDING REGULATIONS”, in the Code of AGENDA – City Council Regular Meeting December 10th, 2013 Page 2 of 3  Ordinances of the City of Bastrop; ESTABLISHING FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; providing for enforcement; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. ORDINANCES & OTHER ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION: D.2 Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding Authorizing the City D.2 32 Council Member Manager to provide a letter to the Texas Department of Transportation Willie (TxDOT) expressing the City Council’s and Citizen’s strong concern over DeLaRosa TxDOT’s future plan to route additional vehicular traffic onto Gutierrez Street, parallel to and south of highway 71, in Bastrop, Texas. D.3 Consideration, discussion and possible action on acceptance of the unaudited D.3 Karla 33 Stovall Monthly Financial Reports for the period ending of September 30, 2013. E. EXECUTIVE SESSION E.1 The Bastrop City Council will meet in a closed/executive session pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, et seq, to discuss the following: 1. SECTION 551.071(1) (A) and SECTION 551.071(2) – Consultation with Attorney concerning: (1) potential, pending, threatened, and/or contemplated litigation or claims, including but not limited to “Pine Forest Investments Group, LLC v The City of Bastrop, et al, cause No. 29,052, In the 21st Judicial District Court of Bastrop County, Texas,” and/or (2) matter upon which the Attorney has a duty and/or responsibility to report to the governmental body, concerning same, and/or any other matters posted on the agenda. 2. SECTION 551.072 – Deliberation regarding real property: Regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, disposition, or value of real property. E.2 The Bastrop City Council will reconvene into open session to discuss, consider and/or take any actions necessary related to the executive sessions noted herein, or regular agenda items, noted above, and/or related items. F. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board, at the City Hall of the City of Bastrop, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice was posted the 6th day of December 2013 at 3:00 p.m. Copies of this agenda have been provided to those members of the media requesting such information. _____Traci Chavez____________________ Traci Chavez, Executive Assistant to the City Manager NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS THE CITY OF BASTROP IS COMMITTED TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. BASTROP CITY HALL AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND SPECIAL MARKED PARKING IS AVAILABLE. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE AT 512-332-8800. PLEASE PROVIDE A FORTY-EIGHT HOURS NOTICE WHEN FEASIBLE. 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