City Council Meeting

Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 February 23, 2021 at 5:30 P.M. City of Bastrop City Council meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary at (512) 332-8800 or write 1311 Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) to Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The City of Bastrop reserves the right to reconvene, recess, or realign the Regular Session or called Executive Session or order of business at any time prior to adjournment. PLEASE NOTE: ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT FORM AND GIVE THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALTERNATELY, IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING, YOU MAY COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT FORM WITH YOUR COMMENTS AT WWW.CITYOFBASTROP.ORG/CITIZENCOMMENTFORM BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2021. COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THIS TIME WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO MEETING COMMENCEMENT, REFERENCED AT THE MEETING, AND INCLUDED WITH THE MEETING MINUTES. COMMENTS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES WHEN READ ALOUD. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2A. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 to conduct an annual performance evaluation of the City Manager as required by his employment agreement. 3. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION 4. CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR SESSION – 6:30 P.M. Bastrop City Council Agenda February 23, 2021 Page 1 of 4 5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 6. INVOCATION – Bob Long, Police Chaplain 7. PRESENTATIONS 7A. Mayor’s Report 7B. Council Members’ Report 7C. City Manager’s Report 7D. Receive a presentation for a Life-Saving Award Recognition. (Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Chief of Fire) 7E. Receive a presentation from Halff Associates regarding Gills Branch flood mitigation project. (Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager) 8. WORK SESSION/BRIEFINGS - NONE 9. STAFF AND BOARD REPORTS 9A. Receive presentation on the unaudited Monthly Financial Report for the period ending January 31, 2021. (Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer) 9B. Receive Update on construction of Highway 71 from Diana Schulz, Area Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation. (Submitted by: Clint Nagy, Chief of Police) 10. CITIZEN COMMENTS At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. Anyone in attendance wishing to address the Council must complete a citizen comment form and give the completed form to the City Secretary prior to the start of the City Council meeting. Alternately, if you are unable to attend the council meeting, you may complete a citizen comment form with your comments at www.cityofbastrop.org/citizencommentform before 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 2021. Comments submitted by this time will be distributed to the city council prior to meeting commencement, referenced at the meeting, and included with the meeting minutes. Comments from each individual will be limited to three (3) minutes when read aloud. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen discusses any item not on the agenda, City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time. Instead, City Council is limited to making a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may be referred to City Manager for research and possible future action. It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment or demeaning of any individual or group. Neither is it the intention of the Council to allow a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Council, as a body, or any member or members of the Council individually or collectively, or members of the City’s staff. Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward the Council and/or any person in the Council’s presence will not be tolerated. Bastrop City Council Agenda February 23, 2021 Page 2 of 4 11. CONSENT AGENDA The following may be acted upon in one motion. A Council Member or a citizen may request items be removed from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration. 11A. Consider action to approve City Council minutes from the January 28, 2021, Joint Council and Planning & Zoning Commission and February 9, 2021 Regular meeting. (Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary) 11B. Consider and adopt on second reading Ordinance No. 2021-01 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, abandoning and vacating A 0.351 acre portion of Church Street Roadway being all of that certain 0.351 acre (15,297 Square Feet) tract of land situated in the Bastrop Town Tract Survey, Abstract Number 11, Bastrop County, Texas, being more particularly described as being a portion of Church Street (55.55' R.O.W.), of the City Of Bastrop, said 0.351 ACRE (15,297 square feet) tract of land be more particularly described by metes and bounds and plat attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes; authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed to convey said right-of-way to adjacent owners; and providing for findings of fact, repealer, and severability; establishing an effective date; proper notice and meeting. (Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager) 11C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2021-19 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving task order number four (#4) to Kimley-Horn, and Associates, Inc. for services that include preparation of hazardous mitigation grant cost estimates and exhibits for the following projects known as the Westside Fire station, the Agnes Road and Blakey Lane extension, and the Colorado River Erosion Mitigation at a cost of Thirty- four thousand Four hundred dollars and zero cents ($34,400) attached as Exhibit B; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.. (Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager) 12. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 12A. Consider and adopt on first and final reading Ordinance No. 2021-02 as an emergency measure ratifying temporary Emergency Orders enacted by the Mayor in her capacity as Emergency Management Director in regards to the current Local State of Disaster, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety. 12B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2021-18 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, confirming board appointments of the Mayor to the Cultural Arts Commission, as required in Section 3.08 of the City’s Charter and establishing an effective date. (Submitted by: Paul Hofmann, City Manager) 12C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2021-17 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas awarding a contract to Artisan Concrete Services, Inc. in the amount of one hundred six thousand, three hundred seventy-four dollars and thirty cents ($106,374.30), attached as Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date. (Submitted by: Curtis Hancock, Director of Public Works) Bastrop City Council Agenda February 23, 2021 Page 3 of 4 12D. Consider action to approve Ordinance No. 2021-03 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Bastrop, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds; providing for the security for and payment of said bonds; prescribing the form of said bonds; approving any official statement, bond purchase agreement, paying agent/registrar agreement and escrow agreement; establishing the procedures for selling and delivering the bonds; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject. (Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer) 13. ADJOURNMENT I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place of convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. ___________________________ Ann Franklin, City Secretary Bastrop City Council Agenda February 23, 2021 Page 4 of 4