Regular City Council Meeting

Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 November 07, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting at 6:30 PM 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 CITYOFBASTROP.ORG/CITIZENCOMMENT AT LEAST TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS ON THE REQUESTED DATE. COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THIS TIME WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE MEETING AND INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD, BUT NOT READ ALOUD. COMMENTS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Layla Fehlker and Mark Hernandez, RISE, Red Rock Elementary TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 3. INVOCATION - Dale Burke, Police Chaplain 4. PRESENTATIONS 4A. Mayor's Report 4B. Council Members' Report Regular City Council Meeting Agenda November 07, 2023 Page 1 of 5 4C. City Manager's Report 5. WORK SESSIONS/BRIEFINGS - NONE 6. STAFF AND BOARD REPORTS - NONE 7. 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 at least two hours before the meeting starts on the requested date. Comments submitted by this time will be given to the City Council during the meeting and included in the public record, but not 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. 8. 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. 8A. Consider action to approve City Council minutes from the October 24, 2023, Regular meeting. Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary 8B. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2023-40 of the Bastrop City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 13 Utilities, adding Article 13.14, establishing regulations for wireless transmission facilities (antenna towers). Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager 8C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-149 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas awarding a Community Support Service Agreement for services associated with operating, marketing, and the providing of cultural art and theater services to the Bastrop Opera House, at a cost of One Hundred and Sixty Nine Thousand and Nine Hundred Ninety-One 00/100 Dollars ($169,991.00) attached as Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents for the agreement; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Kathy Danielson, Community Engagement Director Regular City Council Meeting Agenda November 07, 2023 Page 2 of 5 8D. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-150 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas awarding a community support service agreement for services associated with operating, marketing, and providing of cultural art, to the Lost Pines Art Center, at a cost of One Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand and One Hundred and Nine and 00/100 dollars ($149,109.00). attached as Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents for the contract; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Kathy Danielson, Community Engagement Director 8E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-151 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas awarding a community support service agreement for operating, marketing, and staffing a historical museum and visitor center and providing visitor center services to the Bastrop County Historical Society, at a cost of Two Hundred and Eighty- Nine Thousand and One Hundred Seven and 00/100 dollars ($289,107.00) attached as Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents for the contract; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Kathy Danielson, Community Engagement Director 8F. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-165 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, approving the 2023 Tax Roll and Tax Levy; providing for a repealing clause; and providing for an effective date. Submitted by Laura Allen, Senior Accountant 9. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 9A. Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-41 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, authorizing and allowing for (1) an increase in the employee contribution rate to Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS); and (2) adopting: (i) annually accruing updated service credits and transfer updated service credits; and (ii) annually accruing annuity increases, also referred to as cost-of-living adjustments (COLAS) for retirees and beneficiaries of deceased retirees, as attached in Exhibit A; providing for findings of fact, enactment, repealer, severability, providing for an effective date, codification, proper notice, and move to include on the December 12, 2023, agenda for second reading. Submitted by: Tanya Cantrell, Human Resource Director 9B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-163 of the City Council to the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving a contract with Electric Cabs of North America to provide transportation services in the amount not to exceed one hundred thirty thousand four hundred and ten dollars ($130,410); attached in Exhibit B; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Candice Butts, Main Street Manager Regular City Council Meeting Agenda November 07, 2023 Page 3 of 5 9C. Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-42 of the Bastrop City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 1 General Provisions, Article 1.10 Parks, Section 1.10.002 Park Rules: and providing for findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice and meeting; and move to include on the December 12, 2023, Council agenda for second reading. Submitted by: Terry Moore, Recreation Manager 9D. Hold public hearing and consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2023-35 approving the Reed Ranch Planned Development District, changing the zoning for 24.462 acres out of the Nancy Blakey Survey from P2 Rural to a Planned Development District (PDD) with a P4 Mix base zoning, located at 615 W Highway 71, within the city limits of Bastrop, Texas. Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Planner, Development Services 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION 10A. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a petition submitted by JMA Entity LLC, for the removal from the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Tract 1: being a 2.333-acre tract, lot, or parcel of land out of and being a part of the Nancy Blakey Survey, A-98, in Bastrop County, Texas and Tract 2: being a 5.292-acre tract or parcel of land out of and being a part of the Nancy Blakey Survey, A-98, in Bastrop County, Texas. 10B. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel and discuss professional engineering contract matters and potential acquisitions of real estate related to the Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 Project and other matters. 10C. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071 and 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a potential agreement with Corix, SpaceX, and Gapped Bass LLC related to real property. 10D. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42, Subchapters D and E, and matters related to the extraterritorial jurisdiction. 10E. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a development agreement for the project known as the Hill located at Hwy 95 and Arena Drive. 10F. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 to conduct the first annual performance evaluation of the City Manager as described in her employment agreement. 11. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR CONSIDERATION 12. ADJOURNMENT Regular City Council Meeting Agenda November 07, 2023 Page 4 of 5 All items on the agenda are eligible for discussion and action unless specifically stated otherwise. The Bastrop City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and 551.087 (Economic Development), and §551.086 (Competitive Matters regarding Electric Utility). 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, November 2, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. /s/Ann Franklin Ann Franklin, City Secretary Regular City Council Meeting Agenda November 07, 2023 Page 5 of 5