Regular City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBastrop, TX · April 9, 2024
Agenda
Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda
Bastrop Convention Center
1408 Chestnut St B
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512) 332-8800
April 09, 2024
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.
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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 - Ruby Brewster and Dariana Lopez Castillo, Bluebonnet
Elementary School Safety Patrol
TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
3. INVOCATION - Phil Woods, Police Chaplain
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4. PRESENTATIONS
4A. Mayor's Report
4B. Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas recognizing April as Child
Abuse Prevention Month.
Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary
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 March 26, 2024, Regular
meeting.
Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary
8B. Consider Action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-08 of the City
Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas amending the Code of Ordinances, related to
Chapter 14, The Bastrop Building Block (B3) Code, Article 9.2 Categories Of Preservation
establishing standards and procedures; as attached in Exhibit A; and providing for findings
of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice, and meeting.
Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
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8C. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-10 authorizing the
amendment of the City of Bastrop FY2024 budget with a reduction of $25,000 in revenue
received from the Bastrop Economic Development Corporation allocated to the Main
Street program; providing for severability; repealing conflicting ordinances; providing an
effective date; providing for proper meeting and notice.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager, and Interim Director
of the BEDC
9. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
9A. Hold a public hearing and consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
2024-11 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving the zoning change
for 31.4559 +/- acres out of the A11 Bastrop Town Tract, Bastrop County, Texas, more
commonly known as Bastrop Gateway from P2 rural and P5 core to planned development
district with P5 core base zoning, as shown in Attachment 2; providing for findings of fact;
providing for repealer; providing for severability; providing for enforcement; providing for
proper notice and meeting; and establishing an effective date; and move to include on the
April 23, 2024, Consent Agenda for second reading.
Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
9B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-37 of the City Council of the City of
Bastrop, Texas, approving and ratifying the execution of a Wholesale Wastewater
Services Agreement and a Wastewater Facility Payment Contribution Agreement between
the City and Corix Utilities Inc., as attached as Exhibits A and B respectively; providing for
a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
9C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-31 approving the My Government
Online Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bastrop and South Central Planning and
Development Commission (SCPDC) 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: Doug Haggerty – Manager, Fleet & Facilities Department
9D. Consider and act on a change of appointment from Mayor Lyle Nelson to Councilmember
Kevin Plunkett due to quorum considerations on the newly created ad hoc executive
committee to address considerations related to a regional sports facility located in the
Bastrop Economic Development Corporation Industrial Park.
Submitted by: Mayor Lyle Nelson
9E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-41 and act on a proposal from Terra
Pave International, a University of Texas Technology Commercialized Company for
$55,780 as a sole source provider for a fog seal street sealant known as Terra Pave.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
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9F. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-42 and act on a request by Hannah
Miller to waive platting fees in the amount of $1855.58 in the Woodrun Subdivision.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM
9G. Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-05 of the City Council
of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the budget for the Fiscal Year 2024; appropriating
the various amounts herein as attached in Exhibit A; repealing all prior ordinances and
actions in conflict herewith; establishing an effective date; and move to include on the April
23, 2024, consent agenda for second reading.
Submitted by: Edi McIlwain, Chief Financial Officer
9H. Consider and act on appointment to a Hotel Occupancy Tax Taskforce whose goal is to
determine the highest and best use for hotel tax funds within the parameters set by the
state of Texas.
Submitted by: Mayor Lyle Nelson
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
10A. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government
Code section(s) 551.071 and 551.074 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding the
Visit Bastrop investigation and the ethics complaint filed January 18, 2024.
10B. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government
Code sections 551.071 and 551.074 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding the
conduct of Planning and Zoning Commissioner J. Ross.
11. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR
CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION
12. ADJOURNMENT
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: Friday, April 5, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. and remained posted for at least two
hours after said meeting was convened.
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/s/ Ann Franklin
Ann Franklin, City Secretary
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