Regular City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBastrop, TX · July 9, 2024
Agenda
Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda
Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers
1311 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512) 332-8800
July 09, 2024
Regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 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 - Savannah Want, Library Teen Volunteer
TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
3. INVOCATION - Ketrich Steger, Police Chaplain
4. PRESENTATIONS
4A. Mayor's Report
4B. Council Members' Report
4C. City Manager's Report
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5. WORK SESSIONS/BRIEFINGS
5A. Receive a presentation on SB 1154 allowing a minimum of a 50% property tax
exemption for licensed childcare facilities.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
5B. Review requests and provide direction to staff for funding requests by outside agencies
seeking funding from:
A. Hotel Occupancy Funds – Community Assets
B. General Fund – Community Partners
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
6. STAFF AND BOARD REPORTS
6A. Receive a presentation regarding Economic Development Tools Commonly Utilized by
Texas Cities
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
6B. Receive presentation on the unaudited monthly Financial Report for the period ending
May 31, 2024.
Submitted by: Edi McIlwain, Chief Financial Officer
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.
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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 June 25, 2024, Regular meeting
and July 2, 2024, Pre-Budget Planning Workshop.
Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary
8B. Consider Action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-19 of the City
Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas amending the Code of Ordinances, related to
Chapter 12 Titled "Traffic and Vehicles," Article 12.05 Titled "Speed Limits," amending
section 12.05.007 titled “SH 21 speed limits.” zoning for traffic and rate of speed therein,
on SH 21 in the city limits of the City of Bastrop; defining speeding and fixing a penalty
therefore; declaring what may be a sufficient complaint in prosecutions hereunder;
repealing all prior ordinances that are in conflict herewith; and providing for findings of fact,
enactment, codification, effective date, repealer severability, proper notice and meeting as
shown in Exhibit A.
Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
8C. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-20 of the City
Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas adopting certain restrictions on the participation of
registered sex offenders in programs or events involving minors and certain restrictions
on where registered sex offenders may go or reside, within a specified distance of
premises where children commonly gather. As attached in Attachment A; and provide for
findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice, and
meeting.
Submitted by: Vicky Steffanic, Chief of Police
9. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
9A. Consider action to approve Resolution R-2024-79 of the City of Bastrop, Texas amending
the City Council Rules of Procedure; establishing a repealing clause; and establishing an
effective date.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
9B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-86 of the City Council of the City
Bastrop, Texas accepting a donation from the Lost Pines Art League in the amount
of $7,600.00 (Seven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars) for the creation of a sculpture within
the boundaries of the Cultural Arts Commission District Project approved area; authorizing
the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause;
and establishing an effective date.
Submitted by: Edi McIlwain, Chief Financial Officer
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9C. Hold a public hearing and consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
2024-22 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, annexing FM 969 Retail Center
(R30094), for 10.559 acres of land out of the Nancy Blakey Survey, Abstract No. 98,
located north of SH 71 W and west of FM 969, as shown in Exhibit A, providing for findings
of fact, adoption, establishing zoning and character district, repealer, severability, filing
and enforcement; establishing an effective date; and proper notice and meeting.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
9D. Hold a public hearing and consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-82 of the City
Council of the City of Bastrop consenting to the inclusion of the City of Bastrop city limits
or extraterritorial jurisdiction inside the boundaries of the proposed Bastrop County
Emergency Services District Number 3.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
9E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-83 of the City Council of the City of
Bastrop, Texas, approving and acting upon a request by the Bastrop County Emergency
Food Pantry to waive certain permitting fees in the amount of $26,835.61 related to
facilities at 1201 Pine Street and 806 Fayette Street, Bastrop, Texas.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
9F. Consider action to approve Resolution R-2024-80 of the City of Bastrop, Texas,
authorizing the closure of the submission period for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for
Solid Waste and Recycling Services, authorizing the City Manager to proceed with
negotiations of the contract for Solid Waste and Recycling Services with the qualified
respondent Texas Disposal Systems; providing for a repealing clause; and providing an
effective date.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
9G. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-81 of the City Council of the City of
Bastrop, Texas approving the name change of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Board to
the Bridging Bastrop Board; providing for a severability and repealing clause; and
establishing an effective date.
Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager
9H. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-84 of the City Council of the City of
Bastrop, Texas, approving amendments to the Pearl River Master CCN Transfer
Agreement; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.
Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager
9I. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-85 of the City Council of the City of
Bastrop, Texas approving an agreement between the City of Bastrop and Mike's Bikes
providing for a one-year lease of a 400 square feet portion of Farm Lot 18 W M ST, acres
2.904 (48028), as shown in Exhibit A, located in Fisherman’s Park with an option to renew
for three additional one-year term upon mutual agreement; authorizing the city manager
to execute said lease agreement on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
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9J. Discussion and possible action relative to Ordinance Number 2024-18 regarding the
threshold for action by the Home Rule Charter Commission.
Submitted by: Mayor Nelson and Councilmember Lee
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
10A. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government
Code Sections 551.071 and 551.072 to seek legal counsel and discuss the potential
acquisition of real estate adjacent to Gills Branch within the City of Bastrop.
10B. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government
Code Sections 551.071 and 551.072 to seek legal counsel and discuss the potential
acquisition of real estate north of Farm Street and east of the Union Pacific Railroad within
the City of Bastrop.
10C. 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 regarding a
proposed development located at Highway 304 and south of Shiloh Road, Bastrop County.
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: Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. and remained posted for at least
two hours after said meeting was convened.
/s/ Ann Franklin
Ann Franklin, City Secretary
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