Regular Council Meeting

Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 September 20, 2022 Regular 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 - Jon Eden, James Ponticelli, Eowyn Rodriguez, and Maddy Pickering, Bastrop High School NJROTC 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, Pastor/Chaplain, The Refuge 4. PRESENTATIONS 4A. Mayor's Report 4B. Council Members' Report Regular Council Meeting Agenda September 20, 2022 Page 1 of 4 4C. City Manager's Report 4D. A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas recognizing the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary 4E. A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas recognizing the week of October 9th through October 15th as Fire Prevention Week. 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 September 6, 2022, Joint Council and Visit Bastrop meeting; September 8, 2022, Board and Commission Interviews, and September 13, 2022, Regular meeting. Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary Regular Council Meeting Agenda September 20, 2022 Page 2 of 4 8B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2022-87 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bastrop and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) for the Chestnut Street / SL 150 Multimodal Corridor Study, with a participating match of $50,000 from the city, attached as Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Jennifer C. Bills, Director of Planning & Development 8C. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-25 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the budget for the Fiscal Year 2022 in accordance with existing statutory requirements; appropriating the various amounts herein as attached in Exhibit A; repealing all prior ordinances and actions in conflict herewith; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer 8D. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-23 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7 “Municipal Court”, adding section 7.05 “Municipal Jury Fund”, as attached in Exhibit A; repealing all prior ordinances and actions in conflict herewith; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer 9. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 9A. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-22 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas adopting a budget for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023) attached as Exhibit A; making certain appropriations; and providing that expenditures for said Fiscal Year be made in accordance with said budget; updating the Master Fee Schedule; providing a distribution; severability; repealer; an effective date; and proper notice and meeting. Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer 9B. Consider action to approve Resolution R-2022-85 ratifying that the adoption on the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget will require raising more revenues from property taxes than in the previous year. Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer 9C. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-24 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, adopting the tax roll, adopting the tax rate, and levying ad valorem taxes for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to provide revenue for the payment of budgeted municipal expenditures; and providing for tax assessment; records; severability; an effective date; proper notice and meeting. Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer Regular Council Meeting Agenda September 20, 2022 Page 3 of 4 9D. Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2022-26 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Fee Schedule, Article A13.02 “Water and Wastewater Rates and Charges", Sections A13.02.002 Wastewater Service Charge, and A13.02.004 Water Service Charge, as attached in Exhibit A; providing for: findings of fact, enactment, repealer, severability, providing for an effective date, codification, proper notice and meeting, and move to include on the October 11, 2022 agenda for a second reading. Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Offier 9E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2022-86 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas approving the Bastrop County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2022, attached as Exhibit A; implementation; authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary documents; establishing future actions; and establishing an effective date. Submitted By: Jennifer C. Bills, Director of Planning & Development 9F. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2022-88 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas confirming board appointments of the Mayor, as required in Section 3.08 of the City’s Charter, as outlined in Exhibit A; and establishing an effective date. Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary 9G. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2022-89 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas in support of the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry. 10. 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: Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. /s/Ann Franklin Ann Franklin, City Secretary Regular Council Meeting Agenda September 20, 2022 Page 4 of 4