Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, February 13, 2024 06:30 PM Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers

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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 - Drew Krcmar and Michael Tuttle, Gifted and Talent Program, Mina Elementary

TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

3.INVOCATION - Bob Long, Police Chaplain

4.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 4A.Mayor's Report

  2. 4B.Council Members' Report

  3. 4C.City Manager's Report

  4. 4D.Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, pledging to join the National Wildlife Foundation Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, striving to make Bastrop a destination for Monarchs and other pollinators.

  5. 4E.Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, welcoming the Best Warrior Competition to the City of Bastrop.

5.WORK SESSIONS/BRIEFINGS - NONE

6.STAFF AND BOARD REPORTS

  1. 6A.Receive presentation on the unaudited Monthly Financial Report for the period ending November 30, 2023.

    Submitted by: Laura Allen, Assistant Finance Director

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.

  1. 8A.Consider action to approve City Council minutes from the January 23, 2024, Regular meeting.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  2. 8B.Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-01 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving the Zoning change for 1.08 +/- acres out of farm lot 67, east of Main Street, located at the northeast corner of State Highway 95 and Farm Street, within the City limits of Bastrop, Texas from P4 Mix to P-CS Civic Space; 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.

    Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins – Senior Planner, Development Services

  3. 8C.Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-06 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas to adopt the 2024 Schedule of Uniform Submittal Dates for Site Development Plans, Zoning Concept Schemes, Plats, Public Improvement Plans, and Neighborhood Regulating Plans in accordance with the Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code Section 2.3.004 Annual Adoption of Schedule of Uniform Submittal Dates, and the Bastrop Building Block (B³) Technical Manual Section 1.2.002 Uniform Submittal Dates, as shown in Exhibit A, establishing a repealing clause, providing severability, providing an effective date, and move to include on the February 27, 2024, Consent Agenda for the second reading.

    Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services

  4. 8D.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-21 of the City Council of the City Bastrop, Texas accepting a donation from Mayor Pro Tem Kirkland and family for $1,300 for the creation of a mural in Delgado Park honoring Minerva Delgado; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager

9.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

  1. 9A.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-18 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City, Bastrop County, and West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District to support Road Maintenance for a certain development of property commonly known as Adelton and more accurately described in the Interlocal Agreement as attached in Exhibit A; authorizing the execution of all necessary documents; providing for a severability and repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Interim Assistant City Manager

  2. 9B.Consider Action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-03 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas,       amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13, Article 13.04       on-site sewage facilities and amending the B3 Technical Manual, Chapter       3, Article 3.2 Infrastructure requirements to align with the state       requirements for septic systems on one-half acre lots; and providing for       findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date,       proper notice and meeting, and move to include on the February 27, 2024, Consent Agenda for the second reading.

    Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Interim Assistant City Manager

  3. 9C.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-19 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas confirming appointment by the Mayor of Keith Ahlborn, to the Zoning Board of Adjustment Place 1, as required in Section 3.08 of the City's Charter, and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  4. 9D.Consider Action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-04 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," adding Section 12.05.011 titled “FM 969 speed limits.” Zoning for traffic and rate of speed therein, on FM 969 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, and move to include on the February 27, 2024 Consent Agenda for the second reading. 

    Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner

  5. 9E.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-22 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, appointing Mayor Lyle Nelson as the City of Bastrop's Clean Air Coalition representative, as required in Article II of the Clean Air Coalition of the Capital Area Council of Governments by-laws; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager 

10.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 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 an amendment to the XS Ranch Consent Agreement. 

  2. 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 the potential acquisition of real estate relating to the Transfer Lift Station and Force Main project.

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:  Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

    /s/Ann Franklin                      
Ann Franklin, City Secretary