Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, April 09, 2024 06:30 PM Bastrop Convention Center, 1408 Chestnut St B, Bastrop, TX 78602

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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

4.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 4A.Mayor's Report

  2. 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.

  1. 8A.Consider action to approve City Council minutes from the March 26, 2024, Regular meeting.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  2. 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

  3. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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 

  8. 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

  1. 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. 

  2. 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.

  /s/ Ann Franklin                             
Ann Franklin, City Secretary