Special City Council Meeting Tuesday, December 17, 2024 05:00 PM Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers

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.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 2A.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a proposed development agreement and utility agreement with WB Bastrop Land, LLC, for the Ironwood Development project.

  2. 2B.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 and Section 551.074 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding the appointment of an Interim City Attorney. 

  3. 2C.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 and Section 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a land lease with Bastrop Little League, Inc.

3.TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION

4.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.

5.WORK SESSIONS/BRIEFINGS

  1. 5A.Review and discuss a presentation by ReUse Engineering, Inc to discuss new methods for wastewater treatment. 

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

6.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

  1. 6A.Consider and act on Resolution R-2024-186, providing direction to the City Manager to combine the public hearing and 15-day notice for a single joint meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council to be held on January 16, 2025, for the consent of Wildwood Municipal Utility District and Bastrop County Municipal Utility District No. 5 (Ironwood); providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager

  2. 6B.Consider and act on Resolution No. R-2024-187 regarding a request from Council Member Lee to authorize the City Manager to pay for travel in the amount of three hundred forty-eight dollars and 35/100 ($348.35).

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

7.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).

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Notice is hereby given of the possibility of a quorum of any of the City of Bastrop Boards and Commissions at this City Council Meeting.

NO Board/Commission action will be taken; NO deliberations will be held; and NO Board/Commission business will be conducted.

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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 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, December 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

  /s/Victoria Psencik                                     
Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary