Regular City Council Tuesday, May 09, 2023 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 - Gabriela Mora Macedo & Rebecca Bleibtreu – 6th Graders from Cedar Creek Intermediate School Student Council

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

3.INVOCATION - Dustin Bartee, Senior Minister for Bastrop Christian Church

4.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 4A.Mayor's Report

  2. 4B.Council Members' Report

  3. 4C.City Manager's Report

  4. 4D.A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas recognizing May 14-20, 2023, as National Police Week.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  5. 4E.A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, recognizing May 21-27, 2023, as Public Works Week.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  6. 4F.A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, recognizing May 13, 2023, as World Migratory Bird Day.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  7. 4G.Presentation of the FY2023 Quarterly Report for January through March of 2023.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, City Manager

  8. 4H.Presentation regarding the current status of legislation and its impact on the City. 

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, City Manager

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 April 25, 2023, Regular Meeting.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  2. 8B.Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2023-13 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, continuing the curfew, for minors, as established in Ordinance 2020-09, Article 8.05, and providing an effective date. 

    Submitted by: Vicky Steffanic, Chief of Police

  3. 8C.Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2023-14, of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 13, Article 13.02, Administration, proving for Pro Rate Reimbursements and cost sharing agreements for the extention of certain water and/or wastewater lines; and providing for findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice and meeting.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, City Manager

  4. 8D.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-71 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas confirming appointment by the Mayor of Gail Sheehan to Place 5 of the Parks Board, as required in Section 3.08 of the City's Charter, and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  5. 8E.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-74 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas confirming appointment by the Mayor of Chloe Brevelle to Place 6 of the Cultural Arts Commission, as required in Section 3.08 of the City's Charter, and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  6. 8F.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-72 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving the posting of a notice for a public hearing to consider land use assumptions and a capital improvement plan relating to future public hearings for the possible adoption of roadway impact fees.

    Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

9.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

  1. 9A.Consider action on Resolution No. R-2023-73 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving second amendment to the Development and Annexation Agreement between the City of Bastrop and Bastrop Colorado Bend, LLC, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Bastrop.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, City Manager

  2. 9B.Consider action to increase the budget in the Administration segment for Community Event Support by $10,000 to cover increased permitting requirements by Texas Department of Transportation.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, City Manager

10.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 10A.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 and discuss potential acquisition of real estate relating to the Simsboro Aquifer Water Treatment Plant, Well Field, and Transmission Facilities 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:  _____________________ at 4:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

                                                     
Ann Franklin, City Secretary