Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 25, 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 - Haylee Gallegos and Jionni Moore, Parks & Recreation Discovery Days Participant

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

3.INVOCATION - Lauren Hansell, Police Chaplain

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 the month of July as National Parks and Recreation Month.

    Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director

5.WORK SESSIONS/BRIEFINGS

  1. 5A.Review Rules of Procedure of the City Council of the City of Bastrop Texas, and any proposed amendments to be brought back at a future meeting.  

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

  2. 5B.Presentation regarding a petition to create Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3.

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

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  June 11, 2024, Regular meeting.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  2. 8B.Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-18 approving the creation of a Charter Review Commission; appointing initial commissioners; providing for severability; providing for repeal; and providing an effective date.

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

9.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

  1. 9A.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-72 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, accepting a donation from HEB in support of and as sponsorship of the BIG BANG special event fireworks display at Fisherman’s Park, in the amount of Three Thousand dollars ($3,000.00).

    Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director              

  2. 9B.Consider Action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-19 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," amending section 12.05.007 titled “SH 21 speed limits.” zoning for traffic and rate of speed therein, on SH 21 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 July 9, 2024, Consent Agenda for second reading.

    Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department

  3. 9C.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-71 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas authorizing a license to encroach agreement with Aqua Water Supply Corp. - c/o Dacy Cameron, GM -  to encroach into the Public Utility Easement to facilitate expansion of Aqua WSC facilities, as attached in Exhibit B of the License Agreement; authorizing the City Manager to execute necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department

  4. 9D.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-74 regarding a petition filed by JMA Entity to remove Tract 1: 2.333-acre tract, lot and Tract 2: 5.292-acre tract or parcel of land, as described in the petition, from the City of Bastrop’s extraterritorial jurisdiction pursuant to Local Government Code Chapter 42.

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

  5. 9E.Consider Action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-20 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas adopting certain restrictions on the participation of registered sex offenders in programs or events, involving minors and certain restrictions on where registered sex offenders may go or reside, within a specified distance of premises where children commonly gather. As attached in Exhibit A; and providing for findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice, and meeting and move to include on the July 9, 2024, Consent Agenda for the second reading.

    Submitted by:  Vicky Steffanic, Chief of Police

  6. 9F.Consider action to approve the second reading of Resolution No. R-2024-69 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas amending a contract for the update to the 2016 Comprehensive Plan to Halff Associates, Inc to increase the contract price by an amount not to exceed Forty Thousand, Two Hundred Eighty Dollars ($40,280.00) hereby 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: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager

  7. 9G.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-78 proposal from Terra Pave International, a University of Texas Technology Commercialized Company for $59,841 as a sole source provider for a fog seal street sealant known as Terra Cool.

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

  8. 9H.Consider action to approve Resolution R-2024-76 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to award the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Engineering Services to 18 firms as shown in Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary documents with selected firms; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager

  9. 9I.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-75 of the City of Bastrop, Texas, directing staff to prepare a service plan for providing extension of full municipal services to R30094 being 10.559 acres of land out of the Nancy Blakey Survey Abstract No.A98, located north of SH 71 W and west of FM 969, and approximately 1,893 feet of FM 969 right-of-way located north of SH 71 W and south of Capps Lane, and approximately 10,145 feet of SH 304 right-of-way located south of SH 71 W and north of Lower Red Rock Road/Trigg Road, and approximately 1,942 feet of FM 20 right-of-way located south of SH 71 W and north of Shiloh Road to be annexed, as attached in Exhibit A; authorizing the City Manager to execute necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Andres Rosales, Assistant City Manager

  10. 9J.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2024-77 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas appointing Council Member Kerry Fossler as the City’s liaison to the Bastrop County Public Health Department Task Force, as authorized by Section 3.01 of the City's Charter, and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Mayor Lyle Nelson

10.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 10A.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071 and 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a potential long-term lease to the African American Cultural Center.

    Sponsored by Councilmember Myer and Mayor Pro-Tem Kirkland

  2. 10B.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to seek the advice of legal counsel and possible action regarding a potential request for a petition to create Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3.

  3. 10C.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071 and .087 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding the contribution of Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds to fund renovations and updates to the Bastrop Opera House.

  4. 10D.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.087 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding potential economic development incentives related to the Bastrop Food Pantry. 

  5. 10E.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Government Code Sections 551.071 and 551.087 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding a proposed 380 Agreement and proposed amendments to a development agreement related to the Valverde development.

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, June 21, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

 /s/ Ann Franklin                      
Ann Franklin, City Secretary