Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, August 08, 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 - Lucy McInnes and Phoebe Bartee, Bastrop Opera House Youth Academy

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 Chaplin

4.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 4A.Mayor's Report

  2. 4B.Council Members' Report

  3. 4C.City Manager's Report

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 July 24, 2023, Joint Council and BEDC meeting; July 25, 2023, Regular meeting; and August 3, 2023, Workshop.

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  2. 8B.Consider action to approve the second reading of Resolution No. R-2023-110 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving a Revolving Loan Fund Program and the expenditure of Bastrop Economic Development Corporation funds in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) for the program; repealing all resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM and Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer

  3. 8C.Consider action to approve Resolution  No. R-2023-112 Of the City Council of the City of Bastrop authorizing the conveyance of Fire Station #2, located at 120 Corporate Drive, to the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 2.

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

9.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

  1. 9A.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-116 acknowledging proposed tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (FY 2024), calling for a public hearing on September 12, 2023, and authorizing a public notice.

    Submitted by: Tracy Waldron, Chief Financial Officer

  2. 9B.Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-25 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, annexing a tract of land described as 25.00 acres of land out of the Stephen F. Austin survey, Abstract No. 2, located west of Lovers Lane and south of Pecan Park subdivision, and east of the Colorado River Bend, as shown in Exhibit “A”; providing for findings of fact, adoption, repealer, severability, filing and enforcement; establishing an effective date; and providing for proper notice and meeting; and move to include on the August 22, 2023, meeting for second reading.

    Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

  3. 9C.Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-26 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, annexing a tract of land described as 169.773 acres of land out of the Nancy Blakey survey, Abstract No. A98, located south of state highway 71 and east of Farm-to-Market Road 20, as shown in Exhibit “A”; providing for findings of fact, adoption, repealer, severability, filing and enforcement; establishing an effective date; and providing for proper notice and meeting; and move to include on the August 22, 2023, meeting for second reading.

    Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

  4. 9D.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-121 formally accepting the 2023 City of Bastrop Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan

    Submitted by: Terry Moore, Recreation Manager

  5. 9E.Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-27 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, calling for and establishing the procedures for a November 7, 2023, Special Election for the purpose of a combined ballot proposition reducing the Economic Development Sales and Use Tax and adopting a Street Maintenance Sales and Use Tax; providing an effective date; and move to include on the August 22, 2023, agenda for second reading. 

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  6. 9F.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-120 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving a contract for Election services between Bastrop County; the Bastrop County Elections Administrator; and the City of Bastrop for the November 7, 2023, Special Election for, Bastrop Texas, attached as Exhibit A; authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary documents; and providing an effective date. 

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  7. 9G.Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-24 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, annexing a tract of land described as 399.9+/- acres of land out of the Nancy Blakey survey, Abstract No. A98, located west of farm-to-market road 969, as shown in Exhibit A; providing for findings of fact, adoption, repealer, severability, filing and enforcement; establishing an effective date; providing for proper notice and meeting; and move to include on the August 22, 2023, agenda for second reading.

    Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

10.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 10A.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding real estate matters, including a potential lease of the Rodeo Arena at Mayfest Park, and matters related to Fisherman’s Park. 

  2. 10B.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 the Pearl River development project, including a potential incentive agreement.  

11.TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR CONSIDERATION

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