Regular Council Meeting Tuesday, June 13, 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 - Mia, Christian, and Luke Chavez

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.Council Members' Report

  3. 4C.City Manager's Report

  4. 4D.A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas recognizing June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth Day.

    Submitted by: Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary

  5. 4E.Recognition of outgoing Mayor Connie Schroeder. 

    RECEPTION FOR MAYOR SCHROEDER - RECESS MEETING FOR 20 MINUTES.

5.WORK SESSIONS/BRIEFINGS

  1. 5A.Presentation and discussion on Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan as it relates to the Traffic Impact Fee Study.

    Submitted by, Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

  2. 5B.Receive presentation on the Engineer’s Intersection Improvements Traffic Analyses.

    Submitted by: Fabiola de Carvalho, AMP MIAM, Director of Engineering and Capital Project Management

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 May 22, 2023, Leadership Summit and May 23, 2023, Regular Council meeting. 

    Submitted by: Ann Franklin, City Secretary

  2. 8B.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-86 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to enter into certain agreements related to the sale of certain real property located at the 2000 Block of Mill Street, Building Block 142 East of Water Street, and the 2000 Block of South Street, Building Block 143 East of Water Street.

    Submitted by: Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

  3. 8C.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-85 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving the expenditure of Bastrop Economic Development Corporation funds for a target industry analysis in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00); repealing all resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager & Interim Executive Director Bastrop Economic Development Corporation

  4. 8D.Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-11, of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 14, of the Bastrop Building Block (B3) Code, Article 2.4 Administration, Sec. 2.4.001(c) (1), and (4) Nonconforming Uses and Structures; (d) hanging Nonconforming Use (1) (a) (i) (b) and (e); and providing for findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice and meeting.

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

  5. 8E.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-88 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bastrop and Bastrop County, as attached in Exhibit A, authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

    Submitted by, Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

  6. 8F.Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2023-87 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, consenting to the creation and division of Garfield Municipal Utility District; providing for an open meetings clause; and providing for an effective date.

    Submitted by Trey Job, Assistant City Manager

  7. 8G.Consider action to approve Resolution R 2023-89 approving appointment of Jacob Dannen, JD as Associate Municipal Judge, Bastrop Municipal Court, City of Bastrop and approving a contract to provide services, attached as Exhibit A; providing for a repealing clause; and establishing an effective date.

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

9.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION - NONE

10.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 10A.City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Codes sections 551.071 and 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding counteroffers for real estate acquisitions for the South Side Wastewater Collection System and related real estate matters.

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:  Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

    /s/Victoria Psencik                                                  
Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary