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Georgetown Village Public Improvement District Advisory Board Meeting
Minutes
Monday, December 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
West Side Service Center located at 5501 Williams Dr. Georgetown, TX 78633
Members present: Melinda Marler, Chair; Richard Harrison; Cara McKinney, Alternate; Brian
Ortego, Vice -Chair; Gary Newman, Developer Rep; and Penny Evans, Developer Rep
Members Absent: Norma Baker, Alternate; Marlene McMichael.; and Katie Porter
Staff present: Eric Nurser, Asst. Parks Director; Octavio Garza, Public Works Director; LaMar
Kemp, Accountant; Christi Rawls, Asst. Controller; and Karen Frost, Planning Specialist.
The meeting was called to order by Chair Marler at 6:00 p.m.
A. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the November 13, 2017 regular
meeting.
Motion by Harrison to approve the minutes amended to show that Norma Baker was
absent. Second by Ortego. Approved 5 — 0. (McMichael absent, Newman not in at this
time.)
B. Presentation of the Georgetown Village Public Improvement District (GVPID) monthly
financial reports for the month of November 2017. T a'Mar Kemp, Accountant
Kemp reported that most tax assessment payments will be corning in during January and
February. No further questions.
C. Discussion regarding the Contracts Progress Report — Jim Briggs, General Manager of
Utilities
Newman entered the meeting. Octavio Garza provided the update in Briggs absence. He
explained that the contract for the sidewalk repairs has been pushed to February and March
2018, weather permitting.
Nuner reported that the landscape maintenance included cutting back perennials during the
next month. The estimated cost for installing lighting at the roundabout is over twice the
amount of money left in the contract and the job will be re-evaluated. Different options are
being considered, including packaging the lighting installation with other items as part of
the overall master plan.
D. Presentation and discussion on Georgetown Village Public Improvement District landscape,
amenity, and wayfi.nding signage masterplan. Eric Nuner, Assistant Parks and Recreation
Director
Ronnie Stafford, with Covey Landscaping explained the process they used to develop the
proposals. The consultants began the process by taking an inventory of the existing signage
and landscaping in the Village and then looked for other communities that could be used to
compare with this one in the central. Texas area. Areas used for consideration were Belterra
in Dripping Springs, and Avery Ranch in Austin. The details of those developments were
considered and it was identified that there is consistency across the different neighborhoods
within each of these developments that is tied together with certain elements of their
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signage, to provide a more specific sense of place. That is what the consultants suggest
doing in the Village. The board members reviewed the ideas and spoke about different
types of materials and signage. They agreed that they liked the higher contrast between the
light/white colored lettering and the dark background colors. They liked the metal letters
on the limestone. They prefer using an upper case letter for the first letter of the name and
then lower case for the rest of the letters on a sign. They prefer a more classic, rather than
modern, font. It was identified that they prefer shorter, 2.5 foot metal and stone signs for
the trail signage. The park signage may be driven by the use of the existing Georgetown
parks standard signage. Nuner will look into required standards.
Board members were thanked by the consultants for their comments and encouraged to put
any further comments into an email and sent to Karen for forwarding.
E. Developer's Update - Gary Newman
Newman reported the Concept Plan for the second section of the Village has not changed.
They are talking to builders. They are working on a new PID, which will be structured
differently than this is existing PID. Thirty-seven acres were just dedicated to the county for
a wildlife preserve and the County Commissioners voted to approve that.
Newman stated that the builder does not want to assist with the removal of the rocks at
Beretta Park and so that park cannot be mowed/maintained at this time. He may ask the
PID Board to assist with that cost to expedite the acceptance of the park by the city.
Ashton Woods Home builder has decided to not continue building in the Village.
Public Wishing to Address the Board:
Michael Charles, 244 Beretta Circle, asked for reconsideration of installing the roundabout at
the intersection of Bellaire and Rosedale. It was not required of the developer at the time of
construction and he thinks it would slow traffic and improve the aesthetics of the area. He
also wants the rocks to be picked up at Beretta Park so that maintenance can be started
there.
Adjournment
Motion by Ortego to adjourn. Second by Harrison. The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
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Approved, Melinda Marler, Chair
Georgetown Village PID
Meeting: December 11, 2017
Attest, Brian Ortego
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