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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_UDCAC_06.13.2018City of Georgetown, Texas Unified Development Code Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 3:00 PM Historic Light and Water Works Building, 406 W. 8t" Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626 Committee Present: Tim Haynie, Chair; Brett Danaher; Tracey Dubcak, Secretary; and John Philpot. Committee Member(s) Absent: Mv�,) W. "a.4wr— Staff Present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Seth Gipson, Management Analyst; and Andreina Davila, Current Planning Manager and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary A. Call to Order Chair Haynie called the meeting to order at 3:31 pm. Legislative Regular Agenda B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 9, 2018. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Motion by Haynie to approve the minutes, second by Danaher. Approved 4 — 0. C. Presentation and discussion of the City's Municipal Utility District (MUD) Policy and Unified Development Code (UDC) Amendments. Wayne Reed, Assistant City Manager and Seth Gipson, Management Analyst Davila introduced Seth Gipson and explained the topic. Gipson presented the approved Interim MUD Policy. He gave the background and history of the MUD Policy, explained the Council's direction on the policy and reviewed possible recommendations to the UDC to support the policy. The city currently has 10 MUDS within and outside the city limits. Current policy was adopted in 2014. On May 22, Council directed that these changes be aligned with the Comprehensive Plan, clarify that the city is the clear exclusive provider of utilities, and that the MUD will be financially responsible and reinforces the requirement for a finance plan, and finally maintain the policy that insures there are extraordinary benefits to the city. They also wanted the process policies number 3 and 4 be removed. Gipson provided a redline version of the proposed policy. Introduction language is rewritten. Possible unique factors are identified. Policy 6 added language to include that the city would be the provider of utilities in case of multiple certified providers. Policy 7 provides up to 25 years for bond maturity and 10 years for issuance between first and last bond sales. It also identifies the maximum tax rate assessment allowed. Policy 9 has clarified language related to age -restricted development to minimize the impact of age —related "frozen" taxes. It also included language to reinforce a diversity of housing types. There are UDC standards that are being considered, as part of this policy update, for higher standards requirements. UDC Amendments suggested by Gipson are 13.10.030: remove and replace with basic requirements. The staff review team would be added to 13.10.040. It also adds policy 3 language. Staff proposes to add parkland and trails to the list of items that can be reimbursed or paid for with bonds. Gipson suggests including language from Policy 13.10.050 C concerning UDC Advisory Committee June 13, 2018 maximum tax rates established for in -city and out -of -city MUDs. Also within this section, making minor changes to text and adding language to clarify the utility provider. Section 13.10.060, changing the Master Development Fee to specify this for ETJ Muds only, not applicable to in -city MUDs. Next steps, Gipson will be back in July for recommendations from the UDCAC. They will return to Council for approval and then follow the UDC amendment process to incorporate the final modifications. Davila says the July discussion will allow feedback and discussion of these changes and get more feedback. The board expressed concern about the policy being adopted by council prior to the comments and recommendations from this group of the UDC amendments. Nelson stated she will be talking to the city manager's office to share the concerns. Dubcak states the UDC is a more final document that doesn't need to be changed regularly, versus a different document to accommodate the changes. Philpot suggests an interim discussion meeting. Staff will review calendars for another meeting date. D. Presentation and discussion regarding proposed changes to Section 13.08 of the Unified Development Code (UDC) regarding Parkland Dedication requirements. Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director Garrett gave an overview of the parkland dedication policy. There is a focus on growing neighborhood parkland inventory, with less emphasis on funding development of the new parks. Staff has compared the Georgetown policy against other cities. They are looking at increasing the fee -in -lieu of parkland. The current rate is not enough to purchase parkland in today's costs. They are proposing raising the fee from $250 to $500 per LUE. They are also proposing reviewing the fees on a schedule, the last adoption was in 2001. Garrett is proposing the addition of a park improvement requirement. City currently funds improvements thru parkland fees or CO bonds. In the new policy, development pays for park development. Fees could be phased in over 2 — 3 years. Another proposed change will allow for partial credit for Private Parks. Up to 50% credit given for private parks that meet established criteria. Garrett asked for feedback from the board and will also put it out for public feedback. She will be working on draft language in the next month and bring back to share with the board at a later meeting. Davila asked for any comments to be sent. They are looking for final action of this board in October. E. Update on the 2018 UDC Annual Review Plan, Schedule and Next Steps. Andreina Davila - Quintero MUD policy and parkland dedication items will come to the next meeting. Also a schedule of topics of the next year. Davila asked that the board email any comments or responses to the questions that were put forth. Philpot suggested using NextDoor or an application to get more comments. He is appreciative of the order of the meeting today and the well-prepared items. Public Wishing to Address the Board As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than what was posted on the agenda. Motion by Haynie, second by Dubcak to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 5:25 pm. UDC Advisory Committee June 13, 2018 I/ Ti a' Treeey-Bink, Attest. j� -50YN vv'( r UDC Advisory Committee June 13, 2018