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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_UDCAC_06.25.2018City of Georgetown, Texas Unified Development Code Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, June 25, 2018 at 4:45 PM Historic Light and Water Works Building, 406 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626 Committee Present: Tim Bargainer; Brett Danaher; Tracy Dubcak, Vice Chair; Jason Worth, Secretary; and John Philpot. Committee Member(s) Absent: Tim Haynie, Chair; Staff Present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Seth Gipson, Management Analyst; Andreina Davila, Current Planning Manager and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary A. Call to Order Vice Chair Dubcak called the meeting to order at 4:45 pm. Legislative Regular Agenda B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 13, 2018. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Motion by Wirth to approve the minutes with corrections of attendance, second by Philpott. Approved 5 — 0. C. Nomination and election of Vice -Chair, and Secretary if needed, of the Board. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Nomination of Tracy Dubcak as Vice -Chair by Philpott. Second by Bargainer. Approved 5 — 0. Nomination of Jason Wirth as Secretary by himself. Second by Bargainer. Approved 5 -0. D. 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. Bargainer asked why the assessment of impact fees is being moved to final plat recordation when all others are vested at preliminary plat approval. Nelson explains that this addresses the situation of developers trying to vest and then not building the project. Hopefully, this holds the MUD developers to a higher standard and will drive the development further. Philpott asked that staff give more recommendations'and explanations of these items moving forward. Dubcak questioned the higher price developments are wanting to go through the process to be a MUD. Nelson explains that the cost of the infrastructure in a regular development is not reimbursed, but with a MUD, the infrastructure is reimbursed with funding from tax assessments. UDC Advisory Committee June 25, 2018 Nelson explains the purpose of the MUD is an incentive to the developer and the developer must provide a trade-off for those incentives by giving something back. Policy 1, ADQ explained that staff recommends leaving this in. The Board concurs. Policy 2. Gipson explains this section clarifies the uniqueness of the project, removing specific examples, and the Board generally agrees. Do unique factors need to be covered in the UDC? Staff recommends not doing this. Board agrees to keep the general description in the UDC with a reference to the Policy, to allow more flexibility. Policy 3. MUD creation petition and information. ADQ explains the UDC will hold the review process and the Development Manual will have the checklist, of details. Board agreed. Policy 4. Cross Departmental MUD Review Team. ADQ says this is proposed to be moved into UDC. Bargainer thinks this should be very general. Board agrees on the description of the formation of the team with general departments. Policy 5. Addresses Public Services and Safety. Gipson explains this item. The policy is not changing, but recommends taking a piece of this policy to add to the UDC, that which takes a portion of the land to develop in regards to the safety of the general area (i.e. a new fire station, a Service Improvement Fee, etc.) Board agrees. Policy 6. Utility Services Issues ADQ explains that staff proposes to add item Y under section 13.10.05 of the UDC. Bargainer requested legal verification that this is allowed. Policy 7. Debt. Should the UDC contain the specific tax rate listed in the MUD Policy? Staff recommends not putting this in the UDC where a change cannot be made as easily. Board agrees that this should remain in policy only, no numbers in the UDC, including the maximum term. Policy 8. Annexation. This is not proposed to be changed. It addresses future annexation of MUDs. Policy 9. Exceed minimum UDC Development Standards. This language was modified to correct discrepancy of age -restricted neighborhood standards. They also reviewed other t ] 7�__ C__ L_� A T Vl % 1_.__A +1...++L. o mir�imttm standards ti':at standard language for conslsLIERCy. 1-XLJu Cxpla.ULC%_l Lhat uteri. are..uuiuii��.aii� would need to be located in the UDC to be codified and enforceable. Policy 10. Parkland and Trails, and Policy 11. Transportation — ADQ will be adding these items to the UDC to be codified and made enforceable. Staff Analysis, Board agreed to keep the analysis in the Policy document. Conditions to City's Consent to Creation of a District. Board agrees that this can be included in the UDC. City Operations Compensation Fee (aka Master Developer Fee). ADQ feels the fee collection still needs to be in the UDC, the formula is an option. Nelson suggests this formula could be located in the Development Manual, or the Policy. Board agrees naming it in the UDC and the fommCala itself can be located U L the Policy. 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. UDC Advisory Committee June 25, 2018 Motion by Bargainer, second by Danaher to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 5:55 pm. kA,Q_ �J Tracy Dubcak, V' e -Chair Jason Wir , ttest UDC Advisory Committee June 25, 2018