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Georgetown Village Public Improvement District Advisory Board Meeting
Minutes
Monday, July 12, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting held at the Public Operations & Training Center, Training Room C,
3500 D.B. Woods Road, Georgetown, TX 78628
Board Members Present: Melinda Marler, Michael Charles, Vice Chair; Cara McKinney,
Secretary; Steve Taylor, and Chris Blackburn
Board Members Absent: Marlene McMichael, Chair
Staff Members Present: David Morgan, City Manager; Wayne Nero, Interim Assistant
City Manager; Eric Johnson, Public Works Director; Eric Nuner, Parks and Recreation
Assistant Director; Molly Ritter, Public Works Operations Manager; Sabrina Poldrack,
Contracts Administrator; Cindy Medrano, Board Liaison
Staff Members Absent: Nathan Parras, Assistant Finance Director
Visitors Present: Jason Norwood
Regular Session
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for
any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. Call to Order - called to order by Michael Charles, Vice Chair at 6:00 PM.
B. Pledge of Allegiance
• Cara McKinney led everyone in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. Public Wishing to Address the Board
On a subject not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future Regular
scheduled Board agenda by filing a written request with the Staff Liaison no later
than one week prior to the Board meeting. The request must include the speaker's
name and the specific topic to be addressed with sufficient information to inform the
board and the public. Only those persons who have submitted a timely request will
be allowed to speak. For Board Liaison contact information, please logon to
http://georgetown. orgiboardscommissions/
• There was no public comment at this meeting.
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D. Staff Updates — Wayne Nero, Interim Assistant City Manager
• David Morgan, City Manager, introduced Wayne Nero as interim Assistant City
Manager and Eric Johnson as the new Public Works Director.
E. Georgetown Village Public Improvement District (GVPID) monthly financial
report for the month of June 2021- Nathan Parras, Assistant Finance Director
Parras was unable to attend the meeting therefore David Morgan went over
highlights of the report with board members.
■ The board had no questions.
F. Update on who legally owns the "street trees" in the right of way (ROW) within
Georgetown Village PID. — Eric Johnson, Public Works Director
• At the last board meeting, the board requested legal opinion on who legally
owns the "street trees" in the right of way (ROW) within Georgetown Village
PID.
■ Johnson presented legal opinion to the board indicating that the City of
Georgetown legally owns street trees in the ROW.
• The City of Georgetown will maintain/remove trees in the right of way including
damaged trees on City of Georgetown's timetable unless the Georgetown Village
PID board would prefer to move faster in which next steps would be discussed.
• The City of Georgetown has an obligation for safety of the public to trim trees as
necessary.
■ Street tree removal is City of Georgetown funded unless the PID would prefer to
get them replaced on a faster timeline than the City of Georgetown normally
would.
• The board had clarifying questions on tree replacement. Johnson specified that
the City of Georgetown would remove but not replace any trees. This would be
up to either the PID or the homeowner to replace.
■ The board asked on specific tree requirements if a homeowner wants to replace a
specific tree. Ritter specified that there are CC&R covenants that specify the type
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of trees that could be replaced or would require to consult an arborist who could
advise on the best tree for the area.
The board discussed the option to accelerate tree replacement versus allowing
the City of Georgetown to replace at their own timeline.
• The board agreed to update staff on trees that need immediate replacement. The
gvt?id@georgetown.org email address was given to allow residents to contact the
city regarding trees needing to be replaced or trimmed on the right of way.
Staff agreed to follow-up on providing the gvl2id@georgetown.org email address
on the website.
Legislative Regular Agenda
G. Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes for the Regular Board
Meeting June 14,2021— Cindy Medrano, Board Liaison
• Motion to approve minutes by Melinda Marler seconded by Steve Taylor.
Approved unanimously 5-0-1 Marlene McMichael Absent
H. Update on previous board meeting request to deviate from the MUTCD standard
blue color for street name signs. — Eric Johnson, Public Works Director
• At the last board meeting, the board requested legal opinion on changing the
MUTCD standard blue color for street name signs.
• Ritter presented the board with legal opinion to the board indicating that any
deviation from MUTCD standards would require city council approval.
After some discussion, the board agreed to go to city council to request brown
street signs.
• Motion to deviate from the MUTCD standard blue color for street name signs to
brown and go to city council for approval by Melinda Marler, seconded by Steve
Taylor.
Approved unanimously 5-0-1 Marlene McMichael Absent
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I. Consideration and possible action to recommend approval to replace the updated
specialized GVPID street signs and replace with City -standard signs. — Eric
Johnson, Public Works Director
■ At the previous board meeting the board was presented with a specialized street
sign. The board requested that Public Works return with an updated "G".
• The board was presented with two options:
o Option A: Specialized Sign Presented at June 14 Meeting
o Option B: Updated Specialized Sign Presented at July 12 Meeting
• After some discussion, the board agreed on Option B which includes the updated
"G" design.
• Motion to approve second option including larger "G" design by Chris
Blackburn, seconded by Melinda Marler.
Approved unanimously 5-0-1 Marlene McMichael Absent
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Cara McKinney, seconded by Melinda Marler.
Approved 5-0-1 Marlene McMichael Absent
The meeting adjourned at
Marlene McMichael, C air Cara McKinney, Secretary
Cindy Medrano, Board Liaison
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