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L egislativ e Task F orce
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L egislativ e Regular Agenda
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A R oll C all --Bridget Hinze Weber, Assistant to the C ity Manager
B C all to O rd er-Bridget Hinze Weber, Assis tant to the C ity Manager
C C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion regarding the 87th Texas S tate Legis lative Agend a and next step s fo r
the C ity o f G eo rgeto wn Legis lative P rogram – Brid get Hinze Web er, As s is tant to the C ity Manager
Adjournment
Adjourn
Ce rtificate of Posting
I, R obyn Dens mo re, C ity S ec retary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereb y certify that this Notice of
Meeting was p o s ted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgeto wn, T X 78626, a p lace readily
acc es s ib le to the general p ublic as req uired by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2020, at
__________, and remained so p o s ted fo r at leas t 72 c o ntinuo us hours prec eding the sc heduled time of s aid
meeting.
__________________________________
R o b yn Dens more, C ity S ecretary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Legislative Task Force
October 22, 2020
S UB J E C T:
C o nsideration and pos s ible actio n regarding the 87th Texas S tate Legis lative Agenda and next s teps fo r the
C ity of G eorgeto wn Legis lative P rogram – Brid get Hinze Web er, As s is tant to the C ity Manager
IT E M S UMMARY:
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
N/A
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
S hirley R inn on behalf of Bridget Hinze Web er, As s is tant to the C ity Manager
AT TAC H ME N T S:
D escription Type
87th Texas State Legis lative Agenda Backup Material
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City of Georgetown
2021 State Legislative Agenda - Draft
87th Legislature
Protect City of Georgetown Interests
The City of Georgetown (City) supports legislation that benefits the City and opposes legislation
detrimental to the City, including bills that:
• Limit the City’s ability to abide by the principle of self-government;
• Mandate increased City costs;
• Mandate decreased City revenue;
• Limit the City’s ability to advocate on behalf of the community through trade associations and
consultants; and
• Diminish the City’s authority to provide for the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
Preserve Municipal-Government Policy Enactment
The City supports legislation that protects the rights of elected municipal officials to enact ordinances that
address the policy priorities and needs of cities’ residents, businesses, and visitors.
Provide Property Tax Relief While Preserving Current Sales Tax Revenue
The City supports legislation that provides meaningful property tax relief to owners of property in the City’s
jurisdiction.
• The City supports transparency regarding property tax rates, property values, and property tax
income.
• The City opposes expansion of revenue, tax, or appraisal caps which limit the City’s ability to
raise sufficient funds to pay for critical municipal public policy services.
• The City opposes shifting the tax burden from one taxpayer to another taxpayer.
• The City supports maintaining provisions for debt financing so it can issue financial debt to pay for
such expenditures as infrastructure and equipment.
The City supports legislation allowing for the local sourcing of sales and use taxes for internet orders.
Protecting Taxpayers’ Investment in Public Utilities and Assets
The City supports legislation that ensures the City can continue to own and operate the City of
Georgetown Utility Systems.
The City opposes legislation that negatively impacts the service level, stability, or return-on-investment for
its residents.
The City supports legislation that maintains state and regional water plans and while preserving authority
to continue the City of Georgetown Water Utility’s current operational system within its current
jurisdictional boundaries.
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The City opposes legislation that would deny the City from being adequately compensated for the use of
its rights-of-way, would erode municipal authority over the management and control of rights-of-way, or
both.
Keeping Georgetown Competitive
The City supports legislation maintaining incentives that supplement local economic
development strategies to fund employee recruitment and retention.
The City supports the continuation of Type A and Type B sales tax that can be used to pursue and retain
primary employer jobs.
Transportation Funding for Current and Future Growth
The City supports legislation that would allow municipal-elected officials, municipal voters, or both to
approve city funding options to pay for construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sidewalks, and
transportation authorities.
The City supports efforts to ensure the equitable distribution of state funding and the continued full
funding of Propositions 1 & 7, as well as the extension of the Proposition 1 sunset provision.
Planning and development to Maintain Georgetown’s Unique Character
The City supports legislation to maintain the municipal election officials’ authority to regulate city growth
and development through city land development ordinances.
Annexation:
• Primary Position: The City supports a position which would allow for pre-2017 annexation
requirements.
• Secondary Position: The City supports retaining requirements established in 2019 while
expanding opportunities for voluntary annexation by property owners that are not contiguous to
the city limits and allowing for pre-2017 annexation requirements for areas surrounded by City
limits for contiguous City boundaries.
Development Process:
• Primary Position: The City supports legislation that clarifies that House Bill 3167 (86th Regular
Session) only applies to changes made to an application intake process or unified-development-
code-approval process while improving the opportunity to collaborate with applicants to solve
problems and challenges.
• Secondary Position: Support the retention of House Bill 3167 (86th Regular Session) for only the
largest of Texas cities or else allow for local control on decision making regarding an applicant’s
request for a waiver relating to House Bill 3167 requirements.
Building Codes and Materials:
• The City supports legislation that repeals amendments to House Bill 2439 (86th Regular Session)
which preempted cities from regulating building materials.
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Parks and Recreation Investment for a Healthy Georgetown
The City supports legislation that enhances the investment in parks and open spaces and conserves
open spaces that connect communities safely to the mental, social, and physical benefits of outdoor and
recreational opportunities.
Continuation of a Vibrant Arts & Culture Community
The City supports legislation that funds the arts and libraries to support a strong and vibrant City of
Georgetown arts and cultural industry by:
• Preserving the use of Municipality Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) to fund the arts; and
• Maintaining municipality autonomy in allocation of HOT revenue
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