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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda CC 02.16.2021 CancelledN otice of M eeting of the Governing B ody of the C ity of Georgetown, Texas F ebruary 1 6, 2 02 1 The Georgetown City Council will meet on February 16, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Virtual The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD A). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the AD A, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. P lease contact the City Secretary's Office, at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 808 Martin Luther King J r. Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. TH I S M E E TI N G H A S B E E N C A N C E L E D D U E TO I N C L E M E N T W E ATH E R. This is a me eting of the C ouncil appointe d Inte rgover nmental A ffair s Subc ommitte e. 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A Roll Call --Mayra Cantu, Management Analyst B Call to Order --Mayra Cantu, Management Analyst C P resentation and Discussion Regarding the 87th Session of the Texas State Legislature - Snapper Carr, Focused Advocacy Adjournme nt D Adjourn Ce rtificate of Posting I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that this Notice of Meeting was pos ted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily ac cessible to the general public as required by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2021, at __________, and remained so pos ted for at leas t 72 c ontinuous hours prec eding the s cheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary Page 3 of 26 City of Georgetown, Texas City Council Special Meeting February 16, 2021 S UBJEC T: P resentation and Discussion Regarding the 87th Session of the Texas State Legislature - Snapper Carr, Focused Advocacy I T EM S UMMARY: During the Intergovernmental Relations Subc ommitte e meeting, the City of Geo rgeto wn legislative co nsultants will provide an update on the 87th Texas Legislative Session. The update will include: Governor Abbott’s emergency items State Budget House/Senate Committee Assignments Summary of bills filed-to-date that are relevant to the City of Georgetown F I NANC I AL I MPAC T: N/A S UBMI T T ED BY: Shirley Rinn on behalf of Bridget Hinze Weber, Assistant to the City Manager AT TAC HMENT S : Description I G R S ubc ommittee P resentation Page 4 of 26 City of Georgetown Intergovernmental Relations Committee February 16, 2021 87TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION BRIEFING Page 5 of 26 AGENDA •Governor Abbott’s emergency items •State Budget •House/Senate Committee Assignments •Summary of bills filed-to-date that are relevant to the City of Georgetown Page 6 of 26 GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY ITEMS Page 7 of 26 IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY ITEMS Gov. Abbott designates five emergency items for 87th Session during State of the State address •punishing local governments that "defund the police" •COVID -related civil liability protection for businesses •expanding broadband internet access •election integrity •bail system reform An "emergency item" designation from the governor allows the Texas Legislature to vote on emergency item bills within the first 60 days of the session Page 8 of 26 BUDGET Page 9 of 26 COMPTROLLER HEGAR RELEASES BIENNIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE •Lawmakers have estimated $112.5 billion available to allocate for general-purpose spending in the next two-year state budget •Nearly $1 billion deficit for current state budget; once estimated at $4.6 billion over the summer •Economic Stabilization Fund •$11.6 billion for lawmakers to use if they choose to do so Page 10 of 26 HOUSE/SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Page 11 of 26 HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Representative Talarico: •Calendars •Juvenile Justice & Family Issues •Public Education Representative Wilson: •Appropriations •Natural Resources Page 12 of 26 SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Senator Schwertner : •Administration •Business & Commerce •Education •Finance •State Affairs Page 13 of 26 CITY ISSUES: SENATE COMMITTEES •Business & Commerce •Chair: Kelly Hancock •Vice -chair: Robert Nichols •Finance •Chair: Jane Nelson •Vice -chair: Eddie Lucio, Jr. •Local Government •Chair: Paul Bettencourt •Vice -chair: José Menéndez •Natural Resources & Economic Development •Chair: Brian Birdwell •Vice -chair: Judith Zaffirini •State Affairs •Chair: Bryan Hughes •Vice -chair: Brian Birdwell •Transportation •Chair: Robert Nichols •Vice -chair: Kel Seliger Page 14 of 26 CITY ISSUES: HOUSE COMMITTEES •Appropriations •Chair: Greg Bonnen •Vice-chair: Mary González •Business & Industry •Chair: Chris Turner •Vice-chair: Cole Hefner •Culture, Recreation, & Tourism •Chair: Ken King •Vice-chair: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins •Elections •Chair: Briscoe Cain •Vice-chair: Jessica González •Environmental Regulation •Chair: Brooks Landgraf •Vice-chair: Alex Dominguez •Homeland Security & Public Safety •Chair: James White •Vice-chair: Rhetta Andrews Bowers •Land & Resource Management •Chair: Joe Deshotel •Vice-chair: Ben Leman •Natural resources •Chair: Tracy King •Vice-chair: Cody Harris •Redistricting •Chair: Todd Hunter •Vice-chair: Toni Rose •State Affairs •Chair: Chris Paddie •Vice-chair: Ana Hernandez •Transportation •Chair: Terry Canales •Vice-chair: Ed Thompson •Urban Affairs •Chair: Philip Cortez •Vice-chair: Justin Holland •Ways & Means •Chair: Morgan Meyer •Vice-chair: Shawn Thierry Page 15 of 26 BILLS OF INTEREST Page 16 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Municipal Owned Utilities •SB 182 (Schwertner) –Municipally-Owned Utilities: would: (1) require certain municipally-owned electric utilities (MOUs) to provide customer choice if the five -year average electric rate paid by customers of a MOU is 10 percent greater than the five - year average electric rate paid by customers in a similarly situated region open to customer choice; (2) require the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to make an electric rate comparison of approximately one -fifth of MOUs located in the ERCOT power region and not open to customer choice by comparing the average electric rate paid in the previous five years by: (a) customers of the MOU; and (b) customers who are located in a region that is open to customer choice and similarly situated to the region served by the utility, as determined by the PUC; and (3) provide that the PUC may not make a rate comparison of an MOU if the MOU was the subject of a rate comparison under (2) in the previous four years. Page 17 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Broadband •HB 425 (K. King): Relating to the use of the universal service fund for the provision of broadband service in underserved rural areas •SB 154 (Perry): Creating a broadband office within the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a broadband service investment grant program Page 18 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Public Safety Funding: •HB 638 (Krause): authority of certain political subdivisions to adopt a budget that reduces the amount allocated to provide a fire protection, law enforcement, or emergency medical service •HB 741 (Alison): voter approval of a county or municipal budget that reduces by a certain percentage the amount allocated to provide a fire protection, law enforcement, or emergency medical service Page 19 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Building materials: •HB 233 (Murr): would provide that the prohibition on city regulation of building products, materials, or methods passed by H.B. 2439 in 2019 does not apply to a city with a population of less than 25,000. Page 20 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Annexation of Rights-of-Way: •HB 1241 (Shine)/SB 374 (Seliger):would provide that: (1) a city annexing an area on request of the owners, an area with less than 200 population by petition, an area with at least 200 population by election, or certain special districts may also annex with the area: (a) the right-of-way of a street, highway, alley or other public way or of a railway line spur, or roadbed that is contiguous to the city’s boundaries and the area being annexed or a right-of-way described in (b); or (b) the right-of-way of a public road or highway connecting the area being annexed to the city by the most direct route; (2) a city may only annex a right-of-way described under (1) if the city: (a) provides written notice of the annexation to the owner of the right-of-way not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed annexation; and (b) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the city before the date of the proposed annexation; and (3) certain width requirements do not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under Page 21 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Bond Issuance: •HB 35 (Swanson): Relating to an election authorizing the issuance of bonds or an increase in taxes by a political subdivision Page 22 of 26 FILED LEGISLATION Public funds for lobbying activities: •H.B. 749 (Middleton) –Community Censorship: would: (1) prohibit a political subdivision from spending public funds to: (a) hire an individual required to register as a lobbyist for the purpose of lobbying a member of the Texas legislature; or (b) pay a nonprofit state association or organization that: (i) primarily represents political subdivisions; and (ii) hires or contracts with an individual required to register as a lobbyist; (2) provide that if a political subdivision engages in activity prohibited by (1), above, a taxpayer or resident of the political subdivision is entitled to injunctive relief to prevent any further prohibited activity or any further payments of public funds; and (3) provide that a taxpayer or resident who prevails in an action under (2), above, is entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the political subdivision. (Companion bill is S.B. 234 by Hall.) Page 23 of 26 SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT STEPS Page 24 of 26 NEXT STEPS •Monthly briefings throughout remainder of Session: March –May •Briefing to full Council: February 23 •Briefing to full Council summarizing Session: June Page 25 of 26 QUESTIONS | FEEDBACK Page 26 of 26