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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 02.12.2026 CC-W&RMinutes of the City Council City of Georgetown, Texas Tuesday, February 10, 2026 The Georgetown City Council met on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Council and Court Building, 510 W. 9th Street. The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please 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, Jr Street for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. The following Members were in attendance: Amanda Parr, Kevin Pitts, Ben Butler, Ben Stewart, Jake French, Josh Schroeder, Shawn Hood, and Ron Garland 1. Policy Development and Discussion - Workshop Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 7.00 p.m. l.A Employee Recognition - Years of Service - January 2026 Presentation and recognition of the Years of Service and the value which the City of Georgetown Employees add to the organization, presented to those who have served at intervals of five years from the anniversary month in which they started -- David Morgan, City Manager and City Council Merrilee Page, Assistant HR Director, presented the item, and employees who had achieved the milestone of 5,10,15, 20, and 25 years of service were recognized. 1.13 Yearwood In -City MUD Request Presentation, discussion and possible recommendations regarding the creation of an In -City Municipal Utility District (MUD) for the proposed Yearwood Development -- Nick Woolery, Assistant City Manager Woolery presented and reviewed the MUD Policy purpose, process for MUD consent, Location and Future Land Use, Yearwood Concept Plan, and compliance with Council MUD Policy related to Quality Development, Enhancing Public Service and Safety, City exclusive provider, and fiscally responsible with a finance plan. Matt Matthews with Freehold Capital Management presented and reviewed a Freehold portfolio summary, examples of other developments, Yearwood property, site location, existing conditions, community planning vision, Yearwood Concept Plan, parks and open space plan, architecture, and inspiration for amenities and parks. Woolery resumed the presentation and reviewed key issues, the Concept Plan, and needed feedback and direction from Council. General discussion among Council, developer, and staff regarding: planning designation as Mining based on historical use; proposed MUD tax rate; fire safety; possible changes to the percentage of age -restricted residences; impacts of the quarry on the cost of building the development; future roads and connectivity; location of flood plain on the site; future maintenance of drainage systems; allow flexibility of city uses onsite; phasing of fees; opportunity to repurpose a quarry; unique opportunities on the site; and the possible structure to age restricted section of development and available product types. Michael Spano, with time from Rose Chunik, addressed the Council as a representative of the Coalition for Responsible Environmental Aggregate Mining (CREAM) regarding: the location of the proposed development; nearby concrete facilities; concrete batch plants; and support for the redevelopment of the quarry. Mayor Schroeder called for a break at 2.14 p.m. and resumed the meeting at 2.22 p.m. l.0 Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Update Presentation, discussion, and possible recommendations regarding the City's water service territory -- Caroline Stewart, Strategic Projects Manager Stewart presented and reviewed the Sale of the CCN; RFP (request for proposal) process and timeline; areas in the sale; evaluation factors; selected proposer; NUI's (National Utility Infrastructure) experience, qualifications, ability to provide continuous adequate service, water delivery plan, water system modification plan, and price; election requirement for the sale; resolution calling the election; next steps; key dates and milestone schedule; and the needed Council direction and feedback. General discussion among Council and staff, including David Morgan, City Manager, regarding support from the City Council for moving forward, the need to appropriately educate the electorate, public outreach and engagement, clarification on how to communicate the election, and how election talking points will be shared with staff and Council. 1.D Transit Update for rideGTX and GoGeo Presentation, update, and discussion regarding the City's transit offerings of rideGTX and GoGeo -- Lua Saluone, P.E., Transportation Manager Saluone presented and reviewed the history of transit service in Georgetown from 2009 to the present; GoGeo and rideGTX transit programs, ridership, top destinations, and program costs; additional funding needed for rideGTX; FY2027 transit service program costs; options to reduce the cost of rideGTX; single transit program for FY2027; and the needed Council feedback. General discussion among Council and staff regarding clarification on trips versus riders, the possibility of HOT funds being used for the programs related to Red Poppy Festival and Two Step Inn, how hours for operations could be altered to meet the highest demand, continuity of service, consideration for consolidating the programs, and how staff will bring backoptions to a future meeting. 1.E Annual Police Department Update Presentation and discussion regarding the Police Department annual update -- Cory J. Tchida, Chief of Police Tchida presented and reviewed a staffing update, model for the allocation of patrol personnel, department statistics for Group A offenses, total calls for service, response times, motor vehicle crashes, traffic stops, reports and arrests, CID case assignments, homelessness contacts and outcomes, mental health calls for service, mental health emergency detentions, 2025 highlights including Senior Cyber Fraud and IACP Trust Building Campaign efforts, and what's ahead for 2026. General discussion among Council and staff regarding discretionary patrol time, considerations for adding future substations, and case assignments for GPD versus statewide averages. Mayor Schroeder recessed into Executive Session at 3.46 p.m. 2. Executive Session In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Vernon's Codes, Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to action in the regular session. 2.A Executive Session 02.10.2026 Sec. 551.071: Consultation with Attorney Advice from the attorney about pending or contemplated litigation and other matters on which the attorney has a duty to advise the City Council, including agenda items. - Litigation Update - Long-term Water Supply Contracts - Austin Avenue Bridge Rehab Project - ILA Agreement with Williamson County regarding Ronald Reagan Blvd Sec. 551.072: Deliberations about Real Property - SH 29 and Summercrest Blvd - 9th and Main - 8th and Forest Sec. 551.086: Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Purchased Power Sec.551.087: Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Project Aurora Sec. 551.074: Personnel Matters - Council Appointed Positions Evaluation Process 3. Regular Session - This portion of the meeting will begin no earlier than 6:00 pm. Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 6.00 p.m. Councilmember Stewart was not present for the remainder of the meeting. 3.A Call to Order 02.10.2026 Pledge of Allegiance Recognitions Action out of Executive Session 4. Public Wishing to Address Council On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the table at the entrance to the Council Chamber. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the City Secretary on the dais, prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak when the Council considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting being called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six minutes for a speaker may be granted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be present at the meeting. On a subiect not posted on the a eq nda: An individual may address the Council at a regular City Council meeting by contacting the City Secretary no later than noon on the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday meeting, with the individual's name and a brief description of the subject to be addressed. Only those persons who have submitted a timely request will be allowed to speak. Speakers will be given up to three minutes to address the City Council. The City Secretary can be reached at (512) 931-7715 or cs@georgetowntexas.gov. 4.A Public Wishing to Address 02.10.2026 At the time of posting no one had signed up to speak. 5. Statutory Consent Agenda The Statutory Consent Agenda includes non -controversial and routine items which may be acted upon with one single vote. An item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda in order to be discussed and acted upon individually as part of the Regular Agenda. Moved by Kevin Pitts; seconded by Jake French to Approve as presented. Motion Approved: 6 - 0 Voting For: Amanda Parr, Kevin Pitts, Ben Butler, Jake French, Shawn Hood, and Ron Garland Voting Against: None 5.A Council Meeting Minutes 01.27.2026 Consideration and possible action to approve the meeting minutes of City Council meeting held on January 27, 2026 -- Robyn Densmore, City Secretary 5.B Resolution -Ordering the May 2026 General Council Election Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution ordering the May 2, 2026, General Election for District 2, District 6, and Mayor Council positions -- Robyn Densmore, City Secretary 5.0 Resolution - Calling Special Election for May 2026 to Sell Portion of a Public Water System Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution calling a Special Election for May 2, 2026 to approve the sale of a portion of the City of Georgetown's public water system to Bernhard Capital Partners Management, LP in an amount not less than $20 million dollars -- Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager 5.D Resolution - ETJ Disannexation - Don and Sammie Bizzell Family Trust - 41.41 Acres Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to confirm the disannexation of approximately 41.41 acres of land from the City of Georgetown's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), identified as Williamson County Appraisal District Parcel R684343 and owned by the Don and Sammie Bizzell Family Trust -- Michael Charles, Real Estate Services Coordinator 5.E Resolution - ETJ Disannexation - Paidipalli -10.31 Acres Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to confirm the disannexation of approximately 10.31 acres of land from the City of Georgetown's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), identified as Williamson County Appraisal District Parcel R566481 and owned by Rajasekhar Paidipalli -- Michael Charles, Real Estate Services Coordinator 5.F Resolution - ETJ Disannexation - Van Hyfte Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to confirm the disannexation of a tract of land described in Document Numbers 9617850 and 9844884 of the Official Public Records of Williamson County from the City of Georgetown's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), identified as Williamson County Appraisal District Parcel R352870 and owned by Jerold Van Hyfte -- Michael Charles, Real Estate Services Coordinator 5.G Resolution - ETJ Disannexation - Varadar LLC - 15 Acres Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to confirm the disannexation of approximately 15 acres of land from the City of Georgetown's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), identified as Williamson County Appraisal District Parcel R342808 and owned by Varadar LLC -- Michael Charles, Real Estate Services Coordinator 5.H Resolution - 2025-6-ANX - Ronald Reagan Boulevard Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to begin the annexation proceedings of approximately 20 Acres of City -Owned property situated in the Frederick Foy Survey, Abstract No. 229, generally located at Ronald Reagan Boulevard (2025-6-ANX) -- Ryan Clark, AICP, Planning Manager 5.1 Resolution - 2025-7-ANX - FM 971 Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to begin the annexation proceedings of approximately 59.54 acres of City -Owned property situated in the John Berry Survey, Abstract 51, known as the Three Forks Water Reclamation Plant, generally located at FM 971 (2025-7-ANX) -- Ryan Clark, AICP, Planning Manager 5.J Resolution - 2025-9-ANX - SE Inner Loop City Owned Property Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution to begin the annexation proceedings of approximately 3.266 of City -Owned property situated in the L.J Dyches Survey, Abstract No. 180, generally located at FM 971 (2025-9-ANX) -- Ryan Clark, AICP, Planning Manager 5.K Resolution - Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Consent Agreement for Parkside on the River Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution of the City Council of Georgetown, Texas approving the Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Consent Agreement to make a 40.2 acre tract of land subject to the Consent Agreement and consent for Parkside on the River Municipal Utility District No.1 to annex the tract of land -- Nick Woolery, Assistant City Manager 51 Amendment of the Agreement for Additional Improvements to the Fire Training Tower Consideration and possible action to approve the first amendment to the agreement with Jahnke & Sons Construction, Inc for additional improvements to the Fire Training Tower -- Jennifer Bettiol, CIP Manager 5.M Purchase of Motorola Handheld Radios Consideration and possible action to approve the purchase of Motorola portable APX Next radios in an amount not to exceed $106,344.80 -- Chief Cory J. Tchida, Chief of Police. 5.N RVI Planning Consulting Amendment Consideration and possible action to approve a First Amendment of a Consultation Agreement No. 25-0222-CC-Al with RVI Planning & Landscape Architecture for PUD and Special District Application Reviews not to exceed $60,000.00 -- Kelly Trietsch, Chief Development Officer 5.0 Municipal Service Agreement - 2025-4-ANX - 2200 Shell Rd Consideration and possible action to approve a Municipal Service Agreement with NOVA368, LLC, for the provision of municipal services upon annexation to approximately 28.93 acres in the William Roberts Survey, Abstract 524, with portions of Right -Of -Way for Shell Road and Shell Spur, generally located at 2200 Shell Road, Georgetown, Texas (2025-4-ANX) -- Ryan Clark, AICP, Planning Manager 5.P Municipal Service Agreement - 2025-12-ANX - Shell Spur PUD Consideration and possible action to approve a Municipal Service Agreement with NOVA368, LLC, for the provision of municipal services upon annexation to approximately 14.20 acres in the William Roberts Survey, Abstract 524, with portions of Right -Of -Way for Shell Road and Shell Spur, generally located at Shell Road, Georgetown, Texas (2025-12-ANX) -- Ryan Clark, AICP, Planning Manager 5.Q Second Reading - 2025-9-REZ - 901 North Church Street Second Reading of an Ordinance on a request for a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a 0.215 acre tract of the N. Porter Survey, Abstract No. 497, In Williamson County, Texas, from the General Commercial (C-3) zoning district to the Residential Single Family (PS) zoning district, for the property generally located at 901 North Church Street (2025-9-REZ) -- Matt Skawin, Planner 5.R Second Reading - Fourth Amendment to Development Agreement for Parkside on the River Second Reading of an Ordinance amending Ordinance numbers 2019-69, 2020-84, 2021-40, 2024-18 approving the Fourth Amendment to the Development Agreement for Parkside on the River Subdivision -- Nick Woolery, Assistant City Manager 6. Legislative Regular Agenda There were no items on the Legislative Regular Agenda. Adjournment Mayor Schr ed�f adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m. These mi utes ere approved at the meeting of Y1.1 Mayor - Attest