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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 06.08.2026 CC-SMinutes of the City Council City of Georgetown, Texas Monday, June 8, 2026 The Georgetown City Council met on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the 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 in 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, Josh Schroeder, Ron Garland, and Doug Noble. Jake French and Ben Stewart were absent. Agenda Notice Agenda Notice - 06.08.2026 Special Council Meeting This is a special -called meeting of the City Council to review the current draft of the Unified Development Code (UDC). Members of the Unified Development Code Steering Committee (UDCSC), Unified Development Code Advisory Committee (UDCAC), and Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) have been invited to attend. 1. Regular Session Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. In addition to the City Council members of the Unified Development Code Steering Committee (UDCSC), Unified Development Code Advisory Committee (UDCAC), and Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) were also in attendance. l.a UDC Project Update and Comments 06.08.2026 Presentation and discussion regarding recent revisions to the draft of the UDC, proposed future updates, and project next steps -- Edgar Garcia, Director of Planning Garcia presented and reviewed the meeting purpose; the meeting outline; the purpose and background; the reasons to update the UDC; the UDC update process; the project timeline; a review of recent updates; the updates since the last joint session; the proposed future updates; possible future (post -adoption) updates; next steps; and the opportunity for comments from the committees and public. General discussion among Council and staff, including Zane Brown, Special Projects Manager, and David Morgan, City Manager, regarding the design guidelines; TRG and San Jose Neighborhood Plans within the UDC; parking for commercial developments; cataloging administrative exceptions to look for trends that could be considered for changes to the UDC; including guardrails for datacenters; how the City website has an FAQ page and will be updated to include all info about datacenters; future updates related to tree changes; how the tree updates will also reflect the most up-to-date version of the City's tree ordinance; how there will be unintended consequences that will have to be addressed in the future; and the Council's appreciation of work to staff and committee members. Public Wishing to Address 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 meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the City Secretary, 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. The Mayor then opened the meeting for comments. Steve Dickey noted parking at some previous projects; his review of the draft; how there will inevitably be flaws; and how the draft is good and can be adjusted after being implemented and tested. Scott Allen noted that the process has gone well, but the plan was not well communicated to the community; the possibility of community angst, and the need to let the public know that comments were taken into consideration. Josh Baran noted the tree removal and fee considerations for developments, and the need for a joint review process with the County for projects in the ETJ. Ercel Brashear noted that it is impossible to create a perfect document; approvals that can be allowed by the Planning Director; and how he would like to see a way to track what is approved, not approved, and amended by the City. Joe Digiacomo noted the need to consider data centers. Michael Charles noted the signage requirements needing to be addressed. Adjournment Mayor Schroed9f �(djourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m. These min to were approved at the meeting of /z02,& _ / I Mayor Attest