Bastrop City Council Meeting September 19
Notes from meeting taken by Connie Clark, Editor/Bastrop County Beacon
I’ll refer to the agenda (link above) for the Council meeting. The Mayor’s Report, Council Members’ Report, and the City Manager’s Report were not presented. There were no Citizen Comments.
Proclamations recognized October 3, 2023 as National Night Out and the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Usually the Consent Agenda contains items that have been brought before Council previously and are ready for a vote. The 8B consideration to approve the second reading of an Ordinance approving the Burleson Crossing East Zoning Concept Scheme was removed from the list with 8A and 8C being approved.
You can find the entire meeting recorded on the City’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bastroptx/videos/743198574485076/
Actioned items included:
Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-38, of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, establishing and adopting transportation impact fees; amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13, Article 13.12, by enacting sections 13.12.094 – 13.12.099 providing for definitions; providing for assessment of said impact fees; providing for the general administration of said impact fees; providing a severability clause; providing an effective date and an open meetings clause, providing adoption, repealer, severability, filing and enforcement; establishing an effective date; providing for proper notice and meeting; and move to include on the September 26, 2023, meeting for second reading. Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager – A Kimley Horn representative presented the study (link below). In the Public Hearing for this item regarding adopting the study for Roadway Impact Fees, please use the Facebook link above to hearing the various comments. Item will be tabled until the next meeting
Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2023-37 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Fee Schedule, Article A13.02.004 Water Service Charge, as attached in Exhibit A; providing for: findings of fact, enactment, repealer, severability, providing for an effective date, codification, proper notice and meeting, and move to include on the October 12, 2023 agenda for a second reading. Submitted by: Laura Allen, Senior Accountant – Details included in the link below. Approved.
Items 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E regarding FY 2023 – 2024 Budget, all were approved.
Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2023-31, of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the Bastrop Code of Ordinances Chapter 14, the Bastrop Building Block (B3) Technical Manual, Article 4.1 Plat Submission; and providing for findings of fact, repealer, severability, codification, effective date, proper notice and meeting. Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager – Approved
Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2023-24 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, annexing a tract of land described as 104.6+/- acres of land out of the Nancy Blakey survey, Abstract No. A98, located west of farm-to-market road 969, as shown in Exhibit A; providing for findings of fact, adoption, repealer, severability, filing and enforcement; establishing an effective date; providing for proper notice and meeting. Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager – Approved
Executive Session on this item was postponed until the next meeting. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.072 to seek the advice of legal counsel and discuss the potential acquisition of real estate relating to the Transfer Lift Station and Force Main project.
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