A. Presentation of proclamations declaring April 2017 as Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. B. Presentation of a Proclamation declaring April 4, 2017 as National Service Recognition Day in Lockhart. C. Reading of Proclamation acknowledging and declaring April 2017 as Fair Housing Month.
Discuss proposed three year agreement between the City of Lockhart and the Texas Master Gardner Association, Inc. for use of the garden space on City Property on N. Medina Street just north of the Caldwell Ministerial Alliance Food Bank; the group would be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the area, providing some fresh vegetables to the Food Bank, educating local community groups and individuals and encouraging them to be involved with gardening, and appointing the Mayor to sign the agreement if approved.
Discuss Change Order #3 for Qro-Mex Construction Company, Inc., to increase the current contract by an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for sidewalk and headwall changes on East Walnut Street near Greenhill Church of Christ to accommodate drainage work making the new potential contract amount $2,185,000, and appointing the Mayor to sign the change order when prepared if approved.
Discuss Ordinance 2017-09 amending Chapter 58, Utilities, Division 2, Harmful or Industrial Discharges, Section 58-241, Items Subject to Regulation-Designated, Subsection (13)(A) Materials which exert or cause (Harmful Discharges into the City's Wastewater System).
Discuss Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) change orders 1, 6 and 7 totaling $2,418,551.53 most of which was to place underground drainage in Phase II of the US 183 project between Blackjack and Walmart, and appointing the Mayor to sign the documents if approved.
Discuss proposed increase of $200.00 per month for Municipal Court Judge, Frank Coggins.
1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Lew White 2. INVOCATION. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Invocation - Ministerial Alliance. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
CITIZENS/VISITORS COMMENTS (The purpose of this item is to allow citizens an opportunity to address the City Council on issues that are not on the agenda. No discussion can be carried out on the citizen/visitor comment.)
PUBLIC HEARING/COUNCIL ACTION Hold a public hearing on application ZC-17-04 by Esther Hernandez for a Zoning Change from IH Industrial Heavy District to CMB Commercial Medium Business District for 0.374 acre in the Byrd Lockhart Survey, Abstract No. 17, located at 308 North Colorado Street (US 183).
Discussion and/or action to consider Ordinance 2017-07 amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Lockhart, Texas, to reclassify the property known as 0.374 acre in the Byrd Lockhart Survey, Abstract No. 17, located at 308 North Colorado Street (US 183), from IH Industrial Heavy District to CMB Commercial Medium Business District.
Approve a proposed three year agreement between the City of Lockhart and the Texas Master Gardner Association, Inc. for use of the garden space on City Property on N. Medina Street just north of the Caldwell Ministerial Alliance Food Bank; the group would be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the area, providing some fresh vegetables to the Food Bank, educating local community groups and individuals and encouraging them to be involved with gardening, and appointing the Mayor to sign the agreement if approved.
Hold a public hearing regarding amending Chapter 31, Lockhart Code of Ordinances, adopting updated impact fee land use assumptions, updated water, wastewater, and roadway capital improvements plan, and updated impact fees for water, wastewater, and roadway facilities.
Discussion and/or action to consider Ordinance 2017-08 amending Chapter 31 "Impact Fees" of the Code of Ordinances, incorporating updated Land Use Assumptions and updated Water, Wastewater, and Roadway Capital Improvements Plans as exhibits; amending the fees for Water, Wastewater, and Road Impact Fees as set forth in appendix I; amending affected sections referencing the updated appendicies and exhibits; providing for severability; providing a repealer; and establishing an effective date.
A. Approve minutes of the City Council meeting of March 21, 2017. C. Approve Change Order #3 for Qro-Mex Construction Company, Inc., to increase the current contract by an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for sidewalk and headwall changes on East Walnut Street near Greenhill Church of Christ to accommodate drainage work making the new potential contract amount $2,185,000, and appointing the Mayorto sign the change order when prepared if approved. D. Discuss Ordinance 2017-09 amending Chapter 58, Utilities, Division 2, Harmful or Industrial Discharges, Section 58-241, Items Subject to Regulation-Designated, Subsection (13)(A) Materials which exert or cause (Harmful Discharges into the City's Wastewater System). E. Approve Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) change orders 1, 6 and 7 totaling $2,418,551.53 most of which was to place underground drainage in Phase II of the US 183 project between Blackjack and Walmart, and appointing the Mayor to sign the documents if approved. F. Approve proposed increase of $200.00 per month for Municipal Court Judge, Frank Coggins.
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS A. Discussion and/or action regarding appointments to various boards, commissions or committees.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION • Update: US Hwy 183 expansion project, Blackjack to Wal-Mart; the last design puts all drainage waters on the west side until it gets down to the ditch between Smith Supply and Walmart; West side almost complete. • Update: Drainage work continues on Mesquite, Braden, Wichita, and Vega Street areas; detention ponds and other work complete with some minor clean up left. • Update: E. Walnut Street Neighborhood Drainage Project, utility clearance work completed; contract putting down first course of base soon and then will start the curbing; rain has been a problem. • Update: Bid advertisements for the Ash, Comal, and Pine Street Drainage Project are out. A neighborhood meeting has been set up for Tuesday, May 9, at 6:00 pm at City Hall. All people living on these streets will receive a letter of invitation the week before. • Update: Wastewater main extension project along railroad is being advertised. • Report: Spring Festival at the Lockhart Animal Shelter on Saturday, April 1. • Report: Lockhart Cowtown Stroll, Saturday, April 1. • Report: LCRA local community Spring Work day was Friday, March 31 with about 30 LCRA employees sprucing up City Park. • Reminder: City Wide Residential Spring Clean Up is by area on Wednesdays in April. • Reminder: Don't Mess with Texas Trash Off on Saturday, April 8th. • Reminder: 11* Annual Lockhart Kiwanis 5K Stampede or 1K Fun Run/Walk, Saturday, April 15th. • Reminder: The Texas Mustang Club will have about 300 Mustangs on display at the First Lockhart Baptist Church Parking lots on W. Prairie Lea Street starting at 1 pm Saturday, April 15, after the Kiwanis events. • Reminder: Fiesta del Mariachi on April 29, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 10:00 pm at Clark Library. • Reminder: Celebrating Dia de los Ninos on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the library. Library will have arts and crafts, story time readers that will include Mayor White, Chief of Police, and Mrs. Bohn. Poster and flyer will go out. • Announcement: Taking City Pool Lifeguard Applications. • Announcement: As a reminder Ms. Bonnie Townsend retired last Friday; I appointed Kristine Hayman as the Interim Municipal Court Administrator because of her tenure and past supervisory experience. Interviews are planned for the position within the next 30 days. Also, have a professional services agreement with Ms. Townsend in place to help out as needed.
A. Presentation of proclamations declaring April 2017 as Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. B. Presentation of a Proclamation declaring April 4, 2017 as National Service Recognition Day in Lockhart. C. Reading of Proclamation acknowledging and declaring April 2017 as Fair Housing Month.
Discuss proposed three year agreement between the City of Lockhart and the Texas Master Gardner Association, Inc. for use of the garden space on City Property on N. Medina Street just north of the Caldwell Ministerial Alliance Food Bank; the group would be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the area, providing some fresh vegetables to the Food Bank, educating local community groups and individuals and encouraging them to be involved with gardening, and appointing the Mayor to sign the agreement if approved.
Discuss Change Order #3 for Qro-Mex Construction Company, Inc., to increase the current contract by an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for sidewalk and headwall changes on East Walnut Street near Greenhill Church of Christ to accommodate drainage work making the new potential contract amount $2,185,000, and appointing the Mayor to sign the change order when prepared if approved.
Discuss Ordinance 2017-09 amending Chapter 58, Utilities, Division 2, Harmful or Industrial Discharges, Section 58-241, Items Subject to Regulation-Designated, Subsection (13)(A) Materials which exert or cause (Harmful Discharges into the City's Wastewater System).
Discuss Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) change orders 1, 6 and 7 totaling $2,418,551.53 most of which was to place underground drainage in Phase II of the US 183 project between Blackjack and Walmart, and appointing the Mayor to sign the documents if approved.
Discuss proposed increase of $200.00 per month for Municipal Court Judge, Frank Coggins.
1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Lew White 2. INVOCATION. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Invocation - Ministerial Alliance. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
CITIZENS/VISITORS COMMENTS (The purpose of this item is to allow citizens an opportunity to address the City Council on issues that are not on the agenda. No discussion can be carried out on the citizen/visitor comment.)
PUBLIC HEARING/COUNCIL ACTION Hold a public hearing on application ZC-17-04 by Esther Hernandez for a Zoning Change from IH Industrial Heavy District to CMB Commercial Medium Business District for 0.374 acre in the Byrd Lockhart Survey, Abstract No. 17, located at 308 North Colorado Street (US 183).
Discussion and/or action to consider Ordinance 2017-07 amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Lockhart, Texas, to reclassify the property known as 0.374 acre in the Byrd Lockhart Survey, Abstract No. 17, located at 308 North Colorado Street (US 183), from IH Industrial Heavy District to CMB Commercial Medium Business District.
Approve a proposed three year agreement between the City of Lockhart and the Texas Master Gardner Association, Inc. for use of the garden space on City Property on N. Medina Street just north of the Caldwell Ministerial Alliance Food Bank; the group would be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the area, providing some fresh vegetables to the Food Bank, educating local community groups and individuals and encouraging them to be involved with gardening, and appointing the Mayor to sign the agreement if approved.
Hold a public hearing regarding amending Chapter 31, Lockhart Code of Ordinances, adopting updated impact fee land use assumptions, updated water, wastewater, and roadway capital improvements plan, and updated impact fees for water, wastewater, and roadway facilities.
Discussion and/or action to consider Ordinance 2017-08 amending Chapter 31 "Impact Fees" of the Code of Ordinances, incorporating updated Land Use Assumptions and updated Water, Wastewater, and Roadway Capital Improvements Plans as exhibits; amending the fees for Water, Wastewater, and Road Impact Fees as set forth in appendix I; amending affected sections referencing the updated appendicies and exhibits; providing for severability; providing a repealer; and establishing an effective date.
A. Approve minutes of the City Council meeting of March 21, 2017. C. Approve Change Order #3 for Qro-Mex Construction Company, Inc., to increase the current contract by an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for sidewalk and headwall changes on East Walnut Street near Greenhill Church of Christ to accommodate drainage work making the new potential contract amount $2,185,000, and appointing the Mayorto sign the change order when prepared if approved. D. Discuss Ordinance 2017-09 amending Chapter 58, Utilities, Division 2, Harmful or Industrial Discharges, Section 58-241, Items Subject to Regulation-Designated, Subsection (13)(A) Materials which exert or cause (Harmful Discharges into the City's Wastewater System). E. Approve Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) change orders 1, 6 and 7 totaling $2,418,551.53 most of which was to place underground drainage in Phase II of the US 183 project between Blackjack and Walmart, and appointing the Mayor to sign the documents if approved. F. Approve proposed increase of $200.00 per month for Municipal Court Judge, Frank Coggins.
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS A. Discussion and/or action regarding appointments to various boards, commissions or committees.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION • Update: US Hwy 183 expansion project, Blackjack to Wal-Mart; the last design puts all drainage waters on the west side until it gets down to the ditch between Smith Supply and Walmart; West side almost complete. • Update: Drainage work continues on Mesquite, Braden, Wichita, and Vega Street areas; detention ponds and other work complete with some minor clean up left. • Update: E. Walnut Street Neighborhood Drainage Project, utility clearance work completed; contract putting down first course of base soon and then will start the curbing; rain has been a problem. • Update: Bid advertisements for the Ash, Comal, and Pine Street Drainage Project are out. A neighborhood meeting has been set up for Tuesday, May 9, at 6:00 pm at City Hall. All people living on these streets will receive a letter of invitation the week before. • Update: Wastewater main extension project along railroad is being advertised. • Report: Spring Festival at the Lockhart Animal Shelter on Saturday, April 1. • Report: Lockhart Cowtown Stroll, Saturday, April 1. • Report: LCRA local community Spring Work day was Friday, March 31 with about 30 LCRA employees sprucing up City Park. • Reminder: City Wide Residential Spring Clean Up is by area on Wednesdays in April. • Reminder: Don't Mess with Texas Trash Off on Saturday, April 8th. • Reminder: 11* Annual Lockhart Kiwanis 5K Stampede or 1K Fun Run/Walk, Saturday, April 15th. • Reminder: The Texas Mustang Club will have about 300 Mustangs on display at the First Lockhart Baptist Church Parking lots on W. Prairie Lea Street starting at 1 pm Saturday, April 15, after the Kiwanis events. • Reminder: Fiesta del Mariachi on April 29, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 10:00 pm at Clark Library. • Reminder: Celebrating Dia de los Ninos on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the library. Library will have arts and crafts, story time readers that will include Mayor White, Chief of Police, and Mrs. Bohn. Poster and flyer will go out. • Announcement: Taking City Pool Lifeguard Applications. • Announcement: As a reminder Ms. Bonnie Townsend retired last Friday; I appointed Kristine Hayman as the Interim Municipal Court Administrator because of her tenure and past supervisory experience. Interviews are planned for the position within the next 30 days. Also, have a professional services agreement with Ms. Townsend in place to help out as needed.