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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final-Amended
Meeting date/time: 3/2/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Virtual Meeting
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ID#21-157 11. PresentationReceive status reports and updates on response to COVID-19 pandemic; and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#21-158 12. MinutesConsider approval, by motion, of the February 19, 2021 Special Emergency Meeting Minutes.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2021-10(b) 13. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-10, on the second of two readings, amending the City’s 2019-2020 Fiscal Year budget to allocate an additional $8,423,553 from the General Fund for Economic Development Incentive payments; and providing an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2021-11(b) 14. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-11, on the second of two readings, amending certain funds in the City’s 2020-2021 Fiscal Year budget to allocate for the rollover of funds and to adjust the revenue and expenditure budget for lower Economic Incentives; and providing an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2021-12(b) 15. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-12, on the second of two readings, amending section 2.351 of the San Marcos City Code relating to the composition of the Convention and Visitor Bureau Advisory Board; including updating language of representative titles; and providing an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2021-13(b) 16. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-13, on the second of two readings, amending Section 86.003. of the San Marcos City Code to required that both connections and extensions for City Water and Wastewater Service outside the City Limits will be subject to approval by the City Council; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2021-29R 17. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-29R, approving a first lease modification and extension agreement providing for a five year extension of the commercial lease for the space at 550 North Highway 123 Bypass, Seguin, Texas for the operation of a WIC Program Satellite Office, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute said lease; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2021-44R 18. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-44R, approving the award of a construction contract to Rural Electric, Inc. for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Electric Backup Feed Distribution Project in the estimated amount of $1,652,864.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2021-45R 19. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-45R, awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity agreement to Lone Star Paving for Street Overlay services on an as needed basis in the estimated annual cost of $1,675,625.00 and authorizing two additional annual renewals for a total contract amount of $5,026,875.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-45R 19. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-45R, awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity agreement to Lone Star Paving for Street Overlay services on an as needed basis in the estimated annual cost of $1,675,625.00 and authorizing two additional annual renewals for a total contract amount of $5,026,875.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-45R 19. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-45R, awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity agreement to Lone Star Paving for Street Overlay services on an as needed basis in the estimated annual cost of $1,675,625.00 and authorizing two additional annual renewals for a total contract amount of $5,026,875.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-46R 110. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-46R, rejecting the sole bid received from Denbow Company, Inc. in response to an invitation for bids for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity agreement to assist the San Marcos Electric Utility with large electrical underground components; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2021-34R 111. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-34R, authorizing the City’s Electric Utility Division (“SMEU”) to implement a voluntary program allowing its customers to purchase certified renewable energy; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-47R 112. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-47R, approving a Change in Service to the agreement with Cannon Technologies, Inc. for the renewal of hosting fees for a Yukon Master Server and related support services in the amount of $63,336.00 and authorizing three additional annual renewals; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the Change in Service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2021-15 113. Action ItemReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-15, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City in Case No. ZC-21-02 by designating the property at 200 West MLK Drive, currently the location of the Calaboose African American History Museum, as a local historic landmark; including procedural provisions, and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-15, on the first of two readings.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-16 114. OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-16, on the first of two readings, amending Chapters 3 and 4 of the San Marcos Development Code and Appendix A, Article 1 of the Design Manual, by, among other things, updating provisions concerning nonconforming streetscapes, the Character District 5 Downtown description, the minimum two story building height in downtown, and the downtown architectural design standards and guidelines related to varied massing, transparency, blank wall area, expression elements, building elements, and contextual height stepdown; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-16 114. OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-16, on the first of two readings, amending Chapters 3 and 4 of the San Marcos Development Code and Appendix A, Article 1 of the Design Manual, by, among other things, updating provisions concerning nonconforming streetscapes, the Character District 5 Downtown description, the minimum two story building height in downtown, and the downtown architectural design standards and guidelines related to varied massing, transparency, blank wall area, expression elements, building elements, and contextual height stepdown; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-16 114. OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-16, on the first of two readings, amending Chapters 3 and 4 of the San Marcos Development Code and Appendix A, Article 1 of the Design Manual, by, among other things, updating provisions concerning nonconforming streetscapes, the Character District 5 Downtown description, the minimum two story building height in downtown, and the downtown architectural design standards and guidelines related to varied massing, transparency, blank wall area, expression elements, building elements, and contextual height stepdown; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-16 114. OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-16, on the first of two readings, amending Chapters 3 and 4 of the San Marcos Development Code and Appendix A, Article 1 of the Design Manual, by, among other things, updating provisions concerning nonconforming streetscapes, the Character District 5 Downtown description, the minimum two story building height in downtown, and the downtown architectural design standards and guidelines related to varied massing, transparency, blank wall area, expression elements, building elements, and contextual height stepdown; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-16 1  OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-16, on the first of two readings, amending Chapters 3 and 4 of the San Marcos Development Code and Appendix A, Article 1 of the Design Manual, by, among other things, updating provisions concerning nonconforming streetscapes, the Character District 5 Downtown description, the minimum two story building height in downtown, and the downtown architectural design standards and guidelines related to varied massing, transparency, blank wall area, expression elements, building elements, and contextual height stepdown; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-16 114. OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-16, on the first of two readings, amending Chapters 3 and 4 of the San Marcos Development Code and Appendix A, Article 1 of the Design Manual, by, among other things, updating provisions concerning nonconforming streetscapes, the Character District 5 Downtown description, the minimum two story building height in downtown, and the downtown architectural design standards and guidelines related to varied massing, transparency, blank wall area, expression elements, building elements, and contextual height stepdown; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and providing an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-17 115. OrdinanceReceive a Staff presentation and Hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2021-17, adopting Youth Programs Standards of Care for 2021; and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-17, on the first of two readings; providing a severability clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provision; declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-08(b) 116. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-08, on the first of two readings amending the Official Zoning Map of the City in Case No. ZC-20-26 by rezoning approximately 15.2331 acres of land, generally located in the 400 Block of Riverway Avenue, from “CC” Community Commercial District to “HC” Heavy Commercial District; including procedural provisions; and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-08 on the first of two readings.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-18 117. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-18, on the first of two readings, to approve Deeds with access easements to Hays County for FM 110 ROW and drainage easements associated with FM 110.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-08(b) 116. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-08, on the first of two readings amending the Official Zoning Map of the City in Case No. ZC-20-26 by rezoning approximately 15.2331 acres of land, generally located in the 400 Block of Riverway Avenue, from “CC” Community Commercial District to “HC” Heavy Commercial District; including procedural provisions; and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-08 on the first of two readings.   Not available Video Video
Ord. 2021-08(b) 116. OrdinanceConsider approval of Ordinance 2021-08, on the first of two readings amending the Official Zoning Map of the City in Case No. ZC-20-26 by rezoning approximately 15.2331 acres of land, generally located in the 400 Block of Riverway Avenue, from “CC” Community Commercial District to “HC” Heavy Commercial District; including procedural provisions; and consider approval of Ordinance 2021-08 on the first of two readings.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-48R 118. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-48R, approving amendment number one to the chapter 380 Economic Development Incentive agreement with Best Buy Texas.com, LLC that provided certain incentives for said company to locate and operate an internet sales operations center in the city for the purpose of conforming the agreement to changes in law regarding the sourcing of sales taxes on internet sales; authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute said amendment; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-49R 119. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-49R, approving a Change in Service to the agreement with Recreation Engineering and Planning, Inc. for additional design and construction services for the Rio Vista Falls Maintenance Project in the estimated amount of $74,000.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the Change in Service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-50R 120. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-50R, approving the award of a construction contract to Austin Filter Systems, Inc. for the Rio Vista Falls Maintenance Project in the estimated amount of $966,730.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-51R 121. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-51R, approving an updated Council Electronics Policy that provides guidelines, expectations and responsibilities for the procurement and use of technology used by the City Council, and aligns hardware standards for devices used by the City Council with the city’s current standards; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2021-38R 122. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2021-38R, amending Resolution 2020-164R, which provided no objection to an application for low income housing tax credits to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the proposed Redwood Multifamily project located in the 1600 Block of Redwood Road, to include language which approves the application of the Texas Housing Finance Corporations Act, Chapter 394, Local Government Code and grants approval for the use of bond proceeds issued by a housing finance corporation pursuant to the Act, and providing no objection to the submission of an application for low income housing tax credits; approving findings related to such application, imposing conditions for such non objection; providing authorizations for execution or submission of documents related to the such application, and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
ID# 21-201 123. Action ItemConsider approval, by motion, authorizing negotiations of a Development Agreement requested by R.W. McDonald IV, on behalf of the Whisper Master Community Limited Partnership, for approximately 153 acres out of the Joel Miner Survey, Abstract 321, the William Hemphill Survey, Abstract 221, and the Thomas G. McGehee Survey, Abstract 11, Hays County, Texas, generally located at the intersection of Harris Hill Road and Yarrington Road, and consider the appointment of a Council Committee to review aforementioned Development Agreement, if desired.   Not available Video Video
ID#21-103 124. Discussion ItemReceive a Staff presentation and hold discussion regarding the utility disconnections for non-payment and late fees, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#21-109 125. Discussion ItemHold a discussion regarding use standards and zoning for outdoor storage and self-storage facilities, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#21-171 126. Discussion ItemHold discussion on Rules of Decorum for City Council Meetings and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#21-167 127. Executive SessionExecutive Session in accordance with: A. §Sec. 551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with attorney - to receive advice of legal counsel regarding the acquisition of property, through eminent domain proceedings if necessary, for the Blanco Riverine Construction Project B. §Sec. 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: Real Property - to discuss acquisition of property for the Blanco Riverine Construction Project. C. §Sec. 551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with attorney - To Seek Advice of Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation to wit: Top of the Hill Partners, LLC. v. City of San Marcos; Cause No. 21-0408; In The 453rd District Court of Hays County, Texas.   Not available Video Video
ID#21-168 128. Executive SessionConsider action, by motion, or provide direction to Staff regarding the following Executive Session item held during the Work Session and/or Regular Meeting: A. §Sec. 551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with attorney - to receive advice of legal counsel regarding the acquisition of property, through eminent domain proceedings if necessary, for the Blanco Riverine Construction Project B. §Sec. 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: Real Property - to discuss acquisition of property for the Blanco Riverine Construction Project. C. §Sec. 551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with attorney - To Seek Advice of Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation to wit: Top of the Hill Partners, LLC. v. City of San Marcos; Cause No. 21-0408; In The 453rd District Court of Hays County, Texas.   Not available Video Video