1 FOUNDED 1920 Austin City Council MINUTES For February 09, 1984 1:00 Ρ.Μ. City Council Ron Mullen Mayor John Treviño, Jr. Mayor Pro Tem Council Members Mark Rose Roger Duncan Sally Shipman Mark E. Spaeth Charles E. Urdy Jorge Carrasco Acting City Manager Elden Aldridge City Clerk Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: Mayor Mullen called to order the regular called Meeting of the Council scheduled for 1:00 p.m., noting the presence of all Councilmembers. MINUTES APPROVED The Council, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Mayor Mullen's second, approved minutes for special meetings of February 1, 1984 and Janauary 31, 1984. CITIZEN DID NOT APPEAR Mr. Lester F. Sprouse withdrew his request to discuss City of Austin up coming convention center. MOVE OFF PERMIT AND DEMOLITION DISCUSSED Mr. Chris Lewis appeared before Council to discuss move off permit for the structure at 1300-1302 Woodlawn and a demolition permit for 1704 Waterston. He said everything is ready for these two things to happen and he has been issued a permit. He intends to preserve the trees and asked processing of his request without further delay. Mayor Mullen said this is different than coming in after a moratorium has been declared and asked for staff recommendation. Jim Nias, Assistant City Attorney, stated the inner city protection ordinance can be passed with an amendment exempting Mr. Lewis' property. Mayor Mullen said this can be included in the ordinance if it is passed later in the day. : Council Memo 2 2/9/84 LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION REQUESTED Mr. Jerry Bryant appeared before Council to request limited purpose annexation of North Acres Subdivision and adjacent area. He said there are 300 homes in the IH 35-Braker Lane-Cameron-Dessau area. He said they already have water and wastewater and support City's policies and are ready to be annexed. They support "AA" zoning as they want to insure orderly development of their area. : Councilmember Shipman said she wants to know the fiscal impact of full annexation. Jorge Carrasco, Acting City Manager, said he will check it out. POSITION ON EDWARDS AQUIFER Ms. Frances A. McIntyre appeared before Countil to discuss League of Women Voters positions concerning the Edwards Aquifer to relate to the Williamson and lower creeks watershed ordinance amendments. She said they are not opposed to growth but want Barton Springs protected and ask Council to lead in the consideration and ramification of the re-charge zones. CONSENT ORDINANCES The Council, on Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's motion, Mayor Mullen's second, waived the requirement for three readings and finally passed the following ordinances in one consent motion: (7-0 Vote, unless otherwise indicated.) Operating Budget Amendment Amended the 1983-84 Operating Budget by: a. Appropriating $277,900 from the General Fund Ending Balance and transferring $60,000 from the City Clerk's Office to the Urban Transportation Department to fund the operating activities of the Austin Area Rapid Transit (AART) Interim Board. b. Accepting $50,000 from the Institute of Museum Services to be used at the Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm and Outreach Programs. Capital Improvements Program Amended the 1983-84 Capital Improvements Program by appropriating the approved FY 1984-85 funding for the Johnson Creek Improvements. (Bypass Project $1,000,000.00) - Council Memo 3 2/9/84 Item to be Brought Back Council will consider the second and third readings of an ordinance amending the Watershed Ordinance for Onion Creek, Bear Creek, Little Bear Creek, Williamson Creek and Slaughter Creek on February 16, 1984. Zoning Ordinances Amended Chapter 13-2 of the Austin City Code (Zoning Ordinance) to cover the following changes: JACK H. BRIGHTWELL . JR. : By Erle Messengale Jr. C14-83-231 9611 Dessau Road From Interim "AA" 1st H&A to "GR" & "DL" 1st H&A FORISTER-VIER- WESTVIEW JOINT VENTURE PASSED AS AN EMERGENCY Rear of 2499 Capital By David B. Armbrust C14r-83-258 6-1 Vote, Councilmember Shipman voted No. of Texas Hwy. South Interim "AA" 1st H&A to "0" 1st H&A TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CREDIT UNION By Elvis G. Schulze C14-83-172 610 Denson From "A" 1st H&A to "0" 1st H&A LAVACA SQUARE JOINT VENTURE By Martin L. Camp C14-83-220 BARRY GILLINGWATER By Tommy B. Thompson C14-83-028 ALBERT & HERMANN VIGIL By Hermann Vigil C14-83-174 300-320 W. 15th St. 1500-1518 Lavaca, 1501-1503 & 1511- 1519 Guadalupe 301-321 W. 16th St. From "C" & "C-2" 3rd H&A to "C" & "C-2" 4th H&A 3810 Valley View Rd. From Interim "A" 1st 3810-3906 Clawson Rd. H&A to "BB" 1st H&A PASSED AS AN EMERGENCY 1615 W. Koenig Lane From "A" 1st H&A to "0-1" 1st H&A CITY OF AUSTIN PLANNING DEPARTMENT C14-83-103 301 E. Wonsley From "A" 1st H&A to "B" 1st H&A 5-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino and Councilmember Spaeth abstained. Council Memo 4 2/9/84 CONSENT RESOLUTIONS The Council, on Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's motion, Councilmember Spaeth's second, adopted the following resolutions in one consent motion: (7-0 Vote) FM 812 Landfill Acquired a certain of Intersection of F.M. (Homer Bartlett, et ux, tract of land, located at northwest corner 812 and F.M. 973 for the F.M. 812 landfill. Elsie Bartlett) Release of Easements Authorized release of the following easements: a. b. c. A portion of the Public Utility Easement on Lot 18, Mesa Trails 1-A. (Request submitted by Mr. David L. Hampton of Mesa Trails, Inc.) : The Drainage Easement on Lots 30,31 and 32, Kasparek Addition, Kenneth Avenue at Riverside Drive. (Request submitted by Travis Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.) A portion of the 5' wide Public Utility easement on Lot 4, Forest Hills "C", 3203 Cherrywood Road. (Request submitted by the U.S. Life Title Company) Lease Agreement Approved entering into a lease agreement with Round Rock Independent School District to enable the City to construct a community swimming pool. License Agreements Approved entering into the following license agreements: a. To allow the encroachment of landscaping and retainer walls b. to protect existing large oak trees in the public right-of-way adjoining Lot 1, Renvenir Subdivision, 409 William Cannon. (Request submitted by Barry Campbell Engineering, Inc.) To allow the encroachment of landscaping and sidewalk extensions into the public right-of-way of Colorado Street, 400 Block adjoining Lot 7, Block 44, Original City of Austin, Colorado Street at 5th Street. (Request submitted by McGray and McGray Land Surveyors, Inc.) Council Memo 5 Change Order 2/9/84 Approved the following change order: $203,913 to Robert E. McKee, Inc. for Brackenridge Hospital Expansion Phase 3B. (1.76% increase of the original contract.) a. b. Contracts Approved Approved the following contracts: ROBERT JENTSCH CONSTRUCTION P. O. Box 3343 Austin, Texas - COLTER CONSTRUCTION 8215 View Ridge Austin, Texas - c. WHITE'S MINES, INC. 116 East Travis Street San Antonio, Texas - d. LAMBDA ELECTRONIC - 515 Broad Hollow Road Melville, New York e. BELYEA COMPANY, INC. 31-45 Howell Street Jersey City, New Jersey - f. i Bid award: (1) CAPITOL BOLT & SUPPLY (WBE) 410 East 3rd Street Austin, Texas (2) GENERAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. 3101 Longhorn Boulevard #116 Austin, Texas - - - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM - Pedestrian Bridge Pier Supports at Town Lake Peninsula - Phase II- Parks and Recreation Department - $7,663.33 C.I.P. No. 83/86-08 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM - South First Street Corridor, Phase II Sidewalk Improvements, Public Works Dept. - $24,289.70 C.I.P. Nos. 83/62-19 & 83/22-04 Three (3) Month Extension for Trap Rock Aggregate, Public Works Department Item 1.1 through 1.21-$70,440.00 Power Supply Assemblies, Electric Utility Department Items 1-6 - $8,786.43 Remanufactured Circuit Breaker, Electric Utility Department Item 1 $6,354.29 Electric Standard Building Maintenance Materials, Electric Utility Department Six (6) Month Supply Agreement Total 34,736.00 Items 38-42 and 45-46 Item 1-9, 11-12, 15, 17-18, 26-36, 43, 54-57, 59-61, 68-93, 95-96A, 99-115, 124, 127, 130, 133-155, 157-158, 160, 181, 192, 196, 199-218, 220-221, 224-226, 228-232, 243-246,248, 250-251 and 254-258 Council Memo CONTRACTS - (Continued) 6 2/9/84 (3) GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY 7434 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, Texas (4) GULF COAST ELECTRIC SUPPLY 3207 Polk Avenue Houston, Texas (5) THE WALTER TIPS COMPANY 200 Colorado - - Items 10, 13-14, 24-25, 37, 44, 47-53, 58, 62-67, 94, 97-98, 116-123,125-126, 128-129, 131- 132, 156, 193-195, 197-198, 219, 222-223, 227, 233-238, 247, 249 and 252-253 Items 161-180,182-191, and 239-242 Items 16 & 19-23 Austin, Texas g. CUES, INC. 3501 Vineland Road Orlando, Florida h. Bid award: i. (1) TRANS-TEX SUPPLY 4618 East 7th Street Austin, Texas (2) INDUSTRIAL INTERNATIONAL 8100 Ferguson Austin, Texas (3) ROHAN COMPANY 508-D East St. Elmo Road Austin, Texas (4) AUSTIN PIPE & SUPPLY 300 Medina Street Austin, Texas MEIDINGER, INC. One Westheimer Plaza 5718 Westheimer, Suite 1750 Houston, Texas - - - Additional equipment to upgrade existing inspection units, Water and Wastewater Dept. Item 1 $41,325.00 Water and Wastewater Utility Materials, Water and Wastewater Utility Department Six (6) Month Supply Agree Estimated total $109,542. Items 1-8, 13-16, 19, 25 and 29 $23,192.00 Items 9-10, 18, 21, 23-34, 26, 30-32 and 34-37 - $8,691.00 - Items 11 and 12 - $288.00 - Items 17, 20, 22, 27-28, 33 and and 38-40 - $77,371.00 Underwriting/Actuarial Consulting Services, Personnel Department Not to exceed $39,505.00 : : : Council Memo 7 Aerial Photography 2/9/84 Approved selection of the professional services of UAM, Inc. in connection with aerial photography covering Travis County and portions of Williamson and Hayes counties. CDBG Funds Authorized CDBG funds for standard rehabilitation loans in the following amounts: a, Chapa Construction b. Texas Log Crafters - $18,750.00 $19,960.00 Austin Aero, Inc. Agreement Approved Amendment 3 to Austin Aero, Inc. Agreement to allow lessee to place a first mortgage lien upon its leasehold in the principal amount of up to $5,000,000. Item to be Brought Back Approval for leasing additional 3.33 acres to Browning Aerial Service will be considered on the February 23, 1984 agenda. Name Change Approved changing the official name of the City of Austin Sesquicentennial Coordinating Committee to the Austin Sesquicentennial Commission. Shoreline Fill Approved placement of 25 cubic yards of fill material along the shoreline of Lake Austin at 1713 Channel Road. Northeast Austin Development Task Force Adopted a resolution establishing a joint task force on Northeast Austin Development. Revenue Bonds Approved notice of intention to issue City of Austin, Texas combined utility systems revenue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $605,000,000.00. Council Memo 8 2/9/84 Law Firm Retained Approved retaining law firm of McCall, Parkhurst & Horton as bond counsel for the $605,000,000.00 bond issue and the bond validation litigation. Intervention Filed Authorized the City Attorney to file an intervention on behalf of the City of Austin in litigation proposed by the Attorney General against Coastal Corporation with regard to a take-over bid of Houston Natural Gas. Northeast Austin Task Force Approved appointing Jo Beth Worden, Willie Seals and Pieter Sybesma to the Joint Task Force on Northeast Austin Development. APRIL BOND ELECTION Mayor Mullen and Councilmember Duncan introduced an item to Council for discussion concerning the April Bond Election. to set a work session sometime within the next two weeks. They agreed 1984-85 BUDGET IMPROVEMENTS Jorge Carrasco, Acting City Manager, told Council they intend to completely automate the budget process. There is a plan to monitor performance goals. Citizen input will be solicited and the intent is to deliver the proposed budget to Council on August 3, 1984. Mr. Carrasco said he wants six work sessions with staff available. RECESS Council recessed its meeting at 2:55 and resumed its recessed meeting at 3:10 p.m. REVIEW PROCESS Council had before them for consideration an ordinance to consider establishing a review process for inner-city neighborhood development. Councilmember Spaeth stated he would abstain from discussion and vote because of property he owns. Mayor Mullen wondered if development on Speedway should be the same as single family residential. Councilmember Shipman said staff should be directed to come up with specific criteria for some areas. Council Memo REVIEW - (Continued) 9 Motion 2/9/84 Councilmember Shipman made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Duncan to waive the requirement for three readings and finally pass an ordinance establishing a review process for inner-city neighborhood development, with amendments. (The amendments included exempting the property located at 1300-1302 Woodlawn.) Friendly Amendment - Not Accepted Mayor Mullen offered a friendly amendment that this ordinance not apply to property with uses other than "B" and "BB". Councilmember Shipman did not accept the friendly amendment. She said there are terrible traffic problems there now. Mayor Mullen said he does not want a roll-back without property owners approval. Roll Call on Motion 6-0 Vote, Councilmember Spaeth abstained. MORATORIUM FOR MOCKINGBIRD HILL Mrs. Betty Perry appeared before Council requesting a moratorium to stop move on's and new building until City services are available to the area. She represented the Mockingbird Hill area and said septic tanks are draining into their streets. Mayor Mullen said the Health Department has looked into this. Lonnie Davis, Director of Building Inspection, said the soil conditions and high water level make it difficult. Mayor Mullen said we are not doing our job and need to go out and find out what is happening. He said we must check and make certain we are complying with the standards. Motion The Council, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Mayor Mullen's second, approved a moratorium while the water and wastewater study is being done. (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Rose was out of the room.) RECESS Council recessed at 3:50 p.m. and resumed their recessed meeting at 4:15 p.m. Council Memo 10 ZONING HEARING 2/9/84 Mayor Mullen opened the zoning hearing scheduled for 4:00p.m. Council heard, closed the public hearing, granted and instructed the City Attorney to draw the necessary ordinance as follows: C14-83 249 EDWARD JOSEPH 8010-8108 Cameron TRUSTEE Road From Interim "A" 1st H&A TO "DL" 2nd H&A By A. W. Goodson, 1411-1327 Rutherford RECOMMENDED "DL" 2nd H&A Jr. Lane 2nd H&A should be no closer to Rutherford Lane and Cameron Road than 100 feet and should be limited to the building envelope, subject to dedication of 50 feet of right-of-way from centerline of Cameron Road, and dedication of 40 feet of right-of-way from the centerline of Rutherford In. GRANTED "DL" IST H&A TIED TO SITE PLAN Mr. Lillie reviewed. Mr. A.W. Goodson showed a map of compatible zoning in the area. Karen Horn, Hermitage Hills, expressed concern because. of traffic on narrow streets, not about industrial zoning. Pat Horn, Hermitage Hills, discussed traffic also. Allen Brecher, Acting Director of Urban Transportation said he will report on traffic. (On Councilmember Shipman's motion, Councilmember Duncan's second, 6-0 Vote, Councilmember Rose out of the room.) ) 1 ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned its meeting at 4:50 p.m.