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AGENDA
ELGIN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023
ELGIN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
404 NORTH MAIN STREET
6:30 PM 

Members of the public may watch the meeting at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3OGBV_loV0Nr3AqM1jJTzA


I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

ROLL CALL

III.

INVOCATION

IV.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V.

PUBLIC HEARING

1.

Public hearing on an Ordinance amending Ch. 46, Zoning, Art. I, In General, Art. IV Zoning District Regulations; and providing for a savings clause and repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions.

2.

Public hearing on an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Elgin, Texas adopted in Chapter 46, Section 46-3, Revised Code of Ordinances, City of Elgin, Texas, 2013 and making this amendment a part of said official zoning map, to wit: to rezone land from “R-1” Single Family Dwelling District to “C-3” Highway Commercial District located on parcels of land known by the Travis Co. Appraisal District as Parcel 815585, located at 13708 County Line Rd. (ABS 518 SUR 65 MARTIN H, ACRE 4.096), being more described in Exhibit “A”; and providing for a savings clause and repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions.

3.

Public Hearing on a Resolution of the City of Elgin, Texas approving a strategic partnership agreement with Primavista Land Company, LLC and the City.

4.

Public Hearing on an Ordinance Annexing Adjacent and Contiguous Territory to the City of Elgin, Texas to Wit: A 0.511 Acre tract of Land, Situated Out of the Thomas Christianson Survey, Abstract No. 2296 in Travis County, Texas and Being Fully Described in Exhibit “A” Attached Hereto; Providing for a Savings Clause and Repealing Conflicting Ordinances and Resolutions.

VI.

PUBLIC COMMENT

The “PUBLIC COMMENT” item posted on the agenda is reserved for members of the public who would like to address the City Council regarding posted agenda items or non-agenda items. Individuals requesting to speak or address the City Council during the meeting shall do so under the “PUBLIC COMMENT” agenda item. Speakers shall be required to fill out a “PUBLIC COMMENT FORM” and present it, along with any material, handouts, or information for Council, to the City Secretary prior to commencement of the Council meeting. As of May 1, 2022, all such public comments will be done IN PERSON. You may email public comments and they will be distributed to each of the Council Members but not read out loud. 

Speaker comments are limited to three (3) minutes.  No formal action can be taken by the City Council on items not posted on the agenda. Items requiring a PUBLIC HEARING will allow a member of the public an opportunity to speak during the Public Hearing and does not require a “PUBLIC COMMENT FORM”.

Speakers must address their comments to the Mayor or Presiding Officer rather than to an individual Council Member or Staff Member.  All speakers must limit their comments to the specific subject matter noted on the “PUBLIC COMMENT FORM” and refrain from any personal attacks or derogatory comments directed at any Council Member, Staff Member, other individual, or group.

VII.

PRESENTATION

1.

A PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 2023 AS NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF ELGIN

VIII.

CITY MANAGERS REPORT

1.

Review and discussion of the temporary traffic re-routing plan to accommodate the County Line Road Reconstruction Project Phase 1, Parts 2 and 3

2.

Review and discussion of the Recreation Center/Emergency Shelter being utilized as the City Polling location and the potential for relocation of same

3.

Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) Quarterly Report

Documents:
  1. Staff Report.pdf
4.

General Activity Report and/or Project Update

IX.

CONSENT AGENDA

The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that are considered to be self-explanatory by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion, one second, and one vote. Any member of the City Council may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order that the City Council discuss and act upon it individually as a part of the Regular Agenda.

1.
2.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH TRC ENGINEERS INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO INSTALLATION OF AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATED THERETO

X.

NEW BUSINESS

1.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, AS CANVASSING AUTHORITY, CANVASSING THE ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE CITY OF ELGIN GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 6, 2023; FINDING AND DETERMING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS NOTICED AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

2.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 ZONING, ARTICLE I IN GENERAL, ARTICLE IV ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS, & ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.

3.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH IECONI OF HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE PISTOL HILL WATER BOOSTER STATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, GENERAL LAND OFFICE GRANT 22-082-009-D207; AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATED THERETO

4.

AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, TO WIT: A 0.511 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, SITUATED OUT OF THE THOMAS CHRISTIAN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 2296 IN TRAVIS COUNTY TEXAS AND BEING FULLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.

5.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS ADOPTED IN CHAPTER 46, SECTION 46-3, REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, 2013 AND MAKING THIS AMENDMENT A PART OF SAID OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, TO WIT: TO REZONE LAND FROM “R-1” SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO “C-3” HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT LOCATED ON PARCELS OF LAND KNOWN BY THE TRAVIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS PARCEL 815585, LOCATED AT 13708 COUNTY LINE RD. (ABS 518 SUR 65 MARTIN H, ACRE 4.096), BEING MORE DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A”; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.

XI.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council may announce that it will adjourn the public meeting at any time during the meeting and convene in Executive Session pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to discuss any matter as specifically listed on the agenda and/or as permitted by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
XII.

RECONVENE

The City Council will return to open session for possible discussion and action as a result of the Executive Session
XIII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

XIV.

ADJOURMENT


The City Council may retire to executive session any time between the meeting’s opening and adjournment for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Chapter 551.071 of the Texas Government Code; discussion of personnel matters pursuant to Chapter 551.074 of the Texas Government Code; deliberation regarding real property pursuant to Chapter 551.072 of the Texas Government Code; deliberation regarding economic development negotiations pursuant to Chapter 551.087 of the Texas Government Code; and/or deliberation regarding the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices pursuant to Chapter 551.076 of the Texas Government Code. Action, if any, will be taken in open session. 

Attendance By Other Elected or Appointed Officials: It is anticipated that members of other city board, commissions and/or committees may attend the meeting in numbers that may constitute a quorum of the other city boards, commissions and/or committees. Notice is hereby given that the meeting, to the extent required by law, is also noticed as a meeting of the other boards, commissions and/or committees of the City, whose members may be in attendance. The members of the boards, commissions and/or committees may participate in discussions on the same items listed on the agenda, which occur at the meeting, but no action will be taken by such in attendance unless such item and action is specifically provided for on an agenda for that board, commission or committee subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Notice of Assistance at Public Meetings, the City of Elgin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Elgin City Hall and Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible and special marked parking is available. Persons with Disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance are requested to contact the City Secretary's Office at (512)229-3222. Please provide forty-eight hours notice when feasible.

I, Jennifer Stubbs, City Secretary for the City of Elgin, hereby certify this notice was posted at the City Hall Annex of the City of Elgin, Texas on or before Friday, May 12, 2023, in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. 

 
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