Votes at a glance: Georgetown council approves midyear budget amendment, rezoning and electric ordinance; executive-session actions authorized

Georgetown City Council voted on several consent and legislative items, including a midyear budget amendment, a downtown rezoning, an electrical code cleanup and two actions authorized out of executive session.

Outcomes at a glance - Executive session: Authorized the city attorney to file suit to establish the city's title to property at 805 West 17th Street (WCAD Parcel ID R04476262), locally known as Kelly Park. The motion was made out of executive session and passed. - Executive session: Authorized the city to acquire necessary right-of-way and fee-simple interests for portions of three properties (addresses and WCAD parcel IDs listed in the motion) as part of the Show Road roadway expansion project and authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute final documents; one councilmember opposed. - Item 6B (first reading): Midyear budget amendment ordinance to amend the FY25 annual budget for midyear obligations, an additional appropriation of $3,900,000 — the council approved first reading unanimously. - Item 6C (rezoning): Rezone 0.55 acres at 604 South Church Street from office to mixed-use downtown; Planning and Zoning recommended approval and the council approved the ordinance unanimously after a public hearing with no speakers. - Item 6D (electric ordinance): Amend sections of the Code of Ordinances to repeal the requirement that energy-efficiency funds be held in a special revenue fund and to remove temporary meter connection and trip fees from ordinance text so they can be updated annually via city policy; council approved the ordinance unanimously.

Background and context During the meeting the mayor noted there were actions to report from executive session. Mayor Pro Tem moved to authorize the city attorney to file all necessary legal actions, including suit to establish title to the Kelly Park parcel, and the motion passed.

For the Show Road acquisition, council moved to authorize acquisition of right-of-way from multiple privately owned parcels and to permit the city manager to negotiate final terms and execute documents in accordance with executive-session terms. The mayor asked for a vote on that motion; one member recorded opposition before the motion passed.

Budget manager Myra Cantu presented the midyear budget amendment as an item discussed earlier in a workshop; she said the ordinance covers an additional appropriation of $3,900,000 to address obligations that were not known when the budget was adopted. The council approved the first reading of the ordinance unanimously.

On zoning, staff presented a request to rezone 0.55 acres at 604 South Church Street from office to mixed-use downtown. Staff said the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan, the downtown master plan and surrounding uses. Planning and Zoning recommended approval and the council adopted the ordinance; no members of the public signed up to speak.

Jack Daly, the city’s chief business officer for the electric utility, described the ordinance amending Code sections 1304084 and 1304210 (as printed in the packet) to remove temporary meter and trip fees from ordinance language and to stop requiring energy-efficiency fees be placed in a special revenue fund; the council approved the change unanimously.

Consent agenda and procedural notes Council removed item 5V from the consent agenda and the mayor recused himself from item 5C, turning that item over to Mr. Pitts. The remainder of the consent agenda (minus 5V) was approved.

These votes complete the primary legislative actions recorded at the May meeting; the clerk will post formal minutes and ordinance texts to the city website.