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Votes at a glance: Georgetown council approves property purchase, personnel actions, ADA contract, airport lease policy and multiple annexations
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Summary
Council authorized a property acquisition for the Northlands wastewater plant, reappointed a municipal judge, approved pay adjustments, awarded an ADA sidewalk contract, adopted an airport‑leasing amendment to match FAA/TxDOT duration limits, and approved several city‑owned annexations and a disannexation for Parkside on the River.
The Georgetown City Council approved a package of formal actions during the meeting, including executive‑session follow‑ups, contract awards and several land‑use ordinances.
From executive session, the council authorized the city manager to acquire a 2.02‑acre tract (commonly described as 803 Jennings Branch Road) for the future Northlands wastewater treatment plant and delegated authority to negotiate and sign acquisition documents. The council also reappointed Randall C. Stump as municipal court judge for a two‑year term and approved a 5% increase in his annual compensation; the council approved a 3% market and 2% merit increase to the city secretary’s salary.
On infrastructure, council approved (on the motion and second) awarding a FY‑26 ADA improvements contract to Texas Road LLC of Lago Vista for parts A–D and Alternate A, totaling $1,764,532.50; staff noted the purchase includes downtown sidewalks, ADA ramp work and conduit for future undergrounding of electric lines. Council added an 8th‑Street sidewalk extension (alternate A) to improve pedestrian access to Edwards Park.
On airport policy, Public Works Director Eric Johnson presented an ordinance to replace the current 30‑year maximum airport lease limit with language tying city leases to “the maximum duration allowed by the FAA or TxDOT” and to city leasing policy to permit evaluation of each lease on its merits; council approved the ordinance unanimously on first reading.
Land‑use votes included multiple annexations and initial zoning of city‑owned properties as Public Facilities: Northlands Water Reclamation Plant (≈20 acres), 3 Forks Water Reclamation Plant (≈59.54 acres), and a Southeast Interloop property (≈3.266 acres). Council also approved the disannexation of roughly 40.2 acres to allow entry into Parkside on the River MUD. Several items (6E, 6F, 6G, 6N and 6O) were postponed at applicants’ request to future meetings.
What this means: The city moved forward on wastewater planning, pedestrian improvements and airport leasing flexibility; personnel items were formalized and most land‑use ordinances advanced on first reading or as appropriate.
