The city of Wimberley has issued a request for proposals to secure a firm to operate and maintain the city-owned wastewater treatment plant located within Blue Hole Regional Park
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The following actions were taken at the city council's regular meeting, Thursday, Oct. 20
Ordinance passes prohibiting use of sprinklers to irrigate landscaping
In a 3-2 vote (Talcott and Meeks voting "nay") the council approved the amendment which will allow landscape watering only with hand-held hoses without end nozzles, hand-held buckets and drip irrigation systems. Such watering can occur only between the hours of 6 and 9 a.m. and 8 and 11 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, depending on whether the address of the property ends in an odd or even number. That schedule is the same as required for customers of Wimberley Water Supply Corporation. This ordinance applies to all residents, regardless of water source. The ordinance will be reviewed after 90 days to determine whether the mandated conservation measures are still required.
Green Acres Dr. added to city's Transportation Master Plan
In a unanimous vote, the council voted to add the future extension of Green Acres Dr. between RM 2325 and RM 12 to the Transportation Master Plan. The extension was recommended by the Transportation Advisory Board which said that future construction of such a roadway will enhance traffic mobility and discourage neighborhood cut-through traffic in the area. The proposed extension, when built, will include a sidewalk.
Flashing traffic signal at intersection of Flite Acres Rd. and RM 3237
Council voted unanimously to include a request that the Texas Department of Transportation install a flashing traffic light at the intersection of RM 3237 and Flite Acres Rd. to slow traffic in the vicinity of the heavily-traveled intersection. That request to TxDOT will be included with a request for a deceleration lane for west-bound traffic turning from RM 3237 onto north-bound Winters Mill Parkway and a request to reduce the speed limit on RM 3237 within the city limits.
Mill Race Lane first in line for improvements in FY 2012
The council voted unanimously to complete a chip seal resurfacing of Mill Race Lane before reopening the intersection and adding safety improvements in the Las Flores/La Buena Vista Drive neighborhood. The city's FY 2012 budget includes $50,000 for street improvements, and the Mill Race Lane improvements are expected to cost $40,000. The council expressed a desire to revisit the $30,000 Las Flores/La Buena Vista improvements when the Mill Race Lane work is complete.
Appointments: Council approved the appointment of Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Thurber's nominee, Steve Gartside, to the Wimberley Ethics Commission.
Zoning Application: Unanimously approved John McCrocklin's application for an amendment to the existing planned unit development on property at 14835 RR 12 (old VFW grounds). Amendment was requested to reduce the size of an assisted living/memory care facility to a two-story, 30,000 square foot building. Other buildings on the proposed project were downsized.
Removal process changed for Planning and Zoning Commission members: In a 3-2 vote (McCullough and Thurber voting "nay") the council approved on second reading an amendment to the ordinance which established the removal process for members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The change came from the Planning and Zoning Commission, which proposed changing the ordinance so it would state that, upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the city council may, with a super majority vote, remove a board member for violating the attendance requirement.
Updates:
City seeks firm to operate Blue Hole wastewater treatment plant
The city of Wimberley has issued a request for proposals to secure a firm to operate and maintain the city-owned wastewater treatment plant located within Blue Hole Regional Park.
The plant will be operated by the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority until Dec. 31. Under its recent agreement with GBRA, the city is purchasing the plant at a cost of $250,000. City staff is working with GBRA to complete Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requirements for transferring ownership of the plant.
Proposals from bidding organizations are due at City Hall by 3 p.m. on November 18. A pre-proposal tour will be held on October 28. Copies of the RFP can be found on the city's website, www.cityofwimberley.com.
The wastewater treatment plant serves Deer Creek of Wimberley and Blue Hole Regional Park.
– Wimberley's October sales tax check from the state comptroller's office for $39,382.93 is the largest check the city has ever received for the month of October. The amount represents a 16.2 percent increase over the $33,889.23 received in October 2010. The total sales tax revenue received by the city since January 1, 2011, is $447,589.57, up 4.9 percent over the same period last year. The October check represents sales in August.
– The swimming hole at Blue Hole Regional Park is now closed for the season and work is about to resume on the remaining park elements with an expected completion date in March 2010. The trail to the swimming area of the park will be blocked during the off-season.
– On October 10, the Capital Area Mobility Planning Organization approved full funding for the $440,000 Wimberley Square improvement project that includes improvements to the Old Kyle Rd./RM 12 intersection. A decision on the RM 2325 sidewalk project and installation of shoulders on RM 12 was delayed to give the CAMPO board time to discuss further the organization's project rating criteria.
Join the Walk to End Alzheimer's Nov. 5
Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. Saturday, November 6, the Hays County Chapter of Alzheimer's Association is sponsoring the Walk to End Alzheimer's at the San Marcos City Park Recreation Hall at 8:30 a.m. Join one of the Wimberley teams including the Mayor's Fitness Council team. To join a team or to contribute to ending Alzheimer's, visit http://www.alz.org/walk and register for one of the Wimberley teams, or call 512-738-7048. This is a non-competitive event for the whole family.
5 comments:
Where does the Ordinance Crazy City of Wimberley get authorization to pass ordinances regulating water use when it does not own the water supply Company nor have any business interfering with citizens activities as such? Water use is regulated by the Stae agencies, the TCEQ and the HTGCD not a bunch of wannabe politicians. This is just more over-reaching by the Flocke council. Yet another good argument against incorporating small communities into mini-cities.
Absolutely, Anonymous #1!
No doubt Wimberley can cause pain for residents that it has already targeted with this ordinance. However, Wimberley does not provide the water, does not have any kind of CCN, and at this juncture has zero authority to intrude upon the authority of other regulatory agencies or districts with respect to management of water.
This ordinance deserves to be challenged.
Wimberley City Council meeting is this Thursday evening at 6 PM.
Show up and tell the CC if they allow the elite big property owners north of Blue Hole to de-annex then all of our properties should be able to de-annex if we choose.
What kind of crony connected crap is this? Why should some old big head Wimberley family be able to de-annex and not the rest of us?
This is BS and the CC needs to hear from citizens that it is BS.
If the owners of that property can de-annex, we will all end up paying more taxes to make up for the drop of taxes created by the de-annexation.
Screw it! Why should this elite Wimberley family be able to opt out of paying taxes and city ordinances and not everyone?
If they are allowed to opt-out, we should simply de-annex the entire city. It is only fair.
I am sorry that this blog allows such language. Please "Emancipator" watch your language. If you can not express yourself civilly then do not post.
Can anybody give an update on the CC meeting on Thursday? A little bird told me that they denied the de-annexation of the Johnson Ranch and there was something about eminent domain for the City to take over someones land by force. That sounds a bit goofy but most things they come up with lately are nuts; could the bird be correct?
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