Nov 03, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC NATION.

THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP IS ADJOURNED AT 6:42 PM PLEASE BE IN YOUR SEATS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR OUR MEETING.

[4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]

GOOD EVENING.

TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022, AND THE TIME IS 7:01 PM AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANER CITY COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE HAVE PASTOR CONNOR O'HERN FROM HILL COUNTRY BIBLE CHURCH, LEANDER, PROVIDING THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

PASTOR, GOOD EVENING.

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE LEADERS OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS GATHERING OF ITS PEOPLE.

AND WE COME BEFORE YOU AND ASK THAT WE WOULD, UM, MAKE DECISIONS IN LINE WITH YOUR WISDOM, THAT WE WOULD HAVE, UH, UNITY FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, THAT IT WOULD PROSPER, AND THEN ITS PEOPLE WOULD KNOW YOUR LOVING KINDNESS.

AND WE JUST THANK YOU.

IN JESUS'S NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

GOD,

[5. Roll Call.]

CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WE PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION.

PARKER.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ESME MACKEY LENO.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD.

HERE, MAYOR PRO NICOLE THOMPSON.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS CERNIK.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS, MAYOR CHRISTINE DELAU.

HERE, QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.

ITEM

[6. Public comments on items not listed in the agenda. Public comments on items listed in the agenda will be heard at the time each item is discussed by Council. [All comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes (6 minutes if translation is needed) per individual.]]

NUMBER SIX, NON AGENDA ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMITTED COMMENTS VIA THE WEBSITE WILL ONLY HAVE POSITIONS READ INTO THE RECORD.

ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL AND WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

I HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP THIS EVENING, AND THAT IS CARLOS ST.

JAMES.

GOOD EVENING, MR. ST.

JAMES.

YES.

COME ON UP.

GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

HEY,

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GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON.

VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH GOOD NEWS.

SOME SIX MONTHS AGO, UH, THE LEANDER FOUNDATION PARTNERED UP WITH, UH, TEXAS IN AND M'S.

FORESTRY SERVICE TO FIND THE OLDEST TREES IN TOWN.

WE THOUGHT WE COULD ACTUALLY JUST DIG UP THESE TREES, NOT DIG UP, POOR CHOICE OF WORDS, FIND THE OLDEST TREES IN TOWN, AND ACTUALLY JUST HAVE THEM DATED PROFESSIONALLY BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND JUST FIND A WAY TO CELEBRATE AND, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HONOR OUR HISTORY, UH, DEVELOP A SENSE OF CONSERVATION AND, AND JUST HAVE US ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THESE TREES.

SOME OF THESE TREES ARE MAGNIFICENT.

SO WHAT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU IS THAT WE FOUND 10 TREES.

UH, IT TOOK US FOREVER BECAUSE TEXAS A AND M KEPT ASKING US TO GO BACK AND MEASURE IT THIS WAY, MEASURE IT THAT WAY, TAKE UP A CLOSEUP OF THE LEAF.

THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO COME HERE.

THEY HAD US DO ALL THE WORK AND THEN THEY PUT IT INTO THEIR COMPUTER.

SO I DUNNO WHAT THEY DID.

BUT ANYWAY, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOW ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT 9:00 AM THERE'S GONNA BE A CEREMONY OF THE UNVEILING WITH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PLAQUE.

THE WHAT? THE, THE OLDEST TREE THAT WE FOUND THUS FAR.

IT'S 300 YEARS OLD.

IT'S A GIANT LIVE OAK.

IT'S OUTSIDE OF LAKEWOOD PARK.

AND, UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY PARTNERED UP WITH PARKS AND RECREATIONS, HELP THIS WITH THIS ALONG THE WAY.

UH, KEEP TEXAS, YOU KNOW, KEEP LEANDER BEAUTIFUL AS PARTNERED WITH US AS WELL.

AND THAT MORNING WE'RE HAVING A CEREMONY WITH TEXAS A AND M.

UH, PARKS AND RECREATIONS WILL BE THERE AS WELL TO SEE A FEW WORDS.

AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE A, YOU GUYS, ALL OF YOU OR WHOEVER COULD COME AND ACTUALLY DO THE UNVEIL, TAKE THE LITTLE TABLECLOTH OFF THE THING, CELEBRATE IT.

WE'RE INVITING PRESS TO BE THERE.

AND HOPEFULLY WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS IS THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY, HEY, I HAVE AN OLDER TREE THAN THAT IN MY BACKYARD, OR MY GRANDMA HAS ONE.

AND THEN WE START CREATING THIS WHOLE THING AND IT CREATES A RIPPLE EFFECT.

AND I WOULD BE DELIGHTED IF IT TURNS OUT THAT THESE 10 TREES ARE NOT THE OLDEST, THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY WAY OLDER.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE LINE IN THE SAND IS ABOUT 300 YEARS OLD.

SO, UH, I'D LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME IF WE WANT.

I'LL PUT IT IN WRITING IN AN EMAIL SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN GET THE INVITATION IN.

OKAY? THAT'S IT.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND VISITORS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. ST.

JAMES.

I DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,

[7. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors. Day of the Dead Proclamation (Nov 12) Small Business Saturday in Leander Proclamation (Nov 26)]

WE HAVE A DAY OF THE DEAD PROCLAMATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MATT LONGORIA.

THANK YOU, CITY OF LEANDER PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS DIA DEDO DAY OF THE DEAD IS A HOLIDAY THAT ORIGINATED IN PRE-COLUMBIAN MEXICO, WHERE IT IS STILL CELEBRATED TODAY AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD THROUGH IMMIGRATION.

AND WHEREAS DIA DI LOS METO SERVES AS A MEMORIAL CELEBRATION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY, AND TO SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT FOR NEVER FORGOTTEN.

AND WHEREAS DIA DI LOS MARTOS IS SHROUDED IN DUALITY FROM PAINTING ONE HALF OF ONE'S FACE SYMBOLIZING THE QUICK PASSAGE FROM LIFE TO DEATH TO THE EYECATCHING MARIGOLD FLOWERS SAID TO GUIDE THE SPIRITS TO THEIR ALTARS THROUGH THEIR VIBRANT COLORS AND SCENT.

AND WHEREAS LEANDER PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE HOSTING A DIA DE LOS MARTO CELEBRATION ON NOVEMBER 12TH IN THE LIBRARY ANNEX AND GROUNDS FROM 2:00 PM TO 7:00 PM VISIT PUBLIC LIBRARIES LAND'S PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WEBSITE FOR ACTIVITY DETAILS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTINE DEL MAYOR OF LEANDER ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT MEXICAN CULTURE AND CELEBRATE WITH LOVED ONES BOTH PAST AND PRESENT AND WITNESS THEREOF.

I HAVE HERE ON TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AIX ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022.

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO.

BY SMALL BUSINESSES, US CONSUMERS FEEL A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND NOW WITH THE PROCLAMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN LEANDER, WE HAVE OUR MAYOR PRO TIM THOMPSON, WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENT OF LEANDER TEXAS CELEBRATES OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS NEARLY HALF OF ALL AMERICANS, 47.5% ARE EMPLOYED

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AND 90, 92% OF ALL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE PIVOTED THE WAY THAT THEY DO BUSINESS TO STAY OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AND WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SHOPPERS RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THEY CAN MAKE BY SHOPPING SMALL, 85% OF THEM ALSO ENCOURAGED FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DO SO ALSO.

AND WHEREAS A MAJORITY OF SHOPPERS REPORTED THEY SHOPPED ONLINE WITH A SMALL BUSINESS ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, AND MORE THAN 50% OF CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED SHOPPING SMALL, ENDORSED A LOCAL BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR SHOPPED AT A LOCAL BUSINESS BECAUSE OF A SOCIAL MEDIA RECOMMENDATION.

AND WHEREAS LEANDER TEXAS SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, THEY CREATE JOBS, BOOST OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS ADVOCACY GROUPS AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ENDORSED THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTINE DELAU, MAYOR OF LEANDER, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 26TH, 2022 AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND ENCOURAG THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND MERCHANTS ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.

AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR AND WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. BRT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SPEAK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS IN LEANDER ? WOW.

SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE CLEARED THIS WITH YOU, BUT I FIGURE YOU DO THIS ALL DAY, RIGHT? I DO THIS A LOT.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY I AM BRIDGET BRT WITH THE LEANDER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.

UM, IT IS, IT, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE READ OFF IS TRUE.

AND I WOULD SAY EVEN MORE SO FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER.

LEANDER IS REALLY BUILT ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND SO YES, ON BEHALF OF OUR 650 SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERS, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE RECOGNIZED AND TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND PLEASE SHOP SMALL AND SHOP LOCAL.

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR IT, BUT IN THIS, OKAY, JUST HERE.

COME IN.

WHO'S THIS FOR? .

HAVE FUN.

ALMOST 20, ALMOST 20 YEARS'.

BE YOU GO UP, I'M GOING OVER, I KNOW.

NO, YOU LOOK AT THANK, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT I, I, IT'S OKAY.

WHAT? YEAH.

[8. Staff Reports Introduction of City Engineer Emily Truman Development Hub update City website update]

THE, UH, PRIVATE SECTOR, UM, WORKED FOR ENGINEERING COMPANIES AND A PUBLIC SECTOR, UH, FOR SEVERAL CITIES, UH, CEDAR PARK AND HUDDLE TO NAME A COUPLE.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, STAFF REPORTS.

FIRST WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW CITY, CITY ENGINEER, EMILY TRUMAN, WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRIMMS BOW.

GOOD EVENING, MR. GRIMMS BOW.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR COUNSEL, UH, DAN GRIMMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ENGINEERING ONE SECOND PLACE FOR THE HALLOWEEN CONTEST.

SO LET'S PUT THAT OUT THERE.

, CONGRATULATIONS.

UM, WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY UP.

UM, YES, IT'S, UH, IT'S, UH, MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE MISS EMILY TRUMAN.

UM, WELCOME, WELCOME HER ABOARD.

SHE'S OUR NEW, UM, CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER.

AND SHE, EXCUSE ME, SHE'S COMING FROM CEDAR PARK.

I COULDN'T GET THE CEDAR PARK OUT.

, SOUTH LEANDER .

AND, UM, SHE BRINGS WITH HER A, UM, A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.

SO ON TOP OF HER HAVING HER PROFESSIONAL, UM, ENGINEERING, WHICH OF COURSE IS IN TEXAS, SHE'S ALSO A CERTIFIED PLUG PLANE MANAGER, UH, CFM.

AND SHE'S ALSO A PROFESSIONAL, UM, PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL AT PMP.

UM, SHE'S WORKED BOTH IN

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AND, UM, I, I AM PLEASED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD.

SHE'S BEEN ON BOARD, I THINK EIGHT DAYS NOW SINCE LAST MONDAY, EIGHT WHOLE DAYS.

AND, UM, AND SHE'S ALREADY MEETING WITH THE STAFF AND GETTING AROUND, AND WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING HER ON SOME TOURS.

SO WITH, UH, UH, WITH THAT SAID, LET ME, UH, BRING UP EMILY.

THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.

UH, I'M, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK FOR SURE.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WELCOME ABOARD.

GOOD EVENING, MS. GRIFFIN.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE.

UPDATE WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GRIFFIN.

, GOOD EVENING.

UM, WE WON THIRD PLACE.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S CUZ ENGINEERING STOLE OUR IDEA.

OH, BUT DARWIN DAR WON FIRST PLACE.

YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY SHE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ONE FIRST.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THEY WERE THE GOLDEN GIRLS.

IT WAS AMAZING.

YEAH.

NICE.

MY, I WISH, I WISH I DID.

YEAH, PLEASE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

UM, SO, UH, I'M GIVING AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT HUB.

UM, WE SURVIVED GO LIVE.

I HAVE A WHOLE NEW RESPECT FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW WHY I'M NOT IN IT.

I NEVER WANT TO BE IN IT AND I NEVER WANNA DO IT AGAIN.

UM, BUT EVERYBODY WAS VERY PATIENT.

ALL OF, UH, OUR TEAM MEMBERS, THEY KIND OF BONDED TOGETHER OVER TRYING TO SURVIVE IT.

UM, WE'RE STILL SURVIVING IT.

WE HAD TO UPDATE OVER 5,000 PERMITS.

THEY CAME OVER WITHOUT THE, THE WORKFLOW SET.

SO WE HAD TO GO IN AND SAY, THIS PERMIT IS READY TO DO THIS.

OH MY GOSH.

SO IT WAS LIKE THE HARDEST EXPERIENCE.

IMAGINE INSPECTORS LOOKING AT TWO, UM, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TRYING TO MATCH UP WHAT STATE THEY'RE IN.

ANYWAY, SO WE SURVIVED THAT.

NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH, UM, UPDATES TO THE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND A FEW OTHER HURDLES.

UM, BUT WE'LL GET THERE.

UM, OUR NEXT STEP IS WE'RE WORKING ON SOME HOW-TO VIDEOS FOR CUSTOMERS.

UM, I HAVE A REALLY GOOD, UH, TEAM MEMBER THAT IS, UH, TECH SAVVY, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA DO AN FAQ FOR CUSTOMERS AND THEN CAMINO'S NEXT.

SO HOPEFULLY I KEEP COMING BACK WITH GOOD NEWS AND EVERYBODY STAYS ON BOARD AND NO ONE QUITS.

AND HERE'S OUR CELEBRATION PICTURE DAY DEVELOPMENT HUB.

YAY.

AND WHAT IS CAMINO? UM, I'M SORRY.

UM, THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE BUDGET.

UM, IT PAIRS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT HUB, AND IT'S FOR USERS THAT DON'T KNOW THE LINGO AND DON'T USUALLY SUBMIT PERMITS, SO IT SOFTENS IT.

LIKE IT SAYS, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO TODAY? DO YOU WANNA BUILD A HOUSE? DO YOU WANNA POOL? YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A LITTLE FRIENDLIER.

INSTEAD OF ARTICLE SIX OF SECTION TWO SAYS DO X, Y, AND Z.

LOVE IT.

YEAH, LOVE IT.

WE'RE EXCITED.

DO YOU HAVE A ESTIMATED TIME OF WHEN THE FAQS WILL BE READY? UM, WE'RE WORKING AS FAST AS WE CAN.

I'M HOPING NEXT WEEK, BUT IT'LL OH, WOW.

EVERY DAY WE GET A NEW QUESTION AND WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING THROUGH THE WORKFLOW, SO IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT.

I FEEL LIKE THAT FITS IN WITH OUR NEXT UPDATE.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR DEVELOPMENT HUB? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND CONGRATULATIONS.

NEXT UP IS OUR CITY WEBSITE UPDATE WITH CHIEF OF STAFF NEW.

WITH CIVIC PLUS AS OUR CURRENT VENDOR, AS OUR FUTURE VENDOR FOR AN UPGRADED SITE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MIKE, NEW CHIEF OF STAFF AND, UM, MYSELF AND TY AND PIO STAFF PARTICIPATED BY TAKING PHOTOS OF ALL OF OUR WINNERS.

SO I DO WANNA GIVE CREDIT TO, TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT PARTICIPATED BECAUSE, UM, EVEN THOUGH, UH, WELL, WE DID TAKE PICTURES OF EVERYBODY, I THINK THAT PARTICIPATED AS A GROUP, BUT YOU'LL, YOU'LL REALLY GET A KICK OUT OF SEEING SOME OF THESE GROUPS.

AND EVEN THOUGH SOME STAFF MAY NOT WANT TO SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD, WE'RE GONNA SHARE WITH COUNCIL AND YOU GUYS WILL REALLY LOVE THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

SO WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS RIGHT NOW.

UM, WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR CURRENT VENDOR.

UM, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON OUR CURRENT VENDOR, UH, CIVIC PLUS, THEY ARE A, THEIR PRIMARY, UH, SERVICE PROVISION IS GOVERNMENT WEBSITES.

THAT'S HOW THEY STARTED.

THEY'VE SINCE GROWN INTO, UM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

THEY'VE BOUGHT OUT OTHER SMALLER COMPANIES.

THEY BOUGHT OUT OTHER SERVICES.

THEY WERE NOT OUR VENDOR A YEAR AGO.

THAT WAS MUNI CODE, CIVIC PLUS, BOUGHT THEM OUT.

MUNI CODE BOUGHT OUT THE OTHER COMPANY THAT WAS OUR VENDOR.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGING OF HATS, UM, JUST IN THE PROCESS OF US TRYING TO DO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO UPGRADE OUR CITI WEBSITE, ALL THAT HAS WORKED TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE, UM, PROGRESSING TOWARDS, UH, POTENTIALLY USING FEDERAL CONTRACT PRICING FOR THE SERVICES TO UPGRADE

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UM, WE THINK WE MAY BE BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL AS EARLY AS, UH, DECEMBER, THIS DECEMBER, IF NOT SOONER.

UM, BUT CERTAINLY BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

AND ONCE COUNCIL AUTHORIZES, UH, US TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT, THEN WE WILL START ROLLING WITH THE WEBSITE.

NOW, THE PROJECT, UM, AND ALL OF THE, THE BELLS AND WHISTLES AND, AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF, OF US UTILIZING ZIP PLUS OUR CURRENT VENDOR AND POTENTIALLY OUR FUTURE VENDOR, IS WE GET TO ADD MORE BELLS AND WHISTLES BECAUSE THERE'S, THE INTEGRATION IS EASIER, WE CAN DO MORE.

UH, WE'RE NOT FACED WITH CHALLENGES OF TAKING ONE COMPANY AND TRYING TO MIGRATE TO ANOTHER COMPANY.

THERE'S, THERE'S SOME, SOME SEAMLESSNESS, UH, WITH THAT WE, WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT CERTAINLY.

SO OUR EXPECTATIONS REALLY NEW WEBSITE LAYOUT, NEW WEBSITE DESIGN, NEW CONTENT MANAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. SO ON THE FRONT END, THE USERS WILL SEE SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND BETTER ON THE BACK END.

US AS CITY AUTHORS, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 20 TO 30, UH, ACTIVE CITY AUTHORS ON OUR WEBSITE, UPDATING CONTENT, UM, PUTTING IN NOTICES AND, AND, AND RECEIVING, UM, ENGAGEMENT FROM CITIZENS WHO FILL OUT OUR ONLINE FORMS. SO WE DO HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF STAFF, OF CORE STAFF THAT ARE ON THIS WEBSITE EVERY DAY, AND WE'LL DEFINITELY BENEFIT FROM, UM, AN UPGRADE AND THEY'LL BE INVOLVED IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS WELL.

UM, JUST TO COVER REAL QUICKLY, UH, NOTABLE ENHANCEMENTS FORMS, UH, BETTER FORMS, BETTER FORM PROCESS, UM, MORE CONSOLIDATED, UH, NOTIFICATION MODULES.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UM, SOME, UH, CITIZEN COMMUNICATION TOOLS THAT ARE INTEGRATED AS PART OF THE WEBSITE THAT CAN BE, UH, AUTOMATICALLY, UH, PUSHED TO THE WEBSITE PAGES AND, AND COMMUNICATED TO, TO OPT-IN CUSTOMERS.

THAT IS PART OF, UH, THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO, TO PURCHASE.

THERE'S INTEGRATIONS FOR MEETING AND AGENDA MANAGEMENT, CODES OF ORDINANCES.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE FEATURES, UM, THAT CAN BE INCLUDED.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO INCLUDE SO THAT WE CAN BRING EVERYTHING UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.

UM, CURRENTLY WE'RE USING A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

UM, CALENDARS, DOCUMENTS, AND IMAGES BEHIND THE SCENES.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE, AND IT DOES SPEAK TO SEARCH AND NAVIGATION, SOMETHING THAT USERS SEE OR HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH.

WE CAN APPLY TAGS AND CONSOLIDATE HOW DOCUMENTS ARE STORED.

SO WHEN WE'RE SHARING LINKS AND WHEN WE'RE UPDATING PDF FILES OR IMAGES, IT'S JUST A BETTER SYSTEM AND IT WILL HELP USERS WHEN THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE TOO.

UM, ADA COMPLIANCE IS ANOTHER, UH, BENEFIT.

OUR CURRENT WEBSITE UP TO A CERTAIN STANDARD IS ADA COMPLIANT, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT MEETING ALL THE FUNCTIONALITY.

ONE OF THE, AGAIN, PLUSES OF THIS GSA CONTRACT PRICING, THERE ARE FEDERAL STANDARDS THAT CIVIC PLUS, IF THEY BECOME OUR FUTURE VENDOR, UH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN STANDARDS.

SO RATHER THAN HAVE CIVIC PLUS NOW TRY TO TAKE OUR CURRENT PLATFORM, OUR CURRENT MODEL, AND BRING IT UP TO THOSE STANDARDS, WE CAN SIMPLY LOOK AT THEIR PLATFORM, WHAT THEY HOST, WHAT THEY KNOW BEST, AND, AND MEET THAT STANDARD, UH, WITH A NEW SYSTEM.

SO ALL THOSE THINGS ARE, ARE BEING DISCUSSED AND WE'RE, WE'RE FINALIZING WHAT THAT SCOPE LOOKS LIKE.

HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? AS A PART OF THE UPGRADE, DOES IT INCLUDE LIKE A CHANGE OR UPDATE TO OUR BRANDED LOGO OR COLORS, LIKE WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR CURRENT WEBSITE? ARE THEY JUST GONNA MO MIGRATE ALL OF THAT OVER? SO OUR, IT'S KIND OF UP TO US.

I THINK OUR, OUR EXISTING LOGO, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US A NEW LOGO.

UM, BUT THE WAY THAT OUR, OUR, UH, THE WEBSITE WOULD BE LAID OUT WOULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU CURRENTLY SEE.

NOW.

YOU MAY STILL HAVE BLUES AND AND GREENS AS A SORT OF A PRIMARY COLOR PALETTE AS PRIMARY THEMES.

ONE OF THE, AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE, UM, MODULES OR, OR, UM, PACKAGES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS TO GIVE DEPARTMENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY SO THAT THERE ARE DISTINCT DESIGN LOOKS FOR, LET'S SAY, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

UM, I KNOW DEPARTMENTS ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THOSE ON THEIR OWN, AND THERE'S NOT AN EASY WAY TO DO TO DO THAT ON THE CURRENT WEBSITE.

WE ALSO DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE IT'S NOT PART OF THE SAME ORGANIZATION.

SO IT'S, IT'S WITH NEWER DESIGN CAPABILITIES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF, UH, COMPROMISE ON THAT AND GIVE THEM SOME FLEXIBILITY.

ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. NEW.

SURE.

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

SIZE, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, COUNSEL, YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEMS NINE THROUGH 18, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION.

AND THE SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ONTO

[19. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Subdivision Case 22-CP-005 to adopt the Lake’s Lair Concept Plan and Subdivision Case 22-PP-009 to adopt the Lake’s Lair Preliminary Plat on one parcel of land approximately 1.376 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R031219; generally located at the southwest corner of E. Crystal Falls Parkway and Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Subdivision Case 22-CP-005 and 22-PP-009 as described above. ]

OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ITEM 19, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE 22 CP 0 0 5 TO ADOPT THE LAKES LAYER CONCEPT PLAN AND SUBDIVISION CASE 22 PP 0 0 9 TO ADOPT THE LAKES LAYER PRELIMINARY PLAT ON ONE PARCEL LAND, APPROXIMATELY 1.376 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GRIFFIN, WELCOME BACK.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE LAKE SLA CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAT.

UM, THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT, UM, WAS ZONED, UH, COMMERCIAL, AND THEY'RE TAKING THE FIRST STEPS IN THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS.

I, I BELIEVE ULTIMATELY THEY'RE PROPOSING A, A GAS STATION.

UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CASE THAT THEY'RE MEETING LAST WEEK AND STAFF'S ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

UM, I'LL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THERE'S NO PRESENTATION, RIGHT? OKAY.

ITEM 20, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, INCORPORATED, B C R U A AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY INCORPORATED, CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS CONTRACT REVENUE BONDS, BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT SERIES 2022, ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES FOR SELLING AND DELIVERING THE BONDS AND RESOLVING OTHER, OTHER MATTERS, INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, PAYMENT, SECURITY, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

NOBODY HAS SUBMITTED A CARD TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE 22 CP 0 0 5 AND 22 PP 0 0 9 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR HAS UNANIMOUSLY

[20. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding the approval of a Resolution approving a Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc. (BCRUA); authorizing the issuance of “Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc., City of Leander, Texas Contract Revenue Bonds (Brushy Creek Regional Water Treatment and Distribution Project), Series 2022”; establishing the procedures for selling and delivering the bonds and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of such bonds. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving a Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc. as described above.]

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE POWERS, GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, I DID NOT WRITE THAT CAPTION THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE, THE ATTORNEYS, BUT, UM, BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE, UM, CITY OF LEANDER AND THE PARTNER CITIES ARE, UH, ENGAGED IN THE DEEP WATER INTAKE CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS STARTED.

THAT CONTRACT WAS LET BACK IN MAY BY THE THREE CITIES.

AND, UH, THE CONTRACTOR IS UNDERWAY.

UH, THE, THE FINANCING FOR THIS PROJECT AS FAR AS LEANDER SHARE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 45% OF A CLOSE TO 300 MILLION PROJECT, 275 WAS THE, THE ESTIMATE LAST YEAR.

BUT, UM, LEANDER IS, IS, UH, WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR BY THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT, TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR A, UM, LOW INTEREST LOAN PROGRAM THAT THEY OFFER, UH, FOR 120 MILLION.

AND OUR PLAN, UH, HAS BEEN TO TAKE THAT AMOUNT OUT OVER IN TRANCHES OVER THE, THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT.

LAST YEAR, WE, WE TOOK DOWN THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF, UM, OF, AGAIN, 40 MILLION LAST YEAR.

SO, UH, WE HAVE, UH, SUBMITTED A REQUEST, UH, WHICH THEY HAVE APPROVED TO TAKE THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF 40 MILLION, UH, THIS YEAR.

UM, WHAT'S ON THE, ON THE SCREEN IS, UM, JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE 25 YEAR, UH, DEAD SERVICE THAT'S ROUGHLY 2.4 MILLION A YEAR OVER 20, UH, 25 YEARS.

UH, WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, THAT 40 MILLION PLUS 20 MILLION IN INTEREST TOTALS 60 MILLION OVER 25 YEARS.

UM, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, OR I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT, UH, WE ALL KNOW THAT INTEREST RATES HAVE RISEN.

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SUBSIDIZED LOAN PROGRAM, WE'RE STILL PAYING TWICE THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST THAT, THAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

SO YOU WIN, UH, YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME, UH, THE, THE BOARD, UH, UM, FRESHY CREEK BOARD LAST WEEK APPROVED THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

AND DURING THAT MEETING, THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING, UM, SOME OTHER INCIDENTALS, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE VERY LARGE INCIDENTALS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS AT THE B C R U A.

AND ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, ASKED ME AFTER THE GENERAL MANAGER'S PRESENTATION ABOUT WHY LEANDER IS NOT, WASN'T EXACTLY POSED THIS WAY, BUT BASICALLY WHY LEANDER IS NOT BORROWING MORE MONEY NOW FOR ANTICIPATED COSTS IN THE FUTURE.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE OUR THINKING, UH, WITH YOU.

BUT, UM, THESE THREE ITEMS, UM, ARE CONTINGENCY COSTS THAT THE ENGINEER WORKING WITH THE O THE, THE OTHER CITY ENGINEERS AND WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTORS, UH, IS LOOKING AT, UH, POTENTIAL COST INCREASES, UH, OVER THE LIFE OF THIS PROJECT.

UH, SOME MAY BE DUE TO CHANGE ORDERS DURING THE,

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THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S NOW UNDERWAY, BUT THE FIRST TWO OF THESE, UM, LINE ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN BID YET, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BIDS ARE GOING TO BE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, UM, THAT THEY'RE, THAT WHAT WAS ESTIMATED, UH, LAST YEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT.

UH, SO IF WE JUST FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DESIGN ENGINEERS DESIRE TO HAVE A CONTINGENCY OF 30 MILLION FOR THIS 275 MILLION PROJECT, UM, ROUND ROCKS SHARE, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE OVER 8 MILLION CEDAR PARK, 8 MILLION AND LEANDER SHARE WOULD BE 13 MILLION.

SO WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, SO YOU UNDERSTOOD WHERE WE WERE, UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S EVERY INTENTION AND EVERY COMMITMENT AND OBLIGATION THAT LEANDER WILL PAY ITS FAIR SHARE.

UH, THAT'S DICTATED IN THE CONTRACT AS THESE, UM, CONTINGENCIES ARISE AND THEY GET REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE, BY THE, BY THE CITIES.

UM, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO BAR BORROWING, YOU KNOW, TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT COME INTO PLAY, ONE OF THOSE FACTORS IS THE CERTAINTY THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE EVEN THE RIGHT NUMBERS.

I MEAN, THESE ARE PROJECTIONS TODAY BASED ON WHAT MAY HAPPEN OVER A FIVE YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS TOO LITTLE OR TOO, TOO MUCH.

THE NEXT FACTOR IS JUST TIMING.

UM, WITH YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE ISSUANCE OF 40 MILLION, AND THEN THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH, CLOSES AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, WE'LL HAVE 80 MILLION INVESTED IN THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S JUST NOW STARTED.

AND THEN, SO WE GOT ANOTHER 40 MILLION DOWN THE ROAD TO, TO, TO BORROW.

SO IN MY OPINION, IT'S TOO EARLY TO MAKE A DECISION ON BORROWING MORE.

I MEAN, WE MAY BE TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN WE DECIDE, OKAY, UM, WE, WE NEED TO BORROW SOME MORE MONEY OR WE MAY DECIDE TO PUT CASH INTO THE PROJECT.

BUT THE LAST, UM, FACTOR THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN LEANER CUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCE, IS FLEXIBILITY.

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR A PROJECT, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET A PROJECT AND WHATEVER THAT PROJECT IS DEFINED AS, THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN USE, UH, THEIR MONEY ON.

NOW THE BENEFIT IS IT'S SUBSIDIZED THE LOW LOWER INTEREST RATE, BUT IT'S LIMITED TO THAT PROJECT LEANDER.

WE HAVE SO MANY WATER AND WASTE WATER PROJECTS THAT ARE, UM, WELL UNDERWAY AND ON THE BOOKS TO BE, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTED IN THE NEXT, UH, 2, 3, 4, 5 YEARS, THAT IF WE DECIDE THAT WE DO NEED TO, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH 10 OR 13 MILLION IN THE FUTURE, WE'LL HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY POSSIBLY.

I MEAN, THIS IS ALL DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE, UH, WHEN THE TIME COMES, BUT WE MAY DECIDE THAT WE ISSUE A LARGER AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH CITY OF LEANDER UTILITY CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND THEN WE CAN SPEND THAT MONEY ON THESE PROJECTS OR ON OTHER PROJECTS AND NOT HAVE OUR MONEY TIED UP, UM, UH, AND RESTRICTED TO THAT PROJECT.

SO, UH, I WANTED TO ELABORATE ON THAT BECAUSE IT WAS AT THE, THE BOARD MEETING AND, UM, WANTED TO COMPLETELY DISPEL ANY CONCERN IF, UH, IF THAT WAS THE BOARD MEMBER'S CONCERN THAT LEANDER IS, IS WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT MAKING OUR PAYMENTS BY, BY ANY MEANS.

WE, UH, WE JUST THINK THAT IT'S WAY TOO EARLY TO BORROW ANOTHER $10 MILLION ON TOP OF THE 80 THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE PROJECT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE PROJECT LOOKS, IT, WE MAY NOT BORROW THE THIRD TRANCHE UNTIL, YOU KNOW, 2024.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL STOP IT'S PUBLIC HEARING AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR DEFER THOSE TO DAN IF THEY'RE HARD.

SHOULDN'T YOU APPROVE? SECOND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MR. POWERS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

NOBODY HAS SUBMITTED A CARD TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY INCORPORATED AT AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

COUNSEL,

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MOTION IS SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[21. Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance amending Code of Ordinances, Article 1.14, Division 2, Public Art Commission, providing for name change, addition of two (2) members to composition, and additional duties; and providing for related matters.]

MOVING ON TO ITEM 21.

IN OUR REGULAR AGENDA, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE 1.14, DIVISION TWO PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION PROVIDING FOR NAME CHANGE, ADDITION OF TWO MEMBERS TO COMPOSITION AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.

UM, WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

HE IS NOT HERE, SO I'LL JUST READ THE POSITION INTO THE RECORD.

UH, JAMES DEAN IS FOR THIS ITEM, UM, COUNSEL, THERE WERE SOME GOOD CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE ORDINANCE THIS WEEK AND NONE OF THAT HAS GONE IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION.

SO I'M GOING MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL OUR MEETING DECEMBER 1ST, TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO, UH, REVIEW THE ORDINANCE NEXT WEEK AND MAKE SOME CLEANUP CHANGES IN, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER SECTIONS OF IT SINCE WE'RE DOING SOME CLEANUPS ANYWAY.

SECOND.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

MOTION IN A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO, I'D SAY THE BIGGEST REASON THAT'D BE IN FAVOR OF THAT IS ALSO CUZ COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS IS NOT HERE TOO.

YEAH.

SO THAT WAY WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT IT TOGETHER.

RIGHT.

I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF POSTPONEMENT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

REJECTS SOLICITATION S 22 8 PROPOSALS FOR RFQ RELATED RELATING TO ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE.

ITEM 22,

[22. Reject Solicitation S22-008 proposals for RFQ relating to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System.]

AMI SYSTEM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE POWERS.

UH, THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU BECAUSE, UM, THE CITY STAFF THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN, UH, ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THIS PROJECT FORWARD, IT'S COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT, UH, THE SOLICITATION METHOD THAT WE, WE STARTED OUT WITH, WHICH WAS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, UH, TURNS OUT IT'S NOT THE, THE BEST FIT, UH, FOR THE COMPANIES THAT WANT TO DO OUR PROJECT.

UH, WE ISSUED THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, UH, BACK IN, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AND IN JANUARY WE RECEIVED EIGHT PROPOSALS FROM VARIOUS ENGINEERING FIRMS AND ALSO SOME FIRMS THAT, UH, ACTUALLY DO IN, UH, ARE IN THE METER METER BUSINESS.

UH, WE SELECTED THREE TO INTERVIEW AND THEN WE FURTHER SELECTED TWO TO, TO DRILL DOWN INTO, UM, UH, ATTEMPTED NEGOTIATIONS OF, OF A CONTRACT.

AND WHAT, UM, THE END RESULT WAS THAT THE FIRMS THAT, UM, ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT WANT TO DO THE WHOLE THING.

THEY DON'T WANT TO JUST DESIGN IT AND PUT IT OUT TO BID.

THEY WANT TO, UM, DESIGN IT AND PUT IT IN FOR US.

WELL, UH, THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

UM, BUT THAT'S NOT THE SOLICITATION METHOD WE STARTED WITH.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE WE HAVE NOT ONLY STATE LAW AND CITY POLICY, BUT WE INTEND TO, TO USE, UH, FEDERAL ARPA FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, THE SOLICITATION PROCESS, UH, WE HAVE ALL OUR, UM, TS CROSSED AND I ISS DOTTED, SO, UH, TO, WE WANT TO SUSPEND OR TO CANCEL WHAT WE STARTED WITH.

AND THEN WE WILL, UH, PUT OUT WHAT'S CALLED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, WHICH THEN WOULD ALLOW THESE FIRMS THAT ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF, UH, INSTALLING AMI SYSTEMS COULD ACTUALLY, UH, PROPOSE A TURNKEY SOLUTION.

AND, UH, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT.

IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MOTION TO APPROVE MM-HMM.

I'LL SECOND.

BUT ALSO, SO IT SEEMS LIKE THIS, THEN THIS NEXT ROUND SHOULD GO A LOT SMOOTHER THAN YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW.

THE PLAYERS AND EVERYTHING THAT, UH, YES.

THAT ARE PROBABLY, ARE GONNA BE MOST INTERESTED IN IT.

IT, IT, IT SHOULD GO A LOT SMOOTHER.

IT'S POSSIBLE WE MIGHT GET OTHERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN, IN THIS TYPE, BUT IT SHOULD GO A LOT QUICKER.

YEAH, I SECOND.

RIGHT, ITEM 23, COUNCIL MEMBER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, ANY DELIBERATION OF OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE THE SUBJECT ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.

MOTION A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU MR. POWERS.

ALL

[23. Council Member Future Agenda Items [Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.]]

COUNSEL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? NOT TONIGHT.

ALL

[24. Council Member Closing Statements.]

RIGHT.

ITEM 24, COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS.

ARE YOU READY? PLACE ONE.

UM, YEAH, JUST, UH, WANNA WISH EVERYONE ARE, ARE, INVITE EVERYONE TO THE VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION AND MR. TUBS, IS THAT AT 10 O'CLOCK ON VETERAN'S DAY? THE

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10 O'CLOCK.

10 AT 10 O'CLOCK AT UH, VETERAN'S PARK.

SO I HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL THERE.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT PLACE TOO.

I WAS ALSO GONNA MENTION VETERANS, SO I'LL BE THERE.

AND, UM, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, DIA DI IS MORDO DAY OF THE DAY AT THE LIBRARY ON NOVEMBER 12TH.

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE.

BRING YOUR KIDS.

THERE WILL BE A MOVIE AND UH, IT'LL BE FUN.

PLACE THREE, JUST WANNA SAY GREAT JOB TO OUR PARK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSITIONING FROM, UM, THE ORIGINAL LOCATION FOR LANDER, TRUCKER TREAT, AND GOING INDOORS ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

I ACTUALLY WENT UP THERE AND WAS REALLY, REALLY BUSY.

SO , I THINK THE WORD GOT OUT AND EVERYBODY KNEW WHERE TO GO, SO, UH, THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

SO THANK Y'ALL FOR ADAPTING SO QUICKLY.

PLACE FIVE, OH, I TODAY JUST SEEMED LIKE A HEAVY DAY FOR EVERYBODY, AND SO I, WE JUST STARTED GOING AROUND AND I JUST FELT LIKE EVERYBODY JUST NEEDED JOY.

SO I'M JUST RELEASING JOY FROM UP HERE OVER OUR ENTIRE CITY.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON, ESPECIALLY UNTIL LIKE NEXT TUESDAY, BUT, UH, WE'RE ALL GONNA BE RIGHT AND I JUST RELEASE JOY OVER THIS CITY AND, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NICE PRO.

GOOD NIGHT.