Dec 01, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

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GOOD EVENING.

TODAY IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 2022,

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

CHRIS WIMBERLEY WITH ELA HILLS CHURCH WILL BE PROVIDING THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE VISIBLE TEXAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR.

ALL

[2. Roll Call.]

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

PARKER.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ESME MACKEY URIA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD.

HERE.

COUNCIL, I'M SORRY.

MAYOR PROTE.

NICOLE THOMPSON.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS SENIC.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS.

HERE.

MAYOR CHRISTINE DELIA.

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

ITEM NUMBER

[3. 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.]]

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 ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY AND IT'S JAMES DEAN.

GOOD EVENING, MR. DEAN.

I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE FINE.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

MY NAME IS JAMES DEAN.

I LIVE AT, UH, 25 13 COSTA DEL SOUL, LANDR, TEXAS 78,000 6 41.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WISH YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

THERE ARE MANY HOLIDAYS BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 25TH, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

I DO WANT TO COME TO YOU.

I'M NOT ALWAYS AT THESE MEETINGS PHYSICALLY, BUT I WATCH ALL OF THEM.

AND I WAS VERY DISTURBED WHEN THE ARTS COMMISSION CAME TO YOU AND UNANIMOUSLY PRESENTED A PROPOSAL TO YOU TO SEE THREE OUT OF THE SEVEN OF YOU VOICE OPINIONS AGAINST IT, UM, AND THEN VOTE AGAINST IT AS WELL.

WE CONSTANTLY HEAR FROM EVERYBODY IN LEANDER THAT WE CAN'T GET VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON THESE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR VOLUNTEERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE FOR SOMETHING AND PRESENT IT TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL, FOR YOU TO DISRESPECT THEM IN THE WAYS THAT YOU DID, I THOUGHT THAT WAS SHAMEFUL.

AND I THINK IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU HAVE TROUBLE GETTING VOLUNTEERS.

THAT'S THE REASON CITY COUNCIL, SOME OF YOU DON'T TREAT YOUR VOLUNTEERS VERY WELL AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER ABOUT THAT.

I HOPE THAT YOU'LL LEARN YOUR LESSONS.

I HOPE IF THERE ARE MORE VOTES ON THIS ISSUE, THAT YOU'LL LISTEN TO YOUR VOLUNTEERS AND IF THEY UNANIMOUSLY ASK FOR SOMETHING, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL THANK THEM AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM YOU SERVE, THE PEOPLE OF LEANDER AND WE'RE WATCHING AND WE WANT YOU TO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK FOR US.

YOU ALL WORK FOR US AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

GOD BLESS.

THANK YOU MR. DEAN.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK?

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

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

AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH EIGHT.

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND.

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

THANK

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MOVING

[9. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0019 to amend the current zoning of SFU/MH-2-B (Single-Family Urban/Manufactured House) to adopt the Horseshoe Addition PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning district of SFT-2-A (Single-Family Townhouse) on one (1) parcel of land approximately 2.9 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R036462; and more commonly known as 500 Horseshoe Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0019 as described above.]

ITEM NINE, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z 2219 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF SFU M H TWO B SINGLE FAMILY URBAN MANUFACTURED HOUSE TO ADOPT THE HORSESHOE EDITION P U D PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF S F T TWO, A SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 2.9 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THIS IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE HORSESHOE EDITION PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THIS PROJECT IS, UM, A UNIQUE PROJECT THAT'S AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

IF YOU LOOK TO THE, THE WEST, UM, THEY ALREADY HAVE A A PROOF POD, SO THEY'RE ADDING THIS LOT TO IT.

UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST REQUESTS, UM, FOR RESIDENTIAL THAT WE'RE REVIEWING AFTER WE ADOPTED OUR RESOLUTION.

UM, STAFF FELT THAT, UM, THIS WASN'T A APPROPRIATE TIME TO APPROVE RESIDENTIAL CUZ IT'S AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING, UM, PROJECT.

THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UM, AND THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A FOUR TO TWO VOTE, AND THEY HAD SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT WATER.

UM, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'M WITH CASCADE HOMES, THE DEVELOPER AND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS A, A PHOTO OF 500 HORSESHOE LOCATION OF THE, UH, PROPOSED HORSESHOE PUT EDITION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A THREE ACRE PROPERTY.

IT HAS A SMALL, UM, MANUFACTURED HOME ON THE SITE, 30, MAYBE 40 YEARS OLD.

WE'RE NOT SURE OF THE AGE, BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE THE PROPERTY HERE.

UH, THIS IS A IMAGE OF THE SURROUNDING AREA, UM, AND MUCH OF THE, THE LAND AROUND HORSESHOE PUT IS SIMILAR IN IT BEING RURAL SITES WITH, UH, MANUFACTURED HOMES ON THE, ON THE PROPERTIES.

UH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION IN THE AREA WITH MODERATE, MODERATE DENSITY HOUSING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

UH, THE SKY HEIGHTS PUT AT THE TOP CITY COUNCIL, UH, APPROVED THAT PUD REZONING EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE BLAKE'S BEN PUT, UH, JUST COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION.

UM, SKY HEIGHTS IS 12 UNITS TO THE ACRE.

BLAKE'S BEN IS 18 UNITS PER ACRE.

THE LEANDER HEIGHTS PUT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S 14 UNITS TO THE ACRE.

AND THEN THERE'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE HAS BEEN NAMED ACROSS THE STREET FROM US.

THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THAT'S 15 UNITS THE ACRE.

UH, AND THEN THERE'S OUR PROJECT, WHICH WE'RE PROPOSING 8.4 UNITS PER ACRE.

UM, SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE MATERIAL MATERIALLY LESS DENSITY PROPOSED IN OUR PLAN.

AND THIS IS A, A CONCEPT PLAN, UM, RENDERING OF, OF HOW THE SITE WOULD LAY OUT.

TO THE LEFT, YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL HORSESHOE PUD, AS ROBIN MENTIONED, THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.

THAT'S ZONED FOR ACTUALLY UP TO 50 UNITS.

UH, WE ARE IN FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

WE'RE ONLY PROPOSING BUILDING 43 UNITS.

UM, AND THEN 21 UNITS, UM, ARE, ARE PROPOSED FOR THE HORSESHOE HUD EDITION.

SO IT'S REALLY A NET INCREASE OF ABOUT 14 UNITS.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A ROAD NETWORK THAT CO THAT CONNECTS THE PROJECT A LOOP ROAD.

UH, SO IT'S REALLY ONE COHESIVE COMMUNITY, UH, SHARED GREEN SPACE, UM, SHARED, UM, DETENTION POND.

UM, SO IT'S A, IT'S ONE, IT'S, IT'S ONE.

WE'RE ENVISIONING IT AS ONE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND WE THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO CREATE WHAT ARE NOT LARGE HOMES, BUT SMALL HOMES THAT HAVE TWO CAR GARAGES.

THEY'RE DETACHED.

THERE'S, THERE'S A PRIVATE BACKYARD AND, AND GIVE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE IN, YOU KNOW, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

UM, BUT, BUT AT A, AT A MORE, UM, UH, MODERATE DENSITY.

AND THEN THESE ARE, THESE ARE JUST REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES.

THESE ARE NOT, UM, IMAGES THAT, UH, REFLECT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING, BUT THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE.

WE'VE AGREED AS PART OF THE POD TO DO 85% MASONRY.

SO THE ENTIRE FRONTS AND BOTH SIDES OF THE HOMES WILL, WILL BE COVERED IN MASONRY.

UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE FEATURES LIKE THE ADDITIONAL, UM, ADORNMENTS ON THE GARAGES, UM, YOU KNOW, THE MIX OF MATERIALS.

UH, SO WE THINK THAT WE'RE DELIVERING A VERY, VERY HIGH QUALITY PROJECT.

UM, SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE MUCH NICER THAN ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN BUILT IN THAT IMMEDIATE AREA.

AND THEN LASTLY, CONSERVATION.

WE KNOW THAT THE CITY IS VERY FOCUSED ON WATER.

UM, WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THERE.

UM, WE ARE PUTTING IN DRIP FIELDS OR, OR DRIP, UH, IRRIGATION SYSTEM BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE BACK OF CURB.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, JUST BY NATURE OF HAVING SORT OF SMALLER HOMES, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CUT DOWN ON THE LANDSCAPING, UM, THAT WILL NEED TO BE SERVICED IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND THEN WE'VE, WE'VE PUT THIS PARCEL HERE TO

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OUR FIRM OWNS THAT, THAT PARCEL.

WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY, BOTH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THE PARKS REC DEPARTMENT, UM, ABOUT DEDICATING THAT SITE.

UM, IT ABUTS A TRAIL SYSTEM, AS YOU CAN SEE TO THE SOUTH.

UH, SO WE THINK IT WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LANDER TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOME OPEN PARK SPACE THERE.

UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET DONE WITH THE CITY.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO WORK OUT SOME LOGISTICS THERE, BUT, UH, WE ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT ON BOARD WITH, WITH DEDICATING THAT SHOULD, SHOULD IT, UH, MAKE SENSE.

SO WITH THAT, I'D OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL SAVE THAT UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL RIGHT.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z 20 2019 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

COUNSEL, I JUST THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AT LEAST WE ADDRESS THIS EVEN THOUGH, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE STAFF, YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE RIGHT TYPE OF SITUATION GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, UM, TO STILL ALLOW SOME TYPE OF UPZONING.

UM, IT STILL SEEMS TO BE MAYBE NOT HALF, BUT AT LEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE UNITS PER ACRE OF SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE JUST, THAT WE'VE JUST, UH, APPROVED, UH, POTENTIAL PARKLAND DEDICATION, WHICH WAS, I DON'T KNOW IF I SAW THAT IN THE, I DON'T KNOW IF I SAW THAT IN THE PACKET.

SO TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT.

NOT, I MEAN, JUST THE, THE PARKLAND DEDICATION.

DEDICATION'S NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE ZONING ITSELF, BUT OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE CALLS FOR THAT KIND OF PARKLAND DEDICATION.

RIGHT.

SO THAT'S WHAT HE IS PROPOSING TO THE CITY TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT.

RIGHT.

AND WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH, UM, ENGINEERING AND PARKS AND THEY SEEMED TO BE IN SUPPORT OF IT.

SO PARKS WOULD, THAT WOULD BE A USEFUL PIECE AND EVERYTHING TO I I I YOU SAID SHOULD IT, SHOULD IT MAKE SENSE I THINK WAS THE TERM THAT YOU USED.

SO SHOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO DEDICATE THAT? YEAH, I THINKS IT'S DEPENDENT ON THE, ON THE CITY LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

IS IT SOMETHING THAT HELPS US AND OKAY.

YEAH.

COOL.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION CUZ IT, THE NOTE WAS INCOMPLETE ABOUT PLANNING AND ZONING.

HAD THEY NOT MET WHEN THE, WHEN THE, WHEN THE AGENDA WAS POSTED? NO, I MEAN THEY HAD, BUT IT JUST HAPPENED.

IT HAD TO GET POSTED.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

AND I DID NOT WATCH THAT.

SO DID, HOW DID THAT GO? UM, IT WAS A FOUR, TWO VOTES AND THEY HAD SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UM, WATER CONSUMES.

YEAH.

YEAH.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

AND, AND I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY, THAT IT'S JUST A PORTION OF WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.

IT'S JUST THE 2.9 ACRES THAT WE'RE REZONING IS THAT'S CORRECT.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS ALREADY PART.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, AND FOR ME, AND, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'D SAID TO ROBIN IN OUR MEETING THE OTHER DAY, IS THAT WHILE WE ARE ABSOLUTELY FOCUSED ON THE WATER SITUATION, THE REASON WHY WE DID THINGS THE WAY WE'VE DONE IS TO GIVE STAFF THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE EVERY PROJECT ON ITS MERITS AND, UM, AND TO NOT, UM, BOX OURSELVES IN ANY TYPES OF CORNERS.

SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS CAME BEFORE US AND THAT IT'S BEING EVALUATED TO MAKE SENSE IN THE CONTINUITY OF THAT AREA.

NO, SIR.

WAS THAT A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL SECOND MOTION A SECOND.

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

THANK YOU.

ITEM

[10. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0026 to amend the current zoning of LO-3-B (Local Office) to adopt the Northpoint PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning district of LC-2-A (Local Commercial) on one (1) parcel of land approximately 13.871 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R599180; and more commonly known as 10880 W. Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0026 as described above.]

TWO, A LOCAL COMMERCIAL ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 13.871 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GRIFFIN, WELCOME BACK.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NORTHPOINT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY ZONED FOR LOCAL OFFICE USES WITH THE INTENT TO DEVELOP THE SITE AS A CHURCH.

UM, OVER TIME, UH, THEY HAVE FOUND IT'S GONNA BE EXPENSIVE TO BUILD A CHURCH.

SO THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH SOMEONE, UM, TO BUILD A, UH, MANUFACTURING, BUT IT'S SMALL SCALE MANUFACTURING.

IT'S MANUFACTURING AS A SECONDARY USE.

SO THAT MEANS THAT THE, THE PARTS ARE BUILT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEN THEY'RE DOING MINOR CHANGES TO IT.

UM, IT ALSO WOULD ALLOW FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL TYPE USES AS WELL AS THE CHURCH.

THEY'RE JUST EXPANDING THE ABILITY TO USE THE PROPERTY.

UM, THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THE NOVEMBER 11TH MEETING, AND THEY DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING AND MAKING SURE IT WAS AN APPROPRIATE USE NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL.

UM, WE WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT TO COME UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO, UM, HELP THE COMMISSION FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.

SO WE ADDED, UM, HOURS OF OPERATION.

UM, THAT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE COMMERCIAL USE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE CHURCH.

AND UM, WE ALSO PROHIBITED THINGS LIKE OUTDOOR MANUFACTURING AND THAT IS YOUR PRIMARY USE.

UM, THE APPLICANT DID DO A REALLY GOOD JOB MEETING

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SHE WENT DOOR TO DOOR, SO IT WAS PROBABLY OUR MOST IMPRESSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH YET.

UM, SO THEY DID REVIEW THE CASE AGAIN NOVEMBER 22ND AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

UM, I'LL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN APPLICANTS HERE, UM, TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS RACHEL SHANKS.

I'M REPRESENTING HEADWATER COMMERCIAL AND NORTHPOINT CHURCH.

JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE APPLICANTS AND OUR THOUGHT PROCESS THROUGH THIS MINOR PUTT APPLICATION.

HEADWATER COMMERCIALS BASED IN GEORGETOWN.

THEY'VE DONE QUITE A FEW PROJECTS IN THE GREATER AUSTIN AREA, INCLUDING ROUND ROCK AND LEANDER.

RECENT PROJECT WAS WOODGATE OFF OF AIRPORT BOULEVARD IN GEORGETOWN.

THE NORTHPOINT CHURCH IS THE OWNER OF THE SITE IN QUESTION OFF OF EAST CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY.

AND, AND LIKE ROBIN SAID, THEY'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR A WHILE TO DO A CHURCH AND UNFORTUNATELY CONSTRUCTION COSTS, INTEREST RATES HAVE JUST CONTINUED TO INCREASE.

SO THIS WAS A DECISION TO ADD SOME LOCAL OFFICE AND REALLY OFFSET THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THEIR CHURCH.

THEY'RE STILL PLANNING TO BUILD A CHURCH ON THIS SITE.

WE REVIEWED THE AREA AND KIND OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, DECIDING WHAT KIND OF BASE ZONING WE WANTED TO DO.

UM, THE PEACH COLORED TRACK IS, IS NORTH POINT.

AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S ALL THE WAY UP TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL IN THIS CORRIDOR BETWEEN 180 3 AND RONALD REAGAN TO KIND OF CONFORM WITH THE COMMERCIALS SITES ON THE WEST AND EAST.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A BASE ZONING OF LOCAL COMMERCIAL AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE SECONDARY USE OF ASSEMBLY AND FABRICATION, BUT CREATING BUFFERS AROUND THE RESIDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT AFFECTED AND THAT THIS REALLY IS A SECONDARY USE.

I WANTED TO GO THROUGH KIND OF THE BASE ZONING OF THIS TRACK AND TYPE TWO AUTOMATICALLY PROHIBITS OUTSIDE STORAGE.

THE BUILDINGS CANNOT BE LARGER THAN 60,000 SQUARE FEET.

NO INDIVIDUAL USER CAN TAKE UP MORE THAN 40,000 SQUARE FEET.

WE'RE CURRENTLY PLANNING ON ABOUT, I WANNA SAY 60 TO 70,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE INTO TWO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS IN ADDITION TO THE CHURCH.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE TYPE A ARCHITECTURE, WHICH JUST REALLY HELPS MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS HIGHER STANDARDS, ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS.

AND WE'RE REALLY CONFORMING WITH WHAT'S AROUND US AT THIS SITE.

AND THEN OUR CHANGES TO THE POD AFTER HEARING P AND Z AND THE CONCERNS, I THINK, UM, LOCAL OFFICE HOURS START AT 5:00 AM THEY WANTED IT TO GO BACK TO LOCAL, OR SORRY, LOCAL COMMERCIAL OFFICE STARTS AT 5:00 AM THEY WANTED THAT TO GO BACK TO LOCAL OFFICE.

UH, WE DID ASK FOR THE CHURCH TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE OUTSIDE OF THESE HOURS.

THEY OCCASIONALLY HAVE EVENTS FOR TEENAGERS THAT MIGHT RUN TO MIDNIGHT.

THEY'VE MIGHT DO LOCK-INS IN THE FUTURE.

AND AS THEY CONNECT WITH THIS COMMUNITY, WE JUST WANTED TO ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE IN THEIR FACILITY OUTSIDE OF THE HOURS.

AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL USE LIGHT MANUFACTURING, WHICH IS A WORD EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NOT REALLY ANOTHER WORD IN THE CITY'S CODE TO BETTER DESCRIBE OUR INTENT, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE MORE DEFINED THIS IN THE POD OF A SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT.

A, UM, IN THE FABRICATION.

AND THAT WE'VE ALSO DEFINED IN THE PIE, IT CANNOT BE A PRIMARY USE.

WE'VE SEEN A, A LOT OF A NEED FOR A LOT OF TECH COMPANIES HAVE SOME SORT OF COMPONENT OF ASSEMBLY TO THEIR BUSINESS.

WE'VE SEEN OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES, MAYBE THEY HAVE SOME PIECES THAT THEY ASSEMBLE AT THE END STAGES.

AND SO WE WANNA ALLOW FOR A VARIETY OF TENANT USE, BUT WE WANNA REALLY MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT TO ALL BE MANUFACTURING.

SO WE'RE LIMITING IT TO A 40,000 SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN CAN'T BE MORE THAN 50% OF ANY BUILDING.

A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A SIMILAR TYPE DEVELOPMENT IS AIR POINT OUT CEDAR PARK.

THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT USES IN THIS SITE AND THEY ALLOW FOR THAT ASSEMBLY AND FABRICATION COMPONENT.

A COUPLE EXAMPLES I'VE SEEN IN THEIR SITE IS AN IT COMPANY THAT DESIGNS MOTHERBOARDS AND THEY ASSEMBLE COMPUTERS.

IT IS THEIR, THEIR MAIN BUSINESS MODEL, BUT THEY HAVE THIS COMPONENT AND THIS ASSEMBLY PRODUCTION OF COMPUTERS.

SO THIS WOULD BE THE ADDED USE AND KIND OF THE TENANT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET.

THERE'S A COUPLE SOFTWARE COMPANIES IN THIS, IN THIS AREA THAT DESIGN THE HARDWARE FOR THEIR SOFTWARE.

SO IT'S JUST REALLY ALLOWING FOR A VARIETY OF TENANT USE.

AND A COUPLE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP WITH THIS TRACK WERE, UM, JUST TRAFFIC.

SO I WENT AND PULLED SOME NUMBERS AND THE DAILY TRAFFIC ON EAST CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY IS

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AND I HAD OUR, OUR ENGINEER DO A JUST REALLY ROUGH ON 70,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE.

WHAT KIND OF TRIP COUNT DOES THAT GENERATE? IT'S ABOUT 120 TRIP COUNT IN THE MORNING AM AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER 120 PM PERCENTAGE WISE, THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF 1.6% PER DAY.

SO, AND AGAIN, THE GOAL OVERALL IS, IS REALLY JUST TO ALLOW FOR A VARIETY OF TENANTS AND KIND OF FOCUS AND, AND UTILIZE THIS TRACK FOR NEEDS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SMALL BUSINESSES HAVING SOME SORT OF ASSEMBLY OR FABRICATION COMPONENT TO THEIR BUSINESS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z 2 2 26 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

COUNSEL, UM, I HAVE ONE COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.

UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE CORRECT THE DATE OF THE MEETING IF THAT'S IMPORTANT CUZ THAT IT, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE 11TH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE 10TH, I BELIEVE THURSDAY THE 10TH.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN THE RECOMMENDATION SECTION? YEAH, THE, THE PLANNING.

I CAN CHANGE THAT.

IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE ORDINANCE.

JUST FOR THE RECORD.

MM-HMM.

, THAT'S ALL.

UM, AND THEN I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOROUGHNESS AND, AND ALL THE, YOUR OUTREACH, UM, EFFORTS.

SO WHEN YOU WERE KNOCKING ON THE DOORS, DID, DID YOU GET ANY, ANY RESISTANCE AT ALL? WHAT KIND OF RECEPTION DID YOU GET? SO IT WENT TWICE.

OKAY.

UM, THE FIRST P AND Z MEETING I HAD KIND OF A MORE BASIC LETTER THAT MATCHED OTHER CASES I HAD SEEN AND WENT DOOR TO DOOR AND EVERYONE WAS JUST HAPPY THAT I GAVE THEM THE TIME AND I TALKED TO THEM THROUGH IT AND NO ONE REALLY HAD ANY CONCERNS.

I THINK SOMEBODY ASKED WHEN A TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD BE INSTALLED AND I RECOMMEND THEM TO REACH OUT TO THE CITY CUZ I DID NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE.

UM, AND THEN WHEN I WENT BACK AGAIN, I THINK IT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, A MORE THOROUGH LETTER OF INTENT JUST TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING.

AND I WENT BACK DOOR TO DOOR AND I TALKED TO A COUPLE, UH, RESIDENTS AND ASKED THEM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, PLEASE LET STAFF KNOW.

PLEASE LET THE CITY KNOW WHETHER IT'S NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE.

LIKE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE ACCEPTING OF THIS PROJECT.

AND REALLY JUST EVERYONE WAS SUPPORTIVE AND GLAD THE CHURCH WAS STILL GONNA BE ABLE TO BUILD ON THE PROPERTY.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

AND AS FAR AS ANY, UM, TENANTS, THERE'S, THERE'S NO, UH, POTENTIAL TENANT RIGHT NOW WITH THE, THE LAB MANUFACTURER? NOT OFFICIALLY.

THEY'VE HAD A COUPLE INTERESTED AND, UM, WE'VE HAD A SIMILAR PROJECT WITH KIND OF THAT, THAT SLIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPONENT AND KIND OF LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OFFICE PRODUCTS AND, AND DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS.

WE'VE SEEN THAT THAT'S KIND OF SOMETHING PEOPLE LOOK FOR MM-HMM.

.

SO WE JUST, IT'S REALLY MORE ABOUT THE FLEXIBILITY AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS THE MARKET SHIFTS AND TURNS, WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER A VARIETY TO KIND OF KEEP THE OCCUPANCY AT A HUNDRED.

SO, SO IT'S JUST MORE OF AN OPTION? NOT YES.

NOT AN OPTION.

I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN, BUT WE REALLY WANTED TO SPECIFY THAT IT'S, IT'S AN OPTION, IT'S SECONDARY, IT'S NOT THE PRIMARY FOCUS.

A BUSINESS CAN'T COME IN HERE AND BE A HUNDRED PERCENT MANUFACTURING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR PULLING THE TRAFFIC DATA BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS.

THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENCE OVER THERE.

MM-HMM.

, IT'S VERY NEAR OUR PARK.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T ADDING TOO MUCH TO THE AREA BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TWO SCHOOLS OVER THERE WITH A, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A HIGH SCHOOL.

AND GENERALLY BUSINESSES START AROUND THE SAME TIME WHEN SCHOOL STARTS MM-HMM.

AND THEY GET AT AROUND THE SAME TIME.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA BE TOO MUCH OF AN IMPACT BASED ON WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU GAVE US.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT EXTRA INFORMATION.

I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY BETTER FOR THE CITY TOO IF WE, IF WE TALK TO, I KNOW WELL RICK'S HERE, BUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S NOT HERE, BUT THIS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, GOOD FOR THE CITY AS WELL.

AND UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

OH, THAT'S THE LAST THING.

JUST, JUST FOR THE RECORD AS WELL TOO.

IF THERE WAS A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS NECESSARY, IT WOULD BE DONE AT A LATER STAGE JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PROJECT.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE NO SECOND MOTION AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

[11. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0035 to amend the current zoning of LC-2-B (Local Commercial), TF-2-B (Two-Family), SFU-2-B (Single-Family Urban), and Interim SFR-1-B (Single-Family Rural) to GC-3-A (General Commercial) and LC-2-A (Local Commercial) on four (4) parcels of land approximately 14.79 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R491364, R511667, R501146, and R579460; and generally located to the northeast of the intersection of Bagdad Road and W. San Gabriel Parkway, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0035 as described above.]

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THIS IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED, UH, TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAGHDAD AND WEST ST.

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UM, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING GENERAL COMMERCIAL AT THE CORNER TRANSITIONING TO LOCAL COMMERCIAL.

UM, THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 10TH AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

AND, UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WAS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z 2235 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

COUNSEL, EASY? YES.

TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE SECOND.

MOTION THIS SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

MOVING

[12. Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance amending Code of Ordinances, Article 1.14, Division 2, Public Art Commission, providing for the addition of two (2) members to the board composition.]

ITEM 12, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES ARTICLE 1.14, DIVISION TWO, PUBLIC ART COMMISSION PROVIDING FOR THE ADDITION OF TWO MEMBERS TO COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.

WHO IS PRESENTING THIS ONE? SORRY, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS ONE SET UP AS A PRESENTATION BECAUSE Y'ALL HAD DISCUSSED IT BEFORE AND IT WAS JUST A, UM, AMENDING IT TO HAVE THE TWO ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS ADDED TO THE COMPENSATION.

THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED WILL BE COMING BACK A FUTURE MEETING.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU MS. CRABTREE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, HOW MANY MOTIONS TO APPROVE? I'LL SECOND.

UM, I'LL SECOND, BUT CAN WE CORRECT THE, THE NOTES OR THE, THE MINUTES FROM, FROM THE MEETING? UM, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT SAYS MS. GARDNER MADE THE SECOND AND SHE IS NO LONGER ON THE COM COMMITTEE.

CORRECT? UM, I WILL CONFIRM WITH THEM.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE THE SECOND.

I I WILL CONFIRM THAT.

OKAY.

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE L CORRECT? I JUST READ THE MINUTES AND IT SAID THAT MS. GARDNER MADE THE SECOND, BUT SHE'S NOT THERE, SO I DON'T, YEAH.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM

[13. Conduct City board and commission applicant interviews and discuss and consider action on appointments to the following boards and commissions: Leander Public Art Commission (LPAC), Tax Reinvestment Zone No. 1 (TIRZ) Board and Development Authority Board.]

LEANDER PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION, PAC TAX REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, TES BOARD AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD.

OKAY.

UH, LUCY CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE IS AT A CONFERENCE.

SO OUR FIRST INTERVIEW IS GOING TO BE MATTHEW.

GOOD EVENING.

MATTHEW, PLEASE TELL US YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND WHAT MAKES YOU INSPIRED TO BE ON THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION.

MY FIRST NAME IS MATTHEW FA, NOT LAST NAME.

FOARD, OBVIOUSLY.

UM, I'VE JUST, I I HEARD ABOUT IT.

I HEARD YOU'RE OPENING UP SOME SPOTS.

IT SOUNDED REALLY INTERESTING.

I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN GRAPHIC DESIGN.

I'VE WORKED WITH, UM, KEVILLE CITY, KEVILLE AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I'VE WORKED WITH THEM SOME MAPS AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO WAS IN COLLEGE.

I INTERNED THERE AND THEN STAYED ON FOR A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS.

I ALSO WORKED WITH, UM, HELOS, WHICH IS, UH, I WORKED WITH THEIR OLD TOWN HELOS, WHICH WAS MORE OF A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE IN THE CITY, BUT IT WAS STILL, I HAD WORKED WITH THE CITY TO MAKE THEIR, THEIR LOGOS, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I, I KINDA UNDERSTAND TO A SMALL DEGREE HOW WORKING WITH THE CITY WORKS.

I I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN ART.

I THINK THAT ART AND PUBLIC SPACES IS VERY IMPORTANT JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES THINGS LOOK BETTER AND MAKES MORE INTERESTING AND CAN JUST SPARK CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ALL SORT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO DO IT.

THAT'S MY QUALIFICATIONS TO TRY TO DO IT.

AND I JUST HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS IF I'M APPROVED FOR THIS POSITION.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT YOUR FAMILY BACK THERE? YES.

HEY GUYS.

, THANKS FOR COMING TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND SUPPORTING YOUR DAD.

UH, COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

UM, MATTHEW, HOW LONG, HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN, IN LEANDER? OH MY GOODNESS.

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR, I THINK, IS IT FOUR YEARS NOW? FOUR YEARS NOW.

FOUR YEARS, YEAH.

IT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO WE KIND OF GOT STRANGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WHERE YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN PLEASE.

TWO YEARS.

WHAT? THAT'S JUST TWO YEARS.

WE'VE HERE, WE'VE HERE FOR FOUR YEARS.

OKAY.

WE SAID DURING THE PANDEMIC I SAID I WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC CAUSE THE THINGS GOT STRANGE.

OH YES.

I THOUGHT YOU, I THOUGHT YOU, YOU MOVED HERE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

IT FELT LIKE TERRIBLE.

MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.

PANDEMIC.

YEAH.

YEAH.

SOMETIMES.

SOMETIMES.

OH, IT'S BEEN TWO, FOUR YEARS PLUS 12 OF THE PANDEMIC S THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE A HELPER BACK THERE SHOWING NUMBERS.

TELL.

YES.

SHE LOVES THE COUNT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK Y GOOD LUCK MICHAEL.

GOOD EVENING.

MICHAEL, PLEASE GIVE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND TELL US WHAT HAS YOU INSPIRED TO, UH, TRY FOR PUBLIC ART.

SO MY NAME IS MICHAEL HERRERA.

UM, I LIVED IN LEANDER FOR FOUR YEARS.

I'VE LIVED IN CEDAR PARK PART-TIME, FOUR YEARS BEFORE THAT.

UM, I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED

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I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT QUITE THE ARTS OF LEANDER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT YOU KNOW, SYMPHONIES GOING TO ART MUSEUMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO I'VE ALWAYS FELT THE ARTS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF, OF A CITY AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP INFLUENCE THAT.

AND ALSO THE EVENTS THAT GO ON BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO GOES ON WITH THIS IS, UH, JUNETEENTH CINCO DE MAYO OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE ARTS IS LOOKING AT IS DOING, EXPANDING WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE AREA.

SO MY WIFE AND I, WE OWN A COMPANY.

WE'RE, IT'S BASED IN PENNSYLVANIA.

WE LIVE IN TEXAS.

UM, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN ORLANDO AND STUFF.

SO I'M USED TO THEM, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY.

SO I'M USED TO RUNNING EVENTS OR DOING THINGS WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

SO I BRING A BUSINESS SIDE TO IT.

I'M NOT AN ARTIST.

I DON'T DRAW.

I APPRECIATE ART.

UM, I APPRECIATE PEOPLE THAT DO ART AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I CAN BRING.

AND UM, AND SO I HOPE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOOK AT WHEN I LOOK AT IT IS THAT THE ARTS AND THE CULTURE PART OF IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANNA EMPHASIZE WHAT TEXAS IS ABOUT AND ABOUT THIS COUNTRY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT LEANDER, IT'S LIKE WHAT MAKES LEANDER SPECIAL AND WHAT DO WE WANT LEANDER TO BE KNOWN FOR? AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ART, WE LOOK AT THE CULTURAL TYPE THINGS, THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA BRING HERE SO THAT WE CAN ATTRACT THE PEOPLE THAT WANNA COME HERE TO SEE THOSE THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHAT IMPA.

SO.

AND WHAT DOES YOUR COMPANY DO? SO WE WORK WITH INVESTMENT FIRMS ON THEIR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SO WE DO CLOUD HOSTING, CUSTOM PROGRAMMING, BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS.

UH, BASICALLY WE RECONCILE THEIR INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AS EXCITING, BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT JOINING OUR TURS BOARD TAX, INVESTMENT INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES? WELL, I DO A LOT OF ACCOUNTING, SO I MEAN, I COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR WHATEVER.

OKAY.

.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL, WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO BOTH ? UH, POSSIBLY.

I'D HAVE TO SEE WHAT ICR CAUSE I ALSO SERVE ON THE, UM, L I S D STEERING COMMITTEE, FACILITIES STEERING COMMITTEE.

SO, SO TOURS BOARD, WE MEET TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR.

YES, IT'S, YEAH, IT'S USUALLY LIKE EIGHT OR NINE ON A MONDAY.

I FEEL.

LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IF IT NEEDS THREE TIMES A YEAR, I CAN WORK IT OUT.

IT'S, IT'S PRETTY INFREQUENTLY.

AND IT'S INTERESTING CUZ IT'S THIS AREA OF TOWN THAT, UH, WE'RE BASICALLY INVESTING THE, THE GROWTH MONEY BACK INTO IT, RIGHT? YOU WANNA MAKE THIS PLACE GO, YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY ATTRACT THE COME HERE AND EVERYTHING.

EXACTLY.

I LIKE WHAT I SAW, YOU KNOW, I DON'T COME, YOU KNOW, SO I STAY A LOT IN MY HOUSE AND I GO TO THREE PLACES.

SO WHEN I CAME DOWN HERE, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE LIGHTS AND HOW ALIVE IT SEEMS AND ALL, ALL THAT.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE MORE LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE'D REALLY WANNA SEE MORE OF THAT.

SO I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA CONSIDER ME FOR THAT, I'D BE INTERESTED IN THAT, SO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, COUNSEL, ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M SO SORRY IF I GET THIS WRONG, NAROBI.

OKAY.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND TELL US WHAT HAS INSPIRED YOU FOR PUBLIC ART.

THANKS.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS NAROBI BAUM AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT APPRECIATOR OF ART.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE ART.

I MOVED TO LEANDER RECENTLY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH MY COMMUNITY.

WE'RE FINALLY HOMEOWNERS, SO I'M LIKE, THIS IS THE COMMUNITY I'M GONNA BE INVOLVED IN , WE PLAN TO BE HERE FOR THE LONG TERM.

I'M A MOM OF TWO, SO PLAN TO RAISE MY CHILDREN HERE.

AND WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

LEAN'S LIKE THE FASTEST GROWING CITY.

UM, AND SO TO LEAVE YOUR MARK IN TERMS OF ART, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.

AND I ALWAYS REMEMBER CITIES THAT I'VE VISITED WHEN THEY'VE HAD, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE EVER IN CHICAGO WHEN THEY HAD THE COWS ALL OVER THE CITY OR THE GUITARS IN AUSTIN.

UM, ANYTIME I TRAVEL, I SEEK ART AND, AND GOING TO A MUSEUM, I'VE, I'M THOROUGHLY ENJOYING ALL THE MURALS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN AUSTIN AND SOME EVEN HERE IN LEANDER.

SO I'M EXCITED.

I'M EXCITED FOR THE POSSIBILITY TO, TO INFLUENCE HOW WE BRING ART TO LEANDER.

AND ALSO MY BACKGROUND, BY THE WAY, IS IN PARTNERSHIPS.

I CO-FOUNDED A TECH, UM, COMPANY IN AUSTIN AND LED PARTNERSHIPS, UM, WHILE I WAS THERE.

SO WHAT I THINK I CAN BRING TO THE BOARD IS, UM, BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

WE LIVE NEAR AUSTIN.

THERE'S SO MUCH ART HAPPENING IN AUSTIN RIGHT NOW.

UM, RECENTLY ATTENDED MUSEUM DAY, WHICH WAS SUCH A GREAT EVENT.

IF WE CAN PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THAT AND BRING THE CITIZEN, BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITIZENS OF LEANDER.

SO NOT ONLY BRING ART HERE, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO LIKE PARTNER WITH NEARBY, UM, OUR INSTITUTIONS AND BRING THE CITIZENS OF LEANDER TO ART.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT, UM, I THINK THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO BRINGING ART TO THE CITY.

SO

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THANK YOU.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

OH, OKAY.

QUESTIONS.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE? SINCE JANUARY.

SINCE JANUARY? YES.

AND BEFORE THAT I WAS IN AUSTIN.

OKAY.

NORTH AUSTIN.

NORTHWEST AUSTIN, WELCOME.

YES.

THANK YOU .

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, RACHEL.

HI.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND TELL US WHAT INSPIRED YOU FOR TOURS AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

HI, RACHEL LINFORD.

AND, UM, A COUPLE OF OF THINGS INSPIRED ME.

ONE, I LOVE INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, I'VE BEEN DOING NOTHING BUT TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS NOW.

I SPECIALIZE IN, UM, INNOVATIVE CONTRACTING FOR, UM, STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION.

UM, SO I'VE JUST REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, UM, INNOVATIVE FINANCING, INNOVATIVE, UM, DELIVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, BUT I'M ALSO AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE REACHED THAT POINT IN MY CAREER WHERE I HAVE THE TIME AND THE CAPACITY, UM, TO DO SO.

MY KIDS ARE NOW ALL IN COLLEGE OR OUT OF COLLEGE, SO I HAVE A LOT MORE, UM, CAPACITY IN THAT FRONT.

BUT THEN, UM, ONE OF MY SONS IS LEGALLY BLIND AND FINDING A PLACE IN TOWN THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, LIVABLE, UM, RESILIENT, UM, ON A LOT OF FRONTS, I'M JUST VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT.

SO, RIGHT.

BEEN IN LEANDER SINCE 2011.

.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, SO BEFORE WE GET INTO, UH, CONSIDERING ACTION, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE HAVE FOUR AWESOME APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC ART AND ONLY TWO SPOTS.

SO I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T MAKE IT, YOU'RE ALL REALLY GREAT APPLICANTS.

YOU CAN STILL COME TO THE PUBLIC ARTS MEETINGS.

UM, THEY ALWAYS NEED MORE PEOPLE THAN WHAT'S ON THE BOARD.

UM, AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO THERE.

UM, SO JUST PLEASE STAY ENGAGED.

DO NOT GET DOWN ABOUT IT IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT.

UM, CUZ HONESTLY, I THINK YOU'RE ALL AWESOME.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

UH, COUNSEL, SO I JUST WANNA CONFIRM WE DO HAVE TWO OPENINGS NOW THAT WE'VE APPROVED THIS FOR LPAC AND TWO FOR TES.

YES, WE DO.

OKAY, PERFECT.

CORRECT.

YES.

AND MA'AM, AND, UH, AS FAR AS MR. HERRE SAID HE WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR TES MM-HMM.

.

SO HE WOULD BE A WRITE IN IF YOU WISH TO INCLUDE HIS NAME.

OKAY.

AND SO THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.

WE, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED IT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO APPLY AND WE JUST GOT THE ONE APPLICANT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO SHALL WE JUST GO AHEAD AND FILL THESE OUT? YES.

THANK, I'M JUST ASKING HIM.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE FILLING OUT LITTLE BALLOTS UP HERE.

I'M DOING RIGHT? YES.

IF YOU WANT.

OH, DO WE WRITE OUR NAMES ON IT? UH, YES.

THANK YOU.

THAT MEANT MS. MS. CRABTREE, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, I THINK FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, YOU HAVE TO LIVE HERE A YEAR.

IS THAT THE ONLY? OKAY, JUST CHECKING CUZ SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY.

OKAY, THAT WAS GOOD TIMING.

I KNOW.

I'M SORRY.

I'M .

YOU MEMBERS' PUT IN THIS POSITION, SORRY FOR PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION MEETS THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 6:00 PM AT THE LAND ACTIVITY CENTER ON HERO WAY WEST.

I HOPE YOU'RE ALL THERE.

.

HMM.

HAVE ON DON'T OKAY'S.

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I'LL READ OFF THE NAMES FOR THE SLATE AND WE'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND AND VOTE.

OKAY.

SO THE SLATE WE HAVE IS FOR THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION IS MICHAEL HERRERA, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I PRONOUNCE IT WRONG.

NARAI BAUM.

AND FOR THE TES AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, IT'S GONNA BE RACHEL LONGFORD AND MICHAEL HERRERA.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I MOTION TO APPROVE THAT SLATE SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASS UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE MEETINGS.

YES.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW APPOINTEES.

[14. Discuss and consider adopting a Resolution establishing council liaison guidelines relating to City of Leander Boards, Commissions and Committees.]

COUNCIL, THE, UH, GUIDELINES ARE IN YOUR PACKET.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND ONE SECOND MOTION A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES.

UNANIM.

THANK

[15. Discuss and consider action on the appointment/reappointment of a council liaison to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Public Art Commission; Historic Preservation Commission; Active Adult Advisory Committee; and Economic Development Committee for a term of one (1) year.]

ITEM 15, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE APPOINTMENT SLASH REAPPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD, PUBLIC ART COMMISSION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, ACTIVE ADULT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR COUNCIL.

IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE EVERYBODY'S FIRST AND SECOND CHOICE.

UM, AND LOOKING THROUGH THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE EACH OF YOU WHO SUBMITTED SOMETHING COULD TAKE YOUR FIRST CHOICE AND THEN THAT JUST LEAVES ACTIVE ADULT ADVISORY, WHICH WAS SECOND CHOICE FOR TWO OF YOU.

I ACTUALLY WOULDN'T MIND SERVING ON THAT IF Y'ALL AREN'T OPPOSED TO IT.

SO I WOULD JUST MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PLACE IN CHRIS SENIC ON PARKS AND REC, UH, NICOLE THOMPSON ON PUBLIC ART.

KATHERINE PANION PARKER ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, ESMI MATT LONGORIA ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND CHRISTINE LYLE ON ACTIVE ADULTS.

MAKE A MOTION TO, I MADE THE MOTION.

OH, DO THAT.

OKAY.

SORRY.

MOTION A SECOND.

DID ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS THAT OR AMEND IT? ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANKS MISS BERNARDI.

I'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON.

[16. Discuss and consider action on the annual appointment of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 1 Board Chair for a term from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.]

TURS NUMBER ONE BOARD CHAIR FOR A TERM FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 FOR THE LAST, I THINK FOUR YEARS, IT'S BEEN THE MAYOR.