Dec 21, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

USE IT FOR

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TODAY

[1. Open Meeting.]

[2. Roll Call.]

WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE STALLION PARKER.

HERE, MAYOR ESM MACKEY LONGORIA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE THOMPSON.

PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS CERNEY.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS.

HERE, MAYOR CHRISTINE DELAL.

HERE, WE'LL NOW

[3. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074, Texas Government Code, to discuss or deliberate the appointment, employment and duties of a public officer or employee: City Manager Search and Interim City Manager assignments and duties.

Recovene into open session to take any action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding City Manager Search and Interim City Manager assignments and duties.]

THE TIME IS 5 31.

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:49 PM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS RECESSED AND WE WILL RECONVENE BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF THE MEETING TO COMPLETE DELIBERATIONS.

WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP AT 6:49 PM PLEASE BE BACK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING.

I LOVE THAT.

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

TODAY IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21ST, 2023.

AND THE TIME IS 7:00 PM AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL.

RABBI SCHMOE OF HABAD LEANDER WILL BE GIVING OUR INVOCATION, FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

GOOD EVENING, RABBI.

I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF THIS INVOCATION BY DOING AN ACT OF CHARITY AND KINDNESS BY PLACING SOME MONEY INSIDE OF A CHARITY BOX.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALMIGHTY GOD, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL CONVENE HERE TO FULFILL ONE OF THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS, WHICH YOU FIRST ISSUED TO ADAM AT THE TIME OF HIS CREATION 5,784 YEARS AGO, AND THEN REISSUED TO NOAH AND HIS SONS AFTER THE GREAT FLOOD, THE COMMANDMENT TO GOVERN BY JUST LAWS AND ORDINANCES.

WE FIND OURSELVES IN A TIME WHERE THE FORCES OF DARKNESS AND DICTATORSHIP AROUND THE MARCH, THE HOLIDAY OF HANUKKAH, WHICH WE HAVE JUST CELEBRATED, TEACHES US THAT ALTHOUGH AT TIMES THE WORLD MAY SEEM TO BE FULL OF DARKNESS, WE EACH HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIGHT A CANDLE OF HOPE AND WARMTH TO ILLUMINATE THE DARKNESS.

LIGHT IS ALWAYS VICTORIOUS BECAUSE IN THE PRESENCE OF LIGHT, DARKNESS HAS NO PLACE.

WE CAN EACH LIGHT A SMALL CANDLE IN OUR PERSONAL AS WELL AS PUBLIC LIVES BY INCREASING IN ACT OF GOODNESS AND KINDNESS.

MAY MAL ALMIGHTY BESTOW UPON LEADERS OF THIS GREAT CITY, THE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING TO CONTINUE IN THE PATH OF JUSTICE AND GOODNESS THROUGH THE ENACTMENT OF JUST LAWS, MADE IT CITY OF LEANDER CONTINUE TO AS SERVE AS A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITH AND WALKS OF LIFE TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL SO POWERFULLY STATED IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, SO THAT AMERICA IS TRULY ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LI LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND LET US ALL SAY AMEN.

PLEDGE TO FLAG OF UNITED STATES AMERICA REPUBLIC, ONE NATION UNDER AMERICA OF THE TEXAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, RABBI.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

ITEM NUMBER

[5. Roll Call.]

HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM ESBY, MAP LONGORIA.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE THOMPSON.

PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS SNICK.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS HERE, MAYOR CHRISTINE, JULY.

HERE, QUORUM IS PRESENT.

CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.

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

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

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING? NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WE'RE

[7. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.

• Leander ISD Advanced Placement Large District of the Year Certificate of Recognition

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RECOGNITIONS.

WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR LEANDER ISD, ADVANCED PLACEMENT LARGE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION.

SO WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE HERE FROM THE CITY OF LEANDER.

LET IT BE KNOWN THAT LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF LEANDRO, TEXAS FOR BEING NAMED COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED PLACEMENT LARGE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.

THIS HONOR AFFIRMS LISD AS THE NATIONAL LEADER AMONG LARGE SIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHOSE AP PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERING RESULTS FOR STUDENTS WHILE INCREASING ACCESS.

WE HONOR ALL LISD, EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS,

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YOU ARE TRULY HONORA BILLIT DID IT? YES.

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THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED IN RECOGNITION THEREOF ON THIS DAY.

DECEMBER 21ST, 2023.

SIGNED CHRISTINE DELE MAYER.

THERE IS A STORY COUNCIL BEHIND THAT WORD IS WE LEARNED AT THE, UM, AT THE AWARD CEREMONY THAT THAT IS THE LONGEST WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

IT ALTERNATES, UH, CONSONANTS AND VOWELS, AND IT'S LIKE THE LONGEST WORD SHAKESPEARE EVER USED IN ANYTHING.

UM, AND IT'S FASCINATING AND VERY HARD TO PRONOUNCE.

I HAD TO WATCH LIKE FOUR VIDEOS ON IT.

UM, BUT IT JUST MEANS THAT Y'ALL ARE AMAZING.

SO PLEASE WELCOME SARAH GRISSOM FROM LISD TO TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT AND RECOGNIZING THIS INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

I AM SARAH GRISSOM, AND I SERVE AS CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AND AS YOU HAVE ALREADY INDICATED, THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, UM, BECAUSE WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION ON AP TEST AS WELL AS INCREASING SCORES ACROSS ALL STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS.

THAT IS A HUGE TESTAMENT, UM, TO THE WORK OF NOT ONLY OUR INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, BUT OUR AMAZING STAFF WHO HAVE POURED INTO OUR STUDENTS, UM, FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US TONIGHT.

WE ARE VERY PROUD AND VERY HONORED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY TOO, UM, WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE DISTRICT.

UM, THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY ANYBODY MOVES HERE REALLY IS TO PUT THEIR KIDS IN LASD.

AND THE NUMBER TWO REASON IS FOR GRANDPARENTS TO BE CLOSE TO THEIR KIDS THAT ARE IN LISD .

UM, BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF US, I'M SURE GREW UP IN PLACES WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO AP COURSES OR AP TESTS, AND IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE THAT IN LEANER, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR RESOURCES ARE, EVERY KID HAS ACCESS.

AND SO WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS OF LEANDER AND LET'S GIVE 'EM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND, AND PLEASE BRING YOUR TEAM UP.

LET'S GET A PHOTO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND ITEM

[8. Leander History]

GOOD EVENING, MS. HOWELL.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, I'M GONNA BE SHORT THIS EVENING.

I'M STILL A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SHOW AND TELL.

OH, WASNT, UM, NOVEMBER 18TH, WE HAD THE VERY FIRST VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS AT THE MASON HOMESTEAD.

AND, UH, IT WAS VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAD, UH, 303 PEOPLE SHOW UP, WHICH DOES NOT COUNT ANY OF THE VOLUNTEERS OR THEIR FAMILY THAT IS JUST PEOPLE COMING TO, TO VISIT AND, WHICH I THINK IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE WERE, UH, WE WERE, WE ONLY HAD A FOUR HOUR WINDOW AND 303 PEOPLE THROUGH THERE, AND FOUR HOURS WAS PRETTY GOOD.

AND, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT THAT CAME.

UH, THESE ARE JUST A FEW PICTURES FROM THERE.

UM, THE CORN HUSK DOLLS WE BORROWED FROM FORT ROGAN UP IN BURNETT, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN A TRADITIONAL, UH, A TRADITIONAL ITEM TO HAVE THERE.

AND WE BORROWED THE FURNITURE FROM THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM, AND THEN SOME OF IT FROM MY HOUSE, WHICH IT ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THIS HOUSE.

SO IT WAS VERY FITTING.

IT JUST WENT BACK HOME.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE CEDAR TREE THERE.

UM, WE LEARNED THAT, UM, THE CHRISTMAS TREES DON'T ARRIVE HERE IN TEXAS UNTIL NOVEMBER 19TH.

SO NEXT YEAR, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA GO TO NEW MEXICO AND GET SOME, UH, PINE TREES FROM, UH, UM,

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HE ALREADY VOLUNTEERED OR HE WAS VOLUNTOLD, AS MY MOTHER WOULD SAY.

HERE'S SOME MORE PICTURES FROM THERE.

UH, THANK YOU NICOLE.

UM, THIS LITTLE TABLE HERE, THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE, UH, OF OUR EXHIBIT, THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE TABLES THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE ALL YEAR ROUND.

UM, SO THE SEWING MACHINE, IT LIVES THERE AT THE HOUSE.

AND THEN WE ADDED A FEW THINGS THERE.

UH, ON THE RIGHT IS, UH, JUDGE WILLIAMS. AND THEN, UM, WE HAVE A SUFFRAGETTE, WHICH IS, UM, VERY INTERESTING.

I DON'T KNOW WHO TOOK THE, I DON'T KNOW WHO TOOK ANY OF THESE PICTURES, BUT, UM, IT'S VERY INTERESTING THAT WE HAD SOMEONE, UH, GET A PICTURE OF THOSE TWO BECAUSE, UM, THE, UH, CONSTABLE IS THE, OR EXCUSE ME, THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IS THE OLDEST ELECTED OFFICE, AND WE HAVE A WOMAN WITH A SUFFRAGETTE THERE.

IT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING PICTURE.

AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO, UH, WREATH DAY, WHICH WAS THIS PAST WEEKEND ON DECEMBER 16TH.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT WAS THERE.

WE HAD ABOUT 300 PEOPLE THERE.

UM, WE GOT THE REESE OUT IN RECORD TIME, WHICH WAS VERY, VERY NICE.

IT, YEAH, IT, WE WERE DONE BY 1 45, WHICH WAS, WAS VERY, VERY NICE.

AND WE HAD A VERY GOOD TIME.

WE, UH, ONCE AGAIN, THE LEAN JUNIOR ROTC PRESENTED THE COLORS.

THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

IF, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE THEM SOMEWHERE, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

AND MAYOR DELE THERE AND THANK YOU.

THERE'S OUR ROTC AGAIN, AND JUST A FEW MORE PICTURES.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT RIGHT THERE.

UM, THIS YEAR, WREATH DAY, THERE WERE 4,225 CEMETERIES WORLDWIDE.

THERE WERE 717 TRUCKS THAT PULLED WITHIN ABOUT THREE DAYS, AND THERE WERE 3.1 MILLION WREATHS PLACED.

SO YEAH, IT WAS A VERY GOOD TIME.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR PULLING ALL OF THAT TOGETHER.

BOTH THOSE EVENTS WERE WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU.

IT'S WOR ME OUT, BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT.

YOU LOOK GREAT THOUGH.

HAIR'S GREAT.

OH,

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NINE THROUGH 21.

COUNSEL, YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING THESE.

IT'S AN ACTION ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES IS UNANIMOUSLY.

[22. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Subdivision Case CP-23-0026 to adopt the Highway 29 Commercial Concept Plan on one (1) parcel of land approximately 50.74 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District parcel R032262; generally located approximately 1,500 feet to the west of the intersection of SH 29 and Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard, on the south side of SH 29, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  

• Discuss and consider action regarding Subdivision Case CP-23-0026 as described above.  

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE HIGHWAY 29 COMMERCIAL CONCEPT PLAN.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS WHERE THEY START CREATING THEIR LOTS.

UM, SINCE THIS ITEM MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.

THEY ARE PROPOSING A, UM, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAVE STARTED THE REVIEW OF THE PRELIMINARY PLATT.

SO IT'S A PRETTY EXCITING PROJECT FOR US.

UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID APPROVE THE REQUEST DURING THE DECEMBER 14TH, UM, MEETING.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE A PRESENTATION? THERE'S NOT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'RE NOW DISCUSSING CASE ACTION REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE CP DASH 23 DASH 0 26 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION.

AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK

[23. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Subdivision Case CP-23-0023 to adopt the Mac Haik Quick Lane Concept Plan and Preliminary Plat on seven (7) parcels of land approximately 5.725 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R474912, R457903, R031360, R500607, R485578, R474901, and R305748; generally located at the southwest corner of Merrill Drive and 183A Toll Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.

•  Discuss and consider action regarding Subdivision Case CP-23-0023 as described above.

ITEM 23, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE CCP DASH 23 DASH 0 23 TO ADOPT THE MAC HA QUICK LANE CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAT ON SEVEN PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 5.725 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MAC CONCEPT PLAN.

UM, THIS IS, I'M SORRY, CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLATT.

THIS IS THE FIRST AND SECOND STEP OF THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS, AND IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION TO THE LAST CASE WHERE THEY MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.

SO THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.

THIS IS ANOTHER COMMERCIAL PROJECT, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE THE REQUEST DURING THEIR DECEMBER 14TH MEETING.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WAS THERE, THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE CP DASH 23 DASH 0 2 3 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

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AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

[24. Discuss and consider action on Tree Removal Case TRP-23-0018 regarding removal of ten (10) Heritage Trees and fifteen (15) Significant Trees associated with the Heritage Grove Business Park Site Development Project located at 502 Heritage Grove Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  ]

ITEM 24, DISCUSSING CONSIDER ACTION ON TREE REMOVAL CASE TRP DASH TWO THREE DASH ZERO 18 REGARDING REMOVAL OF 10 HERITAGE TREES AND 15 SIGNIFICANT TREES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HERITAGE GROVE BUSINESS PARK SITE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT 5 0 2 HERITAGE GROVE ROAD.

LEANDER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GRIFFIN, WELCOME BACK.

IT'S MY LAST ITEM.

UM, SO THIS IS A REQUEST THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR? YES.

YES.

LAST TIME THIS YEAR.

UM, SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO REMOVE 10 HERITAGE TREES AND 15 SIGNIFICANT TREES.

UM, THIS PROJECT IS A COMMERCIAL PROJECT, UM, AND THE CITY'S WORKED REALLY HARD WITH THE DEVELOPER TO COME UP WITH A GOOD PLAN.

THEY'VE SAVED A LOT OF, UM, GOOD TREES, UM, IN AREAS WHERE WE FEEL LIKE THEY WILL SURVIVE.

UM, THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND, UM, THEY DID UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE THE REQUEST, UM, WITH RELUCTANCE 'CAUSE THEY STILL LOVE THE TREES, BUT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT, UM, IT'S AN APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT.

UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE, UM, APPLICANT GIVES A PRESENTATION.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I AM EMILY MAHONEY.

I AM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR THIS PROJECT.

I WORK AT LANG AND ENGINEERING AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF EAST GROUP PROPERTIES, THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER.

WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ESCRIPT HERE IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

I WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SITE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAD AND SOME OF THE DESIGN DECISIONS THAT WE MADE IN ORDER TO TRY TO SAVE AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE.

ON THE SITE, ON THE SCREEN, YOU SEE AN AERIAL OF THE SITE.

I HAVE IT ROTATED.

SO NORTH IS FACING LEFT JUST TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FIT EVERYTHING ON THE SCREEN.

THE SITE IS PRETTY HEAVILY WOODED TOWARDS THE, THE BACK, WHICH IS PLAN LEFT ON HERE AS WELL AS A, A MORE HEAVILY WOODED AREA IN THE MIDDLE TOWARDS WHERE THE EXISTING HOME WAS.

AND THESE WERE THE MAIN AREAS THAT WE FOCUSED ON TO TRY TO SAVE AS MANY OF THOSE TREES AS POSSIBLE.

HERE I HAVE A PLAN WITH OUR LAYOUT OVERLAID ON TOP OF THAT AERIAL.

SO WE HAVE SEVERAL WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

ALL OF THE GREEN CIRCLES ARE THE VARIOUS TREES ON SITE.

THE ONES WITH THE LITTLE BLUE DASHES ON IT ARE THE ONES IN PARTICULAR THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.

THE ONES THAT ARE SHOWN IN AN ORANGE DASH LINE ARE ONES THAT WERE FOUND TO BE DISEASED DYING, UM, OR AN IMMINENT HAZARD.

SO THEY WERE GONNA BE REMOVED BUT DIDN'T REQUIRE MITIGATION AS PART OF THEM.

AND I'M NOW GONNA ZOOM IN TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE SITE JUST TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ITEMS. SO HERE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE SITE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE DID IN ORDER TO TRY TO SAVE AS MANY OF THE TREES.

ONE IS WE INCLUDED SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT RETAINING WALLS SO THAT WAY WE COULD KEEP THE LIMITS OF OUR SITE AS FAR OUT OF THE FOOTPRINT OF ALL OF THOSE HEAVILY WOODED AREAS.

TOWARDS THE BACK, WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOOTPRINT THAT WE WERE SHOWING AND THE OFFSET FROM THAT WALL WAS GONNA BE APPROPRIATE DURING CONSTRUCTION SO THAT WE WOULDN'T BE CAUSING STRESS OR DAMAGING ANY OF THE TREES DURING THAT PORTION OF IT.

WE DO HAVE AN OFFSITE BYPASS S WHEEL THAT WE HAD TO INCLUDE IN OUR DESIGN.

THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO THE WEST OF US.

HAVEN OAKS HAS A DETENTION POND THAT HAS A POINT DISCHARGE DIRECTLY ONTO OUR SITE, AND SO WE NEEDED TO PICK THAT UP AND ROUTE IT AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THAT GOES THROUGH AN AREA THAT IS RELATIVELY WOODED.

NONE OF THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT OR HERITAGE TREES, BUT I DID WANNA MENTION THAT THOSE ARE SOME TREES THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AS WELL, THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED, MOVED.

OUR SITE IS WITHIN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER, AND SO WE HAD TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WATER QUALITY FOR THAT.

SO WE HAVE A WATER QUALITY WET POND.

THE ENTIRE SITE SLOPES TOWARDS THE BACK TOWARDS THIS HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

SO THIS WAS THE AREA THAT REALLY NEEDED TO BE USED FOR THE POND, BUT WE DID TRY TO PLACE IT IN AS CLEAR OF AN AREA AS POSSIBLE.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE THE POND IS KIND OF A, A FUNKY SHAPE THAT WE USE TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO SAVE AS MANY OF THOSE TREES AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A MEANDERING ACCESS PATH THAT GOES THROUGH THOSE SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE TREES THAT WE'RE SAVING.

THIS IS BOTH AN AMENITY FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE WORKING AT THESE BUILDINGS AS WELL AS AN ACCESS PATH FOR THE MAINTENANCE POND.

SO A REQUIREMENT WITH TCEQ FOR THAT POND.

NOW, IF WE MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SITE, THIS IS THAT MORE HEAVILY WOODED AREA AROUND THE EXISTING HOME.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A LITTLE MEANDERING ACCESS PATH.

IN THIS CASE, IT IS THE ACCESS DRIVE.

SO RATHER THAN A MORE TRADITIONAL STRAIGHT DRIVE THAT'S CONNECTING ALL THESE WAREHOUSES, WE ARE LOOPING THROUGH THIS AREA TO TRY TO SAVE AS MANY TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF IT.

ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE RETAINING WALLS THAT ARE BEING USED TO SAVE ALL OF THOSE TREES, THE EXISTING ELEVATIONS VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO BALANCE THE SITE WOULDN'T BE CONDUCIVE TO SAVING THE TREES ON ITS OWN.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING ADDITIONAL RETAINING WALLS TO CREATE TREE WELLS OR ELEVATE THE TREES TO PROTECT THEM AND PROTECT THE ROOT SYSTEM.

AND THEN WE ALSO INCLUDED A RAIN GARDEN BY RETENTION AREA.

THIS IS ALSO TO PROVIDE WATER QUALITY.

IT HELPS TO ENHANCE THE AESTHETICS IN THIS AREA FOR THE TREES THAT WE ARE SAVING.

AND IT ALSO HAS THE BENEFIT OF ALLOWING US TO MAKE THAT WATER QUALITY WET POND A LITTLE BIT SMALLER TO SAVE MORE OF THE TREES IN THE BACK BY HAVING THIS SORT OF TIERED SYSTEM.

AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP OUR LANDSCAPE PLANS SO YOU COULD GET A BETTER IMAGE OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE REPLANTING THE SITE TO

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SO HERE IS THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND HERE IS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

AND I'LL LEAVE THIS UP ON THE SCREEN AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNSEL, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT FIRST, UM, THE ONE WITH ALL THE BUBBLES? SURE.

THAT ONE? YES.

SO YOU, YOU SAID THE ONE, ALL OF THOSE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER, THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU'RE KEEPING? MM-HMM.

AND, AND I I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T SEE THE BLUE, SO I HAD TO YEAH.

PUT THIS ON SO NOW I CAN SEE THEM.

THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU'RE KEEPING THE ONES WHERE THE BLUE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU'RE YES, THOSE ARE THE, SO LIKE FOR INSTANCE, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS ONE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE.

OKAY.

THIS ONE UP HERE, THESE WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT.

GOTCHA.

BUT ALL OF THESE ARE TREES THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING.

WONDERFUL.

AND RIGHT HERE IS THAT SORT OF DASHED ORANGE LINE THAT I MENTIONED.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE TREES THAT IS DISEASED AND HAZARD.

AND EVEN THOUGH THAT'S WITHIN AN AREA OF A LOT OF OTHER TREES WE'RE KEEPING, WE DON'T WANNA LEAVE THE, THAT'S A LOT DISEASED ONE THAT'S GONNA IMPACT ANYTHING ELSE.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE REMOVING THAT ONE AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

I'M GOOD.

A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.

MOTION.

SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU CAN.

[25. Discuss and consider action on an Interlocal Agreement for the design and construction of a traffic signal at the Bar W Ranch Boulevard and Via de Sienna Boulevard intersection with Ronald Reagan Boulevard.]

ITEM NUMBER 25, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE BAR W RANCH BOULEVARD AND VIA BOULEVARD INTERSECTION WITH RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRIMSBY.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL DAN GRIMSBY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, YES, THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD, GOOD NEWS.

UH, WE HAVE THREE ENTITIES COMING TOGETHER, UM, TO PARTNER, UM, ESTABLISHING A, UM, TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION THAT'S SEEN ON THE, UH, A DIAGRAM HERE.

UM, AND THE THREE ENTITIES ARE THE, UH, COUNTY, UM, LIBERTY HILL, ISD, AND THE CITY OF, UH, LEANDER.

UM, WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS THE UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION? UM, WAS, UH, THE MUDS ON EITHER SIDE, UM, NOT NECESSARILY IN CITY LIMITS.

THE CITY LIMITS AS SHOWN HERE.

AND THEN THERE'S TWO SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THAT AREA.

SO THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT THE THREE ENTITIES TOGETHER.

UM, THE COUNTY, THE, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE, UH, AND THE CITY, UH, TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE, UH, TRAFFIC CONCERNS THAT WERE CREATED IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.

OOPS.

UM, AND, UM, WITH, WITH THAT SAID, THE, THE, THE COST OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE, UH, ABOUT $900,000.

AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY GONNA BE SPLIT THE THREE, THREE WAYS BETWEEN THE THREE ENTITIES.

UH, THE LIBERTY HILL, UM, ISCS ALREADY APPROVED THEIRS THIS PAST TUESDAY AT THEIR BOARD.

UM, IF, IF THE, UH, ITEM IS APPROVED HERE AND THEN IT WILL GO TO THE COUNTY AND, UH, THEY WILL TAKE IT ON THE 9TH OF JANUARY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

DOES ANYBODY FOR ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AWESOME.

SECOND MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. GR GREENSVILLE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I HAVE

[26. Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 23-056-00 adopting the annual budget of the City of Leander, Texas for Fiscal Year 2024.]

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDS FOR EMPLOYEE MERIT RAISES, AS WELL AS FUNDS.

THE, UH, RECENTLY ADOPTED PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, STEP PLANS.

THE STEP, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY STEP PLAN IS A FIXED ANNUAL, UH, PERCENT INCREASE BETWEEN THE STEPS.

OTHER EMPLOYEES, UH, NOT ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY STEP PLAN, ARE SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S MERIT PROGRAM.

THIS, UH, YEAR, THE BUDGET, UM, BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR MERIT RAISES WAS BUDGETED AT 2.5%.

TYPICALLY IN THE PAST, WE BUDGETED, UH, AN AVERAGE OF 4% FOR EMPLOYEES.

UM, BUT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET AND THE FORECASTING OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES, UH, WE DID NOT THINK THAT, UH, THAT WE HAD THE, UH, THE ROOM TO, UH, UM, STICK WITH THE 4%.

UM, THE, UM, MERIT RAISES AND THE STEP PLANS GO INTO EFFECT, UH, OF JANUARY OF EVERY YEAR.

SO THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE RECENTLY FINISHED THEIR EVALUATIONS OF ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY SET PLAN IS, IS, UM, PROGRAMMED AS WELL IN, IN JANUARY.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DISCOVERY AND THE FORECASTING ERROR IN THE PROPERTY TAX, UH, REVENUE ESTIMATE,

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WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS THAT SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT, UH, WE UNDERESTIMATED, I USE THE WE LOOSELY, I'M TALKING TO MYSELF RIGHT THERE.

BUT ANYWAY, UM, UH, SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL IS TO AMEND THE CURRENT, UH, FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO USE SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL, UM, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ESTIMATES TO RESTORE THE AVERAGE OF 4% FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.

NOW, IF THAT IS APPROVED, UH, THAT CREATES, UH, AN INEQUITY BETWEEN THOSE ON THE MERIT PROGRAM AND THE STEP PLANS.

SO, UH, THE OTHER PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, UH, THOSE, UH, ON THE POLICE AND FIRE STEP PLANS ALSO GET AN ADDITIONAL, UH, PAY BUMP, SO TO SPEAK, SO THAT THE COMBINATION OF MOVING THEIR STEPS PLUS THEIR INCREASE THAT THEY GET GOING FROM A STEP ONE TO A TWO OR A TWO TO A THREE EQUALS THE SAME 4% THAT, UM, OTHER EMPLOYEES WOULD, WOULD GET, UH, TO, TO ACHIEVE HOPEFULLY EQUITY ACROSS ALL EMPLOYEES IF APPROVED.

THE ESTIMATED COST TO THE GENERAL FUND IS $350,000.

AND SINCE THIS WOULD IMPACT OR AFFECT ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE UTILITY FUND AND THOSE THAT WORK AT THE GOLF COURSE, THE ADDITIONAL COST IN THE UTILITY FUND WOULD ES IS ESTIMATED AT $30,000.

AND THE ESTIMATED IMPACT TO THE GOLF COURSE, UH, FUND IS $7,500.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

I TALKED ABOUT IT.

UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND MOTION A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL SAY IT.

I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[27. Discuss and consider action on appointment of Josh Brockman-Weber with Messer Fort Law Firm and approval of Letter Agreement with Independent Ethics Counsel.]

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.

THE, UH, MS. AKER HAS SERVED AS THE CITY'S, UH, OUTSIDE ETHICS COUNSEL.

SHE'S RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND SO WE ARE NOMINATING ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FROM HER FIRM WHO IS STEPPING IN HER TO HER ROLE AND TAKING ON SOME OF HER DUTIES WITHIN THE FIRM.

MR. BROCKMAN WEBER, I'VE SPOKEN WITH HIM AND HE'S, UM, READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO SERVE THE CITY IN THAT REGARD.

AND WE RECOMMEND HIM TO BE APPOINTED AS ETHICS COUNSEL.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION.

SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[28. 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.]]

ITEM 28, 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.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? I HAVE ONE THING.

COULD WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE HERO WAY EXPANSION, THE PROGRESS OF THAT AND TIMELINES HERO WAY EXPANSION? DOES ANYBODY NEED CLARIFICATION OF WHAT IS BEING ASKED FOR MR. TURNER? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT AS A PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL, OR WOULD YOU LIKE THAT AS A MEMO OR SOMETHING? WHICH WAY WOULD YOU PREFER? I THINK YOUR PRESENTATION MAYBE DURING A WORKSHOP.

TAKE CARE.

ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE?

[29. Council Member Closing Statements.]

ITEM 29.

COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS PLEASE.

ONE, WELL, I'M HAPPY THAT DEBORAH BERG IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE'S HOPEFULLY NOT WATCHING THE MEETING.

UH, SHE'S OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY AND IT'S HER BIRTHDAY.

OH, SOUTH BECHER AND TELLER, WE SAID HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

SHE CAN WATCH LATER.

, .

UM, BUT ALSO, UH, I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THIS IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE.

UH, THIS IS THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR AND TOMORROW WILL BE THE FIRST FULL DAY OF WINTER, UM, 9 27 WHEN, YES.

9 27 HERE, NOT WEST COAST.

9 27 HERE.

UM, WINTER ARRIVES AND THAT MAKES IT THE SHORTEST DAY AND THREE HOURS AND 54 MINUTES SHORTER THAN THE JUNE SOLSTICE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS RATHER INTERESTING.

YOU JUST THROW AWAY THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AND IT'S STILL ALMOST FOUR HOURS SHORTER.

SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA START GETTING LOTS MORE DAYLIGHT TIME.

I'M GONNA FIND SOMETHING FUN TO DO WITH IT.

SO MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE, AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

VERY NICE.

PLEASE TOO.

JUST WANNA THANK LEANDER POLICE FOR

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AND JUST WANNA THANK THE, JUST TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR PULLING THAT ON, PUTTING THAT ON AS IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

AND, UH, THANK ALL THE DONORS AS WELL AND THE VOLUNTEERS AND EVEN OUR CITY STAFF GOT IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

SO GREAT EVENT.

UM, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THOSE WHO CELEBRATE.

NICE PLACE THREE.

YEAH, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO BLUE SANTA IS REALLY GOOD SUCCESS, SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

A LOT OF KIDS ARE GONNA HAVE CHRISTMAS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE OTHERWISE.

SO JUST A REALLY GOOD, UH, EVENT TO BE A PART OF.

AND THANK YOU, LIKE SHE SAID, FOR US TO BE A PART OF THAT.

AND WITH THAT, JUST MERRY CHRISTMAS, NICE PLACE SIX, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR PLACE.

BYE.

THE SAME THING.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

TELL OUR CITIZENS OUT THERE TO OUR STAFF, UH, TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES THAT ALLOW US TO BE HERE, UH, LATER ON NIGHTS AND, AND THEY GIVE OUR TIME AS, AS A COUNCIL AND A YEAR, YEAR EXTRA TIME AS A STAFF.

UM, 2023 HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR AND 2024, WE'RE GONNA NEED EVERYBODY.

SO, UM, JUST PRAYING FOR, UH, ALL OF OUR HEALTH AND, UH, THAT WE JUST HAVE THAT, THAT, THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIND JOY IN SITUATIONS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE FIND CHALLENGES.

I PRAY THAT THY, THAT'S GONNA BE OUR CALL GOING INTO 2023.

SO I JUST SPEAK JOY OVER THIS CITY.

THANK YOU, .

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

ALL, ALL THE THINGS, .

SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I GOT TONIGHT.

VERY NICE.

OKAY, SO I AM CHANGING UP WHAT I WAS THINKING OF STARTING OFF WITH JUST SLIGHTLY BECAUSE I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS SOLSTICE.

UM, AND SO THAT EXPLAINS BETWEEN THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP AND COUNCILS TODAY AND THE END OF THE YEAR AND LISD.

WE LOVE THEM, WE HONORED THEM, BUT IT IS SCHOOL ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL TOMORROW AND IT IS MIDTERMS AND ALL OF THE THINGS.

AND THERE ARE TOO MANY KIDS AT MY HOUSE THAT ARE JUST EKING THROUGH THIS WEEK.

SO I FEEL THAT THIS WAS THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

A LOT.

IT WAS VERY SHORT.

IT'S A LONG NIGHT.

IT'S, I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW.

UM, BUT WITH THAT, WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF OUR STAFF, ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS.

I SEE YOU, UM, EVERYBODY WHO MAKES THIS CITY GO ROUND.

UM, LEANDER IS TRULY SOMETHING SPECIAL.

UM, WE WERE OUT THE OTHER DAY WITH SOME OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I WAS BRAGGING ON US TO ANOTHER MAYOR FROM ANOTHER CITY AND IT WAS ALL GOOD.

I JUST LOVE OUR CITY.

UM, UH, THANK YOU TO STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THAT PULLED OFF BLUE SANTA WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.

THANK YOU TO BALLET AUSTIN WHERE WE GOT TO REPRESENT WITH THE NUTCRACKER THIS WEEKEND.

UM, AND THEY, THEY LET ME KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING AND VISITING ARE FROM LEANDER 'CAUSE THEY KNOW THE ZIP CODES AND SO GOOD ON YOU LEANDER.

UM, AS ALWAYS, WE ALWAYS PICK UP DINNER FROM SOMEPLACE THAT IS LOCAL TO LEANDER BECAUSE WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR ECONOMY GOING.

UH, WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU SPEND MONEY WITHIN THE CITY, ABOUT 70% STAYS HERE, PAYING WAGES AND DOING MORE SHOPPING AND FUNDING ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALL LOVE TO HAVE.

UM, SO TONIGHT WE PICKED UP DINNER FROM RANDALL'S AND WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO SHOP LOCALLY WHENEVER YOU CAN.

UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT BUSINESSES HERE THAT WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU IN.

AND THEN WE'RE ONLY GONNA DO ONE UPCOMING EVENT TONIGHT.

THAT IS THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE.

YOU CAN KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR, JANUARY 1ST, 10:30 AM AT ZO POOL.

YOU DO HAVE TO PRE-REGISTER IF YOU WANNA JUMP IN THE POOL WHEN IT'S COLD.

PEOPLE ARE CRAZY.

I THINK SOME PEOPLE IN THIS DIOCESE MAY HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST, SOMEBODY USED TO, AND SO I WON'T, I WON'T.

BUT IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND YOU, IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND YOU REFUSE TO JUMP IN THE WATER WHEN IT'S COLD, UM, THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE SWEATSHIRTS ON SALE THAT SAY TWO CHICKEN TO PLUNGE, .

I MIGHT GO JUST FOR THAT.

ALRIGHT, UM, WITH THAT

[30. Convene back into Executive Session, if needed, pursuant to Section 551.074, Texas Government Code, to discuss or deliberate the appointment, employment and duties of a public officer or employee: City Manager Search and Interim City Manager assignments and duties.

Recovene into open session to take any action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding City Manager Search and Interim City Manager assignments and duties.]

CONVENE BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.074 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE CITY MANAGER, SEARCH AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER ASSIGNMENTS AND DUTIES.

THE TIME IS 7:33 PM ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GONNA RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 9:17 PM TO TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION.

REGARDING CITY MANAGER SEARCH MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO.

ACTION.

AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER ASSIGNMENTS AND DUTIES, MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION WITH THAT.

COUNCIL'S ADJOURNED AT 9:17 PM GOODNIGHT.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.