* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] MRS. ARE YOU READY? SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. [1. Open Meeting.] GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS APRIL 4TH, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 6:01 PM AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. CITY SECRETARY [2. Roll Call.] CRABTREE, YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL. ANDREW CATHERINE BATTALION PARKER. MAYOR PROTE. ASBY, MAP LONGORIA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE THOMPSON. PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS CERNIK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS. HERE, MAYOR CHRISTINE . HERE WE'LL [3. Receive a presentation regarding amendments to the Parkland Dedication, Park Improvement, and Parkland Fee-in-Lieu regulations and requirements.] MOVE INTO ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE PARKLAND, DEDICATION, PARK IMPROVEMENT, AND PARKLAND. FEET IN LIEU REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, PARKS AND RECREATION DE SORRY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR TOMINS. WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME THIS EVENING AND BEING ABLE TO PRESENT THIS WORKSHOP ON PARKLAND DEDICATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF SHORT COMMENTS AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE POWERPOINT WHERE WE'RE GONNA JUST HIT SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS, UM, AND THEN OPEN IT UP MORE FOR QUESTION AND ANSWERS, UM, AT THAT POINT. SO WE SHARED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO ARTICLE FOUR OF THE LEANDER CODE OF ORDINANCE, IN PARTICULAR SECTION 61 PARKLAND DEDICATION AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS WITH A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN THE COURSE OF A WORKSHOP AND A PUBLIC HEARING IN MARCH AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 28TH, THEY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO MOVE THE RECOMMENDATION FORWARD TO THIS BODY. UM, IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE STAFF WORK DILIGENTLY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PARKLAND DEDICATION SUBCOMMITTEE. DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE RESEARCHED NUMEROUS OBJECTIVES, DISCUSS WITH THE EXPERTS AND REANALYZED A PREVIOUS PROPOSAL. WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT A WORK IN A WORKSHOP FORMAT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THE ORDINANCE REVISIONS AND ALLOW FOR QUESTION AND ANSWERS. WE BELIEVE, AND I CONSISTENTLY BELIEVE THAT PARKLAND IS ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICE THAT AFFORDS WELL-DOCUMENTED ECONOMIC, RECREATIONAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND MENTAL BENEFITS TO ITS USERS OVERALL. PARKLAND DEDICATION IS A TOOL THAT ASSISTS THE PARK, THE CITY OF LEANER IN DOZENS OF OTHER CITIES IN THE SAVE TEXAS AND MANY OTHER STATES, AND HELPING TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE LEVEL OF SERVICE DURING POPULATION GROWTH, MEETING THE DEMAND INCREASES AND A RELIEF STRAIN ON THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM. WE AND ALL OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE GUIDED BY ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE MAGNITUDE OF DEDICATION REQUIRED BY THE CITY AND THE BENEFITS OCCURRING TO NEW RESIDENTS. WE, AS A CITY, ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO QUANTIFY OUR FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE DEDICATION, AND THAT IS RELATED TO BOTH IN NATURE AND EXTENT TO THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO. INSTEAD OF ARBITRARILY SELECTING A FIGURE IN NUMBERS, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE BEST DATA THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TO GUIDE US IN MAKING DECISIONS. AND SO WITH THAT WE'LL JUMP INTO OUR, OUR POWERPOINT. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A METHOD THAT DOES NOT IMPOSE AN UNFAIR BURDEN ON NEW OR EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS, AND ENSURE THAT THEY BEAR THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE COST OF PROVIDING PARKS AND RECREATION RELATED FACILITIES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS CREATED BY THE RESPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY SPELLED OUT IN, IN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT WAY. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE CAPTURED THAT, UM, IN, IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY AND BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AND, AND REALLY KEEP US LEGAL AS WELL. UM, I, I'M NOT, LIKE I SAID, I'M GONNA SKIM THROUGH SOME, SOME SLIDES, UH, BECAUSE SOME OF 'EM ARE A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU CAN READ THROUGH 'EM. I'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY READ THROUGH SOME OF THEM, OR MOST OF THEM. THIS IS JUST SHARING ABOUT THE ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY, THE NEXUS REQUIREMENT. AND WE DON'T, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT IN OUR, OUR, OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE, AND WE PROPOSE TO DO THAT. SO THE EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE GOAL, YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS DATA BEFORE. UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE STANDING AT ABOUT 63.72 DU PER ACRE. DU IS A DEVELOPMENT UNIT, AND THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ARE 27.44 DU PER ACRE. AND SO WHILE WE MAY NEVER ACHIEVE THAT 27.44, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE SHARED BEFORE, OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO MOVE, MOVE THAT DIAL A LITTLE BIT MORE DOWN INTO THAT, THAT AREA, MAYBE 40 OR 50 S PER ACRE. AND THAT'S, THIS'LL BE A TOOL TO HELP US DO THAT. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY GEOGRAPHIC NEXUS, AND SO WE ARE PRO PROPOSING THE THREE ZONES, AND THIS IS WHAT P AND Z ALSO, UH, DISCUSSED. AND, UH, AND APPROVED WAS A THREE ZONE RATHER THAN THE FOUR ZONE AREA. SO THIS ALLOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THOSE ZONES. WE KNOW THAT ZONE C IS PRIMARILY OUR, A LOT OF OUR ETJ AREA, AND WE CAN LOOK AT THAT A IN, IN A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. UH, ZONE A MORE ALONG THE REAGAN CORRIDOR AND ZONE BA ONE ALONG THE 180 3 CORRIDOR. [00:05:02] AND THERE IS A, A, A ZONE, ZONE OPTION B, WHICH IS THE FOUR ZONES MINIMUM SIZE OF LAND REQUIRED. WE ARE LOOKING AT INCREASING THIS FROM THE CURRENT, UM, THREE AND A HALF ACRES TO FOUR, UH, TO SEVEN AND A HALF ACRES. EXCUSE ME. UM, WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM TRACK OF PARK LAND, UH, IN THAT, THAT REGARD. UM, IT ALLOWS FOR A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARK LAND AND EVEN PRIVATE PARK LAND. I WANT MOVE THROUGH SOME OF THOSE. THOSE ARE PRETTY PRETTY STANDARD. UM, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOW AND WHERE THOSE CRITERIA FOR LAND ACCEPTANCE OCCUR. THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE FEE AND LIE. IT'S ONE OF THOSE CRITICAL AREAS. THERE'S TWO CRITICAL AREAS AND MOSTLY IN, IN FEE AND LIE AND THE, AND THE PARK IMPROVEMENT FEE. SO AT THIS POINT, UH, WE'RE NOT IDENTIFIED OR INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT CITY ORDINANCE. IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT WE INCLUDE UTILIZE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE APPRAISAL METHOD. AND WITH THAT, THE DEVELOPER IS TO OBTAIN A TEXAS, UH, APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFIED CERTIFICATION BOARD APPROVED, CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER IN GOOD STANDING. AND THE AMOUNT OF SUCH PAYMENT, THE FEE AND LOSE SHALL BE BASED UPON THE MARKET VALUE OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION IN ITS ENTIRETY IS FULLY DEVELOPED WITH ALL THE ATTENDANT INFRASTRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAND APPROVED FOR THE SUBDIVISION. LAND PRICES REFLECT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE TIME IT IS PLATTED, NOT WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. CURRENTLY, WE'RE AT $1,050 FOR OUR FEE IN LIEU PER DEVELOPMENT UNIT. UM, WE PROVIDED YOU AN EXAMPLE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE EXAMPLE IS THE MARKET VALUE IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ACRE, AND WE CAN LOOK AT DIVIDING THAT BY OUR 63 3 0.72 DU PER ACRE. WE COME UP WITH ESSENTIALLY $1,570, UH, WHICH, UH, PER DU UH, IN THE SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT. SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE THE FEE WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING FROM 1,050 TO THAT. BUT YOU GOTTA BEAR IN MIND THAT IS BASED ON THE FAIR MARKET VALUE. SO THAT COULD FLUCTUATE UP OR IT COULD FLUCTUATE DOWN DEPENDING UPON THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT ITSELF. UM, IF FURTHER ANALYSIS IS NECESSARY, WE HAVE ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE, UM, A SECOND APPRAISAL IF, IF NEED, NEED BE AS WELL. OUR PARK IMPROVEMENT FEE IS THE SECOND STANDARD. CURRENTLY WE'RE AT $400 PER DU. UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE LOOKED AT EMPIRICAL DATA AND TO, UH, ASCERTAIN WHAT KIND OF FEE WE WOULD PUT ON FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT. WE KNOW THAT CO CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE GONE UP. WE KNOW MATERIAL COSTS HAVE GONE UP. UH, $400 DOES NOT, UH, GET US REALLY ANYWHERE CLOSE. HOWEVER, OUR MOST RECENT EXAMPLE WAS LAKEWOOD PARK. WE BUILT THAT PARK FOR $8.6 MILLION. WE LOOKED AT A HUNDRED ACRES, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE LAND MASS, NOT THE LAKE MASS. UM, AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF, UH, S PER ACRE THAT, UH, IS, COMES OUT TO BE $1,350 PER DEVELOPMENT UNIT. I WANNA POINT OUT, WE COULD HAVE ALSO, OR WE LOOKED AT AS A, AS A SUBCOMMITTEE ROBBING BLOOD SOAP PARK. UM, WE'VE PUT IN QUITE A BIT OF DOLLARS IN THE BLOOD SOAP PARK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, UH, TOTALING ABOUT $2.7 MILLION. AND TECHNICALLY THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT $2,673 PER DU. NEW BRONZE FALLS AT THIS POINT IS $342,000 PER ACRE. UH, AND THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT 53, 50 $300 PER DU AS AS WELL CREDIT AND OFFSETS FOR PRIVATE PARK LAND, UH, 100 UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT CREDIT FOR BOTH PARKLAND AND AMENITIES. THAT FALL CRITERIA IS MET, UM, THE MOST REASONABLE. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE NOW. THE MOST REASONABLE CREDIT LIMIT TO ADOPT FOR AMENITIES WITHIN DEVELOPMENTS IS 50%. THIS ASSUMES THAT RESIDENT PARK USE WILL BE EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN THE PRIVATE FACILITIES INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC PARKS BEYOND ITS BOUNDARIES. SO THE REMAINING 50%, YOU USE 50% IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT FOR PRIVATE, AND THE REMAINING 50% WOULD BE PLACED IN THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FUND TO DEVELOP PUBLIC PARKS. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY THE FORMULA, YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE PER MARKET ACRE VALUE OF LAND. THE CURRENT CITY LEVEL OF SERVICE TIMES THE NUMBER OF S IN THE DEVELOPMENT [00:10:01] IS THE FEE AND LIE DIVIDED BY 50%. THE APPROPRIATE REVIEWING AUTHORITIES MAY ALLOW A PORTION OR ALL THE FEE AND LIE TO BE USED FOR TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. WE REALLY WANT THE FOCUS ON TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND LINKAGES AMONG OUR COMMUNITY FROM, UH, DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISION TO SUBDIVISION OR TO SCHOOLS OR TO RETAIL AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. THERE IS STILL A CREDIT FOR SLOPES AND FLOODPLAIN AND DETENTION PONDS. UH, WE ALSO GIVE CREDIT FOR PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKS THAT THE DEVELOPERS PROVIDE. THIS IS, UM, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE EXAMPLES CURRENTLY, UM, WHERE THEY'VE WORKED REALLY WELL, UH, THAT MAY BE BROUGHT UP IN A LITTLE WHILE, UH, WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. ALSO, THE ETJ, WE HAVE ADDED INTO THAT, THAT THE SUBDIVISION IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, UH, CAN RECEIVE UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT CREDIT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY BE GIVEN IF THE SUBDIVIDED ENTERS INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. UM, WITH THE CITY STATING THAT ALL PRIVATE PARKLAND SHALL BE DEDICATED THE CITY AT THE TIME OF FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF SUD SUBDIVISION BY THE CITY THERE. I FORESEE THAT THERE'S PROBABLY, UM, OR WE SHOULD, WE FORESEE THERE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE INCREDIBLE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKLAND AND TRAIL LINKAGES IN OUR ETJ AS WELL, ESPECIALLY HEADING OUT TO THE BALCONES. AND WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHEN THAT OPPORTUNITY COMES ALONG. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A TIME LIMIT FOR EXPENDITURES OF THOSE FUNDS. WE'VE ADDED THAT TO BE THAT, UH, WE MUST EXPEND THE FUNDS FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE RECEIVED FOR ACQUISITION OR DEVELOPMENT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATIONAL LAND, OR 10 YEARS FOR A COMMUNITY OR REGIONAL PARK. AND WE DON'T HAVE, UM, ANY FREQUENCY OF RE REVIEW AS REQUIRED. UM, I'M NOT SURE THE LAST TIME IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS, WE'D SAY 20 12, 20 13, 20 14, SOMEWHERE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS THE LAST TIME. SO THERE'S NOTHING IN THE ORDINANCE THAT SAYS WE HAVE TO REVIEW IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS AND COUNCIL CAN DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THAT IF THEY, THEY CHOOSE. UM, BUT I THINK THREE YEARS WILL BE ADEQUATE FOR US TO GATHER DATA AND MAKE THAT PRESENTATION. PUBLIC ART FUND, THERE IS NO CHANGE THERE. A PUBLIC ART FUND STILL RECEIVES FIF 15% OF BOTH THE FEE IN LIEU AND THE PARKLAND DE UH, THE PARK IMPROVEMENT FEE. SO THERE'S NO CHANGE, UM, IN INTO THAT. ACTUALLY, THIS WILL PROBABLY ASSIST THEM EVEN FURTHER IN DEVELOPING PUBLIC ART. WITH THAT, THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY FOUR OPTIONS. IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THE FOUR OPTIONS ARE NO PARKLAND DEDICATION, WHETHER IT BE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, AND THAT WAY ALL THE FUNDS WOULD COME TO THE CITY. THE SECOND OPTION IS PARKLAND DEDICATION WITH PRIVATELY OWNED AND HOA MAINTAINED PARKLAND, WHICH THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT IN A PORTION, 50% FOR PRIVATE HOA PARK AND THE OTHER 50% TO BE PAID TO THE CITY. THE THIRD OPTION IS PARKLAND DEDICATION AS A PUBLIC PARK CAN BE MAINTAINED BY THE HOA AND OR THE CITY WITH AGREEMENT COULD BE EVEN SPLIT. UM, THERE'S A HUNDRED PERCENT CREDIT FOR THAT TO BE USED TO DEVELOP THE PUBLIC PARK WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. UM, AND THEN THE FOURTH IS PUBLIC IS A PARKLAND DEDICATION, WHICH INCLUDES A CUSTOMIZED PLAN OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARK AREAS WITH AT LEAST 50% BEING USED TO DEVELOP PUBLIC PARK AND THE REMAINDER TO BE USED AS A PRIVATE PARK. AND JUST A SECOND EXAMPLE ON THAT AS WELL. IN SUMMARY, WE BASE EVERYTHING OFF OF 63.72 DUS PER ACRE AS OUR BASELINE. WE'RE LOOKING AT A THREE, A THREE ZONE GEOGRAPHIC NEXUS. THE FEE AND LOSE ESTABLISHED ON APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE. UH, PARK IMPROVEMENT FEE IS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 1350 AND 26 73. WE RECOMMENDED TO P AND Z THAT IT'D BE 1350. UM, SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S WHAT WHERE OUR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE TO YOU AS WELL. THERE'S A CREDIT OF 50% FOR PRIVATE PARK LAND WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND 50% TO THE PARK FUND UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT CREDIT PROVIDING PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKS CREDIT FOR FLOODPLAIN AND SLOPES TIME LIMIT ON EXPENDITURES AND THE ORDINANCE REVIEW TO BE CONDUCTED EVERY THREE YEARS. AND I THINK THAT'S CONCLUDES MY PORTION AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS. THE, UM, THE REVIEW EVERY THREE YEARS. HOW, HOW WOULD WE KEEP UP WITH THAT, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS REVIEWED EVERY THREE YEARS? DOES THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GO IN THE CHARTER OR IS THAT JUST PART OF STAFF? IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. SO WHEN THE ORDINANCE IS [00:15:01] APPROVED AND PASSED, WE'LL KNOW, IT JUST AUTOMATICALLY COMES UP, AUTOMAT UP, AUTOMATICALLY DONE. OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S MY PLAN. I THINK WE CAN DO IT. YEAH. WELL, I JUST MEAN WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE THAT, THAT IT IS SOMETHING OFFICIAL THAT AUTOMATICALLY EXACTLY. POPS UP. THERE WILL BE REMINDERS. I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THE FIRST, TO ME, THE FIRST THREE YEARS WOULD BE PRETTY CRITICAL. YEAH. IN, IN REVIEWING DATA AND COLLECTING DATA. YEAH. SO, AND I WAS THINKING LIKE WHEN WE DO, WHEN WE DO THE COMP PLAN, BUT THAT'S NOT OFTEN ENOUGH. SO I'M KIND OF INCLINED TO AGREE WITH THE THREE YEARS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT . SORRY, WE CAN'T GET IT TO COME ON. UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHIC NEXUS, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE? BE GLAD TO YES, MA'AM. YEAH, IT'S LIKE A THREE VERSUS THE FOUR ZONE. MM-HMM. . I'M SORRY, I'M SCROLLING BACK UP THERE TOO. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE THREE ZONES VERSUS THE FOUR ZONES. AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU PUT THESE ZONES TOGETHER AND THEN WHICH ONE IS MORE HEAVILY POPULATED THAN THE OTHER? EXCELLENT QUESTION ON, ON THAT. THE MOST HEAVILY POPULATED IS ACTUALLY ZONE B. ZONE A IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY. OKAY. HONESTLY. UM, BUT ZONE B IS OUR MOST HEAVILY POPULATED. IT HAS MOST OF OUR PARKS AS WELL. MM-HMM. . UM, WE KNOW THAT ZONE A NEEDS ADDITIONAL PARKS, ZONE C EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY THOSE WILL CATCH UP IN, IN THAT AREA AS WELL. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE, WE LOOKED AT IN TRYING TO DETERMINE THOSE ZONES. WE WORKED WITH OUR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DEPARTMENT TO ALSO DETERMINE WHERE THOSE ZONES WOULD BE. OKAY. AND SO, YES. I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. NO, IT DOES. OKAY. AND THEN DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR HOW THIS WOULD BE USED TO DETERMINE WHERE ADDITIONAL PARKS ARE? I KNOW WE'RE DOING THIS PROCESS, BUT IF WE ALREADY KNOW ZONE B IS SHORT, REALLY SHORT AND WE MAY NOT HAVE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON THERE, HOW ARE WE GONNA MAKE THAT A FOCUS IF WE KNOW IT'S ALREADY OVERPOPULATED FOR THE NUMBER OF PARKS THAT WE HAVE? RIGHT. SO THE SOUTHERN PART OF ZONE B OBVIOUSLY IS PRETTY BUILT OUT. MM-HMM. , THERE ARE SOME POCKETS IN THERE THAT COULD BE USED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. OKAY. AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COUNTY GLEN OR SOMEWHERE ALONG THOSE LINES, I THINK THERE'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT, UM, SOME LOTS WITHIN THERE AND MAYBE COMBINING LOTS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USED FOR THAT. HOWEVER, THE, THE, THE BULK AS WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM A, UH, LARGER PARK STANDPOINT WOULD BE TO THE NORTH PART OF ZONE B. OKAY. AND THEN I KNOW, AND A LOT OF, OH, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN. UM, IT IS BASED ON OUR PARKLAND DEBT, OUR PARK, UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL. RIGHT. UM, YOU HAVE THE COLOR CODE DOWN HERE, BUT IT'S, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. UM, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE OUTLINE. OH, LIKE PINK AND BLUE? YEAH, WHATEVER. I CAN GET THOSE TO. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT I PUT THAT IN THE PACKET. DID I NOT? I I MAY NOT HAVE. MM-HMM. I WAS LOOKING AT THAT TOO. I THOUGHT WE INCLUDED THAT, THAT THOSE GEOGRAPHIC NEXUS IN OUR PACKET. I THINK THE GREEN PARKS ARE, THE GREEN LINES ARE OUR PARKS. AND THE COLOR ONES, I'M GUESSING ARE COUNTY PARKS. OH, THE COUNTY PARKS. BECAUSE THAT THEY ARE RIVER RANCH THAT LOOKS WILLIAMS COUNTY. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE 'CAUSE I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ORANGE ONE IS. THE ORANGE ONE IS GARY PARK. OH, OKAY. SOUTHWEST REGIONAL. THANK YOU. AND THEN RIVER RANCH, AND THEN THE GREEN ARE ALL OUR PARKS. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH, I'LL COME BACK. YOU GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO THE REVIEW, THIS IS, I MEAN, THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOING THIS AND WE MET A COUPLE TIMES AS A SUBCOMMITTEE AS WELL TOO. UM, I WENT BACK AND ACTUALLY MADE SURE TO TALK TO, UM, JUST OUR, UM, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOME BUILDER ASSOCIATION TOO, JUST TO BOUNCE IDEAS AND SEE WHAT THEIR FEEDBACK WAS. THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH, UH, EVERYBODY TOO. THAT TO OUR STAFF FOR INVOLVING EVERYBODY AS WELL. UM, I THINK HAVING OPTIONS FOR EVERYBODY AT THE END OF, UH, NO MATTER WHICH ROUTE THEY GO, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR CUT. UM, MY, MY ONLY CONCERN FROM THE BEGINNING AND STILL KIND OF HERE TO, IS UNDERSTANDING AS, AS FAR AS HOW THE BUSINESS GOES, I, I APPRECIATE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T JUST HAVE AN ARBITRARY NUMBER. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT STAFF'S TRYING TO DO IS SAY, WE CAN'T JUST HAVE AN ARBITRARY NUMBER AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT THE AMOUNT IS, BUT WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO COME UP WITH THAT AMOUNT? AND THAT MAKES IT THE SIMPLEST AS FAR THAT DOESN'T CAUSE ANY COMPLICATIONS GOING FORWARD. IS THIS, THAT'S STILL STILL A LITTLE BIT OF MY CONCERN. UM, I DID SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, HOW, LIKE, LET ME JUST ASK THIS QUESTION THEN. HOW DOES FOR, FOR STAFF, I'M TRYING TO, LIKE, HOW CAN I MAKE THIS SIMPLE? EVEN IN ASKING HOW DOES THE, UM, WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO AN APPRAISAL ON EVERY SINGLE, LET'S SAY EVERY SINGLE DEVELOPMENT'S COMING THROUGH, HOW IS THAT GONNA MAKE IT EASIER [00:20:01] FOR US AS A STAFF? THAT ALSO IS A, A EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT QUESTION. I THINK THE, IT'LL, IT'LL MAKE IT EASIER BECAUSE ONE, YOU'RE NOT ASSESSING A FEE TO A DEVELOPMENT. AND I'VE SHARED THIS WITH OTHERS AND THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND, AND LOOKED AT OTHERS, YOU'RE NOT ASSESSING A FEE, A STRAIGHT FLAT FEE, EVEN FOR SMALLER DEVELOPMENTS, WHETHER IT BE A COTTAGE HOME RIGHT. OR, UH, A TINY HOME DEVELOPMENT. AND THEY'RE THINKING, OH WOW, THIS IS A LOT, LOT MORE THAN I SHOULD BE PAYING. IS THAT IN MY SENSE, SENSE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S PER DWELLING UNIT? RIGHT. AND AND THE SAME GOES ON THE FLIP SIDE. SO IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, 40 FOOT LOTS OR 50 FOOT LOTS AND RIGHT. UM, YOU, YOU KNOW, THEN IT'S ALMOST TOO LITTLE RIGHT. IN SOME WAYS. SO IT'S SIMP SIMPLER FOR US, UH, EASIER FOR US BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE COVERING OUR BASES AS A STAFF, RIGHT. AND SAYING, THIS IS YOUR PROPORTION AMOUNT YEP. FOR THIS WHAT IT IS. AND THIS IS YOUR APPRAISED VALUE. I JUST SEEN A, A POTENTIAL FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE TO LIKE, LET'S SAY THERE'S A DISPUTE ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND IT GOES BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S MONTHS LATER. AND THEN THERE'S, SO I JUST, I I, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG MY TIME WILL BE HERE, BUT I CAN SEE THIS BEING SOMETHING THAT GOES ON FOR A WHILE. AND IS THERE ANY, THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT AND IT CAME UP IN THE CONVERSATION WAS, IS THERE ANY THOUGHT TO STILL DOING SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE AN APPRAISED VALUE AND THAT'S HOW WE COME UP WITH OUR NUMBER, BUT, BUT ASSIGNING A NUMBER, JUST ASSIGNING A FEE LIKE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S, IT'S A NUMBER THAT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH AND WE ARE AGREEING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IT GO. WE NEED TO PUSH IT FORWARD. IS THERE A WAY TO MAYBE TAKE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S PER OR WHETHER IT'S PER WHOLE CITY TO TAKE, UM, A COUPLE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE THERE NOW, COME UP WITH A, UH, AN APPRAISED VALUE FOR THEM. AND IF ANYTHING, AT THE VERY LEAST, MAYBE JUST AVERAGE THOSE TOGETHER AND SAY, THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH OUR NUMBER AND THIS IS WHAT IT IS FOR EVERYBODY RATHER THAN EVERY, RATHER THAN DEVELOPER HAVING TO DO AN APPRAISAL EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE WITH THAT WE MIGHT COME BACK AND ASK FOR OUR OWN APPRAISER TO COME IN THERE. I JUST, I, THE GRAY AREAS, I THINK I'VE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS PART. IT'S THE ONE THING I THINK I'VE ASKED SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND IT'S, I'M, IT'S, IT'S, UH, THE, THEN THE I REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HBA ACTUALLY SAID, WHAT ABOUT THIS, THIS SITUATION? MM-HMM. . I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN COME UP IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS OR NOT. IT HAS. OKAY. IT HAS. OKAY. MM-HMM. . SO WHAT WAS OUR ANSWER THERE THIS MORNING? IT CAME UP. OH MY. OKAY. . I DID, I THINK IT CAME IN BRAINSTORMING AND THAT'S HOW IT CAME UP. IT A BRAINSTORM. IT CAME UP THIS MORNING AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. UM, ESSENTIALLY THEIR THOUGHT WAS, WHY WOULDN'T WE MAYBE GO BACK AND LOOK AT, UH, PER ZONE, UM, AND LOOK AT FOUR OR FIVE DEVELOPMENTS SURE. AND DO AN APPRAISAL ON THOSE DEVELOPMENTS SORT OF RIGHT. UH, ALREADY SOMETHING THAT'S EITHER IN THE WORKS OR HAS BEEN RECENTLY COMPLETED. SURE. AND THEN DEVELOP A FIGURE FROM THAT. MM-HMM. , UM, CERTAINLY THAT COULD, COULD BE DONE, BUT MY THOUGHT IS WHO, WHO'S GOING TO, TO DO ALL THAT? WE'RE TALKING 12 TO 15 APPRAISALS PERHAPS. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT FOUR OR FIVE PER ZONE, UM, I THINK THREE OR FOUR. WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM TO DO THOSE THINGS? SURE. WHO THE STAFF AND STAFF TIME THAT WOULD TAKE TO REALLY REVIEW AND THEN DEVELOP THOSE. AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE YOU'RE ABLE TO EVEN DEVELOP PROBABLY A FIGURE. 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME WHILE FOR THOSE APPRAISALS TO COME IN TO LOOK AT IT, VERIFY IT, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GAINING BY BEING, UM, DOING RETRO APPRAISALS. OKAY. UM, WHEN WE CAN GO FORWARD, DO APPRAISALS AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN TWO, IF COUNCIL DECIDES TO, OR THREE YEARS YOU WANT TO SEE DATA ON THOSE APPRAISALS, WE CAN PROVIDE ALL THOSE APPRAISALS. NOW, I THINK THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD, THAT WE WOULD, WOULD THAT THERE WOULD BE A NEW SET OF APPRAISALS OR CHECKING IN ON THAT NUMBER. CORRECT. EVERY, LET'S SAY IT'S THREE YEARS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE'RE CHECKING INTO THIS TOO. SO IN THREE YEARS, WE MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL EMPIRICAL DATA MM-HMM. BASED ON THOSE APPRAISALS. AND WE COULD SAY, HEY, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT IT IS ACROSS THE BOARD. WE'VE AVERAGED IT OUT AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. YEAH. BUT WE HAD, WE'D ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT, THAT DATA, AT THAT POINT, MY FEEDBACK WILL JUST BE, AND THEN I, I THINK I'M GONNA BE PRETTY MUCH DONE. IS MY FEEDBACK'S GONNA BE, I THINK THE MORE BLACK AND WHITE IT COULD BE, RATHER THAN GRAY WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE, IF THERE WAS A WAY TO ACHIEVE THAT IN A WAY FOR OUR, UM, FOR OUR, UH, BUSINESS PARTNERS FROM THE HBA OR TO USE THEIR RESOURCES EVEN TO HELP US IN THE, IN THAT WAY, IF THERE WAS A WAY TO DO THOSE THINGS. SO IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE WERE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON, UM, SINCE WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT. ANYWAYS, UM, I WOULD ASK THAT AND I WILL CALL AND ASK, ASK THAT QUESTION TOO. UM, I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S, THAT'S STILL RACKING MY BRAIN A LITTLE BIT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW, I KNOW WHY WE'RE DOING IT AND IT IS THE RIGHT THING. MM-HMM. , WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE AS A CITY THAT WHATEVER WE'RE ASSESSING AS A FEE IS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE. AND IT'S NOT SOME, SOME RANDOM NUMBER WE CAME UP WITH, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE. RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S, IF [00:25:01] I WAS SOMEBODY COMING TO DO BUSINESS WITH, I SAID I WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT THAT KIND OF EFFORT WAS BEING TAKEN. BUT I WOULD ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE IF I'M RUNNING MY PROFORMA THAT I HAVE, I ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING INTO IT AND, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS UP FRONT AND NOT HAVE A BIG GRAY AREA. AND EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT JUST BE A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, IT'S STILL, UH, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, IT COULD BE A BIG DEAL. SO THAT'S MY ONLY THOUGHT ON COMING FROM THERE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . WE'LL DO SOME MORE RESEARCH INTO THAT. THANK YOU. NO, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, MAKING THINGS AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE AS WE COULD AND AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT IS A CONCERN THAT SOME OF THE FORMULAS ARE A LITTLE CONFUSING AND MAKING SURE WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE GOT TO WHAT WE'RE NOW PROMOTING, THAT THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO, UM, AND HOW WE COMPARE TO ALL THE OTHER CITIES AROUND US. UM, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT, SO, WELL, AND I GUESS I WILL ADD, SORRY, CHRIS, IS THAT IN? I, I DO AGREE WITH THE SIMPLICITY PIECE OF IT, AND I DON'T KNOW, AND EVEN IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS THREE YEARS FROM NOW WITH THE MARKET DATA, I MEAN, I THINK WE CAN SEE LIKE JUST OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE MARKET DATA FROM THREE YEARS AGO ISN'T APPLICABLE TODAY. SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, A NUMBER THAT CHANGES FREQUENTLY. MM-HMM. . BUT IF THERE'S MAYBE A WAY SINCE, 'CAUSE I, I, I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'VE ADDED SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HERE, BUT MAYBE AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR FOR THE NEXT LITTLE BIT WHILE WE'RE GATHERING DATA THAT MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE OUT A BALLPARK OR GIVE THOSE DEVELOPERS AN OPTION. LOOK, AND MAYBE IT'S A HIGHER NORMAL OR HIGHER NUMBER, BUT IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WELL IT'S, I DON'T KNOW, ARBITRARILY $5,000 VERSUS THE 1300, OR YOU CAN GO HAVE THE MARKET APPRAISALS DONE. RIGHT. AND SO IT'S LIKE YOU'RE, YOU PAY FOR THE CONVENIENCE. UM, I LIKE, I LIKE THAT IDEA OF YEAH. OR, OR SOMETHING. AND THEN I GUESS, AND THEN A, JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THAT COMMENT, IS, UM, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARKS, DOES THAT MEAN DEVELOP WITH SWING SETS AND SAND PITS AND ALL THAT? OR IS THAT JUST THE, THE GREEN SPACE? WE SAID AT PLAT. AT PLAT, RIGHT. SO RIGHT. AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT THAT'S, THAT'S WHEN THE APPRAISAL WOULD BE DONE. THAT'S CORRECT. IS THAT PLAT, UM, SO THAT'S MM-HMM. , I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT FINISH OUT DEVELOPMENT FEE AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY GOES FOR. MM-HMM. ACTUALLY GOES FOUR. RIGHT? IN MY, SHE'S ASKING IF LIKE, IF, IF WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE APPRAISAL, IF THEY'RE COUNTING THE NUMBER OF SWINGS, THE NUMBER OF SLIDES, THE NUMBER, THE, THE, THE, THE FULL FINISH OUT OF THE WHOLE PARK. CORRECT. IF THAT GOES INTO THE NUMBERS, NOT ONLY THE PARK, BUT THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, RIGHT? NO, THAT ACTUALLY, THAT WASN'T, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PARK IMPROVEMENTS. YES. AND WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE? YEAH. SO IT'S LIKE, AND IF YOU'RE GETTING CREDIT FOR PARKLAND AND ALL THAT MM-HMM. DOES THAT, DOES THE CREDIT COME WITH LIKE, IT HAS TO BE AN ACTUAL FINISHED PARK AND THEN YOU'RE GIVING IT TO THE CITY TO, AND THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN IT. RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING THE PARK, NOT JUST GIVING US A PIECE OF LAND THAT NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND, OKAY. AN EXAMPLE, THIS IS LIKE HORIZON, LIKE TWO OPTIONS. PART OF THAT IS THE TWO OPTIONS. OKAY. ONE IS IF THEY'RE DEVELOPING A PUBLIC PARK, UM, YOU KNOW, YES. THEN THEY WOULD, THEN THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THAT. ALL THAT WOULD CONCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT. WHAT IF THEY WERE DEVELOPING A PORTION, UH, PRIVATE PARK AND A PUBLIC PARK? THAT COULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE AS WELL. OKAY. BUT IF THEY'RE JUST DOING A PRIVATE PARK, THEN THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL LAND THAT THEY WOULD NOT DEVELOP. OKAY. WE WOULD TAKE THAT, THOSE FUNDS AND THEN COMBINE 'EM AND PUT 'EM TOGETHER TO, TO CREATE THAT PARK AREA. MR. CUMINS, DO WE HAVE ANY PARKS THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN US? YES. OKAY. THAT, THAT ARE NOT IN A SUBDIVISION. YES. WHERE WE JUST FINISHED ONE. OKAY. SO THAT WAS ONE WE WERE, AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT LATER THIS EVENING, IS VERIZON LAKE POLICY. IT'S IN A SUBDIVISION. SO THEY, SO WE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPERS FOR, WE DIDN'T DO THAT AT ALL. THEY, THEY DIDN'T THAT AT ALL FULL FILLED OUT. EVERYTHING DIDN'T, BUT THE, THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT HORIZON LANE PARK IS, SO HOW DID WE DETERMINE THAT COST? OR HOW WAS THAT, HOW DID THAT WORK? 'CAUSE THAT, THAT MIGHT MM-HMM. , WE, WE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPERS. WE HAVE A PARKLAND EDUCATION WORK PLAN. THEY KNEW WHAT THEIR COSTS WERE AND THEY WENT IN, WE REVIEWED THE SITE. WE, WE WORKED REALLY WELL AND SYM SYMBIOTICALLY TOGETHER ON THAT PARK. SO WE KNEW, UH, PICKMAN PAVILION WAS GONNA GO IN. WE KNEW THE PLAYGROUND WAS GONNA GO IN. WE LOOKED AT THE FISHING PIER, UH, A KAYAK LAUNCH, UM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ROCK. THE CRITICAL PART OF THAT IS YOU THINK WE'VE GOT THIS REALLY NICE PARK AND IT IS WONDERFUL, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS GREAT, BUT THE FUNDS DID NOT COVER EVERYTHING. WE DO NOT HAVE A RESTROOM AT THAT SITE. WE [00:30:01] DO NOT HAVE OTHER PICNIC AREAS OR PICNIC TABLES, JUST WHAT'S UNDERNEATH. WE HAVE A FEW BENCHES THAT ARE SPREAD OUT. SO A LOT OF THE SITE IS YET TO, TO BE DEVELOPED. SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE JUST COULD NOT FIT IN WITHIN THE AMOUNT OF THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE. SO, BUT THEY, WE DID WORK HAND IN HAND, WHICH WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE. AND YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT. AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING IN A FEW WEEKS. I'LL GET TO THAT LATER THIS AFTERNOON, LATER THIS EVENING THOUGH. ALRIGHT. BUT YES, WE DID THAT. THANK YOU. ANOTHER ONE IS, UM, SOMEWHAT SIMILAR IS, IS OUR HAWK'S LANDING NEAR DIVINE LAKE. OKAY. SO YEAH, THERE'S, THANK YOU. A COUPLE EXAMPLES OUT THERE, BUT AGAIN, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ADDITIONAL FEES, WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE AT LIKE A HORIZON LAKE, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THE CITY WOULD DO BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NO, IT'S A PUBLIC PARK. YES. BUT I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE BLAKEWOOD IS MORE OF LAKEWOOD PARK. IT'S NOT JUST FOR THAT SUBDIVISION. THAT WAS SO, BUT HORIZON LAKE IN THIS CASE DID DEVELOP IT TO BE A PUBLIC PARK. RIGHT. BUT USING, RATHER THAN THEIR PRIVATE, USING LAKEWOOD AS A, AS A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE. YEAH. THAT'S A REGIONAL. WE, WE BUILT THAT, DID WE HAD THE BOND FUNDING AND WE DID THAT AND WE WENT IN AND CONTRACTED AND CONSTRUCTED THAT. OKAY. YEAH. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. BUT THAT'S THE, THE BEAUTY OF PARKLAND DEDICATION. WE, WE SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE THIS, UM, AND I DON'T WANNA SAY RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MOST OF OUR DEVELOPERS, BUT THERE'S STILL THAT GAP. AND SO WE WANT TO CLOSE THAT GAP AND WE WANNA BECOME MORE PARTNERS WITH OUR DEVELOPERS. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT A TRAIL SYSTEM, FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN START PUTTING IN TRAILS WHERE THEY'RE REALLY NEEDED AND HOW THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE MADE. AND ARE THERE, IS THERE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP MORE THAN JUST A PLAYGROUND THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO, OR A PICNIC TABLE? YOU KNOW, CAN WE GET, CAN WE GET, IS THERE MORE LAND THERE THAT WE CAN DEVELOP IN A, IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT DEVELOPER? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNSEL. ANYTHING ELSE? MY ONLY LAST THING HERE WAS THAT JUST IN, IN, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GONNA BE AT LIKE A, AT A FULL, IF WE'RE DOING LIKE A FULL BUILD OUT APPRAISAL, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE MUCH, MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT. A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ACRE, SO THAT THE, THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE IS ACTUALLY GONNA GO UP A LOT MORE THAN YEAH. THAT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE. YEAH. CORRECT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO LIKE IT FOR CONTEXT FOR US TO KNOW IT'S RIGHT. THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE A NUMBER THAT WOULD BE QUITE HIGHER. SO I THINK WE'RE ALL, I THINK I, YOU'LL FIND NOT A COUNCIL MEMBER UP HERE THAT DOESN'T WANNA SUPPORT US MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO DOING THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO SOME CATCH UP. BUT DO IT, DO IT AS, AS, YOU KNOW, AS BLACK AND WHITE AS POSSIBLE. IS THIS GONNA BE MY, MY, WELL, THAT'S WHY I PUT BACK UP THERE, THIS, THIS SLIDE. UM, BECAUSE WHEN WE TALKED IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD IS WHAT WE FELT LIKE. AND TAKE THE, THE MARKET VALUE DIVIDED BY THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE TIMES THE NUMBER OF DU AND THERE YOU GO. IT'S, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. BUT IF WE COULD CLARIFY THAT, ESPECIALLY THE, THE MARKET VALUE AND HOW WE DO THAT, WE CAN, WE CAN, YEAH. IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT, SO IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T A GRAY AREA GOING INTO, INTO A SITUATION AND IT MADE SENSE, THEN THAT'D BE GREAT. IF THERE'S NOT A WAY TO DO IT, THEN AT LEAST WE GAVE IT A SHOT. SURE. UM, BUT I AT LEAST WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN MY COMMENTS, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, THIS, IT SHOWS HOW MUCH THOUGHT WAS REALLY PUT INTO IT. UM, THIS IS A LONG OVERDUE UPDATE AND, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE, I'M GLAD TO SEE A LOT OF WHAT'S IN HERE. I'M GOING TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBERS OR NICK'S CONCERNS. UM, WHEN I FIRST READ THROUGH THIS, WHEN YOU WERE AT PNZ, UM, I READ THE PART ABOUT THE APPRAISER AND I WAS CONFUSED BY IT. AND I WAS HOPING YOU COULD KIND OF WALK US THROUGH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE ASKING THE DEVELOPERS TO DO. I HAVE WORKED THROUGH, UH, AN APPRAISAL AS WELL. I RAN THIS BY AN APPRAISAL COMPANY JUST TO GET THEIR, THEIR TAKE. OKAY. AND, UM, SO ESSENTIALLY THEY, THEY SHARE WITH ME, THEY DO SUBDIVISION APPRAISALS ALL THE TIME, UH, EITHER ON RAW LAND OR AT FULL BUILD OUT. AND IT DEPENDS ON THE MARKET VALUE AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, WHAT THE DEVELOPER OR THE OWNER'S LOOKING FOR. I'M NOT AN AN AN APPRAISER. A LOT OF TIMES IT'S, IT'S FOR FINANCING TOO. SO I'M JUST, I'M GOING OFF OF, YOU KNOW, LITTLE NOTES AND JUST TRYING TO LEARN. IT WAS FASCINATING TO BE HONEST. SO, UM, ESSENTIALLY IF, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND YOU WOULD PROPOSING IS THAT AS A DE A DEVELOPER, YOU WOULD JUST GO OUT AND YOU'D EMPLOY A CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER. THEY WOULD COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UM, THE, THE, THE PLA THE, THE AT AT SORT OF AT BUILD OUT, UM, AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND THEN ASSESS A OF A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THAT. SO, SO THAT WOULD BE JUST AS YOU WOULD DO APPRAISAL ON YOUR HOME OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. RIGHT, RIGHT. WELL, EXCEPT WHEN YOU DO IT ON YOUR HOME, IT'S ALREADY BUILT. CORRECT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN IT. MM-HMM. . AND SO WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIATION DEPENDING ON WHAT [00:35:01] MATERIALS THEY USE, WHETHER IT'S STUCCO OR BRICK OR UPGRADED INTERIORS. LIKE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW, HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT IT'S FAIR AND THAT APPRAISERS ARE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT OUR APPRAISAL. CORRECT. IT'S A THIRD PARTY. HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE RIGHT THINGS AND NOT GETTING DERAILED INTO SOMETHING ELSE THAT EITHER MAKES IT TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW. I'M, AND THIS IS NEW TO ME TOO, SO, UM, IS THERE LIKE A STANDARD APPRAISAL THAT THEY TYPICALLY DO THAT WE'RE JUST USING THAT THEY WOULD ALREADY HAVE? OR IS THIS AN ALL NEW THING, A STANDARD APPRAISAL PROCESS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING? YEAH. SO WHEN THE DEVELOPERS ARE COMING IN, ARE THEY COMING IN AND MAYBE COUNCIL MEMBERS, NIK, YOU KNOW, THIS, ARE THEY COMING IN WITH THE TYPE OF APPRAISAL THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, THAT YOU'RE EASY ABLE TO EASILY TURN IT INTO WHAT THE, YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT? IS IT GONNA BE EASY TO, FOR THEM TO OBTAIN OR IS THIS A NEW THING OR CREATING SOME PROCESS THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE COMMUNICATED TO EVERYONE WHO'S DOING THE APPRAISAL IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? MM-HMM. , YEAH. THE SCOPE OF THE APPRAISAL IS WHAT SHE'S ASKING FOR. YEAH. LIKE IS THIS, LIKE, IS THERE A STANDARD THAT'S ALREADY OUT THERE THAT EXISTS OR IS THIS GONNA BE NEW TO EVERY APPRAISER THAT'S HIRED? I, I, SORRY, IF THAT'S OUTSIDE YOUR MY LIMITED YEAH, I UNDERSTAND KNOWLEDGE, BUT IS WHEN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THAT APPRAISAL COMPANY, THEY'RE LOOKING AT HIGHEST AND BEST USE AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL COMPS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER LAND VALUES. SO THERE'S A, I'M, I WOULD GUESSTIMATE, I, I GUESS OKAY. I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT IT, THERE, THERE IS SOME FORMULA OR SOME CHECKLIST I WOULD PRETTY MUCH ASSUME THAT THEY'RE GOING FROM, BASED ON THE OTHER APPRAISALS THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED. OKAY. SO I'VE, I'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE. AND EVEN IN THE, THE CITY WHEN WE'VE DONE APPRAISALS ON PIECES OF PROPERTY OR, AND I DON'T WANNA GET SPECIFICS, BUT SOME RECENTLY THAT THERE'S A WHOLE CHECKLIST BASICALLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. OKAY. UM, I THINK I WANNA GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. AND MAYBE THAT'S, UH, FOR, TO BE ANSWERED BY OUR FRIENDS FROM THE HBA TAYLOR. WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? UM, I JUST WANNA KNOW IF THIS SORT OF APPRAISAL IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY DONE, UM, OR IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF STANDARDS THAT WE NEED TO WRITE IN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR, UM, AND THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT APPRAISER YOU GET. AND THEN, UM, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN YOUR RESEARCH THAT'S DOING IT THAT WAY WHERE THEY'RE HAVING THIS APPRAISER? I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO SOME MORE RESEARCH ON THAT. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING WHERE IT'S WORKING. I, I KNOW THERE ARE SOME. OKAY. BUT LET ME, LET ME, LET ME GET THAT TO YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE. YEAH. UM, AND THEN, UM, I ALSO ECHO SOME OF THE, UM, THOUGHTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS ABOUT VALUATIONS AND THE MARKET. AND I SEE IN HERE THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A SOLVE FOR THAT IF, IF THERE'S, UM, A DISPUTE AT A LATER TIME. BUT THE, THE REMEDY IS FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND THEN WE PAY AS A CITY FOR THE SECOND APPRAISAL. AND I HAVE SOME CONCERNS THERE TOO, BECAUSE WITH THE MARKET BEING UNPREDICTABLE SOMETIMES I DON'T WANT US TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE GETTING ALL OF THESE REQUESTS THAT WE FEEL ARE VALID AND THEN THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR ALL OF THESE APPRAISALS. UM, 'CAUSE I THINK YOU JUST DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF DETAILING HOW BURDENSOME THAT WOULD BE TO STAFF AND, AND ALL THAT. BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD. I THINK WE DO NEED SOME CERTAINTY, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND AS COMMUNICATED CLEARLY. AND I KNOW THAT THE BUILDERS, THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME CERTAINTY TO GET THEIR FINANCING. UM, SO MAYBE EVEN JUST TURNING IT INTO AN, OR YOU CAN DO THE APPRAISAL OR YOU CAN DO THIS FEE THAT'S MORE TRADITIONAL, JUST TO GIVE THEM SOME CLARITY. AND THEN I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE ZONES. WOULD ALL OF THE ZONES HAVE THE SAME PRICE OR WOULD THEY HAVE VARIED PRICES DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE ZONE FOR THEIR PER ACRE? YOU'RE SAYING? SO WOULD, WOULD THE FEE BE HIGHER IN CERTAIN ZONES, HIGHER OR LOWER IN DIFFERENT ZONES DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEEDS WOULD BE? IT COULD BE IF YOU, ONCE YOU GOT TO THAT POINT, IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER WITH MR. GLENN AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER WAS IF YOU DID A RETRO APPRAISAL ON SOME THINGS, IT COULD BE A VARIOUS ON THE, A VARIOUS LEVEL OF THOSE PARTICULAR ZONES. OKAY. I AM THINKING, LOOKING AT IT LIKE SOME OF THOSE, BUT THIS IS JUST BASED ON WHAT THAT SUBDIVISION, NO MATTER WHAT ZONE THEY WERE IN. OKAY. THEY WOULD ALL BE THE SAME. IT'D BE ALL, IT'D BE THE SAME FOR THAT PARTICULAR BUILD, BUILD, UH, DEVELOPMENT. SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH. UM, SO THAT WAS ALL I HAD. UM, JUST SOME MORE INFORMATION OVERALL. IT'S GOOD. I THINK THAT CLARITY PIECE [00:40:01] IS GONNA BE IMPORTANT. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH, I WOULD ASK, I WOULD ASK THE QUESTION OF LIKE, OF WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHERE WE CAN STATE IT IF WE'RE GIVING FEEDBACK TO GIVE TO, TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT WE'RE LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GONNA COME A FEE AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE IT'S GONNA COVER IT. SO IT'S GONNA BE HIGHER. BUT IS, IS IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER FEE BETTER THAN THE, THE AMBIGUITY OF LIKE, OR THE GRAYNESS OF THIS BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERED, BUT WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVERCHARGING JUST 'CAUSE WE THINK. SO, SO IS THERE A WAY, LIKE WHAT MAKES SENSE HERE? AND I THINK THAT IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE PLEASE GIVE US A FEE EVEN IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER RATHER THAN THE GRAY AREA, UH, IN, IN MY PERSONAL OPINION. BUT THAT WOULD BE, I THINK IT JUST ASKS IT THAT WAY AND, AND BE DIRECT AND, AND WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO COVER OURSELVES AS A CITY. AND I DON'T, I'M SURE THE DIFFERENT ZONES ARE GONNA REQUIRE, UM, ARE ARE GOING TO BE BUILDING MORE PARKS AND ARE GONNA NEED MORE. MM-HMM. . AND SO THE, THE, THE AREAS AND THOSE ZONES AND THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE ZONES THAT ARE GOING TO USE THOSE AREAS MORE, I CAN, I CAN SEE THE, UM, THE APPEAL TO MAKING SURE THAT IT HAPPENS THAT WAY TOO. YEAH. UM, BUT I JUST, IF, YEAH, I THINK I'VE SAID ALL, I THINK I'VE BEEN PRETTY CLEAR. I THINK THERE WAS, I THINK IT WAS IN THE OPENING SLIDE. I ACTUALLY WROTE THIS DOWN AND, AND YOU SAID IT AS WELL, MR. TOMINS DOES NOT IMPOSE UNFAIR BURDEN. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR. AND THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH THE APPRAISAL PIECE, IS THAT IT CREATES AN UNFAIR BURDEN. AND SO AS LONG AS WE CAN JUST SMOOTH IT OUT AND HAVE CLARITY AND A VERY CLEAR PROCESS AND OPTIONS, GREAT. I THINK IT'LL BE WONDERFUL. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS. ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL, ANYTHING ELSE MR. SIMMONS? NO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. THANKS. IT'S EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP AT 6:43 PM PLEASE BE BACK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING. GOOD EVENING, [4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.] EVERYBODY. WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. TODAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 7:04 PM AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. PASTOR BRIAN LIGHTSY OF LIFE CHURCH WILL BE PROVIDING THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS. PASTOR GOD IN HEAVEN, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER OUTSIDE AND, UH, THEY CAN WATER OUR GRASS AGAIN. . WE THANK YOU LORD, JUST FOR THE CITY. LORD, WE ALL LOVE THIS CITY. UH, LORD, UH, IT'S GROWING AND HAS A LOT OF GROWING PAINS. WE PRAY FOR THIS MEETING TONIGHT THAT, UH, THINGS WILL RUN SMOOTHLY. YOU'LL GIVE EVERYONE WISDOM, UH, TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. HELP PEOPLE BE HEARD AND I PRAY WISDOM AND STABILITY WOULD RAIN. AND LORD, WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR OUR, FOR THE FIRE, UH, DEPARTMENT, AT LEAST THE THE FIREFIGHTER WHO'LL BE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. AND FOR THE, THOSE MEMBERS OF, UH, PD WHO WILL ALSO BE RECOGNIZED, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE, HOW THEY MODEL FOR US, WHAT IT MEANS TO LOVE NEIGHBOR AND TO SACRIFICE. I PRAY BLESSINGS ON THEIR LIVES. AND BLESS THIS MEETING IN CHRIST NAME I PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY OF JUSTICE, ALL HONORED BY TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE SEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, [5. Roll Call.] CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION PARKER. HERE, MAYOR PRO TIMM ESP MATTKE LONGORIA. HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD. HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE THOMPSON. PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER [00:45:01] CHRIS CERNEY. HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS. HERE, MAYOR CHRISTINE . HERE, QUORUM IS PRESENT. CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER SIX [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. [All comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes (6 minutes if translation is needed) per individual.]] IS NON AGENDA ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS. FOR ITEMS THAT ARE 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. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS IS A TIME FOR YOU TO TALK TO US, BUT IT IS NOT A TIME THAT WE CAN ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU. WITH THAT, I HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND THAT IS JAMES DEAN. GOOD EVENING, MR. DEAN, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. I'M JAMES DEAN. I LIVE AT 25 13 COSTA DEL. SO LEANDER, TEXAS. UM, I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK AND RECOGNIZE, UH, NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS. UM, MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS, UM, FELT LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS AND BOOKS WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. UM, AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A GOOD LIBRARY HERE IN LEANDER. UM, I THINK I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, MY FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD, UM, HAS SPECIFICALLY NEEDED, UM, THE CARE OF OUR FIVE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE EMERGENCY, UM, SUPPORT FOLKS. UM, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT AT TIMES, BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS VERY FRIENDLY, VERY HELPFUL, AND, AND VERY PROFESSIONAL, UH, AND MY FAMILY AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO, UH, WANT TO THANK MAYOR CHRISTINE AND COUNCIL LADIES, ESME AND NICOLE AND BECKY. UM, OUR CITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED AND THE ALMOST THREE YEARS THAT YOU'VE SERVED ON COUNCIL, YOU CAME INTO OFFICE AND WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH. WATER, UM, BICKERING IN THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING. AND THE FOUR OF YOU HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AND WITH THE REST OF COUNCIL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUR CITY, AND WE'RE EXTRAORDINARILY THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND YOU'VE DONE IT ALL AND STILL KEPT OUR TAXES LOW AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE ELECTION SEASON. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DEAN. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE UP TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE INTO IT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, [7. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.Proclamation recognizing National Library Week (April 7-13)Proclamation recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 14-20)Proclamation recognizing Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (April 14-20)Proclamation recognizing National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 21-27)Proclamation recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month (April)Proclamation recognizing National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day Proclamation (May 4)Certificate of Recognition Fire Fighter Ian Wheeldon for heroic actions Certificate of Recognition Texas Flag Football] RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND VISITORS. WE HAVE A FEW TONIGHT. UM, SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT IS WE'RE GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATIONS SORT OF BACK TO BACK AND HONOR THE PEOPLE RECEIVING THEM. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GET UP AND DO THE PHOTOS ALTOGETHER. UM, SO FIRST UP, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK OF APRIL 7TH TO 13TH. AND THAT'S GONNA BE PRESENTED BY PRO TEM, MATT KEY, LONGORIA. MS. PAR, DO YOU WANNA COME UP FOR THIS? WHEREVER YOU WANT. THERE YOU ARE. AND ANYONE FROM YOUR TEAM THAT YOU WANNA COME UP. THANK YOU. WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ADAPT TO THE EV EVER CHANGING NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE DIVERSE AS THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, THUS COMBINING TO LOCAL PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE TREASURED INSTITUTIONS THAT PRESERVE OUR COLLECTIVE HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE, SAFEGUARDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION THIS WEEK TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. I MAYOR CHRISTINE LYLE, CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 7TH THROUGH APRIL 13TH AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND WITNESS THEREOF. I HAVE HEREON TOO, SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON APRIL 4TH, 2024. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, UM, WE ARE VERY HONORED TO DO WHAT WE DO. UM, WE LOVE THE CITY, WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY. UM, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF WHO ARE ALL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SERVING, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH LIBRARIES. SO, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US IN HONORING, HONORING OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM. UM, [00:50:03] I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I DO IT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO I GET TO INTERACT WITH EVERY DAY. UM, THEY WHY, THEY'RE WHY I COME TO WORK AND MY COWORKERS ARE WHY I COME TO WORK. UM, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF US. UM, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL CONTINUE FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS. ALL RIGHT, UP NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK APRIL 14TH THROUGH 20TH, UM, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD. WHEREAS APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. AND WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND THE PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH THESE SERVICES IS THE LANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNICATION CENTER. AND THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND THE RESPONDING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED AND DISTRIBUTED. AND WHEREAS TELECOMMUNICATION OFFICERS PROVIDE A, A VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM CRITICAL INFORMATION AND HAVING CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION ENGINE OF CRIMINALS, THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND WHEREAS EACH TELECOMMUNICATION OFFICER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB IN THE PAST YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, OUR MAYOR, OUR MAYOR, CHRISTINE LYLE, CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. THANK YOU, . THANK YOU COUNSEL SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, UM, ONE, I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, TAKING THIS TIME TO, TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY. UM, IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR COMMUNICATIONS, UH, DIVISION, IT'S, IT'S WHAT WE CALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS OR THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONES THAT TYPICALLY GET THE CALL FOR SERVICE THAT COMES IN THAT DIRECTS OFFICERS AND TELLS 'EM WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH. UH, WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT I COULD SAY TO, UH, THIS EVENING, 'CAUSE YOU'VE HEARD MY STORIES WHERE I WAS THOUGHT I WAS BETTER AND HAD A, WAS MORE, HAD A ATTITUDE WHEN I WAS A YOUNG PATROLMAN, THAT I COULD DO COMMUNICATIONS BETTER THAN THESE PEOPLE. AND I WAS PUT IN COMMUNICATIONS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND FAILED MISERABLY AT IT. 'CAUSE I THINK THE CHIEF AT THE TIME WAS TRYING TO TEACH ME A LESSON WHEN I REALIZED THE VALUE OF WHAT THEY DO AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS THAT I WOULD RATHER BE OUT ON A CAR CHASING SOMEBODY AND EVEN HAVING 'EM SHOOTING AT ME THAN I WOULD ANSWER THE TELEPHONE TRYING TO HELP SOMEBODY, UH, ON THAT. BUT, UM, IF I HAD TO COME UP WITH ONE WORD TO WHAT I, WHERE THIS GROUP IS, WOULD BE THE WORD CALM, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE CALMING VOICE TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CALLING IN MAYBE ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF THEIR PARTICULAR LIFE OR A SITUATION THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. AND BEING ABLE TO CALL, CALL AND GET A CALM VOICE TO KIND OF HELP THEM GET THROUGH WHATEVER THEY'RE DEALING WITH, MAYBE BRING HOPE BACK TO THE SITUATION THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. UM, AND TO, TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE RESOURCE AS WELL. THAT'S, THAT HELP WILL BE COMING ALONG THE WAY. UM, WHAT THEY DO IS VERY, VERY HARD. AND NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO GREAT BECAUSE IT'S HARD, AS HARD AS IT IS. AND TO FIND INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN ACTUALLY DO THIS PARTICULAR, UH, JOB AND, AND HELP PEOPLE IS AMAZING. 'CAUSE UM, I I COULDN'T IMAGINE THAT EVERY DAY THAT I'M TALKING TO SOMEONE THAT COULD BE THE LAST VOICE THEY HEAR AND THE LAST VOICE THAT I HEAR FROM THEM. AND, UH, I KNOW IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT. SO ON BEHALF OF BEING OUR DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. YOU'RE, IT IS VERY SPECIAL. IT'S VERY UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL THAT CAN DO THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS PUT IN EVERY SINGLE DAY, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WE NEVER CLOSE, WE NEVER STOP, WE NEVER TURN OUR PHONES OFF, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMEBODY WHEN THEY CALL EMERGENCY LINE, SOMEBODY WILL BE THERE AND IT'S YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YEAH, I THINK WE'LL HAVE YOU COME BACK UP FOR A PICTURE AFTERWARDS THAT YEAH, WE'RE GONNA DO ALL THE, THE TALKING AND THEN ALL THE PICTURING . ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK APRIL 14TH TO 20TH WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PANAL PARKER. WHEREAS APRIL 14TH TO EIGHTH, APRIL 20TH IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK AND IS A TIME SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE THANK AND COMMEND ALL ANIMAL CONTROL PERSONNEL. AND WHEREAS LEANDER ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS, LIKE POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, KEEPING ANIMALS AND HUMANS SAFE FROM HARM. AND WHEREAS LEANDER ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL, COMPASSIONATE SERVICE. AND WHEREAS THE, THE LEANER CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO COMMEND EACH AND EVERY ANIMAL [00:55:01] SERVICES UNIT OFFICER FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PROTECTION OF THE CITIZENS AND ANIMALS OF OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. I MAYOR CHRISTINE DELAL ALL CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF OUR C COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK AND WITNESS THEREOF. I HAVE SET HEREUNTO SET, SET MY HAND, AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON APRIL 4TH, UH, 2024. SO THIS IS ANOTHER JOB I HAD TO DO ONE TIME WHEN I WAS HERE MANY YEARS AGO THAT I WASN'T REALLY GOOD AT AS WELL. BUT, UM, THE WORD I CAME UP WITH ANIMAL SERVICES TODAY WAS RELATIONSHIPS. UM, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE NAME THAT WE HAD, WE CHANGED THE NAME MANY YEARS AGO. UH, WHEN WE WERE ANIMAL CONTROL THROUGH ANIMAL SERVICES BECAUSE THE WORD CONTROL JUST MEANT, TO ME, IT WAS A NEGATIVE WAY OF SAYING, HEY, WE'RE HERE TO JUST DO THESE PARTICULAR THINGS. WHEN THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE THAT AS A DEPARTMENT WE WANTED TO DO, WHEN IT CAME TO THE WORD SERVICE, UM, EDUCATING IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, OBVIOUSLY CAME UP WITH. 'CAUSE THEY'RE, THEY, THIS GROUP LOVES TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AND, AND WE HAVE ALL KIND OF CRITTERS AT THE PD MORE THAN I WOULD CARE TO EVEN BE AROUND SNAKES AND FROGS AND GUINEA PIGS. AND, AND WE ALMOST GOT A GOAT THE OTHER DAY. SO, UH, THEY ASKED ME ABOUT THAT. I WAS LIKE, PROBABLY NO ROOM FOR THE GOAT. UM, BUT ALSO, LIKE I SAID, ENGAGEMENT IS KEY TOO, BECAUSE THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS ARE SO ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE, THE FOCUS IS WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ANIMALS AND, AND MORE PEOPLE MOVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE WANT, WE KNOW WE ALL HAVE TO CO-EXIST IN THAT SENSE, BUT WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR ANIMALS ARE SAFE, THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE SAFE. AND, UH, AGAIN, I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR TEAM TOGETHER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL JOB OF A DOG CATCHER, THAT'S THE, FOR AT LEAST LEANDER, WE DON'T, WE DON'T LOOK AT THAT APPROACH. WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE, LIKE I SAID, ANIMALS ARE, HAVE RABIES, THAT THEY'RE TAGS. SO WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND HOW WE, AND THE MAIN THING THAT I KNOW THAT THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT, THAT THEY EVEN WON AN AWARD AT, WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? WE WON THAT AWARD WITH TML 16. YEAH. 2016 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS ISSUED TO AN ANIMAL SERV OR ANIMAL SERVICE GROUP WAS FOR THE, WHAT THEY DO TO RETURN ANIMALS BACK. SO WE HAVE A VERY HIGH RETURN RATE BECAUSE WE DON'T, LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THEIR DOGGIE BEING AT THE JAIL. AND, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY GET BACK HOME WHERE THEY'RE SAFE AND FLUSH. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU BOTH, ALL THREE OF Y'ALL HAVE DONE. THANK YOU FOR WHERE YOU'VE TAKEN THIS. UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WHEN YOU, YOU WERE HIRED MANY YEARS AGO, WE HAD A VISION AND YOU HAVE BLOWN IT OUTTA THE WATER. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND KEEP IT UP. WHO'S OUR FRIEND HERE? THIS IS GUNNER. GUNNER. HE'S MY PERSONAL DOG. AW, HOW OLD IS HE? HE'LL BE SIX AND NINE. AW, HE'S VERY CUTE. VERY WELL BEHAVED. THANK. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW I GET THE HONOR OF READING OUT THE PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK FOR APRIL 21ST TO 27TH. WHEREAS APRIL 21ST TO 27TH IS DESIGNATED NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK. AND WHEREAS CRIME AND THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE HAVE A PROFOUND AND DEVASTATING EFFECT ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN AMERICA. AND WHEREAS OVER 24 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE TOUCHED BY CRIME EACH YEAR, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, FINANCIAL AND SPIRITUAL EFFECTS ON COUNTLESS INNOCENT VICTIMS. AND WHEREAS THERE ARE OVER 10,000 COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM-BASED VICTIM SERVICE PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR NATION THAT PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF CRIME. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER IS JOINING WITH VICTIM SERVICES, PROGRAMS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS THROUGH WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO OBSERVE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. I AM MAYOR CHRISTINE DELAL CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 21ST TO 27TH. 2024 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK AND WITNESS THEREOF. I HAVE PUT MY HAND . WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN. SO I ALWAYS START THIS OUT EVERY YEAR IS THIS WAS A COUNCIL DRIVEN, UH, PROGRAM. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL HAD REQUESTED MANY YEARS AGO AND WHICH WAS MOST APPRECIATED BECAUSE THIS IS ANOTHER JOB THAT OFFICERS HAD TO DO MANY YEARS AGO. AND GUESS WHAT? WE'RE NOT GOOD AT WHAT THESE LADIES DO OVER HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE WORD THAT I CAME UP WITH FOR THEM WAS COMPASSION. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE EVERY SITUATION THAT THEY DEAL WITH, AGAIN, IS NOT SOMEBODY'S BEST DAY. WHAT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP WILL DO IS THEY WILL HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME OF THE WORST DAYS OF THEIR LIVES, AND THEY WILL EVEN WALK THEM THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WHICH CAN BE VERY CONFUSING IN, IN, IN ITS OWN PROCESS ON ITSELF. UM, THE ONE THING ABOUT COMPASSION THAT I ALWAYS WANNA STRESS IS THAT IT'S TALKING ABOUT CARING FOR PEOPLE. BECAUSE I THINK UNFORTUNATELY, AS AS PLACES GET BIGGER, THEY CAN TURN PEOPLE INTO PROCESSES. AND WE CAN NEVER DO THAT AS A DEPARTMENT AND AS A SERVICE BECAUSE [01:00:01] EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON HAS A, A NEED AND WE CAN'T MAKE 'EM A CHECKBOX. UM, THEY, AGAIN, THEY COME OUT AT THE, AT THE MOST INCONVENIENCE OF TIMES I KNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO, TO ALSO BE A SHOULDER AND BE SUPPORTIVE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME PRETTY TRAUMATIC STUFF. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN AN OFFICER WENT TO A CALL, ALL THEY COULD DO WAS WHAT THEY COULD DO. SAY, I'M SORRY. AND THEY WOULD LEAVE AND YOU LEAVE A FAMILY BROKEN BEHIND. SO YOU HAD TO GO TO THE NEXT CALL, THE NEXT CALL WHERE WE'VE GOT NOW THIS PARTICULAR GROUP WHO WILL COME IN THERE AND PICK UP THOSE PIECES SO WE CAN GO ONTO THE NEXT CALL AND THEY CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS KIND OF WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE TRAUMATIC EVENTS. SO I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WE WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU. I KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO NOT HAVE YOU BACK IN THE DAY AND IT WAS TERRIBLE AND HORRIBLE AND JUST HAVING YOU GUYS THERE AND, AND VOLUNTEERS AS WELL TO COME IN AND TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF. BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES. IT'S A SERVICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE BEYOND THE CALL, WHICH IS WHAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT WHERE YOU'VE TAKEN IT BECAUSE AGAIN, I CAN'T IMAGINE NOT HAVING YOU THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. WANNA GET A PICTURE? WE STILL HAVE, WE STILL HAVE LIKE THREE MORE. OH YEAH. . IT'S, IT'S A VERY, UH, FANTASTIC NIGHT TO HONOR EVERYBODY. UM, UP NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH OF APRIL WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SNICK. ALRIGHT. WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2024, THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER WILL OBSERVE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND CREATE STRONG COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE STRENGTHENING AND HEALING OF THE ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR NOT OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS. AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN ARE CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND ITS PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITY. AND WHEREAS THE GO BLUE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE BACA, CASA WILLIAMSON COUNTY, CEDAR PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, GEORGETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, ROUND ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT, ROUND ROCK, ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT, LEANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE GEORGETOWN PROJECT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S, UH, JUVENILE SERVICES, STARRY WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, SERVES HUNDREDS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN, AS WELL AS THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS EACH YEAR. AND I GOT THE LONG ONE. WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE AND WE MUST NURTURE AND PROTECT THEM AND PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN GROW AND PROSPER. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTINE DE DEL MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LEANDER HERE DO PROCLAIM APRIL, 2024 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH IN LEANDER AND IN AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH BY DEDICATING OURSELVES TO THE TASK OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY RECOGNIZING AND HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE GO BLUE COMMITTEE FOR ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PROTECT THE UNPROTECTED, SEEK THE JUSTICE, UH, AGAINST CHILD, UH, MALTREATMENT, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO BE DILIGENT IN RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE IN LEANDER, TEXAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL TRY NOT TO MAKE THAT LONGER FOR NEXT YEAR. , LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE. UM, WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. WE READ OVER 500 REPORTS OF ABUSE EVERY MONTH. UM, WE ARE INTERVIEWING FORENSICALLY ABOUT A THOUSAND, JUST UNDER A THOUSAND CHILDREN A YEAR RIGHT NOW. UM, AND WE KNOW THAT'S JUST GONNA GROW WITH ALL THE GROWTH, RIGHT? MM-HMM, . SO WITH THAT, WE JUST REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. UM, WE REALLY TREASURE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONES BRINGING THE KIDS IN AND DOING ALL THE WORK. WE ARE A TOOL OF THE INVESTIGATION. AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR THE FAMILY. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO BE DOING THAT. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, UM, REALLY GRATEFUL. AND WE KICKED OFF CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH WITH A TWO DAY CONFERENCE THAT JUST ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. AND REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM LEANDER THERE. IT WAS FANTASTIC. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. 'CAUSE PART OF OUR JOB IS EDUCATING, UM, THE TEAM THAT WE WORK WITH. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE USED TO HAVE TO DO BY OURSELVES. AND, UH, WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THIS ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS IS TO DO THAT PIECE, TO BE ABLE TO HELP THESE CHILDREN, UM, WITH JUSTICE IN GETTING, GETTING THE ABILITY TO BE INTERVIEWED IN A, INSTEAD OF A POLICE STATION. THEY'RE GETTING INTERVIEWED IN A, AT A HOME. AND IT'S A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY AS WELL. SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AS WELL. AND, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU BECAUSE IT'S, IT, IT GOES BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH OUR, UH, UH, VICTIM SERVICES IS, IS BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CHILD GET THE BEST THEY CAN GIVE WITH SUPPORT AND WITH HELP. AND, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. [01:05:01] THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION DAY ON MAY 4TH. AND THAT IS GONNA BE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY IS OBSERVED ON MAY 4TH TO HONOR AND REMEMBER FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES, SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO SERVE, TO SHOW SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO PRESENTLY SERVE. AND WHEREAS THE FIREFIGHTERS FOR LEANDER FIRE DEPARTMENT, BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER, ARE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, ARE QUICK TO RESPOND TO UNCERTAIN SITUATIONS, TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGES AND COMBAT THE THREAT OF FIRE IN ORDER TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, PETS, AND THE ECONOMIC BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE DEMANDS OF FIREFIGHTERS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PERSONAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL TOOLS THAT FIREFIGHTERS KNOWINGLY ACCEPT WHILE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF OTHERS. WHEREAS WE CELEBRATE THE DAY TO ENCOURAGE AND MOTIVATE FIREFIGHTERS, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM FOR WHAT THEY DO, AND TO REIGNITE THE FIRE BURNING IN THEIR HEARTS, WHICH FUEL THEM TO DO AN EVEN BETTER JOB. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE CITY OF LEANDER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH, 2024 IS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY, AND URGE OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN REMEMBERING THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED WHILE PROTECTING OTHERS. AND TO SHOW SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WHO PROTECT OUR LIVES AND PROPERTY EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND WITNESS THEREOF I HAVE HERE, AND TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON APRIL 4TH, 2024. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THESE FIREFIGHTERS FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS THAT THEY, UH, SERVE THIS COMMUNITY SELFLESSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SERVING THOUSANDS OF, UH, RESIDENTS, CUSTOMERS THAT WE REFER TO 'EM AS. UM, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THESE FIREFIGHTERS WOULD TELL YOU THAT NOTHING THEY DO IS HEROIC OR BRAVE. IN FACT, THEY, UH, OFTEN WILL BE SAID THAT THE BRAVEST THING SOMEONE CAN DO IS DECIDE TO BECOME A FIRST RESPONDER. AND THEN EVERYTHING AFTER THAT IS JUST PART OF THE JOB. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO TAKE AND, AND HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT IS ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, DPO IAN WILDON, HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE AT THE HOSPITAL ONE DAY, YOU MAY HAVE REMEMBERED SEEING ON THE NEWS ABOUT THIS CAR THAT CRASHED INTO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. AND, UH, HE JUST HAPPENED TO BE THERE. AND SO I WANT TO READ THE CERTIFICATE AND THEN I'LL HAVE A FEW MORE WORDS TO SAY ABOUT IT. BUT ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024, DRIVER PUMP OPERATOR, UH, WHEELDON WAS OFF DUTY AT ST. DIVA'S NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:36 PM A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. DPO WHEELED AND HEARD THE CRASH, FOLLOWED BY SCREAMS AND RAN TO GO HELP. AS HE APPROACHED, HE NOTED VICTIMS BEING CARRIED AWAY BY BYSTANDERS AND A VEHICLE GONE THROUGH THE LOBBY CRASHING NEAR THE FRONT DESK, DPO WID, AND APPROACHED THE VEHICLE. AS HE ENTERED THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR, HE REMOVED A DOG AND HANDED IT TO HOSPITAL SECURITY STAFF THEN BEGAN ASSESSING AND TREATING THE DRIVER WHO WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. DPO WILDER'S ACTIONS SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO THE SERVICE OF EXCELLENCE OF HIGH STANDARDS OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM, THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF LEANDER. SO I'M SURE HE WOULD TELL YOU THAT HE WAS JUST DOING WHAT ANYBODY ELSE WOULD DO. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY THAT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU SAW THE VIDEOS, THAT'S NOT TRUE. 'CAUSE THE VIDEOS SHOW THAT THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE HELPING, THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE ESCAPING, AND THEN THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE FILMING PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP. AND SO, UH, WE JUST WANT TO HONOR AND APPRECIATE THOSE PEOPLE, IAN, PARTICULARLY TONIGHT, BUT THOSE OTHERS WHO DECIDE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND HELP THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED. SO, THANK YOU. GO BACKWARDS. UH, DPO WILDEN. I THINK YOU HAVE A VERY BIG FAN IN THE BACK THAT'S CALLING YOU. DO Y'ALL WANNA COME JOIN US FOR THE PHOTO? HEY, BILLY. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANNA KEEP THEM UP, ? ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY BRING YOUR PROCLAMATIONS. OH, WELL, NOT YOUR, THEY'RE ALREADY UP. YEAH, WE'LL GO BACKWARDS. I SHOULD BRING THEM LIST. SHE GETS THAT. OH, PLEASE LET HER IN. THAT. [01:10:24] YEP. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS, UH, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. CARRIE, COME ON. THANK YOU. ARE VICTIMS ADVOCATES? YES. OH, WAS THIS ME? I THINK IT WAS ME. YEAH. I, ALRIGHT. ANIMAL CONTROL OR SERVICES WE SHOULD CHANGE? [01:15:03] TRYING TO REMEMBER. YOU SHOULD GET TO BE IN THE FRONT ROOM. YOU NEVER, YOU NEVER GET TO BE IN THE FRONT. THANKS FOR COMING. I HAVE TO READ. OH, READ IT AND THEN DO WE DOWN? HEY, I, ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR TEXAS FURY FLAG FOOTBALL. READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, TEXAS FURY FOOTBALL FLAG FOOTBALL TEAMS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF LEANDER, TEXAS FOR YOUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS, INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY, THE 20 24 17 UNFL FLAG CHAMPIONS AND 2024 WOMEN'S NFL FLAG CHAMPIONS. WE HONOR THE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS OF ALL PLAYERS, COACHES, PARENTS, AND OTHERS WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR SUCCESS. THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED IN RECOGNITION THEREOF ON THIS DAY, APRIL 4TH, 2024. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY HUMBLED. UH, WHEN WE STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION IN 2017, WE STARTED WITH SIX PLAYERS AND WE'VE WATCHED OUR ORGANIZATION GROW FROM SIX PLAYERS TO NOW SEVEN TEAMS IN THE GREATER AUSTIN AREA, AND THEN ONE IN NORTH TEXAS. UH, WE WILL ASK FOR YOUR HELP THOUGH. UM, FLAG FOOTBALL FOR, FOR WOMEN IS NOW A VARSITY SPORT IN EIGHT STATES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A PILOT PROGRAM IN 16 OTHER STATES, BUT TEXAS IS FAR BEHIND. WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU, PEOPLE THAT SERVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WRITE TO UIL AND EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLOWING THESE YOUNG WOMEN A PATHWAY TO CONTINUE TO PLAY. IT IS NOW A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SPORT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HEARD, IT'S ALSO GONNA BE IN THE, IN THE OLYMPICS IN 2028. AND I'M NOT, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE, BUT I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SOME OF THESE TEXAS FURY YOUNG LADIES ON THAT 2028 OLYMPIC TEAM. THANK YOU. UM, WE DO APOLOGIZE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF OUR TEAM HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR TWO CAPTAINS AND, UH, THE REST OF OUR TEAM, THEY ARE HEADED TO ATLANTA AS WE BEGIN OUR QUEST TO REPEAT AS NFL FLAG NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. WE HAVE OUR REGIONAL THIS WEEKEND. UH, BUT IF YOU WANNA WATCH THE, THE 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THAT WAS TELEVISED LIVE ON ESBN AND A BC, YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUTUBE WHERE YOU CAN GO TO ESBN AND WATCH IT, AND YOU WILL SEE THESE TWO CONNECT IN DOUBLE OVERTIME FOR THE WIN . WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COACH. AND CONGRATULATIONS LADIES WAY TO BRING IT. LET'S GET A PHOTO, THE QUARTERBACK, THE LITTLE ONE NOISY. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. OH, NO, I'M NUMBER EIGHT. [8. Staff ReportsWater Update] STAFF REPORTS. [01:20:01] WE HAVE A WATER UPDATE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE, GRIMS BOW. GOOD EVENING, MR. GRIMS BOW. YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY LATELY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, DAN GRIMSBY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE. AND, UH, YES, THIS IS, UH, MORE GOOD NEWS, . I SAW A BUNCH OF GOOD NEWS, AND SO WE'LL JUST STACK ONTO THAT. GOOD NEWS. UM, SO, UH, WE'LL GO INTO IT. UH, AN UPDATE ON THE RAW WATER LINE. UM, ESSENTIALLY THIS IS, UH, OLD NEWS. UM, I'LL STOP HERE FOR A MINUTE. UH, WE HAVE, UH, COMPLETED THE PIPE. UM, WE'RE DOING SOME PUNCH ON THE LIST. UM, AND, UM, THE, UH, WE'RE OUT OF PHASE, UH, FOUR BACK INTO PHASE TWO. AND, UM, IT WAS DONE ON TIME IN BUDGET. UM, AND SO, UM, UNDERWATER , UM, IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANNA SAY. AND, UM, IT WAS AMAZING JOB THAT THE, UH, THAT THE TEAM DID DOWN THERE. AND THEN WE HAD SOME THANK YOUS HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON. SO I DON'T WANNA STEAL MY OWN THUNDER, SO, WE'LL, WE'LL WAIT ON THAT. . UM, REAL QUICK, THE 78 INCH, UH, BUTTERFLY VALVE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WAS GONNA PREVENT A SHUTDOWN IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT. UM, THE HOSE WERE INCORRECT, THE BOLT HOLES, SO I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP AND BE, UM, FIXED. BUT THE, THE TEAM CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO FACILITATE PUTTING IT ON, SO NOT HAVING TO SHUT DOWN IN THE FUTURE. AND IT CONSTITUTES, UM, THIS, SO WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY CHECKED THE EXISTING BUTTERFLY VALVE THERE, MAKE SURE IT WAS A TIGHT FIT, AND IT WAS. AND THEN THEY PUT ON THE EXTENSION PIPE RIGHT HERE AND BUTTONED IT UP WITH THE NPLATE, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME PICTURES OF IT. IT'S QUITE LARGE. AND THEN LATER ON, THEY'LL BRING THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IN AND ATTACH THE BUTTERFLY VALVE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, AND THEN PUT THE, UH, NPLATE ON. AND THEN WHEN WE'RE READY TO ACTUALLY CONNECT THE TRANSITION PIECES TOGETHER, WE'LL BE READY TO GO. SO, YEAH, IT'S IMPRESSIVE. UM, IT REALLY IS. SO THIS WAS THEM LOOKING AT THE BUTTERFLY BOB THAT'S INSIDE. AND, AND WHY WE LITERALLY CALL IT A BUTTERFLY BOB, IS THAT IT SPINS UP AND LIKE BUTTERFLY WINGS KIND OF. SO, UM, THAT'S A 78 INCH ONE. SO YOU CAN SEE HOW BIG IT IS TO THE GENTLEMAN STANDING THERE LOOKING AT IT. UH, THIS WAS THE, UH, BUTTON UP PIECE, UM, RIGHT THERE. AND THIS WAS THE, WHERE THE END PIECE GOES, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE SECOND BUTTERFLY BOB WILL GO. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HOW LARGE THAT SEVEN EIGHT INCH LINE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, PUMPING RAW WATER THROUGH, THROUGH THE PLANTS. UM, AND THEN JUST A COUPLE MORE. UM, THESE WERE, WE REPLACED 24 AIR RELIEF VALVES OF VARIOUS SIZES, AND THEN THEY PROVIDED LINKAGE, UM, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP SO THAT, UM, THE WORKERS DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK DOWN, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S FILLED WITH WATER, THEY CAN OPERATE THE VALVES FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH THE LINKAGE. UM, THAT WORKED OUT REAL WELL. THIS WAS AN OLD ONE, ONE OF THE OLD ONES THAT THEY PULLED OUT THAT WE REPLACED. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT KIND OF, WHAT KIND OF SHAPE IT'S IN. SO, SO 24 VALVES, VARIOUS SIZES, ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH LINKAGE, AND IT'S MUCH SAFER. AND, UM, THEY OPERATE, UM, UM, QUITE WELL NOW. AND SO I THINK, UH, MIKE, ARE YOU GONNA DO ANYTHING WITH THE, OR? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO. WE'RE BACK IN PHASE TWO. UM, UH, WE'VE TRANSITIONED BACK FROM, THAT'S A THANK YOU, BUT FROM, UH, GEORGETOWN. SO WE HAVE ALL OUR WATER AS, UM, BACK ON US, SO, UM, WHICH IS GOOD, WE'RE, UH, NOTIFYING EVERYBODY. UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO UNLOCK, UM, VALVES, UM, UM, BOTH THE IRRIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION ONES. SO THAT'LL BE ONGOING THIS WEEK. UM, AGAIN, UH, KIND OF THE SAME THING. UM, UH, THE SUMMER MESSAGE WILL BEGIN TO, YOU KNOW, STILL CONSERVATE, UM, THE WATER, THE LAKE LEVEL IS LOW. SO THIS IS, THIS IS KIND OF WHERE I WANTED TO GO. UH, SPEND A COUPLE MINUTES. UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK ON THIS ONE. THIS WAS A, THIS WAS A YEAR KIND OF IN THE MAKING. WE DIDN'T JUST HAPHAZARDLY SHOW UP AND SAY, OH, WE'RE GONNA FIX IT. UM, THIS WAS PLANNING AND DESIGNING AND, UM, MAKING SURE ALL THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT WAS THERE AND PEOPLE AND, UM, AND SO FORTH. SO RIGHT OFF THE TOP, UH, THEO CONSTRUCTION AND THEIR, UH, CONTRACTORS, GLOBAL DIVING AND SALVAGE, THEY PUT IN, UH, 1400 FEET OF 36 INCH DUCTILE IRON. THEY WORKED 24 HOURS A DAY FOR 30 STRAIGHT DAYS. THEY ALSO INSTALLED A 78 INCH BUTTERFLY VALVE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING THE PIECES PARTS. AND THEY'RE GONNA FINISH THAT UP. AND THEY ALSO REPLACED THE 24, UH, AIR RELIEF VALVES ALL DURING THAT 30 DAY SHUTDOWN. SO, UM, WE WANTED TO THANK THEM. UH, SMITH PUMP COMPANY AND AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPES PROVIDED ALL THE PIECES, PARTS TO US EARLY. WE ORDERED IT IN APRIL AND THEY EXPEDITED TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD ALL THAT READY TO GO SO THAT THEY [01:25:01] COULD INSTALL IT, BECAUSE THEY STARTED INSTALLING THE PIPES BEFORE THE 30 DAYS. UM, 'CAUSE IT WAS GONNA TAKE 30 DAYS JUST TO FINISH UP AND, AND THEN CONNECT THE ENDS, UM, 'CAUSE OF ALL THE UNDERWATER WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE BOTH COMPANIES. THAT WAS A LOT OF, UH, 1400, HUNDRED FEET OF, OF, UH, OF PIPE EACH, EACH STICK WING, YOU KNOW, 2000 TO 2,500 POUNDS, SO A LOT OF SHIPPING. UM, THE BCRR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. THE STAFF HAD A STARTUP OVER THE WEEKEND, EASTER WEEKEND. UM, THEY STARTED FILLING ON FRIDAY, GOT THE PLANT UP ON MONDAY, WORKED THAT ENTIRE WEEKEND, ENSURE THE PLANT WAS UP AND RUNNING, AND DURING THE SHUTDOWN THEY WENT AND DID A BUNCH OF MAINTENANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANT'S GONNA RUN EVEN BETTER, UH, IN THE FUTURE. AND SO, UM, KUDOS TO THEM FOR REALLY, UM, STEPPING UP, ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND. UM, WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BCIR BOARD AND STAFF. UM, UM, THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE APPROVAL AND MAKING SURE WE WERE KIND OF STAYING ON TRACK OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO TO, TO, TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. UM, AND THEN THE CITY COUNCILS ASSOCIATED WITH ALSO APPROVING SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS. UM, WALKER PARTNERS, UH, HAS REALLY STEPPED UP. UH, THEY DID A, A GREAT JOB, ESSENTIALLY ALMOST WORKING 24 7 THEMSELVES TO ADMINISTER THIS, UH, DESIGN IT AND THEN PLAN IT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GONNA FINISH ON THE DAY THAT WE SAID, THAT'S NO EASY TASK TO SAY YOU'RE GONNA BE DONE ON THE 29TH A YEAR BEFORE YOU START. AND WE WERE DONE ON THAT DAY. UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S RARE FOR CONSTRUCTION. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WORKS CONSTRAINTS, SEE, SO THEY ALL KNOW, THEY ALL KNOW THAT'S RARE. UM, UH, CEDAR PARK, UH, BROUGHT THEIR TEAM IN. THEY OPERATED MANY OF THE BOBS AND PUMPS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, MAKING SURE THE EQUIPMENT, SO THEY WERE WORKING SOME OFF HOURS. UM, ALSO CEDAR, UH, UH, CEDAR PARK AND WRONG ROCK, FULLY SUPPORTED. UM, THIS PROJECT, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR 1D WE COULDN'T, WE COULDN'T OPERATE PHASE 1D, WHICH IS GONNA GIVE US LEANDER AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION GALLONS FOR THE NEXT SUMMER, 25, UH, BECAUSE THE PIPE WAS IN ON KIND OF DISARRAY, SO IT COULD HAVE SAID, HEY, WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS. BUT, UM, UH, NO, THEY WERE, THEY WERE FULLY ON BOARD AND FULLY ON BOARD WITH GETTING PHASE 1D DONE, AND THEN PHASE TWO AND TWO A, UH, SO QUITE THE TEAMWORK THERE. UH, AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART FOR US WAS THE ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL WATER FOR SURE. UM, LIBERTY HILL, UM, THEY MATCHED US AND MAINTAINING, THEY HAD SIGNS OUT AND, AND PROPAGANDA TO SAY, HEY, PLEASE DON'T USE WATER. AND THEY KEPT IT AT ABOUT 300,000 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME. SO, UH, GREAT JOB ON THEM AND THEIR RESIDENTS. UM, GEORGETOWN ALLOWED US TO SHIFT TWO DEVELOPMENTS OVER, IT WAS ABOUT A MILLION TO 2 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AND WHAT THAT DID WAS GIVE US A BUFFER IN CASE IT GOT ROUGH. AND IF THERE WAS A A, A MA, A MAJOR WATER BURN LINE BREAK OR A FIRE, WE, WE HAD THAT EXTRA CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT KIND OF A LARGE EVENT. SO, SO WE REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM. AND THEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UM, WORKS WITH A LOT, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR BASE, THEY WORKED WITH THE BCRA, UH, TEAM AND, UM, BOARD TO FACILITATE ACHIEVING, TO GET $5 MILLION OF APA MON FUNDING TO SUPPORT, UM, MAKING, UM, THIS PERMANENT REPAIRS, WE WANNA SAY, UM, TO THE BCRA, ENSURE THAT THE THREE CITIES CAN, UM, GET THEIR WATER UNTIL WE GET THE PHASE TWO DONE. SO WE WANT TO CERTAINLY WELCOME THEM. ALWAYS WILL TAKE MONEY, AS YOU KNOW, I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE IN LINE FOR THAT ONE. THEN, UH, CLOSER TO HOME, UM, UM, CITY COUNCIL, UH, FULLY ON BOARD, UM, UNDERSTOOD IT EVEN THROUGH THE TECHNICAL PARTS THAT I'M UP HERE TRYING TO PREACH. UM, AND SO, UH, HOPEFULLY THE PHOTOS AND STUFF HELP. UM, THEN OUR TEAM, UM, STANDING BACK AND, AND OUT THERE, UH, IT WAS AMAZING, UM, THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS PUT OUT TO GET THE SIGNS AND THE NOTIFICATION AND ALL THE STUFF THAT THOSE, THOSE PEOPLE DO THAT REALLY MAKE IT HAPPEN. UM, AND IT WAS SIMPLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND, AND, AND IT'S, AND, UH, AND, UH, PEOPLE, PEOPLE GOT IT AND UNDERSTOOD IT. AND THEN, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT, LUCKILY WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE IT TOO MUCH, BUT THEY DID GO OUT AND REMIND PEOPLE, HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT. WE KNOW YOU LIKE YOUR, UH, ROSES, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT YEAR. AND SO, YEAH, SO, SO , SO WE'LL GO WITH, UH, WITH THAT. BUT AGAIN, UM, THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE CITY WAS IN INVOLVED PARKS QUIT WATERING, AND, UM, SO THEY WERE PLAYING ON, ON TOUGH GRASS. SAME WITH ELLIS, ID YOU KNOW, THEY WERE LIKE, OOH, CAN WE GET WATER FOR THE BASEBALL? YEAH, WE GET IT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE ROUGH. UM, WHERE'S SOME EXTRA PADS? UH, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THAT WAS. LASTLY, THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, REALLY, WHAT A, WHAT A STANDUP COMMUNITY. [01:30:01] THE HOME, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION UNDERSTOOD. AND THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, WE LOCKED OUT ALL THEIR, THEIR, UH, WATER METERS. THEY COULDN'T TAKE ANY WATER FOR FIRE HYDROGENS. THEY HAD TO GO GET IT. THEY REARRANGED THEIR SCHEDULES, THEIR PLANNING SEASONS, CONCRETE PLACEMENTS, EVEN TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, HEY, WE WE'RE NOT USING WATER AND THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, UH, WERE SIMILAR. UM, WE, WE REMINDED THEM TO DELAY YOUR PLANNING SEASON UNTIL APRIL. AND, UM, I SAW THAT HEB, NOT THAT I'M ADVERTISING THEM STRICTLY, BUT THEY HAVE A SLEW OF PLANTS AND TREES. SO, UM, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU WANNA GO DOWN THAT ROAD AND VISIT THEM. AND THEN LASTLY, THE RESIDENTS, UM, WE, WE REALLY JUST COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE RESIDENTS. IF, IF THEY HADN'T BEEN ON BOARD, IT WOULD'VE PROBABLY BEEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FACILITATE HAVING A SHUTDOWN THAT LONG DURING THAT TIME. SO, REALLY KUDOS TO THE RESIDENTS. AND, UM, IT WAS AMAZING THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE RESIDENTS WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, LIKE, YEP. YEP. GOOD JOB. I THINK THEY SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES AND STUFF ON FACEBOOK ON THE, THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PROJECT. AND, AND, UM, WE DID THE ONE THING WE SAID WE WERE GONNA DO FINISH ON TIME, AND, AND WE DID. YES. SO, SO, YEAH. BUT YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THAT, THAT LIST OF THE, THE SHEER NUMBER OF COORDINATION AND PEOPLE AND EFFORTS THAT IT TOOK TO, TO MAKE THAT, MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND HAPPEN ON TIME, IN BUDGET AND, AND MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF EFFECTS THAT WE HAD ACROSS THE CITY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN A CRITICAL PART IN COORDINATING ALL OF THIS, AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, UH, YOU HAVE JUST, UH, YEAH, I MISS YOU. YOU SEE WHO'S DOING IT? I, I JUST, I'M JUST THERE PART OF THE COG, MAYBE THE ISLER COG, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT A LITTLE CALM, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU. THE PAT ON THE BACK. THIS IS SUCH A GOOD NIGHT, . ALL RIGHT. ALL [ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION] RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NORTON. ITEM 14 HAS A SCRIVENER'S ERROR. THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT IS $3,323,102. THE AMOUNT REFLECTED AS LEANDER PORTION IS CORRECT, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. UH, ITEM 10 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM CONSENT WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. SO COUNSEL, YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING CONSENT. AGENDA ITEMS NINE AND 11 THROUGH 17, MOTION SECOND. UM, MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES. WAS THERE A HAND UP? SORRY, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. [10. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Task Order HZI-2 for planning level cost estimates of transportation improvements recommended in the Ronald Reagan Boulevard Corridor Study conducted by Huitt-Zollars, Inc. in the amount of $73,570.00, for a new total of $161,181.00; and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute any and all documents.] ITEM NUMBER 10. UM, THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO WANTED THEIR POSITION READ INTO THE RECORD. SHERRY WOOD, UM, IS IN FAVOR, SHE SAYS YES. AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE, OH, I SHOULD HAVE READ IT FIRST, SORRY. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO TASK ORDER HZ ONE DASH TWO FOR PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED IN THE RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD CORRIDOR STUDY CONDUCTED BY WHEAT SOLAR'S INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF 73, UH, THOUSAND $570 FOR A NEW TOTAL OF $161,181. AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE, GRIMS BOW. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. UH, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, DAN GRIM. SO AGAIN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, SO, UH, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. AND THEN, UM, I HAVE A PRESENTATION TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT, UM, SPECIFICALLY SIGNALS AS RELATED TO THE RONALD REAGAN, UM, CORRIDOR STUDY AND, UM, UM, AND, AND SOME TRAFFIC THROUGH, THROUGH THE CITY. SO WHAT, WHAT WE DID HERE IS THAT WE HAD A, THE STUDY, THE CORRIDOR STUDY, WHICH IS GOOD, AND IT, IT MADE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH 15 INTERSECTIONS. AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE ASKED THEM TO NOW GO AND PUT A PRICE ON ALL THAT. WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT WILL IT COST IN A KIND OF A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE TO, UM, BUILD OR TO INITIATE ALL THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH THE RONALD AND REAGAN CORRIDOR. AND, AND WHILE WE WANT THAT IS SO THAT WE, WE HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON HOW WE WANNA BUDGET FOR IT IN THE FUTURE FOR THE CIP. SO THE, THE CONSULTANT IS WORKING ON, UM, PRICING OUT ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH ALL 15 INTERSECTIONS. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT. AND SO, UM, I WAS GONNA TAKE A MOMENT, UM, SINCE THERE'S BEEN SOME AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UM, THE, THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND, AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW EVEN IN THIS CORRIDOR STUDY, UM, AS RELATED TO THE CITY TO A, UM, A CERTAIN DEGREE. AND, UM, AND BEFORE I START, UM, 'CAUSE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE, [01:35:01] ARE TRICKY, , UM, KIND OF EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY THINKS THAT, UH, THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S THE ANSWER. SO, UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE WITH ME, AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF JUST GIVE A, A LITTLE BIT OF A BASELINE FROM TEXAS, UM, UM, HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THE E EMMANUEL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROLS, WHICH IS PART FOUR. AND PART FOUR TALKS, UM, ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROLS SIGNALS, UM, A HUNDRED PAGES WORTH. SO IF YOU WANNA GET THIS, I'LL HAND IT TO YOU AND YOU CAN HAVE THE, THE A HUNDRED PAGES OF, BUT IN THERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS. AND SO I WANTED TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THAT. UM, IT SAYS THAT, UM, TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS THAT ARE PROPERLY DESIGNED, LOCATED, AND OPERATED AND MAINTAINED, WILL HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES TO PROVIDE ORDERLY MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC TO INCREASE TRAFFIC HANDLING CAPACITY OF THE INTERSECTION IF PROPER, PROPER PHYSICAL LAYOUTS AND CONTROL MEASURES ARE USED. AND THE SIGNAL OPERATING PARAMETERS ARE, UH, REVIEWED AND UPDATED, WHICH BY THE WAY, WE DID DO AN UPDATE OF OUR SIGNALS ACROSS THE CITY THROUGH TIMING. AND I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION HERE IN FRONT OF ME THAT WE, WE INCREASED TRAFFIC MOVEMENT BY LIKE 9%, UM, ACROSS THE CITY BY REFACING OR REPROGRAMMING THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO WORK BETTER, UM, WITH, WITHIN THEMSELVES. UM, THEY, THEY REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF, OF SEVERITY, OF, OF CRASHES, ESPECIALLY RIGHT ANGLE COLLISIONS, WHICH IS THE, THE T-BONE ONES. UM, AND THEY ARE COORDINATED TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS OR NEARLY CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC, UM, AND A DEFINITE SPEED GIVEN THE ROUTE, UM, UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. SO, SO YEAH, THEY, THEY HELP US OUT A LOT, BUT WHAT CAN THEY DO TO BE TROUBLESOME? AND THAT'S WHY WE DON'T PUT ONE NECESSARILY RIGHT AWAY ON EVERY STREET CORNER. UM, TRAFFIC CONTROLS GETTING OFF, AND I, I LOVE THIS WORD, THEY'RE OFTEN CONSIDERED A PANINA, AND I HAD TO LOOK THAT UP. PANACEA STANDS FOR CURE ALL A REMEDY FOR ALL ILLS OR DIFFICULTIES. SO I WAS LIKE, WOW, THOSE ENGINEERS GOT THAT WORD CORRECT. SO PANINA FOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT INTERSECTIONS, MEANING PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS THE IMMEDIATE ANSWER TO ALL THEIR PROBLEMS IF THEY PUT ONE UP, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THIS BELIEF HAS LED TO TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS BEING INSTALLED AT MANY LOCATIONS WHERE THEY'RE NOT NEEDED, ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE, THE HULL NUCLEAR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS, EVEN WHEN JUSTIFIED BY TRAFFIC AND RAILWAY CONDITIONS CAN BE ILL DESIGNED AND EFFECTIVELY PLACED IMPROPERLY OPERATED OR POORLY MAINTAINED. IMPROPER UNJUSTIFIED TRAFFIC CONTROLLED SIGNALS CAN RESULT IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DISADVANTAGES, EXCESSIVE DELAYS, EXCESSIVE DISOBEDIENCE OF SIGNALS, INDICATIONS, THEY JUST GET TIRED AND RUN IT. UM, INCREASED USE OF LESS ADEQUATE ROUTES AS A ROAD USER ATTEMPTS TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE. SO THEY LOOK FOR, LOOK AROUNDS TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND 'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANNA WAIT THERE, UM, THROUGH THREE, THREE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. UM, I'LL, I'LL TAKE THE SHORTCUT. AND THEN THEY, UH, THE, THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE CON FREQUENCY OF COLLISIONS, ESPECIALLY REAR END ONES, BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY HIT A LIGHT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE STOPPING AGAIN. AND THEN, AND SO YOU GET A LOT OF REAR END COLLISIONS. YOU, YOU MIGHT VOID THE T-BONE, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CREATING OTHER, OTHER ISSUES. SO I KIND OF WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. WHEN, WHEN WE THE, YOU KNOW, AS PEOPLE SAY THE ENGINEERS AND ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ARE LOOKING, THEY'RE TRYING TO READ THIS A HUNDRED PAGES, UM, GO THROUGH THE WARRANT, UM, NINE AREAS AND FIGURE OUT IS IT NEEDED, DO WE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THAT? UH, DO WE PUT ANOTHER TRAFFIC SIGNAL UP THE ROAD AND THEN THAT CREATES SPACE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT ONE HERE. UM, DO STOP SIGNS WORK BETTER? UM, FLASHERS MAYBE INITIALLY THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF, UH, WAYS YOU CAN CONTROL TRAFFIC. SO ALSO AS A BASELINE, I WANT, I WANTED TO KIND OF INDICATE WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE OVER JUST THE, EVEN THE PAST THREE YEARS. SO THIS, THIS MAP IS, IS SHOWN THE CITY AND, AND THE ONES IN RED, THE CIRCLES IN RED ARE ACTUALLY THE SIGNALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. UM, THE CIRCLES THAT ARE IN GREEN ARE ACTUALLY, UM, GONNA, THEY'VE BEEN DESIGNED AND THEY'RE GONNA, UM, PROBABLY START CONSTRUCTION HERE SOON, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE IN COLLABORATIVE WAY IN BAGHDAD AND THIS ONE AND JOURNEY AND 1 75. AND THOSE ARE BOTH KIND OF RELATED TO SCHOOLS, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE. UH, THIS ONE IS ALSO RELATED TO A SCHOOL, BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S ON, UM, RW THAT THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND [01:40:01] L UH, LIBERTY HILL, ISD IS WORKING TO TO FACILITY. IT'S THAT 60% DESIGN RIGHT NOW. UH, SO IT'S WELL UNDER DESIGN. UM, SO WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE PLACED? UM, WELL, HEP PUT THIS ONE IN OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. UM, THE CITY PUT THIS ONE IN, WHICH IS THE HERO AWAY ONE IN, UM, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THE DEVELOPER, UM, WHICH WE WERE ALSO PART OF THIS WAS THE ONE ON 2243, UH, HORIZON, UH, DEVELOPMENT, THEY PUT THAT ONE IN NORTHLINE PUT THE ONE IN ON SAN GABRIEL, UM, FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL THERE. AND THEN WE ALSO, THE CITY PUT ONE HERE, WHICH IS, UH, SUNNY AND BAGHDAD, WHICH IS ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY. THE OTHER THINGS, UH, THAT WE'VE DONE, UM, IS, UH, WE, WE INCREASE THE LEFT TURN LANE HERE IS DUAL NOW AT CRYSTAL FALLS. AND THE OTHER ONE THAT'S GONNA START AND BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES IT, I THINK IT COMES TO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, IS THIS RIGHT TURN LANE OFF OF SAN GABRIEL. UM, WHICH IS GONNA HELP IMMENSELY THAT TRAFFIC WILL BACK ALL THE WAY UP TO THE FIRE STATION. AND, UM, AND SO, SO I WANTED TO KIND OF SAY OVER THE LAST, UH, FEW YEARS, WE'VE PUT QUITE A FEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN PLACE, WHETHER THROUGH, UM, DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A TIA OR, OR OURSELVES, UM, UH, THROUGH THAT PROCESS. UH, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS IN YELLOW BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S WHERE SAN GABRIEL PHASE TWO. AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN DESIGNED AND WHEN WE, UM, INITIATE BUILDING THAT ROAD, THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL BE THEN PUT IN PLACE. UM, ONE OF THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS, UM, THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED PRETTY THOROUGHLY, UM, IS THE ONE RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS AT PALMAR RIDGE. UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF THAT ONE, AND I'LL DISCUSS THIS IN A MINUTE, HOW CLOSE IT WILL BE TO THIS ONE AND THIS ONE ONCE IT'S ESTABLISHED. AND THEN WHEN THIS ONE'S ESTABLISHED, THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT YOU NOW HAVE ON ALONG REAGAN, WHICH IS CRYSTAL FALLS, 2243 HERE AWAY, IF YOU HAD THAT ONE, THEN, UH, SAN GABRIEL BAR W KAUFMAN LOOP, AND THEN YOU'RE BACK TO 29. WE'RE JUST ABOUT ALMOST PUTTING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON EVERY CORNER, WHICH DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE. AND SO, UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK, LOOK AT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRAFFIC SIGNAL, UM, WE DID HAVE A WARRANT AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANNA DO BEFORE WE JUST, UH, UH, MAKE SURE, UM, I SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS OR PLUS MAYBE EVEN PUT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS, IS THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT. SO THE CITY ENGINEER'S UPDATING THE WARRANT AND, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. IT SHOULD BE DONE IN ABOUT, UM, ABOUT A MONTH. AND THEY WERE ALREADY OUT DOING TRAFFIC COUNTS. AND SO, UM, THAT'S WELL IN PROCESS ALONG WITH THAT IS THAT, UM, WE ACTUALLY ARE GONNA DO ANOTHER WARRANT, UM, BECAUSE I HAVE MY LIST, WE HAVE EIGHT WARRANTS COMPLETED AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT THE NEW ONE IS AT HERO AWAY AND, UM, MAIN STREET. AND UM, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG INTERSECTION. AND WITH NORTHLINE AND THE COLLEGE RIGHT THERE, UM, THAT ONE IS ONE THAT WE, THE CITY, THE CITY ENGINEER WAS LIKE, YEAH, WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT ONE. SO THAT ONE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF A LITTLE BIT. UM, AND SO, SO FOR THE, THAT PARTICULAR SIGNAL WE'RE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, UM, THIS WAS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SUMMARY THAT WAS DONE LAST TIME. AND YOU CAN SEE OUT OF THE NINE, UM, IT, IT SATISFIED THREE, UM, OF THE WARRANTS. UM, SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE UP UPDATING IT IS 'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME CRASH EXPERIENCE THERE. THE ROADWAY NETWORK HAS PROBABLY CHANGED. UH, WE KNOW FOR A FACT TRAFFIC COUNTS CHANGED. AND SO, UM, SOME OF THOSE PEAK HOURS AND, UM, OTHER THINGS THAT THE ENGINEERS LOOK AT OF THESE NINE AREAS WILL BE REEVALUATED AND TO SEE IF THEY'RE NOT SATISFIED. UM, ONE THING I WILL, I WILL SAY ABOUT A WARRANT IS IT ONLY TAKES ONE ITEM TO SATISFY IT. BUT IF YOU READ THE, THE MANUAL FROM T DOT, JUST BECAUSE IT MEETS THE WARRANT IS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S YOUR GREEN LIGHT TO LITERALLY, NO PUN INTENDED, BUT YOUR GREEN LIGHT TO PUT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE. SO, UM, THAT'S WHY YOU LOOK AT SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS TO MAKE SURE IT MAKES SENSE. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN OTHER FACTORS, UM, OTHER LIGHTS THAT MIGHT INTERACT WITH IT AND SO FORTH. SO I PUT THESE UP REAL QUICK, UH, TO KIND OF JUST EMPHASIZE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AREA. UM, 'CAUSE THIS IS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WE WANNA PUT IN. THIS IS THE ONE [01:45:01] THAT'S BEING PUT IN. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE PUT IN AND IN HERE AWAY. AND THAT RIGHT NOW, AND I HAVE A VIDEO THAT WILL SHOW YOU, THERE IS NO TRAFFIC LIGHT BETWEEN ESSENTIALLY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THAT LOCATION TO, TO BUFFER TRAFFIC. WHAT I MEAN IS PLATOON, IT GIVE SPACES WHERE THERE'S GAPS TO ALLOW THE TRAFFIC TO GO THROUGH THERE IS COMING FROM THE, FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH, BUT NOT FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH. SO PALMERA, UH, RIDGE, UH, AND BAR W WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET ACROSS. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE SOME TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN THERE. AND THAT'S WHY WE WOULD REALLY WANNA FOCUS ON THE SAN GABRIEL ONE AND ESTABLISH THAT ONE BEFORE, QUICKLY ESTABLISHING ANOTHER ONE AND SEE IF THAT'S GOING TO CREATE THE GAPS THAT WE NEED THERE. BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. AND NOW YOU HAVE A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT'S SHORT, AND WHEN THAT STOPS THE MAJOR PART OF THE TRAFFIC, IT CREATES A GAP THERE. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN A VIDEO, KIND OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO I, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT, UH, UH, WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THE DESIGNS DONE FOR SAN GABRIEL AND THIS IS THE DESIGN FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, UH, FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE ARMS AND, UH, THE SIGNALS AND THEN THEY HAVE WHAT THE PHASING WILL BE. SO, SO IT'S DESIGNED, SO ONCE IT GETS STARTED, IT'LL, IT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ROAD IT SHOULD BE BUILT IN SHORT ORDER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO WHEN WE BUILD THAT ROAD, WHICH WE ARE GONNA DO AND GET GOING THIS YEAR, IS WE CAN EMPHASIZE BUILDING THAT FIRST, MEANING GETTING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL FIRST AND, AND, UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BUILDING THE REST OF THE ROAD SO THAT WE CAN TAKE AN ADVANTAGE OF USING THAT GAP. MAYBE IT CREATES SOONER THAN LATER SO WE CAN, WE CAN WORK ON WITH THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT FACILITATING OUR SCHEDULING ON WHEN WE CAN GET THAT TO OPERATE FIRST. I'M SPECULATING, UM, ON THAT. UM, BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN WORK WITH ON A CONTRACTOR. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THIS THAT IT'S DESIGNED. UM, SO THIS WAS THE VIDEO THAT WE HAD AND I'M, I HOPE I DO THIS RIGHT. SO, UM, I, I KNOW THERE WAS, UM, UH, A PRESENTATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, WHICH WAS, UM, WHICH WAS SOMEWHAT CORRECT, UM, BUT IT KIND OF, KIND OF INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A LITERALLY A PARKING LOT BEING CREATED ON AIR. SO WE HAD STAFF GO OUT FOR TWO MORNINGS AND THE CONTRACTOR ALSO DID IT YESTERDAY, VIDEOED THIS SPOT, AND WE VIDEOED UP FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING UNTIL EIGHT 30. UM, AND, AND WE CAN, YOU CAN SEE THEM, I BROUGHT JUAN TO KIND OF JUST GIVE A FEEL, UM, FOR IT. BUT WE HAVE 15 VIDEOS KIND OF BROKE UP OVER THE, SO MANY MINUTES, OVER THE LENGTH OF TIME TO SHOW THAT THE TRAFFIC, UM, MOVES. UM, AND DRIVERS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY SAVVY, UM, MEANING THAT THEY GET AROUND. I I, I USE THAT LOOSELY AND DON'T GET ME WRONG. I, I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. SO YEAH, , SO IT, IT MAY LOOK LIKE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF CHAOS, BUT, UH, SOMETIMES YOU KNOW THE BEST, THE BEST DANCERS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE CHAOS. SO WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU WAS, IT, IT SURE DOES, IT BACKS UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THE OTHER TRO WAS IN PLACE WHEN IT SWINGS AROUND THIS WAY. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS THAT THE CARS, WHEN WE WATCH THIS, THERE WAS NEVER MORE THAN PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE IN THE MIDDLE. THE BACK CARS IN THE BACK ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO WAIT THEIR TURN. SO THEY'RE IN A QUEUING AREA, BUT WE NEVER, WE NEVER GOT WHAT'S, WHAT'S BAD IS TO SEE THE TRAFFIC THAT'S CONSTANTLY FLOWING BY. THERE IS NO GAPS REALLY FOR THE PEOPLE TO FACILITATE WANTING TO GET THROUGH. I MEAN, IT, IT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS AND YOU SEE THE CARS ALL ENDING, ENDING, YOU DON'T HAVE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE TRYING TO FACILITATE STOPPING, STOPPING SOME OF THAT, YEAH, STOPPING SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC. NOW, AGAIN, NOT IDEAL AND IT LASTED ABOUT, UH, 35 MINUTES. IT'S IN THE MORNING, IT LASTS 35 MINUTES. GRANTED IT'S BAD. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THAT WE'LL LOOK AT EVERYTHING, BUT THE SAN GABRIEL ONE MAY BE BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT THERE, CREATE THOSE GAPS THAT ARE NEEDED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE TWO MILES OF ROAD THAT IT JUST HAS CONSTANT FLOW IN. SO I'LL GO BACK, LEMME GO BACK REAL QUICK. SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU HAVE ALL THE TRAFFIC FROM THESE COMING IN AND THEN THAT GROUP COMING IN AND THAT GROUP COMING IN. AND THERE'S NOTHING HERE TO CREATE SPACE. THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU, IF YOU DO DO ALL THREE LIGHTS, AND I'M NOT SAYING IT'S INCORRECT, UM, I GOT SOME SMART PEOPLE THAT THAT TELL ME THAT WE HAVE GOT THAT ONE INSTALLED AND IT DOES CREATE SPACE [01:50:01] GOING THAT WAY, AND YOU CAN SEE IT WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE. WE DON'T HAVE IT THIS WAY. WILL THAT ONE CREATE SPACE? I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IT WILL TO THEM AS IF YOU PUT ALL THREE THERE, WHICH IS MAYBE THE ANSWER. UM, YOU DO THEN CREATE, UH, AND WE CAN PHASE IT. AND CERTAINLY IN THE EVENING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PHASE IT BECAUSE YOU WANT WANTING TO SIT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GET STOPPED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GET STOPPED AND YOU'RE LIKE, THERE'S NO ONE HERE. THAT IS SO IRRITATING, TRUST ME. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY WORK ON THAT. UM, I'M JUST THROWING ALL THE FACTS OUT THERE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN KIND OF TAKE IT ON BOARD ON ALL THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO LOOK AT ALL THE, ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, WARRANTS STUDIES, YOU KNOW, THEY PHYSICALLY GO OUT THERE AND COUNT IT, WE VIDEO IT, AND SO WE CAN SEE WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING, HOW, HOW TRAFFIC IS INTERACTING. UM, SO, SO THAT LEADS ME TO THE, THE LAST PART. WE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AND THE COUNTY IS OF EXPANDING, UH, RONALD REAGAN INTO A CONTROLLED ACCESS, MUCH LIKE 180 3, AND THEY'RE GONNA START THAT SOONER THAN LATER. SO THE OTHER THING IS THE COUNTY REMINDING ME OF, UM, WAS, UH, BE A LITTLE CAREFUL HOW MUCH YOU SPEND ON RONALD REAGAN, BECAUSE EVERY BIT OF IT THAT YOU SPEND IS GONNA BE TAKEN OUT BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA PUT A THOROUGHFARE THROUGH THERE, UH, IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, SO MANY YEARS. SO THAT'S THIS SECTION RIGHT HERE, AND IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY GET IT GOING AND THEY HAVE DESIGNS FOR IT ALREADY IN THE PROCESS, YOU CAN SEE BASED ON THIS, THAT THE DESIGNS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN 2023 AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM CONSTANTLY ABOUT NOT LETTING DEVELOPERS, WHICH A COUPLE HAVE BUILD TOO CLOSE TO THIS SO THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE THE RIGHT OF WAY MUCH AS THEY'RE LUCK THEY'RE DOING FOR HERO AWAY. UM, YOU SAW THE PRESENTATION LAST YEAR AT THE TUNE OF $84 MILLION TO BUY ALL THE LAND NECESSARY TO BUILD THAT. THE COUNTY'S ALSO GONNA BE DOING IT FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA. SO THAT, UM, WE'LL HAVE THAT SAME THROUGH FARE, A CONTROLLED ACCESS POINT, UM, ALONG RONALD REAGAN. THIS IS ON THEIR, THIS IS ON THEIR WEB WEBPAGE, SO, UM, YOU CAN CERTAINLY GO TO IT. THIS IS THEIR MAP. AND SO THIS IS THE AREA, THIS IS THE CONTROL. YOU CAN SEE FOR THE WHOLE AREA THAT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. UH, BUT THERE'S HERE AWAY, WHICH THEY'RE GONNA START CONSTRUCTION ON, UH, THE END OF THIS SUMMER IS THEIR PLAN. SO HERE AWAY WILL HAVE A THREE-LANE ROAD GOING THROUGH HERE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT'LL ALSO BE A, A CONTROLLED ALL THE WAY OUT TO HERE. UM, MUCH LIKE 180 3, 180 3 RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY GETTING BUILT AND WILL CONTINUE UP AS, AS POPULATION GETS MORE. BUT OUR AREA IS THIS AREA, UM, AND IT'S GONNA BE THE RAIDER OR THE RONALD REAGAN ONE. AND AGAIN, UM, THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON IT KIND OF CLOSER TO HOME. I ZOOMED IN. THIS IS THEIR GIS MAP ON WEBSITE. AND YOU CAN GO IN AND, AND TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE ROADS AND, AND WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO FACILITATE, UH, MAKING 'EM HAPPEN. AND AGAIN, JUST CLOSER TO HOME, THAT'S 180 3 THAT'S BEING BUILT. AND THEN THIS IS THE PROCESS FOR US TO FACILITATE, UH, RONALD REAGAN. AND THEN THIS IS THE HERO WAY ONE THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE STARTING CONSTRUCTION ON HERE, UM, IN SHORT ORDER. I MEAN WE'RE, I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO YOU ALL ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING TO MOVE WATER, WATER LINES AND UM, SEWER LINES PROBABLY BY NEXT, NEXT SUMMER, IF NOT SOONER. THE COUNTY WILL ACTUALLY DO IT, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, HOW THAT WORKS. SO, UH, THAT KIND OF, THAT KIND OF JUST, THAT KIND OF JUST, UH, TALKS ABOUT IT. SO I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE WARRANTS. NOW, EVERY TIME WE THINK THAT THE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE FIRST THING WE DO IS A WARRANT. AND WE GO THROUGH THE NINE DIFFERENT ITEMS TO SEE WHAT, WHAT GETS AFFECTED. AND SO THE NINE THAT WE HAD WERE, UH, RONALD REAGAN HERO AWAY, AND OF COURSE THAT LIGHT'S BEEN BUILT AND THAT ONE HAD A FATALITY. SO THAT ONE WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE DIFFERENT THEN SONNY AND BAGHDAD. AND, UM, THAT ONE'S ACTUALLY BEEN BUILT, UH, AND WE HAD COMPLETED A WARRANT ON IT. AND THAT ONE WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET TO THE LIBRARY AND SO FORTH IN THAT WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AND SO I MET SEVERAL OTHER WARRANTS FROM PEDESTRIAN AND OTHER THINGS AS YOU SAW THE NEXT ONE. UM, AS, AND SO THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO CHIME IN. THE NEXT ONE WAS BAGHDAD IN COLLABORATIVE WAY. AND THAT ONE'S COMING TO COUNCIL, BUT THAT'S OUTTA SCHOOL. AND, AND ALMOST HALF OF THESE WARRANTS ARE BECAUSE KIDS ARE IMPORTANT AND I GET IT, BUT THE PARENTS COME TO THE COUNCIL AND THEY SAY, OH MY GOD, I NEED A LIGHT BECAUSE SOMEONE'S GONNA DIE AT THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. NOW, COLLABORATIVE WAY WAS THAT WAY, AND I'LL ADMIT IT WAS BUSY, BUT OUT OF THE WARRANTS IT ONLY GOT THREE. SO, [01:55:02] AND THE NUMBER OF CRASHES WASN'T THAT MANY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, BUT THEN YOU GET POLITICAL PRESSURE AND THAT BECAME A HIGH VIS. AND I WROTE THAT ON HERE. THAT BECAME A HIGH POLITICAL, UH, SIGNAL THAT WE NEED TO GET IT DONE. AND WE ARE, BUT I JUST WANNA REMIND THE, THE, THE STAFF THAT THE COUNCIL AND, AND THE PUBLIC, THAT IT'S, IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE. UM, SO, SO THE OTHER WARRANTS THAT WE HAD WERE, UH, PALMYRA AT BOULEVARD AND RONALD REAGAN, UM, WHICH WE DISCUSSED AND WE'RE ACTUALLY UPDATING, UM, THAT ONE I, I EQUATE TO, TO TRAFFIC. AND THEN THE OTHER, THE NEXT ONE WE HAD WAS, UH, LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL AND BAGHDAD, WHICH IS, UM, BLUE VEIN. BLUE LINE. I GOT THE ACTUAL WARRANT IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S UH, CRYSTAL FALLS GRAND PARKWAY, BROAD STREET, NO, UM, HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S, UH, BLUE LINE, BLUE LINE AND BAGHDAD. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER SCHOOL, YOU, YOU KNOW, WHERE, UH, PEOPLE SAID, OH, YOU KNOW, HOLY SMOKES. THEN WE DID A WARRANT. UM, THAT ONE IS NOT ON THE LIST TO DO, BUT I'M JUST POINTING OUT ALL THE ONES THAT WE DID WARRANTS ON. THE NEXT ONE WAS, UM, UH, CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY, RIDGE MAR, AND GRAND LAKE PARKWAY. THAT IS IN FRONT OF, THAT'S THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT THAT WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH RIGHT NOW ON RAIDER WAY AND CRYSTAL FALLS BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, RIGHT? THAT INTERSECTION, I, I READ THE WARRANT, WHICH I ALSO BROUGHT, HAD MULTIPLE CRASHES. BUT WHEN YOU READ THE STUDY, ALL THE CRASHES WERE SELF-INDUCED. AND SO I'M SURE SOMEONE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD 14 CRASHES THERE, BUT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRAFFIC, LIGHT WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED THE CRASHES, IS WHAT THE STUDY SAYS. SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, THE STUDY, THE WARRANT FOR, I'M JUST USING CRASHES AS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE THAT'S ONE THAT SPARKS PEOPLE'S, YOU KNOW, OH MY GOD, SOMEONE'S GONNA DIE 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE A CRASH. AND THAT IS IN THERE AS A WARRANT. BUT THERE'S, THERE'S, I, AND I READ IT WORD FOR WORD, BUT THERE'S THINGS THAT SAYS THERE HAS TO BE SO MANY FIVE AND OVER, UH, A PERIOD OF TIME, OR THERE HAS TO BE, UM, UH, RELATED TO IF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WAS THERE TO PREVENT IT, IT, IT CAN'T BE BECAUSE, UH, SOMEONE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION OR, OR, OR LIKE THAT WHICH THEY CONCLUDED THAT MANY OF THE ACCIDENTS ON THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION, UM, EVEN THOUGH THE REPORT SAID IT HAD A FEW, THEY WERE NOT RELATED TO, IF THE SIGNAL HAD BEEN THERE, IT WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED THOSE CRASHES. THEY STILL WOULD'VE OCCURRED, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT'S WHAT THE ENGINEER REPORT WOULD'VE SAID. SO THE NEXT ONE IS THE CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY. OH NO, I SAID THAT ONE ALREADY. THE NEXT ONE WAS, UH, BRODY AND SAN GABRIEL. NOW THAT ONE GOT FIVE WARRANTS OF ALL THE WARRANTS I HAVE HERE. THAT ONE GOT THE MOST. AND WHY, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THERE. AND NOW YOU GOT THE CHURCH AND YOU GOT THE FIRE STATION, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE LIGHT AT 180 3 DOESN'T HAVE A RIGHT HAND TURN. SO WHAT HAPPENS? IT BACKS TRAFFIC ALL THE WAY UP AND IT CAUSES CHAOS AT THAT INTERSECTION. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE'RE CREATING A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE THERE AT 180 3. WE'LL EVALUATE IT AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND UPDATE THAT WARRANT TO SEE, HEY, DID IT HELP? UM, DID, DID THE TRAFFIC IS NOW BETTER? DO WE REALLY DO NEED A LIGHT THERE? AND SO, WE'LL, WE WILL RE-LOOK AT THAT ONE. UM, THEN THE EIGHTH ONE WAS, UH, JOURNEY PARKWAY AND CR 1 75, WHICH IS DESIGNED AND WE'RE GONNA BUILD, BUT THAT'S RELATED TO HELPING CONTROL TRAFFIC TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT'S RIGHT THERE AND, AND GETTING THE PARENTS IN AND OUT AND TURNING OFF THAT MAIN ROAD. AND THEN I JUST PROVIDED THE NEW ONE THAT WE'RE DOING IT HERE AWAY AND MAIN STREET AND WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING THAT WARRANT DONE RIGHT NOW. SO THOSE WERE THE NINE WARRANTS THAT WE HAD. AND, AND HALF OF 'EM, TWO OF 'EM HAVE BEEN BUILT, TWO OF 'EM ARE UNDER DESIGN AND UM, THEY ALL HAVE WARRANTS. SO WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT I WANTED TO REFLECT THE NUMBER OF THE WARRANTS THAT WERE DONE BECAUSE OF SCHOOLS AND, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THAT. UM, THE PALMARA ONE IS MORE WITH THAT ONE, THE COUNTY ONE WAS DONE BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL, THE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND THAT'S WHY THE COUNTY AND LIBERTY HILL, ISD WAS SO INGRAINED TO WANT TO HELP US. SO IT'S A FINE BALANCE. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE A TRICKY BUSINESS AND THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HEAR. BUT NOT NECESSARILY THAT ALL THESE ACTUALLY INDICATE THAT TRAFFIC REALLY SHOULD GO THERE. UM, IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE DRIVERS AND, AND SO FORTH PAYING ATTENTION, FOLLOWING THE SPEED LIMITS, NOT TRYING TO GET TO WORK, YOU KNOW, UM, ON TIME. AND IF WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT, WE PROBABLY HAVE A NEED A LOT LESS TRAFFIC SIGNAL THOSE. BUT, UM, THAT'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER ISSUE. SO THAT, THAT'S KIND OF, KIND OF WHERE WE ARE. AND, AND, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON WITH THE CORRIDOR STUDY, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO MANAGE THE TRAFFIC UNTIL THE CONTROLLED ACCESS, UH, FREEWAY IS BUILT, WHICH IS, LIKE I SAID, IT'S ON ITS WAY. AND SO, UM, STANDING BY [02:00:01] FOR KIND OF ANY QUESTIONS, I KNOW THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A LOT, BUT , THANK YOU COUNSEL. SO ARE THEY GOING OUT ANY OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY OTHER THAN JUST MORNING? BECAUSE AFTERNOON IS JUST AS BAD. A LOT OF TIMES MIDDAY IS JUST AS BAD WITH ALL THE TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUTTA THE SUBDIVISION. I TALKED TO A RESIDENT FROM REAGAN OVERLOOK. THERE'S EVEN CONFUSION ABOUT, OKAY, WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CENTER MEDIAN AND SOMEONE'S TRYING TO LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO'S GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY? I HAD THEM ANSWER THEIR OWN QUESTION 'CAUSE THERE'S A YIELD SIGN IN THE MEDIAN STOP SIGN AT THE OTHER SIDE. BUT THAT IS JUST A VERY, VERY CONGESTED AREA ALL THE TIME. AND, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, I MEAN OVER ALMOST 94, 90 4% OF CRASHES ARE DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. SOMEBODY MAKES A MISTAKE, BUT I THINK PEOPLE JUST GET TO THE POINT OF IMPATIENCE 'CAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS SO BAD. THEN YOU ALSO CONTEND WITH THE HILL FROM NORTHBOUND COMING SOUTHBOUND FOR PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF PALM MARROW RIDGE. AND THAT KIND OF, THE SPEED GETS DECEPTIVE BECAUSE YOU'RE CLIMBING A HILL AND PEOPLE DON'T SOMETIMES GET OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD. THERE'S NO DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE. SO I'M JUST TO KEEP EVERYTHING CLEAN. IT'S JUST KIND OF A CLUSTER THERE. SO REALLY CURIOUS WHAT THE ENGINEERING FIRM IS GONNA FIND AND HOPEFULLY COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS FOR THIS AREA. 'CAUSE TWO NEIGHBOR LARGE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE REALLY IMPACTED BY THIS. I THINK IF SAN GABRIEL PHASE TWO WAS COMPLETED, IT MIGHT HELP. THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA RELIEVE A LOT OF THE PRESSURE WITH THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES GETTING IN AND OUT. BUT EVEN WITH THAT LIGHT AT SAN GABRIEL, I'M NOT SO SURE THAT'S GONNA SOLVE ALL THE ISSUES FOR BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS TRYING TO EXERT THAT SUBDIVISION. SO, SO I'M SORRY FOR OUR RULES OF DECORUM. WE REALLY NEED TO NOT HAVE OUTBURSTS, CLAPPING, YELLING, THAT KIND OF THING. WE'LL KEEP IT MOVING, WE PROMISE. SO YOU, YOU BROUGHT UP THE VERY THINGS THAT ENGINEERS HAVE TO LOOK AT. SO IF YOU PUT THE SAME GABRIELS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, IT STOPS TRAFFIC. AND THEN OF COURSE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT FLYING DOWN. UM, UM, RONALD REAGAN, SO YOU'RE RIGHT. UM, I I WE WILL GO THROUGH THE, WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. I DON'T HAVE AN EASY ANSWER FOR YOU. UM, BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS, UM, LIKE THE RIGHT TURN AND, AND OTHER THINGS PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED. I CAN'T GO BACK. WE CAN CERTAINLY GO FORWARD. UM, I, BEFORE WE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF WE, IF WE STARTED TODAY AND WE HAD THE FUNDING AND IT TAKES SIX, SEVEN MONTHS TO DESIGN AND THEN IT TAKES A YEAR TO BUILD. AND THAT'S, IF YOU CAN GET ALL THE PIECES, PARTS, UH, WHEN WE DID HERE AWAY, WE PUT THE TEMPORARY ONE IN BECAUSE THE CONTROL ARMS HAD A, A ONE YEAR DELIVERY DATE. UM, AND THEN THE, THE, SOMETIMES THE, UH, THE CABINETS, UM, ALSO HAVE THAT. SO HERO WAY WAS SUCH A CONCERN THAT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE PUT THE TEMPORARY POLES IN THERE TO FACILITATE THAT. AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT 'CAUSE IT WAS A, ALSO KIND OF PUSHED TO THE TOP, THE, UM, BAR W ONE. UM, BUT EVERYBODY KIND OF SAID THE OTHER ROAD GOT OPEN, UM, GOING TO KAUFMAN LOOP AND THAT REDIRECTED A, UM, A LOT. AND SO THERE WAS SOME CALMNESS AND EVERYBODY SAID, NO, WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL DESIGN IT AND BUILD THE PERMANENT ONE. WELL, AGAIN, HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT? AND WE'RE TALKING SIX MONTHS AGO OR FIVE MONTHS AGO. WE'RE ONLY AT 60% DESIGN AND IT'S STILL GONNA TAKE A YEAR TO BUILD. AND, AND THAT'S IF WE GET ALL THE ARMS AND EVERYTHING. SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF I STARTED TODAY WITH THE DESIGN, IT WOULD BE AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF OUT BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY SAW ANYTHING IN PLACE. JUST KIND OF A TIMEFRAME FOR, SO, UM, AGAIN, SAN GABRIEL WAS ALREADY DESIGNED, SO WE CERTAINLY THAT'S GONNA MOVE FORWARD REGARDLESS. UM, HOPEFULLY THAT GETS RELIEVED. I JUST DON'T WANT ANY, THE COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE EXPECTATIONS. NOW WE COULD, IF IT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH OR, OR, OR, OR IF STEPS WERE TAKEN AND PRESSURE WAS THERE, WE COULD GO AND, AND MUCH LIKE WE DID HERE AWAY AND RENT TEMPORARY POLES AND PUT 'EM UP THERE AND, AND FACILITATE PUTTING A TRAFFIC THERE. AND, UM, THAT'S BEEN SOMEWHAT SUGGESTED. UM, LEAVE THEM THERE AND THEN REMOVE THEM WHEN WE GET THE, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THAT IS ONCE YOU HAVE IT, IT'S HARD TO TAKE AWAY AND IT JUST, YOU KNOW, ONCE IT'S THERE, THEN EVERYBODY'S GONNA GO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHY ARE YOU TAKING IT AWAY? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT BECOMES NORM RIGHT? NOW, I I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE TO A COUPLE PEOPLE. ADMIRAL HANLEY TAUGHT ME THIS, BUT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE STORMING NORM AND CONFORMING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE ALL STORMING. 'CAUSE UH, YOU KNOW, AND I, I GET IT AND THEN IT BECOMES THE, THE NORM AND THEN YOU CONFORM TO IT. UM, ALMOST EVERY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONSTRUCTION, FOLLOWS THAT. UH, THAT'S WHY I WAS UNDER HIM FOR MANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UM, THROUGH THAT PROCESS. BUT, UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SOME ANALYSIS AND STUFF, BUT I DON'T WANT ANY, NOT UNLESS WE DO OTHER THINGS. IF WE'RE GONNA DO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND THEN FIND THE FUNDING FOR IT, I JUST DON'T WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS SET WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AS WELL. SO, UM, YOU, YOU CAN WITH ANYTHING WITH, UH, [02:05:01] ENOUGH MONEY AND EFFORT AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE TEMPORARY POLL POLLS PUT UP IN SHORT ORDER. UM, BUT IS THAT THE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OR GO? SO RIGHT NOW I'M WAITING FOR THE WARRANT AND OTHER THINGS. IT'LL PROBABLY SAY THAT A TRAFFIC I SHOULD GO TO OTHER CORRIDOR STUDY SAYS THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF, UM, DO WE WANT TO FACILITATE PUTTING BOTH, UH, BOTH LIGHTS UP AT THE SAME TIME, NOT KNOWING THE RAMIFICATIONS OR WOULD ONE LIGHT HAVE HELPED AND, AND CALMED EVERYTHING DOWN BEFORE SPENDING A MILLION PLUS ON THE SECOND LIGHT AND SO FORTH. BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'LL WE'LL KIND OF GO WITH THAT. BUT, BUT YOU BRING UP, SIR, YOU BROUGHT UP A VERY GOOD POINT, ALL THE THINGS THAT THE WARRANT LOOKS AT IT, BUT THEN YOU HAVE OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCES THAT CERTAINLY HELPED. I DON'T THINK THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC WAS THERE WHEN THE WARRANT WAS DONE BACK IN 2021 AND DEFINITELY DID NOT HAVE THE AMOUNT OF CRASHES. UH, WE HAD THE CRASH DATA PULLED FOR THAT FOR BOTH INTERSECTIONS AND BACK TO 2021 AND 2022, THERE WAS LIKE ONE CRASH THERE, RIGHT? LAST YEAR THERE WERE SIX. WHEN WE ASKED FOR THIS CRASH DATA, WE WEREN'T EVEN REALLY THREE MONTHS INTO THE YEAR WE HAD HAD 50%. WE ALREADY HAD THREE CRASHES AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE REDOING A WARRANT BECAUSE THE WARRANT INDICATED FROM 2016 TO 2020 THERE WAS ONE CRASH. WELL, OF COURSE THEN IT DOESN'T SATISFY THE WARRANT. BUT YOU KNOW, NOW LOOKING AT THE NEW DATA, IT PROBABLY WE WOULD SATISFY THAT, THAT THAT WARRANT AND WE WOULD BRING THAT TO THE, THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AND SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NEW DATA AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S SHOWING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED? UM, SO GOOD, GOOD, GOOD QUESTION. OKAY, COUNSEL. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SORRY, THAT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN, THAN I, I THOUGHT, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT. SO, UH, IS AN ACTION ITEM, IS THIS FOR NUMBER 10? A NUMBER 10, YEAH. MOTION APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, ITEM NUMBER 18 HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY THE APPLICANT. [19. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0072 to amend the current zoning of LC-2-A (Local Commercial) to adopt the Tiger Mountain PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning of LC-2-A (Local Commercial) on one (1) parcel of land approximately 10.314 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R031710; and more commonly known as 100 Mockingbird Hill, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0072 as described above.] ITEM NUMBER 19, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 23 DASH 0 0 7 2. TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF LC DASH TWO DASH, A LOCAL COMMERCIAL TO ADOPT THE TIGER MOUNTAIN PUD. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING OF LC DASH TWO DASH, A LOCAL COMMERCIAL ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 10.314 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TIGER MOUNTAIN CENTER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF OF, UM, MOCKINGBIRD LANE. UH, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR LOCAL COMMERCIAL USES AND THEY HAVE PROPOSED A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR A MARSHALL ARTS FACILITY WITH OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARCHERY. UM, THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DURING THEIR MARCH 14TH MEETING, AND THEY DID UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, APPLICANT. WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RICKA KEEPERS. I AM THE APPLICANT. UM, THE OWNER IS ALSO HERE, HEADMASTER ALI, AND AS WELL AS THE CIVIL ENGINEER. UH, IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS LATER ON, UM, WE'LL GET STARTED. I HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION AND I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED ME. UM, SO WE ARE FORMALLY ASKING FOR A PUD UM, REZONE BASED ON THE LEANDER GUIDELINES. AND JUST QUICK OVERVIEW TODAY, WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THIS PUD THAT'S SPECIFIC USES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE, AND IF THIS AFFECTS THE TRANSPORTATION AND ROADWAYS, THE USES IN THE NEW P WE ARE REQUESTING TO REZONE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO A P. THE USES RANGE FROM A AN EVENT CENTER. AND I'LL HAVE A SITE PLAN OF JUST, JUST TO SHOW YOU A VISUAL OF THE SITE ACTUALLY. OKAY, SO HERE'S THE EXAMPLE. LET ME GO OVER THE USES FIRST EVENT CENTER WITH SUITES TO RENT, UH, FOR CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE FOR A CONFERENCE OVER A MULTI-DAY PERIOD OF TIME. MARTIAL ARTS TEACHING AND YOGA STUDIOS, UH, A COMMUNITY WORKSPACE, A CAFE, ARCHERY, AND MORE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LIKE VOLLEYBALL, COURT BED AND BREAKFAST, RECREATIONAL AND SPA SERVICES. SO, OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS WONDERFUL. SO THIS, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LAYOUT OF WHAT THE MOCK TIGER CENTER WILL LOOK LIKE, UM, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE MOCKINGBIRD HILL IS. AND THIS WILL BE THE EVENT CENTER FOLLOWED BY WHERE [02:10:01] THE ARCHERY TRAINING FACILITY WILL ALSO BE IN THE EVENT CENTER. THAT IS WHERE THE WORKSPACE, THE COMMON WORKSPACE WILL BE THE CAFE AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS LIKE THE YOGA STUDIOS AND OTHER TRAINING FACILITIES WILL BE, UM, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. THIS IS WHAT THE VISUAL AND THE BUILDING WILL ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. THE ACTUAL EVENT CENTER FOLLOWED BEHIND IT. YOU'LL SEE THE ARCHERY RUNWAY, IF YOU WILL. IT'S VERY PROTECTED, UM, WHERE THE TRAINING FACILITY ACTUALLY IS FOR ARCHERY BENEFITS TO THE CITY. IN OUR PRELIMINARY MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF LEANDER STAFF AND OUR DESIGN TEAM, IT WAS DETERMINED APPLYING FOR THE PUD WAS THE BEST BENEFIT. UM, MASTER ALI HEAD MASTER ALI, EXCUSE ME, IS A LOCAL RESIDENT AND WANTS TO BUILD THE MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO AND ARCHERY TRAINING STUDIO WITH THESE SECONDARY USES, ALLOWING OTHER PRACTITIONERS TO COME IN, RENT THE ROOMS IN THE EVENTS FACILITY, AND HAVE CLASSES OF THEIR OWN REALLY CREATING A HUB OF COMMUNITY FOR THAT SPECIFIC AREA. HAVING HEALTHY LOCAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UTILIZE WILL BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE AREA. WE DID MEET WITH, UM, THE TOWNHOMES, HOA BOARD AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THEY'RE MORE OF A TOWNHOME SENIOR LIVING, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY'RE EXCITED TO USE, UH, TO TAKE SOME OF THESE CLASSES AND START USING SOME OF THESE FACILITIES AS WELL. AND, UM, THIS IS THE OWNER'S DREAM AND HE IS A LOCAL RESIDENT. HE IS EXCITED TO REALLY HELP THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND CREATE COMMUNITY FOR THEMSELVES. UM, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, JUST FOR, UH, ROADWAY AND HOW EVERYTHING WORKS, UH, MOCKINGBIRD DOES, UM, RUN INTO BAGHDAD. SO IT'S A DIRECT SHOT THERE, SO IT WON'T REALLY BE AFFECTING ANY OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS OR ADDING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, WHICH IS A HUGE CONCERN AS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT. EXCUSE THE PRESENTATION. UM, SO WE DO ASK, YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST FORMALLY ASKING THAT YOU SUPPORT A LOCAL AND, UH, WE GET THIS PUD REZONED AND WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS WHO SUBMITTED CARDS AND READ ANY POSITIONS RECEIVED. UM, JUST, AND WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR THIS ONE. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 23 DASH 0 0 7 2 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. COUNSEL, I HAVE ONE JUST REALLY QUICK THING TOO, JUST AS FAR AS THE, WITH THE P, WOULD, WOULD THERE BE JUST A, BASED ON HOW MANY, UM, PEOPLE OR HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY, UM, THAT, HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY VISIT THAT SPACE IF THERE WAS AN EVENT THAT WENT ON? IS THERE ANY KIND OF TIA THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DOWN AT AS THEY'RE BUILDING THEIR BUILDING? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE EVALUATE AT THE SITE. SITE DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE THAT SCREENING FORM WE'LL GO THROUGH. GREAT. BUT YEAH, WE WILL CHECK THAT. OKAY, GREAT. IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF NEED THAT, OF LIKE A WIDENING OF ANYTHING AT BAGHDAD BECAUSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE STREET AS IT COMES IN, IN BAGHDAD, WOULD THAT BE LIKE A, SOMETHING THAT WAS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE TALKED ABOUT TOGETHER AS FAR AS THE DEVELOPMENT? THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD WORK THROUGH DURING THAT REVIEW. PERFECT. YEAH. OKAY. WOULD THAT BE PART OF THE SITE DESIGN FOR THE PARKING? BECAUSE I, I SAW THAT SHE HAD SOME PARKING ON THERE. IT'S LATER. YEAH. SO THAT'S NOT THE INTERSECTION WITH BAGHDAD, THAT'S THE CORNER OF THEIR PROPERTY. NO, BAGHDAD WOULD BE LIKE IF YOU GO ON THE BOTTOM DOWN HERE, RIGHT? MM-HMM. , THAT'D BE TO THE WEST, YOU KNOW. YEAH. SO THIS IS, THIS IS BAGHDAD. THIS IS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THIS IS THEIR PROPERTY, RIGHT? AND WE APPROVED ON THE OTHER STUFF OVER THERE. WE APPROVED FOR THE ZONING FOR THEM TO EXPAND THOSE KIND OF, UM, OFFICE WAREHOUSE, OFFICE WAREHOUSE SPACES, RIGHT? UH, DOWN THERE TOO. SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE BUGGING ANYBODY ON? YEAH. OKAY. WELL IF NOT, IF NOBODY DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ANYTHING. I'LL SECOND, I'LL SECOND MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I [20. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Comprehensive Plan Case CPA-24-0010 to amend the Comprehensive Plan land use category from Multi-Use Corridor (Priority) to Neighborhood Residential and Zoning Case Z-23-0082 to amend the current zoning of SFR-2-B (Single-Family Rural) and LC-2-B (Local Commercial) to adopt the Oakmont PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning districts of SFS-2-A (Single-Family Suburban), LC-2-A (Local Commercial) and GC-3-A (General Commercial) on six (6) parcels of land approximately 50.31 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R473796, R324593, R324592, R412990, R594957, and R594958; and to the east of the intersection of CR 274 and Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.   Discuss and consider action regarding Comprehensive Plan Case CPA-24-0010 as described above. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0082 as described above.] HAVE NUMBER 20. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CASE CPA DASH 24 DASH 0 0 1 0 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE CATEGORY FROM MULTI-USE CORRIDOR PRIORITY TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND ZONING CASE Z DASH 23 DASH 0 0 82. TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF SFR TWO B, SINGLE FAMILY RURAL AND LC TWO B, LOCAL COMMERCIAL TO ADOPT THE OAKMONT P PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICTS OF SFS TWO, A SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN LC TWO, A LOCAL COMMERCIAL AND GC THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON SIX PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 50.31 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STA STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT [02:15:01] SERVICES. GRIFFIN, WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING CHANGE FOR THE OAKMONT PUD. UM, THERE ARE TWO ACTION ITEMS AS PART OF THIS AGENDA. SO THE COUNCIL WILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SEPARATELY FROM THE ZONING CHANGE. UM, FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE, UM, THIS PIECE OF THE PROPERTY, UH, CURRENTLY THAT'S LOCATED WITHIN A MIXED USE CORRIDOR AND THEY'RE PROPOSING A, A PIECE OF RESIDENTIAL THERE. AND THEN FOR THE, THE ZONING THEY'RE DOING, UM, A PUD THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL ON THE BACK PORTION AND THEN COMMERCIAL IN THE FRONT. UM, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, UM, THEY STARTED WITH THE REQUEST THAT WAS DENIED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT CONNECTIONS FROM THIS, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD TO, UH, THERE'S KIND OF A, A DRIVE THAT CONNECTS INTO THIS ROAD. UM, SO AS PART OF THEIR PUD THEY AMENDED IT TO NOT ALLOW FOR THAT CONNECTION. UM, THE COMMISSION DID REVIEW THE REQUEST ON MARCH 14TH AND, UM, THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU APPLICANT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UM, HELLO EVERYBODY. IT'S MICHAEL THEONE, CIVIL ENGINEER ON BEHALF OF THE CLIENT. UM, ROUGHLY 50 ACRE SITE. UM, IT'S PRETTY STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AS FAR AS THE MIX ACROSS THE DEVELOPMENT. WE WANTED TO STAY LOW, LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY AT THE TOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE RA REAGAN'S OVERLOOK. AND AS WE CASCADE DOWN THE HILL, WE HAVE COMMERCIAL DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. UM, THERE'S SOME NUMBERS UP THERE ON HOW BIG THESE ACRES ARE, HOW MANY SQUARE FEET WE'RE LOOKING AT. UM, WE CAN JUST PASS THROUGH. I WANNA REALLY FOCUS THIS PRESENTATION ON ALL THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS. UH, SO THAT'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. UM, AS DIRECTOR ROBIN ANNOUNCED, THERE'S HIGH L SUM TRAIL THAT CONNECTS IN WITH THE REAGANS OVERLOOK, AND THAT WAS THE MAIN CONTENTION ON THIS CASE. THE BEGINNING WAS NOT TO ACCESS THAT, THAT ROAD AND OR CUL-DE-SAC AT ALL, WHICH WE HAVE ADHERED TO IN THIS FURTHER PRESENTATION HERE. SO WITH THIS EXHIBIT LAND USE EXHIBIT, YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ACCESSING THE HIGHLAND SUM TRAIL. WE'RE NOT CONTRIBUTING ANY TRAFFIC AT ALL TO REAGAN'S OVERLOOK OR THE INTERSECTION WITH PALM MOUNT RIDGE. UM, WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE REQUIRED TWO POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS PER FIRE CODE AT SPACED AT A CERTAIN AMOUNT. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS A DESAL LANE AND ACCELERATION LANE INTO BOTH DRIVEWAYS ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. UM, THE ONE THING IS THE TOP BUTTON THAT DOES THE CIRCLE. OKAY. UM, THIS DRIVEWAY HERE AT THIS POINT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED, BUT IT WILL BE MOVED IN, IN COORDINATION WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER TO HIT THE ST. GABRIEL WORK THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER IN THEIR TODAY, TODAY'S MEETING, UM, I'M GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. THIS IS THE THOROUGH THOROUGHFARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE PLANNED BY THE COUNTY. UM, IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE 180 3. SO YOU'LL HAVE AN UPPER DECK GOING OVER THE TOP OF THE PALMER RIDGE INTERSECTION. SAME THING WITH SAN GABRIEL. SO ANYBODY COMING OUT OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS IS GONNA GO UNDERNEATH THE THOROUGHFARE. SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THAT CONGESTED INTERSECTION REALLY, WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE GOING NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, ALL IN THE SAME ELEVATION. EVERYBODY GOING NORTH AND SOUTH IS GONNA BE 20 FEET ABOVE. EVERYBODY'S GOING UNDERNEATH. SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE LIGHTS CONTROLLED ACCESS AND IT'S GONNA BE A LOT BETTER. THE TIMEFRAME FOR THIS, I CAN'T SPEAK TO. UM, BUT YES, THIS IS DESIGNED, IT'S UNDERWAY. I THINK THEY'RE DOING UTILITY CONFLICTS RIGHT NOW BEFORE THEY FINALIZE THIS PLAN AND GET IT ON THE ROAD. UM, BUT JUST TO BE MORE CLEAR, LET ME FIND IT REAL QUICK. THERE YOU ARE. IT'S KINDA HARD TO SEE 'CAUSE THIS IS A ROLL PLOT. IT'S A VERY, VERY, VERY SMALL PRINT ON A VERY BIG PAGE. BUT AGAIN, THE WHOLE RHONDA REAGAN IS GOING UP IN THE AIR. THE FRONTAGE ROADS ARE GONNA BE COMING THROUGH BELOW THAT ROAD, AND THERE'S GONNA BE NORTH AND SOUTH FRONTAGE ROADS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE, THE HIGH ELEVATED THOROUGHFARE. UM, THE IMPROVEMENT FOR SAN GABRIEL PARKWAYS IN THIS PLAN, AND WE WILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THAT IN OUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. UM, NOT, NOT A PART OF THAT. THIS CASE, UM, IS JUST THE GRADING CONCEPT. YOU CAN SEE THE, THE VIEWS THAT ARE GONNA BE COMING OUT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE THEN CASCADING DOWN THE HILL IS THE, IS THE COMMERCIAL WITH THE RETAIL DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AGAIN. UM, THIS WILL BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL CODES AND CODES AND CONDUCT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE PROCESS. [02:20:01] AND THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WILL BE, NEED TO BE DEDICATED TO MEET THIS PLAN ON THE SCREEN WILL BE DONE DURING THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AS WELL. AND THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY ALL WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE PROJECT SO FAR. QUESTIONS CAN I ASK? WE CAN'T ON THE HEARING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS. UM, SO THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS FRANK BREWER. GOOD EVENING, MR. BREWER. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UH, COUNSEL. UM, I'M NOT A REALLY SMART MAN. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF OUR HOA, UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AT RONALD REAGAN, VISTA HEIGHTS AND PALMERO RIDGE AND THE ZONING APPROVAL TO OAKMONT, OAKMONT ZONING APPROVAL IS GONNA ADD TO THE CONGESTION. IF I MIGHT ADD, UH, DID Y'ALL GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT FIVE MINUTE VIDEO THAT I PUT TOGETHER? WE CAN'T BACK AND FORTH, BUT YEAH, I'M JUST WONDERING. AND, UM, THAT SHOWS THE TRAFFIC DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE AT THAT INTERSECTION. NOT ALL THE TIME, OF COURSE, BUT EVERY DAY. WE SAW IN THAT VIDEO THAT DAN GRIS BOAT PUT UP THERE THAT WE HAD THREE LINE OF BREAST THAT WANTED TO TURN TO COME THIS WAY. I'VE SEEN IT SIX LINE OF BREASTS AS I SHOWED ON THAT VIDEO. IT'S A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. UM, THE OAKMONT SUBDIVISION'S GONNA ADD TO THAT. IMAGINE, IF YOU WILL, THAT A CAR IS GOING NORTH ON RONALD REAGAN AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMING ON. I'M SITTING AT VISTA HEIGHTS TRYING TO COME OUT. I GOTTA DECIDE, IS THAT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MEAN HE'S GONNA TURN ON VISTA HEIGHTS, OR IS HE GONNA GO A HUNDRED TO 200 YARDS FURTHER AHEAD AND TURN RIGHT INTO OAKMONT? I DON'T KNOW. AND THAT SETS UP FOR A T-BONE SITUATION RIGHT THERE WHERE SOMEBODY THINKS THEY'RE GONNA BE TURNING RIGHT ON VISTA HEIGHTS AND PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF THAT. UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SPOKE IN DETAIL ABOUT THIS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHOEVER, MAYBE IT WAS DAN GRIS BO THAT GOT THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND THE CAMERAS OUT THERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. AND THAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD THAT IT'S BEING LOOKED AT SERIOUSLY. UM, REAGAN'S OVERLOOK REALLY NEEDS A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND A DECELERATION LANE BEFORE WE HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. AND WE'RE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT OUR PRIORITY FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT BE MOVED TO THE TOP SAN GABRIEL. YEAH, IT WOULD CREATE GAPS IN THE TRAFFIC, BUT THERE'S NO TRAFFIC AT SAN GABRIEL AND I, I'M NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC'S GONNA GO THERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WILL FEED INTO THAT, BUT THERE'S NOT TRAFFIC AT SAN GABRIEL THAT I'M AWARE OF. AND IF IT TAKES A YEAR AND A HALF TO GET THIS DESIGN AND STARTED, CAN WE GET THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE WATERLINE TO WORK ON THIS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE DAVID THOMPSON. GOOD EVENING, MR. THOMPSON. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. SURE. HELLO, UH, MY NAME'S DAVID THOMPSON. I GO BY BRAD AND I LIVE AT 35 12 ELRIDGE DRIVE IN LEANDER. AND I'M HERE TO BUILD ON FRANK'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE, THE DANGEROUS SITUATION WE HAVE AT VISTA HEIGHTS. RONALD RE OF PALMERO RIDGE THROUGH AN OPENS RECORD, OPEN RECORDS REQUEST. WE PULLED TRAFFIC CRASH DATA FROM THAT INTERSECTION FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2020 TO MARCH 22ND, 2024. THERE WERE 25 SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AT THAT INTERSECTION. ACCORDING TO THE CORRIDOR. STORED A STUDY AT PEAK TRAVEL TIMES, AN AUTOMOBILE PASSES THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION EVERY THREE SECONDS. THE SAME SCENARIO FOLDS EVERY MORNING AND EVERY AFTERNOON. AND I CAN TELL YOU THROUGH EXPERIENCE IT'S LONGER THAN A 30 MINUTE PROBLEM. IT'S TWO HOURS TODAY. COMING TO THIS MEETING AT SIX 15, I SAW TWO NEAR MISSES AT THAT INTERSECTION. YOU ADD, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT FRANK'S VIDEO, YOU'VE GOT 10 TO 15 CARS AT A STANDSTILL AT THAT INTERSECTION. YOU ADD TO THAT SCHOOL BUSES TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE INTERSECTION, LAWN SERVICE VEHICLES WITH LONG TRAILERS, CONSTRUCTION, ET CETERA. YOU ADD TO IT, IT'S A BLIND INTERSECTION COMING SOUTH. SO THE PEOPLE COMING SOUTH CAN'T SEE, AND THE PEOPLE IN THE INTERSECTION TRYING [02:25:01] TO PULL OUT CAN'T SEE WHAT'S COMING. AND SO IT'S REALLY, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU ADD TO THAT, THE NEW SUBDIVISION GOING IN AT OAKMONT, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IS GOING IN AT RONALD REAGAN AND PALMERA RIDGE. AND THOSE ARE GONNA INCREASE THE TRAFFIC. IT'S A RECIPE FOR A DISASTER. AND ACCORDING TO THE CRASH DATA THAT DISASTER'S OCCURRING ON AVERAGE ONCE EVERY SEVEN WEEKS, THE LAST ACCIDENT WE HAD THERE WAS ON MARCH 19TH THAT SAYS, ACCORDING TO HISTORY, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER CRASH THERE THIS MONTH IN APRIL, IF IT TAKES TWO OR FOUR MORE YEARS TO GET A TRAFFIC LOT AND DECELERATION LANES PUT IN THERE, THERE'LL BE 30 TO 40 MORE ACCIDENTS AT THAT INTERSECTION. SO THE QUESTION ISN'T IF OR WHEN AN ACCIDENT'S GONNA OCCUR, THE QUESTION IS WHO'S GONNA BE INJURED OR KILLED? SO I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO FEEL THE SAME SENSE OF URGENCY THAT THE RESIDENTS OF REAGAN'S OVERLOOK AND PALM MERRILL RIDGE FIELD, MANY ARE HERE TONIGHT AND ACCELERATE THE TIMELINE FOR INSTALLING THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND DECELERATION LANES AT THAT INTERSECTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, JESSICA MORGAN, GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. UH, MY NAME IS JESSICA MORGAN. I LIVE AT FOUR 17 UNITY DRIVE, UM, IN REAGAN'S OVERLOOK. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, UM, WHO HAVE GONE TO TARN ELEMENTARY SINCE IT OPENED THREE YEARS AGO. SO WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL ISSUE, IT'S ABSOLUTELY A SCHOOL ISSUE. THAT'S HOW WE TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. UM, WHEN I STARTED TAKING THEM THREE YEARS AGO, THE TRAFFIC WAS SCARY BUT MANAGEABLE. UM, NOW EVERY DAY WE SEE NEAR MISSES EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE WITNESSED TWO ACCIDENTS THERE RECENTLY. AND, UM, IT'S JUST, IT'S THE ANTI, YOU HAVE TO ANTICIPATE WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND, YOU KNOW, AND WILL ADHERE TO THE TRAFFIC LAWS. AND WHEN THEY DON'T, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING AND ABLE TO ADAPT QUICKLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. AND WHILE I CAN DO THAT, OR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT SO FAR, THERE ARE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I'M CONCERNED THAT I WON'T. AND I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE, UM, LESS OF AN ABILITY TO ADAPT SUCH AS SCHOOL BUSES, YOUNG UNEXPERIENCED DRIVERS ARE GOING TO BE IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. AND I, AGAIN, URGE YOU JUST THE SAME AS THEM TO MAKE THIS A PRIORITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UH, WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO SUBMITTED, UM, THEIR COMMENT THAT THEY JUST WANT THEIR POSITION READ INTO THE RECORD. I THINK THIS MIGHT BE AN ERROR. THEY SUBMITTED IT FOR TWO ITEMS, ITEM 10 AND 20. AND, UM, SHERRY WOOD WANTS TO GO ON THE RECORD THAT SHE IS FOR BOTH. UM, WITH THAT, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, AND MOVE INTO, I GUESS WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR FIRST ACTION, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CASE CPA DASH 24 DASH ZERO ZERO AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY, COUNSEL. YEAH, SO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THEN WE'RE GONNA GO ZONING AFTER IT, RIGHT? CORRECT. AND SO I JUST WANNA LIKE MAYBE SUMMARIZE OR REESTABLISH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. MM-HMM, . SO WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING FORTH BEFORE US. UM, AND WE HAVE ALSO ALREADY IN PROCESS THE WARRANT FOR A POSSIBLE SIGNAL AT, AT THE INTERSECTION THAT'S, THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IN THIS THING. I THINK THAT THESE ARE THE, THEY'RE RELATED AS FAR AS WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, HOLDING THE DEVELOPMENT UP PER THAT WHEN WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT THE, WHEN WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT THE DATA RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT, THAT DOESN'T WARRANT US BUMPING BUMPING THE, THE, UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR THE ZONING REQUEST HERE. I DO THINK IT MEANS WE TAKE A VERY GOOD LOOK. YEAH, AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE, ALL OF US ARE GONNA SAY THE SAME THING WITH LIKE, COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD, YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE THIS EVERY DAY AS FAR AS BEING THERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE WE'LL PROBABLY LEAN ON YOU AS FAR AS YOUR BACKGROUND AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES AS FAR AS WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS HERE TOO. AND SO, UM, BUT AS FROM ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD NOT, UM, WHY WE WOULD NOT, WHY WE WOULD POSTPONE THAT, WHY WE'RE, WHY WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE, [02:30:01] WITH THE WARRANT SO THAT YEAH. JUST BEFORE WE MAKE ANY MOTION, I JUST WANTED TO AT LEAST MAKE A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT AND, AND I THINK, UM, WHAT WE'RE HEARING HERE IS NOT SO MUCH A CONCERN ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING IN. IT'S MORE OF A CONCERN OF PUTTING MORE CARS IN THAT AREA AND THE SAFETY. AND SO I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS, WE RECOGNIZED A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT REAGAN IS AN ISSUE. UM, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR FANTASTIC TRAFFIC OFFICERS IN THE BACK WHO, UM, WORKS THAT ALL THE TIME AND, AND WE KNOW ABOUT IT. AND SO LAST YEAR WE HAD A STUDY DONE ON THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR, UM, TO, TO SORT OF PLOT OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH LIGHTS AND HOW TO KEEP IT SO THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE MOVING BUT YOU'RE NOT SPEEDING AND YOU'RE NOT GRIDLOCKED, BUT YOU'RE SAFELY ABLE TO GET ACROSS. AND JUST HOW TO THOUGHTFULLY DO THAT BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT WITH SO MANY CARS, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR US TO MESS IT UP. AND SO WE ARE CONSULTING WITH EXPERTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DO THAT. UM, I THINK THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY ITEM FOR COUNCIL TO GET REAGAN SAFER, NOT JUST AT YOUR INTERSECTION AT ALL OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS. UM, IN BETWEEN 2243 ALL THE WAY UP TO 29. THAT WHOLE SECTION, UM, REALLY NEEDS A LOT , IT NEEDS A LOT. UM, AND SO I THINK WE ARE ON THAT. UM, WE ABSOLUTELY HEAR YOU, WE ABSOLUTELY EMPATHIZE WITH YOU AND, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE, WE'VE LEARNED IN THAT REPORT. UM, I ALSO WANNA SAY THAT AT CAMPO, WHICH IS THE REGIONAL ROAD ORGANIZATION, THEY HAVE INVESTED IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF INTO STUDYING THIS CORRIDOR AS WELL. AND SO AS WILLIAMSON COUNTY. SO IT'S NOT JUST US, WE RECOGNIZE REGIONALLY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND WE WANNA MAKE IT BETTER AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT. SO THAT IS WHAT I HAD TO SAY. DO I JUST HAVE A COMMENT AS WELL? UM, NOW I KNOW THERE WERE PROBABLY OTHERS THAT, THAT WANTED TO SPEAK AND I, I WANT YOU TO KNOW AND FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR REPRESENTATION TONIGHT. AND, UH, I KNOW I I USUALLY WATCH THE P AND Z MEETINGS, SO I'VE HEARD YOUR COMMENTS. I WATCH THEM, UH, VERY PASSIONATE, VERY INFORMATIVE, AND CHANCES ARE SOME OF THE OTHERS COUNCIL MEMBERS WATCHED IT TOO. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE BEING HEARD IF YOU, EVEN IF YOU NARROWED IT DOWN AND JUST HAD A FEW SPEAKERS TONIGHT, WE HEARD YOU. OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. NICELY SAID. YEAH. UM, ONE MORE THING TO ADD INTO, IF WE APPROVE ALL OF THE THINGS TONIGHT, UM, IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME FOR THESE THINGS TO BE DEVELOPED. UM, THERE'S SOME HOLINESS IN THAT AREA. IT'LL BE A WHILE BEFORE THESE ARE, UM, OCCUPIED AND ADDING TO TRAFFIC. THERE'S A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD WE'RE GONNA HAVE THOSE LIGHTS IN PLACE. I THINK BEFORE THIS IS ALSO PROBABLY THE, ONE OF THE LEAST DENSE PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE BUILT THERE TOO, BASED ON WHAT WAS THERE. YES. AND I THINK THE, THE, THE LANDOWNER IN THIS CASE KNEW THAT THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE GONNA ENTERTAIN. UM, ANYTHING WITH A HIGHER DENSITY AS FAR AS RESIDENTIAL USE THERE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE THINGS. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THIS LESS DENSE RE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UP ON TOP. AND WHO KNOWS HOW VIABLE THE COMMERCIAL STUFF WILL BE THERE TOO WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY. SO, AND WITH THE IMPACT FEES, IT'LL HELP TO PAY FOR THOSE UPGRADES TO THE SAFETY OF THE ROAD. ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? WELL THAT BEING, SO WE'RE VOTING ON THAT. YEAH. NEXT, WE'RE VOTING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CASE AND THEN WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN FOR THE ZONING CASE. YEAH. SO THAT BEING SAID, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OKAY. MOTION. AND SECOND, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 23 DASH 0 0 82 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. COUNSEL A MOTION TO APPROVE I SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT YOUR ROAD. WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT IT. EXPECT GOOD THINGS. , UM, ONTO ITEM NUMBER 21. UM, YES, WE WILL TAKE, IS FIVE MINUTES GOOD. THE TIME IS 8 56. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. PLEASE BE BACK AT 9 0 1. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK AT 9:06 PM WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO ITEM NUMBER 21 OH HA. NOW WE'RE [21. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0106 to amend the Hero Way and Main Street Medical Office PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning districts of LC-2-A (Local Commercial) and GC-2-A (General Commercial) on two (2) parcels of land approximately 8.0822 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R619566 and R619565; and legally described as Lots 1 & 2, Block A of the Hero Way Medical Addition Subdivision, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0106 as described above.] OFFICIAL ITEM 21, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 24 DASH 0 1 0 6 TO AMEND THE HERO WAY AND MAIN STREET MEDICAL OFFICE. PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF LC TWO A LOCAL COMMERCIAL AND GC TWO, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 8.0822 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT [02:35:01] SERVICES, GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE HERO WAY AND MAIN STREET MEDICAL OFFICE PUT AMENDMENT. UM, THIS, THIS REQUEST, UH, INITIALLY STARTED WITH A GENERAL COMMERCIAL BASE ZONING DISTRICT WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AND, UM, THEY HAD A LOT OF, UH, CONCERNS, UH, ABOUT ADDING THAT DISTRICT. UH, TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE'LL HAVE THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL BASE DISTRICT AND THEN YOU, YOU PULL IN THE MORE INTENSE USE SO YOU'RE NOT OPENING UP THE PROPERTY TO, UM, HIGHER INTENSITY USES. SO THE APPLICANT HAS MADE AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR REQUEST TO CHANGE IT BACK TO THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL AND, UM, INCLUDE A LIQUOR STORE AS A PERMITTED USE AS WELL AS ADD A SIZE, UH, MINIMUM TO ENSURE THAT IT'S A HIGHER QUALITY LIQUOR STORE. UM, THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE CHANGES AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPLICANT. GOOD EVENING. AYE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, GIVING US TIME TO BE HEARD TODAY. UM, MY NAME IS BRIAN GLASER. MY COMPANY IS GLAZER RETAIL PARTNERS. UH, WE'RE LOCATED HERE IN AUSTIN AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OFFICE IN DALLAS. UM, GLAZER RETAIL PARTNERS IS A DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INVESTMENT ADVISORY. WE'RE IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS. IT'S WHAT WE DO. IT'S ONLY THING WE DO. UM, I WANTED YOU TO KNOW, WE STOOD BEFORE YOU TWO WEEKS AGO AT COMMISSION. UH, I WAS NOT HERE, A FAMILY ISSUES THAT I HAD, BUT, UM, I'M BACK AND IN THE WEEDS AND HAD REALIZED THAT THE GC ZONING WAS NOT THE, THE PATH THAT WE WANTED TO GO, NOR WAS IT WHERE WE WANTED TO GO OR ASK FOR. SO WE'RE BACK HERE TO CLARIFY, I'M BACK IN THE WEEDS AS I SAY. AND I'M HERE TO CLARIFY, UM, EXACTLY WHAT ROBIN SAID. UM, WE ARE, UH, HERE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE NEW AMENDED ZONING, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE LIQUOR STORE. WE VOLUNTARILY SAID, UH, WE UNDERSTOOD 10,000 SQUARE FEET WAS A, UH, I THINK WHAT QUALIFIED FOR MAYBE BIG BOX STYLE OR LARGER BOX RETAIL. WE WERE FINE WITH THAT AS WE'RE PLANNING TO BUILD SOMETHING AT 12,000 SQUARE FEET HERE. UM, AND, UH, I WOULD LOOK TO YOU TO, UH, APPROVE US TODAY AMENDING OUR REQUESTED ZONING TO ALLOW THAT LIQUOR STORE. UM, LET ME SHARE OUR VISION WITH YOU IF I CAN, AND I'LL GO THROUGH FAIRLY QUICKLY. UM, WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, WHERE DO I GO FIRST TO, DOES IT JUST TURN WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT OR , WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU DO? THERE'S A CLICKER. SO YOU CLICK THIS BUTTON AND THAT'S THE ZOOM AT THE TOP. OKAY. , YOU WOULD THINK I'M OF AGE TO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS. I'M NOT. UM, UH, THIS IS THE CORE INTERSECTION. LEANDER HARAWAY, OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW IT BETTER THAN I KNOW IT. UM, WE ARE BUYING THIS PROPERTY FROM THE OWNERS WHO ARE, UH, AUSTIN GASTRO. UM, I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THE DESIGN OF THEIR BUILDING. WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SHARING WITH YOU THAT I THINK THAT'S A FIRST CLASS, FIRST CLASS DEVELOPMENT THAT DID A WONDERFUL JOB. IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SOLID, STRONG. AND I LIKED IT. WE TOOK PHOTOS OF IT. WE SHOT ALL SORTS OF PHOTOS OF IT BECAUSE TWO THINGS. ONE A I LIKED IT. B UH, WE PROMISED THE SELLER WHO IS A 25 YEAR RELATIONSHIP THAT I COINCIDENTALLY HAVE THAT WE WOULD DO SOMETHING IN THAT IS CONSISTENT BECAUSE I BELIEVE WHEN YOU DEVELOP, UM, IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST HERE AND NOW. YOU, YOUR PROJECTS DO BETTER WHEN YOU SEE COHESIVENESS. AND IF WE DO THAT, WE DO BETTER. YOU DO BETTER AS A CITY. AND IT'S QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S WHAT THEY ASKED US TO DO. UH, THEY HAVE NICE MATERIAL USE. AND SO WHAT WE SAID WAS WE'RE HERE TO BUILD, BUILD, UH, A SPECS LIQUOR STORE WITH A STARBUCKS. NOW STARBUCKS IS A LITTLE LESS OPEN TO MAKING THESE CHANGES AS THEY KIND OF HAVE THEIR STANDARDS. THEY HAVE MORE THAN A HUNDRED STORES, SO THEY LIKE TO STICK TO PROTOTYPES. BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, CAN I GO BACKWARDS? IS WE'RE TRYING TO MIMIC WHETHER WE OWN OUR CORNER, THEY OWN THEIR CORNER. WE'RE TRYING TO MIMIC AND CREATE A COHESIVE DESIGN. IT'S BETTER FOR ALL OF US IF WE DO THAT. YOU COULD SEE THE STARBUCKS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS PROPOSED STARBUCKS HERE, LET ME BACK UP. SPECS IS A 12,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. UM, WE ARE BRINGING IN THE STONE USE AND BRINGING IN THE METAL USE. AND I WANT YOU TO SEE IT FROM VARIOUS SIDES. WE'RE HERE TO DO A FIRST CLASS PROJECT. IN MY OPINION, I'VE DRIVEN AROUND YOUR CITY. SOME OF YOU KNOW I SPENT THE ENTIRE WEEK HERE AFTER THE A COMMISSION HEARING. I GOT INTO THE WEEDS. UM, I LOOK AT DESIGN, I LIKE DESIGN. I DO THIS 'CAUSE I LIKE THE BEGINNING OF THE DESIGN AND TO BE A PART OF THAT. UM, THE GRASSES, THEY'RE SIMILAR GRASSES, UH, EVEN IN STARBUCKS WHO HAS THEIR OWN CERTAIN DESIGN. [02:40:01] THEY WANT. UH, WE, WE, WE THREW IN CERTAIN THINGS AND MATERIALS AND ASKED THEM TO KIND OF MIMIC IT A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT'S REALLY, LEMME BACK UP. THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE IS WE'RE HERE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK AT OUR FIRST CLASS DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVE US AS IF IT MATCHES. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE FIRST CLASS DEVELOPMENT NEXT DOOR IN THE CITY AND THE RIGHT LOCATION. UH, WE'RE HERE SEEKING THAT. UM, AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR APPROVAL. I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS, UM, COMMENTS, ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN DO TO PRESENT TO YOU? I WILL, I HAVE A LOT OF DATA AND UH, I'M GONNA LIMIT MYSELF 'CAUSE I COULD SPEAK FOR HOURS IF SOMEONE GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO. . THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. UM, WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO FIRST UP IS ISABEL AMATO. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. IT'S ISABELLA MA. IT'S 33 23 LAMBROSE COL LANE. UH, WE'VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 23 YEARS IN LEANDER AND WHEN WE CAME IT WAS NOTHING HERE. BUT NOW THAT MORE RETAILERS STORES ARE COMING, WE REALLY ARE VERY HAPPY AND WE SUPPORT THIS, THIS PROJECT. 'CAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR, FOR LEANDER. WE NEED TAXES. WE DON'T NEED THOSE TAXES TO GO TO ANOTHER CITY. WE NEED TAXES HERE IN EL LEAN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, ANNA FERRERO. OKAY, UM, THEN I WILL READ HER POSITION INTO THE RECORD. SHE WAS FOUR. THERE'S A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT SUBMITTED THEIR POSITION FOR THE RECORD, UM, ADA ALBERTO LOPEZ, GRANT MARSHAL NICK TANNERY ALL SUBMITTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, THEN WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE INTO, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 24 DASH 0 1 0 6 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. COUNSEL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CLARIFICATION? UH, I DON'T THINK WE NEED CLARIFICATION 'CAUSE IT'S IN WE'RE GOOD. THE PROPOSAL TODAY, RIGHT? IT'S AMENDED. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU CLARIFY WITH THEIR PROPOSAL. OKAY. YEAH. DO WE NEED TO WALK BACK THE WHOLE BACK? DOES THE SECOND AGREE? ALL RIGHT. DOES OUR SECOND AGREE TO IT? I THINK THAT WAS CATHERINE. YES. OH, IT WAS ESME, SORRY. YES. AND DOES OUR MOTION MAKER AGREE TO IT? YES. AMENDED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE DOING IT AS AMENDED AND PRESENTED. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM [22. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Subdivision Case CP-23-0021 to adopt the Valor Schools Concept Plan and Preliminary Plat on one (1) parcel of land approximately 13.79 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R430223; generally located northwest of the intersection of Kauffman Loop and CR 267, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  Discuss and consider action on Subdivision Case CP-23-0021 as described above.] 22, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE CP DASH 23 DASH 0 0 21 TO ADOPT THE VALOR SCHOOL'S CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAT ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 13.79 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GRIFFIN. UM, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VALOR SCHOOL'S CONCEPT PLAN ON, SORRY, I HAD A LOT OF SLIDES. THERE WE GO. UM, SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AS WELL AS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. SO IT'S, IT'S BOTH STEPS. UM, THE PROJECT INCLUDES A, A SCHOOL AND THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON MARCH 28TH. AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THEY DO MEET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. SO APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED. UM, I'M GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT'S HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO PRESENTATION, CORRECT? CORRECT. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. UM, THERE'S NOBODY WHO IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT WE DID HAVE ONE PERSON WRITE IN TONIGHT AGAINST, UH, EDNA STOUT WANTED HER OPPOSITION RECORDED AND THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S ABOUT AN ACCIDENT? IT PROBABLY IS, BUT WE HAVE TO READ IT OUT. UM, WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING SUBDIVISION CASE CP DASH 23 DASH 0 21 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION AS SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING [23. Discuss and consider action on the  approval of an amendment to Cypress Meadow Phasing Plan; on one (1) parcel of land approximately 44.1 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R403528; generally located southwest of S. US 183 and Hernandos Loop, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.] INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 23, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CYPRUS MEADOW PHASING PLAN ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 44.1 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS, UH, A REQUEST TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CYPRUS MEADOW [02:45:01] PHASING PLAN. UM, THIS PROJECT FELL UNDER THAT AMENDMENT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MADE TO THE ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE PHASING FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS. UM, CURRENTLY THEIR DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES, UH, TWO PHASES AND THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF 92 LOTS. UM, AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE ALL THE RESIDENTIAL, UM, INTO, TO ONE PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF SPLITTING IT UP. UM, THIS REQUEST DOES HAVE TO BE REVIEWED BY THE, THE CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THAT, UM, NEW ORDINANCE THAT WE ADOPTED. UM, WE DID GO LOOK AT SOME OTHER SUBDIVISIONS, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE, THE CITY. UM, AND IT IS NOTABLE THAT, UH, THEIR PROJECT HAS 92 UNITS WHILE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, ONE OF THEIR PHASES HAS A HUNDRED UNITS. SO IT MIGHT BE A, A LOGICAL, UM, APPROVAL TO MAKE THIS CHANGE. UM, JUST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE. DO YOU WANNA PRESENT, UH, THAT, YEAH. OKAY. SO HE IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OOPS. OKAY. SORRY. WILL BELLI, UH, ENGINEER REPRESENTING THE APP OR THE OWNER HERE? UM, JUST REAL QUICK, UH, NOT A LOT TO SAY HERE OTHER THAN THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS REALLY JUST TO KIND OF NOT HAVE IT IN TWO PHASES FOR CONSTRUCTION. UH, 'CAUSE IF WE HAD THE TWO PHASES, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO GET THE FIRST ONE APPROVED AND THEN YOU GOTTA REMOBILIZE FOR PHASE TWO. UH, AND SO THAT, THAT, THAT WAS KIND OF THE KEY PURPOSE HERE. UH, I JUST WANTED TO NOTATE THAT. AND THEN IT'S JUST LIKE, LIKE ROBIN SAID, IT'S JUST NOT FEASIBLE TO DO 30 LOTS OR, OR LIKE, IT'S, IT'S MUCH MORE FEASIBLE TO DO 92 RATHER ALL AT ONCE RATHER THAN JUST SPLIT IT UP LIKE THAT. SO, UH, JUST WANNA MAKE THAT NOTE. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD TO SAY. UH, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. CORDELIA LOVELADY. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, UM, CORDELIA LOVELADY AT 2 0 5 HERNANDEZ LOOP. AND Y'ALL ARE NOT GONNA DISCUSS WHERE YOU PLAN ON OPENING HERNANDO'S LOOP. WHERE YOU PLAN ON IS OPENING THE TWO. THIS IS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, RIGHT? NO, THIS IS JUST A PHASE. ANYWAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANNA INFORM EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL THAT NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT EVERYBODY ON HERNANDO'S LOOP, WHICH IS HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY, GOING BACK TO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DATE IT IS, IT'S ON THE THING. AND EVERYBODY IN COUNTING, GLEN, WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL FOR NOT KEEPING US UP TO DATE ON WHAT, MEANING THIS WAS GONNA BE PUT ON THE AGENDA. I GOT HOME AT SEVEN 30 FROM WORKING TO TODAY AND FOUND OUT THROUGH A TEXT FROM AN FROM ANNETTE WHO, WHOSE HUSBAND IS KEVIN. THERE'S AN EDNA. I DON'T OH, I KNOW EDNA. SHE USED TO BE THE JUDGE. NONE OF THEY HAD 10 MINUTES NOTICE THAT Y'ALL HAD THIS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL KNOWS THAT IF WE HAD KNOWN EVERYBODY THAT WAS ABLE TO WALK, BREATHE, DRIVE WOULD HAVE BEEN UP HERE. WE HAVE GONE OVER THE SAFETY ISSUES. MY STREET, MY LOOP IS NOT EVEN LEGALLY WIDE ENOUGH TO HAVE TWO CARS PASSING MUCH LESS THE ADDED TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING TO BE, I MEAN, YOU'RE OPENING UP A A, A SMALL ROAD THAT ISN'T EVEN LEGALLY WIDE ENOUGH AS A, AS A THOROUGHFARE THAT WILL KIND OF NOT BECOME A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. BUT AS SOON AS PEOPLE IN THE AREA KNOW THAT THEY CAN CUT THROUGH, IF THERE'S A TRAFFIC PROBLEM, THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT. JUST LIKE THEY STARTED DOING WHEN COUNTY GLEN WAS OPENED UP 'CAUSE OF TRAFFIC LIGHT. NOW I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT GOING INTO 180 3 ON COUNTY GLEN, THAT WAS WONDERFUL, EXCEPT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. BUT WE NEEDED SPEED BUMPS BECAUSE THAT MADE COUNTY GLEN JUST, BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. BUT ANYWAYS, YOU ARE MAKING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VERY UNSAFE AND THERE'S A, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DISAPPOINTED AND I, YOU KNOW, SO, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHERE YOU PLAN ON OPENING HERNANDO'S LOOP UP. AND THEN THE PEOPLE IN COUNTY GLEN NEED TO KNOW MORE WHERE EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OPENED UP. AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS FROM BEING, HAVING EXPERIENCE DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK, AS SOON AS THOSE DUMP TRUCKS AND ALL THOSE, UM, CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE REALIZE THEY CAN COME THROUGH HERNANDO'S LOOP TO GET TO THE LIGHT TO GO ON 180 3, THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE TOO DANGEROUS. I MEAN, THEY'RE ALREADY DOING SOME, SOME CONSTRUCTION BUILDING SOMETHING RIGHT THERE, UM, ON 180 3 AND I'VE SEEN THE TRUCKS PULLING OUT ON THE TRAFFIC. I MEAN YEAH, BEING A TRUCK DRIVER, WE JUST CAN'T STOP. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST, ANYWAYS, [02:50:01] IT'S GONNA BE VERY DANGEROUS AND Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE KEPT US CONSIDER IN CONSIDERATION. IT WAS VERY, IT WAS NOT. THANK YOU. WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED. THANK YOU. UM, SO I DO WANNA MAKE A CLARIFICATION. THIS CASE THAT IS IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS NOT A ZONING, WE ARE NOT APPROVING ANYTHING WITH THE ROADS, JUST THE PHASING OF WHEN THINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED. SO IT'S NOT THE PLACE FOR US TO, TO SAY A ROAD CAN'T GO HERE OR THERE OR WHATEVER THE CONNECTIONS ARE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW QUICKLY THEY, THEY, SO YOU CAN'T GET THE DEVELOPERS TO KEEP, WE CAN'T HAVE BACK AND FORTH, I'M SORRY. UM, IT'S JUST THE, THE RULES OF DECORUM. UM, BUT I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR THAT THAT'S WHY THERE'S NOT BIG ZONING NOTICES BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THAT TYPE OF THING. IT'S, IT'S MUCH SMALLER THE ACTION THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE TODAY, RIGHT? SO WHAT, WHAT SHE MEANS BY THAT TOO IS LIKE THE, THE ZONING IS EXACT. THERE, THERE ADHERING TO THE EXACT ZONING THAT THE PROPERTY ALREADY IS. SO THEY'RE NOT COMING TO ASK US FOR ANYTHING AS FAR AS WHERE THINGS GOING. THOSE ARE JUST GONNA BE DONE THROUGH, UM, NORMAL CITY ORDINANCES AND WHERE THINGS NEED TO BE PLACED. WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO IS REALLY TO ONLY INTERRUPT EVERYBODY WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE ONCE INSTEAD OF DOING THAT TWICE. AND SO, UM, ONE TIME GOING AND BUILDING THE ROADS INSTEAD OF COMING IN AND DOING IT TWO SEPARATE TIMES, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO TODAY. SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR, THAT'S THE NARROW, NARROW SCOPE OF WHAT WE CAN. THAT'S IT. APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE. CORRECT? YES. THAT'S ALL THAT, THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL ON OUR AGENDA. YEAH. SO I, I THINK I KNOW WHY EVERYBODY PROBABLY FEELS THAT WAY. UM, BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA. THAT'S THE HARD PART. RIGHT? YEAH. THANK YOU. SO I WOULD SAY I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE YES. TO DO ALL IN ONE PHASE RATHER THAN TWO SEPARATE PHASES THERE. I'LL SECOND MOTION. AND SECOND, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST A QUESTION. ANY CONCERNS WITH NOT PHASING AND 1D NOT BEING COMPLETED YET, OR AT B-C-R-U-A WITH THE EXTRA CAPACITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN, IN REFERENCE TO, TO WHAT THE NEXT PHASE OF B-C-R-U-A GIVEN US AN EXTRA 5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY? THERE'S NO CONCERNS WITH NO PHASING ON THIS PROJECT? UH, NO. AND I, I THINK THE REASON IS THAT, UM, FROM A STANDPOINT OF LARGER ONES, THEY PHASE KIND OF THAT MANY, UM, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS. I'LL LET ROBIN SPEAK MORE TO THAT, BUT PROBABLY FROM A WATER STANDPOINT, NO, IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA MAKE TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE AT ALL. OKAY. UM, YEAH, WE HAD A MOTION IN A SECOND. RIGHT? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I'M NUMBER 25 DISCUSSING RA ACTION ON THE NAMING OF PARKLAND. WAIT, ARE WE, WE'RE ON 24. [24. Discuss and consider action on directing staff to move forward with an amendment to the Composite Zoning Ordinance regarding the appropriate zoning district for vape shops and possible location criteria; Leander, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas.] THANK YOU. IT IS A LONG NIGHT DISCUSSING RA ACTION ON DIRECTING STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICT FOR VAPE SHOPS AND POSSIBLE LOCATION CRITERIA. LEANDER WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES, TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. UM, SO DURING THE, THE LAST UH, DISCUSSION WE HAVE WITH CITY COUNCIL ABOUT VAPE SHOPS, UM, THE COUNCIL ASKED FOR US TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING WITH REGARDS TO VAPE SHOPS. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND, UM, BASICALLY THEY ARE TREATING IT LIKE A RETAIL USE. THEY DO HAVE REGULATIONS WHEN IT IS A LOUNGE, LIKE WHERE YOU'RE ACTIVELY USING THE, THE PRODUCTS. UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE TO DEFINE WHAT A VAPE SHOP IS. UM, BUT WE WANTED FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL, DO WE WANT ADDED RESTRICTIONS, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO LOCATION AND IS IT APPROPRIATE IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL? UM, IT'S, WE WOULD BE THE FIRST TO DO IT IN OUR AREA IF WE DID THAT. UM, MY MAIN CONCERN WAS HAVING IT AROUND SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY. UM, AND I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT LOUNGES. I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT. RIGHT. BUT I'M FINE ADDING THAT. YEAH, THAT'S A NEW THING. THAT SOUNDS AWFUL. YEAH. , UM, COUNSEL, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? YEAH, IT WAS MOST IMPORTANT NOT TO HAVE THEM AROUND SCHOOLS, BUT I DO THINK ADDING THE CATEGORY OF LOUNGE WOULD BE IMPORTANT ON THAT JUST TO BE AHEAD AND NOT ALWAYS PLAYING FROM BEHIND. RIGHT? YEAH. RIGHT. MY FEEDBACK WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR, UM, UM, EARLIER WITH OUR PARK PARK FEES. UM, WHICH WAS THAT'S OKAY TO, I'M OKAY TO DO SOMETHING THERE, BUT JUST MAKING SURE IT'S LIKE VERY SIMPLE. YEAH. WE, WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME WAS WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT AND IT WENT FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO THE WEEDS AS FAR AS PARKS AND THEN MAYBE THIS PLACE OR THAT PLACE, RIGHT? LIKE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LET'S JUST MAKE IT VERY CLEAN. I THINK WE SAID WE SCHOOLS WERE THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR ALL OF US. YEAH. AND I THINK WE SAID, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF FOLLOW THE TABC GUIDELINES, RIGHT? THAT WOULD KEEP THEM AWAY FROM SCHOOLS. [02:55:01] WASN'T THAT IT? I JUST, ARE YOU SAYING LIKE THE DISTANCE THE TABC USES FOR SCHOOL, IF THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT THAT'S IT. BECAUSE THAT FEELS VERY SIMPLE AND ONLY GOING TO THERE, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GONNA BE TRAILBLAZERS. I DON'T MIND BEING TRAILBLAZER ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. BUT LET'S MAKE IT DO IT SMART. LET'S MAKE IT BLACK AND WHITE. YEAH. WHEN WE SAY SCHOOLS, UM, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, I THINK THAT'S FAIR. WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRIS? THAT'S TOUGH. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT PART. I AGREE WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. I THINK LAST TIME THE DISCUSSION WAS AROUND NOW ARE WE INCLUDING DAYCARES? RIGHT? AND ARE WE, AND I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT DAYCARE DOWN THAT WALKING OVER AND BUYING A VAPE. NO. . IT'S MOSTLY, HONESTLY IT'S MOSTLY HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT I WORRY ABOUT. MM-HMM. . RIGHT. SO, UM, SO PRIVATE BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE MORE AND MORE PRIVATE. WE JUST HAD, WE JUST HAD ONE LIKE TONIGHT. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. SO IF ONE WERE TO OPEN AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, A, A CHARTER SCHOOL OR SOMETHING OPENS UP NEAR THEM, THEY'RE GRANDFATHERED IN. CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. SO ARE WE GOOD WITH PRIVATE AND CHARTER AND STUFF? YES. I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. BECAUSE IT FALLS IN LINE WITH THE CELL OF CIGARETTES AS WELL. I MEAN, ARE WE OKAY LEGALLY WITH THIS? UM, THAT'S, WE HAVE TO INCLUDE CIGARETTES AS WELL OR ANYTHING THAT CAN CONTAINS NICOTINE OR THE ISSUE THAT COMES INTO PLAY IS WHEN YOU'RE SAYING LIKE A, A GAS STATION CAN'T SELL VAPE PRODUCTS, RIGHT? IT WAS, AND I THINK WE DECIDED LEAVE THAT ONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR MAIN RIGHT. IT, THAT WOULD BE HARD FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHT. PROCESS. BUT I, THE RESEARCH THAT WE HAD FOUND, I THOUGHT DEALT WITH A MOBILE VAPE SHOP. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO REGULATE. YEAH. MY QUESTION WAS, IS THERE ANY ISSUES WITH DOING THIS COMPOSITE ZONING, ANY LEGALITY, ANY LEGAL ISSUES? SO, UM, THERE WAS A, OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT, THERE WAS A RECENT, UM, I THINK IT WAS A HOUSE BILL THAT SAID IF YOU CHANGED YOUR REGULATION AND YOU MADE A USE THAT, UM, WAS NO LONGER ALLOWED AND YOU HAD THOSE USES EXISTING IN YOUR CITY, YOU HAD TO NOTIFY THEM, UM, OF THE CHANGE. SO WE CAN TAKE THAT ACTION. WE'VE LOCATED THE, THE VAPE SHOPS. OKAY. AND WE'LL HAVE, UM, PAIGE'S TEAM REVIEW EVERYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD TO KEEP US, UH, IN LINE. THANK YOU. AND ALL THOSE ONES THAT ALREADY EXIST, THEIR GRANDFATHER DID. CORRECT? YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. DO YOU, DO WE, I JUST WANNA, SO WHAT EXACTLY, SO WE'RE SAYING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS OR SCHOOLS? NO, JUST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. I'M JUST SAYING LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD OF LIKE DAYCARES AND STUFF. LIKE REALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT TEENAGERS GETTING ACCESS. THAT'S THE CONCERN. I MEAN, AND I'M FINE WITH WHATEVER. I MEAN, I THINK A TEENAGER'S GONNA GET WHAT THEY WANT TO GET, SO I DON'T KNOW IF LOCATION'S REALLY GONNA MATTER, BUT, BUT YOU AT LEAST MAKE IT HARDER. . BUT YEAH. SO WHEN, WHEN WE DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO ADD LOUNGES AND I ASSUME WE WOULD TREAT A LOUNGE SIMILAR TO THE HOOKAH LOUNGE. YEAH. SO IT'D BE IN OUR HIGHER INTENSITY DISTRICT. AND THEN WHEN WE SAY VAPE SHOP, DO YOU ALSO WANNA INCLUDE SMOKE SHOP? I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY. ARE WE ALL OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY, MAYOR, FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU'RE USING THE DISTANCE AS REQUIRED FOR TABC, WHICH IS 300 FEET FROM PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE REGARDING TABC LICENSE WITH, IN RELATION TO SCHOOLS, JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE, WAS IT 300? I THOUGHT OURS WAS 300 FEET AND T ABC'S WAS FURTHER. THERE ARE A THOUSAND, BUT OUR ORDINANCE IS 300 FEET, WHICH IS WHAT WE GO BY WITH T ABC. SO DO YOU WANT IT TO BE THE THOUSAND FEET? I THINK WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED BEFORE WAS THE THOUSAND 300 FEET. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, LIKE, THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL NEXT TO THE BAHAMA BOX, I'M NOT GOOD AT DISTANCES. WOULD THAT BE WITHIN 300 FEET, OR IS THAT FARTHER THAN 300? SO IF YOU LOOK AT THESE LITTLE BLACK DASHIE LINES, THAT'S A THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER AROUND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. OKAY. SO LET ME SEE IF I, THIS IS LAKE LINE. THIS IS BAGHDAD. THAT'S A SCHOOL. SO ISN'T BAHAMA BUCKS RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL? YES. YEAH. SO THAT WOULD BE WITHIN A THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER, BUT NOT WITHIN THE 300. UM, I, OH, I'M DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS NOW. UM, I DON'T HAVE A 300 FOOT BUFFER. I COULD LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT THAT WOULD AFFECT. UM, OUR ROAD IS NOT 300 FEET WIDE. THERE'S THE, SO THAT WOULD MEAN, BUT COULD THEY BE IN THE BACK OF THE SHOPPING CENTER? IT'S PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE. SO THEY HAVE TO REPL IT. OH, OKAY. RIGHT. SO THERE'S KIND OF A LOOPHOLE THERE. COUNSEL, WHAT DO YOU WANT? 300 OR A THOUSAND? HAVE NO PREFERENCE. SINCE OUR ORDINANCE SAYS 300, I'M MORE IN LINE WITH GOING WITH 300 FEET FOR CONSISTENCY. WE COULD, UM, START WITH 300 AND THEN BRING Y'ALL AN EXHIBIT SHOWING SOME EXAMPLES OF IT, AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISION AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED? I DO. THANK YOU. WE ALL GOT OUR INPUT. WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. UM, [03:00:01] OH, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION, DO WE? NO. DIRECTION. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM 25, [25. Discuss and consider action on the naming of parkland approximately 53.87 acres in size as Horizon Lake Park, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R620144, and generally located at Horizon Park Boulevard adjacent to the Horizon Lake residential subdivision.] DISCUSSING CONSIDER ACTION ON THE NAMING OF PARKLAND. APPROXIMATELY 53.87 ACRES IN SIZE AS HORIZON LAKE PARK, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS PARCEL R 6 2 0 1 44. AND GENERALLY LOCATED AT HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD, ADJACENT TO THE HORIZON LAKE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR TOM MINS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. UM, YES, AS IT'S, AS IT'S MENTIONED, UH, THIS IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY TO FILL, FULFILL THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPERTY WAS OFFICIALLY DEEDED TO THE CITY, UH, UM, ON MARCH 11TH, OR EXCUSE ME, ON MARCH 3RD. AND, UM, OR FIFTH, I DON'T KNOW WHY I KEEP SAYING THAT. UH, MARCH 5TH AND THEN THE OVERSIGHT BEGAN ON MARCH 11TH. UM, SO WE'VE BEEN TAKING ON MUCH OF THE, UH, TRASH AND THE DOG WASTE STATIONS. IT'S BEEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP, UH, UP TO THIS POINT. AND NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE, UH, THE HORIZON LAKE, UH, PARK, HOA. SO WE'VE GOT, HAD DIALOGUE BACK AND FORTH AND SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. SO WE'RE DEVELOPING A REALLY NICE RELATIONSHIP THERE. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, IT WAS REALLY AN INTERESTING 'CAUSE. THIS IS ONE OF THE, WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED IN 2016, IT WAS ONE OF THE SITES THAT I TARGETED WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT PARK. UM, BUT I WAS TOLD, HONESTLY, I WAS, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OWNED AND I DID CHECK, IT WAS OWNED BY SOUTHWESTERN FOUNDATION, WHICH IS A, A PART OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OUTTA GEORGETOWN. AND THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NEVER SELL IN OUR LIFETIME. SOMEBODY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOW. AND WHICH IS GREAT FOR US BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE THIS REALLY INCREDIBLE CITY PARK. UM, PUT UP A, JUST A SMALL MAP. THIS COMES FROM THE PARKLAND DEDICATION. YOU CAN SEE A BUNCH OF THESE TRAILS. THESE TRAILS ARE ALL CONCRETE TRAILS. THEY'RE ALL IN. THIS IS, UH, MASON CREEK. THIS TRAILS ARE ON THIS SIDE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA. WE'RE, WE'RE CONTINUALLY IMPROVING. IT'S ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO LAKEWOOD. IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO LAKEWOOD PARK IN JUST THE LAST, THIS SPRING, UH, JUST INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WILDFLOWERS. SOME OF THE CONSERVATION AREAS, SOME OF THE MOAT AREAS, JUST A TON OF PEOPLE. UM, BUT IT'S COME INTO ITS OWN OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, YOU KNOW, AFTER CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT. WELL, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR. SO WE EXPECT A LOT OF INCREDIBLE THINGS TO HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PART. UH, THERE, THIS, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, THE, UM, UH, IS A PLAY SCAPE, THE PLAYGROUND, THE PARKING AREA. WE WORKED WITH THEM TO CREATE THIS AREA. UP IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE A NICE FISHING PIER. WE'RE DEVELOPING A KAYAK LAUNCH RIGHT IN THAT AREA. UM, AND THEN THE WALKING TRAILS AROUND. WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH WCID AS WELL. THIS IS ALL THEIR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY UP IN THIS AREA. AND THEN ALL THE REST HAS BEEN DEEDED TO THE CITY AS A PUBLIC PARK, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE AND PHENOMENAL. THE LINKAGES WILL, WILL BEGIN, WILL WORK AT SOME POINT IN TIME WITH THIS PROPERTY OWNER TO DEVELOP AND TIE IN. THEY CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE ON THIS EDGE AND RIGHT HERE. SO WE CAN HAVE, MAKE, UH, NICE LINKAGES ALONG THE, THE MASON CREEK TRAIL TO CONNECT ALL THE WAY DOWN. AND THEN ALSO THERE'S SOME AREA HERE WE'RE WORKING WITH WCID. THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PIECES OF PROPERTY, BUT IT'S WIDE ENOUGH. AND YOU'LL, IF WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE STUB OUT, IT GOES TO NOWHERE. BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL EVENTUALLY COME AROUND THIS PARK AND COME IN HERE. AND THEN WHEN THIS IS DEVELOPED, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE KNOW SORT OF WHAT THIS IS. HOPEFULLY ONE DAY MAY BE OR MAYBE NOT, BUT WE'LL TIE INTO THE BRUSHY CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM, WHICH WILL COME UP IN THIS WAY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY COOL POSSIBILITIES ABOUT THIS. THIS REALLY NEAT, UNIQUE PIECE OF PROPERTY. UM, THE PARK BOARD DID, UH, VOTE ON FEBRUARY 13TH TO NAME THE PARK HORIZON. LAKE PARK IN KEEPING WITH, UM, THE HISTORICAL NAME OF THE LAKE AND THE AREA, UH, THE SUBDIVISION IS HORIZON PARK SUBDIVISION. UH, WE ALSO REALIZE THAT HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD COMES FROM 2243 ALL THE WAY DOWN. EVEN CROSSES CRYSTAL FALLS INTO, UH, HORIZON LAKE, UM, THE, THE HORIZON LAKE SUBDIVISION. AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S HOPEFULLY NO CONFUSION OF NAMES. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION. WE LOOKED FOR OTHER PARKS THAT WERE NAMED HORIZON LAKE PARK AND DID NOT, DID NOT SEE, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE HORIZON, UH, PARK, UH, THE HORIZON LAKE SUBDIVISION, UH, UNION PARK ON UNION STREET, SUNSET PARK ON UNION STREET, WASHINGTON SQUARE, DRIVE PARK AND FALL CREEK. DRIVE PARK ARE THE THREE, ARE THE FOUR IN THAT SUBDIVISION. SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NAMING OF THIS, THIS GREAT PARK. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO HOST A RIBBON CUTTING EITHER END OF THIS MONTH OR FIRST OF NEXT MONTH. WE'RE, WE'RE SORT OF WAITING ON [03:05:01] OUR ROCK SIGN. WE HAVE ROCK SIGNS AT ALL ENTRANCE OF THE PARK. WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT TO, UH, GET INSTALLED. SO TIMING IS OF THE ESSENCE OF THAT PARK OF IT. SO ANYWAY, OPEN FOR QUESTIONS TOO. THANK YOU. THIS LOOKS LOVELY. I'M EXCITED TO FINALLY GET TO GO DOWN THERE. I'VE DRIVEN PAST IT FOR A MILLION YEARS. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. UM, SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT AMENITIZED AS AN ACTUAL PARK WE CAN GO TO. UM, QUICK QUESTION THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, LIKE SOME FUTURE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE DONE. IS THERE GONNA BE MORE PARKING? SORRY. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THERE IS, THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PARKING. OKAY. WHERE WOULD YOU PARKLAND DEDICATION? UM, OBVIOUSLY DID NOT GO AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, AS YOU HOPE. RIGHT. BUT ESPECIALLY ON THIS SIDE. SO WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU SEE THAT LITTLE T AREA? THERE IS SOME PARKING. WE COULD PROBABLY DO SOME PARKING UP IN HERE. WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT, LOOK AT THAT. AND WE MAY DEVELOP SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING IN OTHER AREAS SO YOU CAN ACCESS IT, UM, AS WELL. OKAY. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THROUGH A, A PLANNING PROCESS. OKAY. BUT WE DO, WE, WE, WE TRIED OUR BEST TO GET MORE PARKING. YES. AND, AND THE ENTER THEIR CREDIT, UM, THE, THE DEVELOPER'S CREDIT, IT'S REALLY NICE WHAT THEY ENDED UP DOING. THEY DID PUT THESE REALLY NICE ROCK, UM, UH, I THINK THEY'RE ABOUT 12 FOOT WIDE. IT IS REALLY NICE. SO YOU CAN, YOU CAN DO SOME EXTRA PARKING THERE, BUT IT'S SORT OF A, A LARGER ROCK, BUT IT'S STILL DRIVABLE. OKAY. SO YOU CAN PARK A, YOU KNOW, A TRUCK OR AN EXTRA CAR IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY REUNION OR SOMETHING GOING ON. OH, GREAT. YEAH. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, SECOND MOTION. AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL. I'M 26. COUNCIL MEMBER. [26. 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.]] 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, I HAVE ONE. AND, UH, MORE FOR PAIGE TO TELL US IF WE CAN EVEN DO THIS. SO DURING THE PRIMARY ELECTION, I WAS ACTUALLY VOTING AT THE LIBRARY AND SAW A CANDIDATE ACTUALLY GOING UP TO VOTERS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AND ACCOSTING 'EM AND ALMOST CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VE VEHICLES BEING ABLE TO PULL IN FROM BAGHDAD ROAD. UM, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN PROHIBIT IN THE CITY ORDINANCE, THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO APPROACH PEOPLE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT? OR IS THAT AGAINST ELECTION CODE? BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GO VOTE IN PEACE. IT'S OKAY PAIGE. 'CAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. THE, IF I OH. GET INFORMATION AND TAKE THAT OFFLINE. WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? IN A MEMO? OKAY. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO DO SO. ANY OTHER, DO WE NEED TO, I'M, I'M VERY POSITIVE, DAN, THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA COME BACK WITH ALL THE WARRANTS, BUT DO WE NEED TO MAKE A FORMAL REQUEST TO, TO LOOK OVER THE WARRANTS FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? IF, IF YOU WANT TO, WE CAN, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT NECESSARY IN PROCESS. YEAH. ANY OTHER, ALRIGHT, [27. Council Member Closing Statements.] WITH THAT, WE ARE GONNA MOVE INTO COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS PLEASE. ONE, LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR ECLIPSE EXPERIENCE IN LEANDER ON MONDAY AND A LITTLE 5K. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE PARK. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE. VERY NICE PRO TEMP. JUST WANNA THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS FOR CONSERVING OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS. UH, THANK YOU TO STAFF AND THANK YOU, UH, TO THE PIO AND MIKE NEWS OFFICE. 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE HANDLING A LOT. THANK YOU DAN FOR EVERYTHING IN THE WATER CONSERVATION. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE TO THINK, RIGHT? SO GREAT NEWS AND THAT'S AMAZING THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON EASTER. SO KUDOS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT. SECOND IS, UM, WE DO HAVE A MAJOR ITEM ON MONDAY. THE ECLIPSE, LIKE CATHERINE WAS TALKING ABOUT. PLACE ONE, UH, PLACE ONE WAS TALKING ABOUT. UM, SO JUST BE MINDFUL OF TRAFFIC AND UH, WE MAY HAVE A DOUBLING OF POPULATION, NOT JUST IN LEANDER, BUT IN CEDAR PARK AND THE NEIGHBORING CITIES. SO BE SAFE EVERYONE. THANK YOU. PLACE THREE. PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS EARLIER WHEN WE HAD A LOT MORE PEOPLE HERE. UH, BUT ONE OF THE COLLISIONS THAT I WITNESSED AT, UH, THE INTERSECTION WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PALMERA RIDGE AND RONALD REAGAN. I ACTUALLY SAW THE OCCUPANTS GET OUT AND AS A, LIKE A GRANDMOTHER AND LIKE A REALLY, LIKE A TEENAGE DRIVER AND THEY'RE TALKING AND THEN THEY CONSOLED ONE ANOTHER. FOLKS, VEHICLES ARE FLYING DOWN THOSE ROADWAYS. STAY IN YOUR CARS, MOVE TO A SAFE, SAFE LOCATION AND HUG SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE IT'S MORE SAFE SO YOU DON'T BECOME A CASUALTY YOURSELF. SO JUST A LITTLE PSA GOODNIGHT. NICELY DONE. PLAY SIX. THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN OUR WATERLINE FIX. IT'S SUPER FANTASTIC AND THAT MAKES ME VERY EXCITED. AND ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE DOING WITH PARKLAND CHANGES OR I'M THRILLED. VERY NICE. PLACE FIVE. YEP. I'LL JUST ECHO THAT. TONIGHT'S A NIGHT OF THANKFULNESS. SO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND OUR CITIZENS AND [03:10:01] OUR PARTNERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE INVOLVED. UM, FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS CITY TO TRY TO GET US ALL GOING IN THE, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS, BUT I'M THANKFUL. HOPEFULLY IT WAS NOT MY PHONE. PLAY SPORTS. THANK YOU AGAIN, DAN AND YOUR TEAM AND TO MIKE AND YOUR TEAM. UM, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION TEAM BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE COMMUNICATED REALLY WELL ABOUT WATER AND THAT'S THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING WATER. SO I THINK THAT REALLY PLAYED A PART IN HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT WAS FOR US. SO THANK Y'ALL. IT WAS HARD WORK AND IT SEEMED LIKE A LONG TIME, BUT HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF IT. YEAH. WELL FOR YOU AND I, IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG TIME OF HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS AT B-C-R-U-A, SO THANK YOU. VERY NICE. OKAY. TONIGHT WE PICKED UP DINNER FROM BROOKLYN HEIGHTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN SHOPPING LOCAL. AND SO WE ARE ASKING YOU, OUR RESIDENTS TO PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP LEANDER NUMBER ONE IN YOUR HEARTS WHEN YOU'RE GOING OUT, UM, THIS WEEKEND OR ANYTIME. REALLY ANYTIME IS A GOOD TIME TO LOVE LEANDER AND SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT YOU SPEND IN SALES TAX AROUND HERE KEEPS ALL THE THINGS GOING AND IT FUNDS ALL OF THE AWESOME THINGS THAT COUNCIL IS DOING EVERY SINGLE MONTH. UM, I ALSO WANNA SEND OUT A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES FOR BEING SO FANTASTIC AND UNDERSTANDING AND HELPFUL WITH THE WATER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. UM, WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU AND BECAUSE OF IT WE'RE REWARDING EVERYBODY WITH A BETTER WATER SYSTEM. SO THAT'S FANTASTIC. AND THEN, UM, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR, UM, ECLIPSE PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. IF Y'ALL HAVE NOT GONE ON THE WEBSITE AND SEEN OUR ECLIPSE PAGE, OH MY GOSH, IT'S THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE THING. IT LISTS EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, THE WATCH TIMES. IT'S SO INFORMATIVE, SO HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEAM THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN AND UM, EVERYBODY SHOULD GO CHECK THAT OUT. AND LASTLY, I ALWAYS WONDER WHO WATCHES OUR MEETINGS. AND IT TURNS OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WATCH THESE AND UM, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL WATCHER WHO I THINK IS OUR YOUNGEST. AND SO I WANNA GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT AND COUNSEL, HOPEFULLY Y'ALL WILL JOIN ME IN SAYING HELLO TO LAKEN MOORE, WHO'S ABOUT 10 AND SHE WATCHES US ALL THE TIME. HEY, LAKEN COUNCIL SAYS HELLO. AND WITH [28. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to: Sections 551.071 and 551.074, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consider amendment to Interim City Manager Employment Agreement; andSection 551.074, Texas Government Code to discuss Interim City Manager assignments and duties. ] THAT, WE ARE GOING TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UM, TO TAKE ACTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 AND 5 5 1 0.074, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND SECTION 5 51 0.074 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS INTERIM CITY MANAGER ASSIGNMENTS AND DUTIES. THE TIME IS 9:44 PM [ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:Amendment to Interim City Manager Employment Agreement; and Interim City Manager assignments and duties.] ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GONNA RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 10:00 PM TO TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION REGARDING NUMBER ONE AMENDMENT TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TO INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND? MOTION IS SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND I'M NUMBER TWO. INTERIM CITY MANAGER ASSIGNMENTS AND DUTIES, MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO. ACTION. EXCELLENT. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:01 PM GOODNIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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