* 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. [00:00:04] [1. Open Meeting.] GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING BEING HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE THE SIXTH, 2024. DUE TO US NOT HAVING A MAYOR PRESENT OR A MAYOR PRO TEM, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT WILL DECIDE AMONGST THEMSELF WHO WILL BE LEADING THE MEETING TONIGHT. YEAH. DO WE NEED A MOTION OR NO? UM, IF Y'ALL OR WE JUST COME TO A CONSENSUS, YOU CAN DO A CONSENSUS. BECKY WAS OUR LAST, UH, MAYOR POT TIM, SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT SHE COULD, I'LL SECOND THAT NON MOTION . OKAY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS WILL BE LEADING THE MEETING TONIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS. TODAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 6:04 PM AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL, [2. Roll Call.] CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION PARKER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE THOMPSON. COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS CERNIK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS. HERE, MAYOR CHRISTINE DELA. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE [3. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the acquisition of property located in the Elijah D. Harmon Survey, Abstract No. 6 for a water line easement and temporary construction easements relating to the RM 2243 Water Main Project.] WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:04 PM PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE ELIJAH D HARMAN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER SIX FOR A WATERLINE EASEMENT AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT RELATED TO RM 2243 WATER MAIN PROJECT [ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding acquisition of property for water line easement and temporary construction easements relating to the RM 2243 Water Main Project.] AT 6:31 PM BOTH 15 6 14 6 14. APPARENTLY MY NEW CONTACTS AREN'T WORKING. , UM, TO TAKE ANY ACTION DEEMED APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION REGARDING ACQUISITION OR PROPERTY FOR WATERLINE EASEMENT AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT RELATING TO RM 2243 WATER MAIN PROJECT. IS THERE A MOTION? YEAH, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE ELIJAH D HARMON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER SIX FOR A WATERLINE EASEMENT AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT RELATING TO THE RM 2243 WATER MAIN PROJECT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT WILL ADJOURN OUR BRIEFING WORKSHOP FOR THIS EVENING AT 6:16 PM IT IS. THANK YOU. TODAY IS THURSDAY COURT AND THE TIME [4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.] IS SEVEN. THIS IS THE MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO, TIM, CHRISTINE, OR NOT . BECKY. I'M LOOKING AT THE THING. BECKY ROSS, LET'S PRAY. FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY LEADERSHIP. UH, THANK YOU FOR OUR AMAZING NEW CITY MANAGER, UH, TODD PARTON. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CATHERINE BATTALION PARKER FOR, UH, COUNCILMAN MICHAEL HERRERA. UH, PRAYING FOR DAVID, UH, COUNCILMAN DAVID MCDONALD ON HIS, UH, VACATION. AND FOR OF COURSE, THE AMAZING, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM BECKY ROSS, PRAYING FOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN NICOLE THOMPSON. UH, COUNCILMAN CHRIS SNICK. AND, UH, THE, AND OF COURSE WHO KEEPS ALL THIS TOGETHER. UH, DARA CRABTREE. I PRAY, FATHER, YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR CITY STAFF, EACH OF OUR CITY DIRECTORS, ALL OF THE AMAZING STAFF FOR THE CITY AND LEAN, AND MOST OF ALL, FATHER, THE, OUR RESIDENTS FATHER, WHO WE ARE HERE TO SERVE AND HONOR AND TAKE CARE OF, AND, UH, BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES FOR THEM. WE LOVE YOU, LORD. AMEN. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IF INDIVISIBLE. SORRY, [00:05:12] CITY [5. Roll Call.] SECRETARY CRABTREE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION. PARKER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA. HERE. COUNCIL, DID YOU SAY YES? MM-HMM. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE THOMPSON. COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS SNICK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS. HERE. MAYOR CHRISTINE DELAL. WE'RE A SMALL GROUP, BUT QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. UM, FIRST [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 I'M NUMBER SIX, NON AGENDA OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND FOR THIS ITEM, I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMIT COMMENTS VIA THE WEBSITE WILL ONLY ONLY HAVE THE POSITION READ INTO THE RECORD AND ANY COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE COUNSEL WILL BE MADE AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. WE DO HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. UM, THE FIRST IS CARL NORMAN. MR. NORMAN, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. CARL NORMAN, 1821 CROSS DRAW LEANDER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. UH, I DECIDED I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU AT PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M BOTHERED BY THE RECENT GENERAL ELECTION AND SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH THE RUNOFF ELECTION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN LEANER. THE GENERAL ELECTION DISAPPOINTED ME AND MANY OTHERS DUE TO THIS, SEVERAL FACTORS. FIRST, THE TURNOUT WAS ABYSMAL. UH, I KNOW THERE'S NOTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO ABOUT THAT. UH, NEXT, THE AMOUNT OF PARTISANSHIP DISPLAYED BY THOSE CHALLENGING THE INCUMBENCY WAS REPUGNANT. SADLY, MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING SOME OF YOU, UH, SEEM TO, TO BE, HAVE TO BE REMINDED THAT THESE LOCAL ELECTED OFFICES ARE NONPARTISAN. PARTISANSHIP IS MEANINGLESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER SAFETY AND GOOD LOCAL ECONOMY DON'T HINGE UPON BEING A POLITICAL PARTY MEMBER. REGARDING THIS RUNOFF ELECTION, CANDIDATE YUR HAS RECENTLY RELEASED A SERIES OF VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND HIS WEBSITE THAT ARE PURE HYPERBOLA MAKING, DIS MAKING DISINGENUOUS AND MORE LIKELY DISHONEST CLAIMS. IN ONE VIDEO, YUR TAKES ISSUE WITH THE VOTE CONCERNING LEANDRO'S PARTICIPATION IN CAP METRO. THE VIDEO PUTS A SPIN ON THE ISSUE TO IMPLY INCORRECTLY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS, QUOTE, DENIED VOTERS THEIR CHOICE TO VOTE ON CAP METRO. QUOTE, THAT'S NONSENSE AND UNTRUE. THERE WAS A BALLOT MEASURE ON THE CAP METRO AND THE VOTERS DECIDED TO REMAIN WITH A 60% OF 40% VOTE IN FAVOR OF STAYING. SO, MR. YA, UR, YOUR FACTS ARE IN QUESTION AS ARE YOUR INTENTIONS. YOU FAILED TO MENTION THAT DESPITE THE VOTE RESULTS, BECKY ROSS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FACILITATING THE RETURN OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO LEANDER FROM CAP METRO. URS VIDEO ALSO STATES, OUR CITY CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE LEADERS WHO DENY VOTERS THEIR CHOICE OR OPINIONS, UNQUOTE. WELL, MR. YUR, YOUR FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE IN LEANDER CITY COUNCIL ISSUES IN THE OVER SIX YEARS YOU'VE LIVED HERE, UH, MEANS THAT YOU SEEM TO BE UNAWARE OF THE EFFORTS BY FORMER MAYOR TROY HILL AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, TWO OF WHOM STILL SIT ON THE DAAS TO LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS BY FURTHER RESTRICTING RESIDENTS. TIME TO SPEAK AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. BECKY ROSS HAS NEVER INFRINGE ON OUR FREE SPEECH IN ANY WAY. IT'S NO SECRET THAT YUR WAS A TROY HILL TRIALIST. WHEN I POSTED MY CONCERNS TO HIM ON FACEBOOK, HE QUICKLY DELETED MY COMMENTS AND BLOCKED ME USING THE VERY SAME CENSORSHIP TACTICS OF TROY HILL. IN ANOTHER VIDEO, MR. YUR DURO CLAIMS HE IS, QUOTE, TIRED OF SITTING ON THE SIDELINES. THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT COMES CLOSE TO THE TRUTH. IN HIS VIDEOS, WHILE HE WAS ON THE SIDELINES, BECKY ROSS WAS SERVING THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY IN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF CIVIL SERVICE, PROVIDING DEDICATED LEADERSHIP TO THE PEOPLE OF LEANDER. MR. YUR LISTS MANY ISSUES IN HIS VIDEOS AND WEBSITE WITHOUT MENTIONING HOW HE WILL ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. IT WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE FOR LEANDER TO REPLACE OUR OUTSTANDING COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS, WITH SOMEONE STRETCHING THE TRUTH AND REPRESENTING THE PARTISANSHIP THAT IS DESTROYING OUR REPUBLIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NORMAN. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAT HOWELL. UH, KAT HOWELL, THE PICKLE MASON HOUSE. UM, UH, AS I START TONIGHT, UM, MY SHIRT THAT I'M WEARING TONIGHT IS BY KATHLEEN MCELWAIN. SHE IS OUR SECOND MOST FA FAMOUS ARTIST FROM OUR COMMUNITY. AND IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, SHE'S BEEN FIGHTING CANCER. AND EARLIER THIS WEEK SHE GOT THE REPORT THAT SHE'S CANCER FREE. SO I WEAR THIS IN, IN HER HONOR TONIGHT. YEAH, I KNOW. ISN'T THAT AWESOME? UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT, UM, THE HOME OF OUR MOST FAMOUS ARTIST, JIMMY JOE DAVIS. THE DAVIS HOUSE. WE HAVE BEEN ARGUING [00:10:01] OVER THE DAVIS HOUSE. UH, I LOOKED BACK, IT WAS 2018 IS WHEN WE STARTED HAVING OUR FIRST PRESS COVERAGE ON THIS ABOUT DEMOLISHING THE HOUSE, UH, THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION. UH, WE HAD A BIG TURN OF THAT IN ABOUT, IN 2022 WHEN, UM, WE HAD, WE THOUGHT WE HAD A TENANT AND THE TENANT DECIDED TO BACK OUT. AND PART OF THAT IS THAT THEY ISSUED THIS LETTER, AN ENGINEERING LETTER FROM A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. IT'S A LETTER AND IT'S OPINION LETTER. HE STATES THAT IN HERE, UM, THIS OPINION LETTER WAS NOT GIVEN TO US, TO THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WE HAVE ASKED FOR IT FOR TWO YEARS AND WE'VE NEVER SEEN IT. IT WAS FINALLY GIVEN TO US ON MAY 15TH OF THIS YEAR, THREE WEEKS AGO. THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE ACTUAL STRUCTURAL REPORT THAT WAS DONE IN 2018. THE STRUCTURAL REPORT HERE STATES THAT THE FOUNDATION OF THE DAVIS HOUSE HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH, UH, CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND WOODEN BEAMS HAD REPLACED THE EXISTING, OR HAD SUPPLEMENTED THE EXISTING ONES THERE. IT, UM, THIS 22 LETTER OF OPINION ALSO STATES THAT THE TIMBERS ARE, IT'S NOT UP TO MODERN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S TRUE. IT'S UP TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE ERA, AND IT'S USING A TYPE OF WOOD KNOWN AS LONGLEAF YELLOW PINE. LONG LEAF YELLOW PINE HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST TIMBER MATERIALS IN THE WORLD. IT HAS 2,500 PSI TIMBER STRENGTH, WHEREAS MODERN WOOD HAS 800. WE HAVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BUILDING TECHNIQUES NOW BECAUSE THE WOOD WE USE NOW IS SO WEAK THAT WE CAN'T DO WHAT THEY USED TO DO. THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION WAS NOT GIVEN THE TIME TO REVIEW ANY OF THIS BECAUSE IT WASN'T GIVEN TO US. WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT THE CURRENT SCHEDULE FOR THE HOUSE BE POSTPONED SO THAT WE CAN REGROUP. WE HAVE ASKED, WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE WILLING TO MOVE THE BACK PART OF THE HOUSE, WHICH WAS BUILT BY ANDREW PICKLE, THE H THAT PART OF THE HOUSE ITSELF. THE MAN HIMSELF HAS A HISTORICAL MARKER THAT IS A VERY HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF PROPERTY, OR EXCUSE ME, PIECE OF HOUSING, AND IT CAN BE MOVED VERY EASILY. WE'VE PROVEN THAT WITH THE GRAY HOUSE. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE TIME SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR DUCKS IN A ROW NOW THAT WE'VE FINALLY BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMATION WE'VE ASKED FOR FOR TWO YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. HOWELL. [ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION] MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UM, ITEM 18 IS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. SO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERING ARE ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH 17, 19, AND 20. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM MOTION. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING [18. Approval of an updated Water Conservation Plan and associated Water Conservation Plan Adoption Ordinance.] ON, UH, TO ITEM 18, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. LET ME READ THIS AGENDA ITEM. UM, THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN UPDATED WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, AN ASSOCIATED WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, ADOPTION ORDINANCE, AND, UM, MR. JO KUNZ, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. IT'S, UH, JOE KOONS, 2 4 2 0 GREATWOOD TRAIL HERE. LEANDER. UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I DO WANNA SAY, FIRST I APPRECIATE YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF TOOK SOME TIME THIS EVENING TO TALK TO ME BEFORE THE MEETING AND I DID APPRECIATE THAT. UH, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO COUNSEL TO, TO UNDERSTAND RIGHT, IS I'M NOT JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN, UH, OF LEANDER. I'M ALSO AN OPERATIONS MANAGER OF A WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS THAT SERVES OVER 50,000 RESIDENTS. RIGHT? SO I'M NOT COMING IN INTO THIS CONVERSATION BLINDLY. UM, MY CONCERN IS NOT WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE YOUR DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. I APPLAUD THE, THE COUNCIL'S, UH, ENGAGEMENT IN GETTING THAT DONE. MY ISSUE IS WHY THE CITY IS STILL IN STAGE TWO OF YOUR DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. CURRENTLY, UH, MANY PEOPLE ASSUME IT'S BECAUSE OF LAKE LEVELS, UH, WHICH ARE VERY LOW. WE ALL KNOW THAT. HOWEVER, THE LAKE LEVELS SUPPORT US BEING IN PHASE ONE IS INDICATED BY THE LCRA MOVING TO STAGE ONE, WHICH THEY DO WHEN THE COMBINED STORAGE OF LAKE TRAVIS AND BUCHANAN, UH, EXCEED 1.1 MILLION GALLONS. SO I HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION OF YOUR STAFF, AND THE ANSWER I I RECEIVED WAS LEANER IS IN PHASE TWO OR LEANER. PHASE TWO WAS IN PLACE BEFORE AND WAS NOT TRIGGERED BY THE LCRA MOVING TO THEIR STAGE TWO LAST YEAR. THE SAME IS TRUE, UH, AS LCR RECENTLY REVERTED BACK TO STAGE ONE. THE CITY REMAINS IN PHASE TWO BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE'RE LIMITED TO 25 MILLION GALLONS A DAY UNTIL EXPANSION PROJECTS ARE ALIGNED. UH, WE ARE FOLLOWING OUR DRAW CONTINGENCY PLAN, WHICH STATES THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY MANAGERS DESIGN NEED TO DETERMINE THE PHASE TWO RESPONSE MEASURES ARE NECESSARY TO PROTECT [00:15:01] PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE, AND HEALTH. SO MY ISSUE WITH THIS STATEMENT IS, IS NOT AS TRANSPARENT OR SPECIFIC AS IT COULD BE. UH, ALRIGHT, THE ISSUE IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELFARE AS WELL AS THE 25 MILLION GALLON A DAY LIMIT THAT IS BEING IMPOSED. SO THAT WOULD IMPLY THAT OUR CONSUMPTION AS A CITY WHILE IN STAGE ONE EXCEEDS THE 25 MILLION GALLON A DAY CAPACITY. AND I WOULD A HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE THAT WOULD CAUSE A, A PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE AND HEALTH ISSUE. ALRIGHT, O OTHERWISE, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER PUBLIC SAFE SAFETY, HEALTH ISSUE AND, AND NOR HAS THE, THE CITY COMMUNICATED THAT. UH, THAT BEING SAID, THE STATE, YOUR DCP DOES ALLOW US TO STAY IN STAGE TWO. IF, UH, WE EXCEED TOTAL PLANT, TOTAL DAILY WATER DEMAND EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 90% OF THE TOTAL OPERATING SYSTEM TREATMENT CAPACITY FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, THAT WOULD BE 22 AND A HALF MILLION GALLONS A DAY. SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE 'CAUSE WE'RE CURRENTLY IN STAGE TWO. BUT FROM MY DISCUSSION THIS EVENING, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR STAFF HAS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IF WE WERE TO GO TO STAGE ONE, WE WOULD EXCEED THAT 25 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. WHICH AGAIN, I I SUPPORT. WE CANNOT EXCEED THAT. UH, FURTHERMORE, IF THE RISK IS RELATED TO CONSUMPTION VERSUS CAPACITY, THEN THE CITY MUST STOP ALLOWING BUILDING AND STOP SAYING THAT TEXAS LAW PREVENTS YOU FROM DOING SO. THE STATE DOES NOT ACTUALLY PROHIBIT THE CITY FROM STOPPING BUILDING. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED. THE DEBT, IT ONLY REQUIRES YOU TO RE REEVALUATE THAT STOPPAGE EVERY 90 DAYS CONSIDERING CERTAIN METRICS ARE MET. UH, FURTHERMORE, TEXAS LAW AND THE TCQ REQUIRES THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO MEET PEAK DAY DEMAND AT ALL TIMES. SO IF THE RISK IS TRULY RELATED TO CAPACITY, UH, THEN YOU HAVE TO MEET THAT PEAK DAY DEMAND AND EFFECTIVELY THE CITY IS LIMITING YOUR RE CURRENT TAX PAYING RESIDENTS ACCESS TO WATER THEY SHOULD HAVE WHILE CONTINUING TO SELL CAPACITY TO NEW DEVELOPERS. THANK YOU, MR. KUNZ. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AS I APPRECIATE IT, RIGHT? UM, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. NO MOTION TO APPROVE. I DO MOTION. YEAH, I WILL SECOND. BUT I THINK, UM, DID YOU WANNA ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS OR DAN IS SO GOOD AT IT, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER IT. 'CAUSE I KNOW WE, WE'VE DISCUSSED IT AT AD NAUSEAM HERE ON COUNCIL. ABSOLUTELY. UM, BUT YOU'RE SO GOOD AT RECITING IT. SURE. SPAR. ABSOLUTELY. UM, , SO YES, WE, UM, WERE IN STAGE TWO PRIOR TO, UM, LCRA ENTER ENTERING THEIR STAGE TWO, UM, DUE TO OUR, UH, RESTRICTIONS WITH THE PLANTS, RIGHT? WE ONLY HAVE 25 MILLION. UM, WE DID A PEAK DAY LAST YEAR OF 18 MILLION. SO TO AVOID, YOU KNOW, IN AND OUT OF STAGES, YOU KNOW, WE COULD GO INTO LESSER STAGE IN THE WINTER, BUT IT'S KEEPS CONSISTENT MESSAGING ACROSS UNTIL WE CAN GET THOSE PROJECTS ONLINE. AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES, SORRY, THAT ARE, THAT'S OKAY. UM, REMAINING IN, IN ONE TIME A WEEK WATERING SEVERAL OF THE OTHER FIRM WATER CUSTOMERS ARE STAYING FOR SIMILAR REASONS. THEY'RE WORKING ON PLAN EXPANSIONS. YEAH. AND ARE NU ARE NUMBERS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER CITIES? LIKE SOMEBODY'S PHASE ONE, MAYBE OUR PHASE TWO? UM, THEY'RE PRETTY CONSISTENT BECAUSE, UM, LCRA MADE EVERYBODY'S BASE STAGE BE THAT, UM, MINIMUM TWICE A WEEK WATERING. MM-HMM, . SO MOST FOLKS ARE IN TWICE, YOU KNOW, I THINK LIBERTY HILL ACTUALLY, THEIR BASE PHASE IS ONCE A WEEK. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A TWO TIMES A WEEK WATERING, BUT MOST EVERYBODY, THEIR BASE PHASE IS TWO TIMES A WEEK. MM-HMM. AND THEN THEY ESCALATE FROM THERE. ANY OTHER OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU CAN ADDRESS? UM, LIKE WHICH ONES ? I, ALL OF THE ABOVE. UM, JUST, I I MEAN THIS IS A, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT LIKE KIND OF A EDUCATION. WELL, YES. I MEAN THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AGAIN, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND IF, IF ABSOLUTELY. SO UNTIL YOU WATCH IT, NOT EVERYONE IS GONNA RIGHT. SO BE AT OUR MEETINGS AND HEAR THE MEETINGS AND WATCH THE RIGHT HOURS OF PRESENTATIONS. LOTS OF, LOTS OF ALWAYS ABOUT WATER. YES. UM, SO I KNOW WE'VE SEEN THE RECENT RAINS, UM, AND, AND IT HAS ELEVATED THE LAKE LEVELS TO 1.1 MILLION ACRE FEET. MM-HMM. , A LOT OF THAT IS STORED IN, IN BUCHANAN RIGHT NOW. UM, TRAVIS IS STILL ONLY AT 42% AND IT'S 34 FEET BELOW AVERAGE. NOT BELOW FULL, BUT BEFORE BELOW AVERAGE. MM-HMM. . SO IT'S STILL IN A PRETTY BAD SPOT AND THEY'RE, THEY HAVE UPDATED THEIR PROJECTIONS AND UM, THEY'RE SHOWING THAT WE COULD HIT THAT KIND OF DROUGHT BARGE LAUNCH LEVEL, UM, EVEN AS EARLY AS MID-JULY MM-HMM. . SO WE COULD STILL BE LOOKING AT MOVING THAT BARGE ONTO THE LAKE AS EARLY AS JULY, EVEN WITH THE RAINS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED. WOW. UM, AND FOR OUR GUIDE, WE USE PEAK DAYS, NOT JUST EVERY DAY. IT'S A CORRECT HIGHEST. YOU HAVE TO PLAN HIGHEST FOR YOUR PEAK DAY, WHICH IS TYPICALLY ONE AND A HALF TO TWO TIMES YOUR AVERAGE DAILY. OKAY. SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, OUR PEAK DAY LAST YEAR WAS 18 MM-HMM. , UM, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO, UM, YOUR PI KNOW THAT'S STILL A GOOD CUSHION. MM-HMM. . UM, BUT YOU ALSO DON'T WANNA PUSH THAT LIMIT. OKAY. AND OUR ETA ON, UM, IMPROVE IN INCREASING TO, WHAT IS IT? 40 44 MILLION. 44 MILLION. 44 MILLION IN 2027. 2027. WE SHOULD BE 44 MILLION CAPACITY PER DAY. AND WE HAVE SOME INTERIM PROJECTS COMING IN, UM, ON, IN 2025 [00:20:01] STORAGE. UH, WELL WE HAVE STORAGE. STORAGE SHOULD BE ON, UM, THAT SAN GABRIEL TANK SHOULD BE ONLINE KIND OF IN ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS. OKAY. UM, WHICH WILL HELP. BUT AS FAR AS TREATMENT CAPACITY, WHICH IS OUR REAL, UM, MM-HMM. CONCERN. SO WE HAVE, UM, THE B-C-R-U-A, UH, 1D EXPANSION THAT'S GONNA BE DONE EARLY OF 25. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR SANDY CREEK EXPANSION. SO BOTH OF THOSE WILL GIVE US A NICE, UM, BREATHING ROOM. YES. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CATHERINE. DID YOU SECOND THAT? I DID. OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, . ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. MOVING [21. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0065 to amend the current zoning of PEC PUD (Planned Unit Development) to change the zoning to GC-2-C (General Commercial) on one (1) parcel of land approximately 12.405  acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R623019; and legally described as Lot 1, Block A, PEC Data Center, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0065 as described above.] ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 21, WE'RE GONNA CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z 2 3 0 0 6 5 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO GC TWO A ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 12.405 ACRES IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT ROBIN GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS A, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 180 3 A AND 2243. IN UM, 2016, THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED A REQUEST FROM PEC TO PLACE THEIR HEADQUARTERS ON THIS PROPERTY. UM, IT INCLUDED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. UM, THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR PLANS, SO THEY ARE SELLING THIS PROPERTY TO A NEW DEVELOPER AND THEY'RE REQUESTING A CHANGE TO THE ZONING. SO THIS, THIS FIRST ITEM, THEY'RE ASKING TO CHANGE THAT CORNER PIECE TO A GC TWO, A ZONING DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL USE. UM, THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DURING THEIR MEETING ON MAY 9TH, AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE APPLICANT'S ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I WILL, UM, NO ONE HAS SUBMITTED ANY CARDS TO SPEAK TONIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. COUNSEL. MOTION TO APPROVE. YEAH, THIS IS SIMPLE. SECOND. ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, ITEM 22. [22. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0091 to amend the current zoning of PEC PUD (Planned Unit Development) to adopt the North Creekside Commons Minor PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning of GC-2-A (General Commercial) on a portion of the original PUD, on two (2) parcels of land approximately 14.88 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R031359 and R635253; and generally located 850 feet to the southeast of the intersection of RM 2243 and 183A Toll Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0091 as described above.] WE WILL, UM, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z 2 3 0 0 9 1 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF PEC PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO ADOPT THE NORTH CREEKSIDE COMMONS MINOR P WITH THE BASE ZONING OF GC TWO, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON A PARTIAL, UH, PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL P ON TWO PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 14.88 ACRES IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS, UM, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PEC PUD. UM, IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO, UM, ADOPT THE NORTH CREEKSIDE COMMONS MINOR PUD, WHICH WOULD HAVE THE GC TWO A BASE DISTRICT. THE REASON THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE PUT IS BECAUSE THE TYPE TWO SITE COMPONENT HAS A LIMIT ON YOUR BUILDING SIZE AND, UM, STAFF DISCOURAGED THEM FROM DOING THE TYPE THREE SITE COMPONENT BECAUSE ALL OF THE ADDED USES THAT COME INTO PLAY. UM, THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DURING THE MAY 9TH, UH, MEETING AND THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE APPLICANT'S ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. NO ONE HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDER ACTION ON ZONING CASE Z 2 3 0 0 9 1. MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM [23. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Special Use Case Z-24-0111 to consider action on a Special Use Permit to allow for temporary buildings on one (1) parcel of land approximately 0.775 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R505808; and more commonly known as 449 San Gabriel Campus Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.   Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0111 as described above.] 23, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SPECIAL USE CASE Z 2 4 0 1 1 1 TO CONSIDER ACTION ON SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR TEMPORARY BUILDINGS ON ONE PARTIAL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 0.775 ACRES IN SIZE AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. MS. GRIFFIN? GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS A, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR UM, LISD. THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PLACE, UM, PORTABLES FOR THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM ON THE A CC SITE. UM, THERE IS A FUTURE PLAN FOR, UM, A BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO OPEN THE PORTABLES PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION. UM, THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DURING THE MAY 23RD MEETING. THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND THEY WANTED, UM, TO ADD THE CONDITION THAT THE UM, SCREENING REQUIREMENT WAS REMOVED FOR THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS. I'LL BE [00:25:01] GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE APPLICANT'S ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING SPECIAL USE CASE Z 2 4 0 1 1 1 IS DESCRIBED COUNSEL. AND SO I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. SO ARE ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS PUTTING UH, PORTABLES OUT THERE AT THIS TIME ON UM, ACCS PROPERTY? YEAH. NOT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. OKAY. AND SO DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'D LIMIT, YOU KNOW, LIKE LET'S SAY LIBERTY HILL WANTS TO HAVE AN EARLY COLLEGE THING THERE AND PUT THEIR KIDS THERE AND THEY WANNA PUT 20 PORTABLES THERE AND ALL THAT AND WE TURN IT INTO A PORTABLE VILLAGE OR I KNOW IT ALL, IT WOULD ALL COME BEFORE US, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING OR, UM, YOU GUYS WOULD TAKE THE ACTION ON THE REQUEST? YEAH, THIS ONE DOES HAVE, UM, A LIMIT OF, I BELIEVE IT'S 18 UNITS AS PART OF THE PROJECT. CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YEARS AS WELL TOO. CORRECT. AND FOR, FOR FIVE YEARS. YEAH. SO IT SHOULD BE UNDER AND THEY AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE THERE WHILE THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION TOO. DID I READ THAT? UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IS NEXT DOOR TO WHERE THE PORTABLES WE, SO THEY CAN REMAIN WHILE THEY BUILD AND THEN MOVE IN. DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, MIKE? SO MY ONE QUESTION IS, DOES DO, DOES STAFF OR DO ANY OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH REMOVING THE PROPOSED SCREENING? SO WE DIDN'T GET FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. MM-HMM. . UM, THE ORDINANCE DOES INCLUDE THE SCREENING REQUIREMENT FOR PORTABLE BUILDINGS BECAUSE AS THEY AGE THEY'RE LESS ATTRACTIVE. SO THAT WAS WHY IT WAS IN THE, THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. DO WE THINK THAT THERE WILL BE A PROBLEM IN THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD WITH THESE OR TO BE DETERMINED? SO YEAH, THAT'S HARD TO TO SAY. YEAH. 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS JUST LIKE A, HEY, LET'S BE NICE AND LET'S HELP OUT. BUT IT, BUT IT'S THERE FOR A REASON TOO. MM-HMM. . AND IT'S ALSO A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP IN OUR CITY THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE CONTINUES TO GET SOME MOMENTUM AND, AND MOVE FORWARD. AND SO I JUST WONDERED IF THAT SPECIFICALLY THE DEVELOPER TO THE NORTH THERE HAD, IF THERE WAS ANYBODY, HAS ANYBODY, I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ANY OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE TRYING TO GET DEVELOPED AND EVERYTHING ON THAT SIDE, THAT THEY'RE OKAY ALSO WITH US REMOVING THE, IF IT DOESN'T HURT ANYBODY, FINE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET, UM, SO THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW A PUBLIC NOTICE. YEAH. YEAH. BUT BETWEEN, UH, THIS MEETING AND SECOND READING, I COULD ASK DOES SO GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SO PLANNING AND ZONING MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I DID THE DID IT SEEMS A LITTLE LABORIOUS TO SAY, OKAY, IF WE APPROVE IT FOR FIVE YEARS AND IF THEY'RE STILL THERE THEN ADD, ADD THE SCREENING. THAT WOULD SEEM A LITTLE, WELL, THEY WOULD'VE TO COME BACK TO YOU AFTER FIVE YEARS TO TO RENEW IT. OKAY. TO RENEW, YES. SO IF I WOULD SAY, IF, IF, UM, IF THE APPLICANT IS OKAY WITH THE SCREENING, THEN WE SHOULD NOT REMOVE THE SCREENING. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. I BELIEVE THEY'RE HERE. AND THEY COULD ANSWER THAT. PLEASE, PLEASE. YES. WE PREFER NO UP HERE. YOU HAVE TO COME HERE, COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE. HI JOEY GARNER. I'M THE, UH, FACILITIES PLANNER FOR LEANDER ISD. WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO HAVE THE SCREENING. THE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA BE WELL OVER WHAT WE NEED TO SCREEN ANYWAY. YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE BUILDINGS NO MATTER WHAT. MM-HMM. . SO IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE FINANCIALLY GOOD SENSE TO DO IT. OKAY. IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE SIX FOOT FENCES, THE BUILDING'S GONNA BE 15 FEET TALL WHENEVER WE'RE FINISHED PUTTING 'EM ALL IN. SO TO SCREEN SOMETHING 15 FOOT TALL TO BLOCK VIEW IS GOING TO NOT HAPPEN. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. IS IT, IS IT FAIR ENOUGH FOR US TO, TO HAVE A PLAN OF BETWEEN NOW AND THE OTHER READING? THIS WOULD BE MORE FOR ROBIN AND FOR STAFF THAT IF THERE WAS, IF THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT CAME UP, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT CAME UP, IF NOBODY'S GOT ANY PROBLEM, THEN YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I'M, I'M CONFIDENT THAT IF A PROBLEM ARISES THAT LISD WILL, WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. IF SOMEBODY COMES UP AND SAYS THEY NEED THE SCREENING, I CAN'T IMAGINE. THAT'S WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE. WELL, I WANNA MAKE SURE BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE DO OUR SECOND READING THAT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST ASK THE PEOPLE TO THE NORTH, YOU KNOW, AND THEN JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE, MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, IT DOES. AND IT'S ON RECORD. SO HE SAID IT . YEAH, . YEAH. I MEAN, YEAH, SO I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LY FINE. MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERED. BUT IF IT'S, IF IT'S, IF IT'S NOT HARMING ANYBODY, THEN THAT'S ONE THING. BUT IF IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AND THERE'S REASONS THAT WE HAVE THE SCREENING IN THERE, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT COMPLETE SCREENING. YEAH. AND IT WOULDN'T BE ANYWAYS. UM, SO IF IT'S COMMON SENSE AND EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD WITH AMEN. UM, BUT LET'S JUST MAKE SURE OF THAT TOO. THAT IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT'S GOING ON TO THE NORTH TOO. WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ABSOLUTELY. JUST IN CASE THERE'S A CONCERN THERE THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE PREPARED TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO. OKAY. WE JUST NEED TO GET THE PROJECT GOING. YEAH. AWESOME. COOL. WELL, WE DON'T WANNA STOP ANYTHING, BUT CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUT TO VERIFY WITH THE, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, BUT TO ALSO VERIFY WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE DEVELOPER TO THE NORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE SCREENING. GREAT. I'LL SECOND. FAIR ENOUGH. OKAY. COOL. THANK YOU. YEP. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. OH, CATHERINE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? [00:30:01] MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [24. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Ordinance Case OR-24-0014 to amend sections of Article 10.02, Exhibit A, the Subdivision Ordinance to adopt updates to the approval process for subdivision applications, and to provide for related matters; Williamson & Travis Counties, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Ordinance Case OR-24-0014 as described above.  ] IN ITEM 24, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE CASE OR 24 0 0 1 4 TO AMEND SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 10.02 EXHIBIT A, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TO ADOPT UPDATES TO THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS A, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. UM, SO DURING THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, UH, THERE WAS A HOUSE BILL THAT WAS PASSED THAT, UM, GIVES THE CITY THE ABILITY TO GRANT STAFF THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CERTAIN TYPES OF APPLICATIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD TO GO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. UM, SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE, UH, CONCEPT PLANS, PRELIMINARY PLATS, FINAL PLATS, AND, UH, SHORT FORM FINAL PLATS. AND THE CONDITIONS ARE THAT, UM, THEY CAN'T REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING, THEY CAN'T BE REQUESTING VARIANCES. UM, IT'S CAN'T HAVE A HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL. SO ANYTHING THAT THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY HAD AUTHORITY TO REVIEW WOULD COME BEFORE YOU STILL, BUT THIS WOULD PREVENT CASES WHERE YOU HAVE TO TELL, UM, THE CITIZENS THAT YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT YOU HAVE TO APPROVE IT 'CAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE STATUTE. UM, THERE WAS ONE THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS, UM, VALUABLE. UM, THIS IS KIND OF OUR, OUR LATEST FLOW CHART TO TRY TO HELP EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND IT. UM, THE CRITICAL STEP IS THIS, UM, MAROON ONE. UM, SO IT KIND OF TELLS YOU ABOUT THE THREE OPTIONS. SO THE, THE COUNCIL WILL STILL BE SEEING, UH, PHASING PLANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN. SO WHEN A PHASING PLAN COMES FORWARD, WE HAVE THAT UTILITY ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT SAYS THAT, UM, IF YOU'RE OVER 30, UM, UNITS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE PHASES. SO Y'ALL WILL STILL SEE THE PHASING PLAN COMPONENT OF IT. SO THAT'S NOT BEING WAIVED. UM, SO THE ONLY TIMES YOU WOULD SEE IT IS VARIANCES, PHASING PLANS AND HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND, UM, THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION. SO I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T HAVE ANY Y SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? NOPE. WE WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK THING, ROBIN. SO AFTER, LET'S SAY AFTER OUR INFRASTRUCTURE'S ONLINE AND MAYBE THAT ORDINANCE OF, UH, THE REQUIREMENT WITH PHASING OVER OVER 30 GOES AWAY, THEN THAT WOULDN'T COME BEFORE US ANYMORE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. UNLESS IT'S A VARIANCE OR A PUBLIC HEARING. SURE. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH, THAT WOULD MM-HMM, THIS REALLY WOULD BE, BE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. MM-HMM. . YEAH. NO, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS AND ANYTHING THAT CONTINUES TO FREE UP STAFF TIME AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO STREAMLINE THINGS IS GREAT. SO THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I'LL LET YOU GUYS GO. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [25. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Ordinance Case OR-24-0019 to amend the Composite Zoning Ordinance to update definitions, add uses and create criteria for Vape Shops, Smoke Shops and Cosmetic Services, and to provide for related matters; Williamson & Travis Counties, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Ordinance Case OR-24-0019 as described above.  ] AND OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING REGARDING ORDINANCE CASE OR 24 0 0 1 9 TO AMEND THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE TO UPDATE DEFINITIONS, ADD USES, AND CREATE CRITERIA FOR VAPE SHOPS, SMOKE JO SMOKE SHOPS AND COSMETIC SERVICES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENINGS. THIS IS A, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE. UM, AS ALL OF Y'ALL, ALMOST ALL OF Y'ALL ARE AWARE, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL WORKSHOPS TO TALK ABOUT, UH, SMOKE SHOPS AND VAPE SHOPS AND LOUNGES. UM, SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE, THE STANDARDS. SO STAFF IS PROPOSING THAT A VAPE SHOP AND A SMOKE SHOP THAT YOU ARE SELLING WHERE YOU'RE SELLING GOODS WOULD BE RETAIL. SO IT'D BE IN THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL USE COMPONENT. IF IT IS A LOUNGE WHERE YOU ARE USING THE PRODUCTS, THAT WOULD PUT IT IN HEAVY COMMERCIAL. SO IT FIT IN WITH A, A HOOKAH LOUNGE. UM, WE ALSO SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS, UH, ANOTHER ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT WITH COSMETIC SERVICES THAT WE'VE BEEN BUTTING UP AGAINST WITH, UM, DEVELOPERS. THEY, UH, COSMETIC SERVICES INCLUDE EYELASH EXTENSIONS AND, UM, TATTOOING MAKEUP. I FORGOT THE WORD FOR THE EYEBROWS, BUT I'VE BEEN, YES, I'VE BEEN SAYING IT A LOT LATELY. UM, BUT, UH, THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL. SO IF YOU HAD A MED SPA, YOU COULDN'T OFFER THAT SERVICE UNLESS YOU HAD GENERAL COMMERCIALS. SO THE OTHER PART OF THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WOULD BE PLACING THOSE USES IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL TO KIND OF OPEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. UM, THE OTHER KEY THING WITH THE VAPE SHOPS AND SMOKE SHOPS, WE DID INCLUDE THAT, UM, RESTRICTION THAT THEY COULDN'T BE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL. AND WE DID DO RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UM, NON-CONFORMING. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO NOTIFY ANYBODY THAT WE CHANGED THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE THEM, UM, A NON-CONFORMING USE. AND THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION. I'M GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE WILL OPEN FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY [00:35:01] THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OH, BUT THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING CASE ORDINANCE CASE OR 2 4 0 0 1 9, COUNSEL? YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK ROBIN WANTED TO SAY MICROBLADING. YES, MICROBLADING. UM, I DID LEAVE OUT, UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. I WAS SO HUNG UP ON. THAT'S MICROBLADING. UM, THEY, THEY APPROVED IT, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION, UM, ABOUT, UH, WHAT CATEGORY IT BELONGED IN. BUT THEY ALL LANDED ON LOCAL COMMERCIAL IN THE END. LIKE IT WASN'T UNANIMOUS, BUT YEAH. BUT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT, IT WAS INTERESTING HOW IT CAME BACK TO THAT TOO. YEAH, IT DID. THAT THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE, THE PART FOR ME. SO ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE, WERE GONNA BE RELATED MOSTLY TO THAT, TO THAT PORTION OF IT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GET GOING ON THAT? MY ONLY QUESTION WAS, IS SO WHERE DID IT SIT BEFORE AND WHERE WE PROPOSING IT SITS NOW? UM, SO TODAY, I, I APOLOGIZE YOU WEREN'T HERE FOR THE WORKSHOPS, SO I SHOULD HAVE EXPLAINED THAT. UM, TODAY IT'S NOT DEFINED BY THE ORDINANCE, SO WE'RE GETTING REQUESTS. SO WE WERE PUT IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AND AT THE SAME TIME THE COUNSEL ASKED, UM, TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. SO IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOBODY THAT'S OPERATING THERE UNDER GENERAL, UH, UM, ARE THERE ANY THAT ARE OPERATING UNDER A LOCAL COMMERCIAL ZONING CURRENTLY? SO I BELIEVE THERE ARE, WHAT I WAS SPEAKING TO WAS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL. CORRECT. NONE. AND WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF CORRECT SCHOOL. SO IT WOULDN'T REALLY MATTER THERE TOO. AND ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS FROM ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WAS LET'S MAKE IT GENERAL COMMERCIAL. UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED TO BE EVEN PEOPLE THAT, AND THEN THERE WAS AN, THERE WERE THE TWO PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT, ACTUALLY SAID, WELL WE THINK IT'S A THOUSAND FEET'S GOOD ENOUGH. AND LOCAL COMMERCIAL'S FINE. RIGHT. AND SO, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF HAS ANY MORE OPINIONS ON THAT THAN, UM, IT SEEMED TO BE IF WE WERE GOING TO THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING ONLY, WHICH WAS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT GOT APPROVED BY, OR THAT WAS THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE BY PLANNING AND ZONING. RIGHT. THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THEY SAID THEY DON'T THAT FOR, FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL ONLY. CORRECT. SO THAT'S WHAT'S COMING BEFORE US. CORRECT. AS FAR AS THEIR RECOMMENDATION. YES. IS THAT ALSO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? 'CAUSE IT WAS LOCAL COMMERCIAL BEFORE, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS LOCAL COMMERCIAL BECAUSE IT'S THE RETAIL SALE OF GOODS. RETAIL SALE OF GOODS. MM-HMM. . AND IT KEEPS IT CONSISTENT THERE TOO. CORRECT. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SIMILAR PROVISION FOR LIKE ALCOHOL OR CIGARETTES OR, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE OTHER RIGHT ITEMS. RIGHT. AND SO THIS WASN'T ONE THAT I PLANNED ON GETTING. I I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A, A PLACE ON OF, OF, OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT AREN'T HERE THAT HAD MORE OPINIONS ON THOSE PARTICULAR THINGS. SO IF WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE SOMETHING AND GO THROUGH TONIGHT, DOES A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S NOT HERE DURING, DURING OUR COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES, CAN THEY, IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH OF, IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH OF AN OPINION LATER, CAN, CAN THEY BRING IT UP AND WE RECONSIDER IT? OR, SO IN OUR COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES, IF, IF YOU'RE ON THE, IF YOU'RE PART OF VOTE, IF YOU'RE THE MAJORITY AND OR YOU, YOU, YOU VOTE ON SOMETHING. UM, I KNOW IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS. LIKE IF LIKE, IF, IF LET'S SAY THE MAYOR IN IN PARTICULAR, THE MAYOR IS CON CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING AND SHE REALLY THINKS THAT IT SHOULD ONLY BE A LOCAL COMMERCIAL, BUT WE GO WITH P AND Z'S RECOMMENDATION TODAY, WHICH WAS TO ONLY GENERAL COMMERCIAL IS WHERE THIS IS GOING TO, THIS IS NON-CONFORMING USE IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL. WAS SHE HAVE THE, DOES SHE HAVE THE OPINION? DOES SHE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU'VE GOT A SECOND READING WHAT'S AT A SECOND READING. OKAY. YEAH. YOU SECOND READING. SO IT CAN BE BROUGHT UP AT THAT TIME THAT, SO IF THERE WAS EVER A REAL BIG PROBLEM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM. IT REALLY IS SPLITTING HAIRS A LITTLE BIT. BUT YEAH, I THINK THE THOUSAND FEET IS THE BIG THING FOR US AND WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP ANYBODY, HONESTLY, WHETHER IT'S THIS OR THAT, IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ANYBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO BE AROUND, BUT AT LEAST WE'RE DOING SOMETHING. MM-HMM. TO SHOW PARENTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO US. THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS TOO. PARENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO US BECAUSE OF LOCATIONS OF THESE AND THEY'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT 'EM BEING ACROSS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO US AS A COUNCIL IS TRYING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO RESPOND WITH, YES, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING ALL OF OUR YOUTH IN THE BEST, UM, POSITIONS. UH, HONESTLY, THEY COULD WALK 50 MORE FEET AND PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, GET SOMETHING SOMEWHERE. AND WE CAN'T STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING EITHER. SO WE'RE NOT HERE TO DO THAT. UM, SINCE YOU HAVE TWO READINGS, WE DON'T HAVE TO, WE'RE GOOD THAT WORRY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS THE ACTUAL CONSIDERATION PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH. RIGHT. AND, AND THEN SO IF COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS NOT HERE AS A CONCERN AND WANTS TO DISCUSS RIGHT. AND ADD, AND YOU CAN DO THAT ON SECOND READING. RIGHT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ANYWAYS. BUT DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OPINION OR DID YOU, DID YOU SEE WHAT, WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT AT THE I DID. OKAY. GOT IT. I DID. SO, AND I'M, I MEAN, I'M, I'M NOT MARRIED TO THIS EITHER. I, I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH IT AS IS, AS IS WITH THE OR I MEAN REALLY EITHER. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE GENERAL COMMERCIAL WOULD BE [00:40:01] A LITTLE MUCH WHERE LOCAL COMMERCIAL IS AND IT MAKES SENSE TO NOT HAVE IT IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL, SO CLOSER TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL THAT. SO I'M, I'M FINDING, I'M FINDING EITHER WAY TOO. YEAH. ON BOTH OF THEM. I, I, I'M, I'M FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. MM-HMM. AND I DON'T CARE WHICH ZONING IT IS. STAFF IS LIKE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AS LONG AS WHAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS IF, IF WE ALL APPROVED IT TONIGHT AND THEN IF WE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT DYNAMICS NEXT MEETING. MM-HMM. CHANGE IT. WE CAN STILL DO THAT. CORRECT. OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD, I DON'T REMEMBER EVER DOING THAT. TODD, DO YOU HAVE ANY, TODD DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION THERE? ARE YOU GOOD WITH THIS? JUST I THINK THAT'S GOOD. GOOD DIRECTION? YEAH. YES SIR. OKAY. OKAY. I'M CONFUSED THOUGH. SO IN THE DOCUMENT IT SAYS LOCAL COMMERCIAL, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GENERAL COMMERCIAL, RIGHT? UM, THE, THE, THE P AND Z MADE A MOTION OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS WRITTEN DOWN AND WHAT WAS PROPOSED BY STAFF YOU FURTHER. SO YOU HAVE THE OPTION IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE P AND Z RECOMMENDATION, WE'LL COME BACK WITH A UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE THAT ONLY ALLOWS IT IN GC SO IT TAKE OUT THE LC. I GUESS MY THOUGHT IS IT'S THE CONSISTENCY PIECE OF IT. I MEAN, I, I WASN'T MARRIED TO THIS EITHER, BUT, UM, I THINK ALL OF THE THINGS HAVE TO BE AS MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE BABE EITHER, BUT I ALSO THINK IT CAN'T BE, IT NEEDS TO BE ALL, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE THE SAME. OKAY. WHICH IS WHY I WOULD SAY LEAVE IT IN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT'S WHY YOU WERE RECOMMENDING LOCAL COMMERCIAL BECAUSE IT IS IN ESSENCE A RETAIL PLACE. CORRECT. VERSUS A WAREHOUSE. RIGHT. AND SO AND SO WE DON'T WANT IT IN A WAREHOUSE DISTRICT NECESSARILY. OR I MEAN, IT IT COULD, IT COULD GO IN THAT DISTRICT. UM, THE FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, THEY'RE NOT USING THE PRODUCTS. SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE SOMEONE UNDERAGE THAT IS SMOKING VAPE IN THE LOUNGE. THAT'S NOT ALLOWED IN THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL. OKAY. SO HOW ABOUT WE'LL DO THIS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT STAFF'S DECISION OF, UH, WITH A LOCAL, LOCAL COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UM, ITEM 26. UH, COUNCILMAN FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD? OKAY. [27. Council Member Closing Statements.] AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSING COMMENTS. CATHERINE. WELL, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON A RECORD HERE TONIGHT, SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT. BUT I JUST WANNA SAY WE, UH, HAD A GREAT, GREAT, UM, UH, OLD TOWN FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY. SO THANKS FOR EV TO EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT STAFF AND UH, VOLUNTEERS PUT IN. IT WAS TRULY A, A BLESSING TO BE THERE AND VERY HOT. UM, TO HAVE A 5K STARTING AT 11 O'CLOCK WAS A CHALLENGE. UH, FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED, THE CONVERSATION IS, HAS BEEN HAD AND THEY WILL PROBABLY MOVE THAT TO 10 O'CLOCK NEXT TIME. I HOPE I'M NOT SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, BUT, AND HOPE I'M NOT YOU MIGHT'VE WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY. UM, BUT ANYWAY, THAT, THAT SHOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT. SO I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING THAT 5K TO 10 O'CLOCK. I LOST FOUR MINUTES ON THAT RUN 'CAUSE IT WAS SO HOT. . ANYWAY, THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. OH, IT'S D-DAY. IT'S 80 YEARS. 80 YEARS D-DAY. AND WE DID SEND PLANE BACK WHEN WE SENT. UM, KAT IS SAYING WE SENT, WE SENT PLANES BACK FROM UNITED STATES THAT WERE THERE OVER TO NORMANDY. THEY'RE THERE RIGHT NOW. OH YES. I, I SAW SOME OF THAT. I HAVE SOME FRIENDS THAT DID THAT. YES. THANK YOU. ANYWAY, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. PLACE TWO. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY ON JUNE 15TH FROM FIVE TO NINE O'CLOCK. AND, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY I SERVED ON ELPAC AND SO I WANT TO THANK, UH, KEISHA AND LISA AND THE WHOLE COMMITTEE FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. AND I JUST HOPE WE SUPPORT IT AND EVERYTHING. IT'S A NICE REGIONAL EVENT AND PEOPLE COME TO OUR JUNETEENTH FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO, UM, WE SUPPORT THAT AS A CITY. THANK YOU. PLAY SPOT. YEP. AWESOME OLD TOWN FESTIVAL AND MY KIDS SAID IT WAS THEIR FAVORITE ONE. MY KIDS FINALLY GOT TO HANG OUT FOR LONGER THAN AN HOUR. THEY'RE FINALLY AT THAT AGE WHERE THEY CAN, UH, UH, THEY WERE THE ONES HANDING OUT GLOW STICKS TO EVERYBODY LATE AT NIGHT. SO, UH, YEAH, THAT WAS A FUN NINETIES BAND AND YEAH, EVERYBODY PLEASE GO TO THE JUNETEENTH, UH, BLOCK PARTY ON THE 15TH. UM, IT'S AN AWESOME TIME TO BE A PART OF THIS CITY. UM, AND I HOPE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE, UM, UM, GET EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA GO ON HERE. UM, IT'S, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY TOUGH THING TO BE UP HERE AND MAKE SOME OF THESE DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DO. SOMETIMES IT'S INCREDIBLY EASY FOR SOME PEOPLE TO SIT IN THE FRONT ROW AND COME AND KIND OF, UH, HOLLER AT [00:45:01] US IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAYS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TOO. AND IF EVERYBODY WOULD JUST OPEN YOUR EYES AND ACTUALLY TRUST ONE ANOTHER AND ACTUALLY GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE, I, I THINK YOU'D SEE THERE'S MORE PEOPLE TRYING TO WORK TO MOVE THIS PLACE FORWARD THAN TO RIP US APART. SO THAT'S MY ENCOURAGEMENT IS THAT EVERYBODY WOULD CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER AND, UH, AND TO MAKE THE CITY WHAT IT REALLY, WHAT IT REALLY SHOULD BE. SO THANKS FOR LETTING ME BE UP HERE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL, I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD EVENING TONIGHT. WE HAD DINNER PROVIDED BY OUR LOCAL SMOKEY MOS AND ALSO, UM, WANTED TO MENTION TWO THINGS WITH THE, UM, OLD TOWN STREET FESTIVAL. A BIG SHOUT OUT ALSO GOES TO OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. UM, THEY DO A FANTASTIC EVENT ACTUALLY HOSTING IT FOR US EVERY YEAR. AND IT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITY. AND SO IT'S, IT'S JUST, IT IS A FABULOUS EVENT. AND THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IS AT ROBIN BLEDSO POOL OR PARK. SO HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE ON THE 15TH. AND WITH THAT COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED AT 7 45. * 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.