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[1. Open Meeting.]
EVENING.TODAY IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2022, AND THE TIME IS 6:00 PM AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL, CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE.
[2. Roll Call.]
COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION PARKER.COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD.
PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS HERNEY.
CITY COUNCIL'S ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.
[3. Joint discussion with the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding Comprehensive Plan update scheduled for Fiscal Year 2025, processes and procedures for establishing a multi-year Capital Improvement Program, and the development standards and approval processes.]
JOINT DISCUSSION WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES SCHEDULED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING A MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND APPROVAL PROCESS.
WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN YOUR MEETING? YES.
UM, MEETING OF THE LANDER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL NOW COME TO, WE DO HAVE QUORUM.
UM, TO GET STARTED, UM, BECAUSE WE, AS THIS GROUP HAVE NOT BEEN TOGETHER BEFORE, UM, P AND Z MEMBERS, IF Y'ALL COULD JUST LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN ORDER.
PLACE SIX DE RAM MILES, PLACE FOUR.
AND STAFF, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND DOING INTRODUCTIONS.
TODD PARTON, CITY MANAGER, ROBIN GRIFFIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
GINA ELLISON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE Y'ALL HAVE A PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING PRESENTATION, UH, COUNCIL, UH, COMMISSION.
GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TONIGHT.
UM, WE'RE REALLY KIND OF AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE WITH REGARD TO CITY PLANNING AND CITY PREPARATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS WITH REGARD TO WHAT SOME OF THESE MOVING PARTS ARE, UH, AS WE GO FORWARD AND KIND OF DISCUSS SOME OF THE IMP IMPLICATIONS OF SOME OF THAT.
AND THEN WE WANTED TO MAKE A, A BRIEF CONVERSATION.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE REALLY AT THE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF THIS 'CAUSE WE WANNA REALLY KIND OF HELP FACILITATE CONVERSATION AND, AND GET SOME DIRECTION FROM, FROM YOU GUYS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, UM, SOME OF THE CRITICAL PATH ITEMS THAT WE'RE REALLY, UH, STARTING TO BEGIN TO TACKLE AT THIS POINT ARE, ARE REALLY TRYING TO ALIGN THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES.
UH, WITH REGARD TO OVERALL CITY COUNCIL VISION, WE HAVE HAD AN INITIAL CITY COUNCIL VISIONING WORKSHOP WHERE WE, WE REALLY WENT BACK AND TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHAT CITY COUNCIL'S PICTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY WAS.
AND REALLY, IF YOU BOIL IT ALL DOWN, IT'S REALLY KIND OF DEVELOPING A CITY THAT IS BOTH BALANCED FROM A LAND USE AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, BUT IT'S ALSO SUSTAINABLE.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT, AT THE ECONOMIC BALANCE AND YOU LOOK AT THE LIVABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE SUSTAINABLE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
AND THE CONCEPT OF THAT IS MEETING THE NEEDS FOR A DIVERSE POPULATION.
AND, AND SO KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE SOME, UM, POLICIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE IN SOME LAND USE, UH, CONTROLS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED REALLY IN THE FACE OF THE CITY'S WATER CRISIS.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REALLY WORKING THROUGH THAT, UH, CRISIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
AND SO YOU'LL HAVE SOME CAPACITY AND SOME INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BROUGHT ONLINE THAT'S GONNA OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY.
AND THINGS AND APPLICATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY FILTER THROUGH ARE MAYBE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA COME BACK AND THINGS THAT YOU'LL WANT TO CONSIDER.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS ALREADY GOING ON ITS FOURTH OR FIFTH YEAR FROM THE LAST UPDATE.
UH, THAT UPDATE WAS REALLY AN UPDATE AND WASN'T REALLY A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE FROM THE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED PRIOR TO THAT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS REALLY A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE ABILITY TO GO INTO A DEEP DIVE OR TO DO A SURFACE WORK, WHATEVER THAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, THERE'S ZONING THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO THEN FOLLOW AFTER THAT.
UM, AND SO WITH THAT, AGAIN, KIND OF KEEPING IN MIND THAT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THAT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
AND THAT CAPACITY IS, THERE IS A TIME FOR PREPARATION REVIEW WHERE WE ARE, LOOK AT WHERE WE WANT TO BE AND PROVIDE THE TOOLS FOR GETTING US TO THAT PARTICULAR POINT.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC PROCESSES ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY CHARTER FOR CREATION AND ADOPTION OF A CIP, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL IN THAT PROCESS.
AND SO WE JUST KIND OF WANNA WALK THROUGH, UH, WITH YOU GUYS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AND WHAT THE STEPS ARE AS WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT POINT.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO ROBIN TO GET STARTED ON,
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OR GUESS GINA TO TALK ABOUT WATER EVEN QUICKER.BUT IN CASE I NEED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT WATER A LOT OVER THE PAST, UM, FOUR OR FIVE, SIX YEARS IT SEEMS LIKE.
UM, AND SO THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY TABLE.
WE'VE SHOWN SOMETHING SIMILAR BEFORE, UM, IN COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS OF OUR CIP PROJECTS AND, AND KIND OF WHAT THEY DO.
UM, THE, THE GREEN BARS ARE OUR SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THOSE WILL BE ELEVATED TANKS, WATER LINES, UM, THAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S INTERNAL TO OUR CITY.
AND THEN, UM, THE BLUE BARS ARE, UM, CAPACITY, YOU KNOW, TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT, SO THAT THESE WOULD BE OUR PLANT EXPANSIONS AND UPGRADES AT OUR PLANT THAT INCREASE OUR OVERALL ABILITY TO PRODUCE THE WATER.
UM, SO GREEN IS MOVING IT THROUGH OUR SYSTEM.
AND THEN BLUE IS, IS, UH, IS PRODUCING IT FROM THE LAKE.
SO, UM, HIGHLIGHTED AT THE TOP, UH, IN THAT KIND OF LIGHT YELLOW COLOR ARE THE COMPLETED PROJECTS.
OUR MOST RECENT IS OUR DOWNTOWN FIRE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, I ALSO WANNA NOTE ON THE KIND OF THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN, UH, SHOWS KIND OF THE AREA OF, UH, OF THE CITY THAT IT SUPPORTS.
SO TODD MENTIONED, UM, OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU KNOW, THESE PROJECTS WILL BRING ON DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AT DIFFERENT, UM, LOCATIONS OF TOWN.
SO DOWNTOWN FIRE FOCUSED, UM, RIGHT HERE IN OLD TOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF 180 3.
SO IMPROVE THE FAR FLOW, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, COMPLETED A LOOP.
SO, YOU KNOW, SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN, UM, WE HAVE KIND OF A SECONDARY FEED INTO THIS OLD TOWN AREA.
UH, THE NEXT ONE ON THE LIST IS THE SAN GABRIEL ELEVATED TANK.
THIS ONE'S VERY, VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETION, PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO THIS IS A NEW STORAGE TANK, UM, OVER NEAR PALMERA THAT, UM, HELPS WITH OUR, UM, NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, BUT ALSO, UM, MOVING, YOU'LL SEE THOSE TWO PROJECTS, SAN GABRIEL BOOSTER STATION AND THE 24 INCH WATER LINE.
SO SOME, UM, THAT ARE COMPLETED.
SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT THIRD PIECE TO THAT PUZZLE THAT MOVES THAT WATER FROM THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN WHERE WE GET OUR BCRA WATER OVER TO THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
SO AGAIN, JUST A LOT OF THIS IS LOOPING AND REDUNDANCY, UM, FOR OUR SYSTEM.
UM, SIMILARLY, THE LAKELINE, UH, BOULEVARD PHASE ONE WATER LINES.
THIS IS, UM, COMPLETING A WATERLINE UP TO HERE AWAY ALONG LAKELINE AGAIN HELPING, UM, WITH THAT NORTH AND WEST PART OF TOWN AND LOOPING OUR WATER SYSTEM.
UM, A PROJECT UNDER DESIGN RIGHT NOW IS THE 2243 WATERLINE.
AGAIN, MOVING THAT WATER IN THAT WEST TO EAST DIRECTION, THAT ONE SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY, UM, THE END OF 2025, KIND OF EARLY 2026.
UM, WE COMPLETED, ACTUALLY THAT ONE PROBABLY SHOULD GO TO THE TOP, THE V-C-R-U-A, UM, PARALLEL RAW WATER LINE.
SO THAT ONE, UM, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD, UM, SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE RAW WATER LINE TO THE V-C-R-U-A PLANT.
SO THIS IS A PARALLEL LINE TO REPLACE KIND OF A, A PORE SECTION OF THAT PIPE SO THAT THAT ONE IS COMPLETE.
IT SHOULD MOVE TO THE TOP AND THAT WOULD BE A CITYWIDE OF COURSE IMPROVEMENT.
UM, ONE OF OUR BIG EXPANSIONS AND UPGRADES IS OUR SANDY CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT, UM, SLUDGE IMPROVEMENT.
SO THIS IMPROVES THE PROCESSING AT THE PLANT, MAKES IT MORE EFFICIENT, AS WELL AS ADDS A REDUNDANT TREATMENT UNIT.
SO THAT WILL INCREASE THAT PLANT FROM, RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 10 MILLION GALLONS UP TO 12 MILLION GALLONS.
SO IT GETS US ANOTHER TWO AND IT HELPS REALLY.
UM, SANDY CREEK COMES IN, UM, AND FEEDS OUR CRYSTAL FALLS KIND OF THAT CENTER PART OF TOWN.
SO THAT REALLY HELPS KIND OF THAT CENTER PART OF THE CITY.
UM, OUR TERMINUS HIGH ZONE PUMP STATION AND GROUND STORAGE.
THIS ONE'S, UM, ABOUT TO GO OUT FOR BID.
UM, IT'S SAY IT'S PUMP STATION GROUND STORAGE, BUT IT'S ALSO A LOT OF WATER LINES THAT ARE GONNA GO UP BAGHDAD.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER, UM, REALLY BIG SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT FOR US THAT HELPS THAT CENTRAL PART OF TOWN THAT'LL COME ONLINE, UM, KIND OF MID TO LATE 2027.
UM, THE V-C-R-U-A PHASE 1D, THAT'S ANOTHER, UH, EXPANSION AT OUR REGIONAL PLANT.
SO THIS ONE, UH, IS ANOTHER, UH, KIND OF TREATMENT BASIN THAT ONE'S UNDERWAY AND THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE KIND OF EARLY 2025.
UM, THIS WILL GET THE CITY LEANDER FIVE MORE MILLION GALLONS OF TREATED WATER THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PUMP INTO OUR SYSTEM.
SO THAT'S A CITYWIDE IMPROVEMENT, UH, RECLAIMED WATERLINE.
SO THIS IS, UM, OUR, OUR WASTEWATER PLANT.
IT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT, UM, BUT IT HELPS TAKE THAT POTABLE WATER OFF OF OUR, YOU KNOW, IRRIGATION NEEDS.
AND, UM, USES RECLAIM OR REUSE WATER FROM OUR WASTEWATER PLANT.
AND THIS ONE, UH, THE PIPELINES ARE JUST ABOUT COMPLETE, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF, UH, PLANT IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AND IS ESTIMATED ABOUT 2025, UM, MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.
SO THAT KIND OF, WE HAVE IT FEEDING RIGHT NOW INTO NORTHLINE WITH, YOU KNOW, CREDIT MORE EXPANSION PLANNED, UM, FOR THE FUTURE IN THAT AREA OF TOWN.
UM, EAST STREET UTILITIES, THIS IS UPGRADING, UM, SOME OLD INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE EAST
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SIDE OF OLD TOWN.AND, UH, REPAVING KIND OF WHAT IS RIGHT NOW A KIND OF GRAVEL, DIRT ROAD.
SO, UH, AND DECOMMISSIONING ONE OF OUR OLDEST, LITERALLY LIFT STATION NUMBER ONE, UH, WASTEWATER LIFT STATION NUMBER ONE, UM, COUPLE MORE IS OUR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR A MI.
SO THAT ONE, UH, SHOULD BE COMING TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVE, UH, APPROVAL HERE SOON.
UM, THIS WILL BE UPGRADING ALL OF OUR WATER METERS TO SMART METERS.
SO YOU CAN LITERALLY LOOK ON YOUR PHONE AND GET YOUR WATER USAGE ALMOST IN REAL TIME, ALMOST DOWN TO THE HOUR.
SO, UM, THAT ONE WILL BE A GOOD, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO IDENTIFY LEAKS AND ANY ISSUES IN WATER USAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO THAT'S A CITYWIDE IMPROVEMENT AS WELL.
THE DEEP WATER, UH, PERMANENT POWER KIND OF GOES WITH, UM, THE DEEP WATER INTAKE, WHICH IS W 32.
SO THIS IS THE DEDICATED POWER LINES TO, UM, THAT PLANT EXPANSION.
OUR HERO AWAY, UH, ELEVATED TANK.
THAT ONE IS JUST IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DESIGN.
UM, SO THIS WILL SUPPORT KIND OF THAT NORTH AND WEST PART OF TOWN TRIVIO, AND THEN ALL THE WAY UP TO HU IT'S LOCATED OFF OF HU AWAY AGAIN, INCLUDES A LOT, A LOT OF WATERLINE.
AND THEN LAST COUPLE IS THE, UH, RONALD REAGAN PUMP STATION AND GROUND STORAGE.
THAT ONE'S AT 90%, UH, DESIGN RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S A, THAT'S REALLY BIG FOR OUR EAST AND NORTH PART OF TOWN.
SO THAT'S GONNA GIVE US MORE STORAGE AND PUMPING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THAT.
UM, EAST SIDE AND UP TO THE NORTH SIDE OF SIDE OF TOWN.
AND THEN I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE DEEP WATER INTAKE.
SO THIS COMES IN TWO PHASES RIGHT NOW, IS THE, UM, THE TUNNEL IS THE BIG, UM, KIND OF FOCAL POINT AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
BUT THEN TO FOLLOW THAT IS THE TREATMENT NEEDED AT THE PLANT.
SO THAT'LL GET THE CITY ANOTHER 12 MILLION GALLONS OF TREATED WATER A DAY.
SO IN TOTAL IT'S, YOU KNOW, WELL OVER 300 MILLION, UH, DOLLARS WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING, LIKE BOB SAID, TO, UM, SUPPORT THE CITY.
AND IT'S ALL COMING ON LIKE NOT 20 27, 20 28 TIMEFRAME.
SO I'D BE GRATEFUL BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
SO ONCE GINA GETS FINISHED
UM, AS TODD MENTIONED, UM, OUR PREVIOUS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS ADOPTED, UM, 2021.
UH, WE STARTED IT IN 2020, UM, AND WE'RE COMING UP ON THE FIVE YEAR MARK.
SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO MAKE AN UPDATE.
SO I IMAGINE WE'LL START NEXT YEAR AND SEE IT ADOPTED IN, UM, PROBABLY 2026.
SO WE'LL BE RIGHT AT THE FIVE YEAR MARK, WHICH IS EXCITING.
IT'S, UM, PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PART OF OUR JOBS IS GETTING TO DO COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
UM, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING 'CAUSE WE GET TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT, UM, THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AND LAND USE PLANS.
AND WE'RE AT A REALLY GOOD SPOT WITH, UM, ALL OF THE ITEMS GINA PRESENTED.
'CAUSE WE CAN MAKE CHANGES BASED, UM, ON LAND USE AND NOT THINK ABOUT THE WATER IN THE SAME WAY WE'VE BEEN THINKING.
UM, I THINK MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE THAT, UM, THE CITY ADOPTED A A WATER RESOLUTION, UM, THAT WAS IN 2022.
AND PART OF THAT RESOLUTION LIMITED, UM, WHAT WE CONSIDERED, UM, AS A ZONING REQUEST.
SO STAFF AND THE COMMISSION WERE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF ANY RESIDENTIAL THAT HAD A DENSITY THAT WAS LESS THAN A SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN, WHICH WOULD BE A 70 FOOT WIDE LOT.
SO AS, UM, AS A PLANNER, WHEN YOU SEE A PROJECT COME IN AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TRANSITION BETWEEN USES, YOU DON'T THINK OF LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL.
YOU WANNA SEE THINGS LIKE COMMERCIAL TO TOWNHOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL.
SO WE'VE BEEN MISSING THAT OPPORTUNITY, UM, WITH THE, THE WATER CONCERNS.
SO I'M EXCITED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REEVALUATE THIS RESOLUTION IN THE COMING YEARS.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT WE DID IS A LIMITED REQUEST FOR MORE RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN WE UPDATED OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO WE CHANGED THE DESIRE RESIDENTIAL MIX TO 0% IN A LOT OF AREAS THAT ARE MULTI-USE CORRIDORS WHERE IT KIND OF MADE SENSE TO HAVE SOME HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
UM, WE DID THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE WATER, TO HAVE MORE COMMERCIAL.
SO I THINK IT, IT KIND OF HELPED IN THAT REGARD TO REFOCUS OUR EFFORTS AND BE SUPPORTIVE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THAT COMMERCIAL COMPONENT.
BUT WITH THIS NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO, UM, MAKE UPDATES TO THAT EFFECT.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED WAS PHASING OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
AND THIS, UM, ADDED A REQUIREMENT.
IF YOU HAD A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS 30 OR MORE LOTS, YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE A, A PHASING PLAN.
UM, TO DATE, WE'VE HAD, UH, FIVE APPROVED, I HAVE 'EM UP ON, ON THE SCREEN, SO YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE SPREAD OUT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT
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THE, UM, COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER IS, DO WE CONTINUE DOING THE PROJECT PHASING? UM, ONCE THE WATER CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, UM, THAT'LL BE UP ON THE AGENDA EVERY JANUARY.WE REEVALUATE IT AND THEN IF SOMETHING, UM, DRASTIC CHANGES, WE CAN ALWAYS BRING IT BACK WHEN STAFF SEES A NEED FOR IT.
UM, I THINK I FORGOT TO MENTION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, PART OF THAT IS GONNA LEAD INTO A, A CODE UPDATES.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT, UM, REEVALUATING OUR, UH, COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
UM, OVER TIME WHEN YOU MAKE CHANGES, IT'S HARD TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING.
UM, AND IT'LL BE REALLY AWESOME TO HAVE A CONSULTANT COME IN AND HELP US WITH A, A CODE REWRITE, WHICH WILL BE A BIG, A BIG LIFT, BUT IT'LL BE A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT AND TO HELP PEOPLE, UM, THROUGH THEIR PROJECTS.
SO THIS IS KIND OF JUST A SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE'VE DONE, UM, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO, TO MAKE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO THE, THE WATER, UM, CONCERNS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'LL HAVE A VISION, WE'LL HAVE SOME STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
UM, AND THEN IN RESPONSE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE'S GONNA BE DEMANDS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS TO POTENTIALLY PREPARE FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S GONNA BE COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS.
UH, WE'RE WRESTLING WITH SOME OF THOSE THINGS RIGHT NOW WITH REGARD TO PART NEEDS, WITH REGARD TO SENIOR CENTER, UM, REC CENTER.
YOU KNOW, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED FOR MANY YEARS.
AND, AND SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS TRYING TO PULL A LOT OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, IT'S REALLY A MULTI-YEAR PLAN.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE KIND OF BEEN GOING ON A TWO YEAR CYCLE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET, KIND OF LOOKING AT A FIVE YEAR WINDOW.
BUT WE'RE REALLY IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING TOGETHER SOME STRONGER FISCAL MODELING.
SO KIND OF LOOK AT WHERE ARE WE, WHERE DO WE THINK WE ARE, WHAT KIND OF DOLLARS DO YOU THINK WE HAVE AVAILABLE? UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ANALYZED IS WHAT THE CITY'S DEBT SERVICE CAPABILITIES ARE UNDER A CERTAIN SET OF ASSUMPTIONS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN BEST DEPLOY THOSE DOLLARS.
BUT TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT, THERE WOULD BE A RANGE OF UPWARDS OF ABOUT $1.2 BILLION OR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, OF, OF BOND CAPACITY.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE BOOKS TODAY, THERE'S ALREADY IDENTIFIED BETWEEN OUR VARIOUS MASTER PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ABOUT $1.2 BILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS TODAY.
AND SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT OVER 20 YEARS, ALL THE ADDITIONAL DEMANDS THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED AND ADDRESSED.
SO, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS ARE THINGS THAT ARE ROLLED INTO OUR CIP.
ONE OF THE CRITICAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEGIN TO EVALUATE PROJECTS AGAINST THE OTHER.
SO WHAT MAKES THIS ROAD PROJECT MORE IMPORTANT THAN A FIRE STATION OR A FIRE STATION MORE IMPORTANT THAN A PARK.
SO WE, WE NEED TO BEGIN TO PUT THOSE PIECES TOGETHER, UM, TO ADDRESS THAT PROCESS.
WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES, UH, AS WELL.
SO WE ARE GETTING INFORMATION OUT.
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND WE WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION IN THAT PROCESS.
SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CITY CHARTER HAS THIS SECTION WHICH IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC ROLES FOR COUNCIL, SPECIFIC ROLES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THIS PROCESS AND SPECIFIC ROLES FOR CITY COUNCIL.
I'M, I'M SORRY, FOR CITY STAFF.
SO ULTIMATELY THE COUNCIL HAS TO ADOPT A CAPITAL PLAN AT LEAST EVERY OTHER YEAR.
SO IT HAS TO AT LEAST HAVE A TWO YEAR WINDOW.
AND ALL OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT PLAN.
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IF WE ADOPT A PLAN TODAY THAT WE ARE STUCK WITH IT.
WE CAN AMEND THAT PLAN AS WE NEED TO BASED ON HOW THE COMMUNITY'S EVOLVING AND WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE THAT ARE, ARE COMING ALONG.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REALLY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY BY THE CHARTER TO REVIEW THE DRAFT.
SO STAFF PREPARES A DRAFT, IT COMES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW THAT, AND THEN Y'ALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS IN YOUR PROCESS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE CAN BE MORE THROUGH YOUR PROCESS OF EVALUATING AND REVIEWING AND LOOKING AT THAT, YOU THEN WOULD PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHICH THEN MY OFFICE TAKES YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE ROLL THAT INTO THE OVERALL PLAN AND WE PRESENT THAT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR FINAL CONSIDERATION.
SO THAT'S HOW THAT THAT PROCESS REALLY IS DEFINED AND HOW IT WILL NEED TO GO UNDER THE CURRENT CHARTER PROVISIONS.
SO CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN DISCUSSING ABOUT HOW TO DEVELOP AND MATURE THE EXISTING CFE PROGRAM.
AND THIS IS A, A, THE BONES OR KIND OF, I GUESS THE, THE
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SKELETON OF THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND THE APPROACH TO THAT.AGAIN, YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES BEHIND A PROJECT? IS IT A QUALITY OF LIFE? IS IT TO MEET A LEGISLATIVE DEMAND? YOU KNOW, THERE'S A VARIETY OF THINGS.
IS IT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THOSE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT A PROJECT IS INTENDED TO ACHIEVE? AND WHICH OF THOSE ELEMENTS ARE MOST IMPORTANT IS GOT DEVELOPMENT MORE IMPORTANT THAN QUALITY OF LIFE? THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO WE'LL HAVE A WEIGHTED SCHEDULE THAT WE'LL USE TO EVALUATE THAT.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT FUNDING'S AVAILABLE AND WHEN IT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE.
YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE 1.2 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS, THEN THAT HAS A DEFINITE IMPACT ON HOW WE SCHEDULE AND HOW WE GO ABOUT THE PROCESS OF, OF, UH, ACCOMPLISHING OUR PLAN.
THE TIMING OF THE PLAN OR OUR PROJECT IS IMPORTANT.
IF WE HAVE TO BUY RIGHT OF WAY, IF WE HAVE TO DO ENGINEERING DESIGN, THAT COULD BE A ONE AND A HALF A TWO YEAR PROCESS JUST TO GET DESIGN AND GET THE PROPERTY READY FOR OUR PROJECTS.
AND THEN ULTIMATELY, COMMUNITY INPUT.
SO WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY WANNA SEE? WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL IS A COMMUNITY SURVEY.
WE WANT TO GO OUT AND DO A, A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC SURVEY THAT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS, UH, FORMED A, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, CIP FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE.
THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING, UH, COMMITTEE EFFORT.
SO IT'S, IT'S TWO TO THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL TACKLE WILL BE TO DEVELOP THOSE, UH, UH, PROJECT EVALUATION PIECES.
SO HOW DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT? WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE WE TRYING TO EVALUATE ON A PROJECT BASIS? AND THEN AGAIN, HOW DO WE WEIGHT THAT? UM, AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL ON, TO THE BALANCE OF COUNCIL ON WHEN AND HOW WE BEGIN TO BRING FUNDING AND, AND SOURCES OF FUNDING INTO THESE PROJECTS.
SO WE BEGIN TO BUILD THAT SCHEDULE.
UM, AND THE FINANCIAL PLANNING WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS GONNA HELP CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MAKING SOME DECISIONS ON THAT PROCESS.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THAT'LL BE AN ONGOING EVALUATION REVIEW PROCESS.
SO THAT'S ALL WE HAD TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.
SO HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO Y'ALL FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.
UM, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WATER, UM, I'VE, I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR SIX YEARS AND IN THAT TIME I'VE WATCHED AND LISTENED TO EVERY PNZ MEETING.
AND I THINK THE MOST COMPELLING CONVERSATION I'VE HAD BETWEEN THE TWO THAT I'VE WITNESSED WAS WHEN YOU ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU START APPROVING THINGS BECAUSE THE THINGS YOU'RE APPROVING NOW AREN'T GOING TO BE BUILT FOR A FEW YEARS, THE VAST MAJORITY.
UM, AND THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO WEIGH THAT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY COMPELLING AND SOMETHING I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT SINCE YOU DID IT.
UM, AND SO I KIND OF WANTED US TO TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO OUR WATER SYSTEM BEING WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE.
ARE WE ABLE TO DO SOME KIND OF CONDITIONAL APPROVALS WHERE WE'VE GOT LIKE A CONTRACT ELEMENT IN THERE THAT THEY CAN'T, UM, GET THEIR CO UNTIL 2027 OR 2028 AND THAT WAY THEY CAN START DOING THE GROUNDWORK? LIKE, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE MAKE THIS WORK? SO I THINK IT, IT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH, UM, LEGAL.
'CAUSE THERE THERE'S SOME CONCERNS.
SO IF, UM, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT GINA DIDN'T COVER, WHAT IF THEY DON'T FINISH IN TIME? SO WHAT IF WE SEE A DELAY TO 2029, UM, AND THEN NOW YOU'VE SET THIS EXPECTATION, THEY'VE STARTED DEVELOPMENT AND NOW THE CITY, IT'S KIND OF A, A TAKINGS.
THEY'RE SAYING YOU CAN'T OCCUPY YOUR STRUCTURE.
WE HAVE HAD SOME, UM, PROJECTS WHERE THE COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHERE THEY, UM, CONFIRM THEY WON'T REQUEST METERS UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT.
UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE CONSIDERED IT FOR THOSE PROJECTS, SO IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
UM, THE PHASING OF DEVELOPMENTS, THAT HELPS 'CAUSE THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT DOESN'T LET THEM, UM, DO TWO PHASES AT ONCE.
SO THAT KIND OF SLOWS DOWN HOW MANY HOUSES YOU WOULD SEE COMING ONLINE, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I THINK THERE ARE OPTIONS, BUT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF WE TOOK SOME TIME TO RESEARCH IT AND GIVE YOU GUYS A, A GOOD ANSWER.
THAT WOULD BE, I DON'T THINK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
AND EVEN, EVEN IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN DO NOW, MAYBE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT LIST OF PROJECTS AND THE CONSTRUCTION, MAYBE THERE'S A POINT IN THERE WHERE WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THINGS ARE GONNA HAPPEN BY A CERTAIN TIME AND WE CAN START DOING IT THEN.
BUT I THINK, UM, I THINK SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR ALL OF US.
ALONG THE LINES WITH THAT TOO, I THINK THAT, UM, SOME KIND OF PHASED APPROACH BY US ON REMOVING SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
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COMES OFF AND THEN PHASING COMES OFF JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING EVERYTHING AT ONE TIME TOO IS GONNA BE IMPORTANT WHENEVER THAT ENDS UP HAPPENING.SO THAT WAS MY BIGGEST THING WAS TIMING OF EVERYTHING.
UM, AND TODD, YOUR PRESENTATION OR STAFF'S PRESENTATION WAS KIND OF ANSWERING ALL THE THINGS THAT CAME UP, BUT THAT WAS, THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM RIGHT NOW IS WHEN DO THINGS CHANGE FOR, UM, THE COMMISSION AND FOR COUNCIL? AND, UM, WHEN IS IT, WHEN ARE WE GONNA BE OKAY? YEAH.
'CAUSE IT DOES CAUSE A REALLY BIG PROBLEM.
THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME THINGS LIKE THEY HAVE A, IF WE APPROVE THINGS, THERE'S A RIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND I THINK, UH, PAIGE BEING A BIG PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, IT'S GONNA BE NECESSARY EVEN IF YOU ALLOW SOMEBODY TO GO AND YOU ALLOW, UM, A DEVELOPER OR BUILDER TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, UM, SOME TYPE OF, LIKE, I, AND WE, WE LET PEOPLE GO, UH, EARLY IF THEY WANNA PROVIDE THEIR OWN POWER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE, UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE TRANSFORMERS OR PEC COULDN'T DO, AND YOU LET 'EM GET TO A CERTAIN POINT, BUT AT A CERTAIN POINT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DOWN HERE SAYING, WHY WON'T YOU LET ME MOVE INTO MY HOUSE THAT'S READY.
AND THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S REALLY HARD TOO.
AND IT'S, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT I THINK COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL OF IN THAT AND WHAT STAFF'S ALREADY KNOWS WOULD BE COMING IS THAT'S, THAT IS VERY REAL.
UNLESS WE HAVE, UNLESS WE KNOW IT, IT, IT CAN HAPPEN.
SO I DO THINK THERE'S A OPPORTUNITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 'CAUSE WE'LL BE EVALUATING THE, THE LAND USES AND THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA TAKE ABOUT A YEAR.
RIGHT? UM, SO PROBABLY AT THE END OF THAT WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF OUR LAND USE PLAN AND MAYBE THAT'S WHEN WE START SEEING KIND OF A, A LIFT.
AND I THINK, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED WHEN WE PASSED THE WATER RESOLUTION WAS WE DIDN'T COMMUNICATE TO YOU ALL WHAT WE MEANT BY THAT.
UM, AND, AND I THINK AS WE PULL THINGS BACK OR CHANGE THINGS, WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB THESE NEXT FEW TIMES OF MAKING SURE Y'ALL UNDERSTAND OUR INTENT.
UM, SO LAURA AND I TALKED LAST WEEK AND, UH, WE'RE BOTH SORT OF ON THE SAME PAGE IN THE, UH, THE REPORT FROM Y'ALL THAT ONCE A YEAR IS PROBABLY GOOD.
AND THEN PULLING THESE TOGETHER MORE AS NEEDED.
AND I THINK THAT MIGHT HAPPEN AS WE GO THROUGH THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS AND CHANGING CODES.
I CAN SEE WHERE THIS IS NEEDED MORE OFTEN THAN OUR CURRENT CADENCE, BUT AT OUR CURRENT CADENCE, WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES.
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE TIMELINE OF WHEN WE'RE PULLING THINGS BACK SO THAT AS WE'RE GOING INTO THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A FIVE YEAR PLAN IF WE FOR TWO YEARS IS ONE WAY.
AND FOR THE OTHER THREE YEARS IS, IS ANOTHER.
WITHOUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE TIMELINES ARE GONNA BE.
LIKE, UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYTHING CAN BE CHANGED AND, YOU KNOW, REALITY CHANGES ON THE FLY, BUT IT, BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING THAT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL.
YEAH, I THINK THE MOST CHALLENGING THING FOR ME, JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF WITH, WITH THE WATER ORDINANCE WAS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPED SO QUICKLY HERE IN LEANDER AND THE COMMERCIALS TRYING TO CATCH UP.
HOWEVER, YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE EXISTING, UH, SUBDIVISIONS THAT NOW COMMERCIAL WANTS TO COME IN RIGHT NEXT TO THEM.
AND BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO PROVE THE HIGH DENSITY, WE CAN'T TRANSITION FROM THAT COMMERCIAL OR WE, WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO PROTECT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND, AND LET THEM PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENT, BUT WE WANT THE COMMERCIAL TOO.
SO THAT'S BEEN KIND OF A BALANCING ACT AND A CHALLENGE.
SO AS WE'RE ABLE TO, AND I KNOW WE, WE HAD THE OPTION TO APPROVE SOME, BUT UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN PRETTY GOOD ABOUT TRYING TO AD ADHERE TO THAT I THINK.
UM, SO IT'LL BE NICE WHEN WE CAN TRANSITION MORE.
AND I'LL BE HONEST, UNTIL YOU BROUGHT IT UP LAST WEEK, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
WE WERE JUST LIKE, OH, LESS DENSITY GO, YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENED WITH, UM, A ONE, THAT RECENT ONE THAT I REMEMBER, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT RIGHT NOW, BUT THE ONE NEXT TO PALM BEAR RIDGE.
AND GREAT PROJECT, REALLY WANTED THAT COMMERCIAL, BUT VERY CLOSE TO THAT SUBDIVISION.
SO WE WORKED WITH THAT DEVELOPER TO MAKE SOME CHANGES ON THE, UH, PERIMETER THAT'S THE CLOSEST TO THE SUBDIVISION.
BUT THERE WAS ONE LITTLE PIECE THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO ZONE RIGHT THEN BECAUSE HE, HE COULDN'T DO A TRANSITION.
IT WAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A HOUSE, SOMEONE'S HOUSE.
SO, YOU KNOW, SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE, BUT HE, HE REWORKED SOME THINGS, CAME BACK AND WE APPROVED IT.
AND SO THAT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD, GOOD.
AND I, I, I WOULD ECHO THAT AS WELL.
I MEAN, I THINK FROM THE TRANSITIONAL STANDPOINT THAT THAT DIRECTOR ROBIN MENTIONED, WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THAT.
WE HAD A CASE, I THINK BRYSON WAS, WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WE RECENTLY REVIEWED.
AND THAT ONE WAS, WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE, I THINK, UH, THAT WAS A LITTLE MORE DIFFERENT 'CAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A LOT MORE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN A, IN A HIGH DENSITY ACTIVITY CENTER.
AND SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS KIND OF HARD FOR US TO, TO GO, HEY, YEAH, WE, WE CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THAT.
BUT, BUT THERE WERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE SOME BUFFER BETWEEN THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT CURRENT
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EXISTING, UM, RESIDENTIAL AREA BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY GONNA BE VERY VOCAL ABOUT THAT.'CAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN VOCAL ABOUT A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HISTORIC PRICE PARK.
SO GIVING US SOME DIRECTION PERHAPS MAYBE TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR SOME OF THAT TRANSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE UNIQUE ZONED AREAS, UH, WOULD DEFINITELY BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR US.
I WAS GONNA SAY, JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON SOMETHING THAT I REALLY LIKED IN THIS PRESENTATION THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME WAS THE, UH, THE PLAN FOR A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND THEN PROFESSIONALLY ADMINISTERED SURVEY OF THE RESIDENTS OF LEANDER.
AND I THINK I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT DATA THAT YOU WOULD GET FROM THAT WOULD FEED INTO THE DECISION MATRIX FOR PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECTS.
I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY VALUABLE FOR THAT.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT.
WHAT ELSE DO Y'ALL NEED FROM US? WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL? OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S OKAY, JOHN'S LAUGHING.
WELL I APPRECIATE THIS MEETING FOR ONE.
UM, IT DOES HELP TO JUST KIND OF KICK THESE THINGS AROUND.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE, THE LAST TIME WE MET WAS ABOUT THE WATER ORDINANCE YEAH.
AND IT HELPED US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE Y'ALL WERE COMING FROM AND, AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, I THINK I, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UM, MAKES ME ABSOLUTELY NUTS IS, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND WE LOOK AT TREES AND YOU LOOK AT FORESTS.
HOWEVER, UM, THERE ARE TIMES WE WILL BE, AND WE USUALLY CAN'T AGREE WHAT COLOR THE CARPET IS AND WE WILL BE SEVEN OH ON SOMETHING AND IT'LL COME BACK FROM YOU.
SO SOME SORT OF, PERHAPS SOME SORT OF, OF, UM, EXPLANATION TO THE DIRECTOR.
SO WHEN SHE'S GIVING HER REPORT, WE HAVE SOME, 'CAUSE I'LL SAY, WELL, WHY, OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT.
I MEAN, JUST, YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE THAT.
I THINK BECAUSE THAT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GIVING US GUIDANCE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A A, A FORMAL REPORT GIVING BACK.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, UM, DIRECT FEEDBACK.
BUT, BUT IF WE GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY YOU SAW SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT THAN WE DID, THAT'S A PART OF THINKING OUR JOB.
AND UH, I WILL SAY WE'VE ALL, I THINK APPRECIATED THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS Y'ALL ARE ASKING ON WHEN THERE'S A SPLIT VOTE, WHY PEOPLE VOTED OPPOSITE.
UM, AND THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL TO SOME OF OUR DISCUSSION UP ON THE DAIS.
AND SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FAIR AND VALID AND WE CAN DEFINITELY START DOING THAT.
AND THAT SORRY, SORRY JOHN ONE.
OH, YOU WANT ONE? UH, AND YOU KNOW, ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER COSGROVE WAS SAYING, I UNDERSTAND, AND I I EVEN SAID IT BEFORE, YOU GUYS HAVE A DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAN WE ARE.
RIGHT? WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THERE TO CALL BALLS AND STRIKES AND SOMETIMES WE MAY NOT AGREE WITH WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CALL, BUT THAT'S THE CALL ANYWAY AND, AND WE GO WITH IT.
SO, UM, I, I DEFINITELY WANT TO ECHO WHAT HE'S SAYING AND IT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND, HEY, DID WE CALL A STRIKE A STRIKE? OR DID WE REALLY MISS THAT? RIGHT? AND, AND SO UNDERSTANDING THOSE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT MAY COME INTO PLAY IS GONNA BE HELPFUL FOR US.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK HAPPENS A LOT IS AFTER SOMEBODY SEES YOU, THEY CHANGE PARTS OF THE PROJECT BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THEY GET.
AND SO, LIKE THE BRYSON ONE HASN'T EVEN COME TO US YET BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE CHANGING THINGS.
AND SO SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT EVEN APPROVING ON THE SAME GROUNDS, YOU KNOW? SO I KNOW I, DONNIE AND I RAN INTO EACH OTHER AT THE STORE ONE DAY AND I, I SHARED WITH THEM THAT I LOVE WHEN Y'ALL ASK QUESTIONS AND, AND EVEN IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER, BECAUSE IF I WATCH THOSE MEETINGS AND, AND YOU VOTE A CERTAIN WAY, SAME THING.
AND THAT DISCUSSION THAT Y'ALL HAVE IS SO IMPORTANT WHEN I'M WATCHING IT.
AND, AND I THINK OUR GOAL IS TO, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL ARE SO HYPER-FOCUSED ON, YOU KNOW, SOME ISSUES AND WE'VE GOT OTHER THINGS AND IT MAKES OUR MEETINGS SO LONG.
IF WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT Y'ALL DO, YOU DO SO MUCH OF THE HOMEWORK FOR US.
AND THAT I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT.
THEN WHEN Y'ALL ASK THE QUESTIONS AND I WATCH THAT I'M, I'M SAYING, OKAY, ASK THIS, ASK THIS, ASK THIS.
AND THEN SOMEBODY DOESN'T, AH, OKAY.
AND THEN I DON'T HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION 'CAUSE SOMEBODY ALREADY ASKED IT.
AND THEN IT'S, IT'S NOT EVEN COVERED, UH, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
SO IT COULD BE THAT THE QUESTION WAS ASKED AND ANSWERED AND MAYBE Y'ALL HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT AND I DIDN'T.
BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT.
SO I, I REALIZE THAT THAT COULD BE, I AGREE WITH, WITH Y'ALL, THAT COULD BE A, UM, WHERE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW WHY WE CHANGED OUR MIND OR NOT CHANGED OUR MIND, BUT VOTED DIFFERENTLY THAN, THAN YOU DID.
UM, BUT I THINK MAYBE JUST A, A LITTLE AFTER JUST A REPORT MIGHT, MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL.
'CAUSE IF WE HAVE TO SAY THE WHOLE THING, THEN IT JUST MAKES HER, IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF TRYING TO SHORTEN OUR MEETINGS.
AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS TO, TO
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PUT IT ON YOU ALL, BUT IF EVER ANY OF US HAS A VOTE THAT YOU WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT, LIKE, WHY WE VOTED THAT WAY, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WOULD BE OFFENDED.
'CAUSE I WON'T REMEMBER THE NEXT WEEK.
SO MADAM MAYOR, I'LL TURN IT BACK ON YOU.
WHAT, WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL NEED FROM US THAT WE MAY NOT BE DOING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK Y'ALL ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB RIGHT NOW.
UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE A NOTE ON HERE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T FORGET TO TELL YOU THAT I'VE SEEN A TON OF GROWTH IN ALL OF YOU AS COMMISSIONERS.
UM, WHETHER YOU'VE JUST BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR OR YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR SEVERAL, UM, I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE GROWN INTO A, A VERY FUNCTIONAL COMMISSION AND IT'S, IT'S GREAT.
UM, I, THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE CONSISTENT ON ASKING ON THE DISSENTING VOTES.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHY SOMEBODY DISSENTED.
I THINK THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE OR TWO THAT DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN THE LAST SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, I COULD GUESS
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING? ONE THING IN REGARDS TO THAT TOO, I THINK THAT MAYBE SINCE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEBODY'S BEEN ON THE COMMISSION FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER, THIS HAPPENED A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY, A LITTLE WHILE BACK.
UM, AND I THINK THERE WAS JUST, THERE WERE DIFFERENT MENTALITIES ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING AND HOW WE WERE GOING ABOUT THINGS.
AND SO I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THIS ONE, WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY DEVELOPMENTS COMING ACROSS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE PUT IN PLACE, BUT ALSO, UM, I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, UH, THERE, THERE'S GREAT COMMUNICATION GOING ON WITH Y'ALL AND THERE'S GREAT COMMUNICATION GOING WITH US.
AND I THINK MAYOR'S, RIGHT? LIKE MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN WE'RE GOING, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN A 7 0 7 OH RECENTLY.
I CAN'T THINK OF ONE OFF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WHAT'S THAT? I CAN'T, YEAH, THAT'S, I'M, I'M BEING, YEAH, THERE WERE PLENTY, UM, A FEW YEARS AGO IS WHAT I WOULD SAY.
AND, AND SO I THINK RIGHT NOW JUST CALLING, UM, JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT, I THINK IT IS GOING WELL.
AND I THINK I APPRECIATE, ESPECIALLY DONNIE, LIKE I KNOW DONNIE WELL FROM EVEN PRIOR TO BEING ON COUNCIL AND COMMISSIONS AND IT'S JUST BLACK AND WHITE.
IT'S JUST THIS IS THIS, THIS IS THAT.
AND SO, UM, I KNOW THAT IF YOU SAID NO TO SOMETHING, EVEN IF WE'RE CONSIDERING FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE, I KNOW WHY YOU SAID NO MOST OF THE TIME.
UM, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT INSIDE THIS BOX AND WE'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO BE CALLING BALLS IN STRIKE.
SO, UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S AS MUCH OF THE BEING ON SET OF DIFFERENT PAGES.
I THINK IT IS, IF THERE IS ONE, IT IS BECAUSE WE'RE, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY VOTING ON A DIFFERENT PROJECT THAT CAME IN FRONT OF US BY THE TIME IT GOT TO COUNCIL, UM, IN, IN SOME CASES.
WELL, AND I THINK TOO, YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS AGO WE SAW A LOT OF DESIGNING FROM THE DAIS RIGHT? FROM PNZ THAT CAUSED A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND, AND NOW I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IS, IS STAYING WITHIN WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO ON BOTH OF OUR SIDES AND THAT'S, THAT'S MAKING IT A LOT EASIER TO CALL THE BALLS AND STRIKES.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE IN FOR THIS, BUT ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE GET DONE, AFTER EVERY, AFTER EVERYBODY COMPLETES THIS.
WELL MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT MIKE, MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE TOO.
SO DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? I'LL GO SUPER FAST.
UH, JUST FOR STAFF AS FAR AS, NOT FOR RIGHT NOW, 'CAUSE THIS MIGHT BE PUTTING EVERYBODY ON THE SPOT, BUT FOR WHENEVER WE'RE GETTING STUFF BACK, UM, I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO, FOR THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE TO SEE WHETHER BECAUSE YOU'RE WANT TO TALK, WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY A COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE.
UM, WHETHER IT IS BEST TO DO A SURFACE LEVEL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE OR WHETHER IT IS BEST TO DO THE DEEP DIVE.
THOSE WERE THE TWO THAT WE WERE KIND OF LIKE WHAT, WHAT TYPE OF FOCUS, UM, AND WHAT WE THINK IS BEST FOR US AT THIS TIME.
UM, I KNOW WE HAD A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT GOT, IT'S GOT CHANGED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE MADE CHANGES TO IT IS A FULL REWRITE OF EVERYTHING WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.
JUST SO WE KNOW ALSO TOO, GOING INTO THIS AND WHAT TO SET EXPECTATIONS ON FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FOR ALL OF US SITTING AT THE TABLE ON BOTH SIDES, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT TO EXPECT.
I THINK WHAT WE GOT OUT OF RETREAT WITH AND, AND THIS IS HEAVILY ON YOU, THE DISTRICTS OF DIFFERENT AREAS.
UM, YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS, I THINK HAD COMMENTS TO THAT EFFECT.
AND I'VE, I'VE HEARD FROM A CITY MANAGER, HE THINKS THAT'S FANTASTIC AND I THINK ALL OF COUNCIL FELT THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
I THINK A WHOLE REWRITE AND GOING WITH THAT CONCEPT, IT WOULD BE AMAZING.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, I GET WHERE YOU'RE SAYING WE'VE DONE A LOT OF AMENDMENTS AND UPDATES, SO IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A LOT.
BUT YEAH, I UNDERSTAND WHAT Y'ALL ARE SAYING.
MY QUESTION WAS MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY ASPECT OF IT.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, HOW THAT'S GONNA BE DEPLOYED? UM, HOW WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY KNOW TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT? IS IT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING DOOR TO DOOR? LIKE WHAT IS THAT PROCESS AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO THE, THE PROGRAM THAT I WOULD PRESENT FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IS, UM, THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY A, A, A BRANCH OF THE ICMA INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT UH,
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ASSOCIATION.AND SO THEY'VE DEVELOPED A SURVEY INSTRUMENT THAT'S BEING DEPLOYED NATIONWIDE.
SO THERE'S COMPONENTS OF THE SURVEY THAT, THAT ARE STANDARDIZED.
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IS TWOFOLD.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO COMPARE YOURSELF AGAINST OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA THAT HAVE TAKEN IT OR CITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT ARE SIMILAR AND DEMOGRAPHIC TO, TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, THE OTHER IS IT ALLOWS US TO VERY EASILY REPLICATE THAT SURVEY EVERY SO OFTEN.
'CAUSE YOU, YOU WE'LL WANT TO, WE'LL WANT TO REALLY HAVE A PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVERY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, UH, ESPECIALLY IF WE CONTINUE TO GROW AT THE RATE THAT WE'RE GROWING AND AS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND WE GET LAND USE ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT CROP UP.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S, UH, AN ELEMENT OF THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT THAT WE GET TO CUSTOMIZE.
SO, UM, THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 10% OR 20% OF THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT THAT WE CAN ASK SPECIFIC TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU, THAT ARE PERTINENT FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY THAT THAT WILL ADD TO THAT PROCESS.
SO, UM, YEAH, SURVEYING HAS GONE THROUGH VARIOUS ITERATIONS WITH THE ADVENT OF CELL PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
WHAT THEY'RE FINDING NOW, THE TRIED AND TRUE MEASURE REALLY IS MAILERS.
SO THEY'LL, THEY'LL MAIL OUT AND THEY'LL DO MAIL SURVEYS.
UM, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT THAT TO SOME DEGREE IF WE WANT TO JUST RANDOMLY ALLOW IT TO BE, UH, ADMINISTERED JUST RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY OR IF WE WANT TO TARGET SPECIFIC AREAS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF RESPONSE FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN DO.
BUT, UM, THEY'LL, THEY'LL CONTINUE TO WORK AND DEVELOP UNTIL WE GET THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF RESPONSES THAT WE NEED TO DO.
THERE'LL BE SOME ADDITIONAL UNOFFICIAL PIECES OF MAYBE SOME ONLINE SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE JUST TO GO ONLINE AND TAKE IT AS WELL IF THEY WANT TO.
SO WE'LL HAVE THE SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS PIECE OF IT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE OTHER PIECE OF IT THAT WE'LL AT JUST GENERAL COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED.
HOW LONG IS THE ROLLOUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? IT WOULD BE DONE, THE SURVEY PROCESS ITSELF WOULD PROBABLY BE DONE IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
SO IT'LL TAKE PROBABLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO WORK WITH COUNCIL, MAKE SURE WE GET THE INSTRUMENTS SET UP AND GET THE, ANY KIND OF SPECIFIC QUESTIONS INCORPORATED INTO THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU WANT TO SEE.
SO I'D SAY PROBABLY NINE MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS YOU WOULD HAVE A FINAL REPORT.
AND THIS IS OUR PLAN FOR OR ESTIMATED TARGET FOR NEXT YEAR? ABSOLUTELY, YES.
IT'S, IT'S IN OUR BUDGET FOR YEAH.
WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO BREAK DOWN SOME OF THOSE RESPONSES BY AREA OF TOWN? YES, THEY CAN.
SO WOULD WE BE ASKING SOME TARGETED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT CERTAIN AREAS REALLY NEED? LIKE WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DOING GREAT AND THEY'RE THRIVING AND SOME THAT ARE, UM, GETTING OLDER AND HAVE DIFFERENT STRUGGLES THAT ARE UNIQUE.
WOULD WE BE ABLE TO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM? THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T DO THAT.
SO IF WE WANT TO GET INTO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, WE MAY NEED TO TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT OKAY.
BUT IF THE, UH, IF THE RESPONSES ARE TRACKABLE BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE SENT, THEN WE'VE GOT THAT BACKEND ANALYSIS.
YOU CAN GO BACK AND MATCH, ANSWER SPECIFICALLY TWO REGIONS WITHIN THE CITY, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
SO I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, ABOUT THE WATER PART.
'CAUSE THE WATER PARTS KIND OF, KIND OF DRIVE ALL THIS AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY BASED ON OUR USAGE HERE IN AUGUST.
IF THAT WAS A CONTINUOUS SPIKE UP A LITTLE MORE, WILL WE HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY WITH THE BILL FOR NEXT SUMMER? WE HAVE ENOUGH COMING ONLINE TO ORDER HANDLE THAT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DROP BACK DOWN.
SO IT STILL COMES DOWN TO WE STILL NEED THOSE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
SO YES, WE WILL HAVE MORE CAPACITY IN B-C-R-U-A AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE MORE CAPACITY IN SANDY CREEK, ALMOST PROBABLY 7 MILLION GALLONS.
BUT IT'S, IT'S THAT INSTANTANEOUS DRAINING OF THE TANKS, RIGHT? WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER TANK ONLINE, SO WE WILL SEE IMPROVEMENTS.
WE COULD STILL SEE SOME STRUGGLES, UM, JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT RONALD REAGAN PUMP STATION TO BE ABLE TO STORE, YOU KNOW, 2 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND PUMP IT IN OUR OFF PEAK TIME.
SO I THINK WE'LL STILL SEE SOME, SOME STRUGGLES, UM, REALLY UNTIL SOME OF THOSE BIGGER PIECES AND PUMP STATIONS COME ONLINE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE RUN INTO OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FLOW AS MUCH WATER THROUGH OUR BARY WAY TAKE POINTS DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS WITH OUR PEAKING AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO WE'LL SEE THAT IMPROVE BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE MORE CAPACITY AND BARY WAY AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUMP MORE AT THOSE TIMES.
SO, YOU KNOW, BABY STEPS, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET THERE.
UM, BUT IT'LL STILL, YOU KNOW, WE STILL SEE SOME, SOME ISSUES IN THE NEXT PROBABLY COUPLE SUMMERS,
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NOT AS SEVERE AS WE EXPECTED TO SEE THIS SUMMER, BUT, UM, YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY IMPROVING.AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IS, SO WHEN WE KIND OF BUILD OUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, KIND OF LOOKING INTO SOME KIND OF PHASING OR SOMETHING, CAN WE ACTUALLY GET SOME KIND OF MAP OF WHERE WE WANT THE GROWTH TO BE WHERE WE'RE READY VERSUS BUILDING EVERYTHING WHERE THERE'S NO WATER, THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY.
'CAUSE THAT'S GENERALLY THE, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AT TIMES.
UM, MS. GRIFFIN, CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND ME, I'M SORRY.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS RECENTLY.
HOW WAS IT THAT YEARS AGO PNZ GAVE US THE SIDEWALK GAP REPORT? HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? SO WE HAVE, UM, EVERY YEAR THEY DO A CIP RECOMMENDATION.
UM, AND THEY'LL GO THROUGH PROJECTS AND THAT'S SENT TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR EVALUATION.
AND ON THAT ONE, THE CITY MANAGER HAD IT PRESENTED AS A CIP PROJECT.
SO IT WAS THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE THAT FOUND THE GAPS.
AND THEN, SO, UH, THE, I FOUND SHE HAD HAD EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SIDEWALK ISSUE, SO IT BECAME ONE OF THEIR RECOMMENDED PROJECTS.
AND SO I PRESENT THE REPORT TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND THEN THOSE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED FOR THE BUDGET.
UM, DOES PNC STILL DO THAT? YES.
I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING ANY, UM, IT WAS ON OUR AGENDA.
IT WAS LIKE IN APRIL MAYBE, BUT I CAN FIND IT AND SEND IT TO YOU.
THINK I, I JUST DON'T REMEMBER SEEING ANY PROJECTS COMING UP.
THEY HAD UP ON PNZ IN A LONG TIME.
I DON'T THINK THEY HAD SPECIFIC CIP PROJECTS.
LIKE IT WAS A TRAINING WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS. I REMEMBER THAT.
THAT WAS WHAT THE CAME PROCESS.
IT JUST MAY NOT HAVE HAD A VERY DIRECT CIP PLAN ITEM ON IT.
SO THEN I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT TO Y'ALL.
IF YOU HAVE IDEAS AND YOU THINK LIKE, THE CITY WOULD BE BETTER IF WE FIX THIS THING, FEEL FREE TO SEND IT UP.
UM, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS FANTASTIC THAT IT, IT'S LIKE, LIKE A TIME PERIOD RIGHT BEFORE THE BUDGET IS STARTED SO WE CAN CONSIDER 'EM IN THE, THE BUDGET.
I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WHY A COUPLE YEARS AGO IT WAS BIGGER IS I THINK WE HAD A LIST OF 10 OR 12 AT ONE POINT, AND WE'VE GOT JUST ABOUT ALL WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.
SO I MEAN, WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB AND THERE THERE'S LESS THAT, UH, WE COULD RECOMMEND.
I'LL, I'LL SHARE ONE THAT I'VE ALWAYS SHARED EVERY YEAR SINCE, UH, FIVE YEARS AGO I WENT TO THE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS, WHATEVER TRAINING THAT WAS IN WACO.
AND I, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION THERE THAT TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
UH, SO EVERY YEAR WHEN, WHEN THIS SUBJECT COMES AROUND, I ALWAYS SAY THAT WE LEANER, UM, NEED TO BUILD BUS STOPS, RIGHT? SO THEY SAY IF YOU HAVE BUS STOPS WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF EVERY, EVERY RESIDENT IN YOUR CITY AND YOU HAVE A GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, WE DO GREAT GETTING PEOPLE REGIONALLY.
SO OUR CAT METRO TRAIN, THE BUSES THAT GO TO AUSTIN, THAT'S GREAT, BUT WE'RE GONNA BUILD ALL THESE GREAT THINGS WITHIN LEANDER AND SOME LEANDER RESIDENTS AREN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO GET TO THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET THERE.
AND SO MY IDEA WAS IF WE BUILT THE BUS STOPS AND THEN WE WORK WITH CAP METRO TO PROVIDE THE BUSES AND THE, AND THE INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION THAT THEN WOULD LINK INTO OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION HUBS.
UM, IT'S A BIG COST AND I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED RIGHT THIS SECOND, BUT IF WE PLAN FOR IT NOW, WE'LL HAVE IT IN PLACE BY THE TIME WE DO NEED IT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT.
UM, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHERE CAP METRO WOULD BE ON, ON BEING ACCOMMODATING BECAUSE OF HOW THEY DO THEIR SERVICE, BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
DO Y'ALL HAVE EACH OTHER'S NUMBERS? YOU CAN EXCHANGE IT AFTER THIS.
IF YOU COULD SAY IT FOR THE RECORD.
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH PNZ FOR YOUR SERVICE AND COMING OUT ON A THURSDAY NIGHT THAT YOU DON'T USUALLY HAVE TO COME OUT.
AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR PREPARING ALL OF THIS BACKGROUND AND PRESENTATION AND ANSWERING OUR MILLIONS OF QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CLOSE OUT YOUR MEETING.
YES, OUR MEETING THE TIME IS NOW 6 49 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN COUNCIL'S BRIEFING WORKSHOP AT SIX 50.
[4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]
IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 7:02 PM AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL.COUNCIL MEMBER HERRERA WILL BE PROVIDING THE INVOCATION FOLLOWING THE INVITATION.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THIS WORLD THAT YOU'VE CREATED.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE THIS PLACE IN IT.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LEANDER.
AND WE PRAY YOU WOULD BE WITH US AS WE GO
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AND LOOK AT RAISING TAXES AND, UM, AND DOING ALL THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.LORD, WE ARE, WE ARE THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN RELY ON AND THAT WE CAN TURN TO.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD, UH, BLESS THIS MEETING AND BLESS ALL THE THINGS AFTER THIS MEETING.
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, TEXAS FLAG.
[5. Roll Call.]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.COUNCIL MEMBER CITY SECRETARY OF CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION.
HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA.
HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD HERE, MAYOR PROM.
PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS ERNE.
HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS.
CITY COUNCIL'S ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.
[6. Public comments on items not listed in the agenda.
Public comments on items listed in the agenda will be heard at the time each item is discussed.
[All comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes (6 minutes if translation is needed) per individual.]]
FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMITTED COMMENTS VIA THE WEBSITE WILL ONLY HAVE POSITIONS READ INTO THE RECORD.
ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL AND WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
WITH THAT, I HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THE FIRST ONE IS MARSHALL HINES.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MARSHALL HINES, 1801 MONTANA COURTS.
UH, SO BY NOW I HOPE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION THAT GREETED STUDENTS AT CAMACHO ELEMENTARY AS THE YEAR BEGAN, UH, MISSING SIDEWALK AND CONSTRUCTION, BLOCKING THEIR PATH TO SCHOOL.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO ATTENDS CAMACHO, AND THIS WAS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WITH A LOT OF PARENTS, FOLKS WHO ARE UNDERSTANDABLY BLAMING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR THIS.
BUT THE, THE TRUTH IS THAT AT ITS CORE, UH, THIS IS A FAILURE OF POLICY.
AND POLICY IN THE CITY OF LEANDER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS CITY COUNCIL.
AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS THAT OUR POLICIES ARE MOST OFTEN PRIORITIZING CARS OVER PEOPLE.
THE SENIOR CENTER, UH, WHICH IS UNDERWAY, UH, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SITUATION, NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE WORK DONE ALONG MUNICIPAL.
A PLAN WAS CREATED TO CLOSE THE STREET, COMPLETE THAT WORK, AND REOPEN THE STREET ALL BEFORE SCHOOL BEGAN.
UH, BUT REMOVING A SIDEWALK TO CREATE DRIVEWAY CUTS APPARENTLY HAD NO SIMILAR PLAN TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WALKING OR BIKING, NOT TO MENTION PARENTS WITH STROLLERS OR THOSE WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, WERE ALSO ACCOMMODATED FOR THAT IS A POLICY FAILURE.
I I DO THINK THERE'S A SILVER LINING HERE.
THE SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED WAS PHENOMENAL.
IN THREE DAYS AFTER THE SCHOOL WAS OPENED, ONE FUNCTIONAL SIDEWALK, UH, WAS BUILT.
I PRESUME THAT, UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING POSSIBLY PLANNING TO.
THANKS, UH, TO THANK FOR THAT NOT TO MENTION COORDINATION WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MUNICIPAL TO ENSURE THAT THEIR WORK WAS DONE QUICKLY.
UM, THE HARD WORK THAT WE SAW AND THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE THAT CAN INFORM A POLICY ADJUSTMENT.
SO WHAT WOULD A PEOPLE-FOCUSED POLICY LOOK LIKE? WELL, WHEN A SIDEWALK DOES HAVE TO BE TORN UP, WE CAN, AND WE SHOULD REQUIRE THAT IT BE RECONSTRUCTED IN THREE DAYS.
WE'VE PROVEN THAT THAT IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE EXPECTATION, AND TWO SIDES OF A SINGLE STREET SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO NON-FUNCTIONAL SIDEWALKS, WHICH WOULD FORCE AN UNREASONABLE DETOUR ON PEDESTRIANS.
THIS TOO IS INFORMED BY THE CHOICES THAT THE CITY MADE DURING THIS INCIDENT.
UM, IT'S CLEAR THAT AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO RESTORE ONE OF THE SIDEWALKS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE A FUNCTIONAL ROUTE WHILE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE OTHER SIDEWALK WAS UNDERTAKEN.
SO, YOU KNOW, SOLVING THIS PROBLEM, IT'S A CHOICE, A CHOICE THAT YOU HAVE.
UM, AND IT'S MADE UP OF JUST A HANDFUL OF WORDS THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN ENACT QUITE EASILY.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ACT VERY SWIFTLY, UH, SO THAT OTHER VULNERABLE THOROUGHFARE USERS ARE ACCOMMODATED AS WELL AS WE TREAT THOSE THAT CAN DRIVE THEMSELVES EVERYWHERE.
UH, WHILE WE CANNOT HAVE BACK AND FORTH, WE CAN MAKE STATEMENTS OF FACT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA SAY I AM AWARE OF, OF THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WITH THE SIDEWALKS, AND IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT THAT WE WERE MADE AWARE OF ON THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND, UM, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, I APOLOGIZE.
UM, AND I THINK WE ALL REALIZE THAT, THAT WE CAN DO BETTER NEXT TIME.
IT JUST WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT OF IN ADVANCE.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT, WE HAVE TO THINK OF PEOPLE.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE SAMMY JAMES PANZARINO.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SAMMY PANZANO, 600 WICKLOW DRIVE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY SECRETARY, AND, UH, CITY MANAGER.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE LEANDER PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION,
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AND I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS NECESSARILY GET TO HEAR FROM US VERY OFTEN, SO I WANT TO PAY YOU A VISIT AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON SOME THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON.AND FIRST OF ALL, WE DID WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN EASY JOB.
UM, IN PARTICULAR, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FUNDING, UH, FOR THE ARTS.
WE FEEL THAT'S VERY CRITICAL, UH, FOR THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW, UH, SOME THINGS GOING ON, WE ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING FALL AND WE ARE DOING ARTS FEST THIS YEAR.
THE THEME IS A FALL FANTASY FESTIVAL.
UH, WE WANT YOU ALL TO BE THERE.
WEAR YOUR COSTUMES IF YOU'D LIKE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, A LOT OF ART VENDORS.
A LOT OF, UH, LOCAL ARTISTS WILL BE THERE.
UM, ART WORKSHOPS, FOOD ENTERTAINMENT.
IT'S IN LAKEWOOD PARK NEAR THE SCULPTURE TRAIL, OCTOBER 12TH.
UM, AND SPEAKING OF THE SCULPTURE TRAIL, WE HAVE A FEW ADDITIONS, UH, COUPLE, UM, SCULPTURES TO BE ADDED, AN ART BENCH.
WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDING A SCULPTURE OF BILL PICKETT, WHO IS ACTUALLY FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
HE WAS BORN, UH, NOT TOO FAR UP THE ROAD FROM HERE.
WE ARE GONNA BE ADDING A BIG, COLORFUL, WHIMSICAL SCULPTURE.
AND WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO MAKING A DECISION ON WHAT THAT WILL BE.
RECENTLY, WE HIRED A COMPANY OUT OF COLUMBUS, OHIO CALLED DESIGNING LOCAL.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO ASSIST US IN A NEW IMPROVED MASTER PLAN.
SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE IN TOWN FOR ART FEST, SO, UM, AND A LOT OF YOU WILL PROBABLY BE CONTACTED FOR, UM, INTERVIEWS AND FEEDBACK, AND THEY'LL, UM, MAY BE IN TOWN TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
UM, LOOKING FORWARD, THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELPAC.
WE HAD A GREAT JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTED THIS YEAR IN BLED.
SO, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
SHOUT OUT TO KEISHA LISA, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, THE MLK MARCH, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART, LIKE THE SOON TO BE BUILT, UM, SENIOR CENTER, UM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES WE WOULD LOVE TO BEAUTIFY.
AND, UH, ALSO HOST MORE ARTISTS WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL ARTISTS.
UH, WANNA SHOUT OUT ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, UH, PARKS AND REC, UH, GREG MARK, WE'LL MISS YOU.
LOVE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS.
TY, AT PIO OFFICE, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE I, I'M NOT GONNA REMEMBER, BUT, UM, MOSTLY THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS, UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL, UH, IN LAKEWOOD PARK, OCTOBER 12TH FOR FALL FANTASY FESTIVAL.
AND I AM GONNA ADD TO YOUR SHOUT OUTS, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.
I KNOW Y'ALL GO OUT AND PUT DOWN THE, THE CONCRETE FOR THE, THE SCULPTURES.
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP FOR NON-AG AGENDA ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO ITEM
[7. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.
]
TONIGHT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS CAP COG PREPAREDNESS MONTH, WHEREAS THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAP COG IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE SERVING BASTROP BLANCO, BURNETT CALDWELL, FAYETTE HAYES, LEE, LANO, TRAVIS, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES.
AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF TEXAS HISTORICALLY LEADS THE NATION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS, BE THEY NATURAL HAZARDS, TECHNOLOGICAL OR HUMAN CAUSED.
AND WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CAP COG TO INFORM AND EDUCATE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE CAP COG REGION TO BE MORE PREPARED BY DEVELOPING THE CAPA CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO PREVENT, PROTECT AGAINST, RESPOND, TO RECOVER FROM, AND MITIGATE AGAINST ALL THREATS AND HAZARDS.
AND WHEREAS PREPAREDNESS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CAP COG 10 COUNTY REGION.
AND WHEREAS PREPAREDNESS IS A NATIONAL PRIORITY WITH THE GOAL OF SHARED SAFETY AND RESILIENCE.
AND WHEREAS PERSONAL BUSINESS, ANIMAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS MAY SERVE TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF VARIOUS INCIDENTS, EMERGENCIES, AND DISASTERS IN THE CAP COG REGION.
AND WHEREAS THE CAP COG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND ARE ASKED TO REVIEW PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION@READY.GOV, AND TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS VIA WARREN CENTRAL TEXAS.ORG TO BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PREPARED, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
DO HEREBY DECLARE SEPTEMBER, 2024 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
GO TO WARREN CENTRAL TEXAS.ORG TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS AND WORK AS A TEAM TOWARDS THE END.
AND TO TALK ABOUT THIS TONIGHT, WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN EMERGENCY MANAGER, AUBREY HOLMES.
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UH, SO GOOD EVENING.MY NAME IS AUBREY HOLMES, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR SHOWING SUPPORT FOR PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE YOU, UH, TONIGHT.
UH, AS I'M A MAN OF THREE WORDS.
I PROMISE THAT THIS WILL BE BRIEF, UH, IN ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE.
I APPLIED THE FOLLOWING PHRASE, IF ONE TAKES THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BE PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME, WHEN AN INCIDENT DOES OCCUR, THE RESPONSE, THE RESPONSE IS HASTENED AND THE EFFECTS ARE REDUCED.
UH, TO PUT THIS IN CLEAR TERMS, AS MY DADDY WOULD SAY, UH, IF YOU STAY READY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET READY.
UH, INDEPENDENCE, COMPETENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESILIENCE ARE BORN OF THIS MINDSET.
AND AS MY FRESHMAN YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE, I WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE THAT WE ARE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT IS INDEPENDENT, UH, THAT IT'S COMPETENT, KNOWLEDGEABLE RES, AND RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES.
UH, WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AS PREPAREDNESS IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE TAKE CARE.
WHAT ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT OUR RESIDENTS SHOULD DO TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER OR WHATEVER OTHER HAZARDS YOU THINK WE SHOULD PREPARE FOR? AWESOME.
SO THE, THE FIRST THING THAT WE SHOULD DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD INFORMATION FLOW.
UH, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF, UH, THE WEATHER THAT WILL BE COMING IN.
SO THERE ARE ALL TYPES OF APPS THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD.
UH, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS THINGS, UH, WE HAVE, UM, UH, WARREN CENTRAL TEXAS THAT THE CITIZENS CAN, UH, UM, UH, UH, OPT IN FOR.
AND, UH, THOSE INFORMATION FLOWS WILL HELP YOU GET THE WARNINGS THAT YOU, UH, WILL NEED AHEAD OF TIME TO PREPARE FOR WHATEVER'S COMING.
SO IF IT IS A WINTER WEATHER SITUATION, EXCUSE ME, WINTER WEATHER SITUATION, UH, WE'LL HAVE SOMEWHAT GOOD, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT IT AHEAD OF TIME, AND WE CAN ASK, UH, EVERYBODY TO JUST GO OUT AND PROCURE, UH, SUPPLIES IN A REASONABLE MANNER.
UH, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU DON'T NEED, UH, BUT THERE ARE ALSO THINGS THAT YOU DEFINITELY NEED.
WATER IS GONNA BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL ELEMENTS.
UH, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY ON HAND, UH, FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR HOME, AND ALSO SOME TYPE OF MEAL THAT YOU CAN PREPARE IN CASE, UH, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY.
UH, SOME WAY THAT YOU CAN PREPARE IT WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.
SO IF THAT, IF YOU GOT A BARBECUE PIT, THAT'S GREAT, YOU CAN JUST GO FIRE THAT BAD BOY UP.
UH, IF YOU DO HAVE A, A GENERATOR THAT YOU CAN USE FOR AN ELECTRIC GRILL, JUST PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OUTSIDE WHILE IT'S RUNNING.
UH, SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF HELP OURSELVES PREPARE.
WATER BRISKET AND MAYBE SOME BREAD.
REALLY QUICKLY BEFORE WE DO THE PHOTO, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT THE STEER PROGRAM? I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.
SO WHAT WE HAVE IS A, A STEER PROGRAM, WHICH IS CALLED THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UH, IT'S, IT'S FOR, UM, WE'LL CALL IT THE, OUR, UH, OH GOSH, IT ESCAPES ME.
THE, UH, IT'S FOR OUR POPULATION THAT, THAT ARE, UH, IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO, TO MOVE AROUND.
UH, AND SO WE ARE ABLE TO CHECK ON THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OKAY WHENEVER THERE IS A DECLARED DISASTER.
SO, ACTUAL STATE LAW IS, IS, HAS MANDATED THAT IF THERE IS A DECLARED DISASTER WITHIN THE, THE STATE OR COUNTY OR CITY, UH, THAT EMERGENCY MANAGER WILL ACTUALLY MAKE A PHONE CALL AND CHECK ON THESE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OKAY.
UH, AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE, UH, IN PLACE.
UH, WE DO, UH, UH, AUGMENT THE, UH, WILLIAMS COUNTY AND CITY'S HEALTH DISTRICT TO HELP US WITH, WITH MAKING SOME OF THOSE CALLS.
UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T MISS ANYONE.
UH, AND, AND THAT WE CHECK ON EVERYBODY WHO, WHO'S NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
SO PEOPLE THAT NEED ASSISTANCE GETTING OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
OR NEED ELECTRICITY TO PLUG IN A MEDICAL DEVICE.
THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE ON THAT PROGRAM.
AND IT CAN BE PROACTIVE IN THAT.
AND, UH, IT, IT IS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL REGISTER THEMSELVES AND YOU HAVE TO DO IT ONCE A YEAR.
SO IF YOU REGISTERED LAST YEAR AND YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED IN A WHILE, YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON THERE.
UH, IF THERE ARE SOME, SOME, UH, INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SOME ASSISTANCE, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE WOMEN COUNTY AND CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT.
THEY CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS GET REGISTERED.
OR YOU CAN REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE AND WE'LL HELP WITH THAT AS WELL.
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ALL RIGHT.[8. Staff Report.
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WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON SAN GABRIEL, PHASE TWO WITH CIP PROGRAM MANAGER.
I'M THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA REVIEW SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY PHASE TWO PROJECT, AS WE CAN SEE THERE.
SO THIS IS THE PROJECT STARTING JUST EAST OF ISAIAH, MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS RONALD REAGAN.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS, ONCE AGAIN TO CONSTRUCT TWO LANES OF THE ULTIMATE FOUR LANE SECTION FROM PALMERA BLUFF, PALMERA RIDGE NEIGHBORHOODS EASTWARD TO RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD.
IT IS PART OF A MUCH LARGER PROJECT, WHICH, UM, ORIGINALLY WAS TO GO FROM RONALD REAGAN OVER TO TWO 70.
RIGHT NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE THIS SECTION RIGHT HERE INSIDE AND BETWEEN THE PALMERO BLUFF PALMERO RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER OR IN PROCESS OF DOING PHASE TWO, WHICH IS JUST EAST OF ISAIAH DOWN TO RONALD REAGAN.
THE BENEFITS OF THIS IS THAT IT'S TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC COMING DOWN THROUGH AND PROVIDING A SECONDARY EGRESS OUT OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS DOWN TO AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY, WHICH OF COURSE IS RONALD REAGAN, SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY.
PHASE TWO TIMELINE OCTOBER 22ND, WE HAD ENGINEERED DESIGNS COMPLETE.
WELL, I NEED TO STEP BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THAT SUMMER IN 2022, I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT RIGHT OVER HERE.
THERE'S THE ELEVATED STORAGE WATER TANK PART OF THE WHOLE, UH, PLAN FOR US TO HAVE WATER AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE WATER.
UH, IT'S 1.25 MILLION GALLONS.
IT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, AND IT WILL SOON BE COMPLETED THIS DECEMBER.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS, DURING THE SUMMER WE HAD THAT GO THROUGH A BID PROCESS.
BY AUGUST WE RECEIVED BIDS, BUT BIDS CAME IN AT ALMOST TWO AND A HALF TIMES WHAT WE WOULD'VE EXPECTED, UH, FAR TOO MUCH.
AND WE SAID, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
SO WE DROPPED BACK AND TRIED TO DETERMINE, OUR PROJECT MANAGER DID SOME RESEARCH TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND I DUNNO IF ANY OF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS LITTLE POINT HERE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A POINT OF LAND THAT STICKS UP PRETTY HIGH ABOVE THE REST OF THE LAND.
AND THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT IS THROUGH THIS LITTLE ROAD AND DOWN DOWN BLUE AZOLE THE CONTRACTOR SAID, NO, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
AND SO THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE US AN ARM AND A LEG FOR THAT.
AND SO WE SAID, OKAY, WE NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT SOLUTION.
SO WHAT WE DID IS, ALONG THE ROADWAY, THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE HAVE FOR PHASE TWO, WE CHOSE TO BUILD A CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD.
THIS OVERALL, AFTER EVERYTHING WAS BUILT AND SAID AND DONE, SAVED THE CITY ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO IN OCTOBER, 2022, WE HAD THE ENGINEER DESIGNS COMPLETE FOR THE PHASE TWO DRAWINGS.
BUT AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH, WE HAD THE SITUATION WITH THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK.
SO IT CAME DOWN TO WHAT IS THE HIGHER PRIORITY HERE, EVIDENTLY WATER, TRYING TO GET IT IN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE DROPPED BACK, WE BUILT THE ACCESS ROAD ON TOP OF THAT, AND STARTING IN APRIL, 2022, WE DECIDED TO DELAY THE SAN GABRIEL ELEVATED STORAGE TANK.
DURING THAT TIME, BY JULY, 2023, WE HAD RIGHTER WAY WOODVIEW DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH CAME IN AT MORE THAN TWICE WHERE WE HAD ANTICIPATED OUTTA THE BUDGET AT ALMOST 15.2 MILLION.
SO WE TOOK THE FUNDS THAT WE HAD FOR THE ELEVATOR, I MEAN FOR, I'M SORRY, FOR PARKWAY PHASE TWO, AND WE PUT THOSE TOWARDS RIGHT AWAY.
THEN COMING BACK IN MAY, 2024, WE HAD COS ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF 10 MILLION TO FUND SAN GABRIEL PHASE TWO AND PARTIALLY PHASE THREE.
SO AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, WE STARTED LOOKING BACK AND WE STARTED HEARING A LOT OF CONCERNS.
A LOT OF, UM, OUR CITIZENS WERE REALLY TALKING UP THE SITUATION THAT'S RIGHT THERE AT, UH, PALMERO RIDGE IN RONALD REAGAN.
AND WE OWE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS A, A VERY BIG CONCERN SINCE 2001.
WE'VE HAD 14 ACCIDENTS AT LEAST.
UH, FOUR OF THOSE WERE INJURIES.
AND SO WHAT WE TRIED TO DO IS SAYING, OKAY, WELL PRIOR TO ACTUALLY GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION, WHAT IF WE INCLUDED SOMETHING AT THAT INTERSECTION WITH THIS PROJECT? AND SO WE STARTED ASSESSING WHAT THEY WOULD DO.
WHAT WE FOUND OUT, WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS TAKE THIS PROJECT AND DELAY IT BY ABOUT FOUR TO SIX MONTHS, OF COURSE, INCREASED THE COST AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE ANY TIME SAVINGS ON THE ACTUAL SOLUTION AT PALMER RIDGE.
SO WE DROPPED BACK AND SAID, OKAY, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT.
LET'S HAVE THE PALMERO RIDGE BE ITS OWN SEPARATE PROJECT.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN FOCUS ON THAT, GET THAT A LITTLE BIT FASTER, AND GET THIS ONE GOING A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
SO RIGHT NOW, AS OF LAST WEEK, THE BID SOLICITATIONS HAVE GONE OUT FOR THE PHASE TWO AND THE, BY OCTOBER 24, OR I'M SORRY, OCTOBER, 2024, WE ANTICIPATE
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RECEIVING OUR SEALED BIDS.WE DO EXPECT AND ANTICIPATE HAVING A CONTRACT AWARDED BY DECEMBER AND STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY.
AND HIS POINT TO NOTE IS THAT QUITE COINCIDENTALLY, THE SAN GABRIEL ELEVATED STORAGE TANK WILL BE COMPLETED THAT DECEMBER.
SO IT, IT WORKS OUT QUITE WELL FOR US.
BUT THAT BEING PART OF THE BIGGER, BIGGER PLAN, THERE'S ALSO PHASE THREE AND THIS IS, WILL IT COMPLETE US, OUR THOROUGHFARE FROM ALL THE WAY FROM 180 3 A OVER TO RONALD REAGAN GIVING US A GOOD EAST WEST THOROUGHFARE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE 60% PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THOSE, UH, IN NOVEMBER.
WE ANTICIPATE HAVING RECEIVING THE 90% PLANS THAT WILL GO INTO THE PERMITTING REVIEW.
AND THEN WE ANTICIPATE GOING OUT TO BID SOMEWHERE AROUND MID 2025.
AND THEN I'LL COME TO MY FAVORITE PART.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I KNOW AS, UH, PART OF MY REQUEST, SO TONY, I SEE THE TIMELINE.
WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR ESTIMATED COMPLETION ON PHASE TWO.
WE ANTICIPATE IT'S ABOUT 20 TO 24 MONTHS.
SO LEMME GO BACK FOR JUST A SECOND.
SO ANTICIPATING THAT WE STARTING JANUARY, 2025 NOW PRETTY MUCH IMAGINE JANUARY OR WINTER 2027, HOPEFULLY WE CAN TRY TO BEAT THAT.
WE'RE GONNA TRY, THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT ROAD 'CAUSE IT ACTUALLY HAS A ELEVATION DROP OF, OH MY GOD, WAS IT 70, 80 FEET? IT'S, UH, QUITE A DROP.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO BUILD DOWN THE SIDE OF A CANYON AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONCRETE DETENTION SYSTEMS, WHICH REALLY SLOWS US DOWN AS WELL.
SO WE'LL TRY TO GO FASTER, BUT I'M TRY TO BE HONEST, IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT 20 TO 24 MONTHS.
WELL, I'M APPRECIATIVE FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT, UH, PALMER RIDGE AND RONALD REAGAN CAN BE INSTALLED WELL BEFORE THAT TIMELINE, SO THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THE TIMING ON, I GUESS COMPLETION OF PHASE THREE? PHASE THREE WILL GO A LITTLE FASTER FOR US, WHICH IS GREAT.
SO WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF DURATION FOR CONSTRUCTION ON THAT.
WHAT, 2028? WELL, IF WE ANTICIPATE GOING MID 2025, THAT'LL BE WHAT, 26? UM, ABOUT ALMOST THE SAME TIME AS, UH, AS PHASES TWO IS BEING COMPLETED.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A WHOLE COMPLETE ROADWAY.
ANYTHING ELSE? COUNSEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]
INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.ITEM 22 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.
ITEM 13 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
SO YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEMS NINE THROUGH 12, 14 THROUGH 21 AND 23 THROUGH 25.
MOTION TO APPROVE I SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[13. Approval of Task Order DRAIN-DAI-CIPS23-019-01 with Doucet & Associates, Inc. to provide engineering solutions to mitigate the existing drainage flows from Fire Station #1 towards the residences of Oak Creek subdivision in the amount not to exceed $54,685.00; and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.]
13, APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER, UH, DRAIN DASH DI DASH CIPS 23 0 1 9 0 1 WITH, UH, DOT AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE EXISTING DRAINAGE FLOWS FROM FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE TOWARDS THE RESIDENCES OF OAK CREEK SUBDIVISION IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $54,685.AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, LIKE THE SUBJECT STATES, THIS IS, UH, THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE DRAINAGE CONCERNS, UH, HAVING TO DO WITH FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE.
AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT.
UH, WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ONE.
UM, SO FIRST UP WE HAVE ANNETTE KNOWLES.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ANNETTE KNOWLES.
I'M AT 6 24 MS. FLOWERS SPRINGS DRIVE IN LEANDER.
UM, I'M ANNETTE KNOWLES AND, UM, MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A HOME AT 6 24.
MISS FLOWER DRIVE IN OAK CREEK DEVELOPMENT BUILT IN 2016.
UH, WE MOVED HERE IN JANUARY, 2024 TO MOVE CLOSER TO MY DAUGHTER.
I LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE WONDERFUL HIKING TRAILS WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, BIRD WATCHING, AND, UH, BEN BUR FRISBEE GULF AREA, WHICH MY DOG AND I FREQUENTLY GO FOR DAILY WALKS.
IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN THAT'S CLOSE TO SHOPPING AND GREAT RESTAURANTS.
AND OUR LEANDER LEADERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB BRINGING IN NEW BUSINESSES.
AND WE'VE LIVED IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SINCE 1980, AND WE REMEMBER WHEN LEANDER WAS JUST A VERY SMALL TOWN IN THE COUNTRY.
UM, TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT MY OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE FLOOD AND FIRE RISK IN OUR, IN BACK OF OUR HOMES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE MISS FLOWER CUL-DE-SAC ADJACENT TO THE VACANT LAND OWNED BY LAND, OR ISD NEAR FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE ON SAN GABRIEL BOULEVARD AND BENBROOK PARK FRISBEE AREA, THE LAND
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OR PARKS CENTER REC CONTRACTOR.SUN GROVE IS CURRENTLY MOWING 10 FEET BEHIND OUR BACK HOME FENCES, UH, WHICH IS WITHIN THE CO COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES.
HOWEVER, THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH GROWTH ALONG THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
MANY NEW SUBDIVISIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
AND FIRE STATION ONE WAS BUILT IN 2018 ADJACENT TO MY NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARDS.
THESE THINGS HAVE INCREASED THE WATER FLOW THROUGH THE WA THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT AND OTHER AREAS AROUND THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY INTO OUR YARD.
DURING RAINSTORMS, THE CITY APPOINTED A CONTRACTOR SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND BUILT A BERM IN THE FIRE STATION'S PARKING LOT TO KEEP THE WATER OUT OF MY NEIGHBOR JASON HUFFSTETLERS BACKYARD.
HOWEVER, IT HAS FAILED AND THE WATER AND RUNOFF FROM THE ROAD HAVE DAMAGED HIS FENCE AND TRUCKS IN HIS YARD.
THE RAIN TRAVELS DOWN WELL FROM JASON'S HUFF TLERS AND KIRK CARPENTER'S BACKYARDS INTO MY YARD.
IN ADDITION, THE NARROW GULLY BEYOND OUR BACK FENCES HAS FILLED IN OVER THE YEARS AND HAS NOW OVERGROWN WITH INVASIVE TREES AND BRUSH, WHICH HAVE GROWN INCREDIBLY IN JUST A FEW MONTHS.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S NO RETENTION PONDS OR CONTROL THE WATER FLOW THROUGH THE AREA, WHICH HAS INCREASED THE FLOODING IN MY BACKYARD.
I OBSERVED THAT A THREE INCH RAIN COVERED 80% OF MY BACKYARD.
MY NEIGHBORS AND I, I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF OUR YARDS AS EVIDENCE, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A LARGE STREAM WHEN WE GET TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ON WET GROUND.
WE ARE VERY ENCOURAGED THAT OUR CITY MANAGER, TIRE PARTON, UM, AND FIRE CHIEF BILLY LESTER HAUSEN, HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO GET THIS DRAINAGE ISSUE ADDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT DOUCETTE ENGINEERING WILL COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PLAN TO ADDRESS THE DRAINAGE ISSUE BEHIND OUR HOMES.
WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT FUTURE APPROVAL AND FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED SO THAT THE MAIN CHANNEL FOR WATER FLOW THROUGH BENBROOK PARK CAN BE CLEARED AND ENLARGED ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE MASSIVE RUNOFF IT NEEDS TO HANDLE EVERY TIME THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT RAIN.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS AND ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
UH, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[26. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0135 to amend a portion of the San Gabriel Villas Planned Unit Development on one (1) parcel of land approximately 3.028 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R588850; legally described as Lot 2, Block B of the Aven Ridge Subdivision, and generally located east of the intersection of Aven Way and 183A Toll Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN.
THIS IS, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE SAN GABRIEL VILLA'S POD.
UM, THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED TO INCLUDE A COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY.
UM, THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST IS ALREADY DEVELOPED AS THE AVEN RIDGE COMPLEX.
I THINK THEY MAY HAVE CHANGED THEIR NAME SINCE WE REVIEWED THE PROJECT, BUT THAT'S THE NAME I REMEMBER.
UM, WE NOW HAVE A DEVELOPER COMING IN THAT WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A HOTEL, UM, ALONG, UH, 180 3 A TOLL ROAD.
UM, SO IN THIS SITUATION, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED GC TWO A, THE TYPE TWO SITE COMPONENT LIMITS YOUR BUILDING FOOTPRINT.
UM, AND IN THEIR CASE, THEY NEED A LARGER BUILDING FOOTPRINT.
SO THEY'VE REQUESTED AN AMENDMENT TO THE PUD TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT.
UM, THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AUGUST 22ND, AND THE COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE APPLICANT'S ALSO PRESENT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
JUST FOR QUESTIONS, NO PRESENTATION? YEAH, THEY'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON IT? ALL RIGHT THEN.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 24 DASH 0 1 35 AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
COUNSEL, I, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE UNLESS ANYONE'S GOT ANY COMMENTS.
YEAH, I'LL SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[27. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE POWERS.
BEFORE I GET DIRECTLY INTO MY PRESENTATION, I HAVE ONE, UM, CORRECTION TO THE, UH, BUDGET BOOK THAT I BELIEVE YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AT, AT THE DIOCESE.
BUT, UH, THE COVER PAGE OF THE, THE, THE BOOK HAS SOME REQUIRED LANGUAGE THAT'S, UH, STATUTORY REQUIRED AND IT TALKS, UM, TALKS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASES, UH, OR DECREASE, UH, REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET AND THE PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.
AND HOW MUCH OF THAT INCREASE IS RELATED TO, UM, NEW GROWTH, NEW DEVELOPMENT.
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UM, ALL OF THAT IS CORRECT IN THE, IN THE PROPOSED BOOK, EXCEPT THE, THE AMOUNT OF NEW TAXES IN THE, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET WAS UNDERSTATED BY $600,000.SO IT WAS A, IT WAS A TYPO MISSED.
UH, IT DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OF THE BUDGET THIS WAS, BUT SINCE THIS IS REQUIRED LANGUAGE IN THE, UM, UH, BUDGET BOOK, WE WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE, ON THE RECORD AND IT'LL BE REFLECTED IN THE, UH, IN THE, IN THE BOOK.
SO, UM, MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, LIKE IN YEARS PAST, WILL COVER BOTH THE, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET AS WELL AS THE, UM, PROPOSED TAX RATE.
I KNOW THE TAX RATE IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING AND COMES AFTER, UH, THIS ONE, BUT I'LL COVER, UH, ALL IT IN ONE TIME, SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME TWICE.
SO, UM, BUT ANYWAY, THE, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET IS, UM, CONSIDERS ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.
MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE GENERAL FUND AND SOME OF US FAMILIAR WITH THE GOLF FUND, AND OF COURSE, ALMOST EVERYONE HAS THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FUNDS IN THE CITY'S, UH, BUD BUDGET FROM CAPITAL PROJECTS TO SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, AS WELL AS AS DEBT SERVICE.
AND THE GENERAL FUND, THE INCREASE IS 15.1%.
WE'LL GO INTO SOME OF THE REASONS WHY.
UH, I DID WANT TO, UH, HIGHLIGHT JUST THE INCREASE IN THE GOLF FUND, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ON THE RECORD.
AND, AND, BUT DUE TO THE SUCCESS IN THE GOLF, UM, GOLF COURSE OVER THE LAST THREE PLUS YEARS, THEY'VE, UH, EXCEEDED THEIR EXPENDITURES, UM, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY EVERY YEAR.
SO THEY'VE BUILT UP A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A SELF-SUPPORTING FUND.
UH, SO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS PROPOSED IS TO TAKE, UM, A SIZABLE CHUNK OF THAT SURPLUS.
NOT ALL OF IT, IT, IT DOES NEED TO HAVE SOME OPERATING RESERVES, BUT TO SET ASIDE A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE GOLF, UH, RESERVE FUNDS TO BEGIN AND I EMPHASIZE BEGIN A, UH, A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET FOR THE GOLF COURSE FOR PROJECTS THAT THEY COULD, UM, SELF-FUND.
AND, UH, I'M SURE AS WE WORK THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAM THIS COMING YEAR, YOU'LL, YOU'LL ENCOUNTER SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THEIR, ON THEIR BOOKS OR ON THEIR PLAN, UH, PLANS.
BEFORE I GET INTO, UH, TOO MANY NUMBERS, I WANTED TO JUST, UM, HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THIS BUDGET, UH, ADDRESSES.
AND I, AND I THINK, UH, A LOT OF THEM, IF NOT ALL ARE, ARE GOOD, BUT IT DOES MAINTAIN THE, THE CURRENT TAX RATE FROM, UM, THIS YEAR TO NEXT YEAR.
SO THAT MAINTAINS THE CURRENT TAX RATE.
UH, THE OVERALL BUDGET ADDS 30 NEW POSITIONS.
28 OF THOSE ARE, UM, IN THE GENERAL FUND, ONE IN GOLF AND ONE IN THE UTILITY FUND.
UH, OF THAT 28 IN THE GENERAL FUND, 23 ARE ACTUALLY FULL-TIME, UH, NEW POSITIONS.
THE OTHER SEVEN ARE ADJUSTMENTS TO PART-TIME STAFFING.
UM, JUST IN THE, IN THE LIBRARY, IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THE, THE USE OF PART-TIME STAFFING HAS, HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS.
SO THAT'S MORE OF A A DOLLARS AND CENTS ADJUSTMENT.
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS TRANSFER OF $6.3 MILLION.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN SOME OF THE, THE MEETINGS UP TO THIS POINT, BUT I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT THAT $6.3 MILLION IS GENERAL FUND MONEY BEING TRANSFERRED INTO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
IF, IF WENT BACK TO THIS SLIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, OF THE, UH, TABLE THERE, YOU SEE, UH, GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND UTILITY CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE OVER $150 MILLION.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE, UH, MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THAT OUR CAPITAL PROJECT'S BUDGET WAS $6.3 MILLION.
IT'S, IT'S WELL OVER 150 MILLION.
THIS IS JUST MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND, UH, BOTH RESERVES AND, UH, CURRENT REVENUES.
UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ESTABLISHING AN AGGRESSIVE, UH, AND PROACTIVE GRANT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.
UM, THE BUDGET INCLUDES, UH, HIRING THE, THE CITY'S FIRST SAFETY AND RISK MANAGER.
THE, UH, STREET REHABILITATION, UH, BUDGET IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED.
UM, YOU'VE TALKED AT YOUR WORKSHOP ABOUT UPDATING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS, UM, UH,
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THE, THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE OLD TOWN INCENTIVE, UM, PROGRAM, LOTS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, MANY OF WHICH YOU, YOU TALKED ABOUT BOTH IN THE, THE WORKS SESSION, THIS WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, AS WELL AS, UH, MR. BEES', UM, PRESENTATION.SO GETTING INTO THE NUMBERS AGAIN, THE, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 41.73 CENTS IS, UH, MAINTAINS THE EXISTING TAX RATE IN THIS CHART.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RATE HAS, HAS DECREASED OVER THE YEARS, AND IF WE WENT FURTHER BACK, IT WOULD, IT WOULD SHOW EVEN A MORE DRAMATIC, UH, DECREASE.
BUT, UM, WITH THAT DECREASE, YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW THAT'S COMPARED TO, UM, THE, UH, DRAMATIC AND HEALTHY GROWTH IN THE, IN THE TAX BASE.
THE TAX RATE, AS YOU KNOW, IS, IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.
ONE PART IS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
UH, THE OTHER, UH, PART OF THE RATE IS FOR DEBT SERVICE.
AND THIS CHART SHOWS YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CURRENT RATE BETWEEN THOSE TWO PIECES AND THE PROPOSED RATE.
SO EVEN THOUGH THE THE RATE STAYS THE SAME, THERE'S A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE DEBT SERVICE RATE AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE, UH, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE.
UM, THE LAST LINE OF THIS TABLE, UH, REPRESENTS THE, WHAT THE STATE CALLS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
SO THAT IS A CALCULATED RATE BY A FORMULA SET OUT IN, IN STATUTE.
AND, UM, THAT RATE IS, THE PROPOSED RATE IS 2.81% ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
MR. POWELL, CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE YOU MOVE ON? YES.
UM, CAN YOU BACK UP JUST ONE? I KNOW WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, OR IT WAS MENTIONED.
UM, CAN YOU REMIND US THE M AND O VERSUS THE IS AND WHY THAT WAS THE SWITCH? THIS, YOU CAN'T, RIGHT? THIS, THIS IS PUBLIC.
YOU THREW ME OFF MY GAME, SO I WAS JUST LIKE, MAN.
SO, UM, OF COURSE, UH, THE, THE, THE DETAIL, YOU KNOW, AVERAGES ARE MISLEADING AND EVERY SITUATION IS, IS DIFFERENT, BUT, UM, EVERY YEAR WE DO LOOK AT THE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE HOME VALUES IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY RESIDENCE AND, AND VERSUS, UH, TRAVIS COUNTY.
THIS CHART SHOWS, UM, THE VARIOUS INCREASES FOR PROPERTIES IN BOTH, UH, COUNTIES, BOTH, AND THIS IS HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, NOT ALL PROPERTIES, BUT, UH, JUST HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES.
UM, BOTH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES IN BOTH INCREASED A LITTLE OVER 9%.
UM, AND THE COMBINED AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE OF HOMES INCREASED FROM $464,000 LAST YEAR TO $508,000 THIS YEAR.
YOU TAKE THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME, TAXABLE VALUE OF YOUR HOME AND MULTIPLY IT BY THE APPLICABLE TAX RATE, AND YOU GET YOUR TAX BILL.
AND SO, UH, FOR, IF YOU'RE AN AB AVERAGE, UH, YOUR TAX BILL AND, AND YOU LIVE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, YOU'RE IN LEANER, YOUR AVERAGE TAX BILL WOULD GO UP $156.
AND THEN TRAVIS $272 AVERAGE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD IS $183 OR $15 AND 25 CENTS A MONTH.
SO, UM, UH, YOU'VE SEEN THESE SLIDES AGAIN, BUT, UH, FOR, UH, JUST TO RECAP ON WHERE THE CITY'S REVENUES COME FROM IN THE GENERAL FUND, UH, BY FAR AND AWAY THE, THE MAJORITY OF, UH, REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND COME FROM PROPERTY TAXES.
UH, AND THEN THE REST IS DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE INCOME FROM SALES TAX, FROM DEVELOPMENT FEES, UH, AND, AND OTHER, UH, REVENUE STREAMS. HERE'S JUST THE SAME, UM, SIMILAR GRAPH THAT SHOWS OVER TIME THE INCREASE IN RELIANCE ON PROPERTY TAX REVENUES WHILE, UH, SALES TAXES REMAINED, UM, UH, RELATIVELY FLAT.
UM, AND, AND, UH, AND THEN DEVELOPMENT FEES HAVE, HAVE TAPERED OFF SINCE FROM A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE, UM, HISTORICALLY EXCEPTIONALLY HOT.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY FOR DEVELOPMENT FEES BECAUSE WE CAN'T, UH,
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REALLY PREDICT THE, THE TIMING.SO WE GENERALLY EXCEED THAT BUDGET AMOUNT, SOME MORE CHARTS THAN JUST WHERE THE, THE MONEY COMES FROM, UM, VERSUS WHERE IT GOES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS POLICE AND FIRE, UH, ACCOUNTS FOR 41% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
HERE'S ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET BY, BY EXPENDITURE TYPE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, PERSONNEL COSTS, SALARIES, WAGES, BENEFITS, UM, UH, TAXES, UH, ACCOUNT FOR 57% OF THE, OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
AGAIN, FOR THE GENERAL FUND, LOOKING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE, UH, THE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES HAS, HAS GROWN OVER THE, THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THAT HAS A, A RELATED INCREASE IN, IN THE, THE COST FOR, FOR PERSONNEL.
THIS IS THE SAME GRAPH JUST COMPARING THE GROWTH IN GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEES VERSUS THE POPULATION GROWTH.
UM, OVER THOSE SAME, SAME YEARS.
UH, I KNOW THIS CHART HAS A, HAS WAY TOO MANY LINES TO PUT ON ONE SLIDE, BUT, UH, IT IS THE, THE GENERAL FUND POSITIONS THAT ARE ADDED TO, UH, THE BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
UM, THE ONE TAKEAWAY JUST AT, AT FIRST GLANCE WITH THIS IS THAT, UH, ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT IS REPRESENTED IN THIS, UH, IN THIS LIST, UH, WHICH SPEAKS TO JUST THE, THE GROWTH AND THE VARIETY OF, OF NEEDS, UH, THE PRIORITIES THAT, UH, THE CITY MANAGER IS ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS IN THIS, UM, THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND, UM, AGAIN, OF THESE 23 FULL-TIME POSITIONS, 10 ARE IN PUBLIC SAFETY, NOT TO LEAVE OUT THE GOLF COURSE AND THE UTILITY FUND, THEY EACH HAVE ONE NEW POSITION.
THEN, UM, YOU'VE SEEN THESE LISTS, UH, BEFORE, UH, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO GO INTO ANY OF THOSE IN, IN, UH, MORE DETAIL.
BUT, UM, I THINK THE LIST SPEAKS FOR ITSELF AND ALL THESE ARE ALL THE ADDITIONAL THINGS ABOVE.
WHEN WE DO THE, WHEN WE WORK THROUGH THE BUDGET, THE FIRST THING WE DO IS WE NEED TO COVER WHAT WE CALL THE BASE.
AND THAT IS THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE ACCOUNTING FOR GROWTH, BUT MAINTAIN THE CURRENT LEVEL OF, OF SERVICE.
EVERYTHING AFTER THAT WE CALL SUPPLEMENTS.
AND SO THE LIST OF SUPPLEMENTS, UM, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, FUND AND RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER IS, IS QUITE EXTENSIVE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY DEPARTMENT IS REPRESENTED.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S OVER $7 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTS NOW.
UM, YOU'VE SEEN, BUT I DIDN'T SHOW IT AGAIN.
THE, THE LIST OF WHAT CAN'T BE FUNDED IS THREE TIMES THIS SIZE.
SO, UM, AND THEN THE GOLF COURSE AGAIN WITH THEM, THE, THE COURSE DOING SO WELL, THEY'RE ABLE TO, UM, UH, CATCH UP ON THINGS THAT THEY'VE, THEY'VE NEEDED AND THE UTILITY FUND AS WELL.
UH, THE SECOND TO LAST SLIDE IS JUST TO, TO CIRCLE BACK TO THAT $6.3 MILLION IN THE, UM, GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
UH, THE CITY MANAGER HAS IDENTIFIED, UH, A LITTLE OVER $3 MILLION OF, OF ONE TIME, UM, COSTS THAT, UH, HE'S RECOMMENDING TO COME OUT OF THAT 6.3.
BUT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IF I DO THE MATH RIGHT, THAT LEAVES ANOTHER 3 MILLION.
UM, AND WE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND, UH, AS THE YEAR GOES ALONG TO, TO FIND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE HIGHEST PRIORITY, UH, USES FOR THAT ADDITIONAL THREE.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS NOT THE OTHER 150 MILLION THAT IS IN THE, UH, BOND PROGRAMS AND THE UTILITY, UH, FUNDING.
UM, THIS SLIDE JUST IS A, AN ATTEMPT TO CIRCLE BACK, NO PUN INTENDED.
UH, BUT CIRCLE BACK TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET MESSAGE.
AND THAT REALLY ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON, ON PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OF COURSE,
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THE STAFF TO, TO EXECUTE.UM, WE ALL ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN IT'S ALL ON ROBIN'S SHOULDERS TO HAVE A GREAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO IF IT DOESN'T WORK, IT'S ROBIN'S FAULT.
SO JUST, UH, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S, UH, PRESENTATION.
UH, WE'RE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN WE WILL BE READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. POWERS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE WITH, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
UH, COUNSEL, THIS IS ONE OF OUR COMPLICATED SPECIFIC MOTIONS, SO IF Y'ALL WANT TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS NOW, AND WHEN EVERYBODY'S DONE WITH QUESTIONS, I WILL READ OFF THE LANGUAGE WE NEED.
THE, UH, THE, UH, M AND O VERSUS INS, THERE WAS A REASON IT ADDRESSED A NEED, I BELIEVE, UM, REDUCING THE INS SLIGHTLY AND INCREASING THE M AND O.
WHAT WAS THAT NEED? WELL, UM, IF I'M SAYING THAT THE, THE, I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY THAT RECALL THAT QUESTION, BUT THE INS RATE, THE DEBT SERVICE RATE, THAT IS JUST A FORMULA IN MATH.
YOU, YOU, UH, AND THE STATE DOESN'T GIVE YOU TOO MUCH FLEXIBILITY ON, ON THAT.
IT'S, IT'S WHAT DEBT DO YOU HAVE OUTSTANDING? HOW MUCH ARE YOU GONNA OWE THIS COMING YEAR? AND IT CAN'T BE THINGS THAT YOU PLAN TO DO.
IT HAS TO BE DEBT YOU'VE ALREADY ISSUED AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.
THE NEXT YEAR YOU TAKE THAT AMOUNT, YOU MULTIPLE, OR YOU, YOU DIVIDE THAT BY YOUR TAX BASE AND THAT GIVES YOU THE RATE.
SO THE RATE IS GONNA BE WHAT IT IS.
AND THIS CASE, SINCE OUR TAX BASE HAS GROWN, MM-HMM,
BECAUSE THE BASE GREW, THE RATE FALLS.
UM, THE, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON THAT.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ADDRESSED THAT SPECIFICALLY, AND I DON'T RECALL WHAT IT WAS.
YEAH, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE FACT THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT EXPIRING, UH, DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS, THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE INS RATE BEGINS TO DROP OFF, UM, TO KEEP YOUR TAX RATE CONSISTENT.
THEN THERE'S ROOM TO ADD ADDITIONAL, UH, TAX RATE TO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PIECES BECAUSE WE HAVE A GROWING LEVEL OF DEMAND FOR SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY.
WE CAPTURED THAT PART OF THAT TAX RATE AND BROUGHT THAT OVER TO M AND O, AND WE PROGRAMMED A LARGE NUMBER OF THOSE DOLLARS OVER INTO ONE TIME IN CAPITAL ON, UH, EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS THAT WERE DEFERRED OR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR EXPANDED.
SO, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO WALK THAT BALANCE OF MAINTAINING THAT CONSISTENT TAX RATE AND, UH, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, CAREFULLY USE THE FUNDS THAT ARE THERE.
SO WE, WE DON'T GET OVEREXTENDED, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT INTO THE LONGER TERM IS WE'VE GOT, UM, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, YOU KNOW, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL, UH, SERVICE GROWTH DEMANDS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ADDRESS, AND YOU, WE FEEL LIKE WE WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE RESOURCES MOVE ON INTO THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE AS WELL.
SO, UM, TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO THE, TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS IS REALLY THE CITY INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF THE CITY, RIGHT? IS THAT, WOULD THAT BE TRUE? YES, THAT'S, THAT'S TRUE.
AND, UM, AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF OUR TAX RATES, SPECIFICALLY THE PROPERTY TAXES, AS WE BRING MORE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL ON, WHICH, WHICH IMPACTS THE SALES TAX, BY US INVESTING IN THIS, IF WE CAN MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD, AND THEN WE CAN BASICALLY REDUCE THE RELIANCE ON THE PROPERTY TAX IN THE FUTURE, IS THAT, DO YOU SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE? YOU KNOW, IF WE GET A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF OUR, OUR GROWTH, UH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND, AND ALSO IT, UH, WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO CASH FUNDS SOME, SOME OF THE SMALLER PROJECTS YOU DON'T, UH, BORROW AS MUCH.
IT WORKS IN PERSONAL FINANCE AS WELL.
SO, UM, EVEN THOUGH 6 MILLION COMPARED TO 150 IS, IS SMALL, IT DOES REDUCE, UM, THE, THE NEED TO BORROW EVEN THAT EXTRA.
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CASH FUNDING, UH, SOME, SOME PROJECTS, BUT YEAH, I, I DO THINK YOUR HYPOTHESIS IS VERY FEASIBLE AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.UM, BEFORE I GET TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOTION, UM, I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLEAR BECAUSE, UM, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE ONLINE, AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE RATE THE SAME SO THAT WE CAN PAY FOR ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED.
UM, I SAW SOME COMMENTS ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT WE WERE RAISING THE RATE AND EVERYBODY GETS THAT THE APPRAISALS GO UP, BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE SAYING, OH MY GOSH, THEY'RE RAISING THE RATE AND MY APPRAISAL IS GOING UP.
NO, ONLY THE APPRAISAL IS GOING UP.
AND SO THAT DOES REFLECT MORE TAX REVENUE FOR THE YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION, UH, I MOVE TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND THIS IS A RECORDED VOTE, SO WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN THE LINE.
AND THEN I'LL MAKE MOTION NUMBER TWO, I MOVE TO APPRO, APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
AND I AM ALSO, YES, BOTH PASS UNANIMOUSLY.
[28. Conduct a Public Hearing on levying ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of Leander, Texas, for the Fiscal Year 2025; providing for and apportioning each levy for specific purposes; and providing when taxes shall become due and when the same shall become delinquent if not paid.
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PROVIDING FOR AND PORTIONING EACH LEVY FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND PROVIDING WHEN TAXES SHALL BECOME DUE AND WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT, IF NOT PAID.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE POWERS WELCOME BACK.
UH, AS I, I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, I COVERED WHAT I BELIEVE WAS, UH, NECESSARY IN THE EARLIER PRESENTATION, SO I DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, BUT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A VALOREM TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LEANDRO, TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
UM, YOU NEED TO, YOU GONNA DO THE SAME THING? YOU WANNA READ IT OFF OR? I WILL, YEAH.
QUESTIONS FIRST THOUGH, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF FOUR.
THIS IS $41, BUT IT'S 0.41, ISN'T IT? MM-HMM,
ALSO, I DIDN'T LIKE MAKING, I DIDN'T LIKE MAKING THAT SECOND.
I JUST KNEW THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTED TO DO IT.
THIS IS LIKE CONGRESS WHEN THEY VOTE, JUST PRESENT
[29. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an updated Service and Assessment Plan for Calendar Year 2024 for the Oak Creek Public Improvement District and updated assessment roll to apportion assessment levied against property located in the District among subdivided lots.
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AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT ROLE TO APPORTION, ASSESSED LEVIED AGAINST PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT AMONG SUBDIVIDED LOT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE POWERS.
THE SHOW IS ALL YOURS TONIGHT.
UH, UH, FORTUNATELY, THERE'S ONE PRESENTATION FOR THE, FOR THE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THIS IS THE ANNUAL, UM, PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS FOR THE COUNCIL TO, UH, APPROVE WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.
UM, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ARE FUNDED BY, AS YOU KNOW, ASSESSMENTS ON EACH LOT WITHIN THAT, UH, THAT DISTRICT.
UH, THESE ARE NOT PROPERTY TAXES, THESE ARE ASSESSMENTS SOLELY ON THE, THE PROPERTY WITHIN, WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS.
AND THE USES OF THOSE FUNDS WERE, UH, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT, UH, ESTABLISHED THE, UH, DISTRICTS.
AND ALL THREE OF THE, UM, DISTRICTS HAVE, HAVE, UH, UH, COMPLETED THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE CALLED FOR IN THE, IN THE, UM, UM, ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHED THE, UM, UH, THE, THE DISTRICTS.
THESE ARE THE THREE DISTRICTS,
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UH, WITHIN LEANDER, OAK CREEK, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, AND DEER BROOK.UH, UH, THE, AS YOU KNOW, THE, UH, OAK CREEK DISTRICT IS, UM, SOUTH OF SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY AND WEST OF, UM, 180 3.
THERE'S 446 LOTS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT, 151 ACRES.
UM, IT ALSO INCLUDES TWO MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES.
UM, OAK, OAK CREEK WAS, UH, THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT BONDS WERE ISSUED WHEN THE PI WAS, UH, CREATED BACK IN 2014.
UH, BUT THEN IN 2020, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO REFINANCE THOSE BONDS TO ACHIEVE SOME SAVINGS.
SO THE, UM, INITIAL BONDS WERE ISSUED FOR 4.2 MILLION, AND THEN THEY WERE REFINANCED AND THE AMOUNT WAS LOWERED TO $4.6 MILLION.
BUT, UH, ON THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THE ASSESSMENT PER SIZE OF LOT.
AND THE LARGER, THE LOT, THE LARGER THE, UH, ASSESSMENT, ONCE THAT ASSESSMENT IS ON THE LOT, THAT DOES NOT CHANGE.
UH, JUST TO, UM, UH, FOR THE, THE RECORD, THE, THE PROJECTS THAT WERE IN THE, UH, ORIGINAL SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN WERE THESE WITHIN THE OAK CREEK, UH, PIT, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN, BEEN COMPLETED.
THIS CHART'S HARD TO READ, BUT, UH, THE, WHAT I'LL THE INTENT TO SHOW IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEBT SERVICE ON THE BONDS AND THAT THE, THE ASSESSMENTS PER LOT HAVE TO COVER, YOU KNOW, THE DEBT SERVICE, BUT THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER COSTS, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, UM, DELINQUENT AND PREPAYMENT RESERVE COSTS TO GET TO THE CALCULATION OF WHAT THE HOMEOWNER ACTUALLY PAYS EACH EACH YEAR.
UM, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE LOT, BUT, UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND, AND TRYING TO PUT IN A GRAPHIC GRAPHIC FORM FOR, UM, HOMEOWNERS OF HOW THIS, UH, ASSESSMENT WORKS.
BUT THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, BUT THE LOWER LINE IS THE, THE AMOUNT YOU PAY FOR THAT FIXED ASSESSMENT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SET BY HOWEVER MUCH THE DEBT SERVICE WAS, AND THEN YOU HAVE AN INCREMENT BETWEEN YELLOW AND WHITE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER ADDITIONAL TO COVER, UH, UH, BUILD A RESERVE FOR ANY DELINQUENT, UH, HOMEOWNERS THAT, THAT ARE FORECLOSURES OR EVEN, UH, WHEN SOME PROPERTIES PREPAY THEIR EXPENSES.
SO, SO OVERALL, THE, THE ASSESSMENT STAYS RELATIVELY FIXED, UM, BUT BECAUSE OF THOSE, UM, DIFFERENT RESERVES FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND, AND HOW THEY, UH, BALANCE OUT, YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF A WAVE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, UM, WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, DOLLARS MAYBE 10 TO $20 PER LOT UP OR DOWN NOT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.
AND IT, AND THIS, UM, FOR OAK CREEK BETWEEN LAST YEAR'S ASSESSMENT AND THIS YEAR'S ASSESSMENT IS ACTUALLY DROPPED BY 1.3%.
SO A FEW DOLLARS, NOT, NOT A LOT.
UM, THIS IS, UM, NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT A, A PARTICULAR, UH, LOT WE'LL HAVE THAT TO REFER TO GOING INTO, UH, DEERBROOK, UM, 262 ACRES.
AND, UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S, UH, CLOSE TO 800 LOTS IN, UH, THE DEERBROOK, UH, SUBDIVISION.
A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE IN THAT, UH, IT IS SEPARATED INTO A NORTHERN AND A AND A SOUTHERN, UM, BOUNDARY.
AGAIN, THE PROJECTS, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
AGAIN, THIS IS MORE FOR REFERRAL IF IT, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, THE MECHANICS.
UH, IN THE DEERBROOK, UH, ASSESSMENT BETWEEN
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THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR, THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY, THERE'S A SLIGHT INCREASE OF THREE TENTHS OF 1% IN THE SOUTHERN, UH, UH, BOUNDARY OR SOUTHERN AREA.IT'S, UH, EIGHT TENTHS OF 1% INCREASE.
AND AGAIN, THAT WAVY LINE, UH, EXPLAINS KIND OF THE VARIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
THE, SO EACH LOT IS CALCULATED BY THE SIZE OF THE, OF THE LOT.
SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL, ALL THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS IN THE, IN THE SUBDIVISION.
LAST IS CRYSTAL SPRINGS, 128 ACRES, UM, UM, 411 LOTS, UH, NEAR THE, UH, LAKEWOOD PARK AREA.
AND, UM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, UM, THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR IS, UH, 0.1 10TH OF A PERCENT.
SO NOT MUCH, NOT MUCH CHANGE EXCHANGE.
SO, UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE, UH, THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE RECEIVING THE PRESENTATION OF ALL THREE OF THESE AT ONCE, BUT WE'RE TAKING EACH ONE SEPARATELY IN VOTES.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO TALK ABOUT OAK CREEK.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT? OKAY.
WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR THE OAK CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE, I HAD A QUESTION.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LIST OF THE, UH, THE EXPENDITURES THAT THE BUILDER MADE, WHAT THEY AGREED TO MAKE.
AND SO WHEN WE BRING THIS UNDER US, WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE MET THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVERYTHING.
AND AND THEN WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE ARE SAYING, SO WE GET A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT THINGS, THEY'RE SAYING, WELL, THEY DIDN'T DO THIS AND THAT, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY NOT THINGS THAT ARE LISTED HERE IN THE AGREEMENT.
THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY, UH, PRIVY TO THE AGREEMENT.
THEN WHAT IS THEIR REMEDY RELATED TO THAT? UM, THEIR, THEIR REMEDY WOULD BE LIKE ANY OTHER RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNER IN A, IN A SUBDIVISION.
SO THE, THE, AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, 'CAUSE THE, THERE IS SOME, UH, MISUNDERSTANDING.
THE DISTRICT IS SIMPLY GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES.
THERE'S NO BOARD, THERE'S NO ONGOING GOVERNANCE OF LIKE IN A MUD.
IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF A DISTRICT, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A BOUNDARY.
AND ONCE THE DEVELOPER HAS BUILT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT, WHICH ARE GENERALLY WATER, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL, ALL WATER, NOT ALL STREETS, BUT CERTAIN STREETS, CERTAIN WATER AND SEWER, UH, POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, IN SOME OF THESE, THE MUDS OR THE PITS, THERE WAS SOME LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
ONCE THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND INSTALLED AND, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTED BY THE CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, THEN, THEN THAT THE CITY'S OBLIGATION CEASES IN, IN TERMS OF, UH, ANY OVERSIGHT OF THE DEVELOPER FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SUBDIVISION.
DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION? NO, I THINK SO.
I, I GUESS FURTHER HE WOULD PROBABLY ASK LIKE, WELL THEN WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT? IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE SOME THAT, THAT CITIZENS ARE SAYING DIDN'T GET DONE CORRECTLY, IS IT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY OR HOW IS THERE ANY KIND OF REMEDY? OR IS IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
IF IT'S PRIVATE PARKS, UM, AMENITY CENTERS, OTHER THINGS THAT EITHER THE OA IS KIND OF DOING, THEN THAT WOULD BE THEM.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR FOR OAK CREEK PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[30. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an updated Service and Assessment Plan for Calendar Year 2024 for the Deerbrooke Public Improvement District and an updated assessment roll to apportion assessments levied against property located in the District among subdivided lots.
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UH, WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR DEERBROOK.
WE DO HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THE FIRST ONE IS ROSIE GARCIA.
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GOOD EVENING.MS. GARCIA, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ROSIE GARCIA AND I LIVE AT 27 25 GRIZZLY WAY, AND I AM OPPOSED TO ITEM 30 FOR A COUPLE REASONS, UH, ONE LACK OF ENHANCED LANDSCAPING IN COMMON AREAS.
UM, INSTALLATION OF FENCES RATHER THAN, UH, RETAINING WALLS ALONG SAGE RANCH.
THE CURRENT FENCES ARE EXTENDED UP TO THE SIDEWALK AND HAVE LED TO MUD AND DIRT SPILLING ONTO THE SIDEWALKS.
AND THEN THE SIGNAGE AT THE ENTRANCE IS NOT DONE IN A SIMILAR FASHION LIKE OTHER MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES, UM, WE HAVE RECURRENT ISSUES RELATED TO INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL AT THE SIGNAGE.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
HELLO, MY NAME IS SCOTT SMITH.
I'M AT 26 20 LONGHORN RANCH COURT.
UM, I DO OPPOSE TO THE INCREASE IN THE PID ASSESSMENT.
UM, MAINLY I DON'T SEE WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHAT NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN BEEN ASSESSED.
UM, I ALSO SEE IN THE 2023 UPDATE, UM, UH, WHERE'D MY PHOTO GO? HOLD ON.
I TOOK PICTURES OF EVERYTHING 'CAUSE I KNEW I'D LOSE IT.
UM, SECTION 3 7 2 0.013 OF THE PID ACT REQUIRES THAT THE ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE DEFINE THE ANNUAL, UH, INDEBT INDEBTEDNESS AND THE PROJECTED COST OF THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND COVER A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
SO THE ASSESSMENTS FROM LAST YEAR SHOULD GO UP UNTIL I THINK, 2027, UM, INSTEAD OF NOW BEING REASSESSED AGAIN THIS YEAR, UM, WHAT SHE HAD MENTIONED WAS SOME OF THE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ENHANCED MEANS RATHER THAN JUST SAW IT IN A COUPLE OF FLOWERS.
UM, THERE'S SOME COMMON AREAS THAT WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF OTHER THAN PUTTING MAYBE LIKE A FOUR FOOT BARRIER OF ROCK FROM THE SIDEWALK, AND THEN THE REST IS JUST CRAP.
UM, LET'S GO BACK TO, UM, ON STONE, WHAT IS IT? STONE BRANCH AND AMBER CREEK, ALL THE WAY DOWN STONE BRANCH.
EVERYTHING ELSE ON STONE BRANCH IS LIKE A RETAINING WALL, LIKE WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER AREA THAT HAS A FENCE THAT SHOULD BE A RETAINING WALL.
UM, LET'S SEE WHERE ELSE WE'RE AT HERE.
AND THEN THERE WAS A HIGH QUALITY SIGN THAT DEERBROOK APPARENTLY SAID, MADE A HIGH QUALITY SIGN, IS WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT THAT'S ALREADY FELL DOWN AND HAD TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE INADEQUATE FROM THE, FROM THE START, PROBABLY OVERPRICED TO BEGIN WITH.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I OPPOSED THIS.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I RESIDE AT 2 6 1 6 PINE BRANCH IN THE DEERBROOK NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU TO MY NEIGHBORS FOR COMING.
AND I KNOW THERE'S OTHERS THAT WANTED TO COME, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO.
UH, SO SOME OF THE VIEWS I EXPRESS ARE NOT NECESSARILY MY OWN, BUT THEY MAY BE SOME OF FROM MY NEIGHBORS.
UM, I LIKE WHAT, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER HERRERA WAS ASKING A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK THAT THAT QUESTION COULD BE APPLIED TO A LOT OF THINGS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
SO, UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A PRESSING ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ONE THAT REFLECTS THE SHARED VALUES OF MANY RESIDENTS HERE IN DEERBROOK.
AND THE ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
CITY COUNCIL IS MORE THAN JUST AN AUTHORITATIVE BODY.
IT HAS THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US WHEN MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE THAT THE CONCERN SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN UP WITH HOA.
THERE'S AN IMPORTANT DETAIL MISSING, UH, FOR US HERE IN DEERBROOK.
UM, MANY OF US, WELL, NOT AT WICK, WE HAVE NO REPRESENTATION ON THE HOA FOR, FOR TOO LONG.
THE HOA HAS BEEN CONTROLLED BY THE DEVELOPER WHO HAS HELD ONTO THIS AUTHORITY SINCE 2017.
WE WERE PROMISED REPRESENTATION WHEN 80% OF THE HOMES WERE BUILT.
NOW THE GOALPOST HAS SHIFTED, AND NOW THEY'RE SAYING WE DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION UNTIL 100% OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETE.
UH, THAT THAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
MEANWHILE, THE DEVELOPER HAS HIRED MULTIPLE INEFFECTIVE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES FAILED TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS IN A TIMELY MATTER OR IN, IN, IN A COMPETENT MATTER AT ALL.
AS HOMEOWNERS, WE WERE PROMISED GREEN SPACES, CHILDREN'S PARKS, AND A COMMUNITY, UH, WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE A SAY.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS A SMALL PLAYGROUND FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND HOMES AND IN UNFINISHED GREEN SPACES.
MANY OF US FEEL MISLED, ESPECIALLY IN WORK WHEN WALKING THROUGH
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THESE NEWER PHASES, WHICH LACK THE AESTHETICS AND THE QUALITY THAT INITIALLY ATTRACTED US.WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR HOME VALLEYS AND THE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ISSUES LIKE DAMAGE OR MISSING TREES IN COMMON AREAS REMAIN UNRESOLVED DESPITE, UH, BEING REPORTED FOR YEARS.
UM, THE, THE ISSUE OF FENCING HAS BEEN MENTIONED, AND I THINK THERE WERE SOME RESTRICTIONS ABOUT WHAT, HOW FENCING IS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A, A VARIANCE WAS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL A FEW YEARS AGO THAT ALLOW CHEST SMART HOMES TO BUILD A FENCE RIGHT UP AGAINST TO, UH, THE SIDEWALK.
AND IT IS KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MUD.
BUT HERE'S WHERE YOU COME IN AS A CITY COUNCIL.
UH, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF MORE INFLUENCE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
THE FACT THAT THE DEVELOPER CONTINUES TO CONTROL OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTABILITY REFLECTS THE HEART OF WHAT MAKES THE NEIGHBORHOOD THRIVE.
REPRESENTATION AND TRANSPARENCY, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUSH FOR CLARITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND HOLD THE DEVELOPERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PROMISES THEY'VE MADE.
THERE'S, UH, THE REFERENCE TO THE THE PID ACT, UH, THE PEOPLE OF DEERBROOK NEAR NEED TRANSPARENCY AND A COMMITMENT FROM THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE THE PROMISED GREEN SPACES AND AMENITIES.
WE NEED THE COUNCIL'S INFLUENCE TO ENSURE THAT PROMISES ARE MADE AND PROMISES ARE KEPT.
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISH TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR THE DEERBROOK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE A QUESTION TO STAFF TOO, WHICH WILL BE A SIMPLE ONE, BUT THERE'S ALSO GONNA BE A COMMENT.
UM, ONE, NOBODY ON THIS COUNCIL WAS AROUND WHEN THIS STUFF WAS APPROVED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
TWO, NOBODY ON THIS COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE A PI, UM, GOING FORWARD AS WELL TOO.
UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S A PRETTY UNIVERSAL THING.
I THINK YOU'LL SEE SOME HEAD NODS UP HERE TOO.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN EVEN SAID TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BY US THAT HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN, IN THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE'RE SITTING HERE BASICALLY, UM, HAVING TO BE THE FACE OF THIS THING FOR SOMETHING THAT, UM, THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ADMINISTERING SOMETHING THAT, THAT, THAT I THINK REALLY THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILDING IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YEAH, AND I MEAN, YEAH, WE ARE, WE ARE HERE TO, TO GOVERN THE SUB OF THE CITY, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT, YEAH, I WON'T, I WON'T GO INTO ANY PERSONAL THINGS THERE, BUT I'LL JUST SAY SIMPLY THAT THAT'S, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE JUST FACTS AS FAR AS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
NOW, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW THOUGH, FROM STAFF IS WHY WE ARE DOING THIS AND WE ARE EXPERT RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THIS THING.
UM, WERE THE PROPER, BECAUSE THERE'S THE, EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD SO FAR, THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP WERE ALL H THOSE ARE ALL HOA TYPE OF THINGS, NOT, UM, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE.
I WAS TRYING TO LISTEN FOR ONE, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN OUR RESPONSIBILITY THERE TOO.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A, LIKE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HOAI WOULD RECOMMEND IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF MISRE REPUTATION FROM YOUR HOA, LIKE, ASK FOR THE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW WAS IT 80% OR IS IT A HUNDRED PERCENT AS FAR AS WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RECOMMEND RECOMMENDATION THERE.
IT SHOULD BE VERY, VERY WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE, IN THE HOA, UH, DOCUMENTS THERE.
IT SHOULD SAY VERY CLEARLY WHEN, UH, A COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE REPRESENTATION.
UM, WERE THE THINGS COMPLETED THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED THAT WE WERE, THAT WE CHECKED OFF ON, OR, OR CERTIFIED, YES.
THEN I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT KIND OF RECOURSE WE HAVE IN THIS AND FOR, FOR WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, EXCEPT FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S MY THING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER RECOURSE WE HAVE IN THAT, IN THAT WAY.
IF IT WAS, UH, A ROAD WASN'T FINISHED OR A ROAD WAS FAILING OR A ROAD WAS SOMETHING, OR ELSE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY THERE.
AND, UM, I THINK I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON, SO, SO THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED AND HANDED OFF, BUT THEY'RE STILL DOING CONSTRUCTION THERE AND THEY'RE USING DIFFERENT STANDARDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION WHEN IT COMES TO THE IMPROVEMENTS AND ALL THAT.
AND I GUESS ONE QUESTION IS, IS, YOU KNOW, WAS THAT PART OF OUR, I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR DEVELOPMENT OR LIKE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT STANDARD WHERE, I MEAN, WHERE YOU HAVE A PIT WHERE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF, YOU DELIVERED UP FRONT AND THEN THEY'RE BUILDING ADDITIONAL HOUSES AND THEY'RE BASICALLY THE SAME COMMUNITY, BUT THEY'RE HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WITHIN 'EM FROM, FROM THIS PIT.
TO CLARIFY THAT ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS MADE WAS ABOUT CHES MAR FENCING, I THINK IS WHAT IT WAS.
SO HAS ANYTHING CHANGED AS FAR AS THE APPROVALS? UH, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY? YEAH.
SO THE, THE ZONING FOR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION SHOULD BE THE SAME.
UM, TYPICALLY WITH RESIDENTIAL FENCING, WE DON'T HAVE, UM, A LOT OF RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL FENCING WHEN YOU'RE BY A COLLECTOR.
I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY SPECIAL VARIANCES THERE.
I DON'T REMEMBER US MAKE, THAT'S WHY I LOOKED OVER.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT WE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VARIANCE ON THEIR MATERIALS.
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ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? OKAY, I HAVE A COMMENT.UM, IT, THE WAY THAT PIDS WORK IS, IT'S A TOOL, IT'S A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPERS.
SO WHAT THEY DO IS WHEN THEY WANNA BUILD, THEY COME TO THE CITY AND THEY SAY, I WANT A LOAN.
THE CITY TAKES OUT BONDS AND GIVES THAT MONEY TO THE DEVELOPER.
AND IN THEORY, IT'S TO GET THEM TO BUILD THINGS THAT THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BUILD.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HERRERA WAS JUST TELLING ME HOW HE WENT TO A SEMINAR WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT USING IT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL, BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE, UH, IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING HOUSING, YOU CAN ENCOURAGE HOUSING TO BE BUILT BY DOING THESE PIS.
UM, HERE, WE DIDN'T REALLY NEED THE HOUSING.
WE WERE ALREADY BOOMING, BUT THE DEVELOPERS AT THE TIME THAT THEY CAME TO THE COUNCIL WANTED A PI.
AND COUNCIL AT THAT TIME THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
UM, THEY APPROVED THREE WITHIN A FEW YEARS.
AND I, I THINK VERY QUICKLY, ONCE THOSE STARTED SELLING AND WE STARTED HAVING THESE ANNUAL APPROVALS OF THE ASSESSMENTS, UM, WE REALIZED HOW HARD, UM, THIS WAS.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT LOAN THAT THEY TAKE FROM THE CITY, THEY DON'T ROLL IT INTO THE COST OF YOUR HOME THAT THEY ADVERTISE.
THEY PUT IT INTO THIS ASSESSMENT BASED ON YOUR LOT SIZE.
AND BY DEFAULT COMES TO YOU AS A BILL EVERY YEAR FROM THE CITY LOOKING LIKE WE ARE GIVING YOU AN EXTRA TAX.
UM, AND, AND YOU KNOW, IN THE CASE OF OAK CREEK, THE FIRST ONE, SOMETIMES IT WASN'T EVEN DISCLOSED UNTIL YOU WERE IN CLOSING AND YOU COULDN'T BACK OUT.
DEERBROOK WAS ACTUALLY THE BIG ONE WHERE WE, WHERE BEFORE WE CAME ON COUNCIL, WHERE YOU, YOU WERE PART OF COUNCIL THAT MADE THEM POST IT OUTSIDE, RIGHT? YEP.
WE MADE THEM, UM, GIVE IT IN WRITING.
LIKE, BECAUSE WE HAD LEARNED AT THAT POINT FROM OAK CREEK THAT, UM, THAT THEY WEREN'T REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IT.
AND SO PEOPLE WERE JUST BLINDSIDED.
UM, AND SO AT THAT POINT, THESE OTHER TWO HAD BEEN APPROVED, AND SO WE JUST MITIGATED THE DAMAGE AND, UM, AND STARTED AT LEAST MAKING IT DISCLOSE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU GO TO CLOSING ON YOUR HOME, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY THE ENTIRE ASSESSMENT IN FULL AT THAT TIME.
OR YOU GO TO THE DEFAULT OF THESE ANNUAL PAYMENTS, AND MOST PEOPLE TAKE THE ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
UM, AND THEN YOU GET THIS NOTICE EVERY YEAR, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A TAX BILL FROM US.
BUT THE THING IS, IS IT'S A REPAYMENT OF A DEBT.
AND IF WE SIT UP HERE AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THESE ASSESSMENTS ANYMORE, THEN THAT DEBT GETS TAKEN ON BY THE CITY AND ALL OF THE TAXPAYERS INCLUDING YOU.
UM, AND IT JUST BECOMES FREE MONEY TO THE DEVELOPER.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT, IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY MAKE TO GET THESE LOANS ARE THE THINGS EVERY DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE DOING.
WE SHOULD ALL HAVE, UH, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND LIFT STATIONS AND OFFSITE FORCE MAINS, RIGHT? WATER QUALITY PONDS.
BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT, THAT TEND TO BE IN THESE.
UM, IN THE CASE OF DEERBROOK, PART OF THEIR, UH, SONG AND DANCE WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE THAT NICE WIDE ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH, UM, MORE GREEN SPACES, WHICH THEY DO.
THEY DO HAVE MORE GREEN SPACES THAN A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, THOSE WEREN'T NECESSARILY PART OF THE PIT, BUT IT WAS JUST SORT OF THE, THE SALES PITCH.
UM, IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE WAY TO DO BUSINESS, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STUCK WITH.
IT'S BEEN SORT OF AN UNOFFICIAL RULE FOR COUNCIL FOR YEARS THAT WE ARE NEVER APPROVING THESE, UM, DON'T COME TO US WITH THIS, THIS AND MUDS.
UM, BECAUSE OF THE CONFUSION THAT IT CAUSES.
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD IN EMAIL AND IN FRONT OF US TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, IS A CIVIL ISSUE.
UM, NOT HAVING RESIDENT CONTROL OF AN HOA IS NOT UNIQUE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT HAPPENS TO EVERY NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WHAT YOU REALLY NEED IS A GOOD ATTORNEY WHO CAN WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR HOA AND TO THE DEVELOPER AND SAY, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU SOLD US ON.
UM, BUT WE ARE NOT THE OUTLET FOR THAT.
WE ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY FOR THAT, NO MATTER HOW PERSUASIVE WE ARE.
SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION.
AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY YOU DID THAT VERY WELL.
DID I MENTION I HATE PIS
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[31. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider adoption of an updated Service and Assessment Plan for Calendar Year 2024 for the Crystal Springs Public Improvement District and an updated assessment roll to apportion assessments levied against property located in the District among subdivided lots, and to adjust boundaries between assessable and non-assessable lots.
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HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN UPDATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR THE CRYSTAL SPRINGS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT ROLE TO APPORTION ASSESSMENTS LEVIED AGAINST PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT AMONG SUBDIVIDED LOTS, AND TO ADJUST BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ASSESSABLE AND NON ASSESSABLE LOTS.UH, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT CRYSTAL SPRINGS? ALRIGHT.
WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FOR THE CRYSTAL SPRINGS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WITH THAT, IT IS 8:23 PM LET'S TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS.
WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AT 8:37 PM MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[32. Discuss and consider action on Tree Removal Case TRP-24-0027 regarding removal of fifteen (15) Heritage Trees and twenty-six (26) Significant Trees associated with the Leander Union Site Development Project (SD-24-0178) located at 10880 Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. ]
ITEM NUMBER 32, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON TREE REMOVAL CASE TRP DASH 24 DASH 0 0 2 7 REGARDING REMOVAL OF 15 HERITAGE TREES AND 26 SIGNIFICANT TREES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEANDER UNION SITE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.SD DASH 24 DASH 78, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 8 0.
LEANDER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
SO, UH, THIS IS, UH, A REQUEST FOR A TRUE REMOVAL PERMIT, UM, FOR THE LEANDER UNION SITE.
UM, THE CITY COUNCILS RECENTLY REVIEWED A REQUEST.
UM, THEY ASKED FOR AN ALCOHOL VARIANCE, AND THEN BEFORE THAT THEY GOT THEIR ZONING ESTABLISHED.
UM, AND NOW WE'RE DEEP INTO THE SITE DEVELOPMENT, UM, STAGE OF THE PROCESS.
AND, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY HEAVILY TREATED SITE.
UM, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO TRY TO SAVE AS MANY, UM, VIABLE TREES AS POSSIBLE.
UM, BUT AS EVERYONE KNOWS, SOMETIMES THAT'S VERY CHALLENGING, UM, WHEN IT'S TIME TO DEVELOP.
UM, SO WITH THIS, THIS REQUEST, UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REMOVE 15 HERITAGE TREES AS WELL AS 26 SIGNIFICANT TREES.
THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS WITH, UH, REPLACEMENT AND MITIGATION.
UM, THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DURING THEIR MEETING, UM, LAST WEEK.
AND THE COMMISSION DID PRESENT A COUPLE OF CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, TREES ALONG ONE OF THE FIRE LANES AS WELL AS TREES AROUND A DETENTION POND.
UM, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE SITE WITH THE APPLICANT AND IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO MOVE AROUND THOSE TREES ALONG THE, UM, THE FIRE LANE, UM, THE ONES BY THE DETENTION POND, THE, UM, APPLICANT SAID THEY'RE GONNA TRY THEIR BEST AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN COME UP WITH.
UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REQUEST RIGHT NOW, AND THEN AS THEY GO THROUGH DEVELOPMENT, IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF SAVING THE TREE, THEY DO HAVE THAT OPTION, AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO MITIGATE AND PAY THE FEE FOR IT.
UM, I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION, AND HE IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, UH, MR. PARTON.
UM, I JUST, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M HERE WITH, UH, KIM SHIPMAN AND, UH, LAUREN RENZ, WHO'S OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, AND ANOTHER, AND A PRINCIPAL WITH TOPO.
UM, AND I WANTED TO FIRST THANK, UH, ROBIN AND HER STAFF COREY, UH, AS WELL AS THE REST OF HER STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER, WHICH I THINK WAS EXTREMELY THOROUGH, UM, AND THAT THEY'VE BEEN SO DILIGENT IN WORKING WITH US.
SO I WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.
THAT, AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, UM, AS ROBIN MENTIONED THAT ON UH, AUGUST 22ND, UH, WE DID RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR, FROM PLANNING AND ZONING, BUT THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP.
UM, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE PLAN WITH BOTH OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
WE BROUGHT IN A THIRD PARTY, UH, PEER REVIEW, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, UM, AND OR CIVIL ENGINEER, AS WELL AS WITH OUR CIVIL ENGINEER.
AND WE DID NOTICE, UM, THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE TREES AROUND THE POND BY ADDING SOME SMALL RETAINING WALLS.
UM, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THAT.
WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HOLD UP THE APPROVAL PROCESS, BUT AS, UH, ROBIN MENTIONED, WE'D LIKE TO, UH, BE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE COULD REVISE THE PLAN AS NECESSARY.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE TREES AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY THAT WERE MENTIONED, UH, THAT ARE, UH, ADJACENT TO THE FIRE LANE.
THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL GRADING AND OTHER ISSUES, UH, AS WELL AS A DA PATHWAYS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT, UM, AND TREE PITS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO MITIGATE, UH, THOSE TREES FURTHER.
UM, SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANTED TO START.
UM, YOU'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE PROVIDED AND THE RENDERINGS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, I'LL JUST GO IF IT'S, OH, IT'S NOT UP HERE.
UM, SO I'LL JUST TALK THROUGH, UM, I'VE TALKED WITH, WE, WE WERE HERE PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE DID
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THE TABC PERMIT.SO YOU'VE SEEN OUR PROJECT AND OUR PLAN, UH, TO BRING MIXED USE HERE TO CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY.
UM, WE'VE DONE, UH, QUITE A BIT WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM.
WE FOCUSED ON THE HEALTHIEST AND MOST SYMMETRICAL TREES TO TRY AND SAVE.
UM, AND THAT'S WHY YOU CAN SEE IN OUR PLAN, I'M GONNA GO TO THE AERIAL, WHICH I THINK IS THE EASIEST WAY TO SEE IT.
SO WE FOCUSED ON THE HEALTHIEST AND MOST SYMMETRICAL TREES.
UH, WE DID QUITE SIGNIFICANT IN MULTIPLE GRADING EXERCISES IN ORDER TO SET THE, UH, BUILDINGS AT THE APPROPRIATE ELEVATION AND TO ENSURE THAT THE TREES DON'T HAVE SIGNIFICANT GRADING AROUND THEM, UH, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE TREE WELLS THAT IMPACT THE ABILITY TO HAVE A DA PATHWAYS, AS WELL AS, UH, GATHERING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SITE.
UM, SO WE ALSO MOVED AND CUT BACK BUILDINGS AND NOTCH BUILDINGS.
SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, BUILDINGS ONE AND TWO, UH, WHICH ARE UP IN THE FRONT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE NOTCH THERE IN CREATING AND FOCUSING ON THESE HERITAGE TREES.
UH, WE NOTCHED THE BUILDING HERE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS HERITAGE TREE.
AND WE NOTCHED BUILDING 10 BACK HERE TO CREATE THIS MAIN FOCAL POINT AND OPENING.
AND THEN WE ALSO ADJUSTED THESE BUILDINGS AND LAYOUTS IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THIS GROVE OF TREES TO STAY AND ACCOMMODATED, UH, THE TREES THAT ARE IN THIS PARKING AREA.
SO, ALL TOLD, WE DID WHAT WE COULD.
WE, WE DID MULTIPLE EFFORTS IN ORDER TO TRY AND SAVE AS MANY TREES AS WE CAN.
WE'RE, WE HATE CUTTING DOWN TREES AS MUCH AS ANYBODY.
UM, FOR US, WE FIND THAT WE CAN BUILD ARCHITECTURE, WE CAN BUILD BUILDINGS, BUT YOU CAN'T RECREATE THE OLD GROWTH TREES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO BUILD A GREAT PROJECT AROUND SOME GREAT TREES.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE THINK WE HAVE, IS THIS GREAT COMPROMISE OF BOTH DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVING AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH STAFF AND WITH YOU ALL.
UM, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU HEAR, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, WE STARTED OUT TONIGHT WITH A WORKSHOP WITH OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND, UH, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE GREAT CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY HAVE THERE AND HOW THEY HELP INFORM US.
AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAS STOOD OUT RECENTLY.
UM, BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS ON THE AGENDA, I WAS SORT OF HORRIFIED.
AND, AND WATCHING YOUR PRESENTATION THERE, AND ESPECIALLY YOUR REMARKS, UM, COMMISSIONER OLIVER, UH, I CAN SEE HOW THOUGHTFUL THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN, UH, BEEN APPLIED AND HOW YOU GOT TO WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW MUCH YOU'RE STILL INTEGRATING IN, UM, EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN.
I WOULD JUST, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IF BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE VOTE, JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE, WHENEVER YOU SEE A PROPERTY, I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE EXPERIENCING, YOU SEE IT, YOU SEE THE TREES, AND THE THOUGHT OF CUTTING THEM IS JUST, I, I, I CAN'T IMAGINE IT.
BUT ONCE IT'S DONE, NO ONE QUESTIONS WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE.
SO TO ME, IT'S HARDER TO SEE SOMETHING AND MAKE A DECISION TO CUT IT DOWN THAN TO NOT SEE IT AND JUST APPRECIATE WHAT'S LEFT.
THAT'S REALLY EASY TO APPRECIATE WHAT IS LEFT.
BUT TO THE, TO MAKE THAT DECISION TO CUT SOMETHING DOWN, UH, TO BUILD THAT.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS, UH, TO, TO SAVE AS, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND, AND I KNOW I CAN TELL JUST BY THE, YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOU KNOW, YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, THAT IT IS NOT AN EASY DECISION.
UM, BUT THIS IS PROGRESS, THIS IS GROWTH.
AND, AND I WILL JUST ADD TO THAT, THAT RIGHT NOW IT'S A VACANT PROPERTY.
THERE ARE TREES THERE THAT NOBODY SEES.
AND THE GOAL HERE IS FOR US TO HAVE A PROPERTY THAT REALLY CELEBRATES SOME OF THE OLD GROWTH TREES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY.
SO I THINK WITH THAT, YOU HAVE THIS GREAT COMPROMISE AND, UM, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO, JUST, I JUST, I, I APPRECIATE ALWAYS THE, THE COMMUNICATION AND THE TEAMWORK BETWEEN A DEVELOPER TEAM
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AND OUR STAFF.AND WHEN STAFF COMES TO US AND SAYS, HEY, THIS IS, THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT FEELS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION WITH THOSE THINGS BEING DONE.
SO NOT EVERYBODY WORKS VERY WELL WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
UM, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS GROUP AND OUR STAFF WORKING WELL TOGETHER.
AND, AND I ALSO WANNA GIVE Y'ALL A SHOUT OUT.
YOU COULD HAVE AFTER P AND Z, EVEN LIKE, UH, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
UM, BUT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO, TO TRY AND DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MITIGATE.
AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[33. Discuss and consider action on the approval of the Burleson Tract Phasing Plan associated with Subdivision Case CP-24-0033 on eight (8) parcels of land approximately 289.1 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R506005, R485247, R485248, R031575, R392187, R392188, R031534, and R031533; and more commonly known as 14750 Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE BURLESON TRACT PHASING PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH SUBDIVISION CASE CP DASH 24 DASH 0 3 3 ON EIGHT PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 289.1 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I'M AFRAID I'VE MESSED UP THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, UM, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
UM, BUT THIS, THIS IS, YEAH, SORRY, TY
UM, IT'S JUST A POP QUIZ FOR TY.
UM, WELL THIS IS A, UH, A PHASING PLAN REQUEST FOR THE, THE BURLESON TRACT.
SO THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT IS LOCATED OFF OF RONALD REAGAN AT JOURNEY PARKWAY.
UM, THE COUNCIL DID RECENTLY APPROVE THEIR ZONING REQUESTS.
IT HAS COMMERCIAL ALONG REAGAN AND A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, COMMERCIAL ALONG JOURNEY PARKWAY.
SO THIS IS PART OF THEIR CONCEPT PLAN.
UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY WITH THE PHASING.
SO WHENEVER YOU HAVE A SUBDIVISION WITH MORE THAN 30, UM, UNITS, YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE A PHASING PLAN.
UM, SO THEY HAVE PROVIDED A PLAN THAT INCLUDES, UM, EIGHT PHASES.
WE HAVE, UH, LET'S SEE, FOUR RESIDENTIAL PHASES.
UM, AND THEY RANGE FROM 120 TO, TO 145 LOTS PER PHASE.
UM, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PHASING PLANS THAT WE'VE BEEN APPROVING AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, FINALLY, TY.
YOU DON'T WANNA MAKE PHASE ONE THE COMMERCIAL STUFF? NO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I JUST, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION, SO SECOND.
SO MY QUICK QUESTION IS, SO IN THE CENTER OF THIS IS A BUNCH OF LISD PROPERTY.
IS THAT RIGHT? IT'S AN EXISTING SCHOOL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,
[34. Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance implementing the Fire and Police Employee Relations Act for the Leander Fire Department; recognizing the Association selected by a majority of the Fire Fighters as the exclusive Bargaining Agent; authorizing the City Manager to designate one or more persons to negotiate or bargain on behalf of the City.]
34, DISCUSSING CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING THE FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ACT FOR THE LEANDER FIRE DEPARTMENT.RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION SELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AS THE EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING AGENT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE PERSONS TO NEGOTIATE OR BARGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, CITY ATTORNEY SIGNS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
THE, UH, CITY VOTERS ADOPTED THE, UH, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT IN MAY OF 2024.
UH, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE ACT BY OCTOBER 30TH, 2024.
SO THIS IS, UH, THE NEXT STEP IN THAT PROCESS TO, UM, RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE NEXT STEPS TO HAPPEN.
AND THOSE ARE, SOME OF THOSE STEPS ARE, ARE SPOKEN TO IN THE ORDINANCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY COUNCIL, RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION THAT'S CHOSEN BY A MAJORITY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THE, THE BARGAINING AGENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSONS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND CONDUCTING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[35. Discuss and reconsider action on appointing an additional Councilmember to the Capital Projects Financing Subcommittee.]
35, DISCUSS AND RECONSIDER ACTION ON APPOINTING AN ADDITIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE.COUNCIL MEMBER PEN TILLIAN PARKER, THIS IS YOUR ITEM.
SO ON OUR LAST MEETING WHEN WE VOTED ON THIS, UM, I, I KIND OF EXPECTED, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WOULD HAVE THREE PEOPLE AND, UH, IT JUST SEEMED LIKE A GOOD THING TO DO, TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE ON A COMMITTEE AND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, UM, I, I, I WASN'T, I, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE, THE THREE PEOPLE, AND THEN THEY COULDN'T TALK.
I COULD NOT REMEMBER WHO THE THIRD PERSON WAS.
AND THEN I LOOKED INTO IT AND THERE WASN'T A THIRD PERSON.
SO NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHO WAS IT? WHICH ONE MANAGER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? FOR THIS? YOU WERE OUR COMMITTEE.
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OH.WHAT DO YOU THINK? WERE YOU THINKING LAST? CP NO, I'M THINKING THE LAST CIP MEETING, SHE'S THINKING ABOUT TWO.
SO I WAS THINKING THAT THERE, GOT IT.
THAT WOULD NOT BE, I, I WOULDN'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU PRESENTED IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE A, YOU KNOW, WELL, THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S REASONABLE, BUT I DIDN'T REMEMBER THERE BEING ANY ISSUES WITH THAT.
SO YOU WERE TALKING, YOU WERE REFERRING TO A DIFFERENT TALKING COMMITTEE.
SO FOR THIS, I JUST THOUGHT THIS, THIS IS SUCH AN A DETAILED, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE VERSUS TWO, I JUST THINK IS, IS SO MUCH BETTER.
AND ANYTHING THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO US CAN BE DONE ON THE DAAS.
I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT UNTIL IT'S ALL, EVERYBODY'S GONE THROUGH IT.
SO WITH THAT, I JUST, YOU KNOW, STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS AND, AND FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A, A MEETING SCHEDULE AND THERE'S JUST TWO PEOPLE, I MEAN, ONE PERSON'S NOT AVAILABLE, THEN THERE'S, THERE'S NO MEETING.
I MEAN, I GUESS YOU CAN HAVE A MEETING WITH STAFF, BUT I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FELT LIKE THAT, UM, HAVING THREE PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, THREE SETS OF EYES WAS MUCH BETTER THAN JUST TWO.
SO I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK AND PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE THREE.
AND, UM, SO I HEAR THAT AND I RESPECT THAT.
I STILL THINK GOING WITH THE TWO, UM, MAKES ME FEEL MORE SECURE.
THAT IF SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG, WE CAN, WE CAN DEAL WITH IT, WE CAN GET IT ON AN AGENDA, WE CAN ADDRESS IT.
UM, I WAS EMBARRASSED WHEN THINGS CAME TO US, UM, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THAT WAY IF WE COULD HAVE TALKED.
UM, BUT THAT'S, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMMITTEE THAT WAS, SO I DON'T, I'M NOT PARKLAND DEDICATION.
UM, SO THE, THE FIRST STEP FOR THIS, UH, IF, IF COUNSEL WANTS TO, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND WE WOULD DO THE VOTE ON THAT.
SO JUST, JUST CLARIFYING TOO THOUGH.
SO YOU'RE THE BIGGEST, THE BIGGEST CONCERN WAS BECAUSE ON THIS ONE, BECAUSE THE THREE OF US HAD TALKED, UH, THE, THE THREE OF US WERE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND SO SINCE WE HAD, WE CAN'T TALK TO ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT IT.
AND I COULD TELL THERE WAS TENSION, BUT I COULDN'T ASK YOU ABOUT IT.
UM, AND WHEN THAT ORDINANCE WAS COMING UP TO US, WHEN I READ IT, I THOUGHT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH IT.
AND, UM, AND I ASKED, UH, I ASKED ISAAC AND I LOVE HIM, BUT, UM, HE HAD THAT INFORMATION AND I SAID, I SAID, DID THE SUBCOMMITTEE SIGN OFF ON THIS? UM, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS.
AND SO I'M LIKE, OKAY, IF YOU GUYS ALL FELT THIS WAS GOOD, BUT WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED, THE VERY FIRST COMMENT WAS FROM YOU SAYING, WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS.
UM, THAT I THOUGHT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE COULD HAVE RESOLVED THAT IF I COULD HAVE SAID, WHAT IS THIS TENSION THAT'S GOING ON? UM, BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT BEFORE IT CAME HERE AND WAS JUST AIRED OUT PUBLICLY, LIKE WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
SO IF, SO, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, ON THE S COMMISSION, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
IT'S INTERACT WITH THE MEETING.
HUH? IT'S NOT A PUBLIC MEETING.
AND SO NO COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN ACTUALLY ATTEND IT.
I I DON'T SEE WHY YOU COULDN'T ATTEND.
AND SO YOU COULD OBSERVE WHATEVER YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T INFLUENCE.
BUT THEN WHATEVER YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING EMBARRASSED WHEN IT COMES TO COURT, WHATEVER YOU TALK ABOUT THERE THOUGH, NONE OF, NONE OF THE THREE OF YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT.
AND THAT'S WHERE I SAY I DON'T, I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT IT HERE.
I WANNA TALK ABOUT IT ON THE DAIS AS IN A PUBLIC MEETING.
SO I, I MEAN, I, I WOULD JUST, I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE MORE SETS OF EYES ON SOMETHING THIS BIG.
I MEAN, I CAN SEE THE, I, I CAN SEE WHERE THE PARKLAND DEDICATION THAT MIGHT, I, I CAN SEE WHERE THAT COULD HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW THAT, I DON'T, I MEAN, I CAN'T PREDICT IT, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD HAVE THAT HERE.
AND I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SERVING, BY THE WAY.
I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN.
I JUST, I DON'T, BUT, UM, SO I'M NOT, I'M NOT DOING THIS 'CAUSE I WANT TO DO IT.
SO SHOULD WE ASK THAT, FIRST OFF, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SERVE ON THAT TOO? SHOULD WE EVEN KNOW MY CASE? I ASKED TO SERVE ON IT INITIALLY.
BUT YOU'RE ALSO STILL LEARNING A LOT OF THINGS.
AND, UM, THE, THE TWO THAT ARE CURRENTLY APPOINTED HAVE SEEN THE IMPACTS OF THE DECISIONS MADE UP HERE INTO THESE AREAS OF, OF THE CITY.
AND I THINK THAT THAT EXPERIENCE IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
SEE, I THINK DOING A DEEP DIVE ON INTO ALL THESE, ALL THE DETAILS AND WORKING WITH STAFF IS IMPORTANT HERE.
AND I, I JUST CAN'T SEE THAT HAVING ANOTHER, ANOTHER PERSON ON IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE.
SO I'M, I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE THREE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
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IF YOU'VE GOT THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO SPEND THE TIME ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.I MEAN, WHY NOT? WHY NOT TAKE THREE PEOPLE IF YOU CAN GET THREE, FOUR? NO, BUT THREE.
WELL, I ALSO THINK IF WE WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT A WALKING QUORUM, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TWO INSTEAD OF THREE.
I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA BE IN THE SAME PROBLEM REGARDLESS IF WE DISCUSS STUFF.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T, I SEE AN ISSUE WITH THREE I, BUT I WILL AE TO THE BODY THAT, THAT WHERE THEY DECIDE.
DOES ANYONE WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
I MEAN, WELL, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER NO MATTER WHAT.
AND THEN ALSO JUST ONE MORE COMMENT BEFORE WE ACTUALLY, WE DO RECONSIDER, IS I ACTUALLY, I MEAN I ASKED THIS ON, ON MY BRIEFING CALL TOO.
IS THIS IS, WOULD STAFF BE BEHIND THREE PEOPLE? AND I, UH, YES, TOO.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT LIKE, I, IF IF THIS WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT, UH, THAT STAFF PREFERRED ONLY TWO PEOPLE, THEN THAT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR ME TO JUST SAY YES.
SO WHEN, WHEN ASKED, THEY SAID YES, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE VERY NORMAL AS WELL TOO, AND WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
SO BECAUSE OF THAT AS WELL TOO, THAT'S ALSO GONNA INFLUENCE THE WAY THAT I'M VOTING.
'CAUSE I THINK THIS IS PART US AND PART STAFF.
AND THIS IS, UM, I, YOU KNOW, ON OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR, ON OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, IT WAS THE THREE OF US TOO.
THERE WERE, THERE WERE MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS HARD TO GET EVERYBODY THERE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, THIS IS, THIS IS THE ONE TIME YOU GOTTA DO IT.
AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, JOBS THAT TAKE YOU OUTSIDE, PERSONAL BUSINESS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TOO.
SO THINK SO THESE ARE GONNA BE STRUCTURED AROUND THEIR SCHEDULES WITH TEAMS CALLS AND WHATNOT WAS PART OF THE SETUP.
SO IT WILL BE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RECONSIDER ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF OPENING THIS UP FOR RECONSIDERATION.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED MOTION FAILS.
[36. 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.]]
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.[37. Council Member Closing Statements.]
ALRIGHT, ITEM 37, COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS, PLACE ONE.HAVE A DELIGHTFUL EVENING AND ENJOY THIS COOLER WEATHER.
SO MY SPOUSE WAS HERE EARLIER, BUT SHE'S DECIDED TO PART WHEN WE TOOK A BREAK, BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST WISH HER A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW.
AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS, I'D DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THAT GOODNIGHT.
I HOPE YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING BETTER THAN THIS TONIGHT.
UH, AS ALWAYS, WE LOVE TO SHOP LOCAL AND WE HOPE THAT YOU SHOP LOCAL AS WELL.
SO TONIGHT WHEN WE WERE PICKING UP DINNER, WE GRABBED IT FROM RANDALL'S BECAUSE SOMETIMES GROCERY STORES WORK FOR DINNER.
IT'S QUICK, IT'S EASY, IT'S DELICIOUS.
WHEN YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT THIS WEEKEND DOING YOUR SHOPPING, PLEASE THINK OF LEANDER FIRST.
UM, KEEPING YOUR MONEY HERE KEEPS IT CIRCULATING, PAYING FOR ALL THE IMPORTANT THINGS, AND IT KEEPS PEOPLE EMPLOYED HERE AND IT KEEPS BUSINESSES COMING HERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT IF YOU CANNOT FIND WHAT YOU NEED IN LEANDER STORES, ORDER IT ONLINE AND HAVE IT SHIPPED TO YOUR HOUSE BECAUSE WE'LL RECEIVE SOME OF THE SALES TAX FOR THAT AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WAS ISSUED FOR CONSTITUTION WEEK SEPTEMBER 17TH TO 23RD.
AND THAT WAS DONE OUTSIDE OF COUNSEL.
[38. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:
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CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ONE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 AND 5 5 1 0.087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1.05, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO DELIBERATE PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR ONE OR MORE BUSINESS PROSPECTS THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STATE OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY, AND IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING PROJECT EDA DASH 24 DASH 0 0 3 AND NUMBER TWO, SECTIONS 5 51 0.71 AND 5 5 1 0 7 2 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE LEANDER 2243 WATER MAIN PROJECT.
[ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:
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MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION.
AND NUMBER TWO, ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE LEANDER 2243 WATER MAIN PROJECT MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION WITH THAT.
COUNSEL'S ADJOURNED AT 10:30 PM
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GOODNIGHT.