Dec 19, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

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I BRING CHRIS,

[1. Open Meeting.]

GOOD EVENING.

TODAY IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 2024 AND THE TIME IS 6:01 PM AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDRE CITY COUNCIL,

[2. Roll Call.]

WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER CATHERINE BATTALION.

PARKER.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD.

HERE.

MAYOR PORT TIM NICOLE THOMPSON.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS HER HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS.

HERE.

MAYOR CHRISTINE, JULY.

HERE.

QUORUM IS PRESENT.

THE COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO

[3. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:

1. Section 551.071 Texas Government Code, and Section 1305, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1305, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding Public Utilities Commission Docket No. 53063, petition by outside city ratepayers appealing the water rates established by the City of Leander, Texas; and
2. Section 551.071 Texas Government Code, and Section 1305, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding Cause No. 20-0217-C425 Daniel Brown, Maria Brown, and ZG Properties, LLC v. City of Leander; and 
3. Section 551.071 Texas Government Code, and Section 1305, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding Cause No. 22-0183-C425 Great American Insurance Company, et al. v. City of Leander, Texas; and
4. Sections 551.071 and 551.087, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to deliberate proposed economic development incentives for one (1) or more business prospects that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body Project EDA-24-002 and to consult with legal counsel regarding a Chapter 380 Agreement for said Project; and
5. Section 551.072, 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 (CIP W.18).

MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO NUMBER ONE, SECTION 5 5 1 0.071.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1 3 0 5.

TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1 3 0 5 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

DOCKET NUMBER 5 3 0 6 3 PETITION BY OUTSIDE CITY RATE PAYERS APPEALING THE WATER RATES ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF LEANDRO, TEXAS.

AND NUMBER TWO, SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1 3 0 5.

TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING CAUSE NUMBER 20 0 2 7 DASH C 4 25, DANIEL BROWN, MARIA BROWN AND ZG PROPERTIES LLC VERSUS CITY OF LEANDER AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1 3 0 5.

TEXAS, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING CAUSE NUMBER 22 DASH 0 180 3 DASH C 4 25.

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL VERSUS CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS AND SECTIONS 5 51 0.071 AND 5 5 1 0.08087.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND 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.

PROJECT EDA DASH 24 DASH ZERO TWO AND TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING A CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT FOR SAID PROJECT.

AND NUMBER FIVE, SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE IN SECTION 1.05.

TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE LEAN 2243 WATER MAIN PROJECT CIPW 0.18.

THE TIME IS 6 0 3.

READY?

[ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:

1. Public Utilities Commission Docket No. 53063, petition by outside city ratepayers appealing the water rates established by the City of Leander, Texas; and
2. Cause No. 20-0217-C425 Daniel Brown, Maria Brown, and ZG Properties, LLC v. City of Leander; and 
3. Cause No. 22-0183-C425 Great American Insurance Company, et al. v. City of Leander, Texas; and
4. Project EDA-24-002 and Chapter 380 Agreement for said Project; and
5. Acquisition of property for the Leander 2243 Water Main Project (CIP W.18).

WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:08 PM TO TAKE ACTION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION REGARDING NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

DOCKET NUMBER 5 3 0 6 3 PETITION BY OUTSIDE CITY RATE PAYERS APPEALING THE WATER RATES ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF LEANDRO, TEXAS MAYOR PER TEM.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO.

ACTION NUMBER TWO CAUSE NUMBER 20 DASH 0 2 7 DASH C 4 25.

DANIEL BROWN, MARIA BROWN, AND ZG PROPERTIES LLC VERSUS CITY OF LEANDER MAYOR PRO, PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION.

CAUSE NUMBER THREE, CAUSE NUMBER 22 DASH 0 180 3 DASH C 4 25.

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL VERSUS CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS MAYOR PRO TEM.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION NUMBER FOUR, PROJECT EDA DASH TWO FOUR DASH 0 0 2 AND CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT FOR SAID PROJECT MAYOR PRO TEM.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? APPROVE A CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT EDA DASH 24 DASH ZERO TWO ESTANCIA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SECOND MOTION IS SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? EXCELLENT.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND NUMBER FIVE, ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE LEAN UNDER 2243.

WATER MAIN PROJECT CIPW 0.18.

MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION.

ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP.

UM, WE ARE GONNA MOVE DIRECTLY INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.

AUR, I HAVE ADJOURNED THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP.

THANK YOU.

IT'S THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.

I'M GETTING A LITTLE, LITTLE EAGER .

OKAY, ITEM UH,

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

TODAY IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 2024 AND THE TIME IS 7:09 PM AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL.

PASTOR SHANE O'BRIEN FROM ROCK POINT CHURCH.

WE'LL BE PROVIDING THE INVOCATION TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.

FATHER, WE'RE HONORED TO GATHER FOR THIS FINAL TIME OF THIS YEAR AND AROUND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL TIME OF YEAR.

AND FATHER, WHEN WE STEP BACK AND WE LOOK AND WE REALIZE THAT IF WE WEREN'T SUCH A MESS, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN SHOWED UP ON CHRISTMAS.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP INTO OUR MESS THIS SEASON THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT JESUS CAME.

AND FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO SEE THAT WE REALLY ARE THAT REASON, UM,

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AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND THANK YOU FOR JESUS.

AND TONIGHT I I ASK FOR WISDOM, UH, FOR OUR COUNCIL.

FATHER, I ASK FOR HUMILITY FROM OUR COUNCIL.

AND GOD I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP THEM TO HAVE COMPASSION AND UM, AND, AND SIGHT INTO THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, GOD, THAT THEY WOULD HELP LEAD AND DO WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL PEOPLE.

AND WE ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

FOR ALL HONOR OF THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLED ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE WE HAVE THANK YOU YOU PASTOR.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

[5. Roll Call.]

COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD HERE, MAYOR PROAM.

NICOLE THOMPSON.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS CERNEY.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS.

HERE, MAYOR CHRISTINE DELAL.

HERE QUORUM IS PRESENT.

CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.

ITEM NUMBER

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

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

I DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

MS. BERNARDI, WELCOME.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

HELLO ALL CITY COUNCIL MAYOR TODD, CITY MANAGER.

I'LL TALK BY NAME.

I FORGOT TO WEAR MY BLING.

, YOU DIDN'T GET THE MEMO.

YES.

UH, I WANNA WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I AM SO EXCITED THAT THE SENIOR CENTER IS GETTING BUILT, MOVING QUICKLY.

THE SKIES HAVE HAD GREAT WEATHER.

PRETTY SOON THE WALLS WILL BE UP AND THEY'LL BE INDOORS AND MAYBE STAYING WARM.

UM, I ALSO WANNA APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY, FOR THE SENIORS, AND I KNOW THEY APPRECIATE YOU TOO AND I WAS REALLY THRILLED TO SEE ON THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE A NEW PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR AND I'M PLEASED TO, I DID INTRODUCE MYSELF OF COURSE, BUT UM, I'M JUST EXCITED FOR THE NEW PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR AND ONWARD AND UPWARD FOR LEANDER IN 2025.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT ISN'T ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, WE

[7. Leander History]

COMMISSIONER HOWELL.

GOOD EVENING, MS. HOWELL.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR TODD .

UH, I'LL DO THE SAME TWO KATHYS IN A ROW.

UM, OKAY THIS EVENING, THIS HERE IS A PLACEHOLDER FO UH, UH, SLIDE BECAUSE I WANNA SPEAK FIRST ABOUT REESE ACROSS AMERICA AND I WANNA TELL EVERYONE THAT WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO AMER IL EVEN THOUGH SHE WASN'T ABLE TO COME, SHE HELPED ARRANGE FOR CHAIRS.

AND UH, I PERSONALLY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT 'CAUSE I WAS GONNA END UP COMING OUT OF MY BUT MY BUDGET, WHICH IS ME, MYSELF, AND I.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, UH, THE THANKS REALLY GOES TO CITY MANAGER TODD.

OKAY, TODD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I REALLY, EVERYONE THAT MADE THAT, UH, ARRANGEMENTS.

THANK YOU AND GREG IN PARKS.

THANK YOU, GREG.

YES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, THIS YEAR AT REESE ACROSS AMERICA, IT WAS A VERY GOOD, UM, WE HAD VERY GOOD TURNOUT.

WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT COUNT, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HANDED OUT ABOUT 215, UH, PENS FOR VOLUNTEERS THAT THAT PLACED WREATHS.

AND WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 250 TO 60 PEOPLE THERE, UH, ATTENDING.

AND THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL THAT HAPPENED.

UM, OUR REESE ACROSS AMERICA HERE IN LEANDER, WE, WE FOCUS ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

UH, WE FOCUS ON THE VETERANS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE MISSION IS HONOR, REMEMBER AND TEACH.

AND WE FOCUS ON TEACHING AND WE INVOLVE THE ROTC.

AND THIS YEAR, JUDGE WILLIAMS, SHE ORDERED SOME OF HER TEEN OFFENDERS TO ATTEND AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

AND THOSE KIDDOS CHOSE TO BRING THEIR FAMILIES.

THAT'S THE KIND OF OUTREACH THAT SOCIAL WORKERS DREAM ABOUT.

AND NOT ONLY DID THEY BRING

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AND THAT IS, THAT'S WHAT WE WORK FOR.

SO MOVING ON FROM THAT, UM, THIS PICTURE IS OF THE USS TEXAS BB 35 IN THE BACKGROUND.

IT WAS TAKEN SEPTEMBER 21ST AT THE, UM, TEXAS NAVY BOAT PARADE.

AND REVIEWING OF THE FLEET THAT IS THE MOST, THAT IS THE NEWEST US COAST GUARD CUTTER IN FRONT OF IT.

AND, UM, AS PRESIDENT, LBJ USED TO SAY THINGS COULD BE WORSE.

I COULD BE A MAYOR, UM, THINGS COULD BE WORSE.

COUNCIL, YOU COULD BE ON THE GALVESTON CITY COUNCIL AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT MESS AT THE MOMENT 'CAUSE THAT BOAT HAS NOWHERE TO GO.

SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

THEY, AFTER A YEAR, UH, OF SAYING IT'S GONNA GO TO PIER 21, TILLMAN, TITA SAID, NO, I'M NOT GIVING UP MY PARKING SPOT.

SO WE MOVE ON.

UH, HERE ARE THE SLIDES THAT FOR, I'M HERE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, MAINLY ABOUT HOLIDAYS AT THE HOMESTEAD, WHICH HAPPENED ON, UM, NOVEMBER 16TH.

AND HERE IS A SLIDE, SLIDE OF US GETTING READY.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF THE CHRISTMAS TREES.

THE ONE ON THE LEFT THAT IS A FEATHER TREE AND THAT'S AN ACTUAL FEATHER TREE.

CHRIS TW, WHO IS ON OUR COMMISSION, SHE MADE THAT THEY ARE MADE OUTTA GOOSE FEATHERS.

AND, UM, THE HISTORY OF THAT IS FROM GERMANY BECAUSE THE GERMANS CUT DOWN SO MANY CHRISTMAS TREES.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY TREES LEFT, SO THE GOVERNMENT TOLD 'EM NO MORE TREES.

SO THAT'S WHAT THEY DID INSTEAD.

UM, HERE'S A FEW SLIDES OF DURING THE EVENT AND SOME OF OUR ATTENDEES AND VOLUNTEERS AND JUST SOME MORE THERE.

THIS YEAR WE HAD THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM REENACTORS COME AND THEY HAD A DISPLAY WITH GUNS AND KNIVES AND IT WAS VERY WELL, UM, VISITED, UH, THE MEN AND BOYS.

THEY MADE A BEELINE.

IT'S AMAZING.

UM, THEY DID A TERRIFIC JOB.

IT WAS VERY, VERY NICE.

AND HERE'S MY LAST SLIDE.

UH, ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR WE DID HAVE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN THEIR CHRISTMAS FINERY AND THERE WAS A FAMILY THAT CAME.

IT WAS A PRETTY WARM DAY AND THERE WAS A FAMILY THAT, IT WAS THE WHOLE FAMILY AND THEY WERE IN THEIR FLANNEL PAJAMA CHRISTMAS PAJAMAS WITH THEIR SLIPPERS AND EVERYTHING.

AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY STOOD.

THIS TREE WAS OUTSIDE AND THEY WENT OUT THERE AND THEY TOOK THEIR FAMILY PICTURES WITH THAT OUTSIDE TREE IN THOSE FLANNEL PAJAMAS IN THE SUN.

AND, UM, BLESS THEIR HEARTS THAT I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT.

UM, THIS YEAR WE DID NOT HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE ATTEND THE EVENT AS WE DID LAST YEAR.

BUT OUR ONLINE PRESENCE WAS OFF THE CHARTS.

WE DID THREE FACEBOOK LIVE, UM, EVENT, OR I DON'T EVEN KNOW GOING THROUGH THE HOUSE.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

I HAD PEOPLE HELP ME WITH THAT.

AND UM, THE FIRST ONE WAS THE DAY BEFORE WITH GETTING READY, WE HAD ABOUT 300 ATTEND.

THE SECOND ONE WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE EVENT OPENED AT 10, WE HAD 853 PEOPLE ATTEND THAT FACEBOOK LIVE.

AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER ONE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THAT HAD ANOTHER 200, 300.

SO, UM, IT'S, UM, PEOPLE SHOWING UP WASN'T AS SUCCESSFUL AS LAST YEAR.

PEOPLE ATTENDING, UM, THROUGH FACEBOOK OFF THE CHARTS COMPARED TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW THIS EVENT AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT HELPED US WITH IT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I WILL, I'M CHECKING OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR ON VACATION NOW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. HOWELL.

WE LOVE IT.

ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF TALK IN OUR EARLIER EXECUTIVE SESSION AND SO I HAVE PROMISED COUNSEL THAT AT THIS POINT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS.

SO THE TIME IS 7:19 PM PLEASE BE BACK AT SEVEN 30.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE AT 7:31 PM

[8. Staff Reports

• Introduction of Ashlea Boyle, appointed Parks and Recreation Director 
• Capital Improvement Program Update: Raider Way and East Woodview Drive Roadway (CIP T.12) and Bagdad Road and Collaborative Way (CIP T.71) Projects.
• Water update

GOOD EVENING.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO MAKE ANOTHER MAJOR STAFF INTRODUCTION FOR YOU TONIGHT.

UH, WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ASHLEY BOYLE AS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

UH, VERY GLAD TO HAVE HER COMING ON BOARD.

WE HAVE, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER BEFORE, BACK IN KERRVILLE.

WE DID BRING HER FROM KERRVILLE.

SHE'S GOING ON WHAT ABOUT 3000 YEARS OF PARK EXPERIENCE NOW.

IS THAT RIGHT? CLOSE? YEAH.

WORKING ON 20, BUT THAT'S ALMOST LIKE A QUARTER CENTURY

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SO KIND OF LIKE, UH, THAT MR. REVEL HAS A QUARTER CENTURY WORKING WITH CITIES, SAYS HE JOINED US AS WELL.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE NEED A PERSON THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY THAT MR. TO LEFT US WITH.

HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB GUIDING US INTO THE FUTURE OF WHERE LEANDER HAS GROWN TO TODAY.

WE HAVE BIG CHALLENGES COMING FORWARD ACROSS THE BOARD, PARTICULARLY IN PARCH AND RECREATION.

AS WE GROW OUR SYSTEMS GROW, OUR PROGRAMS, BUILD BUILDINGS, BUILD PEOPLE, BUILD COMMUNITY.

MS. BOYLE HAS HAD DIRECT EXPERIENCE HAVING THOSE TYPES OF IMPACTS IN KERRVILLE AND WHERE SHE'S GROWN FROM MANAGING AQUATICS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO MANAGING A VERY DYNAMIC PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM THERE.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT SHE'S JOINING US.

I THANK YOU THE COUNCIL FOR THE SUPPORT OF BRINGING IN, UH, THIS TYPE OF LEADERSHIP.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT CHRISTMAS, WE THINK ABOUT THE FOLKS THAT CAME TO VISIT JESUS, WHICH WAS THE THREE WISE MEN.

WELL, WITH KENT, WITH EDWIN, AND NOW WITH ASHLEY, WE HAVE THE THREE WISE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TO US AND HELP US CELEBRATE AND MOVE ON INTO THE FUTURE.

SO, SO, SO WELCOME MS. BOYLE.

NO PRESSURE, BUT TELL US ABOUT YOUR WISDOM PUT ON THE SPOT HERE.

I'M SPEECHLESS.

UM, THANK YOU MR. PARTON DREW KIND WORDS.

UM, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

I'M SO EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE TEAM TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I DO.

I LOVE PARKS AND RECREATION.

I LOVE IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND VISITORS.

AND, UM, I HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I WAS, UH, RAISED HERE.

I GRADUATED FROM LANDER HIGH SCHOOL AND STILL HAVE FAMILY, UM, BACK IN THE AREA.

MOM, YOU'LL WAVE.

MY MOM STILL LIVES HERE.

UM, AND SO I AM, I'M VERY FORTUNATE AND EXCITED TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT SHAPED ME AND, UM, THAT I GREW UP IN.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

YOU WANNA GIVE SOME WELCOMES? GO DOWN THE LINE.

NO, I JUST SAID WELCOME HOME.

THAT'S, THAT'S AWESOME.

TO COME BACK AND BE ABLE TO, TO SERVE A COMMUNITY WHERE YOU'RE RAISED.

IT'S, THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WELCOME.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

LIKEWISE.

THANK YOU.

YES, WELCOME.

NICE TO HAVE YOU.

GLAD YOU GOT TO COME HOME.

AND I JUST LOVE IT WHEN YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OR PARENTS OR EVEN CHILDREN GET TO COME WITH YOU.

'CAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE A COMMUNITY THAT REALLY IS A FAMILY FOCUS, SO I JUST LOVE TO SEE THAT.

SO WELCOME ABOARD.

EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

EITHER ONE.

EITHER ONE.

WE USUALLY START ON THAT TURN.

GOOD.

WE'RE JUST REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

WE'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS TO DO AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO GET HERE.

SO EXCITED TO GET GOING.

THANKS.

WELCOME ASHLEY.

AND YOU EVEN WHILE YOU'RE LAND BLUE TODAY TOO, SO GREAT JOB.

LAND LION, .

YES, .

WELL, WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

UM, AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER NAMED ASHLEY, SO I WON'T FORGET.

I'M EXCITED.

GREAT.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

WELCOME.

I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE.

I'VE HEARD WONDERFUL THINGS, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS LITTLE PERSONAL THING.

SO, UH, THE TML MAGAZINE, WHATEVER, IT'S TOWN, TOWN AND CITY OR SOMETHING, THEY ALWAYS HAVE THESE LITTLE ARTICLES AND WHENEVER THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY INTERESTING THAT A CITY DOES, I SAVE IT ON MY COMPUTER AND I LOOK THROUGH 'EM ALL THE TIME AND SAY LIKE, WHY DON'T WE DO THESE THINGS? AND SO I HAVE THIS ONE ARTICLE THAT I HAVE BEEN SHOWING PEOPLE FOR YEARS.

I'M LIKE, THIS SPORTS COMPLEX IS SO AMAZING.

WHY DON'T WE DO A SPORTS COMPLEX LIKE THAT? AND SO WHEN TODD AND I WERE TALKING LAST WEEK, LIKE IT CLICKED TO ME LIKE, THIS IS THE SAME CITY.

AND SO I LIKE BROUGHT IT UP IN OUR MEETING.

I WAS LIKE TO ACTUALLY WORK ON THIS AND HE SAID, YOU DID.

AND SO ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'M EXTRA EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE I REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT SPORTS COMPLEX.

EXCELLENT.

UM, AND HAPPY TO FURTHER DISCUSS THAT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

AND AS EXCITED AS I AM, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE CITY IS AS EXCITED AS MS. BERNARDI.

YOU ALL WILL BE VERY GOOD FRIENDS.

SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS SO THAT WE CAN GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR NEW PARKS DIRECTOR.

THE TIME IS 7:36 PM OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AT 7 43.

WE'RE STILL ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

STAFF REPORTS.

WE'RE GOING TO NOW GET A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PLAN UP, TAKE TWO, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE RIGHT AWAY.

AND EASTWOOD VIEW DRIVE ROADWAY, CIPT 0.12 AND BAGHDAD ROAD AND COLLABORATIVE WAY CIPT 0.71 PROJECTS WITH OUR CIP PROGRAM MANAGER.

BETIS.

GOOD EVENING MR. BETIS.

GOOD EVENING HONOR COUNSEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.

ALWAYS EXCITED, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE GETTING SO CLOSE ON RIGHT OF WAY.

SO CLOSE.

UM, I DON'T HAVE A VIDEO FOR YOU THIS TIME BECAUSE IT REALLY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH WITHIN THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE 2ND OF JANUARY

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SO LET'S JUST DIVE IN REAL QUICK IF WE CAN.

UH, CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS.

WE, UH, REPAVED THE RIGHT TURN LANE ON 180 3 A.

IT SAYS THIS WEEK, IT WAS ACTUALLY LAST WEEK.

UH, WE APPLIED TEMPORARY LANE STRIPING THROUGHOUT ALL OF RAIDER WAY AND WE WILL RETURN RAIDER TO TWO WAY ON DECEMBER 21ST BEFORE NOON.

SO YES, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND IT SHOULD BE NICE SATURDAY.

WELL, WE WERE GONNA DO IT ORIGINALLY ON FRIDAY, BUT OUR CONCERN WAS WE HAVE A ROUNDABOUT THERE AND BY THE TIME WE WOULD'VE DONE THAT, IT WOULD'VE BEEN DARK.

SO WE WERE AFRAID OF PUTTING PEOPLE ON A ROAD THAT HADN'T BEEN TESTED YET IN THE DARK.

AND SO WE THOUGHT, NO, LET'S DO THIS IN THE DAYTIME.

SO WE CHOSE TO DO IT THAT SATURDAY MORNING.

THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

SO WE LUCKILY, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THE, THE IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION CAUSES.

SO FAR WITHIN THE, SINCE THE 1ST OF DECEMBER WE'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD.

WE'VE HAD NO RECORDED ACCIDENTS IN THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AREA RIGHT AWAY CONSTRUCTION AREAS.

UH, WE HAD TWO EMERGENT CALLS IN THAT AREA, ONE OF WHICH WAS A, UH, FALSE ALARM.

THE OTHER ONE WAS A GOOD INTENT CALL FOR SMOKE ALARM AND NEITHER OF THOSE WERE DURING THE PEAK HOURS.

PRETTY QUICK.

ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.

NO.

LOOKS GREAT.

ALL I CAN SAY IS WE'RE EXCITED.

HOPEFULLY Y'ALL GET A CHANCE TO DRIVE IT HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

AND, UH, WE DO HAVE STREET LIGHTS BURNING, SO IF YOU DRIVE IT OUT THERE AT NIGHT, YOU CAN DRIVE IT AT NIGHT IN THE EVENING.

AND, UM, ON THE SECOND WE WILL GIVE YOU A VIDEO THAT HAS A NICE FLYOVER SHOWING YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES.

UM, ON SATURDAY, WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, WILL THERE STILL BE SOMEBODY OUT THERE MONITORING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IF THERE ARE ANY HICCUPS OR ANY ISSUES? WELL, WE WILL, AND I'M GONNA DRIVE OUT THERE ON SATURDAY AS WELL TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

OKAY.

BUT WE WILL HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN AND OUT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

YES MA'AM.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP OVER HERE TO COLLABORATIVE WAY IN BAGHDAD.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AERIAL HERE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, AND MOST PEOPLE, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO AT COLLABORATIVE, WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING ONTO COLLABORATIVE, COMING ONTO BAGHDAD.

UM, WE'VE HAD SOME UNSAFE SITUATIONS THERE.

IT'S HARD TO TURN OFF A COLLABORATIVE INTO BAGDAD, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOONS DURING PEAK TIMES.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO COME IN AND PUT IN A NICE, UM, TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE.

BUT TO DO IT RIGHT, WE NEED TO PUT IN SOME TURN LANES.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE DOING THAT AS WELL.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO GO IN, WE'RE HAVING TO TEMPORARILY WIDEN OFF TO THE, ON THE, WHAT IS THAT ON THE WEST NORTHWEST SIDE.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CREATE A, A, A MORE ONTO THE EAST SIDE AND THEN EVEN A, AN ADDITIONAL TURN LANE GOING NORTHBOUND ON THE EAST SIDE.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SO FAR, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THE LITTLE ORANGE, BROWN THAT'S ACTUALLY TO THE, THE WEST, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY WIDENED THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF WIDENING THE ROAD TO THE EAST WHERE ALL THOSE AREAS YOU SEE TO THE GREEN RIGHT IN THERE.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

SO WE'RE HERE BETWEEN DECEMBER INTO JANUARY, WE'LL DO A FULL ROAD WIDENING.

UH, WE WILL ADD IN THAT TURN LANE, WHICH IS ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, UH, GOING BACK TO THE EAST ON A COLLABORATIVE.

AND THEN WITHIN JANUARY TO FEBRUARY, WE SHOULD HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS INSTALLED.

THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING, OOPS, ALMOST LIKE GO BACK.

THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, SIGNALS, CONTROLLERS, WIRING.

UM, SO HOPEFULLY RIGHT THERE BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE SHOULD HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND RIGHT TURN LANES AND A LEFT TURN LANE.

AND SO THESE ARE JUST SOME QUICK PROGRESS PHOTOS.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF STRIPING RIGHT NOW.

UH, WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IN THE, UH, CONDUITS FOR GETTING, UH, ANY KIND OF, UH, UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS OVER.

UH, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE BARRICADES WE'VE BEEN INSTALLING.

THERE WAS A CONCERN, UH, WE HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS ABOUT, UH, COMING OFF OF HARRINGTON, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED.

UM, WE COULDN'T SEE OVER.

WE WENT BACK THROUGH AND WE ADJUSTED THOSE.

WE PUT SOME LOW RISE, UH, BALL, UM, SORRY, UH, BARRICADES IN THERE.

AND THEN WE ALSO PUT IN SOME VERTICAL BARRICADES TAKING THOSE BARRICADE WALLS BACK.

UH, WE DID HAVE ONE REPORT, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, WHICH WAS AN OVERNIGHT INCIDENT.

UH, DOESN'T WHAT NOT DURING THE WORK TIME.

IT WAS A SINGLE VE VEHICLE INCIDENT.

THE INDIVIDUAL HAD DECLINED ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE.

AND THIS IS A NICE LITTLE VIDEO.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET IT TO PLAY CORRECTLY.

THIS IS COMING UP BAGHDAD FROM SAN GABRIEL.

YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE TO THE RIGHT GLEN.

AND THIS IS, UH, WHERE WE GOT BASICALLY FOUR LANES THROUGH HERE, BUT IT, IT SQUEEZES DOWN JUST THE TWO LANES, HENCE PART OF THE REASON IT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. AND YOU CAN SEE COLLABORATIVE JUST PAST THE BASEBALL FIELD GOING TO THE EAST,

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SO WE CAN ADD IN A NEW RIGHT TURN LANE AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE GRADING UP ON THE OTHER SIDE, WIDENING THERE.

SO WE CAN ADD IN A NICE LEFT TURN LANE, AND THAT IS TWO 80 TO THE, THE LEFT GOING WEST.

WE DO HAVE A FUTURE PROJECT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY WHERE WE HOPE TO CORRECT THAT.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OUR BARRICADES RIGHT THERE, CONTRACTORS WORKING JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THOSE BARRICADES, CREATING THE, THE WIDTH NEEDED FOR THAT FOR SO WE CAN WIDEN THE ROAD FOR THAT LEFT TURN LANE.

YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT IT SHORTHAND AS WE'RE PUTTING IN A LIGHT AT COLLABORATIVE AND BAGHDAD, BUT, UM, IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE JUST HOW FAR REACHING THE WORK IS AND, AND IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A LIGHT.

AND EVEN WATCHING THIS VIDEO, UM, I DROVE THROUGH IT SEVERAL TIMES LAST WEEK AND IT'S, IT'S SO MUCH BIGGER THAN IT EVEN LOOKS IN, IN THE VIDEO AND SO IMPRESSIVE.

AND, UM, I WANNA NOTE YOU DIDN'T CAPTURE THE CREWS IN HERE.

I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE CREWS AND HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OUT AND, YOU KNOW, DIRECTING TRAFFIC EVEN OVER ON TWO 80.

LIKE THEY'RE AT ALL POINTS OF, OF ENTRY AND JUST DOING A FANTASTIC JOB ON THAT.

INCREDIBLY LONG STRETCH.

YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S GREAT.

WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD INSPECTOR ALSO WORKING ON THAT, SO IT REALLY HELPS.

C DOES TRY TO BE VERY PROACTIVE AND WE DO TRY TO HAVE OUR STAFF OUT THERE WORKING.

IT'S, IT'S BIGGER THAN I HAD VISUALIZED IT BEFOREHAND.

IT'S GREAT.

YES MA'AM.

GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN OF COURSE, QUESTIONS, COUNSEL.

WE'RE SO EXCITED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

I'VE GOT THE SPEAKER.

OH, I KNEW THAT IT'S NOT ON HERE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SORRY.

WATER UPDATES WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ELLISON.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE TOO.

UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DETAIL THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION WORK, UM, AT THE B-C-R-U-A AND THE NEEDED, UM, PLANT SHUTDOWN THAT HAS TO OCCUR IN ORDER FOR THIS WORK TO, UM, TO COMMENCE.

SO IF YOU REMEMBER, UM, LAST, I SAY LAST YEAR, BUT IT WAS EARLIER THIS YEAR, FEBRUARY TO APRIL OF THIS YEAR, CONTRACTORS REPLACED, UM, THE RAW WATER LINE, UM, UNDER LAKE TRAVIS.

AND DURING THAT WORK WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN B-C-R-U-A AND WE WERE SHUT DOWN, UH, FROM FEBRUARY TO APRIL OF 2024.

AT THAT TIME, THEY PLANNED TO INSTALL THIS BUTTERFLY VALVE, AND I'LL SHOW A PICTURE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

BUT, UM, WHEN THE VALVE CAME ON SITE, THEY REALIZED SOME OF THE BOWLS WERE BOLTS WERE MISALIGNED THE HOLES, UM, AND THERE WAS ALSO SOME COATING ISSUES.

SO THEY SENT IT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE, UM, KIND OF RE REDONE.

UM, THE BUTTERFLY VALVE, THE 78 INCH THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE PHASE TWO PROJECT.

SO IT WASN'T PART OF THE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, BUT IT'S PART OF THE GREATER, UM, DEEP WATER INTAKE PROJECT.

SO, UM, THAT BUTTERFLY VALVE IS BACK.

UM, I ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOW THESE PICTURES BECAUSE IT'S 78 INCHES, WHICH IS ALMOST SEVEN FEET A PIECE OF PIPE THAT'S SEVEN FEET IN DIAMETER.

SO, UM, IT'S VERY, VERY LARGE.

AND, UM, SO THIS LINE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, UM, DELIVERS WATER, RAW WATER TO THE BCR WAY PLANT TO THEN BE TREATED AND THEN GO INTO THE LEANDER SYSTEM.

SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION OF THE BUTTERFLY VALVE THEY NEED TO DRAIN THE LINE AND HAVE IT ACCESSIBLE FOR THEIR WORK.

UM, THE ULTIMATE GOAL AND PLAN FOR THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE DEEP WATER INTAKE PROJECT AND THE, AND THE PHASE TWO AND PHASE TWO, A EXPANSION THAT GIVES LEANDER 12 MORE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER.

SO THIS, UH, THIS SHUTDOWN IS, IS NEEDED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UM, IT DOES MEAN WE HAVE TO MOVE INTO PHASE FOUR BECAUSE B-C-R-U-A IS 60% OF OUR TREATMENT CAPACITY.

UM, THEY SEND US 15 MILLION GALLONS AND, UH, SANDY CREEK AS A REMINDER, UM, CAN PRODUCE UP TO 10, EXCUSE ME, 10 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

SO THE ACTUAL WORK FOR THE SHUTDOWN IS REALLY ONLY A DAY, BUT IT TAKES TWO DAYS TO DRAIN THE LINE, DO THE WORK, AND THEN ANOTHER TWO DAYS TO FILL IT BACK UP.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A SHUTDOWN OF ABOUT, WE'RE SAYING SIX DAYS, FIVE TO SIX DAYS IN THAT RANGE, SO JANUARY 13TH TO THE 19TH, UM,

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UM, SO BECAUSE WE DID THIS KINDA EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE AND DO A LOT OF THE SAME STRATEGIES.

HOAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM, OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND HE'LL RUN OF ALL OF HIS CHANNELS, UM, THAT HE, HE USES.

UM, WE WILL, UH, LOCK THE IRRIGATION METERS, THE COMMERCIAL IRRIGATION METERS THAT WE HAVE.

THERE'S I THINK 500 OF THEM NOW.

SO THOSE, JUST TO BE SURE, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A POWER OUTAGE OR ANYTHING THAT THOSE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ARE NOT COMING ON, UH, I THINK A LOT OF 'EM ARE ARE COMPLYING WITH OUR ONCE A WEEK WATERING, BUT IT'S JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE FOR SURE OFF AND THAT GIVES US THAT, THAT REASSURANCE.

UM, WE HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO OUR WHOLESALE CUSTOMER, LIBERTY HILL, SO WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THEM TO, TO TALK THROUGH ACTIONS AND, AND EVERYTHING NEEDED.

AND THEN TY AND HIS TEAM WILL OF COURSE LEVERAGE ALL OF OUR CITY COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITES AND EVERYTHING.

UM, I WANTED TO KINDA SHOW OUR USAGE, UM, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

SO THE RED LINE HERE IS, UH, KIND OF THAT 9 MILLION TARGET THAT WE HAVE AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SUB 9 MILLION GALLON DAY YET THIS YEAR, WHICH IS UNUSUAL.

IT'S BEEN VERY WARM.

EVERYBODY KNOWS .

SO, UM, USAGE HAS STILL KIND OF BEEN IN THAT 12 TO 13 MILLION GALLONS.

SO WE REALLY, UH, NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT SUB NINE, UM, THE BLUE IS KIND OF WHAT SANDY CREEK PRODUCES.

AND THEN THE GREEN IS WHAT WE GET FROM B-C-R-U-A.

SO THAT KIND OF SHOWS YOU THAT 60 40 SPLIT.

HISTORICALLY IN JANUARY, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN RIGHT AT THAT THRESHOLD.

WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, THE LAST SAY 21, 22, 23, WE'VE SEEN RIGHT UNDER NINE AS A PEAK.

UM, BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR IN JANUARY, 2024, WE SAW A PEAK OF 11.8.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WE, WE FEEL THE NEED TO ESCALATE TO PHASE PHASE FOUR.

UM, THE TEAM MET THIS WEEK.

WE, UM, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED, LIKE I SAID, TO GET THINGS IN PLACE.

UM, YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME PRE-STAGED MESSAGE BOARDS.

UM, OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED TO GET THOSE OUT.

UM, STARTING ON MONDAY, WE WILL KINDA GIVE THIS MESSAGE HERE, YOU KNOW, PHASE FOUR COMING, STARTING AND WE'RE PLANNING ON STARTING IT ON THE 30TH OF, OF DECEMBER.

UM, ON THE 30TH WE'LL ALSO PUT OUT THE, THE BANDIT SIGNS AT ALL THE, UM, ENTRYWAYS TO THE SUBDIVISIONS.

THOSE HAVE BEEN REALLY EFFECTIVE IN THE PAST.

AND THEN, UM, WE WILL ALSO USE EVERBRIDGE TO GET THAT NOTIFICATION OUT, TEXT MESSAGES, UM, EMAILS, PHONE CALLS TO THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR WARREN CENTRAL TEXAS.

AND UM, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PLANNING ON A THREE WEEK PHASE FOUR, OR SORRY, THREE WEEKS KIND OF BEFORE AND THEN A ONE WEEK SHUTDOWN.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE BACK UP AND EVERYTHING RUNNING BY THE 19TH OF JANUARY.

UM, I THINK THAT IS IT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. ELLISON.

SURE.

I KNOW THE HISTORY OF LEANDER ALWAYS HAS THESE HICCUPS WITH WATER AND IT'S THE PROMISE THAT WE MADE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES THAT WE ARE GOING TO, UM, GET OUR WATER SYSTEM TO BE ROBUST AND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED IT TO BE.

AND THIS IS A PART OF OUR COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE LITTLE SHUTDOWNS HERE AND THERE, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE PLAN THEM FOR THE WINTER, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE LAST ONE, HOPING THAT THE RAIN WILL OFFSET WHAT PEOPLE WANNA WATER THEIR LAWNS WITH.

AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THIS IS PLANNED.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PARTS OF, OF GETTING THE SYSTEM WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE THAT WE HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN JUST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY DOING THEIR PART AND, AND STICKING WITH US AND JUST DON'T WATER YOUR LAWN.

LOOKING AT THE DATES, UM, I NOTICED WE'RE NOT STARTING IT UNTIL LATER THIS MONTH AND THIS TIME NEXT MONTH WE'RE OUT OF IT.

AND SO IT'S A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, UM, DURING A TIME OF YEAR THAT HOPEFULLY SHOULD BE WATERING A LOT OF RAIN WATER.

AND YOU SHOULDN'T BE WATERING YOUR, YOUR LAWNS AND EVERYTHING IS DORMANT RIGHT NOW.

MY LAWN IS DEAD RIGHT NOW.

.

YEAH.

WE WILL NOT BE WATERING IT'S DORMANT, CALL IT DORMANT, UM, DORMANT.

YES.

UM, BUT WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES KNOW THAT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET ALL OF THESE REPAIRS, UM, AND UPGRADES WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, I SHOULDN'T CALL 'EM REPAIRS, UPGRADES WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

NO, THIS IS A PLANNED UPGRADE AND A PLAN THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SEVEN FOOT UPGRADE .

RIGHT.

IT'S VERY HUGE.

YES.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT, UM, THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME AND IT'S NEVER CONVENIENT, BUT I'M GLAD IT'S NOT SPRINGTIME WHEN PEOPLE IN A PLANT NOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER WHEN IT GETS HOT.

SO RIGHT.

THERE'S A TIME TO DO IT, THIS IS THE BEST TIME, BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT CONVENIENT OR, UH, IDEAL, BUT LIKE Y'ALL PICK THIS TIME IF Y'ALL PICKED IT, SO LIKE SHUTTING

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ANYTHING ELSE? ? I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

SO IF WE GO OVER THE 9 MILLION, WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE RAMIFICATIONS IF WE DON'T FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES WE'VE BEEN GIVEN? SO WE, WE TARGET 9 MILLION BECAUSE SANDY CREEK CAN RELIABLY PRODUCE 10 MILLION.

UM, NOW IF WE SEE 11 MILLION, 12 MILLION, THAT KIND OF THING, IT, IT KIND OF CRIPPLES THE PLANT, RIGHT? IT, IT, YOU NEED DAYS TO RECOVER.

SO IF IT DOES A 10 OR 12 THE NEXT DAY, IT MAY ONLY DO LIKE A SIX OR SEVEN, YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT NEEDS TIME TO RECOVER, TO DO ITS BACK WASHES, CLEAN, ITS FILTERS, THAT KIND OF THING.

SO WHEN IT RUNS, RUNS REALLY, REALLY HARD.

EVERYTHING KIND OF DIRTIES UP AND YOU CAN'T OPERATE AS AND PRODUCES MUCH, BUT THEN WE MIGHT END UP WITH LIKE A BOIL NOTICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE AND ALL THAT WE WOULD, YES, WE WOULD SEE LOSS OF WATER PRODUCTION AND OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR TANKS WOULDN'T REFILL AND, AND WE COULD SEE THE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, START TO START TO HAVE PRESSURE ISSUES IN CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN.

COUNCIL MAYOR ROSS, IF WE ARE BLESSED WITH RAIN IN JANUARY MM-HMM .

WOULD THE RAIN IMPACT THIS AT ALL OR CAN THEY I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE IT'S ALL ON LAND, SO.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, AND, AND REALLY THEY, THEY SAY THAT THEY NEED 12 TO 14 HOURS TO DO THEIR WORK.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO THINK IF THERE WOULD, IF THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING WEATHER WISE, YOU KNOW, USUALLY LIGHTNING AND STUFF WILL SHUT A JOB SITE DOWN.

SURE.

ESPECIALLY ON THE WATER, OBVIOUSLY.

RIGHT.

UM, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD, IT COULD SLOW THEM DOWN IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RAINS THAT THEY CAN'T DO THEIR WORK.

BUT JUST RAIN IN GENERAL.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

I DON'T THINK JUST RAIN IN GENERAL WOULD, WOULD HINDER IT, MESS ANYTHING UP.

OKAY.

JUST CURIOUS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU.

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE ITEMS NINE THROUGH 20 TO CONSIDER, BUT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 14.

SO MS. JOHNSON, GOOD EVENING, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

MY NAME IS SARAH JOHNSON AND I LIVE AT 7 2 7 REVA RIDGE DRIVE, WHICH IS IN THE ETJ.

I'VE SPOKEN AT THE P AND Z MEETINGS AND THE FIRST READING, UH, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING FOR THIS ITEM, OUR BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE SAFETY OF RIVA RIDGE.

AND I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT ACCESS TO RIVA RIDGE WAS ADDRESSED IN THE REVISED PLAN FOR THIS PUD.

SO I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY STAFF FOR HEARING OUR CONCERNS.

THAT SINGLE CHANGE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE ON THAT ROAD.

SO THANK YOU.

I STILL HAVE OTHER CONCERNS, UH, ABOUT DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND MY FAMILY AND I PLAN TO STAY VERY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

UM, BUT WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ENGINEER AND THE CITY MOVING FORWARD.

I JUST WANNA SAY IN THE BIGGER PICTURE, I DO WANNA SUGGEST THAT THE CITY REVIEW THEIR GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC OUTREACH.

THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR US, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR POAS OR HOAS IN THE ETJ.

UH, I, I THINK THERE IS SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC OUTREACH WITH THE ETJ, UM, ESPECIALLY IN VERIFYING THAT PROPER OUTREACH WAS ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO A BETTER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THOSE OF US JUST OUTSIDE OF YOUR CITY LIMITS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. JOHNSON.

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING ON CONSENT? ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING ITEMS NINE THROUGH 20.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND MOTION AS SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

[21. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0023 to amend the current zoning of TOD/PUD-CD (Transit Oriented Development/ Planned Unit Development – Conventional Development Sector) to adopt the Pioneer Farmstead Planned Unit Development (PUD) with the base zoning of GC-3-A (General Commercial) on one (1) parcel of land 22.0 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R032213; and generally located northeast of the intersection of 183A Toll Road and E. San Gabriel Parkway, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.

• Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0023 as described above.

ITEM NUMBER 21, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 22 DASH DASH 0 0 2 3 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF T-O-D-P-U-D-C-D TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, CONVENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR TO ADOPT THE PIONEER FARMSTEAD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING OF GC THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND, 22 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

GRIFFIN, THIS IS YOUR LAST TIME UP THIS YEAR, .

GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PIONEER FARMSTEAD, UH, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THIS REQUEST HAS, UH, BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE, THE SUMMER.

UM, WE STARTED WITH A REQUEST THAT, UM, INCLUDED, UH, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE TOLL ROAD AS WELL, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL IN THE BACK.

UM, SINCE THE THE LAST PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THE APPLICANT HAS CHANGED THE REQUEST TO ONLY INCLUDE THE, THE COMMERCIAL PORTION ALONG THE TOLL ROAD.

SO THIS MEANS THAT THE, UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT'S BEEN REMOVED AND WE'RE JUST FOCUSED ON THE, THE COMMERCIAL PIECE OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, WITH THE, THE CHANGE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE A RED LINE NOTE DOCUMENT WHERE THEY'VE REMOVED THE RESIDENTIAL PIECES AND IT STILL JUST INCLUDES THE COMMERCIAL.

UM, IT DOES INCLUDE THE PROHIBITED USES THAT, UM, WERE AGREED TO BY THE COMMISSION, UM, AS WELL AS LIMITATION

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UM, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID REVIEW THE ORIGINAL, UM, REQUEST AND THEY, THEY DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDED DENIAL, UM, THE APPLICANT, UH, POSTPONED ACTION WITH THE COUNSEL AND, UM, NOW THEY'RE HERE TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT REQUEST.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.