Feb 20, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Open Meeting.]

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IT. GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025 AND THE TIME IS 6:00 PM. AND

[2. Roll Call.]

[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 Cause No. 20-0217-C425 Daniel Brown, Maria Brown, and ZG Properties, LLC v. City of Leander; and
2. Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding BCRUA agreements and projects; and
3. Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding acquisition of property for public purpose.

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

1. Cause No. 20-0217-C425 Daniel Brown, Maria Brown, and ZG Properties, LLC v. City of Leander; and
2. BCRUA agreements and projects; and
3. Acquisition of property for public purpose.

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

PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING BUSINESS IN LEANDER. OUR CITY STAFF, THIS COUNCIL. LORD, WE ALL COME TOGETHER JUST TO TRY TO TRY TO IMPROVE THIS PLACE AND TRY TO REPRESENT YOU WELL. AND SO WE JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE SPEAK JOY. WE SPEAK PROSPERITY AND SONSHIP OVER EVERYBODY IN THIS CITY. SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE ENTER THE CITY OF LEANDER, LORD, WE PRAY THAT THEY THAT WE THEY KNOW THIS IS A PLACE THAT YOU DWELL. AND WE PRAY THAT THEY ARE OVERFILLED WITH JOY EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT THEY CROSS OUR CITY BOUNDARIES. SO BLESS THE BUSINESSES, BLESS THE CITIZENS, BLESS OUR STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HANDS THAT THE HANDS AND FEET THAT THAT WORK SO HARD TO PREPARE EVERYTHING FOR THIS CITY. WE HONOR YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU TONIGHT. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THIS IS THE LAND 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. FATHER TESTIFIED. AND LORD JESUS, IN THE HIGHEST STATE OF GOD TO WARN US. YOU HAVE. BEAUTIFULLY DONE. COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CITY

[5. Roll Call.]

[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.]]

GOOD EVENING, MR. WHALEY. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

JOSH WHALEY, 209 SOUTH BRUSHY STREET. I CAME A FEW MONTHS AGO TO SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT MY

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AND THEY HAD THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW TO ADD A DUPLEX ON THE ONE AND MINE, SINCE IT WAS A SMALLER LOT TO PUT A SINGLE FAMILY, AND SHE MADE SURE SHE HAD HER HER STUFF STRAIGHT SO THAT, I MEAN, SHE WORKED IN HOUSE SO SHE KNEW WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO MAKE SURE HER STUFF WAS BEFORE SHE RETIRED. AND RIGHT NOW I'M FIVE. THEY OWN FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN ALL HAVE SEWER, BUT ONLY SIX AND SEVEN HAVE WATER AND FIVE DOESN'T. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S A WATER METER RIGHT IN FRONT OF FIVE. BUT LOT FOUR, WHICH WAS UNIMPROVED UP UNTIL 2007. BETWEEN 17 AND 18 I WENT TO THE COUNTY AND THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PROPER A STRUCTURE ON THAT. LOT THREE AND FOUR WERE ONE PIECE OF PARCEL, AND THAT WAS THE KISSES THAT LIVED THERE FOREVER. AND RONNIE, WHO WAS A KID THAT GREW UP THERE, HE LIVES IN KNOXVILLE. HE'S IN HIS 70S NOW. MY UNCLE CONTACTED HIM, SAID, WE'VE NEVER HAD A STRUCTURE ON THAT AND WHAT THE CITY'S COMING BACK WITH THAT YOU GUYS ARE BRINGING TO ME THAT THEY'VE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MEETING WITH ME HAS SAID THAT THEY'VE BEEN INFORMED, IS THAT WATER LINE WAS THERE FOR A STRUCTURE THAT WAS THERE IN 78? WELL, I WENT TO THE COUNTY AND THEY SAID THERE'S NEVER THEY'VE NEVER SHOWN ANYTHING ON THAT LOT, WHICH MEANS, OKAY, GREAT. WHY IS THERE A WATER METER THERE? WHEN Y'ALL REDID THE STREET IN 2002 AND EXPANDED THE WATER LINE AND PUT SEWER LINES AND HYDRANTS AND CURVES AND ALL OF THAT IN ON THAT SIDE OF SOUTH STREET, THAT WAS THERE FOR A REASON FOR, FOR SOME REASON. AND Y'ALL'S GUYS ARE COMING BACK SAYING IT WAS A STRUCTURE THAT WAS THERE, WHICH THERE'S NEVER BEEN A STRUCTURE. WHY WOULD THESE PEOPLE THAT HAD THESE THREE LOTS NOT PUT WATER ON THEIR ONE LOT WHEN THEY KNEW THEY WERE WANTING TO BUILD? AND SO THAT'S I'M JUST TRYING TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM. AND I MEAN, IT'S I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS IN BUILDING THIS.

I'M BUILDING IT MYSELF. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT DRESSED, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NICE I LITERALLY JUST CAME FROM WORKING AND I'M GOING BACK THERE WHEN I LEAVE NOW TO I'M WORKING ON OTHER STUFF TO TRY TO STAY BUSY BECAUSE I CAN'T GET MY NEXT INSPECTION WITHOUT PRESSURIZED WATER LINES, AND I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT WATER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. THANK YOU. MR. WHALEY. IS THERE A MEMBER OF STAFF AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH KEMP TOMORROW. OKAY. WONDERFUL. WE'RE MEETING TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO

[7. Staff Reports

• Capital Improvement Program Update: Raider Way and E. Woodview Drive Roadway (CIP T.12); Bagdad Road and Collaborative Way (CIP T.71) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Water Meter Conversion (CIP W.42) Projects.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON BAGHDAD ROAD AND COLLABORATIVE WAY CIP 2.71 PROJECTS AND THE SENIOR CENTER CIP 2.6750. I WAS GOING TO SHOW THAT IS THE THIRD ONE DOWN. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THIS IS WITH CIP PROJECT MANAGER. MANAGER ALABASTRO. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. CAN I JUST SAY DITTO.

WE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE WEATHER AS WELL OUT THERE, AND IT HAS SET US BACK FROM OUR ORIGINAL GOAL OF TRYING TO COMPLETE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO VERY MUCH IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF, THREE WEEKS OUT THERE. SO WE ARE STILL LOOKING IN MARCH TO WRAP IT UP. OUR OUR CURRENT GOAL IS TO OR OUR CURRENT TARGET IS TO HIT THE SAME SPRING BREAK TIMEFRAME TO, TO DO OUR FINAL MILL AND OVERLAY AND STRIPING, BECAUSE THAT WOULD AFFORD US THE BEST TIME TO DO OUR WORK THERE AND DO MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE SCHOOL. BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME WORK. WE DID FINISH ANOTHER LIFT ON THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF BAGHDAD, SO WE ARE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, AND PECK WAS ABLE TO COME OUT AND SET THE POWER POLE. SO THAT GETS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO COMPLETION THERE. AND THEY DID INSTALL THE LUMINAIRES ON TOP OF THE OF THE SIGNALS. SO ONCE WE HAVE POWER WE CAN LIGHT THE STREET BACK UP. GREAT QUESTIONS. I DROVE THROUGH MONDAY AND SAW THEM WORKING AND I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED EVERY TIME I'VE GONE THROUGH THERE WITH WITH HOW WELL THEY KEEP THE TRAFFIC MOVING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A MESS AND I JUST THINK THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. I'M GLAD TO SEE THEM OUT THERE. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? CONCERNS? IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE FIELD STAFF OUT THERE AND OUR INSPECTORS. IT'S GOING REALLY WELL I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE ARMY WATER METER CONVERSION CIP W 0.42 WITH CIP PROGRAM MANAGER BETTIS. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THANK YOU. AND SO THIS IS VERY EXCITING FOR US. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE HOPEFULLY TO HELP THE CITY CITYWIDE WITH A BETTER CONSERVATION OF WATER AND BETTER MANAGEMENT OF WATER. SO AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS IS HOPEFULLY WE'VE WE'VE DISCUSSED IT WELL ENOUGH. AND IN THE END WE'LL GET QUESTIONS. IF THERE'S ANYTHING EVIDENTLY I CAN ANSWER PLEASE LET US KNOW. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE CITY AND EITHER REPLACING OR REFURBISHING OR RENOVATING OR RETROFITTING, I'M SORRY, WATER METERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING WATER METERS THAT ALSO SEND WIRELESSLY ALL THE DATA TO US, WHICH WILL MAKE US BE MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE. SO OUR ADVANCED WATER METERING READING IMPROVEMENTS. WE HIRED CORN, MAIN AND CORN MAINS, OUR CONTRACTOR. AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK WE WENT OUT AND WE ASSESSED A MINIMUM OF 15 SITES FOR GATEWAY COMMUNICATION TOWERS. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THESE ARE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WATER METERS. AND SO THEY DO NEED POINTS OF COMMUNICATIONS. AND THESE TOWERS ARE KIND OF RINGING AROUND THE CITY. SO WE WENT THROUGH AND WE LOOKED AT AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 15. THERE MIGHT BE ONE OR MORE AFTERWARDS AS WE START MOVING FORWARD. SO CORE MAIN. THE NEXT STEP IS TO SURVEY, REVIEW AND ASSESS ALL THE EXISTING WATER METERS TO DETERMINE WHICH ONES NEED TO BE REPLACED OR WHICH ONES NEED TO BE RETROFITTED. CORN MAIN WILL BEGIN TO EITHER REPLACE OR RETROFIT BASED ON THE BILLING CYCLES AND ROUTES WITHIN THE CITY, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CITY WIDE ALL AT ONCE. IT'S DOING THIS LITTLE HERE, A LITTLE LITTLE HERE, THIS LITTLE HERE.

SO WE DON'T IMPACT EVERYBODY AND BE ABLE TO STILL MAINTAIN PROPER METERING. SO CORN MAIN WILL BEGIN TO EITHER REPLACE THE RETROFIT BASED ON THE BILLING CYCLES AND ROUTES. METERS WILL BEGIN TRANSMITTING DATA IMMEDIATELY. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO START BASING PULLING ALL THAT INFORMATION. WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A SLOW START. SO WE'LL ALLOW ALL THE METERS THAT WE INSTALL TO KIND OF PULL THEIR DATA IN WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 4 WEEKS. SO BY THE TIME THAT FOUR WEEKS ROLLS AROUND, WE SHOULD BE READY, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FULL CONTINGENCY OF DATA. SO THE

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AND I DO BELIEVE TIES IS GOING TO HELP US ON THAT. WE WANTED TO GET OUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT DOOR NOTICES, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE ON THE FAR RIGHT STATING THAT WE WILL BE HAVING PEOPLE COMING THROUGH, ASSESSING THE METERS. THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THERE, BUT I WILL. CAN I TIE YOU ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING THAT ON THE WEBSITE.

CORRECT SIR. SO TYE WILL BE PUTTING THAT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE. SO THE CURRENT ARMY MILESTONE SCHEDULE CONTRACTOR WAS AWARDED TO CORN MAIN. DECEMBER 6TH. WE STARTED WORK LAST THURSDAY.

METER EXTRACT IS THE DUMP THE DATA DUMP FROM ENCODE. WE JUST RECEIVED THAT YESTERDAY. THAT ALLOWS ENCODE TO BEGIN DOING THEIR WORK IN THE SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT SURVEY ASSESSMENT FROM STARTING ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH ALL THE WAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT TILL THE END. ONCE THEY START GOING THROUGH EACH BILLING CYCLE, THEY'LL START WORKING ON REPLACING THOSE BILLING CYCLES.

SO IT'LL BE A CONTINUAL PROCESS. AND THIS SHOULD START HERE IN AROUND THE END OF MARCH. FROM WHAT WE CAN DETERMINE, AND IS ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE IN THE SPRING OF 2027, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. SO ARE THEY PHYSICALLY GOING TO GO TO EVERY SINGLE METER TO DECIDE WHETHER IT HAS TO BE RETROFITTED OR NEW? YES, SIR. YOU'RE NOT LIKE GO TO A SUBDIVISION AND THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. AND WELL, NO, THEY NEED TO LOOK AT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE DO HAVE THE DATA DUMP SHOWS US A LOT OF THE NEW METERS, BUT ALL THOSE NEW METERS ARE FITTED WITH RADIO SYSTEMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO RETROFIT THOSE TO WIRELESS SYSTEMS. SO THEY STILL HAVE TO GO TO AIR AND TOUCH EVERY METER TO DECIDE THE EQUIPMENT, AND THEN GO BACK AND ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. YES, SIR.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS TO GO TO EVERY METER. YES, SIR. WOW. SO THE YES, MA'AM, THE INFORMATION THAT IS GOING TO BE SHARED IS ARE WE GOING TO INCLUDE WHAT? NEIGHBORHOOD DATES? YES, MA'AM. WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP THAT RIGHT NOW. THAT SCHEDULE WITH CORN MAIN TO LOOK AT BASED UPON THE BILLING CYCLES AND ROUTES, WHICH ONES WE'RE GOING TO HIT AND WHAT THAT GENERAL SCHEDULE WILL BE. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I JUST I'VE BEEN AND NOBODY KNOCKS ON THE DOOR FIRST, RIGHT? NO. OKAY. BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR MIND IF YOU KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. YES, MA'AM. YEAH, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THAT. I JUST WANT THE ANSWER. IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT WE HAVE A SCHEDULE, THAT I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE. AND IT'S ALL GOOD. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SCARE OUR NEIGHBORS. NO, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT YOU TO EITHER, BUT THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. OF COURSE. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YES, MA'AM. SO, AS WE RETROFIT THESE, DO THEY GO ONLINE WITH THE ARMY THAT DAY, OR DO THEY ALL COME ONLINE AT ONCE IN 27? HOW DOES THAT WORK? THE DATA ACTUALLY BEGINS AS SOON AS THEY HOOK IT UP. OKAY, BUT WE DO NOT START CHARGING ON THAT DATA. THAT'S WHY I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SLOW START. WE'LL GO 2 TO 4 WEEKS MONITORING THAT DATA TO MAKE SURE THAT DATA IS CORRECT. AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE THAT FULL ROUTE UNDER A CERTAIN BILLING CYCLE, THEN WE'LL START BILLING ON THAT FULL BILLING CYCLE AT THAT TIME. AND WHEN DOES THE SOFTWARE SIDE BECOME AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS? MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT SHOULD BE SHORTLY. WE'RE WE HAVEN'T SOLIDIFIED THE CONTRACT WITH THEM. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. AS SOON AS WE GET THAT, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO START SETTING THAT THAT UP AND WE'LL HAVE IT READY AT THE SOFT START. I CAN'T EVEN SPEAK TONIGHT. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. SO AS SOON AS WE GET THE SOFT START GOING, IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THAT POINT IN TIME. OKAY, GREAT. WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, CAN WE HAVE AN UPDATE LIKE THIS AT COUNCIL ABOUT JUST THE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HOW PEOPLE CAN USE IT? AND SO WE'RE INFORMED. YES, MA'AM. OF COURSE. AND IF YOU'D LIKE I'D LOVE TO DO THIS ONCE A MONTH FOR Y'ALL. OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION EACH SINGLE TIME. SO SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL? YES,

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ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE SOME. WELL LIKE, WELL IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO, IF YOU'RE A VENDOR AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE KNOCKING ON ANYBODY'S DOOR, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING ANY WORK. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR THAT, OR THERE'S SOME KIND OF BADGE OR SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. AND IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? OKAY. AND YOU'RE SAYING THEY'LL HAVE A BADGE THAT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE THIS. IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFERENT. IT'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR NAME AND WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY'RE REPRESENTING, AND THAT THEY ARE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF WITH OUR LOGO AND ALL THAT. YES. AWESOME. ONE, ONE OTHER QUESTION, AND THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO DO THIS ANYWAY. WE'RE THINKING OF THINGS HE'S ALREADY GOT COVERED.

BUT TO AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, IF THEY KNOW AND CAN PUSH OUT TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'LL HAVE LESS PEOPLE BEING CONCERNED. OKAY. AND TIME WILL REIGN ARE GREAT ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE AWESOME. THANK YOU. THEY'RE AN AWESOME TEAM. YES, WE LOVE THEM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. ITEM

[8. Leander Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Report. ]

AND IT'S HISTORICALLY BEEN VERY SIMILAR TO THAT. IT'S GETTING WORSE BECAUSE THINGS ARE GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE. SO FESTIVAL EVERY SINGLE THING IS WELL ACROSS THE WORLD IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE. SO AGAIN, NO DIFFERENT. BUT WE'LL SHARE THIS EVERY YEAR AND KEEP TRACK OF THAT JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE IT. IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO SEE THE FULL DETAILS FOR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE. I WILL SAY WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE BEEN DOING GOOD WORK. SO I'VE LEFT 22 IN HERE JUST TO SHOW YOU, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE STARTED WORKING ON ACTUALLY CREATING THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO AND COME TO LEANDER

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THEY ALWAYS DO THAT. WELL, EVERYBODY LOVES IT. IT JUST SORT OF IS WHAT IT IS. FOLLOWED VERY SHORTLY BY THE OLD TOWN STREET FESTIVAL. AND THEN WE DO A SERIES, A STAYCATION SERIES DURING SPRING BREAK THAT DOES REALLY, REALLY WELL AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. OF COURSE, FOR 24 HOSTING OUTRUN THE SUN WITH PARKS, OUR FESTIVALS. IT WAS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE OLD TOWN STREET FESTIVAL, MAINTAINING ALL THAT ACTIVITY, ASSISTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SIGNATURE HOTEL, WHICH WE ARE STILL WORKING TOWARDS, AND THEN DEVELOPING THE BRYSON FARMSTEAD IN 25. WE ARE CHANGING THAT RUN THE SUN TO ROSIE THE RIVETER. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NO ECLIPSE THIS YEAR, SO ROSIE THE RIVETER WILL STILL BE HAPPENING IN THE PARK IN MARCH. SO EXCITED FOR THAT. OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL OF OUR SOCIAL. AND AGAIN, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT HOTEL BECAUSE WE'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE IT. WE ARE STILL GOING TO PLAN TO WORK ON THE BRYSON FARMSTEAD. I KNOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT ON SOME OF THE THINGS HAPPENING WITH THAT. AND OF COURSE, BUILD A NEW VISITOR CENTER. AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN OUR OFFICE TODAY, THE HIGH IN OUR OFFICE TODAY WAS 61 WITH A LOW OF 48 DEGREES WHEN WE WALKED IN THIS MORNING. SO SUPER EXCITING TO WORK IN OUR OFFICE TODAY. IT'S LIKE ROBIN'S OLD HOUSE WITH THE LOW CEILINGS. THAT'S WHAT I GET.

I KNOW RIGHT NOW SHE'S LOVING THAT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. BLISSFUL. ANYWAY, WE ARE HOPING TO WORK ON THAT IN THOSE PLANS FOR 25, WE ARE IN 25 GOING TO AGGREGATE ALL OF OUR SITES. SO EVERY TIME WE'VE ADDED A NEW FESTIVAL OR SOMETHING, WE'VE BUILT A NEW SITE FOR IT, WHICH IS GREAT AND THEY DO REALLY WELL, EXCEPT FOR WE WANT THEM TO ALL BE INTEGRATED INTO ONE. AND SO THAT'S THE LAUNCH, THE START OF CREATING ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTO ONE MAGNIFICENT PLACE, WITH REDIRECTS FROM THE ORIGINAL LINK, SO THAT WE CAN START COLLECTING ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC RATHER THAN PIECEMEALING IT. WE ALSO JUST LAUNCHED A TRIP BUILDER CAMPAIGN. TRIP BUILDER IS A RESOURCE FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ESSENTIALLY BUILD A DAY TRIP OUT, AND SO LEANDER WILL NOW BE FEATURED AS ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO START TRACKING THAT AS WELL. REALLY, REALLY COOL PROGRAM THAT WE GOT SELECTED TO DO. WE ARE APPLYING FOR TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS. THEY HAVE ACCEPTED OUR FIRST ROUND OF APPLICATION. NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US, BUT WE'LL SEE. AND THIS IS SO COOL. SO THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET. AND I LEFT THAT LINK SO YOU CAN GO SEE IT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE WATCHING MYSELF ON TV. BUT THIS IS A REALLY COOL VIDEO ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LEANDER THAT WAS FEATURED IN A PROGRAM LIKE KIND OF LIKE THE DAY TRIPPER, BUT THAT CONTENT, THIS VIDEO IS GOOD HISTORICAL CONTENT THAT WE CAN USE FOR ALL TYPES OF THINGS. AND SO USING IT AS WE ARE LAUNCHING SPIRIT OF BAGDAD AGAIN AND USING IT TO START TRYING TO PULL IN SOME OF THE HISTORICAL VISITORS. SO THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US JUST BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF HISTORICAL SITES. AND OF COURSE, THE FUTURE OF SAN GABRIEL PARK AND THE DINOSAUR TRACKS AND ALL OF THOSE COOL THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE, TRYING TO START CREATING A COLLECTION OF THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION AND THAT TYPE OF TOURIST TO COME TO LEANDER. SO THAT VIDEO IS PRETTY COOL AND THAT'S IT. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL. HERE. REALLY SO THOROUGH IN YOUR UPDATES. I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER IS THE FIVE K. YES. YOU SAID IT'S ROSIE THE RIVETER THIS TIME WHICH LED I MEANT TO ASK YOU ALREADY. WE'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT DOING A TRILOGY BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST FOR THE TEN YEAR. THAT WAS JUST FOR THE TEN YEAR. SO THIS YEAR THERE WILL NOT BE A TRILOGY. BUT THE REAL QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING IS, ARE THE METALS FOR THE FESTIVALS GOING TO CONNECT? BECAUSE IT'S SO SUPER COOL? AND THE ANSWER IS YES. SO ROSIE WILL NOT CONNECT TO THE OTHER, SO IT'LL ONLY BE

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THAT'S ALSO PRETTY COOL. THAT IS THAT IS VERY IT'S VERY POPULAR. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS LIKE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU START LIKE THE OLD TOWN STREET FESTIVAL, THE METALS THE SAME. YEAH. SO NOW EVERYBODY WANTS THOSE. BUT YEAH, THEY WILL CONNECT, BUT THEY WON'T CONNECT TO THE ROSIE ONE.

THAT'S OKAY. A SUPER COOL MEDAL THOUGH. YEP. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS. NO. OUR NEW GUIDES ARE OUT SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE THEM IN THE FRONT LOBBY. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GET A NEW GUIDE THE NEW GUIDE TO LEANDER IS OUT. SO IF Y'ALL WANT TO GRAB THOSE ON YOUR WAY OUT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU ALWAYS TIE THANK YOU TO FABULOUS. THANK YOU. SO OH IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S COMING UP THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS COMING UP. THE VERY FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IS NEXT WEEK IS THE EXPO. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOUR TEEING ME UP FOR. BUT THAT'S FEBRUARY THE 28TH IS THE LIVING LEANDER EXPO. IT IS A BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT EXPO. WE EXPECT TO PROBABLY HAVE 1200 RESIDENTS THERE, BASICALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IN LEANDER. SO LOTS OF BOOTHS FROM THE CITY. SO THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING. BUT YEAH, IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND AT THAT EXPO, WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY $1,000 GRANT TO ONE OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS. SO FOR THOSE SMALLER NONPROFITS, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. SO COME OUT AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NONPROFIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AWESOME. THANKS. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. ALL

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

[10. Approval of an Ordinance for the purpose of adopting and amending rules of procedure to govern the conduct of City Council meetings; to provide for the enforcement of the City Charter; providing for effective date; providing for no retroactive enforcement prior to the effective date; and providing for related matters.]

COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, THIS IS YOUR PULLED ITEM. YES, THAT THERE WAS JUST ONE THING THAT I KNOW. WE DID DISCUSS THIS, HOWEVER, I. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I MISSED. I, I THOUGHT THERE WAS LET ME JUST POINT IT OUT THE REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATIONS. IT'S NUMBER FIVE.

WE WERE SUGGESTING STRIKING THAT FROM THIS. BUT I THOUGHT THAT THAT LIVED SOMEWHERE ELSE OFFICIAL AND IT AND IT REALLY DOESN'T. SO I'M SUGGESTING JUST KEEPING THAT IN THIS DOCUMENT.

AND NOT NOT STRIKING IT. ANYONE CAN REQUEST A PROCLAMATION, NOT JUST A COUNCIL MEMBER. I KNOW, BUT WE HAD THIS WAS A GOOD PROCLAMATION. I MEAN, A GOOD CHANGE THAT WE DID. AND HAVING IT ON THE ON THE RULES OF PROCEDURE, IF IT'S WITHIN, ISN'T THAT WHERE IT SAYS, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T. WHERE IT HAS TO HAVE A NEXUS TO THE CITY. YEAH. OKAY. SO YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP IT SO THAT THE NEXUS STAYS IN PLACE. YES. OH. SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP KEEP FIVE NOT STRIKE THAT.

THAT'S ALL. OH THAT'S FINE. YEAH I JUST THINK IT MAKES IT'S IT KIND OF JUST SERVES AS A PROTECTION FROM GOING FORWARD. IT CAN ALWAYS BE CHANGED. YEAH. BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT FORTH TO BE CHANGED. YEAH. AND THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD CATCH. I DON'T EVEN THINK OF THAT PART.

IT'S JUST LIKE A YEAH ANYBODY CAN REQUEST. WHY DO WE NEED THIS. SO YOUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE. BUT WITH BUT LEAVING STRIKING STRIKING FIVE. YEAH OKAY I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[17. Acceptance of an update of the Sign Ordinance regarding the implementation of the Ordinance amendments approved by City Council in September and November 2023; Leander, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas.]

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THE OTHER ITEM IS NOT AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, BUT IT'S AN UPDATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT HUB.

SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE HUB. AND THERE'S ONLY ONE APPLICATION TYPE FOR SIGNS. AND A LOT OF CUSTOMERS GET CONFUSED, LIKE WHAT KIND OF SIGN AM I DOING? SO WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT OUT TO DIFFERENT WORK CLASSES, SO IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR AND WHAT THEY NEED TO SUBMIT, AND KIND OF NARROW IT DOWN TO THEIR SPECIFIC REQUESTS INSTEAD OF MAKING IT SO BROAD. AND THAT'S IT FOR MY UPDATE. AWESOME. THANK YOU COUNCIL. NO, THAT WAS REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE AND THE UPDATES THAT STAFF IS MAKING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS. SO GOOD JOB. MOTION TO APPROVE ALL. SECOND MOTION A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL

[24. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0152 to amend the current zoning of TOD/PUD-CD  (Transit Oriented Development/ Planned Unit Development – Conventional Development Sector) to adopt the San Gabriel Project Minor PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning district of GC-2-A (General Commercial) on two (2) parcels of land 6.09 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson County Central Appraisal District Parcels R089421 and R458174; and generally located at the intersection of San Gabriel Parkway and US 183, between the railroad tracks to the west and east of US 183, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.     

• Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0152 as described above.

SO OKAY. WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE OKAY.

ANYONE CAN VOLUNTEER TO BE THE APPLICANT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING. CASE Z-240152. AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. COUNCIL, I MUST HAVE KNOWN THERE WON'T BE MANY QUESTIONS, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER

[25. Discuss and consider directing staff on a request from the Bagdad Cemetery Association regarding water and wastewater impact fees associated with a storage structure housing a restroom, totaling $11,063.00, located on two (2) parcels of land 35.991 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R327801 and R353996; and more commonly known as 400 N. Bagdad Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST FROM THE BAGHDAD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. THERE CURRENTLY IS A PLAN FOR THEM TO PROPOSE A 972 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A RESTROOM. CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT WATER TO THE SITE, SO ADDING THIS RESTROOM IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE EXTENSION OF WATER, WHICH RESULTS IN AN IMPACT FEE FOR WATER AND WASTE WATER. THIS PROPERTY IS NOT CURRENTLY PLATTED, SO THAT MEANS THAT THE CURRENT RATES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER WOULD APPLY WITH IMPACT FEES. SO THE AMOUNT IS $8,762 FOR THE WATER, AND THEN $2,301 FOR THE WASTEWATER. AND AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, WE HAVE UPDATED OUR OUR WATER FEES. I THINK IT WAS AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. SO THAT DOES IMPACT THIS PROPERTY. THE CODE OF ORDINANCES DOES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AN EXEMPTION OR A WAIVER, BUT IN DOING SO, THE CITY HAS TO PAY THAT FEE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT OUT OF A DIFFERENT FUND FROM OUR. OUR BUDGET STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER DOING A PAYMENT PLAN TO ALLOW THEM TO PAY THE WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. HISTORICALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NOT REALLOCATED CITY FUNDS TO WAIVE FEES LIKE THIS, AND THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO MAKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M STEPHEN

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I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF COUNCIL THERE, LIKE WHATEVER, WHATEVER SEEMS TO BE WHATEVER SEEMS TO BE RIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF HELP THERE. BUT AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER WAY TO, TO THINK OF SOMETHING THAT'S NOT REIMBURSING FEES OR DOING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SET A PRECEDENT THAT WAY, THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO FIGURE THAT OUT. MAYBE STAFF CAN ALSO DISCUSS THAT TO INTERNALLY TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HELP IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, BUT DOESN'T, DOESN'T GET TOO STICKY. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HOW TO HOW TO SAY THAT CORRECTLY, BUT WHAT ELSE? SO I KNOW THE STATEMENT WAS MADE THAT OTHER OTHER AREAS HAVE. ROBIN,

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YEAH. BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THING HOLDING UP THE PERMIT RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD BE A REALLY BIG DEAL. RIGHT? SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST REASON FOR DOING SOMETHING WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AS A STAFF TO. BUT THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO HELP, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THEY CAN GET GOING. AND WE HAVE SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT WITH THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MOVE FORWARD. SO WHAT IF WE APPROVE IT WITH A PAYMENT PLAN PENDING? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN DO THAT PENDING YOUR FIND OUT ABOUT THE PERMIT FEE AND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE IF THAT HOW WE CAN DO THAT AS AN OPTION. NOT SAYING WE'RE APPROVING IT. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN DIRECT STAFF TO WORK ON A PAYMENT PLAN AND COME BACK TO US WITH OPTIONS FOR WAIVING THE FEES. SOUND GOOD? AND WHATEVER IS NOT GOING TO HOLD THEM UP. YEAH. DO WE NEED A FORMAL ACTION FOR THAT? OKAY.

WELL I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO IF WE'RE GOING DOWN THE PATH WHERE WE'RE BRINGING BACK A PAYMENT PLAN TO YOU THAT WOULD DELAY THEM GETTING STARTED, I WOULD I WOULD MAKE COULD WE START THE PAYMENT PLAN AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU ABOUT THE PERMIT FEES? I THINK THAT'S FINE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. DIRECTION TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN TALK TO.

NO ACTION. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROBERT. WITH THAT. YES. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 26.

EXCUSE ME IF I COULD, WHAT WAS THE BOARD? BAGHDAD. COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. WE USUALLY DON'T DON'T TAKE YOU OUT OF ORDER. BUT IF YOU FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT. WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE IN ORDER. WE'RE ON 25. RIGHT. YOU JUMPED TO 26. WE WEREN'T THROUGH. WE DON'T WANT A PAYMENT PLAN. WE. WE CAN PAY THE FEE. IT'S NOT THAT ON 24, IT'S THAT WE'VE GIVEN EASEMENTS ON THIS THING. WE HAVE A LETTER. AND I THINK THE CITY MANAGER HAS THE LETTER THAT WAIVES THE FEE ON THE WATER BECAUSE WE GAVE AN EASEMENT FOR ON THE BAGHDAD SIDE. AND THEN WHEN THEY RAN THE TRANSMISSION LINE ON THE BACK SIDE. NOW, THIS WAS BEFORE MY TIME AND I'M SORRY, I'M GREG BOATWRIGHT, I'M A MEMBER OF THE CEMETERY BOARD ASSOCIATION. SO WE HAVE A LETTER THAT SAYS WE ARE ENTITLED TO A CONNECTION ON THE WATER SIDE. WE DON'T HAVE ONE ON THE SEWER SIDE. SO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. WHAT IS THE IMPACT FEE ON THE WATER SIDE? I DON'T LOOK AT THAT. I THINK IT'S 8000 SOMETHING. EIGHT 8762. MR. PARTON, DO WE HAVE A LETTER FROM THE CITY ALLOWING THEM TO TAP IN WITHOUT FEES? SO WHEN THEY GAVE US THE EASEMENT, JOHN COLEMAN WAS THE MAYOR, THEY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT THAT SAID WE'D WAIVE THE IT WAS THE METER FEE AND THE TAP FEE, BUT NOT THE IMPACT FEE. SO THE IMPACT FEE IS IT'S A DIFFERENT IT'S A DIFFERENT FEE TYPE. GOTCHA. THAT'S THE BIG WOW I MEAN, THE TAP FEE AND THE PERMIT FEE ARE MINIMAL. IT'S THE IMPACT FEE. THAT'S THE BIG ONE. AND THE IMPACT FEE EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT TO THE SYSTEM OF ADDING ANOTHER PIPING TO IT, AND I UNDERSTAND I WAS SITTING I WAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR WINDSOR COUNTY FOR 16 YEARS, AND I WAS THE CITY MANAGER IN IN LIBERTY HILL FOR SEVEN YEARS. SO I UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT FEE AND HOW ALL THAT GOES. WE AS A AS A COUNCIL AND AS WE DID ON OCCASION LIKE PROJECT LIBERTY HILL, THAT IS A NONPROFIT. WE

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WELL, I THINK WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS IF LEGALLY WE CAN DO IT, A REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FEES THAT YOU'VE PAID FOR GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. BECAUSE WE DO RECOGNIZE YOUR NONPROFIT, YOU'RE A GOOD PARTNER AND YOU'RE VOLUNTEER BASED. AND I KNOW FROM SPEAKING TO MR. TEGTMEIER PREVIOUSLY THERE THERE WERE SOME STRUGGLES THERE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT REIMBURSED IF POSSIBLE. BUT LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID, IT'S IT SETS A PRECEDENT. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS HERE. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD SAID, IT IS A REAL COST TO ALL OF THIS. SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE WHERE THE SPLIT IS, IS TO REFUND YOU BACK.

WE'RE TALKING TO STAFF ABOUT IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO DO THAT? AND WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING THAT RIGHT NOW TOO. SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT AND DON'T KNOW WHO THE SPOKESMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN. BUT JUST SO IF IT HELPS AT ALL, WE'RE AT LEAST HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW TOO. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. BUT IF THE IF THE GOAL IS REALLY TO GET THINGS MOVING HERE AS WELL TOO, FROM WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, THAT'S THE THAT'S WHAT WE THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO THERE. IF YOU WOULD RATHER JUST PAY THE WHOLE THING THEN THAT'S FINE TOO. WE'RE ACTUALLY ENTERING A FOURTH YEAR. IT WON'T IT WON'T STOP. YEAH. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU WERE THERE TWO YEARS AGO. WE ASKED FOR YOUR HELP BECAUSE WE WERE STALLED OUT. SO WE'VE BEEN FOUR YEARS IN PROCESS ON THIS THING. RIGHT. AND IT'S CRAZY FOR A LITTLE 900 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. SURE. YEAH. I THINK TO BE FAIR, THOUGH, IS TO BE FAIR, THOUGH, I THINK IT'S A JOINT EFFORT AND TAKING THAT LONG AS WELL TOO. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE ARE SINCE THE BEGINNING.

CORRECT. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 26 RECEIVE

[26. Receive presentation and accept the Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, from external auditor, Whitley Penn LLP.]

TONIGHT WE HAVE ROGER TOVAR HERE, PARTNER WITH WHITLEY PENN. HE'S GOING TO DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION WHILE HE'S COMING UP. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF AND TO OUR ACCOUNTING STAFF. WE REALLY HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM HERE. AND THE AUDIT TOUCHES EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY. SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ROGER. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. AS JODI MENTIONED, MY NAME IS ROGER TOVAR. I AM WITH THE WHITLEY PENN. WE'RE A CPA FIRM HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE WERE ENGAGED TO PERFORM THE AUDIT FOR THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24. I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE. AND YEP, THERE WE GO. OKAY, IT LOOKS A LITTLE OFF, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL GO THROUGH WE'LL GO THROUGH IT. SO THE FIRST SLIDE THAT I HAVE ON HERE IS DESCRIBING THE AUDIT PROCESS HERE. SO YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE AUDIT PROCESS AS JODI MENTIONED, IT DOES TOUCH IT TOUCHES A LOT OF A LOT OF THE SECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY. ALSO TIME WISE IT DOES TAKE A FEW MONTHS. WE START IN LATE SUMMER AND THEN WE ISSUE THE REPORT A FEW DAYS AGO. SO IT DOES TAKE QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND QUITE A BIT OF WORK. SO I'LL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THE PROCESS REAL QUICK. SO EVERY AUDIT THAT WE PERFORM IS REQUIRED TO BE A RISK BASED AUDIT. SO WE DO PERFORM A RISK ASSESSMENT. AND THAT RISK ASSESSMENT DRIVES THE AUDIT PLAN. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE STEP. THE FIRST STEP ON HERE NEXT ON ON ON THE PROCESS WE'LL EVALUATE THE OR LOOK AT THE INTERNAL CONTROLS WITHIN THE

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AS AUDITORS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO LOOK AT YOUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AS THEY RELATE TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A SECOND REPORT, WHICH IS A REPORT OVER THOSE INTERNAL CONTROLS AS THEY RELATE TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SO AT ANY POINT DURING OUR AUDIT, IF WE NOTICE THAT THERE'S A DEFICIENCY OR MATERIAL WEAKNESS ON YOUR CONTROL, SO WE'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT THAT TO YOU. SO IN THIS CASE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY DEFICIENCIES TO REPORT TO YOU. WE ALSO DON'T HAVE ANY INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE THAT ARE MATERIAL TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND SO HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT AREAS AS FAR AS CONTROLS OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE CRITICAL AREAS. SO YOU CAN SEE HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL, WE PERFORM TEST CONTROLS OVER THOSE AREAS. PROCUREMENT. WE LOOK AT YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AS FAR AS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. THAT'S ANOTHER BIG AREA THAT WE LOOK AT AND TEST CONTROLS OVER THOSE EXPENDITURES. WE LOOK AT IT USER ACCESS, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALSO AUDIT YOUR SIGNIFICANT REVENUE SOURCES. BUT TESTING CONTROLS ALSO FOR THAT SECTION RIGHT THERE AND THEN FINANCIAL CLOSE AND REPORTING. AND THEN FINALLY THIS YEAR YOU DID HAVE A SINGLE AUDIT. SO WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE FEDERAL COMPLIANCE IN THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS. AND SPEAKING OF SINGLE AUDIT, ANYTIME AN ENTITY RECEIVES OVER $750,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING, IT TRIGGERS WHAT WE CALL A SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH REQUIRE REQUIRES US TO AUDIT THOSE FEDERAL FEDERAL MONIES, IN THIS CASE, THE CITY. THE CITY SPENT ABOUT $3.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR, OR FISCAL YEAR 24. AND SO IT TRIGGERED THE SINGLE AUDIT. SO THE MAJOR PROGRAM THAT WE AUDITED WAS THE COVID 19 FUNDING THAT WAS PASSED THROUGH TO THE CITY, WHICH MAKES UP MOST OF THAT $3.4 MILLION. AND THEN OUR REPORT ON THAT SINGLE AUDIT IS WE DID NOT HAVE ANY FINDINGS, ANY INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES OR FINDINGS AS THEY RELATE TO EACH MAJOR PROGRAM. IN THIS CASE, IT'S JUST THAT ONE PROGRAM. WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY ANY INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE OR QUESTION COSTS. SO OVERALL, A CLEAN REPORT FOR YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS YOUR SINGLE AUDIT. AND THEN BRIEFLY I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME SOME OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT NUMBERS HERE. SO YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE I HAVE THE GOVERNMENT WIDE STATEMENTS. AND SO THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING YOUR GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS YOUR BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. SO THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING. AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE YOUR CURRENT ASSETS DID

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YOUR TOTAL LIABILITIES INCREASED ABOUT 6.2%. AT THE VERY BOTTOM THERE YOU SEE YOUR YOUR NET POSITION. SO NET POSITION INCREASED $120.5 MILLION OVER LAST YEAR. AND THEN THIS SLIDE HERE SUMMARIZES YOUR LONG TERM LIABILITIES. SO I HAVE 24 AND 23 SIDE BY SIDE. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THEY COMPARE ON YOUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. THERE WAS A DECREASE OF ALMOST $5 MILLION. YOUR REVENUE BONDS INCREASED OVERALL ALMOST $16 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES THE NEW BONDS. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE YOUR PREMIUMS, YOUR SPITTERS AND LEASES, HOW THEY COMPARE TO LAST YEAR, YOUR NOTE PAYABLE AND THEN YOUR LASTLY YOUR COMPENSATED ABSENCES. OVERALL YOUR LONG TERM LIABILITIES INCREASED ABOUT $10.7 MILLION OVER LAST YEAR. AS FAR AS YOUR BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITY, ACTUALLY THIS IS YOUR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE YOUR MAJOR FUNDS THERE.

YOU HAVE YOUR GENERAL FUND. AND IT'S JUST A SUMMARY OF YOUR REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND THEN OTHER FINANCING SOURCES OR USES. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE FOR THE GENERAL FUND. ONCE WE TOTAL ALL THAT UP, YOUR FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND INCREASED ABOUT 6.6%. AND SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN THE GENERAL FUND, YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY $37.3 MILLION. YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND INCREASED $3.3 MILLION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FUND BALANCE IS $48.8 MILLION. DEBT SERVICE FUND. OVERALL, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF $2.2 MILLION IN THAT FUND. BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WAS 9.3. THIS YEAR, YOU ALSO HAD YOUR FEDERAL GRANTS AS A MAJOR FUND, AND SO THAT ONE HAD A $380,000 FUND BALANCE. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, ALL YOUR OTHER FUNDS THAT DIDN'T QUALIFY AS MAJOR FUNDS GET GROUPED TOGETHER AS NON-MAJOR. AND SO THAT NON-MAJOR COLUMN THERE, YOU CAN SEE, ONCE YOU ADD ALL THOSE FUNDS UP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $5.1 MILLION AT THE END OF THE YEAR, 21.4, ALMOST 21.5. AND SO LOOKING AT YOUR BUDGET TO ACTUAL IN THE GENERAL FUND, YOUR REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND OF 72.2 WERE OVER BUDGET. YOUR EXCEEDED YOUR YOUR BUDGET BY $4.1 MILLION. ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, YOUR EXPENDITURES WERE 6.2.4 FOR THE YEAR, AND THAT WAS LESS THAN YOUR FINAL BUDGET BY $5.7 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM. OVERALL, THE FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND WAS $37.3 MILLION. AND YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT 37.3, WHICH IS $1 MILLION OF NON SPENDABLE, 1.2 AND COMMITTED FUND BALANCE, AND THEN 11.2 ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. AND THEN THE VERY BOTTOM THERE YOU SEE THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE WAS 23.9 AT YEAR END. AND THAT 23.9 THAT I JUST MENTIONED. YOU CAN SEE THAT WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT TO YOUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR 2024, IT WAS ABOUT 38.3, WHICH IS ABOUT 140 DAYS OF OPERATIONS. I ALSO INCLUDED THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S BEEN TRENDING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. BUT AGAIN, THIS YEAR YOU'RE SITTING AT 38.3 WHEN YOU COMPARE YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO YOUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES. AND NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ENTERPRISE FUND. SO THIS IS YOUR UTILITY FUND AS WELL AS YOUR GOLF COURSE FUND. SO YOU CAN SEE THE SAME SAME TYPE OF PRESENTATION. YOU'LL SEE YOUR OPERATING REVENUES, OPERATING EXPENSES ANY OTHER NON OPERATING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TRANSFERS CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR THE UTILITY FUND THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF $52.5 MILLION. AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOUR NET POSITION WENT FROM 469.6 TO $522.2 MILLION.

THE GOLF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A SMALLER FUND, BUT THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASE OF $733,000 TO NET POSITION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IT WAS 5.5. AS FAR AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THAT'S THAT'S THE PRESENTATION. THE LAST COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT I HAVE ON HERE IS JUST REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS. AS AUDITORS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE A FEW THINGS TO YOU. AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THERE AND THE AUDIT, WE DO LOOK AT YOUR SOME OF YOUR ACCOUNTING POLICIES. WE AND ONE WHILE DOING THAT WE CONSIDER THOSE TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE ESTIMATES. AND SO THE TWO SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES THAT WE CONSIDER TO BE SIGNIFICANT IS YOUR ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE

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WITH THAT IN MIND, WE HAD NO FINDINGS. WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU IF WE ENCOUNTER ANY DIFFICULTIES DURING THE AUDIT OR ANY DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT.

WE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING, ANY SUCH THINGS AS FAR AS CORRECTED AND UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS.

ALL ADJUSTMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT. AND THEN WE ALSO OBTAIN A REPRESENTATION LETTER FROM MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO US ISSUING THE FINAL REPORT. AND SO THAT LETTER ESSENTIALLY STATES MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'RE ALSO NOT AWARE OF ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH MANAGEMENT CONSULTED WITH OTHER ACCOUNTANTS IN REGARDS TO ANY FINANCIAL REPORTING MATTER. SO ESSENTIALLY GETTING A SECOND OPINION, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT AND DISCUSSED THE APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND AUDITING STANDARDS. AND OUR RESPONSE TO THOSE INQUIRIES WAS NOT A CONDITION TO OUR RETENTION AS AUDITORS. AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS. SURE. DO WHAT I WANT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, SORRY. I WANT TO SAY REALLY QUICK, MISS LEVY. WHEREVER SHE IS, I THINK SHE'S BEHIND YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER FANTASTIC AUDIT EVERY YEAR. SO I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. SO WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE CONTROLS AND EVERYTHING AND I KNOW THEY'RE ADEQUATE AND THERE'S NOT ANY NONCOMPLIANCE OR ANYTHING, BUT ARE THERE DO YOU PROVIDE ANY MATERIALS WITH HOW THEY COULD BE IMPROVED IN THE FUTURE OR THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO, TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, KEEP YOUR EYE ON FOR FUTURE AUDITS TO KIND OF YEAH. SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE WHEN WE ENCOUNTER THINGS LIKE THAT THAT DON'T LEAD TO LIKE AN ACTUAL REPORTABLE FINDING, WE DO ISSUE A LETTER TO MANAGEMENT FOR RECOMMENDATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY THIS YEAR. I MEAN, OVERALL IT WAS PRETTY CLEAN. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US TO EVEN ISSUE THAT LETTER. I'M GOING TO DOUBLE DOWN. NICELY DONE, MISS LEVY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I BELIEVE WE ARE JUST RECEIVING PRESENTATION. NO ACTION MOTION, MOTION TO ACCEPT. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

[27. Discuss and consider action on the Heritage Tree Removal request associated with Subdivision Case PP-24-0060 regarding Burleson Tract Preliminary Plat on seven (7) parcels of land approximately 289 acres in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R485247, R485248, R031575, R392187, R392188, R031534, and R031533; and more commonly known as 14750 Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

PRELIMINARY PLAT ON SEVEN PARCELS OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 289 ACRES IN SIZE, AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN. WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO REMOVE HERITAGE TREES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BURLESON TRACT PRELIMINARY PLAT. THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THEY DID TAKE ACTION ON THE REMOVAL. THIS IS A BIG REQUEST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PROPERTY THAT'S ALMOST 300 ACRES IN SIZE. THEY'VE WORKED WITH STAFF TO TRY AND SAVE AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE, BUT WITH THE SIZE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, IT'S HARD NOT TO. SO THEY ARE INCLUDING 36 HERITAGE TREES TO BE REMOVED. THEY ARE PRESERVING 74.3% OF ALL HERITAGE TREES ON SITE, WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR SUCH A LARGE SITE. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL. I WANT TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT THAT IT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT WE GO AND MEASURE EVERY TREE AND THEY'RE ALL LISTED. AND THE QUALITY OF THEM ARE ALL LISTED AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS IT'S A FEAT IN ITSELF I MEAN AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK IT'S DONE ON THIS. SO IT'S NOT ME THAT DOES IT. NO. ALSO THE TO THE, TO THE EXTENT OF WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO TO SAVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, I THINK IS A IS A MAJOR, MAJOR DEAL HERE. SO WITH ALL THOSE THINGS BEING SAID, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

[28. Discuss and consider action on directing staff on the implementation and communications plan of a city-wide community survey for the City of Leander.]

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IT'S FOCUSED ON LIVABILITY. SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS ON THERE THAT'S FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY DESIGN THE ECONOMY EDUCATION ARTS AND CULTURE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, INCLUSIVITY AND ENGAGEMENT, MOBILITY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND REC, UTILITIES AND SAFETY. SO.

OKAY. AND IN THE PACKET I PROVIDED THERE THE STANDARD TEMPLATE OF QUESTIONS. AND THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT IS A STANDARD ACROSS ALL CITIES THAT CONDUCTED. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS WOULD BE REALLY FOR US TO SEE WHERE WE COMPARE WITH OTHER BENCHMARK CITIES LIKE CEDAR PARK, YOU KNOW, GEORGETOWN, OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN THIS SURVEY AND SEE THOSE AREAS WHERE WE WANT TO IMPROVE OR REALLY TARGET AND GET THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK ON ONE FEATURE AS PART OF POCO TWO IS THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ONE OFF SURVEYS. SO IF THERE ARE SURVEYS IN THE FUTURE, THAT COUNCIL FEELS LIKE WE NEED TO ZERO IN ON, LIKE WITH PARKS SPECIFICALLY AND SPECIAL EVENTS OR TRANSPORTATION, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND ENGAGE THROUGH THAT ON A ANNUAL BASIS. SO WITH THIS SURVEY, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD HALF A HALF PAGE OF EXTRA QUESTIONS. AND THESE ARE CUSTOM QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ASKING DO RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS? WHAT ARE Y'ALL'S ROLES? AND HAVING AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION? PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE. YOU KNOW, AS A RESIDENT OR A BUSINESS HERE IN LEANDER. AND SO I KIND OF WANTED TO GET Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK ON THAT. IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, THE STANDARD TEMPLATE IS ALREADY QUITE ENCOMPASSING. AND SO JUST REMIND YOU ALL, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE MORE FOCUSED SURVEYS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL. I KNOW YOU HAVE THOUGHTS. WELL I KNOW WE HAVE A TIMELINE ON HERE. AND SO YOU SAID BY MARCH 10TH WE'D HAVE A DRAFT OF THE OPTIONAL QUESTIONS. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK WE SOME OF US SENT THEM TO YOU. AND SO WE WOULD SEE A LAYOUT OF THAT. IS THAT RIGHT? BY MARCH 10TH. LET'S SEE WHERE I'M LOOKING AT. SO SEND PROJECT MANAGER DRAFTS OF OPTIONAL CUSTOM QUESTIONS TO ADD TO THE SURVEY. CORRECT? YES. THAT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SEND TO POCO, JUST TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE THE EXTRA QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL WANT TO ASK. SO WE HAVE THE STANDARD ONES THAT THEY WILL GO AHEAD AND PURSUE. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL WANT TO ADD, THEN YEAH. SO WOULD WE APPROVE THOSE BEFORE THEY, YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU BRING THEM BACK TO COUNCIL. AND WE'D SAY, YEAH, THOSE WOULD BE GOOD. OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEND YOU QUESTIONS AND YOU'RE GOING TO PICK WHICH ONES LOOK GOOD. I CAN BRING THEM BACK. IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEND ME SPECIFIC, ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS Y'ALL WANT TO ASK IN THE SURVEY. AND I'M HAPPY TO BRING THAT BACK FOR Y'ALL TO, YOU KNOW, JUST VET THOSE QUESTIONS. SO. COUNCILMEMBER MCDONALD, SO WHEN I READ THROUGH THIS IN THE PACKET, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER QUESTIONS IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE SURVEY. IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAYBE GROUP THOSE TOGETHER TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE? BECAUSE I JUST THINK ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF. IF I OPEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I'M LIKE, NOT GOING TO DO IT.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS AS WE AS POSSIBLE. SO IF WE CAN ACTUALLY FIND A WAY TO SHORTEN IT, NOT LENGTHEN IT, I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT. AND THEN REMIND ME AGAIN HOW THERE HOW THESE SURVEYS ARE GOING TO GO OUT, BECAUSE IT'D BE NICE IF THEY ACTUALLY HAD AN ONLINE WAY TO DO IT, LIKE A QR CODE OR SOMETHING. SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL? YEAH. SO THE WAY THE SURVEY WILL HAPPEN IS IN TWO TRANCHES. SO THAT FIRST TRANCHE WILL GO OUT OR THEY WOULD PLAN TO GO OUT MAY 1ST AND THAT WOULD GO TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS, ABOUT 3000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT WOULD BE RANDOMLY SELECTED BASED ON THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS THAT POCO USES FOR THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND TRANCHE WILL GO OUT. MAY. SORRY, THE FIRST TRANCHE WILL GO OUT. YEAH, WE'LL GO OUT LIKE A WEEK AFTERWARDS. AND THAT WILL GO OUT TO EVERY OTHER SINGLE HOUSEHOLD. AND SO THAT WILL HAVE A LINK AND A QR CODE. IF WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON THE POSTCARD FOR THAT. WE CAN ALSO HAVE PAPER SURVEYS AVAILABLE HERE AT CITY HALL OR ANY OF OUR OTHER FRONT DESK CITY FACILITIES. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, AREN'T AS TECH SAVVY ON THE COMPUTER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE'LL HAVE ALL THOSE ELECTRONIC AND PAPER OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO FILL OUT, OR MAIL IN PAPER AS WELL TO PRINT OUT ONLINE. DIDN'T WE TALK ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING AT OLD TOWN? YES, YES. SO SPECIAL EVENTS. SO THAT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO MARKET THE SURVEY. EVEN AT THE EXPO NEXT FRIDAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RESIDENTS THERE GO AHEAD AND HAVE INFORMATION THAT THE SURVEY IS COMING. SO PUTTING A LOT OF OUR MARKETING OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY EVENTS AND HAVING THOSE POSTCARDS AVAILABLE AS WELL. THANK YOU. SO THERE'S JUST SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I JUST FELT WEREN'T REALLY APPLICABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS. OR

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OKAY. SO WOULD IT BE HELPFUL IF I WENT THROUGH THE SURVEY QUESTIONS AND KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED THE ONES FOR THAT? YOU KNOW, COUNCIL CAN SEE TO POSSIBLY REMOVE SO WE CAN SHRINK IT OR BETTER ORGANIZE IT. BECAUSE A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE LIKE A LOT OF THE KEY QUESTIONS WHERE WE CAN COMPARE OUR DATA TO OTHER CITIES TOO.

SO. RIGHT. YEAH. BUT YEAH, I CAN I CAN GO THROUGH THAT AND KIND OF ORGANIZE IT THAT WAY FOR COUNCIL AND THEN SEND THAT TO YOU ALL IN ADVANCE. YEAH. AND IF THAT THROWS OFF, IF SOME OF THOSE THROW OFF HOW WE COMPARE, I'M OKAY WITH IT BEING LONGER AS LONG AS WE'RE UPFRONT ABOUT IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE NOTES THAT I HAVE ON THE POSTCARD IS WE SHOULD BE UP FRONT. THIS IS LIKE A MILLION QUESTIONS AND NOT LIKE THREE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE DONE, LIKE SET ASIDE TIME FOR IT, YOU KNOW. YEAH. AND THEN ONE ONE THING TO NOTE TOO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION TOO THAT CAN BE HELPED TO SUPPLEMENT THAT AS THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO IT'S ALWAYS GETTING ENOUGH INFORMATION, BUT WE CAN GO THROUGH AND SEE WHICH ONES THAT ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO US OR THAT ARE SIMILAR, BECAUSE I DID SEE SOME THINGS THAT WERE ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE MOBILITY, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT OVERLAPPED ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS. SO THERE'S ALSO A FEW IN HERE THAT THEY'VE GOT A PLACEHOLDER FOR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS. HOW HOW SHOULD WE HANDLE THAT? WHAT SECTION ARE YOU LIKE SECTION EIGHT. THE FIRST QUESTION CONTACTED THE XYZ OF ABC IN PERSON, PHONE, EMAIL OR WEB FOR HELP OR INFORMATION. WHY WOULDN'T THAT JUST BE CONTACTED? THE CITY. I FEEL LIKE IT'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EXTREMELY SPECIFIC THAT THAT'S SO THAT'S UP TO THE CITY. SO WE CAN SAY IF THERE'S LIKE AN AREA IN THE CITY THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO GET THAT FEEDBACK ON, LIKE IF IT'S OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE, THAT UTILITY, OR IS IT THE PERMITS OR PARKS AND REC? SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CUSTOMIZE FOR THERE. OR WE COULD JUST MAKE IT GENERAL AND BE LIKE, YEAH, JUST MAKE IT FOR THE CITY. YEAH. AND THEN THE SAME THING ON NUMBER 11, RIGHT BEFORE THE WEIRD FEDERAL GOVERNMENT QUESTION OVERALL, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING, THE XYZ OF ABC? I MEAN, UNLESS THAT'S A QUESTION THAT'S GOING TO REPEAT FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SERVICES, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD NARROW IT DOWN TO JUST ONE. SO WOULD WE DUPLICATE THAT QUESTION A FEW TIMES OR JUST OR WE COULD HAVE IT 11 ALTOGETHER. MAYBE IT COULD BE A. YOU KNOW, ON SECTION TEN TALKS ABOUT FOCUSES ON THE CITY GOVERNMENT. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT COVERS THAT QUESTION. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT SECTION 11 PROBABLY JUST SCRATCH 11. YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD. YEAH. YEAH YEAH. THERE WE GO.

SCRATCHING THAT OUT SECTION. YEAH. THE OTHER THING THAT THAT STUCK OUT TO ME ON JUST THE QUESTION PART ON NUMBER TWO, THE LAST ONE IS AWKWARD, I THINK WHEN WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS THIS RESIDENTS CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, IF POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE WORDING ON THAT CHANGE TO SOMETHING LIKE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. SO THAT WAS ALL I HAD FOR THE QUESTION PORTION. DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE QUESTION PORTION? OKAY. DO WE TALK ABOUT THE POSTCARD NOW? YEAH. WELL, JUST ONE MORE. ONE THING ON THE QUESTION, WOULD YOU ALL LIKE AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION ON THERE? JUST THAT AT THE END OF THE SURVEY, PLEASE PROVIDE US ANY OTHER FEEDBACK YOU HAVE ABOUT THE CITY OR JUST A GENERAL. THERE WERE TWO THAT I THOUGHT OF. ONE IS ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT US TO KNOW BUT THAT I THINK WOULD JUST POTENTIALLY GET A WHOLE LOT OF LOWER MY TAXES.

RIGHT. BUT WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE, IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING IN THE CITY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES LIKE WHAT WOULD BE A MORE PERFECT PLACE FOR YOU? WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? IS THERE SOMETHING BETTER? THAT OR WHY? WHY DID YOU MOVE TO LEANDER OR WHY? WHY DID YOU. YEAH. CAN WE DO BOTH? I THINK WE CAN ONLY DO ONE OPEN ENDED QUESTION JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY AGGREGATE. WHY DID YOU MOVE HERE AND WHAT COULD WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IF YOU COULD? THERE YOU GO. ONE. ONE QUESTION. I LIKE IT. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.

SOLVING PROBLEMS. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE QUESTION PORTION? DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED FROM US? I DO, YEAH. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF QUESTIONS WE

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AND WE'LL, YOU KNOW, DEVELOP MARKETING MATERIALS TO POST ONLINE. ANOTHER THING I'VE DONE IN SURVEYS IN THE PAST, SHARING EVERYTHING WITH OUR BOARD OF COMMISSION MEMBERS, WITH Y'ALL, PASSING IT OUT TO HOA AND DIFFERENT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND REALLY GET EVERYBODY'S REALLY HAVE THE WORD OF MOUTH SPREAD AROUND TO DO THAT. SO ON THE LINK THAT'S ON THERE, IS THAT GOING TO BE A UNIQUE LINK ON EACH POSTCARD OR A UNIQUE SITE? I BELIEVE IT'S A UNIQUE LINK TO THE SAMPLE SURVEY. SO SOMEBODY SHARED IT. EXCUSE THE WHOLE THING. I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT WITH POCO, BUT IT MIGHT BE UNIQUE TO EACH HOUSEHOLD. THAT'S THE WAY THE WAY THEY DO IT, BUT IT SHOULD BE A LINK THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SAMPLE SURVEY, BECAUSE THERE'LL BE A SEPARATE LINK THAT GOES OUT TO WHERE ALL THE OTHER HOUSEHOLDS WILL TAKE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT. YOU KNOW WHAT THE SAMPLE SURVEY LOOKS LIKE, THE RESULTS VERSUS EVERYBODY ELSE. AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO PUT TOGETHER. BUT I'LL JUST CLARIFY THAT WITH POCO JUST TO YEAH, OKAY. BUT I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD BE UNIQUE LINK TO THE SPECIFIC HOUSEHOLD I'M HOPING. YEAH, YEAH I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT. SO ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ON THE POSTCARD? I'M JUST GLAD IT'S YOU'RE GOING TO REDO IT. AND THE, THE ADULT 18 OR OLDER WHO MOST RECENTLY HAD A BIRTHDAY I DON'T FOLLOW THE LOGIC. AND WOULD HATE THAT WE WOULD BECAUSE IF THIS CAME TO MY HOUSEHOLD, I'M GOING TO DELETE IT BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY.

YEAH. SO I'M GOING TO SAY I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY. I'M DOING THIS. YEAH. RIGHT.

YEAH. IT'S JUST IT'S VERY WEIRD. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT ON THE BREAK EARLIER TOO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND THAT. RIGHT. AND I THINK IT IS A REALLY VERY LIMITING AND VERY AND I WONDER WHAT THAT DOES TO THE RETURN RATE IF IT SKEWS ANYTHING. YEAH. YEAH. I THINK ANYBODY IN THE HOUSEHOLD, WHOEVER REALLY WANTS TO RESPOND IS GROWN UP AND LIKE SURVEYS.

YEAH. AND THEN ALSO TO YOU KNOW, THIS SURVEY WILL BE OPEN TO ANYBODY IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD TO TAKE IT. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE WANT FEEDBACK FROM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEMOGRAPHIC BECAUSE THERE'S QUESTIONS IN THERE ABOUT YOUR AGE. AND SO WE'LL HAVE THAT DATA IN THERE TOO. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IF A TEENAGER COULD TAKE IT. SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE THAT FEEDBACK AND REALLY GET THAT INPUT. SO LET'S PUT THAT ON THE POSTCARD. SAY YOU KNOW YOUR THE SAMPLE. THE FIRST PEOPLE TO GET THIS ONE OF YOU CAN FILL IT OUT. BUT THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY LATER FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN YOUR HOUSE IF YOU WANT. I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT. LET'S SEE.

YEAH, I LIKE THAT WE'RE GOING TO REDO THE POSTCARD BECAUSE IT STRIKES ME VERY MUCH AS THE YOU MAY ALREADY BE A WINNER. YEAH. SO I THINK DOING SOMETHING THAT'S THAT'S BOLD, LIKE LITERALLY BOLD. YEAH. LIKE ON THE FIRST, LIKE ON THAT, LIKE RIGHT SIDE. SOMETHING THAT'S EYE POPPING AND YEAH, WE'LL PUT SOMETHING AND NOT JUST EYE POPPING BUT WORDING THAT MATTERS. LIKE YOU SAID, NOT BEING PASSIVE. AND WE NEED TO HAVE THE NOTIFICATION THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG SURVEY. YOU KNOW, PLEASE SET ASIDE TEN MINUTES TO DO IT. YEAH. AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE I CAN GET DATA FROM POCO ABOUT THAT. LIKE HOW LONG IT TYPICALLY TAKES TO DO THE SURVEY. AND IF WE TRIM THE QUESTIONS WE CAN ESTIMATE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I NOTICED ON THE SAMPLE ONE SIDE HAS COLOR AND THE OTHER IS BLACK AND WHITE. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE COLOR AVAILABLE ON ONE SIDE OR BOTH. WE CAN DO BOTH. WELL IS IT AN EXTRA COST FOR BOTH. WELL WAS THAT IS IT AN EXTRA COST FOR BOTH? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S NO EXTRA COST. WE MIGHT WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH SOME COLOR TO MAKE IT POP. YEAH, AND WITH OUR LOGO COLORS TOO. YEAH.

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SO, YOU KNOW, I PUT IN THE PACKET JUST SOME A PLAN THAT, YOU KNOW, TY MARIE AND I HAVE KIND OF BRAINSTORMED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANT TO GET THE COMMUNICATION OUT EARLY. RIGHT.

SO MARCH IS ALREADY HERE. AND SO WORKING ON REALLY DEVELOPING THOSE MARKETING PIECES. AND SO JUST SOME IDEAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THAT OUT IN NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, SHARING THAT WITH ALL THE HOA EMAIL DISTRIBUTION GROUPS WE HAVE AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY PUBLISHING IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALSO ADDING A TIDBIT ON UTILITY BILLS, TOO, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING A NOTE, THAT SURVEY COMING, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF HELP WITH THAT EXCITEMENT AND THEN ALSO DISTRIBUTING PRINTED MATERIALS TO ALL OUR FACILITIES AND THEN POSSIBLY BUSINESSES. WHEN I DID A SURVEY FOR PAST CITY, I WOULD LEAVE IT AT STARBUCKS. AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC YOU GET AT STARBUCKS IS, YOU KNOW, OR EVEN AT FAST FOOD PLACES, YOU KNOW, JUST IT'S THAT PARTNERSHIP TOO, BECAUSE THEY A LOT OF TIMES THESE BUSINESSES WANT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THINKS. SO YOU NEED TO PUT UP A QR CODE. YEAH. AWESOME. YEAH. WE'LL BE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY EASY. AND THEN ALSO SHARING YOU KNOW WITH YOU ALL SHARING WITH THE CHAMBER OR SHARING WITH, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY SPREADING THE WORD. SO I LOVE IT. WE'LL GO OUT TO THE DIFFERENT MAILING LISTS WE HAVE. LIKE LIKE I KNOW WE HAVE VARIOUS LISTS IN PARKS, PROBABLY OF PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP FOR EVENTS, ALL THE DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION GROUPS. YEAH. AWESOME. YEAH. I WROTE IT'S GREAT. I LOVE THIS PART. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL LOOKS GOOD. OKAY. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM US? I DON'T KNOW, I'LL JUST I'LL GO THROUGH THAT SURVEY AND I'LL JUST KIND OF MARK THOSE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER REMOVING SO WE CAN KIND OF JUST STREAMLINE IT A LITTLE BIT AND I'LL SEND THAT TO YOU ALL. SO SOUNDS GOOD. AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED AN ACTION FOR THIS.

[29. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution adopting the 2025 State Legislative Program for the City of Leander, Texas; directing the City Manager to act with regard to the City’s 2025 State Legislative Program; and providing an effective date.]

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FINANCIAL STABILITY IS ANOTHER BIG ONE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR PROPERTY TAX DECISIONS AND APPRAISALS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALLOW FOR LOCAL SOURCING OF SALES AND USE TAX ORDERS. THERE'S A BIG DISCUSSION WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO WE REALLY BENEFIT FROM THAT. AND SO BY REMOVING THAT WE COULD REALLY SEE A DECLINE IN OUR SALES TAX. ALSO SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT IMPROVES OUR CURRENT REVENUE STRUCTURE. RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE THAT 3.5% CAP ON OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT WE CAN'T EXCEED WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL. OPPOSED LEGISLATION THAT, YOU KNOW, IMPOSES NEW PROPERTY OR SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, DECLINE OUR TAX BASE AND THEN ALSO OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES ALL PROPERTY TAX DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY FROM YOU ALL TO VOTE ON IT. SO. ANOTHER BIG KEY THEME IS DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? SO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S AUTHORITY FOR LAND USE DECISIONS, ZONING, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT GO INTO REALLY DEVELOPING THE CITY OPPOSED LEGISLATION THAT PREEMPTS THE CITY FROM REGULATING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND BUILDINGS.

AND THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME SOME BILLS FLOATING AROUND RIGHT NOW THAT THAT PRETTY MUCH JUST STATES THAT, THAT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO DO THAT. SO THERE'S KIND OF LIKE THIS PUSH AND PULL RIGHT NOW REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH WITH OTHER CITIES. SO THERE'S THERE SEEMS TO BE A DIVIDE FROM, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING. THERE. WE WENT ON TO OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ALSO, YOU KNOW, ERODES OUR ABILITY TO BE COMPENSATED FOR FRANCHISE FEES. THERE'S SOME BILLS IN THERE THAT ARE RELATED TO REDUCING OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR ABILITY TO GET REVENUE FROM THAT. SO. THIS WAS A SECTION THAT I ADDED AFTER KIND OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND THE WATER SYSTEM, REALLY HAVING SOMETHING THAT'S FOCUSED ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO REALLY SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT ENHANCES INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR WATER SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY PARKS, JUST MAKING SURE THERE'S THOSE INVESTMENTS COMING AT THE STATE OR EVEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP CITIES BECAUSE IT'S WE ALL KNOW THINGS ARE COSTLY, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES FUNDING FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A BIG METROPLEX AREA. I MEAN, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN REGIONAL ENTITIES. ANOTHER ONE HERE I PUT HERE ON READ AND THIS IS JUST FEEDBACK I RECEIVED. SO I JUST WANT TO RUN IT BY YOU ALL IS SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT AMENDS THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE TO ESTABLISH EQUITABLE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPATION AND GOVERNANCE FOR REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT SERVICES. AND THIS HAS BEEN A KEY THING, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST HERE IN LEANDER AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN AUSTIN, BUT ALSO IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX AND THE HOUSTON METROPLEX. SO THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO REALLY HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING STATUTES, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME GOVERNANCE CONCERNS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND REALLY PUSH FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD BENEFIT US IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES FUNDING. WE WANT MONEY. TODD. TODD ALWAYS ASKED ME, GET US SOME MONEY EVERY TIME I GO TO THE CAPITOL AND I'M TRYING. ALL RIGHT. AND THE LAST THING IS OUR HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. SO, YOU

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YEAH. THIS WAS PRINTED. I THOUGHT THERE WAS TWO OF THEM THAT YOU HAD UP THERE THAT WERE NOT IN HERE. I PUT ONE IN RED SO I CAN I'LL SEND THAT OUT TO COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. DID WE ALREADY GET THE EMAIL VERSION. NO NO NO NO NOT NOT YET. YEAH I HAVE THAT. I JUST WANT TO PUT IT IN THE FILE. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. AND THEN I'LL, I'LL DO ONE THING TO ADD TO WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM ONCE ESTABLISHING THIS IS GETTING THOSE DETRIMENTAL BILLS OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT'S THE ENGAGEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE SEEN AT THE CAPITOL. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THEY SEE PEOPLE COME OUT THERE AND SEE HOW IT REALLY DIRECTLY IMPACTS THEM. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON, YOU KNOW, SOME MARKETING THINGS TO PUT OUT THERE TO YOU AND BE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT THIS BILL IS GOING TO DO TO THE CITY. THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT YOU AND PEOPLE ARE WE REALLY HAVE TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED AS PART OF THAT PROCESS AND EDUCATE THEM ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT, THEY GO DOWN TO THE CAPITOL. YEAH, THERE YOU GO IN. THERE. WE'LL USE THE BUS AND TAKE EVERYBODY OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN USE POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO. THAT WOULD BE LIKE PRECINCT CHAIRS. I MEAN, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO PEOPLE THAT WILL ADVOCATE AND GO TO THE CAPITOL. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS, YOU KNOW, I MET WITH SENATOR FLORES THIS AFTERNOON AND TALKED TO HIM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES HE WANT TO INTERACT WITH THE CITY. AND CAROLINE DAVILA HARRIS, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR REPS AND STUFF. AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE IS FOR STAFF AND COUNCIL TO MEET WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. AND WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SAY, IF A BILL IS COMING UP, THEY KNOW WHERE LEANDER SITS ON IT. WE'RE FOR OR AGAINST IT, AND THEY'LL PUT US IN THE PACKET WITH THEIR STAFF. AND SO WHEN THEY SIT DOWN, BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO IS WHEN THEY SIT DOWN AND THEY LOOK AT A BILL, IF IT'S NOT THEIR BILL, THEY'LL SIT DOWN AND THEY SAY, HEY, THIS IS HOW WHERE EVERYBODY STANDS ON IT. AND THEN THEY WANT TO GO TO WHAT THEIR PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS THERE'S A BIG MOVE AGAINST TAXPAYER, TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING. AND SO MOST OF THE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM US INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. WE HAVE THEIR EARS, THEY WILL MEET WITH US. WE JUST HAVE TO INTERACT WITH THEIR STAFF AND SET UP THINGS AND, AND A LOT OF THEM IN OTHER AREAS OF THIS OF THE STATE. THEY HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THEIR PEOPLE AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE EACH WHERE THEIR CONSTITUENTS STAND ON IT, AS IN THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BECAUSE THEY ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, NOT JUST THE STAFF, BUT THEY DO WANT TO HEAR FROM STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT. YEAH. AND SO ONE OF MY IDEAS, TOO, WITH THAT TRACKING FILE THAT I SENT OUT TO Y'ALL, IS ACTUALLY PROVIDE THAT WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES. AND SO, HEY, THESE ARE THE BILLS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL AS A COUNCIL WOULD OPPOSE THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT US OR THOSE THAT WOULD, MIGHT BE GOOD. AND SO ONCE WE ONCE I SEND THAT OUT TO Y'ALL AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE ONES, Y'ALL CAN PLEASE JUST GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT. SO THAT WAY I CAN GET THAT READY AND GOING AND PROVIDE IT TO THEM WHEN I STOP BY THE CAPITOL. SO AWESOME. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GET ON BOARD WITH SENATOR PERRY'S WATER BILL THAT THAT WILL DEFINITELY BENEFIT US. AND MOST OF THEM ARE FOR THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD GET BEHIND. COUNCIL.

ANYTHING ELSE? WE DO NEED TO WE NEED TO. YEAH BECAUSE YOU NEED YOU NEED PERMISSION TO GET GO.

YES I NEED PERMISSION TO ACT. PLEASE DO MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE AMENDMENT. YES, WITH THE

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[30. Discuss and consider action on the appointment of Councilmember Michael Herrera as City Council Liaison to the Economic Development Committee]

WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT YOU. SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE PROBABLY SHOULD DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT. OH, I'M SURE HE HAS COMMENTS. I MEAN WELL, I HAVE SOME COMMENTS. I MEAN THERE'S SOME PREREQUISITES. NO I'M KIDDING. NO, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT. AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASS. YOU CAN VOTE. YEAH. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'LL NEED A REPORT EVERY OTHER MONTH ABOUT THREE PAGES LONG OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING. OH, NO. NO, NO, BECAUSE THEY ONLY MEET ONCE A QUARTER. YES. AND BUT I WANT IT EVERY OTHER MONTH. JUST MAKE IT EXTRA DIFFICULT. YOU MIGHT MAKE THEM MEET. THAT'S ITEM 31. COUNCIL MEMBER. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANY DELIBERATION OF OR DECISION ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE THE SUBJECT ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE

[32. Council Member Closing Statements.]

SO THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME. WITH THAT SAID, WHAT THAT IS, IS THE LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING OF LITTLE LEAGUE IS THIS WEEKEND. AND BRIDGET TALKED ABOUT EXPO NEXT FRIDAY.

SO ALWAYS THINGS GOING ON. ALWAYS APPRECIATE SEEING PEOPLE OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND GETTING ALONG AND TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND REALLY NICE WEATHER. THANKS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. VERY NICE PLACE TO NOTHING, PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. PLAY SIX. GOOD NIGHT. PLAYS FIVE. GOOD NIGHT.

I'M PUTTING MINE UP TOO. THAT IS PRETTY AWESOME. I SAW IT IN THE ACTUAL IN OUR LITTLE FLIER THAT WE GOT HERE. AND I'M LIKE, OH MY GOSH, IT HAS OUR NAMES AND IT HAS THE NUMBER ON THERE. AND I'M LIKE, I BET YOU. OH YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE BACK OF THE JERSEY. SO PRETTY COOL STUFF.

THANK YOU ALSO FOR MOVING IT TO SUNDAY BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYBODY. AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE. SO I THINK ME AND A COUPLE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR INCLUDED, JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW JUST THERE'S LIKE A DIFFERENT TONE ABOUT THE CITY IN GENERAL. AND SO WE'RE JUST REALLY I'M REALLY PROUD AND REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THINGS GOING THE WAY THAT THEY'RE GOING RIGHT NOW TOO. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT PUTS SO MUCH TIME INTO INTO MAKING SURE IT GOES THAT DIRECTION. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF IT TOO. BUT IT'S JUST IT'S BEING NOTICED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY. WONDERFUL. OKAY. AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SHOP LOCAL. SO TONIGHT WE SHOP LOCAL. AND WE PICKED UP DINNER FROM H-E-B BECAUSE H-E-B ROCKS AND WE LOVE THEM. WHEN YOU ARE OUT SHOPPING PLEASE CHOOSE LEANDER FIRST. IF YOU CAN'T GET IT IN LEANDER, ORDER IT ONLINE BECAUSE ALL OF THE SALES TAX THAT'S COLLECTED HELPS PAY FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME, INCLUDING LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, OPENING DAY THIS SUNDAY. WE'RE SO EXCITED. I LOVE THE ENERGY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING. ASHLEY, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. IT'S A FANTASTIC TIME. 1:00 SUNDAY AT THE BENBROOK FIELDS. EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A KIDDO, IT'S SO MUCH FUN AND THERE'S SO MUCH EXCITEMENT. YOU ALL SHOULD COME OUT, BUT COME EARLY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PARKING YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. AND THEN LASTLY, OUR ARTS COMMISSION HAD A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. LOCAL LEANDER ARTIST KATHRYN SNOWSTORM LOANED SOME OF HER PAINTINGS TO LEANDER PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION, AND THEY ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE GANDER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. YOU CAN SEE HER BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS ON THE WALLS, AND EACH ONE HAS A QR CODE, SO YOU CAN SCAN SO THAT NEXT TIME YOU'RE AT THE LIBRARY, YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT. AND THAT IS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.